Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

In the original version of "Female Fighter", there is a scene in the later period where the heroine fights one against a hundred in a Japanese-style hall, which is obviously imitated from "Kill Bill".

In this case, Yang Ye might as well just film "Kill Bill".

Although Adjani is very influential in Europe, the art films she made are not very popular in North America.

After immigrating to the United States, Adjani needed to be involved in United Artists' affairs and had a daughter to take care of. She took on fewer films and her acting career slowly stagnated.

But Yang Ye could tell that the greatest interest of France's most beautiful woman was filming.

The movie "Kill Bill" is director Quentin Tarantino's tribute to Hong Kong Kung Fu movies.

In 1984, 21-year-old Quentin began to enter the society and worked as a salesperson in a video store. This job gave him a lot of time to watch movies from all over the world.

Among these movies, the ones he watched most were American westerns and Hong Kong kung fu movies.

Eight years later, Quentin became a blockbuster with "Reservoir Dogs", and then made "Pulp Fiction", which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and became a world-class director.

It turns out that great achievements often start with a humble job, such as librarian, video store salesperson, etc...

The movie "Kill Bill" has no plot, it's just a woman's journey of revenge, slashing all the way, blood flowing, and it's all done!

But with Adjani's face that confuses all living beings, her movies don't need any plot.

The great French director François Truffaut once wrote to Adjani: "Your face alone can tell a moving story... You can even act in a movie without a storyline, that is a movie. About your documentary, it will rival any feature film."

Adjani is very good at playing very crazy roles. She must have been able to play an avenging angel in "Kill Bill".

On a whim, Anjelica learned Wing Chun from Yang Ye. Later, she treated Wing Chun as a form of fitness exercise and practiced it frequently. After so many years, she has become quite proficient in it.

If she had been given two more months of special training before starting the filming of "Kill Bill", plus a stunt double and so on, there would basically be no problem.

When Yuan Heping was invited to Hollywood to be a martial arts instructor for "The Matrix", those people didn't give him anything. After being specially trained by Yuan Heping for a few months, he was able to fight just as well.

In fact, action actors do not have to practice martial arts since childhood. They can become a monk halfway. For example, Yang Ziqiong, after practicing with Hong Jingbao for half a year, turned into a fierce female beater.

Of course, she has practiced ballet since she was a child and has basic skills. This is also the case with others such as Li Saifeng, Yang Liqing, and later Zhang Ziyi!
All in all, it is very easy for dancers to switch to fighting women, so why are the fighting scenes of later generations of actors so crotch-heavy, all edited and replaced? Just don’t want to endure hardship.

Probably because of the influence of Yang Ye, Adjani was very interested in the fact that in this movie she could kill everyone and cut down the world, so she agreed to play this role without hesitation.

Next, Yang Ye will look for supporting roles in the movie.

First of all, there are the members of the "Venom Assassination Team", a total of five people, the Japanese girl Oren Ishii, the white girl Al, the white boy Bud, the black girl Green, and the ultimate target Bill.

Yang Ye's requirement is... to be able to fight!
Japanese girls Oren Ishii and Michiko Yang Ye belong to Nisei Xie. This woman is currently filming a tertiary film in Japan and is very easy to find. She is a bodybuilding champion, has a great figure, is beautiful, and can also fight, not to mention!
Bai Niu Ai Er, this actor is also easy to find, it is Rovero.

The white man Bud, let Binny play this role. Binny has always wanted to make a movie, so as one of our own, give him a chance.

Black girl Green, this... Yang Ye thought for a long time and called Michael Jackson. He was not at home and went on tour.

After a long time, Michael Jackson got the news and called back: "Hi Nick, I heard you are looking for me. What can I do?"

Yang Ye said bluntly: "I want to meet your sister Jenny!"

Michael Jackson was very surprised: "Why are you looking for Jenny?"

"I want to ask her to make a movie!"

"Making a movie? I think she'll be interested. I'll give you her phone number."

Janet Jackson was one of the four major divas in the North American music scene in the 80s and 90s, along with Whitney, Mariah and Madonna.

Jenny is good at singing and dancing. Her dancing is extremely difficult. She is a master of jazz dance and hip-hop. It is no problem to find her to shoot an action movie.

And although Jenny has been in the industry for a few years, she has released a few albums without any success. Now she is still a little transparent, so she can just give her some salary.

As for Bill, the original version was an old guy. Yang Ye plans to modify the character and make a guest appearance in person.

There are not many movies in which Yang Ye has guest appearances, but they are very distinctive:
In "Hundred Men Kill the Girl", he was stabbed by Yamaguchi Momoe within a few minutes of his appearance.

In "Sword Rain", he appeared for only a few minutes before being stabbed by Lin Qingxia.

This time it was the same operation. A few minutes after he appeared, he was stabbed by Adjani.

If a serious scumbag gets stabbed, it may be passed down as a joke in future generations.

It's definitely not okay for Yang Ye to die in the hands of others. He should die in the hands of his own woman...

As for the role of Bai Mei, many people have played it in Hong Kong films, but the most classic one is probably Luo Lie's version in 1977's "Hong Xi Guan".

Quentin was deeply influenced by it, so he added the character of White Eyebrow in "Kill Bill".

However, when Quentin was filming "Kill Bill", Luo Lie had already died, so he found Liu Jiahui to play Bai Mei.

In this case, Yang Ye planned to directly find Luo Lie to play the role.

After Shaw Brothers announced the suspension of production and stopped filming those silly martial arts movies, Luo Lie had no place to go. Now he has joined ATV and worked as a green leaf in various TV series.

Yang Ye asked Luo Lie to play the role, which can be regarded as keeping the money from outsiders.

……

Yang Ye soon met Jenny, a future pop queen who danced as "coquettishly" as his brother. She was actually very introverted and spoke in a small voice.

Jenny and Jackson looked like they were carved out of the same mold. On a man like Jackson, this face would be quite handsome, but on a girl like Jenny, it would be a bit tragic.

It is precisely because of her unattractive appearance that Jenny has always had low self-esteem.

"Hello, Nick!" Jenny blushed and shook hands with Yang Ye.

"Red-faced" is just an adjective, because she has a black face, but from her shy expression, it can still be seen that she should be "red-faced".

"Hello, Jenny. Did your brother tell you that I would like to invite you to make a movie?"

"He said it, but I'm curious, why did you come to me?"

"I'm working on a movie and I need a black actress. Your brother said you were a great dancer and I thought maybe you could try doing an action movie."

"What do I play?"

"A killer!"

"cool!"

"Then are you willing to star?"

"I do, but can I see the script?"

"of course can!"

Although Jenny is introverted, she is actually very assertive. Because she was unwilling to accept her father's arrangements, she ran away from home. She was also a pioneer in anti-patriarchy and promoting black women's rights in the 1990s.

Yang Ye had no interest in this Quan or that Quan. He insisted on finding a black man to play the role because he wanted the four killers in the movie to have their own characteristics.

There is already a white girl, there is no need to find another white girl.

Jenny hesitated after reading the script.

She didn't have many storylines. She was the first target of Adjani's revenge. The two sides had a big fight and was killed by Adjani.

But this character is a mother with a four-year-old daughter, and Jenny is too young.

Yang Ye doesn't care. In his eyes, black people all look the same, and it's hard to distinguish their age. Yang Ye said: "It doesn't matter. When you put on makeup, just make it more mature."

"Okay!" Jenny finally accepted because Yang Ye promised to design cool moves for her.

Next, Yang Ye asked people to go to Japan to find Michiko Nisigata. Michiko Nisigata heard that Yang Ye wanted to ask her to make a movie, so she bought a plane ticket and flew to the United States without saying a word.

After meeting the real person, Yang Ye discovered that this woman really looked like Yamaguchi Momoe.

From a certain perspective, she is the bodybuilding version of Yamaguchi Momoe.

The candidates have been decided, and next, Adjani, Jenny, and Michiko Nishiwake will gather for two months of special training.

There is no need for Luofu Luo to come, she can fight thieves, and she is currently filming "Royal Senior Sister" with Hui Yinghong and the others, so she has no time.

Regarding the special training, Yang Ye made a plan and gave it directly to Binny to take charge of. He himself would be the hands-off manager.

……

After two years, Cameron finally finished "Alien 2".

In the screening room, Yang Ye, Xie Yi and others were watching the samples of "Alien 2".

Cameron never makes a movie without overspending. When he originally said he wanted a budget of 10 million, Yang Ye gave him 15 million.

It turned out that it was still not enough, so an additional three million was added, bringing the production cost to 1800 million, which made Shay complain!
But after watching the sample, Shay shut up. This movie can be summed up in one word: so damn good!

"Alien" shot by Ridley is a thriller with repeated suspense and is better than the creation of atmosphere.

The silence and gloominess in the universe make people feel so lonely and helpless in the face of sudden dangers, and the sense of fear slowly seeps into the skin, blood, and bone marrow.

It seems that the rheumatism that appears on a rainy day can be temporarily forgotten, but it will always be with you like a shadow.

When it came to "Alien 2" shot by Cameron, it became an action movie, and it mainly won in the sense of rhythm.

The scene has also been changed from the spaceship in the first film to a space base. The feeling of isolation is removed, which alleviates the fear caused by the environment.

Therefore, the director shifted the focus so that the film always maintains an up-and-down narrative rhythm that does not allow for a moment's nap, leaving people breathless and focused, unable to stop.

Cameron deserves to be the king of blockbusters. He is particularly good at setting up big backgrounds and controlling big scenes.

The climax of his films are always in the last half hour, which is so exciting that it makes people go numb. It's no wonder that every time a new film comes out, it explodes at the box office and causes a sensation.

……

"Clap clap clap..."

After the movie ended, there was warm applause in the screening room.

"It was very well shot. I recommend sending it to the Toronto International Film Festival next month."

The Toronto International Film Festival is a relatively important film festival in North America and a relatively well-known film trading market.

Hundreds of films participate in the exhibition every year, and many films choose to have their North American premieres in Toronto, so it is also considered a preview of the Academy Awards.

Shay was full of confidence in "Alien 2" and immediately agreed. He said: "As for the schedule, I suggest it be scheduled for Halloween this year."

Adjani said: "In this case, the promotion time is a bit tight."

Shea said: "It doesn't matter, the first movie is already popular, and the Halloween schedule is also very suitable. After all, our movie is relatively small. If it is released on Christmas, it will be more difficult to hit those blockbusters."

After everyone discussed and decided on "Alien 2", Yang Ye asked: "Mr. Cameron, are you interested in taking over "First Blood 2"?"

Good guy, Yang Ye caught Cameron and used it to his death.

In fact, the first draft of the script for "First Blood 2" was written by Cameron, but most of Cameron's script was rejected by Stallone.

Before making movies, Cameron was a truck driver. He studied physics in college, but dropped out before finishing.

The gene of science and engineering is rooted in Cameron's blood, so there are always several highly skilled engineers or hackers in his movies.

Even for "Terminator 2," a movie that doesn't seem to have much to do with hackers, he had to arrange for John Connor to know how to withdraw money without a card.

When writing the script of "First Blood 2", Cameron carefully designed a technology geek to go to the mountains and seas with Rambo and become Rambo's good helper.

Cameron also plans to cast John Travolta to play the engineer. John Travolta is the one who plays the duo with Nicolas Cage in John Woo's "Face/Off".

Stallone thought this was so nonsense. A muscular, ruthless warrior, followed by an engineer wearing glasses and carrying a computer?
Stallone felt that Cameron was mentally ill, so with a wave of his hand, he cut off the role of this tech nerd and replaced it with a cute Vietnamese girl.

Now, Yang Ye has not only handed over the task of screenwriting to Cameron, but also given the task of directing to Cameron.

Stallone and Cameron are both very controlling people. When they were filming "First Blood", Stallone was willing to listen to Yang Ye because Yang Ye was a famous director and the team he brought was also very professional, allowing him to I have to accept it.

The director of the second part was replaced by Cameron, who played a small role. The two of them didn't know what would happen.

But Yang Ye is too lazy to care. Excellent talents collide with each other, and the results are often very exciting.

For example, Tsui Hark and John Woo are both very controlling people, but they made "A Better Tomorrow" together.

Cameron actually doesn't want to keep making other people's sequels. He has been making sequels since his debut.

"Piranha 2", "Alien 2", "First Blood 2"... I've had enough.

But he only has a small role now and he has no choice.

Moreover, having the sequels of popular movies such as "Alien 2" and "First Blood" handed over to him is actually a recognition of his ability.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Cameron accepted the task.

……

"You and Cameron don't work well together?"

After the meeting, Yang Ye asked Shay.

Xie Yi said: "This guy is very stubborn. Sometimes what I say is treated as fart. He must act on his own terms. If this person was not chosen by you, I would have told him to get out!"

"You seem to have a blind faith in me?"

"NO! NO! NO! It's not blind, but I think you are a genius. If there are differences between us, I will tend to believe that you are right. In fact, you have never lost, haven't you?"

Yang Ye smiled secretly in his heart, you have a good friend.

But one good thing about Shay is that he doesn't have a strong desire for control. He thinks that making money in business is the most important thing. As long as you can make money, anything else can be compromised.

And Shea is an excellent producer, and he takes care of every aspect of the film in an orderly manner.

Yang Ye just comes up with ideas, but Xie can make Yang Ye's ideas come true. As long as Yang Ye doesn't lose, he will always be Yang Ye's good partner.

In addition to making movies, Shay has also done a very good job in building theater chains in North America.

In the past two years, Shea has built more than 30 multi-functional cinemas through acquisition and reconstruction in California, New York, Toronto, Vancouver and other places.

With this theater chain, Yang Ye will firmly hold the lifeblood of the North American distribution of Chinese-language films in his hands.

Because generally Chinese-language films are only watched by Chinese people in North America, so if they want to distribute them in North America, they have to rely on Yang Ye.

There are now millions of Chinese in North America, and their spending power is very strong. It is a big market for Chinese-language films.

In this way, the film companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan will have to look at Yang Ye's face. (End of chapter)