Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 564 "I'll write a new script for you"

Of course, Stephen Chow did not come alone, he had an assistant behind him, holding a mobile phone, and several bodyguards.

"Hello, Mr. Fang, I'm Stephen Chow." Stephen Chow tried hard to greet Fang Minghua in Mandarin. It seemed that he was having difficulty speaking, but his expression was very respectful.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou, please come in." Fang Minghua made a gesture.

Most people consciously stayed outside the door, and only Stephen Chow and a man who looked like an assistant came in.

The two sat down and Fang Minghua poured them each a cup of tea.

There were limited tables and chairs in the room, so Fang Minghua simply sat on the edge of the bed.

At this time he looked at Stephen Chow carefully.

At that time, no one called him Master Xing, people generally called him Xingzai, and some people even called him Zhou Xingxing.

Although he has not been promoted to "Master", Stephen Chow is already a hot star in the Hong Kong film industry.

This year alone (1991), three movies have been released, including "Tricky Brains", "Fight Back to School", and "God of Gamblers 2: The Shanghai Knight" which is currently showing in Hong Kong.

Among them, "Fight Back to School" grossed 4382 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong, making it the highest-grossing movie this year.

The Hong Kong media calls Stephen Chow, Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-fat "Two Chows and One Jackie".

These are what Fang Minghua saw in newspapers and entertainment news programs on television during her visit to Hong Kong in the past few days.

Stephen Chow has entered the most glorious period of his acting career.

Compared to the exaggerated body movements and language on the screen, Stephen Chow, who is now sitting on the sofa, looks very quiet, with a faint smile on his face and a slightly shy expression, much like a big boy next door.

Fang Minghua took the initiative to ask: "Mr. Zhou, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Mr. Fang, I heard that you came to Hong Kong, so I came to visit you specially to thank you." Stephen Chow spoke in Cantonese, and the assistant beside him quickly translated it into Mandarin.

"Thank me? What?" Fang Minghua was a little surprised. "Mr. Zhou, is this the first time we meet?"

"Yes, but I have admired you for a long time because of this book." After saying this, Stephen Chow gestured to his assistant.

His assistant's surname was Tian, ​​and his name was Tian Qiwen. He immediately took out a book from his briefcase and handed it to Fang Minghua.

It turned out to be "The Legend of Sun Wukong"!
It's just a little worn and old, and it looks like it has been bought for a long time.

"The Legend of Sun Wukong" was written by Fang Minghua in 83. It was originally commissioned by Xiao Dai, deputy editor-in-chief of "Harvest" magazine, who invited him to write a stream-of-consciousness novel.

So he wrote this book "The Legend of Wukong".

The domestic atmosphere was not good at that time, so Xiao Dai suggested that he find a way to publish in Hong Kong. Later, he contacted Mr. Jin's Ming Pao Publishing House and finally published it in Hong Kong.

Eight years have passed in a flash.

This novel is not outstanding in Fang Minghua's series of works. It is written in the stream-of-consciousness style, subverting the original work and containing spoof elements. It was popular for a while when it was first published, but later almost no one was interested in it.

I didn’t expect that it is suddenly in Stephen Chow’s hands now!
"Mr. Fang, I read this book eight years ago. At that time, I had just graduated from the TVB Artist Training Class and was working on a children's program."

Stephen Chow speaks relatively slowly, which is completely different from his movies.

"One day after get off work, I went to read books at Chen Chong Bookstore on Lok Dao in Tsim Sha Tsui. I often went there at that time, and I accidentally saw the book "Wukong Biography" written by you."

"I was deeply shocked at the time. The lawless monkey and the "nonsense" language in the book were all very fresh to me. I suddenly had an inspiration. If the novel is written in this way, why can't the movie be played in this way? If it is made into a movie, wouldn't it be good? Of course, I also know that now is not the right time and I don't have the ability. For me at that time, making it into a movie was just a dream."

"In the past ten years, I have been working hard in the film and television industry, starring in movies of different styles, and trying this nonsensical performance method. Fortunately, I have achieved some success, so I think I can fulfill this dream."

"This time, I learned from TV that you were coming to Hong Kong. This is an opportunity for me, so I came to you, hoping that you could sell me the film and television adaptation rights of this book to make my dream come true."

Fang Minghua was somewhat moved after hearing what Stephen Chow said, but he smiled and said, "Mr. Chow, I understand your feelings, but I think there is another script adapted from Journey to the West that is more suitable for you."

"Anything else? Where?" "I'll write it for you."

"you?"

Both Stephen Chow and his assistant were a little surprised.

Assistant Tian Qiwen snorted coldly and said in a suspicious tone: "Mr. Fang, you don't want to sell the adaptation rights of this book to Mr. Zhou, so you are deliberately fooling us? Let me tell you, except Mr. Zhou, no one in Hong Kong will be interested in this thing!"

Fang Minghua ignored him and just looked at Stephen Chow.

"Mr. Zhou, I can write it to you right away."

"immediately?"

"Yes, it's at the hotel. It will only take a day. You can come and pick it up tomorrow.

What the hell!

One day?!

Bragging and not drafting!

Their eyes widened.

"But," Fang Minghua said again.

"Just what?"

"There are no computers in the hotel." Fang Minghua explained: "I use the computer when I write at home. Writing by hand is too slow. I'm afraid I can't do it in a day."

"That's easy." Zhou Xingchi immediately said to his assistant, "Wen Zai, have someone buy a computer right away."

Tin Kai Man originally wanted to say something, but when he saw Stephen Chow's eyes, he quickly picked up his mobile phone, walked out, and called someone outside the door.

Just at this moment, someone knocked on the door again. It was Shen Xicheng.

Seeing Stephen Chow sitting on the sofa, Shen Xicheng was stunned; "Xingzai, why are you here?"

It was obvious that Stephen Chow and Shen Xicheng knew each other and had a good relationship. Stephen Chow quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Shen, I'm looking for Mr. Fang. I want to make his novel "The Legend of Wukong" into a movie, but he said that he wants to write a more suitable one for me."

Shen Xicheng laughed out loud: "Xingzai, Mr. Fang is not only a good novel writer, but also a first-rate screenwriter. He is known as the number one screenwriter in the mainland. You've made the right choice by finding him!"

"Brother Shen, you're too polite."

Fang Minghua said modestly and poured Shen Xicheng a cup of tea, and the three of them started chatting in the room.

Tin Kai-man acted quickly and had someone bring a brand new laptop. Fang Minghua opened it and found that it was installed with Windows 3.1, which was similar to the one in mainland China, but it was the traditional Chinese version, and there was even a traditional Chinese version of WPS.

Well. That's good.

I am used to WPS, but not used to other software.

When Fang Minghua called up the input method, he was stunned.

There is no Wubi, is it the Cangjie input method?
After asking, I found out that people in Hong Kong use this input method!
A little embarrassing
Fang Minghua had no choice but to say, "I'm sorry, I don't know how to use the Cangjie input method. How about this, I'll go through customs today and find a computer in Shenzhen to write. I'll contact Mr. Zhou after I finish writing. How about that?"

Tin Kai Man showed a look of contempt on his face again. Before he could speak, Stephen Chow said, "Okay, Mr. Fang, I'll wait for your news. You can take this computer away too."

Fang Minghua didn't hesitate. After Stephen Chow and his group left, he immediately packed his luggage and got on Shen Xicheng's car to go through customs. After entering Luohu Port, Fang Minghua immediately found a computer company to format his laptop and reinstalled the simplified version of W3.1 and the traditional version of wps, Wubi input and other miscellaneous software, and then took a taxi straight to Luohu Donghu Hotel.

What he wants to write is "A Chinese Odyssey"

(End of this chapter)