Heads Up Hollywood

Hollywood respects copyright very much and maintains great respect for original authors.

If it is a movie based on a novel, the author of the novel will definitely be invited to make frequent appearances to help him promote it with the momentum of the movie. If it is a remake, the original movie will definitely be highly publicized.

In the past few years, Hollywood has remade many overseas films, and it has become a common practice to hold high-profile film events in the countries where the original films were produced.

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

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

The movie is over, and the group doesn't applaud?

The Hong Kong government's filmmakers have such a bad taste?

Certainly not.

Even if they have bad tastes, they should have a minimum of politeness. Even if they are dissatisfied with "The Departed", some applause is essential. This is the basic etiquette agreed by the industry.

The quiet look in this scene in the auditorium is very likely to be planned for a long time.

Martin Scorsese has a bad face.

Tang En 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".

A big man like Boss Lin, of course, can't be like those ridiculous movie people, he is going crazy with anger, he is already very fat, his chest rises and falls obviously, and he is extremely angry, as if he is about to have a heart attack, low Cursing loudly: "Damn Bao! Take that star! Stupid as a pig!"

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

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 anything about it."

The screening of the film is over, and there will be a series of activities afterwards. The main creators of "The Departed" will come on stage to discuss the film with the filmmakers of the Hong Kong government.

But now it's clearly being targeted.

These stupid filmmakers seem to want to prove the strength and myth of Hong Kong films by suppressing a top Hollywood film, and restore the dignity and international reputation that Hong Kong films deserve.

It's ridiculous.

The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry.

How arrogant is this?

Tang En's face was a little cold, and he said lightly: "In the past twenty years, the Hong Kong government has become the trend of the times, created the myth of Hong Kong movies, but raised a group of arrogant filmmakers. I heard that some filmmakers have I went north to film in the mainland, and ended up bossing and cheating the film companies in the mainland? There are even Hong Kong government stars who lead the martial arts team to beat the mainland actors into disabilities. Is it true?"

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

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

Those who painted on this white paper were precisely the first batch of Hong Kong government filmmakers to enter the mainland.

What Jiang Zhiqiang brought was an international trend, bringing popular films such as "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers" and "Lust/Caution", instead of "Red Sorghum" and "Sunny Day", which are full of local flavors The national niche films of the Chinese film industry have really made Chinese films break out of the country and go to the world.

made a great contribution.

However, what the filmmakers of the Hong Kong government brought was more of a miasma.

For example, the "godfather culture" and "star culture" that are becoming more and more popular, such as movie money laundering, movie circle money, movie cheating money...

Money laundering and misappropriation are easy to understand.

What is making money from movies?

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

Because of the great success of "Hero", there has been a powerful movie boom in the mainland. The hard-to-find "Hero" has allowed many movie theaters that had been closed or diverted to reopen.

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

Filmmakers in mainland China... are still relatively "young", and don't know much about the way of film.

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

For example, for a movie, investors are persuaded to invest 20 million yuan.

There is no need for a script, no stars, no planning, no need for sub-cameras... just find a few foreign movies with similar themes, extract some plots casually, and save them up.

The jargon is called "saving movies".

As a result, the movie failed, and the box office was only 200,000.

According to normal understanding, the movie suffered a terrible loss and vomited blood.

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

Why?

The investment of this movie is 20 million yuan. In fact, the cost of a serious movie may only be 200 yuan. The remaining 18 million yuan was reimbursed by the crew through clever accounting and various means. (This is the shortcoming of not having a third-party company such as an insurance company to supervise the guarantee.)

Meals: 3 million.

Gas 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 make people painful and helpless.

Openness not only means absorbing sufficiently good information ideas from overseas, but also dross and evil.

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

For him, the entertainment industry is just an insignificant sideline. The reason why he took control of Media Asia Films in 2000, when the Hong Kong government's film industry was already in decline, was because he had his eyes on the mainland market, and it was because he was interested in the mainland market.

Boss Lin also knew something about Tang En's words. He shook his head and said, "Hey, they are all young people who are ignorant. Why don't today's activities stop here. I will investigate later and promise to give you a satisfactory answer." reply!"

"Stop? Why stop?" Tang En glanced at him, his face was cold, and he exuded an aura and coercion that could not be concealed, "Provocative? Well, I want to see, these desperate Hong Kong government Filmmaker, what method can you come up with!"

After speaking, he stood up and greeted the crew of "The Departed Walker" to come on stage.

The activity continues!

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

"I have a question for Leonardo. We know that your character in "The Departed" is actually Tony Liang from "The Departed". What's your opinion on his performance?" "Nan Hua A reporter from the Morning Post took the lead in asking questions.

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

Unexpectedly, the next question was 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 is superficial and extroverted, lacking the depth and restraint of Eastern philosophy."

This was the first time Leonardo encountered such a situation, and he was stunned.

Very overwhelmed.

There is such a question?

What about the quality of journalists?

Tang En frowned, and reached out for a microphone. He didn't need to communicate in English, and replied directly in Mandarin: "Different movies have different character settings. Tony's performance is very good, and Leon's performance is also brilliant. This is a It’s not a Hollywood movie, it doesn’t need to cater to oriental culture.”

"Sir, can you speak English?"

"You don't understand Mandarin?"

"This is the Hong Kong government."

"You don't even know Mandarin, so you're qualified to talk about Eastern philosophy? Hehe, my friend, if you have time to learn English, why don't you learn more Mandarin. You want to cater to the European and American markets, but you want to return to Eastern culture. You are in two boats , Be careful of capsizing."

Tang En didn't break his face, and replied with a smile.

However, the rhetoric between words is very obvious.

The atmosphere in the hall was immediately calmed down.

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

Point the finger at Tang En!

"Hello, Mr. Walker, I am Miao Hua, a screenwriter from the Hong Kong Government Screenwriters Association. I know that you are not only the leading actor of "The Departed", but also the producer of the film. But the central idea and artistic atmosphere of "The Departed", They are far worse than "Infernal Affairs" and completely lack the essence of the Hong Kong version. Don't you think you should bear the main responsibility?" A lady wearing glasses stood up quickly.

"Art?" Tang En's expression was a little weird, and he didn't know whether the other party was pretending to be confused, or if he really didn't understand movies, but he was comparing the artistry of "The Departed" and "Infernal Affairs", so he twitched the corner of his mouth , 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 saw your remake of "Infernal Affairs"... the whole story is 'fuck you to death', 'fuck you' The swear words like "you" are very emotional, and there is no portrayal of Tony Liang and Andy Liu in "Infernal Affairs", which is too superficial."

Tang En blinked and said, "What is film art? Restraint is art, but violence is not art? Ma'am, 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" was directed by Martin Scorsese, that's enough. 'Martin Scorsese' is synonymous with the art of film in the world today."

The other party snorted, and said unconvinced: ""The Departed" is the most superficial commercial work directed by Scorsese. The gangster work of Scorsese that is really compared with the core of "Infernal Affairs" is "The Departed". Goodfellas." "The Departed" isn't at all."

Tang En was stunned.

real or fake?

Are you crazy?

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

The reason why movies become movies is because a group of founders appeared.

"Goodfellas" is the first film of the mountain. It is very groundbreaking in terms of film technology, genre, shooting techniques, etc. It is highly respected in the director circle and has been repeatedly paid tribute to in many film shots.

Is it crazy to equate "Infernal Affairs" with "Goodfellas"?

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

Of course, the elites in Yeluzi may have a higher structure and better development without the constraints of traditional ideas. But after all, this is only a very small number, most of the wild ways are almost equivalent to liars.

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

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

Tang En was a little angry at first, but when he heard these words, he was almost amused, "Ahem... that... "Infernal Affairs" does have extraordinary significance for Hong Kong government movies. The peak is similar to the influence of "Goodfellas" on the world's movies. From this level, your words are not unreasonable. However, the former corresponds to the Hong Kong government, and the latter corresponds to the whole world."

Immediately, another young man from the Producers Association stood up and vetoed: "Mr. Walker, I respect you very much, but you can't say that. It is true that Hollywood can radiate the world, but Hong Kong films are not limited to the Hong Kong government." Actually, the entire Asian movies are influenced by Hong Kong movies. Of the two movies "The Departed" and "Infernal Affairs", there is no doubt that in Asia, "Infernal Affairs" is more popular with movie fans!"

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 influenced Asian films for 40 years! Asian 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 movies in Asia... Except for the Hong Kong government, any other country or region is not an opponent of Hollywood."

The other party's face turned red immediately, and he said excitedly: "Mr. Walker, don't change the subject! We are discussing "Infernal Affairs" and "The Departed", not Hong Kong movies 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, with more delicate emotions, especially the portrayal of psychology and the display of fatalism."

Tang En shook his head, took out a small card from his pocket, and said, "This is a set of data I got this morning. The box office of "Infernal Affairs" in Japan is 4 million US dollars, and "The Departed Walker" is in It was released in Japan for 8 days, with a box office of 12.72 million U.S. dollars. "Infernal Affairs" had a box office of 870,000 U.S. dollars in South Korea, and "Infernal Affairs" was released in South Korea for 3 days, with a box office of 2.3 million U.S. dollars. South Asia is an English-speaking area, needless to say. Today, "Infernal Affairs" The Departed Walker will also be released on Taiwan, guess who has the highest box office between The Departed and The Infernal Affairs?"