Hollywood has a lot of respect for copyright and maintains great respect for the original creators.

If it is an adapted movie, the author will definitely be invited to appear frequently and use the momentum of the movie to help him promote. If it is a remake of the movie, it will definitely promote the original movie in a high-profile manner.

In the past few years, Hollywood has remade many overseas films, and it has become a common practice to hold high-profile film events in the country where the original film was created.

Whether the movie is good or bad, both sides can maintain the greatest respect for each other.

But this time the premiere in Hong Kong was really annoying.

The movie is over, and the collective does not applaud?

Hong Kong filmmakers, such a bad taste?

Definitely not.

Even if they have bad tastes, there should be at least politeness, even if they are not satisfied with "The Departed", the applause they should have is indispensable, which is the basic etiquette agreed upon in the industry.

The quiet appearance in the screening room is likely to be deliberate for a long time.

Martin Scorsese's face is very ugly.

Tang En made a downward gesture to reassure him, and then looked at Boss Lin on the right.

He is the big boss of Media Asia Films and the copyright owner of "Infernal Affairs".

A big man like Boss Lin, of course, can't be like those ridiculous filmmakers, who are about to go crazy, he is already very fat, his chest rises and falls obviously, and he is extremely angry, as if he is about to have a heart attack, and curses in a low voice: "Dead boy!

"Mr. Lin, you don't know?" Tang En asked with an indifferent face.

Boss Lin held back his anger and said in a low voice, "Mr. Walker, I'm really sorry, today's incident ...... I really don't know at all. ”

After the film is screened, there will be a series of activities, and the main creators of "The Departed" will take the stage to discuss the film with filmmakers from the Hong Kong government.

But now it's clearly being targeted.

This group of stupid filmmakers seems to want to prove the power and myth of Hong Kong films by suppressing a top Hollywood movie, and restore the dignity and international fame that Hong Kong government films deserve.

It's ridiculous.

The dog jumped off the wall in a hurry.

How arrogant does this have to be?

Tang En's face was a little cold, and he said lightly: "In the past 20 years, the Hong Kong government has become a trendsetter of the times, creating the myth of Hong Kong films, but raising a group of arrogant filmmakers. I've heard that some filmmakers have gone north to the mainland to film, but as a result, they have been arrogant and abducted from mainland film companies? There are even Hong Kong government celebrities who have beaten mainland actors with a team of martial arts fingers, is it true?"

In the past, the mainland's film market, although backward, ignorant, and derailed from the world.

But closure also has the advantage of being closed, that is, it will be relatively clean, like a blank sheet of paper.

The people who painted on this blank piece of paper were the first batch of Hong Kong filmmakers to enter the mainland.

Jiang Zhiqiang brought the international trend, bringing popular films such as "Hero", "Ambush on All Sides", and "Lust/Caution", instead of "Red Sorghum" and "Sunny Day", which are full of local colors, which really made Chinese films break out of the country and go to the world.

made a huge contribution.

However, the Hong Kong government filmmakers have brought more of a miasma.

For example, the increasingly popular "godfather culture" and "star culture", such as movie money laundering, film industry money, and movie pit money......

Money laundering and money laundering are easy to understand.

What does it mean to use movies to make money?

To put it bluntly, it is to pit investors' money.

Because of the huge success of "Hero", a strong wave of movie craze has arisen in the mainland. "Hero", which is hard to find, has reopened many movie theaters that have closed or changed their careers.

Coupled with the promotion of national policies, such a good market situation has naturally attracted the attention of many investors, hoping to invest money in movies.

Filmmakers from the mainland...... is also relatively "green", and I don't know much about the doorway of the movie.

The filmmakers in the Hong Kong government are well-informed, have dealt with the black community for decades, and have used all kinds of means. As long as you can make money, you don't care about morality and the legal system.

For example, a movie convinces investors to invest 20 million yuan.

No scripts, no stars, no plans, no storyboards...... You only need to find a few foreign movies with similar themes, casually extract some plots, and save them up.

The jargon is called "saving movies".

As a result, the movie failed, and the box office was only 200,000.

According to the normal understanding, the movie lost extremely miserably and vomited blood.

However, the Hong Kong government filmmakers were able to hold a celebration party.

Why?

The investment in this movie is 20 million yuan, but in fact, the cost of a serious movie may only be 200 yuan. The remaining 18 million yuan was skillfully accounted for by the crew and reimbursed through various means. (That's the disadvantage of not having a third-party company such as an insurance company to oversee the guarantee.) ）

Meals: 3 million.

Oil money: 2 million.

Tents: 200,000.

Mineral water: 100,000 ......

By making this movie, the filmmakers have easily earned 18 million.

As for the box office, it has nothing to do with them.

All kinds of bad habits make people miserable and helpless.

Openness not only means absorbing enough excellent information ideas from overseas, but also dross and evil.

Boss Lin is the big boss of the Hong Kong government, and his strategic vision is very high.

The entertainment industry is just an insignificant side hustle for him, and the reason why he took control of Media Asia Film Company in 2000, when Hong Kong government films were already in decline, was because he took a fancy to the mainland market and did what he liked.

Tang En's words, Boss Lin also knew some inside information, shook his head, and said, "Hey, it's all young people who are ignorant. Otherwise, that's the end of today's event, I'll look into it and promise to give you a satisfactory answer!"

"Stop, why stop?" Tang En glanced at him, his face was cold, and his body exuded an aura and coercion that could not be concealed, "Is it provocative? Okay, I want to see what means these Hong Kong filmmakers who are jumping over the wall in a hurry can come up with!"

After speaking, he stood up and beckoned the crew of "The Departed" to come to the stage one after another.

The event continues!

The filmmakers in the Hong Kong government did not start shelling as soon as they came up, and the questions asked were quite normal.

"I have a question for Leonardo. We know that your role in "The Departed" is actually Tony Liang from "Infernal Affairs", what do you think of his performance?" a reporter from the South China Morning Post was the first to ask.

Leonardo replied seriously: "Tony is a great actor, he is one of the best actors in Hong Kong, his performance in "Infernal Affairs" is very wonderful, when I received this script, I have watched "Infernal Affairs" more than ten times. Among them, Tony Leung's performance is the most deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. ”

Unexpectedly, the next question was full of gunpowder: "You have watched "Infernal Affairs" so many times, but why haven't you learned the charm of Tony Liang's acting skills? Your performance in "The Departed" completely subverts this characterization, superficial and extroverted, lacking the depth and restraint of Eastern philosophy. ”

It was the first time Leonardo had encountered this situation, and he was directly stunned.

I was overwhelmed.

Is there still such a question?

What about the quality of a journalist?

Tang En frowned, stretched out his hand to bring the microphone, and didn't need to communicate in English, and replied directly in Mandarin: "Different movies have different character settings." Tony's performance was good, and Leon's performance was equally impressive. It is a Hollywood movie that does not need to cater to Eastern culture. ”

"Sir, can you speak English?"

"You don't understand Mandarin?"

"This is the Hong Kong government. ”

"You don't even know Mandarin, and you are still qualified to talk about Eastern philosophy? Hehe, this friend, if you have time to learn English, you might as well learn Mandarin more. If you want to cater to the European and American markets, but also want to return to the oriental culture, step on two boats and be careful of capsizing. ”

Don didn't tear his face, and replied with a smile.

However, the verbal tension between the words is very obvious.

directly made the atmosphere in the hall cold.

Some people can't understand Mandarin, but some people can.

The spearhead is directed at Donne!

"Hello Mr. Walker, I'm Miao Hua, a screenwriter from the Hong Kong Screenwriters Association. I know that you are not only the star of "The Departed", but also the producer of the movie. However, the central idea and artistic atmosphere of "The Departed" are too far behind "Infernal Affairs", and there is no essence of the Hong Kong version at all. Don't you think you should be primarily responsible?" a bespectacled lady stood up quickly.

"Art?" Don's expression was a little strange, and he didn't know if the other party was pretending to be confused, or if he really didn't understand the movie, so he was comparing the artistry of "The Departed" and "Infernal Affairs", so he twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "I don't quite understand what you mean." ”

The other party said: ""Infernal Affairs" is not an action drama, but a restrained psychological drama. But I watched your remake of "The Departed"...... The whole article is full of swear words such as 'you' and 'you', and the emotions are very exciting, and there is no portrayal of Tony Liang and Andy Liu's inner composure in "Infernal Affairs", which is too superficial. ”

Don blinked and said, "What is film art? Restraint is art, violence is not art? This lady, I think your understanding of film art may have fallen into a misunderstanding. It's actually very simple, you just need to understand that "The Departed" is the work of Martin Scorsese, and that's enough. 'Martin Scorsese' is synonymous with cinema in today's world. ”

The other party snorted and said unconvinced: """The Departed" is director Scorsese's most superficial commercial work, and Scorsese's gangster work that really compares with the core of "Infernal Affairs" is "Goodfellas". "The Departed" is not in the stream at all. ”

Don was stunned.

Really?

Crazy, right?

"The Departed" is certainly not as good as "Goodfellas", but what kind of movie is "Goodfellas"? In the history of cinema, it is an epic movie that can be on a par with movies like "The Godfather", "The Samurai", "The Shining", and "Star Wars"!

The reason why movies become movies is because of the emergence of a group of founding ancestors.

"Goodfellas" is a pioneering film, which is very groundbreaking in terms of film technology, genre, shooting techniques, etc., and is highly respected in the director's circle and has been repeatedly paid tribute to in many film shots.

Equating "Infernal Affairs" with "Goodfellas" is out of your mind, right?

There is no film school in the Hong Kong government, and 99% of filmmakers are from wild roads, which leads to the lack of sufficient film theory foundation in the Hong Kong government.

Of course, the elite in the wild road, lacking the shackles of traditional concepts, may have a higher pattern and better development. But this is only a very small number after all, and most of the wild people are almost equivalent to liars.

Tang En was a little confused, he really had a feeling that the screenwriter in front of him was an opportunistic liar. It is the cannon fodder thrown out by the Hong Kong Screenwriters Association in response to the call.

To be able to say such ridiculous things is simply to show off the lower limit of IQ.

Tang En was originally a little angry in his heart, but when he heard this, he was about to be amused, "Ahem...... That ...... "Infernal Affairs" does have extraordinary significance for Hong Kong films, and it is the peak of Hong Kong films, just like the impact of "Goodfellas" on films around the world. In this sense, your words are not unreasonable. However, the former corresponds to the Hong Kong government, and the latter corresponds to the whole world. ”

Immediately, another young man from the Producers' Guild stepped forward and vetoed: "Mr. Walker, I have a lot of respect for you, but I can't say that. It is true that Hollywood can radiate the whole world, but Hong Kong films are not limited to the Hong Kong government, and the entire Asian film is influenced by Hong Kong films. In the two films "The Departed" and "Infernal Affairs", there is no doubt that in the Asian region, "Infernal Affairs" is more popular with fans!"

Donne's eyes widened and he looked at him in surprise, "Have you done your investigation?"

"Does this still need to be investigated? Hollywood has begun to dominate Asia in the past decade, and Hong Kong films have influenced Asian films for 40 years! Asian movie fans prefer the style of Hong Kong films!"

"You're confident!"

Don shook his head, "I'm sorry, but I'm sorry, you're not telling the truth. As far as I know, the influence of Hong Kong films in Asia ...... Except for the Hong Kong government, no other country or region is a match for Hollywood. ”

The other party's face immediately turned red, and he said excitedly: "Mr. Walker, don't change the topic! We are talking about "Infernal Affairs" and "The Departed", not Hong Kong films and Hollywood!"

Tang En said lightly: "Okay, then let's just talk about "Infernal Affairs" and "The Departed". Do you think Asian movie fans will prefer Infernal Affairs?"

The other party smiled confidently: "Of course! "Infernal Affairs" is more in line with the humanistic philosophy of the East, and the feelings are more delicate, especially the presentation of psychological portrayal and fatalism. ”

Don shook his head, took out a small card from his arms, and said, "This is the set of data I got this morning." "Infernal Affairs" grossed $4 million in Japan, and "The Departed" grossed $12.72 million in eight days after its release in Japan. "Infernal Affairs" grossed $870,000 in South Korea, and "The Departed" grossed $2.3 million in three days after its release in South Korea. South Asia is all English-speaking areas, needless to say. Today, "The Departed" will also be released on Treasure Island, guess what, "The Departed" and "Infernal Affairs" will be at the box office on Treasure Island, who is higher and who is lower?"

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors