Chapter 812: 《When Love Has Become a Thing of the Past》

Director Mark thought it over repeatedly and agreed to Luo Mo's Requirement.

It was just that, regarding the transaction process, only a portion of the copyright fee and screenwriter adaptation fee would be paid first, with the rest deferred to later.

Regarding this, Luo Mo was indifferent.

What he cared about was not money.

But rather things on other levels.

In Director Mark's view, Infernal Affairs was too popular in Huaxia, and the box office was too high.

If he could remake it well and then have it imported by the Huaxia Review Department, the box office in the Huaxia region alone might reach a terrifying number!

In this way, the money could still be earned back.

He also used this to discuss, or rather negotiate, with the company bosses, and then persuaded them.

For Luo Mo, this was just a small interlude during the year.

But he would still earnestly complete the script for the Hollywood version of Infernal Affairs.

Or rather, it should be called—The Departed!

This film, remade from Infernal Affairs, could be said to have swept all the major awards back in the day!

It was just a pity that the major awards related to screenwriting were instead won by that Hollywood screenwriter who adapted the script, and the original screenwriter's name wasn't even mentioned.

"However, this news can be released in advance," Luo Mo thought to himself.

The Lantern Festival was about to arrive, and the most explosive time of the Spring Festival slot had actually already passed.

Although the box office for Infernal Affairs was still stable, the daily box office was no longer as terrifying as it had been in the previous few days; it needed some blockbuster news to ignite the market!

And wouldn't having the rights bought by a top-tier Hollywood director and a major company during its theatrical run be a blockbuster bomb?

After the news spread, for a moment, the first reaction of many people was actually: "Fake news."

"Laugh to death, fake at a glance!"

"This kind of news is just absurd!"

It wasn't until Luo Mo Studio specifically posted the news, and various news media followed up with reports, that everyone was completely dumbfounded.

"Holy crap! Director Mark!?"

"Ox! This is the number one director of Hollywood gangster films!"

"A Hollywood version of Infernal Affairs? The localization will need a major overhaul."

"Ox, how many years has it been since I've seen such big news."

"Luo Mo is really living up to expectations!"

"Tell me loudly, what is called cultural Output!"

And when everyone learned that Luo Mo would personally handle the script, everyone's enthusiasm was pushed to a climax!

This caused the daily box office of Infernal Affairs to break through 300 million again!

Judging by the current box office form, Infernal Affairs would eventually finish with a box office of just over 5 billion.

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After the Lantern Festival, the crew of Farewell My Concubine would resume work.

In addition to being busy with the filming of the movie, Luo Mo was also preparing for his and Xu Chujing's wedding.

After discussing it with Xu Chujing, they decided they did not intend to hold a very grand wedding.

Many celebrities in the circle like to hold so-called century weddings, or weddings costing over a hundred million.

Because both of them had extensive Connections, there would be many people to invite, and they would certainly spend a lot of money, but in terms of style, they hoped to hold the ceremony in a low-key manner.

Rather than starting to hype it up from the preparation stage and continuing to hype it for half a month after the wedding...

The time for Luo Mo and Xu Chujing's wedding was set for the end of the month.

At the same time, both were Singers, and neither intended to perform Singing at the wedding venue.

Anyone who has been married knows that a wedding is a very exhausting and grueling ceremony.

Better to keep it relaxed.

The final result was that exactly three days after Farewell My Concubine wrapped up, it was the day Luo Mo and Xu Chujing held their wedding.

Because their National Popularity was too high and they had received so many invitations, the news of the two getting married today still topped the Weibo Hot Search.

But the wedding process was kept simple, and no excessive news or photos were leaked, so the ceremony was held in such a low-key manner.

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The entire climate had now gradually turned warmer.

Tong Qinglin's health seemed to have improved somewhat as the weather warmed up.

For many elderly people, as long as they survive the winter, the next half year or more can go much more smoothly.

The post-production of Farewell My Concubine did not take too long.

After all, this film was not a post-production-heavy type.

After everything was finished, Luo Mo sent the film for review.

At the same time, he also sent the film to participate in the Jin Zonglü Dianyingjie in France.

Here on Blue Star, many foreign awards naturally do not require a "Dragon Mark".

That is to say, regardless of whether the Review Department has passed the review, the film can still be submitted for awards.

This is also why many so-called "banned films" cannot be screened domestically but can win awards abroad.

However, on Blue Star, these mainstream domestic awards all require the film to pass the review before they can participate.

Luo Mo didn't think that Section Chief Zhong Lin of the Review Department would block his film.

Submitting *Farewell My Concubine* to the Jin Zonglü Dianyingjie early was purely because there wasn't enough time.

The film festival also invited Luo Mo, Xu Chujing, and others to walk the red carpet.

But Luo Mo had to accompany Tong Qinglin, so he politely declined.

On Earth, *Farewell My Concubine* won the grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993.

At that time, it could be said to have caused a sensation across the entire nation!

The director, Brother Kaizi, was instantly canonized as a god, achieving his own directorial Myth.

The following year, *Farewell My Concubine* achieved further success, receiving an Oscar Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

*Time* magazine evaluated this film as one of the best films in all of Huaxia during the 90s; through the emotions of two Peking Opera Actors spanning over half a century, it reflected the historical changes of Huaxia society.

What kind of achievements *Farewell My Concubine* could attain on Blue Star, Luo Mo did not know.

Whether it could win an award, he was also not very clear.

After all, winning awards is a matter of favorable timing, geographical convenience, and human harmony.

For the same film, it might win if it participates in this edition, but it might not if it participates in the next.

Luo Mo had a very good mindset.

He felt one sentence made a lot of sense: "Once a person has expectations, they also have troubles."

Don't think too much, and then, everything will be an unexpected gain.

But on the other side, Mrs. Zhong Lin of the Review Department did not think so.

"Luo Mo, you are the tribulation in my life!"

This film is indeed highly artistic, and it is truly Ox!

But an average person really might not dare to pass it through review.

No, they absolutely wouldn't dare!

Zhong Lin felt that Luo Mo had never sent a normal film for review!

Moreover, because some of the content in this film was truly too sensitive, it made it so that Mrs. Zhong Lin could not make the decision alone and had to hold a small meeting within the Review Department.

In reality, it was... just to have more people share the blame together.

Three days later, Luo Mo finally received the news that *Farewell My Concubine* had successfully passed review.

The early promotional work for the film could then begin to be set in motion.

Promotion, isn't that simple?

First, let's release a song.

This song is performed by Luo Mo himself.

——It is called *When Love Has Become the Past*.

(PS: I coughed so hard my lungs were about to come out.)

(End of this chapter)