On November 5, the movie "Burning City" starring Andy Lau and Wu Yanshu, and producer Jiang Zhiqiang made a surprise appearance at the Guangzhou roadshow. "Burning City" packages social issues in the form of a commercial blockbuster, tells the story of a hazardous material leakag

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On November 5, the movie "Burning City" starring Andy Lau , Wu Yanshu , and producer Jiang Zhiqiang made a surprise appearance at the Guangzhou roadshow. "Burning City" packages social issues in the form of a commercial blockbuster, tells the story of a hazardous material leakage crisis that endangers the entire Hong Kong, and triggers public attention and thinking about electronic waste. After the movie was released, it received good reviews and its box office gradually climbed: on November 5, the single-day box office surpassed "Venom: The Last Dance" and ranked first in the single-day box office; the total box office of the film also exceeded 100 million on that day.

html The 263-year-old Andy Lau became the young man in this round of Guangzhou road show, and he formed the "60, 70, 80" group with the 70-year-old Jiang Zhiqiang and the 86-year-old Wu Yanshu. The three of them were in high spirits and expressed their gratitude to the audience as soon as they appeared on stage. Andy Lau affectionately calls the audience of "Burning City" "Moat". He lamented that in his 40 years of acting, he was lucky enough to meet people like the film's producer Jiang Zhiqiang who love Hong Kong movies and are willing to pay for them. He also thanked so many viewers for supporting Hong Kong movies: "Thank you for being willing to grow up with Hong Kong movies. "

In "Burning City", Andy Lau plays environmental expert Fan Weili. He was a senior government official. When he was in office, he pushed to simplify customs declaration procedures, but this allowed the illegal business of smuggling electronic waste to take advantage of him. His firefighter wife Fan Lai Meiyi (played by Tong Yao) was also killed in a container explosion. . After the leak crisis occurred, he tried to turn the tide and tried every means to avoid the disaster. There are voices on the Internet describing Andy Lau's best acting performance in recent years in "Burning City". Wu Yanshu also praised Andy Lau as "very, very good" and performed Fan Weili's character characteristics of "integrity, kindness, idealism, perseverance, and trustworthiness". .

This is not the first time Andy Lau has paid attention to social issues in a movie. An audience member at the scene mentioned Andy Lau's other movie " Lost Orphans ", which was based on the case of Guo Gangtang's son's abduction. The second trial was pronounced on October 30. The two defendants were sentenced to suspended death and life imprisonment respectively. Guo Gangtang also publicly thanked Andy Lau for letting him go. Everyone saw the group of orphans. In response, Andy Lau responded: "I have always followed up. This matter will be left to the law for assessment. I hope Brother Guo can find peace and healing." As a public figure, Andy Lau consciously bears a social responsibility. He said that he will continue to make films and TV shows that pay attention to society in the future, and hopes to communicate with everyone.

Wu Yanshu plays Fan Weili's mother-in-law in "Burning City" and is also the mother of firefighter Li Jiefeng ( Bai Yu). She suffered the loss of two children, both her daughter and son, who died in the line of duty. Wu Yanshu's performance moved many audiences. Talking about this role, Wu Yanshu described her as a "great Chinese mother": "She has a deep understanding of everyone and the small family. Her son and daughter were sacrificed in the sea of fire, but she understood very well that it was Because of their sacrifice, more families were reunited, so she endured her pain and was a very great mother. "

In the past week, "Burning City" held many roadshows across the country, and producer Jiang Zhiqiang almost never stopped attending one. Communicate with audiences everywhere. At this Guangzhou roadshow, he admitted that it was a risk to put this large-invested film in an unpopular schedule, but he did not think that "Burning City" was "untimely": "Except for a few popular schedules, the audience is You also need to watch movies at other times. I believe the audience will like "Burning City". "After the film was released for five days, he observed with satisfaction that the audience understood "Burning City": "Our movie hopes to make everyone pay attention to foreign garbage. Many viewers have felt this issue. In addition, the movie spends a lot of time portraying the firefighters, and many viewers have developed a deeper respect for firefighters.