Chapter 323 "New World" And "Underworld" (44)

At this stage, the standard for a Hong Kong film to be a hit in the local area is to exceed 10 million!

If you can't break 10 million, you can't talk about being a hit.

As for gangster-themed Hong Kong films, after "Young and Dangerous", there are almost no hits!

Last year's "Jianghu" brought together Andy Lau + Jacky Cheung, Edison Chen + Shawn Yue. It was almost as good a lineup as "Infernal Affairs", with a box office of only 12.91 million...

Entered the top ten of the year.

The last movie to enter the top ten of the year was "Young and Dangerous 1998: Enter the Dragon"...

Therefore, "Cruel Streets" will be considered a success as long as the box office in Hong Kong exceeds 10 million!

The probability is still very high...

Teacher Chen is quite popular. A purely violent film like "Dog Eat Dog" can earn close to 2.2 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office!

Not to mention the mainland market!

In fact, Shen Xudong felt that if Zhou Jialun came to play "Cruel Street"...

Not suitable…

How dare you think about it, what if he comes to play "Cruel Street" and "Initial D"? 86How to go up the mountain?

…

Cheng Baorui and Wilson Yip are obviously very interested in Brother Hu. They both have the idea of ​​going north to film...

Make co-productions and make big money!

That will definitely require well-known mainland actors to join...

Chen Musheng and Du Qifeng both have related ideas, but the specific type of filming in the north has not yet been determined.

Johnnie Du suddenly thought of something and said to Shen Xudong: Didn't you say you wanted to write a romantic love scene for me? "

"...You didn't contact me after that..."

"Now that we are officially contacted, you go back and prepare one!"

"Um…"

Shen Xudong nodded, and then asked, "Director Du, are you interested in the concept of time loop?"

"Time loop?"

"In "Groundhog Day", the male protagonist is trapped in a time loop and lives the same day over and over again. He goes from being confused, taking advantage of time to squander it, to having an emotional breakdown, and finally returns to sincerity."

"…You want to combine this concept with love?"

"Yes!"

"This is interesting!"

Johnnie To nodded, and Wai Ka Fai next to him suddenly interjected: "If it's a time loop concept, I think it can be applied to police movies!"

"Also..."

Shen Xudong didn't have any objections, he just said: "But if you use it on love, it can be used all over the world, because love is a beautiful thing all over the world!"

Johnnie To also nodded: "I want to go to the Mainland to shoot a movie, so I have to abide by the Mainland's rules... He knows better than you!"

Lin Lingdong on the side said: "I heard from Chen Musheng that you have a very good idea?"

"What?"

"As you said, "Infernal Affairs" is too idealistic..."

"Oh!" Shen Xudong nodded: "That one is called "New World"!"

Shen Xudong did not hide anything this time and directly talked about the plot of "New World"...

It's nothing more than a story about an undercover agent turning traitor and killing two bosses who knew their identities...

Of course, what Shen Xudong said was very interesting.

…

Many people think "New World" is better than "Infernal Affairs"...

As ridiculous as it is, can Martin Scorsese buy the rights and get Leonardo DiCaprio and Damon to remake a movie as good as "The New World"?

"New World" is played by only a few people in South Korea and China.

What is your reputation globally or in Asia?

It's just a fun movie, so let's not discuss the depth...

Just because it is more realistic or the ending is darker, the quality cannot be lowered.

Moreover, these two are not the same at all!

Comparing "The New World" to "Infernal Affairs", it's nothing more than a "police undercover gang".

Other than that, the two films have very few similarities.

No matter how hard and tired Tony Leung Chiu-wai's character Chen Yongren is, his identification with the identity of the police and "systemic justice" has never wavered from beginning to end.

The words he blurted out: "I'm sorry, I'm a policeman" can become the motto of almost all police officers.

What about "New World"?

The biggest pain for the male protagonist Li Zicheng is that Section Chief Jiang, Director Gao and others often threaten him with undercover secrets and ask him to serve the police...

The police's unscrupulousness, shamelessness, and ruthlessness reflect Ding Qing's profound love and righteousness. Comparing the two sides, Li Zicheng's ownership has been decided.

So, after listening to Shen Xudong's narration, Lin Lingdong thought for a while: "It feels a bit like "The Bloody Heroes"!"

“… borrowed a little bit from it.”

Li Ying, the policeman in "The Two Bloods" is ostracized by his superiors and feels the harshness of the world. The police force is never a pool of clear water, it is also a quagmire...

That’s why he cherished the sympathy of the killer Xiaozhuang...

"The Wife" was very influential. Ten years later, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro's "The Wire" also played the sympathetic relationship between police and gangsters...

Johnnie To also filmed "Dark War"...

"It's not easy for you to pass the trial, is it?"

"Well," Shen Xudong nodded: "It's not easy to pass the trial!"

"New World" would never pass censorship, and it would be useless for anyone to act in it. At that time, Jackie Chan was at the height of his popularity, and even "Shinjuku Incident" could not be released.

Rules are rules!

"What should we do?"

"It's okay... the disc can be released!"

"Not going?"

Du Qifeng hesitated, not knowing how to answer...

He now has various aspirations for the mainland market. The first part of "Underworld" was also released in the mainland, but it was cut out beyond recognition to pass the censorship. Even the title of the film was changed to "Dragon City Years".

The castrated and tampered version of "Dragon City Years" completely deviated from the director's original intention, and also attracted a lot of bad reviews.

Therefore, in order to preserve the integrity of the work, the sequel "Underworld 2" has simply canceled its mainland release...

Oh, Wei Jiahui mentioned "Underworld"...

The expression is very excited...

Well, "Underworld" is Galaxy Image's film that hit Cannes.

In Hong Kong, Johnnie To has no rivals. It's time to become famous internationally!

Of course, "Underworld" got nothing at Cannes...

Even the copyright sales are not that good!

So, "Underworld 3" has never been filmed...

…

Regarding "Underworld", Shen Xudong watched it several times and learned some knowledge, such as wearing a helmet when fishing.

besides…

‘Ale really cares about the club. He said that when he becomes the talker, he will lead the club to the moon! ’

Um?

It seems that those who want to hit the moon are mass bombers!

The election of Ming Deng, and the chief designer of Liansheng's manned moon landing... colluded!

What Ming Deng said about the election was that "Underworld" supported Big D, and "Underworld: Harmony is Most Important" supported A Le's re-election. As a result, not only were they not elected, but they both died in the end. It was the so-called collusion to counter-buy, and the villa was close to the sea. …

It doesn't matter, "Underworld" is of course a good movie. In addition to showing the theme of "the alienation of power from people", the political issues involved in the film are more or less a topic that many movie fans talk about...

But it's still a little short of an epic film...

However, the second part obviously elevated the story, and went deeper into the discussion of political issues, and even blended many topics together...

Still quite amazing!

However, Shen Xudong was confused, why did Wei Jiahui talk about "Underworld"?

Then I heard Johnnie To say: "I don't have much time to make this film... Where is Brother Lin?"

"...I'm free..." Lin Lingdong looked at Shen Xudong: "I wonder if I have the chance to direct..."