*** MONTH OF OCTOBER ***
Part One
In order to maintain the show quality as well as to be able to be shown in mid Nov, a MG2 F4 graduation scene actually involved more than 200 temporary actors! More than 10 tour buses, full of the actors, travelled to Zhong Zhen University for the filming. There was a red carpet with plenty of paper flowers sprinkled all over it, as well as more than 200 pieces of graduation gowns and mortar boards. Wow! Bu4 De2 Liao3! A single scene actually cost more than $1000 000 (taiwan currency).
Although the weather in southern taiwan was extremely hot, F4's charm is still as amazing. More than 30 hongkong fans especially flew to taiwan to tan4 ban1. They started waiting outside Zhong Zhen University from 5am in the morning, and as soon as the director shouts 'Cut!', they rushed forward madly to get F4's autographs. Faced with such frenzy from the fans, Jerry's gastric problems occurred again and he had to visit the washroom twice in the midst of a single meal.
F4's charm may be amazing, but the producer Chai Zhiping mian4 zi3 geng4 da4. She managed to get Peng Chia Chia (a famous taiwan compere) to especially travel down to cameo as the university's principal. As the microphone system kept failing, a simple two-minute graduation speech had to be re-filmed 7 times, causing Peng Chia Chia to be sunburnt under the strong sun.
Hua Shi has confirmed that MG2 will take over from Se Nu Lang during the 8pm slot in Mid Nov, and the theme song will also be sang by F4.
compilation of the reports from Lian He Bao / Xing Bao dated 14th Oct 2002
Part Two - MG2's filming can't finish? Da S's not acting anymore
The trouble-ridden MG2 changed some of its crew again and its progress have once again deteriorated. Da S's manager, Wang Huiying sent a warning to MG2's filmset crew: "If the filming still can't be finished by the end of this month, there's really no way we can give you an extension because early next month, we'll have to go to china to work."
Having shortened the drama from 40 to 30 episodes, and the showing time delayed from summer till autumn, MG2 have made F4 fans waited anxiously. Now the whole drama have not yet finished its filming, but Da S have already sent out a final warning. Looks like this time it is for real. Because of MG2's delay, she have already suffered great losses - she had rejected activities and promotions worth more than TW$1000 000.
Da S and her sister will be going to Wu Han on 2nd Nov for an activity, and after that, she still have commercials and a new drama 'Qian Nu You Hun' on hand. Wang expressed: "Looks like MG2 won't be able to finish filming within a short period, but there's really nothing we can do."
source taken from Lian He Bao
Part Three - MG2 Rushing to Finish the Filming; Jerry Lost Weight; Da S Fell Sick
The highly-anticipated MG2 have been rushing its filming, in the hope of making it to the mid Nov showtime. Due to over-exhaustion, Da S have fallen sick and Jerry now weighs 68kg, 4kg down from his original weight of 72kg - causing the fans to feel really xin1 teng2. Jerry said that after MG2 finish filming, he must take a good rest, but with the many upcoming jobs, he's resigned to fate.
Although alot of the crew have fallen sick, all of them are still very responsible towards their work. Da S and Michelle fell sick after filming a rain scene in nighttime, making Xu Mama really worried. Regarding rumors about Da S saying that she will leave the set at the end of Oct even if the filming has not finished because she has to film Qian Nu You Hun, Xu Mama clarified: "Da S is a very responsible person. Once she accepted a film offer, she'll definitely finish the filming. Besides, Qian Nu You Hun will only start its filming in Guangzhou in Dec, there's still one month to go."
In the midst of MG2 filming, there were once rumors about Jerry and Da S bu4 he2. Jerry expressed that it could be because he was too tired filming the drama, lian3 se4 bu4 hao3, hence when the media visited the set, they thought he quarreled with Da S. He said: "I get less than 3hrs of sleep everyday. It's really very difficult to keep a smile on my face. There's absolutely no such thing about quarrelling with anyone, so everyone, please don't think too in-depth."
At the set, as Zai recently got a little puppy, he'll bother Da S about rearing dogs during film breaks; Ken, whose debut album will soon be out, have been carrying his walkman, practising his singing; Vanness, who is everyone's kai1 xin1 guo3, will display his rapping expertise no matter how tired he is, cheering up everybody.
Ever since the trailer of MG2 was launched, many related websites have been bombarded by fans - they keep on asking about the launch date and the storyline. The management company have also received so many calls that the crew's hands are aching, hence you can see the tremendous charm of this drama.
collected source taken from Zhong Yan She / Min Sheng Bao 26th Oct 2002