Superstars start as villains

Chapter 76 The Ambition of Media Asia.

[Infernal Affairs] is known as the work of Xiangjiang Films to save the market, and it has won a super high box office of 5500 million. downturn.

The only thing that has made waves is "Thousands of Machines", which was released in June. This film with a bit of urban magic has achieved a box office of 2842 million in Hong Kong, and was bought by Columbia and Universal Pictures at a high price of 800 million US dollars. It broke the exclusive distribution rights of the European and American markets and set a record for the export of Xiangjiang films.

Facts have proved that the creativity of Xiangjiang filmmakers has not been exhausted, and good movies can still be made with hard work, but... that is why it is so sad.

As soon as Zhou Xing got off the plane, he was surrounded by reporters. Originally, he thought that what the reporters wanted to ask was about [Infernal Affairs 3].

However.
"Zhou Xing, why do you want to go back to the mainland to develop? Are you looking down on the future of Xiangjiang movies?"

"You have so many fans in Xiangjiang, and you returned to the mainland without saying a word, are you going to abandon them?"

Anli hurriedly asked the security guards to separate Zhou Xing and escorted him into the nanny car. During this period, Zhou Xing remained silent. He didn't even bother to answer such stupid questions.

Any fool can see the decline of Xiangjiang Films. Many Xiangjiang film companies are already deploying to develop inland. However, this is a topic that cannot be pointed out because the people of Xiangjiang are not happy to see this situation. In the sand, nothing happened.

The night view of Xiangjiang River was as colorful as ever, and Zhou Xing stood in the hotel window looking at the night view of Victoria Harbor in a daze.

Anli comforted: "Those paparazzi just want to get words out of your mouth, just ignore them."

Zhou Xing nodded, but said nothing.

After a night of nothing, Zhou Xing went to the production team to report. At this time, [Infernal Affairs 2] has already finished filming. According to the efficiency of Xiangjiang production team, it is estimated that the release will be arranged soon.

Because it is continuous shooting, naturally there is no need to hold a launch conference, and even the launch of the worship is saved.

In the film crew, Zhou Xing accidentally saw an acquaintance Wang Jinghua. After thinking about it, it was right. As Uncle Ming's manager, it seemed normal for her to appear here.

"Sister Hua, long time no see." Zhou Xing stepped forward to greet her.

Wang Jinghua hugged Zhou Xing: "Long time no see, I heard that you are acting in a police TV series?"

The tone is quite a bit: how is it?Are you at a loss?If it was signed by me, it would never be reduced to acting in a TV series.

"Well, it's finished." Zhou Xing secretly laughed in his heart, women are indeed vengeful animals.

"Come to introduce to you." Wang Jinghua was slightly taken aback, and greeted again.

"Uncle Ming." Zhou Xing's posture was very low. He might be a bit important to others, but how dare he show off in front of this person.

"Brother Zhou." Chen Daoming specially watched "Infernal Affairs 1" before accepting this drama, and he still approves of Zhou Xing's performance. What's more, Zhou Xing is still from the mainland, so naturally he didn't put on airs.

Not long after, Hu Jun also came over. Originally, he planned to integrate into the camp of Xiangjiang actors. However, the other party kept speaking Cantonese, and he couldn't understand it. After all, the mainland is also a wrist, so why bother to put a hot face on someone's cold ass.

"Brother Hu, Sister Shan asked me to bring you a treat." Zhou Xing greeted Hu Jun with a smile.

Hu Jun and Jiang Shan are classmates, and they usually have a good relationship. With this relationship, Hu Jun is also very enthusiastic about Zhou Xing because they are living in a foreign country.

The three started chatting, and Wang Jinghua and Anli also chatted enthusiastically, and the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.

On the other side, Zeng Zhiwei and Li Min, a group of Xiangjiang actors, were chatting enthusiastically, and they didn't intend to say hello at all. Wei Zai was still silent in his own world, turning a blind eye to the outside world.

[Infernal Affairs 2] should actually be regarded as the prequel of [Infernal Affairs 1], while [Infernal Affairs 3] is the postquel of [Infernal Affairs 1]. The whole story has been perfected, but it is also true. Although the two sequels are still classics, they lack a little charm.

In the third part, because there was no highlight of Zhou Xing's rivalry with Wai Jai, the director specially invited Li Min. As for the addition of Uncle Ming, he naturally wanted to break into the mainland market.

Just as the shooting of [Infernal Affairs 3] was in full swing, [Infernal Affairs 2] had completed post-editing and was officially released in Xiangjiang.

This sequel, led by Chen Guanxi and Yu Wenle, will inevitably be compared with [Infernal Affairs 1] by the media once it is released.

But there is no harm if there is no comparison. The current acting skills of Chen Guanxi and Yu Wenle in this period are still at the level of being handsome and cool, and there is no comparison at all.

Especially Yu Wenle, who played opposite Wu Zhengyu, was so horribly exposed that he turned [Infernal Affairs 2] into [Ni Yongxiao Biography].

After watching "Infernal Affairs 2", many viewers said that Wu Zhengyu is the well-deserved number one male in this drama, even Huang Qiusheng and Zeng Zhiwei were crushed to death.

[Infernal Affairs 2] The box office in the first week was less than 1000 million. As soon as the box office data was released, Chen Guanxi and Yu Wenle received criticism from all sides. Some viewers even said that if Zhou Xing and Wei Tsai continued to play, they might be able to achieve another success. Maybe.

In fact, to be fair, the box office of [Infernal Affairs 2] did not meet expectations, and Chen Guanxi and Yu Wenle cannot be completely blamed. After all, any sequel to a popular movie will encounter similar problems. The freshness of the audience has passed. It is inevitable that there will be aesthetic fatigue, not to mention that [Infernal Affairs 2] is still a prequel series.

Generally speaking, Xiangjiang movie fans are quite disappointed with [Infernal Affairs 2], so after being disappointed, they focused on [Infernal Affairs 3].

In the end, the box office of [Infernal Affairs 2] stopped at 2491 million. Although it did not meet expectations, it also ranked fifth in the annual box office list.

It is worth mentioning that [Infernal Affairs 2] has a total investment of 4000 million. If you just look at the box office of Xiangjiang, it must be a loss. However, in fact, Media Asia has already recovered the cost through overseas disc channels, and the rest is profit. of.

[Infernal Affairs 1] The box office failure in the mainland did not make Media Asia back down. [Infernal Affairs 2] failed to pass the review due to content issues, so Media Asia has high hopes for [Infernal Affairs 3], not only invited mainland actors to participate The acting, and the script is also full of evil, which can be called the positive energy of Hong Kong movies.

Not only that, but after learning the lesson of rampant piracy of "Infernal Affairs 1", Media Asia even arranged for a simultaneous release in the Mainland.

In mid-November, the crew of [Infernal Affairs 11] announced that it was officially completed.

(End of this chapter)