Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

"The Swordsman" has not yet been released in Hong Kong, and Yang Ye flew to Japan non-stop to promote "The Swordsman" and "The Girl Who Killed".

In the screening room, Yang Ye and the Japanese personnel watched the sample film of "The Girl Who Killed". The plot of this movie is not much different from the original version.

The difference is all in the action scenes.In terms of action, it became very fierce because of Hong Jingbao's choreography.The scene basically restored the bloody Japanese comic style.

Overall, it's much better than the original version.

In fact, this is normal. These days, Hong Kong films are far ahead of the world in action scenes.

In the time and space where Yang Ye originally lived, a popular comment on the movie on the mainland movie website Doubi was: It is recommended to hire a Hong Kong martial arts instructor!

However, this movie also won many awards at the time and had a box office of more than one billion yen. As Aya Ueto's debut film, it was not bad.

"I think now is not the right time to announce Momoe's retirement."

After the movie ended, Yang Ye raised this question seriously.

"The reason is very simple. If we promote this as a memorial to retirement now, how will we promote it when the second part is released?"

"The battle lines are too long, which may not be a good thing. I suggest that we make another plan and put the retirement commemoration gimmick in the second part. At that time, we can promote the retirement album, movies, dramas, and concerts together. , creating a sensational effect in a short period of time, thus boosting sales of various works."

There was nothing Yang Ye could do to stop the last wave of harvesting, but Yang Ye hoped that the process would be as short as possible.

Because for a national idol like Yamaguchi Momoe, once she announces her retirement, it will inevitably cause an uproar.

How big of a fuss was this in the original time and space?
Feminist groups took to the streets directly to protest Yamaguchi Momoe's return to the family. They believed that Yamaguchi Momoe had backstabbed the women of the new era.

However, all the movies, TV series and albums produced by Miura Tomokazu were boycotted, and in the end, he could not get any work but had to do a small job.

He was not comfortable playing a small role. He would be chased and scolded wherever he went. This lasted for several years.

If they hadn't saved some money and their previous works could continue to provide some copyright income, they might not have been able to survive.

The Japanese national character is prone to extremes.

The American Ruth Benedict wrote a book called "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" to analyze Japan's national character.

He believed that the Japanese were warlike yet peaceful, militaristic yet beautiful, arrogant yet courteous, dull yet fickle, docile yet stubborn, loyal yet rebellious, brave yet cowardly, conservative yet fond of innovation.

The fact that the chrysanthemum, which symbolizes beauty, and the samurai sword, which symbolizes killing, can be unified is enough to illustrate the perversion of this nation.

Jiang Wen also told such a story in his movie "The Japanese Are Coming".

Ma Dasan, a villager in Guajiatai Village, rescued a Japs named Hanaya Kosaburo. In order to thank the villagers for not killing him, the Japanese army sent a large amount of food to Guajiatai Village and called the whole village to drink and celebrate. .

In the middle of the celebration, news was suddenly received that the Japanese Emperor had surrendered to the Allied forces and Japan was defeated. The situation suddenly changed. The Japanese army began to kill innocent people. The entire village was turned into a slaughterhouse, and the village of Guajiatai was set on fire and burned to ashes.

And now, what is the risk Yang Ye takes by taking away Yamaguchi Momoe?

Yang Ye doesn't know, maybe nothing will happen, maybe... he will lose the Japanese market.

Is it worth taking the risk of losing a huge market for a woman?

It's definitely not worth it, but Yang Ye can only accept it.

He was the one who caused the incident. If he had not flirted with Yamaguchi Momoe and had her mutilated, Yamaguchi Momoe would have reconciled with Miura Yumo now.

Although Bai Hui will still retire, she has nothing to do with Yang Ye.

But now, Baihui is determined to follow Yang Ye, and Yang Ye must protect her. Even if there are any storms, he can only carry them.

Kadokawa Haruki is not a fool. As soon as Yang Ye mentioned it, he immediately realized the risks involved.

So he agreed with Yang Ye's view, but Yamaguchi Momoe's office HORIPRO was not very happy. The battle line was stretched, so they had to sell more records, peripherals, etc., whatever they could get.

However, the producer of the movie is Kadokawa Pictures, and H Agency has no say in it.

Japanese artist agencies generally have a black-and-white approach and have very strong control over their artists, but H Agency does not.

H Agency is the most reputable firm in Japan and is known for its humane touch. Even if an artist is too old to receive any work, H Agency will still pay him a monthly salary of 10 yuan to support him for the rest of his life. kind.

Club H is not all good. Its shortcoming is that its wages are notoriously low. Even an artist of Momoe Yamaguchi’s level only gets a salary of 20, and it takes ten years to work for it to rise to [-]. It’s the same for everyone.

Of course, there are still commissions, and the commission details of H Club are completely open to artists and managers. Although they take a lot, there is never any deduction or exploitation.

It was precisely because of such a kind firm that Yamaguchi Momoe was able to retire smoothly without being made things difficult for her.

However, just in case, Yang Ye still threw two prepared sweet dates to Club H.

Yang Ye said: "Is your company interested in helping Chen Long and Yuan Biao release records?"

Yang Ye is not kidding, Chen Long is very popular in Japan. In the original time and space, he has released several albums and many EPs in Japan, and the sales are very good.

Yang Ye previously deceived Chen Long and Yuan Biao to help them release an album. He did not intend to release it in Hong Kong, but to release it in Japan.

In addition to Chen Long, Yuan Biao is also very popular in Japan.

In 1983, the football-themed movie "Bo Niu" was released in Japan. While it was a box office hit, the lead actor Yuan Biao also became an idol in the hearts of many women.

Yuen Biao was later interviewed and was confused about his popularity in Japan: "Japanese people like to watch my dramas very much. Maybe I have buck teeth and look a bit like a Japanese boy. At that time, except for Chen Long, I was considered to be well-established in Japan." ."

Later, Yuan Biao also released many albums and EPs in Japan, with good sales.

And now, although there is no "Bo Niu", but with "Fast Truck", he plays the leading role with Chen Long, which is enough for him to become famous.

After "Food Truck", Yuen Biao made another kung fu movie, which sold well in Japan.

When the person in charge of Company H, Xiaolin Guiyi, heard this, he was very interested and responded: "That's great, we are very interested."

Yang Ye smiled and said: "Okay, let's discuss it in detail sometime."

Kobayashi Katsura: "Yang Sang, the two EPs you and Momoe released were very popular. With these two songs, you have become a very well-known idol singer in Japan. I wonder if you are interested in releasing an album as well?" Woolen cloth?"

Yang Ye almost forgot, yes, in order to attract Baihui, I even pretended to be an idol singer.

When Gui Xiaolin saw that Yang Ye was deep in thought, he added, "If you are interested, we can invite the best producers in Japan to create a new album for you."

Yang Ye didn't take this to heart. The Japanese music scene... was Yang Ye's warehouse.

Want a song?Just take it. Even if you are a top producer, I am not as top as me.

What Yang Ye was thinking about was another thing. He used magic to defeat magic, and used CP to break the CP of Yamaguchi Momoe and Miura Yuka, and he won great popularity among teenagers.

And now, because of Yamaguchi Momoe's retirement, Yang Ye is facing a huge crisis.

How to solve this crisis?

I listen to Kobayashi Keiichi, release an album, and then copy a dozen awesome songs to shock them?I'm afraid it's not going to work, and I need to do some extra tricks.

Yang Ye suddenly thought of a... somewhat shameful way.

"I'll think about it!" Yang Ye said.

……

"Jun Ye, will my retreat cause you trouble?"

After starting to prepare for retirement, Yamaguchi Momoe began to realize the seriousness of the matter.

She is a stubborn person and has never thought about backing down. However, if it affects Yang Ye's career, she will feel very uneasy.

Yang Ye hugged her and said with a smile: "You don't have to think too much and concentrate on completing the final work. I will come to Tokyo to pick you up when the time comes. I will block all the wind and rain."

This sentence made Yamaguchi Momoe feel at ease. She leaned in Yang Ye's arms and felt that his chest was as majestic as a mountain!
……

Hong Kong, Lei Garden!
In addition to the Zhang family class, all the class leaders of various martial arts groups in Hong Kong were present.

Chen Yiyan from the Kamikaze stunt team, Ke Shouliang and Luo Lixian from the Raptors stunt team, Li Jiading who specializes in equestrian and others were also there.

Yang Ye raised his glass and said: "Today we are all gathered together to discuss important matters, let's have a drink first."

"cheers!"

Yang Ye finished his drink, put down his glass, and continued: "All of us here today are Longwu martial artists. Hong Kong's kung fu movies can become famous all over the world, and it is inseparable from our efforts. But the living environment of our martial arts masters is also the worst. Every time we take Every penny is exchanged for your life.

I have been in the industry for six years and made six movies. In each movie, a martial artist was injured during the filming. When we were filming "Food Truck" in France, Agui jumped from the second floor and broke his leg.I myself have been injured several times, but thanks to the blessing of Mr. Guan, nothing serious happened.

In the past two years, action movies in Hong Kong have become more and more intense, and in pursuit of thrills, they have become more and more dangerous, even to the point of killing people. The martial artists couldn't stand it and went on strike several times in protest.I think this problem has reached a point where it must be solved.That's why I suggested convening this martial arts meeting to discuss the establishment of a martial arts union.

Some people may say that your surname is Yang, the boss of a film company. How can you be so kind?It's precisely because I'm a movie company owner that I care about this issue.I won’t say those high-sounding words. From a profit perspective, making movies is very expensive.Our company specializes in kung fu movies. How many things will be delayed due to injuries, strikes, etc.? If someone dies by mistake, that would be even more troublesome, right? "

"Yes! Yes!" Everyone echoed.

Yang Ye continued: "Everyone who came to this meeting today agreed to form a martial arts union. So, in today's meeting, we will discuss three things.

First, establish the purpose of the martial arts union.What will our association do and what rules and regulations will it have?
Second, elect the president.A snake cannot survive without a head, so we naturally have to elect a highly respected president to speak for everyone;
Third, prepare to build a trade union building.When a trade union is established, it must have a base, right?To build a trade union building, a lot of money is needed. Where will this money come from?You have to think long term. "

These three points are reasonable and reasonable, and everyone agrees with them.

Let’s talk about the first point first. Regarding establishing the purpose of the martial arts association, Yang Ye made a draft in advance after consulting with several respectable class leaders.Today we just follow the principle of democracy, let everyone discuss, come up with ideas, go through the motions, and also check for omissions and fill in the gaps.

Yang Ye formulated a total of nine purposes.include:
Promote, protect and encourage the interests of members, and represent and coordinate activities and relationships among members, between members and organizations, groups and the public within and outside the industry.

To enhance the welfare of members who design, perform or are employed in this industry to achieve harmonious and fair relations within the industry.

To establish, manage and maintain cultural, educational, recreational, social and charitable undertakings that contribute to the promotion and promotion of members and their general welfare.

Support and protect the personality, reputation and interests of members, and protect their rights.

……

The next step was to elect the president. Someone shouted loudly: "Young Master Yang, we support you as president!"

As soon as this was said, everyone also agreed.

Yang Ye waved his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you for your love, but I also have another identity as the boss of the film company. Therefore, in order to ensure fairness, I will not hold any position in the labor union. You should choose another talented person!"

This makes sense, and everyone has to re-elect people.

Yuan Xiaotian, the first dragon and tiger martial artist, was quickly elected.

The old man is highly respected. Yuan Heping, the leader of Yuan's class, is his son, and Tang Jia, the leader of Tang's class, is his apprentice. If he doesn't become the president, who will?
If Master Longhu was a beggar gang, this old man would be Hong Qigong.

However, Yuan Xiaotian was old, so we elected two vice presidents to assist him.

In the end, one was selected, Hong Jingbao and Liu Jialiang.

In addition, several directors were also selected, mainly including Liang Xiaolong, Xu Zhongxin, Chen Yiyan and others.

This thing is not chosen based on who is popular, but based on the top of the mountain, so when Hong Jingbao becomes the vice president, there is no other matter of the Seven Little Fortunes, and neither can Chen Long.

But Chen Long didn't care, as he didn't have the money to get it.

However, Yang Ye and Chen Long were too famous. Although Yang Ye didn't want to be a member, Chen Long didn't care. In the end, the association gave them the title of honorary director.

……

The third and most important point is to prepare for the construction of a trade union building.

This requires a lot of money. If Yang Ye has money, he can pay it directly.

But he couldn't pay for it.

Yang Ye was originally the founder of the Martial Arts Union, and now he was spending money to build a trade union building. It was obvious that the Martial Arts Union was his plaything.

After some discussion, everyone decided to shoot an action movie. People from the martial arts union volunteered to participate in the filming. Finally, they used the money they earned to buy land and build a union building.

So... this matter still fell on Yang Ye.

Because, although the idea is a good one, it would be embarrassing if the movie is not a hit and there is not enough money to buy land and build a building.

Only if Yang Ye takes action can he be sure of success.

Yang Ye thought for a while and said: "I can take action. The copyright of the movie will belong to Baiyang Company. When the time comes, the local box office in Hong Kong will be used to build the building. If there is any remaining balance, it will be deposited into the fund of the Martial Arts Association."

Everyone agreed that the local box office of Yang Ye's movie was at least over 1000 million, which was more than enough to buy land and build a building.

Yang Ye emphasized: "The overseas box office has nothing to do with the labor union and is owned by Baiyang Company."

Everyone has no objection to this. Yang Ye sells food overseas based on his personal ability.If he didn't participate, the film's overseas revenue wouldn't be much.

The matter was settled like this. After the meeting, everyone went to register a non-profit organization called "Hong Kong Action Stuntmen's Guild Co., Ltd."

How to maintain the daily operations of the union?
Like the Screen Actors Guild in the United States, members need to pay annual membership dues, which involves a complex algorithm.

Taking the Screen Actors Guild in Los Angeles as an example, the membership fee is 3000 US dollars, plus a 58 yuan handling fee.

From then on, the membership fee will change every year according to the member's income: if the annual income is less than 20 US dollars, the membership fee is 116 + annual income x 1.85%, which is within 3816 US dollars.As income increases, the levels increase, but the maximum will not exceed US$6566.

After discussion, the Hong Kong Martial Arts Union directly followed Hollywood's standards and exchanged U.S. dollars for Hong Kong paper, and that was done.

Dragon and Tiger martial artists risk their lives to make money, and their income is very considerable. One month's salary can buy a car, and the membership fee is completely affordable. (End of chapter)