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SINGAPORE: There is a certain rivalry between Andie Chen and his “Code of Honour” co-star Elvin Ng.

That is why their scenes in the recently-ended martial arts drama, in which they play fierce rivals, have a realistic edge to them.

Andie Chen and Elvin Ng: Of brotherhood and ‘sibling’ rivalry
By Han Wei Chou | Posted: 19 January 2012 2017 hrs

Chen explained that his character Ou Jian Feng – an ambitious martial artist who endured great hardship to gain recognition – felt shortchanged by life and resolved to prove he is better than Ng’s Song Ya Zai.

The actor admitted that he harboured similar feelings toward Ng.

“There is like this rivalry and I want to prove that I am better than him,” Chen told channelnewsasia.com.

Chen said that he and Ng, like their characters in “Code of Honour”, are rivals because they compete for the same sort of roles.

“We are competitors in real life. We are about the same age, we compete for the same roles.

“There is an element of realness [in the scenes we share] which I won’t deny. And I feed on that sometimes. I managed to dig it out and use it,” said Chen.

However, he clarified that the rivalry between him and Ng is not as intensely personal as Ou and Song’s, going on to declare that their friendship still comes first.

“I mean our friendship is more important than whatever work. All that, it’s just fluff.

“We both recognise that and I think that is the basis of our friendship,” said Chen.

His ‘frienemy’ felt the same way.

“He is like a brother to me.”

Ng described the relationship between their characters in the show as “quite an accurate reflection of our real life relationship”.

“People will pit us against each other. We are competing with each other, but we are good friends at the same time.

“At first we disliked each other. But after the police drama (C.L.I.F.), we grew to like each other because I feel like we share certain things.”

“We believe in being straight forward, we dare to express whatever we think. We admire that about each other,” said Ng with a smile.

Ng also expressed that Chen had been a very supportive friend during the four months they spent in Malaysia shooting “Code of Honour”.

The shoot was Ng’s first taste of acting overseas for an extended period of time, and he was not used to the new environment or workflow there, resulting in some misunderstandings between him and the production crew.

It was Chen who helped him get comfortable and overcome the massive lifestyle changes he faced during the four-month shoot.

“I am happy to have had him in Kuala Lumpur. We went out for a few times and talked, especially when there were problems during production,” said Ng.

“He is like a brother to me.”

-CNA/ha

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1177823/1/.html

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