Chapter 147: Liu Tao and Yuan Li
"Infernal Affairs" is a hit at the box office in Xiangjiang, and it is also a hit in the mainland. X
In order to allow "Infernal Affairs" to pass the review smoothly in the mainland, Lin Cheng used Huo Yingdong's relationship to open up the checkpoint of the State Administration of Optoelectronics, so that "Infernal Affairs" could enter the domestic distribution as an imported film in Hong Kong.
Lin Cheng can be regarded as investing in contacts in advance, and instructed Huo Wenxi to do everything possible to get to know Han Sanping, who was known as the "mountain carving" of Chinese films in later generations, and pulled Han Sanping into the chariot of "Infernal Affairs" by making concessions, so that the domestic film scheduling rate of "Infernal Affairs" reached 38%.
This film schedule is undoubtedly the treatment of imported blockbusters, and none of the films in the same period has surpassed it. Mainland cinema companies also need to make a profit, and the cinema CEOs have seen the finished film long before the release of "Infernal Affairs", and they are full of confidence in the quality of "Infernal Affairs".
At this time, Leung Chiu-wai's influence in the mainland was far inferior to Andy Lau's, Leung Chiu-wai was well-known in the mainland, and it was not until 2000 that he won the Cannes Best Actor with "In the Mood for Love" and starred in Zhang Guoshi's blockbuster "Hero" in 2002 before he became a well-known top superstar in the mainland.
When "Infernal Affairs 3" was released in 2003, Leung Chaowei's popularity in the mainland had caught up with Andy Lau, so their status was equal when they were promoted, and they belonged to the model of two heroes standing side by side.
But now it is only 1997, and Liang Chaowei's influence in the mainland can only be said to be a little famous, and it cannot be compared with Andy Lau at all. Since the concept of the Four Heavenly Kings of Xiangjiang began to flow into the mainland in 92, the Four Heavenly Kings have become the top superstars in the mainland.
Lin Cheng remembers very well that when he was in elementary school and junior high school, almost all of his classmates' schoolbags and stationery boxes were patterned with the Four Heavenly Kings standing side by side. In the mainland, the popularity of the four heavenly kings of Xiangjiang at that time was just like the four major traffic niches in the mainland in later generations, and even surpassed.
Since Andy Lau has such a huge appeal in the mainland, the promotion of "Infernal Affairs" in the mainland will naturally be dominated by Andy Lau, although he is a little aggrieved, Leung Chiu-wai can only accept the arrangement of Feilong Media, and can only act as Andy Lau's wingman and play a supporting role when promoting in the mainland.
In order to achieve a good box office in the mainland, Lin Cheng contacted the crew with the three most popular variety shows in the mainland, namely CCTV's "Zhengda Variety Show", Mango Satellite TV's "Happy Camp" and Southeast Satellite TV's "Happy 100".
At present, the most influential of the three major variety shows is undoubtedly CCTV's "Zhengda Variety Show", Mango Satellite TV's "Happy Camp" and Southeast Satellite TV's "Happy 100" are neck and neck.
In the later generations of the red foot for 20 years of "Happy Camp", the host at this time is still Li Xiang and Haibo, and the famous teacher He is still in CCTV's children's program "Big Windmill" with Uncle Dong Hao and Scarab as the host.
Mr. He has not yet revealed the nature of the fire, but has only made a name for himself in children's programs, and now people call him "caterpillar" when they see him.
He and Dong Hao and Scarab are classic partners, Lin Cheng was quite addicted to cartoons when he was in junior high school, and CCTV's "Big Windmill" is a must-see program in every issue.
Lin Cheng knew that Mr. He would leave CCTV soon and come to Mango Satellite TV to co-host "Happy Camp" with Li Xiang, and was about to embark on the road of becoming popular, of course Lin Cheng would not let go of such a potential stock, and at his suggestion, when Huo Wenxi went to the capital to negotiate with Han Sanping, he signed Mr. He's brokerage contract by the way.
The mainland premiere of "Infernal Affairs" was held in Beijing, and Mr. He served as the host of the premiere.
Of course, Mr. He is often accused of kneeling and licking stars because of his consistent good temper, but Lin Cheng has known Mr. He for more than 20 years, so he naturally knows that Mr. He is not kneeling and licking, but his attitude towards people has always been to make people feel comfortable, regardless of whether he is a top superstar or a newcomer.
However, Mr. He's other fat partner later was a little disgusting, and he actually made a disgusting act of kneeling to the stick star in front of everyone, which not only lost his national personality but also lost his personality, such a person is really contemptible.
Getting back to the point, after the "Infernal Affairs" crew took turns on the publicity bombardment of "Zhengda Variety Show", "Happy Camp" and "Happy 100", at this time, the people of the whole country already knew the news that "Infernal Affairs" would be released on October 1, especially Andy Lau's fan group, which was about to be overjoyed.
"Haha, in the past, Andy could only be seen in pirated discs, but I didn't expect Andy to appear on the big screen in China, after watching pirated versions for so many years, this time we must go to the cinema in person to support Andy's movies. ”
"Infernal Affairs" will be released in Hong Kong and the mainland at the same time, now we don't have to envy the audience in Hong Kong, we can see Andy's superb acting skills for the first time!"
"I watched "Happy Camp" to learn the news that Andy's movie is about to be released, Andy is so funny in the fast book! I didn't expect him to be a superstar, but he has no shelf at all, and he also takes great care of the audience, I envy the live audience of the fast book, and can actually witness Andy's real people!"
""Infernal Affairs" is about to be released, why don't we join forces with a few Andy fan groups and charter the movie theater together to support Andy!"
"What a good idea! It seems that the movie theater sells group tickets, and you can get a 20% discount. I inquired, the ticket price of "Infernal Affairs" is 15 yuan, and the discount is only 12 yuan, and middle school students can afford this ticket price!"
"It's so cheap, I thought it would cost at least a few dozen yuan to watch a movie in the cinema, and I must be included in the charter!"
"Me too!"
"Add me one!"
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At the same time, in the lounge of the office building of Feilong Media Company, Liu Tao flipped through the newspaper that published a large advertisement for "Infernal Affairs" and said: "Sister Yuan Li, our company's "Infernal Affairs" is about to be released. ”
"What kind of film is "Infernal Affairs"?" Yuan Li has been debuting for three years, and there has been no good development, until last month, Huo Wenxi, the general manager of Feilong Media, signed her, and made her the heroine of a big production.
This big production is adapted from the series of the same name created by Hai Yan "Never Look Away", after Feilong Media won the adaptation rights of "Never Look Away", it invited Zhao Baogang, a famous name in the industry, to direct this play, Yuan Li will play the heroine of this play, and cooperate with Lu Yi and Su Jin.
is different from the previous life, in the previous life, Su Jin played the female number one Ou Qingchun, and Yuan Li played the female second Ouyang Lanlan, but in this life it was reversed, Lin Cheng thought that since Yuan Li was an actor under his company, of course he had to support his own people, and personally named Yuan Li as the female number one in "Never Look Away", Zhao Baogang's arms couldn't reach his thighs, so he could only let Su Jin bring him as the female number two.
And the male number one is naturally Lu Yi, according to the list provided by Lin Cheng, Huo Wenxi easily found Lu Yi, who was extremely outstanding, from the Magic Capital Drama Academy, and let him play the leading role in "Never Look Away" after signing the agency contract.
Yuan Li attaches great importance to the drama "Never Look Away", judging from the perspective of her debut three years ago, this drama has the potential to be a big hit, as long as she acts in this drama well, she believes that she will become an instant hit.
So as long as she has time, she will figure out the script of "Never Look Away" and devote all her energy to the play "Never Look Away".
Liu Tao took Yuan Li's hand and said: "Sister Yuan Li, this is a police film about undercover agents, which is somewhat similar to the plot of "Never Look Away", why don't we go to the cinema to learn together and see how the people of Xiangjiang make such a police movie." ”
As soon as Yuan Li heard that "Infernal Affairs" was similar to "Never Look Away", she immediately became moved, but she really wanted to see how the people of Xiangjiang made undercover films about police and bandits, so as to learn from Xiangjiang movies.
At this time, Xiangjiang Film and Television is several times better than that in China, and any 18th-tier star in Xiangjiang is treated higher in China than domestic first-line stars, so it is not ashamed to learn from Xiangjiang Film.
In addition, Yuan Li really couldn't stand Liu Tao's soft grinding and hard bubbles, so she nodded and said: "Okay, but we have to call Xiaoyi and the baby to go together, especially Xiaoyi, the role he plays has a role in breaking into the drug trafficking group, let him take a good look at how the undercover agents in Xiangjiang get by." ”
Liu Taojiao said angrily: "I really convinced you, I can't do anything without acting!"
Yuan Li said sourly: "I'm not as blessed as you, as soon as I debuted, I was highly praised by Feilong Media, I have debuted for three years, and I am twenty-four years old, if I don't become popular, I will be old!"
Liu Taojiao smiled: "Sister Yuan Li, don't sour me, I'm just emerging in a sitcom now, like you will be the heroine of a big production as soon as you sign a contract with the company." ”
Yuan Li pointed her finger at Liu Tao's forehead, and scolded with a smile: "Are you still up-and-coming? You don't want to see how popular "Foreign Daughter-in-law Local Lang" is in eastern Guangdong, everyone calls you the third sister-in-law when you go out on the street, even if it is a big domestic star, you don't have such treatment!"
Liu Tao grinned and said, "Okay, Sister Yuan Li, you can spare me, didn't you say that you should ask Shang Lu Yi to go to the movies with the baby?
Yuan Li scolded with a smile: "Okay, you dead girl, you actually summoned me, you proposed to go to the movie, of course you went to call them, and I went to change clothes!"