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Ariel is bidding her baby fat goodbye!!!

2006-09-06T03:47:00.001-07:00

Ever since the start of LOCH... most have hailed her as the fattest Huang Rong. Yet she has proven them wrong by loosing a further 6 pounds during her time and has nearly threw the statement back to the reporters face! Her journey to Mongolia has heen seen as one which will help her relax a bit more, yet she is considering the others need to wake up at 5 am to get all their makeup done, and hers is later. Seems they are very caring for ariel's health! She has also taken the opportunity to take her mommy to Mongolia to see the beautiful landscape!

ariel on criticisms on her role as huang rong

2006-09-06T03:47:00.000-07:00

accordin to QQ.com, during the shooting of LOCH, which stars ariel & hu ge, reporters or journalists of QQ.com visited their shooting spot at the mongolia plains on 23 Aug 2006. when asked upon the criticisms on her being huang rong, the small-sized ariel commented, with confidence, "without doubts, there would not be improvements. she added that she is tryin to shape a new, yet unique huang rong.

Wu Zun dresses like a lady, a splitting image of Ding Rou An

2006-09-06T03:46:00.000-07:00

Pretty-boy Taiwanese idols dress up like ladies? Ever since Mike He and Wallace Huo tried on girls’ dresses and put on make-up, Wu Zun also followed the trend and put on a dress in . Xiao Gui (小鬼)looked at his dressing and laughed, “You look like Ding Rou An (丁柔安)!” Wu Zun could not understand him and questioned, “Who is Ding Rou An?”

Wu Zun stars as a famous designer’s son in the drama who later falls in love with a talented designer Ariel Lin; in order to protect Ariel, he substituted her in an underwear show and walked on the platform to cover her up. Thereby, Wu Zun gave his “first time” for this drama.

Having big eyes and a small face, after putting on make-up and curly hair, Wu Zun bore a striking resemblance to a Taiwanese actress Ding Rou An. Upon seeing his make-up, Xiao Gui laughed, “Oh my, you look really like Ding Rou An!” Ariel Lin also broke into laughter upon seeing his funny make-up. However, Wu Zun could not make out what was happening and asked, “Who is that? Is she pretty?” Wu Zun laughed and said, “Actually I feel that I look like my sister after putting on make-up, I suddenly thought of her when I looked into the mirror.” He also added that the first time he read the script and discovered that he had to dress up like a girl, he was overcome with anxiety because he thought he had to shave his leg hair and stand with the other girls. Fortunately, the production crew prepared long skirts for him.

“It is a strange feeling to wear skirts; but I will do it because of the show,” Wu Zun replied. Nevertheless, he looked rather “pretty” in the make-up and some people even asked for photographs with him after filming.

Translated by: Engel
Source: Udn News 聯合報

Rainie Yang Electrifies Through Her Eyes

2006-09-06T03:42:00.000-07:00

Rainie Yang has fallen in love with colored contact lens - blue, brown, green, gray, matching whatever she's in the mood for. She also strongly recommended it to good friends Ariel Lin, Xu Wei Lun and Pei Lin to use.

Credit : Rainie-Yang.net

2006-07-26T02:51:00.000-07:00

The Legend of the Condor Heroes 射鵰英雄傳

Confirmed Casts: Ariel Lin as Huang Rong, Hu Ge as Guo Jing (more info coming!!)

Credit: Wikipedia

(Based on the novel)
The Legend of Condor Heroes (Traditional Chinese: 射鵰英雄傳; Simplified Chinese: 射雕英雄传; pinyin: shè diāo yīng xióng zhuàn) is a wuxia novel by Jinyong, first published in 1957 in Hong Kong Commercial Daily. This is the first novel of the Condor Trilogy. The title in Chinese could be roughly translated to The Legend of the Eagle Shooting Heroes. Jinyong revised all of his novels including this one in 1970s, and again in 2000s.

There are 40 Chapters in the 2nd and 3rd editions of this work, each chapter has a four-character title:

风雪惊变 Incident in the Blizzard
江南七怪 Seven Freaks of the South
大漠风沙 The Winds of the Steppes
黑风双煞 Dark Winds' Twin Killers
弯弓射雕 Crooked Bow Shooting Condors
崖顶疑阵 Mysterious Happenings at the Cliff's Summit
比武招亲 Joust for a Spouse
各显神通 Each Demonstrating His Skill
铁枪破犁 The Broken Spear
冤家聚头 Gathering of the Foes
长春服输 Changchun Admits Defeat
亢龙有悔 The Proud Dragon Repents
五湖废人 The Crippled
桃花岛主 The Lord of Peach Blossom Island
神龙摆尾 The Dragon sways its Tail
九阴真经 Arts of the Nine Negations
双手互搏 Technique of Ambidexterity
三道试题 3 Questions
洪涛群鲨 Great Waves of Sharks
窜改经文 Doctoring the Scripture
千钧巨岩 Heavy Weight of 1000 Jun Rock
骑鲨遨游 Roaming with the Sharks
大闹禁宫 Disturbing the Forbidden Palace
密室疗伤 Healing in the Secret Room
荒村野店 Desolated Inn in the Village
新盟旧约 New Allies, Old Stipulations
轩辕台前 Pavilion's Platform
铁掌峰顶 Peak of Mt. Iron Palm
黑沼隐女 The Lady Beyond Black Marsh Pit
一灯大师 Reverend Monk Yi Deng
鸯鸳锦帕 Mandarin Duck Handkerchief
湍江险滩 Dangerous Shore Beyond the Rushing River
来日大难 Upcoming Disaster
岛上巨变 Radical Changes on the Island
铁枪庙中 In the Temple of the Spear
大军西征 The West Expedition
从天而降 Descending from the Sky
锦囊密令 Secret Order Within the Brocade
是非善恶 Distinguishing Good & Evil
华山论剑 Duel on Mount Hua

Summary
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The story was set in the Southern Song Dynasty and at the beginning of the Nuzhen Invasion of China. The first part of the novel revolved around the friendship of two young men, Yang Tiexin (楊鐵心) and Guo Xiaotian (郭嘯天) who became heroes in their own rights as they fought against the invading Jin soldiers. The bond between the two was so deep that they swore to each other when their children were born, they would become either sworn brothers or sworn sisters (if both are the same gender) or be married if they were of different genders.

The second part of the story focused more on the trials and tribulations that both of their sons underwent. Guo Jing (郭靖), Guo Xiao Tian's son grew up in Mongolia, under the protection of Genghis Khan. Yang Kang (楊康), on the other hand, grew up as a prince in the Jin Empire.

Brotherly Bond
Yang Tiexin married Bao Xiruo (包惜弱) while Guo Xiaotian settled down with Li Ping (李萍). When the Jin soldiers invaded Northern Song, Yang Tiexin and Guo Xiaotian joined the citizens and fought them. Wanyan Honglie (完顏洪烈), a prince of Jin, happened upon Yang Tiexin's wife, Bao Xiruo. Enchanted by her beauty, Wanyan Honglie murdered her whole family and took her with him back to his kingdom. Bao Xiruo was deceived into believing that her husband was dead and that Wanyan Honglie was her savior. In her gratitude, she agreed to marry him but she did not live with him in the palace, choosing instead to live alone in a simple cottage. Her son, Yang Kang grew up in the palace and was treated by Wanyan Honglie like his own flesh and blood.

Meanwhile, after the death of her husband, Guo Xiaotian, Li Ping was rescued by Mongolian soldiers and brought to their country. Thus, in the harsh deserts of Mongolia, Guo Xiao Tian's son, Guo Jing was born and raised.

"Jingkang"
Before the death of Guo Xiaotian at the hands of government officials (led by a general, Duan Tiande 段天德), he and Yang Tiexin met a Taoist, Qiu Chuji (丘處機) who helped them name their two sons. Jingkang (靖康) was the era name of Emperor Qinzong, who was abducted, along with his father, by the invading Jin soldiers in 1127, ending the Northern Song Dynasty. Qiu Chuji wanted the children to remember this national embarrassment (靖康之耻), and hopefully help restore glory to their country and defeat the Jin when they grow up. The name was also symbolic of Guo and Yang's patriotism.

Sworn Brothers
While still a little boy growing up in Mongolia, Guo Jing saved a prominent Mongolian general, Jebe (哲別) from Genghis Khan. This event led to his subsequent tutelage under Jebe and his closeness with the Khan and his family. His childhood friend was Genghis' son, Tolui (托雷) and daughter, Hua Zheng (華箏). Later, Guo Jing became a disciple of Ke Zhen'e (柯鎮惡) of Jiangnan 7 Guai (江南七怪).

Yang Kang, on the other hand, grew up in luxury and great comfort in the royal court of Jin. His foster father, Wanyan Honglie loved his mother very much, so much that the affections he had for the mother was also transferred to the son. Yang Kang's teacher was the Taoist Qiu Chuji who taught him the martial arts of Quan Zhen Sect (全真教).

Unknown to both, Jiangnan 7 Guai leader, Ke Zhen'e had previously made a bet with Qiu Chuji that they would teach both boys martial arts and let them duel upon reaching the age of eighteen.

Even though Qiu Chuji was a noble patriot, his tutelage of Yang Kang was motivated by competitiveness to win the bet. Yang grew up with decent martial arts skill but with a mastery at cunningness, being raised by Wanyan Honglie. His addiction for wealth and world domination made him one of the smartest villains in the trilogy (The Return of the Condor Heroes and The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Saber).

"The Copper Corpse" and "The Iron Corpse"
On the night the six-year-old Guo Jing became Jiangnan 7 Guai's disciple, Mei Chaofeng (梅超風) "The Iron Corpse," was seen practicing Nine Yin White Bone Claw (九陰白骨爪). She had previously blinded Ke Zhen'e and murdered his older brother. As Jiangnan 7 Guai had a serious fight with her, she summoned her husband, Chen Xuanfeng (陳玄風) "The Copper Corpse," to support her. Chen Xuanfeng gave Zhang A'Sheng, one of the Jiangnan 7 Guai, a lethal hit with Heart-Destroying Palm (摧心掌). He held up the little Guo Jing, trying to threaten the Jiangnan 7 Guai, but the frightened Guo Jing took out the dagger carved with Yang Kang's name, stabbed Chen Xuanfeng in the navel and killed him.

Mei Chaofeng, who was blinded in that battle, attempted to avenge her husband. Her subsequent attacks on Yang Kang led her to realize that she had the wrong boy. She subsequently became a quasi-master to Yang, teaching him the deadly Lunar Claw. Yang arranged the human sacrifices needed for Mei to perfect her Lunar claw. Although they both started their relationship on false pretenses, they eventually developed a strong teacher-disciple bond over the years. All of this, of course, was done behind Qiu and Yang's parents' back, showing a glimpse of Yang's ability to deceive and barter.

The Contest for a Spouse
Unknown to his family, Yang Tiexin actually survived Wanyan Honglie's massacre and was now traveling through the lands disguised as a martial arts performer by the name of Mu Yi (穆易). His adopted daughter, Mu Nianci (穆念慈), accompanied him. It was during one of their travels through Jin country that Mu Yi first met Guo Jing and his son (although he did not know it yet), Yang Kang (who was called Wanyan Kang, 完顏康, by that time).

Mu Yi wanted to marry his daughter off to whoever won at a martial arts contest against her. Yang Kang came upon the contest and deciding to join, he defeated Mu Nianci but refused to marry her, taking her shoe with him as a souvenir. Guo Jing fought with Yang Kang to retrieve the shoe and the girl's honour. The result was an explosive fight scene between the 2. However, the contest resulted in Mu Nianci's love towards Yang Kang.

The fight only ended after Yang Kang's mother came to the scene, and Yang Kang still refused to return the shoe to Mu Nianci. Mu Yi immediately recognised Yang Kang's mother, his own wife but did not reveal his identity.

Later, Yang Kang imprisoned Mu Yi and Mu Nianci to heal Mu Yi, whom he accidentally hurt during the fight with Guo Jing. Bao Xiruo came to free them both, and Mu Yi went to visit her later on that night to reveal his true identity to her. Yang Kang ran into them and his mother told him, that Yang Tiexin was his true father, but he didn't want to believe it.

Wanyan Honglie found out about this meeting and Bao Xiruo's plans to flee together with her old husband and chased them down with his army. He knelt in front of her and begged her to stay, but she refused. She wanted Yang Kang who was making progress on accepting his true father and fell in love with Mu Nianci to come with them, but he stayed with his stepfather and both Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo committed suicide, as they had no hope to escape from the capital of Jin alive.

The storyline is incomplete. Please feel free to contribute.

Characters
Protagonists
Guo Jing - the hero in the story. He is the son of Guo Xiaotian and Li Ping. Although he is slow witted, he is guileless and true.

Huang Rong - the love interest of Guo Jing in the story. A daughter of the eccentric Island Master Huang Yaoshi, she disguises herself as a little beggar and follows Guo Jing around. Clever and quick witted, Huang Rong falls for Guo Jing's honesty and righteousness.

Mu Nianci - the love interest of Yang Kang. She is the foster daughter of Yang Tiexin, Yang Kang's father. Hong Qi Gong taught her some martial arts.

Guo Xiaotian - Guo Jing's father who died under the hands of Jin prince Wanyan Honglie.

Yang Tiexin - Yang Kang's father and the sworn brother of Guo Xiaotian.

Bao Xirou - Yang Kang's mother. She thought that Yang Tiexin was dead and so agreed to marry Wanyan Honglie in order to assure that Yang Kang would be born.

Li Ping - Guo Jing's mother and Guo Xiaotian's wife. After Guo Xiao Tian's death, she managed to flee and was rescued by Mongolian soldiers.

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan - also called the Seven Variants composed of Flying Bat Ke Zhen'e, Magic Hands Scholar Zhu Cong, Horse Deity Han Baoju, South Mountain Woodchopper Nan Xiren, Smiling Buddha Zhang Ahsheng, Hidden Hero of the Busy City Quan Jinfa, and Yue Sword Maiden Han Xiaoying. Due to a bet with Qiu Chuji, they searched for Guo Jing in Mongolia and when they found him, taught him martial arts.

Antagonists
As is usual for Jin Yong, the villains of this story have entirely defensible motivations.

Yang Kang - the sworn brother of Guo Jing and a prince of Jin. He is the son of Yang Tiexin and Bao Xiruo. Initially only an indulged prince, his personality darkens through the series as he becomes obsessed with power, betraying friends and his masters. He is the disciple of Quanzhen's Qiu Chuji and the secret apprentice of Mei Chaofeng. He is the epitome of the Chinese proverb, "Love the father who raised you over the father who sired you." He meets a tragic end when he tries to kill Huang Rong. Yang Kang hits the metal spikes on Huang Rong's protection vest, which had been indirectly poisoned by Ouyang Feng's snake venom. Ouyang Feng refused to save him because he found out from Huang Rong that he was his son's true killer. He was left for dead by his foster father, Wanyan Honglie. His corpse is eventually consumed by wild crows.

Ouyang Ke - the nephew and disciple of West Poison (Xi Du) Ouyang Feng. He is unaware that his true father is Ouyang Feng, who had an affair with his sister-in-law. Known for abducting and raping of many young women, he falls in love with Huang Rong. He is later killed by his friend, Yang Kang, who wanted to be the disciple of Ouyang Feng (who would pass his skills to only one disciple, which was Ouyang Ke at that time) and also, because of Ouyang Ke's lust towards Mu Nianci. His misogeny was fostered by his teacher Ouyang Feng.

Qiu Qianren - the leader of Iron Palm Sect. He is considered to be just below the five Greats that were
determined at the first tournament. He is known for Iron Palm and his qing gong skills (speed travelling), which enable him to transverse over water (which earns him the nickname of water-skimming (水上飘).
Qiu Qianzhang - is Qiu Qianren's elder twin brother. Because they look extremely alike, he often at times pretended to be his brother. Qiu Qianren has almost no martial art skills and often resorts to trickery. He is usually there for comic relief but nearly dies when he accidentally enters the forbidden cave of the Iron Palm Sect.

Wanyan Honglie - is a prince of Jin and Yang Kang's foster father. In love with Yang Kang's mother, he arranges for the attack on the Guo and Yang families, so he can pose as a hero and 'save' her. A likely candidate to be the next Jin Emperor, he searches for Yue Fei's War Manual to consolidate his country's domination over the Southern Song. His love for Bao Xirou is also transferred onto Yang Kang, a Song.
Chen Xuanfeng - is a disciple of Island Master (Dong Xie) Huang Yaoshi (黃藥師). After deciding to elope with his younger apprentice sister and lover, Mei Chaofeng, they steal the second volume of the Jiu Yin Zhen Jing manual. Unable to understand the theories in the volume because of the missing 1st volume, they resorted to using their own training methods, which became cruel and dark along with their personalities. He is accidentally killed by the young Guo Jing in Mongolia and his back, tattooed with the writings of the manual, was flayed by his wife and preserved. His nickname is The Bronze Corpse (銅屍) and, together with his wife, they are called Twin Ghosts in Black Wind (黑風雙煞).

Mei Chaofeng - renegade disciple of Huang Yaoshi who escapes with Chen Xuanfeng. She was blinded by Ke Zhen'e in her first appearance in the story. Her nickname is The Iron Corpse (tieshi, 鐵屍) and, together with her husband, they are called The Two Ghosts in Black Wind (Heifeng Shuang Sha, 黑風雙煞). Later becomes teacher of Yang Kang. Despite the fact that she and her husband refer to each other in derogatory manner, only her love of her husband can trump her devotion to her teacher. It was this love that prompted her to seek revenge against Guo Jing and the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan. She eventually proves her devotion to her teacher, Huang Yaoshi, when she sacrifices her life to save his.

The Five Greats
The Five Greats (tianxia Wu jue, 天下五絕) , or the five most skilled and powerful martial arts masters of Jin Yong's wulin during Guo Jing's time are:

Wang Chongyang - is known as Zhong Shen Tong or the Central Divinity. He was the most powerful of the five and organized and won the martial arts tournament (Luen Jian) on the mountain Hua Shan. The prize was the sacred book, Scripture of Jiu Yin (Jiu Yin Zhen Jing). Before he founded the Taoist school of martial arts, Quan Zhen Sect, he fought for his country against the Mongolians. Before his death, he split the Jiu Yin Zhen Jing into two volumes, the first dealing with internal energy cultivation, the second dealing with techniques enabled by that internal energy. Faking his death, he tricked Ou Yang Feng into attempting to steal the book and managed to severely injure and drive him away before finally dying. He contemplated destroying the manual but decided to direct his apprentice brother, Zhou Botong to find two places to hide the volumes, preserving it for future generations.

Huang Yaoshi - is known as East Heretic, or East Evil (Dong Xie). His name means "Medicine Master", also called "Huang Lao Xie" ("Old Strange Huang"). Labeled as an eccentric, he does as he pleases and doesn't abide to the rules and tradition that governed the world of Jiang Hu (Martial Arts) at the time. He is also referred to as "Master of the Peach Island". He is usually seen with his jade flute, which when imbued with internal energy, can drive a person to madness. His wife tricks Zhou Botong into allowing her to read the second volume of Jiu Yin Zhen Jing, which she copies for her husband verbatim. Two of his disciples, Mei Chaofeng and Chen Xuanfeng secretly fell in love with each other. They eloped, thinking that Huang Yao Shi would never approve of their relationship. They stole this second volume of Jiu Yin Zhen Jing when they left. Huang Yao Shi's wife tried to recopy the volume out of memory while she was pregnant with their daughter. She dies during childbirth, giving birth to Huang Rong. Guilt over his wife's death prompted him to study medicine (hence the name Yaoshi) in an attempt to resurrect her.

Ouyang Feng(欧阳锋） - is known as West Poison （西毒 Xi Du). His obsession with the Jiu Yin Zhen Jing blinded him and darkened his personality. Known for his Toad stance and serpent staff, which contains a very deadly toxin. Ou Yang Ke, his nephew, is believed to be his illegitimate son, the result of a liaison with his sister-in-law. In the end of Legend Of The Condor Heroes he lost his memories when Huang Rong tricks him. He goes off trying to kill someone named "Ouyang Feng" who is himself.

Duan Zhixing（段智兴） - is known as South Emperor (南帝 Nan Di). He is a powerful emperor of Dali, an independent country in southern China before becoming a Buddhist monk. Famous for his Yi Yang Finger, which has both medical and combat applications. He has four disciples and lives secluded in a mountain monastery with an Indian monk, known for his ability to treat poison. Guilt over the death of Zhou Botong's illegiminate child leads him to renounce his throne and become a monk.

Hong Qigong（洪七公） - is known as the North Beggar (Bei Gai). He is the eighteenth leader of Beggar Sect (Gai Bang) and a lover of exotic food and wine. Known for his Xiang Long Shi Ba Zhang (降龙十八掌 “The 18 Dragon Subduing Palms”), his 36 dog-beating stick techniques. He severed his right index finger out of guilt when his love of food caused him to fail a mission. This as well as his formidable martial arts prowess earned him the name The Nine-Fingered Beggar Master or Jiu Zhi Shen Gai(九指神丐). Huang Rong uses his gluttony to make Guo Jing and herself Hong Qi Gong's disciples.

Adaptations
Most of Jinyong's work has been translated into many other media. Legend of Condor Heroes is no exception.

TV Series
As one might expect, there are several TV versions of this story.

In 1976, CTV produced a version starring Wong Man Biu and Michelle Mei Suet as Guo Jing and Huang Rong. Wong Man Biu reprised his role as Guo Jing in the 1995 TVB version of The Return of the Condor Heroes.
In 1983, Felix Wong and Barbara Yung portrayed Guo Jing and Huang Rong in a TVB production. Miu Kiu Wai and Sharon Yeung Pan Pan play Yang Kang and Mu Nianci.
In 1988, Howie Wong and Idy Chan took a turn at Guo Jing and Huang Rong for ATV.
In 1994, Hong Kong's TVB broadcasted a version where Julian Cheung and Athena Chu starred as Guo Jing and Huang Rong. Gallen Lo and Emily Kwan starred as Yang Kang and Mu Nianci.
In 1998, Mediacorp of Singapore created a TV version, starring Fann Wong and Christopher Lee.
In 2003, acclaimed producer Zhang Jizhong tackled this work for CCTV. Li Yapeng and Zhou Xun star as Guo Jing and Huang Rong. It was broadcast in Singapore under the English title Legend of Arching Hero although the Chinese title remained unchanged. This version is probably the most faithful to original source material.
In 2006, there will be a remake starring Chinese actor Hu Ge playing as Guo Jing and Taiwanese actress Ariel Lin playing as Huang Rong

Movies
The movie Ashes of Time (1994) directed by internationally acclaimed Wong Kar-Wai depicted events that appeared before this novel. Beautifully stylish, this almost surreal post-modern film is very slow and mysteriously difficult to follow but worth watching for its gorgeous images. The story revolves around Eastern Heretic, West Poison, and Northern Beggar and their complicated relationships with each other. It also explains the origins of Dugu Qiubai, how Northern Beggar lost his finger.
CAST: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Brigitte Lin, Jacky Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau; CREW: Kar-Wai Wong- Director, Sammo Hung- Action Director/Arranger, Christopher Doyle- Director of Photography, Frankie Chan- Composer

1993 is a movie called The Eagle Shooting Heroes A parody of Louis Cha's novel The Eagle Shooting Heroes (thats the literal translation). Story begins with the Queen of Golden Wheel Kingdom had an affair with her cousin West Poison, and they planned to take over the Kingdom. The 3rd Princess discovered their treason, but she was defeated by West Poison. She flees and sought her master's help. He told her of a powerful secret martial arts manual hidden in the mountains and told her by retrieving the manual and learning it she would be able to defeat West Poison. But things get complicated along the way when West Poison beat her to it and stole the secret manual away. She soon gathers an alliance to challenge West Poison's exponentially increased new power.

Who is the one that bring people to go to the street to shop? Who is the one that from one glance you will like him or her? Advertisement celebrity? F

2006-07-22T05:17:00.000-07:00

Who is the one that bring people to go to the street to shop? Who is the one that from one glance you will like him or her? Advertisement celebrity? From the coolest new hand phone to the most cooling drinks, all have the strong points? Finding a advertisement celebrity to be the product spokesman, do you know that who is the best spokesman in the customer’s heart?

Hot sunny summer, slim figure Lin Zhi Ling wearing cooling dressing and had got first, handsome guy look, Jin Cheng Wu only got second, but he is all female customer’s sex spokesman, third place is professional white look, Xie Zheng Wu, professional career could also make people quite surprise, from 4th place to the 10th place is Lee Hom and Cai Kang Yong (same place), Xiao S, Zheng Hong Yi, Jolin, Wu Bai, Lee An, and Ariel. 2005 ten most popular spokesman (most outstanding magazine ) mostly are new faces includes, Xie Zheng Wu, Cai Kang Yong, Zheng Hong Yi, Jolin, Lee An, and Ariel etc….those outside this result are Vivian Hse, Liang Chao Wei, YanZi SHE and Zhang Man Yu.

Popular celebrity spokesman, does it really be effective? The interesting part of this investigation is that customer objection to its own spokesman, the first 6 is the same, only for Lee Hom, it drop from 4th to 6th. For the female customer favourite are the first 3, 1st is Xiao S, follow by Jin Cheng Wu, Lee Hom. For the male customer favourite are Lin Zhi Ling, follow by Jin Cheng Wu, Xie Zheng Wu.

Popular celebrity spokesman, is to let popular celebrity and the product to have a natural combination, of course the customer saw the celebrity, they will straight away think of the product, when they saw the product, they will think of the celebrity, no matter what the media uses for the exposure or the customer’s notice, finding the right spokesman will add more marks to the brand and the product, this type of advantages use to reduce the price, activity and other methods is unable to do it.

Uses high quality of advertisement to perform out the product, and also shocking spokesman‘s results, Jin Cheng Wu had a firm place in the Chinese market for the advertisement top man position. For the marketing people, this will not only create a very good topic, give a firm place for the product, product is worth it, and it will also lead a male spokesman to be a spokesman for a lady’s product new fashion.

Xie Zheng Wu is one who suddenly became popular, at the same time he had the lawyer and the hosting for a television programme, his appearance and charity work had added to his looks, this few years being a spokesman had moving forward tremendously. Music genius Lee Hom, had a high popularity and addional to it is a natural clean looks, and also professional.

Spokesman strategy is to have borrowed strength, uses strength, normally will thought that the celebrity‘s advertisement and the activity is the main focus, but if want to have a successful celebrity spokesman, got to make sure that the brand and the product associated well with the celebrity relations, at the same time the audience got to face two things make them left a very deep impression behind. From this time [2006 summer season best advertisement spokesman] the results could see which one of the popular celebrity could bring the best results for the marketing investor.

Popular celebrity will bring about the fashion’s opinion, uses the popular celebrity have the chance to attract the attention of the customer, improve the product’s reputation and the acceptance of the product, this will add values to it. Popular celebrity spokesman basic is to let people had a deep impression, from the popularity rate, to the real person of the popular celebrity, to change the product and knowledge to know the product, giving it a real aliveness to the product and a friendly’s thinking. Popular celebrity spokesman is to use this attraction and transfer to the product itself, to let the customer know when they receive the advertisement messages, and able to use popular celebrity to straight away will have the thinking, hope that the customers see all the recommendation from the popular celebrity could have the imitation of the activity action.

From looking at it, what criteria does a popular celebrity need? From [2006 summer season best advertisement spokesman] after all the investigation, customer finds that it got to have a face to face image, and also will not allowed any bad news, because when you and [criminal had done a crimes that most man will have] then I think the popular celebrity will use the same product, then look likes you will also have the same mistakes that he makes. Actually, he had to have a close interaction with the audience to gain friendliness, and it is to sell the product to the customer, so each other got to have the same feelings and experience and it will achieve the most close relation feelings.

　　
Translated by: kyoichi324

Source:Gong Shan Shi Bao [工商時報]

Ariel Lin wears a wig, scalp becomes itchy

2006-06-27T04:48:00.000-07:00

In the first 3 episodes of , Ariel Lin has a head of thick and luscious hair. The production crew spent NT$15000 to make the wig for her. However, there were some alert fans who claimed that Ariel’s wig is not ‘first-hand’, they said Cai Xin Ji from and Cai Xin Ji from have also worn the same wig before. After hearing this, Ariel laughed and replied, “No wonder I feel my scalp itchy after wearing it.”

Ariel’s wig seems to be thick and heavy, thus many fans joked it’s a “mop”. Since the wig was previously used by 2 other people, Ariel commented that the crew probably wanted to save money so they let 3 people share the wig.

Ariel Lin laughed, “I know this wig costs a lot, it’s made up of real hair; But if it was used by people previously, all I can say is that the production crew really knows cleanliness, it’s very clean.”

Production crew ensures wig is clean
Comic Company, which produces and , replied that the wig was indeed used by 3 people before; but every time they shoot the drama they would wash the wig thoroughly. And the order of use is Ariel Lin, Lu Jia Xing then Cai Xin Ji. It said that the audience would think Ariel picked a wig worn by Cai Xin Ji to use was due to the fact that was shown before .

Translated by: Engel
Source: TW Apple Daily 蘋果日報

3 years of underground relationship

2006-06-27T04:08:00.000-07:00

Ariel Lin had a difficult relationship when she was in high school. She and her boyfriend maintained a ‘senior-junior’ relationship in the third year because their parents wanted them to concentrate on their studies. It was only when they entered university then they opened up this relationship. However, it only lasted 3 years. Thinking back on the sweetness of their relationship at that time, Ariel said, “I was very happy during that period of time.”

In the first year of university, Ariel was already a celebrity in the entertainment circle. As a result, she did not have much time to spend with her boyfriend, who’s also in university. Her most unforgettable experience was during the New Year; Ariel had promised to pass the New Year with her boyfriend, but the director delayed the time to knock off. Finally they knocked off at 11.40pm, and Ariel had to hurry to the town area to meet up with her boyfriend.

When Ariel reached the town area, there were already hordes of people indulging in the festive occasion and all of them were counting down to the final seconds of the New Year. “When they were all counting down 5, 4, 3 seconds…it was then that I realized my boyfriend was standing right in front of me. He looked at me, then ran forward and hugged me. I will never forget that touching moment.”

Although Ariel broke up with her boyfriend years ago due to her hectic work as a celebrity, towards falling in love and maintaining a relationship, Ariel feels that love needs persistence and patience. “I hope both parties can support each other and learn to accommodate and contribute to the relationship.” Besides, Ariel also emphasized that no matter whether her husband in future is from the entertainment circle or not, she hopes that people will support and love her choice.

Translated by: Engel
Source: TW Apple Daily 蘋果日報

Ariel shouts CUT to her album plans

2006-06-27T04:06:00.000-07:00

Ariel Lin has planned to release an album for some time now, but her plans have come to a halt recently. The reason is that some fans realized Ariel went out of tune when singing ‘live’ of at GTV’s promotion of . Thus Ariel feels that her preparations are insufficient yet and she will concentrate on her acting before releasing an album.

Ariel attended a skincare products activity yesterday; Since Ariel endorsed this product, the sales have been shooting up tremendously, thus the company specially arranged a meet-the-fans session for her. The interesting thing was that there was one fan who weighs 100 kg and she went on stage to play football with Ariel, causing the stage to shake violently. This also contrasts Ariel’s small size as compared to the fan.

With regards to the good sales of the skincare products, Ariel expressed her happiness, “The part that I would like most to improve is my breasts!” Admitting that she doesn’t have “outstanding humps”, Ariel hopes that she will be able to enlarge them. As for her album plans, Ariel replied, “Because I went out of tune, I feel I still lack the confidence to sing live, so I’ve decided to halt my plans to release an album, I’m apologetic towards the record company too.”

The no make up Ariel !

2006-06-27T03:56:00.000-07:00

Ariel Lin looks cuter without makeup? Some of Ariel’s pictures in which she did not put on makeup are circulating around the internet and many users feel that Ariel looks cuter without makeup on. Some people even said, “Next time don’t put on makeup when she shoots a drama!”

Ariel Lin’s “plain photos” are “hidden” in Wang Pei Rong’s blog. Some internet users discovered Ariel’s photos there and they are stirring a hot discussion. Wang Pei Rong is the producer of Ariel’s debut song “Lonely Hemisphere”. Both of them often discuss about music. Ariel is going to release her debut solo album and is currently training on her voice. She gets a lot of training and advice from Wang.

With regards to her photos circulating around the net, Ariel replied that she was not surprised. She explained that she would only put on makeup for press conferences, filming and public appearances. Ariel added on that her simple dressing of a fisherman’s hat, big sunglasses and mask give her a feeling of security.

Although Ariel doesn’t like to put on makeup, her makeup set is very detailed. She distinguishes the lipstick, lipgloss, blusher, eye liner etc into the different compartments in her makeup bag. She would also discuss makeup stuff with her friends Yang Ya Zhu and Guo Bi Ting.

Ariel Lin is currently doing a photoshoot in Japan. The theme of this photoshoot is “Disneyland”. Ariel said she is enjoying her time in Japan because she can work and play at the same time. Joe Zheng Yuan Chang is now in Tokyo too for a fashion party; but both Ariel and Joe might not have the time to meet up and shop in Tokyo.

Translated by: Engel
Source: Tsing Bao 星報

Ariel Lin throws red ball, Tang Zhi Ping snatches it

2006-06-04T20:47:00.000-07:00

Ariel Lin has a heart for her fans; since the time she entered the showbiz with till , she always counts the number of autographs she signed. So far, Ariel has signed a record of 23900 autographs.GTV idol drama has started airing, the cast Ariel Lin, Wu Zun, Xiao Gui, Tang Zhi Ping etc are currently going for a series of promotional activities. The first autograph session was held at Taipei Xin Yi district. During the session, Ariel Lin threw a “red ball” which is normally used in Chinese weddings to decide who will be the one to marry next. Finally it was Tang Zhi Ping who managed to snatch the ball since he had an advantage over the others with his height. In the drama, Wu Zun, Tang Zhi Ping, Xiao Gui and Wu Jun Qiang all chase after Ariel Lin, but in real-life, if Ariel were to select a boyfriend from these 4 guys, she is really at a loss. The reason she gives is that the 4 guys each has their individual advantages; for example Tang Zhi Ping’s height and long legs; Wu Zun’s culinary skills, Xiao Gui’s humor and Wu Jun Qiang’s shyness. But if Ariel were to choose one, she would pick Wu Zun, just like in the show. The reason is that he is good in cooking and pottery, plus he can speak good English; these fulfill Ariel’s requirements in a guy. Fans started queuing up since 5 am for the autograph session. Ariel feels heart-ache for her fans and promises to sign for every fan. In addition, Ariel also signs off every book with a serial number to record the number of autographs she has signed in all. Looking at the increase in numbers every time, Ariel sighed and commented, “In showbiz, there is no turning back!” Translated by: EngelSource: International Online 国际在线

Ariel presents kiss; Wu Zun shivers and sweats

2006-06-04T20:46:00.000-07:00

Ariel Lin’s Tokyo Juliet is going to air on GTV, yesterday the cast went to Yu Da College for the premiere. As usual, Ariel cried during the premiere, and even gave a kiss to Wu Zun, making him shiver and sweat all over. However, the production crew is happy; as long as Ariel cries, they think that it is a confirmation for high TV ratings. Last year Ariel went to Yu Da College with Joe Cheng and the rest of the cast for the premiere of ISWAK. After watching the first episode, Ariel cried in front of 100 over students. In addition, Ariel’s song was played during the premiere, adding on to Ariel’s agitated feelings and she cried even more. The host of the premiere, Zhan Shan Wei, hurried to give her tissue and dry her tears. Not only are there many kissing scenes in , Ariel also extended her limits and has a few intimate bed scenes with Wu Zun. Looking at Wu Zun’s pretty-boy looks, everyone at the premiere kept screaming for him and even cajoled them to present a kiss to each other. Although both Ariel and Wu Zun were taken aback by the surprise, they still went up to present the kiss, making Wu Zun go red with embarrassment. Ariel recalled her first kiss with Wu Zun; in order to create the romantic atmosphere, the director Wang Ming Tai requested Ariel to stay beside Wu Zun for 10 minutes and then hug him. However, this made Wu Zun feel very nervous, she said, “He kept shivering and perspiring!” Finally they had to wait for him to stop shivering before they could continue with the shooting again. Ariel laughed and replied that of the many kissing scenes she had filmed so far, this is the most special one. Translated by: EngelSource: Zhonghua Daily 中華日報

Ariel starring in movie and TV series, trip to New York may be postponed

2006-06-04T20:45:00.000-07:00

Mother's day is approaching, Ariel has bought 5 tickets to singer Fei Yu Qing's concert for her mother and her relatives as a gift. She laughed and said, " The tickets are not expensive,only NT$10 000 plus, since they love it so much, 5 people going to the concert together will be fun". Ariel Lin is already the taiwanese drama queen, but she still follows the rules when buying tickets and not use her reputation to purchase them. She said, "Xiao Ge (Fei Yu Qing) is a hot favourite amongst the middle-aged women,so when I bought the tickets, the actual tickets for the concert have all been bought up, I could only buy the tickets for June's additional concerts." Ariel also said that she will be going to Hua Lian and East Taiwan with her mother for tour.She got accomodation in these places through online reservation, and she intends to tour these places thoroughly.Following that, Ariel might be filming LOCH. However, there's a rumor that Wallace Huo is vying to be the male lead, and the role of Yang Kang might change cast( I'm not really sure what this means though..maybe Hu Ge's not acting anymore??dunno..) In addition, another movie is coming into talks and it might be filmed in summer. If Ariel were to act in both productions, her trip to New York will be postponed. When Ariel listened to the rumor, she replied, "don't say things that cannot be done; my manager advised me not to go to New York for further studies, but I want to spend my Christmas in New York". Ariel has finished reading LOCH, she has her own views towards the role of Huang Rong, and she insists that she doesn't watch the previous versions of Huang Rong. She said," I will definitely not watch! Even if I don't learn intentionally, I will also be influenced by them subconsciously, so I won't want to see!" If Ariel were to film LOCH, she might be able to go to Mongolia and pass her summer, she said that this feeling is very special.Translation by Engel灵通娱乐 http://ent.linktone.com/star/hk_tw/1400217643.shtml

Joe Cheng gets fame in Singapore; Accepts relationship with another celebrity

2006-06-04T20:43:00.000-07:00

is airing on Singapore's Astro Channel on 3rd June, thus the media here made a overseas call to Joe to discuss his views about his role. Having had many kissing scenes with Ariel Lin in this show, when being asked which kiss scene was the most unforgettable, Joe replied, “It should be the wedding kiss at the end of the show. The reason is that we met many difficulties shooting the scene that day; it’s like the heavens playing a joke on us. We shot the scene when it was raining heavily. But who knows when we wanted to continue on with the shooting the next day, the weather was fine. So they had to create rain by using artificial water hoses, so the kiss was especially unforgettable.” Translated by: EngelSource: ETToday 東森報

Hong Kong press forces Wang Dong Cheng to give kiss

2006-06-04T20:42:00.000-07:00

The Taiwanese idol wave has hit Hong Kong’s shores. , and many other idol dramas have stirred a frenzy in Hong Kong. Even the Hong Kong media and TV stations brought their troops to Taiwan yesterday to interview the stars. When they saw Ming Dao and Wang Shao Wei, not only did the reporters take photos, they even discussed among themselves who is more handsome between the two of them . Besides that, some reporters also forced Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin to demonstrate a safety kiss. made history in Taiwan as the highest-rating TV drama, now the broadcast copyrights have been sold to foreign countries like North America, Australia, New Zealand etc. Even before the show is broadcasted, it has also obtained top in Hong Kong Yahoo Search rankings!According to the Hong Kong media, for every 10 people there are 8 who have watched ; following that Hong Kong TVB has also bought the broadcast copyrights to shows like and . has also attracted the attention of TVB and it will be screened in July.Due to the immense popularity of , Ming Dao and Wang Shao Wei are also gaining a lot of attention in Hong Kong. The 183 club will also be going to Hong Kong on the 30th of this month. Ming Dao said, “I look forward to collaborate with stars from Hong Kong and China!” will be aired on TVB channel in July. The main leads Joe Cheng, Ariel Lin and Hsu Wei Ning and Wang Dong Cheng attended a press conference at Yang Ming Shan yesterday.Under the pressing demands of the Hong Kong press, Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin were forced to demonstrate a “safety kiss”. On the other hand, Wang Dong Cheng was forced to do “brokeback mountain” with a popular Hong Kong star. Having just returned from China, Joe was still unaccustomed to the camera flashes and horde of reporters around them and looked nervous. Ariel Lin will be heading for China in mid June to shoot an ancient series . Lately she is preparing herself for a series of promotional activities for . will start shooting in February next year, GTV is currently in the planning and pre-production stage. The original cast will cooperate once again, but fans have already started discussing Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin’s marriage life on the web! Hsu Wei Ning joked, “The most worrying thing now is that I will have kissing scenes with Jason in ISWAK 2!”

Watch ISWAK 2 Wait for a Year

2006-06-04T20:41:00.000-07:00

Last year’s hottest idol dramas and have caused a stir in Taiwan. Fans are calling out for a part 2 to these series, but due to the increasing popularity of the cast, we might have to wait for a year to watch them. Ariel Lin and Joe Chengs’ popularity shot up tremendously after ISWAK was aired, they are now busy filming other series, and the director is also busy with . Therefore ISWAK 2 will only start filming in February next year. By the time ISWAK 2 finishes filming, audience can also only watch it in summer. Joe is busy with now, after that he will shoot another idol drama. His dramas , , etc are going to be aired in Japan soon. Rainie Yang has released two albums thanks to her popular drama . Sitting firmly as “Cute Queen”, there is a rumor that will be filmed. However, her manager Liu Zi Lan replied, “Rainie has received scripts for dramas, but it is definitely not .” GTV’s KO One is also adapted from manga series; Jiro Wang, Tang Yu Zhe, Yan Ya Lun and Wu Jun managed to kick up good ratings for the show. They have considered fiming part 2 to the drama, but the script is hard to produce and the cast have a hectic schedule. In the short period of time, they might not be producing a part 2 at all. Translated by: EngelSource: Udn paper 聯合晚報

Idol dramas a hit in Hong Kong and Japan; Ken Zhu walks red carpet

2006-06-04T20:39:00.000-07:00

Taiwanese idol dramas are gaining immense popularity in Japan. Many male Taiwanese idols have attracted the attention of Japanese girls and they are seen to be able to create a new wave there. However, drama queen Ariel Lin Yi Chen has been invited to attend a promotional activity in Tokyo this June. It is confirmed that she will be attending it. Ariel’s trip to Japan may open a road for Taiwanese female artistes to gain more popularity in Japan.(the rest of article not related to Ariel~) Translated by: EngelSource: China Times 中國時報

Ariel Lin snatches Wu Zun’s first Kiss

2006-06-04T20:38:00.001-07:00

Ariel Lin and Wu Zun attended the premiere of at Yu Da College yesterday and received tremendous applause from the students there. Wu Zun even gave his first kiss to Ariel in this show. Ariel replied, “Of all the shows that I’ve acted so far, this is the show that has the most kissing scenes.”Having acted in many hot idol dramas, Ariel is experienced with kissing scenes. On the other hand, Wu Zun would shiver and sweat whenever he had to kiss Ariel. Ariel had to sit beside him and comfort him till he would no longer shiver before they could continue with the shooting of the kissing scene. Both of them added on that there are also bed scenes in this show.Translated by: EngelSource: TW Apple Daily 蘋果日報

Mike He Loves Yan Xing Shu's previous girlfriend

2006-06-04T20:38:00.000-07:00

Is it possible that to avoid falling in love with Ariel Lin, Mike He is now doing a drama, and once the director yells "Cut!", the two will become like strangers and separate. Mike has another explanation, he thinks that he has improved greatly, so he doesn't need to familiarize and 'produce' feelings with the opposite lead, he can still talk sweetly. In addition, this is a good way of avoiding rumors.Yesterday, Mike showed up on "Natural Beauty" activity, finally spread that he rejected to take pictures with Lin Ye Ting and Lin Chi Ai, only wanted to take pictures by himself or with the contest winner. Manager Lu Meng Shun indignantly clarifies that it's jsuta misunderstanding.No matter what, Mike He does not explain anything himse.f Lately, he and Liu Rong have been filming for TVBS-G idol drama "Let's Get Married!". She used to be Johnny Yan's ex-girlfriend, an advertisement model. This is the first time she's going to star in a drama. Asked whether or not the two are very familiar with each other since they are filming for so long. He shakes his head: "Filming now, don't need to get too familiar with the main girl character!"When Mike and Ariel were filming "The Love Machine", there was lots of rumors that spread about the two really being in love. Afterwards, Mike said that he did develop some feelings for her, but it's just to let filming the drama go more smoothyl. But because of experience, he doesn't talk about his relationships and love anymore. Now, when he's filming, the feeling will come naturally. But he also said that with Liu Rong, they start to joke around too.Translated by: stephanieshiehcredits to 2006-05-07 Ming Sheng Bao

Ariel Lin finally earned her car license !

2006-06-02T02:17:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Ariel Lin for getting her driving license finally! Ariel Lin previously took her driving license theory examination and she passed with flying colors by getting 100 marks. This time she took the practical exam and she managed to obtain a high score of 92 marks. Actually Ariel took her theory exam 2 years ago, but she had to skip the practical exam due to her hectic schedule. Although having gotten a high score of 92, Ariel is still complaining why she hadn’t gotten 100 marks. After that the examiner explained to her that there is no such thing as getting 100 marks for the practical exam. Following the test, Ariel hurried to call her mother, manager and good friends to tell them about the good news. However, Ariel said she would only purchase a car next year.

Translated by: EngelSource:
Liberty Times 自由時報

2006-06-02T02:15:00.000-07:00

Ariel Lin will be heading for China in mid June to shoot an ancient series Legend of the Condor Heroes. Lately she is preparing herself for a series of promotional activities for Tokyo Juliet.

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Conducted a poll recently to choose China's 50 most beautiful people. Chinese actress Ging Li tops the list. The newspaper emphasized that the people listed on the poll are only from the entertainment industry; besides being celebrities, they are also well-achieved in their careers. The top 50 people on the list include Mike He, Joe Cheng,Vic Zhou, Gong Li, Vicky Zhao Wei, Ariel Lin, Liu Yi Fei etc. Translated by: Engel Source: Beijing Times

Ariel Lin's newsroom

2006-06-02T00:42:00.000-07:00

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