Passion & Innovation | Nicholas Tse | Talks at Google

Nicholas first stepped onto the entertainment scene as a singer at the age of 16 in 1996. Two years later, Nicholas filmed his first movie “Young and Dangerous: The Prequel” and won “Best New Performer” at the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards. At the age of 21, Nicholas received the “World’s Best Chinese Artist Award” at the World Music Awards in 2002, making him the youngest Chinese awardee. In 2003, Nicholas founded “Post Production Office”, which was the pioneer computer graphic and special effects group in China, before gradually reaching and expanding his business to real estate, catering, and entertainment. In 2010, Nicholas won the Best Actor in the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in the movie “The Stool Pigeon”, making him the first from his era of actors born in the 80s to receive such an honorable award. Since his acting debut, Nicholas has filmed nearly 50 movies so far.
In addition to his career in music and movie, Nicholas showcased his passion and talent in cooking with the creation of TV show “Chef Nic” in 2014. At the age of 36, he was honored as the first-ever “Friend of Michelin” in 2016.
Moderated by James Tao.

[@keisatori123]

Impressed by his articulation, eloquence and sincerity in speaking.

[@scarletcrane6216]

Me too

[@munchforlife]

Then you need to check out edison chen. That guy didn't even prep for the talk dude

[@andrewcharles7873]

Wow...amazing talk by Nicholas Tse. Never knew him to be so articulate, intelligent and fluent in English. And it's so genuine and inspiring. Your parents must be so proud of you. Keep it up, man!!

[@jasonchew5837]

Full of respect. Such a passionate person to strive the best version of himself. Great talk!

[@coolco1619]

Love this talk from Nic Tse. Just thinking, I would be so very proud if I have a son like him, so articulate and positive. Big Love to the Tse family.

[@scarletcrane6216]

He’s a great man and what’s more impressive is he’s trying to be greater. Haters just gonna hate anyway, but their hatred only makes them worse people.

[@vanessang5966]

Good talk. People should stop say negative stuff about Nicholas Tze. He is a great person

[@thejokerisme1978]

Thank you Google for invited my HK favorite idol. Not much news on his recent/current activities but with this talk, it cured my missed to him💯❤

[@yan7995]

Nicholas is such a leader now! you can see all the changes on his face compare with 20 years ago. His is still very confidence, but in a different way!

[@whitneyling5388]

I’m a little late. But, I love this. Feeling absolutely motivated to tackle my Monday today. Watching all the way from Jamaica and I love u Nicholas😍🥰 thanks so much for your views and wisdom

[@ythanhofficial]

I am impressed and surprised that you are such a good speaker. A true star!

[@anguslee9678]

his presentation is better than I imagine. I see he put lot of practice in it. great!

[@amil8725]

What I see are his strong logic sense, ability to self reflect, knowing tat conventional is not nec gd, I watched the voice, saw his courage to be diff. He could synergise the above + his set of gd beliefs/standards and work extra hard to achieve things he wants to do. Admirable.

[@funkymonk5344]

my god man, you are easy to be impressed.

[@MusangKingChannel]

Hey nic, respect for picking up another language and going the edge in putting yourself out of your comfort zone. We are so inspired and driven by you.

[@riverphoenixx]

He grew up in Canada!

[@MusangKingChannel]

@Lilly Lee spot on. lol

[@MusangKingChannel]

@@riverphoenixx thanks for your input, but i was referring to the extent he pushed himself to learn japanese. if you watch the whole video you will get the reference.

[@happymichieworriah8881]

@@riverphoenixxno wonder yes

[@scarletcrane6216]

That's very true. I really admire his multi-talent and hardworking!

[@holnam689]

oh my gosh ！ his fluent English really impresses me a lot！ I though he could speak it , but taking freely and comfortably on the stage in English is such a surprise Which definitely makes he more charming ！！ super star

[@mythoughts6229]

He speaks very well and very natural, he is speaking from his heart and not pretending at all. He has slight American accent. Well done Nicholas.

[@karbo2]

Nic is a very natural & engaging speaker. He interacts very well with his audience. Thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you for bringing us this talk!

[@williammeng2217]

Influence my generation, group up with his music, Nicholas Tse Nice，Sunlight，Masculine, thanks.

[@mlam6097]

I tried to stay with his talk. I tried to be neutral despite so many people have opinions on him for being pretentious. But I think he has become more genuine and sincere than he was 10 year ago

[@allapparel3973]

Support to Ming Lam comments , I agree he really ride above his accomplishments and successes .

[@jackchen9302]

His speech is amazing

[@rousseau327]

@@anthonysin5487 Oh, the irony

[@youyouooxx]

@@anthonysin5487 you are pathetic.

[@user-kk6nr3dw9f]

he is always genuine, people just misunderstand him, but i'm glad you finally get to know the true side of him.

[@lynnwang2358]

Like his speech and he speaks so well

[@mxcmfl]

Very inspiring. After so many years, I finally became his fan now!

[@user-kk6nr3dw9f]

glad that you finally know his true personalities

[@garyho3333]

Same

[@familyfuntimeyangfamily9758]

Omg my nickolas you speak English so well love it!!!❤❤❤❤😘😘

[@twinkyling]

Great insightful talk! Thoroughly enjoyed hearing about his perspectives and business ventures. He's very creative, open minded and adventurous. So glad he shared all this in an extended Q&A.

[@CatGirlHK]

You are my idol since I am 4 years old, I have learnt how not to give up during tough time. You always inspire me much, i love you 😘😘

[@Jasonchant85]

Hey catgirl！

[@yutingyin3792]

wow I actually really enjoyed this talk. What I appreciate from this talk is actually his attitude towards "competition" or "prove" yourself, which does not feel aggressive, but indeed a very positive attitude to invest in making good quality products with creativity. I think the part I did not like is his response to people's doubts about "cooking". While I do agree that cooking is open to innovation, I believe there is value in lineage and long-time practice. Overall, his curiosity in tech, food, music is admirable and it's interesting to see someone bring synergy to these areas. I was a fan of nic when I was in secondary school and high school. Later when I got into pondering about philosophy and start working in academic field, my interest diminished. Coming to know Nic more is an interesting process that allows learning and mind-opening for me!

[@justinzhang5294]

He speaks so fluently then me. And he looked the same. I am very impressed, he present so well.

[@estheryang5262]

You're creative, articulate n 八卦(like u said) haha.. You do what u love and focusing! You're a born winner! God bless you!

[@viveocrusadez]

I think the interviewer did a great job, and Nic actually appear really honest in his replies which is cool and insightful. Great video

[@Youtuber_YusukeFromGermany]

He is so much more intelligent than any person I have ever met in my life. His way to express himself shows he really know rhetorics and how to talk. What an inspiring man for me! I accomplished in such a young age so much more than anyone of us.

[@fluffnpaw2156]

I like him since he first started his career when he was 16. He has turn his rebellious way and take his risk taking nature to venture into business. He is a visionary too and he does not play safe 👍

[@bettermeng]

it s great interview, nic is a winner as he derserves it, in a personal or business way, he really has dedicated his time all in it. perhaps sometiimees we should just learn rather than critizing whilst you are actually a NOBODY

[@DeependraTube]

Very Inspiring ... 🙏

[@ClaudineHerrera]

It's been nine years after that I saw Nicholas Tse guesting at the America's Next Top Model Cycle 18 for the weekly challenge test, a good actor from Hong Kong have been also can cook so he's achieve so much.

[@marcusrawiri2630]

Wow is all I can say about this Person Nicholas Tse ,It seems he's been around for awhile now,and I really only discovered who he is about a week ago,He seemed very interesting & Talented,I watched " Raging Fire" lastnight,Brilliant Performance just Brilliant, and a Talented Musician aswell,my Goodness So inspiring,Much Love From Aotearoa N.Z/ Gold Coast Australia,keep on keeping on Nicholas

[@ShaolinWang]

很接地气啊， nice speech and great interview

[@Kevin509wisdom]

Oh, CAUer

[@jacobcheng3094]

哇巧

[@martyann1377]

😎❤️ Nics speech / interview was very interesting and not boring at all. I enjoyed the whole video. Nic you could just do each cooking video once and upload them with subtitles for other languages.❤️ No need to repeat filming saves two extra fish 😉 Hugs

[@happymichieworriah8881]

Yes

[@burhansiswanto4636]

its been very2 long time never saw Nicholas...last time is when he played dragon tiger gate..didnt know that this GUY is so mature and a lot of passion and will to develop more and more...handsome, smart and talented man

[@reanult457]

It is a very inspiring interview.

[@aw6354]

proud of u being successful in different fields

[@dacia2101]

Not sure of the actual reasons the haters hated Chef Nic, but I like him and find him getting more sincere as the years goes by and to be a self - taught fabulous chef. Great speech 👍

[@louth1770]

Envy is the curse of naysayers and critics

[@williams.w7281]

What has he done lately that makes people hate him?

[@scarletcrane6216]

I think haters are just jealous and jealousy makes them mean.

[@ninistc8845]

@@williams.w7281 his marriage and his relationships

[@Jeanne0034]

❤he has always been amazingly genuine and so talented

[@yunzhao7291]

他父母给他最好的也许就是国外的早期教育使他有了自己独立的思维。娱乐圈只是给了他第一桶金，在商业上他更具才华。

[@okytakka]

I am very proud of the boy who I look up to turning into a beautiful successful man NIC don’t change yourself be grateful and be kind to all human and I believe you truly I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU 👍

[@Ahem2002]

He has a HK accent now, I remembered years ago I went to his concert and he didn't have an accent then. He may move to hollywood one day I reckon. I remembered all the booing that he got on TV and it was hard to watch - people really hated him and he have great voice. At the same time he didn't have a choice, he was paying off his dad's debts and got signed up to a music label to pay that off. He's an infinite learner. Worked so hard at whatever he did. He'll do well.

[@liugiyu]

Accent is an interesting characteristic of a person, because it tells us a bit about that person. there is nothing wrong with any kind of accent, whether it is British, American, Korean, Indian,...

[@ivyonic]

I don't think he got accent at all. He speaks the same way American and Candian speak.

[@limxinyi2914]

Mei Hung yea, he’s got a bit of Chinese accent these days when he’s speaking English

[@boostftw123]

@@limxinyi2914 I'm American (born and raised) and I don't hear a Chinese accent

[@tenchichrono]

@@boostftw123 I'm an ABC and this dude sounds legit Canadian/American. I don't hear a HK accent at all.

[@iwenng2916]

very well built HK artist, im not his fans back then , but today he is very mature.

[@crazy_yao]

Brought siri at a google talk.

[@UnplannedTravellerChannel]

Very inspiring sharing 👍👍👍 Keep it up Google!

[@killerchun96]

My childhood hero from new police story 😍 how far he has come☺️

[@JamitMan]

Gen X Cops, Time and Tide, New Police Story, Invisible Target, Beast Stalker and The Stool Pigeon. Love his movies for life 😅☺

[@Indrakusuma_a]

Good stuff. I like him as singer and actor from the very beginning I knew him. Cooking though, is a new stuff I know he does.

[@chingvoonsoon1403]

I Googled “Nicholas Tse” and was brought here! Really! 😂 Anyway, I’m really impressed! Good job!

[@biscuitflower]

Deep impression for Nic cos never thought you could speak English..anyway talking about "creativity",I'm truly agree with you that we are too inspired by outside instead from inside,ourselves. Being original,being creative...This is the most answer I'm looking so far. Thanks for bring this out to the world. The virtual world/reality experiencing the world. We've been...We've been ...We've been ....lots of work..time management...when there's a will,there's a way..squeezing a little ...I'm like that also..and I'm totally agreed with u what u have said how to learn something that really in Nick of TIME.

[@michaelknight8797]

he is known for keeping it real...

[@jennatan4780]

Your determination is really inspiring me a lot in lives.😄

[@yongyanhu6088]

I love the confidence, “rebellion” from him nd the mind system of his

[@demonSlayer4563]

He is a great martial artist. Love him..

[@kourikage]

I don't follow HK news/celebrities so I was surprised to see Nic at a Google Talk. Strange. Is it going to be a cringe-fest? Nope. I thoroughly enjoyed it, very insightful, very well said, very entertaining. I'm a fan now haha seems like a great guy.

[@norasutiono6789]

Love him and admire him for thins that he did.. he is survival

[@hx756]

He’s so charming and smart i almost died❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mcbworld6019]

Thank you! Very inspiring! :)

[@CL-qu8wn]

creativties totally agree with him ! I felt the same way ! we have to beware of our own unique creativties.

[@raininginthemorning4270]

Nicholas Tse I love you.

[@sanne5839]

Nic is the fact,I'm falling for Asian in the '90 and I'm still Fan over 20 Years, we are at the same age and he tell us the true, I'm feeling the same!

[@sunepinlaaier164]

Nicholas come and be my lecturer. Too good 😍

[@safron6044]

Big fan.l love his songs.

[@23ofSeptember]

I watched "Cook up a storm" and now he is my favorite actor.

[@greenetseng]

Great speech 👍❤️

[@Kevin509wisdom]

I didn't expected that his English is so good.

[@cutiepiebby]

He grew up in Vancouver LOL

[@kevinchow3034]

His English is considered as unnatural for someone who was raised in Canada and studied international school.

[@HotPepperLala]

Nah he speaks a little robotic, but it’s natural

[@jackmanleong569]

Bro, his school mate was edison chen... They both were good brother once...

[@hs672]

man of many hats. 好寸

[@lisay1131]

Nicolas zhe you are very inspiring!

[@maikhanh213]

I always love him as a man and as a human being.

[@ElleAlly5590]

Very insightful!

[@miss_freestyler]

Well done Nic!!!! Great talk 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 for those haters who just like to criticize him for no reason, just ask yourself if you can go out there and do a 1 hour talk with no script in hand??? We need to respect Nic for his time, effort and ability to do this!👏👏👏👏👏

[@user-nf6bw9zm8d]

你没看过其他真的很牛的人吧

[@TheTraveler2222]

Well I also ask myself if I could do a hit and run on a pedestrian like he did, and the answer is thankfully no.

[@miss_freestyler]

@@user-nf6bw9zm8d 当然，这世界一山还有一山高! 没有最牛，只有更牛! 但重点是你要比他牛才有资格批评他.

[@miss_freestyler]

@@TheTraveler2222 please Google that case if you don't know... He only hit the road side rail, no one got injured.

[@TheTraveler2222]

@@miss_freestyler Sure, that is why he went to jail

[@myronl2910]

I started cooking about 12 years ago. I really like his speech about food and sharing. I thought to myself back then why I got into cooking. and I tell someone this every year. that what better way to enjoy a good meal than to have a group of people to share with and have a great time together. more on the topic of food. I don't care if someone came from some academy or worked at a Michelin star restaurant. I see their attitude and the work they present. If there's no passion and only empty words of BS which I've seen often then having worked in a kitchen/restaurant really means nothing if the results are negative.

[@cy2kong290]

👍agree. Jiayou.

[@knowyourfortune]

Nick talk. I never know your English is so good!

[@baybay9765]

Wow amazing...his accent is really good

[@tonychau5786]

Well said.

[@nguyenlyna5273]

Watching bc of his handsome, 😊

[@alfasoon290]

please give this man a role in hollywood!

[@sdutango]

It's easy, he probably just didn't wanna involve in front stage much now

[@raymond2704]

You are a great personality and speak very good English. Keep it up! You are good in everything you do

[@hkriderintw]

he has great personality, but he is not a personality. 你其實可以直接打中文，唔好勉強

[@brangko]

S H BURNED. 🤣

[@karbo2]

Great talk! Informative & engaging.

[@CamelliaBees]

You're good at everythings you do! Respect!

[@cloieshants653]

"Keep doing what you are doing. But if you can think of the third party, I think the whole picture is much bigger. "

[@_Wai_Wai_]

This guy was great in the movie Shaolin.

[@eleonorbagcal6903]

I love you, Nic 😊

[@savannahzhang9554]

His speech is very inspirational

[@derekq1643]

Full respect to Nic.

[@oreofisk]

Nicholas Tse can be a nice idol.

[@stevey7059]

Why people are so surprised when seeing a HK celebrity speaking good English? Just because you usually see Nicholas sings in Chinese and acts in Chinese. There are a number of artists were actually raised in overseas and they just chose to return to their origin for a career.

[@samfdsd2134]

YEAH~he moved to Canada when he was 8, so that's not surprised he can speak good eng.

[@hninncherryzaw]

IMPRESSIVE, TSE!

[@chunghugo8667]

Chef lemon 好嘢！

[@chunping5707]

He is bloody talented, all rounded

[@jasonchu799]

There are some entertainers who speak very good English ,such as Daniel Wu, Lee Hom and Edison Chen. I am not surprised at all because they were all born and raised in English-speaking countries .

[@JACKEY194]

Jason Chu agreed we u

[@howie8463]

Nice talk! I never thought that his English would be so fluent.

[@buchibuchi12]

He was raised in Canada.

[@sebastianvette1]

as good as his brother Edison

[@cvanrosmalen2287]

Still he is a great actor, singer and chefcook. He doesn't need to write or read chinese, he has talent, that counts

[@HighestRank]

@@buchibuchi12 then he also speaks French?

[@user-wm3ck8fx4o]

@@HighestRank yes,and japanese

[@lilyivyemerald]

Where do I start, firstly thanks for the motivation cos I’m rlly lacking that. I think u r an amazing person haters can fuck off. I found the talk rlly inspirational which isn’t like me rlly cos I’m usually falling asleep during talks and stuff. I was actually surprised by the fluency of ur English. Wow. I’m from England and I’m like urm every sentence. I kind of got to know u from Sing! China and congrats to u and ur team for winning 2020. Ur defo the best judge on the show cos I thought that u were like rlly different to the others (and also cos I’m this teenage girl who crushes on celebrities yeah). I think it’s amazing that u r successful in so many diff fields. Like I’m the sort of person who wants to be good at everything and it’s rlly difficult actually cos I kind of lack self motivation but like also want to be successful. Thanks for the motivation again it was rlly helpful. I think I’ll stop here I didn’t realise I’d typed that much although I don’t care too much for sleep I think I’m gonna go sleep cos it’s about 2 in the morning :)

[@MrTend0]

Chief Nic is everywhere now

[@level1selamat155]

Chef

[@IndiraHK]

agree,future world will be a more passion and creative world

[@koulor315]

oh damn never seen this before, Nicholas Tse from Gen X Cops!! first time i saw this actor in a movie lol

[@richard3921]

I used to dislike Nic when he was younger, I thought he was arrogant, I respect him more and more as he mature.

[@gracepassion77]

I wonder if he still gets jitters talking in front of a crowd! Such a natural

[@sherrymao4226]

Okay, so he's one of my a few idols.

[@nickeldime1691]

Great interview! Where was this interview being taken place? Asking out of curiosity.

[@bobtiang]

google HK.. isn't it obvious in the opening speech?

[@chillicrab1449]

Very inspiring