Emphasizing environmental protection These years, there are quite a lot of artistes that have been paying a close attention to the mainland market, and Sammul Chan, who makes filming mainland series his first job priority, is one of the examples. He's a really busy actor since he films both in Hong Kong and mainland China, so his output in HK is getting reduced relatively. <The Four Great Constables>, which is airing in TV now, is one of his works for this year. Besides filming series, Sammul and TVB's top manager, Stephen Chan, recently have just finished filming <Bing Tian Dong Di> in Iceland and the Arctic. Sammul got tons of new experiences from that Iceland journey. "The 10 days journey to Iceland made me feel that it's an original place, so pristine, and it seems like there are no garbage at all there. This trip made me want to cherish the Mother Nature more. I've changed my lifestyle once I got back to Hong Kong, like valuing electricity more, reducing my car driving frequency, etc, hoping to make a humble effort. I also hope that I can popularize some environmental protection work to the public. I've been practicing to sort out my garbage, and I will be more positive, because this trip has made me realize that if we continue to overlook the environmental protection, the results can be very serious," said Sammul. Got no nominations in the TVB anniversary After completing the Iceland mission, Sammul seized the chance to travel to Paris and London. He said, "In these recent years, I'll try to arrange a quite long holiday for myself to enjoy, maybe about 10 days or so, because I want to give myself a space and time to rest, also for pondering and mulling over things and myself. In my holidays, I'll turn off my cellphone, so I won't be distracted by the outside world. I think being an artiste will make one busy and under pressure, so he needs a break to recharge. While I was in Paris and London, I visited some arts centers, getting inspiration to improve myself. I think this is the way to enjoy life." Entering the month of October, the hot topic won't be too far from the nominees for the awards in the annual TVB anniversary. But this year Sammul doesn't get nominated, and he responded, "I admit I feel slightly disappointed because I don't get nominated for anything, but it's okay, as far as I've done my best then it's enough." About this year's change of regimen, every award will only have 10 nominees, as TVB changes the automatic entry system, and Sammul said, "It's just the rules that change, moreover, I'm back in mainland in the beginning November to film a series, maybe I wouldn't be able to go back to attend the anniversary. Actually I don't really pay a close attention to the awards there, like the series <Moonlight Resonance>, which was well-received by the people once it was aired recently, I was still busy filming at that time, didn't have the time to pay attention to it, only got to watch one or two episodes sometimes, but I have the feeling that Tavia Yeung underwent a radical transformation, and her performance was quite good. Credit: asianfanatics
