"Sister Annie, the agent of the mainland running for approval, said that our "Infernal Affairs" does not conform to the main theme, has the image of beautifying the criminal, and arouses people's suspicion of sympathy and appreciation for the criminal, and suggests that we revise the script, especially the ending part, according to the ending of the current script, the good guy is dead, and the bad guy is at large, which is completely inconsistent with the mainland value orientation. “

Li Zihe has a strong execution ability, and quickly ran through the approval channels in the mainland, and sure enough, there were problems with the approval of the script of "Infernal Affairs".

Li Zihe, who was personally instructed by Zhao Shaodong, as the general manager of the company, is now standing calmly with Liu Ruoyi, the creative director, and is currently the real decision-maker behind the scenes to report on the progress.

"Is there any feedback on how to modify it to pass the mainland review?" Liu Ruoyi was not polite, she remembered that in the investigation she did in her previous life, it seemed that this blockbuster was not satisfactory at the box office in the mainland, but she didn't know why.

Now it seems that there was a problem with the censorship, and it is obvious that the version of the previous life must have been revised for the release in the mainland, but in this way, the best time for release has been completely lost, and piracy has long been all over the mountains, in this case, the box office can be high, then it is hell!

Fortunately, I found the big pit in advance according to the basic number of roads.

"The agent friend in the mainland said that the main part is the ending, and the bad guys must be punished, so as to conform to the mainstream values that good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and bad guys must die. "Li Zihe is still very reliable, and sure enough, there are suggestions for revision.

"Mr. Li, you are looking for a master to revise a version of this ending modification, and we will discuss the modification with the director and screenwriter when we go back, it is best to have the best of both worlds and unify a finale, it really doesn't work, we will shoot two different versions, we must ensure that it passes the mainland review, and ensure that it is released simultaneously in both sides of the strait and three places when it is released. ”

Liu Ruoyi doesn't know much about these either, but it doesn't prevent her from making the right decision.

"Okay, Sister Annie, in addition, Andy is in full swing planning for the Red Pavilion concert in May, if we want to push two newcomers from the mainland to sing as guests, we must hurry up and coordinate with Andy's team, otherwise it may be too late. ”

Li Zihe, who was responsible for the overseas record distribution part, was busy with the movie, and began to care about the promotion of Liu Kun and Han Hong as much as Chen Xin, knowing that Liu Ruoyi had a good relationship with several heavenly kings, and had confirmed that he would be an assistant guest, and they all thought that if Liu Kun and Han Hong could be brought along, it would naturally be beneficial to their promotion work.

"I know, but it's Liu Tianwang's concert, it's really hard for us to operate, let me think about it, don't consider this factor in your promotion and ranking activities, and move according to the routine operation. ”

Liu Ruoyi looked at Li Zihe with a headache, and beat her up one by one, although she couldn't say that it was wrong, but she couldn't do it without her help.

Anyway, there was no such off-the-counter factor in the previous life, Liu Kun and Han Hong finally became popular, Liu Ruoyi was not too worried, so let's spend money on promotion according to the conventional routine first.

The words of the big boss behind the scenes, of course, are the highest instructions for Li Zihe.

Now Aurora Culture has a much higher starting point than ordinary entertainment companies.

Not to mention the three movies invested, at present, Li Zihe is in the field he is most familiar with, and he found that the singers selected by Liu Ruoyi really have their own characteristics, Liu Kun and Han Hong's album samples Li Zihe has already gotten it, which is really quite level.

Especially Han Hong's "Red!", Li Zihe judged that there is a certain potential for fire overseas, and if the hype is good, the platinum record basically does not run!

It's not easy for a newcomer to get this result.

Don't expect every newcomer to be born like Liu Ruoyi, Liu Ruoyi's appearance, talent and opportunity are almost impossible to replicate.

A few days later.

Liu Ruoyi came to the director with the latest revised ending to discuss the revision of the script.

"Annie, why do you want to revise the finale?" Director Ye asked very puzzled with the revised script ending given by Liu Ruoyi.

The latest version of the finale is that Chen Yongren is not dead and is being sent to the hospital for rescue, while Liu Jianqiang was caught and waiting for severe punishment, basically sitting through the prison ending.

"Director Ye, we plan to release this film at the same time, and we must meet the different distribution review standards of the three places, not long ago we took the script to the mainland for filing and review, and the mainland put forward some important revisions, hoping that we will make changes, otherwise we will encounter many unnecessary obstacles when it is released in the future. ”

As a representative of the investor, Liu Ruoyi certainly has the right to speak on such a major issue.

But Ye Weiqiang, as a director, also has his own insistence.

"Annie, according to your current revised ending, Chen Yongren is not dead, Liu Jianqiang was arrested, of course, this can meet the mainland's censorship standards, but after such a revision, this movie will lose its most original meaning and the most wonderful contradictions. ”

Screenwriter Mak Zhaohe also commented.

Chen Yongren's eventual tragic death is the most important climactic part of the conflict that makes "Infernal Affairs" out of the general cop and gangster film The Great Perfection model of justice will eventually triumph over evil, and now to modify this ending, whether in terms of artistry or plot viewability, this is unacceptable.

Chen Yongren, the "good guy" of the undercover club, does not seem to be able to die.

Liu Ruoyi has a headache, if the "bad guy" Liu Jianming in the undercover police is killed together, all the main characters will die cleanly, and it seems that the follow-up development of this drama will be cut off.

This won't work either!

Liu Ruoyi is still waiting for the follow-up of development, and the priority investment and development rights have been won, so it is naturally impossible to dig her own grave.

Liu Ruoyi looked at this picture, and tried to recall what the ending of "Infernal Affairs" she had seen was exactly, because in later generations she saw the Internet gun version, which is the mainland version, but the time is a little long, and only a vague impression remains.

In the vague memory, it should be that Chen Yongren died, Liu Jianming was arrested, and then it was over.

But how Chen Yongren died and how Liu Jianming was arrested, Liu Ruoyi can't remember at all.

After all, she watched this film more than ten years ago before she traveled through her previous life.

"Director Ye, Brother He, can it be reasonably modified to such an ending as Chen Yongren is dead and Liu Jianming is arrested? ”

The details are not clear, Liu Ruoyi told the ending to see if these two experts can make up the details on their own.

Director Ye and Mak Zhaohe also have a bit of a headache in the face of the representatives of the financiers, of course, more importantly, in addition to their salaries, Aurora Culture promised to give 5% of the box office share as an additional dividend for directors and editors, which is also another important reason.

Even a "Forever" has won tens of millions of box office in the mainland, and Director Ye is confident that he will sell three times more than this big-budget film, these are all money.

"Of course, there is no problem with this modification to logically add some details, but I think the original version is better, the story tension and appeal are stronger, Annie, let's do this, what about our film, according to your modification suggestion, come up with a new ending and make a separate continental version, we simply shoot the two versions in parallel. ”

Director Ye is also a more flexible person, it is impossible to give up in the mainland market, and it is possible to give up two versions and make up some shots during shooting, so he quickly synthesized the opinions of both parties and came to his own conclusion.

It seems that "Infernal Affairs" still can't escape the fate of the two versions, and Liu Ruoyi lamented in her heart that there is nothing else to do, and there is no other better way.

That's it.

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