Eric Tsang, Bobby Au-yeung team up with Malaysian stars for CNY comedy Money Games

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Hong Kong stars Eric Tsang, Bobby Au-yeung, and Edmond So are set to share the screen with a host of Malaysian talents in the upcoming comedy film, Money Games.  At a recent press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Tsang, along with Money Games director Matt Lai and several cast members, shared their experiences working on the highly anticipated Chinese New Year movie.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Renowned Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang is back in Kuala Lumpur to promote his upcoming Chinese

00:09New Year film, Money Games.

00:16The 71-year-old, who also serves as TVB's General Manager, fondly recalls his previous

00:21experiences filming in Malaysia, including Hello Babies in 2014 and King of Mahjong in

00:282015.

00:30At a recent press conference alongside co-stars Bobby Ouyang and Edmond Soh, Tsang praised

00:35Malaysia's strides in production quality.

00:50Directed by Malaysian filmmaker Matt Lai, Money Games follows an elite anti-fraud team

00:54led by Miao Zhu, played by Tsang.

00:57After dismantling a major fraud operation, Miao Zhu uncovers a larger conspiracy and

01:02enlists his team to infiltrate a popular pyramid-style Money Game.

01:09The cast features Malaysian talents like Jack Lim, Wayne Tong, as well as Chu Hao Ren, Tomato

01:14and Ah Ya from the boy group Steady Gang, alongside Hong Kong stars.

01:20Lim revealed the collaboration stemmed from Tsang's interest in Malaysia's box office

01:24performance and expressed gratitude for Tsang's insights into script writing and filming techniques.

01:30For Bobby Ouyang, Money Games marks several milestones.

01:33His first CNY film since his 1982 debut, his return to Malaysia after over three decades

01:41and his long-awaited role as a villain.

02:01Edmond Soh, a member of the iconic Hong Kong boy band Grasshopper, also makes his major

02:06film debut as a villain, hiring an acting coach to refine his performance.

02:11Meanwhile, Malaysian singer-actor Chu Hao Ren, despite nearly two decades in show business,

02:18was starstruck working with the Hong Kong veterans.

02:21Chu also praised Ouyang's dedication, noting how each take felt fresh and unique due to

02:27his detailed script notes.

02:51Director Matt Lai hopes the film will not only entertain, but also

03:21serve as a cautionary tale about the dangers of financial scams.

03:25Tsang echoed this sentiment, encouraging audiences to watch the film as an educational yet entertaining

03:30experience for families this Chinese New Year.

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