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Chapter 281 Ambition
Looking at all kinds of materials, Ding Cheng sighed, no wonder it took a whole ten years!
With the continuous opening up of the film market, such subjects are not considered sensitive today, and in the past so many years, the so-called counterfeiting technology has long been outdated, and even if the audience watches it, it will not cause any bad social impact.

"Many seniors said that my story was too complicated, and I spent most of my time in these years simplifying the plot, which is what the bosses often say: so that audiences in second- and third-tier cities can understand it."

Ding Cheng took a deep look at the other party, seemingly understatement, but in fact he was ambitious.

Zhuang Wenqiang has tasted the benefits of this kind of IP, such as "Infernal Affairs".When the script was first published, no one knew what it was.

It was finally filmed, and everyone realized after watching it, it's so awesome!
Then the trilogy was connected, making a lot of money for several years, and now it is also a classic series.

The other one is "Eavesdropping".Wiretapping is just a gimmick, but it is actually about business wars, financial markets, stocks, real estate, and so on.

There are three big fires in a row, and the Hong Kong Island Audio-Technica will come out every year to show their faces.

It is precisely because each theme is different and contains different technical content. Once a technical flow like Zhuang Wenqiang succeeds, the story is good-looking, and a golden IP will be discovered in minutes.

To put it more vulgarly, this is his own private gold mine!
For example, Lam Chao-hsien's Operation Red Sea...

Xu Wenzheng's I am not a savior...

Xu Yinghua's Shadow Chase...

Wang Tian's invisible witness...

It really doesn’t matter whether the subject matter or not. The first thing you must figure out is how to tell a good story and attract the audience. If the plot is good, the more pretentious the subject matter, the better the box office!
Zhuang Wenqiang pointed to the photo and explained: "Actually, the whole process of counterfeiting requires a highly precise printing. Since the 90s, some people have used laser printers because they can perfectly reproduce the entire US dollar bill on a piece of paper.

"Our story, I can tell you, is 100% true except for one internal part of that printing press!"

"And I found someone to actually go through the whole process!"

Ding Cheng took the dollar bill, feeling very good in his hand, both the watermark and the color are very correct, at least he can't see any flaws.

Zhuang Wenqiang proudly said: "When the time comes, all the printing used in the movie will be printed from that printing machine, but it will be a letterpress printing machine, not a gravure printing machine. Only the gravure printing machine will allow the ink to solidify on the surface of the paper, and will there be real The most delicate texture of banknotes."

"So the gravure printing machine is strictly controlled all over the world. It weighs six tons and cannot be bought at all. This is to use props to bring the audience into the plot and follow the characters around the world. Does it look like playing a game?"

Ding Cheng was convinced that the height of Tao is one foot and the height of magic is ten feet higher. You see, the current euro is not just a banknote, it is actually made of plastic.There are also some so-called magnetic induction inside, which is absolutely high-tech.

Putting away the materials and taking them back to study, Ding Cheng said helplessly: "Crime movies have been played badly now, and there are all kinds of memes. If you don't need snacks, find some new tricks, hey..."

"I often say that a crime film is just a container, the point is what do you put in it?"

"This time, let's put something different into it. Anyway, we have run out of one theme, and we have to find another theme. The audience won't let you stay in the same place for too long."

Back at the hotel, I started researching materials. All those who do art, no matter what field they are in, hope that what they do has never been done before, and they wish to change all mankind.

But the cruelest thing is in the field of art. If there is a competition, no matter how many participants there are, there will be only one champion in the end.

Taking painting as an example, there can only be one Van Gogh in the world. If there is a second Van Gogh, others will regard him as plagiarism, because without originality, it is tantamount to having no value in the art world.

Another example is film directors. Some storytellers are very good and can tell very complicated stories about human nature, but they have no artistic sense.

From the perspective of the audience, if there is no groundbreaking in the image, it will be classified as a loser, and it will be difficult to stand up.

But there is a certain kind of person, he just has no originality, but his workmanship is good enough, and the Li Wen he plays is just that.

He is a loser as soon as he appears, and what the director wants to discuss on a deeper level is the meaning of being a loser.

There is only one champion in each competition, and everyone else must be a loser, but do they have no value?

Two days later, I finally saw the legendary Fa Ge.Although he is over 60, he is still full of energy, wearing brown sunglasses and showing his signature smile.

Ding Cheng couldn't help sighing, what time has left on people's faces is not wrinkles, but charm!

He is kind and friendly, he has no pretensions at all, he likes to go to the vegetable market on the subway every day, and takes photos with fans casually, and never brings bodyguards when he goes out.

"I'm looking forward to working with you!" Fa Ge looked at Ding Cheng and said appreciatively, "I was a little worried that the director chose the wrong person, but now..."

"Come on!"

Everyone roared with laughter, not only Fa Ge, but also Liao Qizhi, an old drama star, and the heroine Zhang Jingchu. Although they claim to be banned by wives, they still have acting skills.

Really face to face, even I couldn't help but sigh, Fa Ge is a real superstar, with the kind of magnetic field that can make people feel illusive, the role of painter is indeed the most suitable candidate.

"Hey, it's been a long time since I met a character that suits me..." Fa Ge touched the script and sighed, "It's the first time I read it, and it feels like a movie, do you believe it?"

Ding Cheng nodded, "Let the Bullets Fly" eight years ago was barely considered one, with more than domineering but not enough detail.After that, the Ao Dao Feng Yun series had a high box office, but it was a popcorn movie through and through.

In "Chill 2", the director and screenwriter tried their best to show the accent of the barrister he played, but the expression method was too deliberate, which made it self-defeating.

Johnnie To was too stylized. When filming "Gorgeous Office Worker", he threw Fa Ge into the workplace. It always felt a bit awkward, like a tiger locked in a cage?
In Ding Cheng's view, the painter has too many shadows of Fa Ge's former characters.A decent criminal has complete self-defeating values, believes in his career, and regards making counterfeit money as art.

He is unrestrained, and occasionally a little childish...

He is rampant, evil, and cruel, but he is always concerned about whether his pony can get back his beloved woman...

In order to save his life and career, he followed the rules dogmatically, but in order to avenge his father, he picked up two guns and killed him!
This kind of temperament that is both good and evil is the most charming charm in him. Li Wen, who I play, is controlled by him throughout the whole process, just like a puppet.

After setting his makeup for the first time, seeing Fa Ge's domineering look in his suit and leather shoes, Ding Cheng took a deep breath, bent his body slightly, put away the confidence in his eyes, and completely lost his whole body.

Looking at Li Wen in the mirror, he obeys the rules, is cowardly, and his life is either black or white.

I want to be an artist, but all my talent and hard work can only make me a skilled craftsman.

He is an audience, just a supporting role, and will never be the protagonist like a painter.

"Okay!" Zhuang Wenqiang looked at the two protagonists standing together, Fa Ge was shining like the sun, and he was the focus of attention wherever he went.

And Ding Cheng...

Cowardly, like a shadow, even standing in the sun, it is unobtrusive.

One yin and one yang!
Brother Fa looked at the young man next to him. In just half a day, he changed from being sharp-edged to cowardly and inferior, especially his eyes, which changed like a world!
Amazing!
"The complexity of Li Wen's identity and perspective makes your initial narration intriguing..."

Zhuang Wenqiang said excitedly: "I hope that the audience will watch it for the first time, and they must be caught by Brother Fa. All the attention will be on him. This is the actor's own charm, and the audience can't avoid it even if they want to."

"If you re-read it a second time, you will understand the purpose of each story and the motivation behind each line, and you will find Li Wen even more hateful, but even more pitiful."

Ding Cheng carefully figured out the role, the painter, and let an actor who can give people a sense of illusion play such an illusory role, because Zhuang Wenqiang's aesthetics are the standard aesthetics of the golden age of Hong Kong movies.

The role of the painter is not only the appearance of the perfect criminal in Li Wen's heart, but also the appearance of the heroine of romantic Hong Kong movies in the hearts of all [-]s.

For Li Wen,

adored and awed,

Hiding in each other's shadow,
While envious and jealous,
There is also the slightest ambition to replace it!

(End of this chapter)