Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

Chapter 160 Preparing to film a movie

"I heard that this scumbag also cheated on Anita Mui."

Florence Hui was sitting next to Zhou Ziheng. Seeing that Zhou Ziheng was focusing on Akina Nakamori and Masahiko Kondo, she couldn't help but say angrily.

Florence Hui is a pure Hong Konger, and she actually has her favorite singers.

According to her, her favorite male and female singers are Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui.

Anita Mui once dated Kondo.

Kondo was a real scumbag. While he was dating Anita Mui, he was also hooking up with other people. It is said that he was caught in the act by Anita Mui.

But you have to admit that this guy is awesome.

Akina Nakamori committed suicide several times for him.

Anita Mui never forgot him until her death.

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On the first night in Tokyo, Zhou Ziheng had nothing to do, so he went to visit a nearby izakaya.

But he is not alone.

Japan in the 90s was actually not safe.

The economic bubble has burst, and the country as a whole now gives people a very depressed feeling.

The number of suicides in Japan remains at the top of the global list. For this reason, the Japanese government has even issued a document requiring singers and writers to create some inspiring works in order to reduce the number of suicides.

"Don't Give Up" by Izumi Sakai was created under such circumstances and became Japan's most classic inspirational song, encouraging countless people.

In later generations, there were often die-hard fans on the Internet who would praise their idols, saying that they almost committed suicide and only survived because they listened to their idols' songs.

This actually happened in Japan today.

Many Japanese people with suicidal tendencies are indeed brought out of their decadence by some inspirational works.

Of course, Japan is unsafe now not because of these decadent people, but because of the Aum Shinrikyo cult.

Terrorist attacks and murders have happened to them.

Therefore, Zhou Ziheng did not dare to go out alone, but brought bodyguards with him.

"welcome!"

Japanese people have a habit of going to an izakaya for a drink after get off work to relieve their stress.

Therefore, there are quite a few people in this izakaya.

Zhou Ziheng and his bodyguard Xiao Wang found an empty seat, sat down, and ordered a glass of wine.

The environment of the wine house is nice, and comfortable music is playing, which can make tired people feel relaxed.

Because it was night, Zhou Ziheng did not wear a mask.

And the facts have proved that, offline, although some people will cast their eyes on him because of his handsome appearance, not many people will actually associate him with Zhou Ziheng who is currently very popular in Japan.

Not just Japan.

In the mainland, as long as Zhou Ziheng's clothes are not too unique and are the same as those of ordinary people, few people will recognize him as Zhou Ziheng at the first sight.

However, things seem a little different today.

In the beginning, no one paid attention to him.

But not long after he sat down, Zhou Ziheng noticed that a good-looking woman next to him kept looking at him.

Zhou Ziheng thought she recognized him, so he smiled and made a gesture to her to keep quiet.

The woman smiled sweetly, nodded at him, turned around and whispered with her friend next to her.

Zhou Ziheng didn't pay much attention to it. He listened to the music, took out a pen and paper, and started writing on it.

He is writing a script.

With the beginning of the new year, after this round of book signings is over, he will have to start preparing for the film and television company.

By then, he should be able to direct his own film. Zhou Ziheng did not choose to write a Hong Kong or Taiwan film that became a big hit in later generations, but instead wrote a Korean film.

"The Tazza".

A comic strip that was serialized in South Korea in 1997 and adapted into a movie in 2006, part of a film series.

The first part tells the story of the protagonist Gao Ni, an ordinary young man who lost all his savings in a gambling.

After experiencing a series of setbacks and difficulties, he met Ping Jingchang, a master of gambling, and decided to learn gambling skills in order to win back his money.

Under the guidance of Ping Jingchang, Gao Ni gradually mastered the art of gambling and began his career as a con man.

His gambling skills attracted the attention of the beautiful boss Zheng, and the two began to cooperate and swept the gambling scene in South Korea.

In this process, Gonnie not only wanted to win back his money, but also for revenge. Finally, in a life-and-death battle, he realized the true meaning of life and quit the gambling world.

Gambling films are a very popular genre in Asia today.

Starting with "God of Gamblers" in 1989, Hong Kong has produced a series of hit gambling films.

Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, and Stephen Chow have all starred in gambling films, which were very successful at the box office.

Last year, Chow Yun-fat's "God of Gamblers 2" was released, which once again triggered a craze for gambling films.

Zhou Ziheng’s idea was simple: follow the trend and have a sip of the soup.

In fact, the movie "Tazza" is not bad.

In the original time and space, the "Tazza" series of films was a very influential IP in South Korea and one of the masterpieces of crime-themed films in the history of modern Korean films.

Especially the first one.

The film received 6.84 million viewers in South Korea.

The reason why this movie has received high praise is that it not only has the routine of Hong Kong gambling films, but also incorporates many Hollywood-style extreme revenge themes, ultimately forming a characteristic of its own.

Looking at the narrative structure of "The Swindler" 1.2, it is very similar to the routine of martial arts novels we are familiar with.

The protagonist first suffered repeated setbacks, then became an apprentice and achieved a counterattack, and finally achieved revenge for various reasons.

In addition, compared with Hong Kong-style gambling films, this series focuses more on psychological games.

Maybe it's not as showy as Gao Jin in God of Gamblers, but the down-to-earth con men's gambling methods and gambling methods have brought new ideas to Hong Kong-style gambling films.

Zhou Ziheng did not expect his film "Tazza" to break the box office record of "God of Gamblers".

But as long as he shoots the film step by step according to the original story of the play and captures the wonderful psychological game and narrative style, the box office of this movie will not be bad.

Of course, box office performance is sometimes uncertain.

Who knows what unexpected events may occur during this period and cause the box office to collapse.

Zhou Ziheng tried his best to recall the plot of "Tazza" in his mind, and modified the parts with strong Korean characteristics into Chinese ones.

brush brush...

The tip of the pen kept moving across the paper, leaving words behind.

"Hello, Ziheng-kun!"

While Zhou Ziheng was writing intently, a voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

Zhou Ziheng looked at the woman in front of him with a puzzled look.

This woman was the one who had been sitting opposite him and frequently glanced at him.

His eyes swept over the woman's face. She was very beautiful, without any makeup. She was a natural beauty.

Zhou Ziheng always feels very familiar.

It was as if he had seen it before, but he could not remember where.