Check out this big piece of news regarding Michelle that Guile found!
Ken Zhu is about to film a new drama, "Tian Kong Zhi Cheng" (City
in the Sky), in China in March. He will be working with Michelle
Saram in an intense amour. This is manager Angie Cai's first time
filming a drama in China so there are many pressures. Regarding the
time when Michelle Saram filmed "Meteor Garden II" being scolded on
the internet as a "fei yong" (something like Philippine servant.?),
Angie said, "Taiwan spectators cannot accept that fact of another
girl snatching Dao Ming Si. However, Michelle is a hardworking and
devoted actress, she should be given a chance."
Zai Zai, Vic Zhou, accepted "Mars" for $200,000 an episode.
Yesterday Ken Zhu also accepted "City of the Sky." Angie revealed, on
the news of developing towards China, that both parties have already
sign a contract. Ken will be portraying as a country geography
magazine photographer. His girlfriend was mistakenly killed by a
thief, but he then meet Michelle.
In the drama, Michelle plays a Tai girl, playing 2 roles. Angie
said, "Originally we were going to let Michelle choose, but the
television company's people liked Michelle the moment they saw her.
Michelle is amerasian so portraying as a Tai girl of the minority
nationality is very suitable."
Michelle once portrayed as Ye Sha, a third party, in "Meteor Garden
II" and was bombarded miserably on the internet with people saying
that she's obscene with dark skin, like a Philippine servant. This
time she'll be in "City in the Sky" with Ken. Angie has a lot of
confidence, "She's very popular in Xing Ma. The role she plays in a
drama doesn't represent that's how she really is in real life. Taiwan
spectators won't be so narrow-minded."
Angie produced "Meteor Garden" and F4's miracle. Filming in China
for the first time she said, "There's some pressure. One episode's
manufacturing costs is approximately $2,000,000. We project half,
they take the China copyright, and the overseas copyright is ours.
Both sides' collaboration will be more and more frequent. I believe
that people are benevolent, opinionated situations will not effect
each other's exchange."
Regarding "Meteor Garden" being banned in China, Angie
joked, "Because of the ban, F4 is popular. Actually I heard that it
wasn't banned, just that it's best that it's not broadcasted. In the
beginning there is some plots on hitting teachers which isn't good. I
believe that each area's policies are different. We should respect
each other."
Angie laughing said, "China's TV dramas can't have plots containing
sex, homosexuality, porn, and violence. My drama doesn't have these;
it's about love between people. Only once, when discussing the
script, they said that public security is the country's police so
they can't be sad as bad people."
Source: Min Sheng Bao
