Michelle Yeoh's Management Company Formally Launched;Kelly Lin, Pace Wu,Zhang Fengyi Joined In
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2008 06 21 13:48

Sina entertainment - Movie star Michelle Yeoh, film producer Terrence Chang, as well as veteran journalist Tang Yang jointly formed a management firm - Stellar Entertainment Ltd, on June 21 at 14:00 pm in Hong Kong. At the press conference, they announced that they are willfully entering the movie entertainment industry, has signed and announced the artist's list: Zhang Fengyi (Mainland), Kelly Lin (Hong Kong), Pace Wu (Taiwan), Zheng Haonan (Hong Kong), Hong XiaoLing (Taiwan), Yangzi Shan ( new), 苑新雨 Xinyu (new), Brandon Chang (new).

Michelle Yeoh, Terrence Chang,Tang Yang has desire to go international

Michelle Yeoh appeared very well- dressed , at her speech, she continually thanked Terrence Chang,because of his help to develop this smoothly despite of being able to produce on his own in Hollywood. Terrence Chang said the idea of setting up a management firm was born when they were filming John Woo's "Battle Of the Red Cliff" . It will be very easy to do this with actors." This coincided with Michelle Yeoh's idea, so the two joined, along with senior media personality Tang Yang to set up the "Stellar Entertainment Limited." Tang Yang said the company's initial goal is to develop artists for film market in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and with Terrence Chang and Michelle Yeoh's network and resources , they will lobby these artists to make international movies.

Kelly Lin : "the three bosses are very professional, and passionate."

The first one among the artists to sign, Kelly Lin who was wearing a black gown , has always hoped to accomplish something on the screen. She said, Michelle Yeoh, Terrence Chang and Tang Yang, the three bosses, in the film making are very professional and very passionate people, and this two points has definitely attracted her to join Stellar entertainment. The new company has signed her for a different career path. Kelly laughed she would love to be transformed into a hideous killer for a role.

Pace Wu: to find her own direction

Appearing in red dress, Pace Wu's face was filled with joy on signing with the new company. Before she finally came out due to previous management contract disputes, she hopes that Michelle Yeoh, and the rest of the three bosses will guide her to find her direction. For model Pace Wu, she laughingly said she tried singing,acting,writing, she actually seem to have done everything she is a star but she never seem to have clear objective.After signing with Stellar entertainment she mainly wants to be on the big screen, and her dream woul be, " I like to make movies and I hope it can do something more for me than just wearing beautiful clothes."

Zheng Haonan: using the opportunity to return to Hong Kong to make movies

Zheng Haonan appeared cool, and on his speech , he joked: "Do not call me Big Brother." He was in Malaysia with his wife, and has been doing business in a foreign country, he signed in with Stellar entertainment to use the opportunity to return to Hong Kong cinema. Hong Kong cinema was not very good for me then,I was singing and doing bad dramas, so I decided that I would do business instead." Due to the warm invitation of Michelle Yeoh, Zheng Haonan, suddenly changed his decision to recover the career that he once lost. "

Hong Xiaoling: the boss's sincerity touched me

Hong Xiaoling appeared like a "lamb", and she laughed that her reputation before singing in to Stellar entertainment company was like a "baby".When asked about her situation when she was chosen last January 1, by the three owners,she was very careful to answer, and said that its their sincerity that has moved her.Hong Xiaoling,on her career path, said she would not want to limit the roles she would choose.She is willing to try any role.

At the same time, debuted in the conference was mainland's angelic new comer 苑新雨 Xinyu; Michelle Yeoh apprentice Brandon Chang who starred in "The Touch", "Flying Eagles", and the rookie Yang Zi Shan. Mainland's well-known actor Zhang Fengyi(Battle of The Red Cliff), was unable to attend because of schedule problems, and the rumors about Isabella Leong joining in for Michelle Yeoh, did not appear in the press conference.


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