Natalie Tong shocks passers-by as she attempts to jump off the second floor of a shopping mall
Friday November 21, 2008 Hong Kong
Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: Matchbox @ mediachamber.net



Natalie Tong plays a patient with a mental disorder in the new TVB series (The Hatred Of Love). The other day she filmed a scene of her attempting to jump off the second floor of a shopping mall. Due to her acting being too realistic , many people mistakenly thought it was real and were in shock.

The storyline is about Natalie previously being raped and due to having a mental disorder she suddenly rushed towards the railings and attempted to jump off. Fortunately Mary Hon managed to save her. Due to the actions being dangerous, Natalie had wires attached to her. But before she filmed the scene she still appeared fairly relaxed. "I am not afraid of heights, I have previously jumped off the 8th floor of a building, this time its just the 2nd floor of a shopping mall, it's not a big deal".

Passerbys thought it was real

When she began filming, she meditated for 1 minute and then shouted out loud rushing towards the railings. Many passers-by thought it was real. Even though Natalie wasn't afraid of jumping off a building however she felt playing a role of a patient with a mental illness very tiring. She said "Because there are many emotional ups and downs. Sometimes it's hard to release from the character. I remember last time when I filmed a scene jumping off a building, afterwards I nearly crashed while driving". In order for Natalie to relax her mood, she would walk around the shopping mall when she wasn't filming.

This post has been edited by mv_288: Nov 22 2008 2 05 AM

Wow, she really get into character! Havent seen her on TVB for a long time, cant wait to see this series!!!

Lol, too realistic? Don't passers by see the cameras and that there filming? I haven't seen Natalie in a series for a while now. : )

Love Natalie. Havent seen her since 7th day.

Woww professional lah. Hope she gets bigger roles soon.

wow....how could she not be afraid of heights? i live in a 20 building floor and i cant seem to get myself to the wndow to look down.....

her action just scared the past by shoppers in thinking that she might want to jump from the second floor...

I love Natalie. I think she had improved so much since Hearts of Fencing! Good Job, Girl!!

Where are the cameras when they're filming? People passing by seems to get confused all the time!

I don't blame the passerby, if I see Natalie on the edge about to fall, l would be scared too.

oh wow this is a good role for her..perhaps her breakthrough role yet.

Wow....she's really into her acts if people actually thought she was jumping off. But I like her acting after watching The Seventh Day. Excited to see her in this new series.

yeah.......another natalie tong series. I really enjoy watching her series because her acting keep improving. I cannot wait for this series to come out.

I guess maybe they don't want the cameras to be near her while she's acting. And maybe the cameras want to take a shot of the passer-bys reaction as it somehow plays the role of this film?

Wow, sounds like an intense scene. Hope to see more of Natalie in more of TVB series.

The story seems interesting.. Want to see more of it...

Wow that is a scary scene to do for her. I mean, thinking that she may be jumping off the second floor of a mall is scary. I would be really scared for that! I do miss her acting since 7th day. It has been a while for her to be in TVB series

From the pic up there, I can already see the intense acting! Why on earth does she not have a bigger role?