Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

“I saw someone say in a report that I have a bad character.

To be honest, when he said this, he didn't even look at what kind of person he was.

Bullying the actresses in the crew, acting like a big shot, all these things that damage his character, is there anything he hasn't done?
Also, I heard that he was planning to develop his career in Hollywood and even held a ostentatious ceremony.

Donated the trophy.

By the way, isn’t he worried about being slapped in the face?
Don’t go to Hollywood with great ambitions and come back a few years later. If that happens, it will be laughable.”

What Zhou Ziheng said is not without basis.

The God of Gamblers has done things like bullying actresses and acting like a big shot.

Not to mention the bullying of actresses, Maggie Cheung and Lizhi were both involved.

Especially Lizhi, the God of Gamblers had no respect for her at all. Not only did he call her "Northern Girl", he also beat Lizhi in real life on the set.

As for being a big shot.

This is the case with his film "Peace Hotel" which was released this year.

The original script written by Wai Ka Fai was not the one that was filmed, but another version.

Because he was the leading actor, he took over the final say as soon as he joined the crew and directly changed the script into the current one.

The result is predictable, the film ended up causing the producers to lose a lot of money.

In addition, in the original time and space, the God of Gamblers set off for Hollywood with high spirits.

Before leaving, he not only made a big fuss and held a press conference to enter Hollywood, but also donated the trophies he won in Hong Kong and Taiwan to the Hong Kong Film Archive.

He also announced loudly that he would no longer make Hong Kong movies.

The results of it?
In the end, of course, he was slapped in the face. After going to Hollywood, his first movie was pretty good. Produced by Paramount, "The Replacement Killers" earned 19 million US dollars at the box office, making Paramount a fortune.

However, since then, the God of Gamblers has joined the ranks of failures.

With the help of John Woo, he starred in "Anna and the King", "Bulletproof Monk", "Dragon Ball" and so on.

But these movies, except for "Anna and the King", have good reputations.

All other movies failed both critically and box office.

During this period, although he took advantage of Jet Li's role in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and became popular again in Hollywood, his subsequent works did not meet expectations at all.

In the end, I had to shamelessly return to my country to make a living.

In fact, God of Gamblers is not without good works.

Many of his works from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s are actually classics.

Even in later generations, there are masterpieces like "Let the Bullets Fly".

But who made him offend Zhou Ziheng!
Zhou Ziheng doesn’t care how awesome you are.

If you provoke me, I will scold you first no matter who you are.

Not to mention him, even Jackie Chan and Zhou Ziheng want to criticize him.

Zhou Ziheng's remarks against the God of Gamblers made the Hong Kong and Taiwan spectators happy for a few days.

A star of God of Gamblers' level is treated like a big shot by all the local Hong Kong stars.

Even if they were dissatisfied, no one dared to say bad things about him.

But Zhou Ziheng is different.

He really dares to speak his mind.

From the fate of Jacky Cheung, Shuang Muxi, Ni Zhen, and even Dicky Cheung.

Everyone already knows clearly that Zhou Ziheng is a person who is unwilling to suffer losses.

No matter how powerful you are, if you offend him, you'd better pray that you don't have any black spots.

If there is, Zhou Ziheng won't care about the impact and will reveal it to you almost certainly.

To a certain extent, Hong Kong media actually like Zhou Ziheng.

There is nothing else to say!

Every time he opens his mouth, it's 100% big news.

However, the God of Gamblers is obviously not a jealous person.

He is actively learning English and planning to enter Hollywood, so he has nothing to do anyway.

Seeing Zhou Ziheng almost criticizing him by name.

Naturally, he would not sit still and wait for death.

Immediately afterwards, he contacted reporters and published a report targeting Zhou Ziheng.

"Who do you think you are? When I won the box office championship, you were still wearing open-crotch pants!
Superstar?

When I was angry, you didn't even have all your teeth grown!
I thought that being a little famous internationally was a big deal. It was like everyone has a little international fame.

Go to the streets of Korea and take a look! Who doesn’t know the God of Gamblers Zhou? "

……

The God of Gamblers' counterattack was widely reported in Hong Kong newspapers.

There was a bunch of people waving flags and cheering following behind.

"I think what Fa Ge said is very right. Some people don't know how to respect their seniors at all."

"Who does he think he is? Compared to Brother Fa, what is he?"

“I support Fat Gor, he is actually a very good person, very kind to newcomers, and he has always taken good care of me on the set.

As for the singer Zhou, I am not familiar with him.”

……

Amidst the noise and bustle, time came to August 16th.

On this day, the main theater of the Hengyu Cinema Chain in Kowloon, the Kowloon Hengyu Cinema, welcomed a grand premiere.

Today is the first day of the release of "Tazza".

Zhou Ziheng invited many friends to help.

Some media were also invited.

Although Zhou Ziheng has been ostracized by the entire Hong Kong media circle, he has fewer large-scale activities in Hong Kong than before.

But it’s actually not weak.

Among the more than 30 well-known newspapers in Hong Kong, ten were present at the scene.

It should be said or not, the entertainment industry’s ban.

If the goal is to ban a small, powerless shrimp, then of course one ban will be successful.

But when it comes to Zhou Ziheng's level, the effect of the ban can no longer be said to be a ban, it can only be said to be exclusion.

Because, with Zhou Ziheng's influence, even if the Hong Kong circle takes action together, they cannot stop the media from chasing Zhou Ziheng.

What are the reports about Zhou Ziheng?
It's money!
According to incomplete statistics, in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and even Asia, newspaper sales will increase by about 10% to 20% as long as the name Zhou Ziheng is included.

This is the case.

The newspaper society stopped reporting on Zhou Ziheng just because of a ban from the Hong Kong circle?

That's obviously impossible.

Except for those newspapers that are controlled by Hong Kong circles, many other newspapers will not go against money.

Therefore, when "Tazza" premiered, many bigwigs in the Hong Kong circle warned the media not to come.

But the fact is that many media outlets still ignore them.

Even film critics are like this.

Luo Weiming, the editor-in-chief of Film Biweekly, personally rushed to the premiere of "Tazza".

He said these words when a reporter asked him if he was worried about offending companies such as Golden Harvest.

"I am a journalist, and as a journalist, I need to maintain a fair and impartial attitude towards all films released in Hong Kong.

Indeed, Zhou Ziheng has grudges with many people in the Hong Kong film industry.

But that has nothing to do with me. I'm not targeting anyone but the issue. I came here just for the movie today.

If the movie is good, I will not hesitate to praise it.

If the movie is bad, don't blame me for being harsh."

When Luo Weiming was being interviewed, Zhou Ziheng happened to be not far away.

He also heard what the other party said.

It must be said that Luo Weiming's words made him feel quite favorable towards him.

My impression of some people in the Hong Kong circle has improved a lot.

Indeed, there must be many people in the Hong Kong circle who are very dissatisfied with him.

I wish he could get out of Hong Kong.

But there are actually quite a few fair and just people among them.

Luo Weiming is obviously one of them.

(End of this chapter)