Chapter 171: Queue up to buy tickets
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The sound of clicks, the flashing lights, and the screams of Hong Kong fans "Duzai! "Andy! ”
The signs in the hands of fans are full of slogans, everyone gets off the plane, all in white shirts, and two fashionably dressed heroines stand together, giving people the first feeling of being neat and tidy, and then unique.
The crowd was briefly interviewed by reporters at the airport terminal, and many microphones were pointed at the crowd, including TVB, Phoenix TV, Asia Television, as well as Tencent, NetEase, Sina and other icons...... The reporter asked Andy Lau and others how they felt about the release in the United States, Andy Lau looked at the reporters and said with a smile: "The movie has done a good job of publicity in the United States, and at first I thought that not many people would be patient with us, but in addition to some local Chinese, many people came on the day of the premiere." Of course, most of them are here for our director, but after watching the movie, Huang Bo already had fans ask him for autographs. ”
Huang Bo was a little restrained, "This is all the charm of the movie, the audience who has just finished watching the movie meets on the street, and they don't know what our names are, but they can call out the names in the movie." ”
A reporter was impatient, Chen Tiandu hadn't asked yet, what was he asking, and he hurriedly grabbed the topic: "Director Chen Tiandu, the movie is about to be released in Hong Kong, do you have anything to say to Hong Kong fans?" ”
Chen Tiandu smiled: "Hong Kong fans are very cute. When this movie was filmed in Hong Kong, because there were many street scenes, it hindered the normal life of many people, but everyone was very tolerant. As soon as I heard that "Infernal Affairs" was being filmed, they all gave way to the venue very much, and then I wanted to thank them. When shooting at the same time. It has also received the support of many Hong Kong film predecessors. Let me get to know a group of dedicated filmmakers. They all represent the spirit of Hong Kong cinema. There is also the police station, which has also given us a lot of support, and the instructors of the police academy have a lot of guidance on the film, and we will not forget them. I hope that on the premise of not delaying their work, I can give some movie tickets to the instructors of the police academy of the police station and let them watch the movie for free, and that's all I can do. ”
"This film is a masterpiece of everyone's painstaking efforts, and I want to present the best of it to such a lovely audience. I hope you will go to the cinema tomorrow to watch it. ”
There was a round of applause at the scene.
"Director, except for the two actresses today, everyone is wearing very neat white shirts, does it have anything to do with the content of the movie? The last time "The Matrix" premiered in New York, it also appeared in a white shirt, do you have a preference for white shirts? ”
Chen Tiandu nodded and said, "Yes, I prefer white shirts very much, and I don't like frequent dress-changing shows." The white shirt is good, simple, clean, and it will be attractive for men to wear. It is also very attractive for women to wear it, and it goes well with many clothes. Although "Infernal Affairs" is a gangster-themed movie. But the content is positive, and I hope to leave a good impression on the audience. ”
"Wow, let's just wear white shirts next time." Liu Jialing smiled and accosted, "Kelly wears a white shirt and goes well with today's super shorts." ”
Chen Tiandu smiled: "There is a chance." I have prepared a lot of sets this time, and tomorrow in the capital, I will definitely find you a large-sized one. ”
The atmosphere of the interview was very harmonious, but there were also sharp questions, "Director, may I ask if there were previous reports that this film was intended for American audiences, are you worried that the audience will not understand it when it is released in Hong Kong?" ”
Everyone turned their heads to look at the interview logo, Apple Daily, no wonder it was so stylish. Chen Tiandu shook his head and said: "It's useless to say more now, when the movie is released tonight, we'll see." ”
After the interview, everyone left in a car. Fans still follow the glass all the way, ask for autographs, and drive crazy to catch up.
There is no need to deliberately do publicity, since filming in Hong Kong for several months, it has always dominated the entertainment page.
Now that the film has been released in North America, winning the opening weekend championship and being well received, the domestic media are competing to report it, and almost all fans and ordinary netizens across the Taiwan Strait have known "Infernal Affairs" for a long time, and they know that Chen Tiandu's first Chinese film is also playful and popular in North America.
This kind of thing that increases the prestige of the country and wins glory for the country can fuel the topic even more, and the audience is naturally looking forward to its release even more.
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For some, time is too slow, for others, it is passing at a rapid pace.
The opening of the Causeway Bay premiere and the press conference lasted for more than an hour. At the press conference, Chen Tiandu faced all kinds of inquiries and tricky questions, but more often asked about his private life.
If you really can't take care of it, there are more experienced Andy Lau and others next to you to deal with it. All in all, this premiere press conference was very harmonious, and everyone did all kinds of interactions. talked about many "inside stories" in the movie, which fiercely satisfied the curiosity of reporters.
The movie became popular before it was released in China, and it became popular.
The United States broke 200 million Hong Kong dollars in the first three days of the week, which is simply too TM exciting, and Lin Jianyue, the boss of Media Asia, who got the distribution rights of the film in Southeast Asia early, is even more blushing. He is also fighting, Broadway, AMC, UA, Golden Harvest and other theaters, all the connections can be on. There are 10 cinemas on Hong Kong Island, 20 cinemas in Kowloon, and 14 in the New Territories.
Everyone knows that this will be a box office blockbuster, and even "Mission Impossible 2" will have to give way in Hong Kong, after all, no one can fight against money.
It is really a big screening in Hong Kong, and the whole of Southeast Asia is also blooming together, and it is bound to make a big box office.
Countless excited fans flocked to the cinema, and Infernal Affairs was released. Also released at the same time are Treasure Island, South Korea, and Japan, and "Infernal Affairs" has received an R15+ rating in both places, which means that it can be watched by people over 15 years old. In Hong Kong, it is also Level IIB, but fortunately it is not Level 3. This is great news, and it means that the young market, which the matrix cares about the most, has opened its doors to them.
"Is there a mistake, you still have to queue up to buy tickets?!"
There was a long queue in front of a movie theater in Hong Kong and Kowloon, and young people were laughing and complaining. There are celebrations of their boring summer vacation and they can splurge three hours because of the advertising slogans in Hong Kong. It's "going to the cinema and binge-brushing for three hours." ”
It's been a long time since there has been a movie in Hong Kong where you have to queue up to buy tickets. This has made the younger generation of viewers complain.
A young man stands in front of the door of a Broadway theater. Looking at the long line in front of me, I couldn't help but let out an angry voice. His name is He Shangsheng, and he has the same name as the male protagonist in "Dark War", but he is just a Loser, an ordinary office worker in his thirties who has no girlfriend. Usually Mu Ne is not good at interpersonal relationships, and the only entertainment activity is to go to the theater to watch a movie alone.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a movie enthusiast, he used to be obsessed with the movies of Chenlong, Zhou Yunfa, and Zhou Xingchi, but recently Hong Kong movies have been sluggish. Following the trend works ruined Hong Kong films. Chenlong is very popular in the United States, Zhou Yunfa and Li Lianjie also left the United States, leaving only one Zhou Xingchi, but Xingzi has become a star master, and his film production cycle is getting slower and slower.
But since watching a movie called "The Sixth Sense" in 98, he has been completely obsessed with a young new director named Chen Tiandu. When "The Matrix" was released last year, he watched it three times, and each time he was excited by the gorgeous scene, and another character appeared in the Chinese movie.
However, this also increases expectations. As for the audience who booked their tickets in advance. At this time, you can show off very awesomely.
"What, the first show is sold out?"
Anxiously waiting. Little by little, the team squirmed forward. When he finally arrived at He Shangsheng's place, the conductor regretfully told him that the movie tickets for "Infernal Affairs" here had all been sold out today!
As soon as he heard this answer, he almost pressed his hands on the ticket counter, and his eyes widened and shouted at the conductor, such a big movie theater was actually sold out!
"Sir, it's useless for you to yell at me. As you saw just now, the queue is very long. Everyone came to see this movie...... I can tell you this, not only are the first tickets sold out, but even tomorrow's movie tickets are still few left...... Do you buy it or not? ”
Nowadays, most of the conductors are beautiful young girls, but this one is an exception, she is a tough aunt, and she is very good at dealing with Sapoo, and said: "There are also movie tickets for "Mission Impossible 2", do you want to buy them." ”
"Two hundred yuan to give a ticket, those who have money will pay, and those who have a price will bid." Suddenly, there were bold scalpers shouting outside.
He Shangsheng didn't want to think about it, and rushed out directly to grab the ticket.
Then he was caught in a hurry, and was raised by a few guys who were suspected of being a childcare, and he had already spent three hundred Hong Kong dollars to buy this ticket, which was really wronged.
"I hope "Infernal Affairs" is worthy of my three hundred Hong Kong dollars!"
The same happened in Baodao and Macau, where several reporters with cameras appeared in the crowd. is reporting on the rare situation of queuing up to buy tickets for movies, "The latest report, there was a frenzy of queuing to buy tickets on the first day of the release of "Infernal Affairs" in Hong Kong, and there were even scalpers selling high-priced movie tickets at the door of individual theaters......"
In the past, these scalpers only sold low-priced tickets, and others still loved to buy them, but today when it is their turn to sell high-priced tickets, there are still unanswerable requests, which is really TM rare, they love "Infernal Affairs" to death.
Although there was still some time before the start of the movie, the auditorium with a capacity of 220 people was already full. He Shangsheng bought a large bucket of popcorn and a bottle of Coke, and finally sat down with peace of mind.
I saw that the trailer ended on the big screen, and it was black for the time being, and the screening room gradually quieted down, because the time for the screening was up.
He Shangsheng suddenly stared at the screen with full attention, and countless fans were in high spirits; In the quiet UA theater, there are also many itchy journalists and film critics, as well as film colleagues who are very curious about movies, and Tsui Hark is one of them. He likes technology, and when "The Matrix" was released, he saw another Chinese who liked technology. But when it came to "Infernal Affairs", he suddenly stopped engaging in technology, and became popular in the United States with a Chinese-language police film.
Of course, he had to be curious, so he secretly asked his assistant to buy a ticket and put on a baseball cap to come in and have a look.
"Infernal Affairs: The Buddha said that the body is inseparable. The nineteenth volume of the Nirvana Sutra: the most of the eight hells, becoming the infernal hell, for the meaning of uninterrupted suffering, hence the name. ”
A different start from the American version, starting with the burning of incense in the Buddhist temple, "Five years ago, in Daxing Village, Tuen Mun, the parking block at the entrance of the Palace Restaurant was opened, and my brothers and I were ambitious, who knew that it had not been opened for half a month, and it was swept up a little three times a day on average, and six brothers died in one year. Buddha bless ......"
With just this one shot, those reporters who wanted to accuse Chen Tiandu of making a movie for Americans were dumbfounded, "Nima Americans can understand this?" ”
Tsui Hark is also puzzled, can such a film style be popular in the United States? But when the young version of Andy Lau appeared in front of him, he was speechless again, as if he had returned to 20 years ago. Naturally, countless fans were amazed, "This makeup effect is amazing!" ”
The plot gradually kicked off, and Tsui Hark was gradually attracted to the plot, and then there was no other reverie.
When Lu Qichang, played by Liang Jiahui, was killed in the car, there was a small shock, and when Huang Zhicheng, played by Huang Qiusheng, fell to his death from a high-rise building in front of Chen Yongren, it was a great shock, and there was a small commotion in the theater, but no one spoke. But in the end, when Chen Yongren was shot in the head by Big B, the audience almost stood up.
The movie ended with Liu Jianming, played by Andy Lau, giving Chen Yongren the funeral played by Chen Tiandu, and the subtitles were typed out, and Chen Yongren's identity was revealed a year later.
A year later, the movie "Infernal Affairs: Ultimate Infernal" will be released.
"But this ending is enough, it's so good!" Tsui Hark was stunned, as if his thoughts had suddenly returned to his brain, and he began to recall the whole plot and began to think more, "It's over, there is no police movie in Hong Kong that is better than this." ”
The movie is over, and the audience can't hide their excitement.
"Damn, wasted three hours, and finally the policeman died!"
"It's so pretty, I'm going to watch it again." (To be continued......)