Chapter 787 Then I have to negotiate terms(1/2)
"Chaoshan beef hotpot is so delicious." - Director Mark.
Director Mark, who specially brought his family to China by plane from the United States, gave priority to taking his family to taste his favorite Chinese delicacies after failing to grab movie tickets on the first day.
Guangdong Province is his first stop.
The next stop is Sichuan Province.
Seeing that "Infernal Affairs" was so popular at the box office, Director Mark even went to check its box office trends.
Looking at the box office curve, Director Mark was amazed.
It can be roughly seen from this that the reputation of this movie should be very good.
That's why in the first few days of release, the box office has been soaring.
Then it started to fall slowly.
The next day, Director Mark, who had learned how to buy tickets in advance, finally got into the theater as he wished.
This was the first time for him to come to China during the Spring Festival, and he was completely infected by the Chinese New Year flavor.
In fact, many viewers are slightly surprised when they see a foreigner watching a Chinese film.
Fortunately, Director Mark is very famous, but many people don't recognize his face.
Moreover, some foreigners are two people when they are washing their hair and not washing their hair. They are two people when they are shaving and not shaving...
As soon as the movie started, he watched it with gusto.
Since he was smart enough to buy a front-row seat, even though the English subtitles were small, he could make do with it.
Soon, the first thing that amazed him was...Luo Mo's acting skills!
This man's eyes seem to be able to speak!
All his inner emotions seem to be expressed through a pair of eyes!
Oh! How incredible!
The director with the highest box office in China is actually a great actor!
After watching the movie, he felt that the rhythm of the movie was very good.
There is no sense of being sloppy, the plot is constantly advancing, and it progresses layer by layer.
After both parties knew that there was a mole around them, he also felt nervous and excited.
And this kind of tension and excitement is completely different from the tension and excitement he created when making gangster movies in the past.
In gangster movies, some plots are surprising.
Maybe I was talking to you nicely before, but suddenly I became violent and violent.
Some of this technique is also used in "Infernal Affairs", such as when portraying Han Chen.
But more often than not, it’s the plot that makes you feel excited!
When Director Mark saw the two undercover agents joining forces and killing Han Chen together, he felt extremely emotional and quite satisfied.
He originally thought that this movie should end like this.
Han Chen is dead.
One of the two male protagonists has successfully cleared his name, and the other is about to return to the police force.
Everyone was happy.
However, an extremely classic rooftop drama appeared later!
Director Mark thought about what he would do if he came to shoot a rooftop scene.
He can film shootouts and fights, which will bring out a surge of male hormones!
It's time for the two undercover agents to show their strength.
So far, this movie still lacks in violent aesthetics.
"It's not violent enough!" the director of this gangster film thought to himself.
As a result, there was one thought-provoking conversation after another on the rooftop.
There is no frontal fight.
There is only one more compelling presentation.
On earth, there is a saying that the original rooftop drama was also intended to involve Liu Jianming and Chen Yongren.
Later, Andy Lau, who played Liu Jianming, suggested not to shoot like this.
In the end, classic god-level scenes were presented.
As an excellent director, Director Mark must be able to understand and appreciate these intriguing dialogues.
But he was still a little regretful, feeling that in the final scenes of the movie, there was less close-quarter combat, less flesh and blood, and less swear words filling the screen.
Too advanced!
Yes, he felt sorry because it was too advanced.
"We Americans are different from Chinese people. We don't like to be subtle."
"If a plot like this were to be shown in the United States, I'm afraid it wouldn't be ideal." Director Mark said in his heart.
He didn't think it was a kind of thing - wild boars can't eat fine chaff.
Because as a veteran of gangster movies, he already advocates violent aesthetics.
Director Mark felt that there was still a missing piece in his heart that had never been filled.
Until the elevator scene started, Chen Yongren was shot in the head by a sudden bullet!
There was no warning, everything happened without warning!
In the theater, all the audience were either silent or exclaimed.
A lot of people are super uncomfortable.
Chen Yongren actually got shot, damn it.
Then, many people heard an excited and satisfied cry: "Wow~!"
Well, this voice naturally came from Mark, a foreigner.
"It feels so good! This shot is beautiful!"
After the movie ended, an idea came to his mind.
"I want to buy the rights to this movie and remake it!" he said in his heart.
"The script will definitely need major changes and be localized in the United States."
He thought for a moment and had an outline in his mind.
But there are some places that need to be carefully considered.
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The next day, Luo Mo Studio received a "fraud message".
"You're lying, Director Mark, I'm still Director Long!"
"It's so funny. Scammers in the entertainment industry are just unprofessional."
"This movie hasn't even been released yet, so why are you here to buy the rights?"
"You don't even have time to watch this movie!"
Yes, these employees' ideas are reasonable.
First of all, if you want to remake it, you must have watched the movie, right?
However, "Infernal Affairs" is currently only released in China, and will be released on major foreign platforms after it is released.
You said you wanted to remake "The Wandering Earth", which is quite reasonable, but "Infernal Affairs" is a bit nonsense.
However, after they actually checked their identities, they unexpectedly discovered...it seemed to be real?
Opposite us is really the team of Hollywood's number one gangster film director!
For a moment, the employees of Luo Mo Studio were dumbfounded.
It's not because of Mark's status, after all, his boss is also very good.
Mainly because this thing is outrageous!
They quickly informed Luo Mo, who was still visiting relatives and friends, of the news.
"Mark?" Luo Mo was slightly startled.
He has watched almost all of director Mark's movies, and his favorite one is called "Razor."
But this is director Mark's most box-office hit...
To be continued...