Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 130 Brokerage Company

The location team found a more than 20-meter-tall poplar tree in the wild, towering above the jungle. They took photos and brought them back to show Yang Ye.

Yang Ye was very satisfied after seeing it: "Very good, it's here."

In the original ET, the most classic shot is the scene where the little boy and the little alien ride a bicycle and fly over the moon.

Spielberg later made the scene a trademark image for his company Amblin Entertainment.

Since Spielberg shot "ET" in North America, the forest scenes in the movie are coniferous forests.

And Yang Ye is currently filming in Hong Kong, so the forest scene naturally turned into a broad-leaved forest.

Yang Ye has always wanted to change Baiyang Film Company to a memorable logo, but the current tree-shaped outline feels too frustrating.

Then I thought of combining the two things.

In the original movie, when the little boy and the little alien took off, the background of the picture was not only a huge moon, but also a cedar tree high in the jungle.

Yang Ye replaced it with a poplar tree higher than the jungle, which felt pretty good.

If nothing else, this will be Baiyang Pictures’ signature title in the future.

Now, everything is ready, just waiting for "ET Alien" to be a hit!

Yang Ye's crew would not actually shoot the scene where the little boy takes off from the forest on a bicycle and flies over the moon. That thing is too difficult.

This section will be shot against the blue screen background of the studio, and then the forest images will be combined together.

There is also a scene at the end of the film of children flying across the sun, which was shot in the same way.

……

When Yang Ye was taking people to shoot the night scene, Chen Long and Yuan Biao drove to Yang Ye's house.

The two of them walked in carrying the boss's bags, and Yang Ye asked, "What are you carrying?"

Chen Long smiled and said: "It's a late night snack!"

Yang Ye made a sound and said: "Stop what you are doing, Aaron and A Biao, please have a midnight snack!"

Everyone cheered and gathered around, thanking Brother Long and thanking A Biao while getting midnight snacks.

Chen Long brought a midnight snack to Yang Ye, and the three of them sat at a small table and ate.

Yang Ye ate the fried beef river and asked, "Is this what you two are wearing?"

Chen Long said: "As for the foreign clothes, I brought them over. I'm afraid they'll get dirty, so I'll put them on later."

Yang Ye smiled and said: "Hey, filming at night is not dirty."

"We went to Zhang Huohai to have it custom-made. One set cost more than 1 yuan."

"Hey, do you want reimbursement?"

"That's not necessary. I can keep it and wear it myself."

"Are you wondering why you are asked to dress so formally?"

"Yes!"

"Because the role I asked you to guest star in is... the man in black, have you heard of it?"

"No!" Chen Long and Yuan Biao both shook their heads.

"The men in black are the legendary people who specialize in dealing with extraterrestrial affairs. It is said that these mysterious people wear black clothes and have oriental faces. If traces of aliens are found somewhere, they will appear and then Records, films, photos, analysis results, flying saucer fragments, etc. related to aliens were all taken away... They also threatened the parties involved and were not allowed to disclose any information related to aliens. They would even use special methods to eliminate you. memory."

This was the first time Jackie Chan heard about this. He was surprised and asked: "Is this true?"

Yang Ye said: "Who knows! But four years ago, the American "Universe News" magazine published a monograph on the study of the Man in Black, which caused widespread repercussions in the world. Many people in the world claimed to have seen it The man in black was also threatened by the man in black.

My idea is that since there are many people discussing this matter, I will write an article on it.Am I not filming an alien movie?Then I will let you two guest-star as men in black and come to Xiao Ming's house to look for traces of aliens. "

Chen Long suddenly realized: "So it's like this. It feels quite fun."

"Not only is it fun, maybe it will be an Easter egg."

"What do you mean?"

"Maybe one day, I will make a science fiction movie about Men in Black, and then everyone will find out, hey... this "Men in Black" once appeared in a movie called "Alien" Pass."

"Hahaha!" Chen Long was happy, feeling that Yang Ye really knew how to play!
"Okay, let's get to work! The next scene is like this. The children stay up at night, and their mother goes out to look for them, so there is no one at home. You guys in black take the opportunity to enter the house to look for clues about aliens."

"OK!"

There is no difficulty in this kind of shot, just let Chen Long and Yuan Biao walk around the house wearing black suits and sunglasses and do a search.Since the plot was that the little alien and the little boy went out, they found nothing.

"OK, done. Call it a day!"

"Aaron, there will be a scene later where a man in black is talking to a little boy. Come back then."

"no problem!"

"Sit down for a while and let me talk to you about something. Do you know Chen Ziqiang?"

"I know him. He is the manager of Luo Wei Company. I know him very well." If Yang Ye hadn't interfered, the person who brought Chen Long back from Australia would have been Chen Ziqiang.

The Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 70s and [-]s loved having bands, and there were many awesome bands like Winner and Lotus.

Among the many bands was a band called the Silver Rats that was quite bizarre.

They are composed of seven people, namely Zhang Chong, Xie Xian, Chen Ziqiang, Chen Hao, Qin Xianglin, Deng Guangrong and Shen Dianxia.

None of these seven people sang professionally, and they formed a band and did not perform on stage.They say they are joining a band, but in fact they are sworn brothers and sisters, with a sense of righteousness and loyalty.

Chen Ziqiang is neither a singer nor an actor. He previously worked for Cathay Film Company. After the company's top executives took a flight and were reimbursed, he has been following the great director Luo Wei, and he is also a number one figure in the industry.

When Qin Xianglin, the fifth in command of their Silver Rat team, got married to the famous actress Xiao Fangfang, Chen Ziqiang hired several dragon and tiger martial arts masters to help maintain order at the scene, and Chen Long also went.

Chen Long was still a little transparent at that time, and no one knew him, but he kept the scene in order without any mistakes.

At that time, Chen Ziqiang knew that Yuan Lou was a talent, and the two became good friends.

Later, he brought Chen Long back from Australia and joined Luo Wei's company. After making a lot of bad movies and failing to get ahead, he helped Chen Long find a new director, helped Chen Long win the right to speak, and let Chen Long show off his talents. , until Chen Long left Luo Wei and switched to Jiahe, it was Chen Ziqiang who was behind.

At the peak of Hong Kong films, Chen Ziqiang gathered more than 40 artists under his management, including first-line superstars such as Chen Long, Zhang Xueyi, Cheng Yuling, Maggie Cheung, Chung Chu-hong, Wang Zuxian, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Carina Lau, Tony Leung Ka-fai and so on.

Chen Ziqiang can be regarded as one of the most powerful agents in Hong Kong. Yang Ye naturally wants to recruit such a talent.

Yang Ye said: "You help me make an appointment with him, and I'll treat him to tea."

"Okay!"

"I want to open another company and transfer your contract to the new company. Do you have any objections?"

"Why should you transfer the contract to the new company?" Chen Long didn't understand.

Yang Ye explained: "I want to separate the production and brokerage businesses. From now on, Baiyang Film Company will only be responsible for making movies. Another Baiyang Brokerage Company will be fully responsible for the training, packaging, promotion and other matters of artists."

For example, if you are so popular now, it would be very troublesome if someone asks you to attend an event, go on stage, cut a ribbon, etc., and you have to contact them in person.After the brokerage company is opened, there will be a dedicated broker responsible for taking care of everything for you. You can just leave all the trivial matters to him. "

Chen Long's eyes lit up: "Like Yin Yin?"

Yang Ye said: "Damn, don't think being with a woman is a good thing? It's troublesome to eat secretly."

"No, right? I saw Yin Yin and Azhi shopping together two days ago, talking and laughing. Young Master, to be honest, I admire you the most for your ability to manage the family!"

Yang Ye chuckled and said, "You're not bad either. I heard that you recently got Michelle?"

Michelle is a popular star of Jiashi. She is very beautiful. Last year, she played Huang Rong in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which caused a sensation in Hong Kong and led to Chen Long's success.

The two wretched men exchanged some tips on picking up girls, and Yang Ye continued: "I want to find Chen Ziqiang and ask him to be the manager of the agency."

……

Two days later, Chen Long came forward to invite Chen Ziqiang to the Peninsula Hotel for tea.

Not long after the two sat down, Yang Ye arrived, followed by a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old.

The girl has thick black hair, cascading down the back of her head like a waterfall. She has fair skin, delicate facial features, and a pitiful look in her eyes. When people see her, they inexplicably feel a desire to protect her. impulse.

When Chen Long saw this beauty, his lustful eyes suddenly shone, but thinking that she was brought by Yang Ye, maybe she was Yang Ye's horse, he immediately stopped.

But I was extremely envious in my heart. I thought that Mr. Yang's eye for picking out women was really amazing. Where did he find a little beauty?

Yang Ye smiled and said, "You guys came quite early!"

Chen Long and Chen Ziqiang stood up. Chen Long introduced: "Young Master Yang, this is my brother, Chen Ziqiang."

Chen Ziqiang was older than Yang Ye and Chen Long, but he still shook hands with Yang Ye respectfully and said, "Hello, Mr. Yang!"

"You're welcome, sit down!"

After the four people sat down, they started to order food. Yang Ye and the girl both ordered only one pineapple bun. Chen Long was surprised and said: "Eating so much?"

Yang Ye shook his head: "Two things happened together today. Qiong Yao lives in this hotel, and I will have to discuss things with her later, so I have to drink the morning tea in two times."

Chen Long asked curiously: "What is Qiong Yao doing here?"

"Meet her!" Yang Ye pointed to the girl next to him, "Her name is Liu Xuehua, she is the heroine of the new film I helped Qiong Yao find."

The girl named Liu Xuehua said shyly: "Brother Qiang in the morning, Brother Long in the morning."

Chen Ziqiang said: "Miss Liu, morning!"

Chen Long smiled and said: "Hello, Miss Liu!"

Yang Ye said: "Let's talk about business first. Mr. Chen, I believe Aaron has told you that I am going to establish a professional brokerage company. I know that you have a wide network in the industry, have many friends, and have a good reputation, so I want to invite you." Come and be the manager of a brokerage company.”

Chen Ziqiang said: "Mr. Yang, I was very surprised when Aaron told me about it two days ago. First of all, thank you, Mr. Yang, for looking up to me and letting me take on this important task. But what exactly does this agency want to do? Aaron just said it briefly, I don't know much about it. Mr. Yang, can you introduce it in detail? "

Yang Ye nodded and said, "Of course. Our brokerage company is mainly divided into three functions. The first one is to establish a trainee system and explore and improve this system."

Chen Ziqiang asked: "What is a trainee?"

(End of this chapter)