Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

The most important male and female protagonists in the play have been confirmed, and the production crew of "The Man from Nowhere" is almost officially on track.

The main focus of this play is basically on these two characters.

It’s not that other roles are not important, it’s just that these roles are highly replaceable.

As long as the basic requirements are met, you can basically get the role, so Zhou Ziheng didn't pay too much attention to the auditions for these roles.

Before the filming of the movie officially started, Zhou Ziheng invited senior executives of the Radio, Film and Television Bureau to have a meal.

It is mainly about the release of "The Man from Nowhere" in mainland China.

Zhou Ziheng is really having a headache regarding the film release review in the mainland at this time.

This can’t be broadcast, and that can’t be broadcast.

The main point is that things that should not be filmed must not be filmed.

Obviously, "The Man from Nowhere" is one of those movies that is unlikely to pass censorship.

After all, this drama not only contains a lot of bloody and violent elements, but also scenes of drug trafficking and drug use.

It was extremely difficult to release this kind of drama in mainland China in the 1990s.

Therefore, Zhou Ziheng specially invited people from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and China Film Corporation to dinner to sound out the situation, hoping that the film could obtain a license for release in mainland China.

Unfortunately, after reading the script, the radio and television department directly told Zhou Ziheng that there was no hope.

Not only was there no play, the other party also told Zhou Ziheng that the final plot of the play should not be set in Guangzhou.

As for the reason, it is nothing more than the issue of influence.

This is a common phenomenon. Movies shot in mainland China cannot contain elements such as pornography, gambling, and drugs.

Even movies funded by Hong Kong and Taiwan are not allowed.

Zhou Ziheng had never thought about this question before.

He has never encountered such a situation.

Although his previous film "Tazza" contained a lot of gambling scenes, most of the plot took place in Macau, so he never encountered any situation where he was not allowed to film.

The same is true for Zhang Yimou's "The Conjuring". Only the first few minutes of "The Conjuring" were shot in Guangzhou, and the rest of the scenes were shot in Hong Kong.

There are almost no movies like "The Man from Nowhere" that are set directly in Guangzhou.

"So, you mean that not only can my play not be shown in mainland China, but the story can't be set in mainland China?"

Zhou Ziheng frowned and looked at the radio and television personnel opposite him.

“Yes, there are too many things designed in your play, which may affect our country’s international impression.

After all, you know that you are famous and many people will pay attention to you. "

“But the fact is that there are many human traffickers and drug dealers in Guangzhou.

When I was setting up this script, I also referred to some local cases.”

"We are aware of this situation, but there are some things that only need to be known to ourselves and there is no need to tell outsiders."

"Ah……"

Zhou Ziheng knew there was no need to continue the conversation.

You can’t shoot. You can’t shoot.

It's just him. If it were someone else, the other party probably wouldn't be so nice and might directly order him not to take pictures.

Zhou Ziheng probably also knows why there were no good commercial films in China in the 1990s.

There are big reasons for the audit system.

He did not try to find connections to continue arguing about the issue, but instead returned to Guangzhou with the script.

If that doesn't work, then just change the script.

Replace Guangzhou with Xiangjiang.

Fortunately, the crew hasn't started setting up the outdoor scenes yet, otherwise if this situation suddenly occurred, there would be 100% loss.

After returning to Guangzhou, Zhou Ziheng immediately began to revise the script again.

And asked Chen Musheng to return to Hong Kong early to set the scene.

"Xixi, when will your mother come to pick you up today? Remember to tell her that we are leaving for Hong Kong the day after tomorrow. Ask her to bring your ID cards over so that the company can help you get entry and exit permits."

After racking his brains to modify the plot that needed to be modified, Zhou Ziheng called Liu Yifei and spoke in a gentle voice.

Because the character Xiaomi in the movie needs to show a very close feeling with the male lead, Liu Yifei has come to the company to spend time with Zhou Ziheng in recent days to deepen their relationship. "Sister Huo told us that my mother had already given her ID card to Sister Huo yesterday."

Nine-year-old Liu Yifei spoke in a baby voice, holding the Barbie doll Zhou Ziheng bought for her, and tilted her head, "Brother Ziheng, can you let me see what you wrote?"

"You can understand?"

Zhou Ziheng looked at her with some surprise.

“Some of it is understandable, but I can learn.”

Liu Yifei looked serious.

Zhou Ziheng smiled and handed her the script he had just written. "You can read it here."

The story of "The Man from Nowhere" remains the same, but in order to suit Hong Kong, Zhou Ziheng changed some of the plots.

The male protagonist runs a pawn shop and is the uncle next door to the little girl Xiaomi. He rarely interacts with others, and the neighbors have many suspicions about the identity of this silent and lonely man.

Xiaomi is not afraid of rumors and often comes to eat.

Listening to the little girl chattering, he occasionally responded coldly.

The uncle would buy her favorite sausages and carefully cover her with a blanket when she fell asleep.

Xiaomi would secretly do some nail art on him, using that bright yellow color.

Once, Xiaomi was wrongly accused of stealing a bag.

The uncle just watched from a distance, then turned and left.

Xiaomi was very sad about this. To her, the uncle was the only person who didn't hate her and the only person around her who liked her.

But the uncle's behavior made her very sad.

For this reason, she ran away sadly after talking with the uncle in a remote alley and was captured by the criminal group.

Xiaomi's mother is a dancer and also a drug addict. She was involved in a criminal transaction with a group of people because of theft, which led to Xiaomi being implicated and both mother and daughter were kidnapped.

It just so happened that what she stole was a bag of drugs, which happened to be pawned in the male protagonist's pawn shop.

The other party called and asked the uncle to hand over the things.

In order to protect Xiaomi and her mother from harm, the uncle agreed to help the gang and went to the tiger's den alone.
After the chaos, he found Xiaomi's mother who had been murdered in the trunk of the car.

The uncle was taken away by the police to cooperate with the investigation, and his mysterious identity slowly surfaced.

The uncle, who was once an ace member of the Hong Kong Flying Tigers, was retaliated by the enemy after a secret mission.

He witnessed with his own eyes his pregnant wife being crushed by a truck that hit her hard.

The deepest despair is: losing a loved one and being powerless to change the situation.

When a person doesn't know why he lives, he can endure any kind of life.

He said he was a man who "lived only for today."

Xiaomi's dependence on him is the only remaining warmth in his life. It's not scorching, but at least it keeps him from cooling down.

So, when he was arrested and felt discouraged, Xiaomi's "Win Everything" treasure card on the table could instantly light up his eyes.

When he thought Xiaomi was dead, he awakened and became a dark knight, a patron saint who hid in the shadows and fought against violence and protected the good, and began his killing journey of fighting violence with violence.

In terms of character setting, Zhou Ziheng did not make any changes. The protagonist is cold and ruthless, and the long hair covering his eyebrows makes him look decadent.

But when he started to attack, each move was swift, fierce, cold and decisive, leaving no room for others to breathe.

The entire later part of the script can even be seen as a lawn mowing game.

Every shot must kill one person.

The action was carried out without any delay.

Regarding the criminal group, Zhou Ziheng also took advantage of the popularity of Young and Dangerous and directly set that criminal group as Dongxing.

A gang that makes a living by trafficking drugs.

Of course, there is also human trafficking, which is the darkest part of the show.

In his previous life, Zhou Ziheng was deeply moved by the scene in this play where the children in the dim space were disheveled, with empty eyes, waiting for death.

So he didn't make any changes to this part, but just made some changes to the characters.

(End of this chapter)