Career
Upon realising that the producer wanted her to play a part, a terrified Zheng hid behind a sofa. Jack Neo, who wrote and directed Homerun, placed a newspaper advertisement about auditions for a role in the movie, stating that he was looking for a "girl about nine, dark, skinny, and can cry and act". After seeing the advertisement, Zheng"s father joked that she fitted the bill, prompting the girl to call Neo"s J Team Productions and arrange an audition.
Just before the audition ended, Zheng reminded Neo that he had yet to see her cry and she then proceeded to demonstrate her ability to do southern
This anecdote, coupled with Neo"s belief that Zheng could take direction and "her eyes could communicate", convinced Neo to select Zheng over 1006 other children. During the school holidays, Zheng and the rest of the Homerun cast flew to Malaysia for on-location shoot.
Although Zheng was usually able to cry on cue, the cast and crew once had to wait 20 minutes for her to begin. Seeing Zheng crying uncontrollably while shooting a particularly emotional scene, an impressed Xiang Yun commented "Wah, this little kid is very absorbed in her role".
Neo intended to cast Zheng in his next film, The Best Bet, but his plans never materialised.
Instead, Zheng was given the role of Zeng Xiaowei in One More Chance. She is scheduled to star in My Family, My Heart. Zheng studied at Jurong Primary School and Fairfield Methodist Secondary School.
She is a fan of Lord of the Rings, Legolas and Gunbound.Megan is currently a Business Management Studies student at SIM.