Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 132 TV series ownership

The fact that Qiong Yao and Yang Ye teamed up to film a TV series immediately caused quite a stir after being reported by the Hong Kong media.

The three TV stations in Hong Kong didn't even see the trailer, but they actually started to approach Baiyang Company to buy the series.

Qiong Yao was not familiar with Hong Kong TV stations, so she asked Yang Ye to make the decision.

Yang Ye knew that Jiashi would not be able to survive next September, so naturally he would not sell it to it.

After the collapse of Jiashi, Lishi and TVB competed for hegemony. In the three years from 1979 to 1981, Lishi and TVB fought back and forth.

LiTV launched third-tier long-form series during prime time, completely destroying TVB's diversified program set-up, and TVB was forced to start producing series in response.

During this period, LiTV produced a large number of classic TV series.

"The Transformation of the Silkworm", "The Love of the Earth", and "Fearless" are all classics shot during this period.

In particular, LiTV's 75-episode long-running TV series "The Love of the Earth" can be regarded as one of the greatest TV series in Hong Kong history, and TVB was unable to fight back.

TVB was broadcasting "Turn Around" starring the popular star Cheng Shaoqiu. As a result, the drama was cut in half before it was completed, and it had no ending.

1979's "The Transformation of the Silkworm" was also a god among gods. Xu Shaoqiang, who played the leading actor Yun Feiyang, became famous because of this TV series.

Because "Celestial Silkworm" was too popular, TVB's Fang Yihua had to resort to a cunning trick and found someone to bribe Xu Shaoqiang, giving him a sum of money and letting him disappear for a period of time.

So Xu Shaoqiang took the money and hid.

How can we film this scene if the fucking male lead is gone?
Fang Yihua thought his evil plan had succeeded, but he didn't expect that Xiao Sheng, the producer of "Celestial Silkworm", was a genius.

The male protagonist is gone, right?
Xiao Sheng set the plot as the male protagonist mastered the "Celestial Silkworm Magic" and emerged from his cocoon, transforming into a handsome boy named Gu Guanzhong.

This awesome setting is so amazing, and the replacement Gu Guanzhong is very handsome. The Hong Kong audience immediately accepted this setting, and the ratings were even more explosive.

Everyone in Fang Yihua is stupid, my money is wasted?How the hell can you play like this?
Since Lishi in 1979 was so powerful, Yang Ye naturally wanted to give it some relief. At this time, it was necessary to support Wireless.

So Yang Ye Wu Nao sold the broadcasting rights of "Misty Rain" to TVB, even though TVB paid the lowest.

Yang Ye explained to Qiong Yao that TVB's ratings were the highest among the three TV stations in Hong Kong. "In the Rain" was our first TV series, so it would be safer to put it on a good platform.

Make a name for yourself first, and everything will be easy to talk about in the future. Qiong Yao felt that it made sense, so she left it at that.

In fact, based on wireless search, they are reluctant to spend money to buy dramas.

But Yang Ye's reputation is too great, and the movies he made are all global hits.

This is his first time filming a TV series. Who knows what kind of battles he will create?

To be on the safe side, Wireless joined the competition.

Unexpectedly, Yang Ye was so generous that they really got it, so he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Fang Yihua said to Run Run Shaw: "Yang Ye, a young boy, is quite good. He is a little crazy, but he does have the ability."

Run Run Shaw said: "Actually, he has no complaints against us. It's just that your original price was not high enough."

When he said this, his expression was desolate.

Fang Yihua saw that he had a different look on his face, held his hand and said, "Brother Six, what's wrong with you?"

Run Run Shaw sighed: "Yang Ye fought to the death with Jiahe, but he didn't show anything to our Shaw family, and even showed kindness several times."

Fang Yihua said: "Isn't this bad? It shows that he knows the truth!"

Run Run Shaw shook his head and said: "He is young and energetic, how can he look like a sensible person? He...doesn't take Shaw Brothers seriously!"

Fang Yihua was stunned.After thinking about it carefully, I think this makes sense. Shaw Brothers makes dozens of movies a year, but what about the box office?Not as good as Yang Ye.

In the past two years, the Hong Kong film market has relied entirely on the sales of romantic films.

Jin Yong and Cologne's martial arts films, which used to be successful, are now not selling well.

Great directors such as Zhang Che and Chu Yuan are also no longer working.

Yang Ye invited Ti Lung to film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which became a global hit and Ti Lung even won the Golden Horse Award.

Shaw Brothers couldn't help but gritted his teeth and gave Ti Lung a salary increase, and shot two cologne blockbusters "The Passionate Swordsman" and "Chu Liuxiang".

As a result, "Chu Liuxiang" had a box office of more than 200 million, and "Sentimental Swordsman" had a box office of more than 100 million.

Even if I say it's low, it's not low. If I say it's high... I'm really sorry for the salary increase.

For the movie, Yang Ye's opponent is too powerful.

Fang Yihua advised: "Brother Six, if it's hard to make a movie, why not turn your energy to TVB."

Run Run Shaw hummed, noncommittal.

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Yang Ye is not worried about whether "In the Smoke" will be acclimatized in Hong Kong!
The Qiong Yao drama is a ratings artifact, and it has received explosive ratings throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

In later generations, South Korea once restricted Chinese TV dramas because the ratings of Qiong Yao dramas were too high.

In the late 90s, ATV was struggling to survive. It was constantly suppressed by TVB and was no match at all.

However, ATV introduced three TV series, "Huanzhugege" and "Deep Love, Rainy Rain", and the direct ratings were overwhelming. Dogs did not watch the TV series in the same time period.

After the matter was settled, Yang Ye slowly worked on movies with his children while preparing for the preparatory activities for the new company.During this period, Yang Ye did a lot of things, such as asking her best friend Mao Mei to promise to give dance lessons to trainees in the future.

Thanks to Hu Jinquan's relationship, he invited his good brother Wu Dajiang and asked him to promise to give vocal lessons to the trainees in the future.

All in all, money and connections can be used to make everything possible, so as to achieve instant success.

By the end of December, "Baiyang Brokerage Company" was finally open for business.

After the establishment of the new company, there were six beauties: Zhao Yazhi, Xu Feng, Lin Qingxia, Zheng Peipei, Miao Kexiu, and Chen Sisi.

The management contracts of the Seven Little Fortunes, including Yang Ye's own, were all transferred to Bai Yang Management Company.

Yang Ye even signed a contract with the company, which in the eyes of outsiders was like taking off his pants and farting.

However, Yang Ye still arranged an agent for himself in a serious manner, and this agent was Hu Yinmeng.

Doing this is a legitimate way to bring some income to Hu Yinmeng. This girl has been with Yang Ye for so long, doing all kinds of chores for him conscientiously, even sleeping with him, and she still earns a salary of several thousand yuan.

Yang Ye should just give her the money, this young lady doesn’t want it.She said: "You want to keep me?"

So I simply let her be my agent. If I get some extra money in the future, such as accepting an advertising endorsement like last time in Japan, I can share it with her.

Baiyang Agency divides artist agency contracts into multiple levels. For example, for Yang Ye and Chen Long, it is [-]%, and the company only accounts for [-]%.

Hong Jingbao and Lin Qingxia have [-]-[-] scores, and the other unknowns among the Seven Little Fortunes have [-]-[-] scores.Zhao Yazhi, Xu Feng and others are at thirty-seven.

In addition, when they accept scenes within Baiyang Film Company, they don’t have to give the agency a share, so they can get whatever they get.

Only when Baiyang Brokerage Company helps them receive business from outside, they need to share.

However, the company's artists are not allowed to accept scenes outside without permission. This is considered a breach of contract.

Hong Kong's gangs are rampant, and filming here is not peaceful. These gangs can't even offend Golden Harvest.

After Chen Long from the original world became famous, he went to Hollywood for two years. The reason was that he was so forced by the society that he could only go out to escape.

When "Southern People Weekly" later interviewed Chen Long, he once recalled these years:

I had a confrontation with the society. At that time, the society really pointed a gun at Liu Dehua and the others while filming.

You were filming here on the set, and two young and Dangerous guys showed up, holding guns, and said, "Come over here and let us film."

If your salary is 10, they will give you 2000.Bullying people like that!
The people signed up by my company are Maggie Cheung, Wang Zuxian, and Zhang Xueyou. What should I do if someone bullies me?I can only get ahead.

When they bullied me before, I hid in the United States and was shot as soon as I got off the plane. I had to take a gun out every day.

As soon as I returned to Hong Kong for dinner, more than 20 people gathered around me, holding watermelon knives. I brought a gun myself and two guns in my clothes.

I said: "You are bullying others too much. I have avoided you again and again."

Later, I pointed 3 guns and 6 grenades at them...

Chen Long said that he carried three guns and six grenades to fight with the society. Naturally, he was suspected of bragging, but it also reflected that Hong Kong was very chaotic at that time.

But Hong Kong associations dare not offend Yang Ye.

The first is that there is a walled city behind Yang Ye, and now his place is watched by people from the walled city.

When people from the Walled City came out to help Yang Ye see the scene, they almost had a conflict with the outside community.

Fortunately, Yang Ye is very good at solving problems.On the one hand, the people in the Walled City only care about Yang Ye's place and will never get involved in any place other than the shopping mall.

On the one hand, Yang Ye took some money to silence the society, so that both parties could live in peace.

The second is that Yang Ye's reputation is too high. He once swept the Japanese martial arts world and the American boxing world, and was named a national hero by many people. This is all a reputation earned.If you kill him, it will be difficult to deal with the aftermath.

The third is that Yang Ye's martial arts value is too high, and his external image is that of a martial arts master. Are you looking for someone to kill him?Maybe he will kill you.

The video of Yang Ye being shot at NKH's Red and White Song Concert was released. Everyone found that this guy was so awesome that he couldn't be killed with a gun, so naturally they didn't dare to mess with him easily.

Under such circumstances, everyone wants to seek stability. If they join Yang Ye's agency, they can get shelter. Why not?

Suddenly, many wild artists were even asking how they could join Baiyang Agency.

At the opening ceremony, Yang Ye officially announced the six trainees of the new company.

They are Liu Furong, Zhang Xueyou, Aaron Kwok, Liming, Zhou Huimin, and Cui Zhenzhen.

Later, the talent scouts recruited by Baiyang Brokerage Company will also recruit a group of people from the society.

Yang Ye himself also combined the experience of later generations to create a complete set of trainee courses.

And train a group of professional teachers to provide daily teaching to these trainees.

Trainees in Japan and South Korea usually start training when they are 8-15 years old. Liu Furong and Zhang Xueyou are already 16 years old, which is actually a bit overage.

However, Yang Ye wants to become famous as a newcomer launched by "Baiyang Agency" as soon as possible. The two of them are of the same age.

After practicing for two years, they will debut. When the time comes, allocate some resources to them and take off, which is the best advertisement.

As for the three little girls in Taiwan, they are still too young now. Their parents would not be at ease if they left their families and came to live in Hong Kong.

The best way is to go to a boarding school in Hong Kong after entering junior high school, and then study and practice at the same time. After graduating from middle school, you can make your debut.

(End of this chapter)