Because Steven Ma was out on a trip, he was not able to attend the TVB Sales Presentation 2009 held on November 11th. Since everyone didn't see him at the event, it was misunderstood that he was frozen by TVB, then the story leaked. Steven formally requested time off from TVB and got their approval, he smiled: "This time I'm officially taking time off, also working with TVB is very enjoyable, so busy couldn't stop my feet." Although he just finished filming "Dogs on the Beat", TVB has already arranged for him to be in another series. This new series he and Tavia Yeung will be the lead actor and actresses, the story talks about a young fish seller who works at a fish stand and the struggles that come along with it. Because Steven in the "Dog" series plays a Hakka boy and has to stay away from his usual gentlemen and handsome image, this "fish seller boy" would be perfect casting for him. Towards this, Steven admits that he's starting to research and share opinions with the director on his roles. He also would find a Fish seller master to help him with the role. Hopefully he will be able to successfully convince audience. Steven said: "Before I already collaborated with many great people allowing myself to easily get into the roles, recently I has been working hard on learning Chow Yun Fat and Tony Leung's acting styles. Hope that I could get some good results soon and put myself on a higher level of acting. As for the awards, its just gains or losses, I do not mind and will not put it to heart. Source: Mingpao, Wenweipo, Takungpao Translated by: aZnangel @ http://******************
I've never like Steven's acting. But I have to admit that he has been playing his roles well recently.
