By Loong Wai Ting

POPULAR Singapore crime and investigation series Unriddle is back with a darker sequel. Unriddle 2 traces the lives of crime-fighting duo Da Bao (Chen Li Ping) and Xiao Man (Rui En), as they work together solving mysterious criminal cases.

In an interview, Tay Ping Hui talks about his role in Unriddle 2.

Any memorable event happened during the making of the sequel?

Yes. There was a very tragic scene between my character and Da Bao. I didn’t know what was on her mind, but she started to laugh hysterically in the middle of the scene when the camera was rolling. Her infectious laughter then affected my other co-star, Rui En, who burst out laughing along with her.

Who’s who

Rui En (Xiao Man)

A police officer who is later revealed to have committed a series of questionable actions to fit her own idea of justice.

Source: New Straits Times

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By Yeevon Ong

SINGAPOREAN drama series Unriddle was a hit and created waves in the republic. The series also received four nominations at the prestigious Star Awards 2011, including for best drama serial and best screenplay.

The addictive crime investigative drama series is back now with a darker and more sinister sequel. Unriddle 2, which premiered last Wednesday, is screened over ntv7 fom Monday to Thursday at 10pm.

The celebrated series traces the trials and tribulations of crime-fighting duo, Lin Zheng Yi (also known as Da Bao in the serial) and Hu Xiao Man, portrayed by Chen Li Ping and Rui En respectively.

Some members of the cast of Unriddle 2 were in Kuala Lumpur recently to promote the series.

Elvin Ng, who plays Rui En’s on-screen nemesis Xie Lang Feng (nicknamed Wolf), said the script is a narrative that transcends what’s right and wrong. The intricacy of the lessons each character presents is what makes Unriddle 2 such a hit among audience.

According to Chen, Unriddle 2 is much more intense than its prequel as there is more drama revolving around the characters from part one who also have to weather through unfortunate events.

Rui En, who worked closely with Chen because of the nature of their on-screen characters, nearly succumbed to the pressure. Chen, who is the more experienced actress, managed to help Rui En regain her footing.

Source: The Sun Daily

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1. 封面故事 Cover Story Pages 26-34

文：黄敏玮

Day 1: 中午12点，电视台

又一个《花样人间》开工日。小鬼架起墨镜脚踩拖鞋，缓缓走进化妆间。

终于等到进场时间。那天的戏，讲的是小鬼如何暗地出招改善黄文永与瑞恩的父女关系。

本地电视圈，这位外来星看来还蛮融入的。

片场空档，说说笑笑之余，还会为支持剧中阿爸周初明与好搭档瑞恩，一有时间便窝在休息室追看《注定》与《最火搭档2》。

“哈，一扭开电视，几乎都是我认识的人耶！” 他很兴奋提起。

外来星 打工日记

两位《花样》宝岛星来新拍片，长达3个月。片场/居家生活点滴乐趣，i带你窥探。

小鬼天生玩家

调皮鬼：与陈邦鋆和张耀栋戏里戏外名副其实“三剑客”，去到哪里玩到哪里。就连一向很酷的瑞恩竟也乐意陪他当Bananas in Pajamas？！

2. 特报 Feature Pages 40-46

新兵报到

李元玲

新传媒中谁是你的假想敌？

我没把大家当对手，但很多人却把我当成对手看待…其实我只是有目标，根本不会踩着别人往上爬。我们学音乐的孩子比较喜欢安静独处，不会刻意去讨好人，但大家就认为我孤僻…其实必要时我还是会社交，但休息时我deserve自己的空间。

这点你和瑞恩很像…

那不同，瑞恩红了，放的屁也是香的。一个人有了名气，大家就会接受他所有瑕疵。但我还是新人，必须尊重前辈。

黄繆怡

新传媒中谁是你的假想敌？

哇…你的问题我都没有想过耶。我不知道自己是什么路线，所以…没有敌人，目标就是突破自己吧。未来我想成为实力派，如欧萱、瑞恩、昱清大哥。

3. 口水花 Quotes Page 104

“工作是专心表演，不是做公关交际应酬。”

郑嘉颖早前被《拳王》演员炮轰难相处，郑小生的心声，看来瑞恩应该也能感同身受。

Joys of Life 花样人间 debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.

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Pelakon Singapura, Rui En mengakui dia pernah berasa ingin membunuh diri gara-gara tertekan dengan ketika penggambaran drama bersiri Unriddle 2 diadakan.

Rui En berkata, hal itu terjadi kerana dia terlalu menghayati wataknya sebagai Hu Xiao Man sehinggakan dia terbawa-bawa ke luar set penggambaran.

“Bayangkan sehingga di satu tahap, saya mengeluarkan kata-kata kesat kepada rakan-rakan di sekeliling dan kebingungan. Fikiran saya hanya memikirkan untuk bunuh diri sahaja.

“Saya bersyukur kerana pelakon gandingan saya, Chen Li Ping berjaya membawa diri saya keluar daripada watak tersebut,” katanya.

Tambah Rui En, Chen bukan sekadar rakan artis yang akrab dengannya tetapi kedua-dua mereka begitu mudah apabila bekerjasama dalam mana-mana penggambaran sekalipun.

Unriddle 2 bakal disiarkan bermula 16 Mei, setiap Isnin hingga Khamis pada pukul 10 malam menerusi saluran ntv7.

Ia merupakan kisah lanjutan Unriddle yang berkisar tentang kehidupan dua orang penghapus jenayah Lin Zheng Yi lakonan Chen Li Ping dan Hu Xiao Man (Rui En) bekerjasama dalam menyelesaikan pelbagai kes jenayah misteri.

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English Translation by Google Translate

Edited by RBKD

Singapore actress, Rui En admitted that she had felt suicidal due to intense pressure when filming Unriddle 2.

Rui En said it happened because she had been too immersed in her role as Hu Xiao Man that she could not shake off the emotions off-camera.

“Imagine that at some point, I uttered expletives to my friends around me in complete confusion. My mind was all about committing suicide only.

“I am thankful that my partner, Chen Li Ping brought me out of character,” she said.

Added Rui En, Chen is not only her best partner on-screen, they are also comfortable working with each other regardless of genre of drama.

Unriddle 2 will broadcast from May 16, every Monday to Thursday at 10pm on NTV7.

It is a sequel to Unriddle 1 that revolves around the life of two crime-fighting duo Lin Zheng Yi, played by Chen Li Ping and Hu Xiao Man (Rui En) working together in solving a variety of mysterious crimes.

Source: mStar

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By Chew Wan Ying

Less is more – that was the approach taken by Singapore’s MediaCorp stars Tay Ping Hui, Chen Liping, Elvin Ng and Rebecca Lim, when they were in Kuala Lumpur recently, along with Malaysian actor Wee Kheng Ming, to promote their drama series Unriddle 2.

Viewers in Singapore knew the twists of the show, however, as the 20-episode drama was shown there in March. It will be aired here on Ntv7 starting today.

Here’s the skinny on the show: It is a follow-up to the popular 2010 crime thriller series starring Chen and fellow MediaCorp actress Rui En as an unlikely duo who team up to unravel a string of mysterious cases.

For the sequel, Rui En, Chen and Tay reprise their roles as CID officer Hu Xiao Man, informer Lin Zheng Yi (nicknamed Da Bao) and Xiao Man’s boss Zhang Yu Ze respectively.

It’s not easy for Tay filming the death scene.

“My character dies very tragically. It was such an emotional scene and this woman here,” he said, pointing at his affable co-star Chen, and continued: “She started laughing and she just went on and on!

“You know she has an infectious laugh, right? So Rui En also started laughing, too. I was lying there and it got to an extent that I was like ‘I don’t want to die already!’,” said Tay with mock frustration, with Chen, 46, laughing loudly by his side.

They sounded cheerful when they recalled the episode, but the shooting process was anything but. Due to the dark tone and heavy subject matters, Rui En was said to have been depressed at one point struggling to get out of her character.

It’s not just the main characters that would make viewers hold on to their seats. Newcomers to the series, namely Rebecca Lim and Elvin Ng, also made an impression.

In what she described as her most challenging role in a Chinese drama series, Lim plays Xiao Man’s junior in the university, a psychiatrist who plays a pivotal role in advancing the plot.

Different from his usual boy-next-door roles, Ng, 31, starts appearing in the eighth episode as Xiao Man’s colleague, a cocky cop who is nicknamed Lang (wolf).

Like other characters, he’s walking the fine line between good and evil, said Ng.

“He seems to have a love-hate relationship with Xiao Man. You’ll never find out his true agendas until the very end. It’s intriguing to watch,” said the actor.

Source: The Star

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#1 Unriddle 2, Hu Xiao Man & Xie Lang Feng, 4625
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NTV7 (Astro Ch 107, 10pm)

Unriddle 2 – This gritty police drama is apparently so popular that it became the very first Singapore TV series to trend in Singapore on Twitter hours before the telecast of its pilot. Picking up from where the hit 2010 drama Unriddle left off, Unriddle 2 traces the lives of crime-fighting duo Lin Zheng Yi and Hu Xiao Man, who work together in the Criminal Investigation Department to solve a variety of perplexing cases.

Source: The Star

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郑斌辉、瑞恩、陈莉萍、林慧玲、黄俊雄、黄启铭等人主演的《最火搭档2》，从5月16日开始在ntv7启播。大马无线电视观众或许对此剧颇陌生，不过陈莉萍直言，续集虽延续2010年首季剧集的人物和故事情节，但箇中的故事案件仍属个别的剧情发展。

瑞恩因演出此剧险些患忧郁症，陈莉萍亦坦承剧情确实很沉重，“上季案情都发生在其他人身上，可是这季却发生在我们主要角色的身上，我们情绪会受影响，因为我们每天都处在角色中，所以大家需要适当的调整。”

Source: Chinapress

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新加坡新传媒电视剧《最火搭档2》越境来马播出，演员无惧观众批评，也希望观众们可以接受他们的演出。

目前在ntv7热播中的电视剧《寂寞同盟》即将播毕，而接档播出的将会是新加坡中文电视剧《最火搭档2》，ntv7特地为此举办记者会，而《最》剧主要演员郑斌辉、陈莉萍、黄俊雄、林慧玲一同来马，连同有份参演的本地艺人黄启铭出席记者会，为电视剧宣传。

新首播遭批

《最火搭档2》在新加坡首播即收到网民批评该剧有许多破绽，如道具不够逼真、剧情不合逻辑等，而在剧中被批’抱着炸弹跑下楼很不逻辑’的女主角之一陈莉萍则表示有一些剧情观众看起来是一回事，但在演员拍摄的时候又是另一回事，“剧中的我是个很紧张，很爱护家人的人，所以当发现有炸弹时，我要做的就是把炸弹带离家里，不让他们受到伤害。”陈莉萍一边忆述该幕剧情边说。

而黄启铭也开腔表示唯一让他觉得比较不可能的是剧中一幕他和郑斌辉互相打斗的戏份，“他（郑斌辉）这么高大，现实中我是不可能打倒他。”
然而面对网民的批评，黄俊雄则表示凡事可以两面看，有批评未必是坏事，反而可以可以引起大家对这部剧的关注，也是一种很好的宣传。
人物剧情取胜

另外，郑斌辉表示虽然《最2》剧情人物是由第一季延伸过来，但是《最2》中更强调的是角色的个性会很吸引观众。而陈莉萍也补充道《最2》虽然是续集，但剧情还是以单元的方式进行，所以即使没看过第一季也不会看不明白。

Source: LifeTV

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