Chapter 425: "Infernal Affairs" Opens the Summer Season

(with the plot of "Infernal Affairs")

While Su Zhe was filming "Detective Chinatown 2" and touring the Big Apple, senior high school students began to take the college entrance examination.

A group of students went to worship Confucius at the last minute, while others took a different approach and decided to worship the god of exams, Su Zhe, who had the highest score in the history of the college entrance examination.

Su Zhe had no temple, so he could only burn incense on the Internet - praying on Weibo.

Faced with the strong demands of a group of students, Su Zhe was at a loss for words and had to post a Weibo:

[I wish the students to win the first prize and get their names on the gold list! ]

The comment area was immediately filled with blessings such as [Take the exam luck] and [Su Zhe, bless me to get ashore].

It made fans laugh and cry:

[Now my brother is not only the electronic matchmaker, but also the electronic exam god? ]

[The entertainment industry is really full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons, there are matchmakers, exam gods, rain gods...]

What's more interesting is that in the college entrance examination questions of various provinces, there were actually three questions related to Su Zhe.

Two of the questions were about "Blue and White Porcelain", which were basic ability questions:

The song "Blue and White Porcelain" is widely sung among classmates, "The plain embryo outlines the blue and white brushstrokes, which are thick and light", "The white and blue koi jumps on the bottom of the bowl", which vividly expresses the characteristics of blue and white porcelain. The following statement about blue and white porcelain is incorrect ().

And the political question:

"The plain embryo outlines the blue and white brushstrokes, which are thick and light, and the peony depicted on the bottle is like your first makeup", the blue and white porcelain with vivid charm has gone through thousands of years of history and shows people the () of Chinese culture.

The third question is more worthwhile, which is a reading comprehension question in Chinese. In the article about facial makeup, "Playing with Face Makeup", a less popular song by Su Zhe, is mentioned.

This makes the candidates exclaim:

[It's not in vain to worship the God of Examination, he really got the test! ]

It also makes people amazed:

[Su Zhe is not only a singer, but has become a cultural phenomenon and cultural symbol. ]

Just like MJ's moonwalk, or Bruce Lee's yellow jumpsuit and nunchakus

Of course, these are all global cultural symbols, higher than Su Zhe.

Some poor students are complaining:

[After seeing the question, "Blue and White Porcelain" was played in my mind on repeat for the entire exam. ]

[Don't mention it, I can't think of the answer, but the lyrics are not wrong. ]

It's also interesting.

After the college entrance examination, the hot summer season also started with "Infernal Affairs".

This is a co-production, and the investment subject, screenwriter, and starring actor are all Su Zhe.

But apart from Su Zhe, from style to actors, to behind the scenes, it is almost a pure Hong Kong film.

Some people even joked that this is a Hong Kong film that invited "internal aid" Su Zhe.

In recent years, Hong Kong films have always had a certain basic market in the mainland. Movies starring several veteran Hong Kong stars can easily break 100 million yuan, and if the quality is better, there is a chance to break 700 million or 800 million yuan.

This was a lot in the era when the mainland box office had not yet exploded, so more than a decade ago, there was still a group of mainland stars who racked their brains to play supporting roles in Hong Kong films.

If Su Zhe had traveled to that era earlier, he would undoubtedly have fought with Hong Kong stars and directors to compete for his position.

Anyway, the entertainment articles he read in that era all followed this routine.

But now it is different. The upper limit of Hong Kong films is about 1 billion. In the previous life, such an excellent drama "Wushuang" only made 1.2 billion.

So in the eyes of the industry, the box office of "Infernal Affairs" is only about 1 billion. With Su Zhe's appeal, it is expected to reach about 1.5 billion.

This is really not to underestimate his appeal. Just one person can increase the box office by 500 million. Isn't it enough?

What makes the industry even more pessimistic is that Su Zhe did not participate in the promotion and filmed in New York.

Although Wei Zhenhui and others kept mentioning Su Zhe and praising his talent during the promotion.

There are also press releases talking about Su Zhe's feelings for Hong Kong films.

This makes people think that just like Su Zhe filmed with Wei Zhenhui and others for the sake of feelings, they also filmed "original" Hong Kong films.

As for the box office results? For the sake of feelings, they don't care.

Under such circumstances, Infernal Affairs was released relatively low-key.

In addition to die-hard fans, it was mainly Hong Kong film lovers who rushed to the cinema to see it.

Of course, as a top up master in the film and television industry, Xiguajiang also got the premiere ticket as soon as possible, sat in the cinema, and watched the screen attentively.

At the beginning of the film, it started with the scripture of the Nirvana Sutra, saying that the worst of the eight hells is the Infernal Hell, where people suffer great pain without interruption.

Xiguajiang muttered in surprise:

"Tang Detective uses the Book of Changes, and Infernal Affairs uses Buddhist scriptures. Su Zhe is very good at religion."

Seeing this beginning, he had a hunch that this would not be a simple movie, and it was definitely not a script that Su Zhe fooled out for sentiment.

After the Buddhist scriptures, the plot officially began.

The film got straight to the point and told the story of the gangs and the police sending undercovers to each other, and the undercovers on both sides looking for each other's identities, which is the main line of the film.

Chen Yongren, played by Su Zhe, went from an ambitious police academy student to a low-class gangster, and then gradually became a gangster.

When he appeared again, he was already unshaven and had a vicissitudes of life.

"Wow!"

Xiguajiang heard a cry of surprise from the cinema. This was an image that Su Zhe had never had before.

In everyone's impression, he has been famous for his outstanding appearance since his debut. He has played roles such as students, presidents, knights, doctors, detectives, etc., all of which are young and promising elites.

Even people like Linghu Chong who are careless and drink all day long, often have untidy clothes, but their eyes are full of light, and they are unforgettable at first sight.

Yang Guo was depressed for most of his life, but he was the most classic image of a young knight, stealing countless hearts.

Not to mention the characters such as Jiang Naoshu, the domineering president, Qin Feng, etc., which one is not a youthful spirit?

Now, when Chen Yongren, who became an undercover agent, appeared, his expression was bitter, his movements were alert, and his eyes were full of vague pain.

Watermelon Sauce instantly felt:

Chen Yongren is in endless hell.

On the rooftop, he roared at his upline Huang Zhicheng and explained the reason to the audience:

"It was clearly said to be three years, and three years later and another three years, and three years and another three years later, it's almost ten years, boss!"

However, with Huang Zhicheng's comfort, Chen Yongren calmed down his anger and decided to send the gang boss Han Chen he was following to prison to wash his hands.

He no longer hopes to become a policeman. He only hopes to obtain the identity of an ordinary person and be satisfied if he escapes from the endless hell.

Thus, the operation to arrest Han Chen began.

While Han Chen was selling fans, Chen Yongren passed on information to the police, and both the person and the stolen goods were immediately recovered.

But the police also have Han Chen's undercover - Liu Jianming.

In desperation, he used the device to send a group text message: "There is a mole, terminate the transaction."

This made the operation to capture Han Chen fall short, and also exposed the fact that both parties had undercover agents.

Both sides started catching moles.

There are no hot scenes in this plot, and it is very uncommercial, unlike "Tang Detective" where a literary scene is followed by a comedy scene, a martial arts scene and a car chase scene.

From the public's point of view, the scene arrangement of "Tang Detective" is more attractive - although everyone is not willing to admit that they are vulgar, they are willing to watch jokes, explosions and beautiful women.

But unfortunately, in "Infernal Affairs", a long series of "boring" dramas, almost all the audience watched intently and couldn't take their eyes away.

Their hearts kept fluctuating with the plot.

For professional film critics, this kind of movie can stir up their inner feelings.

Watermelon Sauce immediately recorded in the notebook:

"The box office of "Infernal Affairs" may not be as high, but it is definitely a better movie! The plot and acting are great."

He thought about the actors and was surprised to find that all of them performed well.

Next, there are simple emotional scenes between Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming.

It doesn't take long, and love is not the focus of this movie.

But they all hinted at the pain that the two of them couldn't express.

Then there is a secret battle between two undercover agents.

Chen Yongren discovered the undercover agent (Liu Jianming), but missed him. He only found out that the undercover agent had a habit of slapping his thigh with a folder.

Liu Jianming also discovered that Huang Zhicheng went to the rooftop to meet an undercover agent (Chen Yongren) and notified Han Chen.

Therefore, after Huang Zhicheng was caught, he was beaten and interrogated, but Chen Yongren's identity was never revealed.

He let Chen Yongren work as an undercover agent for ten years, with the intention of taking advantage of him. He was not a good boss and was criticized by many Hong Kong comprehensive articles, but he did care about Chen Yongren.

The interrogation failed, and Huang Zhicheng was thrown from the rooftop to the downstairs by the gang, where he fell to death in front of Chen Yongren.

"boom!"

Chen Yongren watched Huang Zhicheng die in front of him. This was the person closest to him and the only person who knew his identity.

Huang Zhicheng's death not only caused him to lose his respected senior, but also caused him to fall into darkness forever. The thread that connected him to the light was forever broken.

But he couldn't cry, let alone step forward, even to take one more look at Huang Zhicheng.

The camera focused on Su Zhe's face. In close-up, his face was several meters tall in the theater, and every tremor of his muscles was clearly visible.

At this moment, his face was clearly expressionless, and emotions such as grief, despair, and confusion surged out through the screen and filled everyone's hearts, making people's eyes sore.

What is the top [eye play]?

"F*ck, that's amazing!" Xiguajiang was stunned and directly asserted, "Su Zhe will definitely win the Best Actor Award!"

After Huang Zhicheng died, Shaqiang took Chen Yongren to escape and was shot to death.

Before his death, his words suggested that he knew that Chen Yongren was an undercover agent, but he used his life to save him and remind him.

Su Zhe's eyes were filled with sorrow again.

That's what it's like to be an undercover agent. You know clearly that the people around you are bad people and deserve to die (you're a fool to sell your fans), but you still develop feelings for them when they get along day and night.

People are so complex, and not just "shouldn't" stop the birth of feelings.

Watching these people die, or even "betraying" them personally, is extremely heartbreaking.

That's why Chen Yongren said that after overthrowing Han Chen and fulfilling justice, he just wanted to become an ordinary person.

Silly Qiang died in Chen Yongren's arms, causing Chen Yongren to sink crazily in the endless hell.

No one told him about his pain. He could only pretend to be joking and tell the psychiatrist.

But the audience in the theater had red eyes after watching it.

This is not a particularly tear-jerking movie. It does not deliberately use sensational music or more easily synaesthetic content about parental love to force tears.

But the forbearance and sorrow hidden in it are enough to shock every sensitive heart.

This also made Su Zhe's performance even more shocking, and there was a buzz in the cinema:

"Is Su Zhe's acting skills so strong?"

"King Wei Tian was suppressed by him."

When Chen Yongren was desperate, Liu Jianming contacted him through Huang Zhicheng's relic mobile phone and decided to work together to get rid of Han Chen.

Liu Jianming released the news that Shaqiang was an undercover agent, dispelling Han Chen's doubts, and went to sell goods without hesitation, but was stolen.

Han Chen himself was decisively silenced by Liu Jianming.

At this moment, the two undercovers seemed to be getting out of hell.

Liu Jianming killed Han Chen, the boss who had the leverage over him and constantly threatened him;

Chen Yongren was promised by Liu Jianming to restore his identity.

But just when everything was going to the light, Chen Yongren knew that Chen Jianming was Han Chen's undercover through Liu Jianming's habit of slapping his thigh with a folder!

The camera was fixed on Chen Yongren's face again.

"So many close-ups?" Xiguajiang sweated, "This is too much of a test of acting skills."

And at this moment, Su Zhe's eyes changed again.

Surprise, realization, anger.

Chen Yongren's emotions progressed layer by layer, and finally became resolute.

Even if he had been undercover for ten years, he always remembered that he was a policeman-

If he found an undercover, he would find him out!

For the responsibility of the police.

It was also to avenge Huang Zhicheng.

"Fuck, what level of eye contact is this?"

Xiguajiang can only swear, but I didn't expect that the three close-ups were different each time, and the emotions were so clear that they seemed to be engraved on his face.

"This can be used as a textbook for film and television schools!"

Next, it was the most exciting scene in "Infernal Affairs", which has been imitated many times by acting programs and can be used in textbooks--

Rooftop confrontation.

"Give me a chance. I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to be a good person."

"Okay, tell the judge and see if he lets you be a good person."

"That means you want me to die."

"Sorry, I'm a policeman."

"Who knows?"

The two people's lines were one after another, and the lines were all very relaxed. They were not deliberately tense like some acting programs, as if showing off their acting skills.

But the confrontation in the lines was back and forth, full of gunpowder, and it can be called one of the most exciting two-hero confrontations in the history of Chinese-language films.

Liu Jianming's helplessness and Chen Yongren's persistence were all clearly expressed in the lines.

The audience was very satisfied.

However, just when Chen Yongren caught Liu Jianming and was about to win a great victory, he was decisively shot dead by a policeman who rushed over.

"Bang!"

The sudden gunshot resounded in the cinema.

The elevator door closed and closed, but was blocked by Chen Yongren's body.

At this moment, the whole audience was silent.

All the audience did not expect that when Chen Yongren was about to escape from the darkness and embark on a happy life, he died so easily.

His death was so abrupt that people could not accept it:

"Fuck!"

"Dead?"

"Is the police sick?"

"Shooting without asking clearly?"

But then, the words of this policeman let them know that he was also Han Chen's undercover and knew Liu Jianming's identity, so he helped him kill Chen Yongren.

But they still couldn't accept it:

"Just died like this?"

"Chen Yongren died as a gangster, and Liu Jianming survived as a policeman?"

"What a broken ending!"

The whole audience was boiling.