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New H.K. sales firm embraces actresses


May 12, 2009 New Hong Kong sales company Distribution Workshop is giving prominent place to two of China's top actresses, Vicky Zhao Wei and Tang Wei, who have had troubled careers. Popular Chinese actress Zhao stars as the heroine of "Hua Mulan," a live-action version of the female hero tale previously brought to the screen as a Disney animated feature. The $12 million picture, with a screenplay by Iris Rey, heads the slate at Distribution Workshop, which is headed by "Infernal Affairs" producer Nansun Shi and former Media Asia executive Jeffrey Chan.

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