Posted:
Note: Please credit wyn0602 of CEFC for translation of article and do not edit any parts of this article. Please quote this translated article (including this note) in its entirety. Thank you for your co-operation.
When Jerry Meets Ella
They Stick to Each Other Just Like That
[2009.04.28]
Jerry Yan Challenge Role of Lawyer with Sharp Tongue Quick Wit and Cold Face
Experiencing being a Nanny for the First Time
Defending against Devils Big and Small with Navet
What type of idol drama is currently in fashion? When a cold and sharp tongued lawyer who does not get involved in love meets a nave and optimistic bad-luck girl who believes that love conquers all ' this type of love story would surely touch everyone's heart. And who would be the best choices to portray these types of characters? The GTV production [Just Want to Stick to You] finally settled on the team of Jerry Yan and Ella to bring a sense of freshness to idol dramas. Producer Ke Yi Qin expressed: [In order to open up international market, regardless how difficult to arrange the schedules will be, right from the beginning we have decided on these two international superstars for the roles. Although it would be even more difficult to coordinate the shooting schedule, but considering overseas markets as a whole, it is definitely worth it. The sparks from the collaboration of Jerry and Ella will certainly make this drama both well-received and praise-worthy.] Ella also shared excitedly: [I am so happy to encounter such a good and at the time an original Taiwanese script. Even when I was reading the script, there were several times when I couldn't hold back my tears. Therefore I am very much anticipating the final product which will be the result of everyone's hard work. In particular, collaborating with Jerry Yan, I too have high anticipation for the sparks this team-up will generate.]
Among the leading men in Taiwanese idol dramas, there were very few people, almost none, who would dare to portray a lawyer. However the role for Jerry Yan this time was just that, a cold-hearted lawyer named Xiang Yu Ping who specialized in divorces and inheritance lawsuits. The most important qualifications to portray roles like a lawyer would be the ability to speak clearly and precisely and to be forceful. However most of Jerry's previous roles required him to be mainly devoted in love and moving. Even when he spoke, he did not need to be sharp tongued or quick witted. Upon accepting this role of the lawyer who was logical, smart, sharp tongue and cold, currently Jerry was actively looking for training in speech, body language and expressiveness of the eyes because he hoped to impress everyone with a brilliant performance. Other than portraying a pianist, a basketball player, a doctor'Jerry Yan once again challenged the legal profession. He shared: [To me, this is also sort of a challenge. In order to study for this role, I recently kept watching videos of how other people portrayed lawyers at home. I hope that when the time comes, I would be able to give a performance that is different from them. I have also arranged for some training courses. I believe when the time comes, I will be a stylish and persuasive lawyer.]
Ella who did not have any new drama all last year, had already been the female lead for many dramas. RuiXi, her gender-disguising role in [Hana-Kimi] was loved by all audiences locally and overseas. This time, she will revert back to being female to collaborate with Jerry for the first time and plans to surprise everyone with her beauty. However, right at the start of the drama, she will be involved in a misconception when the male lead mistook her to be a lesbian. The director expressed that the character of Yang Guo was based on Ella's personality in the development of the storyline, therefore, hoped that the portrayal of Yang Guo would evolved into Ella. The scenes that Ella was more looking forwards to would be the part where she was mistook to be a lesbian. Ella anticipated that she would portray this part well and be able to evoke smiles from everyone.
In the drama, the personality of the female lead Yang Guo was kind and innocent, optimistic and satisfied with her live. Even under various extremely "ill-lucked" and poor circumstances, she still had ways of encouraging herself. Furthermore, she was one of the few idiots left in this century that still believed that [love conquers all]. Unfortunately, her luck in love was super bad and was spurned by all her boyfriends. However, she who became more determined with each setback still was willing to believe that unconditional love still existed in this world. With regards to portraying this kind of outlook on love, Ella whose luck with the opposite sex had been quite good also revealed: [In real life, the belief of love above everything and unconditionally had pretty much been eroded away but in one corner of the heart, I still would anticipate meeting that worthy someone and love with this person strongly.] Regardless, she was full of anticipation to fall in love with a lawyer in the drama. Facing the internationally renowned lady-killer Jerry, she was prepared to release her own appeal to make Mr. Yan fall for Yang Guo. Ella also issued this challenge: [I am prepared to melt him!]
In order to portray Yang Guo, the poor but determined and optimistically satisfied with her lot in life bad-luck girl, not only Ella's acting skills should be prepared for a challenge, she must be prepared physically as well. Because in order to increase the amount of money saved in her bank account, the female lead would take on all types of jobs, including repairing home appliances, moving and other manual labors. In the first episode, there will even be a KUSO scene in which Yang Guo was wandering on the street while carrying a freezer on her back. In the drama, she even attempted to be a nanny. Because her own personality was as playful as a child, she would still be immensely suitable even if she really had to become a nanny. If in real life, she encountered the two little devils from the drama that often caused trouble and misbehaved in order to receive some attention, what would she do? Ella shared: [When it comes to dealing with children, it is still Selina who is more of an expert. I only know how to deal with babies that I can hold in my hands. When I am holding a baby in my arms, I would feel very blessed. As for portraying the role of a nanny this time, before dealing with active children, I would ask Selina for some advice. I would also spend some time and patience to get to know the children and to become friends with them. This way, it should be much easier doing scenes with them.]
Jerry also expressed great interest in collaborating with Ella. When he first heard that his female lead was Ella, he already felt that the two of them would certainly generate sparks. After all, all the female leads that he had collaborated with previously were more feminine. When he thought of how in the drama, not only did he mistook Yang Guo to be a lesbian, he even had to be piggy-backed by Yang Guo to the hospital, he was certain that this drama would be the most representative of all his works. However to portray his mistrust of love and the hurt he felt over splitting with his childhood sweetheart who later became a star, Jerry must convey appropriately the conflicting emotion of afraid to be hurt yet still have expectations for love. In addition, in the drama, he also had the challenge of dealing with two little devils. How to portray the touching emotion of being angry towards the children and yet could not bear to punish them would be yet another challenge for Jerry. With regards to collaborating with children, Jerry also demonstrated full confidence. He said mischievously: [I was the king of children before!]
2009, the most romantic, the funniest modern version of Cinderalla in love, Jerry Yan and Ella create together the sweetest love story that would everyone smile. Xiang Yu Ping's childhood friend, Xiang Yu Ping's celebrity girlfriend, Yang Guo's older sister'the names of the artists who will join the cast will be revealed soon. Please look forward to the Asian press conference for [Just Want to Stick to You] on May 1, coming up next!
translated by : wyn0602 of CEFC
credits : CEFC and ce.cn
When Jerry Meets Ella
They Stick to Each Other Just Like That
[2009.04.28]
Jerry Yan Challenge Role of Lawyer with Sharp Tongue Quick Wit and Cold Face
Experiencing being a Nanny for the First Time
Defending against Devils Big and Small with Navet
What type of idol drama is currently in fashion? When a cold and sharp tongued lawyer who does not get involved in love meets a nave and optimistic bad-luck girl who believes that love conquers all ' this type of love story would surely touch everyone's heart. And who would be the best choices to portray these types of characters? The GTV production [Just Want to Stick to You] finally settled on the team of Jerry Yan and Ella to bring a sense of freshness to idol dramas. Producer Ke Yi Qin expressed: [In order to open up international market, regardless how difficult to arrange the schedules will be, right from the beginning we have decided on these two international superstars for the roles. Although it would be even more difficult to coordinate the shooting schedule, but considering overseas markets as a whole, it is definitely worth it. The sparks from the collaboration of Jerry and Ella will certainly make this drama both well-received and praise-worthy.] Ella also shared excitedly: [I am so happy to encounter such a good and at the time an original Taiwanese script. Even when I was reading the script, there were several times when I couldn't hold back my tears. Therefore I am very much anticipating the final product which will be the result of everyone's hard work. In particular, collaborating with Jerry Yan, I too have high anticipation for the sparks this team-up will generate.]
Among the leading men in Taiwanese idol dramas, there were very few people, almost none, who would dare to portray a lawyer. However the role for Jerry Yan this time was just that, a cold-hearted lawyer named Xiang Yu Ping who specialized in divorces and inheritance lawsuits. The most important qualifications to portray roles like a lawyer would be the ability to speak clearly and precisely and to be forceful. However most of Jerry's previous roles required him to be mainly devoted in love and moving. Even when he spoke, he did not need to be sharp tongued or quick witted. Upon accepting this role of the lawyer who was logical, smart, sharp tongue and cold, currently Jerry was actively looking for training in speech, body language and expressiveness of the eyes because he hoped to impress everyone with a brilliant performance. Other than portraying a pianist, a basketball player, a doctor'Jerry Yan once again challenged the legal profession. He shared: [To me, this is also sort of a challenge. In order to study for this role, I recently kept watching videos of how other people portrayed lawyers at home. I hope that when the time comes, I would be able to give a performance that is different from them. I have also arranged for some training courses. I believe when the time comes, I will be a stylish and persuasive lawyer.]
Ella who did not have any new drama all last year, had already been the female lead for many dramas. RuiXi, her gender-disguising role in [Hana-Kimi] was loved by all audiences locally and overseas. This time, she will revert back to being female to collaborate with Jerry for the first time and plans to surprise everyone with her beauty. However, right at the start of the drama, she will be involved in a misconception when the male lead mistook her to be a lesbian. The director expressed that the character of Yang Guo was based on Ella's personality in the development of the storyline, therefore, hoped that the portrayal of Yang Guo would evolved into Ella. The scenes that Ella was more looking forwards to would be the part where she was mistook to be a lesbian. Ella anticipated that she would portray this part well and be able to evoke smiles from everyone.
In the drama, the personality of the female lead Yang Guo was kind and innocent, optimistic and satisfied with her live. Even under various extremely "ill-lucked" and poor circumstances, she still had ways of encouraging herself. Furthermore, she was one of the few idiots left in this century that still believed that [love conquers all]. Unfortunately, her luck in love was super bad and was spurned by all her boyfriends. However, she who became more determined with each setback still was willing to believe that unconditional love still existed in this world. With regards to portraying this kind of outlook on love, Ella whose luck with the opposite sex had been quite good also revealed: [In real life, the belief of love above everything and unconditionally had pretty much been eroded away but in one corner of the heart, I still would anticipate meeting that worthy someone and love with this person strongly.] Regardless, she was full of anticipation to fall in love with a lawyer in the drama. Facing the internationally renowned lady-killer Jerry, she was prepared to release her own appeal to make Mr. Yan fall for Yang Guo. Ella also issued this challenge: [I am prepared to melt him!]
In order to portray Yang Guo, the poor but determined and optimistically satisfied with her lot in life bad-luck girl, not only Ella's acting skills should be prepared for a challenge, she must be prepared physically as well. Because in order to increase the amount of money saved in her bank account, the female lead would take on all types of jobs, including repairing home appliances, moving and other manual labors. In the first episode, there will even be a KUSO scene in which Yang Guo was wandering on the street while carrying a freezer on her back. In the drama, she even attempted to be a nanny. Because her own personality was as playful as a child, she would still be immensely suitable even if she really had to become a nanny. If in real life, she encountered the two little devils from the drama that often caused trouble and misbehaved in order to receive some attention, what would she do? Ella shared: [When it comes to dealing with children, it is still Selina who is more of an expert. I only know how to deal with babies that I can hold in my hands. When I am holding a baby in my arms, I would feel very blessed. As for portraying the role of a nanny this time, before dealing with active children, I would ask Selina for some advice. I would also spend some time and patience to get to know the children and to become friends with them. This way, it should be much easier doing scenes with them.]
Jerry also expressed great interest in collaborating with Ella. When he first heard that his female lead was Ella, he already felt that the two of them would certainly generate sparks. After all, all the female leads that he had collaborated with previously were more feminine. When he thought of how in the drama, not only did he mistook Yang Guo to be a lesbian, he even had to be piggy-backed by Yang Guo to the hospital, he was certain that this drama would be the most representative of all his works. However to portray his mistrust of love and the hurt he felt over splitting with his childhood sweetheart who later became a star, Jerry must convey appropriately the conflicting emotion of afraid to be hurt yet still have expectations for love. In addition, in the drama, he also had the challenge of dealing with two little devils. How to portray the touching emotion of being angry towards the children and yet could not bear to punish them would be yet another challenge for Jerry. With regards to collaborating with children, Jerry also demonstrated full confidence. He said mischievously: [I was the king of children before!]
2009, the most romantic, the funniest modern version of Cinderalla in love, Jerry Yan and Ella create together the sweetest love story that would everyone smile. Xiang Yu Ping's childhood friend, Xiang Yu Ping's celebrity girlfriend, Yang Guo's older sister'the names of the artists who will join the cast will be revealed soon. Please look forward to the Asian press conference for [Just Want to Stick to You] on May 1, coming up next!
translated by : wyn0602 of CEFC
credits : CEFC and ce.cn
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
Mannat Har Khushi Paane Ki
