Almost no one believed it, the day after the Oscars ended, Wang Yang took off his fancy clothes and put on casual clothes to work as usual, of course, he had to take time to be interviewed by media from all over the United States and around the world, talking about the mood of winning the award, talking about future plans, talking about work and family...... As the days passed, these baskets of problems gradually decreased, and the follow-up reports such as tidbits, reviews, and interviews for this year's Oscars came to an end.

Wang Yang is relieved to this, the lively awards season is finally over, he can focus more on various tasks, several movies to be produced, two films to be produced, as well as TV series, and several companies, he feels like a spinning top, constantly spinning around, and he is really a TOP captain.

Compared with the orderly preparation of "I Am Legend", the American version of "Infernal Affairs" is very fast, Wang Yang has interviewed Zhuang Wenqiang and Mak Zhaohui several times and discussed some issues of script adaptation, the story time is set at a subtle middle point, neither as long as ten years, nor as short as one year or two years, Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming are at a juncture, and they will not be flustered to neurotic, nor will they be calm and calm like Schofield, more like a normal young man.

"Man, once forced to be separated from his familiar life, is doomed to a tragic end. That's what Infernal Affairs screenwriter William Monaghan wanted to say, and this theme runs through the entire film, forming the difference between the two versions.

It can be said that "Infernal Affairs" tells a story that is not much different from "Infernal Affairs", a group of similar characters, but it is not mainly about human nature, good and evil, it focuses more on the importance of identity, you lose your identity and are forced to live a life that deviates from your expectations, you are finished, you will be a dead person (The-Departed), which is also one of the reasons why "Colin Sullivan" (Liu Jianming) died at the end of the ending.

To better achieve this theme, "Infernal Affairs" was set to be brutal and brutal, which is exactly the style that Scorsese excels at, such as his vulgar and wild film history classic "The Way of Thieves".

The script is impersonal, and the screenwriter does not intend to make the relationship between the characters too complicated, so the relationship between Billy and the police officer is very weak, and Sullivan is just a pawn of the gang boss, so Martin Scorsese generally pursues a sense of "isolation", Billy, who has lost his identity, is in pain and constantly wants to get his identity back, he is like a lost dog, a reservoir dog, but Lenando still overplayed.

is also for the sake of ruthlessness, and there is no sensationalism in all aspects, for example, when Officer Huang fell to his death in "Infernal Affairs", he used slow motion + flashback camera + mourning, Chen Yongren was stunned, and at that moment he was only sad for Officer Huang's death; Billy panicked, he was both saddened by the death of the police officer and thought of his terrible situation, not because the director did not understand emotion, but because the latter pursued the feeling of watching the movie to suppress horror rather than sadness and sadness, which is the difference caused by different themes.

On the other hand, it focuses on the situation in the dark corners of the city and the country, so there is the collusion between the FBI and the gang boss, and there is the mouse in the ending scene, which seems to say "This country is full of rats", and it seems to say "The rat has its identity, it is a corner rat, so it is alive." ”

If "Infernal Affairs" is "Thieves and Thieves", taking a rough and true route, then "Infernal Affairs" is "The Godfather", taking a literary and poetic route.

The Buddha said: "Eternal life is never dead, and longevity is the great calamity in the infernal hell." "The Infernal Hell is one of the most bitter hells in Buddhism, suffering for eternity and suffering without reincarnation and liberation. This is the description of the lives of the two undercover agents in "Infernal Affairs", and it is also an interpretation of the ending, which focuses on the inner world of the two undercover agents who are struggling and painful, as well as various emotional entanglements, and the theme is human nature, good and evil, karma.

The choice of good and evil is only between a thought, a thought becomes justice, a thought becomes evil, but this thought often determines a person's life, the so-called "one wrong step, one wrong step; one wrong, all over the world", the most painful thing in the world is nothing more than "there was a sincere love in front of me ......", but any choice, any thing can only look back and can not be repeated, there will be no chance.

This is also the reason for a conversation between the two on the rooftop: "Give me a chance." "How can I give you a chance?", "I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to be a good person." "Okay, go tell the judge and see if he lets you be a good person!", "That's to let me die!", "I'm sorry, I'm a police officer. "Who knows?"

If you watch "Infernal Affairs" with the theme and emotion of "Infernal Affairs", then the latter is indeed a bad movie, and vice versa, if you want to enjoy two good movies, you can't simply put them together for comparison. However, according to the original evaluation response, some Asian audiences inevitably had preconceived ideas about "Infernal Affairs", and at the beginning they identified some things that "Infernal Affairs" should not have, such as Jianghu morality, brotherhood, etc.

This is not surprising, similar situations will happen with any adaptation and remake, like which version of "Planet of the Apes" is better? Which is the scarier Japanese version or the American version of "Midnight Bells"?

Wang Yang knows that this situation will definitely happen "again", especially the Asian audience's mind is more delicate, and there are more "bonds" in culture, gangster films are indistinguishable from good and evil, and bad guys also have morality, not just "business is business", so they like to savor the artistic conception, instead of 237 FUCK and 22 UNT in the whole film, "Infernal Affairs" Chen Yongren died at the end, Liu Jianming did not die, this is also Eastern philosophy, the dead are actually liberated, but the living continue to suffer.

He has something he wants to say and something he wants to portray, which is probably the middle value of the two, neither simple and rude, nor literary and poetic, he wants to explore the inner world of the two, but also has a lonely and depressed view.

In order to have a stronger sense of substitution, Wang Yang is not ready to be sensational, but some emotional details need to be portrayed well, giving the two male protagonists a large enough space to play and showing their complex hearts.

The adaptation framework of the script has been finalized, and the era is set in New York in the 80s, mainly to avoid some modern high-tech, and to make the film have a specific era atmosphere, not as unusual as "now". The outline of some of the main characters and main scenes has been listed, which is enough for each department to carry out the preparation work such as scene selection, set, props, costumes, etc., and the character lines and scene details can be slowly supplemented and modified. The point is that he has to explain the idea and intention to the departments so that everyone understands what he wants.

However, the title of this FF American version of "Infernal Affairs" has still not been determined, and the distribution department is very anxious.

No matter how busy he is, Gyro has time to stop and rest, and Wang Yang will not allow himself to neglect his family.

"JAN, SHALL WE HAVE ANOTHER BABY NEXT YEAR?"

At night, in the fresh and warm baby room, Wang Yang, who was teasing his daughter, was surprised when he heard Jessica's words full of anticipation: "Next year?" Keke, who was picked up by him from the baby bed, blinked her big eyes, "Oh oh yes" and was learning to speak, Jessica glanced at her daughter, wearing a light brown dress with a baby bear pattern, chubby and really cute, she had a sweet smile on her face, her eyes were shining and she looked at him, and said: "We set the due date for October, when Keke was almost 2 years old and knew how to take care of herself." ”

Jessica really didn't think there was anything wrong with her, after her mother gave birth to her, Joshua was born a little over 14 months later, she was only 1 year and 2 and a half months old!

"Think about it, how could our 2-year-old Juno not be able to cope with it?" Jessica made an exaggerated grimace, causing Keke to laugh crisply, as if agreeing with her mother's words, and she continued with great interest: "With this experience, I think I can do better during pregnancy, and then Keke will have a sister or brother, hehe!" She laughed intoxicatedly, and the image of Dragging Keke and holding the baby appeared in front of her...... Seeing that Wang Yang didn't say anything, she suddenly pursed her mouth coquettishly and hugged his arm: "The baby is so cute! I really want to give birth to another one!

Looking at her mother's "weird" appearance, Keke laughed funny, and moved her little arms and feet, and immediately she was already happy: "Babbling!! Unexpectedly, Keke was even happier immediately, and her big eyes were bent into crescents: "Babbling!!!!!——!"

"Rebellious girl. Both of them couldn't help but laugh happily, the bad little Juno.

Wang Yang hugged Xiao Juno and walked out of the room, thinking about her plan, of course, it is not to give birth to a baby immediately, the expected date of delivery is in October next year, when it comes to the pregnancy stage of the bulging belly, Keke is already more than a year old, it will not be inconvenient, and it is very suitable to have a sister and brother at the age of 2. He likes babies like children, with the current family situation, it is no problem to have a few more babies, he nodded: "I agree that there is no problem with Keke, you know I like babies, but ......"

Jessica knew what he was but, and frowned in distress for a while, as if a basin of cold water was poured on her head, "Firefly 2" will be filmed next year! There is also a mysterious comedy he said, which can be pushed off, but "Firefly 2" cannot. "Hey, what should I do?" Jessica ran out of ideas, not to mention that there must be a lot of martial arts scenes, even if there are only literary dramas, with the experience of being tired and sick during the filming of "Firefly", she doesn't dare to take risks, if she is so tired that she has a miscarriage, it is the most terrifying thing.

"Well......" Wang Yang knows this, and understands her mind, this is like making a movie, after accumulating enough experience in the first part, she has to carry out a more comprehensive and perfect prenatal education and fetal education for the "second part", and there is no work to provide enough time, and she has to take care of Keke. Maybe in the future, I will get tired of giving birth to one child at a time, and I want to have a "simultaneous shooting" twin for the third child. However, next year, her work schedule is very full, especially since Reva is the main role, and it is definitely impossible to change the role now, he asked: "It's better to get pregnant after filming "Firefly 2"? ”

"Firefly 2" is scheduled to start filming in May next year, and will be released in June 2008, the filming cycle will take at least 4 months, maybe 5 months, that is, you can't get pregnant before September, and the two babies will be born at the end of the summer of 08.

came to the living room sofa and sat down, Wang Yang told her these in detail, and unveiled a layer of mystery, the comedy is called "Bridesmaids", yes, it is about being a bridesmaid, and it should be filmed in the first season of next year.

"Hmm. But Jessica was in a melancholy mood at the moment, with no interest or joy, and her eyebrows were getting tighter and tighter, the end of the summer of 2008! Jessica smiled again and said, "I know! Let's talk about it after the shooting, but I'll state it first." She had a serious expression: "The summer of '07 to '08 was my pregnancy. ”

What she meant, of course, was that he didn't keep himself too busy during that time and couldn't come back to "shoot at the same time". Wang Yang rubbed her hair solemnly and nodded her head: "Understood." He smiled and said, "But I also have a plan, you know that I have been preparing to shoot an IMAX-3D movie, which will be released in 09, and I already have a general idea, and I was going to invite you to play the heroine's ......"

"What?" Jessica's eyes widened and she waved her hand, "No, don't look for me! ”

Wang Yang looked at her with a serious attitude, and said slowly: "Jesse, in the next few years, Flame will work with several IMAX companies to promote theater owners in North America and the world to upgrade the projection system and open IMAX giant screen halls, and Fox is also ready to do so, because they have communicated with IMAX companies, and by 09 years, the number of 3D theaters and IMAX-3D theaters will be many, many ...... Do you know what that means?" Jessica shook her head without speaking, and Wang Yang's voice was first low and then high: "That 3D movie will be more successful than "Firefly", and people will run to the cinema to watch it like crazy, like crazy!"

"Wow. Jessica sighed, is it more successful than Firefly? So what, she hugged his arm and snuggled up for a moment, letting out a silly laugh: "I'm going to have a baby." ”

“OK。 Wang Yang smiled and nodded at her, giving birth to a baby or filming, let's talk about it then! He rubbed her hair again, making the headband fall off, Keke, who was watching all this, suddenly babbled and laughed, Jessica gave him a blank look, put the headband on Keke's head gently, and asked: "Will it be busy?" Under Keke's happy laughter, Wang Yang smiled: "I think it's okay, it won't be worse than now, haha!"

When the filming of "I Am Legend" is completed next year, he will start to officially prepare for the 3D project while doing post-production, and start shooting at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 07, otherwise the time is really tight, after all, he has to race against the ambitious "Avatar".

In fact, Wang Yang also took into account one point, he publicly said early on that he wanted to make 3D films, and the research and development technology actions in the past two years have to cooperate with IMAX and other graphics companies and camera companies, so naturally they can't hide from industry insiders, everyone knows that "Magic Yang really wants to make 3D films", which is actually not unusual, "Beowulf" (full motion capture + 3D), which is scheduled to be released in November next year, "Adventure in the Center of the Earth", which is also in preparation (started filming in June 06, released in September 08, and "Avatar" A genre of 3D technology) are all 3D films, not to mention other post-productions.

His addition means one more, and it also means that he is optimistic. Although 20th Century Fox didn't know how crazy it was to eat the right 3D fruit for "Avatar", the huge investment and the push to upgrade the theatrical chain showed that they were not stupid, they knew how much difference there was between the first and second time, and what the "IMAX film" already said. So when the news of "Magical Yang 3D film is going to land in the summer vacation of 09" is made public, Fox may advance the release schedule of "Avatar" and grab him in front of him or collide head-on, so when the time comes...... Wang Yang didn't know what would happen, anyway, he was full of confidence, "Avatar" is coming, let's fight it again.

However, there are many different situations this time, because it is necessary to promote the theater chain to upgrade the projection system, and to face the PK with dozens of investors behind Fox and "Avatar", it is a very huge interest group, which is not enough for Flame Films to fight against, what secretly makes the bad is secondary, the problem lies in the formation of that storm! These investors are more or less the fuel that has caused various effects after the release, and it is precisely because of them that they have contributed to the fire, it is not "Beowulf", not "Adventure in the Center of the Earth", but "" Avatar drives people crazy.

More allies, more help, and more power, so for that 3D project, Flame Movies will pull Warner Bros. and other companies to invest together to form an interest group led by Flame, anyway, the budget of 3D films is large enough, and he believes that Warner Bros. They will be very happy, especially when "I Am Legend" is successful next year.

For now, the production of "I Am Legend" and "Infernal Affairs" is the most important thing he needs to do well, they each have difficult opponents, and Wang Yang does not allow any sloppiness and mistakes.

(To be continued)