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Chapter 676 Open the door, release the dog director!

It is actually relatively rare for bad movies to sell well.

The score of "Dark Stealth" is obviously not worthy of such a box office.

So on the second day of the Lunar New Year, the box office began to decline sharply.

The box office of 1.1 million does not seem to be particularly low, but looking at the first-day box office of this movie, the result is self-evident.

However, what broke Wu Zhen even more was the rating on the popular movie review website, since it fell below 6 points!
The score of 5.9 points is so dazzling.

Although the public relations team began to clean up the ground immediately, saying that "Dark Stealth" is not that bad, it is entirely because of "Infernal Affairs" diehard fans maliciously posted bad reviews and so on.

At the same time, as many netizens said, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, because word-of-mouth and box office were not strong, the theaters lowered the number of screenings for this movie. As a result, some people actually started to throw the blame.

What's interesting is that the box office of "Dark Stealth" in the Hong Kong Island market is not bad.

This makes the argument seem more convincing.

In fact, is it really because the Hong Kong version of "Dark Stealth" is better than the mainland version?

This is fundamentally an illusion. Most Hong Kong films will have a local advantage in Hong Kong Island. For example, if a film is about a story in the capital, then to a certain extent, it will naturally be more popular with local audiences in the capital area.

It's just that this time "Dark Stealth" has taken a turn for the worse, and Wu Zhen is eager to throw the blame away, so naturally he needs to find someone to take the blame.

Is there anything better than scissors for taking the blame?

Not only that, Wu Zhen is indeed not comparable to Wang Feng, because Wang Feng has always been in the Hong Kong Island film circle, and almost all of his films are Hong Kong films.

But Wu Zhen is different. He is the first director to enter the mainland and co-produce films in the mainland.

So it's hard not to make fans and media people feel pessimistic.

Hong Kong film revival has become empty talk?
"Infernal Affairs" is just a flash in the pan?
Wait, wait, the topic is brought up again.

In fact, a low-budget alternative police film "Undercover Project" directed by a Hong Kong rookie director, which was also released during the Spring Festival, achieved good results.

However, because it is a low-budget gangster film and the director is not a well-known director, the cast is simply not comparable to other films during the Spring Festival.

However, this "Undercover Project" took in a box office of over [-] million during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday at a cost of [-] million.

It's just that there is not a strong sense of presence in the Spring Festival stalls where blockbuster movies gather.

Even some movie fans said that "Undercover Project" is actually a very good Hong Kong Island police and gangster film, at least, a small cost can make a big difference.

But whether it is the media or many netizens, they all choose to ignore it. After all, in the eyes of many people, what kind of success is your box office of [-] million?
However, Li Yi noticed the rookie director of "Undercover Project", Ye Hong.

The director of the sequel of "Infernal Affairs" has not yet been decided. Li Yi's plan is that this time "Dark War" he will follow the strategy of the original "King of Comedy" and find a few temporary workers for his crew. By the way, it can be regarded as an investigation Take a look at the ability of rookie directors.

The preparations for "Dark War" were even smoother than "Infernal Affairs".

Because the original cast was used, how many actors would refuse Li Yi's movie?

Coupled with the well-known gangster movies on Hong Kong Island, Li Yi's team can be described as easy to catch.

So, on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, amidst the clamor of public opinion, when many media shouted that "Infernal Affairs" was just a flashback of Hong Kong films, and lamented that Hong Kong films were dead and hopeless for revival.

Li Yi announced to hold a new film project launch conference on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.

Immediately, it was like a drop of water dripping from the frying pan, blowing everyone out.

The direction of public opinion was immediately reversed.

What?Hong Kong film is dead, revival hopeless?
News like the big scissors being blamed again has to be sidelined.

Whose news can be more interesting than the news and new films of Director Dog?
Not only the media people gathered in the capital, but the topics of discussion among netizens who were still arguing on the Internet also shifted to Li Yi.

"Fuck, Director Dog has finally had enough rest. It's not easy. I finally realized that I am a director and I have to work?"

"Will it be a sequel to Infernal Affairs?"

"It's very possible. After all, some people really can't help them! He can only do it by himself."

"However, will Director Dog also be disappointed with those people? So I feel that his new film may not be a Hong Kong film, let alone a police film."

"Anyway, I look forward to the new film directed by Dog!"

For a moment, everyone forgot the topic they were arguing about, and the focus shifted to Li Yi's new film, whether it was a sequel to "Infernal Affairs", or something else.

This kind of influence makes many directors envy and hate.

The same is the director, why is the dog director Temiao so good?
Of course, this is also related to Li Yi's current status, and although he hasn't appeared in front of the public during this period of time, and he hasn't released any new works, but he can't stand the topic of everyone's discussion, and he can't do without him. Talk about Hong Kong movies Fuxing, always mention "Infernal Affairs", right?

"Dark Stealth" hits the market, everyone will inevitably compare it with "Infernal Affairs"!

It is said that there is no hope for the revival of Hong Kong films, even if it comes back to life, we still have to mention "Infernal Affairs"!

Therefore, Li Yi's attention is not low at all, and now that the mastermind has finally come out again, who the hell will pay attention to directors like Wu Zhen?

At the same time, hot search topics have also changed from the previous "Hong Kong Island gangster films have failed one after another, whose fault is it?" "Is there hope for the revival of Hong Kong films?" "New film", "What is the subject of Li Yi's new film?" and other topics came up.

The press conference for the launch of this new project attracted nearly a thousand large and small media from across the Taiwan Strait.

Not only that, but also attracted the attention of many people in the circle.

Especially those people in the Hong Kong Island film circle, directors, actors, behind-the-scenes personnel and so on.

Because, what type and subject matter is Li Yi's new film this time? Will he continue to work hard for the revival of Hong Kong films, or are he disappointed with those guys on Hong Kong Island who only know how to follow suit and start to give up?

The most direct influence is these people in the Hong Kong Island film circle.

Because of the decline of Hong Kong films, although many people have gone north, the top group of directors, actors, and behind-the-scenes teams who have become famous can go north to find work.

But for those people at the lower level, if there is no Hong Kong film, then they will not be able to enter the mainland at all. After all, after so many years of development in the mainland, they have already had their own behind-the-scenes talents, and the involution is very serious. These people naturally lost their advantage.

Therefore, whether Hong Kong films can be revived, they are the most direct stakeholders!

(End of this chapter)