At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 283 Market Performance (14)

In fact, after "Infernal Affairs", Hong Kong films are still innovative in terms of themes, and the genre of martial arts is still trying. Xu Ke filmed "Seven Swords", Li Rengang has "Jinyiwei", Chen Kexin + Liu Weiqiang tinkered with "Blood Droplet", Chen Jiashang There is also "Four Famous Arrests"...

The Emperor has even done magical themes such as "A Thousand Machines" and "The Great Sage of Love"...

The same is true for comedies, Gu Tianlei and Zheng Zhongji have filmed a lot of comedies...

It's a pity that it doesn't work!

Still have to rely on gangster movies.

It has this soil in itself!
Hong Kong is very big, so big that it is very international.

Hong Kong is also very small, so small that it is very crowded between people.

In the small space of Hong Kong, there are Hong Kong natives, mainlanders, third brothers, Filipino maids, foreign devils, and Japanese people everywhere...

The cultural gap between people is very large, but the distance between people is very small.

Zheng Jianfeng thought for a while, and then asked, "Can you tell me the whole thing?"

……

There can be no black police, no magic police, let alone gangsters who run into the top of the police force as undercover agents...

But because it is "Chen Musheng's work", it is natural to add some essential elements of Chen's police and gangster films since "The Stormtrooper". , You must chase cars on the street, and at the end you must have a big fight in a closed scene. '

'Finally, I would like to talk about Shen Xudong, a new writer and screenwriter born in the 80s in the Mainland. The "Lost Orphaned", which was popular on the screen some time ago, was an adaptation of his novel. Chen Daoming from the Mainland also starred in "Outstanding Citizen" written by him. Venice actor, look, I ordered "Mobile Phone" on purpose, it is said that the creative source of "Keep Calling" is "Mobile Phone"...'

'First, the action tends to be realistic. Gu Tianle in "Keep Talking" is just an ordinary person who dares to drive a car but not fight. Therefore, this time the fighting scene is not complicated and fancy. By luck, it not only increases the sense of reality, but also enhances the drama;'

"What about the ending?"

"Get rid of the police and there are two candidates who have succeeded in taking office..."

"How could an undercover agent have feelings for his superiors? Such a dangerous job, would having feelings make you do such a dangerous job? At the beginning, there might be feelings, but three years later, three years later, three years later, three years later, I think the police will also suspect whether the undercover agent is a traitor!"

Back to "New World".

The streets are full of surveillance video era;
Robbery is no longer the number one criminal case, now it is Internet fraud, buddy!

Xiangjiang is too small, in fact, a press conference is enough to promote the function...

What? "Glory of the Tang Dynasty"?
Can you predict the unreleased movie?
What? "Outstanding Citizen"?
Hehe, the Hong Kong box office of "Outstanding Citizen" is 890 million Hong Kong dollars...

When different people come into contact with each other every day, there will be friction and disputes, and if there are disputes, there will be police stories.

Of course, there is another point. The most important reason why Hong Kong police and gangster films remain competitive is that these themes cannot be filmed in the mainland.

I don't understand that the villain of Hong Kong police and gangster movies is Mao and still wants to rob...

Sometimes there is no need for a press conference, and when a high-quality movie is released, there will naturally be some media to help push it.

Zheng Jianfeng glanced at him and didn't continue...

Shen Xudong smiled and shook his head: "I haven't thought it through yet..."

'Third, the story is quite memorable. If we received a call for help, would we believe it?Will you go to the rescue?

"The Witness" and "The Informant" are actually not bad.

He is also weighing Shen Xudong's weight...

As for some plots arranged to keep the call, such as mobile phone charging, etc., in addition to focusing on rationality, it is more interesting. This story has several hilarious scenes in succession, with humor in tension, which is the funniest part in the whole film.

"...You think so?"

But the layout still can't be opened...

Of course, with the improvement of audience quality at this stage, you have to play some new tricks...

'In fact, Chen's element is basically the practice of any Hong Kong-produced police and gangster film in the 90s and [-]s. Introverted and deep, only Chen Musheng sticks to the tradition of Hong Kong movies, and continues to blend hot action, funny plots, and tragic tragedy in one furnace, concocting a perfect and vigorous aphrodisiac soup.

'Secondly, the story is more reasonable. After Gu Tianle received Chen Hao's call for help, he didn't immediately believe it. Even if he finally believed it, he could still see the psychological struggle.

If you want to shoot, you have to learn from Chen Sicheng and go to Chinatown to play.

Phenomena level, such as "Shaolin Soccer", "Infernal Affairs" and so on, hold a midnight show, and the next day the whole island will be covered with related reports!
"Keep Calling" is definitely not a phenomenon!
This can also be seen from Wen Jun's column on the second day: "An innocent woman was kidnapped, she called a certain man for help, and she was obliged to rush to rescue her. She fought and killed her all the way, and finally saved her life at a critical moment."

"... "

Over the past ten years, the level of directing works can be said to be stable, and they are still popular, but it cannot be said that there are no surprises. For example, this "Keep Talking" has changed again. '

"Um…"

Another point is that the drama conflicts of police and gangster films are simple, and the characters are black and white.The exciting action scenes can easily make the audience feel happy.Many elements can be mixed in.Scheduling is easy from all aspects, as long as it looks good...

Wen Jun's comments are very representative: "Keep Calling" has surprises, but it is not a breakthrough!
However, the market performance of "Keep Calling" is a bit beyond Emperor's expectations. The box office in the first weekend was 820 million Hong Kong dollars, and Singapore and Malaysia's first weekend box office were 320 million Hong Kong dollars and 305 million Hong Kong dollars...

That's technology and hard work...

It is said that this is the credit of screenwriter Shen Xudong, I will introduce Shen Xudong later...'

Watching "Mobile Phone" directed by Feng Xiaogang makes people wary of high-tech communication equipment, but "Keep Calling" conveys a very positive message that mobile phones can save lives and make the relationship between each other closer. '

It is generally believed that it is because of Gu Tianle - Gu Tianle has been very fierce in recent years. In 2001, "Peerless Good Bra" and "Shushan Biography" were among the top ten films of the year. , "Hedong Lion's Roar", and "Peerless Baby", three films ranked among the top ten films of the year. In 2002, "Hundred Years of Love", "Falling in Love with Your Bed", and "Unforgettable" are also three films; so far this year There is only one "Ghost Horse Rhapsody", which does not conform to the law of the rising period...

Generally speaking, 800 million in the first weekend, breaking 2000 million is still very easy!
Although this surprise is not as good as the "Thousands of Machines" back then - "Thousands of Machines" smashed 1360 million in the first weekend, with a total box office of 2842 million Hong Kong dollars...

But it can already be called awesome - the box office of "New Police Story" in the first weekend was only 700 million Hong Kong dollars...

Shen Xudong ushered in his first interview in Hong Kong, well, it's actually "Qiang Qiang Threesome".

(End of this chapter)