Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 384 The inspiration of failure

In the dark cinema, Zhao Yazhi cried like a tearful person.

In the movie, Liu Hua smashed the shop window, JoJo put on a wedding dress, and they rode a motorcycle together.

Zhao Yazhi thought of twelve years ago, when she first met Yang Ye, they rode a motorcycle together.

She lay on Yang Ye's back, hearing the whistling wind in her ears.

Her long hair was exposed from under the helmet, flying in the wind.

The sunset in Victoria Harbor was fading away, and she really wanted to keep this moment.

"Let youth blow your long hair and let it pull your dreams. Unknowingly, the history of this city has remembered your smile."

……

"Why do you want Hua Di to die?"

Zhao Yazhi asked Yang Ye with tears in her eyes.

Yes, why let Hua Di die?
Yang Ye himself is also asking this question!
In fairy tales, in literary works, in the world of movies,

When a gangster falls in love with a rich girl, he ends up dead!

In "If There Is Love", Hua Di died.

In "Alang's Story", Alang died.

In "Titanic", Jack died.

The explanation given by people is that if you don't die, your subsequent life will be a piece of cake.

Hua Di is a young and Dangerous boy, how can he be worthy of JoJo?
Alang is a prodigal, how can he deserve to be in Bobo?

Jack is a little bastard, how is he worthy of Ruth?
If they get married, can you imagine their future lives? Therefore, it is better to die and count the balls!
Even if the prodigal son cannot turn back, he will die if he turns back!

But what about the other way around, when Gao Fushuai falls in love with Cinderella?

Hey, then the ending of the story is often very happy!

"If... I am really a young and Dangerous boy, will you fall in love with me? Even if you do, will you marry me? I'm afraid not!"

Yang Ye didn't say this, he chose to shut up!
However, the next day, Yang Ye published an extremely rare review of "Heavenly Love" in Ming Pao.

……

Yang Ye is a film master, but he has never given advice on other people's films.

Even his own movies are finished as soon as they are finished, and he never says another word!

This time, he actually posted a movie review.

Damn it, this incident immediately caused a sensation in the whole city, which is equivalent to being a hot search topic in future generations!

His film review is very simple, it's called "The Best Ending" and it's just a few sentences.

Young girls love Young and Dangerous.

Love his indifference, love his wandering, love his simplicity and even roughness.

Love when they appear in front of you without any warning and then turn around and leave without ever saying goodbye.

Maybe this is not enough, you also love that he is a poor boy, and you love that he takes you to eat at a roadside stall, even if it is just a bowl of noodles, it is so romantic.

You think this is love, you can never look back!

Someone asked me, why should Hua Di die?

Because this is the best ending.

Just imagine, when the young and Dangerous boys reach middle age, they are no longer proud and domineering.

Instead of being surrounded by family affairs and worldly triviality, will you still find it romantic? Will you still have love with him?

You and him will eventually part ways due to class conflicts.

This ending is not only sad, but also pathetic!

Love is always just a moment, a moment of chaos and chaos, and it will pass after it passes.

So I asked them to use a tragedy to preserve this love at the top... forever.

……

Yang Ye is very busy, very busy!

"Heavenly Love" is so popular. The key is that it is a romance movie, so Yang Ye had to watch it with every wife, and he almost vomited after watching it.

He didn't really vomit, but his little brother actually vomited a dozen times!

Tired!

Due to fierce competition in the summer season, "Love" was only released for a month before it was basically canceled. The local box office was 2670 million, more than double the original time and space!
Why is it so high?

Because "Heavenly Love" was a hyped movie in its original time and space.

The year before it was released, "A Lang's Story" directed by Johnnie To and starring Chow Yun-fat and Sylvia Chang was released, which sold 3090 million at the box office.

The same gangster fell in love with a rich girl, the same happened while riding a motorcycle, and the same ending ended with the death of the male protagonist.

The cast of Liu Hua and newcomer Wu Qianlian is naturally not as good as the veteran star pairing of Zhou Yunfa and Zhang Sylvia.

The story is also copied from other people's leftovers. In the end, it got 1200 million at the box office, which is already very impressive.

However, now, "The Love" has been filmed in advance. It is no longer a cold meal and is very fresh for the audience.

Moreover, in terms of casting, Zhou Huimin is a super idol who has exploded in popularity, and is much more popular than the newcomer Karen Wu.

In addition, the screenwriter Yang Ye's name is hanging there, which can gain some popularity.

So it’s no surprise that the box office exploded!
Moreover, Zhou Huimin is very famous in Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, and Liu Hua is also somewhat famous in Southeast Asia due to the popularity of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

In this way, when the movie is released overseas, it can attract the first wave of fans to watch the movie.

Then, they were quickly fascinated by the film, creating a word-of-mouth effect.

By August, "Heavenly Love" was officially released in Hong Kong, and it was almost ready to be released overseas. Without the Taiwan market, the total box office still exceeded 100 million Hong Kong dollars, which is jaw-dropping.

In fact, the depreciation of the Japanese yen is also at fault here. Although it sells for 10 billion yen in Japan, it is only less than 2000 million when converted into Hong Kong dollars.

But it doesn’t matter. This money is placed in Japan. After the Plaza Accord, it can double in one year and triple in two years!
……

"Heaven Is Love" celebration banquet!

Not only Yang Ye attended in person, but everyone from Baiyang Company came to congratulate him, even Chen Long came!

A reporter stirred up trouble and asked Chen Long how he felt after being defeated by Andy this time.
Chen Long was a young man who studied and had a big mouth. He often said wrong things in public. He was provoked by this reporter and was irritated when Yang Ye came over.

Yang Ye took up the topic and said: "Hollywood's production rules are different from those in Hong Kong. They are very rigid and not flexible enough.

Aaron is very cooperative and listens to the director's arrangements. But the director is a fool and doesn't understand Aaron. We should blame Hollywood, don't you think? "

Yang Ye publicly shirks the blame, and reporters can only agree: "Yes! Yes!"

Yang Ye added: "Aaron has plans for a new film. Let's wait and see his return as the king!"

The reporter asked again about any new film plans, but Yang Ye said they were kept confidential.

The reporter knew that he could not ask questions that Yang Ye was unwilling to answer. Yang Ye had never let anything slip!
Changing the subject, he asked: "This time "Heavenly Love" is a big hit across Asia. What do you want to say?"

Yang Ye smiled and said, "Of course I am very happy!"

"There are rumors that when the ban was first introduced, many people went to poach Andy, but he refused to leave. That's why you decided to write a script yourself to praise him and make him famous in Asia. Is this true?"

Yang Ye said: "I want to emphasize again, whether we leave or not, we are all friends! I have never blamed those who left. It is not their fault, it is those boring politicians who are wrong!
However, it is true that because many people have left, the company's resources have become more concentrated. "

Although Yang Ye did not answer directly, he admitted that he was advocating for Liu Hua.

The reporter asked again: "Will "If There's Love" be released in mainland China?"

Yang Ye said: "Of course I will go. If you don't go to the mainland, how can you be considered popular in Asia? The box office of 100 million Hong Kong dollars is not enough. We have to sell another 100 million Hong Kong dollars in the mainland!"

"Okay!" the reporter cheered loudly.

Yang Yexin said, you are quite sensible. Glancing back, he found Liu Hua coming over with Zhou Huimin on his arm, and said, "Hua Zai and A Min are here, so we won't overshadow the guest. Aaron, let's go in!"

Yang Ye waved to Liu Zhou and took Chen Long away!

When the real owner arrived, reporters swarmed over him.

"Brother Hua, you have become an Asian superstar this time. What do you want to say?"

Liu Hua quickly said: "I don't dare to be a superstar, but I must thank Mr. Yang for his cultivation, personally writing the script for me, and letting Vivian and I act together..."

……

Yang Ye and Chen Long walked into the hotel, saw Du Qifeng at first sight, and smiled: "Feng, you did a good job this time!"

Johnnie To sighed and said: "Thank you boss, actually I almost screwed it up!"

Yang Ye asked: "How to say?"

Johnnie To sighed: "During filming, Andy would lift his hair every time he took off his helmet. I couldn't stand it. I thought he was trying to be cool, so I scolded him and almost got into a fight.

He ignored me and just flirted. We didn't say a word to each other after that, and we finished the filming with a straight face.

The film turned out to be very popular. Now that I think about it, it's a good thing that I didn't really stop Andy. Alas, I understand now, some people are just damn handsome! "

"Hahahaha!" Yang Ye laughed.

"Wait a minute when Andy comes in, have a drink with him, and don't worry about filming. When you collaborate in the future, if he wants to be cool, just let him do it!"

In the original time and space, Johnnie To and Liu Hua had a falling out because of "The Love". When they were filming "The Love 2", they were replaced by Aaron Kwok, but they fell out.

As a last resort, I turned to Liu Hua again for "Love 3", and it turned out to be a hit at the box office!

"I see!"

At this time, Du Dapao didn't have the arrogance of later generations, and he didn't dare to show off in front of Yang Ye. He still listened to Yang Ye's words.

Johnnie To and Liu Hua are a good pairing. The films they collaborate on are often well-received and well-received. Once they are replaced, it is easy for them to fall apart.

……

Yang Ye and Chen Long greeted the people in the hotel and found a corner to sit down.

Yang Yezheng'er said with all sincerity: "Aaron, in fact, you don't need to go to Hollywood to prove anything. I have rejected at least dozens of Hollywood film offers. No matter how they invite me, I just won't go!"

Chen Long was a little embarrassed and said, "Hollywood salaries are high, so it's easy to make money."

Yang Ye shook his head and exposed him mercilessly: "You are just an actor in Hollywood, and you get paid, and your salary of 150 million US dollars is indeed very high.

But you run a film studio in Hong Kong and get a share of the profits. I don’t need to say which one is more cost-effective, right?
I'm not against you going to Hollywood. You can go, but you must have a voice. If not, it's better to stay in Hong Kong.

Moreover, the mainland market is now open. If a movie is done well, it can sell ten times more box office than in Hong Kong.

Don't think that the RMB is useless. The mainland is developing rapidly. If you invest this money in the mainland, it will be more cost-effective than anything else! "

In fact, Chen Long didn't have to go to Hollywood. He just wanted to make a living. Unfortunately, he left Yang Ye and went to the street again.

He sighed and said, "Okay!"

Yang Ye hummed and asked, "Are there any new projects?"

Chen Longdao: "Actually, I think the movie itself is good, but the director who made the film was unwilling to listen to me. If I had done it myself, I definitely wouldn't have messed it up!"

"so what?"

"So, I want to move the theme of this movie to Hong Kong and make a movie like Hong Kong police."

Yang Ye knew that it was "Police Story".

Chen Lung was inspired by the failed movie "The Great and Powerful" and thus made the masterpiece of his career "Police Story".

From this point of view, the movie "The Great and Powerful" is worth the investment.

Yang Ye said: "Yes, Lee Xiuxian's police themes are very popular recently. Let's do it!"

(End of this chapter)