With the growth and opening up of the mainland film market, Hong Kong and Taiwan directors have begun to turn their attention to the mainland market, and "going north" has become a hot word in the film industry. In fact, "going north" does not represent the interaction between Hong Kong and Taiwan films and the mainland, because this word only shows the initiative of Hong Kong and Taiwan films, making people ignore the initiative of the mainland.
In recent years, Hong Kong films have been lackluster, most of them are spicy films aimed at the mainland market represented by "Macau Storm", and the introduction of Taiwanese films can better show the selectivity of the mainland.
In 2012, the mainland introduced nine knives for "Those Years, the Girl We Chased Together", which earned 77 million at the box office. This achievement may not be eye-catching compared to Hollywood blockbusters, but it is already quite outstanding in youth-themed films, and more importantly, this film has opened up a strong pursuit of Taiwanese small freshness in the mainland. After a year of fermentation, the audience's love for youth romance films finally broke out in Zhao Wei's "To Youth", and the film's 719 million achievements largely leveraged the foreshadowing of the predecessors.
In 2013, the film market moved towards the idol era led by "Little Times". From the perspective of film art alone, this is not a commendable phenomenon, but we are surprised to find that when the mainland chose Taiwanese films for import, it actually chose Jay Chou's "Rooftop Love" in line with the spirit of the times. The film still earned 120 million yuan at the box office despite competing with two "Small Times" and one "Fuchun Mountain Jutu", which confirms Jay Chou's influence and the sensitivity of mainland judges to market changes.
It can be seen from this that when the mainland chooses to introduce films, it has strong market considerations, but because the number of imported films is huge and the types are numerous, it is not easy to find. This year, when the mainland chooses Taiwanese films, it seems to have a new direction, and in the imported films, there is a full personality "I have not been a big brother for many years".
In fact, the original title of this film is not this, the original title of the film is "Big Tail Perch 2". Obviously, this is a sequel. The film's predecessor, "Big Tail Perch", was the box office champion in Taiwan in 2013 and the only film that grossed more than 100 million yuan that year. The protagonist of the film may not be particularly familiar to everyone, he is the entertainment representative of Taiwan, especially Tainan - Pig Brother Liang.
Like Taiwanese stars such as Wang Zuxian, Pig Geliang also used Hong Kong movies as a springboard to make his role widely known to mainland audiences, and the more representative one is the chicken master in "New Shaolin Five Ancestors". The difference is that Pig Brother Liang has maintained a pure Taiwanese performance from beginning to end, and when the actors are all using "Hong Kong Pu" as the popular language style, Pig Brother Liang's role is still speaking in the Minnan dialect, occasionally interspersed with a few mandarin words. This style of language continues to the present day of "Big Tail Perch 2".
From the most secure little fresh "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" to the large-scale "I Don't Do Big Brother for Many Years", the mainland not only chooses a few representative Taiwanese films every year, but also has a different focus every year, how many of which are out of protection and publicity of Taiwanese culture We do not know, but what is clear is that the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television is constantly testing the waters of the mainland film market, and its attitude is becoming more and more open. Unfortunately, Pig Brother Liang himself has no chance to see this film land in mainland theaters, just a month ago, May 15, Pig Brother Liang died of terminal cancer.
In addition to the male number one pig brother Liang, "I have not been a big brother for many years" has a camp that is not well known to mainland audiences. Thanks to the earth-shattering reverse publicity of "Little Times", the audience is likely to focus on Guo Caijie. In fact, the actors who really supported "I Haven't Been a Big Brother for Many Years" are not Guo Caijie, not Yang Youning, nor Zeng Zhiwei, who made a cameo appearance, but Assi, Wang Caihua, Kang Jinrong, and director Qiu Pukuan, these somewhat unfamiliar names represent the card division of Taiwanese entertainment.
There are many MVs of the 80s karaoke style in the film, in addition to nostalgia, it is more to create a nonsensical laugh, and Guo Caijie is a funny person. Speaking of Guo Caijie, this is really an artist with a sweet appearance but no idol baggage. If you know Guo Caijie because of "Little Times" and "Traces", you will definitely think that she is a bad film professional. But if you look at Guo Caijie's previous works, you will find that she has a strong tendency toward entertainment themes, such as "Pancake Man" and "Peerless Master", except for "The Exorcist of The Todi", she has not acted in any too serious movies. Perhaps in Guo Caijie's bones, it is the spirit of Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment, and the most important thing is to be happy.
Yang Youning, who played with Guo Caijie, is also an old partner, and with the cooperation experience of the previous work, the performance of the two in "I don't do big brother for many years" is familiar. When Yang Youning first debuted, he performed eye-catching in "Seventeen-year-old Sky" and was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the 41st Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, and was recently active in Mango Stage's "Flowers and Youth", further expanding his influence in the mainland, and is a young actor with acting skills and fun.
In addition to Yang Youning Zeng Zhiwei, the entire film's Cass is basically an artist, not a professional film actor, but this group of artists who have been in the entertainment industry for many years, when facing the camera, it is very natural, making it difficult to define their acting skills, and this film uses dense paragraphs to create laughter, most of the roles are in their true colors, which will bring a new and strange look to the mainland audience. Due to cultural differences, the audience may not be fanned by any of the main actors in a short period of time, but it is likely that the poison of the Hokkien dialect, even if you go out of the theater, the tone of the snort will still linger in your mind for a long time.
"I've Been a Big Brother for Many Years" is not Brother Pig's last film, but it is likely to be the last time he will meet the audience on the mainland big screen. If you have feelings for Brother Pig or are interested in Taiwanese comedy, you can walk into the theater and feel a small typhoon that is different from Xiao Qingxin.