Detective for nearly 30 years, he is an era
Today, talking about “The Detective War” and director Wei Jiahui, we need to breathe a sigh of relief first. Because, in 2022, “Detective War” does not exist independently.
Behind this play, there is a long old story revolving around “Detective”, Liu Qingyun and Wei Jiahui.
At least fans of Hong Kong films will have a tacit understanding. As long as they see the title of the film, they will immediately think of the other two films that are related to it: 1995’s “Tasteless Detective” and 2007’s “Detective”.
From 1995 to 2022, nearly 30 years of history, the characters who strung all this together are Liu Qingyun, Wei Jiahui, Johnnie To… and a slightly unfamiliar name: Galaxy Image.
Of course, Hong Kong movie fans know what “Galactic Image” means. This film company, which was born in 1996, has become the brightest flash of lightning in the context of the decline of Hong Kong films – interestingly, the logo of Galaxy Image is a flash of lightning.
This creative team with Du Qifeng and Wei Jiahui as the core, filmed two “Underworld”, “The Birth of a Word”, “Dark Flower”, “Gunfire”, “Dark War” and “PTU”…
They have become regulars at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the mainstay of the lost era of Hong Kong films. More importantly, they are also considered to be the sparks of Hong Kong film creation, with a meaning beyond the work itself.
In 1995, in commercial films, the ups and downs of director To Qifeng was becoming a bottleneck in creation.Wei Jiahui, who appeared on TVB with Du Qifeng, encouraged him to create “to be an original TVB”.