"Sweeping Drugs 2" co-produced by Andy Lau, Louis Koo and Miao Qiaowei is currently in theaters. As of press time, "Sweeping Drugs 2" has reached 1.083 billion gross box office, which is very likely to surpass "Wushuang" to become the highest-grossing Hong Kong movie in the Mainland. With such a high box office, the largest investor, the Bank Capital Institution, became the big winner. As the actor and producer of the film, Andy Lau can get the remuneration, production supervision fee and investment box office dividends, which can be regarded as the second most profitable winner. The results of
"Sweeping Drugs 2" must be a joy to many loyal viewers of Hong Kong movies, especially Chinese fans. Now Andy Lau has another good news for us. He is willing to participate in the production or performance of "Wandering Earth 2".
In an interview with the headline character, the special guest interviewer Gong Geer (one of the writers and producers of The Wandering Earth) invited Andy to shoot "Wandering Earth 2". I like it very much, especially the world view expressed in it
"The Wandering Earth" is a major science fiction adventure film directed by Guo Fan, Wu Jing, Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, and Wu Mengda in 2019. It is based on Liu Cixin’s novel of the same name. The story is set in In 2075, it tells the story of the impending destruction of the sun and is no longer suitable for human survival. Faced with desperation, mankind will start the "Wandering Earth" project, trying to take the earth to escape from the solar system and find a new home for mankind.
The last place of "Wandering Earth" The quality of presentation is also worthy of the first true science fiction blockbuster in Chinese film history. It has a well-completed story, comparable to Hollywood's visual effects, and a value setting that is in line with the aesthetic appeal of the Orientals. This also makes "Wandering Earth" a success. Very good market performance, with a total box office of 4.6 billion, becoming the runner-up of the mainland movie history box office list. In 2019, we can say that this is the benchmark of Chinese science fiction films and the future development direction of Chinese science fiction films.
The attentive audience also discovered that the ending of "The Wandering Earth" was especially grateful to Mr. Andy Lau. Many people wonder why? Andy Lau did not invest, nor was he a leading role. Why would you want to thank Hua Tsai?
Actually, it starts with Andy Lau's creation of an Asian Rising Star Guidance Project in 2004. This project has funded six talented young directors, including Ning Hao, who became famous for "Crazy Stone".
Later, Ning Hao, together with Xu Zheng and other directors, initiated the "Bad Monkey 72 Transformation Project" to train young Chinese filmmakers, including Lu Yang's "Xiuchundao", Wen Muye's "I am not the God of Medicine", and Guo Sail is also one of them. Ning Hao not only sold the copyright of "Wandering Earth" to Guo Fan, he was also willing to borrow the props of "Crazy Alien" to Guo Fan when "The Wandering Earth" encountered funding problems.
Ning Hao’s help and influence on Guo Fan is obvious, and the source of the idea of supporting filmmakers is actually Andy Lau. He was supported by Chow Yun-fat back then, and Ning Hao also inherited this attitude of drinking water and not forgetting to dig a well. In this cycle, a series of directors can show their talents and allow audiences to see more possibilities of Chinese-language movies. The results of this possibility are "I am not a medicine god", "Wandering Earth", and " A high-quality movie like "Xiu Chun Dao".
This is why Guo Fan especially thanked Ning Hao and also thanked Andy Lau.
It seems that Andy Lau and "The Wandering Earth" still have a lot of origins, and there are also rumors on the Internet that Andy Lau was originally scheduled to play the role of Liu Peiqiang because of his injury. Regardless of the specific truth, "The Wandering Earth" is over, look forward to the second one. Many netizens also expressed great expectations for Andy Lau's willingness to participate in "Wandering Earth 2".
Although I don’t know how likely Andy Lau is to appear, it can be said that he is sincere from the words "absolute consideration" in the king's mouth. In fact, as long as the schedule is right, there is still a scene for Hua Tsai to appear in "Wandering Earth 2", everyone can look forward to
