Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Li Jiaxin didn't know that she had offended Ni Zhen badly.

It was the first time for her to speak in front of so many reporters and many celebrity fans watching. She was very excited and even her voice was trembling.

The reporter naturally interviewed her, trying to get some information about the movie from her.

However, Li Jiaxin doesn’t even know what role she is playing, so there is naturally no way to talk about it.

Yang Ye, Zhong Chuhong and Hong Jingbao were all veterans and quickly took over the topic. After a lot of nonsense, they left the reporters and went into the theater.

As soon as she entered the theater, Li Jiaxin's eyes were dazzled. It was the first time in her life that she saw so many living stars.

Almost all the big-name stars from Baiyang Company were present, and because Zhang Guorong was popular, some stars from other companies were also there.

After Yang Ye and his group greeted everyone, they sat down in the front row.

Today's protagonists are Jang Guk-yong and Choi Jin-sil. Although he showed up to cheer, it was not appropriate for him to steal the show, so he kept a low profile after entering.

As soon as Hong Jingbao came in, he started to chat with Chen Long and Yuan Biao.

When Li Jiaxin came in just now, Chen Long was attracted by her beauty and couldn't help but laugh: "Boss, why did you leave such a pretty girl behind and come to our side?"

Hong Jingbao said: "Young Master Yang just arranged for her to appear with me!"

Chen Long glanced towards Yang Ye, and saw two beauties, Cherie Chung and Li Jiaxin, accompanying Yang Ye on both sides. Yang Ye told some joke that made the two girls laugh.

Chen Long said enviously: "Young Master Yang is so lucky. I don't know where he finds so many beauties all day long. Even the Miss Hong Kong contest is not as good as him."

Hong Jingbao smiled and said, "I admire Young Master Yang's ability to find beautiful women, but I also admire your ability to pick up beautiful women."

Chen Long said: "You are not bad either, you are going to change my sister-in-law!"

Last year, Hong Jingbao took Miss Hong Kong champion Gao Lihong as his apprentice. As the saying goes, "If you want to learn, sleep with the master!" After a few times, he got Gao Lihong into bed.

Hong Jingbao cupped his hands and said proudly, "Same here!"

Zhang Manyu, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but roll her eyes and secretly complained: "They are all perverts!"

Soon, the premiere began. After a few main creators came on stage and talked nonsense for a while, the movie was officially screened.

The sound of the piano flows slowly amid the sound of flowing water, and a group of long shots from low angles take the audience from the center of the sea all the way to the coast.

The mist is curling and the viola accompaniment is playing. The unique sound quality makes people's thoughts become delicate and sentimental.

As the camera moves forward, a seaside villa appears in the dim light.

A mysterious mailbox connects the past and the future. A story of interweaving time and space slowly unfolds...

From the very beginning, "Unforgettable" showed a temperament that was completely different from traditional Hong Kong films.

Its shots and music are extremely sophisticated and the pace is slow, but the bizarre plot still keeps people watching.

The most important thing about a literary romance film is to create an atmosphere that allows the audience to immerse themselves in it.

If you can do this, you are halfway to success.

"Unforgettable" did it. From the very beginning, the movie has been creating a sense of loneliness.

In the movie, the hero and heroine have hardly ever met each other, which further amplifies the feeling of loneliness.

Loneliness accompanies people much longer than love and is more lasting.

Although in the end, there was still some sentimentality in order to have a happy ending.

The male protagonist received the letter, which changed history and the two met.

But they just smiled at each other and it ended abruptly!

……

Such movies are beautiful and romantic, pure and beautiful, and are most popular among young people.

Li Jiaxin, who was sitting next to Yang Ye, was fascinated by the scene. She was at the age when she loved to dream. Who didn’t yearn for a dreamy love?
At the end of the movie, amid warm applause, Li Jiaxin couldn't help but turn her head to look at Yang Ye, her eyes full of admiration!

……

The next day, there were two news items on the entertainment page of Hong Kong newspapers.

One was the premiere of "Unforgettable", and some film critics praised the film, saying that it opened up a new path for the narrative style of Hong Kong films.

The most bizarre film review was written by Yi Shu. She said that after watching "A Moment of Romance" and "Invisible Lovers", she hoped that Yang Ye would find more girlfriends and fall in love more often, so that he could get inspiration, write more beautiful love stories, and make more good-looking love movies.

I swear to God, Yang Ye really didn't spend any money to bribe her!

Another is the news that "Ghost Blows Out the Light: Mojin: The Lost Tomb" is about to start filming. The media said that this is the most ambitious film project in the history of Hong Kong films.

However, people know nothing about the specific content of the movie except the simple words "adventure and treasure hunting" and the starring actors: Yang Ye, Hong Jingbao, Zhong Chuhong, and Li Jiaxin!
How did Li Jiaxin, a relatively unknown newcomer, get a leading role alongside big stars like Benjamin Hung and Cherie Chung?

This became a hot topic again. Due to Li Jiaxin's amazing appearance, people speculated that Li Jiaxin was Yang Ye's new favorite.

……

Huang Zhan looked at the newspaper, feeling angry and amused at the same time.

"Aye is a liar. He poached Jiaxin from me and said she couldn't be exposed before the movie came out.

They also said that the plot was designed so that Jiaxin would stun everyone as soon as she appeared, and that exposing her in advance would not work. What about now? It’s not just an exposure, it’s a huge exposure.”

He threw down the newspaper, but saw Ni Zhen with an unhappy expression on his face. He frowned and said, "Scumbag, have you encountered setbacks in picking up girls?"

Ni Zhen quickly said, "How is that possible? With a pure-hearted godfather like you around, I have always been successful in picking up girls."

Huang Zhan took a sip of tea and pouted, "How can I be innocent?"

"Pure pornography corrupted my father!"

"Puff!" Huang Zhan spat out a mouthful of tea, almost splashing it on Ni Zhen's face.

"Anyway, don't provoke that Li Jiaxin, don't blame me for not warning you!"

"I got it!" Ni Zhenyan said insincerely.

……

Grand View Studio!

Yang Ye appeared with Cherie Chung, Sammo Hung, Alice Lee and Ng Man-tat, with Ng Man-tat playing the role of Big Gold Teeth in the film.

When Chen Long, Yuen Biao, Xu Ke, John Woo and others heard that Yang Ye was going to shoot a film about adventure and treasure hunting, they also came to join in the fun and find out what was going on.

Yang Ye, Cherie Chung and Hong Jingbao, the three main actors, have already changed into their costumes.

Among them, Cherie Chung’s look was modeled after Laura, and she looked heroic and stunning.

When Ba Chang was writing "Ghost Blows Out the Light", he wrote Hu Bayi based on Zhong Yuemin in "Blood Romance" and Shirley Yang based on Laura in "Tomb Raider".

It would be fine if it was just Zhong Yuemin, but now Shirley Yang appeared before Laura, this is really the reversal of Tian Gang!
Some people in later generations think that Chung Chuhong is not beautiful at all, but in this era, Chung Chuhong was famous for her sexiness and was popular in Southeast Asia. In 1984, a Taiwanese men's magazine voted for the "Top Ten Sexiest Women" of the year, and Chung Chuhong ranked first.

The East Asian beauties of this era are beautiful in their own ways, but they also have similar characteristics.

For example, the lines of the face should be soft and natural, and we should not care too much about the size of the eyes, but pay more attention to the look in the eyes.

It is best to have thick and dense hair, and there is no need to trim the eyebrows, pursuing natural beauty.

The beauties of this era all had different looks, unlike in later generations when all beauties looked the same.

……

Yang Ye handed a specially made umbrella to Zhong Chuhong and said, "Ah Hong, your name in the movie is Shirley Yang. You are a Chinese American and a core member of the treasure-hunting team. This diamond umbrella is your weapon!"

Cherie Chung took the King Kong umbrella and found this setting very novel and interesting.

Yang Ye handed another engineer shovel to Hong Jingbao and said, "Sanmao, your name in the movie is Wang Kaixuan, but everyone usually calls you Fatty Wang. You used to be dealing in tapes in Beijing, but by chance you joined the treasure-hunting team and became a core member. Your weapon is an engineer shovel."

Hong Jingbao's nickname is Sanmao, and people close to him call him that. He also took an English name based on this nickname, Sammo. Hong Jingbao took the engineer shovel and gestured with it for a few times. It felt much less cool than the King Kong umbrella.

Yang Ye smiled and said, "This engineer shovel is amazing. It's not a simple shovel. In the movie, this shovel is made with German craftsmanship. It's very light and ergonomically designed. It can be folded. The steel mouth is excellent. It can be used to dig holes and can also be used as a weapon. If you swing it, half of the opponent's head will fly off."

Cherie Chung played with the umbrella and asked, "What about you?"

Yang Ye said: “As for me, my name in the movie is Hu Bayi. I am a retired soldier. My family passed down half of a Feng Shui secret book called “The Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Art”. Therefore, I mastered the Dragon Hunting Technique and am the core of the treasure hunting team. As for my weapon…”

Yang Ye patted the rope wrapped around his waist and said, "The Flying Tiger Claw is made of fine steel. The front is like a tiger claw, and the joints can be loosened or tightened. There is a long rope hanging at the back, so you can grab things from a long distance."

Everyone sighed and said, "Oh, you are still the coolest."

Yang Ye took out the compass again and said, “There is also this. With this compass, Hu Bayi can divide the gold and locate the tomb accurately!”

Then, Yang Ye said, “Ada, your character is called Big Gold Teeth. You are a cultural relic dealer who sells stolen goods for the treasure hunting team, but you will also follow them into the ancient tomb. Your role is very important!”

"And Jiaxin, your character is called Ding Sitian, and her identity is an educated youth. Educated youth refers to the young people who went from the city to the countryside and the agricultural reclamation corps to work as farmers or build and defend the border in the 1960s and 1970s.

Because most of them have received a certain level of education and possess a certain level of knowledge, they are called educated youth. Your role is also very important, as you are the first love of Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan. "

Li Jiaxin said "oh" and was a little surprised: "The first love of both of you?"

"To put it simply, she and Hu Bayi are in love with each other, while Fatty Wang has a one-sided love for Ding Sitian!"

"Understood!"

Li Jiaxin thought, it turns out that she was going to fall in love with Yang Ye in the movie. Fortunately, it wasn’t with Hong Jingbao.

Yang Ye continued, "Your role is also very important, and you are a key figure in the movie. Okay, after introducing the protagonists, let's talk about what kind of movie this is!"

“First of all, the whole story revolves around the treasure-hunting team composed of Hu Bayi, Yang Xueli and Wang Kaixuan.

But these three people are not a temporary mob, they have their own sect and are called Mojin Xiaowei.

What is a tomb-raiding lieutenant? More than a thousand years ago, China was divided into three kingdoms: Wei, Shu, and Wu, which were constantly at war with each other.

The first thing to do when fighting a war is to have enough food. In order to prevent the soldiers from going hungry, Cao Cao of Wei State set up an official title called Mojin Xiaowei in the army.

What does this title mean? It means exploring ancient tombs, breaking into coffins, and borrowing money from the dead to buy food.

Later, although the Wei Kingdom was gone, the title remained, and the three of them, King Huyang, were the last tomb-raiding lieutenants! "

Everyone suddenly realized that the treasure-hunting team was actually a group of tomb robbers!

But tomb robbing is tomb robbing, but Yang Ye was able to trace back history and connect it to Cao Cao who lived more than a thousand years ago. His ingenious idea is really admirable.

Yang Ye continued, "The rules of the tomb-touching lieutenant are very strict. When opening a large tomb, a candle must be lit in the southeast corner of the underground palace before the coffin can be opened for tomb-touching.

If the candle goes out, you must put the property back to where it was and leave the tomb, otherwise disaster will occur..."

Yang Ye introduced the rules of the tomb-raiding lieutenant, speaking eloquently, and the group of people were listening in confusion.

Because what Yang Ye said, although unbelievable, was inexplicably highly credible, as if it had really happened.

For example, he said that the tomb-raiding lieutenant was passed down by Cao Cao, which is really true.

There are also various rules and skills of the tomb-raiding lieutenant, which are described vividly.

It is clear that there really is such a profession and such a school in this world.

As they were talking, everyone looked at Yang Ye with a different look in their eyes. This guy... couldn't he be just a tomb raider?
Cherie Chung couldn't help but ask, "How do you know so much about this? You didn't experience it yourself, did you?"

Yang Ye shook his head: "I have been in Hong Kong all the time. Even if I go to the mainland occasionally, I am accompanied by a bunch of people. Where can I experience it?"

"If you made it up, it's too meticulous. And how do you know so much about the continent?"

Yang Ye said: "Because these things were told to me by others. There is an old man named Chen in Kowloon Walled City, who came from the mainland, and he is blind.

When I was a kid, Blind Chen liked to tell me these stories, and I gradually memorized a lot of them. In recent years, movies about treasure hunting have become popular and have been a big hit at the box office.

I think if I organize and develop the things that Blind Chen told me, maybe I can make a series of Eastern-style treasure-hunting movies.”

Everyone suddenly realized that this was the case. Kowloon Walled City was a mixed crowd, so it was not surprising that a tomb robber from the mainland lived there.

As Yang Ye spoke, he led everyone into the studio, which had been transformed into an ancient tomb by Ziqi Company.

As soon as they walked in, they were shocked by the eerie and spooky atmosphere.

Xu Ke was most interested in these things. Looking at those exquisite props, he couldn't help but admire them and even praised Yang Ye as a great artist.

In fact, when Xu Ke was filming "New Shushan Swordsman", the props he specially made were also very exquisite, but it was a pity that it failed in the end.

Yang Ye introduced: "We built this ancient tomb in the form of the underworld.

In the movie, the protagonists must go through three levels, namely the Ghost Gate, the Naihe Bridge, and the Red Spider Lily, before they can obtain the treasure.

This setting is to conform to the three-act structure of the film.

The red spider lily is a brilliant flower blooming on the road to the underworld. Seeing it means reaching the boundary between life and death, and also means reaching the climax of the movie.

I used this folk legend as the background to make up this story.”

Xu Ke looked at the words on a prop stone tablet and asked, "This doesn't look like Chinese characters. Where is this tomb?"

Yang Ye said: "This is Khitan language. This is the tomb of a princess from the Liao Dynasty."

“Why not look for a Chinese tomb, such as the tomb of Qin Shi Huang?”

Yang Ye rolled his eyes at him and said, "The Liao Dynasty is also China. In this series of stories, most of the descriptions are of border cultures, not the culture of the main historical line that we know.

Because it involves history that is well known to people, there are too many things that need to be researched, and mistakes can easily be made if you are not careful. In order to avoid this embarrassment, the best way is to avoid the main line.

This not only makes it easier to make up stories, but also gives the audience a sense of curiosity. For example, A-Long's "Dragon Brothers and Tiger Brothers" is about robbing the legendary God's Armed Forces. In fact, this legend was made up by them! " (End of this chapter)