799. Watching people serving dishes
"Yifan, this time I hook us up. It would be impossible if you don't give me some real information." Lin Tao is not inferior to any giant, and his relationship with Wang Yifan is quite harmonious. He was the first to smile and said.
"Yes, Director Wang, you called us all over with a phone call. You can't do it without thunder or rain." Wu Han said with a smile on the other side.
"Okay, let's come one by one?" Wang Yifan came prepared and naturally prepared.
"It seems that Director Wang has really prepared good things." The other directors couldn't help but lit up.
Wang Yifan's story and creativity have always been talked about by others.
Take "King Kong" for example. While the world's mainstream monster movies have formed a mature routine, Wang Yifan can take a different approach and package monster movies with love, and then create a unique monster blockbuster such as "King Kong".
It also created Chen Shaojun, a new director.
"Director Cao has always insisted on retaining the characteristics of old Hong Kong films. This kind of persistence is admirable." Wang Yifan looked at Cao Meng and said.
Although the golden age of Hong Kong films has long passed, Hong Kong films are now in decline.
But Cao Meng still insisted, and his movies still retain some of the characteristics of old Hong Kong films.
This is certainly a habit, but it is also a kind of persistence.
In fact, every region has its own characteristics, such as the treasure island and the Hong Kong Island.
Unlike the old Hong Kong films who were unwilling to innovate before, Cao Meng just wanted to retain the last bit of the feelings of the old Hong Kong films, which is worthy of recognition.
Because of its geographical relationship, Hong Kong Island itself is just the size of a city, so it is often inevitable that it is limited.
Therefore, shooting historical films on Hong Kong Island usually make a lot of jokes, but it does not mean that Hong Kong films have no characteristics or advantages.
In fact, Hong Kong police and gangster films, gangster films, etc. have always been unique.
Due to the reasons of one country, two systems, many types of films cannot be filmed in the mainland, but they can be appropriately relaxed in Hong Kong.
"Hi, it's just a conservative person who has not come out of the golden age of Hong Kong films. I'm ashamed!" Cao Meng sighed.
The demise of Hong Kong films is caused by many factors.
"I was watching old movies some time ago, and suddenly I had an idea. In fact, there are still many things in Hong Kong movies that our current film market lacks, but it is rarely possible to reproduce the essence of old Hong Kong movies." Wang Yifan sighed.
Hong Kong films can be said to occupy an important position in Chinese films.
Although the market is no longer there, the generation who grew up from the golden age of Hong Kong films still miss the feelings of old Hong Kong films very much.
However, many Hong Kong film directors now no longer take movies seriously. More people make old Hong Kong films with the feelings of Hong Kong films, but in fact, they are just eager to make a quick success and just leave.
Hong Kong film directors, because the domestic film market is immature, rely on their advantages and various deceptions, have made their reputation completely stinking the streets after the market matures.
A straw hat cost 6,000 yuan, is only possible for the filmmakers in Hong Kong. This is to treat people as fools, but now, they have become real fools.
Investors no longer favor it, so Hong Kong movies are becoming increasingly declining. Every year, they can only use some classic names from the past, but they shoot some shitty things.
I can only say that the spirit of research back then is rare among these Hong Kong filmmakers today.
"Yes, I remember that the reason I was a director back then was because I watched Hong Kong movies in the video hall. Unfortunately, now... Times have changed, and many things are different." He Jun, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but shake his head.
"Actually, it's the same thing that director Cao said that Hong Kong films are in decline, but Hong Kong filmmakers are still posing as if they are arrogant at this time, and they are a little alive, such as the Academy Awards, haha!" Chen Hang has always been unfair to Hong Kong filmmakers, and can even be said to have a grudge.
Because Chen Hang was also cheated.
"Yes, some people are starting to be inactive. They are 6,000 yuan in a straw hat and are loaded in a safe. Are they fooling around?" He Jun also added.
Cao Meng blushed a little. In fact, Cao Meng had done this in the early days because they found that it was really a trick.
"This is not the most disgusting thing. The most disgusting thing is that you are half-photographed and tell the investor that you have used up your budget, either you have to increase or lose your finale. As a result, your reputation is completely stinking now." Lin Tao also shook his head and said.
This kind of thing can be said to be very common in the past ten years. The Chinese film market exploded, but filmmakers were unable to explode with it.
This gave Hong Kong movies a mentality of being a rare and vague person.
Of course, you can't beat one piece with one stick, it's just that there are more bad sheep.
"Okay, Director Cao, I wrote a book. Well, it's a Hong Kong-style police and gangster film. Is Director Cao interested?" Wang Yifan asked with a smile.
Of course Cao Meng was interested, and if he was not interested, he wouldn't have come.
"This is the script outline, Director Cao can take a look." Wang Yifan was really generous this time, and what he took out were classic works of Hong Kong films from his previous life.
Not only Cao Meng was interested, but in fact the other directors were also quite curious.
Especially He Jun!
He Jun fell in love with police and gangster films and has been studying this area. In fact, it can be said that he was also influenced by Hong Kong films to some extent.
In Hong Kong films, police and gangster films were once the mainstream films, and many police and gangster films were born.
What Wang Yifan gave Cao Meng was the classic Hong Kong film "Dark Battle".
"Dark War" is actually different from many Hong Kong police and gangster films. It is a very rare calm in Hong Kong police and gangster films. The film does not have the common pursuit and stunt movements in police and gangster films, but the two male protagonists fight wits and courage all the way. In police and gangster films, there is a type of genius that is a shrewd policeman set off a shrewd thief, because only when facing a master can victory appear more valuable. The police and gangster showdown in "Dark War" belongs to this category. In the film, the police and gangster are elegantly confident and smart, with a very distinct image, and the duel is extremely interesting. In the intellectual confrontation, there are always winners, and in the acting confrontation, it can be said to be a win-win situation!
It can be said that "Dark War" is one of the few movies with two protagonists. What is particularly rare is that although the police and gangsters are still opposite in the film, they do not have such clear boundaries. As one of the two protagonists of the villain, Andy Lau shows even more charm than the police among the two police and gangsters.
And this is a movie that makes people watch it and can be remembered for endless reminiscence.
Even if it is a script, Cao Meng, as an old Hong Kong filmmaker, can feel the strong smell of Hong Kong films at a glance.
And what is rare is that the story is designed very cleverly, which makes him feel urge to shoot the story immediately.
Chapter completed!