Thoughts from a book and two shots of "Extreme Career"

Because I accidentally saw a movie on the headlines, I have been watching Korean comedies in the past two days, and I found a movie that was a hit at the box office in 2019, "Extreme Job" ("Chicken Squad"). "(Hong Kong), "Chicken Don't Lose" (Taiwan)), the remake of this film in China is called "Lobster Detective". It seems that it did not cause any sensation back then and its performance was mediocre. There are many examples of two-film productions in one book in recent years, but it seems that they are always acclimated to China. There must be a reason for this, or it is an actor issue, a director issue, or a film and television production issue. The entire China The film and television industry seems to be developing in a kind of impetuosity. Although it is also driven by capital, compared with the Hollywood or Korean film industry, China's film industry is far from being called a film industry. It seems to be just a small workshop. to the stage of development of small factory owners.

"Extreme Career" tells the story of Squad Leader Gao of the Anti-Narcotics Team of Mapo Police Station in Seoul who is always slow on the road to promotion. At the critical moment when the anti-narcotics team he led was facing disbandment and even his small squad leader position was no longer guaranteed. Thinking that he might have to work as a back office employee in the future under his juniors, Squad Leader Gao made a major decision and poured out his pension. Then he went out, bought the fried chicken restaurant on the verge of closing down across from the drug trafficking organization's base, and lurked, waiting for the opportunity to catch them all. Several members of the anti-narcotics team have distinct personalities. Although they are not outstanding in business, the small team is very united. In order to complete their mission, the five police officers who changed their identities at the fried chicken restaurant all found new identities that suited them. Based on the principle of doing what they do and loving what they do, a few people made the fried chicken restaurant prosperous. But a bigger problem came again, and everyone was too busy to solve the case. They also took measures such as increasing the price of fried chicken and limiting supply. However, due to media exposure, the fried chicken restaurant's business plummeted, and drug lords took the opportunity to join the gang and use the takeout from this fried chicken restaurant to start a drug trafficking business.

The story of China's "Lobster Detective" is basically similar to this, except that the fried chicken is replaced by lobster. The talkative Du Yufei, the semi-retired Uncle Neng, the girl who hates marrying, and the An unreliable anti-drug police team formed by newcomer Chen Li. In order to monitor drug dealers more covertly, they took over the lobster shop next door. Unexpectedly, the business boomed. The anti-drug police team made a series of ridiculous jokes while running the lobster shop while searching for clues. There was also a bigger conspiracy hidden around this lobster shop.

The plots of the two films are basically the same, and the actors are basically acting. However, they have different box office performances. This should really be reflected by Chinese filmmakers.