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Chapter 688 An Internationally Famous Director Came to Make Money!

It is the obligation and responsibility of every producer and director to avoid "unexpected situations" as much as possible.

Because making a movie is a job with a very rigorous process, if the shooting is not planned according to expectations, it will affect the post-production and release schedule, and even more money will be invested to plug loopholes.

But no matter how tough the director is, he may not be able to control all the "restless" actors.

What's more, Li Zhifan himself is a restless factor. When faced with the "free play" of the actors, as long as the whole and details are not affected, and the original intention is not violated, they can play freely.

In fact, when filming the original version of "Infernal Affairs" in a different world, I also encountered the problem of "free play" by many actors.

For example, the scene where Chen Yongren and Huang Sir met on the rooftop for the first time.

The line in the script is: "It's been nine years, boss."

But Liang Chaowei changed it to: "Obviously it was three years, three years later, three years later, three years later, three years later, it will be almost ten years, boss."

Comparing the two, the strength of the latter sentence is obviously much stronger than the original, and the emotional expression is also fuller. It not only expresses Chen Yongren's boredom and helplessness as an undercover agent, but also leaves a good room for the sequel story.

In the same scene, Li Zhifan's performance was also performed according to the revised lines.

But he originally wanted to act like the original version, but after one side of the performance, he felt that this was not in line with his state, so he added some decadence and inertia into it.

Especially in the last sentence "It's almost ten years old boss", Li Zhifan is completely begging "Please, let me go", not as loud as the original version of Liang Chaowei.

And in the following lines, Li Zhifan's face suddenly changed, and the "sense of begging" was even more abruptly withdrawn, as if "you owe me money", he talked to Huang Sir, the boss, draggingly.

The two feelings switch, both good and evil, and the image of an undercover agent is instantly in place.

In this way, Li Zhifan's image is more like a young and Dangerous boy who is used to a free and undisciplined life.

Although it has weakened some of the taste of the police, it can further explain the sadness he gained in his undercover career.

The post-production of "Infernal Affairs" is very simple, because there are no major special effects, and the use of the lens has been completed during shooting, only editing, dubbing, soundtrack and subtitle work.

In fact, according to the industry, there are only two parts, editing is part, and the rest is called "packaging".

The soundtrack of "Infernal Affairs" is also a classic among the classics. Li Zhifan has always produced soundtracks independently for movies, and never needs outsiders to intervene. Whether to copy the original version or modify the soundtrack is entirely up to his own ideas.

For a movie like "Infernal Affairs", Li Zhifan only changed two pieces of pure music, and the rest are still using the original version.

Two weeks later, all the later stages of the first part were finished.

Li Zhifan secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, a film was completed, so he hurriedly handed over the first film to Zhao Yiduo, and then handed it over to China Film after it was fully sealed, and China Film submitted it to the radio and television for review.

……

With the coming of December, various New Year's films have launched a huge promotional model.

Today is the finalization of this drama, and tomorrow is the promotional trailer of this drama, only "Infernal Affairs" has no news for a long time.

Netizens have two mentalities - they are eager to see it, and they don't want to make it crudely.

Under this mentality, the official suddenly announced: "Infernal Affairs" will be scheduled for January 1st.

As soon as the news came out, the pot exploded immediately.

"It was released so soon? It feels like it hasn't been filmed for long!"

"That's right, but I don't doubt Li Zhifan's skill anymore, just watch this movie and earn tens of millions!"

"January 1st? Haha, good day, just go with my girlfriend on New Year's Day."

"Isn't that right? I heard that the crew is still filming. Will it be released on January 1st?"

"Yeah! I've seen the itineraries of some of the participating actors, and basically they will stay on the set until February next year. What's going on when it's released this month?"

"..."

When this problem arises, it is naturally not that one person or a small group of people feel that something is wrong, but that everyone feels that something is wrong.

Even the hospital has some doubts, is it a mistake?Did the TV station figure it out?Is it "Infernal Affairs" by Li Zhifan?Could it be another copycat movie, this time it will be released directly under the title of "Infernal Affairs"?
The radio and television side was also a little confused, and then watched the movie in Secret Library—is that right?Is it Li Zhifan's Infernal Affairs?The length of the film is 101 minutes. After watching the ending, it is a very complete movie, right?

But another group of comrades in the radio and television department understands the reason very well, because when "Infernal Affairs" was approved for approval at the beginning, two films were directly established, and then another one was submitted, including the script review. There are three "Infernal Affairs" that passed the project approval and script review!
Li Zhifan was the only one who submitted three films at once, and was able to make a clear decision to make a trilogy, right?
Even if many movies are supported by long-form original works, there is no guarantee that the second one will be made after the first one is finished. If the word of mouth is not good and the market effect is not achieved, then it will be smashed?
As for Li Zhifan's routine, even radio and television is a strange work that has not been seen in decades, and it is the only one.

However, after reading the script, Radio and Television was relieved again. The first film was purely Hong Kong film, with some retro elements added in it. The content of the second film directly expressed the views and positions expressed by Chinese and British confrontation with Chinese films. Red flavor It is even more successfully integrated into the details of all aspects of the movie-at least from the script.

In the face of the final script of the third part submitted, the radio and television department was a little bit sloppy, and some details related to gangsters were directly passed-because in the view of radio and television, the ending of this trilogy is good, leaving the scene It is bright, sunny, and red, and this third part is also a prequel, which not only exposes the chaos and distress of Xiangjiang before the return, but also compares the beauty of today. It is much easier to pass the review than the first two up.

As everyone knows, Li Zhifan has decided to give up his original idea, and plans to release the "Infernal Affairs" trilogy in different time and space in order, while the third part still maintains the original style.

Because the third part is special in that it is a small part of the prequel and a majority of the postquel of the first part. The story dividing line is the story of Chen Yongren's six months before his death and ten months after his death.

If the third part is released first, the audience will not be able to understand it, which will affect the box office of the prequel which is finally released, which is not worth the loss.

……

Hong Kong.

In the second week of December, Glenn Austin, an international director, suddenly airborne.

Glenn Austin was once known as a genius director in Hollywood. Although this title has been given to many new directors, Glenn Austin is the only one who wears this aura. In his later director career, he still A director who walks the road very smoothly and every movie sells well at the box office.

This time, Austin appeared to promote his new science fiction film "Insect Day".

This movie will be screened all over Asia. Coincidentally, it is also scheduled for January 1st. In this way, "Infernal Affairs" with Li Zhifan has become a ring situation, which is quite a life-and-death struggle .

Some domestic media have already started to publicize this feature, but there will be more movies to be released on January 1st, which are not entirely the home of Li Zhifan and Austin.

Among them, the new masterpiece "Sour Plum Soup" by a well-known domestic comedy group will also be released on January 1. As early as November, this film has already played five shows in four colleges and universities including Qingbei, Huada, Fuda, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Xiamen University. For the on-demand screening, five universities and some film critics were invited to watch the film. Afterwards, their reviews on the Internet were unanimously good, so this film is also one of the strong opponents.

In addition, there are several Lunar New Year movies scheduled for January 1st, and they are very competitive.

In addition to Austin's "Insect Day", foreign imported films also have two IP masterpieces "Iron Gunman 6" and "Dark Galaxy: A Side Story". The previous films of these two series have achieved good box office worldwide. The results in mainland China are also excellent. Even "Steel Gunman 5" won the annual runner-up in the mainland box office, but the champion that year was Li Zhifan's "Wolf Warrior". It can be said that the old rivals finally met again this time. .

Faced with so many blockbusters, "Infernal Affairs" did not shrink back, did not skip the file, and still unswervingly chose to release on January 1st. This is what Li Zhifan himself wanted to know. Can you still break through the siege and win the first place?

After all, "Infernal Affairs" is not like "Wolf Warrior" and "Operation Mekong" with a red theme. It is impossible for radio and television to give the first two "Infernal Affairs" such generous treatment, so this time, strictly speaking, it is really on your own.

in the afternoon.

I'm done at 4:[-] today.

Because Liao Feng and Li Zhifan will go to ATV to attend the 2021 annual ceremony organized by the Academy Awards and the Asian Film Association.

This grand ceremony is not an awards ceremony, but a report conference on industry dynamics, so many directors in the industry who are about to release new movies are invited to the scene. First, the directors use this platform to promote their new films to the media. Second, The press conference followed the names of these directors to promote the achievements of Asian films this year.

Since it is an Asian movie, there are more guests from all over the world. This is why Austin came, because he, a non-Asian, was also invited.

Needless to say, Li Zhifan and Liao Feng were invited every year, but Li Zhifan happened to be in Xiangjiang this year, so he took the time to participate. In previous years, he would not bother to come, because there was no practical significance at all.

But this year, apart from promoting movies, he also has an identity, that is, the honorary chairman of the China Film Association. Although this conference did not cooperate with the China Film Association, Li Zhifan's attendance also represented the meaning of the China Film Association.

The first thing you feel when you arrive at the scene is—simple!
Although there were a lot of people and the whole studio was full, but because it was not an awards ceremony, it was all arranged media, and there were no uninvited media or fans.

"There are quite a lot of people here!"

Li Zhifan looked at the people present and felt like before the opening of a movie. Everyone sat obediently in their seats and whispered a few words from time to time, but no one made any loud noises or chatted happily.

"These are all famous directors in the industry!"

Liao Feng said with a smile, "Relax your mind, you don't need to make friends with them, it's not necessary, if they want to know you, they will naturally come back to make friends with you!"

"I understand that!" Li Zhifan smiled, it seems that there is no need to make false claims, just sit obediently.

When Li Zhifan and Liao Feng appeared at the signing stage, many colleagues in the industry had already discovered them. Although it would not cause a commotion, there were still "buzzing" discussions that suddenly increased in decibels.

Liao Feng and Li Zhifan found their seats and sat down, and then greeted the people in front, back, left, and right. If they were farther away, they would only respond casually when the other party came to say hello, nothing else.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, there was a sudden noise at the gate, with footsteps, voices, and shouts.

After listening to a few words, Li Zhifan knew that Austin was here.

"Sure enough, the effect of an international famous director is good!"

Liao Feng laughed and said, I don't know whether he was mocking or sincere, "Look at us coming in, there is no fart! The contrast is strong!"

"It's not too early to be profitable!"

A director named Yang Yu half turned his head and muttered, "These foreigners now know the advantages and disadvantages of the Chinese-speaking market, and they all come here to get a piece of the action. I have never seen them come to China in person before. Except for Japan, there is no one in Asia. The market they value, these people have frequently landed in China in the past few years, hehe, on the other hand, it is still very difficult for our works to be released in Hollywood, let alone for the director to go to the local publicity.”

Li Zhifan tilted his head and smiled: "Director Yang, haven't many Chinese capitals entered Hollywood recently? What do you think about this? Can Chinese-language films continue to enter the international market?"

"Disaster!"

Yang Yu said, "The first is cultural identity. You have to reach an international level before you can export. If it is only at the current level and you look at the market in front of you, even if the entire United States is bought by Chinese capital, it will be difficult to do so. To completely explore the international market, but now many directors want to open up and start to demand their works towards international standards. Even if these works fail to enter the market, their reputation has improved. This is the road of progress we must take, not copying Hollywood special effects or story script deconstruction can solve it.”

At this time, Li Zhifan finally knew who was coming to today's meeting. Those big directors of commercial films who had no new films released basically didn't come, because they didn't care. Those who promote the film are filmmakers like Yang Yu who say sects. They come to teach, listen to other people's classes, and give lectures to others.

While talking here, Austin came in, followed by more than a dozen people from the organizer.

After scanning the audience, Austin walked over to a Xiangjiang director who had worked hard in Hollywood for more than ten years, and said in Chinese with a smile, "Oh, Director Fang Ji, we meet again!"

(End of this chapter)