Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

PS: Since this version of "A Better Tomorrow" does not have Zhou Runfa, Yang Ye does not play the protagonist, but only makes a guest appearance.

So how the subsequent plot develops can only be decided by the author himself.

And the plot writer of this movie must be perfected.

Otherwise, the author cannot explain why it is still a box office hit even though the plot has completely changed.
The author couldn't have written this version of "A Better Tomorrow" to be a box office flop, right?
As for the plot of the author's magical transformation... Dear readers, please give me a light comment!
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Kudo Shizuka couldn't help complaining: "Why did brother Ye die again?"

She was convinced that as long as it was a movie with Yang Ye's special appearance in the title, this guy would definitely die.

Because Brother Ma was too popular before, and his death was too painful, and he was gone with a cold shot, so the audience hated the big brother very much.

It's okay to die in the hands of enemies. The most annoying thing is to die in the hands of traitors.

This is somewhat different from the original version, which did not point out that the eldest brother was a traitor at the beginning.

When Song Zihao and Ah Cheng were chased by the police, they were still living and dying together and running away together.

It was Song Zihao who forced Ah Cheng to leave with a gun because he didn't want to implicate his brothers.

When Song Zihao returned to Hong Kong after serving his sentence, he was shocked when he saw his eldest brother throwing a few pieces of money on the ground for Xiao Ma to eat like a beggar.

The original version of "A Better Tomorrow" had a BUG. Since the eldest brother wanted to attack Brother Hao and sent people to deal with Brother Hao's father, how could he let Brother Ma go?
What if Brother Ma helped Brother Hao get revenge and was not injured? Then shouldn't Brother Ma take the eldest brother's position? What would Ah Cheng do without him?

The current version has corrected this bug. The eldest brother knew that Xiao Ma was going to take revenge, so he hid in the dark and tricked him to death. It was natural that he should take the seat.

Of course, the subsequent storyline will be different if one person is missing.

Even Yang Ye was curious about how John Woo would film without Ma.

After watching it for a while, Yang Ye understood that John Woo had made two changes.

First, the character of Big Brother Cheng was strengthened and he became more sinister and cunning.

Second, it has improved Song Zijie's character, and he is no longer a second-stringer.

The original version of Song Zijie can make people mad, he is a manic, brainless, impulsive fool.

So when that version of "A Better Tomorrow" was released, the audience cheered when they saw Ma Ge on the stage, and booed when they saw Song Zijie on the stage.

After the movie was released, Ti Lung became famous again, and Zhou Yunfa was at the top of his game, but Zhang Guorong was miserable. The protagonist became a supporting role, which did not add any benefit to his career.

The agent also complained that he was opposed to you taking this role in the first place and insisted on taking it.

For the movie "A Better Tomorrow", I had to cast Leslie Cheung because:

John Woo, Ti Lung and Zhou Yunfa have a whole cast of one-hit-off-the-street movies, and they must find a popular idol to boost the box office.

Otherwise, in the eyes of investors such as Maijia Huang Baiming, this is just wasting money, and they really dare not invest.

Judging from the subsequent results, John Woo felt sorry for Leslie Cheung, and it can even be said that the New Art City gang took advantage of Leslie Cheung.

They are friends enough to come over and help you without saying a word, and you make them look like this.

Although Wu Yusen later explained that it was because Leslie Cheung's schedule was not enough, so there was no way to flesh out his character, and expressed regret.

But in Yang Ye's view, it was clearly to set off Ma Ge, and John Woo secretly slandered Song Zijie.

Doesn't this comparison make Brother Ma look more brotherly and loyal?
Closer than a biological brother!

Talking about the current version, after Yang Ye died after pretending to be cool, the audience hated the eldest brother deeply.

But Song Zihao didn't know it. The news he got was that Xiao Ma died in a fight with the Japanese gang in order to avenge him.

After the eldest brother Cheng Yin died of Xiao Ma, he pretended to collect his ashes and brought them back to Hong Kong for burial. He was very loyal.

After Song Zihao served in prison, he returned to Hong Kong to pay homage to Xiao Ma.

The eldest brother Cheng appeared in time and "brothers met". The scene was very sincere and touching.

The eldest brother Cheng sincerely invited Song Zihao to join the team: "Brother Hao, you will always be my eldest brother. I have been waiting for you to come back."

Song Zihao had long wanted to wash his hands in a golden basin and start a new life, but he was also discouraged because of Xiao Ma's death.

He was grateful to his eldest brother Cheng for burying the pony, but refused his invitation.

Later, Song Zihao went to see his younger brother Song Zijie.

When the brothers met, it was another scene. Song Zijie hated Song Zihao because of his father's death and beat Song Zihao.

Only then did Song Zihao realize that his father had died because of him. He did not fight back and silently endured his brother's punches and kicks.

Song Zijie raised his fist: "Don't let me see you again!"

In the heavy rain, Song Zihao stooped, carried his luggage, and left with staggering steps.

In this world, the people he loves most have abandoned him.

Song Zihao went to the United Taxi Company to find Uncle Jian and became a taxi driver, living a relatively stable life.

The eldest brother Cheng refused to let Song Zihao go, and still pretended to be benevolent and recruited him to join the gang, asking Brother Hao to lead him to do a big business!

On the other side, because Song Zihao came back and had an encounter with his eldest brother Cheng, his boss did not trust Song Zijie and asked him to hand over his eldest brother Cheng's case. Song Zijie's misunderstanding of his brother deepened.

"Ajie, all our brothers know that you are very capable. I originally wanted to recommend you for promotion, but your superiors did not approve it!"

"why?"

The boss took out Song Zihao's photo: "You should be familiar with this man. He came back from prison in Japan and got together with his old brother, Big Brother Cheng."

"What does this have to do with me?"

"The bureau is currently investigating the infiltration of gangsters into the police force, and the last thing they want is for family members of police officers to be gangsters. Do you understand?"

Song Zijie said helplessly: "When I was on the mission, I never thought about having such a brother."

After he said this, he turned around and left, but was stopped by his boss again.

"Ajie, please stop taking care of the case that my eldest brother is involved in. I'm afraid you will miss something important."

Song Zijie was very sad and went to the bar to drink away his sorrows.

At the same time, Song Zihao got out of the car and drank and relaxed in the bar with the brothers who drove the taxi.

The eldest brother Cheng is here again. This guy does a full show and is still very respectful to Brother Hao.

Song Zihao decided to make it clear to his eldest brother Cheng, so the two found a private room to talk in detail.

In the box, Brother Cheng said sincerely: "You are still our boss, and many old customers still depend on you to come back."

Song Zihao said: "That's it?"

"If your brother Song Zijie is in charge of the police line, then everything will be settled. What else can compare to having one of your own serving in the police?"

"What if I don't agree?"

The eldest brother showed his true colors and threatened: "Brother Hao, your brother doesn't care about life and death. He stares at me all day long. If I didn't respect you, he would have died long ago."

Song Zihao said: "My brother is a good policeman. If I promise you, will I still be a human being? Ah Cheng, I treat you as a brother. But if you dare to touch my brother in the slightest, then you don't even have to be a brother."

Song Zihao walked out of the box, but was grabbed by Song Zijie and dragged into an alley.

Song Zijie personally saw his elder brother and his eldest brother hanging around together and conspiring in the private room, and he was furious to death.

"Brother wants to discuss business with you?"

"no!"

"Stop playing tricks on me. Will the goods arrive the day after tomorrow?"

"do not know!"

“Where and when will it be unloaded?”

"do not know!"

Song Zijie was furious: "How can you be the big brother if you don't know anything?"

"Ajie!"

"Don't call me Ajie anymore, call me SIR!"

Song Zihao had tears in his eyes and said painfully: "Sir, it's been a long time since I was the big brother!"

Zhang Guorong's performance here was very exciting. There was a trace of unbearability in his eyes, but thinking of his father's death and his brother's continued depravity and getting involved with the underworld, he still hardened his heart and continued to interrogate.

Song Zihao pleaded: "SIR, I know I owe you a lot, can you give me a chance?"

Song Zijie angrily said: "If I give you a chance, who will give me a chance? Do you know that because of you, I don't even have a chance to get promoted? Just because you are a gangster!"

Yang Ye felt that this line was too silly and made Song Zijie look like a bad guy, so he said to John Woo, "Can the line here be changed?"

John Woo was stunned and asked: "Change it to what?"

Yang Ye said: "Change it to 'Give you a chance. Who gives dad a chance? Do you know that dad was killed by you? Just because you are a gangster.'"

John Woo thought about it and thought it was okay, because if it were to be attributed to the promotion, Song Zijie was just doing it for himself, which seemed selfish.

Placing the blame on his father shows that Song Zijie couldn't get over the hurdle because of his father's death, and his hatred for his brother is even more convincing.

He said, "Okay, I'll go back and find Ah Rong to dub the voice again."

Yang Ye nodded and continued reading!
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Because Song Zihao did not cooperate, the eldest brother Cheng decided to frame Song Zijie and deliberately spread false news for Song Zijie to see.

Song Zihao ran to Song Zijie's house and kindly reminded him, but Song Zijie didn't listen and the two brothers were very unhappy.

In the original version, Song Zijie got false news and ran to the dock. He was shot coldly by his eldest brother Cheng's men and was seriously injured.

There are two things Yang Ye doesn't understand about this plot. First: Since the eldest brother is determined to plot against Song Zijie, then just beat him to death!

Give me a warning for injury. Damn it, a gangster is still afraid of killing the police?

Don't talk about the difference in nature. They all attacked the police, used guns, wounded and killed them. There is no difference.

To put it bluntly, because of the needs of the plot, Song Zijie cannot die yet, and this little bug can only be like this.

Anyway, Song Zijie is a young man with a low profile. He was deflated and injured, but the audience was actually quite happy.

Some more extreme viewers even felt pity: "Damn it, why don't you kill this bad boy?"

Second: Song Zihao knew Song Zijie was in danger, but he just reminded him. What about the deep brotherhood they promised?
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Since Xiao Ma died, many scenes were missing later on. John Woo had to add scenes to the two brothers Song Zihao and Song Zijie, so a heated gun battle was added here.

After Song Zijie got the news, he ran to the dock. Girlfriend Xiaoqi was worried that something might happen to Ajie, so she ran to find Song Zihao.

For the safety of his younger brother, Song Zihao finally decided to return to the world!

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After Song Zijie got the false news, he found the dock and found a group of sneaky people, and immediately chased them.

At this time, Cheng Kui'an, the subordinate of eldest brother Cheng, was hiding in the dark and shot Song Zijie.

Song Zijie was shot in the arm and fell to the ground. Just when Cheng Kui'an was about to step forward to replenish his gun, Song Zihao was wearing a windbreaker and sunglasses, and a magic weapon descended from the sky!
Without Brother Ma, John Woo chose to let Brother Hao show off.

Brother Hao is holding a Remington 870 shotgun, just like Li Kai in "Terminator". With a "bang" shot, Cheng Kui'an was beaten to the point of peeing.

Cheng Kui'an happens to be the robot in Yang Ye's version of "Terminator".

Seeing this, Yang Ye was happy!
Obviously, John Woo was stunned after watching Yang Ye's version of "Terminator" and actually made a wave of tributes.

The enemy rushed up, the wind blew on the pier, and Brother Hao's windbreaker floated up.

Classic slow motion, shotguns fired one after another, full of dominance!
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Brother Cheng's men rushed to the street one after another.

After a fierce battle, Brother Hao ran out of bullets, and he and his brother were suppressed behind a bunker.

Cheng Kui'an knew that Brother Hao was out of bullets, so he walked out arrogantly.

At the critical moment, Ajie rushed out risking his life, rolled over, and faced the risk of being shot, and kicked the pistol he had dropped on the ground to his brother.

Brother Hao took his younger brother's gun and shot it into his soul. Cheng Kui'an was shot between the eyebrows, killing him on the spot.

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"Yes, this part was well shot, very cool!" Yang Ye gave a thumbs up.

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Song Zihao sent his brother to the hospital!

Seeing his brother risking his life to save his own life, Song Zijie felt very guilty. He told Song Zihao a secret: "According to the information given by Interpol, Xiao Ma was killed by his eldest brother Cheng!"

Song Zihao was shocked.

Song Zijie said: "Don't be impulsive. I will definitely catch my eldest brother Cheng with my own hands. You promise me to start a new life."

Song Zihao comforted his younger brother: "Don't worry!"

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Brother Hao decided to kill his eldest brother Cheng.

Later, when Brother Xiao Ma showed off by snatching the computer disk single-handedly, the task was of course handed over to Brother Hao.

After Brother Hao grabbed the disk, he asked his eldest brother Cheng to trade in Xisha Bay. He planned to kill his eldest brother Cheng to avenge Xiao Ma.

This version of Big Brother Cheng is more sinister and cunning, how could he not have a back-up plan?

Brother Cheng's men pushed Song Zijie's girlfriend out.

The eldest brother Cheng sneered: "You should know this girl, right?"

This guy kidnapped Song Zijie's girlfriend.

So the two sides decided to exchange hostages!
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On the other side, the police got news of the internal strife between the eldest brother Cheng and Song Zihao, but unfortunately they did not know the time and place.

The boss announced that everyone would cancel their vacation. Song Zijie was discharged from the hospital early and asked to participate in the operation, but his boss refused.

"Since my dad had an accident three years ago, I have been tracking my eldest brother Cheng. I have been waiting for three years. I want to take a breath, not to prove that I am great, but because I am a policeman, not a family member of a criminal. I He must be brought to justice.”

Yang Ye wanted to laugh a little. Although Xiao Ma was dead, John Woo still borrowed Zhang Guorong's mouth and said something similar.

Although the tone was a bit off, coming from a police officer, it was quite stern.

As a director, John Woo has been unlucky for three years. He is holding his breath. He wants to tell the world that he is a director and he must get back what he has lost!
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After being refused by his boss to call the police, Song Zijie returned home depressed, only to find that his girlfriend Xiaoqi was not there. He was about to go out to look for her when Uncle Jian from the taxi company arrived.

He handed a brown paper bag to Song Zijie: "Ahao asked me to give this to you!"

In the original version, Song Zihao found Xiaoqi, handed the disk to her, and asked her to give it to Song Zijie.

In this version, Xiaoqi was kidnapped by her eldest brother Cheng. John Woo cleverly arranged for Uncle Jian to deliver the disk and also said a heartfelt message to Song Zijie, to the effect that Song Zihao had really changed his ways.

Song Zijie opened the brown paper bag and found the criminal evidence of the counterfeit banknote group and his brother's tape.

Song Zijie turned on the recorder, and Song Zihao's voice came from inside.

"Ajie, the tape I am handing over to you now is evidence that Acheng printed counterfeit money. I have an appointment with Acheng to negotiate in Xisha Bay tonight. Whether you want to arrest me or drive me away, I will decide anyway. No more staying in Hong Kong.”

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The original Song Zijie Goes to Xisha Bay is a huge black spot.

The second-in-command pushed his girlfriend away, grabbed a gun and rushed out without thinking. Then he stepped into the ambush formed by his elder brother and was caught and taken hostage.

Originally, Song Zihao had a chance to kill his eldest brother, but in order to save his younger brother, he had no choice but to exchange hostages, and finally tricked Brother Ma to death.

It's like riding a horse with too little success and more than enough failure!

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This version has become a two-parter movie. Of course John Woo would not arrange such a plot for Song Zijie to attract evil.

Add highlights, add highlights to me!
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In Xisha Bay, Song Zihao took his eldest brother Cheng into custody and exchanged hostages with him.

The other party suddenly opened fire, and Song Zihao pushed Xiaoqi away desperately. In the chaos, Song Zihao was unfortunately shot and injured!

Song Zihao protected Xiaoqi and fought a fierce battle with his eldest brother Cheng!

Song Zijie came, sitting on the yacht, holding a machine gun, and fired wildly. The oil barrels exploded, flames shot into the sky, and the enemies rushed to the street.

This horse riding is the highlight of Ponyboy, and John Woo is all given to Song Zijie.

Zhang Guorong, a pretender, was no worse than Zhou Runfa. He held two guns and fired while running, killing a large number of enemies.

Rushing closer, the two brothers looked at each other and smiled. All their past grudges were over.

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In this gun battle, someone needs to be sacrificed. In the original version, Xiao Ma was sacrificed, but in this version, Xiao Qi was sacrificed.

This is a tearful point, someone must die, no matter how hard it is.

Wang Zuxian's death made the audience's emotions explode to the extreme.

The police finally came to clean the floor.

"Song Zihao, you have been surrounded by the police. Now you have three minutes to put down your weapons and come out."

The eldest brother Cheng walked out triumphantly. Song Zihao angrily shot the eldest brother Cheng, but there was no bullet left.

"Are you out of bullets? I'll go out and turn myself in now. Nothing will happen to me, and nothing will happen to you!"

"I have money. In two or three days, I can walk out of the court!"

"I have money, and I can turn black into white. I learned this from you!"

"Your brother is so pitiful. He turned black even though he was white. You killed him!"

After the eldest brother Cheng finished speaking, he walked out triumphantly, raised his hands, and surrendered!
At this moment, an angry bullet hit his chest, and the arrogant eldest brother Cheng finally died.

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It is different from the original version. In the original version, Song Zijie gave the gun to his brother, and Song Zihao killed his eldest brother Cheng to avenge Xiao Ma.

But in this version, this shot was shot by Song Zijie, who wanted to avenge his girlfriend.

At this moment, he is a real man!

Go to hell with the police, I’ve done it wrong!
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The last shot.

The two brothers supported each other and walked toward the police together.

The picture freezes, leaving a silhouette, and the movie ends here.

Brothers, let’s sit in jail together! (End of chapter)