Chapter 109 "Lost in Hong Kong" (1/3)
"Lost in Hong Kong" is actually also called "Lost in Hong Kong Movie"...
The protagonist Baobao is a Hong Kong movie fan...
The main plot is that the baby travels to Hong Kong and then makes a pilgrimage. The first one is the old Yau Ma Tei Police Station, "Young and Dangerous", "Sister Tuoqiang", "Half a Cigarette", "Infernal Affairs", "The Years of the Underworld in Dragon City" I’ve all taken scenes here;
Then Temple Street - back then I worked all the way from Temple Street to Tsim Sha Tsui and then to Causeway Bay, and that's how I got to where I am today!
Temple Street is also the most famous night market in Hong Kong. It has a very down-to-earth atmosphere and almost all gangster movies have been filmed here;
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Of course there are places like Mong Kok, Central Mid-Levels Escalator, Shek O Village...
It’s simply a scenic film introducing the shooting locations of Hong Kong movies...
The role played by Louis Koo is Bao Bao's eldest cousin. He is a TVB actor and has been unable to get supporting roles in TVB...
Rouba plays a working girl from the Mainland who dreams of becoming a star. From her perspective, she tells the story of how difficult it is for newcomers to get the job...
She and Bao Qiang are fellow villagers, and Bao Qiang came to Hong Kong to travel, so they made an appointment to go on a pilgrimage together.
The three of them work together, Rouba is responsible for speaking out the poisonous tongue, and Gu Tianzhen is responsible for saving the respect...
One talks about reality, the other is obsessed with the past...
Of course, if it were just like this, the plot would seem very long-winded, so a stimulating point in the plot was needed.
This one is hard to find, because "Lost in Hong Kong" was not a strong drama movie from the beginning. The exciting point is that Louis Koo's salary has arrived - 5,000 Hong Kong dollars!
Rouba glanced at him and then openly mocked him...
The two had a big fight and broke up unhappy.
At the end, I originally wanted to film Bao Bao as a scenery engineer for a certain movie. He came to Hong Kong just for the scenery, and then introduced Louis Koo and the meat bar to the director...
However, the director of "Lost in Hong Kong" Wei Junzi felt it was inappropriate and changed the ending.
Louis Koo drove to say goodbye to his baby and Rouba.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, I didn't do well!"
"That's great. You are a contracted actor with TVB!"
"Haha... I'm a contracted actor. I've acted in more than a hundred plays. They can give me up to 20,000 yuan a month, and it's only once!"
"You have acted in more than a hundred plays? Then why haven't I seen you?"
"...I am a seventh-tier TVB artist. Although I have acted in more than 100 movies, I don't have 100 lines in total..."
Rouba suddenly interrupted: "Then why don't you leave?"
"Where am I going? The worse the downturn, the more we Hong Kong filmmakers need to persevere!"
Louis Koo suddenly smiled: "I got an invitation for Louis Koo's next drama... I will play his stand-in!"
"Congratulations, I just said you look like Louis Koo!"
"How about it, do you want to introduce you to him?"
"...Forget it, I'd better go home and join my cousin!"
"Who is your cousin?"
"Naza...you know?"
The movie ends abruptly…
Then Wang Baoqiang and Rouba were interviewed individually. A very simple question: What is your impression of Hong Kong movies...
"My favorite is "Westward Journey". I have watched it countless times and can recite the lines backwards and forwards!"
"My favorite is "A Better Tomorrow", Ponyboy is so handsome!"
Then there were a bunch of interviews with ordinary audiences, including "Days of Wild", "Infernal Affairs", "Once Upon a Time", "Police Story", "New Dragon Inn"...
Followed by a line of subtitles, 'This film is dedicated to Hong Kong films that have brought countless touching moments!'
…
To be honest, this movie is not worth eight stars...
Indeed, on the third day after its release, the Douban score dropped to 7.8.
But it's very sincere and very original.
It’s rare that a movie revolves around Hong Kong cinema…
Director Wei Junzi originally planned to invite a behind-the-scenes participant to tell interesting stories about the filming at each filming location, but such an abrupt insertion of the story not only made the movie itself lengthy, but also made the plot of the movie incoherent...
Simply cut it into a documentary - "Hong Kong Film Past"...
Three video platforms, namely iQiyi, Tencent Video and Youku, have been launched. Many viewers will have more feelings after watching this and watching "Lost in Hong Kong"!
Of course, other movies released at the same time are a lot of extra points!
"Ace Funny Ace" is no longer a bad movie, it's just a very boring story...
As soon as the audience saw Wang Jing, they immediately chose not to watch!
Even if the Douban score is 3.3, the number of key scorers is only over 30,000...
For reference, the number of people rating the "Macau Storm Series" is at least 130,000!
What does it mean?
The audience is not interested at all, and they don’t even bother to rate it…
"Legend of the Lord" was also very miserable. The Douban score was a record low for director Guo, and the critical box office was not strong either. The box office in three days was only 140 million!
The film schedule has been cut down to only 15%...
All director Guo’s movies have box office in the first three days. "Tiny Times 4" has a box office of 300 million in the first three days of the weekend!
"Grand Trail" only had 140 million in the first three days
A circle of top-notch actors have been gathered together - the actors of "Grand Trail": Wu Yifan, Fan Jiuyi, Chen Xuedong, Chen Weiting, Guo Caijie, Lin Yun lead the starring role, Wang Yuan, Yan Yikuan made a special appearance...
The production cost is said to be as high as 200 million!
It is impossible to make a profit. Director Guo even cried, "Am I the only one who won't criticize "Grand Trail" if I die..."
Well, as soon as these words came out, a bunch of people expressed their opinion, "Qin Hui has been dead for a thousand years, and he is still kneeling in Hangzhou."
‘You don’t allow others to tell if the film is not good? Do you really think everyone is your mother?’
'Xiao Ming failed to get into Tsinghua University in the college entrance examination. He was very angry and ran to the gate of Tsinghua University: "Do I have to die here before you let me go to Tsinghua University?"'
In other words, "Passing Through Your World" has a little more fighting power!
But...this movie is really bad!
The story of "The Whole World" is divided into three parts.
Liu Qianqian, Deng Chao and Du Juan - a bloody love triangle;
Yang Yang, Wan Qian - How can you be in love without shedding some blood;
Liu Yan and Yue Yunpeng - there is only a thin line between infatuation and brain damage...
Again, it’s really hard to impress people with romance movies.
Moreover, Zhang Yibai's filming was really bad. If these actors hadn't saved a little bit, it would probably have been another failed movie!
These three movies were released together, which really makes "Lost in Hong Kong" stand out from the crowd, plus the "bonus" of Bao Qiang's divorce incident and Bao Beier's mentally retarded performance in last year's "The Breeze Comes"...
It’s indeed a ‘bonus’. The publicity, materials, and marketing didn’t mention divorce a word, but all the things netizens discussed were Baoqiang’s divorce and...well, Bao Beier...
'After watching "Lost in Hong Kong", I have full confidence in "Havoc in Tianzhu"! Bao Qiang's performance is really good!'
'Bao Beier said, "You all think that Wang Baoqiang can only play this kind of idiot professional, let me show you how awesome Wang Baoqiang's acting skills are."'
'Baoqiang is really great, with literary films such as "Mr. Tree", comedy films such as "Blind Shaft" such as "A Man on the Road", kung fu films such as "One Man's Martial Arts"... covering almost all major genres! Even comedy films, such as "Artificial"
"Journey" and "Detective Chinatown" also have completely different characters.'
‘No one praises the sexy girl? I think she did a good job!’
'Old Qin!'
'Little Tang!'
'Why can you make speech?'
------Digression-----
I'm so rubbish, I thought about it for several hours before I came up with such a plot...
I mean "Lost in Hong Kong"
By the way, I recommend a book: "The Fake Girlfriend Is a Big Star"...
Chapter completed!