Magic Modified Huayu

Can't bear it.

She would rather her boss transform into a dragon than endure this torture.

"Boss, I can tell you responsibly that with the current status of these big stars, they can't endure this kind of hardship."

Chen Duling said.

Director Wei smiled.

“Dudu, you underestimate people’s patience.

Many people in Hong Kong have been living this kind of life for years, and they are used to it.

Guide Wei said.

Chen Duling: “…but celebrities are different. It’s easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it’s hard to go from extravagance to frugality.

Leaving them to live this way is as good as killing them, and you will only make them resentful."

"It's their resentment that I want."

Guide Wei said.

Chen Duling:”

Director Wei said calmly, "Dudu, you have to understand that times have changed. This is the investigation report I commissioned from a third-party investigation company. Take a look."

Chen Duling took the survey report handed to her by Director Wei. The survey commissioned by Director Wei was about the attitudes of ordinary mainland audiences towards Hong Kong movies and TV series in recent years.

Anonymous.

Say whatever you have to say.

The feedback from mainland audiences surprised Chen Duling.

"Honestly, I don't like watching Hong Kong celebrities spouting empty, pretentious nonsense on screen that they themselves don't believe in, especially when it comes to patriotism. It's so awkward."

"Hong Kong films are dead."

"The way they desperately try to pull out the mainland style, but can't change their core logic, really expresses their reluctance vividly."

"The biggest feeling I've had from Hong Kong films and TV series in recent years is that they're not saying they've run out of ideas and can't produce anything good, but rather that they're trying to cater to mainland audiences, which is causing their productions to become less and less interesting."

"I remember a Hong Kong star proudly saying that mainland China is better at filming historical dramas, while Hong Kong is best at filming workplace dramas.

But I really don’t like watching those stars putting on an elite show in the workplace. To be honest, I want to see them fall from the altar.

The splendor being exposed makes me look forward to it even more than the splendor itself.”

“I’ve seen too many Hong Kong films with high-brow protagonists and elitist Hong Kong thinking.

But the information I learned from reality tells me that the actual situation in Hong Kong is not as grand as portrayed in Hong Kong movies.

I want to see the full picture. Hong Kong has high incomes, high consumption, and high housing prices. What about the pressure on people to survive? Ordinary people can't rob banks every day to make a living."

“Fake, big, empty, these are all words used to describe Chinese TV dramas, but they are not much different for Hong Kong films.

"Hong Kong's biggest problem shouldn't be the police and gangster problem, right? Why are the majority of Hong Kong films always police and gangster dramas?"

“The Hong Kong we know from Hong Kong films is not the real Hong Kong today, nor is it the Hong Kong of the past that was full of underworld elements.

It's like a fabricated castle in the air, fake and artificial at first glance."

"I studied economics and also understand some international politics.

In today's international context, there will inevitably be friction between China and the United States, and Hong Kong, as an international spy capital and Asian financial center, will inevitably become a bridgehead for the confrontation between China and the United States.

From economy to politics to public opinion, all aspects are inevitably affected.

Ideological confrontation, clash of economic systems, the game between finance and politics, the confrontation between foreign and domestic capital... I feel that any of these confrontations are better than police and gangster films. It's a pity that no one makes them.

"I just want to know, is it easy to make money in Hong Kong these days? Is the pressure of survival in cities under the dominance of capitalism high? Compared to the mainland, do people in Hong Kong have more benefits or more pressure? No movie has ever explained the differences in treatment and pressures Hong Kongers face compared to mainland Chinese."

"Hong Kong films? I've long given up on films made by the filial sons and grandsons of the British.

Is there any other meaning besides making money?"

Holding this investigation report, Chen Duling could hardly hide his surprise.

“It’s not quite what I imagined.”

"What's the difference?"

"Compared to friendly praise, there seem to be more negative emotions such as belittlement, ridicule, or jealousy and hatred?" Chen Duling concluded.

Director Wei nodded.

“That’s the emotion I wanted to capture, which a lot of people haven’t realized yet, or maybe they’ve realized it but they’re afraid to say it.

The reality is that although the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau are one family by blood, in reality, people do not regard each other as brothers."

At this point, Director Wei shrugged and said calmly, "There are many factors behind this, many of which are historical reasons that I won't elaborate on.

What can be confirmed is that Hong Kong audiences and mainland audiences do not empathize with each other, and to put it bluntly, they do not wish the other side well.

Chen Duling couldn't refute it.

Judging from the results of Director Wei's investigation, this is indeed the case.

Judging from her assessment of the situation, that seemed to be the case.

"Over in Formosa, this sentiment seems to be even more serious."

Chen Duling said.

Director Wei nodded.

"The idea of ​​subtly changing people's perceptions through cultural and ideological means, and letting the people integrate on their own, has so far failed.

It is impossible to empathize with others. As far as I can see, everyone looks down on each other and just hopes that the other party will suffer misfortune.

So, the audience doesn’t buy into the cliché of “everyone is happy, the mainland and Hong Kong cooperate for mutual benefit and ultimately win against the big boss.”

Chen Duling had to admit that Director Wei's analysis made sense.

It is almost a general trend for Hong Kong films to attract mainland audiences now.

The leading actors are still Hong Kong actors.

But always cooperate with the mainland.

The leaders were all sent from the mainland.

Under the leadership's instructions, Hong Kong's civil servants fought bravely, thwarted the criminals' conspiracy and protected the lives and property of the people of Hong Kong.

On the surface, this tactic seems to both please mainland audiences and not lose the Hong Kong market.

But in reality, neither side is satisfied.

Hong Kong local audiences do not like to see the Hong Kong protagonists being commanded by "rigid" parachuted-in leaders from the mainland.

Mainland audiences also don't like to see their leaders make cameo appearances in Hong Kong films. The highlight scenes and main roles are all played by Hong Kong people entertaining themselves.

So this kind of Hong Kong film that tries to please both sides ends up pleasing neither side.

It didn't have much box office success, nor did it have a very good reputation.

"So, the Hong Kong films I want to make definitely cannot follow this routine."

Director Wei said: "The audience doesn't like to see win-win situations, so don't let them win.

The audience likes to see the two sides fighting each other, so let them fight each other.

The audience believes that there are conflicts between mainlanders and Hong Kong people, so let's do as the audience wishes and make a movie in which the two sides confront each other.

The best part is, you think I’m trying to please the audience, but in fact I’m filming reality.”

At the end, Director Wei laughed out loud.

But the smile was a little complicated.

Reality is more magical than the script.

Who would have thought that the safest city in Asia would become the frontline battlefield of the confrontation between China and the United States in the future, just as described in the script.

And this is where the chaos comes from.

All the prejudices rooted in the hearts of people in both places were proven to be correct.

In the end, peace is only superficial.

Win-win is just a performance that shows the confrontation between the outside world and the outside world.

The emotions and positions of many people hidden in Hong Kong will be ignited.

Then it caused chaos in the whole of Hong Kong.

This has made Asia's safest city almost the most chaotic city in Asia.

The resulting focus of the world's attention and the confrontation between the East and the West almost made people see the shadow of the revival of the Cold War.

Director Wei didn't even have to write the script.

Because reality is always more exciting than movies.

“To capture this feeling, the actors involved need to be aggressive.

"They have portrayed too many glamorous and glorious elites on the big screen. I think mainland audiences are sick of seeing their aura of Hong Kong's top elites.

"This time I don't need them to give the audience an elitist vibe. I need their dissatisfaction, their anger, and even their hidden violence that wants to destroy something in this city.

"I hope the audience will feel that this time, what we are bringing to them is not a performance about love and peace by Hong Kong's elite, but rather their dissatisfaction with reality and their brutality."

Director Wei's words scared Chen Duling a little.

"Director Wei, will the impact be a bit negative?"

“So we need the actors’ acting skills to neutralize this effect.

Something like violence cannot be lacking, nor can it be excessive.

It’s okay to have estrangement and dissatisfaction, but they can’t be excessive.

The art of performance needs to be mastered by themselves.

The scale of the final product is controlled by me."

These things are certainly not something that can be achieved overnight by making a hit movie, nor can they be accomplished by just thinking about it.

Of course, if Director Wei just wanted to make a simple Hong Kong film, there would be no need to go through so much trouble.

But who can blame Director Wei for not wanting to shoot the old Hong Kong films?

Since we are filming a movie that has never been filmed before, we naturally have to put in greater effort.

Otherwise, how can we gain anything?

Chen Duling sighed, "Boss, it's a little hard to believe that with your current status and reputation, you don't need to go through so much trouble."

Director Wei chuckled and said, "People's sense of accomplishment comes from incremental growth, not stock.

The difficulty of the work you are doing directly determines how much sense of accomplishment you will get afterwards.

The more difficult the task, the greater the sense of accomplishment will be once it is accomplished.

And success is addictive.”

Therefore, many successful people, even if they have achieved financial freedom and fame, are still working hard to strive, climb and challenge themselves.

The director is still young.

He is also ambitious and enterprising.

Therefore, he is still willing to do things that are very troublesome but can make him feel a sense of accomplishment.

If one day, Director Wei turns filming into a mechanical and repetitive task, then Director Wei probably has lost his passion.

By then, it would be time for him to retire.

Fortunately, he doesn't have that feeling now, so he will do it in a big way.

Then "I'm going to die."

Joey Wong pushed Director Wei away, feeling 50% happy and 50% angry. She was happy because Director Wei had worked so hard just now.

Yun was angry because Director Wei had worked too hard just now.

It was beyond her ability to bear.