Cheuk Wan-chi (Chinese:卓韻芝; born 28 March 1979), also known as Vincci, G and GC Goo-Bi, is a Hong Kong media personality, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director, master of ceremonies, and an occasional television pundit and talk show host. She first came to prominence as a disk jockey and radio personality working for Hong Kong's Commercial Radio (CRHK).
Life and career
Cheuk Wan-chi, popularly known as G, is a creative and media personality from Hong Kong. In 2008, Cheuk enrolled at Goldsmiths, University of London to study Fine Art; however, she did not finish the degree due to a low GPA. Working in a variety of mediums, her work is well received by Hong Kong's metropolitan middle class and youth.
Cheuk started her career at Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK) when she was 13 years old, as the youngest ever radio DJ in Hong Kong history. In addition to being a long-serving prime time radio presenter, Cheuk also became a columnist for various newspapers and magazines; anthologies from these publications make her one of Hong Kong's best-selling authors, with a top-3 best-seller benchmark. Cheuk has also released prose books and comic books.
In 2007, Cheuk directed two short films called Lost & Found and Homo Sapiens. In the same year, she released two prose books called Enemy of Kong Qiu and Dodgy.
On 19 April 2008, which was incidentally the day of Famine 30[clarification needed], Cheuk released a book of her selected prose, What is Apple in Chinese?. She later held a book-reading club function at Miramar Hotel on 25 April 2008.
Cheuk finished her contemporary art project Born to Be A Witness, and a solo exhibition was held in Madhouse Contemporary in 2009.
In 2011, she held the first stand-up comedy solo show such as Anti-Indian racism and economic jokes by a female comedian in Hong Kong. Her stand-up special You Look Single and Come Rain or Come Shine were released through the streaming service Netflix.
In the field of celebrity endorsement, she often collaborates with internationally acclaimed brands; her public persona being one associated with creativity, social networking, and fashion.[citation needed]
Early career and radio
While still a 14-year-old and Secondary 4 student at St. Francis' Canossian College, Cheuk worked as a part-time DJ at Commercial Radio; her first show being a collaboration with Softhard. After graduating from Secondary 5, she became a full-time DJ at Commercial Radio's FM 90.3. Aged 17, she presented Gee See Goo Bi – I am Underaged; this programme was aired during off-peak hours and, for its time slot, attracted an unprecedented audience.
Cheuk also created the radio serial, Gee See Goo Bi Family, of which the characters "Fu-Wing" and "Little Fu Sister" became break-out characters. It remains unknown as to who voiced "Fu-Wing" and "Little Fu Sister" in the Gee See Goo Bi Family, with some claims that Cheuk voiced all five characters (in addition to "Fu-Wing" and "Little Fu Sister", the characters "Miss Jing", "Neither-Male-Nor-Female", and the "Man with the Hoarse Voice"). Cheuk has never publicly clarified this.
Cheuk later created other programmes, including Merry-Go-Round, Five-Star Family, Big Villager and 36 Strategems.
Fu-Wing and Little Fu Sister in other media
In February 2008, Cheuk collaborated with Taiwan-based FunTown and South Korean developer RHAON to launch the online game RUNonline, known as HiYo Run Towards the Sky in Taiwan, it featured "Fu-Wing" and "Little Fu Sister".
The Gee See Goo Bi Family comic was created by Wu-Shang-Hao.
Cheuk has written a column in the persona of and using the pen name Fu-Wing, titled Fu-Wing's Writings: the column featured in Hong Kong lifestyle magazine Milk.
Cheuk is often credited as "GC Goo-Bi", a transliteration of "芝See菇Bi" (Gee See Goo Bi).
Resignation from CRHK
On 19 June 2008, Cheuk announced that she would leave CRHK two weeks later, that it would only be for a short break and that she would continue her art projects. She said she probably would return to school, but that she was still undecided about her specific direction.
On 30 June 2008, during the Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) programme Gimme 5, radio hosts Leung Tak-Fai and Wong Tin-Yee spoke emotionally of Cheuk's departure.
On 4 July 2008, Cheuk hosted the last episode of Torture University. The following day, before her official departure from the CRHK, she hosted the final episode of "Alabama".
On 3 July 2009, Cheuk announced, on the programme Talk of the town, that she would be heading to London to study an art-related course.
On 5 July 2009, Cheuk flew to London, where she took up an art course at Goldsmiths College, University of London; at the time it was believed that Chi would be emigrating to the United Kingdom. However, in September 2010, Cheuk returned to, and announced that she would be settling in, Hong Kong.
Charity
In February 2008, Cheuk was selected to be a World Vision Famine Star and, together with Sammi Cheng and Gigi Leung, participated in a charity trip to Laos.
Film and video work
Cheuk's screenplays have garnered several award nominations from both Hong Kong and overseas organisations. As a director, Cheuk's work has included a diverse range of music videos, commercials, internet shorts and 35mm feature films. As a producer, she produced the 20-episode series 20/30 Dictionary, which had fashion photographer Wing Shya as director.
As a screenwriter, two of the films she contributed to, 20 30 40 and Cross Harbour Tunnel, were official selections in the Berlin International Film Festival. Her screenplay for Merry-Go-Round won her the Hong Kong Film Critics Society (HKFCS) Award for Best Screenplay in 2002, and was also nominated in the screenplay category in the Golden Horse Awards.
Cheuk has participated in many movie and video production projects. Together with the cyberWorks-owned Now.com.hk of PCCW, Chi has also written and produced an Internet drama series, 20 30 Dictionary.
In 2011, Cheuk participated in the acting and directing of the short film, Love More; a short video project, Love More gained over one million hits with solely offline promotion.
In 2013, Cheuk released her debut feature film as a director with the action comedy Kick Ass Girls, which was financed by Lion Rock Pictures. Starring Chrissie Chau, Dada Lo and Hidy Yu, Cheuk was also part of the script-writing team and had an acting role in the film as a goth personal assistant.
In 2014, Cheuk released her second feature film Temporary Family, which was financed by Edko Film, starring Nick Cheung, Sammi Cheng and Angelababy. It has grossed HK$16,535,069 in Hong Kong and ¥100,436,001 in China.
Awards and nominations
Movie awards
Heroes in Love (2001)
Stockholm International Film Festival Bronze horse: Best film (Competition)
Merry-Go-Round (2002)
HKFCS Award Best Screenplay (Won),
Golden Horse Awards Best Adopted Screen Screenplay (Nominated)
Hong Kong Film Awards Best Screen Screenplay (Nominated)
Exodus (2007)
Golden Bauhinia Best Screenplay (Nominated)
Wrong Dial (2011)
IFVA Open Category Silver Awards (Won).
Book awards
What's apple in English?: HKPTU Best Ten Books 2009
Your Heart is not a Public Toilet: HKPTU Best Ten Books 2011
Granny's Quotes: HKPTU Best Ten Books 2013
The Necessity of Travel: Hong Kong Golden Book Awards 2016
The Necessity of Travel: The 29th Hong Kong Print Awards 2017
In the 2008 online game "Run Online", Chi plays the role of KiKi.
Advertisements
Converse 100th Anniversary (2009)
Dermes (moult company) (2008)
Converse (2011)
Art
On 31 May 2008, G announced on her blog that she was producing an art project called Born to Be a Witness. On 11 September 2008, she decided on the Chinese name for Born to Be a Witness, settling on characters translating to "Meet the big scene" for the Milk Magazine No. 373. The Born to Be a Witness exhibition went from 10 to 24 January 2009 in Central and was extended, continuing from 29 to 31 January.[citation needed]
Milk Magazine Record
Date
Books no.
Theme
7 August 2008
No. 368
Why the golden bauhinia: Photos.
14 August 2008
No. 369
Why the golden bauhinia: Chat.
21 August 2008
No. 370
Why the golden bauhinia: Locked 5 camera locations – Sham Shui Po, Central, Park, Fruit Market, Kwun Tong.
28 August 2008
No. 371
Why the golden bauhinia: Full Achievements Record.
4 September 2008
No. 372
Unsightly: Drying the cotton sheet.
11 September 2008
No. 373
Unsightly: Chat.
11 September 2008
No. 374
Unsightly: Embroidered on the cotton sheet, Planning, Site selection, Went on the street.
25 September 2008
No. 375
Unsightly: Embroidered on the cotton sheet, Born To Be A Wintness, cotton sheet, through street under the sun!!!
6 November 2008
No. 381
Essential Accessory?: Chinese medicine put on body!!!
13 November 2008
No. 382
Essential Accessory?: We begin to suspect that "Born To Be A Witness" will not be success.
Exhibition: Born To Be A Witness #1#2#3, Photos – Making of.
18 December 2008
No. 387
Exhibition: Born To Be A Witness, the past two weeks life about G.
1 January 2009
No. 389
Exhibition: Born To Be A Witness, G:"Do you wanna play?".
8 January 2009
No. 390
Exhibition: Born To Be A Witness, G:"Will begin on Saturday".
15 January 2009
No. 391.
Exhibition: Opening Live, G was signing on the art-book constantly. G:"The people who don't know about "Born To Be A Witness", reading this book, you can understand what it is, what is the rationale about this, what our spirit is. If you want to take it home, that's this book."
22 January 2009
No. 392
Exhibition: "Born To Be A Witness" Exhibition photos, plus tour guide by G.
Newspaper columns
From 1999 to 2002, Cheuk was a columnist at the Oriental Daily,Sun Daily, Sing Tao Daily and Sing Pao. Her columns have been compiled into book form as "Live As A Whole Package", "Well Well" and others.
6 December 2008 saw her last Apple Daily column, "Do not let me die at the weekend".
3 March 2009 saw a new column in Ming Pao, titled "Cheuk Wan-chi is now writing". Later that year, it was followed by two new columns "Romance and Prejudice" at New Monday Magazine, from 3 June, and "Cheuk Wan-chi Journey", for Ming Pao Weekly from 6 June.
Cheuk's current column is "Big asking for too much" in Weekend Weekly.
On 18 October 2006, Cheuk attempted suicide using medication at her home in Kowloon City. The given reason for this was grief from the loss of her mother, who had died of cancer. Her boyfriend discovered her and contacted the police. After being certified as being out of danger of any life-threatening complications, Cheuk stayed in the intensive care unit. The police subsequently found two suicide notes, which revealed her unhappiness.
Two weeks later, Cheuk returned to work and continued to host her radio programmes, and also became involved in film production work again.
Backlash to wearing fur
On 27 February 2012, Cheuk uploaded a photo to her personal Weibo which showed her wearing real fox fur. This caused an angry response from internet users, who denounced her through Facebook, Weibo and Discuss forums; some internet users on Weibo questioned "How can one talk about animal rights, if one can wear a corpse because of vanity?".[citation needed]
On 1 March 2012, Cheuk issued a video response to the incident on YouTube. She referred to the fur in the photo as one no longer wanted by a friend, and said she accepted it for reuse since it was real fur and she did not want to waste it. She emphasised her respect for animal rights and apologised for any distress caused by the incident. Some internet users held the perspective that her statement of respect for animal rights was at odds with her decision to wear fur; they refused to accept the explanation or apology because she did not openly urge the public to refuse fur and due to the lack of an apology for the acts of cruelty to animals that were needed to harvest the fur.[bettersourceneeded]
On 4 March 2012, internet users noticed that Cheuk had removed comments about the incident on Facebook, including comments in support of and against her decision to wear fur. The internet users called this into question and said she should not delete comments indiscriminately, since she had set her Facebook as open to the public and usually allowed public comments.[citation needed]
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