Suddenly, the media received rave reviews. Hong Kong filmmakers and even people in Hong Kong's cultural circle loved works like "Infernal Affairs" the most.
Since the commercial atmosphere in Hong Kong is relatively strong, these people do not reject commercial films. But they prefer films that bring both art and business. Therefore, it is in line with their tastes, and they do not hesitate to praise it.
In the media, many celebrities also expressed praise.
The first is Andy Lau.
Because Liu Dehua has been deeply tied to Ye Shan Qingquan and Yuan Universe. And Li Yuan's sexy tricks are too many.
Whenever Brother Yuan makes some messy new move, and his external reputation rises and falls, Liu Dehua is always on tenterhooks. He feels so excited that he almost has a heart attack.
But now, Liu Dehua can also get the biggest bonus.
Facing the swarming media reporters, Liu Dehua could not hide his joy: "I am very grateful to Yuan Shao and Ms. Huang for giving me this opportunity. After I got the script, I knew that they were serious and they really wanted to make a good film.
Work... I will never let down my fans and fans, and I will never waste money like some unscrupulous tabloids say... I hope everyone will continue to support "Infernal Affairs, take it"
A brilliant box office result! Thank you!”
And other stars also spoke out. Just like how deserted the premiere was, it is now so lively.
Having a red top and a white top is nothing more than the norm in the entertainment industry. Anyway, I know everything about touching porcelain! In the blink of an eye, we have become good friends in the Yuan Universe!
But no matter how you say it, it suddenly became very popular. There were compliments everywhere.
Moreover, the films in the same period are "Tang Bohu Spots Qiuxiang" and "Jurassic Park?"
What is there to comment on these two films? It’s nothing more than: “The nonsense of Mr. Xing is so sharp!”, “The special effects in Hollywood are so awesome!”, there is nothing else. There is no place to brag if you want to.
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On the contrary, "Infernal Affairs" can be deeply elaborated from various angles and explore various artistic connotations. Anyway, the various angles are so tricky that even the original author Mak Siu-fai has begun to doubt life - is this a script written by me?
If you just look at the popularity of public opinion in Hong Kong at this time, you would think that "Infernal Affairs" ranks first at the box office, even behind "Tang Bohu Dian Qiuxiang" and "Jurassic Park"?
This has left many Hong Kong people confused - where did this movie "Infernal Affairs" come from? Can it actually overwhelm Xingye?
However, amidst all the applause, an heroic article suddenly appeared, fully proving that Hong Kong is a place of freedom of speech!
The author of this heroic article is De Ge, who is the famous Yuan Ge, a lifelong black man:
"It's an honor to be invited to watch the premiere of "Infernal Affairs". There is no doubt that this is a good movie, and even a layman like me enjoyed watching it. Regarding the review of this movie, I will not go into details here. Now
There are many good film reviews.”
"Thank you to Metaverse for the opportunity. Thank them for discovering newcomers like Mak Siu-fai, and for discovering Liu Weiqiang's directorial talent. And for dedicating a masterpiece of Hong Kong films. But..."
"But...according to insiders, when the movie "Infernal Affairs" was born, it was Ms. Huang, the CEO of Yuanverse, who overcame everyone's opinions and signed a contract with newcomer Mai Zhaohui like Bole, providing funds for the position and even shares.
And we selected an excellent production team from Hong Kong and Taiwan to create this excellent work."
"On the contrary, Yuan Ge, the artistic director of Yuan Universe, not only despises our Hong Kong films, but also eats them and looks down on us Hong Kong filmmakers. Why would he go north to make a co-production? He even served as the director himself, ignoring all Hong Kong films.
Taiwan’s outstanding director. Could it be that he uses the Metaverse as a tool just to make himself popular?”
"In fact, it can be seen from past experience. Ms. Huang worked hard to create Yeshan Qingquan, which added a lot of job opportunities to Hong Kong and enhanced Hong Kong's status as a financial center. But Brother Yuan is calling those stock commentators pigs? Ms. Huang
He gave back to the society and donated a large sum of money to the Hong Kong police, but Yuan Ge was full of nonsense. Not only did he hurt people with bad words in the training class, but he also spoke out in the media afterwards - labor and management are teachers scolding students! So what? What else? Is it for us?
The respectable and lovely Hong Kong policeman is wearing a whip and a candle?"
"Ms. Huang has a straightforward and gentle personality, but Brother Yuan regards himself as a bad guy - just cheating thousands of dollars in royalties! Back to the movie, Miss Huang wholeheartedly supports the development of Hong Kong movies, but Brother Yuan regards Miss Huang as a cash withdrawal
Just to show off for yourself?"
"Look at the performance of these two people! Although I will not comment on personal relationship issues, I want to say here that Brother Yuan is not worthy of our good girl from Hong Kong, Ms. Huang. Not to mention anything else, even in the mainland, Ms. Huang
He is also a patriotic businessman, but Brother Yuan is just a rogue scholar..."
As soon as this heroic article came out, the whole Hong Kong was in an uproar. Many people had to sincerely worship De Ge, a top figure in the paparazzi world - how could such a fresh and refined angle create a new hot spot out of thin air?
However, for ordinary people, they still prefer to stir up regional conflicts and mix in some romantic relationships.
And under such a strong contrast, of course there will be such a view-why should we, a beautiful and kind-hearted Hong Kong girl, give you this mainland boy with bad conduct?
There is even the evil taste of watching a good show. Will it directly turn this couple into porn? Put on a reality show of love, hate and hatred?
Therefore, the newspaper that published this heroic article was sold out all over Hong Kong that day, and after additional printing, the sales volume increased by more than 20,000 copies.
The paparazzi in Hong Kong immediately became excited when they discovered that Brother De had made a good start. Brother De can eat meat, so we should also go up and have some soup? Anyway, there is no risk in this kind of thing. We Hong Kong girls are all good, they are kind and easy to cheat
Mainland veterans like Brother Yuan are the big villains!
In particular, it caters to the mainstream public opinion in Hong Kong. In fact, it is the same in other places. Who wants their good girl to be deceived by a bad man elsewhere?
In an instant, all media outlets began to attack Yuan Ge again. Everyone was filled with joy.
Even Huang Jiaojiao and her Huang family collectively pretended to be ostriches. How should we explain this kind of thing? We can only pretend to be stupid and not see it.
In fact, not to mention the eldest lady, even the Huang family is quite satisfied with Li Yuan.
Everyone should know that women from big families usually choose to marry in order to increase the family's resources and make the two families complement each other's strengths.
What if a rich girl finds a poor boy for love? It should be said that this is indeed very beautiful in literary and artistic works, but in reality it is quite a headache.
Because this is not just a matter of being a good match.
Don’t forget, a poor boy has nothing! If the poor boy is indeed very capable, will capable people have no ambition? Maybe in the end, a dove will occupy the magpie’s nest.
It would be even worse if that poor boy is a weakling who has no ability. You must know that having no ability does not mean that he has no ambition, and may even have no lower limit. He may not only want your family property, but also your life!
Because this has been proven by countless examples. How many pretty boys are there in Hong Kong’s reclamation?
Therefore, the choices for rich girls are quite small. Later, the social atmosphere became more open, and many rich girls simply stayed single their entire lives, just to avoid such troubles.
On the contrary, the situation in the mainland is much better. It is true that sons are favored over daughters, but men and women are relatively equal, and daughters still have the right to inherit. Therefore, marriage is much more relaxed.
Therefore, as the abandoned daughter of the Huang family, Huang Jiaojiao's position is rather embarrassing. If she chooses to marry, she can only marry off, and the Huang family will also need to transfer a lot of benefits.
After all, a person who is labeled as a mainland person has absolutely no future! Laughing to tears
In addition to marrying down, how far will it go? If the status gap is too great, even the Huang family cannot afford to lose this person.
On the contrary, people like Li Yuan don't care about the resources of the Huang family at all, and they can start from scratch.
Isn’t that great? There is no mistreatment of one’s own daughter, and there is no entanglement of interests. It is equivalent to another form of marriage, and it can even make use of Li Yuan’s inland resources?
However, Huang Jiaojiao and other parties concerned remained silent, but some people couldn't stand it anymore.
The person who "speaks for justice" is Liu Meili, and she is the famous lifelong fan of Brother Yuan!
"It's for spreading rumors! It's for slander! My brother Yuan is so hardworking, are you making it up?"
Don't tell me, when Liu Meili was scolding in public like a shrew, this time it would be a headache for Brother De and the others.
Because Liu Meili is unreasonable at all, she is the kind of person who is blind, brain-dead and shameless. I truly love Brother Yuan. If you have the guts, why don’t you come face to face with me!
No matter what bad deeds you tell about Brother Yuan, Liu Meili will directly reply - He works so hard, do you still have a conscience?
No matter what reason you put forward, Liu Meili also responded - you don't need a reason to support someone!
Suddenly, relying on Liu Meili alone, the Hong Kong media was in a mess. This made Hong Kong's melon eaters happy.
Especially when Liu Meili single-handedly challenged all the paparazzi? It was as if she had unparalleled power and no one could defeat her at all?
It’s no wonder, how could he resist this crazy bitch? After all, even if the paparazzi are very bad, Liu Meili is the kind of lunatic? For the first time, those paparazzi in Hong Kong tasted the kind of beating feast that the brainless fans would later do.
In this way, Liu Meili became famous in one battle and suddenly became a popular fried chicken. Her legends were spread everywhere in the world, and she even had a nickname - Liu Zilong! Another nickname - Miss Zilong!
In the end, even Huang Jiaojiao couldn't stand the farce anymore. She sent an invitation through the Yuan Universe:
"We in the Yuan Universe sincerely invite Miss Liu Meili to take on the role of the new project "Prison Break Heroine..."
Okay, okay! Miss Zilong, please accept your magical powers——!
Anyway, after all the fuss, we got everything we needed to get, and we saw all the excitement we needed to see. Basically, all parties involved were very satisfied.
However, Liu Meili's success suddenly triggered a large number of imitators - I choose! How can you still strive for success like this?
As if a trumpet was blown, all of a sudden, those 18th-tier starlets from Hong Kong and Taiwan began to dance like crazy:
"Principal Tan, he works so hard, do you think it's his fault?"
"Brother Zhang, you don't need a reason to love someone!"
"Brother Fa, I want to have a monkey with you——!"
"..."
(⊙?⊙)(⊙?⊙)(⊙?⊙)……
Okay! The first pioneer is a genius, and the second imitator becomes a scumbag. But such a chaotic dance of demons disgusts all the stars in Hong Kong to death...
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Having said that, having such a scene is more effective than advertising 100 times. Now Ms. Zilong has become a household name, and "Infernal Affairs" is well known to all women and children in Hong Kong.
In the remaining two days of the first weekend, "Infernal Affairs" successively achieved box office results of 2.37 million and 3.61 million. The growth rate is visible to the naked eye.
However, the new week has not yet begun, and there is no news about the movie’s box office. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange suddenly issued a latest announcement:
"French Danone Group made a tender offer of HK$340 per share to Yeshan Qingquan..."
In fact, since the last failure, Danone Group has not forgotten the wild mountains and clear springs, and has been silently observing and evaluating from the side.
In the six months since its listing, the profitability of Yeshan Qingquan is indeed not very good. However, the basic construction of their Neizhou water plant has been completed, and they have invested in and built three new water plants in northern Guangdong, northeastern China, and western Zhejiang.
, and an overseas water plant in Africa. In addition, a logistics network including more than 200 trucks is being built.
Therefore, from the perspective of potential, Yeshan Qingquan has slowly revealed its great potential. Moreover, it can break even during the construction period. When the production capacity is exceeded during the production period, to what extent will the profit increase?
Not to mention, Yeshan Qingquan also has a subsidiary of Tangzun Liquor Industry, and their Yequan beer has already established a brand?
Because of this, Danone Group simply chose Stud this time to acquire Yeshan Qingquan as a springboard for Danone Group to enter the mainland market!
And God bless me, I happened to meet the two actual controllers of Yeshan Qingquan who were short of funds. They blindly invested in movies, the US$100 million Jinyuan real estate project, and the acquisition of Haishang Loan...
Sure enough, the two rookie entrepreneurs immediately faced the risk of a broken capital chain. Yeshan Qingquan's stock price also began to fall.
This opportunity is not to be missed! Of course, we must take advantage of it at this time.
According to Danone Group's internal assessment, this wave of decline should fall below HK$3. To be on the safe side, they issued a tender offer of HK$340.
However, large multinational companies like the Danone Group have many internal approval processes, and some bureaucracy is inevitable when following procedures.
So it took a few days more or less. After the board of directors approved it, it was almost at this moment. It happened to hit the muzzle of the gun...