Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 361 One person plays two roles
"The word 'light' should be pronounced softly. A hint of lovesickness is written on the face, like this."

"Oh!"

"Again!"

"A touch of lovesickness is written on my face, a heavy farewell is carried on my shoulders, tears flow down my face, and all the words are still unsaid..."

"Nice singing, wifey."

"Bah bang bang!" Yang Ye praised Zhao Ya and clapped.

Zhao Yazhi said coquettishly: "Don't laugh at me."

Zhao Yazhi didn't know music, so Yang Ye could only teach him to sing sentence by sentence, just like teaching a primary school student to sing.

After church, I went to the recording studio to record songs. Although the Spring Festival Gala was live broadcast, the singing was lip syncing.

Therefore, as long as Zhao Yazhi records a more perfect version, she can cover up the shortcomings of her singing skills.

And her timbre itself is very nice, gentle and soft, and it is very suitable for this song "Dream of Water Village".

Zhao Yazhi's Mandarin is considered good among Hong Kong people. After all, she was born in the 1950s.

Moreover, after her and Yang Ye's son was born, Yang Ye always insisted that his son speak Mandarin from an early age. Zhao Yazhi wanted to set an example, so her Mandarin made great progress.

When Zhao Yazhi was about thirty years old, her childish appearance gradually faded away, and her whole person became radiant, revealing the temperament of a good wife and mother, and she looked very gentle and approachable.

This has greatly increased her audience popularity, and the ratings of her TV series have continued to rise, and she has launched a series of masterpieces such as "Beijing Smoke and Clouds", "A Joke about Qianlong", and "The Legend of the White Snake".

The development of Zhao Yazhi in this time and space is a little different. She and Yang Ye were each other's first love. After becoming famous with "Shaolin Temple", Zhao Yazhi made many movies, mostly literary films.

After the child was born, she has been taking care of her at home. After her comeback, she started filming TV series. The first one was "Little Nyonya" planned by Yang Ye and co-operated by ATV and SMG.

With this drama, Zhao Yazhi became famous in Asia, especially in Southeast Asia, and became a household name in mainland China.

Subsequently, Xinguang continued its efforts, invited Zhao Yazhi to be the heroine, and launched a feature-length TV series "Fog Locked in Nanyang".

This drama once again became popular in Southeast Asia, bringing Zhao Yazhi's fame to the peak in Southeast Asia. It also became popular in Hong Kong, and even CCTV in the mainland introduced it.

At this point, the "four major stars" planned by Yang Ye when acquiring Lishi, including Michelle Zhao, Chen Yulian, and Chen Xiuwen, have officially taken shape.

The difference between TV series and movies is that the box office of movies depends on male stars, while female stars are the icing on the cake.

But TV dramas are just the opposite. It is often female stars who are more responsible for ratings, because those who stay at home and watch TV are idle teachers who can sympathize with female stars more.

Therefore, when Yang Ye developed ATV, he always favored female stars. In addition to the four major actresses, he also personally poached Lan Jieying and Zeng Huaqian.

As for male stars in TV dramas, they are more casual and have not been trained systematically at all. People like Liu Hua and Zhang Xueyou are often recruited to film TV dramas.

……

Yang Ye was filming during the day and accompanying Adjani by the way.

In the evening, she taught Zhao Yazhi how to sing, and when she had time, she would have an affair with Deborah, and she would also date Yang Liping from time to time.

It’s really a lot of busy work during the day and a lot of busy work at night!

Fortunately, Liu Xiaoqing was not in Beijing to film a movie, otherwise he would have had to go and shoot a few shots.

Yang Ye gave the song "Dream of Water Town" to Huang Yihe. The Spring Festival Gala program team liked it very much, so Zhao Yashang's Spring Festival Gala repertoire was decided.

In addition, Huang Yihe personally visited the Central Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe and asked to see Yang Liping by name.

The Spring Festival Gala program team was shocked after watching Yang Liping's "The Spirit of the Bird". After a meeting and discussion, it was designated as a Spring Festival Gala performance.

At this time, Jean Jacques called Yang Ye and told Yang Ye that he had secured Sophie Marceau.

It's a pity that Yang Ye hasn't waited for Duras' reply yet.

Since the script has not yet been decided, Yang Ye can only ask Jacques to go to Vietnam first to collect stories.

Yang Ye didn't know what Duras's attitude was now. Jean-Jacques went to visit Duras, but she refused to visit him behind closed doors.

Yang Ye planned to go to Paris to meet Duras in person after filming "Kill Bill" if he couldn't wait for a reply.

I don’t believe that we can’t pry out her truth!
Of course Yang Ye knew what the third story about the Chinese lover was like, but this matter could only be told by Duras himself.

Because the novel "Lover" is so famous, if Yang Ye changed the script by himself, it would be a random fabrication, a blind modification, no credibility, and he would be scolded by the audience.

……

Not long after, Tu Yongxiong returned from his inspection in the Northeast.

"Master Yang, I have reached an agreement with Changying Studio. If we go to Changchun to shoot "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain", the interior scenes can be shot at the Changying Studio, and they can also provide convenience for the exterior scenes.

We calculated the cost and found that even if we brought a large team of people to shoot in the mainland, we could still save more than half compared to shooting in Hong Kong.

More importantly, the shooting effect is better. With the snowy mountains and jungles in the Northeast, it can be called "Flying Fox in the Snowy Mountains". "

Yang Ye hummed and asked, "Are the scenes in Hunan also filmed in the Northeast?"

"You can go to Hunan to shoot. Through the introduction of Changying Film Studio, I even went to Xiaoxiang Film Studio. They were also very enthusiastic towards me. They welcomed us to bring the crew in and said they would provide convenience for our filming."

Yang Ye patted Tu Yongxiong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Director Tu, you have worked really hard on this trip!"

Tu Yongxiong said: "As long as I can shoot more TV series, this hard work is nothing. And taking this opportunity to enjoy the scenery of the motherland from north to south is well worth it!"

Yang Ye was happy, this guy has a very high level of ideological awareness.

"Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" to be filmed by ATV is actually two novels, "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" and "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain".

Since both books are very short, the common practice in film and television is to film the two books together, and the current ATV version is no exception.

However, Yang Ye put forward different opinions on this version of filming.

"Snowy Mountain Flying Fox" and "Flying Fox Gaiden" are actually two different stories.

First there was "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain", and then there was "Flying Fox Gaiden".

When Jin Yong wrote "Flying Fox Gaiden", he did not completely follow the setting of "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain", but also combined "Books and Swords" into it.

The traditional adaptation method is to forcibly fuse the two books together. The biggest problem with this is that... it will produce many bugs that cannot be explained.

The most common BUG is that Hu Fei's CP in "Snow Mountain Flying Fox" is Miao Ruolan.

But in "Flying Fox Story", Miao Ruolan was still a baby when Hu Fei appeared.

Jin Yong could only create another CP for Hu Fei, so he had Yuan Ziyi and Cheng Lingsu.

If two strong novels are forcibly filmed together, there will be a weird plot where Hu Fei just buried Cheng Lingsu and then went to do Miao Ruolan, which is very uncomfortable.

Yang Ye thinks it's okay to shoot them together, but there's no need to force the fusion, just shoot each one's own.

In other words, using the same crew and the same crew, two different stories were filmed and broadcasted separately.

In addition, Jade Bird Film Company once co-produced "Book and Sword" with Beijing Film Academy.

Actors who play members of the Red Flower Club in "Shu Jian", such as Yu Chenghui who plays the second master Wu Chen, Yu Hai who plays the third master Zhao Banshan, etc., can also be invited to appear in "Flying Fox Gaiden" to create a linkage.

But in this case, it would be best to invite Jet Li back to make a cameo appearance as Chen Jialuo. Generally speaking, Jet Li is already a first-line action star, so there is no way he would come to film this crappy TV series.

However, he is Yang Ye's apprentice. Yang Ye asked him to make a cameo, so it's not a big problem.

Yang Ye is an international director, and he has never failed, so he has unlimited say in film and television.

Basically, as long as it's his idea, no one will object.

And the final result often proves that his idea is extremely correct.

The plan has been decided, and the next step is to prepare for shooting. There is not enough time because the snow season in Northeast China can only last until April.

They need to complete preparations and shoot the snow mountain part within two months.

Tu Yongxiong asked: "Mr. Yang, do you have any suggestions for the protagonist?"

Yang Ye thought for a while, then nodded directly and said: "Hu Fei asked Liming to play, Yuan Ziyi asked Lan Jieying to play, Cheng Lingsu asked Zeng Huaqian to play, and Miao Ruolan... also asked Zeng Huaqian to play."

"One person plays two roles?"

"We didn't forcefully combine Snow Mountain and Gaiden like Jiashi did. The same actor plays the heroine in the two dramas. Is there anything wrong with that?

The most important thing is that this can give Hu Fei a reason to be attracted to Miao Ruolan because she looks like Cheng Lingsu. "

As for the unattractive appearance of Cheng Lingsu in the original work, Yang Ye let Zeng Huaqian, a little beauty, play the role...

It's not important. Cheng Lingsu in previous versions has always been played by beauties, and there have even been actresses of the level of Michelle Reis and Gillian.

This is a TV series, it's impossible to find an ordinary-looking girl to play the leading lady.

Tu Yongxiong nodded, expressed his approval, and said: "Then I will go back to Hong Kong to make preparations. After the Chinese New Year, I will lead the team to the Northeast to film the snow mountain scene."

"Ok!"

……

Soon, the Spring Festival arrived.

Yang Ye followed Hong Kong's rules and gave the crew three days off, and then booked a restaurant to treat the entire crew to a New Year's Eve dinner.

He and Adjani went to the CCTV studio to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Adjani is the Queen of Cannes. When a well-known foreign person like her arrives in the capital, she is naturally treated as a guest by CCTV, who sent her an invitation to the Spring Festival Gala early.

When the two arrived at CCTV and presented their invitation letters, the staff immediately treated them as distinguished guests and cordially invited them into the studio.

Yang Ye glanced at the studio. There were many large round tables near the stage, covered with beautiful tablecloths, and placed with some fruit snacks and Arctic orange soda.

There were still a few auditoriums further back, and they had nothing to eat.

After being guided to sit down where her name card was, Adjani looked around curiously.

Then he saw Zhao Yazhi sitting not far away. The two had met before, so they nodded to her in a friendly manner.

Artists from Hong Kong such as Zhao Yazhi and Wang Mingquan are both guests and actors tonight, and they also sit in the front row.

Zhao Yazhi responded with a smile, feeling a little sour in his heart. Luo Wen asked curiously: "Why is Young Master Yang with a ghost girl?"

Zhao Yazhi said: "He is making a Western movie in Hollywood, and Adjani is the heroine."

Luo Wen was even more surprised: "Since it's a Western film, why is it in China?"

Zhao Yazhi had no choice but to explain: "I heard that this movie will be shot in many places such as China, the United States, Japan, and Mexico. It will be shot all over the world."

Luo Wen was filled with admiration and said: "It's amazing. Mr. Yang is making money all over the world, unlike us, who can only live in one place in Hong Kong."

Wang Mingquan joked: "Brother Wen is so humble. You have made a lot of money in Southeast Asia. You even held a concert in Guangzhou some time ago."

Luo Wen is the first Hong Kong singer to hold a performance in the mainland, and Hongren Entertainment Company helped prepare it.

He sighed: "I have to thank Mr. Yang for this. His celebrity entertainment company has great energy, is very professional, and has clear accounts. It is really admirable. No wonder his business can be so big."

Yang Ye exchanged a few casual words with the old men and women at the same table, then turned around, greeted the Hong Kong artists, and gave Zhao Yazhi an encouraging look.

Zhao Yazhi didn't panic at all. It was lip-synching anyway, and the sound source for the national audience was recorded before, not her live voice.

Not long after, the 1985 Year of the Ox Spring Festival Gala officially began.

Five hosts, Jiang Kun, Ma Ji, Zhang Yu, Deborah from Hong Kong, and Zhu Wanyi from Taiwan, came on stage together.

In the early years of the Spring Festival Gala, artists from the literary and artistic circles were the hosts, and professional anchors from CCTV rarely participated.

When Deborah came to CCTV this time, she did not use her stage name, but her real name, Li Minyi.

After everyone said a set of auspicious words to each other, the Spring Festival Gala program officially began.

The 1985 Spring Festival Gala in the original time and space was a huge disaster. In order to highlight a big character, the program team moved the venue to the Workers' Stadium.

The result was gross and unjust, with constant accidents from beginning to end, the audience and actors were tortured to death, and Chen Peisi almost died for the country.

In order to highlight a big character, the selection of programs is also too big and inappropriate, such as the opening program "Hundred Monkeys Welcome the Spring".

A large group of monkeys jumped on the stage, which was quite lively.

But this year is the Year of the Ox. If you step on horseback and find a group of monkeys to start the show, what does that mean?
In order to show the agility of the monkeys, wires were hung and stunts were performed.

However, it was late at night and the lighting was unprofessional, so the actors playing the monkey smash couldn't be seen clearly.

They bumped into various pillars, bumped into each other, and one person almost had his throat cut by a wire. How could it be so miserable?

Now, because Huang Yihe listened to Yang Ye's advice and gave up that big and unreasonable idea, this year's Spring Festival Gala will still be held in the CCTV studio.

CCTV's studio is only so big, so programs like "One Hundred Monkeys Welcome the Spring" were naturally shot away.

However, the second program of the original time and space, "Chime Suite", was retained and became the opening program.

Because of Huang Yihetoutie, the original time and space wanted to broadcast live, but these days CCTV simply does not have the ability to do live broadcasting, and the Work Body is very empty.

The final result was that a program that showcased the beauty of the country was turned into a piece of shit.

But now, the ancient musical instrument that has been passed down for thousands of years has been carried into the CCTV studio, and handsome and beautiful musicians in ancient costumes have played grand and melodious music, and the program effect has immediately increased 10086 times.

Many of the guests in the front row were senior leaders. An old man sitting at the same table as Yang Ye, after listening to "Chime Suite", nodded and praised softly: "This program is well done!"

Adjani also thought the music was very nice, and the giant chimes were so big that the visual effect was very shocking. She couldn't help but ask: "Dear, what kind of musical instrument is this?"

Yang Ye said: "This is called chimes. It is an ancient musical instrument in China and has a history of thousands of years."

Adjani said in disbelief: "You mean, we are listening to music played on instruments from thousands of years ago?"

"That's right!"

"This is incredible!"

At this time, the old man next to him suddenly said: "Miss Adjani, you speak Chinese well!"

(End of this chapter)