At first, I just wanted to make money

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

At this stage, the standard for a Hong Kong movie to sell well in Hong Kong is to exceed [-] million yuan!
If you can't break through [-] million, you can't talk about being a blockbuster.

As for Hong Kong movies with gangster themes, after "Young and Dangerous", there are almost no blockbusters!
Last year's "Jianghu" gathered Andy Lau + Zhang Xueyou, Edison Chen + Shawn Yue, almost no weaker than the lineup of "Infernal Affairs", the box office was only 1291 million...

Into the top ten of the year.

The last one to enter the top ten of the year was "98 Young and Dangerous: Enter the Dragon" in 98...

Therefore, "Cruel Street", as long as the domestic box office in Hong Kong exceeds [-] million, it will be considered a big success!
The probability is still very high...

Mr. Chen is still quite charismatic. A purely violent film like "Dog Bites Dog" can earn nearly 220 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office!
Not to mention the mainland market!

In fact, Shen Xudong felt that if Zhou Jielun were to play "Cruel Street"...

inappropriate...

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

Moreover, the two are not the same at all!
Comparing "New World" and "Infernal Affairs", it is nothing more than a "police undercover gangster".

Du Qifeng nodded, and Wei Jiahui who was next to him suddenly interjected: "If it is the concept of time loop, I think it can be applied to gangster movies!"

"No... the disc can be released!"

He now has all kinds of longings for the mainland market, and the first part of "Underworld" was also released in the mainland, but at that time it was cut out beyond recognition for the sake of review, and even the title of the film was changed to "Dragon City Years".

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

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

……

"No?"

Make co-productions and earn big money!

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

Other than that, there are very few similarities between the two films.

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

"What should I do?"

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

Oh, Wei Jiahui mentioned "Underworld"...

That's why he feels sorry for the killer Xiaozhuang...

"what?"

The quality cannot be beaten just because it is more realistic or the ending is darker.

Li Ying, a policeman in "Blood Heroes", was squeezed out by his superiors, feeling the coldness of the world. The police have never been a pool of clear water, but also a quagmire...

……

It's nothing more than a story of undercover betrayal and killing two bosses who knew their identities...

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

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

Regarding "Underworld", Shen Xudong watched it several times and learned some knowledge, such as fishing must wear a helmet and the like.

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

"correct!"

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

Uh, "Underworld" is the work that hit Cannes with galactic images.

"In "Groundhog Day", the hero is trapped in a time loop, living the same day over and over again, from being puzzled, taking advantage of time gaps to squandering to emotional breakdown, and finally returning to sincerity."

The "Dragon City Years" that was castrated and tampered with was completely out of the director's original intention, and it also attracted a lot of negative reviews.

Johnnie To also filmed "Dark War"...

Zheng Baorui and Ye Weixin are obviously very interested in Brother Hu, and they both have ideas to go north to make films...

Du Qifeng hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer...

The expression is very excited...

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

The unscrupulous, shameless, and ruthless police officers just contrasted Ding Qing's deep affection and insignificant righteousness.Comparing the hatchback, Li Zicheng's ownership has been determined.

Rules are rules!

"Now that we've formally contacted you, go back and prepare one!"

Of course, what Shen Xudong said was very interesting.

"Um…"

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

Looking at the world or what is the popularity of Asia?
Ya is a cool film, let's not discuss the depth or anything...

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

Shen Xudong had no objection, he just said: "But when used in love, it can be used all over the world, because love is a beautiful thing all over the world!"

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

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

……

Ok?
It seems that the one who wants to hit the moon is a bunch of explosions!
Election of the lantern, and the chief designer of Liansheng's manned moon landing... a string of explosions!
The election ghost said that "Underworld" supported Big D, and "Underworld: Peace is the Most Valuable" supported Ale's re-election. The result was that the two were not only not elected, but both died in the end. …

"This is interesting!"

"You can also..."

What about "New World"?

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

and also…

"New World" can't pass the review, and it's useless for anyone to play it. Back then, Jackie Chan was in full swing, and "Shinjuku Incident" couldn't be screened.

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

It's outrageous, can Martin Scorsese buy the copyright and get Leonardo and Damon to remake the film, is it comparable to "New World"?
"New World" is played by only a few people in Korea and China.

The biggest pain for the hero Li Zicheng is that Section Chief Jiang and Director Gao and others use undercover secrets to threaten him from time to time to serve the police...

"...Are you trying to combine this concept with love?"

Of course, Underworld won nothing at Cannes...

Shen Xudong didn't hide it this time, and directly talked about the plot of "New World"...

'Ale, he is really thinking about the community. He said that when he becomes a talker, he will lead the community to the moon! '

Even though Tony Leung played Chen Yongren, no matter how hard and tired he was, he never wavered in his identification with the identity of the police and "institutional justice".

Johnny To also nodded: "I want to go to the mainland to make a movie, so I have to abide by the rules of the mainland...he understands better than you!"

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

"Time loop?"

Not even the rights to sell well!
So, "Underworld 3" has never been filmed...

"...borrowed a bit."

But it's not far from epic...

However, the second part obviously elevates this story, and discusses political issues more deeply, and even combines many topics together...

Still pretty amazing!
However, Shen Xudong was puzzled, 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 don't know if there is a chance to direct..."

(End of this chapter)