Emperor's 2012 heavyweight new film The Viral Factor (YIK JIN) paired up Jay Chou (Chow Kit Lun) and Nicholas Tse Ting Fung in a film for the first time. In coordination with the Jordan location and tanks, fighter jets and battleships that were rarely seen in Hong Kong film, the film created a Hollywood action film feel that was new to the Hong Kong audience. The Viral Factor directed by Dante Lam (who also directed Beast Stalker and Stool Pigeon) estimated that costs for The Viral Factor is HK$200 million. The movie was filmed in Jordan, Malaysia and China. After the Jordan trailer was released, Jay's cool sunglasses look, Ting Fung's mysterious prisoner look and the film's many gun fights and explosion scenes led to a lot of hype between netizens. Many left praises on YouTube and the cast and the crew did not feel their effort was wasted. Jay said that he had to handle a lot of gun fights and action scenes. Although the pressure was huge, he had quite a sense of satisfaction. He said, "The director put an effort into how every actor held the gun before the shoot. He wanted us to give the audience a professional impression. Finally every time I shot a scene with a gun, I asked workers with military experience on hand whether my posture was correct. I looked forward to seeing the entire VIRAL FACTOR very much." Ting Fung with STOOL PIGEON won the Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor. Working with Lam Chiu Yin again, he said, "THE VIRAL FACTOR's story was more crisp and clean with its positioning and pacing. I like my opening scene very much and appreciate such a thoughtful arrangement from Director Lam Chiu Yin." Creds: hktt
