This Star Wants To Retire

"The Chaoshan Beef Hot Pot is really delicious." - Director Mark.

Director Mark, who brought his family to China by plane from the United States, failed to grab movie tickets on the first day, and gave priority to taking his family to taste his favorite Chinese food.

Guangdong Province was his first stop.

The next stop is Sichuan Province.

Seeing that the box office of "Infernal Affairs" is so hot, Director Mark went to check its box office trends.

Looking at the box office curve, Director Mark was amazed.

It can be seen from this that the word-of-mouth of this movie should be very good.

That's why in the first few days before the release, the box office has been rising all the way.

Then it started to fall slowly.

The next day, Director Mark, who had learned to buy tickets in advance, finally sat in the theater as he wished.

It was the first time he came to China during the Spring Festival, and he was completely infected by the Chinese New Year flavor.

In fact, many viewers were slightly surprised when they saw a foreigner watching a Chinese film.

Fortunately, director Mark is very famous, but many people can't recognize his face.

And for some foreigners, there are two people when they wash their hair and when they don't wash their hair. When shaving and when not shaving, there are two people again...

As soon as the movie started, he watched it with gusto.

Since he bought the front row seat very smartly, although the English subtitles are small, he can still watch it.

Soon, the first thing that amazed him was... Luo Mo's acting skills!

This man's eyes seem to speak!

All his inner emotions seem to be expressed with a pair of eyes!

oh! It's incredible!

The director with the highest box office in China is actually an actor!

Looking at the back, he felt that the rhythm of the movie was very good.

There is no feeling of sloppiness, and the plot is constantly advancing, and it is progressive.

After both parties knew that there was an inner ghost beside him, he also felt nervous and excited.

Moreover, this kind of tension and excitement is completely different from the tension and excitement he created when he was shooting gangster films in the past.

In gangster movies, some plots are surprising.

Maybe he was still talking to you nicely before, but suddenly he became violent.

"Infernal Affairs" also uses some of this technique, such as when shaping Han Chen.

But more often, it's the plot that makes you feel exciting!

When Director Mark saw the two undercover agents teaming up to kill Han Chen, he felt very emotional and very refreshed.

He thought that this movie should end like this.

Han Chen is dead.

One of the two male protagonists has been successfully exonerated, and the other is about to return to the police force.

Everyone is happy.

However, an incomparably classic rooftop show appeared later!

Director Mark made up his mind about what he would do if he came to film a rooftop scene.

He will shoot gunfights, fights, and shoot male hormones!

It's time for the two undercover agents to show their strength.

As of now, the movie's violent aesthetics are still a little less.

"It's not violent enough!" the director of the title of this gangster film thought to himself.

As a result, on the rooftop, there appeared one intriguing dialogue after another.

There's no such thing as a frontal fight.

There is only one more compelling presentation.

On Earth, there is a saying that the original rooftop show was also intended to have Liu Jianming and Chen Yongren do it.

Later, Andy Lau, who played Liu Jianming, suggested not to shoot like this.

In the end, the classic god-level scenes were presented.

Director Mark, as an excellent director, must understand all these thought-provoking dialogues and taste them.

But he is still a little regretful, and feels that in the final scene of this movie, there is less melee combat, less flesh and blood flying around, and less swearing all over the screen.

Too advanced!

Yes, he regretted that it was because he was too advanced.

"We Americans are different from Chinese people. We don't like to be subtle."

"If such a plot is released in the United States, I'm afraid it will not be very ideal." Director Mark said in his heart.

He didn't think it was a kind—wild pigs couldn't eat fine chaff.

Because he himself is a gangster movie boss, he also admires the aesthetics of violence more.

Director Mark feels that there is still a missing piece in his heart, which has not been filled.

Until the elevator scene started, Chen Yongren was shot in the head by a sudden bullet!

Without warning, everything happened without warning!

In the cinema hall, all the audience were either silent or exclaimed.

Many people are very uncomfortable.

Chen Yongren was actually shot, damn it.

Then, many people heard an excited and satisfied voice: "Wow~!"

Well, this voice naturally came from Mark, a foreigner.

"It's so cool! This shot is beautiful!"

After the movie ended, an idea came to his mind.

"I want to buy the copyright of this movie and remake it!" He said in his heart.

"The script will definitely undergo major changes, and it will be localized in the United States."

He thought about it for a while, and there was an outline in his mind.

But there are some places that need to be carefully considered.

……..

……..

The next day, Luo Mo's studio received a "fraud message".

"It's a lie, Director Mark, I'm still Director Long!"

"Laughing, the scammers in the entertainment industry are just unprofessional."

"This movie hasn't even been released, so you came here to buy the rights?"

"You have no place to watch this movie!"

Yes, the thinking of these employees is also reasonable.

First of all, if you want to remake, you must have seen the movie, right?

But "Infernal Affairs" is currently only shown in China, and it will be launched on major foreign platforms after it is released.

You said that you want to remake "The Wandering Earth", that's reasonable, but "Infernal Affairs" is a bit ridiculous.

However, after they actually went to verify their identities, they found out by accident... It seems to be true?

Opposite is really the team of Hollywood's number one gangster film director!

For a moment, the employees of Luo Mo's studio were dumbfounded.

It's not because of Mark's status, after all, his boss is also very good.

The main reason is that this matter is outrageous!

They quickly told the news to Luo Mo who was still visiting relatives and friends.

"Mark?" Luo Mo was slightly taken aback.

He has seen almost all the films directed by Mark, and his favorite one is called "The Razor".

But this is the most box office hit directed by Mark...

Luo Mo was not surprised that someone took a fancy to "Infernal Affairs".

This movie has been remade in many countries on the earth. After being remade by Hollywood, it even won multiple Oscar awards.

"Infernal Affairs" is a god-level script, that's no joke!

Luo Mo just didn't expect that everything would happen so quickly.

After thinking about it, he said: "Reply, we can discuss it, but I have a condition here, that is, I need to write the script alone, and no one can interfere."

"Okay." The employee said.

After receiving Luo Mo's reply, Mark couldn't help frowning.

"Oh, my God, look at what this Chinese young man is saying!"

"He wants to complete the adaptation of the American script by himself, and no one is allowed to intervene?"

"Is this because you are the only one in the signature? Or is it because of other reasons?"

To be honest, the condition that Luo Mo made is a fantasy in Hollywood, and it will make people think that you are joking with me.

You are awesome in China, that's right.

But why should we believe that you can localize Hollywood for us?

If you just want to join the main creative team, then it is OK.

But if you want to have only your own name in the signature, and you want to complete it by yourself, isn't that nonsense!

Don't find a team that understands English and American culture at that time, and then outsource this work cheaply. After the adaptation is completed, throw a bunch of junk to us.

This suspicion is also not unreasonable.

It stands to reason that based on his understanding of Chinese people, his script can impact Hollywood and develop in Hollywood, so everyone should be ecstatic.

You know, how many people are eager for such a good thing.

How many Chinese directors, Chinese screenwriters, and Chinese actors are big names in China, and then come to Hollywood to be younger brothers.

Can you look at Luo Mo again?

His first reaction was - I want to negotiate terms!

Mark even suspected that if he agreed to this condition, then he would be able to negotiate the box office share as the [sole screenwriter].

I'm a screenwriter, so I get a share of the box office, which is very reasonable!

In Blue Star Hollywood, screenwriters have a high status.

This is tantamount to asking for a copyright fee, the screenwriter's money, and the box office share.

Money is another matter, the most important thing is whether he can do this well.

He was even struggling: "Is this person sincere!"

In this way, Director Mark fell into hesitation and entanglement.

(ps: I have been sheep for so long, the fever just went away today, and the fever has been over 39 every night, and it has been repeated repeatedly. I am so fucking speechless. I still feel a little brain fog. Take it.)