Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

The Hong Kong music scene has finally realized the fear of being dominated by Yang Ye.

Ordinarily speaking, Yang Ye is not a serious singer. Apart from one and a half albums when he debuted ("Chinese Folk Songs" was a mix), he has not released any more albums since then, and has only released a few EPs.

But whenever this guy releases a song, it will definitely dominate the radio charts.

This summer, with the popularity of "Swordsman", Yang Ye's song "A Smile in the Sea" dominated the charts of Radio Hong Kong and Hong Kong Commercial Radio for two full months.

After finally ranking down, Yang Ye suddenly formed a "Chinese Dragon Team" with Chen Long and Yuan Biao, and even released a song called "ABC".

This song first appeared on TVB's music program in the form of a MV. As soon as it appeared, it immediately caused a dance music whirlwind in Hong Kong.

Yang Ye, together with Chen Long and Yuan Biao, once again led the trend of the Chinese music scene.

The young people in Hong Kong were astonished. They hurried home as soon as school was over and sang and danced to the TV.

The TV station's ratings went off the charts, and parents were annoyed to death.

TVB simply played this song every day at six o'clock on time for a month, making a lot of money from advertising fees.

TVB also wanted to invite the newly established "Chinese Dragon Team" to appear on the show, but was rejected.

The reason is that Chen Long went to Hollywood to film, and we will wait until he comes back.

As for the "ABC" EP, it sold triple platinum sales in the local area in just one month, and even the video tape sold more than 2 boxes.

If you have many fans, you will be considered awesome, and those professional singers can only envy you.

……

"Terminator" opening ceremony!
A large number of reporters swarmed in, and the hottest question was actually not the movie, but news about the "Chinese Dragon Team."

A reporter finally got a chance to ask a question and asked: "Mr. Yang, will there be any follow-up works of 'Chinese Dragon Team'?"

Yang Ye said: "Of course there will be. This song "ABC" is just a test of the waters. When Aaron comes back, we will release a music album to carry forward this dance music style."

"Will you make singing your main career in the future?"

"Just playing for a while. Okay, that's enough for the music questions. Now please ask questions related to the movie."

Lu Mixue from "Oriental Daily" asked: "Mr. Yang, can you tell me what kind of movie "Future Soldier" is?"

"Sci-fi movies."

"What exactly is it about?"

"No spoilers!"

Lu Mixue smiled charmingly, flipped up her hair, and said, "Young Master Yang, are you angry with others?"

"Fuck, be serious. Who told you to report randomly last time? Curse me to death."

"Then what did you do in Japan?"

"Filming!"

"But you only appeared on screen for a few minutes in "The Girl Who Killed". Did it take two months to film?"

"There is still another episode of "The Girl Who Killed", and I have a lot of roles. Remember to buy a ticket to watch it when it is released next year. Okay, next, a reporter from "Overseas Chinese Daily", you can ask questions."

"Mr. Yang, can you tell me what kind of movie "Future Soldier" is?"

This guy actually asked the same question as Lu Mixue, and many people at the scene almost laughed out loud.

Yang Ye gave a thumbs up and said: "That's a good question. I'll give it to you next time. Let me introduce you to "Future Soldier", a science fiction action and special effects blockbuster. It not only has wonderful action scenes, but also has world-class special effects. . There will be high-energy scenes of future wars in the movie. The total budget exceeds HK$2000 million, making it the most expensive movie in Hong Kong so far. Please be sure to wait and see."

"2000 million Hong Kong dollars?" All the reporters present took a breath. If it were someone else who said this instead of Yang Ye, he would definitely be regarded as a lunatic.

"Yes, this does not include my salary and director and screenwriter fees. To tell you the truth, if Hollywood invites me to make a movie, the three functions combined will cost at least 500 million US dollars. In other words... in theory, Our investment in this film reached HK$5000 million."

Yang Ye said he was worth 500 million US dollars, but no one at the scene thought he was bragging.

He writes, directs and stars in his own films. Since "Shaolin Temple" became a global hit, his global box office has never been less than 5000 million.

The fee is 500 million, which is definitely a reasonable price.

"Okay, that's all for asking. The auspicious time has arrived and it's time for us to worship the gods."

As Yang Ye said this, he led actors such as Lin Qingxia, Miao Kexiu, Cheng Kui'an and others to worship the second master.

……

"Yang Yehao spent 5000 million Hong Kong dollars to create "Future Soldiers"!"

Zou Wenhuai frowned as he looked at the headlines in the newspaper.

Ever since Yang Ye said that if the salary and script were suitable, he could be hired.

Zou Wenhuai really thought about inviting Yang Ye to make a movie.

But he didn't know how much money it would cost to impress Yang Ye.

Now Yang Ye actually said it himself, 500 million US dollars!
Zou Wenhuai couldn't help complaining: "This is too expensive. We only spent 1000 million Hong Kong dollars on Chen Long."

He Guanchang said: "We only paid Chen Long 1000 million Hong Kong dollars to film the movie. Yang Ye also paid 500 million US dollars to also serve as director and screenwriter. It is a conscientious price."

"Alas, I don't have my own superstar, so I really can't speak forcefully."

He Guanchang is also very helpless. They have praised many people over the years, but they have spent a lot of money and the results are not good.

He Guanchang said: "Actually, in terms of action alone, Tan Daoliang is also very clean, and Liu Jiahui is also very neat, not much worse than Yang Ye and Chen Long. Yang Ye is invincible in actual combat. But why are we compared to Shaw Brothers' action movies? What if it's not as good as others? One is that the plot is not as good as others, and the other is that the action choreography is not as exciting as others. Their action scenes are full of imagination, while ours are more rigid."

Zou Wenhuai said: "I have thought about this truth a long time ago. Being able to fight as an actor is only one aspect, and martial arts guidance is the top priority. For example, Xu Ke's "Butterfly Transformation" has a plot that is much better than many martial arts films. , but the disadvantage is that the action choreography is too rough.

After people have watched the action scenes in "The Swordsman", when they watch the action scenes in "Butterfly", they feel like they are playing house with children and they are not interested at all.I think Cheng Xiaodong is good. His action design is very imaginative and can be focused on cultivating. "

Ho Guanchang agreed: "The actions designed by Cheng Xiaodong in "The Famous Sword" are indeed remarkable. The final scene of cutting a man in half with a sword was actually imitated by Yang Ye in "The Swordsman"."

These two shots are indeed very similar. After all, they are both famous scenes designed by Cheng Xiaodong.

Zou Wenhuai said: "What do you think about letting Xu Ke partner with Cheng Xiaodong?"

"This is a good idea!" He Guanchang agreed.

Xu Ke originally had to wait until he directed his third film "The First Type of Danger" before he could partner with Cheng Xiaodong, but now it's been brought forward.

……

Victoria Peak, the filming location of "Terminator".

This place was the filming location for the first scene of Yang Ye's last science fiction film "ET."

Yang Ye chose the same place to shoot the first scene of "Terminator", which is considered an easter egg.

"A'an, you practiced well!"

Cheng Kui'an really developed a muscular body, which made Yang Ye very satisfied.

Cheng Kui'an grinned: "Director, I practice every day."

"From today on, as long as you are on the set, you are not allowed to laugh. You are not allowed to have any expressions, neither joy, anger nor sorrow. If you are caught, I will deduct your salary."

"what?"

“This expression is too exaggerated, I’ll deduct [-]!”

"Oh!"

"Aggrieved? Another hundred deductions."

Before work started, I was deducted 200 yuan.The staff on the set almost laughed out loud.

Cheng Kui'an immediately put on a straight face, not daring to show any expression, not even nodding in agreement.He used to be just the lowest martial artist with a low income.

Now that I have acted in Yang Ye's movie, my income has increased a bit, and I received a salary of 1 yuan.

1 yuan seems like a lot, but Yang Ye's film cycle is long and takes at least three months to shoot, which works out to 3000 yuan a month.

Just one sentence, one sentence, "step on the horse", and I lost two days' salary.

It hurts!

"Are you all ready?"

After getting a positive answer, Yang Ye said to Xu Shaoqiang and Yu Anan who came over to make guest appearances: "When the filming starts, you two can hold each other and bang each other. It's best to be more passionate." Both of them are old actors, so a kiss will count. Shit, they nodded together and said: "I understand, director!"

Yang Ye nodded and said to Cheng Kui'an: "A'an, you can pose like a meditator later and squat here, okay?"

Cheng Kui'an didn't know what a "thinker" was, but Yang Ye had already drawn the storyboard. He just had to follow it. It was very convenient, so he nodded slowly.

He didn't even dare to nod quickly. Yang Ye was very satisfied with his state: "Well, this looks a bit like a robot. Let's deduct a hundred less."

"Thank you, director!" Cheng Kui'an smiled immediately when he heard that he could get a hundred less deductions.

"Getting carried away? Two hundred more deductions!"

"Pfft!" Johnnie To, who was taking the notes, finally couldn't help laughing. The boss was trying to torture Kuian in a different way.

"Is it funny? You can also deduct a hundred and go to the company to pay the fine tomorrow."

"Oh!"

Du Qifeng is a small-time reporter, and his monthly salary is only more than 1000 yuan.

It hurts!

"Everyone is in position, blower ready!"

Johnnie To took down the slate and started filming.

Xu Shaoqiang and Yu Anan leaned against the railing on the viewing platform at the top of the mountain, hugging each other and kissing and touching each other, very passionately.

Next to them, there was an astronomical telescope.

Obviously, this is a couple who ran to the top of the mountain to watch the stars.

Of course, looking at the stars is fake, but playing field games is real!
In the original "Terminator", three hippies were watching the starry sky. There are no hippies in Hong Kong, only the Young and Dangerous.

Three young and Dangerous boys went to the top of the mountain to look up at the stars at night?So weird.

So Yang Ye changed it to a pair of dog men and women to fight in the field in the name of watching the stars, which was more reasonable.

Why did you ask Xu Shaoqiang to guest star?Because this guy is tall and strong, it would be better for the Terminator to steal his clothes and wear them.

This guy recently became popular because of Yun Feiyang in "The Transformation of the Silkworm". Yu Anan played Fu Xiangjun in "The Transformation of the Silkworm" and liked Yun Feiyang, but the two were not together in the end.

Yang Ye simply arranged for the two of them to play pop in "The Terminator". When the movie is released next year, this will be considered a joke.

The two were enjoying their kiss when a powerful blower started, blowing the dead branches and leaves on the top of the mountain to fly in all directions.

"oops!"

The two people immediately squinted their eyes and stretched out their hands to block the wind. At this time, the camera panned to show Cheng Kui'an squatting on the ground like a meditator.

According to the way the Terminator appears in later generations, there should be lightning and thunder first, and then a cool ball of light suddenly appears, the ball opens, and the Terminator appears.

Without this technology, it can't be done now. Yang Ye took the same method as the original version. The camera panned and the Terminator appeared.

LOW is a bit LOW, but that’s all it can do.

Of course, it can be done by adding a few lightning effects later to enhance the atmosphere.

Cheng Kui'an stood up slowly, looked left and right slowly, walked forward with his butt naked, and looked down at the brightly lit city below the mountain.

For this shot, Yang Ye deliberately used the same angle as in "ET."

"OK, go to Wia!"

Hong Jingbao, who was in charge of martial arts, came over and asked someone to tie wires to Xu Shaoqiang and Yu Anan.

In order to show the Terminator's ruthlessness and super fighting power, both of them will be killed by the Terminator later.

The Terminator is a robot, and the fighting movements tend to be bloody and violent, so this time Yang Ye chose to cooperate with Hong Jingbao, whose style is more suitable.

After tying up the wires and testing the safety, the shooting continued.

Xu Shaoqiang and Yu Anan hugged each other, staring dumbfounded at the naked man not far away.

Cheng Kui'an slowly turned around and walked towards the two of them, shaking the little elephant's trunk.

Being watched by so many people, Cheng Kui'an felt very ashamed. Every step he took, he wanted to reach out and cover the little elephant's trunk.

But he knew that this was a formal shooting and he had to leave a good impression on Yang Ye without making any mistakes.

He had practiced this countless times at home. He even walked around naked outside in the dead of night.

Several times I was considered an exhibitionist and almost got arrested.

Cheng Kui'an kept encouraging himself, without stopping, and strode towards Xu Shaoqiang and Yu An'an.

Yu Anan opened her mouth in shock: "So... so big!"

When Xu Shaoqiang heard his girlfriend praising someone else, he immediately looked unhappy. He pulled Yu Anan behind him and shouted, "Hey, were you robbed while riding a horse?"

Cheng Kui'an stopped in front of Xu Shaoqiang and said expressionlessly: "Yes, he was robbed."

Xu Shaoqiang laughed loudly: "Are you going to go down the mountain naked?"

"Give me your clothes, now!"

"Ignore you, old man!"

As soon as Xu Shaoqiang finished his words, Cheng Kui'an grabbed his neck and raised one hand high.

Of course, Cheng Kui'an couldn't have such great power. Xu Shaoqiang was pulled up by Wia.

"Let him go!"

When Yu Anan saw her boyfriend being caught, she went crazy and rushed up to kick and beat Cheng Kui'an. Cheng Kui'an grabbed her chest with his right hand and threw her four to five meters away. She fell to the ground and died.

Next, the makeup artist put on Yu An'an's makeup to make her look miserable, then put some blood on the ground, took a close-up, and it was done.

"An'an, are you okay?" Hong Jingbao shouted.

Yu Anan fell to pieces, climbed up with difficulty, and said weakly: "It's okay!"

Yu Anan was very happy when she received an invitation from Xia Meng to make a cameo in Yang Ye's new film.

Unexpectedly, it was just a guest appearance, but it actually fell. Isn't this too serious?

Fortunately, protective measures were in place, and although it hurt, I was not injured at all.

Yang Ye quickly said: "Get a recliner and let An An rest!"

After all, she is an actress, so the crew took good care of her. Hong Jingbao personally moved a stool for her to sit down.

"You're lucky, you landed well, otherwise, you would have had to fall a few more times."

Yu Anan stuck out his tongue: "You guys are so serious about filming. When we were filming, even if the posture was wrong, we just made do with it. Film is very expensive."

"High investment leads to high returns. In order to take good-looking shots, a little film is nothing. When we were filming "Shaolin Temple", we shot the final shot of the volley over and over again for half a month."

"That shot is so classic. Speaking of which, the time it takes you to make a movie is enough for us to make a full-length TV series, but the box office is really high."

Hong Jingbao and Yu Anan had a casual chat and went back to work.

When Xu Shaoqiang saw his girlfriend's tragic death, he was so frightened that he peed and shouted miserably: "Xiaojun!"

Then he begged: "I'll take it off, I'll take it off!"

Cheng Kui'an put Xu Shaoqiang down. Xu Shaoqiang endured grief and glanced at his girlfriend's body in the distance, slowly took off his shirt and handed it to Cheng Kui'an.

While Cheng Kui'an was taking his clothes, Xu Shaoqiang suddenly took out a dagger and pierced Cheng Kui'an's chest.

Blood flowed out, but the Terminator didn't react at all. Xu Shaoqiang was shocked. The Terminator punched through Xu Shaoqiang's body.

A bloody fist came out from Xu Shaoqiang's back.

Of course, a misplaced shooting method was used here, making it look like the fist really penetrated Xu Shaoqiang's body in the lens.

"Very good, the makeup artist is here. Hurry up and finish work early today. I'll treat everyone to a supper."

Next, make-up was done on Cheng Kui'an's fist here, and Yu An'an's death form was done there, and then close-ups were taken. By about [-] o'clock in the evening, the first scene of "Terminator" was successfully completed. (End of chapter)