Wanting to shoot Infernal Affairs is not a simple matter. On the one hand, the film needs a good script, and on the other hand, the film needs a lot of good actors. If Levy wanted to make such a movie when he first entered the Tao, there was no possibility, but now that he has his own network and his own film company, he can check some police files in the name of his own film company, and then modify the script based on this, which can make the script even better - in the process of filming CSI, the mystery company has already had a lot of contacts with the police, and it is not difficult to make some more contacts.

And when it comes to the lines of the script, he believes that Bob can do it well. He doesn't want the Hong Kong version to be too elegant and without gangster words, nor does he want the American version to be overly foul with an F, and in terms of lines, leave it to Bob to do, which is more in line with his ideas.

In addition, in terms of actors, he also had to start preparing early.

And since his name is placed there, it is not particularly difficult to call on some excellent actors to act. It's just that he has to think about it - in this movie, two undercover agents, two bosses, the roles are quite heavy, the younger brothers on both sides, and the girlfriends of two people, the roles are very few, but they all have a lot of significance. It can be said that the group drama of this play has a very heavy meaning, and it is not easy to make a good movie.

Fortunately, now Levy has time: the original script of the movie has not been written yet, and he does not need to rush. All he did, after finalizing the acquisition script. He said he wanted to make a movie, and the purpose of the movie was to hit the Oscars - he bet that many actors would jump out of the way. Asked to cooperate with him.

A famous director does have great benefits when directing a movie.

Of course, whether anyone asked to work with him or not would have to be talked about after returning to Hollywood, and here in Japan, he still has some things to do.

The first is with Hong Fat here. If you ask him to help, you have to have an explanation.

"Personally, I think the decline of Hong Kong cinema. In addition to the market problem, a big factor is laziness, I heard that you have disbanded the Hong family class, which is not good - you want to attract an audience. It's better to fight with a strong sense of realism to the flesh. If kung fu movies want to be satisfying, they still have to innovate in kung fu itself. After Jack Cheng arrived in the United States, he learned the head dodge movement of boxing, and I believe that as his senior brother, Mr. Hung will not be difficult if you want to learn some other movements - the Hong Kong martial arts films of the past are still a little complacent. In terms of martial arts moves, it is more just Chinese and Japanese martial arts. You can absorb some other martial arts and incorporate them into the movie. ”

Levy's suggestion to Hong Fatzi is actually based on his own understanding of movies: in the future he knows, kung fu movies have embarked on such a path. Compared to the new martial arts that are put together by flying around, slow-motion special effects, and stiff fights, it is still the real fighting in the future that gives life to this movie genre.

In Levy's memory, the success of movies such as "Fuse", "Slaying the Wolf", and "Ip Man" is because of their real fight scenes and the new fighting methods introduced in these movies. The fuse introduced Ba Rou's sleeping skills, not only jiu-jitsu, but also a classic knife and stick fight in the wolf slay, and Ip Man began to develop short fights - these playing styles, visual innovations, are the reason for the vitality of this film genre.

These things are actually not difficult to learn: in fact, the days when sleeping skills dominated MMA, it was the 70s, and now in the martial arts world, sleeping skills are outdated, but the film industry is still walking the road of the 80s, and this backwardness is not a little bit. It can be said that because of the past days, the pressure of survival was too small, so Hong Kong films have no idea of self-evolution at all.

It can also be seen from this that why Bruce Lee is a top film master: Bruce Lee has never forgotten to innovate and seek truth in movies, he took the lead in using nunchucks to fight, when Huang Feihong was filmed too much and had no new ideas, he could dig out the character of Huo Yuanjia, and refused to defeat Abdul-Jabbar himself in the movie for the sake of truth, these things are difficult for later generations to have. It is difficult for filmmakers other than him to have this kind of awareness.

Jackie Chan is willing to learn by himself, but his character and style cannot lead the trend. And if Levy remembers correctly, then it will be Zidan who will complete the introduction of these things into the film industry in the future, but his temper and vision are also far from Bruce Lee - compared to letting him do this, it is better to hand these over to Hong Fatzi. After all, whether it is the talent of Hong Fatzi's martial arts instructor, or his experience and grasp of movies, they are among the best in Hong Kong, and he can do better.

"It's not that hard to bring these in." Listening to Levy's words, Fat Hong frowned, "It's just that I haven't tried it, so it might be a little troublesome." ”

"What is not troublesome, you will not need to do it. I believe that as a top-notch martial arts instructor, you can make these things shine just as well. ”

Levy is very clear that the work of a martial arts instructor is actually how to design movements, not to fight in real battles. All kinds of fighting techniques have their own flaws, and how to give full play to their charm is what martial arts instructors need to consider. Martial arts fans can joke that the iron scalp shoe football kick can break all the sleeping skills, but in the movie, the sleeping skills will make people feel very powerful and even unbreakable, these are the working effects of martial arts instructors. Everyone can do it, but the question is how to look good, and this is not something that everyone understands. Americans have been sleeping for many years, and they are just muscular men rolling on the ground, and if they want to show their beauty, they have to rely on Hong Kong talents, which is the role of martial arts instructors.

"I can try to make a movie like this, but in terms of shooting technology and distribution, I ...... it."

"Don't worry, I can send someone to help you shoot the film if you need it. If you're shooting well, I can also help you contact the publisher. Although my own company doesn't publish, it's not hard for me to contact publishers. ”

Levy made a bold promise, this is not perfunctory, if Hong Fat Man really does a good job, he can really send someone to help.

If this industry continues to innovate and let the martial arts action continue to innovate, then the vitality of this kind of movie will continue - not to mention Kill the Wolf and Ip Man, even in Europe and the United States, movies like Kill Bill still need martial arts guidance. As long as the technology is good enough to make people feel excited, such a movie, do you still need to be afraid that no one will watch it?

Levi also really hopes that Hong Fatzi can continue: he now wants Yuan Jiaban to follow him, but he knows very well that if there is no new martial arts moves, then in ten years, there will be no mystery about these movements of Yuan Jiaban. If you don't want the martial arts coaching industry to disappear, it is still necessary to support this movie.

The existence of this industry can make movies better, and Levy has no doubt about this. Being able to do something for the film industry is also what Levy thinks it should be.

"As for Mr. Hong wanting to go to Hollywood to shoot movies, it's actually not impossible, as far as I know, there are not a lot of action movies shot by Hollywood movies over the years, Mr. Hong, you are indeed very capable, if you have the opportunity, I will definitely recommend you."

This is not an excuse: anyway, there are so many hero movies shot in Hollywood now, and it will not be difficult to find a job for him when the time comes. Of course, his size is not easy to find, but ...... Maybe it's not a good fit? You won't find such a flexible fat man anywhere else.

Of course, these things will be discussed later, and Levy is not in a hurry. promised to help Hong Fatzi, which can be regarded as a good place. The script for Infernal Affairs, one of the biggest purposes of his trip, has been obtained, and that's it, and the rest of the things, that is, the Japanese side of the matter, are finished.

With the help of Sony, some breakthroughs have also been made in the acquisition of copyrights in Japan. Although some influential works, such as Gun Meng, are still reluctant to sell their copyrights, it is some other film copyrights and some more remote authors who have agreed to sell the copyrights of their works.

For example, Koji Suzuki, the original author of last year's film "Midnight Bell," has expressed his willingness to sell the rights to the North American film adaptation of his novel, while Yasutaka Tsutsui, the author of another novel, "The Dream Detective," has also offered to sell the North American rights to his work. On the manga side, Naoki Urasawa, the author of "Monster", is willing to sell the rights to his work, but because his work is unfinished, he prefers to adapt it to a TV series rather than a movie. And the manga that has already ended, and can be adapted, it seems that only Junji Ito is very interested in selling the copyright......

"Anyway, his work can only be changed into a horror film, which requires special effects, so I'm interested in it." In this regard, Levy also smiled a little wryly, and few of the copyrights he acquired were particularly satisfying. These works are either niche or difficult to shoot.

However, when it comes to the acquisition of the game theme, Levy is not bad: Capcom agreed to sell the adaptation rights of his work Resident Evil, but in the contract for the sale, a clause was added that only the production rights were sold, and the distribution rights were given to Sony. This is not surprising: Sony is, after all, the head of the land, and it is not difficult for them to do something.

However, it's not bad that the production rights are in hand - the Resident Evil series is also a series that can make money. I am ready to shoot Infernal Affairs immediately, there are a lot of good actors needed in the movie, and the amount of money spent is also indispensable, so it is best to use the money from commercial films to make up for the cost of making movies. (To be continued......)

PS: Kim is a white man who is two meters tall and strong and proficient in martial arts in the comics, and he couldn't find such a person in the movie, so he had to find a black man to play it. Hong Fat actually can't act, being too low is a hard injury, this is just a joke.