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preface
After many years, Zhou Yunfa has once again appeared on the hot search, but this time because of criticism and doubt.
At the Busan Film Festival, Chow Yun-fat did not hesitate to praise Korean films, and at the same time, the decline of Hong Kong films was due to the "review" factor of Chinese mainland.
And when talking about the topic of "donating 5.6 billion Hong Kong dollars naked", he bluntly said that it was not his own will, but his wife's decision, claiming that he was working hard to earn money.
It is precisely because of these uncomfortable remarks that have caused dissatisfaction among many netizens.
First, mainland censorship is indeed strict, which is something that everyone knows, but Chow Yun-fat blames mainland censorship for the decline of Hong Kong films, and takes it abroad to talk about it, does he value his weight and status too much?
Then there is the topic of naked donations that he often hangs on his lips, saying over and over every day, relying on this topic to maintain his declining popularity in recent years, is there some suspicion of "grandstanding"?
Compared with Chow Yun-fat, who blamed mainland censorship for the slump of Hong Kong films, Andy Lau, who has been committed to supporting and investing in domestic films, gave another answer.
The end of Chinese cinema – Andy Lau
There are two amazing dark horses in this summer's movies, one is "Fengshen "Fengsheng", directed by Wu Ershan, which puts the "industrialization of Chinese films" on the right track, and then "Desperate" directed by Olympic bid, with a bold and novel theme.
Countless fans and audiences are praising the talents of these two directors, but few people know that the birth of these two directors is closely related to Andy Lau.
It can be said that without Andy Lau, the talents of these two directors may be ruthlessly buried.
In 2005, Andy Lau invested 25 million Hong Kong dollars to launch a support program called "Asian Rising Star Guide", which will be used to support new directors who have imagination and creativity, but suffer from lack of investment.
And the biggest beneficiary of this plan is Ning Hao, who has shot domestic classics such as "Crazy Stone" and "Crazy Racing".
Through Andy Lau's "Asian Rising Star Director" support program, Ning Hao, who was a rookie director at the time, got 3 million, and finally exchanged it for his famous work "Crazy Stone" and a box office of more than 30 million.
Through Ning Hao's films, famous actors such as Huang Bo and Lei Jiayin stood out and became the leading actors in the domestic film and television industry.
And the most far-reaching impact is that after Ning Hao became famous, he remembered Andy Lau's kindness, and returned this gratitude to the domestic film industry, and also launched a support project called "Bad Monkey 72 Change Film Project".
It can be said that most of the young directors who have become famous in China today have become famous through this project.
There is Lu Yang, who filmed "Embroidered Spring Dao 2" and "I Am Not the God of Medicine", and then this year's Olympic bid with "All or Nothing".
In 2009, Andy Lau launched the "Asian Star Gravity Project" again, and the biggest beneficiary this time was Wu Ershan, the director of "Fengsheng".
It is precisely because of Andy Lau's investment that Wu Ershan made his famous work "Knife Smile", which successfully won the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best New Director that year.
With works and honors as resumes, Wuershan's talent finally got the opportunity to show, and domestic classic film and television works such as "Painted Skin 2" and "Dragon Hunting" were born.
Not to mention this summer's "Fengsheng", which surprised the entire domestic film and television industry, this film has become a benchmark for "Chinese film industrialization".
In the impression of many people, the first industrialized film in recent years should be "The Wandering Earth" directed by Guo Fan, but in fact, as early as the preparation of "The Wandering Earth", "Fengsheng" has already entered the filming stage.
It is only because "Feng Shen" is a series of three consecutive films, "The Wandering Earth" has first appeared on the screen.
Thank you, Mr. Andy Lau
Before the filming of "The Wandering Earth", Guo Fan had no experience in shooting industrial films, and also specially ran to the crew of "Fengshen" to learn, and many shooting techniques and setting methods in "The Wandering Earth" are derived from "Fengshen".
And after the release of "The Wandering Earth", director Guo Fan specially thanked Andy Lau at the end of the film.
You know, Andy Lau only participated in "The Wandering Earth 2", and did not participate in or invest in "The Wandering Earth", and the reason behind this has to be traced back to director Ning Hao, who was "kind" by Andy Lau.
Because the copyright of "The Wandering Earth" was originally in the hands of Ning Hao, but because Ning Hao saw Guo Fan's ambition and ability, he selflessly gave the copyright of "The Wandering Earth" to Guo Fan.
Shooting sci-fi movies costs a lot of money, and Guo Fan, who was a rookie director at that time, naturally couldn't pull any sponsorship.
At the same time, Ning Hao was also filming the sci-fi movie "Crazy Alien", so he took the initiative to give Guo Fan some props that needed to be used, which helped him save a lot of money.
"The Wandering Earth" can be successfully released, Guo Fan is full of gratitude to Ning Hao, and also extremely grateful to Andy Lau, who gave Ning Hao and the Chinese film industry help back then.
So Guo Fan specially thanked Andy Lau at the end of "The Wandering Earth" and warmly invited Andy Lau to participate in "The Wandering Earth 2".
Judging from the directors or works that Andy Lau has supported and invested in over the years, he has always hoped that domestic films can appear with various novel themes and create a prosperous scene with a hundred flowers, so he gladly accepted Guo Fan's invitation.
It's better to talk than to practice
So people can see Andy Lau, who is over 60 years old, in "The Wandering Earth 2", with amazing acting skills as always.
Looking back along these seemingly intricate lines, people are surprised to find that the vast majority of directors or works that support the domestic film industry today are more or less related to Andy Lau.
No wonder some people refer to Andy Lau as "the end of Chinese cinema", which represents Andy Lau's outstanding contribution to Chinese cinema.
Andy Lau used his actual actions to prove that even if there is a problem of strict "review" in China, a variety of wonderful works can still be born.
Instead of being like Chow Yun-fat at the Busan Film Festival, he would only talk about those remarks with complaints, throwing out problems but not thinking about how to solve them.
What's more, even with countless honors, Andy Lau has still struggled in the front line of the film and television industry over the years, and has constantly starred in various novel themes to strive for innovation and breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Zhou Yunfa, who values his weight and status very highly, has become more and more sluggish over the years, and only one "Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers" has been questioned and criticized by netizens, believing that he will only "fried cold rice" and "sell feelings".
epilogue
Therefore, Andy Lau, who has "muffled voice to do big things", Chow Yun-fat, who said those remarks at the Busan Film Festival, is no wonder that it has become a topic of criticism.
After all, compared with Andy Lau's support and help for domestic films, Chow Yun-fat can only sing and complain, and he never thought that since there is a problem, then there is naturally a way to solve the problem.