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　　Main contents: The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is scheduled to hold a regular press conference in the Information Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs at 10: 00 am on Thursday, October 17th to introduce the market operation of key agricultural products in the third quarter and answer questions from reporters.
　　Attending guests: Ning Qiwen, Director of Market and Information Department of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Director of Keke Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau, and Deputy Director of General Office of Yang Zhenhai.
　　Time: October 17, 2019
　　Venue: Press Conference Hall of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

[Ning Qiwen, Deputy Director of the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs]:

Ladies and gentlemen, friends of the media: Good morning! Welcome to the press conference held by the Information Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The theme of today’s conference is the market operation of key agricultural products in the third quarter. Today, we invited Mr. Keke, Director of the Market and Information Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Mr. Yang Zhenhai, Director of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, to introduce us to the situation and answer questions from reporters. First of all, please ask Director Tang to inform you about the situation.

[Keke, Director of Market and Information Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs]:

Ladies and gentlemen, media friends: Good morning! October is a good season for harvest. Thank you for attending today’s regular press conference. First of all, I would like to inform you about the market operation of key agricultural products in the third quarter. In the third quarter, the supply of agricultural products in China was generally abundant, the market operation was basically stable, and the consumption in Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day was effectively guaranteed. The "Agricultural Products Wholesale Price 200 Index" was 111.67, down 1.74 points from the previous month and up 9.48 points from the same period last year. The "food basket" product 200 index was 113.21, down 1.95 points from the previous month and up 10.88 points from the same period last year. The decline in the price index was mainly driven by the decline in the prices of vegetables and fruits; The year-on-year increase was mainly affected by the year-on-year increase in the price of livestock products. In terms of varieties, the prices of vegetables and fruits have dropped. In the first half of the year, the price of vegetables was at a historical high. With the gradual listing of vegetables in autumn, it began to fall seasonally in September, and the national average wholesale price was 1.8% lower than the average level in the same period of three years. This year, the price of fruit was "high before and low after". Since July, with the large number of seasonal fruits such as watermelon on the market, the price began to fall at a high level. In the later period, the market volume of grapes and apples increased, and the price continued to fall, and now it has basically returned to normal level. The overall supply of livestock and aquatic products is sufficient. In the third quarter, the price of livestock products, especially pork, continued to rise, but since September, with the intensive introduction of policies to promote the recovery of pig production capacity and market supply, the staged shortage of pork supply has eased, and the price increase before the National Day has dropped; At the same time,The supply of substitutes such as poultry meat, beef and mutton, eggs and aquatic products is relatively sufficient, which has alleviated the pressure of rising pig prices to some extent. The implementation of pig production support policies was accelerated, and the production situation began to improve. The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attached great importance to the stable production and supply of live pigs, and made continuous arrangements. On August 21, the the State Council executive meeting studied and determined five measures to stabilize the production of live pigs and ensure the supply and price of pork. On August 30, a national video conference was held to stabilize the production of live pigs. On September 6, the General Office of the State Council issued the Opinions on Stabilizing the Production of Live Pigs to Promote Transformation and Upgrading, which made comprehensive arrangements for the stable production and supply of live pigs. All localities and departments have taken active actions to implement various policies and measures to restore and develop pig production, and strive to promote the recovery and development of pig production. At present, the epidemic situation of swine fever in Africa has stabilized, the effects of relevant policies and measures have begun to appear, the positive factors of pig production recovery have increased, and the situation has gradually improved.

Grain prices are basically stable. After the acquisition of wheat and early indica rice in the peak season, the prices were basically stable at the minimum purchase price level, and the purchase prices of state-owned enterprises in the main producing areas were stable at around 112 yuan and 119 yuan per 100 kg, a slight decrease year-on-year. By September 30th, all kinds of grain enterprises in the main producing areas had bought 70.762 million tons of wheat, up 41% year-on-year. Accumulated acquisition of 5.999 million tons of early indica rice, a year-on-year decrease of 23%. In some areas, the price of early-maturing corn began to fall, but it was still higher than the same period of last year, which was generally a normal seasonal fluctuation. After a short-term decline, the corn market price will gradually stabilize, and it is unlikely to fluctuate greatly. This year, summer grain production has increased, and most of autumn grain is growing well. If there is no major natural disaster in the later period, this year will usher in another bumper harvest year. In particular, this year’s Lunar Equinox (September 23rd) ushered in the second China Farmers Harvest Festival. On the occasion of the Harvest Festival, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader sent a letter to express sincere greetings to farmers and comrades working in the front line of agriculture, countryside and farmers. Hundreds of millions of farmers rejoiced and all walks of life felt excited. In this year’s Harvest Festival, farmers’ participation and grass-roots coverage have been further enhanced, the form diversity and content richness have been further enhanced, the interaction and cultural connotation between urban and rural areas have been further enhanced, and the role of strengthening industries and promoting income has been further enhanced. The Harvest Festival has truly become a festival for farmers and a festival to help rural revitalization. According to incomplete statistics, only on the day of the Harvest Festival, more than 3,000 celebrations were held in counties and villages across the country.There are also many activities organized by various departments and all walks of life. The whole country celebrated the bumper harvest and the National Day together, creating a strong atmosphere of emphasizing agriculture and strengthening agriculture and celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China in the whole society. The role of the Harvest Festival in stimulating domestic demand and activating the market is further manifested, and the activity of "Celebrating the Harvest Consumption Season" has played a positive role in promoting the market circulation of agricultural products. Next, my colleagues and I are willing to answer your questions.

[Ning Qiwen]:

Let’s invite media friends to ask questions around today’s press conference.

[Farmer Daily reporter]:

You just mentioned that vegetable prices have been running at a high level since March this year, and recently they have fallen below the historical level of the same period. What is the reason? What will the market situation be like in the later period?

[Keke]:

Thank you. Indeed, as you said, the price of vegetables has been at a historical high since March this year. Among them, the price of vegetables from April to July was about 12% higher than the average level of the same period in history, and it began to fall seasonally in September. The national average wholesale price of 28 kinds of vegetables monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was 3.92 yuan per kilogram, down 4.9% from the previous month and 9.3% from the same period last year. In the last three years, the average decrease was 1.8% in the same period, mainly due to the high vegetable prices in the first half of the year and the expansion of the main vegetable producing areas in summer and autumn. This summer, the vegetables in the cold northern region did not experience the extreme high temperature and long-term heavy rainfall like last year, and the weather was favorable. Although some producing areas were affected by unfavorable weather, the prices of some varieties fluctuated greatly in the short term, but from the perspective of the total vegetable output in the main producing areas, the overall market supply situation was obviously better than that in the same period last year. In autumn, the supply of vegetables is sufficient, and the price drops rapidly. It is expected that the fall period of vegetable prices may be extended in the later period. The fluctuation is in line with the seasonal law all the year round, so it is necessary to pay close attention to the influence of unfavorable weather on the conversion of origin and prevent the regional structural fluctuation of vegetable prices. Thank you.

[Xinhua News Agency]:

Just now, Director Tang mentioned that the situation of pig production began to improve, and I saw that the price of pork in the market was still relatively high. I would like to ask, what are the factors based on which the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs judged that the situation of pig production began to improve? When will the supply of pork return to normal in the future? Thank you.

[Keke]:

The production and supply of live pigs is a topic of great concern at present. Director Yang Zhenhai will explain it in detail later. Let me introduce the market price to you first. Generally speaking, the fluctuation of pig price reflects the change of pork supply and demand, and the law of market economy plays a role behind it. Since September, with the intensive introduction of policies and measures to promote the recovery of pig production capacity and market supply, the staged shortage of pork supply has eased, and the price increase has declined before the National Day. According to the monitoring of our Ministry, the weekly price increase of live pigs and pork markets decreased from 5.0% and 6.3% in the first week to 1.6% and 1.0% in the fourth week respectively. The increase of wholesale market price of pork decreased from 5.1% in the first week to 0.2% in the fourth week, and the increase narrowed. During the National Day holiday just past, the pork market was tight, but there was no out-of-stock situation. Poultry, eggs, beef and mutton, aquatic products and other substitutes are in sufficient supply. After the National Day, the price of pigs rose rapidly in stages, mainly due to the decline of pig production capacity in the early stage, the increase of commercial sows in some farms, and the increase of purchasing and storage in various places, which led to a phased decrease in the market volume of commercial fat pigs and a tight market supply. Judging from the later trend, the effects of various targeted policies and measures on the overall production capacity recovery of pigs and stimulating farmers’ enthusiasm are gradually emerging, and the continuous high level of pig breeding profit is also conducive to the recovery of pig production capacity. It is expected that the decline of pig production capacity in China will be improved in the fourth quarter, but the supply of pork market is still tight in the short term.It is expected that pork prices will remain at a high level before New Year’s Day and Spring Festival, but with the gradual storage of frozen meat and the increase in the supply of livestock products such as poultry meat, the supply of livestock products is generally guaranteed. Let me answer your question from this angle first.

[Yang Zhenhai, Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs]:

Just now, Director Tang introduced some information from the price aspect. As we all know, production is the basis of ensuring supply and stabilizing prices. With the implementation of various favorable policies to support pig production and the optimistic market conditions, farmers’ enthusiasm for replenishing livestock and raising livestock has been significantly improved, and the factors for improving production recovery have increased significantly. As a whole, pig production has entered a turning point of stopping falling and rising. We have four indicators as the basis for making this judgment: The first one is that the production of large-scale pig farms has recovered rapidly and the stock of pigs has bottomed out. According to our comprehensive survey of pig farms with an annual output of more than 5,000 pigs in China, there were 44,455,100 pigs in September, an increase of 0.6% from the previous month. The number of fertile sows was 6,104,700, an increase of 3.7% from the previous month. The second item is the reserve sow, that is, the young sow, and the sales volume continues to increase substantially. According to the monitoring of 100 key pig breeding enterprises, the sales volume of reserve sows increased by 70.7% in September. The third item is the overall rebound in pig feed production and sales. According to the statistics of feed production enterprises in China, the output of pig feed increased by 10% in September, among which the output of piglet feed, sow feed and fattening pig feed increased by 12.7%, 8.7% and 9.1% respectively. The fourth item is that the number of live pigs in some major producing provinces has rebounded significantly. In September, the number of live pigs in Liaoning, Shandong, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Shanxi, Gansu and Jilin provinces increased by more than 3% month-on-month, an increase of 6 provinces over August; The number of fertile sows in eight provinces including Gansu, Ningxia, Heilongjiang, Shandong, Tianjin, Shanghai, Beijing and Liaoning increased by more than 3% from the previous month.Six provinces more than in August. Regionally, the number of live pigs in Northeast China, North China, Northwest China and some provinces in the Central Plains has stopped falling and rebounded. The number of live pigs transferred from Henan, the largest province in China, and the number of live pigs and fertile sows both stopped falling and rebounded. The result of the superposition of these four positive factors is that the decline of the national pig population has been significantly narrowed. We have a set of data. In August, the number of live pigs decreased by 9.8%, and it narrowed to 3% in September. In August, the number of fertile sows decreased by 9.1% month on month, and narrowed to 2.8% in September. The narrowing in September was still relatively large, and both indicators narrowed for the first time since March this year. Judging from the situation that the decline in the number of live pigs and the number of fertile sows has obviously narrowed, the production of large-scale pig farms has turned from decline to increase, the output of pig feed has stopped falling and rebounded, and the sales of breeding pigs have continued to increase substantially, all support policies and market factors have greatly helped to boost the confidence of breeding, and the production enthusiasm of farm households is being further improved. According to this trend, the pig production capacity is expected to bottom out before the end of the year, the market supply will gradually increase, and it is expected to basically return to normal level next year.

[China County Economic News reporter]:

In the first half of this year, the price of fruit remained high, and the people paid close attention to the trend of fruit price. May I ask whether the price of fruit has dropped significantly recently, and what is the trend in the later period? Thank you.

[Keke]:

This year, the price of fruit has shown an obvious feature of "high before and low after". In the first half of the year, due to the cold spring in the main producing areas, the output of apples and pears decreased a lot, so the supply in the fruit market was tight and the price continued to rise, which caused widespread concern in society. Since July, with a large number of summer seasonal fruits such as watermelon on the market, fruit prices began to fall from a high level. Later, with the increase of autumn fruits such as grapes, apples and pears, fruit prices further fell, and the current fruit prices basically fell back to normal levels. According to the monitoring of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the national average wholesale price of six kinds of bulk fruits in September was 5.86 yuan per kilogram, down 10.5% from the previous month and up 13.1% from the same period last year. It is expected that fruit prices will continue to fall with the large number of late-maturing Fuji apples and citrus fruits on the market in the later period. Before the end of the year, the price is expected to be lower than the same period last year. It is worth noting that the characteristics of fruit quality differentiation and price differentiation are more prominent this year. There is a certain sales pressure on low-end fruits. All localities should pay attention to strengthening the docking of production and marketing and brand marketing to promote the balanced listing of fruits and increase the income of fruit farmers. thank you

[Reporter from Central Radio and Television General Station]:

Just now, Director Tang mentioned some policies on pigs. Since the end of August, the state has issued a series of policies to support the production of pigs, and also mentioned that the effects have begun to appear. I would like to ask, how are these policies implemented? How is the implementation? What policies will be implemented in the next step? Thank you.

[Yang Zhenhai]:

Thank you for your question. Policy support is the key to speed up the recovery and development of pig production. Since the end of August, the relevant departments have issued 17 policies and measures to support production, and defined a series of policies in finance, finance, land use, standardizing the delineation and management of no-breeding areas, green passages, and supplementary awards for pig production. The policy of combination boxing has a high gold content, which is rare in recent years. During this period, all departments have stepped up efforts to implement policies, such as the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. We sent 20 working groups to 200 pig breeding counties to carry out investigations on the delineation of prohibited areas. The investment in the central budget is about to release the investment plan of 300 million yuan subsidy project for the construction of pig-scale farms. The central government will release the subsidy funds for the culling of African swine fever in the first half of the year, the second batch of agricultural insurance premium subsidies and the newly added 700 million yuan of pigs to be transferred out of large counties. All localities are taking active actions, and we have made a statistic. Up to now, 23 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country have issued policy documents to support the development of pig production, and we have made some summaries. The local support policies are highly targeted and have a very high gold content. For example, Guangdong and Jiangsu have defined the minimum number of pigs to be slaughtered in various cities, Anhui, Fujian and other provinces have provided temporary relief subsidies to the national core breeding farms and large-scale farms, and Zhejiang Province has given 1 million yuan as a subsidy reward for each newly built (expanded) pig farm with more than 10,000 heads, and subsidized 500 yuan for each pig imported from large-scale pig farms, and arranged 900 million yuan for the overall production and epidemic prevention of pigs.Sichuan, Yunnan, Hunan, etc. encourage the use of four wasteland, unused land and inefficient idle land for production, allow the construction of animal husbandry and breeding facilities in Class III and IV protected forest land, and give priority to ensuring the quota of forest land use. Gansu has changed from a net import of pigs to a net export province this year. At present, six large modern pig-raising enterprises have been introduced, and it is expected that 1-2 million pigs will be added next year. Henan Province grants 300,000 yuan subsidy to each decontamination center. We will subsidize 3000 yuan for each imported breeding pig. At present, various policies and measures are being implemented, and many policies aimed at production have been implemented at home. Our Ministry is also stepping up efforts to promote the implementation of various policies. At present, it has set up a pig production dispatching office to dispatch the live pigs and fertile sows in various provinces every month, and conduct monthly follow-up surveys on large-scale pig farms with an annual output of more than 5,000 pigs nationwide. The data just released is the result of the survey. We will further strengthen the monitoring and judgment of pig production situation, and regularly release information to guide production. The next step is to fully promote the implementation of the Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Stabilizing Pig Production and Promoting Transformation and Upgrading, and urge the provinces that have not issued policies to do so, and the provinces that have already issued policies to put them in place. At the same time, we will continue to strengthen the prevention and control of swine fever in Africa, do a good job in pig breeding technical guidance services, and support pig farms in epidemic areas and epidemic areas to resume production as soon as possible under the premise of ensuring the implementation of biosafety measures, and help farmers expand production. With the implementation of these policies and measures,The recovery of pig production will be better than we expected.

[Reporter from Central Radio and Television General Station]:

The centralized acquisition period of summer wheat is coming to an end. What are the characteristics of this year’s wheat acquisition market and what is the price trend of wheat in the later period?

[Keke]:

Thank you. This year, the wheat yield increased and the quality was good, and the output reached 131.06 million tons, an increase of 2.67 million tons or 2.1% over 2018. The market has sufficient grain supply, active purchase and sale transactions, and the price fluctuates slightly under the support of the minimum purchase price policy, which mainly presents three characteristics. First, the purchase price went high and low, and rose slightly in the later period. At the initial stage of scale opening, the purchase price was higher. With the large number of new wheat listed, the purchase price continued to fall. In the later period, due to the gradual expansion of the acquisition scope of wheat market, the price of wheat stopped falling and stabilized. Second, the price difference between high-quality wheat and ordinary wheat has narrowed. Due to the high quality of common wheat this year, it partially replaced high-quality wheat to some extent, and the low yield of high-quality wheat, the comparative advantage of high-quality wheat cultivation has declined, but the price is still higher than that of common wheat, and the pattern of "high quality and good price" has not changed. Third, the total amount of wheat purchases was higher than that of the previous year, and the minimum purchase price increased. As of September 30th, wheat in the main producing areas had purchased 70.76 million tons, up 41.1% year-on-year. Due to the low purchase price of wheat in the early stage this year, six major producing areas, including Henan, have started the minimum purchase price policy. As of September 30, the minimum purchase price of wheat in the main producing areas totaled 22.27 million tons, a significant increase over last year. Judging from the later trend, wheat consumption has entered the peak season. However, considering the end of the minimum purchase price, the auction of temporary storage wheat will be restarted, and the market supply is abundant. It is expected that the market price will be mainly stable and weak, and it is unlikely to fluctuate greatly. thank you

[People’s Daily reporter]:

We know that African swine fever has occurred in most provinces in China before, and recently the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced two more epidemics. Can you tell us about the current prevention and control work and the epidemic situation?

[Yang Zhenhai]:

Grasping the prevention and control of African swine fever is the premise of ensuring the development of pig production. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has made a series of arrangements. After the African swine fever epidemic was discovered in August 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs resolutely implemented the central decision-making arrangements, earnestly fulfilled the responsibility of taking the lead, quickly established the emergency headquarters for prevention and control, established a ministerial-level joint conference system, and worked with all relevant departments in various places to strengthen monitoring and investigation, strictly report the epidemic situation, decisively deal with the epidemic situation, block the transmission route, and compact the responsibilities of all parties, and fully grasp the prevention and control of African swine fever. As of October 16th, 157 cases of African swine fever have been reported in China, and 1.192 million pigs have been culled. The blockade of epidemic areas in 28 provinces has been lifted. On the whole, the epidemic situation of African swine fever in China has obviously slowed down, and the order of pig production, transportation and marketing has basically returned to normal. Recently, two more epidemics have occurred in some provinces, indicating that the current situation of prevention and control of African swine fever is still complicated and severe, and the possibility of sporadic outbreaks is still great. We must not take it lightly, let alone be careless. More than a year’s practice has proved that African swine fever can be prevented and controlled. As long as we persistently implement the existing effective measures and effectively improve the level of biosafety management, the situation of epidemic prevention and control will continue to improve. In the next step, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will continue to urge and guide all localities to implement various prevention and control measures, especially for the problem of subsidies for pig culling that farmers are concerned about. We have coordinated the Ministry of Finance to change the annual settlement to semi-annual settlement, and the funds for the first half of the year will be allocated to all localities in the near future. Take this opportunity,I also remind the vast number of farmers to truly implement various measures for biosafety protection, actively cooperate with epidemic monitoring and investigation, and report abnormal deaths of pigs in a timely manner. We also welcome the vast number of farmers and all sectors of society to supervise the prevention and control work, especially the problems of not reporting the epidemic situation in time and truthfully in some places and concealing the epidemic situation. We will maintain a zero-tolerance attitude, find out together, investigate together, and will never tolerate it. Here, I’d like to announce the epidemic report number again, 010-59194768, so everyone can reflect the situation at any time.

[Southern Metropolis Daily reporter]:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that China and the United States have reached a phased agreement. In the middle of this year, they have purchased 20 million tons of soybeans from the United States, and will continue to accelerate the purchase of American agricultural products in the future. What impact will this have on China’s agricultural market?

[Keke]:

We have been paying close attention to the progress of economic and trade negotiations between China and the United States and its impact on the domestic agricultural products market. Since the Sino-US economic and trade friction, the import of agricultural products in China has been most affected by soybeans. The number of soybeans imported from the United States decreased significantly. From January to August this year, China’s total soybean imports were 56.39 million tons, down about 9% year-on-year, of which US imports accounted for only 15%, down about 11 percentage points compared with the same period of last year. However, due to the diversification of China’s soybean import countries, the promotion of feed low-protein formula technology and the substitution of other oils and fats, the domestic soybean market was basically stable and the price changes were not obvious. In September this year, the after-tax price of imported soybeans in Shandong was 1.66 yuan per catty, up 2.2% month-on-month and down 4.1% year-on-year. With the recovery of soybean production in China and the further expansion of the import scope of soybeans and substitutes, it is expected that the soybean market supply will be generally guaranteed. At the same time, Sino-US economic and trade frictions have also brought some impacts on China’s aquatic products export and cotton market. From January to August this year, the export of aquatic products in China was $13.3 billion, down 6.5% year-on-year. Cotton is affected by the expected downturn in downstream consumption, and its price is weak. In September, the average monthly price of domestic 3128B cotton was 13,008 yuan per ton, down 3.9% from the previous month and 20.3% from the same period last year. As you all know, China and the United States started a new round of high-level consultations and negotiations on economic and trade issues of common concern on October 10 and 11, and made substantial progress in agriculture and other fields. We will continue to follow up and analyze the subsequent impact. Thank you.

[Reporter of China Rural Magazine]:

As far as we know, new corn has been listed this year, and the purchase price of corn in some areas has continued to fall. I would like to ask Secretary Tang what is the current situation of corn purchase and sale? What characteristics will the price trend show in the later period?

[Keke]:

Thank you. According to our dispatch, since late September, new corn in North China and early-maturing new corn in Northeast China have been listed, and the prices have dropped, but the price level is still higher than the same period of last year, and the overall situation is still normal seasonal fluctuation. Some processing enterprises in Shandong Province have slightly lowered the purchase price of corn since the beginning of September, and the price dropped to less than 2,000 yuan per ton at the end of September. At present, the mainstream purchase price is 1850 -1990 yuan per ton, which is generally 10-30 yuan lower than before the National Day and 10-90 yuan higher than the same period last year. After the National Day, processing enterprises in Northeast China also began to buy new corn, although it was lower than the price of old corn, but it was also slightly higher than last year’s opening price. Judging from the later trend, the corn production situation is generally good this year, and the output is expected to remain stable. With the gradual recovery of pig production capacity and the recovery of feed consumption, it is expected that the supply and demand of corn in China will remain basically stable, and the corn market price will gradually stabilize after a short-term decline, which is unlikely to fluctuate greatly, reminding farmers and friends to sell grain by camera and realize high yield and bumper harvest. thank you

[Ning Qiwen]:

Thank you, media friends, for your strong support. Today’s press conference is over. Thank you!

The Four Heavenly Kings of Di Renjie

1905 movie network news Tsui Hark’s latest masterpiece "The Four Kings of Di Renjie" is now in the hot release, and the most "cool" blockbuster has swept the country. Today, the film exposed a special special effect, revealing the story of the birth of "White Ape, Jumboga and the King of Angry Eyes" which impressed the audience in the whole spectacle, and showing the advanced course of shocking visual effects from director Tsui Hark’s brain hole to his manuscript and then to the big screen. A group of staff from six teams in China, Japan and South Korea worked together to restore Tsui Hark’s oriental imagination by adopting the most advanced film industry technology. The special effects team said that the director not only maintained a high level of creation, but also knew the technology like the back of his hand, participated in the whole process and had high requirements. This set of imaginative feast with "Tsui Hark’s typical style" made the audience feel "cool!" "Shocking!" Adjectives such as these are endless, and some viewers said: "There are only two words when watching a movie: enjoy!" There are also fans who feel: "Tsui Hark has built a surreal movie space in many-hued with his unconstrained style and crazy special effects technology." "This is the special effects blockbuster that China movies should have!" The movie is showing, so the audience can buy tickets at any time and feel the most shocking movie-watching experience this summer! It is worth mentioning that there are three eggs at the end of the film, so don’t miss it.

Today, the film released a special special effect for the audience to reveal the ideas behind director Tsui Hark’s wonderful scenes such as Zhan Boga’s raid on Dali Temple and the white ape’s battle with the angry king. At the same time, it exposes the process of film special effects from the director’s imagination to the initial presentation in his manuscript, and finally to the shocking and exciting experience for the audience on the big screen. All the amazing special effects experience in the film originated from director Tsui Hark’s imaginative brain hole and was presented with the help of advanced film industry technology. For the cooperation with director Tsui Hark, the special effects team admitted that he not only participated in the whole process, but also had high requirements. "After reading the script, he can put forward new questions and ideas with a little thinking, and his insights are completely higher than ours. We are also surprised to have such a high-level director who knows all about technology. "

The special effects team restored director Tsui Hark’s unique imagination with superb technology. The special effects team in charge of the white ape said: "The white ape in the film is very different from King Kong in Hollywood. Its hair is more dense and supple, with Asian characteristics and oriental attributes." The team responsible for the scene of the resurrection of Jinlong said: "It is difficult to be true, so we have been doing various experiments with trepidation." Directed by Tsui Hark, in view of the fantastic spectacle in the film, he said: "Seeing these wonders in the case has real possibilities, and we all look for possibilities from the real world." The special effects team revealed: "The director should not only embody the simple magic, but also have a sense of science. He needs to have practical basis and make scientific effects on beautiful pictures." At the same time, he said with a smile: "This has made our technicians spend a lot of brains." For the unprecedented visual experience of the third film, the special effects team said: "It has been five years since the second film of Di Renjie, and the special effects industry has also progressed to a very developed stage. We will show the progress in the past five years in the third film."　

In addition to the stunning visual and soul-stirring special effects animation in the film, the excellent 3D stereoscopic effect of The Four Kings of Di Renjie also allows fans to gain a good experience through the big screen, and the team behind it is all from China. Director Tsui Hark said that the 3D special effects of the film were completely completed by China’s team, and there were only a dozen people. "In fact, when shooting a 3D film, our stereoscopic shooting effect is better, because we have rich experience and our technology has been at the forefront."

"The Four Heavenly Kings of Di Renjie" continued to be shown in the country, and the dazzling special effects in the film left a deep impression on the audience: "Let the audience really feel the immersive feeling that you will want to avoid it when you cut a knife at someone." This summer, the third part of Di Renjie series came back with "Five Visual Wonders" to entertain the audience. Many viewers lamented: "The special effects are rich in cry, and they are all stabbed in front of their eyes, cool!" Some fans even said: "Di Renjie series can make the audience clearly find that both imagination and visual effects have shown a step-by-step leap." Some viewers bluntly said: "In this movie, all the so-called amazing visual effects are by no means random money-burning techniques."

For the charming characters in the film and the fantastic Di Renjie world, some insiders analyzed: "Di Renjie’s series of films represent our highest level of film industrialization, with both the core of oriental culture and visual effects comparable to Hollywood’s top production standards, so that the oriental story with fantasy elements can be realized through technology and brain holes." Some viewers even felt: "Tsui Hark is the first person who deserves special effects in Chinese movies!" Some fans commented: "There are few works in Chinese films that are imaginative, visually effective and well handled. Tsui Hark’s films are one." "Behind every extraordinary picture, it is not simply to show off skills, but to serve the plot." After watching the movie, the audience were amazed at Tsui Hark’s persistent pursuit of film technology: "Tsui Hark, who continues to create new special effects for Chinese films, has influenced the trajectory and course of Chinese films to some extent."

The film "The Four Kings of Di Renjie" is being shown continuously.

[Shanghai literature and art review special project fund special publication]

In Pu Songling’s "Strange Stories from Liaozhai", there is a short story called "Promoting Weaving", which is meaningful and ironic.

The story was about during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xuande liked to watch crickets fight. As the saying goes, "what is good on the top is very good on the bottom". For a while, the top and bottom were trying to find crickets, and finally the disaster fell on a person named Cheng.

In order to find a good cricket to offer, Fame was beaten to pieces, and his son committed suicide by jumping into a well. Finally, he found a cricket that could defeat a rooster, and Fame’s family was thus exchanged for prosperity and wealth.

As Pu Songling explained the story, "Therefore, every step of the Son of Heaven is related to the lives of the people and cannot be ignored."

"Embroidered Spring Knife: Asura Battlefield" (hereinafter referred to as "Embroidered Spring Knife 2") actually tells the story of such a fighting rooster. In the film, Shen Lian, played by Zhang Zhen, is thoughtful about a painting of a bug fighting a rooster, and in the character poster, Shen Lian is behind a cricket. (Note: The film says that the painting is a grasshopper. But the aggressive insect is a cricket, not a grasshopper…)

"Embroidery Spring Knife 2" was originally scheduled to be released in August, but was later moved to July 19.

Regardless of whether there is a cricket that can fight down a rooster, the world is often "a bear shakes a big tree, ridiculously overconfident".

First, the big trees

The story of "Embroidery Spring Blade 2" begins with an unofficial history. In "Jiashen Dynasty Events" there is an article "Wanzhong Stab Ship": "On May 18, the fifth year of the Xi Temple, on the altar of sacrifice to Fangze, that is, Xingxi Garden, I rode a boat with Baba, the upper body was from the stab boat, and an inner minister accompanied it, rippling with the waves, Fang looked at each other and laughed, as if he had ascended to immortality, suddenly the wind was steep, the boat was covered, and the upper body and the two inner ministers fell to the bottom of the water, and the two inner ministers on both sides exclaimed in shock, and the followers were all colorless. The inner official Tan Jing rushed into the water in a hurry, lost the emperor and came out, the second minister has died in the

According to the inference, maybe the Emperor of Heaven Awakening died because of this accident and falling into the water. If this inference holds true, then an interesting thing is that there were two emperors in the Ming Dynasty who died because of falling into the water. At the same time, neither of them had any children, so the inheritors were their younger brothers.

The death of Zhengde triggered a great ceremony in the Jiajing Dynasty, which directly affected the career of Jiajing for decades. The political landscape of the Ming Dynasty changed from then on, and civil officials began to officially enter the stage and become important figures.

The death of the apocalypse brought Chongzhen, "my brother is Yao Shun", a headstrong emperor who made repeated mistakes in the face of wars in the northwest and northeast, and finally lost the city of Beijing in his hands.

Of course, the question of who killed the Ming Dynasty is divided, and there is no conclusion so far. In the first part of "Embroidery Spring Knife", the answer is also given. The second part is not about the end of Ming Dynasty politics, but the political turmoil.

The background of the second part is that the Emperor of the Apocalypse fell into the water, which may be just a coincidence in history, but the story begins with this unofficial history and opens a conspiracy theory.

Analyze the situation at that time. Five years after the apocalypse, the emasculate arrested Yang Lian for taking bribes of 20,000 taels and let him die in prison. The day before, Zuo Guangdou had died. Subsequently, Yuan Huazhong, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, Gu Dazhang and other six people were martyred, and the Donglin Party was suppressed by the emasculate. Six years after the apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian compiled the "Three Dynasties" and characterized the Donglin Party members as anti-party. From then on, Wei Zhongxian’s family was dominant and no one could control them.

However, Wei Zhongxian was a eunuch. In that era, although future generations often said that Wei Zhongxian wanted to usurp the throne, Wei Zhongxian himself must have known that he did not have the legitimacy to be an emperor. All his power came from the emperor himself rather than the system.

And history also proves this point. After Emperor Chongzhen came to power, he quickly eradicated Wei Zhongxian’s power. Such a story is told in the first part of "Embroidery Spring Knife".

So in such a time when Wei Zhongxian’s family was dominant, "Embroidery Spring Knife 2" launched a conspiracy theory, designing the apocalypse into the water as a conspiracy, a big conspiracy to change the dynasty.

Only Zhu Youxiao, Wei Zhongxian and Zhu Youjian were qualified to appear on the stage. As for Xu Xianchun beside Wei Zhongxian and Lu Wenzhao beside Zhu Youjian, they could only stand on the edge of the stage, thinking that they could appear on the stage.

Therefore, unlike Wei Zhongxian, who went crazy after losing power in the first "Embroidery Spring Knife", Wei Zhongxian here has always been the power-oriented and complacent No. 1 in the world. In this film, he is still played by Jin Shijie, but because the role does not have as many thoughts and changes as in the first one, he has lost his unique charm.

Jin Shijie plays Wei Zhongxian

The opposite is Zhu Youjian. In this film, Zhu Youjian is just the younger brother of the apocalypse, Xin Wang. The young Xin Wang is played by the young actor Liu Duanduan. Liu Duanduan has starred in many high-quality plays such as "Escort", "Hey, Old Man" and "Young Marshal". Now he plays Zhu Youjian, which gives him a space to play – Zhu Youjian’s role in this film is not much, probably only three scenes, but each time there are different changes. One is the mastermind behind the strategy, the other is the weak and cowardly letter king who is afraid of death, and the other is the calm emperor Chongzhen.

Although there is a gap between such Zhu Youjian and the headstrong, bloody but desperate image of Chongzhen in history, it is deviated from the historical point of view, but in this film, as a letter king who only appeared a few times, he can stand as an artistic image in this film, and Liu Duanduan’s performance can also support such a three-time change of letter king – it can even be said that this actor is the biggest surprise in this film.

Faced with such a Zhu Youjian, Wei Zhongxian finally made mistakes and made mistakes step by step. Every step was buried by Zhu Youjian and then recruited, and finally failed miserably. On the poster of "Embroidery Spring Blade 2", Wei Zhongxian is represented by a yellow bird, while the picture behind Zhu Youjian is a snake.

The so-called "Mantis catches cicadas, the yellow sparrow is behind", Wei Zhongxian thought he was the last yellow sparrow, but what he never thought was that behind him, there was a snake staring at him.

In the familiar middle school text "The Tombstone of the Five", there is such a sentence: "The castral is also afraid of righteousness, and it is difficult to make a sudden plan. When the saint comes out, he will throw himself into the road: it can be said that it is not the power of the five!" The "castral" here is Wei Zhongxian, and the "saint" is Zhu Youjian.

The author of this article is Zhang Pu, the founder of Fushe, so this article discusses Wei Zhongxian and Emperor Chongzhen from the standpoint of the Donglin Party. However, after hundreds of years, people began to have different attitudes towards the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party, and the different historical faces of the two factions were revealed from various historical materials. The historians also began to argue endlessly, which directly affected the film and television works.

In Hu Jinquan’s movie "Chivalrous Girl", there is a clear distinction between good and evil. The protagonist, Gu Shengzhai, and Yang Huizhen, the daughter of Yang Lian, together fought off Ouyang Nian, a thousand households in the East Factory, and Xu Xianchun, the president of Jinyiwei North Town. In that movie, the Donglin party members were completely persecuted and heroic and unyielding people, while the emasculated party members were the unyielding evildoers.

In the "Embroidery Spring Knife", the situation began to shift slightly.

In "Embroidery Spring Blade 2", they did not show that Donglin Party members and Zhu Youjian were completely good people. Because the biggest conspiracy in the whole film was started by them, which caused a series of things, and these people would also ignore the lives of the little people, and anyone could sacrifice when necessary, as long as it was for "righteousness".

From here, we can see that "Embroidery Spring Knife 2" did not deliberately express the political spectrum, nor did it stand between the emasculation and the Donglin Party. Therefore, Shen Lian is the first male protagonist of this series.

Second, the mayfly

Since the poster represented by Wei Zhongxian is the oriole, mantises and cicadas will naturally appear in this food chain.

Let’s talk about Shen Lian first, Shen Lian’s identity setting is very interesting. Only with this setting can he express the theme of the story that the main creator wants to express, that is, the ambition of the movie must be realized through such a character.

This is a historical film.

In the days of fierce partisanship in the late Ming Dynasty, the Donglin Party first prevailed, and the parties of Zhejiang, Qi, Chu, Xuan and Kun and the Donglin Party criticized each other. Later, during the Apocalypse period, the eunuchs led by Wei Zhongxian cleared all obstacles and stood at the top of the food chain. Then, during the Chongzhen period, the Donglin Party rose again, followed by the struggle between the Donglin Party, the Fushe Party and the remnants of the eunuchs during the Hongguang period, until the Wu-Chu partisanship in the final Yongli period. Some people say that it is not unreasonable for the Ming Dynasty to die in the partisanship. Even Huang Zongxi, a great scholar, would inevitably write such a clear-cut and emotional work on partisanship as "Records of Existence and Discernment".

Therefore, in order to truthfully demonstrate the partisan struggles of that era, it is necessary to choose an outsider’s perspective.

Zhang Zhen plays Shen Lian

Shen Lian is such an outsider. Whether it is the first or the second film, he is a small person who walks between various parties. In the first film, he is first sent by Zhao Jingzhong played by Nie Yuan, and then by Han Kuang (a member of the Donglin Party) played by Zhao Lixin. In this film, he is inadvertently involved in a shocking case, and then used by both sides. Both sides want to step on him as a stepping stone and climb to a higher position.

Therefore, only in this perspective can the audience see the essence of the struggle.

At the same time, this is still a martial arts movie.

In the "Chivalrous Girl" mentioned above, the heroes are in the rivers and lakes, and they are chivalrous and always have a hard time with the "eagle and dog" in the court; in "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness", the heroes are in the temple, such as Nan Xia Zhan Zhao, who was named "Imperial Cat" by the emperor and entered the official orthodox discourse system.

When choosing a faction, the problem is always not true. "Embroidery Spring Blade" is a martial arts story with a historical theme, so if the protagonist is a person in the rivers and lakes, he can only watch the fire from the shore, and if he is in the temple, it is easy to "not know the true face of Mount Lu, only because he is in this mountain".

But Shen Lian was different. He was an ordinary person who wandered between rivers and lakes and temples. Although he was a well-dressed guard, his actions were not entirely based on obeying orders.

Therefore, in this perspective, as a person in a gray area, he has the potential to become a protagonist.

This was the reason why the main creator chose Shen Lian, and it was also Shen Lian’s tragedy. Because Shen Lian was always a chess piece and a mayfly. Anyone could kill him, and no one wanted to kill him.

From a thematic point of view, this was the same as the first one. In Embroidery Spring Blade 2, Shen Lian was in troubled times and couldn’t help himself. He was asked to set fire to the file warehouse, was asked to take the "Treasure Ship Supervision Minutes" in exchange for glory and wealth, and was asked… All of this was helplessly moved by the actions of others, just because he was moved by compassion at the beginning.

Because Shen Lian’s compassion saved a human performers of virtual idols, he was forced to be involved in all the troubles and became everyone’s pawn. Of course, it is not only Zhu Youjian and Wei Zhongxian who use Shen Lian as pawns (even the two of them have not looked at Shen Lian in the eye), but also Lu Wenzhao and Pei Lun who think they are chess players.

Lu Wenzhao and Wei Zhongxian

Lu Wenzhao is played by Zhang Yi, who is a good actor. As his first costume performance, his performance this time is not bad, and the acting is quite good, but it can be seen from his portrayal of Lu Wenzhao’s role that he rarely shoots costume films. Because his style of reading lines and his limbs are relatively modern, if it is a costume stage drama, he may be more suitable, but in film and television works, his style is a bit abrupt.

He thought he would be the victorious chess player, but he didn’t expect that he would still be the meat on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

The same goes for Pei Lun, played by Lei Jiayin. This year is a bumper year for Lei Jiayin. He just played Lu Zhaopeng in the "White Deer Plain", and then starred in the hit drama "The First Half of My Life". Then he played a very likable (no less than Ding Xiu in the first) character Pei Lun in "Embroidery Spring Knife 2".

Pei Lun’s character poster is a spider, which is even more interesting. He thinks he can network everything and become the final big winner, but he doesn’t know that he is still a bug, no matter how powerful he is in the food chain, he can’t beat the yellow bird, let alone… what about snakes?

In the first one, there were only a series of characters. Everyone knew their position very well, but these two were not clear about their position. They thought they would be chess players, but in fact, they were still the same chess pieces, but they were responsible for eating the other pieces.

In short, they were all mayflies. Wanting to climb up and shake the big tree was laughable.

This was the theme of Embroidery Blade of Spring, and it was also the common theme of the first and second installments. If one had to rate it, then the second installment might be slightly lower than the first, because the main creator did not go deeper into the discussion, but replicated the depths that could be dug on the basis of the first installment, and the protagonist was also forced to get involved, the story changed, and the core remained the same.

In addition, there are some logical problems in this film. For example, Zhu Youjian’s character in history, such as why the people of Dongchang did not take the "Minutes of Treasure Ship Supervision" in advance, such as why did they not escape together when they escaped to the bridge and then cut the bridge? Some such problems show that "Embroidery Spring Blade 2" is not perfect, there are still many logical vulnerabilities, and the story turns in many places are slightly deliberate, but this is still flawed. The martial arts drama is more exciting than the first one, and the core can still exude despair and hope. From this point of view, this movie is quite good, and the success of two consecutive films is enough to make the audience look forward to whether the third film can show greater ambition.

Back to compassion above. Yes, what can compassion change? The apocalypse is still dead, Zhu Youjian is still on the throne, Wei Zhongxian is still notorious, and…

And the Ming Dynasty eventually died.

No matter whether there was Shen Lian in history, whether there was Shen Lian to catch Beizhai, or whether there was Shen Lian’s compassion at the moment of catching Beizhai, the final result did not change. All historical trends were not determined by Shen Lian, he was just a small person.

But remember, compassion at least changed Hokusai’s fate.

Yang Mi plays Hokusai

[Author Kong Li, WeChat official account "Shulinzhai" (WeChat: Kongli 1996), Weibo @Kong Li]

The new film, directed by Gu Dezhao and starring Eason Chan and Li Ronghao, will be officially released on January 12. For many viewers, this is undoubtedly a surprise collaboration, because this is the first collaboration between "God of Songs" Eason Chan and "King of Songs" Li Ronghao. Originally, the audience had already heard ear oil when listening to their songs, and this time they have to act together, which can be called welfare!

In fact, it is by no means the first time in our memory that people in the music industry have collaborated on movies at the level of singers. Especially since the 1980s, such works have been "countless" and have frequently produced classics. So before looking forward to the debut of Eason Chan and Li Ronghao, two "singers", we might as well take a look at how many music superstars have collaborated on the screen along the way.

　

The 1980s: a hundred flowers bloom

In the peak era of the Hong Kong music scene, whether it was the trend of "Tan Zhang’s competition for hegemony", or the far-reaching "Hong Kong Song God", as well as the popular "Song Yin" and "Idol Sect", as long as the film was made, it was often a box office guarantee + topic responsibility, and it was also a strength to tell the audience that the real "Wang Jianwang" should sing and shadow!

1. Xu Guanjie vs Leslie Cheung

"New Best Partner" & "Flower Field Wedding"

When it comes to the collaboration between "Song God" and "Brother", the two not only have a classic hit song like "Silence is Gold" in the music world, but also made two appearances in the film industry during the Spring Festival. In 1989’s "New Best Partner", the two played two generations of "Best Partner" members, who changed from "opponent" to "friend" due to a terracotta warrior theft case, and finally fought against the big boss together. The film is not only Xu Guanjie’s first starring work after recovering from mountain sickness, but also Zhang Guorong’s last starring work before quitting the music world. Therefore, in addition to showing their skills, the two also sang the theme song "I Have Never Been Surprised", which is of great significance.

Four years later (1993), Xu Guanjie completed his farewell concert in the music world, and retired with honor after filming the last two films with Huang Baiming; at the same time, Leslie Cheung officially signed with Huang Baiming’s newly established "Oriental Film Company", which promoted the cooperation of another New Year’s movie "Flower Field Wedding". In the film, the two played "Little Bawang Zhou Tong" and "Magic Gao Baifei" respectively, and tried their skills as soon as they appeared. Later, Xu Guanjie also "kissed" Zhang Guorong, which can be said to be another classic cooperation since the two "honorably retired from Huixing", showing the tacit understanding and charm of "Wang Jianwang"!

2. Alan Tam vs Andy Lau

"Jianghu Love" & "Dragon Family" & "Supreme" & "Rich Corps" & "Supreme Plan Champion" & "Shocking 12 Hours"

One was the most popular male singer in the Hong Kong music scene in the 1980s, and the other was the most representative Tianwang in the Hong Kong music scene in the 1990s. Alan Tam and Andy Lau’s cooperation began as early as 1987, thanks to the fact that both of them were artists under the "Arts Group" (founded by Alan Tam’s relative Cheung Kwok-zhong) at that time. To paraphrase the gossip, when Andy Lau was banned by TVB, he tried to sell tickets to Alan Tam’s concert. Tan once "persuaded" Andy Lau to concentrate on being an actor and not to be a singer: "You are not so good at singing… unless you work very hard." Andy’s reply was: "You believe me, I will definitely do it, I will work very hard." Finally, the dream of Tianwang was realized.

　

"The Supreme Champion"

Going back to the movies, "Principal" and "Andy" have collaborated on 6 or 7 films, playing friends who share the same hardships and die together: sometimes the principal saves Andy ("Jianghu Love"), sometimes Andy "dies" for the principal ("Supreme"), sometimes they show their fists together ("Dragon Family", "Rich Corps"), sometimes they win and lose together at the card table ("Supreme Count Champion"), and sometimes they even face a hail of bullets overseas ("Shocking 12 Hours"), which can be described as colorful.

The Supreme.

Moreover, what these films have in common is that the box office is very good. In 1989, "Supreme" ranked fifth among the top ten best-selling films in Hong Kong that year (23 million Hong Kong dollars), and brought about the "gambling film" boom in the film industry – in other words, because of the success of the film, the later "God of Gamblers", so this pair of "Wang Jianwang" also gave birth to classics.

"The Rich Corps"

By the way, in 1990, the two were also selected as two of the five male stars of "Hong Kong’s top ten beautiful people" (the other three were Chow Yun-fat, Cheung Guorong and Chan Baiqiang). Just by looking at the appearance, you can know what is called Song Ying Yan Sanqi.

"Jianghu Love"

3. Alan Tam VS Lin Zixiang

Gong Xi Fa Cai.

Many people may not have imagined that the first film collaboration between "The King of Singers" and "Ge Yin" in the Hong Kong music industry was also a comedy released during the Spring Festival, and with the fame of the two at that time, this "Gong Xi Fa Cai" also entered the 1985 Hong Kong Top Ten Movies.

Even if they only talk about the music world, the two have no shortage of classic collaborations, such as co-hosting TV shows in the late 1970s, filming MV for Teresa Teng in the early 1980s, and singing a scene of "Ten Ten Inch" on the top ten hit songs in 1985, which is one of the classic scenes in the history of Hong Kong pop music!

In this "Gong Xi Fa Cai", the two play "Tianwai Cai Xian" and "unscrupulous profiteer" respectively, but the principal "tricked" Ah Lam – let him sing a big play and rob a bank, and Ah Lam was sent to a neurological hospital, which made people laugh. So far, the two have only collaborated on this drama, which is really not enjoyable enough for the audience.

　

4. Andy Lau VS Lin Zixiang

"The Best Boyfriend"

When it comes to Lin Zixiang’s most promising newcomer in the 1980s, Andy Lau bears the brunt, and can even be said to be his noble person. At the beginning of Andy’s debut, he was supported by Lin Zixiang, especially during the performance of Andy’s debut novel "Joining the Sea", Lin Zixiang often sang with him on the spot and encouraged him to develop into a singer. Seven years after "Joining the Sea", when the two collaborated on "Best Boyfriend", Andy was already a professional singer with several albums, which shows Lin Zixiang’s precise vision.

5. Leslie Cheung VS Chen Baiqiang

"Cheers" & "Unemployed" & "Merry Christmas"

In the Hong Kong music scene in the 1980s, Chan Pak-keung could be said to be the first true "idol singer", and from 1981 to 1983, he became the most popular male singer in Hong Kong, surpassing Xu Guanjie, Tam Elin, Lin Zixiang, etc. Even 25 years after his death, his "I Just Like You" and "What Do I Want in Life" are still popular Cantonese songs sung in the streets. And one of his best friends at the beginning of his debut was of course "brother" Cheung Kwok Wing. On the one hand, the two were artists under the "Gold Manager" Tam Kwok-kee at that time. On the other hand, the two collaborated on films such as "Cheers" and "Unemployed". On the other hand, they were also very popular. The former box office was closer to 3 million Hong Kong dollars, breaking the box office record of Hong Kong-made youth films.

In these two works, the two superstars who were in the era of "Little Fresh Meat" played each other’s classmates, "Applause" had an extra layer of "opponent" relationship (singing in the music competition), and Leslie Cheung’s "rebellion" and Chen Baiqiang’s "well-behaved" characters were also one of the most classic memories of Hong Kong audiences at that time. But perhaps "drama is like life". After filming "Unemployed Students", both of them refused to cooperate with each other in films, just like "A Bao" and "Young Master" in the film parted ways.

In 1984, the two once again "cooperation" "Merry Christmas", the film box office as high as 25 million Hong Kong dollars, not only was the year’s top ten hit film runner-up, so far is still the Hong Kong ten highest-viewed film seventh (about 2.31 million people), if on time under the Hong Kong average ticket price, the box office has exceeded 100 million Hong Kong dollars! But according to director Gao Zhisen recall, the two completely do not want to see each other in the shooting scene, even the last scene to use a double (although the brother appeared back)! But at the same time, the two people do not mind "Wang Jianwang" in the music industry, 1985 brother first concert, Chen Baiqiang system update as a guest and chorus "Cheers", it can be seen that the feelings are still there.

Now that the two kings of the music world have passed away, it is even more heartening to revisit the classic movies.

6. Leslie Cheung VS Andy Lau

"The True Story of Ah Fei" & "New Shanghai Beach"

If the Hong Kong entertainment industry is selected as "the best-looking male star in history", Leslie Cheung and Andy Lau will definitely be selected. Since they are not from the same era, they have little intersection in the music industry. However, when Andy Tsai’s music industry rose in 1990, the two still achieved their first "Wang Jianwang" with a "The True Story of Ah Fei". Watching the opposite play of the two is a typical portrayal of "acting skills + face value".

Six years later, the two of them collaborated on "New Shanghai Beach" again, and the two legendary images of "Xu Wenqiang" and "Ding Li" were also not incompatible. Therefore, although brother and Andy did not cooperate much, they finally got along well every time.

7. Leslie Cheung vs Jacky Cheung

The True Story of Ah Fei & Eastern Heretic and Western Poison

As early as the mid-1980s, although Jacky Cheung did not reach the level of "song god", he was already recognized as a "rising star" in the music industry. Later, he collaborated with his brother’s former manager Chen Shufen, which is also a portrayal of the fate of the two in the entertainment industry.

In the 1980s, although his brother and Jacky Cheung had an appointment to cooperate, they had different "levels" and did not go deep. In 1990, his brother quit the music scene, and the two finally "saw the king" in "The True Story of Ah Fei", but in terms of aura, Jacky Cheung was still a "little brother" in front of his brother at that time.

Four years later, the two collaborated on "Eastern Heretic Western Poison", which is summarized in one sentence: So you are Ouyang Feng and Hong Qigong like this! And in this play, my brother also became Jacky Cheung’s "agent".

The 1990s: The Four Heavenly Kings

If the 1980s was the peak of Hong Kong pop music, then the 1990s was the peak of entertainment superstars. During those 10 years, the legendary "Four Heavenly Kings" ruled the entire music scene, and the "Most Popular Male Singer" must have been produced among the four. The top ten Chinese/song hits accounted for half or even two-thirds, and the "Golden Melody Award" and "Sales Champion" could not escape their palms. In addition, they had countless fans on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places. Today, no one can replicate this glory that can rise to the level of "cultural influence"!

Of course, Hong Kong’s entertainment industry is characterized by "singing and acting". Naturally, the Four Heavenly Kings have been filming a lot (Andy Lau is particularly productive), and audiences have been expecting the four to co-star in a film, but it has not really been realized so far ("The Banquet of the Rich" is not included). So how many times have the four played opposite each other?

　

1. Andy Lau vs Jacky Cheung

"Mong Kok Carmen" & "Super School Fighter" & "Jianghu" &

Among the Four Heavenly Kings, Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung’s film collaboration lasted from the 1980s to 2016, which can be described as a "long love". Although in the music industry, the two "Wang can’t see the king" (Jacky Cheung admits that there is a "competitive mentality" with Andy Lau, and it is not common for the two to perform alone in the 1990s, and they will join the other two heavenly kings), the two often play "good brothers" in the film. The first is "Mong Kok Carmen", which is not only Wong Kar-wai’s directorial debut, but also the acting skills of the two heavenly kings are more recognized. Jacky Cheung also won the Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actor", which is still one of the masterpieces of the two’s film careers today.

In the 1990s "Super School Overlord", the two even performed "eating shoes" and "eating the refrigerator" stunts!

In 2004’s "Jianghu", the two continued the "boss" and "younger brother" images of "Carmen Mong Kok", and their aura was equal.

In 2016’s "Macao 3", although the two of them played very little (only playing table tennis and taking a group photo), it was enough to arouse the audience’s feelings for the "Four Heavenly Kings". Now it seems that Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung should belong to the "acting responsibility" of the "Four Heavenly Kings".

2. Andy Lau VS Guo Fucheng

"Nine One Condor Heroes" & "five hundred million Inspector Lei Luo Biography 2: Father and Son Feud" & "Machine Boy True and False Veyron" &

In contrast, the films that Andy worked with Chengcheng are more in line with the concept of "face value responsibility". In 1991, Andy established the "Sky Screen Film Company" and started filming the "September 1st Condor Heroes". At that time, Guo Fucheng was still not popular in Hong Kong, but Andy admired him very much, so he invited him to play the villain "Silver Fox" in the film. As a result, the two handsome guys had a lot of sparks. In addition to the box office hit, Chengcheng also nominated for the "Best Supporting Actor" at the Academy Awards, which can be described as a win-win situation.

One of the most impressive rivalry scenes is the "love affair" between the two heavenly kings.

In "five hundred million Inspector Leiluo Biography 2: Father and Son Feud", the two finally turned "enemy" into "pro", playing a father and son who went from "confrontation" to "understanding". This is the only time the two have performed a gunfight scene together so far. Of course, whether we let Chengcheng play Andy’s "son" or Andy plays "old man" in front of Chengcheng, maybe we will never see it again.

In 1992, Andy’s "Tianmu" company produced another "The True and False Dragon of the Machine Boy" and played the "retarded" and "genius" gang boss, and Chengcheng played his bodyguard. In this film, Chengcheng rarely appeared without the classic "Guo Fucheng Head" look. Instead, he used hair wax to comb into the "back head", but he was still equally handsome. After the cooperation of the three plays, Chengcheng’s character setting is relatively "cool" and even "angry youth", which is in sharp contrast to Andy’s comedy performances in "The Nine-Day Condor Heroes" and "The True and False Dragon of the Machine Boy".

　

Later, Chengcheng became one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", and the film cooperation with Andy was suspended. Of course, there were many performances in the music world at that time (Chengcheng was also a guest at Andy’s concert in 1994). It was not until 2012 that the two people jointly starred in "Chills", which "echoed" 19 years ago (1993) "Super School Overlord". The former Chengcheng starred in a cameo of Andy and the latter played a cameo of Chengcheng. But at this time, the roles played by the two who have become film giants are not what they used to be: a deputy commissioner of police, a director of security, and a powerful aura.

3. Andy Lau PK Dawn

"Dragons" & "Infernal Affairs 3: Ultimate Infernal"

Among the four heavenly kings, Andy Lau and Guo Fucheng may be "the king can’t see the king" because of their titles, but their feelings should have no impact. Although they have a "competitive" mentality with Jacky Cheung, they are not antagonistic in their relationship. But facing Dawn, they became recognized as "old enemies in the music world" at that time. Not only was PK powerful in the awards, but there were also reports of "disputes" and "fights" between the two factions of fans, so the two rarely appeared at the same time without the other two heavenly kings. It was not until 2010 that Andy’s concert, when Dawn appeared as a guest, cried and said that "after walking all the way, I realized that everyone was actually friends", and the public opinion really regarded it as "eliminating enmity".

　

In the 1990s, the two of them only co-starred in one "Dragon Teng Four Seas", but there were only two opposite scenes, which added up to less than 5 minutes. It can be seen that "cooperation" is quite taboo.

It was not until 10 years later that the two really had a rival play in "Infernal Affairs 3: The Ultimate Infernal". In fact, the conflict between Liu Jianming and Yang Jinrong was also one of the main lines of the third film, which was heavier than the one with Chen Yongren, and both the performance and the gimmick fully satisfied the audience. However, the gossip behind it was still boiling – it was rumored that Liming learned that Andy Lau’s salary was higher than his own, and he was so angry that he refused to take the role for a while. It can be seen that as long as the two cooperate, there will be turmoil, and it is better to act together less.

4. Jacky Cheung vs Dawn

"The Moon Shines on the East" & "Monster Beast City"

Although Liming minds co-starring with Andy Lau in a movie, he does not mind co-starring with Jacky Cheung. The first is that both of them are artists under "Polygold"; the second two have different routes (Jacky Cheung plays the main song, and Liming highlights the "Little Fresh Meat" attribute), so it will not be embarrassing or embarrassing to play opposite scenes.

　

But it was no coincidence that Andy Lau and Guo Fucheng had to "fight" for the first time in a rival play, and Jacky Cheung and Liming were no exception: for the first time, they collaborated on "The Moon Shines on the East of Jiandong" (in 1992, there was no "Four Heavenly Kings" at that time, but Jacky Cheung and Liming had already called Liu Dehua the "Three Musketeers"). In the climax scene, the two fisted and splashed with blood, and the purpose was only for one woman (Guan Zhilin). Speaking of which, this is the only time in the film where the Four Heavenly Kings cooperate with each other to fight for "love".

Of course, in terms of acting skills, Jacky Cheung’s performance in the film is still better than Dawn’s, especially the "prince" who has gone mad at the end to fulfill his lover and rival in love and commit suicide in the sea. It can be regarded as the most tragic scene in the film where the four heavenly kings cooperate with each other.

In the second "Monster Beast City", the two "turn enemies into friends" and play the colleagues of the SWAT team who capture monsters. But this time it is Tsui Hark who collaborates with them, so the friendship between the two in the film is diluted by each other’s love scenes with Li Jiaxin and Li Ruotong. So after watching the movie, we can remember that the two "Li Meimei" are very charming, but we don’t quite remember the spark of the rival scenes of the two heavenly kings. Maybe they both appeared in science fiction films as "Wenqing", which is a bit impressive, right?

　

Easter Egg: Andy Lau VS Jacky Cheung VS Guo Fucheng: "Super School Overlord"

1993 was the year when the "Four Heavenly Kings" were the most popular, and both competition and even grudges officially broke out in this year, so it was a fantasy that the four of them could cooperate in a movie! But Wang Jing still tried his best to pull three of the Heavenly Kings (although Guo Fucheng was only willing to make cameos) and became the biggest gimmick of the play. As long as they could stand together, the audience would watch it. Therefore, "Super School Overlord" also took more than 17 million at the box office as a bad movie, which is quite rare.

Of course, seeing this scene, many viewers will still consciously make up Ren Dahua’s "brain" as Dawn, and this drama has become the only "opponent drama" between Jacky Cheung and Guo Fucheng so far.

New Century: Unique

After the "Four Heavenly Kings" ended, the first "Heavenly Kings" to become popular in the Hong Kong music scene were undoubtedly Nicholas Tse and Eason Chan. Nicholas Tse became red to purple around 2000, such as "Love Because of Love", "Must Go", "Thank You for Your Love 1999" and other golden songs, which became the most classic memories of young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait; Eason Chan gradually rose after 2001. "Ten Years" and "Next Year Today" became the golden songs of "Bad Street" in both the mainland and Hong Kong, and they are still well-deserved superstars today. In short, during the peak period of this "girlfriends", their music influence can be described as "one ride on the dust"!

　

Of course, they have also cooperated with the heavenly kings in the film industry to see who they are.

1. Nicholas Tse VS Xu Guanjie

"The Big Winner."

This is the last film that Xu Guanjie has starred in so far. Although it is not a match for the protagonist Nicholas Tse, it is a collaboration that spans 30 years of Hong Kong pop music. What’s more, one is still retiring, and the other is at the peak, which is another level of "Wang Jianwang".

2. Nicholas Tse VS Wu Bai

"Countercurrent."

Since they are both good at playing rock and roll, Nicholas Tse and Wu Bai must be very compatible both inside and outside the play. Of course, the first cooperation also needs to be "fierce", so there is this "Downstream". The two in the film are not only very cool in appearance, but also quite good in skills. Coupled with a good reputation, on the one hand, more people have invited Wu Bai to act, and on the other hand, Nicholas Tse has further opened up his style and market as an "action actor".

3. Nicholas Tse VS Andy Lau

The New Shaolin Temple.

In 2011, Nicholas Tse collaborated with Andy Lau for the first time in "New Shaolin Temple", even if he was willing to play the villain, but in the end the film also got him nominated for the Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actor". As the king of two generations, Andy Tse made more audiences know him by inviting Nicholas Tse as a concert guest, so Nicholas Tse has always been grateful to Andy, and this time "Wang Jianwang" also showed their acting skills.

4. Nicholas Tse VS Jay Chou

"The War Against Us"

In the new century, the two kings of Hong Kong and Taiwan "saw the king" for the first time, just like the cooperation between Nicholas Tse and Wu Bai in "Downstream", they must be "fierce" to attract the audience, not to mention that the two are such "unique" superstars, how can they not attract the audience’s attention?

In this collaboration, the two followed the classic "Brothers + Two Heroes" model of Hong Kong films, from Malaysia to helicopters and then to the sea ship. How popular can they be? Even if they don’t talk about their acting skills, they are full of gimmicks.

5. Eason Chan VS Guo Fucheng

"Charge"

In fact, Eason Chan cooperated with the king of music earlier than Nicholas Tse, and the first time was this "Charge". The two generations of kings co-starred in the duo, both gunfight and funny, with their own points of view. More importantly, through participating in different types of works, Eason Chan allowed more audiences to see his malleability in performance.

6. Eason Chan vs Andy Lau

"Brothers of Life and Death"

The former "Wireless Five Tigers" could not make up for Tony Leung, but with Eason Chan, the king of heaven, he did not lose. Although Eason Chan’s acting skills are still young in front of the other four tigers, he is also better at never having stage fright when performing such a serious police and bandit theme, and he has handled the role well, which shows that he is an actor himself. And the film is also very addictive to coreference with Andy Wai pistol, and the theme song "Brothers" co-written by the two (composed by Eason Chan and written by Andy Lau) is equally classic.

7. Eason Chan vs Lin Zixiang

"Wild Dog"

As a "hidden song", Lin Zixiang, who has faded out of the film industry after the new century, has also worked with Eason Chan. In fact, since Eason Chan’s debut, Lin Zixiang has been very optimistic about him. In addition to singing "Ten Inch" with him in concerts, he has also designated him to cover his classic song "Digital Life", which shows the fate of the two generations of "Heavenly Kings". The two are rare to play "opponents", and this time they have also done their homework. This film has also become another masterpiece of director Guo Zijian.

So over the past 30 years, there have been countless examples of the two great singers in the music industry "Wang Jianwang" in movies, and from the perspective of film standards, at least most of them have been regarded as classics by the audience. It can be seen that although they are singers, their acting is also full of spark. With this alone, how can you not look forward to "Undercover Superstar"?