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Director Chou rushes back to Taiwan to give out red envelopes

by kelvin@multistars - 21st January 2004

Jay gave out a $1,000,000 red envelope at the end of the year; yesterday he just arrived in Taiwan from Beijing, on the first day of the New Year he gave out $200,000 to friends and relatives.

Director Chou, with a smile on his whole face, said while pointing to the blank notice board: "It's so rare for me to be this free, I want to play basketball everyday, play to my heart's content!" Jay finished his notice for the CCTV, yesterday he embarked on the Cathay CX510 plane, he returned to Taiwan at 4:50pm.

Fans collect him at the airport, Director Chou is super happy

In order to spend the New Year with her son, Mother Chou went to Beijing with her son, when they reached the airport, over 10 fans crowded Jay who was wearing sunglasses, Director Chou welcomed them with a smile, it was obvious he was in a good mood.

Due to the fact that there were a lot of media welcoming him there, it wasn't even 5 minutes, Director Chou hurriedly got into the car, and the car drove to record company "Alfa" to accept an interview from us, to wish the readers a Happy New Year!

Puts down small peach, hurries to look at the notice board

As soon as he got to the company, Director Chou put down his exclusive pink luggage (small peach), he rushed over to the front of the notice board, he said with a quite satisfied expression in his eyes: "Yi, there really isn't any notices! Ng, very good, very good." Director Chou said that up till now he still didn't know which day of the New Year he would have to work, "According to my knowledge, I should be able to rest for a week and more!"

Play basketball until he is happy, he urgently finds someone to play

When asked what he wants to do most? Director Chou said without any consideration: "Of course I want to play basketball! Everyday play to my heart's content, I have regular basketball friends, Liu Geng Hong and some dancers are them, I'm going to wait a moment and then I'm going to play!" After finishing saying that, immediately the staff "corrected" saying: "Mother Chou is waiting for you at your Grandma's to eat, you have to go home straight away!"

Director Chou diligently said that in this period of passing the New Year, he wants to do many things, "I want to play basketball, write songs for my album in the holidays, I have to start filming the movie "Initial D" in March or April, I have to spend this time to finish reading the manga, do some homework." He also said that "Initial D" is a racing movie, in the period of passing the New Year there should be paparazzi filming after him, he can take that opportunity to practise a bit his racing skills.

Curio shop and music classroom, are going to be opened

But, the thing that makes Jay the most excited is, cannot be anything else but his "curio shop and music classroom" are going to be opened! He said that the curio shop at the moment is being decorated, by that time he will put his, director Kuang-Sheng Fu's and Vincent Fang's collections there, people can buy and sell, a few friends in the circle have invested in this curio shop, that's why up till now, he hasn't given out a penny.

Apart from this, Director Chou has initiated some chances to start a career for friends who are currently studying music in University, "in the curio shop there will be a space that will be a music classroom. I will hire these friends who are studying music in university to be teachers, teach piano and music."

Gives red envelope to asali, good if happy

As for how much Director Chou gave in his red envelope to his mother? He said: "All my money is hers, however much she wants she can take!" Mother Chou is very good at helping her son be a person, just the red envelopes for friends and relatives they had $200,000 in them, Director Chou is also very generous, he didn't frown and told his mother that it's good if she's happy.