Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 159 Very humble

After finishing the promotion in Japan, the group went back home, but Yang Ye stayed behind. He also wanted to help contact the company about "Hundred Men Kill the Girl".

Yang Ye told Kadokawa Haruki that he had been thinking about this script for a long time, which was completely nonsense.

It was entirely Yang Ye's impromptu idea after Kadokawa Haruki expressed his thoughts.

On the one hand, Kadokawa is Yang Ye's important partner. Since the other party has this idea, let him do it.

On the other hand, nine months have passed since the agreement between Yang Ye and Yamaguchi Momoe. Yamaguchi Momoe's attitude is still very determined. It seems that this woman is determined.

According to the custom in the Japanese entertainment industry, Yamaguchi Momoe is going to release a commemorative work for her retirement, so as to make a final wave of money.

In the original time and space, Yamaguchi Momoe's retirement commemorative film is adapted from Kawabata Yasunari's masterpiece "The Ancient Capital".

Yamaguchi Momoe's film career began with "The Dancing Girl of Izu" and ended with "The Ancient Capital", both of which were adaptations of Kawabata Yasunari's novels, which is very memorable.

But Yang Ye thought: Now that she's following me, why not leave something different?
I'm famous for my kung fu, why not let her make a kung fu movie?
It happened that Kadokawa Haruki asked Yang Ye for help, and Yang Ye took advantage of the situation and released this "Hundred Men Kill the Girl".

"Hundred People Kill the Girl" is the famous work of the famous Japanese actress Aya Ueto, and Aya Ueto debuted under the name of "Momoe Koyamaguchi".

Therefore, it is perfect for Momoe Yamaguchi to star in this movie!

Moreover, although the fight scenes in the original film can be seen to have tried very hard to imitate Hong Kong kung fu movies, they still looked like they were based on a defense.

Now that Hong Kong's top martial arts director Hung Jing-po is replaced, it will naturally make the movie a qualitative leap!

……

Yang Ye apologized: "Isabel, I'm sorry, I can't go to the airport to see you off!"

Adjani expressed her understanding: "I understand, it is too troublesome for you to go out once."

"When I finish my work here, I will go to Paris to see you as soon as possible!"

After the two said goodbye reluctantly, Yang Ye returned to his desk to perfect the script of "A Hundred Men Kill the Girl".

As a result, not long after the crew of "Food Truck" left, a petite girl slipped into the hotel.

"Momohui, why are you here?"

"I took advantage of your friends to leave and attract the fans' attention, so I sneaked in."

"I originally planned to wait until night to find you..."

"kiss Me!"

Before Yang Ye finished speaking, Yamaguchi Momoe had already fallen into his arms, and the two of them kissed passionately...

After the passion, Yamaguchi Momoe leaned on Yang Ye's shoulder and said, "Ye Jun, are you ready to pick me up?"

Yang Ye smiled and said: "Even if the whole of Japan opposes it, I will take you away!"

Yang Ye said this, but secretly sighed in his heart. He didn't know what kind of uproar it would cause by then!
Yamaguchi Momoe hugged Yang Ye tightly and said, "Ye Jun, you said that, Momoe feels very happy!"

Yang Ye kissed her on the forehead and said no more.

The two cuddled for a while, and Yamaguchi Momoe asked: "Ye Jun, what were you doing just now?"

"Write a script! Momoe, are you interested in making a kung fu movie?"

"A Kung Fu movie? Are you with Mr. Ye?" Yamaguchi Momoe asked with great interest.

"Of course!"

"Of course I'm interested, but... didn't we film "Fist of Heroes"?"

"This time is different. This time you are the main one. The one who fights from beginning to end is you!"

"Me? But I don't know Kung Fu."

"As long as you know how to hold a knife and pose, let your substitute help you with the rest."

Yang Ye said, briefly talking about the plot of "A Hundred Men Kill the Girl".

Letting a cute girl kill a hundred people is a nonsense and half-assed plot that only the Japanese can imagine.

Sure enough, Yamaguchi Momoe was very interested after hearing this.

"Then talk to your agency. If you agree, we will sign a contract with Kadokawa Pictures. Before filming this movie, I will arrange for someone to practice swordsmanship with you for two months."

"Okay!"

Yang Ye stayed in Tokyo for a few more days, finished the script of "A Hundred Men Kill the Girl", and after confirming several leading actors, he returned to Hong Kong.

I heard that it was a movie directed by Yang Ye, and the actors who were found readily agreed to star in it.

In fact, they are still the same old team members of "Fist of Heroes", with Chiba Shinichi playing the role of Master Obata Tsukisai, and Captain Sanada playing the role of the perverted beauty Maru.

Yamaguchi Momoe plays the heroine An Yun, and Yang Ye guest stars as An Yun's lover Nazhi. After 3 minutes of appearance, he is killed by An Yun with a knife.

……

Yang Ye rushed back to Hong Kong before the Mid-Autumn Festival and came to Zhao's house for a reunion dinner.

Zhao Yazhi was more than four months pregnant, and her belly began to bulge slightly.

Yang Ye bought another house for Zhao Yazhi, but Zhao Yazhi still lived in his own home so that her mother could take care of her.

Paparazzi culture has not yet emerged in Hong Kong these days, so there is no need to worry about being secretly photographed. In three or four years, it will not be possible.

The news that "ET: The Extra-Terrestrial" failed in Japan and the box office reached 100 billion yen just came back to Hong Kong and immediately caused a sensation. According to the current exchange rate, this is almost 2.8 million Hong Kong dollars, which is more than the local box office of Hong Kong movies in a whole year. need more.

With the strong performance of the Japanese market, the global box office of "Alien" has officially exceeded one billion Hong Kong dollars, and some areas have not yet been released, and some micro markets have no statistics.

These horrific box office figures excite Hong Kong filmmakers, but also create a feeling of despair and powerlessness.

If you make a hundred movies and can't keep up with someone else's one, how can you compete?What a fight!
My uncle was so awesome that everyone in the Zhao family was proud of him. During the meal, they were discussing movies with Yang Ye.

Zhao Yangming was very excited when he heard that Yang Ye's new film is an adaptation of Jin Yong's novel "The Swordsman".

This cheap father-in-law is a martial arts fan. He said: "Those Jin Yong movies made by Shaw Brothers are not interesting. It is better to read novels. Aye, you can definitely make something different."

Yang Ye smiled and said: "Dad, how can you see this?"

Zhao Yangming said: "Does this need to be said? With your ability, at least in terms of martial arts, you are ten times better than those of Shaw Brothers." Zhao Yangming was inexplicably confident in his son-in-law.

The family was chatting when a burst of singing suddenly came from the TV: "When will the bright moon come? Ask the sky with your wine, I wonder what year it is in the palace in the sky..."

Everyone turned around and saw Teresa Teng, dressed in ancient costume, dancing gracefully in the middle of the moon like the Chang'e fairy. The scene was beautiful and the singing was clear and resonant!
After singing the song, everyone was fascinated by it.

Zhao Yangming asked: "Aye, did you write this song?"

Yang Ye nodded: "Last year, I suddenly thought about whether I could compose classical poems to music, and then I came up with this album, which has just been put on the market."

Zhao Yangming sighed: "Hong Kong people now watch your movies, listen to your songs, and read your novels. The entire spiritual world has been taken over by you!"

……

"A Touch of Love" is the first work of Baiyang Records. It was sold triple platinum in Hong Kong within half a month of its release.

You must know that the Hong Kong Philharmonic now has a majority of Cantonese songs. It is a miracle that a Mandarin album can sell such sales.

In the entire Nanyang region, the sales volume is as high as 100 million, and it is still growing. It has caused a sensation, and dealers from all over the country continue to rush for goods.

Suddenly, from Hong Kong to Taiwan, to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand... Teresa Teng's beautiful singing voice was being sung everywhere!

Of course, in addition to the fact that this album is really awesome and Teresa Teng sings really well, Zheng Donghan must also be credited with a good job in the preliminary work.

Zheng Donghan used his contacts when he was the president of PolyGram to enable Baiyang Records, a new company, to have sales channels throughout Southeast Asia as soon as it opened. Once the record was published, it was quickly distributed to all parts of Southeast Asia.

On TVB in Hong Kong, China Television in Taiwan, and Chinese TV stations in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, a song from "A Touch of Love" will be played every day during prime time, and each song is paired with a MV carefully shot by Yang Ye. This novel form, The appearance aroused enthusiastic pursuit.

Zheng Donghan raised his glass cheerfully: "Young Master Yang, you still have the foresight to sell 100 million copies, otherwise the calls from dealers all over Nanyang would drive me crazy. Now the second round has begun. It’s on sale, and this time it’s 100 million copies.”

Yang Ye clinked glasses with him: "If you don't believe me, you still don't believe in Lijun's strength!"

Deng Lijun rolled her eyes, but said with a smile: "You wrote the song, what do you mean by believing in my ability?"

She is indeed happy. Not only has the sales volume of "A Touch of Love" exploded, but its reputation has also exploded. Musicians from Hong Kong and Taiwan are full of praise for the artistic level of this album, and have praised it to the highest standards in the sky and on earth.

Teresa Teng is already very popular and is a solid first-line singer, but it is only now that she has finally reached the top, leaving other Chinese singers behind!
Yang Ye smiled and said: "Then you also need to sing well!"

Zheng Donghan said: "You two are truly a match made in heaven. I advise you to get married where you are!"

Yang Ye laughed and said, "If I marry Lijun, I'm afraid I'll be killed by her fans when I go out."

Teresa Teng snorted: "Who can beat you? If I marry you, your fans will tear me apart."

When Zheng Donghan saw that the two of them had not yet reached an agreement on marriage, he quickly changed the topic: "So what... I have prepared to release the Japanese and Korean versions. What do you two want to say?"

“I hope it will sell well!”

Yang Ye put down his wine glass, stood up, took Deng Lijun's hand, and said to Zheng Donghan: "We are going on a date, please do your business!"

Deng Lijun smiled and waved to Zheng Donghan: "Goodbye, Donghan!"

When Zheng Donghan saw this couple going out casually, he couldn't help shouting from behind: "There are people of the opposite sex, but there is no humanity!"

……

In early October, at the Grand View Studio.

A large number of reporters flocked to the launch press conference of "The Swordsman".

Yang Ye and Jin Yongqian made concessions and sat in the middle, while Jin Yong sat on his left and Hu Jinquan sat on his right.

Although Jin Yong is senior, he is still the original author.But he is a guest after all, and he does not want to overshadow the guest.

When Yang Ye returned to Hong Kong, Kadokawa Haruki also came to Hong Kong and visited Jin Yong.

Jin Yong never dreamed that because Yang Ye was going to remake "The Swordsman", Japan's most famous Kadokawa Bookstore would come over to translate his novel and distribute it in Japan.

Moreover, President Haruki Kadokawa personally serves as the translator. This kind of treatment...

Kadokawa is different from ordinary dandy boys. He is talented. Not only is he proficient in Chinese, he is also a poet. He has published several collections of poems and won a Japanese literary award.

He personally translated "The Swordsman", which is pretty damn appropriate.

Jin Yong must have happily agreed to have his novels spread to Japan, so the two parties quickly signed a contract. Jin Yong entrusted all fourteen of his novels to Kadokawa Shoten for translation and publication in Japan.

Of course, Kadokawa Haruki only translated one of the books, "The Swordsman", and he did this entirely for the sake of gimmicks and fun.If you asked him to translate all fourteen novels, he would not do such a tiring task!

Officially because of this incident, Jin Yong came to attend the launch conference of "Swordsman" in person as soon as he was happy.

"Ming Pao" reporter Cha Xiaoxin asked: "Mr. Yang, why did you adapt Mr. Jin Yong's "The Swordsman"?"

A reporter from Ming Pao asked a question. Jin Yong himself was sitting on the stage. Yang Ye naturally had to lift the sedan chair. He said: "Mr. Jin Yong's novels are treasures of Chinese literature. It is an honor for me to adapt his novel!"

Cha Xiaoxin asked her boss again: "Mr. Jin Yong, your novels have always been adapted by Shaw Brothers. Why are they suddenly handed over to Yang Shao for adaptation now?"

Yang Ye praised Jin Yong, and Jin Yong naturally praised Yang Ye and carried each other's sedan chairs.Jin Yong said happily: "Mr. Yang is an internationally renowned director. It is an honor for me that he can personally adapt "The Swordsman"!"

Lu Mixue, a reporter from "Oriental Daily", started to stir things up: "Mr. Yang, this year's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" directed by Zhang Cheh and "The Legend of the Heaven and the Dragon Sword" directed by Chu Yuan both had box office sales of around 140 million in Hong Kong. What do you think of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" directed by Chu Yuan? How much can the box office of "Swordsman" reach?"

Yang Ye and Jin Yong frowned when they heard this. They had never seen such a provocative person.However, this woman, Lu Mixue, was a famous paparazzi godmother in later generations, and she was known to stir up trouble. She only wanted to sell sales, and she didn't care at all if she offended people.

Since she wants to hype up, Yang Ye will accompany her, and Yang Ye still wants to hype up.Yang Ye said: "Both Zhang Che and Chu Yuan are very good directors, but with all due respect, their style is outdated. I dare not say that the box office of this "Swordsman" is high, but compared to their Jin Yong films, it is ten times higher. Double it!"

These words made people at the scene gasp. Good guy, you have to open your mouth ten times. This is a slap in the face of Zhang Che and Chu Yuan. I just pointed at the nose and said that you two are useless.

But is it an exaggeration?No exaggeration at all.Judging from the box office performance of the just-released "Alien" and "Food Truck", Yang Ye is even a little modest.

After the interview, Yang Ye brought Hu Jinquan, Xu Feng, Guan Zhilin, Chen Yulian, Hui Yinghong, Guan Shan, Zhang Xueyou, Yuan Hua, Wu Ma, Lin Zhengying, Han Yingjie, Yue Hua and other main creators to come forward to worship God and turn on the camera.

Xu Feng serves as the producer of "The Swordsman", and Hu Jinquan is helping design the costumes for "The Swordsman".

Hu Jinquan is an expert on Ming history, so of course Yang Ye would come to him for this kind of matter.

After Hu Jinquan learned that Yang Ye was worried about casting, he recommended Han Yingjie and Yue Hua to him.

Han Yingjie and Yue Hua are both Hu Jinquan's royal staff.

Han Yingjie is China's first-generation action director. He has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. He had a wonderful performance in "The Heroine". Yang Ye said okay, it's him.Yue Hua plays Lin Zhengnan.

After paying homage to the second master, Yang Ye personally uncovered the red cloth covering the camera and said loudly: "I announce that "Swordsman" has officially started shooting!"

(End of this chapter)