Chapter 622: A Lively Premiere
Kowloon, once the largest cinema in Shaw Brothers.
It has been closed since the expiration of Debao's lease, and today the closed doors have finally reopened.
The wide red carpet extends from the gate down the steps for nearly 100 meters, and the entire street is temporarily closed tonight, except for the cars of the invited guests, all other vehicles are allowed to detour.
As long as you pay a little attention to the entertainment industry, you know that today is the premiere of the first film "Infernal Affairs" invested and produced by Guangya Group.
Regarding the first work of Guangya Pictures, the media has been reporting it for this time, but little is known about all the news about this movie.
This was also Chen Xunqi's idea, to ensure that Guangya's first work was mysterious enough to arouse people's curiosity.
As night fell, the invited guests arrived one after another, and Chen Xunqi, as the general manager of Guangya, naturally had to greet him at the gate.
Every time a guest arrives, the reporters on both sides of the red carpet have to frantically press the shutter of the camera.
With Qiu Degen and Shao Yifu as backers, Guangya is a new company, but who dares to underestimate the entire Xiangjiang entertainment industry?
When the invitations were sent out, almost everyone made time in advance and came over on time to cheer.
Needless to say, the stars in the entertainment industry are almost all present, and those who can receive invitations must be those who are big enough, like some marginal figures, who are not qualified at all.
"Look, it's Xu Guanwen."
Since entering the 90s, the cold-faced smiling artist has gradually reduced the amount of films, and rarely appears in the public eye, his appearance has caused a burst of exclamations from reporters.
The reason why the reporters were surprised was not entirely because Xu Guanwen had not shown up for a long time, but more importantly, he was also an artist of Shaw Brothers back then, and he was still quite popular in Shaw Brothers.
But not long after Zou Wenhuai and others left, he chose to leave, and the film company he established has always had a close relationship with Golden Harvest.
Speaking of which, Xu Guanwen is also a traitor in Shao Yifu's mouth, and he himself never mentions what happened in Shaw Brothers when he faced the media.
But he still came today, and not only did he come, but with him several brothers of the Xu family, including the most popular Xu Guanjie.
A group of celebrities compete on the red carpet, and it is more lively than the annual Academy Awards.
But reporters all know that these stars are not the protagonists, and the real heavyweights are behind.
Sure enough, the next car stopped at the end of the red carpet, the door opened, and the first person to walk down was Hong Jinbao, and behind him was actually ......
"Mr. Pan! It's Pan Gongzi! ”
Pan Disheng walked on the red carpet with a blank face, and the reporters around him were like crazy, all pointing their cameras at him and constantly pressing the shutter.
Everyone knows that Pan Disheng and Guangya do not deal with each other, because of the relationship between Shaw Brothers Cinemas, this Pan Gongzi has spoken ruthlessly in the face of the media more than once.
Unexpectedly, he actually came here today.
"Mr. Pan, can I ask you a question?"
"Mr. Pan!"
The reporters shouted loudly, but Pan Disheng walked forward as if he had heard nothing, with impatience in his eyes.
"Welcome, Mr. Pan!"
Chen Xunqi smiled and stretched out his hand, and took the initiative to take two steps forward, giving Pan Disheng enough face.
Pan Disheng's face became more and more gloomy, and he reluctantly shook hands with Chen Xunqi.
"Mr. Chen, what a big scene."
Chen Xunqi heard the sarcasm in Pan Disheng's words, but he didn't care: "The first business to open the door must always be lively!" ”
"I hope that when the premiere is over, Mr. Chen can still laugh!"
Hong Jinbao on the side heard this, his face also changed slightly, the shopping mall pays attention to harmony and wealth, even if it is a sworn enemy, he will pretend to be like a brother in front of outsiders.
Pan Dickson's reaction today is really inappropriate.
"Mr. Chen, congratulations!"
Hong Jinbao quickly diverted the topic.
"Old acquaintances, we don't have to be so polite between us!"
Chen Xunqi greeted Hong Jinbao with a smile, he and Hong Jinbao had worked together several times before, and their relationship with each other was quite good.
"Show what!"
Pan Disheng whispered, and then ignored Hong Jinbao and walked straight in.
"I'm sorry!"
Hong Jinbao's face was helpless, and he hurriedly chased after him.
Chen Xunqi looked back at the two of them, a smile on the corner of his mouth, of course he understood what Pan Disheng meant.
The first work, supposedly, should be low-key, and when there are really results, a premiere like this is not what you want to do, just do it.
Every year, there are many newly established film companies in Hong Kong, and most of them disappear after the failure of the first work.
Although Guangya has a strong family background and its own cinema company, no one can guarantee that this "Infernal Affairs" will be recognized by the audience.
You must know that the audience in Xiangjiang is very harsh, and when encountering a bad movie, the audience feels that they have been trapped, and they may be able to catch the director and beat him.
Please refer to Wang Jiawei!
However, this cargo clever, seeing that something was wrong, sold his good friend Liu Zhenwei.
However, Chen Xunqi has confidence in "Infernal Affairs", and after the post-production is completed, he has watched it no less than ten times.
The next to arrive was Yongsheng's Xiang brothers, and Xiang Qiang's wife Chen Lan came with them.
"Mr. Xiang!"
Xiang Qiang's background knows what is going on, but on the surface, he is just the owner of a film company, and in front of the public, he shows a very kind temperament, and he is also a philanthropist who has been rewarded by the government.
But in fact......
"Ah Xun! With such a big battle, beware of a bad ending. ”
Xiang Qiang said with a smile.
When Chen Xunqi heard this, he didn't care at all.
"If I really lose, I'll wrap my head in my clothes and slip away."
Hearing Chen Xunqi say this, Xiang Qiang smiled even more happily.
"Are Mr. Qiu and Uncle Sixth here today? And that Mr. Gu. ”
"There is a little problem with Uncle Six's body, Miss Fang will come, Mr. Qiu's words...... Mr. Xiang knew that he would never tell anyone about his whereabouts in advance, and as for Mr. Gu, he would come over today. ”
"That's good!"
Xiang Qiang nodded, his main purpose today was Gu Bei.
"Please!"
Chen Xunqi said, and arranged for someone to lead Xiang Qiang and his party in.
Next, Huang Baiming, Mai Jia from New Art City, and Lei Juekun from the Golden Princess Cinema also arrived one after another.
At this time, the assistant walked to Chen Xunqi's side and whispered a few words.
"Okay, I got it!"
Then he turned his head to look at the red carpet, and He Guanchang and Cheng Long arrived together.
The media is even more shocked at this time, everyone knows that Jiahe and the former Shaw Brothers are mortal enemies, and the person Shao Yifu hates the most is Zou Wenhuai, no one expected that Jiahe would send someone over today.
Although Zou Wenhuai was not present in person, He Guanchang is Zou Wenhuai's right-hand man, and Cheng Long is the number one cadre of the Jiahe family.
"Mr. Ho! Thank you very much! ”
Chen Xunqi went directly forward and went out for more than ten meters, which was a treatment that the movie tycoons who arrived in front of him did not have.
"Manager Chen, congratulations!"
He Guanchang smiled, and from his expression, it was completely impossible to see that it was he who made the Malaysian filmmaker temporarily tear up the cooperation agreement with Guangya.
"I wonder if I have a chance to meet Mr. Gu today?"
He Guanchang got straight to the point, a long time ago, he and Zou Wenhuai wanted to meet Gu Bei, but unfortunately they didn't have a good grasp of proportion, they were still holding a shelf, and Gu Bei went back to the mainland directly.
The last time Gu Bei sent Chen Xiaoxu to Xiangjiang to give birth, after Zou Wenhuai learned the news, he wanted to make an appointment with Gu Bei to meet again, who knew that after Gu Bei settled Chen Xiaoxu, he went back as soon as possible.
missed it twice in a row, and this time after receiving an invitation letter from Guangya, Zou Wenhuai notified He Guanchang as soon as possible and asked him to bring Cheng Long over to cheer.
As for him?
The old guy can't put it on the shelf.
"Mr. Gu will be here today, and there should be a chance for the appreciation dinner after the premiere!"
Chen Xunqi was not sure, Gu Bei's temperament was too strange, and he was completely unsure.
"Good!"
He Guanchang smiled and nodded, and then took Cheng Long in.
All the guests arrived, and Chen Xunqi then dealt with the media reporters, answered two questions briefly, and then led people into the screening room.
The No. 1 screening hall is the largest hall in this cinema, which can accommodate thousands of people, in addition to the main creators of the crew, as well as invited guests, some media reporters and film critics have obtained admission tickets, and there are still 500 audiences.
"Mr. Gu! Everyone has arrived! ”
Gu Bei came over a long time ago, did not go to the main entrance, but came directly to the screening hall and sat with the main creator of the crew.
Hearing Chen Xunqi say this, Gu Bei just nodded, Chen Xunqi said "everyone has arrived", which naturally refers to the representatives of the major film companies in Xiangjiang.
The lights went out, the curtain in front of him lit up, and the first thing that appeared was the logo of Guangya, a seal carved with a small seal, the two characters of China were enlarged, and the two small characters of Guangya were put aside.
With the cast and crew list, the feature film begins.
The script of "Infernal Affairs", Gu Bei has naturally been revised, after all, the original story background is in the new century, and now Xiangjiang has not returned.
And in terms of narrative, Gu Bei has also made some adjustments.
At the beginning of the story, in the underground parking lot of an abandoned residential building, two groups of people are trading.
Playing the actor Chen Yongren, McDonald Bear still chose Liang Chaowei, with messy hair, sparse stubble, melancholy eyes, with unconcealable vicissitudes, dressed in black, standing behind a group of people.
"Ah Ren!!"
The person who looked like the eldest brother beckoned to the back, and Chen Yongren's eyes flashed with a momentary hesitation, and he stepped forward.
"Big guy!"
"Inspection!"
Seeing this scene, everyone knows what kind of transaction these two groups are making.
At the moment when the transaction was about to be completed, suddenly the lights in the underground parking lot were bright, accompanied by the roar of the car engine, and the chaotic footsteps approached the trading place.
The two groups panicked instantly, and they all pulled out their guns and pointed them at each other, both suspecting that the other party was preparing to eat black.
"Police!"
"Don't move!"
Shouts came from all directions, and the two groups of people could not take care of each other at this time, taking money and goods respectively, and running in all directions, but the police were obviously prepared for this arrest, and there were quite a lot of police officers dispatched.
A shootout came as scheduled.
I have to say that McDonald Bear is indeed suitable for making this kind of movie in black tones, a shootout is extremely intense, and from time to time someone is shot to the end, and this guy will also give several close-ups of his face.
What does a shot in the forehead look like?
It depends on what kind of gun it hit, if it's a rifle, a headshot......
That picture......
Gu Bei heard exclamations behind him.
It's a big killer move.
Moreover, Liang Chaowei, who has always played a positive role in film and television dramas before, is actually a ...... this time Villain?
"I didn't catch it, Han Chen didn't come, it was his head horse who came to trade!"
Liu Jianming, a policeman who is reporting to his boss, has a righteous face, and this role has not been replaced, and Liu Dehua is still playing.
"Sir Huang, what now? Is it still going to go according to plan? ”
As he spoke, his face suddenly changed, and then he quickly regained his composure.
"Good! I'll take someone there! ”
One Liang Chaowei and one Liu Dehua, two of the most popular traffic niches in the current Xiangjiang entertainment industry, just the two of them can already be worth the ticket price.
As soon as the camera turned, the scene switched to the interrogation room of the police station.
A short and fat man was eating, holding an egg fried rice in his hand, and there was a dry fried beef river on the table, eating with relish.
And standing opposite him is Huang sir played by Li Xiuxian, the role in the previous life was played by Huang someone, but Gu Bei was tired of the guy who forgot his ancestors, although McDonald Bear felt that Huang was more suitable, Gu Bei still commanded remotely and replaced the person.
What follows is a battle between the police and the bandits, but although the police are well prepared, Han Chen is not easy to deal with, he is not only thoughtful, but also ruthless, and when it is time to give up, he will not hesitate at all.
Soon, according to the laws of Xiangjiang, as soon as 24 hours passed, the police had no choice but to release him because there was no evidence to prove that Han Chen was also involved in the transaction.
"Han Chen! Don't be complacent, I'll keep an eye on you. ”
Li Xiuxian said indignantly, but there was unwillingness in his tone.
Han Chen smiled: "Okay!! With the protection of your police, from now on, I can sleep soundly! ”
Then the camera kept switching, on one side was the JD police place, and on the other side was Han Chen's topland, and after heated discussions on both sides, they came to the same conclusion.
There's a spy inside!!
Some people have already understood a little when they see this, the name of the movie is "Infernal Affairs", doesn't it already tell people that this movie is about the story of the inner ghost.
The police have undercover agents in the gangs, and the gangs also have undercover agents within the police.
The camera switched again, and the picture showed a rooftop, Huang Sir leaned in front of the railing, looking at the Taiping Mountain in the distance, and there was footsteps behind him, and the camera turned again, and Chen Yongren's face appeared on the screen.
He's an undercover police officer?
Wait a minute!
So who is the gang's undercover agent?