Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Ten thousand meters above the ground, Yang Ye was closing his eyes to rest.

Suddenly I heard Hui Yinghong say: "Master, thank you!"

Yang Ye opened his eyes, smiled slightly, touched her face lovingly, and said, "Actually, it's very hard for girls to make action movies. Have you ever regretted it?"

Yang Ye's actions were a bit frivolous, but Hui Yinghong didn't care. Instead, she enjoyed Yang Ye's intimate behavior towards her.

She said: "No! Master, didn't you say that if you want to make a living in this industry, you must have your own special skills. Moreover, I am your disciple and I cannot embarrass you."

Yang Ye smiled and said: "Not only did you not embarrass me, but this time you win the title of Best Actress, which will greatly help me gain face."

"Then...Master, is there any reward for me giving you a face like this?"

Yang Ye looked at her smiling face, felt a little moved, and said, "Yes, close your eyes, Master will give you a gift."

"really?"

Hui Yinghong quickly closed her eyes and raised her head at a forty-five degree angle, looking expectant.

From this angle, the red lips were very tempting, so Yang Ye kissed her unceremoniously.

Although there was no substantial relationship, it had not been a day or two since the two had been so intimate.

……

As soon as Yang Ye and his party arrived in Los Angeles, they were invited to watch a movie by Zou Wenhuai.

After two years, Warner Bros. and Golden Harvest co-produced "Blade Runner" finally completed.

Although there was some unpleasantness between the two parties, it has long since passed. Later, Yang Ye also fulfilled his promise and released "The Swordsman" in Golden Harvest Cinema, making up for Golden Harvest's losses.

Zou Wenhuai was very convinced of Yang Ye's vision in movies. The investment was so large, and Yang Ye happened to be in Los Angeles, so naturally he had to ask him to check it.

Yang Ye readily agreed to Zou Wenhuai's invitation and at the same time mourned for Jiahe for three seconds in his heart.

Because of the butterfly effect caused by Yang Ye's intrusion, this masterpiece that was a rip-off for Shaw Brothers inexplicably turned into a rip-off for Jiahe.

In fact, if you look at it carefully, it is not surprising.

Golden Harvest is a pioneer among Asian film companies that went to Hollywood to film. When Bruce Lee was released, "Enter the Dragon" co-produced by Warner Bros. became a global hit, making Golden Harvest directly earn money.

In 1977, Golden Harvest regrouped and filmed a Western film "Blood in the Netherlands" and another "The Third Corps" in 1978.

Everyone in later generations will know that Jiahe lost money by bringing Chen Long to the United States to film "The Killer's Trench", but Jiahe is not stupid, how could he suddenly bring Chen Long to Hollywood?

This is because Jiahe made two Western films in a row, tried the waters, and made money, so he took Chen Long there.

In the same year that "The Killer's Trench" was filmed, Jiahe also filmed a Western film called "Mysterious Night Lily", which also made money.

After "The Trench" failed miserably at the box office, Golden Harvest realized that it could not rashly cast Asians as protagonists in Western films, as it would be easy for them to become acclimatized.

So Chen Long was asked to guest star in "Cannonball Run", and the movie grossed US$7200 million at the North American box office.

When it was released in Japan, Chen Long was asked to promote it, and it sold 38 billion yen.

Golden Harvest made tens of millions of dollars from the movie "Cannonball Run" alone.

From 1978 to 1984, Golden Harvest made more than a dozen Western films and made a lot of money.

It was after seeing Golden Harvest's success in Hollywood that Run Run Shaw came up with the idea of ​​investing in Hollywood. As a result, he invested in "Blade Runner" and became a big enemy.

In this time and space, because Yang Ye went to Hollywood to tinker with a movie called "Alien", with an investment of 10 million U.S. dollars, it grossed 100 million U.S. dollars at the box office, making Jiahe jealous.

And Zou Wenhuai just happened to go to Hollywood, so when he knew that Ridley was looking for investment for a new film, he took the initiative to join in...

……

"Boss Zou, long time no see!"

"Boss Yang, welcome!"

Yang Ye and Zou Wenhuai shook hands cordially and behaved harmoniously in front of a group of ghost guys.

In fact, there was no grudge between the two at first. Jiahe played tricks on Yang Ye at the beginning of Yang Ye's rise, and Yang Ye also took revenge.

Later, the two sides made peace, and they still cooperate occasionally.

When Ridley went to Kowloon Walled City for an on-site inspection, Yang Ye also provided maximum help.

After Yang Ye and Zou Wenhuai met like old friends, they shook hands with Ridley affectionately.

"Old Lei, long time no see!"

"Nick, I have to thank you. I stayed in Kowloon Walled City for more than a month without encountering any obstruction."

"It's funny, we are friends!"

Yang Ye and Ridley were chatting, and Zou Wenhuai also said to Chen Long: "Aaron, thank you for taking the time to come and support me!"

Chen Long said quickly: "Boss Zou, you're welcome."

Yang Ye said: "We are all Chinese. Now that we are hanging out together in Hollywood, we should unite a little bit."

Zou Wenhuai said: "That's well said. Let's go in!"

Zou Wenhuai's making of Western films was no joke. He established a "Jia Tong Company" in the United States to specialize in making Western films.

It also acquired a "Pan-Asia Company" that specialized in distributing Western films in Nanyang.

Zou Wenhuai has been staying in Los Angeles for the past two years, leaving all Hong Kong affairs to He Guanchang.

When Zou Wenhuai makes Western films, he completely follows the practices of Hollywood independent film companies.

How much money to invest, how much to borrow from the bank, what kind of borrowing method, and how much interest will be all follow the production methods of American companies, and there is budget control.

Zou Wenhuai smiled and said: "Aye, I heard that you are also coming to Hollywood to make a Western movie?"

Yang Ye said: "Yes, United Artists invited me to come over to shoot an action movie. I don't know much about how to make a movie here. I want to be a director first and try the waters."

Yang Ye's acquisition of Lian Mei Company was hidden behind the scenes. Zou Wenhuai only knew that Yang Ye invested in Lian Mei Company, but he did not know that Yang Ye was the real boss.

Zou Wenhuai took the initiative to introduce: "I work as an independent producer here. None of the independent production companies in the United States have their own studios. When filming, I rent studios from the Big Eight Companies. The Big Eight Companies have many buildings and independent small houses. , which can be rented to independent production companies for filming.”

Yang Ye followed his intention and asked for advice: "How should it be done?"

United Artists is the dregs of the eight major Hollywood companies. It does not have its own studio and needs to rent venues when filming. In fact, it is the largest independent production company.

Zou Wenhuai said: "If you want to make a film, you have to show them the script first. If they agree to make it, you can move in. You don't need to bring anything with you when you move in. You will be provided with a secretary and other things, but everything will be charged. It's very complicated." Pros and cons.”

Yang Ye nodded and said: "It's indeed good!"

"These ghost guys are very good. When we come to shoot, they will come up with the schedule as soon as the scenes are divided. How many scenes will be shot on Monday and how many scenes will be shot on Tuesday. If the shooting is not completed, you can reshoot the next day. It doesn't matter if you make up for one day. The alarm bell went off the next day, and before the shooting was completed, the rent started to double.”

"then what should we do?"

"It's very simple. If you can't afford it and the film can't be finished, they will pay a sum of money to buy the film and control it yourself!"

"Depend on!"

Yang Ye cursed, isn't this an open robbery?

Gui Lao still knows how to play.

Note that in this gameplay, you need to read the script at the beginning and confirm that the script is acceptable before cooperating with you.

If the script is not good, then it will most likely be a bad movie, of no value, and the studio will not be rented to you.

Therefore, the eight major companies are basically guaranteed to make money without losing money, unless they make a mistake when reviewing the script.

As a few people chatted, the screening of "Blade Runner" officially began.

As soon as the movie opens, a cool scene shows the wonders of the future city.

The city of Los Angeles is as bright as the starry sky, and vehicles in the sky fly over from time to time.

The huge video screen, flashing neon lights, and ubiquitous electronic machinery are jaw-dropping and shocking.

However, as the plot unfolded, many people became drowsy while watching it.

When the movie ended, there were only a few sparse applause.

Everyone here is a professional, and they are all aware of a problem: this movie may be sold out.

Yang Ye ignored this and asked with interest: "How was the future city in this movie filmed?"

Ridley said: "These were all shot using miniature models. We used the models to create the landscape of the entire city, and then used special photography techniques to present it."

Yang Ye raised his thumb and praised: "Awesome!"

He told Zou Wenhuai and the person in charge of Warner: "I can't say whether this movie will be a hit or not. But I dare say that it will become a benchmark work, and it will raise the scale of science fiction scenes to a new level. , maybe it will go down in film history.”

This is a very high evaluation, but there is no prediction on whether the movie will be a hit or not. Zou Wenhuai felt a little bad. He himself couldn't understand the movie. Now Yang Ye praised the movie but was vague about the movie's box office prospects.

Isn't this the rhythm of rushing into the street?

But no matter what, the movie has been filmed and set, so we can only leave it to fate.

But I heard Jose, the head of Warner, say: "Mr. Yang, can we use your evaluation of "Blade Runner" in the promotional advertisement?"

Yang Ye is a super popular action star, and his films "Alien" and "Terminator" are very exciting science fiction films and have many fans around the world.

If Yang Ye's comments praising "Blade Runner" were included in the advertisement, it should be able to attract the attention of many viewers.

Yang Yexin said, this is to consume my reputation.

But he thought about it for a moment and said, "Okay!"

It's nothing to waste a little fame now. "Blade Runner" will become a masterpiece that will go down in film history in the future. At that time, everyone will only think that I have a keen eye and a high level of appreciation.

Jose and Zou Wenhuai were very grateful and said together: "Thank you!"

……

Jiahe's "Blade Runner" is scheduled to be released in June, while Baiyang's "Sword Rain" is directly scheduled to be released in July, competing for the summer release.

"Sediq Bale" has been released worldwide.

The movie was a huge hit in Japan and Taiwan.

In Japan, it was renamed "Sakura in the Wind" and a four-hour version was released in parallel screenings. The ticket price increased by 50% compared to a single release, and it finally recorded a box office of 48 billion yen.

In Taiwan, it was divided into "Flag of the Sun" and "Rainbow Bridge" and were released separately. The upper and lower parts recorded a total box office of NT$1.38 million.

Thanks to the appreciation of the Japanese yen, the equivalent of US dollars is as high as 25 million US dollars. Together with Taiwan, the box office in the two places exceeds 30 million US dollars.

In Europe and the United States, it had a good reputation, but the box office hit a new low, barely exceeding 20 million together. Although Baiyang and China Film made a lot of money from sales, United Artists almost suffered a loss.

There are some scattered areas in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, about 20 million US dollars, and the total box office is about 70 million US dollars, which is similar to "Swordsman", but the investment is several times higher than "Swordsman".

Japan and Taiwan accounted for more than 40% of the total box office. These two places split the accounts. China Film followed Yang Ye and made a lot of money this time.

China Film's combined profits over the past five years are not as much as this movie.

Gu Zhenfu, the chairman of China Film Group Corporation, was absolutely unwilling to block Yang Ye. Didn't this push the God of Wealth out of the country?

Although Yang Yeren was not in Taiwan, Hu Yinmeng stayed in Taipei during this period, harassing her father every day and trying to smooth things over.

……

After Yang Ye returned to United Artists, he told Shea: "I think I have found a director suitable for filming "Alien 2"."

Shay was overjoyed: "Really? Who is it?"

"Alien" was so successful that Shay always wanted to make a sequel, but the script he produced was rejected by Yang Ye.

"Alien" was created by Yang Ye. If Yang Ye doesn't make the decision, the sequel cannot be launched.

"This man's name is James Cameron. I have seen his "Piranha 2" and I think his style is very suitable."

""Piranha 2"?" Shay said that he had never seen the movie.

"He is a newcomer, and "Piranha 2" is his first movie. Although the film was average, I can see that this guy has great ideas for making thrillers. How about we meet him?"

"Okay!" Shay didn't care, it was just a meeting.

Cameron was now poor and not doing well. After accepting the invitation from United Artists, he quickly cleaned up and came for an interview.

The interview was led by Yang Ye, and Xie Yi also came over, wanting to see who the person Yang Ye was interested in was.

"Hello, James!" Yang Ye greeted Cameron with a smile.

Cameron didn't expect that the person who wanted to see him was Yang Ye, and he was very surprised.

He excitedly stepped forward to shake hands with Yang Ye and said: "Hello, Mr. Yang! I like your movies very much. Especially the one "Terminator", oh my god, you were so cool in the movie. That was simply awesome. The movie of my dreams.”

Yang Ye smiled secretly in his heart and said: "Thank you for your compliment! I met you to tell you that I have seen your filming of "Piranha 2" and I am very interested in you."

"Oh, I don't want to mention that bad movie." Cameron said with an unbearable expression.

"It seems like you were dissatisfied with that experience?"

"Yes, sir!"

The film "Piranha 2" was shot in Italy, and Cameron did not get along well with the Italian-speaking staff.

After the filming was completed, the producer did not allow him to participate in the final editing of the film out of contempt for him.

Cameron was so angry that he learned how to use the Italian editing machine according to his own ideas. It took him several weeks to edit the entire film.

Since then, Cameron has vowed not to be influenced by others when making movies, but to take the lead himself.

"Anyway, you should be grateful for that movie, otherwise we wouldn't have seen you. I think you have a great idea for a thriller. Have you seen Alien?"

"Of course, sir! That's a masterpiece!"

"We have decided to give you two months to write the script for "Alien 2". If you are satisfied with the script, you will get the right to direct "Alien 2"!"

"Really?" Cameron was stunned.

"Don't be too happy too early. You only have two months. Are you willing to accept this challenge?"

"Of course, sir!" This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Cameron would be stupid to refuse it.

"Then it's settled, I have to go to UC to shoot a movie, and I will return to Los Angeles in early July. By then, I hope to see a wonderful script, use your imagination!"

"OK! I think I won't let you down." Cameron vowed.

Cameron left happily, and Shay complained: "Aren't you too hasty?"

"Just give him a chance. If the script doesn't work, forget it. We have nothing to lose anyway, right?"

Yang Ye didn't even give Cameron a hint, allowing him to play completely freely.

The current timeline is almost consistent with the original time and space. With Cameron's unparalleled talent, Yang Ye believes that nothing will go wrong.

……

In mid-April, Yang Ye and Stallone led the crew of "First Blood" to the small town of Hope in Toronto, Canada, to officially start filming.

In order to shoot the hot explosion scene in the movie, Yang Ye also brought the Raptors stunt team.

Luo Lixian's blasting skills are among the best in the world. In his own words: "No professional blaster in the army can compare to me, because soldiers can't detonate more than me."

Yang Ye showed Luo Lixian's explosion video to Stallone, and Stallone said it was awesome.

Stallone is quite crazy and stubborn.

However, the team brought by Yang Ye made him choose to shut up. In the early 1980s, there was no team in the world that was more awesome than Yang Ye's team.

In order not to get in the way, Yang Ye directly appointed Adjani to be the producer of "First Blood".

There are many types of producers. Most of the time, the producer has greater power than the director. For example, McDonald's is only a producer, but he has the final say on the set, and the director is just his tool.

New Art City also has a producer responsibility system, and the director is just an executor.

When filming "British Pipa", director Liang Bozhi let himself go and changed the script every day.

The movie was shot in the UK and went over budget so much that Maddie Robin exercised her rights as a producer and fired him directly, taking over the project himself.

However, when the director is awesome to a certain extent, the producer can only listen to the director. Like the King of Sunglasses who often lets himself go, the producer seems to not exist. Anyway, this guy can always make money.

When Yang Ye makes a movie, the producer is like his nanny. In the early days, Xia Meng was the producer for him, and later it was replaced by his wives.

For example, this time, in order to spend more time with Adjani and her daughter, Yang Ye asked Adjani to be the producer, and he brought his daughter with him.

Although "Rambo" is a Western film, Yang Ye came here with a Hong Kong team, so he had to worship God when it was started!

Yang Ye gave Yang Xi a stick of incense and said very piously: "Little Yang Xi, let's offer incense to Mr. Guan together!"

Yang Xi was a little confused and didn't know what he was doing. But she found it very interesting. She followed Yang Ye's example and bowed to the second master in a similar manner.

Following Yang Ye, he said: "Master Guan, please wish that "First Blood" will have a successful launch and a box office hit!"

Her childish and cute appearance made many people smile!

Stallone was a little confused and asked Adjani in a low voice: "Why do you want to worship this man with the knife?"

Adjani explained seriously: "This is the god of Chinese movies!" (End of this chapter)