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Chapter 494 Don’t let the wealth go to outsiders

"You're playing Infernal Affairs with me, right? It seems like you have a lot of acquaintances in my company."

Li Yu joked.

He didn't care too much about this little thing.

He and Fan Xiaopang were not really filming Infernal Affairs.

Besides, he has nothing to fear as he is upright. Even if he is really filming Infernal Affairs, he is not afraid.

His company operates legally and in compliance with regulations, and he is not afraid of outsiders inquiring about the situation of his company.

What's more, what Fan Xiaopang had access to was far from being the company's internal secrets.

"I just asked you about what you were going to do after filming 'Tian Khan'. How could I have the guts to place an undercover agent next to you?"

"Infernal Affairs" is the last peak of Hong Kong films.

That year, "Infernal Affairs 1" and Zhang Yingmou's "Hero" were released at about the same time.

In terms of box office and performance, "Infernal Affairs 1" is not as good as "Hero".

But in terms of attention and discussion, "Infernal Affairs 1" was not much worse than "Hero" at the time.

And the reputation of "Infernal Affairs 1" is much better than that of "Hero".

"Hero" is a controversial movie and was criticized by many people back then.

Some said that the plot was not tight, others said that the lines were a bit awkward.

Also, although this is clearly a martial arts film based on history, the whole idea of ​​fighting with minds is really puzzling.

These are the views of the critics, while those who praise the film regard "Hero" as a masterpiece.

All in all, this is a deeply polarizing film.

Of course, the two-tier differentiation does not exist everywhere.

For example, both critics and compliments agree that the national master took beautiful pictures, and the color matching is still at the top level in the country.

As for "Infernal Affairs 1", there is not much controversy about this film. People both at home and abroad unanimously give it the title of a masterpiece.

For a famous masterpiece like this, Fan Xiaopang, as a veteran in the circle, who had played many second female roles in Hong Kong movies in her early years, must be able to get what Li Yu meant by Infernal Affairs.

Jokingly, she has arranged a lot of undercover agents around Li Yu.

In reality, she gave some benefits to some middle-level employees of Hualiu Company in order to obtain some intelligence.

She has not infiltrated the real senior management and decision-making level of Hualiu Company.

She is not stupid, she knows what kind of person Li Yu is.

Li Yu might delay what he promised her, but he would definitely fulfill his promise.

She placed an undercover agent next to Li Yu. Isn't this courting death?

Li Yu was really pissed off, and she was the one who suffered the most.

She is such a smart person that she would not do such stupid things that are harmful and useless.

"Are you relieved now? I have already told you clearly that even if I want to personally direct "The Pretender" starring Hu Ge.

I will finish filming Ready Player One before taking any action.

After filming two TV series in a row, I should make a movie to tell everyone that there are people like me in the Chinese film industry.

If I don’t produce any works for too long, I might be forgotten by everyone.”

Li Yu said half-jokingly.

"Forget you? Even if we forget you, no one will forget you."

Fat Fan just thought it was a cold joke.

Li Yu has become one of the representatives of Chinese-language films.

When future generations write the history of China's film development, Li Yu will definitely have a place.

Fan Xiaopang thought for a moment and asked the next question: "Which actor do you plan to cast as the leading male role? The male protagonist in the setting lives in a container slum and is an absolute game master.

Since he is a game expert and the movie is closely related to games, wouldn’t it be better to find an actor who has a deep understanding of games?"

interest is the best teacher.

People who love playing games don’t need to think about the role, it is enough to just act in their true colors.

Only people who love to play games know what a character who truly loves games should look like. This is what Fan Xiaopang thinks.

However, her proposal was quickly rejected by Li Yu.

There are many celebrities in the circle who are famous for their love of playing games, but there is really no one who is suitable to play the leading male role in "Ready Player One".

Zheng Yijian and Xie Tingfeng are both well-known for their love of fun.

Among singers, Zhou Jie Lun is also famous for his love of playing games.

Cheng Yat-kin and Xie Ting-fung are both from the Hong Kong circle.

In his early years, Li Yu single-handedly demolished the superior status of Hong Kong and Taiwan artists.

If he were to support Hong Kong and Taiwan's leading artists again today, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face?

Zhou Jielun has acted in quite a few movies in recent years thanks to his superstar popularity.

However, Li Yu thinks he should just be a music creator quietly.

His singing skills are much better than his acting skills.

There are also some actors in the mainland who are famous for their love of playing games.

Either they have bad character and their reputation will fall in the future, or they cannot carry the role, and are worse than the ones mentioned above.

Besides, liking to play games and liking to act are two different things.

The character is a murderer, so can the director give priority to actors who have killed people?
After much deliberation, Li Yu finally decided to choose his own people, so that the benefits would not be wasted on outsiders.

He promised Hu Ge that he would push Hu Ge into the film industry in the future.

Now the opportunity has come.

The most outstanding visual effect of the movie "Ready Player One".

The original version received a lot of nominations for Best Visual Effects in North America, but very few nominations for character roles.

In other words, this movie does not require too high acting skills from the actors.

As long as the leading actor’s acting skills are good and don’t distract the audience, that’s enough.

The film focuses on visual effects and emotions.

If Hu Ge participates in the film, he can hide the Easter eggs of "The Chinese Paladin" and attract a lot of "The Chinese Paladin" fans to the cinema.

Thanks to Li Yu's help in the early years, Hu Ge's career developed rapidly.

Li Yu asked him to play Mei Changsu, which indirectly helped him avoid the car accident.

So the current Hu Ge is a complete Hu Ge. He has not experienced a serious car accident and has no serious injuries on his face.

Face is very important for an actor.

Especially when filming movies, the flaws on the actors' faces will be magnified on the big screen.

Movies are not TV series that can be tinkered with through thick filters.

The probability of a complete Hu Ge making a name for himself in the film industry is quite high, at least much higher than in the original time and space.

After selecting Hu Ge, Li Yu flew to Xiangshan Film and Television City in Zhejiang Province.

Xiangshan Film and Television City is one of the filming locations for "Joy of Life 2", and Wang Jing is preparing to carry out the final finishing work at Xiangshan Film and Television City.

Wang Jing was surprised by Li Yu's arrival.

He didn't call Li Yu to come, and Li Yu didn't greet him before coming.

He wondered if Li Yu had changed his mind and didn't want to increase his share, so he decided to come to Zhejiang Province to meet with him in person?

These are just Wang Jing's personal guesses. He does not have any special abilities and cannot read Li Yu's thoughts through Li Yu's eyes.

No matter why Li Yu came, Wang Jing gave him enough face.

On the day Li Yu came, Wang Jing announced that he would have a day off in the evening and treated Li Yu to a big meal at a good restaurant near Xiangshan.

No matter what, Li Yu is his most important partner.

Without Li Yu, he has no right to continue filming the "Joy of Life" series.

Without Li Yu, such a lucrative project as the "Detective Chinatown" series would have nothing to do with him.

These are things that Wang Jing doesn't want to lose.

(End of this chapter)