Chapter 796: Three Years and Another Three Years

The filming of *Infernal Affairs* was proceeding in an orderly manner.

This was Luo Mo's first time collaborating with so many Hong Kong Actors.

It was also at this moment that he finally understood why Hong Kong used to be so efficient at making movies, capable of producing a film in one or two months, or even two weeks, and it might even become a box office hit.

Filming over here in Hong Kong really pursues efficiency.

Of course, if you watch Hong Kong dramas or Hong Kong movies, you will find that their performances are somewhat formulaic in many places.

For instance, in a certain situation, everyone might act from the same mold.

Filming this way is faster, the audience won't be overly critical, and the process can keep moving forward.

But in places that need to shine, the crew will always stop to refine and polish.

Luo Mo coming in to direct *Infernal Affairs* actually slowed the entire crew's efficiency down a little.

In this crew, there are quite a few golden supporting Actors.

Among these people, some had even won Best Actor when they were young; now that they are older, although they don't take the lead, they still play some important roles.

Even when facing them, Luo Mo displayed his incredibly strict side.

If it weren't for the massive success of *Peerless* beforehand, and the fact that he was already challenging the title of a 30-billion-box-office director, there might have been some old-timers harboring quite a few complaints behind his back.

Now it's different; whatever he says, everyone does.

It's just that Director Luo's pickiness also made many people start to get curious about his own acting skills.

For the past few days, Luo Mo had been adapting to the rhythm of being a Hong Kong film director for the first time, so he hadn't stepped in to act himself, focusing on filming scenes that didn't involve him.

Starting today, he was going to step onto the set.

These Hong Kong Actors had all seen the movies Luo Mo had acted in previously.

Like his plastic-surgery-level acting in *Dying to Survive*, it was widely recognized.

However, the finished film is one thing, and the filming process is another.

Some Actors need to be polished over and over again.

Some Actors are as if helped by the divine, finishing in one take.

Everyone still wanted to see what kind of effect Director Luo, who was incredibly picky toward others, would have when he performed on set himself.

……..

……..

In the morning, most of the Hong Kong Actors in the crew arrived at the scene early.

Some Actors who didn't have scenes to shoot today also found all sorts of excuses to come to the set.

Some brought breakfast for Actors they were familiar with.

Some said they came for a morning run, even specifically changing into a morning run outfit.

Some said their daughter called yesterday and asked for Luo Mo's autograph.

In short, when a group of real Actors wants to act in front of you, there's nothing you can do.

Luo Mo actually roughly understood that they just wanted to watch him act on set.

With so many seniors present, he wouldn't get stage fright.

He was no longer the Luo Mo from a few years ago when he first started acting in *Celestial Sword 5 Qixia Zhuan*.

But he still felt a bit of pressure.

This pressure didn't mainly come from the onlookers on set.

It mainly came from that performer of Chen Yongren on Earth.

You have to know, that is Liang Chaowei!

Today, the scene Luo Mo was going to shoot was a classic scene on the rooftop.

A meme that has been very popular on Earth in recent years, "Three years and another three years," comes from this very scene.

According to the story background, Chen Yongren, played by Luo Mo, was originally a student at the Police Training School. Under the arrangement of his superior Huang Zhicheng, he was forced to drop out of school, but in reality, he was executing a secret mission to go undercover in the Triad, and his boss was named Han Chen.

In this movie, the other protagonist, Liu Jianming, is played by Hua Jiaqun.

It's thanks to Qunzai taking good care of himself over the years, otherwise, this good opportunity might not have fallen into his lap.

And Liu Jianming, played by Hua Jiaqun, was originally a member of the Triad.

Under the instructions of his boss Han Chen, he became a Hong Kong Police officer to go undercover in the Police.

And as time passed, Han Chen also gained a certain amount of trust on the gangster side.

As for Liu Jianming, he rose through the ranks and held a high position.

The exciting part of this movie lies in the fact that both sides have planted undercover agents.

Back in the day, this could be called an excellent creative idea.

The Actor Luo Mo was acting opposite in the scene he shot today was named Cheng Qi.

The character he played was Huang Zhicheng, who sent Chen Yongren to go undercover in the gang.

Nowadays, on the Police side, he is the only one meeting with Chen Yongren, and he is also the only one who knows Chen Yongren's true identity as a Police officer.

When it officially started filming, Luo Mo entered the state in an instant.

As soon as Huang Zhicheng saw Chen Yongren, he questioned him: "You've already hurt people several times just by yourself. I tried every possible way to tell the Department of Justice that you have psychological problems and told you to see a Psychologist, yet you still go around hitting people."

"Are you really a psychopath?" He was wearing a suit and sunglasses, leaning on the railing, turning his head to stare at Chen Yongren and saying.

"Have you forgotten whether you are a cop or a crook?"

Chen Yongren, played by Luo Mo, lowered his head slightly, his face making a subtle movement; even though there was nothing in his mouth, it looked as if he were chewing on something.

Such a simple handling instantly reflected the character's psychological activity.

Originally silent, with his left hand in a cast, he raised his right hand after hearing this sentence and gestured a number. Although he looked a bit sloppy and unkempt, the resentment in his mouth came rushing toward the face.

"It was clearly agreed to be three years, and three years after three years!"

"Three years after another three years!"

"It's been almost ten years, boss!"

He frowned, staring at Huang Zhicheng.

At this moment, it was Huang Zhicheng who looked straight ahead, not looking at him.

It was very obvious that he was also somewhat avoiding this question.

Finally, not knowing how to explain, he just said with a similarly sharp tone: "Can't you have a better attitude toward me?"

"Right now, only I know your identity in all of Hong Kong."

"I'll go back and delete your entire file; you can be a gangster for the rest of your life, and I won't have to be bothered anymore," said Huang Zhicheng, who was wearing sunglasses.

Chen Yongren's tone held a hint of agitation at this moment.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Remind myself every day that I'm a cop?"

"Say in my dreams: 'Put down the gun, I'm a cop!'"

"Like this?"

He raised his voice while leaning in to shout into Huang Zhicheng's ear.

Huang Zhicheng turned his head away upon hearing it.

He took a few deep breaths, did not continue this topic, and instead went straight to the point: "When is Han Chen shipping the goods?"

"I don't know." Chen Yongren turned away directly, walked to the railing on the side, and stood with his back to Huang Zhicheng, seemingly too lazy to deal with him.

But after a few seconds of silence, he suddenly said: "This week."

Such details actually highlight the character design very clearly.

As a police officer, Chen Yongren has been mixing with the underworld for a long time; he is very miserable, and it seems like there are problems on a psychological level.

He holds a grudge against Huang Zhicheng, but even so, he still does what he is supposed to do; after finishing his angry words, he told Huang Zhicheng the information he had mastered.

People are not just black or white; many film and television works like to shape protagonists into perfect people, into figures who are absolutely bright, great, and upright, as if they will never waver, never have emotional breakdowns, and are always positive and optimistic.

But this is absolutely unrealistic.

Listening to Chen Yongren's words, Huang Zhicheng said: "What?!"

"Within this week!" Chen Yongren turned his head back, his tone still very sharp, but the time given was increasingly precise.

He said in a low voice that the Thai guy had already arrived, called for a vehicle to collect the goods, and was going to sell them to someone else.

"Where is the warehouse?" Huang Zhicheng immediately pressed.

"How would I know where the warehouse is?" Chen Yongren's emotions flared up again.

It is very obvious that over these many years, Huang Zhicheng has constantly asked him questions he could not answer and asked for information he did not currently have the ability to obtain; he is already a bit fed up with this.

For a good Actor, the emotions revealed in the tone can actually indirectly convey Drama information that is not explicitly stated.

"I've only been following him for three years!" Chen Yongren looked directly at Huang Zhicheng, who was wearing sunglasses.

Cheng Qi, who played Huang Zhicheng, was wearing sunglasses; for some reason, he instinctively shifted his gaze, not meeting Luo Mo's eyes, and it was unclear whether he was looking down in thought or felt that the question he had asked was a bit unreasonable.

But it is very obvious that the rhythm of the entire scene right now is being led by Luo Mo!

He throws the scene out, and then Cheng Qi catches it!

And one must know, there is a twenty-year age gap between them, and a twenty-year gap in acting experience as well.

Hua Jiaqun and the others watched from the side, clicking their tongues in wonder.

They rarely saw Cheng Qi being led by someone else while acting.

Because he has always had a powerful aura and usually plays Ox characters.

After a while, Huang Zhicheng patted Chen Yongren on the shoulder and said: "Retire as soon as this case is cracked."

"Don't give me that!" Chen Yongren, wearing a leather jacket, put his hands on his hips, looking completely unconvinced, and said: "I've heard that line over nine thousand times."

From this, it can be seen that Huang Zhicheng had made promises many times before, but after he completed his missions, he still had to continue lurking and continue being an Undercover.

As time went on, Chen Yongren seemed to have become a bit resigned to his fate.

Huang Zhicheng handed a file bag to Chen Yongren.

Chen Yongren opened it and took out a wiretap.

"Tch, this piece of junk again," he complained.

"The Police Department is so rich, can't you change to something more advanced?"

Huang Zhicheng looked at him and asked: "Do you want one that's implanted in the body?"

Chen Yongren even asked seriously: "Implanted where?"

The two looked at each other, smiled at each other, and both laughed out loud.

The atmosphere eased up during this little joke.

Chen Yongren took another look at the bag and took out a watch from inside.

"A pinhole camera?" he said, looking at the watch.

He flipped the watch over, carefully examining the device, looking at every detail, and then asked: "Where's the pinhole?"

Huang Zhicheng looked at the watch in his hand and said in a low voice: "The 25th is your birthday, you double-crosser."

So this was not equipment for him to carry out a mission, but a gift purely for him.

Chen Yongren looked up at him.

At this moment, the eyes and micro-expressions really test one's acting skills.

Some Actors can handle it very well, while others handle it very deliberately.

This time, it was equivalent to Huang Zhicheng throwing the scene, and it was Luo Mo's turn to catch it.

Luo Mo's forehead wrinkled, his eyebrows dipped slightly; he first glanced at Huang Zhicheng, then lowered his eyelids to glance at the watch in his hand, his eyes showing two subtle changes in a short period of time.

Then, he curled his lip.

"Tch, I never wear a watch," Chen Yongren said.

This was obviously just talk.

After speaking, Luo Mo had another piece of direction here, which was to glance at Huang Zhicheng again, wanting to see his reaction.

Seeing that Huang Zhicheng didn't take it to heart, he let out another "tch," and instead of putting the watch on, he shoved it directly into his pocket.

"The details are handled well!" Hua Jiaqun and the others said.

"This take is a pass!" They all thought so.

In their eyes, Cheng Qi even had the advantage in this scene, because he was wearing sunglasses, making his eyes invisible and requiring no eye acting, whereas it was completely different for Luo Mo, who even had a plaster cast on.

Following a shout of "Cut—", Luo Mo relaxed his entire body, detaching himself from the performance state; with his leather jacket draped over him, his entire posture changed, becoming the same as usual, standing straight instead of really looking like a hoodlum.

He went over to check the results, looked up at Cheng Qi, and said directly, "Let's do one more for safety."

Everyone: "."

Big boss, you want to do another one for safety!?

At this moment, no one felt that Director Luo was being picky anymore.

Because it was very obvious, he was even pickier with himself!

(End of this chapter)