But it turned out that he had left the film industry for more than ten years, or even left the industry, and went to work at the Venetian VIP Room in Macau due to a friend's introduction.
When asked about his position, he said: "A manager is a senior waiter. From the time a customer arrives to the time he leaves, you have to help him plan, eat with him, play gambling and make money."
He said that the first week was a bit uncomfortable, but After that, I changed my mentality, "You have to live your life. You can only tell yourself that I am temporarily playing the role of a casino manager. I also told the foreigners that I have changed from an actor to a waiter. They also laughed when they heard it."
[Before joining the industry, I was Fitness Coach】
Before entering the industry, Zhou Wenjian worked as a coach at a fitness studio in Central and met Wang Minde.
Later, I went to a disco and bumped into Chen Xinjian who was about to start filming "Chocolate Detective". Chen Xinjian saw Zhou Wenjian and asked him if he was interested in making a movie. Zhou Wenjian said he wanted to try it.
"Then he asked me to audition for Jiahe the next day." Seeing Xu Guanwen again, Zhou Wenjian made his first movie in his life.
[ San Miguel Beer Advertisement Changes Life]
But it is the San Miguel Beer advertisement that makes Chow Wen-kin better known to more people. The all-back hairstyle, white vest, sunglasses, jeans and Lin Zixiang’s singing voice are one of the classic advertisements in Hong Kong.
Zhou Wenjian still remembers the interview that day. He said: "I was asked to go up to the audition on Friday, put on a vest, fucked my head and told me bye bye... Call me at night, 'You go and wait here in Central tomorrow afternoon. We got it in less than 12 hours."
The next day, Zhou Wenjian showed up in Central on time. The crew only took about 25 minutes to finish filming, and then drove away.
"The whole team got on the bus very quickly, and left without even telling me about the pay. That white vest was the reward? But because of this advertisement, I got many more opportunities."
Because of this advertisement, it is well-known in the streets. As a result, Chow Wen-kin was noticed by a female director from Hong Kong and Taiwan, who invited him to film "Singing and Talking in Mandarin".
He said: "They thought my Chinese was not good. Who knew I was very good at it, so I got more and more roles in the future."
This Hong Kong program also gave Chow Wen-kin another opportunity. He was watched by TVB producer Li Yanfang , looking for him to film the TV series "He Came from Heaven".
He was quite the scene-stealer in the drama, and he was spotted by another director Qian Shengwei who cast him as the second male lead, co-starring Lau Ching Wan in "The End of July 14th".
[ Zhou Wenjian’s classic role "Meng Bo"]
And the most classic role of Zhou Wenjian must be Meng Bo.
He first appeared as Mao Bo in the TVB program "Happy Romantic Beauty", but his appearance was very similar to Meng Bo, which made his image of Meng Bo start to enter the house.
At that time, the Japanese comic "City Hunter" was very popular, which made Chow Wenjian think about filming Meng Bo. He said: "No one will buy a ticket to watch a movie starring Chow Wenjian, but they may not mind watching Chow Wenjian play Meng Bo. They came in It’s Meng Bo.”
Because of this idea, Zhou Wenjian had the courage to talk to Japan about the copyright issue. However, at that time, the film rights of "City Hunter" had been bought by Golden Harvest, but the word "Meng Bo" did not have copyright, so he could use it. , so Zhou Wenjian decided to give it a try.
【Unforgettable collaboration with Xingye in "Fight Back to School 2"】
In addition to "Meng Bo", "Fight Back to School 2", a collaboration between Chow Wen Kin and Stephen Chow, is also unforgettable for the audience.
He said: "I arrived at the set early. Because I was nervous, I asked Chen Jiashang to get the script. Who knew he said, 'Okay, okay'. It turned out that the script was in Star Master's mind, how could it be given to me?" "
So it was not until the official filming that Zhou Wenjian knew the content. He wanted to pretend to be a 'tongue kiss' with the star.
At that time, he suggested messing up the star's hair very violently, and the star thought his suggestion was good. However, when it came to the actual filming, Chow Wen-jian only focused on messing up the star's hair and forgot about other actions.
ended up being reminded by Xing Ye: "Don't just mess with my head."
asked him if Xing Ye was very fierce on the set. Zhou Wenjian said that the other party was very friendly. He said: "Maybe I am stronger than him? Haha. !”
[ It was a wrong decision to go to Hollywood]
Zhou Wenjian made a lot of Hong Kong films, but he felt that the quality had declined a bit, and at that time he felt that the United States was beginning to accept Asian faces, so he decided to go to Hollywood. .
He said: "I spent a lot of money, I estimate it was several million, but there were not many opportunities for you at that time. There were only maybe four or five audition opportunities a year, and you had to spend money every day and had no income."
Zhou Wenjian He admits that he doesn't know how to manage money. Back then, when the movie market was booming, he had a bold personality and often rushed to pay the bills. "I spent money as soon as I went out. In the past, I went out 28 days a month. I was rushing to help people pay the bills. This is already the case in Hong Kong. This is still the case when using US dollars in the United States. "
[ Go to Macau to work with Xiang Tai]
Zhou Wenjian's life has been ups and downs, and so has his financial situation.
When I was in the spotlight, I tried to pay 8,000 US dollars for a meal for one night, and my face remained unchanged. However, when I ran out of money, I also encountered friends who helped me.
When he was in the United States, he met a screenwriter, Cao Guilin, and took him to the mainland for development. However, due to approval issues, many projects could not be carried out due to approval. It happened that he met another friend, John Long (not Zun Long), who Ask Zhou Wenjian to go to Macau to develop.
Zhou Wenjian said: "He said don't waste your time. Macau is good now, so go to Macau and hang out with Xiang Tai."
Zhou Wenjian works as a manager at the Venetian VIP Room in Macau, and mainly helps Xiang and Xiang Tai's friends.
He said: "Because Xiang Sheng can't greet too many friends, so we just do them a favor and act as high-level waiters."
Have you ever heard unpleasant words? Zhou Wenjian: "Yes, but I can't even hear it, haha."
[ Too poor to have money to marry a wife]
Developing in Macau was the low point of Zhou Wenjian's life, but it was at this low point that he met his current wife.
Zhou Wen was penniless at the time. He was very grateful to his wife for never leaving her. He said: "I told her, 'You are leaving, don't waste your time on me.' I really had no money. I told her that now I She didn’t have a penny, but she refused to leave. “
Zhou Wenjian didn’t even have money for the banquet when he got married. The bride’s family had to pay for it. He felt that the only thing he could give his wife was his identity.
He said: "I can give her a Hong Kong ID card and a green card."
Do you think she is after these things? "Absolutely not. I mean, this is all I can give her. If I don't have these, then why get married?"
often asked friends to borrow money when he was the poorest in Macau, but he paid back the money while working. All debts have been paid off.
Zhou Wenjian has also changed from his previous "washing feet but not wiping feet" personality. He said: "I still like to help others pay the bills, but I used to go out for 28 days a month, but now I just go out for two days."”
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