Frankly, I was more than happy to hear about Hong Kong star couple Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse's divorce. The paperwork should go through today. Reports centering on their broken relationships have taken up front-pages with us reading repetitive stories for months. But, really, who cares who is getting which child (though it might sound unprofessional to admit)?

Anyway, for those of you still interested, according to Hong Kong media reports, Tse finished shooting in Malaysia and returned to Hong Kong on Friday.

Coincidentally, Cheung also booked her flight back the same day; the long separated couple will meet finally try to work out the settlement.

I learned Cheung's plan from a friend, Y, a producers on her latest film, The Lion Roars II. According to Y, Cheung intended to go back to Hong Kong Sunday right after the shooting ceremony but Tse hadn't finished in Malaysia.

"I'm a grown-up, so I will face all the problems myself, instead of letting others help or decide, especially on the custody issue of my two sons," Cheung said; her priority will be winning custody of her two sons, and she hopes "the public will respect the decision."

One thing is certain: not everything from divorce drama is bad. Cheung is now the focus of every The Lion Roars II press release, and now has several advertisement offers; Tse, comparatively less successful, is likely to have his first 100 million-yuan film with Treasure Inn. A medium-quality, low-budget comedy, which would typically make about 30 million yuan, the film has already scored 55 million yuan in its first week.

The audience is clearly more interested in its troubled leading actor. Who says divorce doesn't pay?

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