Singapore actress Rui En talks about putting in 16-hour days while shooting her new drama “Sudden” and taking her first break from showbiz in years, after the show wrapped. Just what will she do with her time? Read on to find out.

Singapore actress Rui En was especially cheerful during a recent media conference for her new drama “Sudden”, about the lives of a group of lawyers.

After putting in 16-hour days shooting “Sudden”, Rui En will be taking a break from showbiz till she begins working on “C.L.I.F.3” in November – her first break in years.

And just what will she do during her break? Tour Europe? Go on a shopping spree?

“I like to stay alone at home,” said Rui En happily.

“After you’ve been out filming 16-hour days, non-stop, all you want to do is to be at home.”

“Staying home for days at a time is like heaven to me. People are like ‘Is that enough?’ I’m like ‘Yeah, more than enough!’”

For Rui En, the next few months will be all about enjoying the simple pleasures in life.

“The smallest things give me the biggest joys.

“The most straightforward things like a good book, a good cup of coffee and Sunday mornings,” said Rui En.

Her break is the perfect chance to put a dent in her massive reading list, though it would take more than a few months to get through all the books she has amassed in her home over the years.

“I got a million books! I have got so many books. It’s all over the place. I’ve been buying, buying and buying.

“I have so many that I don’t think I can finish within this break,” said Rui En, smiling.

Atypical Romance

Although shooting for “Sudden” had been “stressful” and took place at a breakneck pace, Rui En said she still found it enjoyable to work on the 20-parter.

She said that “Sudden” has an especially well-written script which focuses on the more mature sort of romantic relationship which exists between her character Cheng Chuning and co-star Romeo Tan’s Fang Qiliang.

In the show, Cheng is devoted to Fang even though he is crippled in a car accident, and tries to push her away.

She described their relationship as being “more realistic” than the typical drama storyline of “boy meets girl, love triangle, break up, reunion and happily ever after”.

“I liked that it started with a long-term relationship, where everything seems to be going smoothly … and then this car accident happens.

“And how these two people manage to hold on to this relationship, even though there are so many things that are trying to tear them apart,” said Rui En.

“It’s very touching.”

Sudden 骤变 is now airing on Channel 8, Weekdays at 9pm.

C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职 3 debuts 10 April 2014 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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