Francis Ng (吳鎮宇) was holding in his anger as he updated a depressing status on his Weibo two days ago, writing, “Not in a good mood… I found out that due to certain reasons, [Triumph in the Skies II <衝上雲霄II>] will not be able to air next year!” The post attracted over a thousand comments and over two thousand reblogs. TVB fans panicked, wondering what on earth would cause such a long postponement for the anticipated TVB-produced blockbuster. Fans also angrily expressed their concerns and disappointment at TVB through their Weibos. It all turned out that it was just an early April’s Fool joke by Francis. Yesterday, Francis posted another status on Weibo, confirming that Triumph in the Skies 2 will air this year, as scheduled. He wrote, “Okay, that previous Weibo post was to test if those pig heads were qualified to join my club. The reason why [Triumph in the Skies 2] will be unable to air next year is because it will air this year! If you could not figure out the clues behind my words, then congratulations, you are now a VIP member of the Pig Head Club.” Triumph in the Skies 2 producer, Joe Chan (陳維冠), expressed that he is currently supervising the drama’s post-production work. Although a premiere date has not been set, Joe assured that the pilot drama will be ready in time to broadcast sometime within the latter months of 2013. In related news, Jonathan Chik’s (戚其義) Beauty at War <金枝慾孽（貳）>, the 30-episode sequel to the award-winning 2004 period drama War and Beauty, is scheduled to premiere on TVB’s Jade and HD Jade channels on April 22, 2013, at 9:30 PM. The Qing Dynasty palace drama, which stars Sheren Tang (鄧萃雯), Ada Choi (蔡少芬), Christine Ng (伍詠薇), Moses Chan (陳豪), and Kenny Wong(黃德斌), is Jonathan Chik’s last television production with TVB. The Slicing of the Demon <凶城計中計>, a 2007 paranormal period drama produced by Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles <名媛望族> producer Chong Wai Kin (莊偉建), will premiere on Jade on April 18 at 2:45 PM. Creds: ihktv
