Chapter 217 The so-called rescue work

The movie that Zhang Guorong invited everyone to watch was naturally "Infernal Affairs"!
This movie is said to be the savior of the Hong Kong market.

During the decline of Hong Kong Island films, some people chose to go north to shoot co-productions.

Some people want to hold on to their last glory.

Of course, the claim that "Infernal Affairs" was a market-saving work was added later.

Originally, they had high hopes for "The Thousand Faces" which will be released next year. The production cost is more than double the 20 million of "Infernal Affairs", reaching 50 million.

However, "The Matrix" did not achieve the desired effect, but "Infernal Affairs" did it successfully.

But it is just a last gasp of the market, not a return to its peak.

This time, the entire crew was invited to watch the movie, and Zhang Guorong directly spent a huge amount of money to book a theater to watch the movie.

This time the other party did not call his friends.

"Chen An, what do you think?" Gong Li couldn't help but ask Chen An after watching the movie.

From her perspective, although the film still maintains the Hong Kong film model, the plot structure is rare and innovative.

She hasn't seen a Hong Kong film of this quality for a long time.

"Sister Li, Hong Kong has been calling for a rescue of the market. This movie deserves this title." Chen An praised without hesitation.

Gong Li did not expect that Chen An would give such a high evaluation of the movie.

Seeing the other party's somewhat surprised look, Chen An explained: "But he can't save the market. The decline of the Hong Kong Island market is unstoppable. The mainland is the real future."

"I know, you have discovered it a long time ago, right?" Gong Li asked with a smile.

The decline of Hong Kong Island has only gradually become apparent in recent years, and has become particularly evident under the impact of Chen An's films.

And she suddenly thought that Chen An had no intention of developing in Hong Kong Island from the beginning.

I'm afraid he's already seen it.

I put all my heart into this at first, but it was only later that I discovered what I was doing here.

"I don't want to say more about Gong Li. If you believe me, your focus should be on China. The market potential has just been revealed. Hollywood is just a temporary stepping stone for me. My real focus is still in the mainland."

Although Chen An did not explain, Gong Li probably understood it.

It can also be regarded as a kind of advice to the other party. Gong Li is undoubtedly the most important actress in the mainland today. She can be said to be the absolute number one, and her status is above all other actresses.

However, the development path she chose was to go international and abandon the mainland.

She was able to hold this position firmly in the early 2000s, but things were different after that.

After hearing Chen An's words, Gong Li didn't know whether to feel ridiculous or shocked.

It's ridiculous for Chen An to say that Hollywood is just a stepping stone, but as the most influential Chinese director in the world, he is indeed qualified to say this.

I am shocked that Chen An is more optimistic about the mainland market than Hollywood!

"I don't know how many directors and actors will feel incredible when they hear what you said. The coveted Hollywood market is just a stepping stone for you."

In the end, Gong Li smiled helplessly and sighed.

Going global has always been the idea of ​​everyone in the mainland market or mainland directors, actors and actresses.

But Chen An, the most successful person, doesn't think so.

"Hollywood has come to an end, and it's ultimately a US thing."

Chen An is very open-minded about this and will make plans to exit Hollywood when the time comes.

Otherwise, the United States will help him withdraw.

Gong Li didn't say anything else, she was thinking about it in her heart. Chen An didn't say anything more either, he thought it was good enough for him to give her a reminder.

The movie is over and it's time to exit, with only subtitles left on the screen.

Little Guan Xiaotong has fallen asleep in her mother's arms.

At first he insisted on coming, but he fell asleep as soon as the movie started.

Uncle Ge was enjoying the show, and he and his wife found it thrilling and exciting.

The staff and several actors began to leave the stage one after another. Zhou Xun walked over to Chen An and offered her a lady's cigarette.

Chen An took the cigarette and put it on his ear without smoking. He didn't smoke such thin cigarettes and felt it was better not to smoke.

"I told you to quit smoking. You're a singer and an actor, and you still smoke."

"You haven't contacted me or given me any film contracts, so I naturally started smoking again."

As an old smoker, Zhou Xun puffed out smoke expertly and blew a smoke ring more skillfully than Chen An.

Chen An simply blew hard to create a smoke ring, which was very fancy.

"Why, Rong Xin is not feeling comfortable here, so he wants to come to my place?"

“It’s a little bit contradictory, but it’s okay.”

Zhou Xun was a small person, wrapped tightly in clothes, with only his head and hand holding a cigarette showing.

In December, even the nights in Hong Kong Island are quite cold. The evening breeze blows gently, ruffling the hair of passers-by, but it also brings bursts of chill.

She is actually okay with the company, but she doesn't want to act in TV dramas anymore. She still likes movies.

"Then you should wait until the contract is terminated before talking to me. Your termination fee is quite expensive."

"You don't even want to pay such a small amount of money, but you still keep saying you want to sign me."

Zhou Xun, who was curled up in his clothes, couldn't help laughing when he heard Chen An's words.

Yes, even if I don’t want to terminate the contract with the company for the time being, it still helped me a lot in the beginning.

Although my development is restricted now, this is not a reason for me to leave.

"It would be great if the company could send me to your Light Year Media as an undercover agent. I promise I can do a better job than Chen Yongren, and I won't tell my superiors that I can stay here for three years after three years."

Suddenly thinking of the movie he had just watched, Zhou Xun said with a happy smile.

Chen An said speechlessly: "I am the villain, right? I will check your social security on the first day and kill you if I find out."

"Hahaha, director, your mind is full of weird things." Zhou Xun couldn't help laughing when he heard Chen An's nonsensical ideas.

"A villain should act like a villain. How can your subordinates help you if you don't even hand over the five social insurances and one housing fund?"

"Then the police will also check whether the five social insurances and one housing fund have been paid when investigating undercover agents?"

"If you want to be a police officer, you must pay the police station. My money is not blown by the wind."

As expected of a great director, his brain is indeed different from that of normal people. Zhou Xun laughed so hard that he twitched, and kept slapping the other person's arm with his hands.

Now when I think about the scenes in the movie, I can't help but laugh.

On the rooftop.

Chen Yongren pointed a gun at Liu Jianming's head.

Liu Jianming raised his hands and asked curiously, "How did you find out?"

Chen Yongren, with a serious face, said silently: "You paid two social security payments!"

Liu Jianming was speechless, "Han Chen, you are such a good person. You even helped me pay for social security."

Chen An looked at Zhou Xun, who was helping him bend over and laughing "uh~uh~uh~", with a look of disgust on his face as he was laughing like that for no apparent reason.

He stuffed the other person into the car and took another one to go back to the crew's hotel.

In the car, Chen An looked at the thin cigarette that he had taken from his ear, broke it and threw it into the ashtray in the car.

In a few years, the other person's voice might really become like a duck's.

Pity.

Zhou Xun, who was stuffed into another car, took out the box of cigarettes from his arms.

He took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth and lit it, then he lit it and handed it to the cigarette holder but stopped himself.

Finally, he smiled, put the cigarette back into the box, and threw it to his assistant.

Looking through the car window at the brightly lit streets slowly passing by, he muttered to himself, "When I quit smoking, you have to sign me."

(End of this chapter)