Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Some people may not understand, pig tails are so ugly, why are there so many Qing Dynasty dramas?

Are there traitors among the people, and are the Manchus trying to summon the spirits of their ancestors?

Who the hell is calling the spirits to film those palace fighting shits every day?
Shouldn't the film be about how wise and powerful his ancestors were?
The truth is... it’s because... only Qing Dynasty palace dramas can make up stories and tell all kinds of nonsense!
In fact, Qing Dynasty dramas are a trend brought about by Hong Kong and Taiwan, and the mainland is just following suit!
The instigator was the great director Li Hanxiang, who was the originator of Qing palace dramas.

All kinds of jokes and unofficial histories, whether true or false, are stuffed into the movie, and those who come after them follow suit.

In 1991, Taiwan's CTS and Beijing Film Studio collaborated to produce "A Play on Qianlong", which became popular in the Chinese world, and Qing Dynasty palace dramas have been unstoppable since then!
The subsequent popular series such as "My Fair Princess", "The Empress of China", "Beauty's Rival in Palace", "The Legend of Zhen Huan"... are all fabricated and mostly nonsense.

By the way, the real hit Qing Dynasty drama “The Legend of Zhen Huan” in mainland China originated from “Beauty’s Rival in Palace”.

Liu Lianzi wrote "The Legend of Zhen Huan" because she was obsessed with "Beauty's Rival in Palace".

"The Legend of Zhen Huan" was originally fictional, but when adapting it into a film or TV series, the production team felt that it would be better to have a real dynasty background.

After some consideration, I chose the Qing Dynasty.

why?

Because a ridiculous drama like this can basically only be set in the Qing Dynasty!

If you change it to the Han Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, it won’t work because Han fans and Ming fans will spit out all the shit about the creators.

Criticizing is the least of it, if things go wrong it might even lead to being banned and unable to broadcast!
For example, there is a drama called "Song in the Clouds", which tells the story of the Han Dynasty. The original author is the romance queen Tong Hua.

This novel was a fabricated story that slandered the Han Dynasty's war god Huo Qubing. As a result, it was boycotted and reported to the point that it was almost not allowed to be broadcast.

The Tangren Company made changes again and again, changing all the dynasties and character names, making it a fictional series, and only then was it barely aired.

But it still encountered boycotts and the ratings plummeted.

Tong Hua's other novel "Startling by Each Step" was successfully released and became a huge hit, making Liu Shishi famous!

Of course, "Startling by Each Step" is a fabricated and shoddy work, so why was it released without being boycotted?
Because no one cares!
Even if the Manchus cared, their voices were too small to be of any use.

In short, the Qing Dynasty can be fabricated at will, but except for a few specific themes, the Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties are not allowed.

……

Yang Ye, along with Liu Xiaoqing and Zhu Lin, drove to Gongming Town. Looking at the magnificent Forbidden City from afar, he couldn't help but feel heroic!

With this film and television city, he now has a base to officially enter the mainland entertainment industry!
Next, just wait patiently.

In a few years, the Hong Kong entertainment industry will decline rapidly and a large number of film talents will be unemployed, and they can be transferred to Shenzhen.

This watershed year was 1995.

We will find that popular actresses such as Lin Qingxia and Wang Zuxian all retired from the film industry around 95.

Gong Li also chose to get married and left Hong Kong during this period.

Chen Long, Jet Li and Chow Yun-fat also went to Hollywood during this period.

Zhou Xingchi also began to reduce his production after 95.

Why is it such a coincidence?

Because the Hong Kong film industry was shrinking rapidly at that time and the number of films shot dropped drastically, it was very rare to get a role in Hong Kong.

So the top male stars go to Hollywood to seek new development, and the top female stars have nowhere to go, so they retire and get married.

……

After the Hong Kong film industry failed, Hollywood absorbed and digested Hong Kong's top film talents, allowing them to achieve a qualitative improvement in the field of action films.

The second- and third-tier figures that Hollywood didn't want could only endure the hardship in Hong Kong until after the millennium, when the mainland market opened up and they began to move north.

After these people tasted the sweetness, Hong Kong's top celebrities also left Hollywood and came to the mainland to make the last wave of retirement money.

Yang Ye’s vision is that after the Hong Kong film industry dies, the mainland can accept these people and continue to maintain the prosperity of Chinese-language films.

Now, due to the rapid development of the computer industry, a large number of downstream industries have been driven.

As a result, overseas people are full of confidence in the country, and their enthusiasm for returning home to invest continues to rise.

The country had money and started to develop everywhere, and young people were full of confidence in the future.

When Hong Kong films fail, the mainland film market will develop to a very considerable scale.

It is enough to take over the Hong Kong film industry in its entirety without letting Hollywood take advantage.

……

Before Yang Ye returned to Hong Kong, he asked someone to clean up a house specifically for Zhu Lin to live in.

During the Sino-British negotiations, Hong Kong housing prices plummeted, and Yang Ye frantically bought a lot of houses at the bottom.

Now, each of his women has a house. As long as they confirm the relationship and are willing to be his woman, he will give them a house!
Although there are many wealthy people in Hong Kong, there are not many who are as rich as him!
"Do you like it here?"

Yang Ye took Zhu Lin to visit her residence.

"It's so beautiful. Is this house valuable?"

"What's mine is yours. Don't worry about the money. I'll find you a housekeeper in a few days, and hire two Filipino maids and a gardener. That'll be enough!"

Zhu Lin was stunned and quickly declined, "No, I'm not a landlord's wife!"

Yang Ye shook his head and said, "No, you can't do it alone. Cleaning alone will tire you to death. Just listen to me, okay?"

Zhu Lin hesitated for a moment, and felt that what Yang Ye said made some sense, so she agreed: "Okay!"

"I have to attend a movie premiere the day after tomorrow, please come with me!"

"Okay!"

"Then go try on clothes tomorrow!"

...At the premiere of "My Sassy Girl", Yang Ye made a high-profile appearance arm in arm with Zhu Lin!

Zhu Lin’s temperament is very noble and elegant, so the role of the queen she played is unforgettable to so many people!
I don't know how this kind of temperament was cultivated.

It is precisely because of this temperament that is very different from that of Hong Kong and Taiwan actresses that she was surrounded by many media as soon as she appeared.

Zhu Lin had filmed two dramas in Hong Kong before and had a lot of experience in facing the Hong Kong media. She answered the reporters' questions calmly with a gentle and confident smile on her face.

Two years ago, Zhu Lin appeared with Yang Ye and was deliberately harassed by a reporter, causing Yang Ye to lose his temper on the spot. Many media people still remember the incident clearly, so no one dared to cause trouble for Zhu Lin this time!

After Zhu Lin briefly answered a few questions, Yang Ye stood up and complained: "Today is the premiere of My Sassy Girl. We should focus on the movie instead of always focusing on gossip, okay?"

A reporter asked, "Didn't you say that your company's glorious tradition is to ride on the popularity of your colleagues? You're attending the premiere with Ms. Zhu Lin today. Are you promoting some new movie?"

Yang Ye smiled and said, “You are really smart. Then I will tell you, God of Gamblers 2 will be released in the summer. The cast this time will be even stronger than the first one. Please look forward to it!”

"Wow, there's The God of Gamblers during the Spring Festival, The Gambler during the Easter Festival, and now The God of Gamblers 2... This year is really the year of gambling movies!"

"I heard that Xing Ge will also release a movie called "God of Gamblers 2" during the summer. Will the two gambling movies have the same release date?"

"Of course not, the release dates of the two films are one month apart!"

"Xing Ge is very popular now. As both are gambling movies, are you worried that the box office of "God of Gamblers 2" will exceed that of "God of Gamblers 2"?"

"You guys, if you don't pick a fight for a day, you'll feel uncomfortable. Xing Zai's movie is a big box office, I'm so happy, what am I worried about? Are you worried about making too much money?"

……

The director of "My Sassy Girl" is still Johnnie To.

It wasn't until 1995's "The Untold Story" that Du Dapao found his own film style.

Before this, he just filmed whatever was available and was a professional director rather than an auteur director.

However, his most popular movies were all shot during this period. After he found his own style, the movies he made were no longer popular!

Yang Ye really likes to use such a useful tool man, and has let him be the director of several movies specifically designed to promote him.

What's more, Johnnie To is an old man he brought up from Kowloon Walled City. He has been following him since the early days of his business and they have a close relationship.

The premiere hadn't started yet. Yang Ye and Zhu Lin were chatting casually. Suddenly, they noticed Xu Ke sitting alone next to him. They asked curiously, "Old Xu, why are you alone? Where's Nan Sheng?"

Xu Ke said depressedly: "He went to America!"

"What are you going to do in America?"

"It's vacation!"

"Why are you so sad on your vacation?"

"Alas, the matter between Sally and I got out of hand, and Nan Sheng ran away to America in a rage!"

It turned out that there was a fire in the backyard, and Yang Ye suddenly felt a little gloating!

He held back his laughter, patted Xu Ke on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Old Xu, Nan Sheng is a good woman, go and get her back!"

What a joke, Shi Nansheng is the general manager of the issuing company. Now that he has run away, who will do the job?

Xu Ke looked at Zhu Lin beside Yang Ye, and suddenly whispered to Yang Ye: "Can you teach me a few moves?"

Yang Ye thought about it and whispered in Xu Ke's ear: "Get her pregnant!"

Xu Ke was stunned, his round eyes widened, and asked, "Is this okay?"

Xu Ke is a non-marriageist and a DINK. He just wants to have fun and doesn't want to take any responsibilities.

Yang Ye said: "If you don't want to lose Nan Sheng and still want to have fun outside, this is the only way! If you don't believe me, look at Sanmao. He and his female apprentice Gao Lihong are having a hot affair. What did his wife say? As a man, as long as he is willing to take care of his family, being romantic is not a problem!"

Xu Ke hesitated: "This..."

Yang Ye took another drastic measure and made a self-explosion: "Look at Qingxia again. She wanted to break up with me before and even ran away to America to hide. I searched all over the world for her and begged her to change her mind. What happened later? After we had a child, do you think she still cares about my affairs?"

Xu Ke was shocked: "You and Qingxia have a child?"

"Shh, don't tell anyone."

"Oh! Got it. I won't tell."

Xu Ke stopped talking and started thinking about this problem.

Xu Ke can't live without Shi Nansheng at all. Without Shi Nansheng, he can't accomplish anything.

Because he only focused on making movies, all other trivial matters were taken care of by Shi Nansheng.

Even if Yang Ye didn't say anything, Xu Ke would break up with Sally Yeh and then go to the United States to propose to Shi Nansheng.

Only after they got their marriage certificate did Shi Nansheng change his mind.

But even though they got the marriage certificate, Xu Ke still didn't want to have children, so Shi Nansheng went along with him, and the couple became DINKs.

Men can be DINKs, but women should never believe in it.

Because a man can still have children even when he is eighty years old, and he can regret it at any time.

Once a woman reaches menopause, there is no regret medicine.

Later, when Xu Ke was seventy years old, he regretted his decision and kicked Shi Nansheng out. He then found a woman who was several dozen years younger than him to bear his children.

And what about Shi Nansheng? He devoted his whole life to Xu Ke, but ended up like this. Who can he turn to for justice?

So Yang Ye did not hesitate to use his own experience as an example to instigate Xu Ke to get Shi Nansheng pregnant.

But this is not enough. I will talk to Qingxia later and ask her to persuade Shi Nansheng to stand firm and ask Xu Ke to take practical actions and not be fooled by his lies. (End of this chapter)