Xiangjiang, the filming of the prequel to "Infernal Affairs" is underway. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The timeline of the prequel is set before Ninety-Seven, when Xiangjiang has not yet returned, and there are many gangs on Hong Kong Island, which are powerful, among which the Ni family is the main one, and is the leader of the major gangs.

Its five leaders control different regions and are arrogant and ruthless, even the police dare not act rashly.

The plot starts with the dragon leader being shot, setting off a bloody gang strife and disputes in the rivers and lakes.

On the one hand, the police want to control the situation, and on the other hand, they want to take the opportunity to weaken the gangs.

In this game of all parties, two undercover little people play their respective roles as pawns, they passively participate in it, but they want to control their own destiny.

Ninety-seven is approaching, the return of Xiangjiang is imminent, and the gang is facing a new choice, life and death, only in a thought.

This is the main storyline of the prequel to "Infernal Affairs".

Unlike the first one, which was biased towards police and gangster films, this one focuses on gang fighting, and in addition to the actors of the first part, new characters such as Wu Zhenyu are also added.

Although it is not as strong as the cast of the previous work, and Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei are missing, the popularity of the media has not decreased.

As long as the news related to this movie will be hyped by the Xiangjiang media.

Since its release, "Infernal Affairs" has grossed more than 130 million yuan in Asia in more than three months, and has been a success at both the box office and word of mouth.

From the surprise at the beginning to the later praise, the attitude of the Hong Kong filmmakers has changed dramatically.

"Infernal Affairs" has become a popular film at this year's Xiangjiang Film Awards, and the only one that can compete with it is "Shaolin Football" by Zhou Xingzhi.

Huang Bo continues to play the role of silly and strong in the sequel, and there are not many scenes, and the filming can be completed before the Spring Festival.

In addition to filming, he also has to study and prepare for this year's college entrance examination.

After leaving school for so many years, picking up books again, to be honest, it is not easy, but fortunately, art schools do not have high requirements for college entrance examination scores, as long as they meet the minimum admission score line.

Of course, you can't take it lightly, Jia Zhangke has been taking the exam for three years, and his college entrance examination results are still not passing.

After the Spring Festival, Huang Bo was ready to go back to his hometown for retreat, and asked a tutor for special counseling, his hukou was in his hometown, and he could only take the college entrance examination in the place of his household registration.

There is not much pressure for him to participate in the sequel to "Infernal Affairs".

On the one hand, the character shaping of the characters has already been completed, and Silly Qiang, as a supporting role, can't dig out too many highlights, and if you perform too hard, you will be suspected of stealing the scene.

Besides, there are more mainland staff in the crew and take care of each other, which is better than the atmosphere of the first film.

Everyone chats and hangs out together, and there is no feeling of isolation.

The staff of Xiangjiang treated the employees of Good Dream Company with a friendly attitude, and the unfriendly people were kicked out.

Good Dreams has proven itself through a series of blockbuster films, with "Little Snow's Adventure" being released in Hong Kong for a month, grossing more than HK$40 million.

In the final analysis, strength will be recognized.

However, the strong dragon does not suppress the snake, the Xiangjiang film industry belongs to the Xiangjiang filmmakers, and the good dream company, as an outsider, can only be said to have a firm foothold temporarily.

The sequel to "Infernal Affairs" is still a collaboration between Good Dreams and Liu Dehua's Tianmu Company.

Recently, there have been problems within Tianmu Company, and the Xiangjiang media has exposed rumors of disagreement among the company's shareholders.

Tianmu has two major shareholders, one is Liu Dehua and the other is Mak Shaotang, and both parties hold half of the shares.

In 2000, Lau Tak Wah reorganized Tianmu Company and recruited Mak Siu Tong as a shareholder, which started by investing in real estate and later moved into the telecommunications industry, with total assets in Heung Kong exceeding HK$1 billion.

Liu Dehua needed Mak Shaotang's financial support, and Mak Shaotang used Liu Dehua's fame, and the two sides hit it off.

In terms of the company's operation, Liu Dehua is the core, responsible for the production and distribution of the film, and Mai Shaotang plays the role of an investor.

As a master of capital operation, Mai Shaotang's investment in Tianmu is mainly for the company's listing to make money.

He contacted the securities company and was responsible for underwriting 80 million Hong Kong dollars of shares, and once listed, the market value of Tianmu could reach hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

Liu Dehua is quite hesitant at this point, he does not want to become a listed company and be influenced by shareholders.

Listed companies are too performance-oriented, and they prefer films with good looks in their investments, but they are not necessarily good movies.

In addition, Liu Dehua signed a contract with Tianmu Company once every two years, he is not only a shareholder of the company, but also an artist of the company, the contract expired, and there were disagreements over the renewal.

Mak believes that the terms of the renewal should be negotiated in accordance with the current economic environment.

With the economic downturn in Hong Kong and the general environment, Lau felt that it was only fair to negotiate a contract based on his work performance and fame.

These two points are the main reasons for their disagreement.

Another point has something to do with Good Dream Company, that is, in the investment of "Infernal Affairs", no one thought that this movie could make money, and Tianmu Company did not participate in the investment.

When the sequel was filmed, "Infernal Affairs" had not yet been released, and Lin Zixuan continued to fully fund.

As a co-producer, Tianmu Company also made money, but it definitely didn't make as much money as Lin Zixuan.

Mak accused Lau of directly or indirectly participating in and assisting in the production of films, which competed with the films invested by Tianmu itself, resulting in a decrease in the company's revenue.

If Tianmu Company invests in "Infernal Affairs", it will definitely make a lot of money.

This is a layman's term, before the movie is released, it is impossible to say whether it is profitable or losing, and there is a great risk in it.

Mak Shaotang is a businessman and values interests, and whether the canopy is listed or not is the focus of disagreement between the two parties.

From this dispute, we can see the consequences of capital entering the entertainment industry, capital is profit-seeking, they are in order to make money and expand, go public to make money, follow the trend of production, and have no bottom line.

The quality of the movie is not important, the important thing is whether it can be a big hit.

Liu Dehua is different from Mai Shaotang, as a member of the entertainment industry, he has his own ideas and bottom line.

Whether to operate according to the business model, put interests first, or adhere to the mind of a literary and artistic worker is also a question that Lin Zixuan often considers.

Lin Zixuan was reluctant to introduce foreign capital, so that Haomeng Company was in a semi-closed state, precisely to avoid the situation of Tianmu Company.

However, he knows that Haomeng Company will go public sooner or later, and if it wants to develop and grow, it will encounter a bottleneck of funds.

I only hope that before that, I can be prepared, not be swallowed up by capital, become a money-making machine, and always have to persist in life and work, so as not to forget the fundamentals.

Lin Zixuan paid attention to the disputes of Tianmu Company, as an outsider, he was not easy to interfere with.

After Lau Dehua and Mak Shaotang fell out, he planned to set up a film and television company with Lau Dehua in Xiangjiang to produce a number of films that were restricted in the mainland, relying on Xiangjiang's mature film and television industry system and Liu Dehua's personal connections to break out of the world on Hong Kong Island.