Wolverine Makes a New Ally
Joining the fight for mutant kind is Standard Chartered Bank. No, Professor X didn’t place Cerebro for safekeeping in the bank’s safety deposit. Hong Kong’s own Standard Chartered is bankrolling the latest spin-off from the X-Men franchise, Wolverine and the X-Men. The bank will foot the bill for the new 26-episode animated series, scheduled to air in July, with a multimillion dollar loan. That ought to help Wolverine and company stay in yards of spandex for this series and beyond.
Mobile Music Awards Crown Jay Chou
Finally, we know who to blame for that annoying sound emanating from cell phones at the office, in elevators, on the street, and just about everywhere you go. Sponsored by China Mobile, the Mobile Music Awards awarded Jay Chou with the distinction of four awards at this year’s ceremony, which took place at Shanghai’s Grand Stage. Chou won awards for “Best Selling Male Singer”, and his single, Rosemary, won “Best Selling Song”. Rounding out the other two categories, Chou won awards in the hideously translated category of “The Smash Hit Award On First Release” as well as sell out of the year for “Best Contribution to the Promotion of Mobile Phone Music”. Congratulations, Jay.
Tis the season: Beijing Pop Awards
Give us your tired, your poor, your hungry, but give them to us a little bit later as there are celebrities yonder! That’s right, with millions of people stuck in transit this past week as the snow punished the provinces, there was one source of comfort for all those huddled, tired masses: pop stars. Sponsored by Beijing Radio, the Beijing Pop Awards were held Wednesday night at the Olympic Sports Center. Think of the show as a cross between the People’s Choice and the Grammy’s as 10 of the 16 categories are judged by a panel of professionals while the remaining 6 are chosen by radio listeners. The big winner from the evening was old school rocker Zheng Jun who took home five awards. Also, in a nod to China’s political stratosphere, for every category, there is a mainland winner as well as a corresponding winner from either Hong Kong or Taiwan. Looks like the folks at Beijing Radio paid attention in kindergarten because, like teacher said, “sharing is caring”.
Image: Not Jay Chou
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