Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 941 Fury and Major Cases (33)
To be honest, Shen Yan was a little surprised when he saw Chen Musheng…

Chen Musheng, how come he's short of funds?
Well, his last movie, "Call of Heroes"—"I Don't Eat Beef"—was a loss!

Directed by Benny Chan, with action direction by Sammo Hung, and starring Eddie Peng, Sean Lau, Louis Koo, and others, the film also features Wu Jing, Yuan Quan, and Jiang Shuying.

The disclosed cost is $3200 million!
It certainly wasn't that high, but the combined box office from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan didn't even reach 200 million, so a huge loss was inevitable!
Last year, Benny Chan changed his acting style and starred in a comedy film, "Meow Star," alongside Louis Koo and Ma Li…

However, its box office performance and critical reception were not very good.

Okay, the box office didn't reach 5000 million...

Another huge loss!
The Hong Kong film market is very pragmatic. Not to mention Benny Chan, even Johnnie To lost money twice in a row, and no one is asking him to make movies anymore.

—Drug War had an investment of 100 million yuan but only grossed a little over 100 million yuan at the box office, losing so much money that even one's own mother wouldn't recognize it. There was also Three, which lost so much money that one had to pawn their pants.

The worst part is that the box office in Hong Kong also collapsed.

Young people no longer watch Hong Kong films; Marvel movies dominate the charts.

No one invited him to the north, and he couldn't make money in Hong Kong. Despite being one of Hong Kong's top ten directors, he hasn't been able to direct any films in recent years, so he's settled in Bengbu now.

So, Johnnie To went crazy—at the Berlin Film Festival, he made all sorts of pronouncements that "Hong Kong films declined because of the lack of a free environment!"
No, did you get to film "Trivisa"?

You took the picture, didn't you...?

It was also released in Hong Kong…

If you're not making money, whose fault is it?

Want freedom? It's simple: film whatever you want without going to mainland cinemas!
Want to make money in mainland China but don't want to follow the rules? Who do you think you are?
Oh, Chen Musheng came with Song Dai—Song Dai is the person in charge of Yindu!

As a mainland film and television distribution company based in Hong Kong, Sil-Metropole Organisation is required to have the qualification to import Hong Kong films with explicit content every year.

Chen Musheng was their regular collaborator.

Films like *New Police Story*, *Rob-B-Hood*, *Men in Black*, *Connected*, *The White Storm*, and *Call of Heroes* were mostly distributed in mainland China by Sil-Metropole...

Shen Yan had an impression of Benny Chan: basically every movie he made had a thrilling moment, like Jackie Chan sliding down a glass ramp in "Who Am I?", the fight scene at the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre with Tse Ting-Fung in "New Police Story", and the elevated car chase in "The Twins Effect"...

After 08, Benny Chan attempted various transformations, from the "superhero" film *City Under Siege* to the martial arts biopics *Shaolin* and *Call of Heroes*, but none were quite satisfactory. His only notable work, *The White Storm*, still evoked the old-man sentimentality of the 90s film *Bullet in the Head*, delivering a powerful surge of energy while simultaneously feeling a sense of "outdated" unease…

This "discomfort" stems from the regret and unease of being out of touch with the times—a feeling even more acute for Herman Yau than for Benny Chan.

Therefore, Benny Chan ultimately failed to break free from the mold of Hong Kong films…

"Raging Fire: Major Crimes" can be considered a comeback work!
The possibility of industrialized production is even faintly visible...

Sadly, he has passed away!
Shen Yan had a brief chat with Chen Musheng. He wanted to make a movie about taking down an international drug trafficking organization and even wanted to film on location in Mexico…

"Director Chen... what's the background of this character who fights international drug trafficking organizations?"

Chen Musheng thought for a moment and said, "Interpol?"

Shen Yan was speechless: "...Director Chen, are you aware that Interpol doesn't have law enforcement powers?"

"...No law enforcement power?"

"Interpol is a coordinating organization with only information exchange functions... No sovereign state would grant Interpol law enforcement powers!"

Interpol agents in Hong Kong movies are very mysterious and have extraordinary abilities…

For any major case, Interpol is always involved. The men are handsome, the women are elegant, and all are highly skilled. They operate in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, and frequently travel around the world to carry out missions and apprehend criminals.

Actors who have played Interpol agents include Jackie Chan, Louis Koo, and Aaron Kwok…

Later, Dante Lam made progress—in "The Viral Factor," Jay Chou's character lives in Beijing, but he has a mysterious identity as an "international security agency"...

I don't know what kind of organization this is, but it sounds really cool!

Unfortunately, Shen Yan felt it was all nonsense!
"How about making a 'Raging Fire' series..." "'Raging Fire'... I just happen to have an idea!"

Benny Chan immediately recounted the plot of "Raging Fire"...

……

The original version of "Raging Fire" wasn't good...

The reason is simple: Zhang Chongbang, this upright man, has shit for brains!
It's hard to understand Zhang Chongbang's actions...

The whole thing is actually quite simple: a wealthy businessman was kidnapped, and two teams split up. Qiu Gang'ao's team found Kele and got the businessman's location from Kele, and the businessman was rescued.

Was the operation completed? Yes, it was.

The suspect has been caught, and the wealthy businessman has been rescued.

The only flaw is that the suspect died.

But this happened outside, not in the police station.

As for how he died, that's just a matter of what Qiu Gang'ao's group says.

While Qiu Gang'ao was on the phone with Zhang Chongbang, Cola tried to escape but was discovered by the young master. Cola then relentlessly attacked the young master. Because Cola had no offensive weapons, the police could not use firearms, so they fought hand-to-hand. During the fight, Cola found a wooden stick and tried to attack Qiu Gang'ao, but Qiu Gang'ao snatched it and retaliated, ultimately killing Cola…

What is Cola's identity?

They're drug dealers!
Hong Kong police sent a squad of officers to prison because of a dead drug dealer.

Qiu Gang'ao and his gang wanted to be imprisoned, and the testimonies of Zhang Chongbang, the wealthy businessman, and their superior were indispensable!

These three people just happened to choose to kick someone when they're down...

A common problem in Hong Kong films: when directors and screenwriters want to portray an "upright" policeman, Cheung Chung-pong is born.

The director and screenwriter wanted to depict a rich second-generation who bullies others and a "carbon fiber tube," so it turned out like the scene in the restaurant at the beginning.

There was absolutely no room for maneuver, no room for maneuver.

Bad means wearing bad on your face; good means being good without any logic.

Back in the movie "SPL: Sha Po Lang," Ma Jun (Donnie Yen) punched a suspect into a mentally challenged state, yet the police still stood by him...

There's a basic logic to action-packed movies: if the villains aren't evil enough, they'll evoke sympathy; if the heroes aren't decisive and efficient enough, they'll seem coy and affected; then the audience will definitely find it unsatisfying.

What's the point of an action-packed movie if it's just about good beating evil? If the good isn't good enough and the evil isn't evil enough, then the fight is really exciting.

Therefore, Qiu Gang'ao's squad must be evil enough!
Shen Yan immediately said, "Add some scenes of A'ao and his gang committing evil deeds to intensify the conflict between good and evil... or strengthen Qiu Gang'ao's desire for promotion, and add some scenes of Qiu Gang'ao's team abusing suspects in the earlier parts..."

"...Who will play the role?"

“If Jackie Chan were 40, he would be the most suitable candidate…” Shen Yan sighed, then said, “Let’s find Donnie Yen!”

"You'll play Qiu Gang'ao?"

Shen Yan hesitated for a moment, then asked him, "Where was your movie filmed?"

"Hong Kong!"

"...What time?"

"Is September okay?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "I'm not available... You should contact Xie Tingfeng!"

(End of this chapter)