about 881

对于这个号码，大家最近不断的在本地各大媒体上看到，就是因为这部电影目前炒得很火，口碑也很好。
This number keeps appearing everywhere in the local media (news, magazines and newspapers), because this movie is currently very hot. It had also gotten very good reviews.

其实，很难得终于可以看到本地的新导演有这样的成绩。
Actually, it's really a very rare chance for a local new director to have such good results.

一个国家要拥有电影工业，就是要制造一个电影圈，电影圈要存在，当然要有导演，在新加坡我认为至少应该有十个左右的商业导演和无数的艺术导演才可以造就新加坡的电影圈。
To have a movie empire in a country, one must first have a movie industry. For the movie industry to survive, there must of course be a director. In Singapore, I think there should be at least 10 or so commercial movie directors and many other art house directors in order to form a movie industry in Singapore.

过去十多年来，我们的电影成长得超级慢，很多本地新进导演都全军覆没，看到一个一个年轻人满怀热忱的找到一笔资金，在非常没有经验和市场概念的情况下上前线，在票房方面都战死沙场收场，其实，我也觉得很惋惜。
Our movie growth has been super slow in the past 10 years. Many new local directors have all flopped. Seeing all these hot blooded youngsters happily gotten hold of financing, approaching the market without any help or experience, in the end, all died in the battle-field of poor box office. I really do feel sorry for them.

多年来，很多观众都不断的支持我的电影，有记者说新加坡的电影圈好像是梁智强的个人游乐场，哈哈哈，这句话我也不知道怎么反应，不过从 881 的成功，大家可以看到一个事实，只要懂得捕抓故事，把故事讲好，要拍一部大家爱看的电影不是遥不可及的。
For many years, many audiences have supported my movies. Some reporters even said that the Singapore movie industry is like jack Neo's playground. Hahaha, I didn't even know how to react to that comment. But the success of 881 has just proven one thing. As long as you know how to catch the market, and tell the story well, it's not that difficult to make a good movie.

当然，记者最近也老是动不动就来电询问我关于对这部电影的看法，我是来者不拒，如果我的评语可以帮助到本地电影的票房，我绝对不会吝啬，因为栽培新进导演也是我来临的任务，我希望我可以栽培至少两个新的导演和电影编剧，训练更多对这方面有兴趣的人。
Recently there had been many reporters who've been calling me and asking my opinion on this movie. I didn't turn them away, because if my comments can help a local movie box office, I definitely won't stinge on it. To foster new and upcoming directors are my new responsibilities. I hope I can cultivate at least 2 new directors and script writers, as well as train all who are interested in this industry.

每一部再烂的电影都有它好的地方，每一部好的电影都要一些时间成长，要懂得把握第一次是非常重要的，
For every bad movie, there would still be good parts. And every good movie will need time to grow. And to be able to make the best out of the first time, is very important.

媒体 如何给新的导演鼓励，是一门学问，不是每个媒体都愿意这么做的。
It takes a lot of skill to be able to give encouragement to a new director. And not every media-source are willing to do that.

懂得鼓励新近导演也是对本地电影工业的一个小小贡献。
Knowing how to encourage these new directors will definitely inject some form of contribution to the local movie industry.

881 我的估计，一开始就是过150 万可以逼近200 万，现在，各个媒体都在竞相加入煮炒，突破250 万是指日可待。
I'm guessing that 881 can gross 1.5 million in box office and could possibly hit 2 million as well. And the media are also trying to add coal to the fire by saying that it could break 2.5 million.

希望它可以最终冲破300 万，干掉所有的海外电影。。。cheers!!!
Let's hope it can break 3 million instead and beat all other imported movies hands down… cheers!!!