Rumour : Gillian Chung will maintain her scenes in "Mei Lanfang" and appear for 5 minutes

Rumour : Gillian Chung will maintain her scenes in "Mei Lanfang" and appear for 5 minutes

Gillian Chung had previously filmed scenes in the film "Mei Lanfang" but due to the sex scandal influence all her scenes were cut out. But yesterday there were Mainland sources that claimed Gillian had maintained her scene in the film and will appear for more than 5 minutes. She will also appear with the whole cast in promotional events. This will also give Gillian alot of confidence in her comeback.Gillian has already rested for over half a year, earlier she went to Haining, Eastern China's Zhejiang Province as a tournament ambassador to open a match for the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball for Women tournament. At the match she received many fan's support.

Mainland sources reported that Gillian could maintain her scene in "Mei Lanfang" due to many disputes. In the end they decided to not cut out her scene and she will appear in the film for more than 5 minutes. Gillian who will just be guest appearing will still have alot of airtime. There were also other sources that stated the film crew never considered to delete any of her scenes because her scenes are at the start and if they were cut out the storyline wouldn't flow together.

As for June's Shanghai festival giving out promotional leaflets which did not include any Gillian pictures or even mention her name. It was reported that this was one of the promotion tactics because when Director Peter Chan was creating the script he had high hopes for Gillian who will play Mei Langfang's (Leon Lai) second wife Fu Zhifang during her younger years. He deliberately didn't mention Gillian's name in the promotions to add some mysterious effect.

Also "Mei Langfang" is currently entering the voice over stage. Leon Lai and Zhang Ziyi's storyline is obviously most important. Both of them especially took time to do the voice overs in Beijing. Gillian had arranged a professional to do her voice over part. According to the sources Gillian's name will be added to the list to attend the film's promotional events

Mani says it will be a big Confidence boost for Gillian

The reporter asked Gillian's manager Mani about the reports yesterday. She said "I am not too sure about whether these reports are real or false because I haven't received any notifications. (But what if it is real?) "If it is real then of course I am happy. It will be a big confidence boost for Gillian". (What if the film crew invite Gillian to attend the film promotional events?) "She will definitley attend".

The reporter then contacted the Mainland promotion crew, they replied " Because the film is being released in December, the film is still in the production process. As for whether Gillian's scene will be kept or not, the film crew still haven't decided yet. I don't understand why there are such reports. Everything will be revealed when the film making is finished. "

Source : Oriental Daily
Translated by : kingkongit27