Sammul Chan (陈键锋) had once expressed his dissatisfaction with TVB, noting that the company gave more promotional opportunities to its managed artists. This was one of the reasons that prompted Sammul to leave the company in 2011. Losing its talent pool to competitors recently, TVB was willing to pay top dollar to have Sammul film Triumph in the Skies 2 <冲上云霄II>! TVB’s heavy-weight drama, Triumph in the Skies 2 was scheduled to film in July. The “dream cast” included Francis Ng (吴镇宇), Chilam Cheung (張智霖), Myolie Wu (胡杏兒), Flora Chan (陳慧珊), Kenneth Ma (馬國明), Ron Ng (吳卓羲), Fala Chen (陈法拉), Kate Tsui (徐子珊), and Rebecca Zhu (朱晨麗). The return of Sammul Chan will make the 40-episode drama have an even more impressive cast, guaranteed to pull up ratings! Charles Chan Singled Out Sammul Chan It was reported that TVB’s majority stakeholder, Charles Chan (陈国强), had brought in new managers since taking over control of the company in March 2011. Mr. Chan’s Chief Financial Officer turned out to be Sammul’s cousin. Mr. Chan had stated that he wished to have Sammul Chan act in Triumph in the Skies 2, in which TVB was willing to pay Sammul $25,000 HKD per episode to film the sequel. TVB Favored Its Own Artists Sammul Chan was often given less opportunities than artists that had management contracts with TVB. Despite his acting talent and rising popularity after Survivor’s Law <律政新人王> and The Academy <學警雄心>, he received only supporting roles in recent years. After refusing to sign a TVB management contract in 2009, Sammul was forced to dress in drag in A Bride for a Ride <王老虎搶親 > and received little screen time in Relic of an Emissary <洪武三十二>. Although grateful that TVB had cultivated his career, Sammul decided to leave the company in 2011. This decision turned out to be a blessing in disguise. His market value increased several-fold due to the popularity of 2009′s Palace <美人心计>. With City Telecom (CTI) also interested in recruiting him, TVB was eager to clinch Sammul Chan first. On May 22nd, Sammul took a flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong to rest for three days. He was spotted meeting two male friends at a French restaurant. The 34-year-old actor has not confirmed that he has agreed to film Triumph in the Skies 2 yet. Hopefully, fans will not have to wait long for a positive confirmation! Creds: 21CN
Hope Sammul will return to film for TVB. I enjoy his acting especially his "Beauty Schemes" as the king.
I know this sequel isn't going to be good .. should just call it something else. After .. the original cast is gone .. no purpose of calling it that. TVB is losing so much this year - artists to creativity ... gotta use those old series with great rating to gain support .. SAD. I won't watch .. hate Myolie as she it .. just can't stand her voice. Linda's acting hasn't improve a bit .. not a bit. Kate and Ron .. gosh .. another horrible actor/ress.
Don't watch it than. I personally don't like Fala Chen. I haven't watch her after No Regrets Aka Rosy Business II (巾幗梟雄之義海豪情). So I'm was sooo glad that she didn't won TV-Queen of the Year last year. Hope Triumph in the Skies 2 is better than Triumph in the Skies 1. I didn't like the serie, because the story was boring, especially Belle (Flora Chan) find her "Dream Prince", except I liked the flight training programm and let us see the cockpit
good to hear that Sammul Chan will be back for the TITS II. though i ain't a big fan of his, at least try to remain as many original cast as possible lor.
