Chapter 573 Thousands of People Were Moved to Tears

Chapter 573 Thousands of people were moved to tears...

Showdown, I mean everyone here is trash!

This is probably what this sentence means.

However, let’s talk about the decline of Hong Kong movies first: “Hong Kong movies reached a peak in 1993, and then began to decline year by year, in terms of production quantity, quality and box office revenue.

There are many reasons for the decline of Hong Kong films, including the loss of the Taiwan and Southeast Asian markets, the strengthening of Hollywood's globalization strategy, rampant piracy, the outflow of talent and the lack of contact between the young and the old, following the trend of excessive filming and damaging the market, etc..."

"Every Hollywood blockbuster costs US$100 million. Hollywood computer-generated blockbusters represented by "Terminator 2" and "Jurassic Park" are on the rise. How can Hong Kong movies compete with others?"

"I think the main reason why Hong Kong movies are not good to watch is that the older generation of film creators have run out of ideas, and the original film creation ideas have reached a bottleneck."

"Let's just talk about gangster movies. After "Infernal Affairs", there were a lot of projects in the same genre. They were obsessed with star ensemble dramas, police and gangster movies, and all kinds of cool connotations. In short, I didn't know what to say... I made a "New World", which was very big. It is a cool movie that has not been released in the mainland. The box office in Asia is 280 million Hong Kong dollars, the Korean box office is 11 million US dollars, and the Japanese box office is also 19 million..."

Luo Yongchang interjected: ""New World" is a Hong Kong film..."

"...Then why don't you take pictures?"

"If you don't have the ability, just say you don't have the ability... Are you talking about Hong Kong movies in front of me? Didn't you know that I did "Screening Room"?"

"Do I need to talk about history? In 1968, the Taiwan authorities forced the four major Hong Kong film companies to sign a joint convention, stating that they would not purchase, distribute, or screen left-wing films!"

"When the mainland reformed and opened up in 1978, Wanwan immediately introduced a response plan to prohibit Hong Kong actors from going to the mainland to film..."

After a pause, Shen Xudong continued: "I found that most Hong Kong filmmakers know nothing about the mainland, forget about their ignorance, and are all arrogant... What's the matter?

At that time, the Hong Kong film industry had just hired best actor Tony Leung Ka-fai to set up a stall in order to gain market share. I heard that some big-name movie stars were filmed with guns pointed at their heads. Did Hong Kong have creative freedom at that time?

When a Hong Kong movie was released in Singapore, in order to pass censorship, "Young and Dangerous" was edited into "New Police Story: The Man in the River"... Is this considered freedom?

Now the mainland doesn't stop you from making local Hong Kong films, nor does it stop you from cooperating with other countries' films for distribution. At most, it only requires mainland films to be released and censored. This is not free, and you can't make films? "

"You still have the nerve to be so weird that you won't be allowed to take pictures of this and that?"

"If it's really just a matter of the system, then your movies should be selling well in Hong Kong or Taiwan, right? Are they selling well? Director Du, how are the sales of the two "Underworld" films?" Shen Xudong stared at Johnnie Du: " I’m asking you something, Director Du!”

Johnnie To...had a dark face and said nothing...

The combined box office of the two "Underworld" films was less than 8 million U.S. dollars, and the copyright income was almost 5 million U.S. dollars...

Fortunately, China Star ordered Yinhe to make two romance films, "My Favorite Woman Shopaholic" and "A Perfect Couple", hoping to make up for the loss. Unfortunately, these two films still suffered losses!

How could Johnnie To admit such a thing?

"When Hollywood blockbusters enter the mainland, they have to be censored. If it doesn't work, it won't work. We also have to be censored when we make our own movies. What's the matter? Are you so awesome? Just say you don't have the ability. The environment is not good everywhere you go. What's the matter? You are the ones destroying the environment!"

The final summary: "I hate people who pretend to be cool. The key is that they don't have the point!"

Feng Xiaogang stared dumbfoundedly at Shen Xudong cursing...

It's indeed a curse!

Shen Xudong didn't save any face at all, he just shouted out...

The media and reporters at the scene were crazy with joy - it was all a blast!

Sure enough, only by following Shen Xudong can we have food!

The host wants to lighten the atmosphere, but doesn't know how...

Changing the topic very bluntly: "...Ahem, let's talk about anti-piracy..."

Shen Xudong had nothing to say about anti-piracy, so he just kept silent...

…

"What's wrong with you today? Are you so angry?"

"Jiahe was targeted by this group of people in Hong Kong...I'm very unhappy..."

After the forum unit ended, Shen Xudong left directly without saying hello to the Hong Kong filmmakers... Feng Xiaogang chased after him...

Oh, Feng Xiaogang came to the Shanghai Film Festival not only to promote "Mobile Phone 2", but also helped the film festival produce a creative short film - the theme was anti-piracy!

"…Is it serious?"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "They can't make a big splash. Golden Harvest itself has 8 theaters and 19 theaters, accounting for 27% of the market... I plan to acquire three more this year to bring the market share to more than 35%! What's more, there are In Yindu, Oriental Film and Television and Emperor Media are allies!"

"...Be careful then, I heard it's very chaotic over there!"

"There's no more chaos... they're all back."

"...As long as you have confidence, let's go and watch your new movie!"

"Um…"

The two got in the car and headed to Shanghai Film Studio.

During the Shanghai International Film Festival, there are three thousand-seat screening halls in Shanghai, Shanghai Film Cinema No. 1 Screening Hall, Thousand-seat Screening Hall; Grand Guangming Cinema No. 1 Screening Hall and Majestic Cinema.

The Majestic Theater is not open for the time being, and the premiere of "Life Events" will be held at Shanghai Film Studio.

When Shen Xudong arrived at the screening hall, the movie had already been screened, and Han Yan was sitting anxiously in the first row...

It was normal. Without Shen Xudong present, he felt unsure!

"...Director Shen, why are you...Director Feng!"

"...The forum we attended together is over, so I rushed over immediately..." Shen Xudong replied, and then motioned for Feng Xiaogang to sit down first...

As soon as Feng Xiaogang sat down, Shen Xudong introduced Han Yan: "The new director, Han Yan..."

Director Feng glanced at Han Yan, who was a little excited, shook hands, and then whispered to Shen Xudong: "...If I can be singled out by you, I want to see your level!"

"Just take a look..."

…

"Life Events" has a very clear theme, about death!

Most viewers are actually taboo and repelled by death-themed movies.

The male protagonist of the film, Mo Sanmei, is a mortician who specializes in dressing up the dead, resetting stiff corpses, and repairing unrecognizable corpses.

In fact, Mo Sanmei doesn't like being a mortician. This industry deals with the dead, and she is often looked down upon by others, because everyone thinks that people in this profession are "unlucky."

Mo Sanmei's inner plan was to change "Shangtian" to another store after her father passed the store to him.

Then Wu Xiaowen appeared...

This is a very ordinary mutual redemption movie!

The difference is that the funeral details in the film regarding joint displacement, cremation, and transportation of the deceased are all in place...

But...from Feng Xiaogang's point of view, the whole story of "Life Events" is a bit flimsy, but not realistic enough.

It's very sunny and childlike, like an urban fairy tale, lacking a sense of reality.

Too much pursuit of romance and integrity, especially the appearance of Xiaowen’s mother in the second half...

Although there are hints, hints alone are not enough. It can easily give people the feeling of forcibly creating dramatic contradictions and conflicts.

However, he feels that the market will definitely welcome this movie because it is just right and makes people cry and laugh at the same time...

So, after the movie screening ended, the host asked Feng Xiaogang what he thought, and he said, "It's a good movie!"