Even the former Hong Kong police and gangster films have different expressions. Some want to show a hearty and vivid aesthetic of violence, some depict the loyalty and humanity between the "police" and the "gangster", and some convey the theme of pessimistic fatalism.
Because police and gangster films were once brilliant subjects, Gong Zhan could only forcibly condense them and mix all kinds of classic pictures together. The content of the short film is a little messy, and the logic of the plot is not strong.
Chu Xiaxing did not bother with the details of the Hong Kong police and gangster films, she directly condensed them into the short films in the TV at the beginning, and then built the future era of digitalization. The future human played by Hou Shenyue misses the past and yearns for a heroic life that values love and righteousness. However, he lives in an orderly digital age, which can be called a safe and sterile environment.
People are chatting in the virtual world, seemingly infinitely close to each other on the Internet, but disputes break out anytime and anywhere. Hou Shenyue was tired of this kind of life, he was involved in the struggle in the virtual world by chance, and fought with invisible "bandits" secretly, and fierce battles broke out.
The setting of the future era makes the use of the camera more bold. The original street police and bandit battle can only be limited to reality, and the action and fight must follow physical logic. However, this is a police and bandit battle in a virtual world, and the fighting scenes have become more dazzling, and even the bustling night scene of Hong Kong in the past is reproduced on the Internet.
At the end of the short film, Hou Shenyue completely left the bizarre virtual space, the dazzling high-rise buildings around him suddenly disappeared, and he returned to the cold and empty metal room again.
He looked exhaustedly at the metal cage in reality, and finally closed his eyes gently.
The screen went black and stopped abruptly.
The whole film is only ten minutes long. The metal cage in the real environment is in stark contrast to the bustling night scene in the virtual world. Especially the extreme action scenes in the illusory space can't wait to applaud!
Fan Ke looked at the completely black screen, and he couldn't help but say with a sense of loss: "This is the last heroic era."
The audience followed Hou Shenyue in the illusory space, and they were attracted by the dizzying action scenes. However, the hero's highlight moments were like fireworks, and after the splendor, they returned to the real and cold data era. Even the excitement of returning to the old era for a few minutes was actually still under the cover of the new era, and Hou Shenyue was still unable to escape the real environment.
This short film does not discuss the right and wrong of the old and new eras. The new era is safe but alienated, and the old era is brutal and loves justice. In reality, the history of the rise and fall of Hong Kong police and bandit films is like a microcosm of the collision between the old and the new.
Huo Xiaogang said very interestingly: "Director Gong actually made a prequel for people..."
Everyone just thought that Chu Xiaxing was eclipsed after Gong Zhan, but they thought that the plot behind her was completely different. The two short films were played together, which made Gong Zhan's short films look like a plain prequel!
One of the interesting points in Chu Xiaxing's short film is that people in the future era are immersed in nostalgia. They firmly believe that the past is better than the present, and they are constantly praising the past era. The character played by Hou Shenyue is extremely fond of Hong Kong police and gangster films. He fantasizes about the turbulent years, but he can never really go back to the past.
What's even more coincidental is that everyone at the scene was just praising the old movie, even in the same state as in the short film!
After Xie Zhaoyan watched the short film, she smiled with emotion and said, "This is really a strange idea."
"I never thought that a police and gangster film could be made like this, and the special effects cost a lot of money. It really costs money..."
"The main reason is that the degree of completion is very high. This short film is only ten minutes long, and the beginnings and transitions are very clear!"
One of Chu Xiaxing's advantages is that the storyline is complete. She doesn't use classic pictures like Gong Zhan to lyricize wildly, but skillfully interspersed in the pictures without destroying the coherence of the plot.
Gong Zhan saw Xie Zhaoyan showing a satisfied smile, and he couldn't sit still. If Xie Zhaoyan voted for Chu Xiaxing again, it would be two consecutive losses.
Just when Xie Zhaoyan wanted to announce the result, Qi Yanbang suddenly said loudly: "I think this short film is good, but it can't be regarded as a police and gangster film, this is a science fiction film!"
Chu Xiaxing looked back at the other party calmly: "I thought the elements of police and bandits were already obvious?" The future era is only a setting, and the short film has a large length of police and bandits chasing, which obviously meets the requirements of the theme.
Qi Yanbang: "But at that time, the host said that the theme of the short film was a classic element of Hong Kong films. Everyone must have an impression of Hong Kong films. Now the two are still far apart, right?"
"It seems that Hong Kong films were mentioned in the host's speech. This is really not the feeling of Hong Kong police and gangster films..." Someone echoed.
Chu Xiaxing's short film does incorporate elements of police and bandits, but she is obviously not the classic routine of Hong Kong police and bandit movies.
Chu Xiaxing was amused when she heard the other party's harassment, she said lightly, "If Teacher Qi doesn't act, it's quite suitable to be a philosopher."
Qi Yanbang was taken aback.
Chu Xiaxing said calmly: "It is suitable to discuss the philosophical proposition that a white horse is not a horse."
The "24 Frames of Light and Shadow" program team clearly said that they were shooting police and gangster films, but Qi Yanbang rose to the point that it was not a Hong Kong police and gangster film.
When Qi Yanbang was confronted by the young director, he was instantly furious. He was about to scold Chu Xiaxing, but was suddenly interrupted by Fan Ke.
Fan Ke frowned and said in a helpful voice: "This is indeed a bit true. It is reasonable to say that they are all about police and bandits. Why do you have to emphasize Hong Kong police and bandits? There are many police and bandits in foreign countries, and it is inappropriate to divide them so finely!"
"But there is no such setting abroad, obviously, it is more inclined to science fiction..."
If Qi Yanbang didn't speak, the voting might have ended. However, when Shidi publicly questioned it, an academic discussion was triggered in the studio, and the directors were inexplicably arguing fiercely!
One side thought that Chu Xiaxing's short film was in line with the theme, while the other side thought it was obviously more sci-fi.
"24 Frames of Light and Shadow" has encountered such scenes before, but usually in the middle and late stages of the show. Because the guests are all directors, not stars, they have a great temper when they get angry, which is why the show crew dare not provoke them.
Fan Ke and the others did not rely on variety shows for their meals. Some of them also had their own film and television companies, and some directors had not signed many recording sessions. Some people think that Xie Zhaoyan should choose Gong Zhan, some think that Xie Zhaoyan should choose Chu Xiaxing, and the reasons given by both sides are also different.
Xie Zhaoyan came out to preside over the situation and said gently: "Teachers calm down, let's listen to the opinion of the program director, everyone should be calm..."
The variety show director looked at the quarreling directors, he could only helplessly wipe the sweat on his forehead and put on a negotiating tone: "After the show team just discussed it, they decided to adjust the voting method for this issue, except for Director Gong and Director Chu. In addition, each director can also have one vote, we will finally combine the on-site and online voting data, and announce the winning director in the next issue…”
This is the regular peacemaker routine of "24 Frames of Light and Shadow". Since some people have also questioned the judges and short films in the previous seasons, the program team will include online voting in order to ease the contradiction between big stars.
Chu Xiaxing had no objection to this, but Huo Xiaogang complained: "Isn't it a shame if he can't afford it, then if he loses in the online voting, would he continue to rely on it?"
Gong Zhan and Qi Yanbang made trouble at the scene, making Fan Ke and Huo Xiaogang a little upset. All of them are directors with similar differences. They can afford to lose the first two episodes.
Fan Ke and Huo Xiaogang lost in the remake of "Man Ran", so they jokingly mixed in. It was originally a variety show. It's boring to really care about winning or losing, and it's really petty.
Chu Xiaxing: "The more a person lacks something, the more he cares." She could roughly understand Gong Zhan's thoughts.
Fan Ke and Huo Xiaogang are not directors seeking recognition. Just like Fan Ke's performance on the show, his commercial photos are still selling well. People don't lack recognition, so they don't need to care.
Chu Xiaxing now also needs worldly approval to open a trumpet, so she can't give in at this time, and compete with Gong Zhan according to her ability.
"That's quite reasonable!" Huo Xiaogang nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, I'll definitely vote for you, don't think I'm only doing idol dramas, but I'm sure if the drama is good..."
Chu Xiaxing listened to Director Huo's self-deprecation, and laughed and joked: "It's not easy to make a living."
Huo Xiaogang couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, yes, who doesn't want to be an artist, but it's really not easy to make a living."
Chu Xiaxing took a high look at Huo Xiaogang when he heard the words. Although Director Huo always made some popcorn-style idol dramas, he at least kept his money-making attitude upright and would not pretend to be an artist.
Such people may not necessarily achieve much, but they are not annoying in the circle, at least they are not the type to show off. It's not that Huo Xiaogang doesn't understand art. He pretends to not understand art to make a living, but it's not necessarily worse than Gong Zhan.
After the program was broadcast, the dispute between Gong Chu once again detonated a wave of controversy, and the online voting session was extremely fierce. Because Chu Xiaxing's short film has the highest number of votes, some netizens are dissatisfied, believing that Hou Shenyue's fans control the votes, and Hou Shenyue's acting skills are obviously inferior to Qi Yanbang!
This is the predicament that Hou Shenyue once worried about. No matter how hard he works in performance, as long as he gets into a famous senior, he will immediately be trampled to the ground by passers-by of justice. It can be said that "traffic is the original sin".
- I'm so sick of Xiao Xianrou fans criticizing, obviously Qi Yanbang played better.
—srds, Qi Yanbang is just looking at the emperor, there is no need to blow it so high, right? He was also average in the Hong Kong circle back then.
-Where is anyone complaining
- The show team's desire to support Chu is too obvious, how could the new director be so good, hanging others for two consecutive episodes? Isn't this the script
- But it's quite early to be famous for the double-header, and the director doesn't care about the age!
-The director has also started to learn star marketing, can he just film well, vomit.
Although Chu Xiaxing had a lot of online votes, there were also some sour words that questioned her qualifications. Netizens have different levels of aesthetics. They often choose to believe in authority, while Gong Zhan and Qi Yanbang are obviously more reliable.
During the remake of "Man Ran", Xie Zhaoyan and Xu Xiancheng jointly approved Chu Xiaxing's version, which calmed the controversy on the Internet, and now the police and gangster films have fallen into a similar environment.
Of course, things soon ushered in a turning point. In addition to the netizens who were arguing fiercely, some netizens laughed and said nothing. They secretly connected in the comment area and quietly exchanged their feelings, just like the people who eat melons outside the controversy.
- This short film is too shocking to be combined with reality. We are now living in a new era of fantasy.
- Frightened to think about.
- What are you all talking about? How can I not understand
- It is recommended to watch the bottom right details of Chu's short video 5:12. There are screenshots of the enlarged screen content in the forum.
It didn't take long for a tall building to appear in the forum. It turned out that there were details that the emperor zoomed in on the short film and directly took screenshots of human speech in the illusory space.
In the short film, people in the future era live in a safe and sterile environment. They can only miss the past on the Internet, but they are afraid of the "bandits" in the illusory space. They are willing to talk and comment freely, but they are extremely powerless in the face of danger, and they are not even as heroic as Hou Shenyue.
Hou Shenyue's police and bandits chased like splendid fireworks, but other ordinary human beings in the future did not even have a short-term splendor, and could only live under the iron net forever, always confined to the past.
Chu Xiaxing not only predicted the content of Gong Zhan's filming, but she even predicted the questioning reactions of netizens, which was absolutely nothing!
In the studio, the directors would definitely not use a magnifying glass to watch the film. They only felt that Gong Zhan made a prequel to Chu Xiaxing for no reason. Who would have thought that Chu Xiaxing's short film was full of aftertaste, and there were some hidden secrets!
- Director Chu: I predicted your prediction!
-If the landlord does not send out the detailed screenshots, some people on the Internet will never understand [Applause]
—Chu: You are only sour on the Internet, but I can make films to criticize [doge]
- This film is very suitable for the right seat, including the reaction of incompetent and angering a certain video emperor, which makes Chu Dao's work more real and profound [doge]
- What's more interesting is that there is also a story about stepping on Hou Shenyue's acting skills in the short film, which is exactly the same as what is said on the Internet today, it's really funny the more you look at it!
Chu Xiaxing had already guessed the audience's reactions, so she casually placed the details of the little easter eggs, and she was not sure if they would be picked up. After all, these details are so cleverly hidden that they hardly occupy a place in the picture.
Unexpectedly, Hou Shenyue was very interesting after hearing about it. He also volunteered to do it, personally wrote his own black comments, and vividly imitated the remarks of others when they stepped on him. Obviously, he was often beaten by the Internet, which can be said to be a long-term cure.
Chu Xiaxing didn't surf the Internet very often. She really couldn't write the taste of Hou Shenyue.
Before the audience picked up the details of the easter egg, there were still sour words on the Internet, but when the prediction of the easter egg was exposed, many online comments became particularly ridiculous, and there was an expected sense of bizarreness, which immediately stopped the online discussion. Voice.
- It is said that these easter eggs were written by Hou himself.
-Is this the legendary "I black myself"?
- Netizens are not as professional as I am, I am really scared [doge]
- Now you can't speak casually on the Internet, this is accidentally photographed on the big screen [doge]
Netizen: Who would have thought that our afterthought has been told long ago, and it was broadcast in the short film first, and now there is nothing to say!