Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 113 I'm Not the Protagonist

In 1977, Lucas's "Star Wars" turned out to be the second shot in the rise of a new genre of Hollywood films after "Jaws".

Seeing this, Fox also came up with the idea of ​​​​a science fiction film. Two years later, "Alien", which had a profound impact on future generations, came out, but it was made into a horror film.

In the 80s, Hollywood produced a large number of horror films, many of which were classics, but the one with the greatest impact was undoubtedly "Alien", which not only spawned an alien universe.

It also directly gave birth to another classic IP "Predator", and finally the two IPs were combined to create "Alien vs. Predator"...

The two series together have grossed more than 20 billion U.S. dollars at the box office alone, not to mention various derivative revenues.

Yang Ye chose the horror film route for New Line, mainly because he spent less and made more. The investment of millions of dollars was returned in exchange for tens of millions and hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, which was really great.

But how high is the box office?In fact, it’s not that high. It’s hard to break [-] million.Relatively speaking, it is not that noticeable.

Hollywood is not Hong Kong. The eight major companies are eyeing it. New Line is a small piece of cake. It is too eye-catching to start a big production.

The best way is to start with a small cost, then quietly make a fortune, and accumulate strength.

……

As soon as He Guanchang entered the company, he was called into the office by Zou Wenhuai.

"Achang, have you watched the news?"

"I haven't had time to see, what happened?"

Zou Wenhuai smiled and handed a newspaper to He Guanchang. He Guanchang glanced at the title and was shocked.

It read: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sweeps the Oscars, Hong Kong movies dominate the United States!"

"This is... Aye's movie?"

"Yes, there were 11 nominations and won 6 awards in a row. Aye and King Hu also won the best director."

"It's amazing! I was wondering why Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has been kept secret from being released. At first I thought the film was bad and would not be popular with people. It turns out that was the original idea."

Zou Wenhuai said: "I heard Axiu say that this movie seems to be following the path of King Hu. Aye was worried that the audience would not accept it, so he released it overseas first and rushed to win awards. When he won the award, he would come back. Released.”

He Guanchang said: "So that's it. This time "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has the power to sweep the Oscars. If it comes back and is released, the box office... I can't imagine it!"

Zou Wenhuai said: "Achang, take the contract with you and go to Xia Meng to discuss the release of the movie with her."

Zou Wenhuai can't wait for Yang Ye to come back. Yang Ye is going on a concert tour outside the world. Who knows when he will come back.

He was afraid that Yang Ye would do something wrong again, so he directly asked He Guanchang to go to Xia Meng with the contract. I see how you can deny it!

He Guanchang agreed, took the contract and went to Baiyang Company...

"What are you talking about? "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will not be released in Jiahe Cinema?" He Guanchang was shocked.

Xia Meng nodded and said, "Yes!"

He Guanchang was very depressed and said angrily: "Ameng, what are you doing? We signed an agreement at the beginning."

"Uncle Chang, don't worry. What Ah Ye signed with you is that if he stars in a movie, it will be distributed by Golden Harvest. But... "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not the protagonist of Ah Ye, so it is not within the scope of the agreement. within!"

"What? Aye is not the protagonist?" He Guanchang was confused, how could this be possible?

Xia Meng affirmed: "No, he is just a supporting role."

……

"What? Aye is not the protagonist?" Zou Wenhuai was shocked.

How is it possible for a super popular star to act in a movie but not play the lead role?

"Then...who is the protagonist?"

"Dillon!"

"Young child Yang Ye, you are going too far."

"Bang!" Zou Wenhuai waved his hand angrily and the ashtray on the table fell to the ground.It didn't break, the quality is excellent.

"I always thought Ti Lung was just a supporting role, but I didn't expect... It seems that Yang Ye has reached an agreement with Shaw Brothers, and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will be released in Shaw Brothers theaters."

"Achang, go find out what conditions Shao Laoliu offered to let Yang Ye play a supporting role and support Di Long. This...even if Yang Ye is Shao Laoliu's biological son, he can't do it, right?"

……

TVB, Chairman's Office, Run Run Shaw is beaming.

"Ah Ye's move is wonderful. He fooled Zou Wenhuai around and over. Zou Wenhuai signed an agreement with him. He thought it was foolproof and was eagerly looking forward to the release of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". But... Ah Ye turned out to be just a supporting role. Fang Yihua said: "Ah Ye gave up the leading role to Ti Lung. Is he showing his favor to us?"

Run Run Shao smiled and said: "That's all it can be. It seems that Aye is very upset about Zou Wenhuai's poaching of Chen Long. He is seeking revenge."

Fang Yihua was a little shuddered: "This kid is determined to retaliate and is very scheming. In order to get revenge on Zou Wenhuai, he actually laid a plan for a year. If we cooperate with him, there is no guarantee that he will not think of any harmful tricks to deal with us."

Run Run Shaw said: "As long as you can piss off Zou Wenhuai to death and bring down Jiahe, you can say anything. Call Xia Meng, invite her to tea, and take the initiative to talk to her about the release of the movie."

Fang Yihua dialed the phone number of Xia Meng's office, talked for a while, and then hung up with an expressionless face.

"How to say?"

"'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' will not be shown here in Shaw Theaters."

"Is it possible that he recruited a group of people to set up a temporary theater chain like last time?"

"Probably so!"

"Anyway, he helped us support Di Long, so he made a profit." Run Run Shaw comforted himself.

Run Run Shaw thought too much, and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" highlighted the role of Yu Jiaolong. As for Li Mubai, although he is the leading actor, even though his acting skills are better than Chow Run-fa's, there is no bonus after the performance, and it is as if he did not act.

Even later generations of fans of Zhou Runfa were too lazy to mention this movie when they were bragging about their idol, and were more willing to brag about Brother Ma and Gao Jin.

The only thing that Yang Ye's version of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" brings to Shaw Brothers is that Ti Lung's salary should be increased.

For Run Run Shaw, who is searching for money, this is simply killing him.

……

Zhao family!

Zhao Yangming put down the newspaper and sighed: "This Ah Ye is really amazing. He made a movie and actually swept the Oscars."

Mother Zhao said happily: "This shows that our daughter has good taste. I heard from Azhen that when Azhi and Ah Ye were dating, Ah Ye was not famous yet."

Zhao Yangming sighed: "Don't be too busy to be happy. Although this Yang Ye is powerful, it is not something our daughter can control. Look at this newspaper..."

Zhao Yangming pulled out an Oriental Daily and said: "It said that Yang Ye thanked six confidantes in five languages. In addition to our fourth child, there are also Xu Feng, Lin Qingxia, Hu Yinmeng from Taiwan, and Momoe Yamaguchi from Japan. , the most outrageous thing is that Isabelle Adjani, the French rose, is all this mess? Is it okay for me to follow someone like this? "

Mother Xie disapproved: "In the newspaper, why do you take this random writing seriously? You usually gossip about me, but I think you are more gossipy than me. This Aye has known our good girl for a long time, and we have always had a good relationship. , this is correct, right?”

Zhao Yangming said to his heart, what do you know?I'm a man and I still don't understand?Do I still have a mistress outside?As soon as this Yang Ye sticks his butt out, I know what shit he is shitting.

"Go and call the Fourth Brother out." Zhao Yangming ordered.

After a while, Zhao Yazhi came out of the room: "Dad, do you have something to do with me?"

Zhao Yangming said: "When Yang Ye returns to Hong Kong, ask him to come to your house for a meal."

Zhao Yazhi was dumbfounded: "Huh?"

Zhao Yangming said: "I know you two are dating, and it has been for such a long time. Anyway, it's time to meet your parents, right?"

What Zhao Yangming said was reasonable, and Zhao Yazhi couldn't refute it, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Okay!"

But I was thinking, would my brother be willing to come?
……

Yang Ye handed over the script of "Alien" to Shay.

This script is very detailed, not only has a complete storyboard script, but also everything about the alien, including the surface of the planet, the wreckage of the spacecraft, and the four forms of the alien from egg to adult.

In addition, all human-related materials such as spacecraft and spacesuits are also designed to perfection.

This is basically a pre-made dish. Shay can take it back and heat it up before serving.

"I'll leave it to you to find a professional film team. My screenwriting fee is considered an investment and can be converted into 10% profit. How about that?"

"very suitable!"

Yang Ye was not obsessed with finding the original team members. There was no need to talk about it, and he still caused a lot of troubles after searching for them.

It’s not like they have to do it!

……

PS: I’m too sleepy to write so much first!Let’s see if we can update more during the long holiday.

(End of this chapter)