341: Infernal Affairs II released
In the major theaters across the country, there are crowds.
Compared with the embarrassing release a few months ago, it is a different situation now, and even when Infernal Affairs was released, it can't be compared with the current scene.
Because of the accumulation of Infernal Affairs' popularity, Infernal Affairs has attracted a lot of attention from the beginning of filming, in addition to looking forward to what kind of new plot Infernal Affairs can bring to people, another topic that people are concerned about is when this movie will be released.
According to Wang Luo's style, from the start of a movie to its release, no matter how slow it is, it will definitely not take more than half a year. In fact, it started in January and was released in June, just less than six months.
This movie still continues the honor of Wang Luo's fast gunner.
Of course, if people know that this movie is made two or three times in a row, I am afraid that more people will be shocked.
But either way, Infernal Affairs, for now, is a successful movie.
And the movies shot by those young directors are dim at this moment, and the box office, with a long queue, is almost all fans who buy Infernal Affairs tickets, and there are very few audiences who choose other movies.
I have to admit that with the release of Infernal Affairs, the movies released during the same period have once again been unlucky.
China Entertainment Cinema, Infernal Affairs I, Embarrassment, Infernal Affairs II, and more films produced by China Entertainment are all premiered here.
As the flagship theater of China Entertainment Cinema Line, this theater is also very large, with more than 30 theaters, the largest of which can accommodate 500 audiences at the same time, and the smallest is a 200-person theater.
It is designed for a maximum capacity of 10,000 people, that is, if it can be filled. The theater can accommodate 10,000 people at a time.
However, this situation has never occurred since the opening of the theater.
In any theater in China, there has never been such a scene.
Even Infernal Affairs, which is the hottest at the moment, can't fill the theater. Because no matter how popular the movie is, it is impossible for the theater chain to compress the number of other movies too much.
But it's a bastard to have money and not make it. With the second attack of Infernal Affairs, major theaters have also made killer moves.
In order not to dissatisfaction with other studios, major theaters have adopted different ways to deal with this great opportunity to make money. The most chosen is to negotiate and still broadcast in accordance with the contract, but the broadcast time should be postponed for half a month or a month.
In short, the contract stipulates how many shows there are, and how many more shows will be shown in the theater. It's just that time won't be so focused.
In the face of the pressure of major theaters, many filmmakers can only bow their heads and admit it. Who let Infernal Affairs run out so quietly?
Of course, these people naturally dare not have any complaints about the theater chain.
After all, they still have to mix in this industry, if they offend all the people in the theater, how should their movies be scheduled in the future? But this matter is always looking for a top post, right?
As a result, Wang Luo naturally became the target of these people's scolding.
There are those who are envious and those who are jealous, but more of them are helpless and red-eyed. Although I did my best to make my own movies, I had no choice but to be more famous than myself. Who can blame this?
For major theaters, it is naturally good to be able to make money, but not everything is good.
For example, when I was on duty this morning, the theater unexpectedly found that the online ticket collection system was malfunctioning, although they had notified the online ticket dealer to send someone to repair it. But it will also take a few hours to do.
As a result, the theater had to vacate a separate counter for those who bought morning tickets online to get their tickets as soon as possible.
The emergence of online tickets, although it has squeezed the box office revenue of theaters, has greatly saved the theater's own costs.
If you don't have an internet ticket. They need to have two or three more counters, and the equipment cost will need tens of thousands of yuan, although this is a long-term investment, but at least four to six people need to guard here. Each person's monthly salary is 4,500 yuan, and the labor cost is 18,000 to 27,000 a month.
After adding some other miscellaneous things, it will cost at least about 30,000 yuan more in a month. And the handling fee for an online ticket is only three yuan.
This requires them to sell 30,000 tickets to make up for this cost, and the theaters save about 100,000 per month in this regard.
"Ten tickets to Infernal Affairs." A man waited in line for nearly half an hour, and finally it was his turn to buy movie tickets, and he took out five red bills directly from his pocket.
The ticket price of Infernal Affairs II has increased, and this time it is five dollars more than the previous forty yuan a piece. So, ten tickets cost four hundred and fifty dollars.
"I'm sorry, there are currently no ten in the same theater, and besides, the theater stipulates that one person can only buy a maximum of two movie tickets, please understand." The conductor said.
"What?" The man was a little surprised, it didn't matter if he could buy a ticket for the same theater, but the theater's breaking rules made him a little difficult to accept.
"I'm sorry, this is the rule of the theater, and it also avoids other audiences not being able to buy tickets, so please understand." The conductor continued to explain in a kind manner.
"My friends are waiting in the back, there are too many people in the queue, so I will queue up on their behalf alone, so as not to have a place for other audiences to queue, I think about it, but you told me no?" The man was a little anxious.
"Hurry up and buy a ticket, if you don't buy it, go to the side first, don't affect our time." The audience in the back began to blame the man in front.
"Sir, if you are queuing on behalf of your friend, please call your friend here, we will not be able to sell you tickets if they do not meet the rules of the theater." The conductor said.
The man was a little anxious, but he had no choice but to call someone.
At this time, the back team also began to buy tickets. Later, when he calls someone over, he can just buy it.
Although it will cause some people's psychological disgust, no one will say anything at this time.
After a while, the other nine men and women came to the ticket office. After making sure that there were indeed ten people, the conductor asked them to choose their seats.
However, the morning tickets were long gone, and they bought tickets for the three shows at 2:35 p.m., 2:35 p.m., and 2:40 p.m.
"Whew, it's fucking hard." Squeezed out of the crowd. The man who had lined up earlier couldn't help but say a foul word.
"Anyway, I bought a ticket, so it's worth the trip." One woman replied with a smile, apparently this was not the first time he had seen this kind of scene, and he was used to it.
The ten of them, all college students in the neighborhood, like to get together to study various movies.
From the choice of actors, to the acting skills of the actors. The screenwriter's plot arrangement, the director's overall control, etc., but anything that can appear in a movie, they have studied it.
In addition to their love of research, the ten of them also formed a small group at school. The self-proclaimed Film and Television Performance Association.
However, because the number of people is too small and there are no relatively professional talents, the school did not apply through their association.
That's what it means. Their association is not recognized by the school and is not qualified to develop members.
But that doesn't affect their hobbies. In addition to their love of research, they also like to choreograph some stories on their own, and then rehearse the performances themselves.
Unable to get the approval of the school, they wrote, directed and acted by themselves, entertained themselves, and lived a happy life.
And Infernal Affairs in this movie. It brought them a lot of new ideas, or rather, the film completely changed their beliefs.
From liking research, to a real movie-loving audience.
"Well, there's still four hours left until the opening. Let's find a quieter place to study this movie. Tang Yu said.
There are so many people in the theater that there are even so many that they can't get their feet.
And they didn't come to the theater today just to learn and watch. They also have another purpose, which is to summarize their own things by watching today, and then try to see if they can write the script of Infernal Affairs.
That's right, that's their plan.
Although they are not studying a major related to film and television, if possible, they still hope that they can engage in this industry after graduation.
Tang Yu studied computer software, which may be the only major that has anything to do with film and television, and after graduation, if you have excellent skills, you can find a job in post-production.
"Alas, there are still four hours, and I can't wait." Wang Pang said a little depressed.
This film not only appealed to them, but also to a larger audience. Except for the unanimous praise from film critics and media people who attended the premiere a week ago, after the premiere.
Also, last week, the leading actors participated in a variety show on Huhai Satellite TV, and since then, they have been full of curiosity about this movie.
Four hours passed in the blink of an eye, and when several people walked into different theaters, as time passed, the plot of the movie was developing little by little.
This is not a comedy, so there is no laughter in the theater, but there are some slight cries among the quiet fans.
When Superintendent Huang was thrown from a tall building and smashed into a taxi to look at Chen Yongren, that kind of unwilling look was elusive.
In the car, Wang Baolan's stupid qiang did not make people feel very awkward, and the only difference from the usual Wang Baolan was that Wang Baolan's tone had a little more local tone in Xiangjiang.
When Silly Qiang told Chen Yongren that he already knew that Chen Yongren was undercover, that kind of pain and helplessness. But when I think of the bits and pieces of the past, everything Chen Yongren has done for him.
When everyone was laughing at him and refusing to follow him, only Chen Yongren was willing to be a stupid little brother. In the end, the car driven by Silly Qiang had a car accident, and Silly Qiang, who had been shot, died after ineffective medical treatment.
When the police revealed the identity of Silly Qiang as an undercover agent, the audience cried.
Silly Qiang recognized Chen Yongren's identity, but he did not inform Han Chen, and at the last moment of his life, he also reminded Chen Yongren to be careful, not to show his feet, otherwise he would die. It is precisely this point that makes Silly Qiang, who has never had a sense of existence, completely conquer the audience at this moment.
Subsequently, the plot continued to develop, Han Chen was killed by Liu Jianming, and the case ended here.
But Chen Yongren's matter is not over yet, because the only people who know his identity are the principal of the police academy and Superintendent Huang. According to the time in the movie, as early as a few years ago, the principal of the police academy had died of illness.
And Superintendent Huang was killed by Han Chen and them, so no one knew Chen Yongren's identity.
Chen Yongren wanted to restore his identity as a policeman, but when he arrived at the police station, he happened to meet Han Chen's undercover agent Liu Jianming.
Especially when Chen Yongren told Liu Jianming the computer password, many viewers secretly said bad things in their hearts.
As long as Lau Kin-ming deletes Chan's files on Superintendent Wong's computer, Chan's undercover files will disappear completely. Liu Jianming could have directly arrested Chen Yongren.
But at the critical moment, Chen Yongren found the file bag from Han Chen's group and recognized the bodyguard's dart he wrote, thus learning that Liu Jianming was Han Chen's undercover agent in the police.
At this time, Chen Yongren already had Liu Jianming's evidence, and he wanted to use it in exchange for his identity as a policeman.
is still on the rooftop, but the people who met were replaced by Liu Jianming and Chen Yongren.
"Give me a chance."
"How did I give you a chance?"
"I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to be a good person."
"Okay, tell the judge and see if he lets you be a good person."
"You're going to kill me?"
"I'm sorry, I'm a police officer!"
"Who knows?"
This passage made Chen Yongren, who was originally full of confidence, fall to the bottom in an instant, and directly took out his weapon and aimed it at Liu Jianming.
However, at this time, an accident suddenly happened, and another undercover agent of Han Chen appeared.
Chen Yongren was forced to leave with Liu Jianming, but when he got on the elevator, he was shot in the head by the other party.
After post-production, the playback of multiple shots gave this scene a very sad feeling.
Six months later, Li Xin'er found Chen Yongren's file in the computer of the deceased police academy principal, Officer Yip, and restored Chen Yongren's identity, and Chen Yongren was buried next to Superintendent Huang's grave.
The tears of the two women and the ignorant eyes of the little girl completely aroused the tears of the audience. Neither men nor women, adults or children, could not save their tears when they saw this scene.
At the end of the picture, it returns to the place where Infernal Affairs began, the police academy, and the scene where Chen Yongren was expelled.
"Murder and arson of the gold belt, build bridges and repair roads, and there are no corpses! I get it. Tang Yu wiped his tears silently, and said secretly that from the first part, it was already destined to the end of the second part. But Tang Yu always felt that this movie left people with too many regrets, at least, the good guys died, but the bad guys are still at large, and she felt that there needed to be a third movie to explain all this. (To be continued.) )