TAIWAN actor Mark Chao (赵又廷) is a tough person. In the film Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, he has many underwater scenes. To sink in deep water, the 29-year-old had to wear more than 20kg of lead (铅块). The water even made his nose bleed. “At some moments I thought I was going to die,” said Mark. But his efforts finally paid off. The movie is a box office (票房) hit since coming out in September. Mark is now called the “king” of the box office from Taiwan. 21ST