Recently, the Hong Kong Film Producers Association confirmed that " When the Wind Rises Again" starring Tony Leung and Aaron Kwok will represent Hong Kong in China to compete for the 95th Oscars. The director of the film is Weng Ziguang, and on the list of stars, you can also see the names of Tam Yaowen and Zhou Wenjian.
Tan Yaowen is a gold medal supporting role in Hong Kong films, while Zhou Wenjian is a long-lost name. Among TVB's classic dramas, there is a movie called " He comes from heaven ", starring Lee Keqin and Anita Yuen . The theme song is Lee Keqin's classic song "Red Sun", and the strong man who plays the angel who falls due to injury to his wings is Zhou Wenjian.
"When the Wind Rises Again" tells the story of the four major Chinese detectives in Hong Kong that year. The four Chinese detectives in are Tony Leung, Aaron Kwok, Tam Yaowen and Zhou Wenjian, who play the fat man Han. However, from the poster, although Fatty Han is also one of the four major detectives, the core of the story is still mainly Nan Jiang played by Tony Leung and Lei Le played by Aaron Kwok.
But no matter what, it was quite a surprise to see Zhou Wenjian performing in the movie again.
Zhou Wenjian has cooperated with many actors. He is deeply influenced by Stephen Chow
Zhou Wenjian is a new immigrant from Canada. He is tall and likes fitness. In Cantonese , he is a "big guy". In 1985, Zhou Wenjian returned to Hong Kong to shoot an advertisement. Under the introduction of his good friend Wang Minde , he met Chen Xinjian and had the opportunity to star in " Detective Chocolate " and made his official debut.
htmlThe mid-180s was also the period when Hong Kong movies took off, and Hong Kong movies were popular in Asia. In many famous Hong Kong films, Zhou Wenjian's performances can be seen, such as "Eight Stars News", "Overwinkle Flower", "Police Story Sequel", etc. Among them, " False School Weilong 2" has greatly increased Zhou Wenjian's popularity.
Zhou Wenjian became popular because of Stephen Chow, but he was deeply influenced by Stephen Chow's performance. Zhou Wenjian positioned himself as a comedian, but there was a mountain ahead of him. It was too difficult for Zhou Wenjian to get rid of the influence of Stephen Chow on himself.
Zhou Wenjian has acted in TV series, such as the movie "He comes from Heaven", but his main business is still in the film industry, and the number of TV series he participated in is very small.
Zhou Wenjian has also been the leading actor in the movie. He starred in "July 14th" and " Lucky Boy ". Unfortunately, neither of them made too big waves. Opportunities are fleeting, and Zhou Wenjian continues his supporting role career.
There is no hope for acting in other people's movies. Zhou Wenjian decided to be the boss, director, screenwriter and starring
Although Zhou Wenjian has been playing most of the supporting roles, he has also accumulated a lot of resources and connections. In the late 1990s, Hong Kong films began to go to a slump. At that time, Zhou Wenjian acted in many police and gangster films. Unfortunately, the times have changed, and police and gangster films are no longer fragrant. Zhou Wenjian can't see the hope of becoming popular.
At this time, Zhou Wenjian decided to make a try and jointly opened an EMC film company with his friends. Zhou Wenjian is a model worker in this small company, not just the boss, but the director is him, the screenwriter is him, the starring actor is him.
Additional statement: Stephen Chow has a great influence on Zhou Wenjian. The positioning of this EMC company is actually mainly focused on comedy movies. "Meng Bo" and "Radon Crossing the River" are the works of this company.
Although Zhou Wenjian said he wanted to create his own comedy tough guy style, in the eyes of the audience, such comedy routines are not much different from Stephen Chow's nonsense back then, but they were just replaced by a muscular man to act.
So EMC movies are unsatisfactory in terms of reputation and box office, and Zhou Wenjian's journey in the Hong Kong film industry has also come to an end.
Zhou Wenjian unexpectedly scored into Hollywood
In the 1980s and 1990s, Hollywood was still a very sacred place for Hong Kong actors, and many movie stars aimed at entering Hollywood.
Zhou Wenjian actually entered Hollywood, and it was effortless. Perhaps Zhou Wenjian's appearance makes Westerners look particularly oriental. In 1999, Zhou Wenjian signed a contract with Endeavor, one of Hollywood's five major agency companies, and officially became an actress in Hollywood.
However, Zhou Wenjian was already 39 years old at this time. From 0 in Hollywood, he could only play some supporting roles. For example, in "Danny Dragon Boy", he played a eunuch, and when he went to the movie "Marco Polo", he still played a eunuch.
It is obvious that Zhou Wenjian is regarded as a tool person. He occasionally needs some Chinese faces in Hollywood movies, so Zhou Wenjian has become one of the choices.
After working hard for another 4 years, Zhou Wenjian still couldn't see hope, and Zhou Wenjian began to gradually fade out of the entertainment industry.
Zhou Wenjian went to Zhuhai to open a hot pot restaurant and married a mainland wife 18 years younger than him
. Many old Hong Kong stars have married wives in the mainland. According to incomplete statistics, there are as many as 18 digits and the number is still growing. These include Wen Zhaolun , Luo Dahua , Li Longji , Tang Zhenye , etc.
Zhou Wenjian is also one of them.
After leaving the circle, Zhou Wenjian met Sun Ting, a mainland woman who was 18 years younger than him. The two also achieved success and formed a joint relationship. However, Zhou Wenjian and Sun Ting did not have children. It is said that Zhou Wenjian originally wanted to have children, but later he felt that he was old, while Sun Ting said that it was too hard.
No children, it is still a pity for old men to have no more or less.
After leaving the circle, Zhou Wenjian opened a hot pot restaurant in Zhuhai. It is said that his business is doing well, and he was photographed by the media. He gained a lot of weight and his previous muscles disappeared.
It is probably this reason that he got the role of Fatty Han. He is tall and big, with a big belly, and his ruffian temperament is quite just right.
Zhou Wenjian's reputation is actually quite good. You can consider continuing your acting career in the mainland
Speaking of Zhou Wenjian, many netizens still have a lot of impressions, and they all think he is a good actor.
Zhou Wenjian is a typical hidden traffic. Many such classic Hong Kong stars have found their second career peak in the mainland. For example, "Female Turtle" Huang Yishan is a typical example. He has taken on many dramas in the mainland. Although they are mainly online, it is much better than having no dramas in Hong Kong, and his income is also great.
This time Zhou Wenjian's participation in "When the Wind Rises Again" was actually a good opportunity. I believe that more mainland platforms will extend olive branches to him. I don't know if Zhou Wenjian still wants to return to the entertainment industry.
When Zhou Wenjian retired from the circle, he wanted to leave more time for his family. As the saying goes, everyone has their own ambitions, maybe he would still choose a family.
Conclusion
Back to the point, "When the Wind Rises Again" can represent the films in Hong Kong in China to compete for the Oscars, which is worthy of surprise. Are you looking forward to Zhou Wenjian’s comeback in this video? Welcome to chat in the comment section.
