Sara Jane Ho
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That when I speak Mandarin, I speak it so fluently and with such an accent that the locals don't believe I'm not a local. Wow.
It's really, really, really difficult. Yeah. So, and people will say, oh, what do you mean you're from Hong Kong? You must just have gotten Hong Kong passport. I'm like, no, no. Like I had to learn Mandarin later on in life. And they say that's not possible because your Mandarin is too good. So what languages do you speak then? English, Mandarin? English.
It's really, really, really difficult. Yeah. So, and people will say, oh, what do you mean you're from Hong Kong? You must just have gotten Hong Kong passport. I'm like, no, no. Like I had to learn Mandarin later on in life. And they say that's not possible because your Mandarin is too good. So what languages do you speak then? English, Mandarin? English.
It's really, really, really difficult. Yeah. So, and people will say, oh, what do you mean you're from Hong Kong? You must just have gotten Hong Kong passport. I'm like, no, no. Like I had to learn Mandarin later on in life. And they say that's not possible because your Mandarin is too good. So what languages do you speak then? English, Mandarin? English.
I speak Cantonese because in Hong Kong we grew up speaking Cantonese. Cantonese. Yeah. I studied French and German. In Hong Kong, I went to a German school. So I speak German and French and then Mandarin. What does he do back in Shanghai?
I speak Cantonese because in Hong Kong we grew up speaking Cantonese. Cantonese. Yeah. I studied French and German. In Hong Kong, I went to a German school. So I speak German and French and then Mandarin. What does he do back in Shanghai?
I speak Cantonese because in Hong Kong we grew up speaking Cantonese. Cantonese. Yeah. I studied French and German. In Hong Kong, I went to a German school. So I speak German and French and then Mandarin. What does he do back in Shanghai?
But what happened was a production studio in based in Singapore that called beach house productions. They found me, they cold emailed me, they emailed my info at, you know, whatever email. Okay. In 2018. Oh, And then asked me if they could pitch me as an idea to some streaming platforms. And Netflix bought the show. And so what year did Netflix buy it?
But what happened was a production studio in based in Singapore that called beach house productions. They found me, they cold emailed me, they emailed my info at, you know, whatever email. Okay. In 2018. Oh, And then asked me if they could pitch me as an idea to some streaming platforms. And Netflix bought the show. And so what year did Netflix buy it?
But what happened was a production studio in based in Singapore that called beach house productions. They found me, they cold emailed me, they emailed my info at, you know, whatever email. Okay. In 2018. Oh, And then asked me if they could pitch me as an idea to some streaming platforms. And Netflix bought the show. And so what year did Netflix buy it?
And we were supposed to go into production, but then COVID hit. And then that put a spanner in the works. And then we ended up shooting end of 2021 in Sydney. And how many episodes did you do? Six episodes. So season one, six episodes.
And we were supposed to go into production, but then COVID hit. And then that put a spanner in the works. And then we ended up shooting end of 2021 in Sydney. And how many episodes did you do? Six episodes. So season one, six episodes.
And we were supposed to go into production, but then COVID hit. And then that put a spanner in the works. And then we ended up shooting end of 2021 in Sydney. And how many episodes did you do? Six episodes. So season one, six episodes.
She stayed in China. You know, she has a family in China. And so she was just, she never expressed interest and Netflix never asked and it wasn't... So were you doing... If we shot in China, she'd probably be in it just because, right? No, no, it makes sense. But then at that time, they could only get me a visa to go to Australia. Australia was very strict with COVID at that time.
She stayed in China. You know, she has a family in China. And so she was just, she never expressed interest and Netflix never asked and it wasn't... So were you doing... If we shot in China, she'd probably be in it just because, right? No, no, it makes sense. But then at that time, they could only get me a visa to go to Australia. Australia was very strict with COVID at that time.
She stayed in China. You know, she has a family in China. And so she was just, she never expressed interest and Netflix never asked and it wasn't... So were you doing... If we shot in China, she'd probably be in it just because, right? No, no, it makes sense. But then at that time, they could only get me a visa to go to Australia. Australia was very strict with COVID at that time.
Even Australians couldn't get into Australia.
Even Australians couldn't get into Australia.
Even Australians couldn't get into Australia.
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