Chapter 174 [Infernal Affairs in the Restaurant]
Andy Lau told Liang Kun the story, which was a movie that was about to start filming in March, and he had already obtained the script.
"There are two male protagonists, one is a gang undercover who joined the police force, and the other is an outstanding student from the police school. He was asked by his superiors to join the gang as an undercover agent. Both of them were valued and under pressure. The gang undercover wanted to be a good person and become a real policeman, while the police undercover wanted to return to his police identity as soon as possible. The two fought wits and courage, and fell into the hell together."
Liang Kun knew that the movie was the famous "Infernal Affairs" at the beginning when he heard Andy Lau's introduction, and he immediately had songs in his mind.
He asked knowingly: "Is it the movie you and Liang Chaowei collaborated on? Is it my theme song for such a big-produced movie?"
Andy Lau nodded. "Do you know?"
"Of course, I pay attention to entertainment news. The films that the four actors collaborate on are rare in ten years, right?"
"Infernal Affairs" invests 20 million yuan. Don't underestimate this number. It's really a big production.
At this time, the film industry in Xiangjiang was already in a very downturn, with one movie being dying, with most of the box office being around 2 million, and 5 million being very good. Film investors have become very cautious, fearing that they will lose all their money.
After the script of "Infernal Affairs" was completed, Liu Weiqiang, nicknamed "Silly Qiang", could not find investors for a long time, and interviewed many film and television companies, but were shot. They all believed that such undercover films were old and could not make money by selling well.
Liu Weiqiang finally gave Zhuang Cheng, a Chinese Entertainment's script with a try-through mentality. After receiving the script, Zhuang Cheng did not shoot him directly like other investors, but read it carefully. Later, he talked about this matter with the company's boss Lin Jianyue. Both of them felt that this double-undercover movie had great potential.
Later, Lin Jianyue decided to invest 20 million Hong Kong dollars to shoot the movie, but she wanted to invite Andy Lau, Liang Chaowei, Huang Qiusheng, Zeng Zhiwei and others to star in the movie, because in his opinion, these big stars may be more appealing than the story of the movie.
This is the highest investment cost movie since the start of the business of China Asia Entertainment. Lin Jianyue's courage makes "Infernal Affairs" one of the most luxurious movies in the history of Xiangjiang films.
A group of celebrities are performing their acting skills, and even the supporting roles are played by Yu Wenle, Chen Guanxi and Xiao Yaxuan, and the investment is only 20 million yuan. Thinking about the future pay of popular stars, it is simply a tragedy of the times.
Later it turned out that this gambling was worth it. "Infernal Affairs" Xiangjiang's box office revenue of HK$55 million, and Warner Bros. Film Company in the United States purchased the remake copyright at a high price. Through the success of "Infernal Affairs", the subsequent Hong Kong filmmakers have the confidence to increase their investment in movies, and achieved the final glory of Hong Kong movies.
Andy Lau explained: "The movie has not been filmed, and of course the theme song has not been decided yet. I heard that they wanted to ask Jay Chou to invite a song and let him sing the theme song. I think it is not appropriate to make Jay Chou sing such a police-themed movie. I urgently need music and songs, and it must be fast. Can it work?"
It is not just inappropriate to sing the theme song of "Infernal Affairs" by Jay Chou, it is simply a destruction. What style of music can he make?
Huang Sir, Huang Sir still calls once a month, where you are waiting for me silently on the rooftop of the building. Then Huang Sir was thrown down from the upper floor...
Even if we sing the original song, Jay Chou's voice is not suitable. As undercover agents, can we be a little deeper and straighten our tongue before singing?
The original composer of the theme song "Infernal Affairs" of the same name is Wu Yuecheng and the lyricist is Lin Xi. It is included in Liang Chaowei's album "Wind and Sand" and is sung by Andy Lau and Liang Chaowei.
Later, the media revealed that the theme song was created after the filming of the movie. The movie was filmed quickly and took more than 20 days, and the theme song was released faster. The composer Wu Lecheng got it done in a while in the restaurant.
Wu Lecheng once called his music producer and asked casually, "Does Andy Lau want to sing recently?"
The producer said: "Yes, Andy Lau has a movie that recently needs a theme song, but it should be fast."
At that time, Wu Lecheng was having a meal in the restaurant, chatting with the producer for a few words, and roughly learned about the story of the movie. After hanging up the phone, he wrote the melody in the restaurant.
Liang Kun asked again: "Brother Hua, have you ever told other people about this and invited others to song? If there is one, I won't participate. After all, I have relatively little experience and there are many famous artists in Xiangjiang."
Andy Lau laughed and said, "Why have you suddenly become modest? I haven't told anyone else, just think that I want to test you."
Once it was confirmed that Wu Lecheng's song had not been written yet, Liang Kun was no longer modest. "I like the exam. Everyone should have dinner first. Miss Zhao, do you have a pen and paper?"
"Ha? Do you want to write it now?" Andy Lau showed an expression of disbelief. Unfortunately, no one has taken photos at this time, otherwise he would be like Jacky Cheung in the future.
The others in the room were also shocked. Zhao Xueman looked at Li Keqin and asked with his eyes, not knowing whether he should give Liang Kun paper and pen.
Is this a joke?
He couldn't write it out in such a short time as a meal, right? And they've been eating for more than half an hour.
Liang Kun smiled and said, "Yes, write it now. I suddenly had inspiration and the content of the story is already very clear."
He wanted to write it out as soon as possible, otherwise there would be a sense of urgency. If the news reaches Wu Lecheng, there would be a possibility of a car crash. At that time, neither of them could explain it clearly. How could they write the same song and have the same inspiration?
Liang Kun has created songs to avoid the troubles. Even if the original song is still a while before it is released, he is unwilling to bet.
Zhao Xueman gave Liang Kun a pen and a notebook. Liang Kun pretended to think for a while, and then began to write and draw on the notebook.
He wrote for a while and then ate a few bites of food, without delaying the meal at all, and everyone was stunned.
Is this OK?
What can you write about this method?
However, half an hour later, Liang Kun finished the song, tore off a page of paper and said, "Do it, I'll think about the lyrics again, let's take a look at the melody first."
Alan Tam took the page of paper and read it first, and handed it to Andy Lau in shock. After reading it, the latter handed it to Li Keqin in shock.
After Li Keqin finished reading...
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The melody is simple and clear. The main song is low and it is like telling the voice of two undercover agents. The chorus is passionate and tragic, like the ending of the two protagonists.
This song reflects the theme of "Infernal Affairs". Living may not be happy, and dying may be a kind of relief.
Alan Tam and Andy Lau thought Liang Kun was a bit too perfunctory. Young people were unreliable in doing things, but after watching the song, they found that they could not find any fault.
They looked at each other, stunned for a while, and didn't say anything, not knowing how to evaluate it.
Can you really get it done in just a while? You are too talented! You just wrote this kind of good song on a page of paper casually?
Afraid of disturbing Liang Kun's idea of writing lyrics, Alan Tam asked Li Keqin in a low voice: "Isn't your song like this?"
Li Keqin was relatively calm. He had seen Liang Kun's skills. "No, but there were three songs he wrote within a week. He also wrote one for Wang Fei that week. And he did not delay his studies. His final exam score was fifth in the Chinese language department of Yanda. This matter has been on the news."
"What a genius. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that there was someone like him." Alan Tam sighed.
"This song can be used directly, and there is no need to change it at all." Andy Lau also agreed.
It is not surprising that improvisational songs are written, many people can do it. Back then, Emperor Zhang relied on this popular person and also won the reputation of "King of Improvisational Songs", and used this unique skill to travel around the world.
But it is one thing to be able to write songs quickly, and it is another thing to write high-quality songs that win awards. Liang Kun’s song makes people feel that it may become a classic at first glance, and it is much more difficult to create.
Zhao Xueman's breathing became rapid when she listened to their chat.
She is a fan of Liang Kun, and she is following his news. She often sees people saying that he is a genius. Listening to people and seeing with their eyes are different things. Being able to write songs in a restaurant also stunned three stars. There are nearly 1.4 billion people in China. Who else can do this?
The movie "Infernal Affairs" is so classic. Liang Kun has watched it many times. He remembers it well, whether it is the theme song or the interlude "Goodbye the Police". He can write a melody without communicating with his subconscious mind.
After a while, Liang Kun wrote out the Mandarin lyrics and handed the book to Alan Tam for everyone to evaluate it.
He was impressed by the lyrics of Mandarin, but he couldn't remember the Cantonese ones, so he had to communicate with his subconscious mind. He was enough to just write Mandarin.
Everyone took turns to read the lyrics, but they still couldn't find any faults, and they all praised the wonderful writing of the lyrics.
"We are all rushing to forget our way out, and pursue occasional satisfaction in disappointment. We are all free from the pain of soberness in our dreams and wandering in the dim lights. Since there is no end, we return to the origin. I think we don't care."
Li Keqin asked: "Why did you think of the dim light when you were eating a roasted suckling pig?"
"It's up to imagination." Liang Kun smiled and said, "Brother Hua, I have to think about the Cantonese lyrics. If you want, you have to wait three days, otherwise I won't have the confidence to write it."
"Wait for three days, if you write Cantonese now, I will not have the confidence to live. I now feel that I am very stupid and a stupid kid." Andy Lau joked, using the famous songs he sang.
Alan Tam sighed: "I want to send you to the research institute to slice. Are you really an earthling? How did you do it?"
"It's just to write a college entrance examination essay, which is much shorter than a essay."
When it comes to college entrance examination essays, everyone remembered a news that Liang Kun’s college entrance examination essays were written in classical Chinese and got full marks. After Andy Lau told him the introduction of the movie, he continued to write something. Isn’t it just like college entrance examination essays?
However, this kind of "urgent wisdom" is too perverted and is not normal at all.
Chapter completed!