Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

The filming locations of "Flash Point" are mainly concentrated in Hong Kong.

The film not only has a lot of gunfights and action scenes, but also many scenes with police officers.

To this end, Zhou Ziheng personally contacted the police station and reached a cooperation with them, borrowing their police station during filming.

We also invited professionals from the police station to provide guidance.

This is actually not a precedent for Zhou Ziheng.

As early as the 1980s, many Hong Kong police and gangster films featured scenes of cooperation with the police.

Jackie Chan's "Police Stories" even greatly improved the image of the Hong Kong police.

So it's not surprising to work with it.

The benefits of working with the police are obvious.

First of all, they can provide help on the venue, and secondly, they can save Zhou Ziheng and others some trouble during filming.

"Brother Ziheng, I don't quite understand what I should do when I take this photo."

This is Cecilia Cheung’s first time filming a movie.

Either there is a problem with the positioning or there is a problem with the way of acting.

Therefore, in order to avoid delays in the filming progress, Zhou Ziheng had to hire an acting teacher to train her in the crew.

There is no point in ignoring it! She belongs to Hengyu now.

Whether it is for this play or for the future.

Zhou Ziheng has to do this too.

However, although a teacher was hired for her.

But Cecilia Cheung doesn't like to ask her acting teacher for advice when she is on the crew, but prefers to find Zhou Ziheng.

"Some emotions are needed here, but it's not a big problem. You just..."

Zhou Ziheng is actually very busy.

He has far more fighting scenes in this movie than in his previous film, "The Man from Lone Star."

Moreover, the fighting in this drama is mainly based on mixed martial arts, jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai, and he is required to take part in the action himself in many cases.

So during the filming, he was almost always learning from the invited fighting instructor.

In addition, because this fighting style was proposed by him, Sammo Hung himself is not particularly good at this fighting style, so he needs his help and follow the design of the movements.

It can be said that his day is almost completely full.

Under such circumstances, Cecilia Cheung came to him frequently in the past two days, which made him feel a little resistant.

After finishing explaining to her, Zhou Ziheng organized his words in his mind and said:
“When you are on the set, if you want to ask for advice, you must first look for your acting teacher.

As for me, you can see that I am busy all day long. "

This is basically the same as saying, I'm very busy, don't come to me if you have nothing to do.

Originally Zhou Ziheng thought that after he said this, Cecilia Cheung would definitely not come near him again.

What he didn't expect was that she didn't come during the day.

But after work, she came again.

Still holding that script.

The purpose is to ask her to help interpret the play.

Even at this point, if Zhou Ziheng still doesn't understand what Cecilia Cheung is trying to do, then all his years in the entertainment industry have been in vain.

Cecilia Cheung, who had just entered the industry, was still somewhat attractive to Zhou Ziheng.

So, taking advantage of the situation, he began to change his mindset towards her.

He took good care of her when we were on the crew.

Gradually, after more than half a month of filming, the two of them got together.

……

The name "Flash Point" not only fits in with metaphysical theories, but its main meaning is actually to appropriately express the theme of the movie and the personalities of the characters.

In the play, Ma Jun, played by Zhou Ziheng, is a hot-tempered police detective whose explosive power is like the consequences caused by a fuse.

All the grudges between the black and white worlds in the play are caused by Qiu Ti's kidnapping, so the conflict in the film's plot is clearly brought out in the name of the fuse.

How are these conflicts resolved?
One word, hit!

Compared with the original version, both the literary and martial arts scenes are on par with each other.

Zhou Ziheng's version is different, as he has copyright almost from beginning to end.

The reason why the original version combines both civil and military elements.

The main reason is that director Wilson Yip's previous film "Dragon Tiger Gate" was criticized for having a weak plot, and Wilson Yip has always been brooding over this.

Therefore, "Flash Point" specially invited Situ Jinyuan, the screenwriter of "SPL", to write the script.

Louis Koo, Fan Bingbing, Xu Qing, Kent Cheng and others were specially invited to strengthen the literary scenes, creating a balanced distribution with the martial arts scenes led by Donnie Yen, so that the literary and martial arts scenes can be organically intertwined and promote the development of the plot.

The original version has such troubles, but Zhou Ziheng does not.

He has good acting skills and even won the Best Actor award for "Tazza".

Although this is partly due to the fact that the Golden Horse Awards succumb to the market.

But if he didn't have the ability, he wouldn't have won the Best Actor award.

Zhou Ziheng is good at both literature and martial arts, which means his performance is not limited to martial arts, but he can also handle literary dramas at the same time.

As a result, the style of the whole play changed drastically.

Because there are so many fighting scenes, Zhou Ziheng often even has to do it himself.

This was the first time that Zhou Ziheng felt the difficulty of filming a martial arts scene.

It's not just hard, it's painful.

In late August, Zhou Ziheng was sent to the hospital directly because of a fight scene.

Upon examination, it was found that two ribs were broken.

My goodness, this directly scared Zhou Ziheng’s team, including Florence Hui.

Florence Hui flew over directly from the mainland, and as soon as they met, she started scolding Zhou Ziheng.

Then, as his agent, she strongly requested Zhou Ziheng to stop filming the drama.

Or, he may not be able to perform the subsequent fighting scenes himself.

"This film has an investment of over 30 million Hong Kong dollars. If we stop now, that would mean 30 million dollars would go down the drain.

Can't stop.

As for the fighting scenes, I will definitely try to reduce the number of fighting scenes I take part in in the future. But as you said, not doing any fighting scenes at all is definitely not an option.

If I only use a body double and shoot literary scenes, do you think the quality of the scenes I shoot will be up to par? "

Faced with Florence Hui's scolding, Zhou Ziheng didn't care and even made some concessions, but he didn't fully agree.

Florence Hui is not a fool, of course she understands what Zhou Ziheng said.

After thinking it through, he did not continue to ask for this, but instead suggested that Zhou Ziheng should not shoot such life-threatening scenes in future dramas.

Zhou Ziheng agreed verbally, but what he was thinking in his heart was that he might as well make "Fast and Furious" next time and try something different and exciting.

"Why is Cecilia Cheung here?"

After finishing her business with Zhou Ziheng, Florence Hui suddenly asked about Cecilia Cheung.

When Florence Hui came just now, Cecilia Cheung was in the ward taking care of Zhou Ziheng.

"This one……"

Zhou Ziheng hesitated and didn't know how to explain for a moment.

Seeing this, Florence Hui's face turned dark.

"There is nothing good about men!"

Having said that, she turned around and was about to go out.

After taking two steps, she suddenly turned back.

Holding down Zhou Ziheng who was unable to move, she kissed him fiercely.

"Well……"

"This is the mark I left for you. Remember it well."

Looking at Zhou Ziheng's bleeding lips, she said viciously, then turned and walked out of the ward.

After wiping the blood from his lips, Zhou Ziheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

……

Zhou Ziheng was injured while filming

Zhou Ziheng was injured and hospitalized during a fight scene

……

The news that Zhou Ziheng was injured and hospitalized was inevitably discovered by the media.

In the next few days, this news was almost all over Hong Kong.

As the news came out, the entrance to the hospital where Zhou Ziheng lived became the focus of reporters' surveillance.

There are a large number of reporters waiting outside almost every day. From time to time, reporters disguise themselves as patients to enter the hospital to inquire about the news.

In order to dispel the curiosity of reporters, Florence Hui held a press conference on behalf of Zhou Ziheng, explained Zhou Ziheng's condition to reporters, and called on reporters not to go to the hospital and affect the operation of the hospital.

This is the first time Zhou Ziheng has entered the hospital for a drama.

The injury was not particularly serious, but it was not light either.

In the following days, Zhou Ziheng's friends called to express their greetings.

Those in Hong Kong came to visit the patients in person.

Leon Lai, who was still having a concert, also came.

Seeing Zhou Ziheng lying on the bed, he couldn't help but make a joke.

"Every time I see you, you look normal. This is the first time I see you look so haggard."

"I'm afraid you're happy in your heart!" Zhou Ziheng said speechlessly.

"I don't have such an idea, but others may not." Liming said with a smile.

What Liming said does make sense.

Given Zhou Ziheng's status, there are countless people eyeing him, trying to grab a piece of resources from him.

Whether it is media resources or other things such as endorsements or others.

I don’t know how many people were happy that he was injured.

There may even be countless people who wish he would just die.

"Ideas are always just ideas. They think this way, but I just don't live up to their wishes."

Zhou Ziheng said with a smile.

After a pause, he asked, "How was your concert? When will it end?"

"It's still early, it won't end until November!"

“I should be able to be discharged from the hospital on the 10th, and then I’ll come over to your concert to play!

I was too busy with concerts in the first half of the year and didn’t have enough fun, so I decided to go to your concert and have some fun!
Are you welcome?"

On the surface, it seemed that Zhou Ziheng really wanted to use Leon Lai's concert for fun.

But the actual situation is that Zhou Ziheng wanted to help Liming.

In the past two years, after Leon Lai set up his own company, he has a lot more freedom and seems to make more money.

But in fact, his popularity continues to decline.

As a friend, Zhou Ziheng has the ability to give him a hand, so of course he has to do his best to help.

"Of course I welcome you to come! I still have six performances here, in Beijing, Guangzhou, Macau... Which one are you going to come to?
Guangzhou! That's my territory. Spread the word and find a bigger venue so we can have a good time."

Zhou Ziheng said with a smile.

After a pause, Zhou Ziheng suddenly made a suggestion.

"Shall we form a group?"

"Combination?" Li Ming was stunned.

"Yes, a duo." Zhou Ziheng nodded.

The combination was Zhou Ziheng's temporary idea.

It was boring to release records alone all the time, and he suddenly thought of Zongguanxian.

Zongguanxian is a band formed in 2008 by several superstars including Luo Dayou, Li Zongsheng and Zhou Huajian.

Although this group seems to be promoting Jay Chou, it is actually just a group of veterans having fun.

Zhou Ziheng and Liming are definitely not veterans now.

But given their status, it would be too boring for them to just release records and then sell them well.

It’s actually a good idea to form a band, release one or two albums, and hold a few concerts.

"Although we are from different companies, this is easy to do. I will release the songs and the copyrights belong to me. We will split the other record and concert revenues equally."

Zhou Ziheng said, stroking his chin.

"Equally split? You're at a loss here!"

Dawn looked surprised.

"You are still telling me this?" Zhou Ziheng glared at him.

Everyone knows Zhou Ziheng's appeal.

Now even the Four Heavenly Kings combined are not enough for him to defeat.

In this case, the profits were shared equally, and Zhou Ziheng did suffer a loss.

But sometimes, interests cannot be taken so seriously.

Compared with interests, Zhou Ziheng values ​​the relationship between the two more.

"If a superstar like you is willing to support me, of course I will. Let's wait until you recover and finish filming the movie!" Leon Lai joked with a smile.

"You can prepare in advance. When you go back, ask your agent to talk to my agent about the details.

I will say hello to Florence Hui here."

Zhou Ziheng is the type of person who does things as soon as he thinks of them. Now that he has made the decision, there is no need to drag it out.

"Are you really playing?"

Liming was really surprised this time.

He always thought Zhou Ziheng was joking.

"Do I look fake?"

Zhou Ziheng asked back.

"If that's the case, why not bring in a new person? The two of us have our own traffic, and bringing in a new person, even if it's just to get some of his attention, will undoubtedly be of great benefit to him."

Liming analyzed seriously.

Hearing this, Zhou Ziheng thought about it and felt that this was not impossible.

We're just having fun anyway, so it doesn't matter if we bring in a newbie.

However, this newcomer needs to think carefully about it.

He formed a group with Leon Lai, and they were definitely in the spotlight after the group was formed.

If you randomly choose a new person, you will benefit, but if he is too bad, that won’t work either.

It is better to choose a better newcomer.

Only people like this can stand next to them without being overshadowed by their brilliance.

“If that’s the case, I think we can add another veteran.

Veterans represent the past, you and I represent the present, and newcomers represent the future.

By then, our group will be called epoch-making."

Zhou Ziheng stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.

You know what, this idea is really great.

If this really works, this combination will definitely achieve great things.

"Uh, epoch-making, this name is too hateful!"

Dawn looked hesitant.

"What's the big deal? You and I are two of the most popular singers in the Chinese music scene right now.

At worst, we can find one of the most popular veterans from the 1970s and 1980s.

What do you think of Leslie Cheung?
During the last performance, he invited me to his house and we got along very well.

If you think it's OK, I'll contact him."

Zhou Ziheng really thinks it is feasible.

He had a lot of contact with Leslie Cheung, and the two of them always got along well.

Although the relationship may not be particularly good, it is better than most other Hong Kong artists.

"You decide. You proposed it. You are the captain and I am your teammate. I follow your orders."

Liming saluted and said jokingly.

"Okay, then I'll be in charge of the contact."

Zhou Ziheng nodded.

After Leon Lai left, Zhou Ziheng wanted to call Leslie Cheung immediately, but unexpectedly Leon Lai came back.

There was another person with him.

This person is none other than Leslie Cheung.

"I heard you were injured while filming, so I came to see you. How are you? Are you okay?"

When Leslie Cheung saw Zhou Ziheng was about to get up, he hurried over to stop him.

"Don't move, just lie down."

(End of this chapter)