Chapter 937： Challenging

Chapter 937

Hollywood is very respectful of copyright and maintains great respect for original authors.

If it is an adaptation of the film, the author will be invited to make frequent appearances and use the momentum of the film to help him promote it. If it is a remake, it will definitely promote the original film with a high profile.

In the past few years, Hollywood has remade many overseas movies, and it has become a routine to hold high-profile movie events in the country where the original movie was created.

Whether the movie is good or bad, both sides can maintain the greatest respect for each other.

But this time the Hong Kong government premiered, the scene was really annoyed.

After the movie is over, the collective does not applaud?

The filmmakers of the Hong Kong government have such a cunning taste?

Certainly not.

Even if they have bad tastes, they should have at least politeness. Even if they are dissatisfied with "The Departed", the applause they deserve is essential. This is the basic etiquette that the industry agrees on.

The quiet appearance of this scene in the auditorium is likely to have been deliberate for a long time.

Martin Scorsese's face was very ugly.

Dunn made a downward gesture to appease him, and then looked at Boss Lin on the right.

He is the big boss of Media Asia Films and the copyright owner of "Infernal Affairs".

Of course, a big man like Boss Lin can't be like those ridiculous filmmakers. He's going crazy with anger. He is already very fat, his chest is obviously heaving, and he is extremely angry, as if he is about to have a heart attack. Cursing: "Dead boy bag! Take that star! Stupid than a pig!"

"Mr. Lin, don't you know?" Tang En asked indifferently.

Boss Lin suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "Mr. Walker, I'm really sorry, what happened today... I really don't know at all."

After the film is screened, there will be a series of activities to follow. The creators of "The Departed" will come on stage to discuss the film with filmmakers from the Hong Kong government.

But now it's clearly being targeted.

This group of stupid filmmakers seems to want to prove the power and myth of Hong Kong films by suppressing a top Hollywood film, and restore the decency and international fame of Hong Kong government films.

It's so ridiculous.

The dog jumped the wall.

How arrogant is this?

Tang En's face was a little cold, and he said lightly: "In the past 20 years, the Hong Kong government has become a trend-setter of the times, creating the myth of Hong Kong films, but it has raised a group of arrogant filmmakers. I heard that some filmmakers have already I went north to the mainland to film, and ended up intimidating and abducting the mainland film company? There are even Hong Kong government stars who brought the martial arts team and disabled mainland actors, is it true?"

In the past, the mainland film market, although backward and ignorant, was derailed from the world.

But closure also has the advantage of being closed, that is, it will be cleaner, like a blank sheet of paper.

It is precisely the first batch of Hong Kong government filmmakers who entered the mainland who painted on this blank sheet of paper.

Jiang Zhiqiang brought international trends and brought popular films such as "Heroes", "House of Flying Daggers" and "Lust/Caution" instead of "Red Sorghum" and "Sunny Days" full of local colors. The national minority movies, which really let Chinese-language movies rush out of the country and go to the world.

made a huge contribution.

However, what Hong Kong government filmmakers have brought more is still smog.

For example, the increasingly popular "godfather culture" and "star culture", such as movie money laundering, movie money making, movie money trapping...

Money laundering and misappropriation are easy to understand.

What is the use of movies to make money?

To put it bluntly, it is to steal investors' money.

Because of the great success of "Heroes", a powerful film boom has arisen in the mainland. The hard-to-get "Heroes" has allowed many movie theaters that had closed or changed business to reopen.

Coupled with the promotion of national policies, such a good market situation has naturally attracted the attention of many investors, hoping to invest money in movies.

Mainland filmmakers... are still relatively "green" and don't know much about the way of film.

The filmmakers of the Hong Kong government are well-informed and have dealt with black societies for decades, using all means. As long as you can make money, you don't care about morality and legality.

For example, a movie convinces investors to invest 20 million yuan.

You don't need a script, a star, a plan, or a shot... Just find a few foreign movies with similar themes, just pick up some plots, and save them up.

The jargon is "save the movie".

As a result, the film failed, with a box office of only 200,000.

According to normal understanding, the film is extremely bad, and the loss is vomiting blood.

However, Hong Kong government filmmakers were able to hold a celebration.

Why?

The film invested 20 million yuan. In fact, the cost of a serious film may only be 200 yuan. The remaining 18 million yuan was accounted for by the crew and reimbursed through various means. (That's the downside of not having a third-party company like an insurance company overseeing the guarantee.)

Meals: 3 million.

Oil money: 2 million.

Tent: 200,000.

Mineral water: 100,000...

By making this movie, the filmmakers have easily made 18 million.

As for the box office, it has nothing to do with them.

All kinds of bad habits are painful and helpless.

Opening up does not only mean absorbing enough excellent information ideas from overseas, but also dross and evil.

Boss Lin is the big boss of the Hong Kong government and has a very high strategic vision.

The entertainment industry is only a trivial sideline for him. The reason why he took control of Media Asia Film Company in 2000, when the Hong Kong government's films were already in decline, was because he took a fancy to the mainland market and invested in what he liked.

Boss Lin also knew something about Tang En's words, shook his head, and said, "Hey, it's all young people who are ignorant. Otherwise, this is the end of today's activities. I'll investigate later, and I promise to give you a satisfactory one. reply!"

"Stop? Why stop?" Tang En glanced at him with a cold expression, exuding a kind of aura and coercion that could not be concealed, "Provocative? Well, I want to see, these dogs jumping over the wall of the Hong Kong government Filmmakers, what means can you come up with!"

After he finished speaking, he stood up and greeted the crew of "The Departed".

The event continues!

The filmmakers of the Hong Kong government did not start shelling as soon as they came up, and the questions they asked were normal.

"I have a question for Leonardo. We know that your character in The Departed is actually Tony Liang from The Departed. What do you think of his performance?" A reporter from the Morning Post was the first to ask questions.

Leonardo replied solemnly: "Tony is a great actor, he is one of the best actors in the Hong Kong government, and his performance in "Infernal Affairs" is very wonderful. When I received this script, I watched it I have watched "Infernal Affairs" more than ten times. Among them, Tony Liang's performance is the most deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

Unexpectedly, the next question is full of gunpowder: "You have watched "Infernal Affairs" so many times, but why haven't you learned the charm of Tony Liang's acting skills? Your performance in "The Departed" completely subverted This characterization, superficial and extroverted, lacks the depth and restraint of Eastern philosophy."

Leonardo was stunned for the first time in this situation.

Very overwhelmed.

Any more questions like that?

What about the quality of journalists?

Dunn frowned, reached out for the microphone, and stopped communicating in English, he replied directly in Mandarin: "Different movies have different character settings. Tony's performance is very good, and Leon's performance is equally brilliant. A Hollywood movie doesn’t need to cater to Eastern culture.”

"Sir, can you speak English?"

"You don't understand Mandarin?"

"This is the Hong Kong government."

"You don't even know Mandarin, so are you qualified to talk about oriental philosophy? Haha, this friend, if you have time to learn English, it's better to learn more Mandarin. You want to cater to the European and American markets, and you want to return to oriental culture, so you have two boats. , be careful capsize."

Dunn didn't tear his face and answered with a smile.

However, the quarrel between the words is very obvious.

Immediately, the atmosphere in the hall became cold.

Some people can't understand Mandarin, but some people can.

The spear is directed at Dunn!

"Hello, Mr. Walker, I'm Miao Hua, a screenwriter from the Hong Kong Government Screenwriters Association. I know that you are not only the star of "The Departed", but also the film's producer. But the central idea and artistic atmosphere of "The Departed", It's too far from "Infernal Affairs", and it doesn't have the essence of the Hong Kong version at all. Don't you think you should bear the main responsibility?" A woman wearing glasses quickly stood up.

"Art?" Tang En's expression was a bit weird, and he didn't know if the other party was pretending to be confused, or if he really didn't understand the movie. He even twitched the corners of his mouth when he was comparing the artistry of "The Departed" and "The Departed". , said, "I don't quite understand what you mean."

The other party said: "'Infernal Affairs' is not an action drama, but a restrained psychological drama. But I see your remake of 'The Departed'... The whole story is constantly 'Fuck you', 'Fuck you' The swear words like you' are very emotional, and there is absolutely no portrayal of Tony Liang and Andy Liu's inner calm in "Infernal Affairs", which is too superficial."

Dunn blinked and said: "What is film art? Restraint is art, but violence is not art? Madam, I think your understanding of film art may have fallen into a misunderstanding. It's actually very simple, you just need to understand The Departed is directed by Martin Scorsese, and that's enough. 'Martin Scorsese' is synonymous with cinematic art in this world."

The other party snorted and said in dissatisfaction: "The Departed is the most superficial commercial work directed by Scorsese, and Scorsese's gangster work that really compares with the core of "The Departed" is "The Departed". Goodfellas.' The Departed wasn't a hit at all."

Dunn was stunned.

real or fake?

Crazy?

"The Departed" is certainly not as good as "Goodfellas", but what level of film is "Goodfellas"? In the history of movies, it is an epic movie that can be as famous as "The Godfather", "Seven Samurai", "The Shining" and "Star Wars".

The reason why a movie becomes a movie is because of the emergence of a group of pioneers.

"Goodfellas" is an ancestor-level film. It is very pioneering in film technology, genre, shooting techniques, etc. It is a film that is highly respected in the director's circle and has been repeatedly paid tribute in many movie shots.

Equating "Infernal Affairs" with "Goodfellas", is it insane?

The Hong Kong government does not have a film academy, and the filmmakers of 99 are all born from wild ways, which leads to the lack of sufficient theoretical foundation for film in the Hong Kong government.

Of course, the elites in the wild, lacking the constraints of traditional ideas, may have a higher pattern and better development. But after all, this is only a very small number, and most of the wild ways are almost equivalent to liars.

Tang En was a little confused. He really had a feeling that the screenwriter in front of him was a speculative liar. It was the cannon fodder thrown by the Hong Kong Government Screenwriters Association in response to the call.

To be able to say such ridiculous words is simply showing the lower limit of IQ.

Tang En was originally a little angry, but when he heard these words, he was almost amused, "Cough...that..."Infernal Affairs" does have an extraordinary meaning for Hong Kong government movies, it is a Hong Kong film The peak of "Goodfellas" is similar to the impact of "Goodfellas" on the world's films. From this perspective, your words are not unreasonable. However, the former corresponds to the Hong Kong government, and the latter corresponds to the world. "

Immediately, another young man from the Producers Association stood up and vetoed: "Mr. Walker, I respect you very much, but I can't say that. It's true that Hollywood can radiate the world, but Hong Kong films are not limited to the Hong Kong government. In fact, all Asian films are influenced by Hong Kong films. Among the two films "Infernal Affairs" and "Infernal Affairs" There is no doubt that "Infernal Affairs" is more popular in Asia. Fans welcome!"

Tang En opened his eyes wide and looked at him in surprise, "Have you done the investigation?"

"Does this still need to be investigated? Hollywood has dominated Asia in the past ten years, and Hong Kong films have been influencing Asian films for 40 years! Asian movie fans prefer the style of Hong Kong films!"

"You're confident!"

Tang En shook his head, "But I'm sorry, what you said is not true. As far as I know, the influence of Hong Kong films in Asia... Except for the local government of Hong Kong, no other country or region is a rival of Hollywood."

The other party's face immediately flushed and he said excitedly, "Mr. Walker, don't change the subject! We are discussing "The Departed" and "The Departed", not Hong Kong films and Hollywood!"

Tang En said lightly: "Okay, then let's just talk about Infernal Affairs and Infernal Affairs. Do you think Asian fans will like Infernal Affairs more?"

The other party smiled confidently: "Of course! "Infernal Affairs" is more in line with the oriental humanistic philosophy, and the feelings are more delicate, especially the depiction of psychology and fatalism."

Dunn shook his head, took out a small card from his arms, and said, "This is a set of data I got this morning. The Japanese box office of "Infernal Affairs" is 4 million US dollars, and "Infernal Affairs" is in It was released in Japan for 8 days, and the box office was 12.72 million US dollars. The Korean box office of "The Departed" was 870,000 US dollars. "The Departed" will also be released on Treasure Island, and guess what, the box office of "Infernal Affairs" and "Infernal Affairs" on Treasure Island, who is higher and who is lower?"

. Nine Heavens God Emperor

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Chapter 937