Chapter 428 Being Followed

Celebration party for "Infernal Affairs".

Half of the stars in Hong Kong Island came, and the scene was very lively.

Media reporters gathered, and even some tabloids that reported nonsense and offended Su Zhe were invited.

Under their strong request, Su Zhe agreed to be interviewed-

Reporter: "After "Infernal Affairs" broke the record, many fans said that you have surpassed predecessors such as Mr. X. What do you think?"

Su Zhe brought up the "each shines" theory again and said it again in Cantonese.

I have to say that this answer is very useful, highlighting a humble and neither humble nor arrogant.

The reporter failed to stir up trouble and received the travel fee. The next questions were much simpler.

Asked about the interesting things about the shooting of "Infernal Affairs", asked Su Zhe how to write this story, asked about his acting skills, etc.

Su Zhe cooperated very well and answered them one by one.

Another reporter asked him why he has been shooting realistic themes recently, and whether he wants to win awards?

"Infernal Affairs", "Silent Truth" and "Better Days" are all realistic themes, and in the first two works, Su Zhe's acting skills were highly praised, and it's no wonder that everyone has this idea.

Su Zhe smiled:

"It is an honor to be recognized by the industry, but this is not what I pursue. The reason why I shoot realistic themes is very simple. I saw some bad things, and I was inspired. I wrote the script in one go."

The reporter was stunned and suddenly caught the big news:

"You mean, these dramas are adapted from real stories?"

Su Zhe did not admit it, but he did not deny it. He showed a mysterious smile and ended the interview.

No matter how the reporters asked, he would not answer.

Seeing this, Mr. Niu laughed and said:

"Brother Su, your publicity methods are good! Claiming that "Infernal Affairs" is adapted from a real story can attract attention."

Su Zhe smiled. He did not say that the adapted story is "Infernal Affairs".

But everyone's first reaction, of course, thought he was talking about "Infernal Affairs", and they would look for the prototype of Chen Yongren to trigger a craze.

But "Infernal Affairs" is a completely original script. Without a prototype, everyone can't find it at all.

At that time, he will guide everyone's attention to "The Silent Truth" with a little guidance.

This is the method he learned from Jiang Yang and Zhang Chao -

Step by step, trigger public opinion attention, don't use the big move at the beginning, which will attract the enemy's vigilance and blockade.

But he is a star, and he doesn't need to use such decisive methods as suicide and throwing the body in the subway to attract national attention.

After throwing the bait, Su Zhe concentrated on attending the banquet and dealing with the stars.

The stars also kept complimenting him:

"Su Sheng, this year's Hong Kong Island Film Emperor is a civil war between you and Wei Tianwang."

"Anyway, "Infernal Affairs" will definitely win a big victory."

"It's a work to save the market."

Su Zhe understood that everyone hoped that he would start working again and shoot ten or eight "Infernal Affairs".

No matter where you are, who doesn't like a thigh to take everyone to take off?

Su Zhe laughed and fooled it.

"Infernal Affairs" does have a sequel, but the quality is average, and there are not many roles for Chen Yongren.

(The second part changed actors, and the third part is a supporting role)

What else will Su Zhe shoot?

In the past, the first part of "Infernal Affairs" was a very complete story, and there was no thought of making a sequel.

So three of the four major characters (Chen, Liu, Huang, and Han) died, and even all of them died in the mainland version.

Even the important supporting characters Da B and Sha Qiang died.

This did not leave any foreshadowing for the sequel, at most leaving some aftertaste and blank space (such as the conflict between Huang and Han).

But after the release, the word of mouth exploded, and the box office was very high, and they were immediately unwilling to give up.

It happened that the original novel also had more stories, so the second part simply told the prequel, supplementing and perfecting the previous stories of the four major characters.

There was no third part to write, so they could only make a sequel to Liu Jianming, write about his ending, and add some stories about Chen Yongren before his death.

This series finally ended.

Somewhat similar to "Infernal Affairs" is "Overheard", the first part of the story is very complete, the three major characters are almost dead, and there is no thought of a sequel.

As a result, it became a hit, so they continued to make sequels.

But "Overheard" changed its mindset, not changing the actors, not shooting a prequel, but directly changing a new story, and still focusing on eavesdropping.

It is equivalent to "Overheard" 1, 2, and 3 have nothing to do with each other, except that the three main actors have not changed.

Both methods are a bit strange, the former is suspected of adding a tail to a tiger, and the latter is like selling dog meat under the guise of sheep.

But it makes money, not bad.

The whole world knows that the risk of a hot sequel is the lowest. Even Su Zhe continued to shoot the "Tang Detective" series, didn't he?

But no matter how well "Tang Detective" is filmed, it is natural to shoot a sequel, and it is normal to continue shooting.

Detective dramas are most suitable for sequels. As long as the detective is not dead, can't we just shoot the next case?

Haven't you seen that the elementary school student in Death has been held back for so many years, not to mention the end, he was reluctant to even go to school?

But "Infernal Affairs" is different, it is a complete story.

Su Zhe has decided long ago that he will not continue shooting and add a stain to this classic.

He doesn't need this little money, why would he use the sequel to cheat money?

Su Zhe thought so, but he didn't say it out loud, as if he was so noble.

But the stars present were all smart people, they could see Su Zhe's thoughts, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Just shoot two sequels, at least make hundreds of millions, or even billions? He is really arrogant, so much money is placed on the roadside, but he refuses to bend down to pick it up."

"No wonder Su Sheng can earn tens of billions. This is the arrogance of a talented man."

"As an artist, when can you become as successful as Su Sheng? It's really enviable."

Others are thinking:

"Since Su Sheng doesn't want to make this money, how about we make a follow-up movie?"

"The likes of "The Departed", "The Departed", "The Departed", etc., please invite a few more original cast members."

If they did this, Su Zhe really had no choice.

He can't just monopolize all the titles of "Infernal Affairs" after filming "Infernal Affairs" and prevent others from taking them, right?

He had no choice but to invite the original actors to star. Everyone in "Infernal Affairs" except him was on Hong Kong Island. They could arrange the plot at will without informing him.

As long as Su Zhe doesn't blatantly claim to be a sequel to "Infernal Affairs" in the promotion, Su Zhe has no reason to object.

He could only sigh:

"Bad movies that follow the trend are a cancer in Hong Kong movies."

When many people recall Hong Kong movies, they say that following the trend of bad movies led to the decline of Hong Kong movies. The typical representative is that after Uncle Nine became popular, a large number of shoddy zombie movies emerged that followed the trend of Uncle Nine.

In fact, this is a bit one-sided.

In fact, there are also bad movies in Hollywood that follow the trend.

For example, the famous "Sharknado" was so bad that it even produced sequels one after another!

There are also many parodies. To put it bluntly, they are following popular works, but they are parodied in a ridiculing way.

For example, "Scary" has already produced 5 movies.

Why didn't you kill Hollywood?

Su Zhe listened absently to everyone's compliments, his thoughts wandering wildly. As the leader of Chinese films, he couldn't help but think:

The decline of Hong Kong films is mainly related to the market. They did not embrace mainland films in time and caught up with the take-off train of the Chinese film market. They continued to lose the Asian market as their foundation, and were defeated by Hollywood.

As for problems such as lack of ambition and tendency to follow trends, they are all trivial matters, but they are infinitely magnified in a small market.

Su Zhe thought to himself and realized that his success was actually based on domestic economic development.

The development of the film industry has never only depended on the film industry, but also on economic and social development.

Just like a house, the price does not depend on the quality, but also depends on economic development.

Therefore, the entertainment industry and the real estate industry are actually benefiting from economic development.

The real foundation is manufacturing.

However, celebrities and real estate developers make money so quickly and so easily.

Su Zhe criticized himself hard in his heart, but after thinking that as the richest celebrity, he only had tens of billions, which was nothing compared to those real estate giants, he forgave himself.

Let’s go to the real estate giants!

The celebrities at the wine table had no idea that Su Zhe's thoughts were far away and they were still complimenting him.

Su Zhe was flattered all night. Before leaving, Mr. Niu was still unwilling to accept it and kept asking him if he had any other projects to work with.

Su Zhe thought about it and realized that there were actually many Hong Kong films that could be copied, such as "Kung Fu", "A Better Tomorrow", "A Chinese Ghost Story", Cheng and Li's Kung Fu films, etc.

But except for gang and police movies such as "Infernal Affairs" and "A Better Tomorrow", other movies can be shot in the mainland.

There is absolutely no need to give money to Mr. Niu.

So Su Zhe excused himself:

"Some gangster and police-robber-type movies have a hard time getting censored in the mainland, so it's more convenient to come to Hong Kong Island. But my recent schedule is full, and I haven't found similar inspiration yet. I will definitely do it next time!"

He rejected Mr. Niu’s kindness.

By the way, Mr. Niu in the hotel where he stayed was kind enough to show his "kindness" and politely ask him to leave.

Talking about "clean and hygienic" always reminded him of Yongzi and only made him shudder.

When he returned to the capital the next day, as he expected, both places began to look for the real case of Chen Yongren.

And "The Silent Truth" also played to the final ending.

The TV series finally revealed the death methods of Hou Guiping and Jiang Yang——

Hou Guiping rejected Ding Chunmei, who seduced him, but was forcibly held down by gangsters and made Ding Chunmei and him... leave evidence in her body to threaten him to stop the investigation.

But the gangster accidentally covered Hou Guiping to death, so he simply teamed up with the gangster to create the illusion that he escaped after being raped and fell into the water and died.

This scene made the audience extremely desperate.

It also makes some people curious:

[After Hou Guiping died, Ding Chunmei still left evidence in her body... Is it really possible? Can a man still live after he dies? 】

Although this question is strange, it is really curious.

There is a doctor's popular science:

[Men can also rise after death, which occurs when a person dies vertically or face down, also known as "angel's desire". 】

[So the case of Hou Guiping in the play is completely possible. 】

When the audience saw this popular science piece, they felt sad for Hou Guiping and also very speechless:

[Thank you, but I don’t want to know. 】

[Knowledge entered my brain in a despicable way. 】

[Su Zhe, you know so much! 】

[It’s hard to imagine that a person who studies the origins of death can write those beautiful songs. 】

Su Zhe:......

I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!

For the first time, he didn't want to sign the script, but wanted to tell everyone to find the guy named Zijin Chen!

And Jiang Yang's death process is even more regrettable.

After he learned that he was terminally ill and had only a few months to live, he decided to use his life to make a final counterattack.

A group of righteous friends gathered at Jiang Yang's home and discussed seriously how Jiang Yang committed suicide, how he pretended to be a suicide, and how he used his body to stir up public opinion.

They used their professional criminal investigation knowledge to help the man who decided to die realize his last wish.

This scene was extremely absurd, like a black comedy.

But beneath the absurdity, there was indeed a bloody reality.

The audience was stunned, and the tragedy under the huge absurdity hit their hearts hard:

[I can't laugh, I can't cry, I have an inexplicable emptiness now. ]

[Perhaps in their eyes, death has long been regarded as a destination and a sweet dream. That's why they can talk about it so calmly. ]

After the plan was made, Jiang Yang was the only one left to carry out the plan to let him die alone.

Perhaps this is his normal state all the way -

Facing darkness and death alone, chewing the pain and hesitation in his heart alone.

But always facing the light.

Jiang Yang then waited for Zhang Chao to get on the plane and obtained the alibi, then resolutely activated the self-S device and threw the remote control aside to ensure that he would not regret it.

The scene where he threw the remote control made the audience burst into tears, and the barrage scrolled wildly:

[Wow, Jiang Yang is so miserable. He will pursue justice until his last life. ]

[This is my last wave! ]

[Husband, don't die! ]

And the following scene is even more shocking.

In the original film of "Silent Truth", Jiang Yang's final death scene was described indirectly -

The rope kept tightening and finally stopped.

The picture was dark.

Perhaps it was to leave blank space, but it is more likely that it could not pass the review. In short, there was no display of Jiang Yang's final death scene.

But Su Zhe prefers the treatment of the movie "The Sun Burns the Heart". When the protagonist Xin Xiaofeng (played by Deng Chao) was injected to death, the camera was generous and gave him a full facial close-up, which was very shocking.

And Louis Koo in "Drug War" was also injected to death, and it was also a full close-up.

These are all classic death penalty scenes, and although Jiang Yang's death was not a death penalty, he used a device to kill himself bit by bit, which is exactly the same as a death penalty.

This kind of scene is difficult for the audience to see in reality, and it is a great emotional stimulation.

Especially, lethal injection is like hanging by device, which is not instantaneous death, but has a period of death, so there is a lot of room for performance.

So in order to play this scene well, Su Zhe endured nausea, watched a lot of video materials, and consulted some medical knowledge.

Since it is a death scene, the real reaction of death must be played well. It can't be like a low-quality TV series, where the whole body shakes and sticks out the tongue after hanging, right?

That would be a comedy!

What's more difficult is that the role of Jiang Yang cannot only play the instinctive reaction of death.

He is committing suicide, which has an extra layer of reaction;

Suicide is for the pursuit of justice, and there is another layer of reaction.

Even Su Zhe was stumped and NGed many times, just for the final effect.

And this scene really stunned the audience and shocked the industry!