Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Although Liang Jiahui was recommended, Yang Ye still suggested that Luo Qirui and Zhang Wanting's parents-in-law should go find Zhou Runfa again.

If Zhou Runfa agrees to act, then let him act.

Yang Ye likes the movie "Autumn Fairy Tale" very much, and he still thinks that Zhou Runfa is more suitable to play the role of the bow ruler.

"But make it clear to Ah Fa that I invested in this drama. And don't tell him that the heroine will hire Zhong Chuhong."

Yang Ye added one last sentence.

Zhang Wanting was puzzled: "Why?"

Yang Ye said: "Because Ah Fa has a conflict with me, if he is willing to act in this drama, it means that he is willing to resolve the conflict with me, and I will have the basis to cooperate with him.

If you tell him that A Hong will be the heroine, he may take the role because of A Hong's popularity, and then the cooperation may not be pleasant.

I am a businessman, and I don’t want to have too many uncertainties when doing a project. Do you understand? "

Zhang Wanting nodded: "I understand!"

Since the two of them had a hatred of seizing their wives, unless Zhou Runfa took the initiative to let it go, even if he reluctantly invited him here, he would most likely be full of resentment at the thought of working for Yang Ye.

Zhang Wanting then went to see Zhou Runfa, but he rejected her.

Ever since Chow Yun-fat won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor at the end of October 1985, he has been getting a lot of film appointments.

Because Zhou Runfa is handsome, has good acting skills, and is cheap, he has been cast in a lot of literary films.

Taiwan prefers literary and artistic films, and he is the new Golden Horse Best Actor.

Moreover, the reputation has also begun to improve, and the label of "poisonous hair" has gradually been removed.

For example, two months before the release of "A Better Tomorrow", Chow Leap-Fat released "The Wife-Killing Duo", which earned 1400 million at the box office and ranked 1986th at the box office in 13, which was pretty good.

In the first half of 1986, Chow Run-fa released six movies, filming like crazy, almost sleeping on the set.

So Zhang Wanting finally found Zhou Runfa on a crew and told him that "Autumn Fairy Tale" had been invested by Yang Ye and was about to start filming. When she asked him when he could join the crew, Zhou Runfa refused without even thinking.

There is actually nothing wrong with this refusal, because now Chow Yun-fat really has no shortage of film offers, and he is soft-hearted when accepting films.

And Zhang Wanting is just a novice director who has just made a movie, and the box office of that movie was only more than 4 million.

You also have to go to New York to shoot. It will take at least two months to shoot two movies in Hong Kong. How much time will be delayed?

Who could have known that "Autumn Fairy Tale" would be a top-notch Hong Kong romance film?

Zhou Runfa didn’t open his heavenly eye again!

Another question is:
Although after Baiyang Pictures was banned, Yang Ye spent a lot of money to make those who chose to follow him famous, but in fact they were all fake.

What does that mean?

I'm popular, but I can't get any plays.

Today's Hong Kong film companies make movies without using their own money.

They used Taiwanese funds to make films, and kept their own money for real estate and stock trading.

Even if the film loses money, it will only be the money lost by the Taiwanese boss, and Hong Kong filmmakers do not have to bear any risks.

When these idiots were filming, they even made crazy accounts and defrauded Taiwanese investors.

For example, Lin Qingxia has a friend who runs a high-end chain restaurant in New York. He is very rich and successful.

He saw that Hong Kong movies were very popular and wanted to get involved and invest in making movies.

Lin Qingxia told him: "If you are a friend, I will advise you not to film. If I want to harm you, I will ask you to pay for filming."

This friend didn't listen. He thought that I could succeed in doing business in the United States, so making movies in Hong Kong was not a trivial matter?
So, he returned to Taiwan and became a film investor.

At the airport, a lot of people, including bosses and producers of major film companies, came to greet him.

Accept the God of Wealth!

Movies cost money like water. This person doesn't understand movies at all and doesn't know how to spend money.

If the movie is a hit, the producer tells him that the bill is zero to zero. If the movie is not a hit, he will be compensated and asked to pay the bill again.

After several years of doing this, I lost all my money, was hospitalized for a stroke, and couldn't even pay the medical bills.

In the end, Lin Qingxia heard the news and helped pay for his medical expenses.

After the millennium, these gangsters from Hong Kong came to the mainland again to hunt for gold, and they also got a lot of bad guys.

When Peter Chan was filming "Martial Arts", a straw hat dared to charge 6000 yuan, which made mainland investors vomit blood.

But there is nothing I can do. I have no ability. If I want to rely on others, I will always have to pay for the "tuition".

To go a step further, since Taiwanese film producers are now investing in Hong Kong films, they naturally dare not invest in artists under Poplar Company.

Even if you are sneaky, it won't work. Once you are reported by your opponent, it will be over.

Taiwan is still under martial law, and the white terror is not over yet.

Those who disobey will be arrested and imprisoned in a matter of minutes.

Even if Baiyang's artists become popular, Taiwanese investors can only stare in disbelief.

So people like Liu Hua are just fake celebrities. They can't get any dramas outside, so Baiyang Company can only give them dramas.

How many dramas can Baiyang Company give them?
Two movies a year are the best.

Even Yang Ye's disciples practice in the martial arts hall every day.

It was precisely for this reason that Zhou Runfa did not dare to accept the investment role of Baiyang Company.

He can now take on at least ten dramas a year, and he doesn't want to sit on the bench with Yang Ye.

……

"Damn, this is the second chance I've given you. It seems I can't do it without making you bald!"

After receiving a call from Zhang Wanting, Yang Ye couldn't help but complain.

He hung up the phone and wrote two words on the scratch paper: God of Gamblers!
……

"God of Gamblers" is actually a plagiarism, or a "mixed-up" work.

The object of plagiarism is the 1988 classic drama "Rain Man" starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.

However, Wang Jing is very smart. He extracted the most essence of "Rain Man" and integrated it into his best gambling film theme, fully integrating it.

In the movie "Rain Man", the male protagonist Raymond played by Dustin Hoffman is an autistic person, but he has extraordinary memory. So Charlie, played by Tom Cruise, Raymond's younger brother, took Raymond to the casino to gamble and won a lot of money.

This is why in the movie "God of Gamblers", Zhou Runfa fell very suddenly and lost his memory.

Amnesia means amnesia. At most, you can’t remember the past.

But Zhou Runfa’s amnesia was not like this. He became an innocent child with the IQ of only a few years old, but still retained his magical gambling skills!
At this time, Gao Jin became Raymond, and there was no difference between the two.

and then?
Charlie takes Raymond to gamble in an attempt to win money.

Xiaodao also took Gao to gamble in an attempt to win money.

A particularly long section in the middle of "God of Gamblers". The plot, as well as the characters of Gao Jin and Daozi, are the same as the plot of "Rain Man" and the characters of Raymond and Charlie.

Oh, by the way, the settings of the two characters of Dao Zai’s girlfriend and Charlie’s girlfriend are also the same.

Another most obvious thing is that when Tom Cruise was playing cards in the casino, the action of touching the ring was directly copied by Zhou Yunfa.

Therefore, Wang Jing is a very smart person.

He perfectly packaged a movie about family love into the shell of a gambling movie.

In Wang Jing's career, Hollywood has been his subject matter library and source of inspiration.

He constantly borrows, integrates, or directly plagiarizes various scenes from Hollywood movies into his Hong Kong movies.

You can find Hollywood references in many of his movies, and he will copy whatever movies are awesome.

In the previous chapter, examples of plagiarism from Hollywood were cited in Wang Jing's "The Great and Powerful" and "The Five Shaolin Patriarchs".

Now let’s take another example. Everyone has seen “The Truman Show”, and then you can go and watch “The Gambler 2002” starring Zhang Jiahui.

This is why Wong Jing can make ten movies a year, and at the same time, he can also be a producer, director, screenwriter, and even act in person.

……

Since Zhou Runfa cannot be owned by Yang Ye, and Yang Ye decides to kill him, then... "God of Gamblers" must not let him go.

Now, "Rain Man" hasn't been released yet, so Yang Ye's "God of Gamblers" doesn't count as plagiarism.

Even if the film is released in the United States, there will be no problem.

Also, these artists in the company have to find jobs for them!

Donnie Yen has been idle for half a year, let him play Dragon Ball.

Liu Hua and Wang Zuxian are both here, so Dao Zai and Azhen are coming soon.

As for the God of Gamblers Gao Jin, Mr. Yang can only play in person. Liu Hua is so popular that no one else can control him!
……

Yang Ye is no longer just an action movie actor.

He first acted in war films like "Seediq Bale" and then in romance films like "The Lover", and his acting range has broadened.

Now he wants to try other subjects.

Gambling movies... are a major feature of Hong Kong movies, and they are easy to shoot, so let's have some fun.

Besides, Yang Ye is really the god of gambling, recognized by people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry!
……

By the way, without Li Mubai, without Xiao Ma Ge, without the bow ruler, and now Gao Jin is gone, Zhou Runfa's status in film history...

Yang Ye told him to go to hell, just do it, and started getting ready immediately.

This movie is very simple. Although there are Las Vegas and Tokyo in the movie, you don’t have to actually go there.

They had shot a lot of outdoor scenes in Las Vegas and Tokyo before, so they could just cut out a few clips and put them in.

The main interior is a casino, which was set up directly on the Grand View Studio.

If you want to create a big scene, then go to Macau for a scene.

Yang Ye asked Donnie Yen, Liu Hua, and Wang Zuxian to gather together while letting the set begin to set up the scene.

Throw them the script and let them prepare in advance.

In addition, Yang Ye invited Zhang Shuping to design clothes for everyone, and planned to complete the preparations within a month.

I have been busy for a week, and by the time I finish all the things, the Spring Festival is here.

Last year Yang Ye celebrated the Spring Festival with a big family, which felt good.

Continuing this year, we also took over Deng Lijun.

Deng Lijun originally refused to come because she felt awkward.

But unable to withstand Yang Ye’s hard work, he came reluctantly.

A few women got together and started playing mahjong.

Teresa Teng is so addicted to mahjong that she rubs her belly even though she has a big belly.

As a result, four Taiwanese women, Teresa Teng, Lin Qingxia, Xu Feng, and Lin Fengjiao, gathered at a table to play Taiwanese mahjong.

Teresa Teng is not very lucky, and even Lin Qingxia, who has always had good gambling luck, is no match.

Lin Qingxia relied on her good luck in poker and kept making big names, hoping to turn around with one card.

The result was constant firecrackers, which made Deng Lijun beam with joy.

There was a brief exchange at the card table, and the awkwardness was gone. Deng Lijun happily accepted the money and said in a coquettish voice: "You are so polite for giving so much New Year's money to my unborn babies. I want to thank you on behalf of the children!"

Several women lost their temper and began to order Yang Ye around.

Lin Qingxia said: "Husband, if I want to drink tea, it must be brewed by you yourself!"

Lin Fengjiao said: "Husband, if you want to eat an orange, you must peel it with your own hands!"

Xu Feng said: "Husband, come here and help me look at these cards. Which one should I play?"

Teresa Teng, Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao said in unison: "No cheating!"

Yang Ye still wanted to be the emperor, but ended up becoming a servant.

Running around, busy here and there, serving all my wives.

I have to take care of a baby, and I’m almost dead from exhaustion! (End of chapter)