Entertainment 1998

Chapter 664 Chapter 663, Treatment of Super Celebrities
North Point Government Offices
Located at 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong Island, opposite the famous Victoria Harbour, it is one of the government office buildings in Hong Kong Island. It was completed in 1998 and is 24 stories high. The last scene of the movie "Infernal Affairs" was filmed on the rooftop of this building.

On September 2002, 9, at 8 p.m., the crew arrived at the rooftop of the building.

Once they got there, the crew quickly set up the shooting scene, laid out circular tracks, installed HMI lights, placed reflectors, set up cameras...

King Liu and Jiang Feng practiced their movements, set moves and repeatedly polished their lines under the guidance of director Liu Weiqiang.

Perhaps because it was the last scene, or perhaps because they wanted to watch the head-to-head showdown between the two movie kings, Jiang Feng and Liu Tianwang, all the actors who had played roles in the movie "Infernal Affairs" came to the filming site this afternoon.

Chen Huilin, Liu Jialing, Huang Qiusheng, Du Wenze, Xiao Yaxuan, Lam Ka-tung, Cheng Xiuwen, Edison Chen, Lam Dian, Wu Tingye and so on.

These people, standing on the outskirts of the filming site, looked very powerful.

However, Jiang Feng, who was practicing his movements, was not very interested in them. Even though Xiao Yaxuan had been kissed by him on the crew, he was not interested now.

What Jiang Feng was interested in was Zeng Zhiwei. Today, this guy also came. After seven or eight days of recovery, the old face that was once swollen by Jiang Feng had now returned to its original state.

However, Jiang Feng was not interested in him because of this, but was very curious about his calmness.

At noon on September 9, it was revealed that Director Kaige was the mastermind behind the Zeng Zhiwei encirclement and suppression incident, and Luo Zhaohui was directed by Director Kaige.

On the afternoon of September 9, Director Kai Ge denied the rumor. He said:
Luo Zhaohui came to my house to discuss investment for the movie "The Promise".

However, because Luo Zhaohui's bid was too low, 1000 million Hong Kong dollars was required for 10% of the shares of the film, so he was rejected.

On the morning of September 9, Apple Daily reporter Gan B refuted director Kai Ge's statement:

Now everyone knows that Luo Zhaohui is bankrupt. He can't even come up with 1000 million Hong Kong dollars, let alone 100 million Hong Kong dollars.

Since there is no money, why did Luo Zhaohui come to you to discuss the investment of the movie "The Promise"?

On the afternoon of September 9, Director Kai Ge responded to questions raised by Apple Daily reporter Gan B:

Luo Zhaohui is here to discuss film investment. If you don't believe me, I have the recording of our conversation and the drafted investment agreement. And my wife Chen Hong can testify to this matter.

On the morning of September 9, Luo Zhaohui held an impromptu press conference on the lawn downstairs of his former company. A total of 4 reporters from 6 media outlets attended.

At the press conference, Luo Zhaohui first provided the reporters with the latest evidence of Zeng Zhiwei's multiple sexual harassment, a total of 7 photos.

Then, Luo Zhaohui revealed the explosive information to the media:

Director Kaige asked me to go to Beijing this time, in fact, it was to give him the latest photos. But Director Kaige was a bit unkind, he was obviously a righteous man, but he chose to hide behind the scenes.

He also said that every time I exposed something, he would give me 5 Hong Kong dollars to pay off my debt, but he has only paid me for six times so far.

On the afternoon of September 9, director Kai Ge flew into a rage in Maoer Hutong, Nanluoguxiang, Beijing. Facing interviews from many Hong Kong media, he cursed Luo Zhaohui as a despicable person.

You clearly came here to discuss investment, why are you biting me back now?
You should know that Mr. Zeng Zhiwei and I have no grudges against each other yesterday and no hatred today. No matter what the reason is, I will never cause trouble for him.

On the morning of September 9, Apple Daily reporter Gan B uploaded the evidence she obtained online:

Director Kai Ge lied. He was obviously resentful of Zeng Zhiwei for "not investing in his movie "The Promise" and persuading his friends not to invest in this movie", so he collected explosive materials about Zeng Zhiwei everywhere to retaliate against him...

Whether on the Internet or in print media, the whole thing has become very lively.

Mainland media, Hong Kong media, Taiwan media, and even Singapore, Japan and South Korea media are analyzing the ins and outs of the "Zeng Zhiwei being besieged" incident from various angles.

By the way, the movie "Infernal Affairs" became a big hit before it was completed. Not only did it sell the distribution rights in Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Formosa, it is said that the distribution rights in these places alone made the movie a net profit of 700 million Hong Kong dollars. It also successfully attracted the attention of other countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia.

For example, Bollywood called and specifically expressed its intention to remake this film.

Under such circumstances, Zeng Zhiwei, as the most important party involved in this incident, remained silent.

No matter which media outlet blocked his way for an interview, he remained silent.

Sometimes, Zeng Zhiwei was so annoyed by the entertainment media's blockade that he would simply lock himself at home, turn off his cell phone, and unplug the telephone line at home.

This way, no one knows what he wants to do? !

Of course, Jiang Feng didn’t know either!
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Regarding the last scene of the movie "Infernal Affairs" [Rooftop Confrontation], Liu Weiqiang planned to use two shooting methods, so the crew's preliminary preparations were a little complicated.

Jiang Feng and King Liu are both ready.

However, colleagues in the photography team were still trying and adjusting various shooting methods at this time.

"Director, do you see the glass wall of the building opposite? I think we should first shoot the image of Brother Hua reflected on the glass wall opposite, then cut it horizontally bit by bit, and finally cut out the image of Brother Feng as a whole."

"Director, when Brother Hua and Brother Feng were standing face to face, I felt that it would be better to just pull them out for a close-up shot instead of shooting them directly during the confrontation."

"Director, I think the location we chose is not very good because of the backlight."

Standing at the shooting site, Jiang Feng waited patiently for a while. 15 minutes passed and Liu Weiqiang was still discussing the shooting method of this scene with the lighting technician and photographer. So he took out his mobile phone and sent a few text messages to his agent Wang Jinghua who was far away in Beijing.

[Sister Hua, the film Infernal Affairs will be finished today, and I am currently filming the last scene.]

[Tonight, the crew of Infernal Affairs is having a wrap party. I have agreed with director Liu Weiqiang that we will not leave until we are drunk, so I will not be able to return to Beijing until tomorrow morning.]

[Sister Hua, I will be in Beijing for about 15 days this time. Well, I will mainly rest. Of course, during my rest time, I will still go to the Beijing Film Academy for classes.]

[Sister Hua, there are three reasons why I am talking so much to you: 11. Please pick me up at the airport tomorrow, and arrive around noon. On the way, I have something personal to talk to you about.

②At the end of September, I will go to South Korea to inspect the filming location of "The Yellow Sea". Can you help me contact a Korean actor named Hwang Jung-min? I don’t know which Korean agency he belongs to, but I watched a movie he starred in and was deeply impressed.

So, we planned to invite him to play a role in the movie "Yellow Sea".

③There is a female student named Chen Xi in the undergraduate class of the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama in 00. You should pay proper attention to her and see if you can sign her under your name.

She is a junior this year, so it is time for her to go out for internship.

After saying so much in a long-winded way, Wang Jinghua's reply was very simple, just one simple word.

【it is good! 】

Seeing the reply, Jiang Feng smiled and put the phone in his pocket. He was about to start filming and could not play with his phone anymore.

Just as Jiang Feng was thinking about this, he saw a man who was less than 1 meters tall coming over here and bowing directly to him. "Brother Feng, I'm sorry, I wronged you before!"

"Ok!"

Jiang Feng had to accept the gift forcefully as he didn't dodge it.

After receiving this gift, according to Chinese etiquette, one should at least say something, for example, I forgive you; or you should work hard in the future, I have high hopes for you; or you should keep an eye out in the future, and if you dare to provoke me again, I will beat you to death.

However, just as Jiang Feng was considering his words and preparing to teach him a lesson, the old man turned around and walked away.

Looking at his back, Jiang Feng was a little confused!

Is this grandson here to apologize? How can you leave without saying anything? It seems that you are still the same as before, then, I will continue to make trouble for you.

However, at this moment, the cell phone that Jiang Feng had just put into his pocket vibrated. He took it out and saw that it was a text message from Wang Jinghua.

[Jiang Feng, there is something I forgot to tell you just now. Director Kaige’s home in Maoer Hutong has been thrown with gasoline bottles for three consecutive days.

It's just that this gasoline bottle was not lit by anyone. 】

Jiang Feng, who was a little confused just now, suddenly became happy when he saw the second text message sent by Wang Jinghua.

In my previous life, there was an online novelist with the pen name "Want to drink cold water but afraid of getting stuck in teeth" who once said a very famous sentence, "When you feel that your life is not going as you wish, please look back, there are many people behind you who are not as good as you."

In this regard, Jiang Feng has always believed that this sentence is a golden saying.

Especially patients with depression should post this sentence on the wall and read and ponder it repeatedly.

Just like before, Jiang Feng was quite depressed. Zeng Zhiwei apologized to him, but his apology was not sincere.

But when Jiang Feng heard that gasoline bottles had been thrown at Director Kaige's house for two consecutive days, he immediately became excited.

As a big director in the film industry, his current treatment is much better than Director Kaige's.

Well, no matter what, I have to have a drink with Zeng Zhiwei tonight, not to apologize for his bow, but for his courage, for actually finding someone to throw things at Director Kaige's house.

I see, you really don't know how strong the connections of Lao Chen's family are? !
Just as I was thinking about it, the voice of director Liu Weiqiang was finally heard at the shooting site.

"Hua brother…"

"Here, director!"

"Brother Feng..."

"Yes, director!"

"You two come here first. All the shooting techniques just confirmed are invalid. Now I will tell you two about the latest results of our discussion." Perhaps it was because Jiang Feng and Liu Tianwang were too powerful, so director Liu Weiqiang basically used a negotiating tone when assigning tasks to them on the set.

"it is good."

Jiang Feng and Liu Tianwang agreed in unison and quickly came to Liu Weiqiang's side.

As soon as the two of them stood still, Liu Weiqiang began to draw sketches in a sketchbook while telling them his shooting ideas.

"Brother Hua, Brother Feng, our idea is this: we'll start with a panoramic shot. Let's shoot the exterior glass of the building opposite. We just tried it and we can see Liu Jianming's figure on the glass. The mirror surface is distorted, reflecting Liu Jianming's inner distortion due to his long-term inability to distinguish between black and white.

Then the camera turns to a frontal shot, where Liu Jianming appears "out of focus", from blurry to clear, implying that he has changed from being hesitant to being certain about the purpose of this trip.

Then there is a long shot, and the audience sees the sea and tall buildings in the distance, and Liu Jianming walks onto a rooftop.

This is also a shot that establishes the scene.

The location of the scene needs to be explained, and at the same time, the mirror image is used to let the audience feel Liu Jianming's inner thoughts. The mirror is two-sided, and Liu Jianming's personality is also two-sided.

The camera angles are constantly changing, and the lens is like what Liu Jianming sees through his “eyes”. The audience stands in the same perspective as Liu Jianming and feels that a certain crisis is coming…”

To be honest, Jiang Feng is happy standing here and listening to Liu Wei Qiang talk about the play.

In his previous life, he only knew that the movie "Infernal Affairs" was wonderful and the camera language was very good, even better than "The Departed" which won the Oscar for Best Picture, but Jiang Feng never knew what was so good about the camera language of this movie.

And now, Jiang Feng knew.

Jiang Feng even had plans to use this kind of stunning shooting method when filming the movie "The Yellow Sea".

Jiang Feng was just thinking about it when he saw Liu Weiqiang clapping his hands vigorously.

"Brother Hua, Brother Feng, do you have any other questions?"

"No!" Jiang Feng said.

"No!" said Liu Tianwang.

"Okay, let's try shooting it first and see if the actual shooting is the same as we imagined?" After saying that, Liu Wei Qiang turned around, raised his right hand and snapped his fingers in the air.

Hearing the sound of finger snaps, the script supervisor standing next to the shooting scene raised the clapperboard in his hand.

"Action!"

King Liu went up to the rooftop, looked left and right, but didn't see anyone there, so he frowned and walked straight forward.

As if he heard some noise, he suddenly stopped and looked to the left.

At this moment, the black muzzle of a gun was directly pressed against his waist, making a slight sound.

King Liu raised his hands without any extra movements. However, although he felt that the other party was coming with a gun, he did not say anything.

Seeing King Liu raising his hands, Jiang Feng, who was standing behind him, quickly squatted down, holding the gun in his left hand, and took out the handcuffs hanging around King Liu's waist with his right hand, and then handcuffed his hands behind his back.

"OK, this scene is over, departments don't need to prepare, let's shoot the next one right away."

As soon as the scene was filmed to this point, the voice of director Liu Weiqiang was heard on the set.

(End of this chapter)