Chapter 401 I suspect that we have been stolen from the box office!
There is a phenomenon that is quite miraculous.
"Superman 2" dominated the Chinese film industry like a massacre in China.
But what everyone was amazed by was the special effects and handsome male protagonist of "Superman 2", but not much was actually discussed about the plot of "Superman 2".
Is there a plot in "Superman 2"?
[Superman is dating a human girl while saving the world]
[The human girl is dating Superman while holding him back]
[The villain can obviously kill Superman, but he has to force Lai Lai to make up time, which ultimately leads to his overthrow].
The core plot can be summarized in three sentences. Even in terms of the selling point and concept of the core plot alone, it is not as good as the previous film "Superman 1".
At least "Superman 1" also added some human thoughts and the boundaries between good and evil, which barely sublimated the theme of the entire movie and made people talk about it on the Internet.
"Superman 2"?
Besides talking about amazing special effects, what else can you talk about?
Are you talking about the actors’ acting skills?
The actors have no acting skills at all. Superman Chris Jeff has the same expression from the beginning to the end. What kind of acting skills can you tell?
"Infernal Affairs" is losing ground at the box office...
It was overwhelmed by "Superman 2". Not only was it overwhelmed, it was even surpassed by "The Departed". Among the four released movies, the box office was only slightly better than "Our Country", which can be said to be
The movie with the highest opening and closing at the box office in August...
But the strange thing is that "Infernal Affairs" has surpassed the previous two movies in terms of popularity, ratings, and even subsequent influence on the Internet.
【Sorry, I am the police!】
[Three years later and three years later...]
[There is a mole, terminate the transaction!]
【Why on earth are you just letting this show play Infernal Affairs? 】
In 2007, the Internet era has emerged.
In major Q-dog groups, netizens have paired some text from "Infernal Affairs" with some sand sculpture pictures and spread them wildly on the Internet.
If you click on any Q dog group, you can see the news about "Infernal Affairs" in the Q dog group. Even the three words "Infernal Affairs" have gradually become synonymous with "undercover" among netizens, and it is very popular.
Moreover, it has been nearly a week since its release. Not only has the popularity on the Internet and in real life not diminished, but it has become even more outrageous. Even some netizens who have never seen the movie "Infernal Affairs" have developed a strong curiosity about the movie and pre-sale tickets.
It was full of hits at one time and can be regarded as a phenomenally popular work.
The box office of "Night Walker" is rising step by step.
Despite the suppression of "Superman 2", it was released for nearly ten days and still maintained an astonishing figure of 15 million yuan. It stands to reason that such a movie is enough to become a god.
However……
On the Internet, except for some crazy media boasts and some die-hard fans everywhere promoting the plot of "Night Walker", the popularity is simply incomparable to "Infernal Affairs"...
"Is "Infernal Affairs" another movie that is praised but not sold?"
"There have been some movies that have been praised but not sold in recent years, but there are really too few movies like "Infernal Affairs" that suddenly halved the box office..."
"What a pity..."Infernal Affairs" should become a classic, at least in my opinion, it is a classic..."
"It shouldn't be. The old American remake of "The Departed" was a box office hit. Logically speaking, with such popularity, "The Departed" can't have such a low box office, right?"
"..."
August 19th.
The latest box office figures from the Chinese film industry are out.
"Infernal Affairs" only has 12 million yuan left at the box office.
"Night Walker" had 16 million yuan, while the box office of "Superman 2" dropped slightly, but still maintained 46 million yuan...
And in the United States!
The box office of "The Departed", a remake of "Infernal Affairs", actually exceeded US$8 million to reach a new high of US$9 million. In the hot headlines of major movie sectors, it even vaguely beat "Superman 2", which is completely different from China
The other way around...
This left netizens in disbelief, and heated discussions began to take place on the Internet.
…………………………
"Rody, I'm sorry, I'm on a plane to California soon!"
"This is an important time. Mr. Olson's approval rating has declined in Connecticut. Now is a critical moment. As a champion of Mr. Olson and for the future of the company, I cannot stop... I have
Bet everything on next year’s election!”
"Mr. Zhou Yang is a very talented director. I believe he can do it. If he can't, no one in this world can. You are also a talented assistant director. I believe you can handle everything. Okay
,Sorry, I have to get on the plane, don’t call me these days, I will be very busy..."
Christian is still following Congressman Olson as he talks about his "American Dream".
When Rody called Christian with a grimace on his face, he only heard these few words from Christian in reply.
After replying, Christian hung up the phone without even giving Assistant Director Rody any chance to complain.
Roddy never dreamed that Christian would become so strange and hateful one day...
He stood up and came to Zhou Yang's office. He saw the lights in Zhou Yang's office flickering, and after hesitating for a while, he finally didn't walk in.
Zhou Yang is writing a script.
Since yesterday evening, apart from eating three meals a day and having diarrhea, I have been shutting myself in the office to write in my notebook, and have not even come out.
Just as he was about to leave, he saw Chinese director Zheng Jun coming over.
"Mr. Zheng Jun, you didn't go along to promote "The Departed"?"
"No, Christian felt that my past was inappropriate..."
"Oh, in your hand is..."
"Investment signature form, waiting for Mr. Zhou to sign it for me..."
"oh."
Luo Di and Zheng Jun are quite familiar with each other.
This is the culprit in the "Lamb" incident. This guy came to Christian with the adapted script of "Infernal Affairs"...
Then……
Something was wrong with Christian.
At first I thought he was a Chinese assistant brought by Christian, but later, Christian actually followed the filming of "The Departed" and directly abandoned "The Lamb".
This is so nonsense!
Of course, Luo Di had no resentment towards Zheng Jun, but felt some inexplicable sympathy in his heart.
The unlucky guy Zheng Jun is a tool man.
Take a look.
The main director of "The Departed" is Zheng Jun. Now after the filming, Christian didn't even bring Zheng Jun with him in publicity, and even asked Zheng Jun to give him an English name. The director of "The Departed" is now hanging on
The names are all director "Jeff"...
Who is "Jeff"?
There are literally hundreds of people with this name in Hollywood, okay?
Zheng Jun doesn't mind having his signature taken away from him. Many novel authors use pen names. He just needs to treat the director's name as a code name.
Although Christian is amazingly talented and has an amazing understanding of movies, he is not pure...
In Christian's eyes, whether it's Cannes or Oscars, they actually serve profit.
It is very unfavorable for a Chinese director's name to be used in the promotion of a movie like "The Departed" with strong old-American political overtones, and it might even have the opposite effect.
Zheng Jun understands this very well.
He held the investment application form for "American Gangster History" in his hand, holding it tightly.
He doesn't want a penny from the movie "The Departed"!
For him, this movie is just a springboard. Use this springboard to gain Zhou Yang's trust and help, and finally make the movie he wants to make and realize his artistic dream.
This is his purpose!
In the aisle.
Rody said hello to Zheng Jun and left.
He had to continue to calm the restless actors.
Zheng Jun, on the other hand, was sitting, silently waiting for Zhou Yang's next dinner.
About two hours later, a blond woman came over with dinner. Zheng Jun stood up immediately and took the dinner.
Zhou Yang would open the door once during meal time, and when the door opened, it was his opportunity.
"Boom!"
"coming……"
The door opened.
Zhou Yang was a little surprised when he saw Zheng Jun. Then he lowered his head and saw the investment form in Zheng Jun's hand and laughed.
"Have the procedures been completed?"
"Well, the procedures in the company have been completed, and now I'm just waiting for your signature."
"good!"
Zhou Yang nodded, looked at Zheng Jun's nervous look, took the application form with a smile, and then signed it.
Zheng Jun stared closely at Zhou Yang after signing the word "Zhou Yang", and felt that his hanging heart was finally relieved.
After a while...
He took the application form tremblingly, almost going crazy. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by Zhou Yang.
"You're just going to leave like that?"
"ah?"
"Can you leave dinner to me?" Zhou Yang smiled bitterly.
"Ah, this, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou..." Zheng Jun was stunned for a moment, and then he was shocked. He quickly lowered his head and handed the fast food to Zhou Yang in fear.
After Zhou Yang took the dinner, he had no intention of entering the office, but looked at Zheng Jun up and down.
He looks exactly like himself two years ago.
"Director Zheng..."
"exist!"
"The new script hasn't been written yet. I may have to return to China soon. I'll write it slowly when I get back. Here..."
Zheng Jun saw Zhou Yang pause, and then smiled: "There happens to be an on-site crew here, ready-made people, so you can shoot first. If necessary, I will ask Mr. Roddy to assist you..."
“Can I borrow the crew from ‘The Lambs’?”
"Can!"
"Good job!"
Zheng Jun was stunned.
Then it became a surprise again!
When he saw Zhou Yang nodding, he felt himself elated and his mind went blank.
At this moment, he could not have imagined that decades later, when he, who has become a world film master, would face the media and recall this memory, he could not help but burst into tears.
【He is the most noble person in my life】
【From that moment on, I swear, I will follow him for the rest of my life!】
……………………
come back to the office.
After writing most of the script for "The Silence of the Lambs", Zhou Yang stood up, took out his cell phone, and turned it on.
During this time, his cell phone was always turned off.
When he turned it on, the phone rang.
"Mr. Zhou, you finally answered the phone!"
"..."
"Mr. Zhou, I suspect that our "Infernal Affairs" was stolen from the box office!"