Taiwan heartthrob Jerry Yan Cheng Xu is serious in learning his English, he is taking English lesson and practising English speaking.
And lately Jerry was seen buying some hundred USD worth of English reference books in a Taipei bookstore.
As one of the best looking actor in Taiwan, Jerry Yan is often offered opportunity to advance his career in the West or Hollywood. Problem is.. Jerry’s English sux, and he missed a lot of chances because of this.
Jerry’s poor English was shown a few weeks ago when his boyband group F4 was interviewed by CNN, he could only smile and let the translator do their job.
Chinese artist is getting more popular nowadays in Hollywood, from the early days of Jackie Chan and Chow Yu Fat, to the recent Maggie Q in MI3, and soon Edison Chan in The Grudge 2.
The recent trend however is that the Hollywood want some Asian face that can really speak well in English, and Jerry Yan definitely have a lot of catchup to do.
Well at least Jerry is trying, good luck to him.
[image from appledaily.com.tw]
March 21st, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Don’t think Vic is interested in study :p
April 10th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Hollywood. that’s the place to go if you want to exchange soul for money…but hey, that’s pretty much how the world works.
But yes. Back to Jerry, he doesn’t really appeal to me as a celebrity, physical-appearance-wise and skill-wise (no offence). Although i’ll admit that i cringe everytime he appears on screen, if ppl like him and if he has the potential to break into the western scene then i wish him all the very best. Right now, he has almost every asian woman at his feet; imagine what it would be like for him to have nearly every woman in the world at his feet. He’d be like, the “Ultimate ‘HAsian’ (Hot Asian)” and in this highly Western influenced world, that doesn’t happen very often.
So i hope by the time his english is good enough, his acting will also have improved and that he does well in Hollywood.
Jerry, are you reading this? GO JERRY!
May 9th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
hello, i am such a big fun of yours, i know you will hit it big in hollywood when you start speaking good english, they will be offering you more roles. you have the face that one would not get tired of looking at. i wish you all the luck, take care of your health, and god bless. you will surely be an international star one of these day and hopefully to play opposite zhang ziyi in a love story, comdey action film. again, wishing you all the best that life could offer.
July 25th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Good Luck Jerry =]
Your s0o freakin’ hot though.
August 4th, 2007 at 2:25 am
yes jerry yan ineed to do that b/c i’ve been practicing my chinese for him and other taiwanese celebs so i can communicate now it’s his turn yay!!
November 24th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Jerry Yan, even if his English sucks still has th good looks. Learning the language is tough but his handsome face is his path to a longer career in show business. Add the fact that his acting has improved from the days of Meteor Garden to his recent projects. Jaio Yan Cheng Xu!
January 11th, 2008 at 9:33 am
well i just want to say that i will always support u jerry!!!=)
i really really like u!!!ur the best!!!good luck!!=]
March 12th, 2008 at 10:20 am
yay, now i can communicate with him if he ever comes to the USA. best of luck!
March 12th, 2008 at 10:22 am
eww, he can not play opposite that zhang ziyi girl. she’s so eww. jerry if you become big in hollywood, you could play opposite kelly hu, not zhang ziyi.