The king of all people

Chapter 256 "Infernal Affairs" Fixed Angle Press Conference
PepsiCo's "Blue Storm" annual advertisement is estimated to be officially launched on major TV stations in more than half a month. "Those Years, The Girl We Chased Together" is also due to the unstoppable box office performance, which has been extended by theaters. , and still occupies 2% of the basic film schedules in major movies.

The proportion is not high, but anyway, it can produce box office figures of about 100 million a day, which is not inferior to many newly released movies.

There are only 3 days left before the "Astrology" system wakes up. Li Xian copied the update content of "Tomb Raider Notes" to the computer for the next few days, entrusted the update task to Yang Yang, and then boarded the plane again to play the trapeze .

The destination of this stop is "Xiangjiang" Hong Kong, which is the fifth year of its return, to participate in the fixed-angle press conference of the upcoming movie "Infernal Affairs".

The so-called fixed angle is a media meeting of the main creative personnel held by the film producer, which can basically be regarded as the first promotional activity of "Infernal Affairs".Although the protagonists in the film are well-known figures, and the director, screenwriter, and producer are all gold medals in the industry, the final performance of the film is always unknown before it is released, and the investors will naturally not be stingy about opening a few more events , and strive to make the film reach the state of being popular before it is shot.

The venue of the press conference was set in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, and it took a while for Li Xian, who speaks Cantonese everywhere, to get used to it.After all, this is the main battlefield of Hong Kong films, and naturally most of the media and industry professionals who came to the scene were locals.

"Everyone, please take your seats in accordance with the order. The press conference will officially start in half an hour." The voice of the staff came from the loudspeaker, and all the reporters and guests who were crowded in the hotel lobby rushed into the conference hall .This time, five areas were arranged in advance for the fixed-angle press conference, and the reporters found their positions in order and sat down.

Many tall male reporters relied on their physical advantages to keep pushing, trying to grab a seat in the front of the area quickly. The originally orderly scene suddenly became chaotic, like thousands of cats. Bees buzzing over a honey-robbed prey.

Li Xian knew the situation ahead from the backstage, and his mood didn't fluctuate too much at this moment.He has participated in similar large-scale press conferences many times, even though this time he is in Hong Kong, where he is not familiar with his life, it will not affect his mentality. At the same time, he is thinking about the way to respond to reporters' questions later.

For Hong Kong, Li Xian holds an inexplicable emotion.When he was reborn in later generations, Hong Kong was carrying out anti-China rituals such as "Occupy (he) China" and "Hong Kong (he) Independence". Famous artists such as Du Wenze and Huang Qiusheng even posted on Weibo and Facebook many times Expressing support and slandering the mainland in disguise...

As a native inlander, Li Xian, like all passionate ordinary people, hates this kind of entertainer who earns money from the inland, but keeps saying the opposite and ridiculing the Chinese.Hong Kong returned to the motherland in 1997. As a special administrative region, the country’s development of Hong Kong is seen by everyone. Because of this, the economic and financial development of Hong Kong has doubled day by day, and it has become the most prosperous in the Asia-Pacific region. one of the cities.

However, this group of artists has repeatedly approved of the anti-(communist) demonstrations organized by Hong Kong residents and some organizations...

To be honest, it is a well-known thing in the entertainment industry that it is better for entertainers not to get involved in politics.In the previous life, many public figures were blocked by the media for talking about sensitive political topics. Such examples are not uncommon.

There was once a hot topic on Sina Weibo, "Tang (he) Can evaporates from the world", which briefly explained the fact that the well-known folk singer Tang (he) Can was suspected of bribing high-ranking political (he) party officials and acting as a mistress for many people at the same time. The cause of the incident... After being investigated by relevant agencies, Tang (he) Can, who also participated in the singing business performance the previous month, seemed to disappear overnight, and did not reappear until Li Xian was reborn in 2014, even There are many gossip rumors that she has been "shot"...

Of course, this news is really shocking. On a lighter level, singer Yang Chenglin was criticized for saying "The War of Resistance Against Japan has only been 8 years" on the variety show "I Guess I Guess I Guess Guess". The nearly ten-year-long blockade in the mainland, even though she later publicly explained that she was too young and unrestrained at the time, still failed to dispel the anger of the media and audience.

However, in 2002, Hong Kong had just returned to the motherland for 5 years, correspondingly there were relatively few conflicts with the "political (he) parties" in the Mainland, and few celebrities paid attention to these issues.If a reporter asks questions about him in the future, Li Xian is determined to stick to the current political (he)political situation.

Although Li Xian did not go to university, the various Marxisms and Mao (he) Tse-tung Thought in the political books in middle school had subtly influenced him.Living in China, he must always remember his identity as a Chinese.

A total of more than 60 media came to the scene, but to put it bluntly, it basically has nothing to do with Li Xian's presence.After all, this is Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong media doesn't seem to care about Li's achievements in breaking box office records in the mainland market and stepping into the [-] million yuan club.The most essential reason why they came to the scene so enthusiastically was because of the word-of-mouth of Mak Siu-fai and Liu Weiqiang, the old partners, and the cast members joined by superstar Andy Lau.

Fans were not invited to the fixed-angle press conference today. This is also a matter of Mak Siu-fai's consideration of Lee's appeal in the Hong Kong market.Andy Lau couldn't make it to the scene due to the schedule, so he only used VCR to wish the press conference a complete success.Li's influence on the media and the public in mainland China can be said to have reached the height of the sky after "Those Years", but his influence in Hong Kong and Taiwan is almost zero except for a few industry peers.

Therefore, in order to avoid the embarrassing situation where there are no fans to support the opening tickets, this press conference has become semi-open.

Li Xian himself understood this truth.Judging from the memories of my previous life, Chinese-language entertainment was popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan in the 80s and 90s. Actors and singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan almost occupied a large part of the entire Chinese-speaking market.

This momentum did not reverse significantly until after 2005. Mainland entertainment gradually counterattacked with entertainment programs such as the national audition "Super Girl" and more and more costume dramas and martial arts movies. By 2014, mainland entertainment has become the entertainment industry. The most authoritative force.

Li Xian's ambition cannot be limited to the domestic or even the mainland market. There is a sense of contrast to today's "zero attention" situation similar to when he first debuted, but it is not unacceptable.If you want to fly higher, you must always be prepared to "start from scratch".

A glass heart is the most taboo mentality in the entertainment industry.

The layout of the press conference caught everyone's eyes, giving people the illusion that the organizer is playing cosplay.Noda's hall was decorated to look like a cold prison, with stone blue walls and wallpaper painted with vertical masts, it was highly simulated like a real large prison.

"Damn it... Could it be that Mai Zhaohui and Liu Weiqiang have such a weird hobby? Labor and management didn't do anything wrong, what kind of uniforms are you playing to seduce!" A reporter with yellow hair yelled dissatisfied, and then immediately picked up the camera After going around the whole venue, I almost engraved the exact scene here into the film tape.

In the center of "Prison" is a huge poster that reaches half the height of the hall, and its width is as long as 20 meters. There is a diamond-shaped frame on the upper right side, engraved with the dazzling ""Infernal Affairs"" concept wall. .

The tone of the entire concept wall is rather dark. The two male protagonists in the film leave the country sideways, leaning back to back and raising their guns to stare at the front of the line of sight. They are wearing identical black suits.Li now plays Liu Jianming, an undercover agent who started out as an undercover agent and finally returned to his original heart.There are two smear marks of different colors on his left cheek, the top is pure black, and the bottom is white that symbolizes light.

The actor next to Li Xian is Andy Lau, who plays the policeman Chen Yongren in the play. He also has two marks of different colors painted on his right cheek.It's just that the order is exactly the same as Li Xian's, with white representing light at the top, and black representing darkness at the bottom.

This is the conceptual meaning that this movie wants to express - Infernal Affairs.

Two people with different identities, each with their own thoughts and goals, fell into the self-entanglement of identity confusion for a fierce battle caused by drugs...

The script of "Infernal Affairs" was not leaked online in advance, and the producers simply announced that it would be a police and gangster story about the war on drugs.The media present at the scene were all dazed by this domineering but very mysterious concept wall, and they would not be able to figure out what it meant for a while.

Soon, they turned their attention to another spot on the concept wall...

Leading stars: Li Xian, Andy Lau.Co-starring: Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng, Anthony Wong, Kelly Chen.

Directors: Mak Siu Fai, Lau Wai Keung
Signature ranking is an issue that has attracted much attention in the film and television industry.According to past practice, actors with higher status in the industry will be ranked higher on the name list. This is an explanation from the film crew to the actors and to the audience.An actor who can appear in the list of leading actors in a blockbuster film is equivalent to the fact that the film crew has recognized the actor's super high status in the entertainment industry...

So, here comes the problem. (Which excavator technology is stronger~)

Li Xian, an actor from the mainland, He Dehe, can surpass many veteran Hong Kong artists, not only co-starring with Andy Lau, but even surpassing him in the ranking order!Isn't this clearly telling the audience that Li Xian is the absolute core protagonist in the movie "Infernal Affairs"? !
This is in Hong Kong. In the home of their Hong Kong films, an actor from the mainland has taken the core position!

Almost all the Hong Kong media present at the scene began to become irritable... The anger rushed from the lower abdomen to the whole body in an instant!
　Thanks to 'Murong Yaxue' for the reward~
　　
　
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