6/25/2001-After much spectualation and disscussion on whether or not Zhao Wei was going to act as Huang Rong in the new "Condor Hero," the female lead of Hung Rong has finally been broadcasted. Surprisingly, Zhao Wei's good friend Zhou Shuin was going to be the next Huang Rong.
To that, Zhao Wei's only answer was that she could not fit it into her schedule, therefore, though she liked the character, she had to let it go.
Right now, Zhao Wei has taken on two new movies, "Heavenly Earth Heros" and "Twilight Angel" both of which are films invested by both Hollywood and Hong Kong producers. Having signed on two these international movies, it seemed as though it was pointing out Vicki's wish to enter Hollywood's Entertainment Circle. To that, Vicki merely replied that she only accepted these two movies because she liked the scripts, and because she wanted to try new roles.
In the two movies, Zhao Wei shall be working with Zhan Bu Zi and Sue Qi. For "Twilight Angel" Vicki will also have many fighting scenes, which means that she is now taking private lessons in fighting to prepare for her up-coming roles.
***This is my first time translating English from Chinese, please pardon parts that don¡¦t make any sense. ***
Translated by Ruonan
6/22/2001-¡§XiaoYanZi¡¨ Zhao Wei¡¦s 4-part Destiny
Her media role
¡§The media had always presented me to be a harsh person.¡¨ ¡V Vicki.
The very famous ¡§XiaoYanZi¡¨ Zhao Wei has been making the news again after the VCD release of QSSYMM.
Vicki,¡¨ The reporters always want to analyze me, and therefore act very harsh towards me¡¨.
Q: When u first became famous, there were many bad reports about u. Why do you have a bad relationship with the reporters?
A: Maybe it¡¦s due to my sudden fame, many people are passionate about my acted movies and myself. Some people started to critique whether if my fame had a negative effect on the public.
Q: Do u think the media is harsh on u?
A: Yes, even if something tiny goes wrong, they have to blow it way out of proportion.
Q: Like what?
A: Like before, no celebrities can go anywhere without their bodyguards. (e.g. When she came back from Singapore after doing some promotional work for HZGG when she had an overwhelming reception). Many people can¡¦t take it, and have high demands. I work pretty hard, but the people behind me should go through my footsteps to fame to understand. Wait till they not angry anymore, then come out.
I think that it¡¦s lucky enough for some stars to break out of Asia, they deserve some credits.
Her influential family
Q: How¡¦s ur relationship with ur elderlies (I¡¦m not sure, how to translate the exact meaning of that)? Xie Jin (the director of QSSYMM) once critisized ur acting skills, and Qiong Yao seemed to care for u more than Ruby Lin. For instance, she gave u the theme¡Vsong of QSSYMM for u to sing than her.
A: I was still young, Xie Jin told me to bear with the critisms, and the pain it caused, because the road ahead of me still is very difficult. He taught me a year in school. I am the most famous person out of his class, so he is still quite proud of me.
I graduated from the Beijing movie school, I think Qiong Yao works very hard. When we were filming QSSYMM in China, other than us few the main cast, everyone else also had an university degree.
The Male destiny
¡§I¡¦m still waiting for the ¡¥one¡¦¡¨
Q: Can we ask u about the list of the names of guyz in ur case? There was Vincent Ye first, then Su You Peng, Stephen Zhou¡K
A: Sure, I¡¦m an open person.
Q: After many artists (acting/singing¡K) become well-known, many of their boyfriends/girlfriends break up because there don¡¦t seem to be any point¡K¡K
A: It¡¦s not because they r normal, it¡¦s because there¡¦s not enough time to spend with eachother. The ¡¥love¡¦ began losing its way. Also everything changes after fame. Gradually, distances form between us¡K ¡K I¡¦m becoming tired towards to do anything. But it doesn¡¦t matter, I¡¦m being written off already.
Q: It seems that Su You Peng, and Stephen Zhou are most suitable. Which one of the two is more compatible for u?
A: It¡¦s all acting, all written by the media. When u film, the ¡¥he¡¦ is not the actor himself, but the character he¡¦s playing. U don¡¦t know anything about him in real life. About the future ¡¥he¡¦, I¡¦m still waiting for him.
The female part
¡§I¡¦m not a selfish person, thinking only about her money and fame.¡¨
Q: Ever since u and Lin Xin Ru became celebraties, there had been disagreements between the two side-fans because sometimes, they read about ur friendship is on the rocks. How is ur relationship with Ruby Lin?
A: Our friendship is going pretty well. We were both unknowns before. Of course, our friendship was better before the fame when we were both filming together. Now, we are both very busy. Therefore, we have very little contact, but it¡¦s not as bad as the media saying we are quarrelling. She is more sort of a detailed person, whereas I am more jumping-to-conclusion kinda person. Together, we balance out.
Q: Ever since u had born in the fame industry, there came Zhang Ziyi. After she filmed ¡§Crouching dragon, hidden Tiger¡¨, soon, she emerged into the fame industry internationally. People who liked u before, afterward, preferred her to u, thinking that she has more of a future. What r ur thoughts on this?
A: I didn¡¦t live through her road, and she didn¡¦t live through mine. We don¡¦t have anything to compare with. Certainly, I¡¦m not an ¡¥isolated¡¦ person, who think and care about my fame only. It doesn¡¦t agree with my personal principles.
I won¡¦t look at someone else¡¦s fame differently. Like when I first came out, people looked at me in a stranged way. If I did look at someone else in the same strange way, it would be like I¡¦m looking at myself in that way. I don¡¦t want to be like that. In the future, everyone should be good, that¡¦s all!
Translated by Ruonan
6/21/2001-"Zhao Wei have tea with Asia fans. There were endless presents¡¨
Yesterday, the well-liked Zhao Wei by many people, took time in H.K to have tea with fans from H.K, Taiwan, Mah-Gang, and Macau. 20 lucky reporters came to the event with presents. Everyone was curious about her relationship with Stephen Zhou, facing this difficult question, Zhao Wei simply said that it was all actings and she ¡¥was¡¦ the character on the set. It was all love on-screen, and in reality, there¡¦s nothing.
Zhao Wei and her fans spent the tea-party in ¡§Ai-He¡¨ Record¡¦s office. The event was for Zhao Wei¡¦s fans. She wanted give her fans a chance to see the place she works in. The welcoming Zhao Wei was in the centre of attention. Everybody brought something for her: some brought home-cooked food; Some fans from western Asia brought her an air hostess uniform, hoping it would show off her slim figure; And one even sent her a dragon nail polish, which Zhao Wei put on before everyone. She expressed her happiness, and said, ¡§whenever a record comes out, as long you are here, I won¡¦t need to spend money inviting make-up artist!¡¨
Under this happy mood, the fans asked Zhao Wei curiously about her relationship with Stephen Zhou, is the news they hear true or false? Zhao Wei said that when we were shoting ¡¥Shaolin Soccer¡¦, she threw herself 100% towards the role, and she was very into the role she was playing. Therefore, on the screen, she was very much in love with Stephen Zhou. It is different from love in reality.
Someone else also mentionned that in H.K Leo Gu himself, said that he fell in love with Zhao Wei. All Zhao Wei did was smiled, and said, ¡§really?¡¨ She believes that if she can make someone like her, than it must be her maturity and the woman¡¦s power.
Also Zhao Wei will shoot an ad. with Leon Lai. She happily told us that the girls who have played the main female role with Leon are always very refined and beautiful, and that she never imagined she will have a chance to work together with Leon Lai.
Translated by Ruonan
6/18/2001-Zhao Wei changing her career to a singer?
Ever since ¡¥Huan Zhu Ge Ge¡¦, Zhao Wei¡¦s image had always been presented as thin, and weak. The character XiaoYanZi adds more liveliness to Zhao Wei her true self. Although she is an actress, but after singing a couple of songs for HZGG, they were a successful. Recently, Zhao Wei put her acting job aside, and concentrated on her singing of the theme song of QSSYMM. QSSYMM is already being shown in Taiwan, but yet to be broadcasted in Mainland China. But her song with Leo Gu ¡§QSSYMM¡¨ is already a hit in CD stores with its sales, which disappointed professional singers.
Her latest album, ¡§The last break-up with u¡¨ (please excuse the bad translation) is already released in H.K and Taiwan, and will be released in Beijing in the coming weeks. One year with two albums, Zhao Wei is already half way there as a professional singer. Looks like ¡¥XiaoYanZi¡¦ ¡¥s song fans are as many as her acting fans.
6/15/2001-Yesteraday Stephan Zhou appeared for the promotion of his new movie, "Saolin Soccer Team" with Zhao Wei, who was the female lead for the movie.
During the promotion, Zhao Wei and Stephan Zhou acted almost like strangers, and barely talked to one another. When asked about how Zhao Wei who saw her image in Saolin Soccer Team, she almost fainted at the ugly look of herself, Stephan answered that it was only because she was not used to her new 'look' having never seem the movie rushes before. However, he immediately started complimenting Vicki on her talented acting.
Translated by Jacqueline!
When Vicki attended the publicity work in HK for QSSYMM, her eyes were infected, therefore she could not wear any eye makeups. Instead, she wore sun-glasses to cover-up her eyes. She nearly couldn't make the QSSYMM promotion event, but she did in the end. She appeared with Alec Sue in trishaws to accomodate the broadcasting of the show Deep Love Misty Rain.
6/12/2001 Size matters to Vicki
BY YONG SIEW FERN
THE star of the hugely-popular TV serial, My Fair Princess, is very much into sizable possessions.
Taiwanese actress Vicki Zhao Wei (left) has a lofty bed to offer.
Said the 25-year-old of her house with two bedrooms and a living room: "I don't have many rooms but each is large and spacious.
"That was all I wanted.
"A bedroom as huge as a football pitch.
"My bed is enormous - three people can sleep on it and it is still not crowded.
"My sofa is big.
"My TV is a 50-inch giant."
And, of course, she has endeared herself to legions of TV owners with her larger-than-life portrayal of the bumbling, bubbling Xiao Yanzi in My Fair Princess.
The actress attributes it to her nature:
"I am very open and broad-minded.
"I can be sensitive, but I don't pay a lot of attention to detail."
We were talking interiors because the actress was talking about confinement.
Vicki, in town to promote the VCD sales of the Qiong Yao drama Romance in the Rain, said for the past few years, there was "not a moment" when she was alone.
LOSE TOUCH
"I always had company.
"There was always someone doing something for me.
"My parents felt I might lose touch with reality.
"It does happen to a lot of celebrities. The lifestyle... it can change you."
So Vicki's parents, in her own words, "threw" her in their family homes in Beijing and Shanghai, so she could appreciate the glory of solitude.
Or, more likely, independence.
At first, "forced" to be alone - her parents live in Anhui - she could not get used to the silence.
"Because I do like to talk a lot.
"But when you are not talking, your mind starts working a bit more. It was good."
Sometimes though, her mind played tricks on her.
And she slept with the lights on because she was scared of the dark and ghosts.
It made her turn down a role in Ann Hui's latest supernatural movie, Visible Secrets, which stars Shu Qi.
But Vicki figures life works in funny ways.
Since then, she has replaced Shu Qi as the face for Esprit's Red Earth cosmetics.
She thinks it was an indirect "trade-off".
Coincidentally, she is now shooting a Hongkong action movie with Shu Qi.
The working title is Western Angel.
The gongfu scenes has been demanding for Vicki, set to strike out in movies this year.
There were bruises on her left arm, courtesy of the "Bruce Lee moves".
HOLLYWOOD NEXT?
Another Chinese movie, Tian Di Ying Xiong (literally Universal Hero), comes next.
Both films, including the Stephen Chow comedy Shaolin Soccer she has just completed, will be marketed in the US.
Should Hollywood watch out?
"I have never given Hollywood any thought. If it comes, it will."
If she becomes big in the international market and looms over Shu Qi, we will certainly be watching.
6/11/2001- Ever since Zhao Wei's image for the Red Earth Makeup was exposed to the public, people have gotten to see a newer, more mature side of Zhao Wei from that of Siao Yan Zi in Huan Zhu Ge Ge.
Now, once again, she has been invited to be in a new designer clothing commercial with heavenly king, Leo Lai. The merchants of this product hopes that the two will produce new 'sparks' in the commercial.
6/11/2001-Since the new serie, QSSYMM has been broadcasted at Hong Kong's TVB channel, the rating for the first week of the show has been about an average of 29 points. When asked about this, male lead Leo Gu happily replies that he bets the points will increase to 30 in the second week.
During the interview for a certain radio show in Hong Kong, Leo reveals that while filming QSSYMM he was so into his character that he truly fell for Vicki Zhao. Immediately, Leo added that it was actually, "Sue Huan (his character in QSSYMM) who fell in love with Vicki."
However, Leo said, the infatuation for Vicki quickly faded as he returned to Hong Kong after QSSYMM was done filming, and he "recovered."
Translated by Jacqueline!
5/29/2001- Zhou Xun stole Vicki's role of Huang Rong in "The Condor Heroes!"
The cast for the would-be China filmed show of "The Condor Heroes" is out yesterday. Apparently, Vicki lost the role to a person by the name Zhou Xun. "The Condor Heroes", is a famous novel written by Jing Yong, filmed many times by many people. Main character such as "Guo Jing", "Huang Rong" and "Yang Kang" are familiar names in the novel. Filming would start in August 1st, in Mongolia. Although Vicki received the most votes on-line, she lost the role of Huang Rong because she had to do major filming on two movies in the other half of the year, and her schedule can't accomodate anymore filming activites. Vicki claimed that it isn't a great lost after all, though she had hoped to film to serie.
**Vicki was to film the two movies for the rest of the year: [Eve Angle] & [Heroes of Heaven & Earth].**
5/28/2001-During a certain interview, Zhao Wei's celluar phone rang, it was her mother. Quickly, Zhao Wei softly told her mother that she was busy right now, and would call back later. Then she continued with the interview, saying that before, she has always placed love relationships in the most important area, however, now she has changed, and was placing her career as #1 instead. "Never thought of what I can do, perhaps marriage, but for now, I'm merely enjoying my work."
What about what you want your future partner to be like? Has your ideas changed? "Well, he has to understand my work. However, (Ye Mau Xin) has never understood that well enough." What about Stephan Zhou? "He won't like me! I won't like him either, for he is too much like a teacher."
You don't approve of "Teacher-student" relationships?
"It's not possible! While filming the movie, he frequently yells at me. But I also answer him with a dirty look...HA!"
Zhao Wei is Beijing Movie College, therefore her acting skills are naturally very good. Because of her acclaimed fame, the college itself has become quite famous, and even the fee for the college has gone up from a few thousand a year to about 30 to 40 thousand. Even the Japanese NHK intentionally came to Beijing to interview Zhao Wei for a full three days!
"My college and Zhan Zi Yi's college has about the same fee amount. But don't believe that the college is very comfortable! I remember that when I was in college, my room was on the 8th floor, and there was no elevator....not even hot water! You had to get the hot water from the 1st floor if you wanted it! But I didn't think it was that hard, because after all, we are students, therefore we can stand it!" Straight after the interview, Zhao Wei obediently called back her mother as she had promised...
5/28/2001-Zhao Wei revealed in a recent interview that because of her busy schedule, she has to fly to different places all over all the time, therefore she has lost track of where "home" actually was. Though she has a 'home' in Beijing technically, Zhao Wei says that she might not go home for days on end, and when she goes back, the dusts have all already settled in, giving the place an unlived feel. Because she has to endlessly live through her suitcases in various hotels all over, Zhao Wei claims that her "home" was really where her parents are, not really a specific place.
5/21/2001-Ever since Zhao Wei and Ruby Lin has started working together in various TV series, rumors about the unrest between the two have come one after another. Lately, according to the "Teacup" magazine, Ruby Lin has seriously tried to "steal" Zhao Wei's business.
According to the magazine, Zhao Wei was the #1 on the invited guest list for the "Donating Blood" ceremony, with Ruby Lin at a second. However, in the end, Ruby Lin, having caught the message that Zhao Wei was going to be invited, willingly lowered her usual rate, and accepted only $50,000 as her fee, almost half as much as Zhao Wei's normal fee, which created the competing atmosphere between the two "sisters."
5/13/2001-Lately Zhao Wei has become a very sought after actress. Not only because of QSSYMM's high ratings in all parts of the country, but because she has released her newest album also. In her new album, Zhao Wei's image and songs have changed more sophisticated and seemed to finally have "grown up."
For the first time, Zhao Wei has bought a house of her own, which could only add to her happiness at the moment.
5/10/2001
Earlier on when Zhao Wei went on a certain Hong Kong show, she was asked by the hostess whether she and Stephan Zhou had a chance together, Zhao Wei answered that, "Right now, no. However, maybe in the future..."
However, after the show, reporters surrounded Zhao Wei, and asked her about her response to the hostess during the recording of the show, Zhao Wei was fustrated, and said to the reporters, "I came to promote my new music album, but all you guys asked about is him (Stephan Zhou). So annoying! We have already placed a separator between ourselves, and there is no chance of a relationship in the future.
Also, last night, while Stephan Zhou was attending a show, he was asked by the reporters about the earlier news, in which Zhao Wei says that while filming, Stephan frequently swored, so much in fact that Zhao Wei herself has picked up on many of them. To that, Stephan merely answered with a statement that "On every movie set in Hong Kong, people swored. Afterall, it's the pressures..."
5/5/2001-Yesterady, while Zhao Wei was in Hong Kong, she was incrediabily busy as she went from one show to another, promoting her newest album. Different from when she was in Twaiwan, Zhao Wei could finally open up and sing as she had been longing to.
When asked about the news earlier on about the fact that while going to college, there was a number of guys that liked her, Zhao Wei answer that she "didn't have that major attraction! I already had a boyfriend while I was in collge, therefore I've never dated any of the guys there."
However, Vicki announced that there was a certain number of guys that liked her at the time. Zhao Wei says, "Which girl doesn't have some guys in love with her?" When asked whether Zhao Wei knew of the current rumors concerning Zhan Zi Yi, who was also an actress from China, Zhao Wei carefully replies, "Actually, ZHan Zi Yi and I are not very familiar at all. We've only seen each other once, and I haven't heard much of the rumors."
5/1/2001-On the night of Beijing's Applying for holding the Olympic night, Zhao Wei and Stephan Zhou the rumored couple appeared in Beijing along with a bunch of other stars in support of the Beijing's application to holding the 2008 Olympic Game in China.
That night, it was said that Stephan Zhou kept moving close to Zhao Wei, and they were 'caught' conversing all the time. However, when asked about the rumor, Zhao Wei's answer was immediate and straightforward in that there was no chance for Stephan and her to be together.
The movie, Saolin Soccer Team, which started the rumor between Zhao Wei and Stephan Zhou, was due to be released in July, and it was rumored that the two of them was going to travel throughout China to attend all the premieres for half a month.
5/2001-Zhao Wei and Zhan Wei Jian: Partners for "Tomorrow's a Sunny Day"
Zhao Wei is in Hong Kong again! This time, her purpose was to record the new radio story, "Tomorrow's a Sunny Day." Her partner in the radio story was Zhan Wei Jian, or otherwise known as "Wei Siao Bao." In the story, Zhan Wei Jian will be acting as her boyfriend.
However, because Zhan Wei Jian was busy filmng his new TV serie, "Zhan San Fuen" in Beijing, the two of them had to recod the story separately, and could only work together through 'air'!
As this was the first time Zhao Wei has ever done a radio story, Vicki says that it was veyr different from that of filming as the acting could not be expressed through facial reactions, or gestures, and could only be expressed through the voice.
When asked whether she was a bit down because Zhan Wei Jian could not show up, Vicki explained that as she too generally could not make it to many functions because of her busy schedule, she understood his situation.
According to source, this radio story was special in that it shall be aired at the same time in Hong Kong, China and Twaiwan.
5/2001-In Zhao Wei's new album, the hit song is "The Very Last Break-up," a song, according to rumors, which was written especially for Zhao Wei's true break up with her long time boyfriend Ye Mau Xin. According to the papers, the night that Zhao Wei and Ye finally broke up, Zhao Wei called up Qiong Yao to tearfully tell her of the news. Straight after hanging up, Qiong Yao sat down and wrote out this song, "The Very Last Break-up" which was later added to Vicki's new album as a symbol of Zhao Wei's feeling at the moment.
4/29/2001-Ever since the success of "Crouching Tigers," a new trend of filming movies for the western world has started. A new source reveals that a new movie called "Virtual Twilight/Angel Soft in the Dusk" ia going to start filming, and the actresses for the movie included Vicki Zhao, Sue Chi, and Zhang Boi Zi these famous actresses. In the movie, there will be a number of action scenes, therefore many of the actors shall have to be given lessons.
4/23/2001-On May 1st, Beijing is holding a "New Beijing Olympics" major concert to show their support of China's wish to be able to hold the next world Olympics.
According to sources, for this concert, Beijing has already invited many major stars/singers such as Jacky Cheung, Lin Ee Lian, and etc. Zhao Wei too, was invited. Vicki says, "In this concert, I am an in-experienced newcomer, unlike the other more experienced singers."
However, in the stars that was invited, Stephan Zhou's name was announced also, which was suprising as he was not a singer. However, Stephan is now thinking of doing a small act on the show.
4/21/2001-Recently, Zhao Wei revealed that ever since she became a celebrity, everywhere she goes, she has to buy new suitcases. Why? Because everywhere she goes, fans would get her presents and gifts of all kind, so much that she has to buy new suitcases everytime to be able to bring them all home. Now she was even afraid to tell reporters what kind of food she likes, for ever since she had said that she liked a certain food, she was sure to recieve piles of it.
Not only were the suitcases used to hold all the fans' presents, but they were also to hold Vicki's huge wardrobe. Vicki says that because of the many promotion works and public appearances she has to make, she was forced to wear her clothes only once or twice before they were once again set aside in a corner somewhere. However, it didn't really cost all that much as sometimes her clothes were sponsored by merchants that wants her to wear their tags.
Last time Zhao Wei was in Twaiwan, she revealed that she slipped out one night and wandered the night market for some time, and even bargained with the merchants for T-shirts and etc.
4/14/2001-Saolin Soccer Team Shall be Released This Summer!
After a total of three years of preparation and three months of filming, Saolin Soccer Team was finally said to be finished, and shall be released ths coming summer break.
According to Stephan Zhou, he says the movie was the best that he has ever done. He is sure that the audience will be captured by the plot, and Zhao Wei's portrayal of the ugly low self esteemed girl shall be an added highlight to the movie.
Stephan says that this movie is primarily a funny one, with some sad scene thrown in here and there, and was not similar to his earlier styles at all.
4/14/2001-Ever since Zhao Wei has entered the entertainment circle, the audiences' image of Vicki has always been a sweet child that was bubbly and cute. From HZGG to QSSYMM, Vicki had always been "covered" from head to toe. Now for the first time, Vicki tried a different, more mature and incrediably sexy image.
For her new role as Red Earth's spokesperson, after Sue Chi, Vicki willingly gave up her more childish image, and was transformed into a sezy mature woman. In her new photo shoot for Red Earth, one of the posters had a picture of Vicki wearing a skimpy white tube top and a pair of hip-hugging pants, which create a totally new image of Vicki.
As this was only one of the many pictures Vicki has taken for Red Earth, the audiences were in for many more surprises to follow.
4/10/2001- The director of QSSYMM says, “I was most concerned about Vicki!?lt;P> The director of QSSYMM recently said that before QSSYMM has started filming, he was most concerned about Vicki. He says that because Vicki’s excellent portrayal of Siao Yan Zi, the audiences all have deeply rooted image of the Vicki as a bubbly, light hearted girl. He was concerned whether Vicki could act as a totally different character, for Yi Ping (Vicki’s character in QSSYMM) was as different from Siao Yan Zi as day and night.
However, when the rushed came out, he was relieved upon seeing Vicki’s acting, and knew she would do just fine.
4/8/2001- Earlier on, Vicki announced of her intention to learn Kung Fu, which the media immediately took to be a will to fight back at Zhang Zhe Yi, who had won instant fame with her acting in the infamous movie, “Crouching Tigers? who had many fighting scenes in the movie.
When Vicki heard the rumor, she replies that she merely wants to learn Kung Fu because even though she has filmed quite a number of fighting series such as Xia Neu, she has never learned Kung Fu. Learning Kung Fu would merely be a help to her in the future, and that is the reason she wants to learn Kung Fu, not a wish to “beat?Zhang Zhe Yi.
4/7/2001- Because Vicki has accepted the job as the next “Red Earth?spokesperson, a role once assummed by Hong Kong actress Sue Chi, Vicki had to appear for the opening of Red Earth’s new store this week after arriving in Hong Kong.
Long before the opening ceremony has started, hundreds of Vicki’s fans and a ton of reporters and photographers had already appeared to await her appearance. When she finally showed up, Vicki was immediately engulfed by the people in the crowd. Even with 6 bodyguards to guard her, the entire place was entirely in chaos. Frantic, the bodyguards tried to block the people from coming too close, but failed. In the end, Vicki had to leave shortly, after a brief ceremony for the store opening inside, and had to cancel the reporter’s interview.
4/7/2001- Today, Vicki Zhao Wei was seem hurrily meeting up with Stephan Zhou in Hong Kong to shoot pictures for the posters of their soon to be released movie, “Saolin Soccer Team.?
Vicki laughingly says that she was horrified upon seeing the image of herself in the movie. “My own fault, of course! When Stephan Zhou asked ne to choose to act either as the prettier lead, or the uglier lead, I chose the uglier character upon flicking a coin three times to decide.?
Because of her refusal to shave her head for the movie, Vicki said that she had to sit for 8 hours daily to do her head so that she appeared bald. When she was finally done with the “head?which came out un-naturally big because of her mass of hair, she would go straight to shooting the film.
After shooting the promotion poster for the movie, Stephan and Vicki was seen leaving separately, as to avoid further rumors. When asked whether they were going to meet up again later on, Stephan’s reply was brief, “NO!?lt;P>
3/23/2001- QSSYMM Starts Broadcasting: Zhao Wei Will Come to Twaiwan to Promote!
"Siao Yan Zi is coming to Twaiwan!" Long awaited serie, Qing Sen Sen, Ying Men Men is going to start broadcasting in April, and Siao Yan Zi Zhao Wei will soon be coming to Twaiwan to promote her latest serie, along with the rest of the cast to help the rating of the serie.
Lately, more and more Chinese actors are beginning to become well liked in Twaiwan. After the show, "Like a rainstorm, like a windstorm," where a bunch of Chinese actors had come to promote their show, the new show to follow it, Qing Sen Sen Yin Men Men is going to bring along the ultra-famous Zhao Wei at the end of the month to help promote the show.
Hmmm...is it really Vicki who's cute, and Ruby's who pretty? Or is Leo Gu handsome where Sue Yu Pen is hot? Zhong Shi's upcoming show, QSSYMM, will help you answer these questions as you watch Qing Sen Sen Yin Men Men. Already, debates such as these has already been online among the excited fans..
Qiong Yao's works has always been well liked by Twaiwan's audience. This year, QSSYMM, not only does it have a young cast, but the background, placed in Mainland, China, is already something audiences in both China, Hong Kong, as well as Twaiwan is looking forward too, even before the show has even started broadcasting!
To help out the rating, Zhao Wei shall once again visit Twaiwan. She shall be visiting Twaiwan at the end of the month, and will stay for about a week. Right now, her paper to come to Twaiwan is still in process. If everything is successful, she shall be able to come to Twaiwan on the 26th.
Even though the serie is yet to be broadcasted, Qiong Yao saids that she is nevertheless full of confidence, and believes that with Zhao Wei's 2nd visit to Twaiwan, she will start another "Shai Feng!"
3/22/2001-Zhao Wei "Beats Down" Sue Qi
Sue Qi, who had been the Red Earth spokesperson, was unexpectedly finding her job taken away by no other but our Siao Yan Zi, Zhao Wei. According to source, the main reason why the company decided to use Vicki instead of Sue Qi was because Vicki's new serie, QSSYMM shall be broadcast in TVB soon.
However, someone else said that Zhao Wei's reason for taking Sue Qi's job is due to Vicki's ex-boyfriend, Ye Mau Xin, who was good friends with a member of the Red Earth company. At that time, Vicki and Ye was still together. As for the truth, who knew?
All we know is that her, Vicki's salary this time was almost $2,000,000 dollars. Right now, the pictures Vicki had taken for the Red Earth company can be seem in Hong Kong.
3/19/2001-Vicki "flies" to Singapore!
On the 16th of this month, Siao Yan Zi Vicki 'flew' to Singapore. She was in love with the food there, and kept eating while she was there.
This time, Vicki's visit to Singapore was not merely for fun, but to film one of her MTV, for her third album, "Last time we lose touch" (temperary name). She wants to use the beach view for her songs in the new album, which she is putting her heart and soul into making.
Vicki says, "One of the scenes, the director wants me to pour water on myself wildly, because the song is about the heartache after a breakup. So its quite difficult!"
After the breakup of Zhao Wei and Ye Mau Xin's fice years relationship has calmed somewhat, the news of Ye Mau Xin's new 'love' became another major topic. Vicki's only reponse to that was a calm, "Him and I are finished. We haven't been in contact for a long time, so whoever he dates is not my business."
Yesteraday was Vicki's 25th birthday, and yet, the birthday girl had to pass her birthday working. Leo Gu and her had to accept an interview at K100 to promote their serie, Qing Sen Sen Yin Men Men. When the reporter asked Vicki about her old rumors concerning Stephan Zhou, Vicki merely sighs and replies that it was old news. When the reporter presisited, saying that Stephan's mother had said that she was very pretty, Vicki laughingly replied that she has said that about everyone else too!
Earlier on, there were rumors concerning a new boyfriend in New York? Vicki replied that she had nothing against having a boyfriend in another country, though she denies that she has one! Her 25th birthday wish, is to find a new boyfriend. She adds that she used to be good to everyone but herself...well, this year, she was going to be good to herself as well.
Yesteraday, on her birthday, Leo Gu presented Vicki with a watch as a gift, and Vicki also recieved two bouquet of flowers, one from Qiong Yao and the other from the producers. When asked whether she wish that a man had sent her flowers, Vicki laughingly replied that she would like any flowers given to her by anyone, she wants to open up a flower shop!