Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

After Yang Ye predicted that Zhong Chuhong would become popular, he stopped paying attention to this beauty. While eating, he talked to everyone about the recent changes in the film industry.

In just half a year, the Hong Kong film industry suddenly has a lot of great newcomers.

Shaw Brothers has produced Wang Jing, and his first film "Thousand Kings Fight Thousand Tyrants" has a local box office of over 500 million.

Jiahe has produced Yu Yungang, who is good at making thrillers. Each film costs very little and has a box office of four to five million, which is very popular.

Siyuan Pictures produced Luo Wen, who directed the film "Achan as a Job" for the first time, with a box office of 470 million.

This Luo Wen is not the famous singer Luo Wen. He used to work as a makeup artist in Shaw Brothers. He was hired by Wu Siyuan to make movies. He became an instant success and made many blockbuster movies in the 1980s.

In the 1990s, he became a producer, and he was the producer of such well-known Hong Kong films as "East and West", "Ashes of Time" and "Chungking Express".

New Art City has begun to show its prominence, and two consecutive movies, "Funny Times" and "Happy Fairy Nest", have exceeded 500 million in box office.

Newcomers have emerged one after another, and veteran directors Yuen Woo-Ping, Hung King-pao, Lau Kar-leung and Wu Ma have also performed well.

After Yang Ye extended an olive branch many times, Xu Guanwen officially transferred to Bai Yang, and his movie "Modern Bodyguard" grossed 2000 million at the box office, becoming the third director after Yang Ye and Chen Long to have a box office of more than million in the local area.

This movie has a box office of more than 2 million yuan more than the original film. This is mainly due to the effect of Bai Yang's investment in advertising to build momentum.

When Xu Guanwen was in Jiahe, the box office could not even break 10 million. After entering Baiyang, the box office doubled instantly, and Baiyang quickly started to be released in Southeast Asia and Japan.

Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang were extremely depressed. Baiyang Feng Shui was good, so Jiahe Feng Shui was not good? But the box office really doubled, and the two old men had nothing to say.

They didn't even think about taking revenge on Bai Yang. Yang Ye only made Fang Yihua disgraced last year.

After entering the 1980s, with the prosperity of Hong Kong's economy, the movie box office exploded.

Only half a year has passed, and there are more than 300 movies with a box office of over 20 million in this city. Last year, there were only 10.

Of course, movie ticket prices have increased a bit this year, with the average ticket price reaching 9 yuan and 1 cents.

Yang Ye smiled and said, "The recent momentum hasn't been very strong. The summer season is coming. Do they still have some movies that are at the bottom of the box?"

Xia Mengdao: "Xu Ke was kicked out by Golden Harvest after making three consecutive movies. Recently, he helped New Art City to shoot a movie called "The Ghostly Horse". We watched it and it was pretty good. It is scheduled to be released in the summer. There is also another one in New Art City. "Chasing Girls" is also scheduled to be released in the summer. We don't have any movies to release."

After Lisheng Cinemas joined Baiyang Cinemas, Xinyi City's movies will be released in Baiyang Cinemas. This summer, both Yang Ye and Chen Long ceased their activities. The films of Hong Jingbao and Xu Guanwen were released at the beginning of the year, and the largest theater chain was New Art City.

Yang Ye shook his head and said speechlessly: "These old-timers in the film industry don't have good vision. Shaw Brothers didn't sign Zhong Chuhong, and Jiahe drove Xu Ke away. I'm afraid they will regret it in their intestines."

Yang Ye predicted that Zhong Chuhong would become popular, but this will need to be verified later, so he won’t say it anymore. However, Xu Ke has made three movies in the past two years, all of which were well-received and poorly received. However, Yang Ye said that Jiahe's intestines will regret their youth, which made everyone even more curious.

Xia Mengdao: "You mean, "Gui Ma Zhi Duo Xing" is going to explode?"

Yang Ye shook his head and said: "I haven't seen the finished film, how would I know? But I have paid attention to Xu Ke's previous works. He is a very thoughtful person, and it will be a matter of time for him to be a hit at the box office. If you don't talk about others, Now, let’s talk about ourselves, what’s going on in the company recently?”

Xia Mengdao: "What kind of news can there be? Aaron, A Bao, and A Wen are all studio models, and they usually take care of themselves. Except for film project approval, release, and checkout, they usually have nothing to do with the company."

Yang Ye laughed: "This saves a lot of trouble."

Xia Meng was noncommittal and said, "By the way, I'm going to make a movie and I need your help."

Yang Ye knew the truth and asked: "What movie?"

Xia Mengdao: "It's about the Vietnamese boat people. I asked Jin Yong to give the film a title, "Journey to the Angry Sea."

"Journey to the Angry Sea" is a classic masterpiece of Hong Kong literary films. When "Film Bilateral Weekly" selected the 20 best Hong Kong films of the 100th century, it was ranked fifth. Director Ann Hui was directly promoted to the Grand Master because of this film.

With its strong humanistic care, desolate film language, and indescribable political references, this film shows the Hong Kong people's sense of rootlessness, fear of politics, and confusion about the upcoming great changes, tearing apart Hong Kong. The flashy surface that movies have always had.

The important and serious theme of family and country, the sense of social realistic responsibility, and the courage to express many feelings about local traditions and foreign impacts have made this epic film an anomaly in the history of Hong Kong films. It was even banned in the Mainland and Taiwan for more than ten years.

Yang Ye asked: "What's the difficulty?"

Xia Meng said depressedly: "The director, actors, and filming locations are all in trouble, which gives me a headache."

Yang Ye said: "Let me read the script first."

Yang Ye took the script, flipped through it, and threw it in the car. He first went to see Zhao Yazhi and Yang Ritian, and then went to see Xu Feng's Yang Tudou.

Two days later, I returned to the company, returned the script to Xia Meng, and said, "Sister Meng, this script is very good. What's the problem?"

Xia Meng said with a headache: "I wanted to go to Vietnam for filming, but I was rejected."

Yang Ye smiled and said: "You are scolding them for this movie, how can I let you go there to shoot it? Why not go to Hainan Island to shoot it, the environment is similar."

Xia Meng said in surprise: "So you think so too?"

"Oh, do you think so too? Then we are really brothers and sisters."

This made Xia Meng very happy. She smiled brightly, blooming like a mountain flower, and then frowned and said: "You know how to coax me. But if you go to Hainan Island to shoot, directors and actors are very difficult to find. I think Yan Hao's That movie "Georgia" was good and very realistic. I wanted to ask him to be the director, but he was afraid of offending Taiwan, so he refused."

Yang Ye curled his lips: "Aren't you looking for something far away? Just ask Ahua. Ahua is very talented, and she will definitely accept this movie."

Unexpectedly, Xia Meng said: "Ahua is not one of our own, I am worried that she will be banned."

Yang Ye was completely speechless: "Sister Meng, you have become bad!"

Xia Meng blushed a little and defended: "Then I'm thinking about Ah Hua, so that's right!"

Yang Ye said: "For Ah Hua's sake, you should let her take on this movie. The script is very good, and Ah Hua is also very talented. This might be a masterpiece that will leave a name in film history. A director can do this in his lifetime. When you encounter a good script, everything is worth it, and a mere ban is nothing."

Xia Meng thought about it carefully and realized that this was the truth. He nodded and said, "There is also the issue of actors. I contacted several actors, but they all didn't dare to act and refused."

"Who did you find?" "Zhou Runfa."

"Chow Run-fa finally reached an agreement with TVB, and he can freely take on movies. Once he is banned, his career in movies may be cut off, and he will have to go back to filming TV series. TVB spends all day thinking about how to tie him down and will not support him. Yes. He comes from a poor background and it is understandable that it is not easy for him to get ahead."

Xia Meng said appreciatively: "You are very considerate of others."

Yang Ye said: "Let Hua Zai act. I'll take care of things for him. You can look for other actors. If they have concerns, they can just use pseudonyms. Also, the production company should use Jade Bird, not Bai Yang. It's still considered a bonus. An explanation from the Taiwanese side. As long as we don’t force ourselves to come here, they will basically turn a blind eye and everyone will be able to live with their lives.

And for the Japanese character Akutagawa Shiomi in the movie, I suggest just looking for a Hong Kong actor. Of course, if you want to find Japanese actors, I can also introduce them to you. "

Yang Ye solved Xia Meng's dilemma in a few words, which made her very happy and said: "I'll go look for it first and then talk about it. Thank you, little brother!"

Yang Ye smiled and said: "I have been running outside all year round. You worry about this company the most. If you want to thank me, I will thank you. Also, in my heart, you are my sister, so there is no need to thank you as a family." "

Yang Ye's words showed some true feelings.

In this life, his body has no family.

But in fact, his biological parents in his previous life are now living somewhere on the mainland.

It's a pity that he didn't dare to see them. Time travel was too fantasy. He didn't know what would happen if he came into contact with his biological parents.

Moreover, he didn't know how to meet each other. His biological parents in the previous life were still two little kids.

After much thought, I decided...that it would be better not to meet each other in this life.

In a few years, his parents will grow up, fall in love, get married, and give birth to him. When he grew up, he was killed by a bomb, and then a magical time-travel happened.

The old souls on the Sansheng Stone don't care about admiring the moon and singing in the wind. Ashamed of lovers visiting each other, even though the opposite sex will last forever in this life.

Since he could not meet his biological parents, he placed his affection on Xia Meng and treated her like his own sister.

……

After getting the idea from Yang Ye, Xia Meng quickly figured out the lineup for "Running to the Raging Sea", which was the same as the original time and space.

The production company uses Jade Bird, and all the participating actors use pseudonyms, except Xu Anhua.

As a director, it is actually most convenient for Ann Hui to use a pseudonym because she does not have to appear on camera.

But Xu Anhua didn't do it, and she was stunned.

Everyone else used fake names, but she chose to use her real name.

Xia Meng couldn't resist her, so he let her go.

After "Into the Furious" was released, it not only exploded at the box office, but also swept the Academy Awards.

Taiwan was very unhappy and asked Xu Anhua to write a letter of apology and promise not to do it again in the future.

Xu Anhua said what did I do wrong? Still writing a letter of apology? It’s a shame to write about it, but I won’t write it.

Although the cast has been decided, we have to go to Hainan for filming. Some actors have unfinished work, so naturally they have to finish it first.

Moreover, there were a lot of trivial matters during the summer, so Xia Meng decided to finish this busy period and lead the team to Hainan in October.

……

Probably alarmed by the popularity of the film market this year, Xia Meng not only took the initiative to come out to make a movie.

ATV's McDonald also came to Yang Ye and said that he also wanted to make a movie.

And he carefully crafted a script and showed it to Yang Ye.

Yang Ye looked through the script called "Beautiful Girl" with great interest, then glanced at the little fat man sitting next to McDonald, who looked a little confused, and asked, "What is your name for this gentleman?"

The little fat man said quickly: "Hello, Mr. Yang! My name is Wen Jun, and I am the screenwriter of "Pretty Girl". When you filmed the first scene of "Shaolin Temple", I was there."

"Oh?" These words surprised Yang Ye.

Wen Jun said: "At that time, I liked to go to Jiahe's Ax Mountain Road to watch free test films. Your "Shaolin Temple" happened to be launched. I saw your live performance and was really shocked. At that time, I felt that you were better than Bruce Lee is still awesome.”

Yang Ye laughed and said, "So we still have this kind of fate. Mr. Wen, your script is pretty good. If I haven't seen it, the blueprint for this movie comes from the West German movie "Fall Street," right? "

Both McDonald's and Wen Jun were shocked. Although it was indeed as Yang Ye said, this "Beautiful Girl" was adapted from "Fall Street", its era background and character mentality have been completely Hong Kong. Unexpectedly, Yang Ye It's still obvious at a glance.

"Beautiful Girl" reflects how teenage Hong Kong girls degenerate. It describes how they don't like to study and end up selling their sex to make money in romantic places, which is of great practical significance.

In the original time and space, this movie caused a huge social response as soon as it was released because it boldly exposed the real social problems in Hong Kong. It not only won a good box office, but also made the sexy goddess Wen Bixia famous in one fell swoop.

Yang Ye said: "Ah Xiong, I admire your ability very much. If you want to make a movie, I support you. But you must first lead a team to the United States and make the second part of "The Love of the Earth" for me."

McDonald said straightforwardly: "No problem, I promise to make "Golden Mountain Dream" a success."

Yang Ye said: "Well, as long as the ratings of "Jinshan Dream" can beat the TVB dramas of the same period, I will support you to open a movie studio, and the treatment will be the same as Aaron and Sanmao."

McDonald was overjoyed and said with great enthusiasm: "It's a deal, I will beat Wireless to the ground."

Yang Ye thought, this guy has a fierce personality and is extremely fierce. He doesn't know how many years he can work in this film studio. I have to think of a way not to let this guy get away.

McDonald's is not only a TV star, but also a generation of movie wizards.

"Pretty Girl", "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers", "The Strange Case of the Three Wolves", "The Lame Man", and "Black Gold".

One person created a variety of popular movie themes, pioneered the trend, and led the trend of Hong Kong movies. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a generational hero in the Hong Kong film industry! (End of chapter)