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Late April, Chapman To was diagnosed with the Miller Fisher Syndrome, a rare condition in which patients experience double vision, eye movement abnormalities, weaknesses in the limbs and sensory loss. His body setting off the alarm, Chapman didn't dare to neglect it, and immediately stopped working. It was estimated he lost about 7 figures during his hiatus, however, he deeply understood health is the most important. His wife, Kristal Tin, was very worried and remained in HK to look after him. Fortunately, it was later confirmed his condition was considered minor and with treatment, he can fully recover.

Last night, Chapman attended The Bounty film premiere and was in a great mood as he just returned from the US. He said he already recovered before he left HK, and the doctor approved of him taking the flight. It's a tradition for him to visit his mentor in the US annually, but the magazines said his condition worsen, so he had to seek medical treatment in the US. That was just gossip news. It seems he has put on some weight? Chapman laughed: "I've been sitting, eating and sleeping every day during my break, so I have definitely gained weight. I look just like those New Territories pigs. But, I won't be losing the weight now because my next film Super Manager, I play a manager collaborating with Charlene Choi, so I have to have some weight."

Recalling the time he was ill, the most severe was when he couldn't breathe. He said: "One time I was sitting up straight, suddenly I couldn't breathe. That moment, I thought I was going to die. I really got my life back this time. After getting through this illness, it enlighten me and I learned to take things easy and relax." When speaking of Kristal Tin being the one who was most worried, has he thought of making a will? He said: "I gave everything to my wife already, when I die, she'll be the happiest one and get rich immediately."

Alex Man makes his comeback in new film The Bounty, his wife, nephew and nieces, and good friends from Mainland all attended to support him. Alex gave out "Man" lucky envelopes to the cast on stage. In the film, Fiona Sit plays his daughter and gets double, she said: "With Father Man here, the morale is especially high. Earlier during the end of filming celebration, he wanted Chapman to be his apprentice, so he took off his diamond ring on the spot and gave it to him as a gift."

Willing to come back to TVB for Mona Fong

Fiona exposes Alex's diamond ring secret, he said: "It's a gift to my apprentice, but Chapman didn't accept it. (Will you accept Fiona as your god daughter?) No, I never thought of that." Alex said there are other production companies inviting him to shoot movies, but he hasn't considered returning to the TV industry yet. HK television industry pays too little? "I don't want to waste time, Mainland productions are different, the market is big. I can say I am pretty expensive, can't afford to hire me is one of the reasons." He reveals TVB hasn't recruited him back, but if Mona Fong does come to him, he will definitely come back."

Chapman To is ill with "Miller Fisher Syndrome" and is currently recovering at home. His wife Kristal Tin returned from mainland to Hong Kong on April 28 to take care of him. The day before yesterday with the accompaniment of his wife, Chapman To went for a walk outdoors to take in the sunshine, their hands intertwined in mutual love.

During an interview, Chapman To stated that he has not left home for 5 days and is taking strolls outside his room for a short while with the accompaniment of his "private nurse" (his wife) and the weather is great. The doctor repeatedly urged him that while recuperating at home, besides taking medicine at fixed times, meditating is also very important, because meditating is able to regulate the body and mind to reach its best state.

Kristal Tin stated: "My husband is very obedient, listens very well to what the doctor said, and has been meditating in the morning, at noon, and in the evening." In a little while, she will have to return back to mainland to work and will thus be unable to accompany her husband for future doctor visits.

In the recent month, the weather in Hong Kong switches from hot and cold, lots of citizens are catching the flu due to the inconsistent weather, Chapman To included. After being ill for a month, a few days ago Chapman suddenly has a double vision condition, lost of muscle reflexes and even imbalance. Chapman went to see the doctor and was diagnosed with a rare disease called Miller Fisher. It was understood, the most severe case could be paralysis or even difficulty in breathing, leading to suffocation and eventually death.

Yesterday Chapman accepted a phone interview and spoke about his current condition. He said: "Since I live in a single family home, I will be more careful when going down the stairs. This disease is rare in HK, so the doctor drew my blood and sent it to the United States for a lab test and determine how severe my case is. The recovery period should be about 2 weeks to 6 months." Chapman is currently suffering from double vision and tetraplegia (paralysis in limbs/torso), but he optimistically expressed: "Although if this disease is serious, it can be fatal, but its rare!"

Due to Chapman's illness, he had to stop working immediately and cancel jobs, including the trip to The Locamo International Film Festival. Chapman said: "This year I have two films nominated in the film festival The Bounty and Vulgaria. I really wanted to go, but now I can't go!" His manager (Mani Fok) frankly expressed she was frightened when she heard of Chapman's condition. She was very worried and immediately modified his work schedule, turning down all jobs for the next two months, losing about 7 figures!

Chapman said losing 7 figures is not as important, but actually what gives him the most headache is he's affecting the casting process of his latest film Super Manager 超級經理人. He expressed: "Initially I was going to go the Beijing Dance Academy in May to look for new artists, but now I can't go. Such a headache, will have to come up with another plan!"

The person that is most worried about Chapman's condition is his wife, Kristal Tin, but because Kristal is currently in NingBo shooting a series, so she can't be by Chapman's side to take care of him. She is super worried! When reporters phoned Kristal, she was clearly in a confusion. For all the questions asked, she only answered them half way and her voice gave away how worried she was about her husband. She said: "I'm really worried about him! A few days ago when I didn't know what was happening yet, I really wanted to go back to HK immediately, but he told me not to. Now that I know he's sick, I'm worried if he can recover and what makes me most unhappy is that I can't be there to take care of him. But, he comforted me back, and joked that the illness won't affect his brain, so when he recovers he will still be just as handsome and smart. He took a picture of a large pile of food he bought home to eat, and said he knows how to take care of himself. Aiya, but my feelings are even more complicated when he does that."

Chapman's good friends from the industry such as Fiona Sit and Elanne Kong were extremely worried about his condition. They called him to ask about his condition, making Chapman very touched.

Like Shu Qi, Chapman To was too attacked by Netizens due to the Donnie Yen issue. Yesterday he left a message on Weibo telling fans to not miss him and soon after he deleted all of his Weibo entries. Reporters contacted Chapman to confirm, he admitted that he has stopped using Weibo: "This is my personal decision. After Shu Qi enlightened me, I've been too into Weibo in the last two years. If there are always disputes, fans will not be happy and it will affect my everyday life. I have to get back to reality."

The other night, Chapman attended the premiere for new film Vulgaria with his wife Kristal Tin. When asked about Shu Qi's incident on Weibo, he expressed he believes she can get through the crisis and the incident is a very small ripple in her life.

The Chapman To Man Jat and Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam starred LOVE LIFTING (GO GUI OI) will be released on March 8, Women's Day, in the Mainland. Yesterday they attended a Beijing press conference. The event even prepared a certificate for Ah Jat to commend his perfect performance as a husband in the film.

Ah Jat praised this film as a rare script with sincerity in recent years. "Although many viewers may laugh as soon as they see me, but to me this movie has moved me more." Elanne pointed out that Ah Jat in real life treats his wife very well, as he makes coffee for her every morning. Ah Jat even shared his "good man secret" of treating his wife like his boss. "You would never argue with your boss." He felt that harmony was the most important between a couple. Someone had to take the blame and usually he would. When his wife was unhappy then he was unhappy.

The film's Hong Kong film release will be March 22 with advanced screenings. Elanne's line in the film was the most memorable to Ah Jat. "I used to lift weights for myself, now it's for my husband." At the time Ah Jat watched the film with his wife, who was moved to tears. Elanne said that the challenge that the film provided her was not just gaining weight or weightlifting, but also the crying scene in which director Herman Yau Lai To did not design his lines for her. He said that the camera was there, she could say whatever she wanted. For one of the crying scenes, many of the workers around Elanne were shedding tears. She said, "The director left right away. Then the next day he told me, he at the time could not help but cry either."

Chapman To Man Jat was busy with the Emperor new film DIVA but two nights ago still celebrated his wife Krystal Tin Yui Nei's birthday with her friends Fiona Sit Hoi Kei, Leila Tong Ning and Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen. Their friends brought out of a photo of them together from a birthday ten years ago. Ah Tin thanked her friends with a goodbye kiss.

Although Ah Tin said that she did not need a birthday gift, Ah To still took a suitcase from the trunk of his car and said that it was suitable for her to use for work.

Speaking of DIVA, which will officially start produciton early next month, Ah Jat has already locked down Joey Yung Cho Yi and Hu Ge as the leads. As the producer he would play Joey's manager and he was looking for a female new comer. He thanked Emperor for giving him a lot of freedom in casting.

Chapman To is passionate about photography, so he helped TVB take artists photos. Besides visiting his wife Kristal Tin, he also took on another job as the photographer's assistant. Yesterday morning at 8am, Chapman posted a topless photo of Raymond Lam in a strap with a 'FUNG' tattoo. This caught the attention of many Netizens, praising that Raymond "is so fine and Chok". The photo was forwarded 5000 times. However, Chapman later quickly deleted the photo.

Rarely appearing topless, Raymond gave it all he got for the TVB artist photo. His topless photo with a strap around his neck and hands, along with the FUNG tattoo got fans screaming madly. Someone said his belly is very cute. Wong Cho Lam also had a photo posted, but was deleted by Chapman as well. Wong Cho Lam was topless as well, but was covered in a black cloth and only revealed his right side a little. Chapman later felt that he shouldn't be exposing the TVB artist photos, so he deleted the two sexy photos, but didn't delete his wife's photo.
Chapman wrote on Weibo: "While TVB artists were doing the photo shoot, Tin artist (Kristal) husband visited her and became the photographer's assistant. Really grateful of everyone at the TVB studio, you all put in all the efforts into the work, and tolerated my interruptions. Your lighting, made everyone misunderstand that my photography skills are so much better!"

Chapman To and Wong Cho Lam have been roaming around movie theaters in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories for four days since their new comedy film La Comedie Humaine started playing. Under the permission of their directors Chan Hing Ka and Janet Chun they went to a total of 30 shows for "thank ticket action" in order to further promote their movie.

Chapman describes Le Comedie Humaine as his favorite movie in the 17 years he's been in the movie industry. He also admires director Chan Hing Ka for his self-financed film, so he completely supports him. Chapman has lost his voice due to the promotions he's done in the last four days, but seeing the positive response, he's already happy just thinking about it. Besides heavily rehearsing for his debut show that will be held end of this month, he also spent his free time in the 'thank ticket action', once audience sees him they get excited and scream. Cho Lam also took some time off to fly solo to Malaysia for promotions, hoping to bring in more ticket sales for the movie.

In new film "La Comédie Humaine," Chapman To has a different kind of performance with Wong Cho Lam. Besides having "bed scenes" with Cho Lam, Chapman also showed up topless, trying to fight against the popular "lang mo." In the film, the two have a close and ambiguous relationship. Chapman said: "Because the scene is about I fainted due to a fever, he saved me and brought me home, he helped me to take off my shirt, releasing some heat, he also applied medicated oil on me and fed me congee." Asked his feelings of filming bed scene with Cho Lam, he said: "Not embarrassed, just two men. It's good that during filming he didn't do 'Fun With Liza and Gods' yet, didn't have Angelababy this pretty look, otherwise I really afraid I would have physiological reactions." Looking at his chest measurement, it's not bad compared to lang mo, he said: "After I quit smoking, I did get fatter, but doctor said I'm healthy and it's normal."