Can you believe it? Since Jimmy entered the entertainment industry he has not yet starred in a modern series (except movies). He always did ancient or early 1900's series. In order to try something new, he turned down serveral Mainland ancient series like Liao Zhai 2 and accepted San Lap's idol series "Fang Yang De Xing Xing". If his price is RMB90,000 per episode, then he is losing over 10M.
Yesterday, "Fang Yang De Xing Xing"'s male and female leads, Jimmy Lin and Korean actress Liu Hu Na got their first makeover. In the dressing room, the director, makeup artist, and producer Chen Yu San surrounded Jimmy and argued about how to "change" him into someone that the audience has never seen before. Chen Yu San said, "Jimmy alreadys appears as sunny and cute. This time, we want to show his sexiness and maturity."
"Fang Yang De Xing Xing" is heavy with Korean influence. Its female lead is a young Korean. The director wants Jimmy's hairstyle to copy that of another Korean actor. Jimmy has never starred in an idol series. He has bought a pile of Korean series in order to study "how modern people fall in love".
Liu is a new actress with Korean Ei21 agency. She has starred in "Sixth Exit" in Taiwan and was the female lead in Jay Chow's MV. Jimmy thinks that Liu looks like Liu Yi Fei. Her look and feel are outstanding. Liu has stayed in Taiwan for a while and understands a little Chinese. Together with body language they have no problem communicating. Jimmy has been spending a lot of time in Mainland. With his return to Taiwan, he is putting a lot of his energy and personal resources into the series. He will play the son of a jewel merchant, who doesn't like to work but only likes racing. After he gets married he becomes a ruthless businessman. Jimmy is a racer himself. His racing team is ready to help in the big racing scenes in the series. Jimmy boasts that whatever type of race car they need he can get one.
Chen Yu San said she would ask Jimmy to unbotton his shirt to look sexy and mature. Jimmy is willing to co-operate. He said he has no problem with how many buttons. Everyone is worried that Jimmy has stayed in Mainland China for too long and is out-of-touch with idol series. But Jimmy is confident. He said "Modern series is easier than ancient series. There should be no problem." He feels comfortable working with a Taiwanese procuction team. He said with relief, "Finally I don't have to work in remote sites in China."
"Fang Yang De Xing Xing" will start filming at the end of November. Jimmy will go to China for a rally race next Tuesday. Then he will come back for filming. Jimmy said that he will stay in Taiwan for a while. His family is most happy because he can go home every night.
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San Lap and Taiwan TV's first idol series of 2007 Fang Yang De Xing Xing press conference was held on 12/26. A team of 10 sports cars worth over TWD100M led Jimmy Lin, Liu He Na, Li Wei, and Hong Xiao Ling into the field. They wore jewelries worth over TWD10M. San Lap provided security guards for the event. The unprecedented press conference was comparable to that of a movie.
Fang Yang De Xing Xing has a romantic idol theme. It combines racing and modern jewelry into the storyline. The producer Chen Yu San said Fang Yang De Xing Xing is her best series so far, in terms of cast and procution. It exceeds her previous productions.
Fang Yang De Xing Xing is Jimmy's first modern series. He plays the 2nd young master of the E. Shine Corporation. He is rebellious with outrageous acts. Jimmy turned down Liao Zhai 2 to be in this production. He wants to try out modern series. He said, "When I first started out I was not too comfortable and talked like an ancient person."
Liu He Na flew to Taiwan 5 times to screen test for Fang Yang De Xing Xing. Chen Yu San said, "I saw her picture in a magazine. I found her outstanding and not like a novice."
Jimmy Lin and Liu He Na work well together in spite of the language barrier. She studed chinese for 5 months and can understand a little. Jimmy and she have an agreement that they will each learn 5 phrases of each other's language. Jimmy said that his Korean has improved tremendously. As for Liu He Na she surprised eveyone by reciting a chinese poem.
Li Wei's character is a movie star. Chen Yu San said that they will start working with him and will have a new series written for him next year. This is also Hong Xiao Ling's first working relationship with San Lap.
The 10 sports cars are generously sponsored by Jimmy Lin.