Chapter 174 The Coolest Dad in History (Part 2)
August 10, 1985, was a big day for Hong Kong movie fans. A blockbuster film invested by screenwriter Zhang Yi was about to be released.
That night, the movie's premiere was scheduled to be held in a mainstream theater in the Shaw Brothers Cinema chain.
Outside the cinema, countless media reporters and movie fans gathered. Those fans were from Hong Kong and from all over Southeast Asia.
This movie is undoubtedly full of gimmicks. It goes without saying that the screenwriter is Zhang Yi. Now Zhang Yi’s name is the movable signboard of a movie. And the starring and director Hong Jinbao, it goes without saying that he is the big brother in the film and television industry, box office
The appeal is strong. The two of them collaborated again after the "Five Lucky Stars" series, which naturally attracted the attention of countless people.
The real gimmick comes from Zhang Yi's girlfriend Zhou Huimin. This movie is undoubtedly Zhou Huimin's best screen show, whether it is Zhang Yi's fans, her own fans, or both her and Zhang Yi.
fans are naturally looking forward to it.
When Zhang Yi and Zhou Huimin, the golden couple in the entertainment industry, appeared, they immediately caused a commotion, and many fans spontaneously burst into applause.
Lovers in the entertainment industry don't last long, but Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi are obviously different. At least there haven't been any rumors about their breakup. Their love is so enviable. Especially when it was reported some time ago that Weng Meiling and Tang Zhenye are officially official.
They broke up, and even after Qiu Guan and Fei Jie achieved success after ten years of running together, there were rumors of a relationship crisis again.
"Everywhere you go, you are the center of attention." Pan Disheng looked around and said to Zhang Yi with a smile.
"Haha. I'm actually very low-key already." Zhang Yi said with a smile.
When Pan Di heard this, he was stunned, then smiled, and then said: "Mr. Zhang, what are your expectations for the box office of this film? Its investment is much greater than that of "Resident Evil"."
"Haha, the box office performance of a film is not measured by the amount of investment. Hong Kong will definitely not be able to recoup the cost. As for whether Southeast Asia can recoup it, it depends on the market's reaction. As for whether European and American audiences can accept it, that still has to be
It must be released after it is released in North America." Zhang Yi smiled and said.
"Mr. Pan doesn't seem to have much confidence in this film? Then why is he still investing?" Seeing Pan Disheng and Yang Ziqiong leaving, Hong Jinbao immediately stepped forward and said to Zhang Yi.
"I don't have much confidence either. I haven't invested yet." Zhang Yi said with a smile.
"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Hong Jinbao's originally confident face suddenly froze. Watching Zhang Yi and Zhou Huimin go in, he smiled bitterly and followed them in.
"The Rescue" is a controversial film. Of course, the controversy is not that it is not good-looking, but that the murderous intention of the protagonist in the controversial film seems to be contrary to humanism.
At the beginning of the film, the protagonist played by Hong Jinbao appears as a loser. The narrative is simple and clear. The retired agent played by Hong Jinbao goes to the birthday party of his daughter played by Zhou Huimin, and the relationship between the characters is established in the shortest time.
Everyone can feel that he wants to be a good father. But it is obvious that in the peaceful daily life, the protagonist's desire to compensate for his daughter and father's love is frequently frustrated. Because of his career, he is rigorous, stubborn, and mysterious.
.My ex-wife is disgusted and has difficulty getting close to my daughter.
A father struggling on the line of qualification, a failed man. But the deep fatherly love he revealed moved everyone.
For his daughter's dream of being a singer, he became a celebrity bodyguard for Anita Mui. After rescuing Anita Mui, he did not forget to ask about the secret of becoming a singer. Unfortunately, it ended in failure.
He even had a dispute with his ex-wife about his daughter's trip to New York, and he was completely in a weak position. When his ex-wife said, "I can make you lose her completely!" he immediately had to compromise.
But all the failures were completely reversed when danger struck. When his daughter was murdered in New York, he calmly responded to the challenge and issued a heartfelt challenge to the gangsters on the other side of the phone.
"I don't know who you are, and I don't know what you want."
"If you want a ransom, let me tell you, I don't have any! All I have are some special means, which I learned during my long work. These means are enough to become a nightmare for you people."
"If you let my daughter go now, then this matter will be over. I won't look for you, and I won't track you down! If you don't let me go, I will find you, and then I will kill you!"
"cool!"
Many viewers saw this section. Although there was no explosive action, just these words made everyone's blood boil. The coldness and murderousness of the agent were clearly revealed, letting people know that the hero was about to appear.
The plot of the film is extremely compact, or the story is relatively simple without too many narrative plots. It is just a lone hero going deep into the tiger's den to rescue his daughter.
The crisp fighting style is very different from Hong Jinbao's previous action style, and there is no comedy element. The gunfight inside is completely different from the style of Wu Yusen's "A Better Tomorrow". Wu Yusen's "A Better Tomorrow" is a kind of violence.
If it's beautiful, then the gunfight in this movie has nothing to do with beauty. It's purely violence, killing! But it's a thrilling killing.
The hot car chase scenes are dizzying. After seeing these, the audience understands why the investment in this film is so large. Big scenes, generous. Enjoyable! Exciting!
In the film, there is a controversial point, which is undoubtedly that the protagonist turns a blind eye to other victimized girls in order to save his daughter. The girl he saved was all because he was wearing his daughter's clothes.
This seems to be somewhat inconsistent with the values of most people. After all, Jin Daxia's words "A great hero serves the country and the people" are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Seeing this, Hong Jinbao looked at Zhang Yi with some worry. But Zhang Yi just smiled.
"Why didn't he save the other girls? He only saved one who had clues about his daughter. Isn't that too selfish?" an audience member frowned and said.
"He is a father first, and then a hero! He is not trying to save humanity or the country, let alone justice. For him, his daughter is the most important thing now. If he saves those girls, how will he save his daughter if he wastes time?
" said an audience member.
"He has already killed those gang members, and the police will inevitably intervene, and those girls will naturally be rescued. What's more, his ex-wife is right. He has sacrificed his marriage to serve the country, and has messed up his life to serve the country.
Sacrificing his life. Do you want him to sacrifice his own daughter to save other girls? Isn't this too harsh? If he doesn't save those girls, he can't be called selfish. Heroes are human beings too!" said an audience member.
When Hong Jinbao heard this, the worry on his face eased a lot, but the nervousness was still there. This was the film he had invested the most in and was also the most popular. It was also a film in which his Hong family changed his style. It was about success and success.
No, he cares too much.
"You should watch this movie with your daughter." A middle-aged male viewer said to his wife next to him while watching the movie.
His wife nodded. In this film, there are not only hot action scenes to keep the audience's attention, but also secret, subtle, and silent emotional scenes to stir up your heart.
The audience began to worry when their daughter fell into the hands of gangsters. As the film played, the audience knew that the daughter played by Zhou Huimin was not only in danger of life, but also in danger of losing her body. ** This is undoubtedly important for Chinese audiences
Some even regard it as more important than life.
But after the video was played, no one expected that she was saved from death because her status as a prostitute greatly increased her net worth. And the girl who went to New York with her was ravaged and died a violent death because she was not a prostitute. This is simply
The Semen Revelations of Underage Girls.
The protagonist showed great power, killed the mastermind, chased the capital on the yacht, killed the old man who wanted to possess his daughter with one shot, rescued the daughter, eliminated the estrangement, and won the daughter.
However, for the old man who spent a lot of money to sell the protagonist's daughter, the audience seemed not to care about his life or death at all. No one discussed whether he should be killed or not.
No one sympathizes with people who spend money to buy their own death. It has to be said to be a kind of tragedy.
When the film ended, there was overwhelming applause in the theater.
"Are you still nervous? The film was a success." Zhang Yi said to Hong Jinbao with a smile.
"Will this movie be controversial?" Hong Jinbao seemed to be still thinking about the controversy that had just occurred and the theater became noisy.
"Haha, controversy will attract more attention, attract more people's curiosity, and more people will spend money to buy tickets, right?" Zhang Yi smiled and said.
"Ayi, tell me honestly, was this controversy intentional on your part?" Hong Jinbao reacted immediately when he heard this. If it were other films, maybe he could have thought of it. But for this film, he cared so much that he was too nervous.
I didn't think about it in any direction.
"Haha!" Zhang Yi smiled and did not answer. Instead, he patted Hong Jinbao on the shoulder and said, "Brother Sanmao, with the screening of this film, you may not necessarily become the coolest dad in history." (Unfinished)
Chapter completed!