In that year's "Infernal Affairs II", this group of people put on a great show from beginning to end.

Speaking of outstanding Hong Kong films after 2000, "Infernal Affairs" is probably the first one that pops up in many people's minds.

This film, "Infernal Affairs", which has been hailed as a rescue work for Hong Kong films, once again brought about the grand occasion of Hong Kong people queuing up to buy tickets to watch the movie.

It also led to a trend of undercover films.

After the success of "Infernal Affairs" that year, Lau Wai-keung and Mak Siu-fai also struck while the iron was hot and quickly launched two sequels.

Among them, the prequel "Infernal Affairs II" is quite special among the trilogy.

The undercover element has been weakened. Instead, it is more like a Hong Kong gangster movie.

At that time, after "Infernal Affairs II" came out, a reporter interviewed Edison Chen: How much do you hope the box office will be?

Edison Chen said: "Infernal Affairs" has a box office of 56 million (Hong Kong), and I feel great if this one can earn 28 million, because this time we don't have Andy Lau, and Tony Leung is the leader.

Well, the cast of "Infernal Affairs II" was indeed relatively weak at the time.

Although there are a number of top-notch actors and they are familiar to the audience, the box office appeal is not strong enough.

Even Liu Weiqiang also used Edison Chen and Shawn Yue, who were still newcomers at the time.

However, in "Infernal Affairs II", these actors' performances are like masters competing against each other.

Even the supporting roles that don’t appear much are all assigned by the Academy Awards.

Like Liao Qizhi, I quite like this paragraph:

After killing someone in the dark night, Liao Qizhi walked alone to the front of the car and played the harmonica.

The music played by the harmonica is peaceful.

The parallel editing images are also static.

But the silence was bloody - the picture showed the four major families killed by Ni Yongxiao.

--Hui Yinghong:

The eldest sister she plays also doesn’t have many roles.

But when she appeared on the stage, she showed her ladylike style with just a few words.

--Zhang Yaoyang

Brother Yaoyang did not have a single line in the film.

The character is an undercover agent, and his superior is Lu Yongchang, played by Hu Jun.

But even in this role without lines, Brother Yaoyang also performed well.

When Ni Yongxiao was arrested, he saw this look on his superior’s expression at the scene.

The last scene is even more powerful.

Ni Yongxiao was talking about the undercover agents in the gang, and he vaguely felt that he was talking about himself.

But I’m not sure.

So, his expression changed from a little surprised to suspicious, and he turned around to confirm.

Ni Yongxiao revealed his identity: You are the police and we are the underworld, so everyone has his destiny.

The gunshot sounded, Zhang Yaoyang fell to the ground, and the scene ended.

In the last shot, the eyes showed unwillingness and anger.

The new generation of actors also performed well.

For example, Shawn Yue, this scene where he didn’t speak, had tears in his eyes, and finally couldn’t help but fall, was remarkable.

Edison Chen’s role as Liu Jianming has made this film regarded as one of his most outstanding acting masterpieces.

The woman in his heart rejected him, so when Liu Jianming decided to destroy her, he had tears in his eyes.

And that last smile is even more handsome.

But the most outstanding thing is the performance of the three main actors.

The roar is really enjoyable to watch.

-- Eric Tsang, Francis Ng, Anthony Wong.

From the very beginning, there was a drama between Anthony Wong and Eric Tsang.

Huang SIR, played by Anthony Wong, was full of ambitions at that time.

Huang Qiusheng used some subtle gestures, lit a cigarette, and recounted his first experience of shooting a gun when he was a newcomer.

Zeng Zhiwei’s Han Chen forms a contrast.

There is no contrast in expressions with Anthony Wong, while Eric Tsang is eating his lunch box and smiling playfully from time to time.

His aura didn't drop at all, and he refused to go through the back door before leaving. The reason was:

There is no provision in the regulations that you can't be friends with the police, right?

As for Wu Zhenyu, he is a big highlight in this film.

We have seen many arrogant and domineering Ng Chun-yu roles in the past, and one of the most impressive characters is Liang Kun:

This time Ng Chun-yu is very receptive.

However, he played such a deep-rooted and ruthless gangster with great brilliance.

At the food stall, I wiped away the tears while chatting about my deceased father.

Wearing glasses, his gentle appearance contrasts with his ruthlessness.

Distribute the cigars to your subordinates, remembering the detail of shaking them.

Win people’s hearts.

But he also has a high level of skill in doing things.

He just made a few phone calls and spoke slowly but loudly to reveal the background of his subordinates.

In this way, the talkers of the four major forces were defeated one by one, and they paid the money obediently.

Even cruel.

I told the four major talkers earlier: He is leaving Hong Kong and wants to divide the business among them.

On the back foot, he found someone to kill them one by one.

Just like Hu Jun said in the film: Ni Yongxiao is difficult to grasp.

It was the first time for Tsang Chi-wai, Ng Chun-yu, and Anthony Wong to play in the food stall, and it was the first time that the three actors had crossed paths.

First, Huang SIR provoked Ni Yongxiao:

Ni Kun died, we were very happy and wanted to open champagne to celebrate.

At this time, Ni Yongxiao controlled his emotions very well and did not take action. He just stood up, stared at Huang SIR for a few seconds, and then said calmly:

Do you want me? Can I open a bottle for you?

Then, the two sides faced off.

At this time, Han Chen came into the mirror, stood in front of Ni Yongxiao, faced the police, and said in a reasonable manner:

Today the Ni family has lost one person. What do you want?

The atmosphere lightened.

After this sentence, the three of them each used different performances to express their respective states.

Ni Yongxiao walked down the steps, turned his back and ignored the scene.

The situation turned into a confrontation between Han Chen and the police.

At that time, Huang SIR, who had not really become enemies with Han Chen, gave up as soon as he got along. He just lit Zeng Zhiwei with his hand before leaving.

Voice-over: You take care of yourself.

In this scene, there are no big movements, not even the usual gangster curses, but there is an atmosphere of tension and great tension from beginning to end.

This scene also further consolidated the character traits of these three people.

After this scene, the scene where Ni Yongxiao and his subordinates toast Ni Kun is very convincing.

As the boss, Wu Zhenyu is not at the forefront.

There are also characters and scenes before and after him.

But naturally, he became the center of it.

After everyone toasted, there was a moment of silence. This group portrait highlighted the shocking power of Wu Zhenyu's character.

Step by step, Wu Zhenyu established Ni Yongxiao's character very consistently.

At the police station, facing two policemen, Ni Yongxiao remained calm.

Take off the watch on your hand, put it on the table, and look at the time.

Huang SIR, who was on the opposite side, was very satisfied at first.

Unexpectedly, Ni Yongxiao took out the video tape of Huang SIR planning to kill Ni Kun.

Take a look at this performance:

Hu Jun asked: (Video) Is it good?

Wu Zhenyu replied: Very exciting.

As for Huang SIR, his expression suddenly became unnatural.

This videotape was the beginning of Huang SIR's turning point.

The scene where Lu Yongchang later persuaded Sir Huang to return to the police station was extremely critical, which dealt a blow to Sir Huang.

First, Sir Huang felt that he had instigated the killing and was too embarrassed to face his brothers, so he hid.

But after some persuasion from Lu Yongchang, SIR Huang finally decided to return to the police force.

At this time, look at Huang Qiusheng's expression: it is a psychological state that is both psychologically relieved, but also filled with guilt, and cannot be relieved at once.

But what happened later contributed to Huang SIR's change.

Lu Yongchang planned to drive Huang SIR's car and go back to the police station with him. Unexpectedly, the car exploded as soon as he started it.

A good brother died in front of him, teaching Huang SIR how not to be angry;

But there is still regret: it was him who caused his brother;

There is still a trace of heart Jing: Originally, Ni Yongxiao wanted to kill him.

That cry, heartbreaking.

Han Chen also changed step by step.

But he passively became the later Han Chen.

Ni Yongxiao tricked him into going to Thailand, but he didn’t think much about it at all.

Even when his wife called him and told him not to go, he also said: Don’t believe what others say.

But Han Chen was not stupid, and he felt something was wrong in his heart.

This was the first call he received at that time. After putting down the phone, hesitation showed on his face.

When I arrived in Thailand, I received another call from my wife.

At this time, his wife told him the truth: I ordered someone to kill Ni Kun.

Looking at this second phone call, Han Chen's expression suddenly changed from laughter to shock:

At this moment, he finally figured out the whole thing.

Then, there will be a series of events in which Han Chen was forced to kill the Thai people he contacted and hid in Thailand.

Take a look at the following scene where Anthony Wong goes to Thailand to find Eric Tsang.

At this time, Han Chen's woman MARY had been killed by Liu Jianming and Ni Yongxiao's men.

Han Chen, who is hiding in Thailand, has remarried and has a child.

At this time, Huang SIR and Han Chen had changed.

They all have the same enemy: Ni Yongxiao.

When they met in Thailand, the two behaved differently.

There is no common enemy or enemy, just cooperation for their own purposes.

Huang SIR, who used to be confident and even arrogant, has now become meticulous and does not show his emotions easily.

Huang Qiusheng didn’t have much expression in this section.

But Han Chen was different. Having experienced life and death, he saw it more clearly.

Watching the first half of this scene, Han Chen looked pious when he recalled holding MARY’s funeral in Thailand:

But later, he seemed to have thought of something again, and replied He turned around, stared at Huang SIR, then laughed and said meaningfully:

You have changed!

Until here, Ni Yongxiao has been winning all the way.

But what my father said finally came true: if you come out to hang out, you will have to pay it back sooner or later.

It was him who challenged the boundaries of the police again and again and pushed Han Chen to the edge again and again. Only then did the two parties finally unite to deal with Ni Yongxiao.

The final scene between Han Chen and Ni Yongxiao, and the performances of Eric Tsang and Ng Chun-yu, were like a game, with each step going back and forth.

Watch their several battles.

First, Ni Yongxiao poured a glass of wine for Han Chen and expressed his intention to make peace.

Han Chen took the wine aside and refused.

Then, Ni Yongxiao made his second move.

Pick up the phone: If you don’t make peace, your wife and children in Thailand will die.

At this time, Han Chen did not panic at all. His expression seemed to be teasing Ni Yongxiao, watching him make his final death struggle.

At this time, it was Han Chen who took action.

It’s also a phone call.

--Mr. Ni, you also have family, why don't you listen to this call.

This phone call was the only time Ni Yongxiao lost control of his emotions in the film.

This was Han Chen’s trick: to force Ni Yongxiao to surrender.

Sure enough, Ni Yongxiao stood up and pointed a gun at Han Chen's head.

In the end, Han Chen had another trick.

At this time, he didn't care about life or death. There was a policeman standing opposite him, and Ni Yongxiao standing behind him with a gun against his head.

He wants to bet.

Bet on who will shoot first, the police or Ni Yongxiao.

In order for the police to shoot, Ni Yongxiao must show his murderous intention.

So, he was at gunpoint, fanning the flames.

The bet is Han Chen’s life.

Everyone knows the ending.

Ni Yongxiao fell, flanked by his younger brother: Chen Yongren.

What is even more desperate is that this younger brother turned out to be an undercover agent.

In this round, he completely lost.

Look at Wu Zhenyu’s last expression, it’s amazing.

I came out to hang out and finally paid it back.

This drama reaches the end, and the time in the movie is shown to be 1997.