Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 144 You Are Smart

A man in his thirties, with a high nose and deep eyes, and brown hair introduced himself: "Hello, Mr. Yang. I am a staff member sent by EMI to contact you, and I am also the French representative for this shoot. My name is Adam. .”

Then he said to Adjani: "Miss Adjani, long time no see!"

After the three got to know each other, Adam said: "Mr. Yang, Citroen has agreed to provide a sponsorship of 500 million francs, but they have a requirement. Both Citroen and Peugeot cars must appear in our movie."

Compared with Kung Fu movies in the early Republic of China, one of the obvious advantages of costume Kung Fu movies is that they can include advertisements.

In particular, fashion and kung fu movies often feature car chases, so it is natural to insert car advertisements at this time.

In the original "Food Truck", Chen Long was sponsored by Mitsubishi Motors. However, due to some historical reasons, Yang Ye didn't like Mitsubishi very much, so he did not go to Japan to discuss cooperation.

And now that the filming of "Food Truck" has been moved to France, and Adjani is invited as the heroine, Yang Ye naturally has the idea of ​​​​Citroen.

Citroën and Peugeot are both well-known French car brands, but they merged in 1976.

It’s hard to tell which of these two brands is higher and which is lower. Generally speaking, Citroën’s positioning is more family-oriented, while Peugeot’s positioning is more business-oriented.

Yang Ye smiled and said: "You spend the same money to do two things, Citroen knows how to do it. Then mark the food truck with the Citroen logo, and use Peugeot for the car chase scene later."

The exchange rate of the franc against the U.S. dollar these days is about 5.5:1, which is about the same as the Hong Kong dollar. The sponsorship fee of 500 million is already a sky-high price. Many movies in Hong Kong have less than 500 million at the box office.

When this news came back to Hong Kong, people in the industry exclaimed again: This is what we call an international blockbuster!
Adam said: "As we thought, we have modified a food truck according to your requirements. It's a pity that you won't star in this movie yourself, otherwise I can negotiate for higher implantation costs."

Yang Ye smiled and said: "It's easy to talk about, when they pay for it."

EMI sent Adjani to Hollywood last year to film an action film "The Tiger's Mouth". As a result, the film's reputation collapsed after its release, with negative reviews and a disastrous box office failure in North America.

Despite this, the French people still gave a lot of support. The movie did well at the box office in France, which shows how much the French love Adjani.

After failing to break into Hollywood, EMI set its sights on the East again. Yang Ye's movies have a huge influence in Japan and Southeast Asia. If Adjani can enter the Japanese market with "Food Truck", that would also be very good.

And Yang Ye also knows that it is difficult to gain weight by eating alone, and invited EMI to invest in the film. Therefore, EMI attached great importance to this cooperation and spared no effort to support it.

After Adam left, Yang Ye held Adjani's hand, kissed the back of her smooth hand, and said, "Isabel, this cooperation was only possible because of your mediation. Thank you for your hard work."

Adjani said regretfully: "It was really hard to shoot that movie in Hollywood. The role was not challenging at all. I was expressionless throughout the whole process. It was enough to just stand there and say my lines. I didn't even have a few lines. I It feels like it was a terrible mistake to take that movie. Nick, I hope it turns out well this time."

Yang Ye smiled and said, "You just existed as a vase in that movie, but in our movie, I will design some action scenes for you to try to make you have fun."

These words made Adjani very happy: "Really?"

Yang Ye said: "Of course, Hollywood doesn't know how to shoot fighting scenes. Men don't know how to fight, let alone women. So in their action movies, women can only be used as vases. But in Hong Kong movies, there are a lot of female heroes. , have you seen "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?"

Adjani said: "Of course I have seen it, it is a great movie. After watching it, I really want to fly like in the movie."

Yang Ye laughed loudly and said: "We are shooting a fashion film this time. You can't fly, but I can let you show off your Wing Chun."

"That's not bad!" Adjani was a little eager to give it a try.

……

One day later, Xu Feng arrived in Paris.

"There's something going on with Master, so I shot a few more scenes, but I'm late."

As soon as she saw Yang Ye at the airport, she said apologetically.

Xu Feng respected Hu Jinquan and always called him master. If Hu Jinquan had not chosen her, she might not be working as a worker in a textile factory now.

Yang Ye kissed her face and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I've only been here two days."

After the two returned to the hotel, they naturally had a fierce fight!
Afterwards, Yang Ye touched a faint scar on Xu Feng's body and asked, "How did you do this?"

Xu Feng said calmly: "When I was filming "The Heroine", I was scratched by a bamboo."

Yang Ye said: "In the future, except for Lao Hu's plays, don't take on other people's plays."

Xu Feng said nervously: "You ask me to be the producer, I don't know how to do it!"

Yang Ye smiled and said: "I heard that the actors in Lao Hu's crew have part-time jobs. What is your part-time job?"

Xu Feng said: "I manage props and create smoke."

Yang Ye said: "Managing props is one of the tasks that the producer is responsible for."

The so-called supervisor is mainly responsible for the total budget of the film crew and the preparation of the specific shooting schedule of the film. On behalf of the producer, he supervises the director's artistic creation and financial expenditure, and also assists the director in arranging specific daily affairs.

In short, he is the general manager of the studio, in charge of everything!

If we insist on making an analogy, the director is equivalent to the team leader, and the producer is equivalent to the political commissar.Many novice directors need the help of reliable supervisors to help solve various situations that require experience and professional knowledge.

But Yang Ye is a strong director, equivalent to Li Yunlong, and Xia Meng is his Zhao Gang.

With the development of the company, Xia Meng's job gradually changed to that of the company's executive general manager. The two were about to break up, and Yang Ye wanted to find a new political commissar.

Yang Ye's films are all decided by himself, so naturally he doesn't need an overly strong producer, so Xu Feng was chosen as the new producer.

In the original time and space, after Xu Feng got married and retired, she worked as a young mistress for several years. Feeling too bored, she opened a film company and became a producer.

She has worked brilliantly in this industry and won the "Most Outstanding Producer Award" at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998.

She grew bigger and bigger, and established an entertainment company in 2002, preparing to develop in an international and diversified direction.

If her husband hadn't died suddenly, she would have had to close the company and take over her husband's career. She might have developed into an entertainment tycoon.

Therefore, letting Xu Feng become an actress is simply a waste of talent. Yang Ye plans to let her learn to be a producer first and then develop into a producer.

Yang Ye smiled and said: "If you don't know how, just learn slowly. You are a naturally smart person and you will definitely be able to do it well."

Xu Feng lay in Yang Ye's arms and said, "I don't think I'm smart. My mother always called me stupid girl when I was little."

Yang Ye said: "Director Hu Jinquan is a very picky person, but he is very satisfied with you. As an actor, you only filmed a few movies and became the Golden Horse Best Actress. Isn't this smart?"

Xu Feng said: "That's because the master scolded people too much. I was very scared, so I had to practice hard secretly, hoping to receive less scolding."

"This is a sign of intelligence! Let me give you an example. Who do you think is smarter, Guo Jing or Huang Rong?"

"Huang Rong!"

"Then why can Guo Jing achieve great success in martial arts, but Huang Rong can't advance to the top?"

"This……"

"Throw aside Jin Yong's cheating for Guo Jing..."

"What is a plug-in?"

"Well, it's just an adventure, don't interrupt. Guo Jing can work hard, is willing to study, and has a firm belief. He will not waver no matter what interference. This is true wisdom, while Huang Rong is just clever, which is to say a little clever.

Back to reality, when you enter the acting industry, you practice hard and achieve very good results. It only takes a few years to become the Golden Horse Best Actress.This shows that you have firm beliefs and can persevere towards your goals. This is a truly smart person.

Any smart person will still succeed even if he changes his field, so I am very optimistic about you. You will not only become an excellent producer, but also an excellent producer. "

This was the first time Xu Feng heard such words, and she said: "Then I will definitely work hard!"

Yang Ye was very satisfied, kissed her on the face, and said: "Sister Meng has her own things to do. You are my wife. If you don't help me, who will help me? Only when we work together as husband and wife can we make the most of it. "

"Husband...husband and wife?" Xu Feng suddenly stuttered.

"Yes, don't you want to be my wife?"

"miss you!"

"That's right!" Yang Ye suddenly took out a ring, put it on her finger, and said softly: "Call me husband!

Xu Feng didn't expect this, and tears burst out of his eyes instantly.

"Old, husband!" she shouted, and a drop of crystal tears fell down, dripping on the ring.

Diamonds and teardrops complement each other and shine brightly.

"What are they going to do?"

Xu Feng knew that Yang Ye had many women, and she and Hu Yinmeng had a threesome with Yang Ye.

She had never expected to marry Yang Ye, but now Yang Ye proposed to her, this...

She was very excited and anxious.

Those girls were all excellent, younger and prettier than her.Will Yang Ye give up them for himself?
Yang Ye sighed and said, "I'm sorry, I'm a greedy person, I love you and them very much, and I don't want to give up on anyone.

I want you to be my wife, and I want them to be my wives, but polygamy is no longer allowed in Hong Kong.

So I can only make this decision. I will marry you in Paris and marry other people elsewhere.

I... hope you can accept it and don't hate me... okay? "

After hearing this, Xu Feng couldn't help but feel sad. It turned out that Yang Ye had this idea!
(End of this chapter)