Chapter 1398 (1/2)
Faced with Li Ziwei's question, Li Mu replied with a smile: ”the original plot setting of Infernal Affairs is very brilliant. Sometimes a good story sells not plot but setting.”
”Sell settings?” Li Ziwei is confused by Li Mu again.
”Setting is sometimes more valuable than plot,” Li Mu said with a smile
After that, Li Mu asked her, ”you should have seen Spielberg's Jurassic Park?”
”Yes, I am very impressed.”
”In fact, what this thing sells is a set. If I make a movie casually, there are a lot of dinosaurs in the real world, the audience will ask what the hell's way? Is it unreasonable to kill the dinosaurs? In that case, everyone can make a dinosaur movie without any brain or basis, and the setting of Jurassic Park gives a set of settings that can be self-supporting, such as how did dinosaurs come from? Scientists found a prehistoric mosquito from an amber. Before the mosquito became amber, it just sucked the blood of dinosaurs. So scientists extracted the DNA of dinosaurs from its belly, and then bred dinosaurs. This setting made the audience accept and amaze the audience, so it had a successful foundation. And Hollywood next revolved around this setting, dwarf Rocky park has made a whole series; ”
” I probably understand... ”
”Did you know last year's biochemical crisis?”
”Yes, I have.”
”Biochemical crisis” is a game developed by Japanese game companies. Its core setting is that a company named umbrella has developed a kind of virus that can make people become zombies. Then the virus spreads and the whole world turns into scorched earth. It is this core setting that makes players and spectators feel refreshing. Therefore, I believe that Hollywood will also be able to put biochemical crisis into practice Develop into a series. ”
Li Ziwei thought for a moment and asked Li Mu, ”President Li, the core setting of Infernal Affairs should be that it pioneered the story mode of black and white both sides inserting undercover in each other's camp, right?”
”That's right!” Li Mu pointed out loudly and said with a smile: ”in the past, most of the films with undercover elements were made by the police to undercover in the gangsters' camp, trying to get rid of all the gangsters. But in the setting of Infernal Affairs, the police sent an undercover to the gangsters' camp. What's unexpected is that the gangsters also sent an undercover to the police's camp. If we put the The traditional plot of police undercover to gangsters is called a plot. Under normal circumstances, a type a plot can support a movie. However, in this movie, there is a reverse plot opposite to A. We can call it a type B plot.
in this way, the Infernal Affairs is different from the previous police and bandit films, and it becomes A movie with a plot of a type and B type. In the core setting of Infernal Affairs, there is a very wonderful setting, that is, the undercover of the police and the undercover of the bandits must find out each other while fulfilling their original undercover identity requirements. This is equivalent to adding a AB type to the plot of a type and B type The plot makes Infernal Affairs a wonderful blockbuster with a, B and ab plots. This is the fantastic idea of Hong Kong screenwriters and a very remarkable initiative. Therefore, I believe that the reason why Hollywood wants to buy the copyright of this film is that it focuses on the core setting of this genius, rather than the deep, human nature and Buddhist fatalism behind it. ”
Li Ziwei feels that she has been brainwashed by Li Mu successfully. This feeling is that no matter what Li Mu says, she will find it reasonable
At this time, Li Mu stretched out and said: ”the original version of Infernal Affairs stands at the end of Chinese culture, but its core setting is actually very close to the front end. This set of setting is not only for us to understand, but also for every normal IQ audience over 10 years old in the world. Therefore, if I want to remake it, I must first set its core setting What's left is to trace it back to the front end of culture and find more commonalities consistent with other nations in the specific plot filling. ”
Li Mu said: ”for example, we can't let the characters, the plot and the whole story tone be too deep and gloomy. The relationship between the characters should be clear, and the character and contradictions of the characters should be distinct. Good people are good people, bad people are bad people, and bad people don't have to want to be good people at the end;
for example, we should implement simple, rough and direct presentation techniques, show off less skills Less sensationalism and less transmission of personal values;
for example, we can't put any Buddhist things into the remake, and even any religious content should be avoided as much as possible;
for example, although good people can die miserably, we can't let bad people go unpunished... ”
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Huanya has received the message from Muye image. They have clearly conveyed Li Mu's attitude to the other side, which means that Huanya doesn't need to bargain with Li Mu any more, because Li Mu doesn't want any more, even for free.
Originally, Huanya wanted to bargain with Li Mu about the copyright, but unexpectedly, Li Mu refused their request directly, even took back the previous offer and terminated the cooperation.Only then did Huanya understand that they thought the whole world wanted the overseas distribution right of Infernal Affairs, and Li Mu must be no exception, but Li Mu's interest in wanting the film was not as strong as they thought.
Why?