【新唐人2013年01月17日讯】“周星驰成为广东政协委员”是时政新闻？还是娱乐新闻？沾了星爷“喜剧天王”头衔的光，这条刻板的政治类消息，挤上了这几天海内外多家中文网站娱乐版的显要位置。在微博上也成为热门话题。
广东省14号公布最新一任政协委员名单，香港戏剧天王周星驰的名字赫然在列。经查询，周星驰所在的界别是“香港特区人士”，是其中的93名省政协委员之一。除了周星驰这名“新人”，还有香港明星汤镇业、马鼎盛、吴小莉等“前辈委员”。
为什么邀请周星驰当政协委员？大陆《新快报》引用广东省政协工作人员的话说，这应该是广东省统战部门做的工作。另一位工作人员则推测，周星驰的加入，会让未来5年，广东政协全会更受到媒体和社会的关注。
周星驰深入人心的“无厘头”喜剧形象，很难和“政协委员”的头衔组合在一起。
原《河北人民广播电台》编辑朱欣欣：“很多地方政协委员，好像就是为了妆点官方的门面。政协委员的基本职能就是要参政议政，不能因为他是个名人、明星就拉到政协里面来。首先要看他是否有参政议政的能力，有这种热情。”
时事评论员蓝述：“中共第5代接班了之后，他们加强了对港澳的统战工作。另外一个方面，可以反映出来，港澳或者是海内外的一些知名人士，对中共未来可能进行政治体制改革，存有一定的幻想。”
时事评论员蓝述认为，港澳和海外知名人士，依靠自身能力和努力取得了今天的成就，没有必要和一个即将走入历史的政党牵扯在一起。
蓝述：“习近平不管他怎么想搞政治改革，要改变中共这个政治体制是根本不可能的。因为这个共产主义已经没有人信了。而且中共内部所有的利益集团，占据着大大小小的权力核心，这些东西都不是习近平能够改变的。”
周星驰的当选之所以出人意料，还因为他拍的喜剧片中不乏直接讽刺中共，或含沙射影的大胆对白。比如1991年，在电影《整蛊专家》中，他饰演的角色借吃了“谎言豆沙包”说反话，讽刺中共镇压“六四”学生运动。而2004年，周星驰的电影《功夫》中的黑帮——“斧头帮”，也被认为是隐喻中共；片中大反派“火云邪神”，神似被老百姓叫做“蛤蟆”的江泽民；尤其结尾的一幕“如来神掌打蛤蟆”，更让很多民众大大的出了一口气。
蓝述：“你批评中共批评的越厉害，你的名声越大，中共才会下越大的本钱去统战你这个人。这个就是矛盾的对立两面。因为统战了你一个人，你可以影响一大批人。”
周星驰虽然无厘头，但有时又针砭时事，电影片中的许多对白，如今不仅被大陆网民套用来搞笑他当选政协委员一事，更被网民用来竞猜他的第一份提案会是什么﹖《南都网》综合了周星驰电影与他可能的提案，提出八大猜想，分别是：
①“九品芝麻官”的“官员财产公示紧迫性与必要性。”
②“大内密探008”的“保护知识产权,鼓励自主开发。”
③“长江7号”的“将农民工子女纳入城市义务教育体系。”
④“喜剧之王”的给“青年人才提供创业基金。”
⑤“少林足球”的“推广中国功夫拯救中国足球。”
⑥“千王之王”的“稳中求进开放博彩业。”
⑦“审死官”的“司法重审需有法可依”
⑧“幸运一条龙”的“加强房屋产权保护，禁止非法强拆。”
历年来，大陆媒体曾经炒作许多“明星政协委员”，例如巩俐、刘翔等等，但他们除了在两会期间传出合影、八卦、花絮，至今没有明星政协委员留下有价值的提议。也难怪“周星驰当政协委员”的新闻一出现，又被媒体归类在娱乐类别。
有人还眼尖的发现，广东政协委员名单中出现已故香港艺人“张国荣”同样的姓名，这让网友们惊呼太诡异了。
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‘King of Comedy’Joins China’s Politics: Entertainment
Stephen Chow (Chow Sing-chi) is a famous
Hong Kong actor and comedian.
Now he became a member of Guangdong’s Chinese People
Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) committee.
Shall this be categorized as political news,
or entertainment news?
The news itself is political. Yet, it is featured in many
China’s websites’entertainment sections, as Chow is often called the’King of Comedy’among Chinese people.
In addition, the news also becomes a recent hot topic
on Chinese microblogs’sites.
On January 14th, Guangdong’s provincial CPPCC committee
(CPPCCC) new members’names were released.
Stephen Chow, a very famous Hong Kong actor
and comedian, has been added to the list.
The official record shows, Chow is one of the 93 provincial
CPPCCC members, part of the subsector Hong Kong SAR.
Chow also joined the group of “star members in Guangdong’
CPPCCC,"which includes celebrities such as Kent Tong (Tong Chun-yip), Ma Dingsheng and Wu Xiaoli.
Why was Chow invited to join the CPPCC committee?
The Guangdong’News Express Daily cited a provincial
CPPCC staff that it should be Guangdong’s United Front Work department that made the move.
Another staff remarked that, Chow’s presence will attract
more media and social attention on the provincial plenary sessions of CPPCC in the next 5 years.
However, there are worries that Chow’s well-know image
from his Mo-lei-tau humor style does not fit well with the position of CPPCCC member.
Zhu Xinxin (former editor, Hebei official radio station): Many
CPPCCCs members are there for “the sake of appearance."
The basic job for a CPPCCC member is to take part
in political issues.
Any celebrity or star should not become a member
just because he/she is famous.
Above all he/she has to possess the capability
and the passion for politics."
Lan Shu (political commentator): The Chinese Communist
Party'(CCP) leadership group has strengthened
the Unite Front Work toward Hong Kong and Macao
since Xi Jinping came to power.
On the other hand, we can see that some famous people
from Hong Kong, Macao or abroad may still cherish illusions
on the CCP that they will carry out a political reform
in the future."
Lan Shu remarked that for those celebrities outside China
who made achievements by their own talents and efforts,
there is no need to be involved with a party
that will soon become a history.
Lan Shu: “No matter how Xi Jinping hopes to implement
a political reform, it is simply impossible to change the CCP’s whole regime.
As now nobody believes in communism, the core posts
are occupied by different interest groups inside the CCP.
To overturn such a situation is completely
beyond Xi’s abilities."
Stephen Chow’joining the CPPCCC is striking news
also because his roles directly or indirectly ridicule the CCP.
For example, in “Tricky Brains"(1991) Chow’s character
ironically criticizes the suppression during the June Fourth Incident after having a “bean bun that makes you lie."
In"Kung Fu Hustle"(2004), the “Axe Gang"is widely
believed to be a metaphor for the CCP.
The villain in the film,"Evil Deity of the Fiery Cloud,"
looks quite similar to Jiang Zemin in spirit, who is often called “toad” by Chinese civilians.
The scene of “Buddhist Palm Beating the Toad" at the end
of the movie makes many Chinese feel"avenged."
Lan Shu: “You will become more famous
if you criticize the CCP more.
Then the CCP will spend more time and money on you
as part of their “United Front Work."
So here are the two sides of the coin. If the CCP successfully
wins your support, it benefits much more as you can influence a lot of people."
Despite Chow’s Mo-lei-tau humor style,
his movies allude to current affairs at times.
Many Chinese netizens cite conversations from Chow’s
movies to make fun of the news that he joined the CPPCCC.
Some of them even use them to speculate
what Chow’s first proposal will be about.
The Southern Weekly website, nandu.com, presented
eight possible answers related to Chow’s previous movies.
1. The urgency and necessity for the officials
to declare their properties; (Hail the Judge, 1994)
2. Protecting intellectual property rights and encouraging
independent development; (Forbidden City Cop, 1996)
3. The urban compulsory educational system should
cover children of migrant workers; (CJ7, 2008)
4. Providing venture funds to young talents;
(King of Comedy, 1999)
5. Improving China’s soccer by popularizing
Chinese Kung Fu; (Shaolin Soccer, 2001)
6. Developing the lottery industry
as a steady advancing step; (The Tricky Master, 2000)
7. Any retrial must abide by the law;
(Justice, My Foot!, 1992)
8. Strengthening protection over housing property
and banning illegal demolition. (The Lucky Guy, 1998)
The Chinese media had hyped up many"star-members
of CPPCCC"these years, such as Gong Li and Liu Xiang.
However, besides all the gossips and tidbits around them,
at the Two Meetings none of them had valuable political suggestions.
Thus it is not surprising to see “Chow becoming a CPPCCC
member" being categorized as entertainment news by the Chinese media.
Some people noticed that the Guangdong’CPPCCC list has
the name “Zhang Guorong" – same as that of the deceased Hong Kong star, Leslie Cheung (Cheung Kwok-wing.)
Such mysterious coincidence has brought
more amusement to the Chinese netizens.
