Source: Takungpao Translated by: aZnangel Joyce Cheng plays Lydia's old role Shanghai Lady hard to resemble the legend First time on the big screen for new film <72 Tenants of Prosperity>, Joyce Cheng plays the popular Shanghai Lady role that her mother Lydia Shum once played. But Joyce frankly said that her mother was just too cute, she couldn't do the same herself. Joyce said that she re-watched her mother's old productions, and hopes that her expressions can resemble her mother as much as possible. Joyce said: "Back then, mom was just 30 years old when she played the Shanghai Lady and just started dating daddy. I felt that she was so pretty then! Daddy was also part of the performance as well, feels really cute." Although Joyce didn't cry when she was watching her mother's old productions, but when she was younger she constantly re-watched <It's A Mad Mad Mad World> because when Lydia was filming that she was already pregnant with her, so that's why she'll never get tired of watching it. It can be considered that she grew up with the film. Besides expressions resembling Lydia, Joyce also needs to use Shanghai foul language, although her grandmother taught her to speak Shanghainese, but elders do not use foul language. Joyce was only taught the gentle way of speaking, so during filming Joyce had to ask her colleagues at the changing room to teach her and used her cell phone to record it, constantly playing it back to practice. Asked if Joyce felt she resembled Lydia? She shook her head and said: "Not at all, Mommy is a legend in my heart, I am just trying my best. (When you were filming, did you wear your mother's signature glasses?) No because the glasses is placed at the Altar." Joyce said that this time the film gave her a lot of experience, in the future she hopes to continue to be in movies. She also hopes to play a villain or a "8 por" (bitchy) role: "Actually I want to try out all types of roles because I want more experience. (Do you want to collaborate with your father Adam Cheng?) If there is an opportunity of course, but can't do ancient ones because Daddy is ancient number 1. His eye contact just kills all, hotter than ever while riding a horse, at that time I will turn into a fan, cannot focus on acting."
