Chapter 640 Its him, its him, its him, our hero, Little Nezha
"Li Yi has created the most luxurious lineup of police and gangster films "Infernal Affairs" in history, which may really revive Hong Kong films!" - "Film Weekly"
"The project of Li Yi's new film "Infernal Affairs" has been launched, saying that the advantage of Hong Kong films lies in police and gangster films!" - Hua Guo Film Report
""Infernal Affairs" redefines undercover and may open a new chapter in police dramas!" - Penguin Entertainment
"Hong Kong Island stars gathered together, six movie kings, four kings, and the great director Li Yi to jointly create the Hong Kong Island police blockbuster "Infernal Affairs"!"
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After the press conference, the news about "Infernal Affairs" completely broke.
Mainly because there are too many explosive points.
And the lineup is definitely the best in history.
The response from movie fans was also very enthusiastic.
"Old Hong Kong movies are about feelings, but new Hong Kong movies always disappoint people. I hope Director Gou can be more effective. There are really too few domestic police and gangster movies!"
"Directors are awesome, give those Hong Kong directors a good look! Look at how police and gangster films in the new era are made, and see what kind of bullshit they make!"
"No film can be popular all the time. Old Hong Kong films are indeed very flavorful, but now they are just sentimental. New Hong Kong films have completely lost the flavor of the past and remain almost the same, but
Times have changed, I hope "Infernal Affairs" can have the old flavor and new things!"
"Because of this luxurious lineup, I will definitely go see it when it comes out!"
"I still remember the first time I watched a movie in an open-air cinema. It was a very old Hong Kong police and gangster movie. Unfortunately, Hong Kong movies nowadays are not as good as those in the past!"
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In fact, it was expected that the public would have such a big reaction, such a warm response, and such high expectations.
Hong Kong films can be said to have influenced an era.
Many movie fans have more or less feelings about Hong Kong movies.
But this time, with Li Yi, a victorious general, taking the lead, and with so many elite actors from Hong Kong participating in the show, it can be said that the possibility of success is foreseeable.
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Star comic animation.
Since "The Return of the Great Sage", it can be said that Star Comics has truly established its status.
After all, the success of one film can be attributed to luck, but the success of one film after another is strength.
Moreover, a science fiction film and a Chinese comic book, two completely different themes, have both achieved great success.
Although "The Return of the Great Sage" does owe a lot of credit to the feelings of the "Monkey King", even if feelings are put aside, the creative level of "The Return of the Great Sage" is actually the highest in China.
"The Return of the Great Sage" was a hit, and Li Yi was not stingy. Not only did the creative team receive generous bonuses, but they also arranged vacations and travels.
"How was the fun?" Li Yi looked at Zhang Haiyang and asked with a smile.
"Everyone is very happy, but..." Zhang Haiyang couldn't help but stopped with a smile.
"But what?" Li Yi was a little confused.
"However, everyone can't wait to do new projects." Zhang Haiyang said with a smile.
"Do you have any ideas? Continue to be the Monkey King?" Li Yi asked.
Zhang Haiyang shook his head and said: "No, we have discussed that continuing to make animated movies about the Great Sage in the short term is not the best choice, because it will be difficult for the same Great Sage movie to make breakthroughs in a short period of time."
Li Yi nodded.
To put it bluntly, "The Return of the Great Sage" does have the glory of feelings, but feelings are most effective the first time. If you continue to show off feelings later, it will be counterproductive.
And Li Yi also doesn’t think that continuing to make monkey movies will make any big breakthroughs in the short term!
"Then what do you think?" Li Yi was quite curious.
"We want to make other mythical heroes." Zhang Haiyang said.
"For example?" Li Yi asked.
The production of an animated film has never been that simple.
Even for "The Return of the Monkey King", once there was a script, the monkey's design alone was changed dozens of times, and there were dozens of versions.
Because you can't follow the established image.
At the same time, the investment and production cycle of animated films is very long. Once invested, you will face huge pressure to return the money.
Even with the success of "WALL-E" and "The Return of the Great Sage", every new animated film will still bring pressure to Zhang Haiyang and others.
"Nezha! We want to make a movie about Nezha!" Zhang Haiyang said!
"Why Nezha? And not others? Such as Erlang Shen, Hou Yi, etc." Li Yi was quite curious.
"Because, if we talk about the popularity of mythological heroes, Monkey King ranks first, then Nezha will rank second, and is the most popular hero after Monkey King." Zhang Haiyang
said.
Li Yi nodded, this is indeed true.
In fact, Nezha is somewhat similar to Monkey King, the Monkey King, in some aspects.
Countless people are familiar with Wukong's glorious record of causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and Nezha also has the feat of causing havoc in the sea and slaying dragons.
Monkey King, the Monkey King, has iconic weapons and equipment, a golden cudgel and a flaming golden eye.
Nezha also has the same iconic foot on a hot wheel, holding a fire-pointed gun, wrapped in Hundian Ling, and a circle of heaven and earth!
Monkey King, the Monkey King, is unruly and unruly, and Nezha is also a naughty child.
If you look carefully at the experiences of the two, you will actually find that there are many similarities.
Both of them studied under teachers and had guidance from experts.
"As for Nezha, that's fine, but what about the script? How do you want to make this Nezha movie?" Li Yi asked curiously.
"Ahem!" Zhang Haiyang couldn't help coughing twice when he heard Li Yi's words, mainly because he felt guilty.
"Um, aren't we thinking that since Director Li is here...how about you, Director Li, make us another Nezha notebook?" Zhang Haiyang said with some anxiety.
It’s not that they can’t write scripts. In fact, Xingman’s writing team is also pretty good.
I also made several scripts according to Zhang Haiyang's request, but they couldn't satisfy Zhang Haiyang.
The main thing is that there are really not many animated film screenwriters in China, or in other words, the one with the most experience is actually Li Yi.
The scripts of animated movies are hugely different from those of live-action movies.
"I'm so busy! As you know, "Infernal Affairs" is about to start filming. How can I have time to write a script? And I don't have any clues or inspiration." Li Yi spread his hands and said.
"Well, let's let the screenwriting team work on it first. I can take a look at it then. Since you want to make a film about Nezha, you can also start doing some image design work about Nezha, and you can't do everything.
Count on me, right?" Li Yi saw Zhang Haiyang's disappointed look and couldn't help but smile.
Li Yi can understand Zhang Haiyang's thoughts. After all, once an animated film project is approved, the financial investment involved will be huge.
So far, although other film companies and animation production companies have also released animated films, they have not achieved very good results.
The biggest problem often lies in the script.
In fact, domestic animation special effects technology is not weak. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can actually produce good special effects.
But without a good story, it will be difficult to be recognized by the audience just by relying on special effects.
