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From the "Meteor Garden" four sons of wealthy families and Shan Cai to "Corner With Love," the rich princess and cycling men, and then to "call a big star," taxi driver a big star and sister, as the gap caused ups and downs of love This is a very good drama Chai Road, which is drawn from her proven protection with ratings. In the new play, "Sweetheart" continues in this choice for Chai, pig to mushroom, black-rimmed glasses, bow tie, checked shirt, socks and shorts played Gao Tong, Rainie is a full-fledged princess, outside based on the very naughty ride the two because of the leopard's favorite, stumble and bumper launched a tangled and tortuous journey fate.
Film "star calls" as Zaizai Mingbu Ping
In recent years, whether it is Korean, or American TV or Hong Kong lawyers, doctors, Mad Men, so shine, we can see such a strong influence occupational series. Chai is also keen to find and capture this, in recent years launched a number of her opera career, such as about driver's "God of War," tells the chef's "Sweet Relationship", say doctors "Silence," and so, have made good response. The recent "Calling Big Star" is playing from the play within a play, Let's talk about the artists behind the story.
Artists of this profession in the current job involves little drama while she was dared to think of others before the move, naturally gain the audience. The most acclaimed the play is some amazing burst of insider entertainment, such as new director was bullied, or idol drama actor always been considered a vase, etc.. Chai said that the idea of this movie stems from four years ago, when she discovered that idol is not very great importance to the industry that there is no idol actors acting, she considered unfair. She also inspired the film frankly how many from Zai Zai, she hoped that we can see that this generation efforts and to pay the actors.
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Chai TV is a good friend since childhood, the University is also a matter of course applied for the theater Communication. A particular place in the newspaper to see bills writer, reported that a try attitude, she went to the interview. But found out after the interview is to write three films, but because the work was really hard to find, no choice, she had to dry on the job.
By chance, Chai into the TV ring, in the variety show to start the script, written lines are also considered presentable shape. Sometimes she shows lack of hard top actress, she and the then editor known as "betel nut Sisters," first-generation actor, according to her words she was writing the script in their torture is their own. As a program of children, even if they are big-name hosts swear, even when the band teacher drunk fan palm, and she is still adhering to their outstanding performance over a period of time, Chai man has been all to see in the eyes. Slowly, she became a mature programming, she participated in the program are the people behind it, such as "Diamond Stage," "Super Sunday" and so on.
"Meteor Garden" idol drama achievement godmother
Ten years ago, Chai's touch extends from variety shows to the theater industry, she felt was not much drama to young people to see, began to look for material. Japanese comics "Meteor Garden" She was like, you start to do. Although the theater majors in college, but then suddenly turned from the Arts Theatre, Chai understanding of the drama or the insufficient, but may in the style of fashion and variety shows in the young work hard when in the future, but she was in the production of drama would be more bold.
More by the strength of the Taiwanese TV series actor as a mainstay of school, make a few young men to become the protagonist of the play, should open up new markets, then Chai Although facing numerous difficulties and the pressure is on her own target selection and full of confidence. Finally, "Meteor Garden", turned out and the rage, F4 became the hottest idol groups at that time. With this play, and F4, Chai opened the era of idol dramas in television history, has become a well-deserved idol godmother.
Chai idol show, without exception, the Department of the Ministry are the main brand of love, she thought idol is a good material to teach young people how to live, how the accumulation of positive energy. Can affect the lives of young people, it must also come from life, Chai sometimes inadvertently put their own views on love. For example, she now has a very steady boyfriend have been together for many years, but do not care which of matrimony, for fear that the feelings will gradually fades after marriage, has remained love to be able to feel the passion to produce so many excellent love scene. And she has definitely not blind love, she thought first of all in the life of people, every single second to be true to ourselves and love themselves, their confidence will have a mature treatment of love way, so she Although there is no idol drama affixed label clearly inspirational drama, but from some ordinary people to pursue happiness and dreams, it is clear that positive energy will convey the information the audience, as she said: "We spend a lot of energy together to make a good idol. "
Then see "Meteor Garden" children are now looking at the play's mature male idol ** and family, her idol drama accompanied the growth of the younger generation in recent years the accumulation of idol dramas also help young people become more mature, more play. Of course, mature and her own, now as before so she would not fight, she would like less time in front of the computer, more time reading and more time to experience life. She would like less time to do concrete work, more time to find capable professionals. Content Chai own personal experience suggests that the young mind up quickly, shortening the working hours, and then more time to enrich the "Meteor Garden", "Sweetheart", "Calling Big Star" Content
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New vision to explore the unique culture from the set of new
Men and F4, pigs, women with large S, Rainie, here are some names of contact with a lot of successful natural idol, idol of their fame and success of complement is due to a star expert Chai.
Then a "Meteor Garden" Let Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu four big boys overnight, from recording to the ad, F4 became a leading pioneer of an era, changed the overall pattern of Asian idol market, while the shot The four men before any known or not the "independent person. In the following, and the fourth largest in cooperation with her is Zaizai. Facts proved that the choice of Chai. All the way down, Zai Zai's growth from his grasp on the role of professionalism and maturity of characterization is not difficult to see, and these are also derived from Chai for her choice of roles in place, so that Zai Zai is in the idol drama talents on the market always have their place.
Although now the big S into the big screen, but the best known of the role should be or Shan Cai, the year used to be a comedian Chai to keep the big S black hair in front of an audience, plus she wants to be loved is to protect the innocent eyes, simply shocked to Heaven. After the "God of War" and "Corner With Love" is her acting excavated layer by layer, so that large S gradually being recognized and popular movie director. The other hand, Rainie as a "lovely matriarch" at Chai's often ugly idol in this morning from her official Chai explore characteristics. Is that, Chai has found a pair of good eyes, you can see farther than others. Well, now she look to the Mainland, starring newcomer Eiji "Cindy Spring" will soon meet with the audience, and as she made the first Mainland drama, Chai very seriously.
Themselves.
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"Meteor Garden" has become the next focus on the Asian concept of collective memory
Ten years ago, Taiwan has been a popular local dialect drama, Mandarin play brand is weak, there are many veteran artists already fought in the Mainland, Taiwan TV stations will have to seek a change in the potential for development. At this point Chai Chinese and Japanese comic book, "Meteor Garden", a revolution coming along. "Meteor Garden" created a culture of Taiwan idol drama shot and open up overseas markets to become a pioneer. As of 2005, Chai evaluate at least 500 million people read the F4's performance, worldwide broadcast in 16 countries and regions, "Meteor Garden" craze from Asia to the world, and even led to Japan from the Korean remake craze . "Meteor Garden" marks the era of idol dramas in Taiwan and form a specific pattern, now has affected the production of TV serials the direction of Taiwan.
In recent years, whether idol drama ratings, or word of mouth as a whole fell while she was mainly due to lack of resources that resulted in short supply. Production increased, but the director and screenwriter, as the soul of a play, one often take the N status of the play there, every drama seems to have led to a face, but coupled with a different wig. And the excessive pursuit of television ratings, the writers are often the direct path to the success of the previous set of new plays where the surface is beautiful, and is lively, but the creation of a new name so that viewers will always hate the day.
Today, the mainland idol is not yet ripe, that the main reasons both Chai. One art group will see more distant love, good at heart to go with their own interpretation of love, and second, the mainland does not belong to their idol creative team, particularly the director, scriptwriter and actor. She longed for this piece there is ample room for a broad market while she was confident to flex its muscles to enter the Mainland market. She hoped that the creation of the mainland are more confident, more committed to ** love to create. She will also look at Asia as a whole look. She hopes to build high quality power throughout Asia to form a world-class platform, such as South Korea can play, with the production team in Taiwan and mainland actor. What we need is to avoid weaknesses, rather than to remedy the situation, set various long is the long-term premise. Although the concept of Chai sister just set sail for Asia, but Sailing firm, voyage!
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- Chai that believe in love, I believe people who can make a good dream idol. Full of positive energy can affect the young idol concept of love.
Life in every minute, every second must be treated with sincerity and love yourself.
- As a young romance known for the production of producers, Chai face of love, first, that to love yourself, she has a steady boyfriend, she felt a marriage certificate will have little meaning, love the feeling may remain She can create box office applauded the basis of youth dramas.
I hope one day one-third of the time sleeping, one third of the time at work, and the remaining one-third of the time playing and-cultivation.
- Chai working principle is to play, should play dead, so now the world has spent the years idol, she would like to form a professional team to carry out their duties, and not every thing hands-on. She hoped that with the sexual life back to previous state, you can carefully observe the life.
Zai Zai's decision good or bad, but definitely has his own ideas.
- Single-handedly boosted the careers of F4 in Chai members, she believe that nine years, most efforts Zai Zai. He is willing to try, willing to break through, so there are still his own position.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Liberty Times - Zai Zai breaks away from “zhai zhai” (home-home), nibbling hotpot, teasing dog, laughing without restraint (Sept 15, 2010)
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Special investigation team : reporter Chen Huizhen / reporting from Taipei
(translated by sytwo at AF/ VIC)
Pix : Soon to become “zhai-zhai " (home home), Zai Zai Zhou Yumin made a rare trip out with Xiu Jie Kai and other good friends to eat spicy hot pot . (special team photo)
"Zai Zai" Zhou Yumin and DaS Barbie Hsu have separated for about two and a half years, and has been a long time he has not seen the dawn of love. Suffering depression, there was a time he stayed at home for one month without going out, "Zai Zai" has almost become a “zhai zhai" (home home). Last night, reporters strike upon him making a rare trip out, going with Xiu Jie Kai and 3-5 friends to eat hotpot, and then went to a grocery store to buy mahjong table for playing mahjong to ease boredom. The mischievous him not only played “deeply gazing” games with the dog at the shop, but also put on a ruffian-like manner, amusing friends and making them laugh Hehe, and have gradually walked away from the haze of depression.
Friends aroused to buy mahjong table to start a battle (in mahjong game)
Last night, Zai Zai together with housemate Xiu Jie Kai arranged to meet with friends to eat hot pot at Taipei City East district, his appetite looks good and the table was filled with plates of meat, his mouth almost did not stop. He, whose words are like gold, stepped out of the shop after dinner and started talking non-stop with good friend Xiu Jie Kai, and even hit (Xiu) shoulders all of a sudden, putting on a ruffian-like manner and made everyone laugh happily, becoming the “happy fruit” among friends.
The group of them walked towards the north to Bade Road, then suddenly went into a grocery store at closing time to buy a mahjong table, preparing to do battle (of mahjong game). And Zai Zai was very interested in the dog at the store, not only did he squat down to play “deeply gazing” game with the dog, when it was time to leave he even turned back to say goodbye to the dog, and seems to be in a very good mood.
Not discouraged by box office defeat, return home to train on language
Zai Zai’s film "Love You Ten Thousand Years," was highly praised but did not do well at box office, on the big screen he plays comedy, but privately faces problems of box-office defeat. Manager Zhi Xiang Li denied that Zaizai’s mood was affected, Zai Zai feels that the movie’s box office is impacted by a wide-range of factors and the problem is not in himself. Currently he is fully concentrating on the “government grants-funded” TV series "Home", in the drama he needs to speak Japanese and is diligently learning Japanese and Taiwanese, and will show everyone another new progress.
Concerning Zai Zai and friends buying mahjong table and returning to a friend's house to play mahjong, (zaizai’s) manager said, it is true that Zaizai knows how to play mahjong but his interest is not big, he mainly stays at the sideline to observe the “battle” and do not spend time at the table (playing), his (manager) said: "His friends are just those few, have not heard him say that he has a group of mahjong friends."
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Special investigation team : reporter Chen Huizhen / reporting from Taipei
(translated by sytwo at AF/ VIC)
Pix : Soon to become “zhai-zhai " (home home), Zai Zai Zhou Yumin made a rare trip out with Xiu Jie Kai and other good friends to eat spicy hot pot . (special team photo)
"Zai Zai" Zhou Yumin and DaS Barbie Hsu have separated for about two and a half years, and has been a long time he has not seen the dawn of love. Suffering depression, there was a time he stayed at home for one month without going out, "Zai Zai" has almost become a “zhai zhai" (home home). Last night, reporters strike upon him making a rare trip out, going with Xiu Jie Kai and 3-5 friends to eat hotpot, and then went to a grocery store to buy mahjong table for playing mahjong to ease boredom. The mischievous him not only played “deeply gazing” games with the dog at the shop, but also put on a ruffian-like manner, amusing friends and making them laugh Hehe, and have gradually walked away from the haze of depression.
Friends aroused to buy mahjong table to start a battle (in mahjong game)
Last night, Zai Zai together with housemate Xiu Jie Kai arranged to meet with friends to eat hot pot at Taipei City East district, his appetite looks good and the table was filled with plates of meat, his mouth almost did not stop. He, whose words are like gold, stepped out of the shop after dinner and started talking non-stop with good friend Xiu Jie Kai, and even hit (Xiu) shoulders all of a sudden, putting on a ruffian-like manner and made everyone laugh happily, becoming the “happy fruit” among friends.
The group of them walked towards the north to Bade Road, then suddenly went into a grocery store at closing time to buy a mahjong table, preparing to do battle (of mahjong game). And Zai Zai was very interested in the dog at the store, not only did he squat down to play “deeply gazing” game with the dog, when it was time to leave he even turned back to say goodbye to the dog, and seems to be in a very good mood.
Not discouraged by box office defeat, return home to train on language
Zai Zai’s film "Love You Ten Thousand Years," was highly praised but did not do well at box office, on the big screen he plays comedy, but privately faces problems of box-office defeat. Manager Zhi Xiang Li denied that Zaizai’s mood was affected, Zai Zai feels that the movie’s box office is impacted by a wide-range of factors and the problem is not in himself. Currently he is fully concentrating on the “government grants-funded” TV series "Home", in the drama he needs to speak Japanese and is diligently learning Japanese and Taiwanese, and will show everyone another new progress.
Concerning Zai Zai and friends buying mahjong table and returning to a friend's house to play mahjong, (zaizai’s) manager said, it is true that Zaizai knows how to play mahjong but his interest is not big, he mainly stays at the sideline to observe the “battle” and do not spend time at the table (playing), his (manager) said: "His friends are just those few, have not heard him say that he has a group of mahjong friends."
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Taiwan Next Magazine 6th Sept, 2010 Issue 485 (Zaizai interview)
Translated by sytwo at VIC/ AF
Memoirs of an otaku (homeboy) Zhou Yumin
In addition to being handsome (shuai), can also be funny! In recent years Vic kept a beard plus a decadent temperament, and the roles that he picks recently is also not the typical handsome idol drama.
Part 1
Last month, Zai Zai Zhou Yumin received NEXT magazine's first Entertainment Award for 2 awards "Most Popular Actor" and "Top Ten Most Popular Star". During his 10 years of debut, besides being at the top ranking among idols, he has always wanted to be treated as an actor with real talent, touch-touch so-so ( 摸摸索索 - sytwo : not sure how to translate this), award is an affirmation.
He originated from the F4 idol dream factory, and has also floated on high clouds and cannot see the far distance. Suffering from depression for several years, he even has a long-term resistance of closing himself off, when asked about it he nodded enthusiastically and said, "Will play computer games for one month without going out!" Won’t die from hunger because friends will send meals to him!
This is also the first that the entertainment industry No. 1 otaku (homeboy) Zhou Yumin, receive an interview from this magazine. Looking at him sitting in the bright sunlight, being interviewed and photographed, it is really like the rare sight of a vampire seeing the sunlight, a white face, squinting his eyes which fears the light, slowly talking about the past 10 years memoirs that is both otaku and strange ....
Part 2
From admiration, to falling in love to the ending of love, “Da-Zai Lien” has attracted much attention from beginning to end, even after being separated for over two years, Zhou Yumin and DaS names are still implicated together. Talking about feelings, although Zhou Yumin’s expression to reveal what seems to be a forced smile (he explained, this is called shy!), but in fact it it seems he is already reflecting back on the sceneries of the past road; he did not hesitate to say that out of life's three most important people, Barbie Hsu is among one of them!
In terms of love relationship, Zhou Yumin said he still has a lot of areas he needs to change, but he admits that he is very conservative, and not only wants to marry and have children, but also long for “the older the more loving” type of old husband-wife world.
DaS brings him into acting
"In my life there are three most important people, always the same three, will not change! One is Chai-jie (Angie Chai); the second is Director Cai (Cai Yue Xun); third is Barbie Hsu, all have an important place in my life. Director Cai guided me in acting, Chai-jie brought me in this industry, Barbie Hsu is the actress who first triggered my interest in acting, the spiritual influence of her acting gave me a lot of inspiration, that being an actor should be this way. "
Have said before that it was after getting up from bed that he and DaS calmly talked about breaking up, during the height of their love relationship both of them did not hide it. During that time, from the road to department stores, Da S is always accompanied by the “younger than her by 5-years” Zhou Yumin.
Zhou Yumin's approach is to let you photograph as much as you like! "If you hide-and-avoid from the start, people will feel more interested to dig into your stuff, so I will let you shoot. Going to shopping malls I know that there will be paparazzi, when there is no news value he will not print it. We will reveal ourselves in public every 2-3 days, at that time I often do such a thing. "
He also admits that he is not a DaS's ideal lover! "The one thing that I make everyone feel most cannot tolerate is that I do not remember holidays/ festival. During the times together, I do not remember Valentine's Day, do not celebrate birthdays."
"Every relationship really let me realize certain things, for example when it comes to a guy and girl getting along, what have I overlooked? Will constantly change, and keep amending as far as possible so that when the day comes that I meet the right person, I would have changed it very well ......, but my first priority now is career first, and then family and love life, because I have chosen what I want to do. "
Part 3
In the Golden Bell Awards last year, Zhou Yumin and Mark Zhao were both nominated for Best Actor through "Black & White". In the end it is the novice actor under Director Chai, Mark Zhao who won the title. At that time, the feelings have been deeply concealed, now whenever referring to Mark Zhao or his benefactor/ teacher Cai Yue Xun, Zhou Yumin will be “boiling water is not boiling”. (sytwo : this seems like a chinese saying but I am not sure of it’s meaning)
From cooperating in "Black & White" to being strangers, when mention about Mark Zhao, Zhou Yumin’s tone is played down
Acting as Pizi (ruffian), will talk about it after 10 years
“Declining to act in "Black and White" movie Episode 1 is said to be due to conflicting time schedule, then is there a chance to act in the next episode?”, I asked.
Zhou Yumin’s eyes look like he has made up his mind, spitting out quickly (or feeling relieve to talk about it)! "Well, since you asked, I must talk about it. I do not hide that one of the big reason is …… I feel that in drama I have already fully developed the character of Chen Zai Tian, in the movie I do not have any more new ideas to bring out. The movie will just be “smashing” (spending) money to produce film effects, and I am thinking what other effects would Chen Zai Tian need? So I am tired of it , cannot act the role anymore, if I continue to act there will be no more “stem” (new development or point of interest), unless you say, you come to me ten years later, I can guarantee that I will have a new way of acting."
"But the other reason (for not acting), I am not “faulting” Cai husband-and-wife, they did come over and talk about it, but did not give the script ah! Like Director Johnnie To, a lot of people know that he does not give any script, so I am very grateful to Director To, in a situation where there is no script, he was willing to, for me this “ignorant boy” (sytwo : not sure of this word) who has not acted in a film, to ask the script writer to come out with a script, and I really appreciate it. So until now I'm still the same, give me the script, and only then can I really understand what the film is about, without a script the Chen Zai Tian that I can imagine is no more (sytwo : I think he means cannot imagine further). "
I asked again: "Do you have any contacts with Mark Zhao?"
"He should also be very busy ... ..." Zhou Yumin is almost without emotion, "I did not intentionally make contact, but ... we really do not have any contact (are you thinking that everyone is looking for “drama” between the both of you? ). The thing that I am more annoyed with is the gossip for no reason at all, perhaps waiting to watch “drama”, so I always have to guess, when the media asked me questions, what is the intention. This is very painful, one way is that I “dahaha” (to joke, talk irrevelantly), one way is to say totally do not have any contact, so in the future it will such a reply! "
Then ... have you seen “Monga” which stars Mark Zhao?
He shook his head, "I have only watched the trailers, both Xiao Tian (Ethan Ruan) and Mark Zhao’s acting is very good. From my viewpoint, Ethan’s role has a lot of dramatic tension, will feel that it is very cool. I saw the footage for behind-the-scenes, the scene where Ma Ju-lung slapped him till he bled, I have always wanted to know how they shot it! I saw the footages, it is a dedicated actor's attitude, very professional! "
Even if those are words of courtesy (for the occasion), the space taken up by Mark Zhao is also only a little. ...
Part 4
From then till now (looking back), feels himself is very “cheap”*
*(“cheap” here is a chinese saying of “demeaning” oneself to be intolerable)
Ten years ago, Zhou Yumin is a 19-year-old youth who do not know how to act, accompanying a friend to the auditions for "Meteor Garden", even when hiding in the stairwell he was still discovered by Angie Chai to play Hua Zelei! From refusing (to act) to trying out, as a member of F4, he is the successful representative of the entertainment industry’s dream factory, looking back on F4, the sensitive him still felt it is unreal.
Although the popularity is red hot but is ignorant, "The one point that I feel very inferior is that I have not reached such a thing as that, because I do not have real strength to get the affirmation of other people, at that time really felt miserable!"
"Among F4, the one I meet more frequently is Xiaotian (Ken Zhu), our private personality is also rather strange, will not take the initiative to call and ask after each other. I cannot open the mouth to ask this, and due to my personality, eventually they also cannot say it! They go out for dinner and drink some wine, in the morning when they call me, I may be at home daydreaming and said OK OK, but by night time I do not want to go out, a dozen phone calls kept coming but I do not answer, (they) started to leave messages that are all scolding! "
He “cheekily” laughed (but shows no remorse), "In one aspect is a bit ‘cheap’ bah! Sometimes I feel that I am very ‘cheap’, you promised someone something, but just because the mood comes and do not feel like going out, when the phone call comes, I actually feel very afraid, afraid to answer the phone ... "
At 19 years old, Zhou Yumin acted in "Meteor Garden" and formed part of F4, life from then on is flying on high clouds
Part 5
The worst times have passed
Zhou Yumin who is famous for being “closed up”, the longest time is one month staying at home without going out at all. In this afternoon’s close proximity, there is a strong sunlight, Zhou Yumin unexpectedly seems like he rarely sees the sun with his eyes narrowed, even when I praised him on his film "Love you 10 thousand years" that it is very funny, he can still be expressionless!
I could not help but care about the current situation of Zhou Yumin’s depression ....
Consequently, he joked and bitterly advised other people : "When sick should go see a doctor, if sick then do not delay!" Also said that he will regularly fix a time to see and report to the doctor.
"I have never not acknowledged it (depression)! When I was the most ill, all the media know about it, I want to say that if everyone have already seen it (known about it), there is nothing to hide/ disguise (laughs heartily). Just acknowledge it generously/ magnanimously, better than being stifled, and go see the doctor every month saying: 『It is very suffering trying to stifle it!』 Such kind of thing, I do not want to do it anymore! The worst time is a few years ago, at that time do not how to treasure myself, the more you are good to me, the more I think you are being nice to me because I am sick, this type of illness, at the beginning really makes one thinks a lot, a lot .... "
"Because of my parents’ divorce, it caused a shadow in my heart from the time of middle school. Before I was a very lively person, will act like a spoiled child at home, the most pampered. This particular thing makes me walk with my head down, I do not dare to look at people's eyes, I must reach the school before 6:30am, be the first person who opened the door, as long as I wake up past 6:30am, I will not go to class that day. I do not deliberately skip class, but just that when there are many people, there is nothing I can do about it (I just cannot help it).... "
When he is a little kid, Zhou Yumin has very big eyes and is very cute, his grandmother gave him the pet name of "Zai Zai"
Part 6
In the heart of downtown, self- imprisonment
Fortunately, when his “closing up” has reached the bottom of the sea, there are friends who remembers him and rescued him ashore!
"When I close myself up at home, I will watch TV, communicate with friends using MSN, if they are my friends they will know that it is not easy to find me! If I want to be alone, I will not answer the phone. Previously I rented a place at Taipei’s Xinyi Road and South Fuxing intersection, the best feature of this place, but I did not go out for a month. My friends could not stand it anymore and took me out, I sat inside the car, everything is very special, I began to appreciate the people walking on the streets , the moving cars, I suddenly felt like I came out from the jungle of Mount Tai, have never seen the fast-paced world, I opened my eyes wide, looking at the neon signs, because I did not see it for a month .... "
Vowing to become a good actor, Zhou Yumin, the depression and “closing up” is drilled deep down, at this moment, do not need to act! Just with talking, his whole body is full of drama!
Has never been not popular before, but because he was not able to judge the sincerity level of people, began to withdraw more from people, leading to depression and closing up
Zhou Yumin stressed: "I can only control how I want to lead my life in the entertainment industry, at least I do not steal or rob or tread (on others), this is the most important way of how I handle things!" His black face and stubbornness, is often projected into his work of almost obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) type of stubbornness.
Black face Zaizai
Everyone wants to work in a harmonious and happy atmosphere, but Zhou Yumin who has been in the business for 10 years has a different experience/ realization.
"When people are happily laughing, the work will be halved, we spent two days and only accomplish the work of 1 day. One day I deliberately pulled a sullen face to see the effect, because that will make everyone uptight, and I found that this one scene which was originally planned for 3 hours to shoot, when I showed a black face, it took 1.5 hours, then why should I not do it? There was one day I saw that the forecasted time to end is 3:00am, I told the Chief Executive and bet that today we will not film so late, because as soon as I show a black face, it will be OK! In the end, the results is by 1:30am we call it a day.“
This kind of black face asset is really not possessed by everyone!
Zhou Yumin holding the "Next Magazine" Entertainment Awards trophy on each hand, the smile on his face cannot be contained.
Playing “closing up”, Zhou Yumin
Nickname: Zai Zai
Birthday: June 9, 1981
Education: Hsing Wu College Division Advanced Studies (sytwo : not sure of this translation)
Experience: In 2001, accompany a friend for audition, was discovered by Angie Chai, acted in idol drama "Meteor Garden", and then formed the idol group F4 with the other three main characters in the drama, through "Black & White” was nominated in Golden Bell Award 2009 for best actor. Was in a love relationship with DaS for 2 years, broke up the previous year.
Works : drama "Meteor Garden" ,"Mars," "Sweet Relationship", "Black & White", etc.; album "F4 Meteor Rain", etc.; film "Love you 10 thousand years."
= END =
Vic's Travel Dream Book
p.3
Behind everything in every house
Is a story in hiding
It's only if you want it or not
If you are willing to or not
To find them out, that's all
p. 5
A small house will do too
As long as it can hold all of my favorite things
That's my little world
Big house,
Is also ok
I'll still put all my things
In my favorite places
The left over spaces
Occasionally take a walk
Aren't humans like this too?
The people that live in big and small houses
Is merely a place in the house to walk
Not the same, that's all
p.15
When I was small
I didn't understand
Why the friends I use to play with
Would be so happy every time they went to Taipei with their parents
I know that kind of town feeling
There are many people
It's very difficult to breathe
I'm still diving at "Su Ao"
Or maybe go to "han qi" to broil with ha li
I thought
That I would always stay in Yi Lan
But I lived in Taipei longer than my friends who use to frequently go there
I also went to many other countries
The first time was when I rode a you lun to Okinawa for filming purposes
pg. 68
How substantial a pictorial is needed
How firm
As long as you know you have sweat
Done something you wanted to do
And accomplished it
Then you are a man
pg. 72
If we love each other
Then we must treat each other well
Because to find this person
It really isn't easy
I don't know how she'll treat me well
But I already know how I'll treat her
It's a long period of time
Because we will be together for a lifetime
When the time comes and I have to leave
I won't be homesick anymore
Because our home is wherever we are
pg. 94
I know that in this world, there are times when it is necessary to depend on fighting
Even conflict, in order to be yourself
You can also say
I love peace too much
Or perhaps
It actually has no relation regardless of how much this world changes
Because I have already comfortably nested inside my own world
pg. 108
This year has been long, very long
And then all of sudden it would pass by
I wish that any changes that occur,
Even some that even I myself am incapable of noticing,
Are good
I think that this is perhaps my only strength
That is kind-hearted
Because I feel that I have lived and grown up in a kind-hearted place with my family
I hope that I can be kind-hearted forever
And also continuously make friends with kind-hearted people
Credit : Softlipz @ AF
Behind everything in every house
Is a story in hiding
It's only if you want it or not
If you are willing to or not
To find them out, that's all
p. 5
A small house will do too
As long as it can hold all of my favorite things
That's my little world
Big house,
Is also ok
I'll still put all my things
In my favorite places
The left over spaces
Occasionally take a walk
Aren't humans like this too?
The people that live in big and small houses
Is merely a place in the house to walk
Not the same, that's all
p.15
When I was small
I didn't understand
Why the friends I use to play with
Would be so happy every time they went to Taipei with their parents
I know that kind of town feeling
There are many people
It's very difficult to breathe
I'm still diving at "Su Ao"
Or maybe go to "han qi" to broil with ha li
I thought
That I would always stay in Yi Lan
But I lived in Taipei longer than my friends who use to frequently go there
I also went to many other countries
The first time was when I rode a you lun to Okinawa for filming purposes
pg. 68
How substantial a pictorial is needed
How firm
As long as you know you have sweat
Done something you wanted to do
And accomplished it
Then you are a man
pg. 72
If we love each other
Then we must treat each other well
Because to find this person
It really isn't easy
I don't know how she'll treat me well
But I already know how I'll treat her
It's a long period of time
Because we will be together for a lifetime
When the time comes and I have to leave
I won't be homesick anymore
Because our home is wherever we are
pg. 94
I know that in this world, there are times when it is necessary to depend on fighting
Even conflict, in order to be yourself
You can also say
I love peace too much
Or perhaps
It actually has no relation regardless of how much this world changes
Because I have already comfortably nested inside my own world
pg. 108
This year has been long, very long
And then all of sudden it would pass by
I wish that any changes that occur,
Even some that even I myself am incapable of noticing,
Are good
I think that this is perhaps my only strength
That is kind-hearted
Because I feel that I have lived and grown up in a kind-hearted place with my family
I hope that I can be kind-hearted forever
And also continuously make friends with kind-hearted people
Credit : Softlipz @ AF
Zhou Yu Min:”I’m not Johnny Depp”
Credit to rosie@vicchoubaby for translating in English and thanks sytwo@VIC/AF for posting in AF ^^Zhou Yu Min:”I’m not Johnny Depp”
By Anh Tuyet
(translated by rosie at vcbb)
Mentioning the new movie “Love you 10 thousand years”, Zhou Yu Min expressed his eagerness:” I thought I myself wouldn’t take this movie. However, after reading the script, I found it very interesting. This is an extremely important work in my career. Hope that everyone will watch and support it”
Has a decadent lifestyle
Totally different from the idol motif, the plot of Love you 1 thousand years is indeed simple, humorous and funny. A rock band got to know a Japanese girl by chance; Zhou Yu Min’s role dated with that girl in 3 months following a contract that they would break up right after it expired. Nonetheless, as they spent time living together, the two gradually realized whom their hearts have been waiting for turned out to be the other one.
Escaping from the image of a white horse prince, Zhou Yu Min in this movie looks not only decadent but also slack; he appears with bristling moustache in the whole movie. In spite of being praised as Taiwanese Johnny Deep by lots of fans, Zai Zai smiled and said: “No no. To tell the truth, my daily looks is just like that. Those who are well acquainted with me and my close friends must be got fed up with my appearance. I suppose there are many kinds of artistes. As an actor, I have tried playing the shuai, faithful guys; but I don’t expect to be thought that I could only be the white horse prince from the beginning till the end of my career. Thus, in these recent years, I want to make a breakthrough and change the appearance as well as the characteristics of my roles. In addition, I also want to challenge myself in various kind of characters such as the one in Love you 10 thousand years who doesn’t care about his looks. It is because in term of an actor, experiencing many different characters is an effective way to gain improvement in acting. When I read this movie’s plot for the first time, I thought this was just an unknown rock band, and I wondered how its members could live on. For instance, Qi Feng isn’t supposed to be a shuai ge; if there were only a decadent appearance, a rumpled hair together with student-like clean shaven face, then it wouldn’t match the image of this role. Therefore, I decided Qi Feng should have a mustache and an easy-going style; and that was what I told director and editor.
Help out newcomers
Watching sweet and romantic scenes of Zhou Yu Min and Yuki Kato, a new actress, it’s hard for us to believe one comes from Taiwan, and the other comes from Japan. This is the very first time he works with Yuki Kato; and the language barrier must have made a lot of troubles for him. Unpredictably, Zhou Yu Min laughed out loud: “You’re wrong. Kato’s Chinese is pretty good! You must have thought she is not good at speaking Chinese, right? It is because of the plot’s requirement. At first, Juzi is a Japanese girl having difficulty in using Chinese. When we started filming, I was also worried about the difference in language. However, I had cooperated with Japanese before, so I got to know some simple greetings. I intended to reduce the distance between I and she that way, but to my surprise, Kato talked to me in Chinese, her pronunciation was excellent. I thought Kato had made a good preparation before planning to develop her career in Taiwan. This is the reason why I admire her very much.”
Apparently the cooperation between them has become more and more perfect without the language barrier. As a senior, Zai Zai was always willing to help out and care about the newcomer-Yuki Kato when they were not filming. Recalling the time when acting in Meteor Garden, Zai Zai was in the same condition with Yuki Kato at the present; and just like her, he made his debut at the age of 19. When acting Hua Ze Lei, he was too shy to raise his own ideas, so all he could do was obediently followed what director told him to do. Zhou Yu Min said that he didn’t want Yuki Kato become the him in the past, so every time before filming, he would come to ask her first to see how the scene should be, and told her to express her way of thinking.
The purity and simplicity of love
Zhou Yu Min, with a very tight schedule, has invested much effort for the role in Love you 10 thousand years. There were many times he revealed that he himself loved the character Qi Feng and it was an honor for him to be selected playing this role. The movie is the combination between hilarious love and original ideas from Japanese Dir Kitamura, which created many new and wonderful scenes. That’s why it’s a must for Zai Zai to take this film.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Taiwan Next Magazine 6th Sept, 2010 Issue 485 (Zaizai interview)
Translated by sytwo at VIC/ AF
Memoirs of an otaku (homeboy) Zhou Yumin
Part 1
In addition to being handsome (shuai), can also be funny! In recent years Vic kept a beard plus a decadent temperament, and the roles that he picks recently is also not the typical handsome idol drama.
Last month, Zai Zai Zhou Yumin received NEXT magazine's first Entertainment Award for 2 awards "Most Popular Actor" and "Top Ten Most Popular Star". During his 10 years of debut, besides being at the top ranking among idols, he has always wanted to be treated as an actor with real talent, touch-touch so-so ( 摸摸索索 - sytwo : not sure how to translate this), award is an affirmation.
He originated from the F4 idol dream factory, and has also floated on high clouds and cannot see the far distance. Suffering from depression for several years, he even has a long-term resistance of closing himself off, when asked about it he nodded enthusiastically and said, "Will play computer games for one month without going out!" Won’t die from hunger because friends will send meals to him!
This is also the first that the entertainment industry No. 1 otaku (homeboy) Zhou Yumin, receive an interview from this magazine. Looking at him sitting in the bright sunlight, being interviewed and photographed, it is really like the rare sight of a vampire seeing the sunlight, a white face, squinting his eyes which fears the light, slowly talking about the past 10 years memoirs that is both otaku and strange ....
Part 2
From admiration, to falling in love to the ending of love, “Da-Zai Lien” has attracted much attention from beginning to end, even after being separated for over two years, Zhou Yumin and DaS names are still implicated together. Talking about feelings, although Zhou Yumin’s expression to reveal what seems to be a forced smile (he explained, this is called shy!), but in fact it it seems he is already reflecting back on the sceneries of the past road; he did not hesitate to say that out of life's three most important people, Barbie Hsu is among one of them!
In terms of love relationship, Zhou Yumin said he still has a lot of areas he needs to change, but he admits that he is very conservative, and not only wants to marry and have children, but also long for “the older the more loving” type of old husband-wife world.
DaS brings him into acting
"In my life there are three most important people, always the same three, will not change! One is Chai-jie (Angie Chai); the second is Director Cai (Cai Yue Xun); third is Barbie Hsu, all have an important place in my life. Director Cai guided me in acting, Chai-jie brought me in this industry, Barbie Hsu is the actress who first triggered my interest in acting, the spiritual influence of her acting gave me a lot of inspiration, that being an actor should be this way. "
Have said before that it was after getting up from bed that he and DaS calmly talked about breaking up, during the height of their love relationship both of them did not hide it. During that time, from the road to department stores, Da S is always accompanied by the “younger than her by 5-years” Zhou Yumin.
Zhou Yumin's approach is to let you photograph as much as you like! "If you hide-and-avoid from the start, people will feel more interested to dig into your stuff, so I will let you shoot. Going to shopping malls I know that there will be paparazzi, when there is no news value he will not print it. We will reveal ourselves in public every 2-3 days, at that time I often do such a thing. "
He also admits that he is not a DaS's ideal lover! "The one thing that I make everyone feel most cannot tolerate is that I do not remember holidays/ festival. During the times together, I do not remember Valentine's Day, do not celebrate birthdays."
"Every relationship really let me realize certain things, for example when it comes to a guy and girl getting along, what have I overlooked? Will constantly change, and keep amending as far as possible so that when the day comes that I meet the right person, I would have changed it very well ......, but my first priority now is career first, and then family and love life, because I have chosen what I want to do. "
Part 3
In the Golden Bell Awards last year, Zhou Yumin and Mark Zhao were both nominated for Best Actor through "Black & White". In the end it is the novice actor under Director Chai, Mark Zhao who won the title. At that time, the feelings have been deeply concealed, now whenever referring to Mark Zhao or his benefactor/ teacher Cai Yue Xun, Zhou Yumin will be “boiling water is not boiling”. (sytwo : this seems like a chinese saying but I am not sure of it’s meaning)
From cooperating in "Ruffian Hero" to being strangers, when mention about Mark Zhao, Zhou Yumin’s tone is played down
Acting as Pizi (ruffian), will talk about it after 10 years
“Declining to act in "Black and White" movie Episode 1 is said to be due to conflicting time schedule, then is there a chance to act in the next episode?”, I asked.
Zhou Yumin’s eyes look like he has made up his mind, spitting out quickly (or feeling relieve to talk about it)! "Well, since you asked, I must talk about it. I do not hide that one of the big reason is …… I feel that in drama I have already fully developed the character of Chen Zai Tian, in the movie I do not have any more new ideas to bring out. The movie will just be “smashing” (spending) money to produce film effects, and I am thinking what other effects would Chen Zai Tian need? So I am tired of it , cannot act the role anymore, if I continue to act there will be no more “stem” (new development or point of interest), unless you say, you come to me ten years later, I can guarantee that I will have a new way of acting."
"But the other reason (for not acting), I am not “faulting” Cai husband-and-wife, they did come over and talk about it, but did not give the script ah! Like Director Johnnie To, a lot of people know that he does not give any script, so I am very grateful to Director To, in a situation where there is no script, he was willing to, for me this “ignorant boy” (sytwo : not sure of this word) who has not acted in a film, to ask the script writer to come out with a script, and I really appreciate it. So until now I'm still the same, give me the script, and only then can I really understand what the film is about, without a script the Chen Zai Tian that I can imagine is no more (sytwo : I think he means cannot imagine further). "
I asked again: "Do you have any contacts with the Mark Zhao?"
"He should also be very busy ... ..." Zhou Yumin is almost without emotion, "I did not intentionally make contact, but ... we really do not have any contact (are you thinking that everyone is looking for “drama” between the both of you? ). The thing that I am more annoyed with is the gossip for no reason at all, perhaps waiting to watch “drama”, so I always have to guess, when the media asked me questions, what is the intention. This is very painful, one way is that I “dahaha” (to joke, talk irrevelantly), one way is to say totally do not have any contact, so in the future it will such a reply! "
Then ... have you seen “Monga” which stars Mark Zhao?
He shook his head, "I have only watched the trailers, both Xiao Tian (Ethan Ruan) and Mark Zhao’s acting is very good. From my viewpoint, Ethan’s role has a lot of dramatic tension, will feel that it is very cool. I saw the footage for behind-the-scenes, the scene where Ma Ju-lung slapped him till he bled, I have always wanted to know how they shot it! I saw the footages, it is a dedicated actor's attitude, very professional! "
Even if those are words of courtesy (for the occasion), the space taken up by Mark Zhao is also only a little. ...
Part 4
From then till now (looking back), feels himself is very “cheap”*
*(“cheap” here is a chinese saying of “demeaning” oneself to be intolerable)
Ten years ago, Zhou Yumin is a 19-year-old youth who do not know how to act, accompanying a friend to the auditions for "Meteor Garden", even when hiding in the stairwell he was still discovered by Angue Chai to play Hua Zelei! From declining (to act) to trying out, as a member of F4, he is the successful representative of the entertainment industry’s dream factory, looking back on F4, the sensitive him still felt it is unreal.
Although the popularity is red hot but is ignorant, "The one point that I feel very inferior is that I have not reached such a thing as that, because I do not have real strength to get the affirmation of other people, at that time really felt miserable!"
"Among F4, the one I meet more frequently is Xiaotian (Ken Zhu), our private personality is also rather strange, will not take the initiative to call and ask after each other. I cannot open the mouth to ask this, and due to my personality, eventually they also cannot say it! They go out for dinner and drink some wine, in the morning when they call me, I may be at home daydreaming and said OK OK, but by night time I do not want to go out, a dozen phone calls kept coming but I do not answer, (they) started to leave messages that are all scolding! "
He “cheekily” laughed (but shows no remorse), "In one aspect is a bit ‘cheap’ bah! Sometimes I feel that I am very ‘cheap’, you promised someone something, but just because the mood comes and do not feel like going out, when the phone call comes, I actually feel very afraid, afraid to answer the phone ... "
At 19 years old, Zhou Yumin "Meteor Garden" and formed part of F4, life from then on is flying on high clouds
Part 5
The worst times have passed
Zhou Yumin who is famous for being “closed up”, the longest time is one month staying at home without going out at all. In this afternoon’s close promixity, there is a strong sunlight, Zhou Yumin unexpectedly seems like he rarely sees the sun with his eyes narrowed, even when I praised him on his film "Love you 10 thousand years" that it is very funny, he can still be expressionless!
I could not help but care about the current situation of Zhou Yumin’s depression ....
Consequently, he joked and bitterly advised other people : "When sick should go see a doctor, if sick then do not delay!" Also said that he will regularly fix a time to see and report to the doctor.
"I have never not acknowledged it (depression)! When I was the most ill, all the media know about it, I want to say that if everyone have already seen it (known about it), there is nothing to hide/ disguise (laughs heartily). Just acknowledge it generously/ magnanimously, better than being stifled, and go see the doctor every month saying: 『It is very suffering trying to stifle it!』 Such kind of thing, I do not want to do it anymore! The worst time is a few years ago, at that time do not how to treasure myself, the more you are good to me, the more I think you are being nice to me because I am sick, this type of illness, at the beginning really makes one thinks a lot, a lot .... "
"Because of my parents’ divorce, it caused a shadow in my heart from the time of middle school. Before I was a very lively person, will act like a spoiled child at home, the most pampered. This particular thing makes me walk with my head down, I do not dare to look at people's eyes, I must reach the school before 6:30am, be the first person who opened the door, as long as I wake up past 6:30am, I will not go to class that day. I do not deliberately skip class, but just that when there are many people, there is nothing I can do about it (I just cannot help it).... "
When he is little kid, Zhou Yumin has very big eyes and is very cute, his grandmother gave him the pet name of "Zai Zai"
Part 6
In the heart of downtown, self- imprisonment
Fortunately, when his “closing up” has reached the bottom of the sea, there are friends who remembers him and rescued him ashore!
"When I close myself up at home, I will watch TV, communicate with friends using MSN, if they are my friends they will know that it is not easy to find me! If I want to be alone, I will not answer the phone. Previously I rented a place at Taipei’s Xinyi Road and South Fuxing intersection, the best feature of this place, but I did not go out for a month. My friends could not stand it anymore and took me out, I sat inside the car, everything is very special, I began to appreciate the people walking on the streets , the moving cars, I suddenly felt like I came out from the jungle of Mount Tai, have never seen the fast-paced world, I opened my eyes wide, looking at the neon signs, because I did not see it for a month .... "
Vowing to become a good actor, Zhou Yumin, the depression and “closing up” is drilled deep down, at this moment, do not need to act! Just with talking, his whole body is full of drama!
Has never been not popular before, but because he was not able to judge the sincerity level of people, began to withdraw more from people, leading to depression and closing up
Zhou Yumin stressed: "I can only control how I want to lead my life in the entertainment industry, at least I do not steal or rob or tread (on others), this is the most important way of how I handle things!" His black face and stubbornness, is often projected into his work of almost obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) type of stubbornness.
Black face Zaizai
Everyone wants to work in a harmonious and happy atmosphere, but Zhou Yumin who has been in the business for 10 years has a different experience/ realization.
"When people are happily laughing, the work will be halved, we spent two days and only accomplish the work of 1 day. One day I deliberately pulled a sullen face to see the effect, because that will make everyone uptight, and I found that this one scene which was originally planned for 3 hours to shoot, when I showed a black face, it took 1.5 hours, then why should I not do it? There was one day I saw that the forecasted time to end is 3:00am, I told the Chief Executive and bet that today we will not film so late, because as soon as I show a black face, it will be OK! In the end, the results is by 1:30am we call it a day.“
This kind of black face asset is really not possessed by everyone!
Zhou Yumin holding the "Next Magazine" Entertainment Awards trophy on each hand, the smile on his face cannot be contained.
Playing “closing up”, Zhou Yumin
Nickname: Zai Zai
Birthday: June 9, 1981
Education: Hsing Wu College Division Advanced Studies (sytwo : not sure of this translation)
Experience: In 2001, accompany a friend for audition, was discovered by Angie Chai, acted in idol drama "Meteor Garden", and then formed the idol group F4 with the other three main characters in the drama, through "Black & White” was nominated in Golden Bell Award 2009 for best actor. Was in a love relationship with DaS for 2 years, broke up the previous year.
Works : drama "Meteor Garden" ,"Mars," "Sweet Relationship", "Black & White", etc.; album "F4 Meteor Rain", etc.; film "Love you 10 thousand years."
= END =
Memoirs of an otaku (homeboy) Zhou Yumin
Part 1
Resized to 71% (was 640 x 550) - Click image to enlarge
In addition to being handsome (shuai), can also be funny! In recent years Vic kept a beard plus a decadent temperament, and the roles that he picks recently is also not the typical handsome idol drama.
Last month, Zai Zai Zhou Yumin received NEXT magazine's first Entertainment Award for 2 awards "Most Popular Actor" and "Top Ten Most Popular Star". During his 10 years of debut, besides being at the top ranking among idols, he has always wanted to be treated as an actor with real talent, touch-touch so-so ( 摸摸索索 - sytwo : not sure how to translate this), award is an affirmation.
He originated from the F4 idol dream factory, and has also floated on high clouds and cannot see the far distance. Suffering from depression for several years, he even has a long-term resistance of closing himself off, when asked about it he nodded enthusiastically and said, "Will play computer games for one month without going out!" Won’t die from hunger because friends will send meals to him!
This is also the first that the entertainment industry No. 1 otaku (homeboy) Zhou Yumin, receive an interview from this magazine. Looking at him sitting in the bright sunlight, being interviewed and photographed, it is really like the rare sight of a vampire seeing the sunlight, a white face, squinting his eyes which fears the light, slowly talking about the past 10 years memoirs that is both otaku and strange ....
Part 2
From admiration, to falling in love to the ending of love, “Da-Zai Lien” has attracted much attention from beginning to end, even after being separated for over two years, Zhou Yumin and DaS names are still implicated together. Talking about feelings, although Zhou Yumin’s expression to reveal what seems to be a forced smile (he explained, this is called shy!), but in fact it it seems he is already reflecting back on the sceneries of the past road; he did not hesitate to say that out of life's three most important people, Barbie Hsu is among one of them!
Resized to 94% (was 483 x 640) - Click image to enlarge
In terms of love relationship, Zhou Yumin said he still has a lot of areas he needs to change, but he admits that he is very conservative, and not only wants to marry and have children, but also long for “the older the more loving” type of old husband-wife world.
DaS brings him into acting
"In my life there are three most important people, always the same three, will not change! One is Chai-jie (Angie Chai); the second is Director Cai (Cai Yue Xun); third is Barbie Hsu, all have an important place in my life. Director Cai guided me in acting, Chai-jie brought me in this industry, Barbie Hsu is the actress who first triggered my interest in acting, the spiritual influence of her acting gave me a lot of inspiration, that being an actor should be this way. "
Have said before that it was after getting up from bed that he and DaS calmly talked about breaking up, during the height of their love relationship both of them did not hide it. During that time, from the road to department stores, Da S is always accompanied by the “younger than her by 5-years” Zhou Yumin.
Zhou Yumin's approach is to let you photograph as much as you like! "If you hide-and-avoid from the start, people will feel more interested to dig into your stuff, so I will let you shoot. Going to shopping malls I know that there will be paparazzi, when there is no news value he will not print it. We will reveal ourselves in public every 2-3 days, at that time I often do such a thing. "
He also admits that he is not a DaS's ideal lover! "The one thing that I make everyone feel most cannot tolerate is that I do not remember holidays/ festival. During the times together, I do not remember Valentine's Day, do not celebrate birthdays."
"Every relationship really let me realize certain things, for example when it comes to a guy and girl getting along, what have I overlooked? Will constantly change, and keep amending as far as possible so that when the day comes that I meet the right person, I would have changed it very well ......, but my first priority now is career first, and then family and love life, because I have chosen what I want to do. "
Part 3
In the Golden Bell Awards last year, Zhou Yumin and Mark Zhao were both nominated for Best Actor through "Black & White". In the end it is the novice actor under Director Chai, Mark Zhao who won the title. At that time, the feelings have been deeply concealed, now whenever referring to Mark Zhao or his benefactor/ teacher Cai Yue Xun, Zhou Yumin will be “boiling water is not boiling”. (sytwo : this seems like a chinese saying but I am not sure of it’s meaning)
From cooperating in "Ruffian Hero" to being strangers, when mention about Mark Zhao, Zhou Yumin’s tone is played down
Acting as Pizi (ruffian), will talk about it after 10 years
“Declining to act in "Black and White" movie Episode 1 is said to be due to conflicting time schedule, then is there a chance to act in the next episode?”, I asked.
Zhou Yumin’s eyes look like he has made up his mind, spitting out quickly (or feeling relieve to talk about it)! "Well, since you asked, I must talk about it. I do not hide that one of the big reason is …… I feel that in drama I have already fully developed the character of Chen Zai Tian, in the movie I do not have any more new ideas to bring out. The movie will just be “smashing” (spending) money to produce film effects, and I am thinking what other effects would Chen Zai Tian need? So I am tired of it , cannot act the role anymore, if I continue to act there will be no more “stem” (new development or point of interest), unless you say, you come to me ten years later, I can guarantee that I will have a new way of acting."
"But the other reason (for not acting), I am not “faulting” Cai husband-and-wife, they did come over and talk about it, but did not give the script ah! Like Director Johnnie To, a lot of people know that he does not give any script, so I am very grateful to Director To, in a situation where there is no script, he was willing to, for me this “ignorant boy” (sytwo : not sure of this word) who has not acted in a film, to ask the script writer to come out with a script, and I really appreciate it. So until now I'm still the same, give me the script, and only then can I really understand what the film is about, without a script the Chen Zai Tian that I can imagine is no more (sytwo : I think he means cannot imagine further). "
I asked again: "Do you have any contacts with the Mark Zhao?"
"He should also be very busy ... ..." Zhou Yumin is almost without emotion, "I did not intentionally make contact, but ... we really do not have any contact (are you thinking that everyone is looking for “drama” between the both of you? ). The thing that I am more annoyed with is the gossip for no reason at all, perhaps waiting to watch “drama”, so I always have to guess, when the media asked me questions, what is the intention. This is very painful, one way is that I “dahaha” (to joke, talk irrevelantly), one way is to say totally do not have any contact, so in the future it will such a reply! "
Then ... have you seen “Monga” which stars Mark Zhao?
He shook his head, "I have only watched the trailers, both Xiao Tian (Ethan Ruan) and Mark Zhao’s acting is very good. From my viewpoint, Ethan’s role has a lot of dramatic tension, will feel that it is very cool. I saw the footage for behind-the-scenes, the scene where Ma Ju-lung slapped him till he bled, I have always wanted to know how they shot it! I saw the footages, it is a dedicated actor's attitude, very professional! "
Even if those are words of courtesy (for the occasion), the space taken up by Mark Zhao is also only a little. ...
Part 4
From then till now (looking back), feels himself is very “cheap”*
*(“cheap” here is a chinese saying of “demeaning” oneself to be intolerable)
Ten years ago, Zhou Yumin is a 19-year-old youth who do not know how to act, accompanying a friend to the auditions for "Meteor Garden", even when hiding in the stairwell he was still discovered by Angue Chai to play Hua Zelei! From declining (to act) to trying out, as a member of F4, he is the successful representative of the entertainment industry’s dream factory, looking back on F4, the sensitive him still felt it is unreal.
Although the popularity is red hot but is ignorant, "The one point that I feel very inferior is that I have not reached such a thing as that, because I do not have real strength to get the affirmation of other people, at that time really felt miserable!"
"Among F4, the one I meet more frequently is Xiaotian (Ken Zhu), our private personality is also rather strange, will not take the initiative to call and ask after each other. I cannot open the mouth to ask this, and due to my personality, eventually they also cannot say it! They go out for dinner and drink some wine, in the morning when they call me, I may be at home daydreaming and said OK OK, but by night time I do not want to go out, a dozen phone calls kept coming but I do not answer, (they) started to leave messages that are all scolding! "
He “cheekily” laughed (but shows no remorse), "In one aspect is a bit ‘cheap’ bah! Sometimes I feel that I am very ‘cheap’, you promised someone something, but just because the mood comes and do not feel like going out, when the phone call comes, I actually feel very afraid, afraid to answer the phone ... "
At 19 years old, Zhou Yumin "Meteor Garden" and formed part of F4, life from then on is flying on high clouds
Part 5
The worst times have passed
Zhou Yumin who is famous for being “closed up”, the longest time is one month staying at home without going out at all. In this afternoon’s close promixity, there is a strong sunlight, Zhou Yumin unexpectedly seems like he rarely sees the sun with his eyes narrowed, even when I praised him on his film "Love you 10 thousand years" that it is very funny, he can still be expressionless!
I could not help but care about the current situation of Zhou Yumin’s depression ....
Consequently, he joked and bitterly advised other people : "When sick should go see a doctor, if sick then do not delay!" Also said that he will regularly fix a time to see and report to the doctor.
"I have never not acknowledged it (depression)! When I was the most ill, all the media know about it, I want to say that if everyone have already seen it (known about it), there is nothing to hide/ disguise (laughs heartily). Just acknowledge it generously/ magnanimously, better than being stifled, and go see the doctor every month saying: 『It is very suffering trying to stifle it!』 Such kind of thing, I do not want to do it anymore! The worst time is a few years ago, at that time do not how to treasure myself, the more you are good to me, the more I think you are being nice to me because I am sick, this type of illness, at the beginning really makes one thinks a lot, a lot .... "
"Because of my parents’ divorce, it caused a shadow in my heart from the time of middle school. Before I was a very lively person, will act like a spoiled child at home, the most pampered. This particular thing makes me walk with my head down, I do not dare to look at people's eyes, I must reach the school before 6:30am, be the first person who opened the door, as long as I wake up past 6:30am, I will not go to class that day. I do not deliberately skip class, but just that when there are many people, there is nothing I can do about it (I just cannot help it).... "
When he is little kid, Zhou Yumin has very big eyes and is very cute, his grandmother gave him the pet name of "Zai Zai"
Part 6
In the heart of downtown, self- imprisonment
Fortunately, when his “closing up” has reached the bottom of the sea, there are friends who remembers him and rescued him ashore!
"When I close myself up at home, I will watch TV, communicate with friends using MSN, if they are my friends they will know that it is not easy to find me! If I want to be alone, I will not answer the phone. Previously I rented a place at Taipei’s Xinyi Road and South Fuxing intersection, the best feature of this place, but I did not go out for a month. My friends could not stand it anymore and took me out, I sat inside the car, everything is very special, I began to appreciate the people walking on the streets , the moving cars, I suddenly felt like I came out from the jungle of Mount Tai, have never seen the fast-paced world, I opened my eyes wide, looking at the neon signs, because I did not see it for a month .... "
Vowing to become a good actor, Zhou Yumin, the depression and “closing up” is drilled deep down, at this moment, do not need to act! Just with talking, his whole body is full of drama!
Has never been not popular before, but because he was not able to judge the sincerity level of people, began to withdraw more from people, leading to depression and closing up
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Zhou Yumin stressed: "I can only control how I want to lead my life in the entertainment industry, at least I do not steal or rob or tread (on others), this is the most important way of how I handle things!" His black face and stubbornness, is often projected into his work of almost obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) type of stubbornness.
Black face Zaizai
Everyone wants to work in a harmonious and happy atmosphere, but Zhou Yumin who has been in the business for 10 years has a different experience/ realization.
"When people are happily laughing, the work will be halved, we spent two days and only accomplish the work of 1 day. One day I deliberately pulled a sullen face to see the effect, because that will make everyone uptight, and I found that this one scene which was originally planned for 3 hours to shoot, when I showed a black face, it took 1.5 hours, then why should I not do it? There was one day I saw that the forecasted time to end is 3:00am, I told the Chief Executive and bet that today we will not film so late, because as soon as I show a black face, it will be OK! In the end, the results is by 1:30am we call it a day.“
This kind of black face asset is really not possessed by everyone!
Zhou Yumin holding the "Next Magazine" Entertainment Awards trophy on each hand, the smile on his face cannot be contained.
Playing “closing up”, Zhou Yumin
Nickname: Zai Zai
Birthday: June 9, 1981
Education: Hsing Wu College Division Advanced Studies (sytwo : not sure of this translation)
Experience: In 2001, accompany a friend for audition, was discovered by Angie Chai, acted in idol drama "Meteor Garden", and then formed the idol group F4 with the other three main characters in the drama, through "Black & White” was nominated in Golden Bell Award 2009 for best actor. Was in a love relationship with DaS for 2 years, broke up the previous year.
Works : drama "Meteor Garden" ,"Mars," "Sweet Relationship", "Black & White", etc.; album "F4 Meteor Rain", etc.; film "Love you 10 thousand years."
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