Back to 80: My Literary Life

Of course Stephen Chow did not come alone. There was an assistant behind him, holding a mobile phone in his hand. There are also several bodyguards and the like.

"Hello, Mr. Fang, I am Stephen Chow." Stephen Chow tried his best to greet Fang Minghua in Mandarin. It seemed that he was struggling to speak, 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 tea for each of them.

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

At this time, he took a closer look at Stephen Chow.

At this time, no one calls him Master Xing. They usually call him Xingzi, and some people even call 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 "The Tricky Expert" and "Truant Dragon", including "The Gambler 2", which is currently being screened in the Hong Kong area.

Among them, "Fight Back to School" has a box office of HK$43.82 million in the Hong Kong region, making it the highest-grossing movie this year.

Hong Kong media calls Stephen Chow, Jackie Chan, and Chow Yun-fat the "Double Mondays".

These are what Fang Minghua has seen in newspapers, TV and entertainment news programs in Xiangjiang these 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 sitting on the sofa now, looks very quiet, with a faint smile on his face and a shy expression, much like the big boy next door.

Fang Minghua took the initiative and asked: "Mr. Zhou, what do you want from me?"

"Mr. Fang, I heard that you came to Xiangjiang, so I came here to thank you." Stephen Chow spoke in Cantonese, and the assistant next to him quickly translated it into Mandarin.

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

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

His assistant's surname was Tian Qiwen. He immediately took out a book from the briefcase he was carrying and handed it to Fang Minghua.

It turned out to be "The Legend of Wukong"!

It's just a bit worn and old, and it looks like it's been bought for a long time.

"The Legend of Wukong" was written by Fang Minghua in 1983. It was originally commissioned by Xiao Dai, deputy editor of "Harvest" magazine, who invited him to write a stream-of-consciousness novel.

So he wrote this "The Biography of Wukong".

At that time, the domestic atmosphere was not good, so Xiao Dai suggested that he find a way to publish in Xiangjiang. Later, he contacted Mr. Jin's "Ming Pao" publishing house and finally published it in Xiangjiang.

Eight years passed in a flash.

This novel is not outstanding among Fang Minghua's series of works. It is written in a stream-of-consciousness technique, which subverts the original work and has elements of parody. It was a novel novel when it was first published, but then almost no one paid attention to it.

I didn’t expect that it would suddenly be 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 in a children's program."

Stephen Chow's speaking speed is relatively slow, which is completely opposite to that in his movies.

"One day after get off work, I went to the Chen Chong Bookstore in Lok Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, to read a book. I often visited there at that time, and I accidentally saw this book "The Legend of Wukong" written by you."

"I was deeply shocked at the time. The lawless monkey, including the "nonsense" language in the book, felt very fresh to me. I suddenly had an inspiration, why can't the movie be acted like this when the novel is written like this? What if it was made into a movie? Isn’t the movie good to watch? Of course, I also know that now is not the time and I don’t have the ability. For me at the 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 I have also tried hard to try this nonsensical acting style. Fortunately, I have made some success, so I feel that I can realize this dream."

"This time, I heard from TV that you came to Xiangjiang. This was an opportunity for me, so I asked you to sell me the film and television adaptation rights of this book to fulfill my dream."

After hearing Stephen Chow's words, Fang Minghua was a little moved, but he smiled and said: "Mr. Zhou, I understand your mood, but I think there is another script adapted from "Journey to the West" that is more suitable for you."

"More? Where?"

"I'll write it to you."

"you?"

Stephen Chow and his assistant were both a little surprised.

Assistant Tian Qiwen snorted coldly and said in a suspicious tone: "Mr. Fang, don't you want to sell Mr. Zhou the right to adapt this book and deliberately fool us? Let me tell you, except Mr. Zhou, no one in Xiangjiang will Take a fancy to this thing!”

Fang Minghua ignored him and just looked at Stephen Chow.

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

"immediately?"

"Yes, it's at the hotel, it only takes one day, you can pick it up tomorrow.

Damn it!

One day? !

Bragging and not drafting!

Their eyes widened.

"It's just" Fang Minghua said again.

"Just what?"

"There are no computers in the hotel." Fang Minghua explained: "I always use a computer to write at home. Handwriting is too slow and I might not be able to do it in a day."

"This is easy." Stephen Chow immediately said to his assistant: "Wen Tsai, get someone to buy a computer right away."

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

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: "Xingzai, Mr. Fang is not only good at writing novels, but also first-class at writing scripts. He is known as the first screenwriter in the mainland. You found him, and you found the right one!"

"Brother Shen, you are polite."

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

Tin Kai Man was also quick, and soon had someone bring a brand new laptop. Fang Minghua opened it and saw that it was installed with Windows 3.1, which was similar to the mainland, but it was a traditional Chinese version, and there was even a traditional Chinese version of WPS.

Hmm. This is not bad.

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

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

There was no Wubi, was it the Cangjie input method?

After asking, I found out that people in Hong Kong use this input method!

A bit awkward

Fang Minghua had to say: "I'm sorry, I don't know how to use the Cangjie input method. How about this, I'll go through the 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 also take this computer away."

Fang Minghua was not polite. After Stephen Chow and his group left, he immediately packed his luggage and took Shen Xicheng's car to pass the customs. After entering Luohu Port, Fang Minghua immediately found a computer company to format the laptop and reinstall the simplified version of W3.1 and the traditional version of wps, Wubi input and other messy software, and then took a taxi straight to Luohu Donghu Hotel.

What he wanted to write was "A Chinese Odyssey"