Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

In fact, Huang Rong has an official anime image.

Wong Yuk-long once obtained Jin Yong's authorization to publish a comic version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which can definitely be regarded as orthodox!
But that Huang Rong...there is nothing good about her, only flaws.

So no one takes it seriously!

The problem with Hong Kong comics is that the style is too rigid.

The female characters are often stronger than the male characters, with a big lump on their chests, and I can't tell whether it is breasts or pectoral muscles.

I came to see Rong'er, not Nezha. (Specifically referring to the Nezha in Shi Leng!)

This is definitely not okay and must be corrected.

Another problem is that the storyboards in Hong Kong comics are a mess, and readers have to rely on the densely packed small words in the dialogue boxes to help them understand the plot.

Most of the time, the characters are posing on the page, and then the names of the moves are written in large letters on the back, and then a bunch of small letters describe the scene in detail.

This is not reading a comic at all, but reading a novel, or at most reading a comic book.

Of course, Japanese anime of this period was also like this.

For example, the Japanese manga "Saint Seiya" which is currently being serialized in "Blue Bird Pictorial".

At that time, everyone just posed and then shouted, "Let's make a move," with a lot of introductory text.

In response to these two points, Yang Ye asked the Blue Bird Comics Society to carry out drastic reforms.

Comics use images to tell stories, and movies use light and shadow to tell stories. You can't follow the logic of novels.

To this end, Yang Ye also contributed the storyboards of many of his films for the painters to study and research.

Even famous directors, photographers and action directors such as Xu Ke, Zhong Zhiwen and Yuan Heping were invited to take time out to give them lectures.

The reason why "Dragon Ball" is the most awesome comic of this era is because it has movie-like storyboards.

Its battle logic is very clear, unlike other comics that just do posing.

……

Today, the Academy Awards has become a hugely influential event in Hong Kong, with tickets being hard to come by every year and the broadcast ratings being extremely high.

Since the Golden Melody Awards and the Hong Kong Film Awards are both held in March and April, the Hong Kong Drama Awards, which was newly established last year, also joined in and the awards ceremony was held in this time period.

In addition, Hong Kong Commercial Radio also got involved and began hosting the "Hit Music Awards Ceremony" in February since 1988.

In addition, there is the “Jingge Golden Melody Awards” organized by TVB itself.

As a result, an intensive awards season is formed from February to April every year.

At this time, coming to Hong Kong to watch the award ceremony has actually become a unique tourist activity, attracting the interest of many people.

Yang Ye wondered if he could organize a TV drama award.

However... Hong Kong only has two TV stations, both of which produce their own dramas, so this award may not be easy to get.

If we set up a radio station internally and play with it behind closed doors like the radio station in the original time and space, it would be meaningless.

However, if the status of a TV series is to be improved, it is necessary to have an award of its own.

Even stage plays have their own awards now, but TV dramas don’t. This doesn’t make sense.

Well, let’s talk about it first!

Thinking of this, Yang Ye said to Zhang Minyi who was sitting next to him: "Sister, let's make an appointment. I have something I want to talk to you about."

Zhang Minyi thought Yang Ye wanted to hook up with her, so she happily said, "Okay!"

At this time, the audience had already entered the venue and the award ceremony officially began.

"Please welcome... Girls' Generation!"

Girls' Generation once again became the opening performers at the Academy Awards, and there was an immediate cheer from the stands.

The stage curtain slowly opened, and the next second, the audience seemed to have returned to the old Shanghai.

The girls of Girls' Generation sang and danced on the stage wearing sexy golden dance dresses and retro hairstyles.

“I want nobody nobody But You, I want nobody nobody But You!”

From now on, they are no longer little girls with fresh style, but goddesses showing sexy charm.

In fact, fashion and trends go through a cycle every twenty years.

Because, where are there so many new things?

It's nothing more than that when a new generation grows up and becomes the backbone of society, they take the things that were popular when they were young, repackage them, and sell them to the new generation of teenagers.

This is what is called... retro!
Girls' Generation's transformation this time cleverly captured the "retro" element.

It uses the pop music style of the 1960s, combined with the styling style of the older Shanghai.

As soon as the nine beautiful girls stepped onto the stage, they instantly caught the attention of the entire audience.

“I want nobody nobody But You…”

Singing over and over again, another iconic brainwash song of Girls' Generation appeared.

Taking the stage at the Academy Awards today is just a warm-up.

Starting next week, "Nobody" will be released globally in four languages: Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean.

Girls' Generation has been active in Asia in recent years, and this time they are planning to break out of Asia and officially enter the European and American markets.

……

Girls’ Generation’s performance immediately heated up the Academy Awards.

The emcees Lydia Shum and Paul Chung came on stage dancing to "Nobody".

Paul Zhong is handsome, so it's okay for him to twist his body a bit.

The audience burst into laughter when they saw Shen Dianxia's white fat.

It is said that Feifei is the happy pill of Hong Kong people!
After some jokes from the two hosts, they began to present the first award, the "Best Newcomer Award."

The award was originally won by Lam Kwok-bun, but "The Sequel to the Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" did not start filming, so it had nothing to do with him.

The final winner was Chen Songling from "Ghost School".

This girl is quite pretty. In the 1990s, she was known as the second generation leading actress of TVB along with Guan Yonghe, Maggie Shiu and Amy Kwok.

Yang Ye was once again called by the organizing committee to present the Best Newcomer award. He had presented the award several times before. He didn't know what was wrong with the organizing committee.

Chen Songling was so excited to see Yang Ye that she almost cried. It turned out that Yang Ye was her idol.

After Yang Ye presented her with the award, she asked Yang Ye if he could sign an autograph for her. Yang Ye did so, and then gave her a gentle hug and encouraged her, "Keep going, I'm optimistic about you!"

The two performed some star-chasing tricks on the stage, which drew warm applause from the audience!

...Then the second award for Best Editing was presented. The nominated films were "Final Victory", "Terminator 2", "City of War", "Project A ", and "A Chinese Ghost Story".

The power of Baiyang Pictures has been demonstrated, with four of the five films shortlisted being from his company.

The award presenter then announced the list of winners: Yang Ye, "Terminator 2".

He cut it himself!
There are four all-round talents in the Hong Kong film industry, one of whom can basically do all the work in a movie.

In addition to Yang Ye, there are Chen Long, Hong Jingbao and Chen Xunqi.

Yang Ye often brings two assistants with him to edit his films, as he is often not satisfied with the editing done by others.

Yang Ye, who had just stepped off the stage, returned to the stage, raised the trophy casually, and said with a smile: "Good evening, everyone. I'm back again!"

"Our film was nominated for many awards today. I don't know if we will win any awards later, so I will give my acceptance speech later. I have finished speaking now and will have nothing to say later."

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, and Yang Ye went downstairs holding the trophy.

The Best Original Song award was presented next, and a funny scene occurred.

Of the five shortlisted songs, four were written and composed by James Wong.

They are "Don't Come to the Dawn", "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "The Way" from "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "A Chinese Man's Diary", the theme song of "A Chinese Man's Diary".

There is only one song, which is the theme song of "The Legend of Wesley" "The Universe is Infinite", and the lead singer is the male lead of the movie, Xu Guanjie.

Yang Ye turned around and said with a smile: "Uncle Chan, you have taken all the prizes!"

Huang Zhan said proudly: "Only 80%. If I had known earlier, I would have written one more song."

The final scene of "A Chinese Ghost Story" appeared on the big screen.

Ning Caichen held the wooden board tightly to prevent the sunlight from coming in.

Because once the sunlight shines on Xiaoqian, her soul will be scattered and she will not be able to be reincarnated.

"The sun is out, I have no choice but to leave!"

"Xiao Qian, you must be a good person, I will remember you forever!"

"I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to see you one last time when we break up. Please take care of yourself!"

The brilliant sunshine shone on Ning Caichen's face, and he burst into tears.

"She's gone!" Yan Chixia said.

Ning Caichen turned around dejectedly, and the wooden board he was holding fell to the ground with a loud bang, and the sunlight illuminated the entire room.

"Xiaoqian!"

"Please don't come at dawn, let the dream exist forever tonight. Leave the truth of this moment, accompany this love from the heart, and order the soul to welcome it in..."

The lingering and sad song brought tears to people's eyes.

"The winner of the Best Original Film Song is... "Don't Come at Dawn", written and composed by James Wong, and sung by Sally Yeh!"

"Wen girl, let's go!"

Sally Yeh happily stood up, took James Wong's arm, and went on stage to receive the award together.

James Wong said into the microphone: "Speaking of which, this song was originally written for another movie.

But for that movie, they saved and saved again, and finally even saved the cost of a single song.

Later, Xu Ke asked me to compose the theme song for "A Chinese Ghost Story", and I gave this song to him.

To be honest, I wanted to be lazy, but this song is so magically perfect for the movie, as if it was tailor-made for me. This is fate!"

Sally Yeh went on to say, "Fate is indescribable. If it hadn't happened, maybe I wouldn't have been lucky enough to be the singer of this song."

Next, Sally Yeh began to sing "Don't Come at Dawn".

"Don't allow the red sun to separate us, and don't allow the long and beautiful night to change!"

"Please tell the dawn not to be so beautiful anymore. The dreamlike poetry now can never be replaced."

"Holding you in the darkness, don't let the morning glow in..."

Sally Yeh’s singing voice is vigorous and gorgeous, with twists and turns, and surprises in every detail. It is embedded in the movie and becomes one with it. It is truly a match made in heaven.

……

After the Best Original Song, the Best Original Score was awarded again to James Wong for "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Yang Ye smiled and said, "Uncle Chan, we won two trophies in a row, shouldn't you treat us?"

Huang Zhan was originally very happy, but when he heard about the treat, he immediately frowned and said, "I'm so poor that I can barely afford to buy my pants. I'm still waiting to be a guest at your celebration party!"

The competition for Best Cinematography is very fierce. The five shortlisted films are: "Terminator 2" by Chang Yi-mou, "The Unforgettable" by Christopher Doyle, "The Last Victory" by Lam Kwok-wah, "A Chinese Ghost Story" by Pan Heng-sang, Li Jia-gao, Liu Man-tang, Huang Yongheng, and "The Legend of Wesley" by Paw Hee-ming.

Previously, "Terminator 2" and "The Unforgettable" were nominated for Best Music and Best Song, but both lost to "A Chinese Ghost Story".

"A Chinese Ghost Story" did not win the Best Photography Award, even though it had a large cast of four photographers.

But Zhang Yimou and Du Kefeng are both top-notch photographers in the Chinese film industry, so there is no way they can beat them.

"The winner of Best Cinematography is... Zhang Yimou, "Terminator 2". Congratulations!"

"Terminator 2" won the second trophy of the night.

"The winner of the Best Screenplay is... Yang Ye, "Terminator 2", congratulations!"

The third one!
"The winner of the Best Visual Effects goes to… Purple Air East Special Effects Studio, "Terminator 2", congratulations!"

The fourth one!
"The winner of the Best Sound Effects goes to… Purple Air East Special Effects Studio, "Terminator 2", congratulations!"

The fifth one!
"The winner of the Best Action Choreography is...Yang Clan, "Terminator 2", congratulations!"

The sixth seat!
After the technical awards were given out, "Terminator 2" was a huge success, winning six awards in a row.

"A Chinese Ghost Story" also won three major awards: Best Song, Best Music, and Best Art.

There was some uproar in the audience, because all these awards... were won by Yang Ji.

Even Yang Ye felt something was wrong.

To be honest, if Yang Ye wanted to, he could manipulate the Academy Awards.

But he was too lazy to do such a thing.

Due to the unique selection mechanism and special political environment of the Academy Awards, members gradually divided into three groups: mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Hong Kong filmmakers have the most members and the greatest influence, followed by Taiwan, and mainland China has the least.

Hong Kong is divided into major companies, forming various interest groups.

Although these awards are well-deserved, it is still a bit strange that "Terminator 2" swept all the way. (End of this chapter)