Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

The moat of other Hong Kong film companies is comedy films.

This is an area that Yang Ji rarely gets involved in, because comedy films require finding suitable actors, otherwise it is impossible to do it.

The reason why Cinema City’s comedies became popular is because they had comedian Shi Tian when they started out.

In fact, the movies of Chen Long and Hong Jingbao also have a strong comedy flavor, but after all, the kung fu label is more profound.

Before Zhou Xingchi's nonsensical comedy style was cultivated, Yang Ye had never focused on comedy.

Just for the debut of a girl group, I bought the Happy Ghost series.

Of course, he had tried to recruit Michael Hui before, but that came to an abrupt end when he was banned in Taiwan.

Nowadays, with a series of funny TV series starring Stephen Chow coming online, the nonsensical style has gradually become known to Hong Kong audiences.

Playing Zhou Xingchi's super trump card will make things a natural outcome.

Once this trump card is played, the last moat of Hong Kong film companies will collapse.

Whether it is the comedy of Sam Hui, Wang Jing, or the comedy of Mai Jia and Wong Jing.

Nothing can stand a single blow in front of Stephen Chow’s nonsensical comedy!
Comedy is the last weak point of Baiyang Pictures. If they can conquer this area, all other film companies in Hong Kong can close down.

If they want to survive, there are only two ways.

First, kill Yang Ye.

Second, help Yang Ye remove the seal.

After Yang Ye's death, Baiyang Company fell apart, and the celebrities under his company could be used freely.

Helping Yang Ye remove the seal has the same effect.

In fact, Yangji has always been open to hiring actors, but no one dares to hire them now.

Comparing the two, everyone certainly hopes that Yang Ye will die. With death, all problems will be solved.

It’s a pity that this task is too difficult.

Yang Ye’s fighting power is too high. If you want to kill him, you can only use a gun.

But as we all know, Yang Ye dodged the bullet.

Everyone has seen the video of him escaping from the gunpoint when he was assassinated in Japan. It was so cool!

It would be fine if you really shot him in the head, but if you didn't kill him and let him survive, then you're screwed.

Yang Ye’s influence in the Chinese world is too great. In this situation, no matter how deep you hide, you will be found out and retaliated against by him.

So even though everyone wanted Yang Ye to die, no one was willing to roll up their sleeves and take action. They all hoped that others would take action while they would reap the benefits.

This is obviously not something we can rely on. We are all smart people and naturally would not do such a thing as sacrificing ourselves to help others.

Then... the only way is to help Yang Ye remove the seal.

It may have been difficult before, but it is different now, the situation has changed.

First, Taiwan has opened up the possibility of returning home to visit relatives.
Second, Jianfeng is dead and Taiwan has a new owner!

When the two factors were combined, it seemed as if it was a natural thing for Yang Ye to lift the seal.

Before, it was only Taiwanese film producers who were initiating the movement, but after Yang Ye introduced Zhou Xingchi, Hong Kong film companies could no longer sit still.

The two sides already have close ties, and now they are coming together to add fuel to the fire.

As for Yang Ye, he had been working in Taiwan through Hu Gengnian, and quite a few people there had benefited from him.

However, in the past six months, Yang Ye suddenly stopped moving and stopped all activities in Taiwan. He started to show off!

Yang Ye doesn't want to go in with his tail wagging, he wants...you guys to carry me in!
……

Next, Yang Ye is going to reveal some shocking news.

He began to plan a series of films specifically based on Hong Kong's film schedule.

There is only one goal, to take over all the schedules, dominate the annual box office charts, and leave no room for others.

Push them into a corner.

……

The first one is of course Zhou Xingchi!

Since Stephen Chow’s success with “God of Gamblers” was a success, “Casino Tycoon” and “God of Gamblers in Shanghai” naturally came into being.

"God of Gamblers" uses Stephen Chow as Andy Lau, which can be regarded as a sequel to "God of Gamblers". Yang Ye can also make a cameo appearance in it, which is full of gimmicks.

The newly added role of Long Jiu in "God of Gamblers" was played by Ada Choi before her debut, so it would be enough to let Yuki Amami play the role.

The most handsome woman in Asia wearing men's clothing is Lin Qingxia, in a class of her own.

Next are Yuki Amami, Monica Chan, Sharon Chang, and Wang Zuxian, who can be ranked in the second tier.

As for some people nominating Liu Yupu as the "most beautiful Zhao Min", it is likely that they have not watched the TTV version of the TV series "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" and have only watched the videos of marketing accounts.

These videos have one thing in common, that is, they only show Liu Minmin in men's clothes, but not Liu Minmin in women's clothes.

In fact, Liu Yupu's women's clothing is very ordinary, not as good as Zhang Minmin, Jia Minmin, Li Minmin, or even Chen Minmin.

Minmin wears women's clothes most of the time, so how many scenes does she have wearing men's clothes?

Liu Yupu's problem is that he is too heroic. Lin Qingxia's three points of heroic are just right, while she is seven points of heroic.

The highest level of a woman dressing up as a man is to be both male and female, and it is difficult to tell whether she is male or female, rather than really looking like a handsome man.

This is getting off topic. The original director of "God of Gamblers" was Wang Jing, but it doesn't matter if he isn't used.

Yang Ye provided the plot framework and asked Lee Lik-chi and Stephen Chow to partner up, so it was not impossible to make it work.

Zhou Xingchi’s creativity in comedy is extremely strong, top-notch in the Chinese world!
But he has a weakness, which is that he is not good at plot structure and introduction, development, turning point and ending. This can be seen from the movies he directed and acted in later years.

When Stephen Chow takes full control of a movie, the whole movie will have a patchwork feeling, not smooth and silky enough.

So he needs someone to help him "build the keel" and build the structure so that he can continue pushing forward.

how to say?

The screenwriter first conceives the characters and main plot of a play, and then Zhou Xingchi can add unexpected performances and plots to make the whole play burst with more brilliance and sparks.

In short, it is to inject soul.

What’s even more amazing is that after Zhou Xingchi understands the characters in the entire play, he can combine his own performance and let other actors cooperate with him to create more sparks.

Some inconspicuous characters, after his optimization, will show different auras, leave a deep impression on the audience, and even become famous memes.

For example, Chang Wei beats Lai Fu, Senior Brother Duan Shuiliu, the peerless beauty Sister Pomegranate... there are too many to list one by one.

This is why it is said that Stephen Chow’s movies are easy to make people popular!
Many unknown actors became well-known through Stephen Chow's movies, and it even became a label attached to them.

However, once the actors who play these brilliant characters leave Stephen Chow's movies, they often become indistinguishable from the crowd and become nothing.

It is obvious that it is Zhou Xingchi who gives life to these characters, not the actors who play these roles.

As a time traveler, Yang Ye can definitely help Zhou Xingchi build the framework and make up for his shortcomings in creation.

For example, for "God of Gamblers", Yang Ye only needed to give the script outline to Stephen Chow, and with the assistance of Lee Lik-chi, Huang Bingyao and others, Stephen Chow could make the movie without Yang Ye having to worry too much.

This is such a hassle-free experience!
After "God of Gamblers", there is another movie "God of Gamblers in Shanghai", in which Gong Li is the heroine.

Gong Li is now at the peak of her career as soon as she debuted and was directly promoted to the Berlin Film Queen. She came to star in "God of Gamblers in Shanghai Beach" and can be described as a deity descending to earth, full of gimmicks!

……

Perhaps the success of "The Third Young Master's Sword" stimulated Xu Ke, and he actually came to Yang Ye and said that he wanted to adapt Gu Long's novel.

Yang Ye asked: "Which one do you want to adapt?"

Xu Ke said: "The Sentimental Swordsman and the Ruthless Sword!"

"Little Li Flying Dagger? Unfortunately, Chu Yuan also wants to film this movie."

Xu Ke was stunned. Chu Yuan had just become a huge hit with "The Swordsman". If he wanted to adapt a Gu Long movie, he would definitely have priority, and even Xu Ke would not be able to compete with him.

Yang Ye said: “To be honest, Chu Yuan is old and his creative ability has declined. He is now more suitable to use his rich experience to be an executor.

"The Swordsman" was filmed by a collection of the best action actors, action directors, and special effects teams.

Can you imagine what the ending of this movie would be without the romantic ink-and-wash animation? "

Xu Ke knew all these of course. He was a technology fanatic. It was because of these that he wanted to adapt Gu Long's novels.

Xu Ke pondered the meaning of Yang Ye's words and asked, "Do you want me to cooperate with Chu Yuan?"

Yang Ye smiled and said, “That’s what I mean. Chu Yuan will be the director and you will be the producer. This movie, The Sentimental Swordsman, will be considered as the work of your studio.”

Xu Ke was very satisfied with the result, and subconsciously asked Yang Ye if he had any opinions on the adaptation.
Yang Ye sighed, thinking that he had really become a babysitter.

He thought for a moment and said, "My advice to you is just four words... Bullet time!"

When Xu Ke heard this, he thought, "Okay, this is a really good idea."

If we use bullet time to show Xiao Li's Flying Dagger... just thinking about it is so cool!

In fact, Xu Ke was an arbitrary person and he did not intend to really listen to Yang Ye's opinion.

It was just that the four words Yang Ye said were extremely brilliant, so he immediately adopted it.

"Isn't Lao Wu's new film out yet?"

Xu Ke said: "I already have one. It's about the friendship between a killer and a policeman."

As soon as Yang Ye heard it, he knew it was "A Better Tomorrow"!
"Hard Boiled" is a film that embodies John Woo's violent aesthetics and is his masterpiece.

The killer Xiaozhuang, played by Chow Yun-fat, shines in this movie.

However... Zhou Runfa and Yang Ye have a grudge against each other over someone stealing his wife, so he will not bow to Yang Ye.

Of course, the more important point is that Yang Ji is now banned. If Zhou Runfa comes to film this drama, it is equivalent to gambling on his own future.

After "City of Light" and "Prison on Fire", Chow Yun-fat has become the mainstay of Cinema City and there is no need to take this risk.

So if Zhou Runfa didn’t act...what would this movie become?

Yang Ye couldn't imagine it.

Yang Ye asked: "It sounds interesting. When will this project be launched?"

Xu Ke said: "John hopes to make the script more perfect, and... we haven't found the right actors."

Yang Ye said: "We have so many great actors in our company, aren't they enough for you to choose from?"

The male protagonists of the original version of "A Better Tomorrow" were Chow Yun-fat and Danny Lee, but it was obviously impossible for them to play the role, so Xu Ke and John Woo could only choose people from their own company.

Xu Ke said: "We hope that you can play the role of the killer Xiao Zhuang, and Zhang Guorong will play the role of the policeman Li Ying."

Yang Ye said helplessly: "I am quite interested in this movie, but I really can't spare the time. I have to go to the United States, the Soviet Union, and the mainland this year to shoot several movies. Can I recommend someone to you?"

"Who!"

"Liang Jiahui!"

"Tony's acting is pretty good, but I think he plays Xiaozhuang..."

Yang Ye said: "It doesn't matter whether Jiahui is suitable or not. What's important is... The movie he starred in, The Last Emperor, has been nominated for nine Oscars. If nothing unexpected happens, it will become the biggest winner of this year's Oscars." (End of this chapter)