Name: Sheren Tang
Chinese Name: Tang Sui-Man
Viet name: Ðặng Túy Vân

Ethnicity: Guangdong Hai Nan
Place of Birth: Hong Kong
Birthday: March 2nd
Height: 5' 4 1/2"
Best Friend : Maggie Sui

Movies:
Club Girls 1989
Diary of a Small Man Angel or Whore 1990
The Big Score 1990
Son of Dragon 1992
Fly me to Polaris (星願)
Eternal Love 2000


Series:
Healing Hands II
Country Spirit
Loving You
Loving You II
Aqua Heroes
The Prince's Shadow
War and Beauty (2004)
La Femme Desperado (2006)
The Family Link (2007)
The Drive of Life (2007)

(if there are more tell me...)

Sheren sites and alternate forums:
http://www.geocities.com/sherentang/
http://sheren-tang.hk.st
http://www.sherentang.net/bbs/index.asp

pics:

some sheren news:

credits : em from tvbspace



Sheren Tang has been in the show business for twenty years. Since winning TVB's "My Favorite Extraordinary Female Artist" award last year, her acting skills have been appreciated by more and more people. In her latest serial "War And Beauty", she delivers another memorable performance. She has to compete against Maggie Cheung, Gigi Lai, Charmaine Sheh and Rebecca Chan, but she totally shines as the evil Yu Fei.

Although rumors of the female cast not getting along have been all over the papers, Sheren was never involved. She said proudly, "I don't attract rumors. Been in the business for so long, I know it's a team project, and cooperation is the key. If you only think about getting more airtime than others, it'll never work. Plus, there are so many characters and scenes. Just because I have more lines than a certain person doesn't mean I will be popular, so I just focus on my own part and do my best."

Now that "War And Beauty" has received excellent reviews and ratings, will Sheren consider it one of her classic works? She smiled, "It's my favorite serial in recent years. The thing is, it has many leads and everybody does a great job, so you can't call it 'Sheren's classic work'. It's not about me." Sheren added that another favorite in recent years was "Loving You". It had characters that people did not get to see very often, and that left her with a lot of creative space, and it was a challenging experience. When asked what roles she would like to try in the future, she laughed, "I'm back to square one now, and I want to try everything! I used to be picky and did not like some of the roles I was offered, but after all these years, I've come to realize that it takes more acting skills to portray an ordinary character well than, say, a heroic role. So I'm open to anything. If I do get a chance, I'd like to be an MC. I've broadened my horizon over the years, and I should be able to make my program interesting."

Since becoming a Christian, faith has been a big part of Sheren's life. She hopes to do something for the society in future days, in addition to being a good actress. After all, it is easier for a celebrity to give back to the society than ordinary people. What will she do then? Sheren answered without hesitation, "Write a book, of course! My personal experience and what I've learned over the years from the show business... There's plenty to share."

Sheren's love life has always been a hot topic, and she's had some high-profile romances. In her early days, she went out with Alex Man. Later, she fell for Kwong Wa, and was accused of trying to tear his family apart. Reflecting on the past, Sheren said, "You all know that I came from a broken family. I've been longing for love since I was a kid, so when somebody finally gave me a little love, I grasped it tightly and thought it was my only chance. As a result, I hurt myself more. I've learned to be more careful and responsible now, and I still have hopes for marriage. Of course, my future husband has to believe in Christianity, and he must know what marriage is about."

Although over thirty, Sheren is not in a hurry to get married. She smiled, "I didn't know how to choose before, and I never had a happy ending. Now I've totally let go. God will take me where I should be, because He knows me the best. You see, I'm blessed to have taken so many great roles the past few years. God must have been keeping an eye on me. So, I believe He will find me a best partner. It's just a matter of time." Not worrying about her love life, Sheren gives more time to family and friends. She laugned, "I try to be a good girl." She surely can be.

[The Sun 22/09/04]

With the show's strong appeal, the four female stars of TVB series "War and Beauty" - Sheren Tang, Charmaine Sheh, Gigi Lai and Maggie Cheung are not only fighting to the death in the show, there are also conflicts off the scren as well. The popularity struggle will most likely be maintained until the annoucement of this year's "My Favourite Female Lead" awrd in the November anniversary celebrations. Reports suggest that the favourite for the award is 'Yu Fei' Sheren, with her steadfast acting beating the competition, however Gigi and Charmaine seem to be using other methods to gain the advantage, by saying the right things or renewing her contract.

The four ladies of "War and Beauty" seem to be in a better stead than the highly rated Ada Choi for her part in "To Catch the Uncatchable", due to her lone stance in the competition. With two months to go until the anniversary, Sheren has taken her career to new heights after gaining her award last year for 'Extraordinary Female Artiste', she is now in the running for 'Favourite Female Lead'. Even after finishing the filming for the show, she is still often possessed by the role as she referred to herself as 'Yu Fei Tang' on the phone to her friends. Faced with the tactics of all the 'concubines', Sheren says with her targets locked: "I am a female lead, so of course I can go for the award, but I do not feel anything special because I don't really care much for awards. If I get them it is a bonus, the only thing that I remind myself is not to become conceited with all the good reviews."

Although she is currently filming in Beijing, Charmaine is still concerned about the award and so she obediently renewed her contract with TVB earlier to show her faithfulness and earn more promotion from the company in a threat against Sheren. Charmaine may be losing a little on popularity, but her fans are supporting her hard, as the TVB official internet poll puts her in top position with 59% (over 300,000 votes) over Sheren's 1%.

Seeing Charmaine's gesture to try and win the award, 'Yuk Ying' Gigi is not showing her weakness and although she is not managed by TVB, the words 'not filming for anyone else' show her dedication to TVB and taking part in every related show and promotion lately as well as dressing up for each occasion, she is making her position known as she stays in the running for the award. She indicates that she would very much like to win the award: "Although I am confident and would very much like to win, I know that there are many factors involved and as I am not a TVB person and don't film many shows, then I am not in a good position like Charmaine who is TVB managed and works hard to film many series. (Do you think she will win?) Well, you can't say that, but I feel like I have won already with all the praise and reviews."

The one with the least determination seems to be 'On Sin' Maggie, who appears to be a lot more relaxed after fulfilling her dreams and winning the award last year, preferring to watch from the outside as she only appeared at the earlier promotions.

credits: tvbspace

[Ta Kung Pao 22/09/04]

"War and Beauty" cast members including Gigi Lai, Sheren Tang and Bowie Lam together with producer Chik Kei Yi were guests on daytime magazine show "Pleasure and Leisure" and many viewers called into the show and became rather excited as they discussed the storyline. As the show is very popular, Gigi and her co-star Bowie have both received many offers of work such as advertisements and stage appearances, but as they are both currently filming for "Healing Hands III", they can only take on local jobs and are not able to work abroad.

Gigi was asked earlier if she hoped to get an award from TVB this year, but she said candidly that as she has not signed for TVB management, then she is not part of the crowd and the chances will not be high. When asked if she was worried that these words will upset TVB, she laughs: "Of course I would like to win an award, but I have heard too much praise lately and I feel like I have already won an award. Anyway, the favourite female award is not based on just one series, but on the overall performance, so in the future I will work hard to fight for this."

Also, Sheren's performance has also had some rave reviews, especially with her piercing eye expressions. Sheren says happily: "This is the performance in my whole career that has had the most praise ever." As for this outstanding performance, Sheren puts it down to her study of Wong Wan Sze's performance in the past and she is happy to learn from her friends that Wong herself has been watching the show and she hopes that this veteran will give her some feedback.

credits: tvbspace

hmm how old is she?
heard long time ago she cohabitated with hk star man zi leung before..they were almost on the verge of gettin married b4 breaking up~anyway think she looks good for her age

yeah ... i want to know her age too ! because i think she looks good for her age .... but my mother says that she is a very old actress who she knows abour years ! is here anybody who have got a good website of her ?

hey Hue and Arturtle, here's a good site : http://www.geocities.com/sherentang/

infact i think like thats th eonly decent site of Sheren...

some news

credits to tvbspace







[Oriental Daily & The Sun 27/09/04]

After appearing as the evil concubine 'Yu Fei' in TVB's epic "War and Beauty", Sheren Tang's popularity has taken a sharp turn upwards and the entertainment magazine show "Jade Starbiz" arranged for her to go and 'meet her public' yesterday, when she was very warmly welcomed by passers by.

Sheren was arranged to have an interview on the streets of Tsimshatsiu and Central and when members of the public passed by and called her by her character name, she would become possessed by Yu Fei, instructing everyone to pay her their respects as she gave them her trademark glare. At the time, Alex Fong (Lik San) was passing by and decided to join in the fun, so Sheren grabbed hold of him, asking if he was watching "War and Beauty". Alex replied: "I have watched it because I love the evil women!" Afterwards, Alex indicated that in the past when he dated girls, they would have an evil streak when they were being difficult and this is a challenge to men.

In another event later, Sheren indicated that she got on well with Maggie Cheung in the show, probably because they are both very direct. As a result, Maggie insults people easily and Sheren says she is aware that she needs to raise her EQ and improve her relationships with people. When asked if she felt confident about winning an award, she felt that this would be a bonus, but she has fed back that there should also be awards for the backstage crew to raise their morale as well. As for who she thinks will win the award, Sheren guesses it will be Ada Choi.

Also, in an online popularity vote of the characters from "War", at the time of print, there had been seven thousand votes cast and Sheren was unanimously voted as the best performance with over 40% of the votes. This was followed by Gigi Lai's "Yuk Ying" with 23%, Maggie Cheung's "On Sin" with 17%, Charmaine Sheh's "Yee Shun" received 13% of the vote with Rebecca Chan's Empress taking 6%.

***WARNING: SPOILERS FOR "WAR AND BEAUTY"***
With "War and Beauty" becoming a hot topic, the finale week kicks off tonigh where the conflicts between the four female leads reach white heat. Tonight's episode takes the show one step closer to the climax as Yuk Ying (Gigi Lai), Yee Shun (Charmaine Sheh) and Fuk Nga try to rescue Suen Pak Yeung (Bowie Lam) by giving themselves up to the Empress (Rebecca Chan), admitting that they were the ones that Suen was going to meet, but when Yee Shun goes to see the Empress, she sees that Yuk Ying has already saved her lover.

Another high point is where the Empress finds out that her informant is On Sin (Maggie Cheung) and to avoid losing the advantage, she just punishes Yuk Ying by making her repent. The Empress also invites On Sin to look at some pictures, where she hints that she is not a stupid person. Also, On Sin meets Hung Mo (Moses Chan) by chance and after an exchange, an excellent scene shows Hung's hatred for On Sin who is getting close to the Emperor purely for vengeance.

hey crystalized ! thank u very much for the informations ! i'm searching a long time on the internet for a website ! thanx very much !

its ok

yeah its very hard to find websites for Sheren, most of them are quite outdated with old pictures and such.

and i found some pictures of sheren i thought i might share hehe

these are from the series Country Spirit

[Ta Kung Pao 02/10/04]

Sheren Tang has been highly praised for her performance in "War and Beauty" and yesterday during a radio interview, she was asked whther she has confidence in taking the award for "Favourite Female Lead Role" this year at the TVB anniversary. She said modestly that she has not thought about this because awards to her are superficial and she would rather have many different roles for her to test her acting. So who in her opinion will win the award? Sheren feels that it would not be good for any of the stars in this show to win, so she thinks that Ada Choi will take the award.

Talking of the rave reviews received by "War", were there any joys and woes during filming? Sheren says that the worst thing was remembering all the four character literary phrases and she feels that Hong Kong actors are much worse than Mainland actors at memorising these lines because they do not possess the immense linguistic power of their mainland counterparts and so she feels that she needs to polish up these skills and intends to take up some studies in this field. As for the character being accepted by the audience, Sheren is happy, but the happiest thing for her is that many advertising sponsors have contacted her, especially fashion sponsors, who have saved her a lot of money on clothes. She says: "At first I was actually worried about the character being too evil and sceheming, as this may lead the audience to despise her. I would never have thought that she would go down so well with the viewers." She also likes the character of 'Yu Fei' herself very much and has used this character to create a publicity card for herself.

When asked if this show is a representative piece for her in recent years, Sheren says: "I dare not describe it like that. I just tried my best in my performance. The main thing was that it was an excellent script and the actors were all totally absorbed, so I am very thankful to the director and the scriptwriters. Since the first episode was aired, I have constantly received praises on the phone and via text message about my performance and with such a great response, I have not thought whether I can reach another pinnacle in my career. I have a sense of satisfaction and that is enough, together with the praise of so many people that has made me very happy."

http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-10-2/UL-312799.htm

Credits to http://tvbspacenews.blogspot.com/

*** WARNING: SPOILERS FOR "WAR AND BEAUTY" ***

[The Sun 02/10/04]

The broadcast of "War and Beauty" has caused a stir among the citizens and the airing of the final episode has brought the hype to a climax. Gossip among the audience has surrounded many different versions of what happens to each of the female leads at the end,

When the cast members were asked about their thoughts about the outcomes for their characters, Sheren was clearly unhappy with the ending of Yu Fei: "I don't like the ending! Yu Fei should not be left so pitiful because she has changed her ways and to leave her like this will make people feel that life is pretty hopeless." She feels tht teh ending should be changed so that Yu Fei and Hung Mo live happily ever after. Talking of the rumours about TVB considering filming the prequel to "War", Sheren says: "I don't mind filming a prequel, but if you want me to play a fifteen year old xiunui, then count me out!"

As for Gigi, she says: "I feel that out of the four female leads, my character is the best because she can die with the man whom she loves and it is a great tragedy. Conversely, Maggie's character has a horrible death and has to be separated from Hung Mo." She also feels that although Yu Fei has defeated the Empress, she has the most pitiful ending because she has to continue to face the conflicts in the palace.

Charmaine Sheh was also happy with the ending because she feels that her character's experience was the most unusual out of the four as they each followed the path they had committed to: "[I am pleased] for Yee Shun to be able to take the path that she wants to and become an ordinary citizen." As for male lead Moses Chan, he says: "I am happy, I feel that the ending was arranged well."

http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/2004100...03823_0003.html

Through this news you can see her popularity in WAB, she is the best ouf of the four ladies. I am so happy that she got so many praises from the audience
in fact
She is excelled at acting ( I appreciate her) ... I like to see her in more series.......
She is my favourite actress... She deserves the most favourite actress award
She is so beautiful and perfect...... in a nutshell if I should give her a mark, she deserves an A

Sheren is really good at acting. She was amazing in War and Beauty. I like her very much.

TVB held the special "War And Beauty" charity dinner in Tsuen Wan last night as the grand finale aired. With the entrance fee of one hundred dollars per person, TVB successfully collected 141,200 dollars for the charity cause.

All the cast members were present, except for Maggie Cheung, who was busy filming in mainland China. Although it was rather cold yesterday, most actresses appeared in sexy attires, showing arms or waist. Gigi Lai and Bowie Lam even showed up holding hands, pushing the atmosphere to a high.

Asked about the rumors that TVB might shoot a prequel to "War", Charmaine Sheh seemed very surprised. "Really? Does that mean we'll have a chance to play young girls again?" As for why Maggie was absent, Charmaine answered, "She's probably filming in mainland China." Does that mean they won't have a chance to make nice to each other? "There will always be chances." Charmaine said. She also dismissed the theory that "War" was so popular because it reflected the current society very well. "Yes, there's a lot of cheating and backstabbing in real society, but you don't always kill other people to solve your problems."

Sheren Tang earlier said she hadn't given much thought about winning "My Favorite Lead Actress" award this year, but she seemed to take her words back. She won the "Extraordinary Actress" award last year, and many people thought it automatically wiped out the chance of next year's "Favorite Lead Actress" award, but Sheren indicated she wanted to break this tradition.

As for the lovey-dovey pair, Gigi laughingly explained she held Bowie's hands because he gave her a sense of security. What about her prince charming? Gigi said she was not in a hurry to find one. Currently, she has plenty of pursuers. One rich guy has bought her very expensive presents. Gigi tries to send them back, but he won't take them.

Bowie admitted he wanted to win "My Favorite Lead Actor" award this year, and was quite confident about his chance. He even said if "War" wins all the major awards at this year's anniversary show, he will immediately get married.

Talking about the chance of a prequel, producer Chik Kei Yi said he would leave the decision to TVB. If they indeed decide to shoot it, audience needn't worry about cast members being too old for their teenage characters. Chik said the prequel could use a different cast, like the prequel to the hit movie "Infernal Affairs".

What do you think if tvb makes a prequel to War and Beauty? Will we see Sheren's great performance again or will tvb replace all the characters?

Sheren Tang Shui Man yesterday attended a radio interview and expressed that since her TVB series WAR AND BEAUTY (GUM JI YUK YIP) has aired, work offers kept coming. She was pleasantly surprised to find that for her first vicious role the audience could still calmly analyze her acting. She was afraid that people would yell at her on the streets. She also felt that in the show her dialogue delivery had some problems and thus it is not her representative role. However she was upset at her character's ending. "I don't like the ending! She shouldn't suffer like that because she has already learned her lesson. Now viewers may feel life seems hopeless."

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/041002.html

i've got a question ! what does prequel exactly mean ? does it means they will make a new serie , which shows the things , which happened before the things that was now in war and beauty ? or does it means they will show , what will happening after these things ? mhm ... i wish they will take the same cast because i really want to watch sheren again !

and does anybody know , on which serie sheren is working on at the moment ? will there be other series with her that will air soon ?

hey Hue, prequel means that they will make a series that shows events which happened before War & Beauty. hope that helps =)

mhm ... but why they want to show , what is happening before war and beauty ? i will find it more intersesting , what will happen after all these things !!! i don't see any sense in it to show what was before ! mhm .... which serie have got a prequel ! anyways ... thanx forever_atumn for the informations !!!

I've loved her ever since the 80's when she was Chu chi Yeurk.. in fact I was sooo mad taht Tony ended up with Kitty instead of her But I'm sooo glad she's gaining popularity agaiN! Go Sheren!

[Ta Kung Pao & Oriental Daily 05/10/04]



TVB's "War and Beauty" aired its final episode last week and achieved average ratings of 39 points, peaking at 41 points, taking 95% of the viewing public at that time and takes the record for the highest rating finale to be aired at the weekend since the tradition started in 1998. As a result, TVB will be arranging a special celebration for the cast and crew this week.

TVB's External Affairs Assistant Chief Tsang Sing Ming indicates that the shows that have aired weekend finales since 1989 have included "Healing Hands", "Burning Flame", "Armed Reaction", "Secret of the Heart", "Witness to a Prosecution" and most recently "To Catch the Uncatchable". The percentage of the viewers that they have taken has always been either 90% or 92% and never as high as the 95% achieved by "War". Although the show has finished, the reviews from the audience are still echoing among the crowds and over ten phone calls have been received by TVB requesting that TVB films either a prequel or a sequel to "War". However, TVB are still considering this possibility. Also, a Taiwanese TV station has been very interested in the ratings results of "War" and also curious about the special banquet airing of the show. TVB have provided them with the appropriate information. The charity event on Saturday raised a total of over $140,000 for the Community Chest, but the show's sponsors were extremely pleased by the outcome and donated another $50,000 to take the total amount raised to nearly $200,000.

Although the final episode had very good results, the final week Monday to Friday results were only at an average 32 and peak of 36 points and were not as special. Tsang explains that this was because last week coincided with Mid-Autumn as well as the National Day holidays and at these times, the ratings traditionally fall. As a result, the ratings for "Shine on You" and "Virtues of Harmony" also fell by two or three points, but the new series of "Super Trio Show" did not seem to be affected as it rose by two points on last week, achieving an average of 30 points and a maximum of 34 points. No complaints have been received as yet regarding the content of this weeks show.

Sheren Tang not only agrees with the suggestion to film either a sequel or prequel to the show, but whilst filming the Sales Presentation for "Rouge and Powder" yesterday, she indicated that she was very happy at the 39 points that the final episode achieved. Talking of the viewers demands for a continuation on the "War" theme, she is very supportive of them and when asked if she would rather film a prequel or a sequel, she indicates that either would be a possibility because the characters have a lot of room for development.

Asked if she would appear at the celebration party in a bikini, Sheren laughs: "I'll leave the bikinis to the xiunui's to wear, did they (Bowie Lam and Moses Chan) agree to dress up as palace maids? I will be the judge then. I would like to thank all the viewers for their support and I will continue to work hard on some great roles for you to enjoy." Then she says rather more seriously: "The good ratings are the result of the cast and crew's co-operation, so I hope that there will be some backstage awards at this year's anniversary for some of the crew, such as for photography, script, direction and sound because they deserve to be encouraged and this would be good for morale."

After last Saturday's banquet, Sheren and the cast members went to celebrate at a karaoke and there were rumours that she was drunk. She explained that it was like a teacher thanking party and she was chatting with the other cast members and crew, so she did not drink too much and was not drunk. In "Rouge and Powder", she plays the housekeeper of a big family and she indicates the storyline is very similar to the "Zhu Family Woes".

"War and Beauty" producer Chik Kei Yi was asked about the possibility of a follow up being filmed, but Chik indicates he will not be doing this for now. He says: "I am currently filming for 'Healing Hands III' and this will take us to next year. After that I have other work to do. (Will you make a modern version?) This kind of conflict is already present in a lot of modern series."

With the final episode for "War" outshining "To Catch the Uncatchable" final episode ratings, there have been reports recently about plans for a "TCTU" sitcom to replace "Virtues of Harmony". However "TCTU" producer Tsui Ching Hong denied this, saying: "The company has not thought about this at all because it would be impossible to produce this. TCTU's cases would require a lot of location filming and with the tight sitcom schedules, this would not allow for this. Anyway, Dayo has to film in the mainland for the time being."

http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-10-5/UL-313785.htm
http://210.177.167.146/odnmain/index2.html

credits to http://www.tvbspacenews.blogspot.com/

[Oriental Daily 05/10/04]



With the exceptional ratings for the final episode of "War and Beauty", the four female leads Gigi Lai, Maggie Cheung, Charmaine Sheh and Sheren Tang are naturally very happy and excited. Among them, Gigi Lai is especially thankful to the support from the viewers and says she will be thinking hard about what she can do for everyone to show her gratitude.

When Gigi heard the results for the ratings, she screamed: "Wow, that's amazing! It's great, I am so happy I don't know what to say. (Will you be wearing a bikini?) When Bowie mentioned it, I said I would wear a bikini if the average ratings hit 40 points. Although we did not reach this, I am still very thankful to all the support from the viewers because 'Yuk Ying' would be nothing without them. Also, I would not have so many 'positive side effects' and so I will have to think long and hard about what I can do to thank everyone. You (the press) need to give me some time."

Charmaine says: "I am so happy, it was similar to what I guessed it would be because I gauged on the night that the reaction from the audience at the event was very good and they were totally absorbed. (There have been requests for a prequel or a sequel.) I am thankful to the audience for the suggestion, if the company arranges this, then I would like to film it, so that the viewers can continue to enjoy the show."

Sheren says: "I am very happy and I did think about going on holiday to reward myself, but I am worried that I can't get away. I am thinking about going now though. (Are you happy with the ratings figures?) As an artiste, I will not worry too much about this, the reviews are more important. If the ratings are good, then that is the icing on the cake."

Currently away filming in Shanghai, Maggie indicated on the telephone: "Of course I am happy with good ratings! (Do you feel that they are rather low?) It is already quite enough and the most important thing is the feedback. For an ancient drama to attract so many viewers and create so many talking points, it is not easy and the crew have a big part in this. (Do you want to film a prequel or a sequel?) Do you need me to play On Sin's mother?" As for the celebratory party, Maggie laughs: "I will head back to Hong Kong for one day on the 15th so I hope the company will hold it on that date, then I can take part."

http://orientaldaily.com.hk/ent/ent_a55cnt.html

[Oriental Daily & The Sun 07/10/04]





Sheren Tang, Maria Chan and Chan Pui Ka were invited to model the latest range of jewellery for bijoux bijoux and Sheren was full of praise for the jewellery creations, that amounted to only $2000 in value: "I do like this designer because they look very precious, but there is no pressure when you are wearing them. (Do you not like diamonds?) Maybe I have to be a little older before I like them." It turns out that Sheren has had a bad experience with diamonds as she reveals that a boyfriend she was dating in her teens had once bought her a diamond ring. She says: "My boyfriend insisted on buying it for me to make me happy, but I was so afraid of losing it. Then one day I went to the washroom and really did lose it and after searching for over an hour I could not find it." Sheren adds: "I am quite difficult because I like things that are beyond materialism. If you can buy it with money, then there is nothing special."

Thanks to the success of "War and Beauty", Maria's 'Po Sim' character has brought her a rise in popularity as well as more chances to do stage appearances: "The show was very well received on the mainland, so I have had more invitations to go and do stage shows and now my manager can ask for a slightly higher fee." As for the suggestions of a prequel that will be filmed, Maria says: "I am hopeful that I can take part in the prequel."

http://orientaldaily.com.hk/ent/ent_a65cnt.html
http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/2004100...11214_0003.html

credits to http://www.tvbspacenews.blogspot.com/

[Oriental Daily 08/10/04]

Kenix Kwok and Sheren Tang took part in a event yesterday and Kenix was asked about her recent burglary.

Kenix and Sheren were guests at the launch of a new Max Mara perfume and Kenix prefers a fresh scent such as jasmine, but if she has to dress asexually, then she will wear cologne to add to her style.

http://orientaldaily.com.hk/ent/ent_a03cnt.html



[Ta Kung Pao & The Sun 08/10/04]

With the popularity that "Yu Fei" has brought her, Sheren Tang was interviewed for Metro Radio earlier. With "War and Beauty" peaking at 41 ratings points, the two male leads Bowie Lam and Moses Chan have agreed to appear at the celebratory party dressed as concubines to thank the audience for their support. When Sheren was asked if she would appear in a bikini or a camisole, she immediately shook her head and said: "I did not agree to that! To be honest I never really pay much attention to ratings. I remember in 1985 when I filmed my first series 'Sit Yan Kwai' (The Legend of the General Who Never Was), the ratings for that show was 60 points. If I have to wear a bikini for 41 points, then what should I wear for 60 points?"

If Sheren does not pay attention to ratings, then why does she remember the ratings from that show nineteen years ago? She says: "Because when I first entered the industry, my family said that if the ratings for my series was in the top three, then they would take me on holiday. 'Sit' reached 60 points and took the top spot, so my family took me to America for Christmas and that was the first time I travelled on a plane as well as the first time I went abroad, so it was particularly memorable for me."

Talking of Bowie Lam getting plenty of job offers after the effects of "War", has Sheren also made plenty of money from the show? She laughs: "Don't say earning a lot of money, but recently I have had many more offers of work and you will see me taking part in events every single day. (How will you be rewarding yourself?) My reward will be to have a rest on Friday because I have not had a good sleep for a long time."

When asked what she felt about the appearance of pirate "War and Beauty" DVD's appearing on the market, Sheren says: "Surely not? The pirated Mandarin versions are not as powerful. (Some fans gave up watching the football to watch the last episode.) This is a good sign, the women finally win for once." As for the suggestion from Charmaine Sheh to film a modern version, she feels the opposite, saying: "It would not be as good, the story is about the conflicts in the Qing palace, people in the modern day would not be as evil."

http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-10-8/UL-314944.htm
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oh, i found another pic that goes with the news above...



and yup YAY for sheren for being popular again! hehe, she's really doing well for her age. I like her acting alot and in WAB, cting evil must be real hard, its harder to act evil than nice so well done sheren!!!

news!

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[Ta Kung Pao Special Report 10/10/04]

The Real Reason for the Success of "War and Beauty"

As the saying goes, "Humans avoid popularity like pigs avoid fat" but in the world of showbusiness, the opposite is true as the greatest fear is that no-one knows your name and so many plans are hatched by stars to have their name in the limelight and despite knowing that the amount of negative press is part of the package of fame, this is a price worth paying and it is all part of the plans.

Recently, the buzz of the town has been on "War and Beauty" and after the fans reluctantly finish watching the last episode and begin to pine for more of the show, the gossip and rumour surrounding the leading stars has been rife, regardless of whether it is true or not, with the most important thing being its attraction to the public.

Stories such as Gigi Lai's previous relationship with Wong Yuk Long and her family background in the arts, Charmaine Sheh's ostracising of Benny Chan, Maggie Cheung's sexual orientation with a member of the upper class, Sheren Tang's most beloved and Moses Chan's secret affair have all re-emerged, with old stories from a new perspective, new stories from an old angle all proving attractive to the fans.

Even if there is a negative element to the news, in this current state of celebration for the show's results, the people at the centre are slow to anger and do not bother to clarify the situation as the public are left to guess. They even go as far as to openly drop their own little hints. Take for example Moses Chan and his 'Little Bernice', who publicly hold hands and Rebecca Chan who rarely discusses her son is happy to bring their relationship into conversation and show off his appearance to the public.

A successful serial has its successful elemnents and the quality of production is obviously important, but the promotional tactics cannot be overlooked. If there are plotlines in real life for the stars that the public can follow in parallel, then it becomes even more irresistable. With open battles, then the contests are clean and there is nothing underhanded about it.

In the past, examples of successful drama series that have caused a wave of popularities have been a victim of their own promotions as the conflicts off screen step over the line and have a negative effect on ratings and reviews. Luckily for "War", everything has been kept within the bounds and with the viewers wanting to keep track of the 'whole' story, then even details of Sheren Tang's forthcoming series and stories of a temple desacration has taken up plenty of print space in the papers as the "War" trend is set to linger.

TVB does not mind riding the waves as it promotes some of its forthcoming series. The fresh management teams have changed the old thoughts of resting on past laurels to keep the markets moving and are working hard to stop their oppositions from closing the gap on them, looking only for the best in their fields. Even with the high ratings, the promotion for "War" still kept coming to try and break more records and allow the new team to show off the fruits of their labours.

Reporter: Chow Yan

Was never particularily interested in watching her, but her latest performance was great in War and Beauty.

I'd like to know how she is too..anyone know?

nope ,sorry hehe. i guess her age remains a ,mystery, but my guess is shes about 40

TVB's ancient drama "War and Beauty" has had excellent ratings and the airing of the final episode reached a massive 40 points that tops all records since 1998 for a weekend finale screening. To celebrate these good results and to show gratitude to the cast and crew, TVB held a celebratory party in a Tsimshatsui hotel yesterday, attended by cast and crew as well as a number of TVB executives, including Deputy Administrative Chairman Leung Nai Pang, General Manager Chan Chi Wan, Deputy Production Department Chief Lok Yik Ling and Drama Department Deputy Chief Catherine Tsang.

This is the first celebratory party attended by Mr Leung since he assumed his current position, but he is also a fan of the show and he knows each character very well and congratulated each cast member in turn. He said: "I am acting on behalf of the board as I chat to and support everyone. 'War' is the hot topic of conversation at the moemnt and I am very pleased to be here. (Will there be a sequel or prequel to 'War'?) The most important thing is to have more of these events and more good series, not necessarily a sequel. (will you be offering bonuses to reward your staff?) This is an administrative decision, I am only representing the board of directors."

Mr Chan responded to constantly being asked about a follow up to the hit series and said quite firmly yesterday that there would not be a prequel or sequel to the show because they want to leave it on a high. However, there will be a special edition DVD release of the series soon. As for the ratings for the following series "Split Second" achieving an average of 28 points in its first week, Mr Chan says that this is not bad, but there will always be pressure after a good predecessor. As for "Split" being accused of copying storylines from other sources, Mr Chan admits that there has been some research into the other productions, but "Split" is a grand production and even the music is specially composed to give it the feeling of a movie.

Bowie Lam and Moses Chan had previously agreed to dress up as palace maids if the ratings for "War" went to forty points and yesterday they kept to their word as Bowie appeared dressed as Yu Fei and Moses took the guise of the Empress. The female stars also did a character swap as Gigi became the Emperor and Charmaine took on the identity of Suen Pak Yeung. As for Sheren Tang, she became her maid in the show Bo Sim. As the five stars performed a short sketch on the stage, Mr Chan also caught the acting bug as he joined in playing Suen Pak Yeung's father.

When Sheren was asked why she did not turn her role around and dress as a man, she laughs: "I was just following orders. The producer says that I am nasty enough in the show, so I should serve others this time. (Someone says that they look like ladyboys.) They have tried their best to look beautiful. (Bowie is playing your role in the show, have you showed him how to do it?) I taught him to responde to people with his nose and not to look at anyone. Also to slightly curve the little finger." As for the decision not to film a follow up to the show, Sheren agrees that they should leave it on a high because a sequel would inevitably be compared and this would be unfair. Also trends have to be fresh and not dwell too much on the past. They could always bring back the original cast and spirit of "War" to make another drama topic.

http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-10-12/UL-316286.htm
http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-10-12/UL-316287.htm
http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/2004101...13811_0003.html
http://orientaldaily.com.hk/ent/ent_a01cnt.html

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[Ta Kung Pao, Oriental Daily & The Sun 13/10/04]

TVB's anniversary celebration will be held on 19th November and the company held a special lighting up ceremony and press conference yesterday to mark the beginning of this year's anniversary celebrations and the Chairman of Directors Sir Run Run Shaw was present to flick the switch, accompanied by Miss Hong Kong Kate Tsui. Adam Cheng was dressed in ancient costume to introduce the new series and singer performances and over a hundred artistes were there to witness the ceremony.

Each year at the anniversary, TVB will award a range of awards to encourage their staff and yesterday, the artistes present cast their votes for their own "Favourite TV Roles" for this year. Of the votes cast on the day, Sheren Tang came top with fourteen votes, followed by Kenix Kwok and Bobby Au Yeung, who received six votes each. 'Eunuch Tsui' Lo Hoi Pang also received a special award, adding to the "War and Beauty" credits.

Among this year's nominations for the awards, Shirley Yeung leads the female stars with four nominations. For the men: Moses Chan, Alex Fong (Chung Shun) and Kevin Cheng each have two nominations and an advantage over hot favourites Bowie Lam, Dayo Wong and Sheren Tang who each only have one nomination. When asked about this, Shirley says: "Maybe I just had more series aired this year. I am confident for the most improved award this year."

Gigi Lai had planned to cast a vote for Charmaine Sheh and Sheren Tang for their performances in "War and Beauty", but the rules were that each person could only vote once, so she voted for Charmaine instead of Sheren. She admits that this is because she is friendlier with Charmaine as they had worked together before on "Heavenly Sword Dragon Sabre 2000". Although she is a little older than Charmaine, they still get on very well. Jessica Hsuan wanted to vote for Sheren and Bobby, but with only one choice, her vote went to Bobby. As for the cast of "War" taking the limelight this year, Jessica indicates that it is more fun each year with more and more people springing out and in truth they have sacrificed a lot compared to her this year because she has taken a lot of time out to rest.

Many male and female stars were present at yesterday's event and the comparison of outfits was inevitable among them. Finally, it was agreed that Bernice Liu wore the sexiest outfit, appearing to be wearing nothing underneath her jacket, but indicating later that she had precautions in place to avoid overexposure. She says: "It's not really that brave. (There's nothing underneath!) Who knows! I am very conservative, so it is very safe. The most important thing is looking good. I usually play some daft characters, but I have changed my image a little now, so I want to reflect that in the way I dress. It doesn't have to be sexy, just more feminine." During the group photo, Bernice and rumoured boyfriend Moses Chan stood close to each other, but kept out of each other's way.

Kenix was decided to be the most stunning as she displayed jewellery worth over $200,000. Sonija Kwok, who is usually twinned with Charmaine seemed rather low profile yesterday, hiding in the back row of the group photo and not taking part in the opening of the champagne. Charmaine was not lonely though, as she is now coupled with Gigi. There were no rehearsals for yesterday's event and the artistes were free to roam around, but the women dominated the front row as usual.

After her popularity gain from "War and Beauty", Sheren Tang was asked to MC at yesterday's ceremony alongside Tang Chi Fung, but Sheren seemed very nervous all night, depending heavily on her cue cards. Afterwards, Sheren indicated that she was worried about forgetting her lines, so she felt better with the cue cards on hand to reduce her errors. As for winning the artiste vote for their favourite characters, Sheren was very happy and laughs that this proves she has good relations with everyone in the company. The best thing for her was that she even received Carol Cheng's vote.

Recently, there have been reports linking Sheren romantically with Kevin Cheng and suggesting that they have been dating since filming "Loving You" (The Threat of Love). Sheren laughs: "I have been asked about this before and filming for 'Loving You' was three years ago. I have not seen Kevin for over six months now. (Did you invite him to go to church with you?) Yes, but I also invited other people. Is it that I haven't had any negative press for a while, so you have to make something up for me. You anger me, then I will have to pass a palatial death sentence! Haha!" At this time, Andy Hui happened to pass by and Sheren immediately grabbed him, saying: "If you have to link me with someone, then try him. At least we have known each other for over ten years!"

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´that's cool !!! she won !!! hope she will win in the true annyversary for the best female lead !!! GO GO GO sheren !

I wonder if the show from yesterday will be aired on tvb ! does somebody know it ? is there any chance for dl it ? really want to watch it !!!

yeah i hope she will win too hehe

and kevin cheng?! ok.. well i guess ppl really have nothign else to do but spread rumours haha

[Ta Kung Pao & The Sun 15/10/04]

Hit TVB drama "War and Beauty" has finished airing, but many viewers still miss the classic scenes and there has been a surge of pirated VCD's available on the market. In order to avoid losing out on the profits of this popularity, TVB has decided in a unique move to launch a set of limited edition special boxed set DVD's of the series at the beginning of November. There will only be 3000 sets available that are available for pre-order and the normal VCD sets will not yet be available.

TVB's Deputy External Affairs Chief Tsang Sing Ming indicates that in the past, TVB will only release VCD versions of series at least five years after the show has been aired, so releasing this special edition DVD set is a groundbreaking move. This special set of DVD's will be packaged in a gold-coloured box containing eleven DVD's with three episodes in each one. The discs also contain subtitles in traditional and simplified Chinese as well as English. There will also be a bonus DVD that includes interviews with the cast and crew and some behind the scenes footage as well as autographed postcards of the six leads, a souvenir brochure, a copy of On Sin's handkerchief and Yee Shun's herb pouch. Each DVD set will be individually numbered and priced at $588. TVB will also be holding an autograph session with the stars upon the launch of the DVD set.

A fight has already started for the reservations for these sets, with most of the sets with serial numbers containing 8's and 9's already gone. Also, there are some rumours as to why only On Sin and Yee Shun's items are included - is this a suggestion of who will win this year's favourite female lead award?

Priority for the reservation has been given first to TVB staff and artistes and when Charmaine Sheh heard about these sets, she was very excited, saying: "I am still choosing my favourite numbers and my family and friends have already asked me to order some for them. I don't mind which number I get." Currently in Shanghai, Maggie Cheung indicates: "I will try my best to get some, I hope to get a few more for my family and friends and stand a better chance of receiving a lucky number." Bowie Lam says he did not know about internal pre-ordering, saying: "We should give more opportunities to the public, but I will buy one as a keepsake." Gigi Lai indicates that the company has reserved one for her as a souvenir and Sheren Tang says: "I have chosen my birthday date 0302! I am planning on buying two sets, but I think 3000 is too few and will result in broking." As for Moses Chan, he says the company has saved a set for him and when asked what number he would like on it, he says: "I don't like the number 8." TVB Production Resources Deputy Chief Lok Yik Ling indicates that she does not believe that there is a fight for numbers going on internally, but she has bought several sets for her friends.

As for the fight on already for internal orders, distributing company Modern Audio's General Manager Chim Fung says: "Although the box set has not yet officially been launched, the response from internal orders has already been very active and the lucky numbers of 8 and 9 have had a lot of reservations on them. There have also been some duplicate requests, so we will handle these accordingly." With this sudden decision to release the DVD's, is this to do with the fight against piracy? Mr Chim replies: "Not at all, it is just to meet the demands of the markets. (Are you worried that 3000 sets will not be enough?) We don't want to spoil the occasions, so we will not be publishing any more limited editions. (Will there be an ordinary version?) It will be at least three or four years before the normal versions will be available."

Em's note:
If you're interested in ordering a copy of the DVD box set, you can click on the link below for the TVB.com e-shop. However, it is currently ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING TO HONG KONG ADDRESSES, so you might have to call on friends or relatives to help you out here. If I find out about overseas availability, I will update.

http://shop.tvb.com:8080/tvb/ShopVCD.do?ac...CatID=C00000003

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[Ta Kung Pao 18/10/04]

TVB's AIDS charity show received the support of many generous donors and raised a total of over seven million dollars. Although there was a whole host of stars at the event, including Hacken Lee, Kelly Chen, Joey Yung, Andy Hui and Deanie Ip, the line-up was led by the currently extremely popular stars of "War and Beauty" - Sheren Tang, Bowie Lam and Moses Chan, who sung the first song of the evening "Sounds of Love" and Sheren was carried onto the stage on a decorated sedan chair.

Sheren says that she was not too nervous at the time, but she has not sung for a long time and luckily the act was mimed to a recording and she can still handle that. As for being carried out onto the stage, she thought at first that she would be wearing a Qing costume and was quite shocked. When she found out that she would be wearing a modern evening dress, she breathed a sigh of relief. Talking of singing, Sheren's deepest memory is of eight or nine years ago when she performed a song by Lam Man Chung at the Shanghai Paris Songwriting Contest and she was very nervous then. Currently being promoted so heavily by TVB and stepping above so many other popular stars, does Sheren feel that she is the most outstanding of all the 'War and Beauty' characters? Sheren says that this is just a gimmick and not about winning or losing, she is not in any contest, just bringing the show to thew viewers.

http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-10-18/UL-318623.htm

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[Oriental Daily 18/10/04]

Sheren Tang was modelling for a shoe chain together with Maria Chan yesterday and attracted a group of fans who kept calling out her name. She indicates that since "War and Beauty" aired, she has had many offers for advertising work, but this has not made her conceited because she believes that we need to know our place and be satisfied. She hopes that she will have more opportunities in the future to show her talents and she sees winning awards as a bonus. She says: "I am very pleased with the fee for this show and they are allowing me to take whatever shoes I like. I feel that a script as good as 'War' is a rare find and I say to myself that I am already happy. If I do win the award, the first thank you will be to God. I feel that to be the most famous or the number one has its related pressures, so you can count me out. I just ask for the chance to shine at different levels and try different things as this would make me even happier than winning an ward. All in all, the most important thing is to have a happy outlook in life."

http://orientaldaily.com.hk/ent/ent_a12cnt.html

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For those of you who live outside of Hong Kong and want to buy the War and Beauty DVD, but don't know anyone who lives in Hong Kong, you're out of luck. I emailed TVB eShop and asked them and here's their reply.


Dear Customer,

We regret to inform you that this DVD is for sale in Hong Kong only due to the license issue.

Regards,
TVBeShop

[Ta Kung Pao & The Sun 19/10/04]

Sheren Tang and Moses Chan were invited to a watch brand promotional event yesterday and they were each given a watch worth $27,000. Moses indicates that the effects of "War and Beauty" mean that he has received four or five extra jobs recently and even his long sought after real estate promotion job has now been agreed, making him happy. When asked about his fighting scene the previous day, he says: "In the past when I was making movies, I was always in fighting scenes, so when I picked up the machete yesterday, it was rather emotional. I am a very simple man, so playing a farmer or a beggar is perfect for me."

As his series are filming back to back, with "Healing Hands III" finishing, Moses will be heading straight onto film "Scholar Meets Soldier". Will this mean he will lose out on the opportunity to make some more money? Moses says that this is not the case and even if it is then it doesn't matter because he is not greedy and with his current opportunities, he is already happy. As for how he will be rewarding himself with the money he is making, he indicates that he will save it all up for a rainy day. Talking of the good response received by "War", is he more confident about the male lead role award? He says that his confidence has not been high all along because his character was rather ordinary, whereas Bowie Lam and Sheren's characters had more depth and so he feels that they will win the award.

Sheren was having close chats with the Managing Director and Creative Director of the watch company, Christian Bedat and she laughs that she was just telling him not to invite any tall models next time so that she does not look so short in comparison. She admires talented and successful businessmen, but unfortunately she has not got one pursuing her at the moment. However, she will not go out chasing one herself because women need to be more reserved. In fact, Sheren is rather enjoying her single life at the moment and does not mind spending the festivals on her own and so she is not too eager to start dating.

http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-10-19/UL-319029.htm
http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/2004101...04311_0003.html
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[Ta Kung Pao & Oriental Daily 22/10/04]

"Yu Fei" Sheren Tang was carried out on a sedan chair around Causeway Bay yesterday by four angels to take part in a promotion for a slimming company and she attracted quite a crowd. Wearing a sexy red low cut outfit, she caught the attention of the public who called out to her by her character's name Yu Fei and when she got off the chair, she was desperately pulling at her skirt to avoid exposing herself and accidentally knocked herself on the head. When the MC saw this, he announced that this was 'Good Luck hitting her on the head'.

Kevin Cheng had earlier indicated that he would like Sheren to win the anniversary award this year and when Sheren heard this, she smiled sweetly and said that since the rumours broke about her and Kevin, they have spoken on the phone and she told him just to speak the truth and not to add anything else, so he did just tell the truth. She says candidly that she is happy to receive calls from her friends offering their congratulations and knowing that everyone cares for her so much is enough and she will not be disappointed if she does not win the award.

Sheren says that she is still being followed by the paparazzi and as she is doing so many promotions, wearing high heels all the time is making her feet hurt so much she had to go and see the doctor. The thing she would most like to do at the moment is to wear some flat shoes! Earlier she walked down the catwalk for the first time at a fashion show and when she appeared, there was a huge round of applause that left her very happy but also a little surprised and at the time, she felt very high. When asked if she was being paid a hefty fee, she says that she does not care too much about that, but she did not reveal the amount as this would be unfair to the other guests.

Talking of earning money, Sheren says that happiness is not just about making a lot of money. Even when she was at ATV filming numerous series and making even more money than she is now, that was also her unhappiest time, when she felt very lost. As she is rather careful with her money anyway, having this money now to spend should allow her to balance things out, but she does not like herself to be like this. She says: "Standing so tall, it hurts when you fall, so I would rather be able to open the curtain in my home without worrying about the press, take the MTR and wear flat soled shoes."

http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-10-22/UL-320289.htm
http://orientaldaily.com.hk/ent/ent_a11cnt.html

[The Sun 24/10/04]

Sheren Tang set off on behalf of the charity Worldvision on a visit to China's mountainous regions yesterday, but after her recent busy schedule, an injury to her hips meant that it was difficult for her to walk. Having been for a painkilling injection in the morning, Sheren indicates that she was in so much pain she had to sit in a wheelchair, but she did not want to cancel the trip: "I will be going for ten days, so I had an injection and will be taking some medication with me. I was quite worried at first because I thought I had injured a nerve in my spine, but when I found out it was just a strained muscle, it does not feel as bad, despite the pain."

Sheren's trip is not at the invitation of Worldvision Hong Kong, but Worldvision Canada. She says: "All the workers from Canada met up with me in Hong Kong and will be travelling with me to the mountains, so I can't cancel the trip, even if I have to go in a wheelchair. However, I am lucky to have my father with me on this trip as he said he wanted to come along to look after me. At first I thought it would be me looking after him, but he was right and it will be him caring for me after all."

http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/2004102...02320_0003.html




[The Sun 24/10/04]

"War and Beauty" may have finished airing, but its legacy remains as it becomes the blueprint for the main comedy sketch at this year's TVB anniversary celebrations. Reports suggest that as well as original cast members Sheren Tang, Charmaine Sheh, Bowie Lam and Gigi Lai taking a role in the sketch, many of TVB's top stars such as Carol Cheng, Lydia Shum, Nancy Sit and Liza Wang will join up with comedy masters Eric Tsang and Nat Chan to take a part in it too.

The attraction of "War" lay in the conflicts between the palace concubines, so the story will revolve around a new set of Xiunui being accepted into the palace to win the heart of 'Emperor Nat' and the Empress, who is likely to be played by Eric. Known for his improvisations, Eric is sure to cause a few shocks for the top ladies, who are currently creating headaches for the writers who are trying desperately to balance all the parts equally to bring out the best in these leading ladies.

Responding to this news, Nancy says she is afraid of being tricked: "Comedy is my strength, but I am afraid of being caught out by Eric. On the night of the anniversary, no-one is allowed to take time off, so we are all ready for it! (Are you worried your limelight will be stolen?) Everyone has agreed that we are good actors, so it should be fun to appear on stage together! I like the innocence of Yuk Ying as it has a lot of potential to shine." Carol indicates that her assistant has not yet been notified of this job as she says: "I will be an MC on the night."

Another major act on the night will be led by "The Conqueror's Story" star Adam Cheng, where a live orchestra will play music for his performance alongside eight beautiful ladies such as Sonija Kwok, Tavia Yeung and Michelle Ye. Reports sugges that there will be a differently pitched bicycle bell on each of the ladies' outfits allowing Adam to play a tune from them. Adam laughs: "It will be a bell dance! (Aren't the girls at a disadvantage?) Maybe it is me who is at a disadvantage on the night!"

http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/2004102...02241_0003.html

I see Sheren in war and beauty; damn she's evil lol. How old is she?

All along thought she was great in Country Spirit, that bubbly lady!

Wow.... Her fame is really booming!

All along thought she was great in Country Spirit, that bubbly lady!

Wow.... Her fame is really booming!

does somebody watch the new episode of super trio show today ? sheren was in this show ...
i really enjoy this episode .... she is so funny .... but not only her ... the whole cast is very funny ! if u are a sheren fan u have to watch this episode ....

i saw tat episode today. She looked hecka young in there. I liked her hairstyle! It was very cute! It was really funny when she was fighting with Carlo Ng in the umbrella game.

She looks so young for her age! She is very pretty with curls

[Oriental Daily 03/11/04]

"War and Beauty" has finished airing a while ago, but the legacy of the show still lingers and even the crab industry has latched onto the selling power of the show. Yu Fei, Yuk Ying, Yee Shun, On Sin and the Empress have become names of crabs, but their relative scale and quality reveal a lot as their value reflects the popularity of the characters. The most popular Yu Fei title has been given to the most expensive crabs and the local's 'Crab Queen', whereas On Sin is the least popular and this possibly reflects the likely outcome of TVB's 'My Favourite Female Lead' award.

Coinciding with the current crab season, these crabs were spotted by reporters in a crab store in Kowloon City and the storeowner had used the character names to label the quality of his crabs. Yu Fei crabs are the most expensive at $220 per catty and out of the three other concubines in the show, Yuk Ying crabs are the most expensive at $100 for three, Yee Shun crabs are $100 for five and On Sin Crabs are $100 for six - quite a bargain!

The stallholder indicates that although the Yu Fei crabs are the most expensive, they are as usual the most popular and as for the On Sin crabs being the cheapest, the stallholder laughs: "Of course, she started off as a lowly palace maid. My staff say that Yu Fei is great, so she takes the top position." With so much support from the locals, then it would seem that Sheren's chances of taking an award are rising even more. Atlhough there were rumours of Charmaine Sheh and Maggie Cheung not getting on in real life, the stallholder had arranged for Yee Shun and On Sin crabs to be neighbours. As for the male stars in the show, they have been overlooked by the owner and when Bowie Lam was told about this, he said: "I would have guessed it! When the show aired, we told producer Chik Kei Yi to open a butchers or anything to do with meat and name it 'Gum Chi Yuk Yip'. (Chinese Pun: 'Gum Chi Yuk Yip' is the Chinese title of "War and Beauty" and 'Yuk' (meaning desires) sounds the same as the word meaning meat.) (Would you go and buy from him?) No, unless he had a product called Suen Pak Yeung."

"War and Beauty" will be released on DVD on Friday, but retailers indicated yesterday that as TVB had only released 3000 sets and there had already been a lot of pre-orders from within the company, on the internet and in the TVB magazine, then only a very small number were available to be distributed through the shops and many stores have refused to stock the product in protest. The record industry retail association chairman Wong Ping Lun is currently in talks with the relevant parties and says: "It is not as serious as a joint protest, the industry would just like more to be available for sale because everyone would like more stock with the show being so popular." TVB spokesperson Miss Poon indicates that they have not yet received the relevant information.

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She is also a very good actress!!
She played her role in 'War and Beauty' very well...
she was E V I L to the MAX!!

good news for Sheren =D



Top Ten My Favourite Television Characters Results to date:

1. Sheren Tang (War and Beauty)
2. Dayo Wong (To Catch the Uncatchable)
3. Jessica Hsuan (Lady Fan)
4. Ada Choi (To Catch the Uncatchable)
5. Bowie Lam (War and Beauty)
6. Charmaine Sheh (War and Beauty)
7. Gigi Lai (War and Beauty)
8. Kenix Kwok (Shine on You)
9. Bobby Au Yeung (Shine on You)
10. Maggie Cheung (War and Beauty)

TVB's anniversary 'My Favourite Television Character' awards have been the focus of many recently and TVB's official website revealed that the results up to now show Sheren Tang's 'Yu Fei' is way out in the lead, with Dayo Wong in second place and a rather surprising third place falling to Jessica Hsuan for her title role in "Lady Fan". With two weeks to go until the anniversary celebration and the final results, these awards will dwell heavily on the minds of the leading males and females.

The emergence of Jessica in the top three is certainly surprising as earlier predictions only focussed on the leads from "War" and "To Catch" and overlooked Jessica's influence. Jessica's excellent relationship with her viewers has revealed this unusual results and cast a new light on the predictions for the 'My Favourite Female Lead Award', as an external threat on Sheren's lead in addition to the 'internal challenge' from the other concubines in "War".

As for the male and female lead awards, the net results indicate that Sheren still leads with odds falling from 4-1 to 5-2, but Gigi Lai's third place has risen to second, beating Ada Choi back down to third for the time being. The fight for the male lead award is still between Bowie Lam, Dayo Wong and Moses Chan as Bowie's odds fall from 6-1 to 7-2.

http://orientaldaily.com.hk/ent/ent_a01cnt.html

Credit to Em at http://tvbspacenews.blogspot.com/

For the older generation, I like Sheren the best!, she looks so young still

[Ta Kung Pao, Oriental Daily & The Sun 06/11/04]

"War and Beauty" has aired and gone, but due to the great success of the show, the female leads have landed themselves with a number of advertising contracts and Sheren Tang shot a set of stills for a facial mask ad yesterday. There have been suggestions that Gigi Lai has not been very flexible with her fee for making advertisements, whereas Sheron has been very accommodating and therefore has taken many jobs that were supposed to be offered to Gigi as a result. In response to this, Sheren says: "How can you say that? Our performance directions are very different, so if they ask her, then they will not ask me!" Sheren says that she does not put much emphasis on the money when she makes ads as there are some jobs that she will not accept and will push up the fee to turn people away, such as breast enhancement or performing at discos and clubs. As Sheren is a staunch feminist, she feels that the value of a woman should not be judged on the size of her breasts. She also opposes slimming by taking pills, so the ad that she did for slimming does not require the use of pills. She feels that apart from making money, she should also show responsibility towards society, so she will in no way skew the market and there is plenty of room for everyone.

Talking of skincare tips, Sheren says that she does not really put much emphasis on her skin, but when she returned from America ten years ago, she found her skin very saggy and poor, making her look quite bad, so she started a new skincare routine. Although she started late, it is better than not doing it all and at least she can keep her looks as she was ten years ago and not age her skin prematurely.

Sheren is hot favourite for the 'Favourite Female Lead' award at this year's anniversary and some betting companies have placed her as favourite with odds of 4-1, but she laughs that she does not bet. As for magazine suggestions that TVB has already decided to award her with 'Outstanding Female Artiste' for the second year running and give the female lead award to someone else, Sheren says that she does not mind whether she wins an award or not as it is all just a game and not worth getting excited about.

When Gigi Lai's friends heard the news about her being second in the running for favourite female lead, they suggested an idea for her and that was to bet on both her and Sheren to win as that way it doesn't matter who wins then there will still be a celebration! Gigi was left speechless as she felt like she was a racehorse! Gigi has been rehearsing hard for her item in the anniversary, but this has brought out all her old injuries and left her with neck pains and leg pains and she could only continue after medical attention.

As for Jessica Hsuan gaining third place in the polls so far for 'My Favourite Television Character', the odds have changed in her favour as they fell from 126-1 to just 21-1. Jessica was asked on the phone yesterday about this and she was very happy, saying that this has boosted her confidence because filming for "Lady Fan" was one of the hardest jobs in her 12 years in the industry and to be able to enter the top three with this role makes her extremely happy.

TVB's anniversary comedy version of "War" has had its cast confirmed, with Eric Tsang and Nat Chan both playing Yu Fei and On Sin in drag, whilst Lydia Shum will be 'XXL' Yuk Ying in their 'faithful re-enactment' of the original. Producer Lam Ka Wing has requested that they do the acts 'seriously', but there is bound to be plenty of improvisation with all these comedy experts around. As for Yee Shun, she will be played by Nancy Sit, the Emperor will be played by Carol Cheng and Bowie Lam and Moses Chan will reprise their roles of Suen Pak Yeung and Hung Mo respectively. Bowie will be performing his final suicide scene with XXL Yuk Ying whilst Moses will have to carry the 'Fat Yu Fei' Eric in the scene where he takes her across the snowy courtyard after she injures her ankle. Just looking at the setup ensures quite a scene!

The original female stars in the show, such as Sheren Tang, Gigi Lai and Charmaine Sheh have not yet confirmed their appearance in the sketch as this will depend on their schedules.

With the DVD versions of "War" being launched earlier this week for open sale, the limited edition issue of just 1700 copies has led to demand far exceeding supply and some retailers have already hiked the price from the original $588 to $888 and even $980. In the Causeway Bay area, sets are even being offered at $1600 each.

http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-11-6/UL-326362.htm
http://orientaldaily.com.hk/ent/ent_a64cnt.html
http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/2004110...34417_0003.html
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wow,sheren's real popular now!!!!!i hope she can win too!!!!she really deserves for the award!!!!wow,sheren crab's the most expensive!!!lol!!
first sheren series that i see's the good old day and my date with a spring!!!it'z an old ATV series!!!!but i really like sheren in MDWAS!!!!she was so pretty there!!!!anyone watch that series?

Ta Kung Pao, Oriental Daily & The Sun 07/11/04]

Riding on the success of "War and Beauty", TVB has launched the DVD special edition and arranged for some of the leading stars, including Gigi Lai, Sheren Tang, Charmaine Sheh, Bowie Lam and Moses Chan to take part in a special autograph session for the first hundred people to buy the set. However, the actual number of people to arrived for autographs was over double that and the event went on for over an hour.

The cast members were very friendly to the public and did not disappoint fans asking for autographs and photos. As 'Yuk Ying' Gigi had sprained her ankle, she received special protection from the security staff in case she was pushed over by the crowds. She was limping when she arrived and her left ankle was wrapped in a bandage. As she was the firs to arrive, she visited the washrooms and was surrounded by a group of security guards who made a path for her and caused a sensation as she gave the impression that the 'Lady Concubine' had arrived. Gigi's popularity at the event was quite high, but Sheren was not weak either, even though she had lost her voice through illness the previous day. She explains: "I was suffering quite badly with flu and I even lost my voice yesterday and was so worried I would not be able to speak today!" When she saw Gigi, she commented to her: "Why are we both so unlucky?" As they were both unwell, they chatted to each other and kept the other company, leaving Charmaine on her own. Charmaine glanced over at the pair a few times, but did not have the opportunity to join their conversation.

Gigi's injury was caused during rehearsals for her anniversary dance routine. She says that she had injured her ligament before and this was not serious, but it needed to be bandaged to avoid swelling and she has to stop rehearsing for the time being and rest her leg. However, she says she will not give up on the performance because of the injury and she thinks she can begin rehearsing again in a few days time. A British betting company has laid on odds for who will take the TVB awards this year and Sheren is the favourite with very low returns. Sheren says she is not aware of this, but she will go in without any expectations. As for Charmaine, she says she does not know and goes on to point out that she does not condone gambling. She laughs: "There will not be much return if I win!" With Sheren taking the top spot for the award, Charmaine says: "I will tell more of my fans to vote for me!"

Talking of the anniversary "War and Beauty" comedy special, Gigi says that the most classic scene for her was Yuk Ying stripping down to her camisole, so she thinks that Lydia Shum should re-enact this particular scene, but she does not know if Lydia would accept it. As for Eric Tsang taking Sheren's role of Yu Fei, she says: "That's horrible, he'd make her look like a melon. (Do you mind?) I don't think he will be as scary as Bowie last time though. (What tips do you have for Eric?) He needs to wear six inch heels for it to work, then he will steal the show!"

As for earlier reports that Gigi has increased her fee for advertisements compared to Sheren's more reasonable rates, Gigi says that their work is very different and cannot be compared in this way.

Moses's relationship with Bernice Liu has always been somewhat unclear and recent reports have suggested the couple were forcefully split up by TVB boss Catherine Tsang and with Bernice unable to win over Moses, turning back to her old flame Hawick Lau. In response to these rumours, Moses wears a relaxed attitude as he says: "From the start I have only treated her (Bernice) like a colleague and these are all rumours that have been passed around, so I don't want to talk too much about it. As for Catherine splitting us up, of course not! As a reader, then I think that this would be more entertaining for the story, but it did not happen in real life."

Moses also adds that when he sees Bernice, they will only talk about work and as they both have the same manager, then they do not feel embarrassed and if there is work for them both to do together, they will still do it. Moses indicates that Catherine does look after him, but does not intrude in his love life. When asked if Bernice had been sending him text messages, Moses says she has not and they only chat when they see each other.

http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-11-7/UL-326751.htm
http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-11-7/UL-326747.htm
http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/2004110...31848_0003.html
http://orientaldaily.com.hk/ent/ent_a07cnt.html
credit to: http://www.tvbspacenews.blogspot.com/

The Sun 09/11/04]

This year's fight for the 'Favourite Female Lead' award is still going strong at TVB between the female stars of "War and Beauty" such as Sheren Tang, Charmaine Sheh, and Gigi Leung, but out of all the female leads, the company seems to be looking out in particular for Sheren as they provide her with jewellery sponsors and designer evening wear sponsors. Although she is not signed with TVB management, this move by the company is possibly suggesting the outcome of this year's awards perhaps?

It appears that apart from the MC's including Sonija Kwok and Kate Tsui, TVB has also sought sponsorship for outfit and jewellery for Sheren, whereas all the other artistes have had to find their own sponsors. Even the other favourite nominees for the female lead award, such as TVB's very own Charmaine and the obedient Gigi, Ada Choi and Maggie Cheung have not had this special treatment. TVB have offered Sheren a sponsorship from Larry Jewellery to wear a set of new designs worth over $1 million, proving Sheren's position in the company.

In response to this, Sheren says in a telephone conversation: "TVB has found me sponsors for my outfit and jewellery and the happiest thing for me is that I don't need to worry about it. As for whether the other stars had this, then I don't know. (Chances of an award?) I will just go with no expectations. 'War' has passed now and I will forget the past and work for the future as I work towards my goals."

TVB's Fashion Consultant Karen says: "Some sponsors indicated that they wanted to sponsor Sheren in particular, so we helped them out! If there are requests for other artistes, then TVB will help out."

Sheren was able to meet with Mainland Diva Liu Xiao Qing earlier, for whom she has great admiration and as they had got on very well whilst working in Hengdian, then Sheren took her for dinner upon her visit to Hong Kong, where Sheren presented her with a set of "War and Beauty" DVD's.

http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/2004110...31645_0003.html
Credits to Em - http://www.tvbspacenews.blogspot.com/


[The Sun, Ta Kung Pao & Oriental Daily 09/11/04]

The 3000 sets limited edition "War and Beauty" DVD's were sold out within two days of their release and in some areas the price was pushed up from the original $588 to as high as $1688 and so the distributors wrote to TVB yesterday requesting that a second batch should be brought out.

TVBI held emergency talks about the matter yesterday, but to avoid the original meaning behind the issue being lost, they have agreed to issue another 2000 copies of the DVD set and the publishers are currently working flat out to have these ready for sale by the end of the week. TVB External Affairs Assistant Director Mr Tsang Sing Ming indicated: "After the meeting, we have decided to produce another 2000 sets to be sold at the same price and with identical contents. As this was always meant to be a limited edition, then we don't want to produce too many, otherwise it will lose its meaning. The new batch should be ready in the next two weeks or so."

http://the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/2004110...31543_0003.html
http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-11-9/UL-327417.htm
http://orientaldaily.com.hk/ent/ent_a14cnt.html
Credits To Em - http://www.tvbspacenews.blogspot.com/

heres a random pic i thought was pretty... hehe



and some news which is about a week or more ago but i dont thinkl it has been posted yet lol



[Ta Kung Pao & The Sun 05/11/04]
(Photo from Oriental Daily)

TVB's limited edition "War and Beauty" DVD set will be officially launched on Saturday and five of the main leads Charmaine Sheh, Sheren Tang, Gigi Lai, Bowie Lam and Moses Chan will be signing copies at a special sale at Olympian City.

The issue is limited to 3000 sets, of which 1300 has been set aside for pre-orders and 1700 will be distributed to various retailers. Five sets with special serial numbers of 88, 333, 888, 1388 and 1688 will be auctioned for next month's Tung Wah Charity Extravaganza. As for the reservations, 1000 copies will be made available to orders placed on the internet and via TVB's official magazine and the other 300 will be offered to TVB staff. As the staff issue is oversubscribed, then this will be subjected to a draw, except for three people. These are TVB's Deputy Chief Executives Mona Fong, who has taken set number 1 and Leung Nai Pang who has taken number 2 and of course TVB boss Sir Run Run Shaw (aka 'Uncle Six') who has taken set number 6. Other directors will have to be included in the draw, along with the show's cast members. However, the five who take part in the signing will each be presented with a set for their appearance.

Many overseas viewers have attempted to buy the sets on the internet, but as this offer is only open to Hong Kong residents, the applications will all be declined.

It's about time Sheren get the recognition she deserves. Way to go Sheren!

I am having watching her series since the 80's. My favorite ancient series of hers was with Felix Wong, Brothers Under the Skin. And as for the modern, it was with Max Mok, Yi Pok Wan Tin as well as The Greenhorn. She was the cutest in the Greenhorn. I think at the time, she was only in her teens in the Greenhorn. Anyway, Sheren has always been my favorite actress but she has never gotten much credits for what she does. I am glad after 20 years, she is getting the recognition she deserves.