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Anthony Wong praises Jay Chou: his directing is better than his acting

by kelvin@multistars - 15th February 2007



Jay Chou is directing and acting in his own movie "A Secret I Cannot Tell You", he said: "I'm serious, I'm not playing." Anthony Wong praised him saying his directing was better than his acting, even Hong Kong investor William Kong nodded frequently when visiting. Jay, who is full of the style of a director, has even thought about the red pockets for the start of work in the New Year, he said: "This is something we'll definitely have, my mother will prepare it." He's confident in his own movie, he added: "My mother has seen some clips, she's very moved."

Yesterday at Tamkang high school it was a bit cold, it was his first time facing the media as a director, Jay Chou smiled saying: "It is very different from filming an MV, you have to spend a lot of energy just communicating with heavenly kings and queens." He never shouts NG at the set, he'll only dare say to Anthony Wong and Guey Lun-mei in a consulting tone: "Can we do it again?"

Anthony Wong praised Jay Chou that he had good qualities on him to be a good director, his use of the camera is a lot like Andrew Lau, Jay Chou said: "This complement is very good...but I didn't learn his temper, I only learnt his style of being fast and accurate." Jay Chou is confident the fresh water, sun and street scenery in front of the camera will touch people because of their beauty, he's recommending the movie as well as giving people from abroad the feeling that "Taiwan is very beautiful".

As a movie director, Jay Chou sees the box office as a the most important, he's hoping that when it comes out on the Double Seven Festival in the holidays, it will be popular in both shores and the three places (China, Taiwan and Hong Kong), in the movie he really wanted to express that you should cherish beautiful times, the young times of your life go and don't come back. If he could go back to his high school times, Jay Chou said: "I really want to go back to the break up at that year when I didn't make it clear, I'll say it again and make it clear." There were reporters asking how many? Jay Chou pretended he didn't hear it. Jay Chou was asked why he was in such a hurry to film it? He said smiling: "I'm already 28, a 28 year old acting as an 18 year old, a bit of makeup and with a uniform, it's ok; if I waited till I was 30 to film it, I'll be over the age, I'll be laughed at!"

Jay Chou and Guey Lun-mei put on the Americanised high school uniforms, they indeed became younger, this time Anthony Wong plays a teacher as well as Jay Chou's father, the relationship between father and son will be even more thicker than in "Initial D". Jay Chou found the musical scores he had forgotten about in the past, he especially ordered a piano, script, storyboard, he's so busy he lacks sleep, "But returning to school and filming is very unique, seeing my old teachers, it's good, my teachers have children already, that feeling is especially nice." Jay Chou smiled saying that if the children want his autograph, he can't refuse. The outside world all assume his movie is about his first love, but Jay Chou denied this saying: "This is really not my story, my godfather (Anthony Wong) said if this is my first love story, I must be crazy!"

On Valentine's Day Jay Chou spent it filming with the crew, at night he went home to be with his mother, towards the recent rumours going around about him and girls, he expressed he didn't want to attack anyone, but he's just working, he doesn't have a girlfriend. There have been paparazzi filming his assistant and publishing the news "Jay Chou takes big eyed girl", he said: "Really lousy!" Some ask for confirmation if he was having tea with Blackie's Yao Yao? Jay Chou said: "Who is Yao Yao? This is even lousier, of course not, I'm working every day."



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