Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Jin Yong likes the martial arts style in action movies shot by Zhang Huaxun very much.

Zhang Huaxun's martial arts fights are unlike anything seen in later action films.

In his own words, his martial arts fighting is contained in the atmosphere of folk legend and thrilling suspense. It is a kind of actual combat rather than a display.

In the original time and space, Jin Yong called Zhang Huaxun three times, hoping that Zhang Huaxun could direct "The Book of Swords and Enmities".

But Zhang Huaxun had suffered too much criticism at that time and did not dare to touch such subjects again, so he could only reluctantly refuse.

Now that Yang Ye has done a series of things to protect him, he has endured much less criticism, and he has Wang Yang's support, so he has nothing to worry about.

Yang Ye quickly arranged for them to meet Jin Yong. Wang Yang and Zhang Huaxun were very familiar with Jin Yong's novels, and they chatted very well.

Since The Book of Swords is too long to be included in one movie, Jin Yong's script divided the movie into two parts, namely "Jiangnan Book of Swords" and "Gobi Enmity".

These two movies were directed by Xu Anhua in the original time and space, and the filming was only so-so, although they grossed a combined box office of 10 million Hong Kong dollars.

Xu Anhua's style is not suitable for martial arts movies, because martial arts movies not only have to have good-looking fights, but also have to have smooth and concise stories.

This is Xu Anhua's weak point, or rather it's not that she is weak, but that her focus is not here.

If we compare movies to literary genres, some directors' movies are wonderful novels, and some directors' movies are beautiful poems.

Xu Anhua is different. Her movies are like essays.

She is not telling a story, but showing a cross-section of a certain period and a certain event.

Such a movie would look very bland, so her movie has a very narrow audience.

Just like many people like to read novels, and many people like to use poetry to show off, but not many people like to read prose.

When it comes to the choice of roles, the actor who plays the male protagonist Chen Jialuo is naturally none other than Jet Li, because this drama was written for him.

Although "Sword Rain" grossed HK$1600 million in Hong Kong, Hong Kong film companies were afraid of offending Taiwan, so no one dared to hire Jet Li to film.

So Yang Ye could only act for Li Lianjie himself.

That's why Yang Yecai personally went to Jin Yong to become a screenwriter and wrote this "Book, Sword, Enmity and Enmity".

Moreover, in the selection of roles this time, actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan were not used, but mainland actors.

Directly abandon the Taiwan market and only be released in mainland China, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.

This time filming Shujian, Yang Ye made up for the regret of filming Shaolin Temple.

In addition to Li Lianjie playing the role of Chen Jialuo, the chief helmsman of the Red Flower Club, Yang Ye also selected Yu Chenghui to play the second master Wuchen Taoist priest, and Yu Hai to play the third master Zhao Banshan.

Taoist Master Wuchen is a top swordsman in the original work, and Yu Chenghui is a contemporary swordsman. Having him play the role can be said to complement each other.

Zhao Banshan is a Tai Chi master in the original work, and Yu Hai often plays Tai Chi masters in later film and television works.

For example, in "The Master of Tai Chi", he plays Wu Jing's master. He is a master of Tai Chi, which is also very suitable for him.

Then there is the heroine Princess Xiangxiang. Among the twelve versions of Shujian in the past, only Xu Anhua's version chose a tribesman to play the role. The other versions were all made up of mainlanders.

However, Xu Anhua's version of Shujian was only filmed in 1987. The ethnic beauty Ainur who played Princess Xiangxiang in it is still a loli, so Yang Ye can only replace her.

Yang Ye said: "I watched a mainland movie called "Afanti" some time ago. The girl who played Laili in it was pretty good-looking. I think she is suitable to play Princess Xiangxiang. Can Director Wang find her?"

Wang Yang said: "'Afanti' was produced by Tianshan Film Studio. I'll find a way to second it. It's not a big problem!"

Yang Ye said: "Then please!"

Wang Yang smiled and said, "Mr. Yang is very familiar with the mainland."

Yang Ye smiled and said, "It's not that we're familiar with each other, but I'm doing this now, so I'll get to know him better."

……

In the hotel room, Liu Xiaoqing was tortured by Yang Ye for half a night, and her voice was almost hoarse.

Yang Ye smiled and said: "Xiao Qing, you are so passionate!"

Liu Xiaoqing lay on Yang Ye's strong chest, raised his head slightly, looked at Yang Ye with a satisfied face, and said, "You are so awesome, I can't help it."

Yang Ye was very proud. He slapped her buttocks and scolded her with a smile: "Little slut, can't your husband satisfy you?"

Liu Xiaoqing curled her lips and said, "I divorced him!"

"why?"

"I wouldn't let him touch me. When he got angry, he beat me and I left him."

"This is your fault, you are husband and wife, this kind of thing is only natural!"

"Then I am yours now. Do you want other men to fuck me and cuckold you?"

"Ah...that makes sense." Yang Ye nodded.

Then I thought about it, it makes sense.

When I cheated on Liu Xiaoqing, I was cuckolding Wang Li. When Wang Li cheated on Liu Xiaoqing, what did it have to do with me?

Liu Xiaoqing put her arms around Yang Ye's neck and said seriously: "Since I followed you, I have learned what it means to be a man! Apart from you, I will not take other men to heart anymore. I will only fuck you for the rest of my life." , no one else can try to mess with me."

Yang Ye was shocked!

Is this what Liu Xiaoqing said?

However, after thinking about it carefully, Yang Ye found that he was influenced by the entertainment information of later generations and formed a stereotype towards Liu Xiaoqing.

In later generations of entertainment novels, Liu Xiaoqing's image has always been that of a bad guy.

But if you look at it based on her life experience, it is true that this woman is scheming and knows her own advantages to climb up.

But in terms of relationships, Liu Xiaoqing's actual situation may subvert ordinary people's perceptions.

She is a love brain!

Every time she falls in love with a man, she will pour out her heart and soul and give her all.

Take Jiang Wen for example. In order to make Jiang Wen popular, Liu Xiaoqing went everywhere to find resources for him.

Jiang Wen wanted to be a director, and it was Liu Xiaoqing who sought investment from across the Taiwan Strait and three places.

The filming of "Sunny Days" finally started, but Jiang Wen exceeded the budget by 10 million.

In the Mainland in the 1990s, the cost of making a movie exceeded 10 million. I have to say that Jiang Wen is really a damn talent.

It was Liu Xiaoqing who spent all his savings and finally asked someone to borrow three million to complete the movie.

Of course, Jiang Wen is also a grateful person.

Later, something happened to Liu Xiaoqing, and it was Jiang Wen who ran around to fish her out.

In any case, Liu Xiaoqing made Yang Ye very happy. He felt very happy doing it and what he said also made Yang Ye feel happy.

Yang Ye pinched her white hair and said, "Then you have to think clearly. If we are just in love, I will not interfere in your private affairs, but if you want to be my woman..."

Liu Xiaoqing said: "You are a big shot, I am just a divorced woman. I have no extravagant expectations to marry you. As long as you don't dislike me, I am willing to follow you for the rest of my life." Yang Ye was very satisfied and said: "Xiaoqing, you don't want to I can't help but belittle myself. I can see that you are a capable, hard-working woman with both talent and ambition.

Sooner or later I will enter the mainland market. Before that, you have to help me build a good outpost and make more friends in the literary and art circles. When the policy is relaxed, it will be our opportunity to make great achievements. "

When Liu Xiaoqing heard this, he immediately became energetic and said, "What should we do specifically?"

Yang Ye said: "I heard that there is a popular activity among mainland artists now. It's called acupuncture. Have you ever done it?"

Liu Xiaoqing said in surprise: "You even know this?"

Yang Ye smiled and said: "Hong Kong artists are also leaving, but the name is different, we call it notice. And you are leaving secretly without telling the company. But my agency will take the initiative to help the artists find work."

Liu Xiaoqing was even more surprised; "Can it still be like this?"

"What's the point? The company also makes money, and we take a commission. Of course, we will also protect the rights and interests of artists and protect them from being bullied."

Liu Xiaoqing sighed: "I'm so envious. I participated once or twice because of my friends' reputation, but I was deceived by Acupoint. It was a waste of time and I didn't get any money. I have never participated again."

Yang Ye was stunned. Doesn't this woman love money very much? In the original time and space, she was able to move quickly through acupuncture, but now she actually stopped after doing it twice. What's going on?

Liu Xiaoqing said with some embarrassment: "The check of 20 Hong Kong dollars you gave me, I went to Shenzhen and exchanged it for a large sum of money.

I simply didn’t know what to do with so much money. I hid it under the bed for a while, then hid it in the cupboard. Later, I divided it many times and finally deposited it in the bank. "

Yang Ye suddenly realized that the problem was with me.

A check written casually by Yang Ye made Liu Xiaoqing a little rich woman. Naturally, she looked down on the tiring and risky activities of making dozens of dollars at a time and being cheated if she wasn't careful.

Because acupuncture is illegal, if the company is serious, it may be punished, so it often happens that acupuncture points are used to make money and run away, and the artists who have been cheated have no way to appeal, so they can only admit their defeat.

Yang Ye said: "After you go back, you can do your own acupoints, win over artists, help them make money, keep clear accounts, never deceive others, and build a good reputation. I believe in your ability, and you will definitely be able to do a good job."

Liu Xiaoqing nodded and said, "If you ask me to do it, I will do it!"

Yang Ye said: "Is the mainland's film industry undergoing restructuring this year?"

Liu Xiaoqing said: "Yes, starting from this year, the film industry will be stipulated as an enterprise, with independent accounting and responsibility for its own profits and losses. Film studios need to raise their own funds, realize production profits, and pay taxes to the state."

Yang Ye said: "The reform is comprehensive and applies to all walks of life. The days of eating from a big pot are gone forever. It won't be long before those artists in state-owned units will leave their original units and make a living on their own.

My artist management company in Hong Kong holds nearly half of Hong Kong's artist resources and is very profitable. The reason why I asked you to run a network is... I hope to open a similar brokerage company in the mainland in the future! "

Only then did Liu Xiaoqing understand that Yang Ye's goal was so lofty.

This includes not only preparations for rainy days, but also predictions of future policy trends.

Liu Xiaoqing admired Yang Ye so much that he admired him and said: "I understand. I will definitely do this well. I will lead them to make money when I get back, and help you catch all those artists."

Yang Ye shook his head and said, "You're not helping me, you're helping us!"

"Yes, you are helping us!" Liu Xiaoqing became more motivated after hearing this.

Yang Ye was also very motivated. He said: "Get down!"

"how?"

"I want to go to the acupuncture point too!"

……

The Academy Awards have not yet started, and the trio from Beijing Film Studio were invited to visit the Golden Melody Awards.

Last year, Zhang Minyi agreed with TVB and ATV that the two channels would take turns hosting the Academy Awards and Golden Melody Awards.

This year it is ATV’s turn to host the Golden Melody Awards.

This year's emcees are ATV's Paul Chung and Deborah, and they work well together.

Yang Ye didn't release any songs last year, so he didn't get any awards. He just sat down and clapped his hands.

This year's best Mandarin song went to Liu Wenzheng's "Light Rain in March", while the Cantonese hit went to Leslie Cheung's "Monica".

At the beginning of last year, Zhang Guorong's "The Wind Keeps Blowing" sold 200,000 copies in Southeast Asia, making Zhang Guorong famous.

Zheng Donghan continued his efforts and released another album for Leslie Cheung.

This song "Monica" is the title song of the album.

"Monica" is a divine song that established Leslie Cheung's status as a superstar in the music industry. It was originally not released until 1984. It was a cover of "Monica", a song of the same name by Japanese singer Koji Yoshikawa.

Naturally, Yang Ye copied it in advance, which directly helped Leslie Cheung's singing career reach its peak.

In order to test the reaction of the Japanese market, Yang Ye roped in Chen Long and Yuan Biao to form a singing and dancing group that did not do their job properly. They also released an album "Yanmian Dance Party", and the response was very good.

So Yang Ye decided to carry forward this style and directly put Zhang Guorong on the altar with "Monica".

What’s so cool about the song “Monica”?

This song broke the previous lyrical style of the Hong Kong music scene. With a youthful and passionate interpretation, it created a craze of fast singing and dancing. It became one of the landmark works in the history of Hong Kong pop music and had a profound influence on both the industry and the public.

It injected a new vitality of singing and dancing into the Hong Kong music scene and became the originator of Cantonese singing.

It has such a high status, but it is a cover work, which sounds really discouraging.

Therefore, Yang Ye had to reluctantly take it as his own.

Zhang Guorong came to the stage excitedly and raised the trophy high!

After thanking a bunch of people, Zhang Guorong finally said: "The person I want to thank most is Mr. Yang Ye, who is my boss. Two years ago, I wanted to ask him to help write songs, but he said he was not available. But I know he He has a hard mouth but a soft heart. After all, I am beautiful and sweet, so how could he not appreciate it? In the end, didn’t he help me write the song "Monica", which made me famous throughout Asia?"

"Hahahaha!" The audience burst into laughter!

After Zhang Guorong came down with the trophy, Deborah smiled and said: "Everyone knows now that Mr. Yang has a hard mouth but a soft heart. I will come to the door tomorrow with a gift and ask Mr. Yang to write a song for me!"

Paul Zhong said: "I'm going to go, is there anyone else going?"

Everyone below raised their hands and booed, and the scene was very lively!

Watching this scene, Liu Xiaoqing admired Yang Ye even more and found it very interesting. After all, award shows in the Mainland are very serious. How can they be as noisy as in Hong Kong!

The next best album was awarded to Rowan's "Flower", which is based on the theme of "flower". All 13 songs are named after Chinese flowers, creating the first concept album of Hong Kong pop music. It has a high artistic content and deserves the award.

Under normal circumstances, the award ceremony would have ended here.

But I heard Deborah say on the stage: "Now the highest honor of the Chinese Music Golden Melody Award, the Golden Needle Award!"

Paul Chung explained: “The record players we use to play records, the needles in them are particularly important for the quality of the songs played, and the golden needles are the highest quality, which represents eternity.

Therefore, the Golden Melody Award Organizing Committee decided to call those who have made outstanding contributions to the music scene "Golden Needles" and award the Golden Needle Award.

In recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions in the field of Chinese pop music! "

Deborah said: "The Golden Needle Award will not be awarded every year. Only when someone who is qualified to win the award appears, will it finally appear on the stage of the Golden Melody Award!"

Zhong Paulo said: "So, the first artist to win the Golden Needle Award is... Yang Ye!"

Deborah said: "I would like to invite Mr. Jin Yong to present an award to Yang Ye!"

The audience stood up, and amid a burst of warm applause, Yang Ye straightened his clothes, took Lijun Deng who was sitting next to him, called his friends, and walked onto the stage together, surrounded by Zheng Donghan, Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung, Chen Xiuwen and others. . (End of chapter)