The background of "Infernal Affairs", whether it is out of respect for the original version or considering the issue of review, is set by Zhao Zhenghao in Xiangjiang at the beginning of this century.

The original "Infernal Affairs", there is no problem with setting such a background, because all its cast and crew are all Xiangjiang people, from the director to the actors, and even all the crew members are Xiangjiang people, which can ensure the original Xiangjiang flavor in the story.

But now, the crew of "Infernal Affairs" under Zhao Zhenghao, from the director to the actors, are all from the mainland of the Dragon Kingdom, and even the crew members are overwhelmingly mainlanders, only a few inconspicuous supporting roles, as well as miscellaneous people in the crew, are recruited from Xiangjiang.

With such a group of people, how to make a movie that conforms to the background of the times set by the film is the first problem that Zhao Zhenghao needs to solve.

The problems of the crew are easy to solve, Zhao Zhenghao is the director, screenwriter, and starring in this movie, and he is also the largest investor, he is the largest in the entire crew, and no one in the crew dares to blow up with him, whatever he says is what he says.

The most difficult thing to solve is the cognitive problem of the three main actors, Guo Ziping, Wang Bangmin, and Wu Hai.

Although they are all senior acting schools, as long as they understand the position, there will be no problems in performance, but the problem lies in their understanding.

None of them are from Xiangjiang, and they have no experience of living in Xiangjiang, so they have no understanding of the confrontation between police and bandits in Xiangjiang at the beginning of the century.

What they are familiar with is the situation of the Dragon Continent, which is now basically integrated with Xiangjiang and is not separated from each other, but at the beginning of the century, in the years when Xiangjiang just returned, there were still quite obvious differences between the two.

The most significant difference is that in the political system, under the system of the Dragon Kingdom Continent, like in "Infernal Affairs", it is impossible for the underworld to go undercover to the police!

Even if someone does this, it is impossible to succeed, because even if there are really underworld elements who have infiltrated the police, in such a large administrative area as the Dragon Kingdom, how to ensure that the underworld elements who have infiltrated the police have a connection with the original relationship is a big problem!

Even if the underworld elements who infiltrated the police were connected with the original relationship, it would not be easy to play a real undercover role, because the police system of the Dragon Kingdom was well-organized and divided into many parts, and the people inside the police station were in charge of each other.

Even if these are correct, the promotion system of the police system in the Dragon Kingdom Continent will also play a role that is enough to change the world!

In the Dragon Country Continent, it is basically impossible for a policeman about thirty years old to get into the position of department head, except for some technical positions.

All in all, if Guo Ziping, Wang Bangmin, and Wu Hai starred in "Infernal Affairs" according to their own understanding, there would be no problems with their acting skills, after all, their skills are there, but the effect presented will give people an obvious sense of dislocation.

Even ordinary movie fans may not feel this sense of dislocation, but in the eyes of professional film critics and insiders, this kind of dislocation is a big problem.

There is such a problem, and "Infernal Affairs" basically has no chance of winning the award.

Therefore, when Zhao Zhenghao arrived in Xiangjiang, he was not in a hurry to start filming, but first had to solve the cognitive problems of Guo Ziping, Wang Bangmin, and Wu Hai on "Infernal Affairs".

After a few days of script discussion, Guo Ziping, Wang Bangmin, and Wu Hai basically agreed with Zhao Zhenghao's performance requirements for "Infernal Affairs", and began to look for information, or find seniors to learn from experience, so as to complete the reconstruction of the characters as soon as possible.

In this regard, Zhao Zhenghao's preparations are very sufficient, and he has long asked Wang Yulan to hire several former bigwigs who have been involved in the underworld in Xiangjiang to have a discussion with Wu Hai; he also invited a senior detective from the Xiangjiang Police Station to discuss with Wang Bangmin, and also arranged for Guo Ziping to go to the Xiangjiang Police Station for a special internship to feel the police culture here that is different from that of the mainland of Longguo.

Although Zhao Zhenghao has confidence in the professionalism of Guo Ziping, Wang Bangmin, and Wu Hai, he believes that it will not take much time for them to complete the construction of their respective roles according to their own requirements, but no matter how short this time is, it will take ten days and half a month.

Although sharpening knives is not a mistake for woodcutters, there are hundreds of people in the entire crew, and they can't just wait.

Although the budget of the crew of "Infernal Affairs" is sufficient, and they don't care about the salary expenses and venue expenses of Bai and others these days, waste has never been Zhao Zhenghao's principle.

Anyway, he was idle, so Zhao Zhenghao asked Wang Yulan to try to shoot "Infernal Affairs 2" first.

The story of "Infernal Affairs 2" took place in the early nineties of the last century, at that time, when Xiangjiang was facing a return, people were panicking, and hundreds of ghosts were dancing, so the absurd thing that the underworld went undercover to the police.

"Infernal Affairs 2", mainly about the story of Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming, the two male protagonists of "Infernal Affairs", is more like a hodgepodge, constructing Huang Zhicheng, Han Chen, Ni Yongxiao, Han Chen's wife Marry, plus the group portraits of Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming in their youth.

In terms of character relationships, "Infernal Affairs 2" is more complex than "Infernal Affairs", and the difficulty of filming is also greater.

Zhao Zhenghao himself did not have the energy to direct "Infernal Affairs 2", and originally planned to invite a director from Xiangjiang to direct, but after Wang Yulan learned of this situation, she took the initiative to ask Ying to be the director of "Infernal Affairs 2".

Zhao Zhenghao promised Wang Yulan a few years ago that he would write a script for her at the right moment in the future to fulfill her dream of directing.

However, with the development and growth of "Zhenghao Studio", Wang Yulan, as the actual helmsman of the studio, is entangled in chores, and even the director of her own variety show can't be fooled, and it is even more difficult to spare a few months to devote herself to the shooting of a movie.

This time, it is the best time for Wang Yulan to realize her dream of being a big-screen director, because in order to do a good job of logistics support for Zhao Zhenghao, under Zhao Zhenghao's repeated persuasion, Wang Yulan finally recruited a general manager from other companies before the filming of "Infernal Affairs" started, and shared the daily chores of "Zhenghao Studio" for her, so that she could temporarily get out of the studio chores and take charge of the production of "Infernal Affairs".