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Hi to every Joe's darling here in AF!!!!

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ronacious love to read you post!!!
and
meg too!!!
kikkiko thanks for the picts and article!
I've finally finished the loooooooooooooooong article posted by
ann in the previous page!!! Took me a long time to finish it.... because some of the darlings here keep chatting with me....

keeping me company all day long... and now I think they have fallen asleep.....

it's night time for them...
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2007/12/31 MingPao
Zheng Yuan Chang hugged 08 and kicked away 07Torn away the daily calendar and today will be the last page for 2007, whether you had a good year or not, 2008 will be coming tomorrow, all will be starting from a whole new beginning. Since today is the New Years Eve, why don’t everyone think back what they have done in the past 365 days; still remember who was holding your hands and walk you through the days, sharing a laughed together, screaming together? We have invited Taiwanese popular male actor, Zheng Yuan Chang as our guest, what he had been through, his highest point, lowest point, disappointment and happiness, he will sweep away the unpleasantness of 2007 and will happily accompany us to welcome the coming days in the year of 2008.
First of all, (we) request [Xiao Zhong] Zheng Yuan Chang to comment about his performance in 2007, how many points will he give for himself? He thought about it for a while and said: [If 60 marks is the passing mark, I think this year I will have 79 marks. Everything that I have done is just meeting the expectation needs, still have rooms for me to improve; I will be ready to start off in 2008!]
Unforgettable [TKA] getting NO 1 rating in its first episodeOpening up the notebook or diary, each year there bound to have a lot of unforgettable incidents, regrets, things that will be remembered forever. Now let Xiao Zhong list out his 3 most unforgettable incidents in 2007, and including one incident that he regretted the most. To the readers who know Xiao Zhong closely, you could try to figure out what he will be saying. Xiao Zhong thought about it very seriously and said: [I will be listing my 3 most unforgettable incidents for this year in reverse form! The first thing will be getting Number 1 rating for [TKA] (raising his voice), all the hard work from the cast and our crewmember have really being paid off; I have used 6 months to concentrate with the filming for this series, all the others works that would help me to earn money will have to put aside just to make sure the production quality will surpass its precedent [ISWAK]. I still remember last time that you (the reporter) came over to Taiwan to have an interview session with me (August, while still filming [TKA]), back then I’ve already told you that a lot of sequel won’t be as popular as their precedent; but this series (TKA) will definitely be the unexceptional one. This is because the relationship of this newlywed has just begun, the script is sturdier and it is not one of those comedy idol series but more of a homey family production; so it should be well received by the viewers. Now it has already aired 2 episodes and the ratings for both episodes are still Number 1; becoming the tv series that is breaking all the rating records. It proves that my foresight is correct.] Being already listed as the young and famous male actor, this time it’s only re-secures his place in the list. This [kiss] will definitely be his masterpiece.
Missing [Lao Po] (wifey) Lin Yi ChenBecause the leading lady Lin Yi Chen has to finish filming the series in mainland, China so that is why she didn’t attend any [TKA] promotional events, letting Xiao Zhong alone to promote. When talked about [Lao Po] XiangQing (Lin Yi Chen), Xiao Zhong was very excited and said: [Yi Chen will be coming back soon, she will appear in the second part of the promotional events, everyone has been eagerly waiting for the [couple reunited] moment. I also miss [Lao Po] very much; speculate that when she comes back, our rating will be breaking records again.] If it’s really breaking the rating records again, what will he reward himself with? Xiao Zhong said: [To break the rating records, it will have to depend on the viewers’ choice. The actors have already given their all while filming the series; so (we) won’t have any pressure concerning about how the rating will go. But, if the rating is good it will represent the recognition given to us by the viewers, about rewarding myself, that will be working harder for the next production!]
Happily going into Japan and Korea marketThe second most unforgettable incident in 2007 for Xiao Zhong will be going to Japan and Korea to promote his series. The passionate fans over there really touched him. This year Xiao Zhong has already held his fans meeting events in Japanese and Korea. [I used to see the Japanese and Korean actors as Superstars, and whenever they come to Taiwan to promote, it will be a very big event. Last time, the Chinese TV series are really hard to invade into these protected big markets, so I felt very proud and happy to be able to have fans in both of these countries.]
Sad about Xu Wei Lun’s deathAfter the 2 unforgettable incidents, the third unforgettable incident that Xiao Zhong chooses will be a bit sad and that will be the death of his best friend in the entertainment circle, Xu Wei Lun, who passed away in January in a car crashed. [The sudden death of (my) best friend (Xu Wei Lun) makes all of us grow up a lot and even reminds us to appreciate what we already have at the moment; [grab hold of now] then (we) won’t have any regrets.] This good friend of theirs has gone almost a year now, but still be able to feel her presence, taking care of them. Lately, everyone was able to get a good result from their work; Xiao Zhong thinks that everyone has been transferring their lost as their motive to work harder. This will be the best gift to be given to their best friend.
Too many regretted incidentsAbout the incidents that regretted in 2007, Zheng Yuan Chang didn’t make any sounds at all, when being asked again whether he really doesn’t has any regretted incidents, he shook his head and said: [No, it’s because (I) have too many, don’t know which to choose! But I think that, I have already done it, it won’t helped at all if I regretted now so why don’t I just concentrate on making the changes and strike to do it better than before? I think people will forever be [learning from their mistakes], as in gaining experience from everything that you have been through; while growing up, a lot of factors would be known to us after we had a big fall and from there we will try to avoid repeating the same mistakes again. In the future, I don’t know what kind of difficulty that I will be facing, I will only remind myself that [be careful with my speech and be prudent everyday.]
Zheng Yuan Chang surpassing Zheng Yuan ChangWhile looking back in the year of 2007 will also be the time to look forward to the year of 2008. The path in front of us may still be unknown to us but only then (we) will be able to have a more exciting life. The wish that Xiao Zhong wishes all the readers of [MingPao] in 2008 will be – you will have happiness by just being safe. [As long as everyone is able to spend every single day happily. That will be the greatest happiness that anyone could get! While my own personal wish will be [Zheng Yuan Chang surpassing Zheng Yuan Chang], I would also like to plan a holiday trip for my parents; during the normal days I will be very busy and doesn’t have the time to be with them. So I can only let them travel to other countries and let them have some fun there.]
Wouldn’t become a full-time singerXiao Zhong really dares to challenge himself and try to sing for the very first time. He accepts the invitation from the TV station to sing one of the songs in [TKA]. Just now in his Shake hands events in Hong Kong, he have to perform his song in front of thousand of people. Tonight, after leading 10 thousand Taiwanese with the countdown of the New Year, he will be performing his song to the crowd. It will be a big challenge to a newbie like him in the singing industry; like having 10 days of concerts in ‘Hung Guan’ (a location to conduct big concert in Hong Kong) and he will be very much contented. Unfortunately he is not intending to become a full-time singer, at the moment he is satisfied by having a song in the TKA OST.
To his parents [increase bonuses]Because Xiao Zhong has received invitations for several events at the end of the year, so his was able to earn quite a lot. The bonus that he planned to give to his parents would be [more than] last year. At this moment I (Xiao Zhong) would like to tell them (his parents) [The living condition of your son is quite good, no need to worry]. Xiao Zhong thinks that using money to express his filial to his parents is a bit old fashion but a lot of parents would only measure their children living condition according to the bonus that the parents have received. From there, the parents would know whether their children are living comfortably or not. Actually if we just used our heart, even though our parents only received 1 Yuan in their bonus, they would still be happy about it. He only wants his parents to be at ease.
One year is about to pass, kicking all the bad luck from 2007; in 2008 everyone will be able to [earn a lot of money] la!
Aftermath2007, Xiao Zhong and [Xiao Mei] Mike He seems to be avoiding each other because of their [rumor]. Personally they are still in good terms, adding up with Dylan Kwok, they will be [The Three Brothers]. Even though they are busy with their own work, still they know how to adjust their time to meet up together. If the 3 of them could meet up together, they will go to sing in KTV and sharing a conversation together and they would not be spending time in the pub or night club. They also agreed that they wouldn’t discuss about their work when they meet up together. Even though Zheng Yuan Chang’s rating is winning against Mike He’s rating in [Bull, Fighting], the both of them don’t talk about it at all. This entire competition is the [product] created by the media. The brothers will just said ---- Work hard, keep on going! (Jia You)
Best friends, sometimes you can’t avoid from being competing with each other, how [buddy relationship] will be able to withstand all this trial? Just one sentence [Work hard, keep on going], friendship, loyalty will become the mutual understanding between them.
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