Chapter 1,194 The swan song of Hong Kong movie

The clear sky is like a blue gem, hope, and the infinite and far-reaching starry sky carries childhood dreams.

It is said that childhood dreams have a considerable impact on a person. For example, if Washington chopped off his cherry, he must have been beaten. Therefore, when he grew up, he also wanted to be the first, but later he was dissatisfied with the British. Suppression actually led a group of brothers to build the United States.

Hollywood is actually a place similar to this. The original Hollywood was actually caused by filmmakers being dissatisfied with Edison's patent suppression, and Edison's father was a businessman. As a child, Edison knew that doing business requires careful care.

Therefore, Edison did do that later. Although he was kicked out of school as an imbecile, he had a great mother. The things Edison invented naturally required patent money, and the biggest wish of businessmen was to maximize profits. change.

Therefore, businessmen who were unwilling to take patent money went to this barren land to play on their own. Anyway, Hollywood was almost as poor as Yang Bailao's family at the beginning, but now it has developed into a world-class movie dream factory.

Hollywood is a place where the reason for copycats is established. Therefore, copycats are not just limited to China. Such things have happened in the United States more than a hundred years ago.

Ye Ming heard that Zhang Yimou and the others were here to participate in the exchange. After thinking about it, he said, "The timing is wrong. It seems that even if the Golden Globe Awards start in January, you are here relatively early."

It’s not New Year’s Day yet, so it’s naturally a little early. Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "Since it's an exchange, naturally we can't do it with the Golden Globe Awards. It's for the movies being screened. The invitations we received were all the more representative film works from various countries around the world, and there are no After the filming was completed, this was just a warm-up in advance. Therefore, there were many people, so it was advanced.

It's just a video promotion meeting. Of course we got paid. The Golden Globe Awards cannot always count on making money from broadcasting the Golden Globe Awards. At other times, they also need to make some extra money. I heard that this film festival made a profit of at least five million, which is also how the Golden Globe Awards make money. "

Ye Ming was not surprised at all that something like this happened at this time. He said with a smile: "The Golden Globe Awards are all businessmen. Since they are businessmen, when it comes to an issue like this, everything is about money. Five million, they dare to take advantage of five million for this kind of non-profit film festival, they really deserve to be the second best in the world."

Not grand, yes, the Golden Globe Awards give everyone the impression that they are not grand. It seems to be because they are always suppressed by the Oscars. Therefore, in such a situation, they always appear to be a bit lackluster.

The Golden Globe Awards always do some willful things. For example, this film festival has no conventions. I don’t know if it will happen again next time, but there is always an opportunity to showcase your own movies. Of course, someone will pay for this. .

Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "Actually, it's a matter of benevolence and wisdom. Most of the directors I love are relatively powerful directors from various countries. Even if they are mediocre, their films are said to be of a very distinctive kind of talent." I will be invited. Is the Golden Globe Awards just for money? It is impossible for a bad movie to be invited.

Also, Spielberg and Cameron are here this time. It is commendable that these two film directors can go to the Golden Globe Awards and discuss shooting techniques and other things up close with directors of this level. Things, even if the fee is higher, just treat it as tuition fee. "

It turned out that there was really something useful. Only then did Ye Ming realize why even directors like Zhang Yimou were so eager to attend this film festival. It turned out that he had no learning ability.

Also, like Zhang Yimou, the movies he shoots are basically not very concerned about the box office. Therefore, at this time, whether he is willing to come to Hollywood to participate in some film festivals to promote the movie depends entirely on his own wishes.

Since Zhang Yimou is willing to come, he can promote the movie by the way, and he can also get close contact with Spielberg and Cameron, two legendary directors in Hollywood. Among the four major directors, these two can be said to be mixed. Needless to say, Spielberg is the best, the king of commercial films, such as Schindler's List, ET, Jaws, etc. If Minority Report can hear Spielberg, it is completely because of the rich people. It was done by throwing money behind your back.

Since Spielberg is the king of commercial films, he will not have trouble with money. As long as the money is enough, there will be no big problem in filming Minority Report.

And Cameron's Terminator has directly risen to the level of the palace, and True Lies is also quite impressive. Of course, there is also the big ship Titanic, which dominates the box office list. These two can be said to be the top of all directors.

At a party with Zhang Yimou, Li Lianjie and Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Yimou invited him to support him. Naturally, Ye Ming would not refuse. They were all his own people, so he naturally wanted to stand up for Zhang Yimou.

After all, an informal film festival like this is actually about fighting for relationships and popularity.

After dinner, Zhang Yimou and others returned to the hotel. In the car, Zhang Weiping thought for a while and said, "Even if Ye Ming said he would come to support us, would he really help us? The relationship between us is not that special." It’s very sticky.”

It can be said that Zhang Weiping himself is very clear that the relationship between Ye Ming and himself is not very good. If Zhang Yimou had not been there, then Ye Ming might not have agreed enough.

Therefore, Zhang Weiping obviously would not make the same mistake on the same issue.

At this time, Zhang Yimou assured: "Don't worry, since Ye Ming agreed, he will definitely come. I know this guy very well. If he says he doesn't want to come, then just say he doesn't want to come." . Since he promised to come, he will definitely come, and he won’t just ignore it.”

The relationship between Zhang Weiping and Ye Ming is not good enough, but it does not mean that the relationship between Zhang Yimou and him is not good enough.

And Li Lianjie also said: "Ye Ming is still worthy of trust. In Hollywood, his relationship is beyond our imagination. It is said that James, the heir of the Murdoch family, and Ye Ming are very good friends. This kind of interpersonal relationship should be relatively rare.

You must know that Ye Ming and Soros are partners, but they are good friends with Murdoch's son James, which in itself means that Ye Ming knows a wide range of people. For example, if Coppola had nothing to do with Ye Ming, it would have been impossible for him to support Ye Ming during the filming of Infernal Affairs. "

Zhang Ziyi didn't have the right to speak. Here, she was either a superstar, a director, or a producer. She basically had no right to interrupt, but after hearing this, she couldn't help but say: "Infernal Affairs, I listen." It is said that Hong Kong City has already started filming the second part.

Is it impossible for Ye Ming to participate in the filming of the second part of Infernal Affairs? "

Li Lianjie said with a smile: "The second part is more cautious. After all, it is the beginning of the first part, but this matter is not a simple continuation at all. Andy told me that the second part will start filming. And the script is ready, but it has been delayed, which is a last resort.

If the filming is not good enough, then for such a problem, at this time, the real price is to be scolded, which is something Andy is not willing to bear. After the New Year, maybe Ye Ming will Go to Hong Kong City to participate in the planning of this second part, who knows. Chen Yongren, played by Ye Ming, should have died in the first part. It is really hard to say how the second part will be continued.

They approached me, but I felt that this film was not suitable for me, so I didn't agree. "

Andy approached Ye Ming for the second part of Infernal Affairs, but in the end, he was almost ready, and he didn’t start filming, so he couldn’t make the move. If it was easy to say that he didn’t have a good script, there would be no need to talk about filming the second part. .

Celebrities, you have to be a celebrity to be able to control the scene. The first part is already full of kings and queens. If the second part wants to surpass the first part, or even say that it is not inferior to the first part, then in this way One thing is that a big star lineup is inevitable.

Therefore, at this time, Li Lianjie was a good choice, but Li Lianjie felt that he did not fit in with the style of the second part, or even with the style of the entire Infernal Affairs. Therefore, he That is to say, there is nothing to do about it. And there happened to be a hero to shoot, so I declined the invitation.

Zhang Yimou immediately said: "Hong Kong City is also very helpless. Now Hong Kong City's movies, no matter how you say it, have actually shown a decline. The former Hong Kong City was known as the Asia-Pacific Film Center, and a hundred flowers bloomed. , the suppressed Japan and South Korea cannot hold their heads up, and now they are in chaos, and the Academy Awards have become an award for self-pity and self-entertainment.

Infernal Affairs can be said to be the last glory of Hong Kong movies. Therefore, the first part has achieved such good results. If the second part is not done well, it will be absolutely unforgivable and will definitely be scolded. Therefore, it is normal to hesitate. "

Zhang Weiping looked at this issue from the perspective of a producer and said: "Actually, at this time, the mainland is also optimistic about Infernal Affairs and wants to get involved in this movie. After all, it is so profitable, and the mainland does not lack capital. To be honest, Hong Kong City The thing is, the film market in Hong Kong is somewhat short of money now, so the mainland is also interested in getting involved in this movie. If the second part doesn't start filming soon, it will be a matter of time before the mainland gets involved, or even if it is This one was filmed by Hong Kong City itself, and the mainland will definitely intervene in the third part of Infernal Affairs, and will never let go of a good movie like this."

Looking at such a problem from a producer's perspective, this is a very normal thing. Any producer is actually pursuing profits. If it is impossible to deal with such a matter, If enough profits are pursued, then the producer will have to go to the extreme in such a matter.

Infernal Affairs is quite influential, both in terms of film reviews and the market. Many people say that Infernal Affairs is not a legendary classic, but in fact it is indeed a good movie, especially the first one. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a milestone movie in Chinese movies. You know, the copyrights of Chinese movies purchased by Hollywood are not that many, only a few.

But Infernal Affairs is one of the Chinese movies purchased by Hollywood. When it was remade, it should have been called The Departed. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of Titanic which is very marketable in China.

Also, Matt Damon. Hollywood is the palace of movies. If a movie is picked up by Hollywood, it is always said that the movie has its own uniqueness.

Even the harshest critic must admit this. No matter how it is said, regarding such an incident, it is not an exaggeration to say that this is the last glory of Hong Kong City movies. The future Hong Kong City movies will not be said to be rubbish, but they have basically withdrawn. The sequence of top movies in the world, or even the sequence of top movies in Asia-Pacific.

This matter has to be said to be a very sad thing for the Chinese film market.

Li Lianjie understood some of the mysteries and said with a smile: "If this is the case, then it is worth looking forward to what the third part will be like."

Although this sounds like a compliment. But the three people here can basically hear it. This is a worry about Infernal Affairs. No one can say clearly what kind of movie the co-production will be able to produce.

But on such an issue, Li Lianjie was unwilling to talk about it directly. Therefore, Zhang Yimou immediately took over the topic and said: "Actually, we don't need to worry about this matter. It is the gang in Hong Kong City who should worry about this matter." People, next we should pay attention to how our movie should be promoted. This time, it is a good opportunity for us.

Although the Golden Globe Awards are a bit harsh when it comes to asking for money, even if there are domestic movies that want to get money, the Golden Globe Awards may not necessarily let them come. For us, this matter is a Opportunity, therefore, we cannot miss such an opportunity. "

Whether Infernal Affairs makes money or not, to put it bluntly, has nothing to do with Zhang Yimou. Therefore, at this time, it is better to focus on promoting his own movie. This is more practical for Zhang Yimou.

If it is well publicized and can earn some overseas box office, then that is what Zhang Yimou should be concerned about. This time, Zhang Yimou came to this exchange meeting held by the Golden Globe Awards with this goal in mind. (To be continued)