Share-and-Win Contest @ The Mermaid 美人鱼

The Mermaid 美人鱼 is one most famous Chinese-Hong Kong movie during the Chinese New Year in 2016.
It is a film that tells the story of a playboy businessman (Deng Chao) who falls in love with a mermaid, Shan (Lin Yun) who was sent to assassinate him. The encounter soon leads to them falling to each other.
This movie has broken the box office record with RM16 million within 7 days of it's release.
That's why it became number one Chinese New Year release in Malaysia for this year.
There were so many discussion among our friends regarding which Chinese New Year release is best to watch, and The Mermaid obviously was ahead of the other releases such as The Monkey King 2, From Vegas to Macau 3 and Kung Fu Panda 3.
Unfortunately, it was such a shame that I didn't make it to watch the show at the big screen because I was busy travelling during that period. :(



Anyway, if you missed out this movie, or you would like to watch this billion-dollar Chinese blockbuster all over again, you can catch it's premiere exclusively on Celestial Movies (Astro Channel 322) on this Sunday 2 October 2016 at 9pm!
However, before that, there are 5 things you should know about this show:

#1 The man behind the film
It is a 2016 Chinese- Hong Kong science-fiction, fantasy, and romantic comedy that was directed, co-written and co-produced by Stephen Chow.
This is his tenth directorial effort.

#2 Popularity of the film
The Mermaid was ranked as the No.1 Chinese movie with box office earnings of $7,025,381 in Malaysia and was also the highest-grossing film of all time in China!

#3 Inspiration of the film
Stephen Chow was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of "The Little Mermaid" to produce this film and wanted make it a modern interpretation of the story.
Another inspiration came from his childhood, where he lived by the sea and always wondered what life was like under the sea.

#4 What happened behind-the-scenes
Deng Chao and Lin Yun ended up eating a total of 150 roasted chickens during a multiple takes of an eating scene just to ensure the got the best quality shot.

#5 Moral of the story
Liu Xuan's development project had a direct impact on the merpeople, killing many of them and he only managed to save Shan by sending her back to the ocean so she cold escape from this.
Learning from his mistakes, Xuan set up a scholarship for research on environmental protection.



And, guess what?
The Mermaid fever continues with the simple Share-and-Win Contest!
All you need to do is:
#1 Share the visual above in your social media
#2 Hashtag #ILIKECM and #TheMermaid
#3 After your shared, post your comments with your name and email on my blog

One winner will be selected and walk away the below prizes:
#1 1 x RM50 Neway Cash Voucher
#2 Tote Bag
#3 Selfie LED flashlights
#4 Erasable note pad
#5 Umbrella

Contest period:
26 September 2016 - 2 October 2016



Terms and conditions apply:
- Only applicable for Malaysians and/or those who reside in Malaysia
- Contest starts now and closes on 2 October 2016
- Participant's details must be provided full name and email
- Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entertained
- Winners will be contacted for prize collection


Come! Let's try your luck and win all these exclusive prizes now!
Good luck everyone!
For more details about Celestial Movies, hop over to the FB page at www.facebook.com/ilikecm/


6 comments

Radhia Razali said...

I join. Done shared with the hashtags included.
Name: Radhia
Email: radhia_87@yahoo.com

Linda said...

Name: Linda Yee
Email: lin200326@gmail.com

Linda said...

Name: Linda Yee
Email: lin200326@gmail.com

Betty's Journey said...

Done
Name: Betty Liew Siaw Fan
Email: betliewy@hotmail.com

Myself, me and I said...

Done.
Name: Kay
Email: lukyingtien@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Done.
Name: Yeow Shueh Li
Email: baby611sl@yahoo.com.sg