Found this retro thread on Huang Yiliang's self-directed straight-to-dvd movie.
This is what he wrote on his film company's website...
Introduction
I joined the acting industry since 23 years old and all of a sudden, I realized that I have not made much progress in recent years. Was it because of my poor performance? Am I being too demanding of myself? There is always this persistent bug that keeps gnawing me.
Was the script poorly written? Perhaps, my fellow actors are too good, or maybe, the right role just hasn't arrived yet. Then again, maybe, I have regressed. In any event, Mediacorp has cultivated me for many years and has given me loads of opportunities. And if nothing great happens, there is no point lamenting.
Last year, I was posted to China to make a movie "Valuable Lotus Lamp". I was given a small role in the movie and was disappointed. In my mind,
I was thinking whom did I offend to land myself, such an outstanding veteran actor, in such a minuscule role.
I left for China without a clue of what layed ahead. During the first week, I was already acting with many famous local artistes and one of them was Liu Xiao Qing. I tried so hard to adjust to their local accent that I ended up getting tongue tied most of the time.
I kept having lots of NGs. This resulted in the entire set waiting for this supposedly outstanding and accomplished actor trying to memorize his script. My face was as red as a lobster. I kept apologizing and when doing so I looked around to see if there were any Singaporeans around. Luckily, Lin Xiang Ping and the artiste manager were not in. Otherwise,
if news spread back to Singapore that Huang YiLiang can't even act in a small role, Mediacorp will come knocking at my door to take away all my awards.
This trip to Beijing has showed me the enormity of the world and how small I am. Everyday, I sat at the location's central courtyard during shoot, drinking "kung-fu" Chinese tea and playing with the Chinese Baoding balls. I felt peace. And it is with this peace that I am able to self reflect.
I want to progress. The flame that was in me 23 years ago when I just started, fuelled again. Now, I wanted more. Hence, the birth of Red Group Film. I am now ready for a new beginning and challenges.
Unless I accomplished something, else would the name Huang Yi Liang, be known 20 years from now? Perhaps, perhaps not. Well, all lies in my actions and decisions today.
I have all to thank for the trip to China and the self-awakening experience in that tiny role.
Founder and Director,
Huang YiLiang
