Alan Ng’s TVB role spotlights dance and Hengdian rise
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Summary
Alan Ng Chiu-lun (吳兆麟) became a talking point after Thursday night's episode of TVB sitcom Love Home: Three Generations of Sweetness introduced his new character, a flamboyant publicist nicknamed the “king of ducks” in the PR world. The episode featured a comic sequence in which he fled in only briefs, while off screen he said the exposure comes as his workload in Hengdian has surged, with more than 20 short dramas completed in the past year.
Key Points
- In the August 21 episode, Ng played Fantasy, a new character who was accused of molestation after a meeting with Mrs Cheung, played by Ng Tsz-mak, and was later arrested for indecent exposure.
- The plot showed Fantasy escaping to protect his innocence while wearing only briefs, before Yeung Fan, played by Chiu Chun-sing, stepped in and eventually recruited him as an assistant.
- Ng’s physique became a focus, with the actor showing his chest, six-pack abs and muscular arms to match the character’s image, prompting online jokes calling him TVB’s “male dancer representative.”
- Ng said he had no dance background and first learned Latin dance by watching YouTube for his role in Happily Ever After?, before later training in more styles with a choreographer arranged by the company.
- He said that over the past year in Hengdian, he spent nearly all non-shooting time submitting materials and auditioning, resulting in about 20 short dramas, two films and one television series, mostly in leading roles.
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong viewers, Ng’s latest TVB appearance links a local sitcom breakthrough with the growing cross-border market for short-form dramas, where actors can build credits quickly through intensive production schedules. His comments also show how variety shows and supporting television roles can translate into more prominent casting opportunities on both Hong Kong and mainland screens.