By Avis Wong

A $2 meal for Liang Po Po

Trio of heroes HK comedian Eric Tsang, lead actor Jack Neo
and producer Eric Khoo

Liang Po Po is on the trail of two gangsters. As she catches up with them, one of them gives her $2 to shake her off.

She accepts the money- and uses it to buy a$2 Hamburger meal at McDonald's.

What gives?

Singapore's favourite grandma accepting money from gangsters?

Relax, this isn't a scene from the upcoming Liang Po Po- The Movie.

It's a commercial for McDonald's that will tie in with the movie, scheduled to open on Feb 12.

But you'll get to see the commercial first- next Tuesday to be exact.

McDonald's, a sponsor of the Liang Po Po production, is also featured in the movie.

The scene is slightly different - instead of tailing gangsters, Liang Po Po 's on the run from them and the police and hides out in a McDonald's outlet.

The 30-second commercial was shot by Zhao Wei Films.

For promoting the $2 Hamburger Meal, comedian Jack Neo (who plays Liang Po Po) and fellow actors Mark Lee and Henry Thia (left) will get more than $2.

The three men said it was a five-figure amount.

Henry joked that it's so much that he's still unable to figure it out.

When Jack did his first McDonald's commercial in 1992 with former partner Moses Lim, he only received a four-figure sum.

But, Liang Po Po was not around back then. Jack created her about a year later.

" Yah loh, Liang Po Po is more popular. Once, when I made an appearance in Malaysia, the people were unhappy because I was not in my Liang Po Po guise," Jack Neo said.

Jack has finished filming his next movie, That One No Enough. After a week or two's rest, he will start work on the soundtrack of Liang Po Po- The Movie.

Does he prefer appearing as himself in commercials?

"It doesn't matter which identity I take on. I'm happy as long as the money ends up in Jack Neo's pocket!"

The $2 Hamburger Meal is available from today.