Chapter 211: Hit the nail on the head
The mystery of this, I'm afraid the only way to ask the British political axe in Hong Kong. However, Xiao Ran has nothing to complain about this, no matter in any country or region, it is difficult to fully take into account the classification. is like a war film like the mainland's "Armageddon", but when it was released in Hong Kong, it was reduced to a third-class film, on the grounds that it was too bloody, which no one expected.
Film ratings are a minefield, where everyone can step on a mine. Moreover, Xiao Ran knows very well that this film is definitely not relying on children, but mature audiences with thinking skills, and it is aimed at audiences who like sensory stimulation.
The film began, and Xiao Ran's name appeared in the creative and producer columns successively. The silence at the beginning is somewhat similar to that of "The Terminator", where the dust and paper on the ground gradually swirl towards a central position, and then a very strong black death light appears in that position, which looks like thunder and lightning have slashed down.
After the light of the black death, there was a **naked guy. However, this guy's posture is different from "Terminator 2", in order to highlight the coldness and coolness of the film, but another half-squatting action, which is also quite cool.
What makes Xiao Ran feel ridiculous is that Chen Musheng is actually like him, he likes to release subtitles only after a scene in the film. This was nothing, but Chen Musheng obviously had a bit of a bleak style in many ways, which made him wonder if Chen Musheng was Adu's apprentice.
Then the protagonist Su Renyao appeared, the only difference is that Su Renyao appeared in a violent white light, which faintly hinted at the opposing positions between them. The film officially enters the theme, and the whole story is similar to "Terminator 2", but it is quite different in form and content.
However, when it comes to action scenes, there is basically no difference. It's just that the techniques used by everyone are different, so the effect is naturally different. In that chase scene, the state-of-the-art sound system conveys the sound of the chase and battle between each other very clearly.
I have to admit that editing does have the ability to turn decay into magic. It was originally a ditch battle filmed in the mainland, but with the cooperation of ingenious editing and location layout, there were no flaws at all. This made the audience wonder, thinking where is there such a place in Hong Kong?
Chen Musheng's techniques in this chase are very different, both in terms of the camera and other aspects. He pushes the development with a rather demagogic rhythm, and with a strong rhythm, which makes the chase scene in the film much tighter in terms of power and rhythm.
It's funny, Xiao Ran definitely thinks so. Foreign language action movies generally use the plot to convey the tension and mobilize the audience's emotions, while Hong Kong films are accustomed to focusing on the creation of action scenes. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Hong Kong films are compact, and this is also one of the advantages that Xiao Ran hopes to be able to play.
The ditch chase battle is very interesting, Chen Musheng actually uses speed and rhythm as the main body, creating a sense of oppression in the audience's heart and a feeling of nervous tension. In fact, this was originally a six- or seven-minute battle, but when it ended, it gave Xiao Ran a feeling of being done in one go.
Sure enough, he is the director who directed "Streets of Rage"! Xiao Ran admired it very much, and at this time, he completely forgot that Chen Musheng was influential. is this scene, which is quite similar to the ten-minute chase scene in "Spy Change". If it weren't for the editing, Chen Musheng found that he couldn't control the ten-minute chase scene, and the chase scene that appeared on the screen today would have been at least ten minutes.
However, I have to admit that Xiao Ran's chase scene in "Spy Change" was also influenced by Chen Musheng's "Streets of Rage", deliberately emphasizing tension and rhythm. Of course, some of the delicate close-ups that do not compromise the fluency are his own attempts, and Chen Musheng can't do this.
However, this does not mean that this scene is not as exciting as the classic chase scene in "Spy Change". On the contrary, the heavy truck exploded with Su Renyao's shot, and then very uncoincidentally ran over a boulder on the ground, and quickly swept up.
At the moment of leaping, the truck exploded with a crackling explosion. An even more violent explosion erupted as it swept over Su Renyao's head, and the advanced sound made the entire theater feel as if it had been swept away by that wave of air. And Su Renyao stared at the truck overhead without changing his face, which was extremely cool.
At this time, Xiao Ran admired Chen Musheng's control over the time scale of the explosion. However, what surprised him even more was that Chen Musheng actually thought of using the debris from the explosion to cross Su Renyao's side to create fear for the audience, and by the way, to create Su Renyao's image. It's a clever detail, but it's also very good.
The truck slammed to the ground, and the theater seemed to shake, and the audience seemed to feel their hearts pounding at that moment. The truck slammed into the bridge pier, and the huge truck was smashed into something resembling a discus, and it exploded violently. The camera cuts to a very close down, and the flames roll up, as if they were going to set everyone on fire.
Wei Dongling, who was beside Xiao Ran, was thrilled to watch, and his whole heart jumped wildly involuntarily. If possible, he would have let out a wild breath. And just after Su Renyao and the boy left on a motorcycle, a huge piece of iron flew up in the flames and smashed in front of the camera, which made the audience nervous again.
A figure in the flames gradually became clear, and out of the flames was Zhang Wenle, who was still slightly bowing his head, revealing a particularly murderous and cold-blooded charm. The audience finally couldn't help but exclaim, they didn't expect such an explosion to be able to kill this guy.
For Xiao Ran, the special effects of this shot made him feel regretful. In the eyes of him, who has enjoyed special effects blockbusters like "The Day After Tomorrow", the special effects in this film are obviously difficult to satisfy him. However, if you think about it carefully, you can't see any flaws in people's current experience.
I have to admit that the film was a success, definitely a great success. When the film is completely over, many viewers are so shocked that they forget to get up from their chairs, maybe they like the comfort here.
The film was indeed a huge success, and famous film critics such as Li Zhuotao wrote in newspapers and magazines the next day, paying absolute tribute to the film with a tone and attitude of extreme shock. Considered this to be the most powerful and thoughtful sci-fi film in Hong Kong history, they were shocked by the computer special effects in the film, and the liquid metal man shook every viewer.
According to Li Zhuotao's article, he affirmed in absolute seriousness that this is a very good movie, and maybe even the best movie of the year. Especially the chase scene in the middle of the film, which is different from the classic chase scene of "Spy Change", the hard technology of this scene is completely the style of a blockbuster.
And the chase scene in "Spy Change" is very technical, which means that when Xiao Ran dealt with that scene at the beginning, there was no similar big scene, and he completely relied on the rhythm and the transfer of the scene to control. It is a manifestation of the director's perfect technique, so Xiao Ran can get the best director.
The only thing that made Xiao Ran slightly dissatisfied was that Chen Musheng was not able to convey the theme intent thoroughly, but had a somewhat disjointed feeling. As a result, this drama failed to reach the height of the original one, but it definitely surpassed the original in terms of action scenes. Chen Musheng really imitated Xiao Ran, and even learned the mistakes made by Xiao Ran in "Spy Change".
It's just that Xiao Ran was forced to delete the main ones related to the plot of his family and country, so he was slightly confused in terms of theme. And Chen Musheng didn't know the mystery, it was a pity to make such a mistake this time.
After Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling watched the film, they immediately went to Xiao Ran's house, returned home and said hello to their parents, and then avoided Xiao Han's closeness. Only then did he talk to Wei Dongling about very confidential things in the study, Wei Dongling was relaxed, and said with a smile: "This time I am relieved, with this film, I will definitely win the summer vacation championship and the annual championship!" ”
Xiao Ran nodded in agreement, he believed that with the distribution ability of the Phantom, coupled with the film's transcendent surname, it would be easy to set off a ** in the world. For the West, it is unlikely that they will resist such a film with a scientific and logical surname.
After thinking about it, he quickly made a decision: "This time, the siege time is three days later, and by that time, the box office results of the premiere of this film have already come out, which can give Mo Huaien's high confidence a fatal blow." When he is depressed, if we try our best to round him up, he will surely be defeated. ”
"Three days later......" Wei Dongling thought for a while, thinking that he could cooperate in time, so he nodded: "I will contact Li Chaoren and them tomorrow, and then let him fall from heaven to hell!" ”
"In the first two or three months, Guoli has invested in several industries, and the current funds that can be deployed are 700 million!" Wei Dongling, like Xiao Ran, had a mysterious look in his expression: "As for Hongwei, he just took out a loan to buy a piece of land last month, and now there is less than 200 million liquidity left!" ”
"In this case, there are still 900 million, if you add Liyou Bank, it is difficult to say!" Xiao Ran smiled lightly, everything was in his control, how unpleasant it was for him: "Let me think about it, Guoli just applied for a loan from Liyou a few days ago, and according to the procedure, it may take a while." However, there is no need to take that risk. Tomorrow, I will stab this matter and let Guoli's loan turn into water! ”
The next day, Asia's well-known financial newspaper "Asian Wall Street" found out that the Friends Bank did not follow the procedures and had illegally loaned 5.7 billion yuan to the Guoli Foundation. In addition, there is a problem with the accounts of Liyou.
On the same day, major South Korean newspapers also published the scandal one after another. At this time, the Guoli Foundation and Liyou have become the focus of the Korean financial circles, and Liyou Bank hurriedly jumped out to defend that there is absolutely no such thing, and Guoli is also desperately defending.
It's just that on the third day, in the face of the evidence handed over by the mysterious person, the South Korean political axe had to start an operation to thoroughly investigate the scandal. The stocks of the companies participating in the Guoli consortium fell sharply, and all of a sudden, the wealth of the enterprises suddenly shrank a lot. The scary thing is that, at the same time, their investments have gone through some different degrees of problems, and they need a lot of money to turn over.
On the fourth day, it was the time when Hongguo and the Phantom fought against each other. Mo Huaien has been in turmoil since the day before yesterday, he has always felt that there is a conspiracy, he thought there was no problem before, but the problem suddenly popped up.
Another investor of Hongguo is Guoli, and now Guoli's various industries are being investigated, which can be said to be in an absolute predicament. Now, the only one who can help him is himself.
He couldn't help but rejoice, because Li Chaoren and Xiao Ran and other large enterprises announced their decision to develop that area, which more than doubled his land at a rapid rate, and increased Hongwei's assets by 1.2 billion in vain. It's just that when he thought of this, he suddenly felt faintly uneasy, but he really didn't understand where this uneasiness came from.
Maybe...... Maybe it was time to give up on that piece of land, and his intuition told him that it was the land that was most likely to go wrong. Because once there is a problem with the land, such as a shrinkage in value, it is very likely to form a chain effect, leading to the bank to collect debts, or even bankruptcy.
He was now sitting in a car with Tielong and heading towards the premiere theater, and thinking of this, he quickly picked up Big Brother and beat a few rich people who had bid more than a billion yuan to buy this land before. However, some of them were not able to get through, while others were very busy with work and did not have time to listen to the phone.
The uneasiness in Mo Huaien's heart became more and more intense, and the original pride gradually faded. He calculated that if something went wrong with the land, there would definitely be a problem with the funds. What is hateful is that his loan application to Liyou Bank has been frozen, and as soon as the Liyou Bank has an accident, it directly affects him and Guoli.
While he was secretly hating, Tielong was in a very good mood, thinking with great ambition: as long as he can defeat the box office monopoly of Phantom this time and become the champion, then he can take the opportunity to win the distribution agent in some regions. Next year, there will be another blockbuster like "Spy Change", and he will take the distribution agent of the book with this power, and it will be him who will rule Hong Kong at that time.
Xiao Ran can go from a screenwriter to a director, and then to a film company boss, and monopolize the Hong Kong film industry. And he can do it just as well, and since his work has been a big hit, he has come to believe in his talent.
However, he may have ignored it. His confidence was given to him by Xiao Ran at the beginning, and even any of his plans seemed to be a copy of Xiao Ran's history. However, he didn't realize that Xiao Ran's career history might not be suitable for him. If we can really succeed, then we only need to copy the history of any rich man, wouldn't it be able to be developed?
Whether it's deliberately not thinking about it, or the authorities are fascinated. Tie Long is sure that his opponent is Xiao Ran, and he looks down on others at all, in the current Hong Kong, except for Xiao Ran, he has the most blockbuster films, and he can't complain that he has enough confidence.
When he saw the premiere, he quickly calmed down and tried not to let his emotions leak out. It's a must-have skill for every boss, isn't it? got out of the car with Tielong, who was in high spirits, but in the premiere venue, he only saw some staff members and a few relatively second-rate actors, and his heart suddenly chuckled.
At this moment, he felt as if he had seen this scene somewhere! What is it? Mo Huaien and Tielong dug their minds and were stunned. After looking at the time, there are still a full twenty minutes before the official premiere, presumably not yet.
Mo Huaien found a chair and sat down on the side, picked up Big Brother and continued to fight. It's just that there has been no news. Finally, a rich man answered his phone, and he immediately asked, "Lao Wang, don't you really want that piece of land?" Now give you a chance, but don't be wrong......"
"I'm sorry, Amo, but I'm not interested in that land at all!" A cold voice came from the other party: "You keep it for yourself!" ”
Mo Huaien's heart beat suddenly, his face instantly gloomy, and he didn't even dare to think of any possibility in his heart. Just trembling slightly, his ominous omen had reached a climax, and at that moment, his phone rang, and the frightened voice of an assistant came from the other side.
"Boss, those stars are all ...... All went to the premiere of the Phantom! ”
This voice was so loud that even the iron dragon next to him heard it. The expressions of the two of them immediately turned extremely pale, and now they thought of when this scene had happened, that is, the time when Xiao Ran and Fang Ruohai had a decisive battle. Scanning the venue, there were only a few actors, a few unknown filmmakers, plus reporters from a few small publications, which showed the desolation and desolation.
Mo Huaien and Tie Long's hearts seemed to be pinched by Xiao Ran, and they were almost out of breath. They finally know now that they lost, losing in Xiao Ran's most likely same trick!
On the surface, the move seems to be repeated, but in reality? At the premiere venue of the Picture Theater, Zhong Chuhong, Su Renyao and Miao Liyun and other artists came. Of course, this time the grand occasion is far worse than when he fought with Haile at the beginning, and Xiao Ran doesn't need Hong Kong artists to choose to stand in line, because artists have always been on his side.
However, there are a lot of media coming, whether it is the Oriental Press Group, which is reconciled with Xiao Ran, or the Ming Pao Group of Jin Yongxia, and "Ta Kung Pao". Publications such as "New Paper" and "Influence" magazine under Phantom also sent reporters, which can be described as very lively.
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