"Mr. Liu, what you said is very good. Mingqi's experience is very legendary. He has been fond of comics since he was a child, but his family is so poor that he can hardly eat... By the way, Mr. Liu, you don't know, he also
He once joined the underworld and worked as a publicist in the underworld for two years. Later, he felt that such a life was too bad. After quitting, he relied on self-taught everything. Even we admire his painting skills!"
Lu Xiaoguang smiled.
"Oh, Brother Wen, what about this experience? That's very interesting!"
Liu Lang would not disdain the other party's past experience. In fact, many of the gangsters in Hong Kong were forced to join gangs just to make a living. They are kind-hearted at heart and have never done anything illegal.
"It was an unbearable experience, and I was so ashamed!"
Wen Mingqi is a little embarrassed.
"Don't you have another nickname? You're called Niu Lao, and you're as strong as an ox!"
Lu Xiaoguang laughed. Wen Mingqi was only about ten centimeters taller than Liu Lang. He was thin and small, and as weak as a monkey. Lu Xiaoguang was obviously joking. It seemed that the relationship between the two was very good.
"Wait a minute, what's your nickname? Cowboy?"
Liu Lang was stunned when he heard the name.
"Mr. Liu, don't listen to Mr. Lu's nonsense. My nickname was not given in the club. My voice was as low as a scalper since I was a child, so my neighbors gave me a name. People who know me well will grow up.
It’s just a title, it has nothing to do with the club!”
Wen Mingqi hurriedly explained.
"I remember, that's probably the author of "Young and Dangerous"!"
Liu Lang remembered the most famous movie series in Hong Kong in his previous life, which was "Young and Dangerous".
In the 1980s and 1990s, Hong Kong's entertainment industry was booming and had a profound impact on the mainland. The "Four Heavenly Kings" made countless boys and girls in the mainland crazy about them, and their songs were widely sung. Similarly, if you want to
If you were to find a movie that had the greatest impact on the Mainland, it would be the "Young and Dangerous" series of movies.
It is not an exaggeration to say that this epic-like movie has influenced a generation. Liu Lang was deeply attracted by this movie in his previous life. It should have been around 1997. He had just entered high school, so it was natural to watch it in the cinema.
There were no movies that promoted violence. Fortunately, in that era, there were video halls all over the place. You could watch a movie for one dollar and stay up all night for five yuan. The most popular movie in the video halls was "Young and Dangerous".
This movie is passionate and exciting, exuding young people's hormones everywhere. Even a person with a calm personality like Liu Lang felt a surge of emotion in his heart after watching it. It is said that at that time, many young people who were originally idle and not doing their jobs were affected by
This influence has since gone astray.
This movie is actually adapted from the comic book of the same name, and the author of the comic book is the "cow guy" in front of me.
"I really didn't expect that the original author of Young and Dangerous would actually become his employee! No wonder he later described those underworld figures so vividly, it turned out that he was once one of them!"
Liu Lang was filled with emotion again.
"Brother Wen, your painting method must continue to be promoted. By the way, you have been in the underworld of Hong Kong Island. Have you ever thought about making a comic about this aspect?"
Liu Lang opened his mouth and said.
The other party was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately.
"Mr. Liu, I am actually imagining a comic like this right now. I have some ideas, but the specific plot has not been figured out yet. I only have the names of a few protagonists!"
"Oh, tell me!"
Liu Lang became interested.
"There should be several protagonists. The first protagonist is called Haonan. He is very righteous and treats his friends like brothers, but he is also ruthless and never shows mercy to his enemies!"
"Haonan! What a name! Who else is there?"
When Liu Lang heard this name, he confirmed that this person was the author of "Young and Dangerous".
"And his brother Zhao Shanhe, nicknamed Pheasant, is the closest person to Haonan and his most effective fighter. He has a tough personality and is proficient in fighting!"
"Well, the characters are very reasonable. I think you can start creating this comic. Shengtang can be responsible for publishing and distributing it for you. You will take 80% of the income and we will take 20%!"
Liu Lang said directly, but Wen Mingqi was immediately silenced.
"Don't be surprised, because I think your idea is very good and worthy of investment, but investment is not the point. I think Hong Kong Island's gang culture has penetrated deep into the lower class, and gang culture is an indispensable part of Hong Kong Island culture.
Most gangsters are actually poor people. They join gangs just to avoid being bullied. Just like Haonan in your novel, who originally hated gangs, but had to bow his head in the face of fate. After joining the gangs, he fought to survive.
He is struggling step by step, but what if he becomes the leader of the gang?
Looking back, maybe those former brothers have become souls killed by the sword, and even close relatives around him have died because of him. Is such a success considered a success?
So I suggest you write this comic as a tragic story with an epic feel. Only in this way can it have a profound feeling. Don't have a happy ending, as that is unrealistic and will lead young people astray!
"
Listening to Liu Lang's words is worth ten years of reading. Wen Mingqi now agrees with this sentence. He just said that the other party turned out to be the idea that he had conceived in his mind for many years. This brain is much better than his own. He
I am afraid that even if he lives for another five hundred years, he will not be able to live up to the ten-year-old Liu Lang.
In fact, in Liu Lang's previous life, the movie "Young and Dangerous" misled many people. The real comic plot was far crueler than the movie. In the movie, the friendship between Haonan and Shanji was the biggest highlight. The two of them
People treat each other with sincerity, and they must advance and retreat together in the face of death, but this is not the case in the comics. Shanji finally breaks up with Haonan, and even kills each other's relatives with his own hands, and the two go from being friends of life and death to sworn enemies.
This kind of plot design is the closest to the real gangster. No matter how good your relationship was before, you are still fragile in the face of interests. From a passionate boy in his teens to a middle-aged uncle in his forties, Haonan's experience is not passionate at best.
Pride is about the betrayal of friends and the departure of relatives. Therefore, Wen Mingqi's comic is not promoting gangsters, but persuading young people not to go astray. However, the movie later weakened these plots for the sake of box office.
There may be some people in the gangs in Hong Kong who can die a good death, but on the mainland, there is only death.
Wen Mingqi was forced to join a gang when he was a teenager. Because he was thin, had a voice like a cow, and suffered from tuberculosis, he had been engaged in "civil service" and had never participated in any killings. However, such scenes were often seen.
Many of his friends were injured or maimed in the bloody battles, and some even lost their lives.
Although gangsters are domineering in the eyes of ordinary people, especially those big boss figures who are admired by "ten thousand people", they seem to respond to everything, but in fact, few of them can achieve good results. In Wen Mingqi's short gangster career
, his immediate boss changed three times.
Two of them had their legs and feet removed, and one died miserably on the street. Even little guys like them are always in danger. Maybe you are walking on the street and encounter another group of enemies. They will start fighting without warning, and your head will be broken.
The blood flow is light.
These experiences gave Kai Wen the idea to make a comic about gangsters, which was the inspiration for "Young and Dangerous".