Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Over the past three years, Yang Ji has been banned, resulting in its films, TV series, records, videotapes and other products being unable to be officially released, broadcasted or sold in Taiwan.

However, Yangji's pirated videotapes and magnetic tapes are all over Taiwan and are spread everywhere, and cannot be stopped despite repeated bans.

In the 1980s, with the improvement of "cable television" technology, various "fourth channels" gradually emerged in Taiwan!
The so-called fourth channel is that merchants use VCRs and install lines to send them to users' homes, where they can be watched through TV receivers.

At that time, in addition to the three channels of TTV, CTS and China Television, Taiwan also had a backup fourth channel.

These illegal cable TV stations use this backup channel to receive television programs, so they are collectively called the "Fourth Channel" by the Taiwanese people!
These "fourth channels" mainly broadcast various pirated movies, restricted movies, and some TV programs from Japan and Hong Kong, and are very popular among the people of Taiwan.

Among them, ATV and TVB's TV dramas and Yang Kee's movies are the main players among the main ones.

The television production standards of Taiwan's three old channels are no different from a pile of shit compared to ATV and TVB.

For example, they also shoot martial arts TV series, but the results are extremely eye-catching, which can only highlight the awesomeness of ATV and TVB.

Taiwan’s way of dealing with these “fourth channels” is to cut the cord.

If you connect the wires, I will cut them off for you.

The Taiwanese people’s response is to connect.

If you cut the wire, I will reconnect it as quickly as possible.

From 1983 to 1986, Taiwan implemented a total of six "Shunfeng Projects" to cut wires.

However, wildfires cannot be extinguished, and they will grow again with the spring breeze. The more you cut, the more "Channel 4" will appear.

After martial law was lifted in 1987, Taiwan stopped cutting wires and switched to searches and crackdowns.

Channel 4 became more and more prosperous, and was everywhere from Taipei to Kaohsiung, and it skyrocketed to over 500 outlets.

During the years when Yang Ye was banned in Taiwan, the Taiwanese people obtained various information about him through these fourth channels.

Especially the incident of helping Yang Ye to unblock her account half a year ago, the "Democracy Channel" frantically hyped up the situation and portrayed Yang Ye as a fighter who was not afraid of power and pursued freedom.

Yang Ye’s character was originally set as a “national hero”, and after this wave of publicity, he naturally became even more majestic.

Moreover, the cultural products he created were so popular that people were generally dissatisfied with his ban and were full of sympathy for him.

However, unlike those who ended tragically after being banned in the past, the ban in Taiwan had no effect on Yang Ye. Instead, he became more and more courageous.

This is simply like slapping the Democratic Party in the face with a big slap.

The people of Taiwan think this is so fucking awesome.

Thus, this sympathy gradually turned into respect and even worship!
Due to various factors, the ban not only did not affect Yang Ye's popularity in Taiwan, but instead made his popularity rise to its peak.

He is not only a superstar, the pride of Chinese people, and a national hero, but also a warrior, fighter, warrior, and fierce warrior who is not afraid of authority!
Oh, he is also Teresa Teng’s husband, a Taiwanese son-in-law, a true one of ours!

As for the rumor that he had two wives, the other one was Yamaguchi Momoe...it was automatically ignored by Taiwanese people.

In addition to Yang Ye, Taiwanese people also particularly like "Girls' Generation".

They often watch Girls' Generation's various works on Channel 4.

When "Nobady" was released, Taiwanese people also saw the MV of Girls' Generation and Michael Jackson, and were quickly brainwashed by the song.

They especially like Wang Zuxian, Xiao Qiang and Yi Nengjing because all three of them are Taiwanese and they think they are the pride of Taiwan!

It’s really infuriating that a work that Taiwan is proud of cannot be shown in Taiwan!
……

After three years, Yang Ye returned to Taiwan with the movie "God of Gamblers 2", and Girls' Generation also came with him.

Those "Channel 4" were even more powerful and got Yang Ye's flight information.

The people of Taiwan were naturally very excited and went to greet them.

As a result, Yang Ye and his group were stuck at Songshan Airport, with more than 20,000 people gathered outside the airport.

In addition to those who came to welcome Yang Ye, there were also those who came to welcome Girls' Generation, especially the three Taiwanese girls.

Yang Ye was very experienced in this kind of thing, as he had been blocked ten years ago.

Not long after, three floats slowly drove out from the airport.

Three Taiwanese girls stood on the first car, constantly waving to the people on both sides.

There were banners on both sides of the float that read: "We're going home!"

Yang Ye, Xu Feng, Liang Jiahui and Zhen Zidan stood in the second car.

The sticker on the car body reads: "Hello!"

The remaining Girls' Generation members stood on the third car, which had a sticker saying, "I love Taiwan!"

Damn it, this is even cooler than foreign dignitaries visiting Taiwan!
Yang Ye originally wanted to keep a low profile, but later he realized that he couldn't keep a low profile, but he couldn't be timid either!
A cool man like him, no matter where he is, is like a firefly in the darkness, so bright and outstanding!

So, it’s better to be more awesome and stage a comeback as a king.

However, Yang Ye still left all the glory to the three Taiwanese girls.

This is not about letting them be in the limelight, he himself stays behind.

But the three little girls were inexplicably implicated and could not go home for three years. They had to do something like this today to feel proud!

These three girls are not only super popular in Asia, but also in the United States. They are the pride of Taiwan.

Given the weak nature of the Kuomintang, we dare not touch them at all!
On the contrary, you should get along well with them. Do you still want votes?
When they arrived at the Hilton Hotel where they were staying, Wang Zuxian and Xiao Qiang's families were already waiting there.

Yi Nengjing's family is in Tokyo, so naturally no one came to pick her up.

Yang Ye took Wang Zuxian and Xiao Qiang by the hand and handed them over to their parents, saying apologetically, "Because of me, they couldn't go home for three years. I'm sorry!"

The parents of Wang Xiao's two daughters didn't say anything. They each hugged their daughters, filled with emotion!

Yang Ye made their daughter an international superstar, so how could they blame Yang Ye?

In fact, they did meet each other in these three years. Since Wang Zuxian and Xiao Qiang could not return to Taiwan, they could go to Hong Kong.

It’s not far and I’m not short of money!
But it is a pity after all to have no home to return to!
Wang Zuxian's father Wang Yaohuang sighed: "It's good to be back!"

……

It’s okay to show off when you come back, but with so many people coming to greet you, there’s no way to be low-key. You can’t help but show off!
You can’t install it anymore, this is on someone else’s territory.

Starting from the next day, Yang Ye brought Girls' Generation to be guests on three major TV stations.

They were very cooperative in being interviewed, doing shows, and playing games on TV.

In order to show friendship, Yang Ye certainly did not hesitate to praise Taiwan for its current great development, saying that it has indeed done well during this period and it is not an awkward compliment!

Yang Ye also personally presented each TV station with a popular TV series from ATV.

At this time, their terrifying influence was revealed again. Whenever they were guests on a TV station, the ratings of that TV station would skyrocket, almost doubling!
A few days later, the premiere of "God of Gamblers 2" was officially held in Ximending!
...In 1993, after the negotiations between Taiwan's eight major film companies and Hong Kong failed, they stopped importing shoddy Hong Kong films and lobbied the Taiwan government to fully open up to Hollywood films.

Hong Kong films declined instantly, and Hong Kong filmmakers panicked and immediately turned around to lick the boots of Taiwanese film producers. "God of Gamblers 2" was Wang Jing's work to curry favor with Taiwan.

Not only did Fatty Wang move the story's location to Taiwan, he also cast Taiwanese actress Jacklyn Wu as the heroine.

In order to please the Taiwanese audience, I added a lot of content... which is gone in this chapter.

For example, the lake, and the names carved on the boat when they were smuggling.

Because there are too many irrelevant plots inserted, "God of Gamblers 2" is very bloated and the overall evaluation is not as good as "God of Gamblers 1".

However, in terms of commercial performance, it is still extremely successful.

"God of Gamblers 2" brought Hong Kong gambling films to a new climax, but it was also its final swan song.

Yang Ye's version of "God of Gamblers 2" simplified the plot of the mainland part. For example, the scene where the man was tempted by wealth and wanted to rob Taiwanese businessmen was directly changed to Qiu Xiaochi sending his younger brothers to assassinate his big brother.

Because of the gunfight, the police were chasing them. In the end, they managed to escape by holding the captain hostage and took him to Hong Kong.

The boring ten minutes of plot about finding vultures to sneak across the river were all deleted, and the movie was edited from 100 minutes to minutes, making it look more compact!

To be honest, even if I wanted to keep it, I couldn't, because many things didn't happen at all, so there is no meaning to it.

In the cinema, the audience who came to attend the premiere were really delighted.

Qiu Shuzhen was sexy and seductive in a red dress, with a card in her mouth and a rose tattooed on her chest, making countless audiences drool.

At this point, Joey Wong is getting dressed and Shuzhen is holding a card, two of the five famous scenes of Hong Kong film actresses have appeared!
The premiere of "God of Gamblers 2" was a huge success. When it was officially released on August 8, Taipei took in NT$12 million on the first day. Taiwanese media exclaimed that Yang Ye has returned as the king!
During the reporter's street interview, a citizen said excitedly: "Our whole family came here to support Yang Ye. It's been a long time since I watched such a great movie in the cinema."

Some citizens even confessed: "In the past three years, I could only watch Yang Ye's movies through videotapes, such as "Ong Bak", "God of Gamblers" and "Terminator 2". Each one is a classic. I owed him a movie ticket, so I brought a lot of friends to support "God of Gamblers 2" and return the ticket money to him."

"I owe Yang Ye a movie ticket" became a hot topic in an instant.

Just like a floodgate opened, people flocked to the cinema to watch "God of Gamblers 2".

With such a strong audience, Yang Ye certainly couldn't sit idle.

"God of Gamblers Concert" was successfully launched at the Chinese Sports Arena, with 30 consecutive performances!
Every night, Yang Ye would make a grand appearance accompanied by the background music of God of Gamblers, and beside him would be Qiu Shuzhen, who was dressed in red and holding a small pistol. She was really cool to the extreme.

Due to the sensational effect caused, not only did audiences from all over Taiwan flock to Taipei, but even fans from Southeast Asia rushed to Taiwan to watch after hearing the news, which brought huge economic benefits to the local area.

Afterwards, someone did the math and found that although Yang Ye earned over 100 million Taiwan dollars during his trip to Taipei, Taipei earned ten times more than Yang Ye!

It is actually quite easy to hold the "God of Gamblers Concert" because there are so many people and we can only sing a few songs in one show.

He also brought Girls' Generation with him, and also arranged a bunch of guest singers, such as Chyi Yu, Chyi Chin, and Fei Yuqing, all to perform on the stage.

The amazing box office performance of "God of Gamblers 2" made the eight major film distributors very happy and they immediately started to introduce other films of Yang Kee.

"Dragon Gate" and "My Sassy Girl", which swept Hong Kong in July, are naturally the first to be affected.

Since Wang Zuxian is in Taiwan, it is convenient for promotion, so he will start with "My Sassy Girl". This kind of fresh and fresh romance film is originally a favorite of Taiwanese people!
Therefore, the publicity activities were launched in full swing.

Backstage at the "God of Gamblers Concert", 21-year-old Zhang Xinzhe wore a white suit, dressed like a prince charming, and looked a little nervous.

More than ten years ago, he was a backup singer at Yang Ye's Taipei concert.

Later, he joined Baiyang Entertainment Company as a trainee. After Yangji was banned, he returned to Taiwan to attend university.

Due to his solid musical skills and beautiful voice, Zhang Xinzhe quickly became a celebrity in the school and attracted the attention of many record companies.

Many record companies wanted to sign him, but the trainee contract he had signed with Yangji was a hassle.

After Yang Ye found out, he took the initiative to tear up the contract and introduced him to Rolling Stone Records through Luo Dayou.

Why did he sign with Rolling Stone? Because Yang Ye would acquire Rolling Stone sooner or later.

Zhang Xueyou only sang the Cantonese version of "I Believe", the theme song of "My Sassy Girl".

Yang Ye did not give him the Mandarin version to sing, but left it to Zhang Xinzhe.

Zhang Xinzhe knew all the members of Girls' Generation, especially the three from Taiwan.

At this moment, the young man is surrounded by nine beautiful girls, who are cheering him on!
"Azhe, come on!"

"Azhe, don't be nervous!"

It would have been fine if he hadn't cheered up, but after he did, Zhang Xinzhe became even more nervous!

These beautiful girls are all wearing performance costumes, they are very sexy, their breath is as sweet as orchid and their smiles are as beautiful as flowers. Who can resist this?

Yang Ye couldn't help but cover his face: "If you guys keep making trouble, he's going to have a nosebleed!"

"Hahahaha!" Several beautiful girls burst into laughter, and Zhang Xin fled in panic!
Standing on the stage, Zhang Xinzhe calmed down.

Following the music, he began to sing:
I believe, when I'm at your door.

It's raining, and you'll feel sad when you see it.

I believe, when you don't speak.

It’s also a kind of, actually you are responding to me.

Although I haven't said it, I believe you are understanding.

Even if it wasn't my hand that was held, I'm not really sad...

The lyrics were extremely dopey, and coupled with Zhang Xinzhe's clear voice and soulful singing, they instantly touched countless people.

Zhang Xinzhe is particularly good at singing dog-licking love songs.

For example, his masterpiece "Love Like Tide" says: "Promise me that you will never wander in the middle of the night again. Don't try to indulge yourself easily. Do you know that this will break my heart?"

It’s fucking… Since I love you, I have no regrets and I am willing to bear any hardship.

And "Over the Top": "How can I bear to blame you for making a mistake? I gave you too much freedom."

It's his fault that he got cheated on!

There is also "Don't Be Afraid That I'll Be Sad": Do you and him already have true feelings? Don't hide it, tell me, don't be afraid that I'll be sad.

There are many more, I won’t list them all.

Yang Ye gave him a song called "I Believe", "Even if it's not my hand that's being held, I'm not really sad", which can be said to be a perfect match.

Yang Ye's women, listening to this dog-licking song, recalled their past with Yang Ye and couldn't help but feel a little sour.

What kind of woman is it that makes him feel sorry for herself even though he can't have her? (End of this chapter)