Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

After confirming the name of the Film Award as the Golden Image Awards, Yang Ye continued: "There are big problems with the setting of the Golden Horse Awards. For example, our Hong Kong films are world-famous for Kung Fu films, and the most important thing about Kung Fu films is the design of the action. So , when we hold the Academy Awards, we need to set up an award for the best action director as our feature...

Also, the costumes in Hong Kong movies are often very simple, mixed and matched, and worn randomly. But when you watch Hollywood movies, they are very particular. In order to enhance the look and feel of the movie, it is necessary to set up an award for the best costume design..."

Yang Ye talked eloquently one by one. Zhang Minyi didn't really understand it, but she wrote it down one by one. If she didn't understand anything, Yang Ye would explain it to her in detail.

These things will be discussed slowly during the subsequent establishment of the Academy Awards.

The "First Academy Awards" of the original time and space were judged by Blind Gill, a member of the grass-roots team of "Movie Biweekly".

At that time, they sent invitations to people in the film industry to invite them to attend the awards ceremony.

Then, I booked a place at the Shouson Theater in the Hong Kong Arts Center and had my hair messed up according to the preferences of my magazine editors.

The trophy is a metal man made in imitation of the Oscar statuette, which was criticized for being ugly.

The awards given out are also very simple, just five awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor and Actor.

And there is no nomination yet, just send it directly.

You hold an awards ceremony on horseback and give out five awards? I won’t copy the assignments from the Golden Horse Awards next door!

As a result, many people did not give face and did not go at all. For example, the first Best Actor winner was Xu Guanwen, and he did not go.

Those who went didn't take it seriously. Except for Zhou Runfa and Hui Yinghong, everyone else didn't even wear formal clothes. Later, they were criticized by the news media who were present for being disrespectful.

No one who won the award took it seriously. Hui Yinghong threw her Best Actress trophy under the bed when she got home.

In addition to these five awards, the "Top Ten Chinese Films" and "Top Ten Foreign Language Films" of the previous year were also selected.

It’s understandable to review the top ten Chinese-language films, but why are you reviewing the top ten foreign-language films? Foreign language films are none of your business?

Especially after the awards were distributed, everyone could not leave. An American literary film "The French Lieutenant's Woman" was screened for everyone to enjoy.

Simply neurotic!

To put it bluntly, the first Academy Awards was just a silly show of a bunch of young editors from Film Weekly!

At that time, although Radio Television Hong Kong supported the Academy Awards, they didn't take it seriously at all and just ignored it.

By the second time, this thing was no longer possible. Fortunately, Zhang Minyi paid attention to it at this time, and after a few operations, the Academy Awards were not aborted.

Now, Zhang Minyi was promoted to the director of Radio Hong Kong ahead of schedule and successfully held the "Chinese Music Golden Melody Awards".

So as soon as Chen Baisheng and Shu Qi found her, she immediately realized the significance of holding film awards.

In view of the various insights Yang Ye put forward at the Golden Melody Awards, Zhang Minyi naturally wanted to discuss this matter with Yang Ye.

Yang Ye did not disappoint her, and indeed gave a lot of very professional opinions.

In addition to the name of the award, its type, investment methods, how to operate it, and even the award time, suggestions are given.

Yang Ye suggested that the Academy Awards should be held in March-April every year, and the Hong Kong International Film Festival should not be held for more than a week, so as to form a linkage and attract film producers from all over the world.

If it develops well, some other award ceremonies can also be held during this time period, such as TV drama awards, radio awards, etc.

March and April are basically off-season for all walks of life, and at this time, by bringing together all kinds of awards, a large-scale awards season can be formed.

When the time comes, all the stars will gather together, which will surely attract a large number of tourists to travel to Hong Kong and promote Hong Kong's tourism industry.

If we can achieve this step, the Broadcasting Department will be considered as having contributed to Hong Kong's cultural undertakings.

Zhang Minyi was very moved by Yang Ye's thoughts.

Who doesn’t want to climb up the ladder when serving as an official or in politics?

Think about it, if what Yang Ye said can really come true, then her political achievements...

"There's something I have to explain to you first!" Yang Ye suddenly said after giving a lot of suggestions.

"whats the matter?"

"I just told you that since the Golden Melody Awards have been handed over to TVB for broadcast, the Academy Awards should be handed over to LiTV for broadcast."

"That makes sense!"

"Of course it makes sense, but... I am a shareholder of Lishi."

Zhang Minyi was shocked: "Are you a shareholder of Lishi?"

"Yes, I already hold 37.8% of Lishi's shares and am the second largest shareholder of Lishi."

"Then... Lishi only has two shareholders now? Have you swallowed up all those small shareholders?"

"Yes, so I have to explain this to you in advance, because I suggest that the Academy Awards be given to Lishi, which is beneficial to me. I have selfish motives."

Zhang Minyi smiled sweetly: "You are so honest!"

Yang Ye said seriously: "You are my woman, so of course I can't lie to you!"

Zhang Minyi was very happy to hear this, and she said seriously: "Although you have selfish motives, in terms of justice, you are right. Domination by one company will form a monopoly, which is detrimental to the development of cultural undertakings. Our cultural department does need to maintain a balance. I will strongly advocate that the Hong Kong Film Awards be held at LiTV!"

……

Hu Jinquan is on the street again.

He made a fashion film called "Lifetime Events". It was said to be a comedy, but it was full of bad jokes. The audience was confused when watching it. Even though two popular stars, Sylvia Chang and Hu Huizhong, were invited to star in the film, it still failed to escape the market and wasted Yang Ye's one million investment.

When the film came out, Yang Ye watched it again. It was full of flaws and he didn't know where to change it. In the end, he gave up on promoting it and directly screened it naked. I think I can take back a little bit.

After two consecutive films, Hu Jinquan's studio could not survive.

"Lao Hu, you should make period martial arts movies. Fashion movies are really not suitable for you!"

Hu Jinquan is collecting materials and preparing to film a film called "The History of Blood and Tears of Chinese Workers", which will tell the story of Chinese workers' hard work in a foreign country.

After listening to Yang Ye's words, I felt bad. It would be difficult to invest now.

Fortunately, "The History of Blood and Tears of Chinese Workers" requires collecting a lot of information, and even has to go to the United States for investigation. It won't be filmed for a while, so he is not in a hurry.

He sighed and said: "My old style is outdated. Ever since you made "The Swordsman", I don't know how to make period martial arts movies anymore."

Yang Ye was too lazy to talk nonsense and said: "If you have nothing else to do for the time being, come over and help me. You are an expert in Ming history, and I have to ask you for advice on many professional things."

Hu Jinquan's eyes lit up: "Are you filming Ming Dynasty again?"

Yang Ye nodded: "Didn't you say that the most suitable era for filming martial arts is the Ming Dynasty. This time it is a story about a killer, and the script is here. I am very busy, so I need you to help me with the preliminary preparations. "

The great director had to help Yang Ye again. However, he made two attacks in a row, causing Yang Ye to lose more than two million yuan. Yang Ye didn't even fart, so it was appropriate to give Yang Ye a blow.

Hu Jin took the script and looked at it. There were two words written on it: "Sword Rain".

"Sword Rain" is an unpopular masterpiece from the original time and space. When it was released, the box office was average, and it was beaten by Xu Ke's "Tongtian Empire".

But there is a sword-sharpening section in it, which takes the show-off and slap-in-the-face routine to the extreme, and everyone who has watched it is delighted.

When it comes to filming Jet Li, Yang Ye has many choices, including the "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" and "Once Upon a Time in China" series.

However, Li Lianjie is only seventeen years old now. He is too young to play the role of a martial arts master.

In the end, Yang Ye decided to let him show off!

Hu Jinquan opened the script and read it for a while, then asked strangely: "You won't fly again this time?"

Yang Ye shook his head: "This time I'm playing with artistic conception."

"You had such a great time flying last time. If you don't fly this time, won't the audience get used to it?"

"You read the script first, and then we'll talk."

Hu Jinquan nodded, stopped talking, and looked carefully.

Yang Ye didn't bother him, made a pot of tea, and drank by himself.

After a long time, Hu Jinquan finally finished reading the script. He asked, "Are you not going to act this time?"

Yang Ye smiled and said, "How do you know I won't act?"

"You can't act, not only you can't act, but all the action actors in Hong Kong can't act. In my opinion, the male protagonist of this movie must find a new actor, preferably one who is particularly good at fighting and has never appeared before. Who I don’t even know him.”

Yang Ye patted the table lightly and said with a smile: "Look, you are right! The key point of this movie is here. Only in this way can we deceive the audience."

"Have you found such an actor?"

"Of course, he is from the mainland."

Hu Jinquan was shocked: "Aren't you afraid that Taiwan will ban you?"

Yang Ye said: "I've had enough of making martial arts movies in Hong Kong. We should let the audience see where the real martial arts stories should take place. Only by being authentic can they have a sense of immersion. For example, "Dragon Gate Inn", it It should happen in the desert. I’m going to test it out, and if it doesn’t work, I’ll find a way to remedy it.”

"Your goal is too big. If you want to test it, you can find an unknown person to try it."

Yang Ye shook his head: "There is no point in using a scapegoat to detect mines. My style of doing things is not to beat around the bush. Since it is my idea, I will do it myself. Don't worry, they won't block me so easily."

Hu Jinquan had nothing to say and gave Yang Ye a thumbs up, you are awesome!

King Hu returned to the movie script and asked, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​making such a movie?"

Yang Ye said: "I went to the mainland for business and met a young man. He is a five-time national martial arts champion, a genius in martial arts, and very handsome. I saw at a glance that he had the look of a star, so I brought him back to Hong Kong .

If I help him make a movie, he can become famous because of his agility. But this is not enough. I want to design a wonderful scene so that the audience will remember him completely after watching it. "

Hu Jinquan nodded and said: "So... the sword-sharpening scene was created first, and then this movie was created?"

Yang Ye said: "That's right, I have been acting for so long just for the sword-sharpening part. You are from the north, so you can understand that you made dumplings just for a good dish of vinegar!"

Hu Jinquan was convinced. Yang Ye said that he shot a large-scale MV for the song "A Smile in the Sea" last time.

Now this "Sword Rain" has a script because of a pretentious scene of sharpening a sword.

Yang Ye is all about making dumplings for vinegar.

King Hu had never met Jet Li, so he still felt it was a bit risky and asked: "If you find a pure newcomer as the main character, how can you guarantee the box office? This time it is a martial arts theme that everyone is familiar with, not like the last time "ET Alien" A novel science fiction theme.”

Yang Yip said: "I will invite a lot of well-known actors to shoot this movie, including Lin Qingxia, Yuen Biao, Hong Jingbao, Hui Yinghong, Guan Zhilin... and even myself can also appear.

I want to create a feeling of gathering big names and hide this young man. Whether on or off screen, until the moment he takes action, no one will think that he is the protagonist of the movie. "

Yang Ye dares to do this because Jet Li is different from the stick in the original version. He is the actor with the most stylish martial arts moves in the world, even Yang Ye can't compare.

Although this movie is star-studded, the moment Li Lienji takes action will surely amaze all the viewers! (End of chapter)