摘要
有华人的地方就有麻将。在这项超级普及的运动中,论技艺精湛,随便那条大街上的人群中都极有可能藏龙卧虎。然而,以目前状况看,最符合该运动气质的人应该是同样玩世不恭、游离在主流之外、无条件遵从本心本性,而又世俗得一塌糊涂的周星驰。《赌圣》中的周星驰最大限度演绎了某些颇具时代感的"新麻将精神"——干脆把根本没办法确定的人生剧本丢开,眼前需要解决的问题只剩下四面"城墙",还有就是脑海里那个叼着香烟一脸不忿的周星驰。
Recently there have been signs of a revitalization of Mahjong in China. The Chinese sports administration published in 1998 a compilation that lays out rules for official Chinese Mahjong. These rules are extremely pattern-centered and have a minimum point requirement of eight points.