Ethan Ruan and Gillian Chung pair up for new drama "Bai Quan Nv Wang", Wednesday November 5, 2008 Taiwan Options

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source: UDN
translated by: x-WISHFULthinking @ http://asianfanatics.net

SETTV new drama “Bai Quan Nv Wang” has confirmed leads Ethan Ruan and Cheryl Yang. However it took a long time to look for the second female lead, even Ethan’s ex-girlfriend Esther Liu passed up the role. In the end, because there is a character called “Chen Guan Qi” in the drama, the drama crew rested on Gillian Chung from TWINS to play the second female lead. Coincidentally, Angie Chai’s new drama will begin filming in December, and Charlene Choi and Mike He have been chosen as the leads.

It seems that TWINS have both chosen to develop in Taiwan. Charlene does not need to worry about this, however ever since the nude photo scandal, Gillian has been unemployed till now. Even her scenes in “Mei Lan Fang” were completely cut out. Now that SETTV have come to her door, Gillian has expressed great sincerity, and whether it is schedule or pay, she only wishes to adapt a low profile.

However, Gillian’s pay will still be more than Ethan and Cheryl. Previously, TWINS once requested a $4,000,000 pay for one month. Now, there has already been a discount. SETTV director Chen Yu Shan expressed, “We can only say that this is a female star’s pay, but she really is very sincere.”

In the drama, Gillian will play a girl who was born in America and is a very innocent beautiful young girl. However, because she got raped by a bad guy called “Chen Guan Qi”, she leaves and hides in Taiwan. While in Taiwan, she uglifies herself, wearing big black-framed glasses and braces, but one day in the magazine office, she meets Ethan Ruan.

This drama has been tailored to fit Ethan, and wants to strongly promote his assets, which is to reveal his Taiwan stallion good body. In the drama, he will go surfing, have bed scenes, and he even needs to take off his upper clothing to be a window-washer. He will no longer be “Ji She Zhang” but rather he will be from the working-class, and on Christmas night, he meets Cheryl Yang, and out of sympathy, he sleeps with her.

Extra info from chinatimes:

- Gillian will be paid $100,000TWD per episode, higher than Ethan's $80,000 and Cheryl's $70,000
- To prevent from being linked to Edison Chen’s name – Chen Guan Xi, the character in the drama – ‘Chen Guan Qi’ will be changed to ‘Mai Si Ding’
- SETTV Director Chen Yu Shan expressed, “Gillian's acting is not bad, and is suitable to play an innocent beautiful young girl. This role is quite hard to play, so we’re afraid that if we get a newbie to play it, the result will not be as good.”
- Coincidentally, the character that Ethan plays is named Lucas, which is also Cecilia Chung's son's english name. Gillian's manager Huo Wen Xi yesterday replied, “If there is anything new, we will let everyone know. Thanks for everyone’s concerns.”

This post has been edited by x-WISHFULthinking: Nov 5 2008 1 01 AM

[SleepiiDreamer]

how interesting. it's kind of funny how all these hk actresses are working in taiwan.
but totally support gillian! im waiting for her comeback

and charlene and mike he? a weird pairing.

but all the best for twins!

[Shippo_888]

Mike and charlen , awesome

Ethan and gillian????

[weedpeach]

wth?
are hk stars trying to go into taiwanese industry now?!!
o___O
personally i like twins, but not in taiwanese dramas... o__o

[garfielddik]

the storyline seems good. i really hope the best for gillian. i really feel sorry for her.

[ForbiddenApple]

Ethan and Gillian? Mike and Charlene? wow, interesting!!! Good luck to them then...I wish I could see Charlene makes an idol drama with Chun first but Mike also not bad lol...

[t3arjerkingluvr]

I really want to see this. I've seriously had enough of the dissing and stuff happening to Gillian, I really want her to come back and stand on the stage! I was never really a Twins fan, so I could care less about the group, but as an individual, I think Gillian is a strong person. So I wish her the best. I was hoping she would be the main lead, but guess not?

[Gill#1Fan]

O.O
wow ! i never heard of this news.
but omg getting to see gillian in a taiwainese drama is worth teh waitt !
fresh new couple !

[「kahing ♥」]

I think that is a good thing that Gillian chose a Taiwan series as her comeback, b/c the people in Taiwan are more open and aren't like people in Hong Kong who won't just let the scandal go. So annoying.

I hope Gillian good luck in this series

And I hope that it's true that Charlene and Mike are filming in that others series too!

[edisonLOVEScharl...]

Mike He & Charlene??? OMG, I must be dreaming. I hope Charlene confirm it soon, anyways, is Gillian and Ethan going to be paired up? I thoughts she was the second female lead? ay, I'll wait to see what happens, wish her good luck!! Twins would finally be back!

[Calling4Love-MiS...]

OMG< Mike and Charlene. I got to watch this!! I was talking about that for a while now, I didn't want to say anything

[Kuya4307]

is this a joke?...it s kinda hard to believe...ive never heard anything about mike and charlene and now ethan and gillian. anyway the content of the article seem kinda fishy...

[francesca]

twins will be doing idol dramas? should be interesting

[S.T.E.P.S]

I hope there is more news on Charlene and Mike soon. That is amazing, Mike haven't done an idol drama in a while now. I was worried he was doing TVB serie rumor. Angie is very talented, if Char and Mike can work with her that would be good.

I can see why TWINS are working in Taiwan now. Working in Taiwan can really help there fanbase as well. In Hong Kong a lot of things are constricted.

[Danson]

seriously does they have to pay Gillian this much per episode?! 100,000TwD tha'ts crazy!. Not like she will be accepted in whole asia countries or will boost the drama, I'd pay her only 5,000Twd per episode if i were the director/manager. Getting Gillian to play that role is another mistake, people have been projecting naughty images of gillian whenever they see her appearance on tv or magazine so the drama will definitely gets more criticism when it's aired in Taiwan, hk and china. The drama will probably have to lean on Ethan alone to make $$$.

as for charlene though, charlene still shine in Hk and she even gained her name in Taiwan recently after the promotion of Butterfly Lovers so it doesnt surprised me if charlene is to be paid this much.

[Jumong+Yesoya]

Charlene have been talking about idol series for a while now. I love Angie's series. I can't wait to see what this serie will be about. It would be interesting to see Mike with Charlene, hopefully, Chun and Charlene will make an idol serie after this.

So Gillian is only the 2nd female lead. Well she is off to a good start I think. In fact the paying wise I think that make sense. She may not be that popular now with the scandal. HOWEVER, if the scandal didn't happen, I am sure her price would be much higher, because Twins are dang famous in band world.

[Mytruelove]

Can't wait to see Mike and Charlene, for a second there, I thought I was reading it wrong. Hopefully, there is more news to confirm this, I want to know their characters. Angie's serie. She is the one that made the taiwanese tourist serie with 3 of F4, main Vic right? That was a nice serie. Love the sceneries.

Ethan and Gillian, well they aren't really paired up as the article titled it. Since I don't remember seeing idol series where the 2nd female lead end up with the male lead. However, now that the news is out, I think they are both going to carry this serie.

DOES that mean, SHOW and Charlene aren't making their movie then. That is too bad, because I don't get why China didn't clear their movie for filming

[Shoe.]

Hmm.. interesting... so now both Charlene and Gillian are into idol dramas?
Wouldn't expect it to be in Taiwan though.
Hope to see Gillian soon.. it's been so long. (not a fan btw. no jumping to conclusions)
Paying Gillian that amount of $$$ kinda shows that they still respect her as an artiste.

[JAYumJUN.K_udonS...]

OMG...THANK SO MUCH....i've been waiting for some news like this. finally, we'll get to see Gillian onscreen, and it's a drama! thank goodness..

the storyline i think is good..
Gillian being the FEMALE SECOND LEAD..but she gets a pay even higher with the two leads..MUAHAHA..

GILLIAN HWAITING!!!!

[Mikokagome8888]

OMG Charlene and Mike? interested.... I'm anticipating for that drama and as for gillian... =.=

[ryokolee]

YES!! Thanks for bringing such a great news on Gillian...
Am really happy that there're still people in showbiz appreciate her and give her the second chance... Thank you so much!! Good luck gal.. Be strong..

Mike & Charlene?? Hmm..... Looks like Charlene has so much chances to work with hot guyz.. WuZun and now Mike..

[LovestCarmen]

wow mike and charlene? really unexpected i cant wait didnt think twins would take part in tw serie.

[s2WuZun&YeSung]

charlene and mike?
wasnt it show and charlene b4 too?
i dont like charlene with mike.. no offence.... mike suits rainie =D
it feels really funny and uncomfortable to have hk stars in taiwanese idol dramas =\

[chocolatesummer]

hmm no offense.. but the bed scenes and stuff is like kinda a reminiscent of FTLY..

especially:

wearing big black-framed glasses and braces, but one day in the magazine office, she meets Ethan Ruan.

and..

he meets Cheryl Yang, and out of sympathy, he sleeps with her.

[a_gill]

I doubt it T_T
it seems too good too be true

This post has been edited by a_gill: Nov 5 2008 4 33 AM

[thtlam]

wow Ethan's new drama with Gillian? hmm....
agree with chocolatesummer somehow reading that reminds me of FTLY, is the director going to try and bring in the FTLY feel again? I hope not
and Mike and Charlene? wow did not see that one coming

[tikklles]

i have nothing agianst gill but pairing her up with ethan as the second female lead is kind of risking since ethan's career just got launch...we'll see what happens...

[mutts.]

If you look at Gill's part, it sounds a little strange. In the drama, she will "play a girl" who "is a very innocent beautiful young girl." Then, she gets raped, by a bad guy called "Chen Quan Qi". Huh? Doesn't that sound like Gill's original image as an innocent, sweet girl and then the incident ... And does Chen Quan Qi not sound like Edison's name - Chen Guan Xi? And then she "leaves and hides." Hm, replay of what's happened this past year? That's what makes me question how much we can trust this "news" for both Charlene and Gillian.

[candy11]

GOSH... Can't wait to see both of these drama.... Charlene and Mike... Really a new pair....

[Oh Crap!!]

i'm glad she's gotten a role and hopefull this will help gillian get back into business

[LTabi♥]

wow!
this sounds interesting! gillian and ethan? never thought about this pair, good luck to gillian with her comeback!

[Eripeng.net]

wow.. charlene and mike.. gill in da same drama wid ethan.. that rocks!! <3

[Sauli]

I'm so excited. I got quite upset when they mentioned they will completely cut out Gillian scenes in Mei Lan Fang. I didnt even bother to read the news. But this good news came along. I thought Gillian was going to be the main lead. But apparantly, she is going to be second lead. Its not bad as it is her comeback. She has to take it step by step. I think her role is going to be quite interesting. And Ethan Ruan!!!!!! Yay!!!!!

[chocolatesummer]

If you look at Gill's part, it sounds a little strange. In the drama, she will "play a girl" who "is a very innocent beautiful young girl." Then, she gets raped, by a bad guy called "Chen Quan Qi". Huh? Doesn't that sound like Gill's original image as an innocent, sweet girl and then the incident ... And does Chen Quan Qi not sound like Edison's name - Chen Guan Xi? And then she "leaves and hides." Hm, replay of what's happened this past year? That's what makes me question how much we can trust this "news" for both Charlene and Gillian.

Yeah.. honestly, just my opinion, i doubt this drama would be of good help to Gillian after what happened this year. Instead of making people actually forget about the scandal, it might just emphasise on it again.

wow Ethan's new drama with Gillian? hmm....
agree with chocolatesummer somehow reading that reminds me of FTLY, is the director going to try and bring in the FTLY feel again? I hope not
and Mike and Charlene? wow did not see that one coming

I hope they're not trying to bring in some elments of FTLY into this drama just because of FTLY's success.

[x3addicted]

Good for Gillian! She needs a new role after all that happened to her! Hope she does well in this new drama!

[koolsusie88]

LOLOL Gillian's name is "chen guan xi? " wow......

[chellinx]

I'm happy for Gillian... glad that she's slowly coming back...
I wanna watch this... same as the one with Mike and Charlene... though I wished it was Chun and Charlene who will do a series first... lol
if there where no scandals Gillian would be paid more than that... coz you have to admit Twins was quite popular...

Gillian Fighting!~
Charlene Fighting!~
Twins fightng~

[lonilonei]

Yay, Gillian's coming back at last!! Can't wait to watch the series, might see it just for her sake since I'm not much of an ethan fan...

Hmm, not sure about Mike and Charlene. Love Mike in dramas, but Charlene...eh, prefer her as a half of Twins.

[buttercupmm]

Wow storyline seems nice! I hope the media will stop putting Ah Gil in the negative light.
Looking forward to this drama

[TKY ♥]

Wow! Can't wait to see twins being the new "most popular actress" in taiwan! Really looking forward to charlene's collaboration with mike for sure!! Not to mention Ethan and Gillian's collaboration!!