Lin Chiling | 林志玲| Lin Zhi Ling | Chiling Lin

By Chew Wan Ying SHE has been only in two films so far, but model-turned actress Lin Chi-ling is making acting her full-time career. "I will go full-time acting, definitely. This is the path that I'm going to go on for the long term. As for modelling, I can do it part-time," she told The Daily Chilli recently when she was here to promote her latest film The Treasure Hunter. The pretty lass is especially interested in tackling roles that are based on real life stories and figures. "It does not have to be someone famous. I don't mind playing a plain Jane as long as the film comes with depth," she said. She was equally fascinated by the idea of playing a scheming girl. "I want to play someone that is so cunning and evil but you can't tell until the last 10 minutes of the film." It certainly seems that she's ready to embrace the challenges that come with being an actress. "I don't mind playing someone old or ugly. That's how a true...

Taiwan top model cum female artiste, Lin Chi-ling, frankly revealed that despite being on guard against men, she is worried about not being loved. Jay Chou and Lin Chi-ling, together with director Kevin Chu, arrived in Singapore two days ago to promote their latest movie The Treasure Hunter. They attended a press conference in the afternoon, a fans meeting held at Plaza Singapura in the evening, followed by the Christmas premiere of The Treasure Hunter at GV Vivocity. The Treasure Hunter is another major production starring Chi-ling following Red Cliff 1 & 2. In The Treasure Hunter, her role is a writer who is on bad terms with her father (acted by Kenneth Tsang), and also having a love-hate relationship with Jay Chou. In the movie, there is a scene where Jay and Chi-ling are both drunk, and after much persuasion by the director, Chi-ling who doesn't drink, drank a bit, and she became more open. Chi-ling with her gentle tone said in an exclusive interview with us, "I am no...

The pair flew in from Beijing to Malaysia on Monday night and the During the Malaysian stopover for the Asian promotional of her new movie The Treasure Hunter, Lin Chi-ling discovered at her hotel that her luggage had been pried open without permission at the airport, and her watch, said to be worth about S$10,000 was stolen. Previously in Beijing event, Chi-ling, along with co-star Jay Chou, flew in to Malaysia last Monday via China Airlines, CA971 and arrived in Kuala Lumpur at around 10pm. Despite her seat in business class, the actress only made her way out of the customs after close to an hour with her crew and nine pieces of personal luggage. The 1.74m tall model-actress only realized that her luggage lock had been tampered with when she checked into her hotel, and that her watch was missing. She hurriedly called the film representative to check with the Malaysian customs. "One day ago, there was nothing wrong when we were undergoing the checks at Beijing. How can it disappe...

Jay Chou and Lin Chi-ling will be gracing our sunny shores on December 22 with their presence to promote their upcoming movie, The Treasure Hunter. The movie promotion event was originally slated to take place on December 20 but was pushed back two days later and will fall on the 22nd instead. The two leading actors will be present with the movie director, Zhu Yen-ping. They will hold a press conference and a meet-and-greet session at Plaza Singapura to share about their various treasure hunting experiences with fans. After which, the two Taiwanese artists will attend the movie's gala premier and attend a red carpet walk at VivoCity's Golden Village theatre. The cast from The Treasure Hunter features the likes of Eric Tsang, Chen Daoming, and Chen Chuhe. It is slated for a December 31 broadcast in the theatres. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/xin/20091209/ten-352-jay-chou-lin-chi-ling-visit-sing-3c1b9bc.html