Radio Interview with Cha Siu Yan, April 24, 2008here the radio interview of ray respond abt the news.
credit: Translation: Kat @ RaymondLam.org
Raymond was on Cha Siu Yan's radio show yesterday, talking about the recent news linking him with the model/actress Tam Ching. He sounds pretty relaxed during the interview, so hopefully he's ok.
(I think the radio show's English name is "VaVaVoom" - on the CRHK 881 channel)
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Fung’s response - radio interview with Cha Siu Yan (24th April 2008)
Cha Siu Yan (CSY): Earlier this month there’s a female Mainland China artist, Tam Ching, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances from falling off a building in GuangZhou. Now there’re reports saying Fung once dated Tam Ching, and he even stole someone’s girlfriend, so I have to ask Fung…
CSY: Lam Fung…
Fung (F): Siu Yan jeh (sister), hello!
CSY: Lam Fung, hello, how’s it going? You have some negative news?
F: Yeah, I felt that news is very strange.
CSY: Not long ago there was a female artist who died in GuangZhou under strange circumstances. (Yeah Yeah..) they said you knew this female artist Tam Ching, is that true Lam Fung?
F: I can’t say I know her, but I have met her before. Some of my friends know her, but don’t know her very well. Actually this is big news, there were a few reporters who asked me about it. A couple of days ago I have already heard this news.
CSY: So how did you find out about this news?
F: When I was chatting to a friend on the phone we just happened to talk about it. I said, “wah, that’s big news”, and then another two days later some reporters asked me about it at a function. I said yeah yeah, I have met her before, but many years ago. Yeah I know what happened to her, but then when they published it, it became like this.
CSY: Yeah, they said you actually dated Tam Ching (wah, that’s outrageous). They said when you and Ron were filming “Twin of Brothers” in China, you guys went out a lot and met her.
F: Aiiii (sigh), this never happened, I don’t know why they wrote something like this?
CSY: But you said you have met Tam Ching once, how did you meet her?
F: If I remember correctly, it was a friend’s birthday or something like that. There was a group of friends, and many of them are in the advertising field. Some friends from Mainland China who work in advertising know her, I don’t really know her or her friends.
CSY: so you just saw her at a party
F: I know of this person.
CSY: and then you didn’t see her again?
F: No la, of course not!
CSY: you didn’t talk on the phone?
F: No la, of course not!
CSY: They said when Tam Ching came to HK she went out to dinner with you Lam Fung?
F: I don’t know why there’s such a report?
CSY: Yeah, they also said you talked to her on the phone a lot.
F: Of course that never happened, when I read the report I thought to myself, “uh? How did this happen? They gave me the cover for no reason?”
CSY: Well this sort of cover you probably don’t want it anyway.
CSY: They also said Tam Ching’s boyfriend, who they did not reveal the name of, just Mr K, confirmed that because of you, he broke up with Tam Ching.
F: Don’t think so la! That’s really outrageous.
CSY: Yeah, haven’t you read this report?
F: I read a little bit, when I was working yesterday a colleague just bought it. So we all read it together. We all said, how come it’s like that?
CSY: Yeah, sounds like you couldn’t explain yourself la Lam Fung. Yeah… as Tam Ching already passed away.
F: When I read most of the news I did feel something, I felt that this time what they wrote was really disrespectful (as they mentioned some people). Even if you’re joking you don’t make jokes like that.
CSY: For someone you met just once, now it sounds like there was something going on between you two. Plus in the report there were some criticisms about your character.
F: aaaiii, I don’t know. Actually I read the rumoured romance chart inside and I was filming HOG 2 yesterday, three of the girls on that chart (Linda, Tavia & Fala) were also filming as well. So we all laughed together. “Wah.. you three are also included!”
CSY: Yeah, they said you chased Linda for two years.
F: Yeah… unbelievable!
CSY: So are you chasing her?
F: No ar! Of course not, with filming I don’t even have time to sleep.
CSY: When your rumoured girlfriends see this kind of news, do you feel weird, or have to avoid each other?
F: No, we all sat down and read it together.
CSY: When these kinds of negative news come out, Lam Fung do you ask yourself why? Amongst all the actors why me?
F: I don’t know too. But recently there had been other negative news too…
CSY: Not just this one, they said you are always late when filming HOG 2 and both LSK and Susanna don’t like you.
F: Yeah… actually they comforted me and told me don’t be unhappy la… (Did you get someone angry?) I don’t know ar (or you’re having bad luck this year?) I don’t know ar, I just know that I’ve been filming non-stop. I’m working everyday and haven’t rested.
CSY: Do you feel it’s trouble you didn’t cause, or they just made up something out of nothing? Hahaha, or both?
F: Of course they just made something up out of nothing la. I don’t hide away from these news, that day when the reporter asked me about it I knew they wouldn’t write something good. I won’t say that I don’t know her at all, because I have met her. (yeah) I answered honestly, but when they published it, it became like this.
CSY: So will you find your friend who knows Tam Ching to verify this for you? To verify that you have only met her once.
F: It’s not necessary. I haven’t spoken to my friends yet but they will probably think this is weird, how come this involves you? Because we just talked about this recently, we all felt it’s difficult to believe something like this can happen to someone we know. But we wouldn’t really try to understand what actually happened, we just know of this news.
CSY: When you attended that function, the reporter from that magazine showed you the photo of Tam Ching (yeah), so did you recognise her straight away?
F: I recognised her, because I just heard about this news. I said, you guys heard about this news already? Yeah, just like that.
CSY: Did this affect your mood?
F: Yeah a bit, but not that much. Yeah, I still need to work.
CSY: Did TVB talk to you about this?
F: When I know about this news I called TVB, “wei, do you guys know of this news? How come they’re writing something like that? What is happening?” They just smiled and said, “aaai what’s with you? Not much you can do, did you anger someone?” They just smiled and didn’t think it was too serious.
CSY: When I contacted you yesterday you agreed to the interview without hesitation. Usually, according to our experience, unless you’re a “Best Actor”, usually (I’m not that good yet.) if you’ve done something you don’t want others to find out about you wouldn’t be so open about it. Usually they would avoid the reporters, don’t answer the phone, pretend they don’t have time…
F: Luckily I wasn’t filming, otherwise I couldn’t answer your call…
CSY: But you have to continue filming HOG 2 today.
F: Yeah, last night I filmed until 4am.
CSY: Will you take any action against this report?
F: That’s a lot of trouble, usually artists want to avoid trouble, don’t want this to become a serial. Hope everyone respect this case, respect the person who passed away, since this wasn’t a happy incident in the first place.
CSY: Will you ask your management to make a statement? So you can clarify this incident?
F: The company hasn’t indicate this, they just felt every now and then there would be some negative news. Don’t think it’s that serious right now.
CSY: They felt it’s your turn for some negative news…
F: Yeah.
CSY: So let’s analyse this incident together, let’s say you dated Tam Ching, in the past… even if that is true, and now this unfortunate incident happened to her, what has this got to do with you?
F: I thought about this too, if I, not even say we’ve dated, let’s say we are good friends.
CSY: Let’s say you’re good friends, but haven’t contacted each other for a long time. Then this friend could become rich, or become bankrupt. Or she got married and had kids – this all have nothing to do with you, you were just friends with her. (I don’t know why?) If we look at it like this then there would be many news right? I know many people too, so one day something happened to a person that Cha Siu Yan knows… and then it involves me too?
F: Yeah actually yesterday some colleagues and I were talking about this and they said, “uh? This can be tied to you? We all know many people so if something happens to them…”
CSY: yeah…so now it’s easy to make up news like that, Lam Fung, I know you have many acquaintances, so if Ron becomes very successful, or if Linda wins Best Actress, this all involves you.
F: yeah, but in the end having more friends is a good thing.
CSY: So will you be more careful now when you meet new people?
F: Yeah, I will be more careful, but not deliberately. When you meet someone and say hi to them that’s quite normal. If you avoid this then they say you’re arrogant and have “black face” (angry face?).
CSY: So your good friend Ron is also involved in this news (yeah… out of nowhere… aiii) So now the magazine has labelled you and Ron as players (likes to go out clubbing etc). Hahah so now what Lam Fung?
F: Truthfully, for a young guy what is “like to muck/play around”? I like to play video games (of course they mean you going out to nightclubs etc). Actually I bumped into some paparazzi before, they all said - following you is so boring! I said, yeah! I need to work tomorrow. I can even show you my “run down” (schedule). When I finish filming of course I’ll go home and rest.
CSY: It’s just that when you do go out clubbing they found you?
F: My friends know that I only go out when there’s a big holiday or when there’s a celebration. Usually I don’t go out even if they tried to persuade me. I guess it’s because I’m quite lazy, I like to stay at home and do whatever. At home I usually watch TV, or go online and can spend a lot of time. I have many toys which I haven’t assembled yet, I don’t know… usually it’s very messy.
CSY: So how will you clear your name? What will you do?
F: Uh? No I won’t do anything deliberate to clear my name. I just keep doing what I need to do.
CSY: Yeah that’s true, if you deliberately do something it’ll just attract more attention…
F: The truth is we film night and day, and sometimes we are in a bad mood. We can’t be smiling all the time, 24 hours a day. So sometimes they see that your tired face, and they say you’re “black face”.
CSY: Ok, hopefully you only have to clarify this once on this show and people will understand.
F: Yeah, explaining it once is enough.
CSY: OK
F: Thank you.
CSY: Bye bye
F: Thank you, bye bye.
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