Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 374 I cheated on her

In the movie "Kill Bill", the first episode is about Japan, and the second episode is about China.

So in the first episode, Quentin used a lot of Japanese music, including several good songs.

For example, the theme song of the movie "Urami Bushi" (Resentment Festival) actually comes from the Japanese movie "Shura Yukihime".

There is also a song "Wound that Heals", which comes from Shunji Iiwa's 2001 masterpiece "Everything About Lily Chou".

Since Matsuda Seiko is here, let’s sing for her.

Matsuda Seiko originally wanted to enter the American market, and she also learned English specifically for this purpose. She tried to enter the United States several times in the original time and space, but without success.

This wave of sending pussy to Yang Ye was a mistake for her!
Then Yang Ye invited Janet Jackson to sing two interludes, which were arranged in the second part.

The second part was planned to be released in the summer of 1986, just in time for Jenny to become famous all over the United States, and Yang Ye was taking advantage of her popularity.

By the time Yang Ye finished the recording matter, it was already May and he finally received a reply from Duras.

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A thick stack of manuscripts!
Yang Ye handed it to Adjani's hand and said, "Isabel, this should be the last story. This time... it's a real love story!"

Adjani felt incredible: "Did you really reveal Duras's innermost thoughts?"

Yang Ye spread his hands: "Who knows, just take a look first, Elian left it to me."

Yang Ye handed Duras' manuscript to Adjani and took Yang Xi out to play.

Adjani made a pot of coffee, sat in front of the window, opened the manuscript, and read it quietly. At the beginning, it was Duras's autobiography.

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I was told he had been dead for years, but I never thought he would die, his body, his skin, his penis, his hands.

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I gave up the work I was doing and wrote the love story between the Chinese lover and the girl. In "Lover", this story was not included.

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When I was writing this book, I was completely engrossed in the love story between a Chinese man and a girl.
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Together with him, I stayed in the story.

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After reading Duras's autobiography, Adjani was stunned.

Everything was said by Yang Ye, and it turned out that there really was another story.

It is no longer a cheap story about selling your body for money, but a true love story.

She continued reading, and the story quickly got to the point, with the Chinese appearing.

"A man got out of the black car. He was different from the one in the book. He was stronger, less cowardly, and bolder. He was healthier and more beautiful.

He is more 'photogenic' than the man in the previous book. He is also not so shy around girls. "

"He has the white skin of a northern Chinese man, is tall, and has an elegant demeanor. He wears a beige silk suit and reddish-brown British leather shoes, and is dressed as a young banker in Saigon likes."

Seeing this, Adjani understood that Yang Ye's guesses were all right.

The image of the Chinese in Duras's first two books has now been completely overturned.

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At the end of the manuscript, they finally separate, and the girl goes back to France.

She is not as careless as in "Lover". She and her Chinese lover are inseparable and they cry uncontrollably.

"We'll never see each other again, forever?"

"forever!"

"unless……"

"do not talk."

"We'll forget."

"No!"

"We'll have sex with other people."

"Yes."

Tears, they cried softly.

"Then one day we fall in love with someone else."

"Will do."

Silent, they cry.

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"One day we will die."

"Yes, there will be love and a body in the coffin."

"Yes, there will be books outside the coffin."

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When Yang Ye took Yang Xi home, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

Adjani was sitting on the bed in the bedroom. The moonlight shone in from the window, reflecting a cold back.

"Why don't you turn on the light?" Yang Ye asked.

Adjani turned her head: "Are you back?"

"Mommy!" Yang Xi shouted.

"Elaine, where did you and dad go?" Adjani said with a smile.

"We went to the playground!"

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Yang Xi fell asleep, and Yang Ye and Adjani smoked cigarettes and sat on the balcony chatting.

Because of Deng Lijun's asthma, Yang Ye rarely smokes anymore, and today is an exception!
Adjani asked Yang Ye; "Have you read this story?"

Yang Ye nodded: "I've seen it!"

"As you expected, Duras told a story over and over again three times, and the image of her first love finally became clear.

He transformed from a ridiculous buffoon into a handsome and handsome man. Yang, what method did you use to make Duras tell the truth? "

Yang Ye blew out a smoke ring and said lightly: "I lied to her!"

"Lie to her?" Adjani was stunned.

"Yes, I made up Li Yuntai's death date!"

"What's the meaning!"

"Duras once wrote in a book that after World War II, her first love once called her just to hear her voice.

So, I told Duras that I had gone to Vietnam to investigate the matter, and Li Yuntai died that year.

Duras read my letter and naturally thought that the phone call was made by her lover before his death, and that he loved her until his death.

So, Duras wants to tell the truth, she wants to repent, she slandered her lover in the first two books.

In fact... I didn't go to Vietnam to investigate at all, and I don't know what year Li Yuntai died. "

Adjani was speechless. Yang Ye actually used a lie to trick out the truth.

Adjani asked: "What do you think of their love?"

"It has never ended and has never been forgotten! Although these two people only met briefly when they were teenagers, they have lived in each other's hearts for a lifetime. In fact... they are quite lucky!"

"Compared to many people who don't know what love is all their lives, it is true. Yang, I like the last story very much!"

"I like it too!"

Adjani had some regrets: "It's a pity that I'm a little older, otherwise, I really want to act out this period of Duras' life!"

"Lover" is the story of a teenage French girl and a Chinese uncle in his thirties. Sophie is a perfect match for Yang Ye, but Adjani is a bit inconsistent with Yang Ye. Adjani doesn't want to forcefully pretend to be young.

Duras is an excellent director and screenwriter in her own right. Her novels are full of camera-like images and spoken dialogues that can be directly used as scripts.

Therefore, after Yang Ye got Duras's manuscript, he called Jean-Jacques and asked him to meet in Hong Kong.

Jean-Jacques went to Vietnam a few months ago to collect information and learned a lot about the local customs.

Using Duras's manuscript as a base, and then slightly modifying it according to the actual local conditions, the script of "The Lover" can be formed.

"I'm going back to Hong Kong!" Yang Ye said.

"Ok!"

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Hongkong!

Jean Jacques was very surprised when he saw Duras's manuscript!

"My God, I really didn't expect that the final story would be like this!"

Yang Ye smiled and said: "Now you don't have to worry, my image doesn't match the Chinese lover in the original book, right?"

"Of course! Nick, I really admire you. You actually asked Duras to completely overturn the previous work. Can you tell me how you did it?"

Yang Ye shook his head: "This can't be said!"

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Xia Meng and Shi Hui finally came back.

After several months of difficult negotiations, China Film, major mainland film studios, Hong Kong's Baiyang Pictures and Yindu Agency finally reached an agreement.

The unified purchasing and marketing system was abolished and replaced by a split-account system. The split ratio is: after deducting 5% of the national film development special fund, it will be distributed according to the ratio of 35:17:48 to production, distribution, and theater lines.

In addition, mainland China introduces 20 films to Hong Kong every year, of which ten quotas are given to Baiyang Pictures and ten quotas are given to Yindu Agency.

The so-called distribution is China Film.

In other words, if a Hong Kong movie is introduced to the mainland, 17% of the box office revenue will go to China Film.

Moreover, since there are no private cinemas in the mainland, the 48% actually belongs to China Film.

What a shame!

But this is already very good. Yang Ye is very satisfied with this account sharing ratio and is not surprised.

Because...this ratio was actually proposed by Yang Ye.

He was also referring to the practice of the original time and space when mainland China introduced foreign films for the first time and divided accounts.

But that time it was done temporarily, and later when the agreement was officially signed, it was changed to 10%, which was a lot of hacks.

This time it's different. It's not that easy to sign an agreement in black and white and then go back on it later.

Yang Ye is the target of the United Front, are you trying to trick him? His brain must have been kicked by a donkey.

Although he is satisfied with the account sharing ratio, Yang Ye is not very satisfied with the introduction quantity.

Yang Ye said: "Sister Meng, I don't understand. Yindu Agency is originally a state-owned enterprise, and their movies can be released in the mainland. Why do they give it ten spots? Isn't this... taking off your pants and farting?
And we... I also planned to use this quota to compete with other film companies in Hong Kong, but in the end, there were only ten quotas, and I couldn't even use them! "

In the past ten years, Baiyang Pictures has produced sixty or seventy films, with ten quotas... It will take a long time to consume all these films.

If you don’t have enough for yourself, how can you take advantage of others?

Xia Mengdao: "Don't worry about trying to manipulate others. We are not a state-owned enterprise after all. These ten quotas are given to Yindu institutions so that they can manipulate others!"

Yang Ye suddenly realized: "That's it, I understand, after all, he is his biological child!"

After a pause, he added: "To be honest, Yindu relies on ten quotas and is still a little short of taking control of the Hong Kong film industry, unless he has fifty quotas.

But it’s okay to manipulate us... "

Xia Meng was stunned: "What do you mean by trying to control us?"

Yang Ye smiled and said: "Our ten quotas are not enough, but the ten quotas in Yindu cannot be used. Why not give them to us, and we can make money together!"

Xia Meng was delighted: "You are such a clever little guy! In fact, when I came back, I had already discussed this matter verbally with Ah Hui.

If we borrow their quota to screen in the mainland, we can give them 10% of the profit. What do you think? "

Yang Ye said cheerfully: "Very good, I agree!"

After a pause, he sighed again and said: "Damn it, I still know how to do business. If you hold on to a quota, you will definitely make a profit!"

Yang Ye used swear words. Xia Meng frowned and glared at him. Yang Ye didn't notice it and asked again: "What about the grading system? How was the discussion?"

It is generally believed that there is no grading system in the Mainland, but in fact...

In the 1980s, the mainland briefly implemented a grading system.

At that time, it was a two-tier system. In the first level, anyone could watch, and in the second level, anyone over 18 years old could watch. This must be marked on the movie ticket.

Why was it canceled later?

Because some people take advantage of this rating system and deliberately make movies pornographic, bloody, and scary to attract audiences to watch them in theaters.

So this system was quickly abolished.

In fact, the solution to this problem is very simple, and there is no need to apply a one-size-fits-all approach.

Taking the United States as an example, the highest rating is NC-17: those under 17 years old (including 17 years old) are prohibited from watching.

This level is something that all film companies avoid. Once a movie is rated NC-17, it's over.

Because movies of this level can only be watched in specific adult theaters and are not shown in ordinary theaters.

Therefore, no movie rated NC-17 will fail at the box office.

The highest-grossing film, "June Flowers," only made $2000 million.

Li Xian's "Lust, Caution" was also rated NC-17 in North America, with a box office of just over million US dollars.

But this thing has a box office of more than 1.2 million US dollars in Hong Kong, and as high as million yuan in the mainland.

If Hong Kong and the Mainland followed the American approach, would Li Ying dare to make a movie like that?
Yang Ye’s advice to the mainland is that... movies banned under the 18-year-old ban can only be seen in specific cinemas.

ID cards must be checked when watching, and screenings are limited.

Even if a child sneaks in, don't worry too much, because there are very few screenings. How many can they sneak in?

Xia Mengdao: "Basically follow the three-level system you suggested, but after a meeting to discuss it, it was further subdivided and changed to a four-level system."

The so-called three-tier system was implemented in Hong Kong in 1988.

At that time, movies were divided into three categories:
Level I: Suitable for viewing by people of any age;

Level II: Not suitable for children to watch;

Level III: Only people 18 years old or above are allowed to watch.

Category 3 films in the later generations of mainland audiences generally refer to pornographic films. In fact, this is not the case. Some violent and bloody films are also Category 3 films.

For example, the first film in Hong Kong to be classified as Category 731 was "Black Sun ".

In 1995, Hong Kong subdivided the original Level II into Level IIA and Level IIB.

Category IIA is defined as not suitable for children to watch, and Category IIB is defined as not suitable for children and teenagers to watch.

Zhou Xingchi's "Yangtze River No. 7" is rated IIA and is not suitable for children to watch.

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Now, the four-tier system implemented in the mainland is very similar to the four-tier system in Hong Kong in the original time and space.

Anyone can watch Level I, while Level IIA and IIB require adult supervision.

Level III is different from Hong Kong. Although like Hong Kong, only people over 18 can watch it, the screening scale is limited.

Therefore, it will not be like Hong Kong where any cinema can show it, resulting in the proliferation of Category III films.

It prevents movie studios from deliberately making movies that are very revealing and bloody in order to create gimmicks and attract attention.

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(End of this chapter)