Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

Chapter 247 Boil the Frog in Warm Water

“These are two completely different concepts.”

Zhou Ziheng shook his head and said, "If you need my help, Brother Hong Jinbao, I promise to come forward immediately without hesitation.

But for some people in Hong Kong, they are not worthy of my help."

Zhou Ziheng's words made Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan silent for a moment.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Zhou Ziheng’s Hengyu is so successful and his dramas are becoming more and more popular.

But in fact, at the beginning, his situation in Hong Kong was very difficult.

Not only Hengyu, but even Zhou Ziheng himself is the same.

In terms of popularity, as early as 1993, Zhou Ziheng's popularity was enough to compete with the Four Heavenly Kings alone.

but!
The fact that Zhou Ziheng has been so popular for so many years but has only acted in two or three movies shows how unpopular he is in Hong Kong.

Look at the Four Heavenly Kings including Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok.

After they became popular, they received numerous invitations to film, and they collaborated with famous directors in Hong Kong.

But what about Zhou Ziheng!
He also received a lot of invitations, but they were basically all small productions, some of which were plays that Zhou Ziheng had never heard of in his previous life.

Indeed, both Golden Harvest and Yongsheng had extended olive branches to Zhou Ziheng.

But any smart person could see what they were thinking. They just thought Zhou Ziheng was a rare commodity.

This was indeed the case. When Zhou Ziheng rejected them, they immediately became angry and felt that Zhou Ziheng was ungrateful.

Zhou Ziheng was marginalized after the establishment of his film company, and their promotion was indispensable.

I was discriminated against and excluded in the circle, and my film company was also suppressed.

It is even common for people to cause trouble during filming.

It's already like this, why should Zhou Ziheng accept training?
Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan are both at the top of the industry, and they have undoubtedly seen more.

That is why they did not find it strange at all when Zhou Ziheng showed his uncompromising attitude.

Zhou Ziheng took the water handed to him by Huo Wenxi but did not drink it immediately.

“Of course, I know I can’t rubbished everyone.

Not everyone in this circle is like this. I am good friends with many people in this circle.

So, to show my support for Chinese-language films, I can help a little bit.”

Asking Zhou Ziheng to reconcile with the entire Hong Kong circle is definitely something Zhou Ziheng cannot do.

He's not that mean yet.

However, it would actually be beneficial for him to show some goodwill to those who had remained neutral before.

It must be said that there are actually quite a few talented people among the currently unemployed film industry professionals.

The rapid development of mainland film and television in the past was, to a certain extent, inseparable from the contributions of these people.

After there were no more films to shoot in Hong Kong, most of these people chose to go north and became the backbone of the booming film and television industry in the mainland in the following years.

Zhou Ziheng can choose to pick out some outstanding ones from these people to help Hengyu move to a higher level.

“My two big brothers, I know your goal is to make me let go of my grudges with the Hong Kong community and even completely integrate into the community.

But this matter is not something that can be resolved just by my agreement or not.

You should know that my company has actually been recruiting externally.

No matter they are actors or behind-the-scenes staff, as long as they come to our company, we will never differentiate between mainlanders, Hong Kongers or Taiwanese.

Here, everyone is Chinese.”

Zhou Ziheng said with a playful look, "It's just that some people's ideas are so bad.

You have to differentiate between certain people and certain things.

They even discriminated against Hengyu, thinking it was a mainland company, and called on people not to join the company.”

"We will try our best to prohibit this kind of thing. After we return, we will call on everyone to communicate, and no one will target you in the future."

Sammo Hung sat next to Zhou Ziheng.

The moment he sat down, Zhou Ziheng felt the sofa sank a lot.

“I agree with you that we are all Chinese.

After July, when Hong Kong returns to China, our ID cards will also have "China Hong Kong" added in front of them.

We all come from the same roots.

So, what I mean is, even if you hate someone, you can target him or her, or even mobilize your resources to suppress and ban him or her.

But I hope you won't target other innocent neutral people.

After all, they didn't do anything to harm your interests." Sammo Hung's words were very beautiful and made people feel comfortable.

Zhou Ziheng didn't dislike him, so he nodded, "As long as no one messes with me, I don't care."

Some things don't need to be explained too clearly, everyone knows the reason.

In the beginning, Zhou Ziheng actually wondered why Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan inexplicably came to give in to certain people in the Hong Kong circle.

After chatting for a few sentences, Zhou Ziheng roughly understood why this happened.

Very simple.

After July, the word "China" will be added before "Hong Kong".

Even if the relevant policies have actually been implemented.

But no one knows the specific details or even what changes will happen in the future.

Many people in Hong Kong were very nervous at this time.

Some are worried about being liquidated, and some are worried about policy changes.

The same is true in the entertainment industry.

Don’t be fooled by the Hong Kong filmmakers who are extremely arrogant and think they are the best in the world.

But in fact, in the general trend, he is nothing.

On the contrary, Zhou Ziheng is different.

The roots are growing and the seedlings are red.

Have good relationship with relevant departments.

The first superstar in the mainland.

The blessing of these identities naturally makes some people worry that Zhou Ziheng will cause trouble for them in the future.

In fact, since 96, there have been fewer and fewer incidents targeting Zhou Ziheng in the Hong Kong circle.

Almost invisible.

The reason, of course, is regret and fear.

After hearing Zhou Ziheng's words "I don't care as long as you don't provoke me", Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan smiled obviously.

In fact, this matter is none of their business, but there is a saying that broken bones are still connected with tendons.

Hong Kong may seem big, but it is actually very small, and this circle is even more so.

Many people are actually good friends. After receiving instructions from others, they find it difficult to refuse to be the mediator even if they want to.

So, they had no choice but to come and talk to Zhou Ziheng.

And the situation is still pretty good now.

Although Zhou Ziheng indicated that he would become a member of their circle.

But it won’t be targeted.

This result is actually very good.

The two chatted with Zhou Ziheng for a while. The banquet was almost over, so they said goodbye and left.

When they left, both of them invited Zhou Ziheng to their homes, but Zhou Ziheng declined.

Watching the two people leave, Zhou Ziheng couldn't help but sneer again.

He certainly won't target anyone, but he can exclude them.

The entertainment industry is a circle, a big circle within a small circle.

The Hong Kong circle is undoubtedly an important part of the entire Chinese-language film industry.

However, sooner or later, this circle will become smaller and smaller until it finally becomes a small circle.