Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 369 I won’t accept this play

Early the next morning, Yang Ye got up from bed and planned to go to work in the company.

Moon Lee rubbed her sleepy eyes and said, "Master, you got up so early!"

Yang Ye touched her tender face and said, "Good boy, I have something to do at the company. You go on to sleep. Master will hold a big celebration party for you tomorrow."

"Haha, thank you Master!"

Yang Ye kissed Li Saifeng's mouth painfully, then got up, packed up and went out.

After practicing Kung Fu for two hours at the Yang Family Martial Arts Hall and having morning tea, it was almost ten o'clock when I arrived at the company.

"Yinyin, morning!"

"McDonald's came to see you!"

Yang Ye nodded and said, "Call him over!"

Not long after, McDonald's came to Yang Ye's office. This guy was a cheerful man and said straight to the point: "Young Master Yang, I plan to disband the film studio."

Yang Ye nodded and said directly without talking nonsense to him: "You can go to Manager Chen to go through the formalities, but the copyright of the movies you made before belongs to the company.

You are not allowed to film sequels without authorization or conduct other profit-making activities! "

McDonald said: "I know all the rules!"

"Okay then, I wish you a bright future!"

"Thank you!"

Mai Danxiong shook hands with Yang Ye, slapped their butts and left.

……

Not long after, Yuan Biao called.

"Young Master Yang, Brother Bao wants to talk to you!"

"Why did he come to me through you? Why can't he come to me by himself?"

"He feels... shameless to see you!"

"Is he planning to form his own film company?"

"Correct!"

"Who invests in him?"

"Dison Pan!"

"That jewelry seller? Got it. Tell Sanmao that if he wants to see me, he can call me or come to me himself.

If he doesn't want to see me, he can just explain it to Chen Ziqiang. His contract is about to expire anyway. "

"Young Master Yang..."

"Okay, A Biao, there's no need to say more. His Hong family has so many people to support, and everyone has to work to eat. I understand, and I won't blame him!"

……

Within a few days, Baiyang Company left four big bosses: Alan Tam, Xu Guanjie, Hong Jingbao, and McDonald.

As a result, two film studios were disbanded, and a dozen second- and third-tier artists also left, giving people a feeling that the building was about to collapse.

It's not that many second- and third-tier artists don't want to leave, but they don't have the money to pay liquidated damages and have no choice but to suffer.

Yang Ye didn't say anything and calmly asked someone to arrange a celebration banquet.

At this moment, Xu Ke came to the door with Wu Yusen.

Yang Ye was happy. Is there anyone who can help in times of need?
As soon as Xu Ke came in, he introduced: "Young Master Yang, this is John."

Yang Ye smiled and shook hands with John Woo: "Director Wu, I know you."

After the three of them sat down, Xu Ke took out a script and handed it to Yang Ye, saying, "Young Master Yang, John is very talented as a director.

I plan to remake "A Better Tomorrow" from the 1960s with John, with me producing and him directing! "

Yang Ye flipped through it casually. The script of "A Better Tomorrow" was very different from the original time and space.

He has only two protagonists, one is the gangster Song Zihao, and the other is the upright and kind-hearted younger brother Song Zijie. The main story is about the friendship between the two brothers.

As for the famous Xiao Ma Ge, he is just a supporting role in this script. The story ends a third of the way.

When John Woo was filming this movie, Chow Yun-fat was just a guest star, and the plan was to shoot for 12 days.

But later on, Chow Yun-fat's part became stronger and stronger, and John Woo kept adding scenes to him.

Therefore, John Woo wrote the friendship between him and Xu Ke, who share weal and woe, cherish each other, and respect each other, in the play.

John Woo did not regard "A Better Tomorrow" as a police film, he regarded it as a story of friendship.

He was talking about how he and Xu Ke met and how they valued this friendship.

Yang Ye spent half an hour reading the script and said, "It's a very good story, and I recognize John's talent.

What's even more rare is that you still dare to come to our door at this time. I, Yang Ye, have recorded this sentiment. I vote for this movie! "

Xu Ke and John Woo were overjoyed. John Woo is a street-beating director and a box-office hit. This movie also has a lot of gunfights and explosions, so the investment is not small.

If Xu Ke did the filming himself, he might still be able to find investment.

If John Woo were asked to film it, no one would be willing to invest.

Yang Ye said: "John, some people outside say that you are box office poison, but I don't think so. You think you just haven't found your style.

In "A Better Tomorrow," you can do it with your hands and feet, and I fully support it. If you want money, give money, if you want people, give people! "

John Woo is crazy. He is a street director, but Yang Ye actually gives him such great support.

Sure enough, it is wonderful to provide help in times of need. No wonder Xu Ke said that his opportunity had come.

The three of them chatted a little more about the characters in the script, and Yang Ye asked, "Do you have anyone chosen for the protagonist of this movie?"

In Yang Ye's mind, the protagonists of this movie must remain the same iron triangle of Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, and Chow Yun-fat.

Since there are conditions for authenticity, it is better to be authentic.

That's why Yang Ye asked this question because he was afraid that Xu Ke and Wu Yusen would go astray and choose someone else.

If something goes wrong, Yang Ye can put things right in time.

In fact, Xu Ke and John Woo have been thinking about the movie "A Better Tomorrow" for a long time.

For every protagonist, they have several suitable candidates in their minds.

John Woo said: "I hope to invite Brother Ti Lung to play Song Zihao and Leslie Cheung to play Song Zijie. As for Xiao Ma, I think Zhou Runfa is more suitable."

Yang Ye nodded, not deviating, just like the original time and space. He said: "No problem! Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung are both actors in our company.

Lao Xu, just take John and talk to them directly. Just say it was me who sent it, and they won't refuse.

As for Zhou Runfa, I’m not familiar with him, so go and invite him yourself! "

The key to "A Better Tomorrow" lies in Chow Yun-fat, although he had very few scenes at the beginning.

But Yang Ye believes that as long as he and John Woo collide, inspiration will burst out.

Therefore, Yang Ye did not dictate the script and add drama to Xiao Ma without authorization.

Since he agreed to let John Woo let him go, of course he would not interfere if he could.

However... Yang Ye still said: "With the current situation, you may not be able to go to Taiwan to shoot a movie. How about changing the location in Taiwan to Japan?"

Of course this is no problem, it just costs more money... Forget it, Yang Ye is the boss, he is willing to spend money, can he control it?
Xu Ke and Wu Yusen both nodded in agreement.

Then... Yang Ye interrupted again: "By the way, how about letting Wang Zuxian play Song Zijie's girlfriend?"

Yang Ye is going to let Leslie Cheung and Wang Zuxian form screen partners in advance to warm up for "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Wang Zuxian is a member of "Girls' Generation". She is beautiful and very popular. With her joining the cast, she can add a lot of color to the movie.

Besides, she was only a minor character, so Xu Ke and John Woo had no objection at all to Yang Ye inserting people into the crew.

Xu Ke and Wu Yusen nodded again in agreement.

"That's it. You go back and perfect the script, then calculate the cost, coordinate the schedule with several actors, and then ask Manager Xu for funding."

……

Xu Ke and Wu Yusen left happily.

Yang Ye thought for a moment and called Zhong Chuhong.

"Ahong, if you are free tonight, I'll treat you to dinner."

Zhong Chuhong said warily: "Boss, you don't want to pick up on me, do you?"

Yang Ye smiled and said, "Do you have a boyfriend?"

"That's not true!"

"Then there's nothing wrong with me wanting to pick you up!"

"Forget it, I don't want to date the boss."

"Isn't it good to date the boss?"

"People will gossip about me and say that I worship money, which is very unpleasant!"

"Hahaha, are you still afraid of this?"

"It'll be... it'll be very troublesome!"

"Okay, I have something serious to do with you."

"Okay then, where?"

"Where are you? Call it a day and I'll pick you up!"

"I'm at the Grand View Studio."

"Okay, what time will we finish work?"

"Six o'clock!"

……

Yang Ye dealt with some trivial matters and saw that the time was almost up, so he got up and left, and soon arrived at the Grand View Studio.

Zhong Chuhong was filming "A Woman's Heart" with Chow Yun-fat at the Grand View Studio, which was the debut film of the later great director Guan Jingpeng that became an instant hit.

"Woman's Heart" was originally invested by Zhucheng Company, but now that Zhucheng is gone, the investor has become Baiyang Company, led by Xia Meng.

As soon as Yang Ye got out of the car, he saw Xu Ke and Wu Yusen driving over.

Xu Ke smiled and said: "What a coincidence, Mr. Yang, you are here too!"

Yang Ye snorted and said, "I made an appointment with Ah Hong!"

Xu Ke said: "We made an appointment with Afa."

Yang Yexin said, this horse riding is really a coincidence.

The three of them chatted awkwardly for a few words, and the crew called it a day.

Guan Jingpeng is a young director who is making a film for the first time. He has little say in front of the two stars Zhou Runfa and Zhong Chuhong.

The two celebrities didn't want to work overtime for filming, so they had to get off work on time.

After a while, Zhong Chuhong and Zhou Runfa walked out talking and laughing. When they saw Yang Ye, Xu Ke and Wu Yusen standing together and chatting, they couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Yang Ye turned his head and said with a smile: "Ahong, it's time to call it a day? Let's go!"

"Oh!"

Zhong Chuhong, Xu Ke and Wu Yusen said hello and got into Yang Ye's car.

"I thought...you came to me with Director Xu and others!"

"No, they asked Ah Fa to make a movie."

"So that's it, then what do you want from me?"

"I'm looking for you to make a movie too!"

"real or fake?"

"Why did you lie to me?"

……

When Zhou Runfa saw Zhong Chuhong getting into Yang Ye's car, he asked strangely: "Why is Young Master Yang looking for A Hong?"

Xu Ke shook his head and said, "I don't know, I'm probably dating her, Ah Hong is such a pretty girl!"

Zhou Runfa frowned when he heard this.

Others didn't know it, but he knew that his sister Lian had already fallen into Yang Ye's arms.

Yang Ye, this bastard, has a hatred for his wife!

Yang Ye got Lian Mei, he didn't know how to cherish it, and now he's flirting with A Hong, you bastard!
The three of them got in the car, found a restaurant, ordered a few dishes, and chatted about the script while eating.

Zhou Runfa was quite interested at first, but suddenly thought of something and asked: "Which company invested in the production of this movie?"

Xu Ke said: "It's Baiyang Pictures!"

Zhou Runfa shook his head and said: "Sorry, I can't take it. Yang Ye offended Taiwan, and now his entire company has been banned by Taiwan.

What should I do if I accept this role and my future movies will not be released in Taiwan? I want to make money to support my family. "

Xu Ke was stunned. What Zhou Runfa said was indeed correct.

If Chow Leap-fat is so implicated that the film cannot be released in Taiwan, then basically no one in Hong Kong will ask him to make a film.

Because Chow Yun-fat mainly works in literary films, he has little box office appeal in Hong Kong and is a box office poison, but in Taiwan he is okay!

Xu Ke tried to explain: "Baiyang Pictures has global distribution channels, and a Taiwan ban will not have any effect on it."

Zhou Runfa shook his head and said: "That's only for action movies starring him. Sorry, just pretend we haven't seen each other today, waiter, pay the bill!"

Zhou Runfa took the initiative to pay the bill, apologized to Xu Ke and John Woo, and left.

Xu Ke and Wu Yusen looked at Zhou Runfa's leaving figure and looked at each other.

John Woo asked: "What to do now?"

Xu Ke didn't speak. After a while, a bold idea suddenly came to his mind: "How about we invite Mr. Yang to play pony?"

(End of this chapter)