Chapter 639: We are all police, we are all undercover
"That journalist friend from Star Network!" Fang Nan did not follow the usual routine of naming big media such as CCTV, but instead named a reporter from an online media.
"I am Fang Peng, a reporter from Xingwang. I would like to ask Director Li Yi!"
"Hello reporter Fang, what do you want to ask?" Li Yi asked with a smile.
But Li Yi didn't expect that the first reporter's first question would be extremely sharp.
"Director Li, it has been more than 20 years since Hong Kong Island returned to China. Now Hong Kong Island has long been a part of China. So, is it too narrow-minded to repeatedly emphasize the revival of Hong Kong films?" Fang Peng asked.
All the reporters in the audience were startled. It must be said that Fang Peng's question was indeed very pointed.
Since they are all Chinese-language films, is there a problem with repeatedly emphasizing Hong Kong films themselves?
Li Yi was not too surprised by this.
And this question actually sounds quite sharp, but in reality, it’s just that.
"First of all, Hong Kong films are indeed an important part of Chinese films, but any region or city has its own unique culture, whether it is Hong Kong Island or Treasure Island.
You also said that Hong Kong Island is part of China, and Hong Kong films are naturally part of Chinese films. So the revival of Hong Kong films is also a matter of strengthening the strength of our Chinese films.
Secondly, why are Hong Kong films singled out? Because Hong Kong films were once the most dazzling part of Chinese films! If Hong Kong films are allowed to decline, it will also be a big loss for Chinese films!
Finally, for Hong Kong people, Hong Kong movies were something that once made them proud. For many viewers in the mainland, Hong Kong movies are an inseparable feeling, just like the Monkey King, the Monkey King. Now the Great Sage has returned.
, so is it time for Hong Kong films to return?
Therefore, I don’t agree with your so-called narrow-mindedness! On the contrary, it seems that your thinking is a bit narrow-minded when you ask this question!" Li Yi replied lightly.
Star Network reporter Fang Peng suddenly blushed.
However, no one sympathized with him because the question he asked was meant to make things difficult for Li Yi.
"Next, that journalist friend from Film Weekly." Fang Nan directly clicked on the next one.
"I am Wen Bing, a reporter from Film Weekly. I would like to ask Director Li, why is it a police film? Rather than other types of films?"
"There are three reasons. First, Chinese audiences still like police and gangster movies. This can be seen from the fact that many Hollywood police and gangster movies are very popular in the domestic market. There is a market for police and gangster movies, but there are very few domestically produced police and gangster movies in China.
,rare!"
"Secondly, I believe that Hong Kong police and gangster films are familiar to everyone present. During the most glorious period of Hong Kong films, Hong Kong police and gangster films can be said to be an iconic genre of Hong Kong films, and as a result, many directors who are good at police and gangster films have been born.
, actors, and even behind-the-scenes work, this aspect is the advantage of Hong Kong films, because Hong Kong Island filmmakers have rich experience in this aspect."
"Third, the special history of Hong Kong Island gives Hong Kong Island police and criminal films more room for development. At the same time, it is different from mainland police and criminal films. It can be said to be unique. Even if mainland police and criminal films begin to become popular, they will still not have much impact.
Impact!
So to sum up, I think the police movie is a good choice!"
Soon one reporter after another was named.
"Director Li, are there any differences between "Infernal Affairs" and past Hong Kong police and gangster films?"
"Perhaps the biggest difference is that there are no endless bullets in "Infernal Affairs" and there is no protagonist who can't die no matter what. Well, I confess, the biggest difference of this movie is that there are no big scenes in the whole movie.
If you want to see gunfight action scenes, I'm afraid you will be disappointed." Li Yi said calmly.
However, what surprised Li Yi was that all the media reporters below actually looked like this.
It made Li Yi feel that his selling off was a bit of a failure.
In fact, this is really not the fault of these media reporters, but only Li Yi himself.
Because everyone is too familiar with Li Yi.
Take a look, which one of Li Yi's movies really has super big scenes?
"The Return of the Great Sage"?
But that’s an animated movie!
We could have made a war movie with big scenes, such as "Garland Under the Mountain", but what was the result?
From beginning to end, not a single enemy appears on screen.
"War Meridian" is also a war movie. Compared to "Wreaths Under the Mountain", it seems to have more battle scenes, but it is basically a "small fight" type.
Therefore, everyone is really used to it. It would be really strange if one day Li Yi's movie had a big scene, with bullets raining and artillery fire everywhere.
On the contrary, everyone has speculated before that although Li Yi's new film is a police film, it will definitely not be like the previous Hong Kong police films, with all kinds of gunfights, various showdowns, various halos of protagonists, etc.
Now when I hear it, it’s true!
Basic operation!
"Don't just ask me. There are so many big stars here. If you don't ask, there won't be this store after passing this village!" Li Yizhuang 13 didn't achieve the effect and felt it was boring, so he just asked everyone
Go ask someone else.
Many reporters also suddenly realized at this time, yes, Director Dog is famous, unless he takes the initiative, otherwise, there is no way to get the news you want from him.
And today there are indeed many big-name celebrities who are not usually interviewed.
Soon, reporters turned to Chen Weijie, Liang Feng and others for interviews.
When Chen Weijie was asked about his role, he looked at Liang Feng and said with a smile: "I play a policeman! Well, an undercover agent to be exact!"
Then Liang Feng also said: "What a coincidence, I also play a policeman, and I am also an undercover agent!"
The reporters were a little surprised when they heard this. In Hong Kong police and gangster movies, undercover agents are very common, but the fact that the two male protagonists are both police officers and undercover agents is really rare.
What these reporters don't know is that what Liang Feng and Chen Weijie said is that they are both undercover agents and police officers, but they are completely different.
However, they had preconceived ideas, so they never thought that policeman Liang Feng would be an undercover gang agent.
But then, something even weirder happened.
For example, Lin Jinrong played Lin Guoping. He said that he was a policeman, but the director did not give him a complete script.
Yes, Li Yi also learned from the memory of "Infernal Affairs" and did not give Lin Jinrong a complete script. Therefore, except for a few people who knew the complete script, most people did not know the specific hidden identity of the other party.
Of course, it's not possible for everyone to be like this. Lin Guoping's role is more interesting, and his undercover identity was not revealed until the end.
Therefore, the previous plot, where he only knew that he was an undercover agent, was actually not that important. Instead, he could act as a normal policeman.
