Chapter 267: Infernal Hell
After inviting the blue-blooded crew to dinner at noon, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Lin and Liu Dehua returned to Golden Harvest Building to discuss the script of "Infernal Affairs".
That's right, Chen Lin chose "Infernal Affairs" as the first domestic blockbuster with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars planned by the "Ten Billion Movie" plan. The film is about two men with confused identities, who are undercover agents for the police and the underworld.
Liu Jianming (played by Lau Dehua) is a member of the Hong Kong * Hong Kong gangster triad, more than 10 years ago, he obeyed the orders of the boss Han Chen (played by Zeng Zhiwei) and joined the Hong Kong * Hong Kong police as an undercover undercover agent. With Han Chen's help, Jian Ming is expected to be promoted to Probationary Inspector in seven years' time.
Chen Yongren (Leung Chaowei) originally wanted to be a good police officer, but was forced to drop out of the police training school and secretly carried out undercover work to infiltrate the triad. is already a celebrity in the gang, and his boss is none other than Han Chen.
In a drug deal, both black and white operations failed. Revealing the fact that both sides have undercover agents, Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming's Infernal Affairs journey will be severely tested.
"Infernal Affairs" is known as the rescue production of Hong Kong films in history, which can be called the epic work of Hong Kong films, and the best Hong Kong film in the new millennium.
In 2006, he was also recognized by the famous American director Martin. Scorsese remade it into a "Departed", and also won four Oscar awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Picture, which shows the influence of the film.
The script has been sent to Liu Dehua, Liang Chaowei, Zeng Zhiwei, Huang Qiusheng and other leading actors a month ago, and they have all agreed to participate.
Liu Dehua is looking forward to the rivalry with Liang Chaowei, and from the script, the rivalry between the two is the most exciting part. He has been pondering the dialogues in the play, especially the wonderful dialogues of Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming on stage that make him unforgettable:
Liu Jianming: "Give me a chance." ”
Chen Yongren: "How can I give you a chance?" ”
Liu Jianming: "I didn't choose before, but now I want to be a good person." ”
Chen Yongren: "Okay. Go talk to the judge and see if he lets you be a good person. ”
Liu Jianming: "That's to let me die." ”
Chen Yongren: "I'm sorry, I'm a police officer. ”
Liu Jianming: "Who knows? ”
In this line dialogue, Liu Dehua will practice in front of the mirror whenever he has time, and he has practiced dozens of times so far.
"Lin Zi, this rooftop rivalry is really cleverly designed." Liu Dehua couldn't help but discuss with Chen Lin: "Especially the place on the rooftop is well chosen, and it doesn't have that effect if you change it to other places." ”
"Oh, what effect?"
"The sky above is vast, ethereal and clear, only under this blue sky. The suppressed soul can be more bright. Liu Dehua was afraid that Chen Lin didn't understand, so he explained again in simple sentences: "In the play, Liu Jianming is a policeman and a bright party, but he is an undercover agent and his heart is dark, so he usually completes the transaction under the cover of darkness, such as a movie theater." Chen Yongren is a gangster, a dark party. But he is an undercover police officer, and his heart is bright, and on the rooftop, he looks even more upright in the face of Lang Lang. ”
"Makes sense." Chen Lin nodded in agreement. Through this change of environment, it is possible to unconsciously reflect the inner world of the characters.
This scene on the rooftop is indeed the most exciting scene of "Infernal Affairs". It is also the most classic play.
On the rooftop, Chen Yongren, who was at the end of his rope, pointed a gun at Liu Jianming, who was also at the end of his rope. In front of the elevator, "Bang! The gunfire rang out suddenly, and the vicious bullets flew into Chen Yongren's brow. He twitched. Fell in despair. The elevator doors open and close, and hit the fallen and unwilling heroes.
This ending is also unexpected and reasonable. It can be said that the ending of the film is equally classic. However, Liu Dehua did dispute this ending.
"Lin Zi, although this ending is very good, I can't accept it?"
"Brother Hua, what point do you can't accept?"
"I can accept Chen Yongren's death, but Liu Jianming, an undercover gangster, didn't die for Lu? I hope that the bad guys will be punished in the end. ”
Chen Lin immediately understood why Brother Hua couldn't accept that Liu Jianming was still alive, everyone has a moral ruler in their hearts, for example, Chen Lin doesn't like to invite Japanese people to his company's films, and Liu Dehua also has his own insistence on making movies, such as not filming bed scenes, it's okay to play a bad guy, but the bad guy he plays is not a good ending and must be punished.
"Brother Hua, in this film, we can't simply look at Liu Jianming with good and evil." Chen Lin explained with a smile: "The film is called Infernal Affairs, and the Buddhist scriptures say that Infernal Affairs is the most painful of the eight hells. Whether it is Liu Jianming or Chen Yongren, they all live in an environment similar to Infernal Hell, and they are afraid that others will reveal their identities in their dreams. They are all determined to leave this situation, to leave the Infernal Hell, and to find themselves. ”
"You see, Chen Yongren has always wanted to restore his identity as a policeman, but when Officer Huang, the only person who has his file, was killed, Chen Yongren was extremely painful, on the one hand, he and Officer Huang were also teachers and friends, and on the other hand, Officer Huang died, can his police identity be restored?"
"Look at Liu Jianming again, will he be better? He also lived in torment and pain, otherwise he would not have developed a condition similar to schizophrenia. Liu Jianming has been an undercover policeman for many years, and he has changed the law in his heart, he wants to be a good person, not a bad person. Looking in the mirror in his office, he actually thought he was Chen Yongren, and he also told Dr. Li in a mobile phone video that he wanted to "catch Liu Jianming", because he longed to be a good person and denied his true identity. ”
"So, Brother Hua, you think Liu Jianming survived, but he is really happy, maybe he wants to die at that moment, and he will continue to endure the torment while he is alive."
"As the saying goes, the dead have passed away, but the living are also in pain."
Liu Dehua listened to the analysis with a hint of emotion on his face, and he had another understanding of Liu Jianming's understanding.
Chen Lin saw that Brother Hua had completely grasped the essence of the character, and said with a smile: "Brother Hua, besides, there is a sequel to "Infernal Affairs", and I think the audience is very interested in the fate of Liu Jianming in the sequel. The script for the sequel will come out soon, and I'll show you the first time when the time comes. ”
"Yes."
Liu Dehua was convinced. Next, the two talked about the details of the preparation of the film, and then the two brothers had dinner together and continued to talk about the script at the dinner table.
During the meal, Chen Lin received a call from a special friend, this special friend was the Thai princess Ubon Nara, four years later, the princess is 22 years old, and invited his Chinese friend to her birthday party.
Chen Lin readily agreed, and he went back to Changsha the next day to get together with his wife for a few days, and a week later flew to Bangkok, Thailand. (To be continued......)