Hollywood Lover

Chow Yun-fat confirmed the golden period of Hong Kong in the 1980s and created many popular classic characters: Xu Wenqiang, Xiao Ma Ge, God of Gamblers Zheng Ge, etc. His superb acting skills earned him the title of "The God of Acting" in Hong Kong. He is a film superstar in Greater China and has great influence in the global Chinese community. He went to Hollywood in 1995 and achieved great success after filming many movies, becoming a Chinese film superstar with international influence. One of the most popular stars in the Chinese world.

Zhou Runfa brings the charm of Oriental men to the extreme. The famous director Li Hanxiang said: Zhou Runfa is the best actor in Chinese history. He is Cary Grant + Harrison Ford in the eyes of Westerners, but in the eyes of his Eastern fans, he represents ideals, wisdom, chivalry and insurmountability. [22] (Tencent online review)

His performance is natural and unforced, and everything comes out of instinct. The word acting is just a simple concept for Chow Yun-fat, because his appearance itself is an achievement for the movie. As long as he stands there, he will become the embodiment of millions of people's dreams. Back and side-parted hairstyle, windbreaker, sunglasses, natural and generous manners, imposing walking posture, explosive expression, passionate body language, cold and sharp eyes, windbreaker hunter holding gun movements And grandeur has become a synonym for cool. His stalwart figure, handsome and masculine appearance and rugged and bold character give him the temperament of a true king. However, in the eyes of many people, the shape of his mouth is not clear enough, but it provides perfect conditions for the diversity of his performances. The smile of the crooked mouth and the warm eyes complement each other.

Chow Run-fa has a wide range of acting options. Some of the rebellious, hippie, or low-class characters he portrays are handsome and elegant, some are funny, down and out, and some are secretive, cold, and full of emotion. He is particularly good at portraying those characters with low cultural level, lack of family warmth, struggling under difficult conditions but attaching importance to Jianghu loyalty. His performances are real and vivid, both physical and spiritual.

He is a symbol of an era!

However, this acting god in the Chinese world suffered a big setback in Hollywood and was unable to make his mark for ten consecutive years. Neither "Bulletproof Monk" nor "Substitute Killer" could bring him to the status of a top-notch movie star in Hollywood. Anna and the King only made him slightly more famous, but it didn't do much to help his acting career.

But later on, Zhou Runfa became more and more unsatisfactory. The protagonist was no longer in the role, and everything was a supporting role.

In Hollywood, he played the supporting role of Captain Sao Feng in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3". He was also a supporting role in "The Children of Huangshi". He played the role of the Turtle Immortal in the garbage movie "Dragon Ball", and he was also a supporting role!

Even after returning to China, he can no longer be the protagonist. Cao Cao in Red Cliff and Huang Shilang who makes bullets fly are also supporting roles...

It’s really sad that things in the world are unpredictable. No one knows whether they will be famous or not, and how long they will be famous...

"Hello, Mr. Zhou!" In any case, Zhang Dongcheng is very fond of Zhou Runfa. His childhood in Shanghai was enough to make him like Zhou Runfa, and Zhang Dongcheng's favorite thing is that he can play any role. actor.

Like himself, he can make any kind of movie, and Zhou Runfa, who can act in anything, naturally has enough interest for him.

Of course, in Zhang Dongcheng's heart, he had some thoughts of asking Zhou Runfa to help him. This must be due to the fact that the two of them had the same black hair and black eyes.

"I just finished my cigarettes. I wonder if Mr. Zhang is here?" Zhou Runfa made it clear that he came to chat with Zhang Dongcheng, but he made an excuse with a smile on his face.

"OK, I have it here!" Zhang Dongcheng was naturally not stingy and took out a top-quality Cuban cigar and handed it to Zhou Runfa.

Lighting the cigar, Zhou Runfa just took a deep breath and praised: "It tastes good. What brand is it?"

"Ah ha, the king of Cuban cigars, Coiba cigars." Zhang Dongcheng smiled slightly, knowing that Zhou Runfa came to talk to him, so he started chatting with him about cigars.

It is the king of Cuban cigars and the leader of various cigar brands in the world. If we have to give a special meaning to Cohiba cigars, then it undoubtedly represents dignity and courage, unyielding, resistance, and never-compromise. It is a symbol of Castro’s heroic spirit.

This oldest and most famous cigar brand in Cuba has shown its noble and extraordinary quality from the beginning. Those who hold Cohiba cigars in their hands are not ordinary people. They are not only noble and elegant, but also mature and full of courage. They ignore all obstacles and difficulties on the road of life. Their hearts are the highest state of the human spirit.

"I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to have such in-depth research on cigars." Zhou Runfa said with half surprise and half admiration.

"I just heard an introduction from a friend. By the way, Mr. Zhou, it's been a few years since I came to the United States. How does it feel?" Zhang Dongcheng bit his cigar and led the topic to what Zhou Runfa was most interested in.

"I came to Hollywood in 1995, but compared to you, my development was not very smooth..." Zhou Runfa shook his head, obviously not very satisfied with his current situation. After all, he shot two movies in succession in Hollywood. But it didn't attract anyone's attention. Instead, he returned to the Chinese world and filmed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but it got the attention of Americans, which made him very depressed.

Zhou Runfa came to the United States in 1995, and Zhang Dongcheng came to the United States in 1996. They were only one year apart, but their situations were very different. Zhang Dongcheng has soared since he set foot in the United States, and his films are more and more popular. The movies were more powerful and more profitable, and the Dongcheng Pictures he founded overturned the eight major film companies in just five years, and began to vaguely look like the first entertainment group.

In addition to movies, TV stations have also been played by him. Several super reality shows have made the United States lock onto ZDC TV station, and the Super Bowl and Oscar Awards of the Football League have been taken down. This super entertainment group in the Chinese world is taking shape. .

It is impossible to say that Zhou Runfa does not want to follow. Nowadays, anyone with some awareness knows that being able to get on Zhang Dongcheng’s boat will inevitably lift all boats. If you want to make a fortune, it is extremely simple!

"Come to my company. Although Chinese actors are unlikely to make their mark in Hollywood, I think there is no need for you to waste your precious time. If this continues, you may not be able to repeat your glory even if you return to the Chinese world." Zhang Dongcheng Shaking his head, just one sentence made Zhou Runfa feel a little desperate.

Even the super director Zhang Dongcheng, who has fourteen Oscars in his hands, is not optimistic about his prospects in Hollywood. It seems that he is really wrong about going to Hollywood to develop his career?

"Can't Chinese people gain a foothold in Hollywood?" Zhou Runfa said sadly...

"Actually, it's very simple. When Mr. Zhou is in Hong Kong, does he like to watch plays performed by Vietnamese or Burmese actors? Can they stand out in Hong Kong? Before we Chinese had the right to speak in the world, we did not reach the level of the only one in the world like the Tang and Song Dynasties. Before reaching extremely high heights, it was impossible to gain a foothold in Hollywood as an actor. Because European and American audiences look at us just like we look at Vietnamese actors now, and they can’t find a sense of substitution at all. And without a sense of substitution, how can we expect them to watch it? Can your movie make you famous? This is a racial barrier, an ideological gap, an unchangeable fact." Zhang Dongcheng sighed softly, waking up the man who was lost on the road.

It is true that even if Zhang Dongcheng is reborn or can receive future consultations, if he is not a director behind the scenes but an actor on the front stage, it is impossible for him to be recognized by Western audiences with his Oriental face. Yes, it's great to be a supporting role. The supporting role will last forever and ever, and there will be no end.

The level of acting skills has no resistance in the face of race. Just as Zhang Dongcheng said, ask yourself, if a Vietnamese actor comes to China to develop, even if his acting skills are invincible, but at first glance, he does not belong to China. Will it be accepted by audiences in Greater China?

If you don’t feel happy in your heart, this Vietnamese monkey is considered good...

"Mr. Zhang, what you mean is that I should go back to Hong Kong?" Zhou Runfa was really lost. He had not made any progress for six years. Naturally, he was unwilling to do so.

"Instead of going back to Hong Kong, why not go to the mainland? How many people are there in Hong Kong? How many people are there in the entire mainland? You can become extremely popular just by attending a few Spring Festival Galas every year..." Zhang Dongcheng smiled, with insight shining in his eyes. All light.

"Go to the mainland?" Zhou Runfa couldn't decide for a moment and stood there in great confusion.

"You should consider this matter yourself. It is of great importance. I am just making some suggestions. However, if there is a chance, I would very much like to cooperate with Mr. Zhou!" Zhang Dongcheng smiled slightly.

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Runfa's heart dropped. No matter what, he still talked to Zhang Dongcheng today, and his expression didn't look like he was telling lies.

I came to see Zhang Dongcheng just because of this sentence. Zhou Runfa happily walked away, but Zhang Dongcheng looked at his background and couldn't find a movie suitable for a Chinese actor to be shot in Hollywood.

When they see a Chinese face, the white audience will immediately change the channel, okay... Even if it's a movie like RoboCop or Iron Man that allows you to hide your face, as long as your true face is revealed, it will immediately make excited American audiences Let it cool down a bit, okay...

This is truly an impossible task...

Since you can't think of it, then simply don't think about it.

The night of being so excited that he couldn't sleep finally passed, and Zhang Dongcheng could sleep soundly. However, at the age of 27, he had won 14 Oscars for his two movies, and with the power of Lord of the Rings, he swept through thousands of armies and won 10 awards in one fell swoop. The record-breaking results of the two statuettes became the center of the storm that major media reported on, and could not stop for a moment.

"A miracle among miracles, a symbol of the birth of a new era, Smith and Zhang broke the records of Titanic and Ben-Hur and won twelve Oscars!" - "Washington Post"

"Unimaginably great, a director who lives up to expectations, Zhang Dongcheng won 14 Oscars at the 73rd Oscar, becoming the first and only one in history!" - "Los Angeles Times"

"How many more records can he create? The great Smith Zhang overturns all phenomena!" - "Times"

Naturally, this global award is not exclusive to the American media. On the next day, Zhang Dongcheng’s name was heard throughout the world. Even mainland China, which has never been very interested in Oscars, made an exception and made an exception on Oscar night by CCTV Films. The channel broadcast the whole process live, transmitting the live footage of Zhang Dongcheng's power in Hollywood back to the motherland, becoming the pride of the Chinese family.

"Smith Zhang, a top student at the London Film Academy, once again shocked the world, winning 14 awards!" - The Times, UK

"Double stars shine, and the light of the Chinese people at this moment is earth-shattering! Zhang Dongcheng won fourteen Oscars, and director Ang Lee won the Best Foreign Language Film Award. This is happiness for all China!" - Hong Kong's South China Morning Post

"Epic history belongs to the Chinese. This moment is unbelievable!" - Taiwan's "United Daily News"

"With much attention, much anticipation, and much excitement, this year's Oscars belong to Zhang Dongcheng and Ang Lee!" - China's "People's Daily"

On newsstands everywhere, Zhang Dongcheng, holding a large number of statuettes and a smile on his face, occupied the front pages of all newspapers, and the word "great" was used constantly.

Great, indeed great, but it only took three months from greatness to being reviled.

In June in Los Angeles, with the beautiful sunshine, beach yachts and bikini beauties, Zhang Dongcheng is still living a life as carefree as an emperor.

In the past three months, Zhang Dongcheng has paid no attention to anything. He has left everything to Adaman. He just accompanied Jessica and Patricia, and accompanied these two pregnant women to live a life of three people. , hiding in a mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, accompanying them to visit the rose garden every morning, going to the beach to bask in the sun in the afternoon, and then watching the horses running at the racecourse in the evening. Their life is very regular and regular. hapiness.

Zhang Dongcheng had great hopes for the two children who were about to be born. He wanted Jessica and Patricia to give birth to the healthiest and most beautiful babies at all costs. Therefore, the entire hospital production system was staged in the mansion. Ten highly skilled obstetricians and gynecologists and nurses were on standby, and even the diet of the two future mothers was specially prepared by a nutritionist.

For the sake of these two little guys, Zhang Dongcheng put all his effort into leaving High School Musical to Adaman, and he didn't interfere too much.

But now he is back in Los Angeles, temporarily leaving the two beauties whose bellies are getting bigger, because he can no longer hide, and he must stand up and support Jack.

Just as he thought, "The Passion of the Christ" as a director and starring Mel Gibson caused endless controversy and condemnation in the United States. This is a movie that attempts to challenge religion.

Just after announcing the filming plan for the movie, Jack and Mel Gibson felt extremely pressured. Since the movie was about the torture Jesus experienced in the twelve hours before his crucifixion, they had always believed that they were responsible for the Jesus incident. The scapegoated Jews couldn't accept it at all, and protests from various Jewish organizations in the United States emerged one after another.

And when Jack and Mel Gibson filmed under pressure and released the first trailer, the entire United States exploded. This storm came faster than ever, was more exciting than any topic, and was more powerful than the original time and space. The movie received even more intense attention.

The film "The Passion of the Christ" is currently supported by various churches in the United States, but major American Jewish organizations believe that "The Passion of the Christ" incites anti-Semitism, and thus launched large-scale protests.

"We did not murder Jesus!"

"The Jews are innocent!"

"Mel Gibson said that the victims of the Nazi Holocaust were included in the very large number of victims of World War II. He, like Hitler, believed that the Jews deserved to be exterminated! Mel Gibson is a lunatic!"

"The Jews killed Jesus? Then it is inevitable that we Jews will be persecuted all over the world? We almost have no country, we are driven out of our homes, and we are driven to concentration camps and slaughtered like lambs on the earth. Then this is our response to the murder of Jesus. Revenge?"

"Jack, the director of The Passion of the Christ, and Mel Gibson, the star, are guys with bad intentions and ulterior motives. They are not true Christians. They are ambitious people who believe in the God of slander!"

In the United States today, Jews are the richest group of people, and they have a certain right to speak. They can't stand others mentioning the murder of Jesus over and over again, so they jump out from various angles. The Taoist priest scolded Jack and Mel Gibson, saying that they couldn't even read a newspaper.

Compared to Zhang Dongcheng, who is as strong as a mountain and does not change his expression when faced with insults, Jack is much more fragile. This is his first directorial work. Of course, he is especially concerned about other people's opinions, but the curses are overwhelming. , which made him look ten years older in less than a month, and his gray hair was almost completely white.

The same goes for Meb Gibson. This guy didn't want to live at all. When he was most depressed, he almost jumped out of the window. Fortunately, there was someone nearby who quickly pulled him down.

This is a movie from Dongcheng Pictures, and it is also the first movie to receive so much criticism. There are even some people who are jealous of Zhang Dongcheng who are pushing the flames behind, hoping that this incident will become the trigger for the collapse of Dongcheng Pictures. .

But how could Zhang Dongcheng agree?

After bidding farewell to Jessica and Patricia, Zhang Dongcheng rushed to Los Angeles to sit in the battle. When he arrived at Dongcheng Pictures, everyone felt relieved again. In everyone's eyes, Zhang Dongcheng He is the representative of omnipotence, there is nothing he cannot solve.

procession? Sorry, Zhang Dongcheng had already seen this when filming The Mummy.

Demonstration? It seems that some clowns came here before the perfume was released.

Throw rotten eggs? What are you afraid of? After filming Brokeback Mountain, Zhang Dongcheng was once thrown a cart full of rotten eggs, plus a cart full of flowers...

As long as he is here, you will have the confidence and the reality that you are not afraid of anything!