Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

The two male protagonists of "A Moment to Be" are confirmed to be Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok.

During the time when Yang Ye was away from Hong Kong, Johnnie To was busy preparing for the early stages of the production and making various props from the Republic of China period.

Southwest Associated University is very famous in the Chinese world and has left behind a huge amount of information, which made Johnnie To's preparations very smooth and thorough.

Taking advantage of the cool weather in September, the crew set off for Yunnan to shoot at the former site of Southwest Associated University.

Xiao Qiang was looking forward to this trip because she had watched "Ong Bak" directed by Yang Ye and listened to the song "South of the Colorful Clouds" and thought Yunnan was extremely beautiful.

Yang Ye, however, poured cold water on her: "The living conditions in Yunnan are not as good as those in Hong Kong, don't be so squeamish!"

Xiao Qiang was not convinced and said fiercely: "How am I delicate?"

Yang Ye said seriously, “I’m not kidding. You’ve lived a life of luxury since you were a child, and you’ve never suffered any hardship. You might feel a little disappointed when you go to Yunnan, so I’ll tell you this first so you can be mentally prepared.”

"I know!" Xiao Qiang didn't take it to heart at all. "By the way, aren't you going to the mainland too? Can I go visit you?"

"What are you thinking about? You are in the southwest and I am in the northeast. We are thousands of miles apart. How can we have fun?"

"Ah, so far?"

"Do you think it's from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon?"

……

At Zhao Ya's house, Yang Ye casually checked Yang Ritian's homework, nodded, and praised: "Not bad!"

We will find that many celebrities' children have been outstanding since childhood. They can draw, ride horses, play the piano... and are multi-talented.

Why are they so artistic?

In fact, there is no essential difference between this and a chef’s children knowing how to cook or a farmer’s children knowing how to farm.

This is not called excellence, these hobbies just require money.

When have you ever seen a celebrity’s child be good at science and engineering?

Because it is easy to create a persona by doing these things, and friends and fans of celebrities will flatter you.

But if you don’t know math, physics and chemistry, it’s useless no matter how famous your parents are.

As for Yang Ye, he did not approve of his children learning all these things unless the children were really interested.

Zhao Yazhi also listened to Yang Ye's advice and did not ask Yang Ritian to learn this and that every day.

Zhao Yazhi once asked Yang Ye: "What will our son do when he grows up?"

Yang Ye replied: "As long as he doesn't commit a crime, he can do whatever he wants."

Zhao Yazhi asked: "Don't you want your son to be an outstanding person?"

Yang Ye replied: "He has a normal IQ and has received the best education since childhood. Based on this alone, he is already better than most people.

With the resources he has, if he wants to do something, the probability of success is much greater than that of the average person, which doesn't mean anything.

He has more wealth than he can squander in his lifetime. It doesn’t really matter whether he will have his own career or make money when he grows up!

He just needs to be a kind person and live a carefree life. There is no need to prove himself, which is too tiring! "

Yang Ye's words made Zhao Yazhi a little confused. She always felt that something was wrong, but she also felt that it made sense.

……

Lunch was just ready when Deborah arrived with her two children.

"Godfather!"

"Godfather!"

Nicholas Tse and Tiffany Xie called out obediently!
Yang Ye responded, patted Xie Tingfeng on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "You are getting more and more handsome."

Xie Tingting smiled and said, "What about me?"

"Tingting is of course getting cuter and cuter!"

Yang Ye picked up the little girl and said, "Let's go and have dinner!"

The "family" was eating at the table, and Yang Ye asked, "Tingfeng, how is your skiing practice going?"

Nicholas Tse said: "The coach said I practiced well!"

Deborah said: "During the winter vacation, his father took him to Hokkaido to study. Later, he went there whenever he had time. He even practiced there for a month during the summer vacation!"

Yang Ye smiled and said, “That’s fine, but this time when you go to the Northeast, you won’t be able to see your son for several months. Are you worried?”

Deborah said, "You are his godfather, you take care of him, why should I worry?"

"That's good. I was just worried that you wouldn't want to part with your son!"

"Why would I be reluctant to leave? I heard that Heilongjiang is even colder than Hokkaido."

"Hahaha, you still say you're not reluctant?"

"I... just asked so I can prepare clothes for him!"

"Don't worry, he won't be frozen!"

Yang Ye chose Nicholas Tse to play Xiao Shuanzi in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" and even made him learn skiing. Nicholas Tse is different from Yang Ritian. Yang Ritian has a lifetime of wealth and can do whatever he wants.

Nicholas Tse is destined to pay off his father's debts, and he must have his own career.

However, although Nicholas Tse is not as good as Yang Ritian, the resources he possesses are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

If Yang Ye asked him to practice skiing, he could immediately fly to Hokkaido to find a professional coach to teach him.

For Yang Ye, on the one hand, he knew that this boy would become famous in the future, and on the other hand, he had to take care of him for Deborah's sake.

Nicholas Tse doesn’t call me godfather for nothing!

After dinner, Yang Ye said, "Yang Hao, take Tingfeng and Tingting out to play!"

Yang Hao agreed and left with Tingfeng and his sister.

It would be easier to do things after the child left. Yang Ye hugged Deborah, pinched her boobs, and said, "Bobo, I miss you so much!"

Deborah was somewhat amused, but also somewhat speechless: "Are you thinking about me or my Bobo?"

"It makes no difference!" Yang Ye picked up the beauty and shamelessly said to Zhao Yazhi, "Wife, you come too, okay?"

Others have affairs behind their wives' backs, but this guy not only does it in front of his wife, he also asks his wife to come along.

Awesome!
……

Most of the scenes in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" were shot in winter, and filming was impossible before the snow fell.

So after Yang Ye's team arrived in Beijing, they first shot indoor scenes in the studio of Beijing Film Studio.

There is only one indoor scene, which is the final decisive battle. Zuoshandiao runs away with Ma Qinglian, and Yang Zirong climbs onto the plane with his bare hands.

When Xu Ke was filming this scene in 2014, he shot two endings in order to pass the review. The first ending was rather bland.

The second ending of hijacking a plane was very cool, but it was specifically stated that this was Han Gen’s own imagination.

Now there is no need for such trouble, the scale is large and you can shoot freely!

So Yang Ye directly deleted the character with roots.

When "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" was released, its Douban score was 7.9. The biggest factor that prevented it from getting above 8 points was that Han Gen's character was too cumbersome.

Deleting it will directly improve the overall look and feel to a higher level.

Of course, a few years later it dropped to 7.7, but that was because the people who initially rated it saw the 3D version in the theater, while the people who rated it later saw the 2D version.

If you watch a 3D movie in normal mode, the viewing experience will directly drop to a lower level, so it is normal for the score to drop.

The "Mojin: The Lost Legend" and "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" selected by Yang Ye are both 3D movies, so he did not shoot according to the original films, and the shots were redesigned.

Because shooting a 3D movie in the same way as a 2D movie is a very stupid thing to do.

In fact, 3D movies are just for the sake of novelty. After being popular for a few years, there are very few movies shot in 3D.

Many viewers even refuse to watch the movie when they see the word "3D". After all, 2D is still more comfortable to watch.

The cast of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" is all from mainland China, except Yang Ye and Nicholas Tse.

The second male lead Shao Jianbo is played by Tang Guoqiang, and the main villain Zuoshandiao is played by Ge Cunzhuang.

Another villain, Xu Damabang’s liaison adjutant Luan Ping, is Ge Cunzhuang’s son Ge You. This is a funny character, and Yang Ye thinks he is more suitable for the role.

As for the funny guy among the villains, the Eighth of the “Eight Vajras”, Yang Ye specially chose Zhao Benshan to play the role.

The other PLA and bandit characters were recommended by Changchun Film Studio and Beijing Film Studio based on Yang Ye’s character settings.

Yang Ye had no objection and accepted it all.

The employees of these genuine state-owned film studios all have very good acting skills and there is nothing wrong with using them.

These people have all seen Yang Ye’s movies, and most of them admire him very much. They are all a little excited to be able to work with Yang Ye this time.

The usual practice is to worship gods before filming begins, which seems a bit feudal and superstitious to mainland actors.

However, out of respect for our Hong Kong compatriots, no one will say anything.

Many years later, people in mainland China also worshipped gods when making movies.

This is actually just a ritual to seek peace of mind, and it has nothing to do with superstition.

After worshipping the gods, the filming officially started.

There are only three people involved in this scene: Yang Ye, Ge Cunzhuang and Ma Qinglian. No one else has anything to do with it.

So everyone gathered together to watch how Hong Kong people make movies.

This kind of shot is very dangerous, so Yang Ye’s team split it into different shots, shot them in groups, and finally edited them together.

When this group of people saw Yang Ye jumping up and down on the moving plane without a stand-in, they were all stunned.

Tang Guoqiang couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder he can sweep the Japanese martial arts world, his skills are really agile!"

Ge You said: "If it were me, I would have died three times!" (End of this chapter)