The Broadway Cinematheque in Ma Yau Tei is known as a paradise for Hong Kong art films, with more than 50 non-mainstream films screened every year.

Lin Youlun stood at the door of the theater and had a good conversation with a Japanese film company, Thomas originally wanted not to alarm Lin Youlun and quietly walked over, but when he didn't expect to get closer, Lin Youlun suddenly turned his head and said hello to him.

"Mr. Thomas, it's been a long time!"

The Japanese filmmaker ended the conversation with Lin Youlun very interestingly, said goodbye and left, so Thomas couldn't leave if he wanted to, so he had to come to Lin Youlun head-on.

"Mr. Lin, laugh at me as much as you want! As long as you're willing to continue your previous relationship with Lianyi, I won't be angry. ”

The Americans' request made Lin Youlun laugh a little, but there was a deliberately surprised expression on his face.

"I don't understand why Mr. Thomas thinks this way, why should I laugh at you?"

"Because I didn't see the huge market potential of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it was my biggest mistake since I became the head of the company's Greater China region, and I also submitted a report of dereliction of duty to the headquarters." Thomas replied very seriously.

"Your role in Asia is irreplaceable, and I'm sure the executives at Lian Yi are well aware of that. Believe me, it was just an accident and I didn't want it to affect our good relationship. Lin Youlun said with a serious expression.

Under the operation of Jiang Zhiqiang, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has been screened in more than 3,000 theaters in North America at the same time, and it has swept away more than $30 million at the box office in one month of release. Although this is still far from the amazing performance of other Hong Kong blockbusters in the North American market. But it is enough to prove that oriental-themed movies also have a lot of market potential in North America.

"Are you sure Mr. Lin is not comforting me?" Thomas looked at Lin Youlun with some suspicion.

"Of course." Lin Youlun took Thomas's shoulder. Take him to the theater with him, and then say as he goes, "The success of this movie has a lot of peculiarities, so you don't have to mind at all, do you?" ”

Lin Youlun said this, and Thomas finally felt better.

"By the way, I haven't congratulated Mr. Lin yet, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has been shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film."

Lin Youlun pouted, "Being shortlisted and winning awards are two different concepts, right?" ”

"In my opinion, it's not going to be easy. If it works properly...... "When Thomas says this, he is actually implying that Lin Youlun can run and help the film win the award.

It's a pity that Lin Youlun is not very interested in this, or he is not very keen on Hong Kong films winning Oscars.

"Isn't there still a few months? We'll talk about that then. ”

Thomas shrugged his shoulders and didn't go on to talk about it, and then the two talked about the movie "Ghost Love".

"I'm really looking forward to this movie being able to surprise me like the three movies Mr. Lin starred in before." The Americans' words are both flattering and a statement of fact.

Whether it is "Lin Sheng and Mrs. Lin", "Ocean's Eleven" or "Ancient and Modern Wars of Qin Warriors", the box office in the United States is not bad, so this "Human and Ghost Love". Thomas is also determined to win.

"Although I prefer to speak with facts, I believe it. "Ghost Love" will not disappoint any audience who walks into the movie. ”

Lin Youlun showed a strong confidence in this movie, which made Thomas even more curious, because he knew that although "People and Ghosts Are Not Gone" also had a lot of special effects, but compared with the big-budget movies that Lin Youlun had invested in before, the special effects in this movie were a little insufficient.

Feature films, especially those with the theme of love, are not easy to gain the recognition of overseas audiences in different cultural backgrounds.

Entering the screening room, the two separated and came to their respective positions to sit down.

The film begins quickly, and the chaotic scenes, eerie images, irregular lighting, and ghostly music all give the film an eerie atmosphere, making people feel uneasy and depressed.

Thomas frowned slightly, and the corner of his eye glanced in the direction of Lin Youlun, but unfortunately the light in the screening room was really dim, and he couldn't see the expression on the other party's face clearly.

For a love movie, such a beginning is written strangely, but when he thought that the movie was related to ghosts, Thomas was immediately relieved and patiently looked down.

The film then uses several long shots to explain the relationship between the hero and heroine and their good friends.

Thomas guessed that it should be the beginning of the story that made the film show a depressing atmosphere, in order to ease this atmosphere, so the director used a long shot at this time, which was obviously successful, because the film involved supernatural elements, and many people were worried at first that suddenly an uncomfortable shot would suddenly appear like a horror movie, and at this moment, the audience sitting next to Thomas on both sides did not have the same tension on their faces as before.

In the next scene, Lin Youlun played by Lin Youlun and the heroine played by Zhong Chuhong made pottery together, and the background music of the film also appeared at the right time, and the warm picture and melodious melody slowly eased everyone's emotions.

Thomas thought the theme song was very familiar, and then quickly remembered that it was a theme song recorded by the American singing group "Brothers of Justice" in 1955 for the film "Prison Heroes", called "Eternal Melody". The movie wasn't very famous, but the song topped the national hit charts for two weeks in a row and was nominated for an Academy Award.

In the 60s, "Brothers of Justice" reinterpreted the song and became popular in the United States again, but after that, the song slowly faded out of people's sight. Thomas happens to be a fan of "Brothers of Justice", so he knows a lot about the situation of this song, but he didn't expect that after nearly 30 years, Lin Youlun would actually use this song as the theme song of the movie, and it can be heard from the voice that the singer is the original creator of this song, "Brother Justice".

The song immediately piqued Thomas's interest, and director Chen Kexin actually wanted to create an atmosphere by making pottery and music, which aroused people's associations. So as to achieve the purpose of expressing the story. Judging by the expressions on the faces of the audience. His purpose has basically been achieved.

Next, the hero and heroine saw a news report about the crash on TV, and Lin Youlun showed some concern about it.

None of the others felt anything unusual when they saw this, but Thomas thought it might be some kind of hint from the director, and something bad should happen next, and sure enough, what happened on the screen next confirmed his suspicion.

A street that is not wide on a night with a light rain. The roads are full of water, the street lights are dim, and all the scenes are arranged to predict that this will be an extraordinary night.

The hero and heroine walk on their way home from watching a play, and then the robbers emerge from the darkness. Lin Youlun was fighting with the robbers, gunshots rang out, and at this time, the most exciting scene since the opening of the film appeared on the screen: Lin Youlun chased the bandits out of the gang for a distance, and then turned around and came back to find the heroine holding her bleeding body.

This scene appeared so suddenly that many viewers, including Thomas, did not react immediately, and then everyone reacted. Lin Youlun has been shot, and the scene that just appeared. It is shown with the vision of his soul.

At this time, everyone finally understood what movie to call "The Love of People and Ghosts", which is not an ordinary love story, but a story between a person and a ghost.

The next few scenes show Lin Youlun's death and the struggle in his heart, and also explain the reason why he stayed in the world, he can't give up the heroine, so after the loss, the soul continues to stay in the world.

According to the traditional Chinese saying, it is that the obsession before death is too heavy or there is an unfulfilled wish, so it becomes a ghost and stays in the world, unable to be reincarnated.

Next, Lin Youlun encountered a ghost in the hospital, they could communicate with each other, they could talk, but could not communicate with people, and then the mage who was sent to the hospital as a mental patient appeared.

The character played by Wu Junru is very funny, in the eyes of ordinary people, she is a person with mental problems who talks all day long, but in fact she is a mage who has the ability to communicate the two worlds of yin and yang, but no one believes this.

Lin Youlun asked her for help, but she refused, because she didn't want to be treated as a psychopath, and would rather stay in the hospital for treatment, according to her words, if the doctor could cure her with this ability, she would be happier.

Lin Youlun had no choice but to continue to wander in each other, and then he kept encountering ghosts like himself, including the ghosts that appeared in the cemetery and the ghosts on the train, and they taught Lin Youlun how to contact things in reality, simply put, so that Lin Youlun had special functions.

After mastering the ghost's abilities, Lin Youlun decided to protect his girlfriend, and in the process, a dramatic scene happened again, he found that the mastermind who killed him was actually his best friend, and around this murder, there was a larger conspiracy hidden.

The anxious Lin Youlun came to the hospital again to seek Wu Junru's help, Wu Junru was moved by his love for his girlfriend, and then ran out of the psychiatric hospital with the help of Lin Youlun.

In this paragraph, the director arranged a lot of jokes with ingenuity, and the little tricks of dodging doctors and playing with the janitor made many people couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Wu Junru tried his best to gain the trust of the heroine, and the male protagonist used his ability to thwart his friend's conspiracy, and the soul of the bad guy was dragged to hell, and the male protagonist was about to return to reincarnation.

The melody of "People and Ghosts Are Not Over" sounded again, and the male protagonist showed his body in front of the heroine with the help of Wu Junru.

Seeing a lady sitting next to him constantly wiping her tears with a tissue, Thomas realized that every lady got an envelope when she entered the venue, and it turned out that it was full of tissues.

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Many friends mentioned that the ancient oak used to be white, this is a frog mistaken, I thought he had always been black, and now I can't figure out how he turned black and kept it.

After the third watch, continue to ask for monthly ticket support! (To be continued......)