Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

As early as 1983, Adam Cheng left TVB to develop his career in Taiwan. Not long after, he married Fei Fei and returned.

He is now filming with TVB, signing contracts for each film.

But he divorced Fei Fei last year and was criticized by many housewives for abandoning her, so he couldn't continue filming the TV series.

Since he couldn't handle the ratings, he decided to make movies, so he made several movies during this period.

Moreover, since he was left with nothing when he divorced Feifei, he is now very short of money.

In the original time and space, he also joined ATV for a short period of time. If he had not become popular again with the drama "The Story of Qianlong", he might have fallen into obscurity.

Yang Ye's move to recruit Zheng Shaoqiu now can be said to be at an extremely appropriate time.

When Zheng Shaoqiu heard that Yang Ye wanted to invite him to film a TV series, he smiled bitterly and said, "Sir Yang, to be honest, I'm not very popular now. If you invite me to film a TV series, I'm afraid..."

Yang Ye shook his head and said, "Actors always have to rely on their works to speak for themselves. Personal matters are just after-dinner gossip for the audience. As long as you can make good works, those personal matters are not worth mentioning.

To be honest, I have built a film and television city in Shenzhen, and this "The Story of Qianlong" is the first work after the completion of the film and television city. I need a heavyweight actor like you, Qiu Guan, to take charge!"

After listening to it, Zheng Shaoqiu couldn't help but be quite moved. This "A Play on Qianlong" sounded very awesome.

Because he divorced Fei Fei and married his mistress, housewives in Hong Kong and Taiwan don't like him much anymore.

However, Yang Ye personally came forward to invite him, which was not only a timely help, but also gave him enough face. Zheng Shaoqiu had nothing to say and readily agreed.

Moreover, he is not signed to any company yet. The strength of Baiyang Agency is obvious to all, so it is a natural thing for him to choose to join.

There is no need for Yang Ye to personally inquire about the subsequent matters, just confirm the intention.

As for how "A Play on Qianlong" is produced, that is the responsibility of the production team.

With such an excellent script, and the two main actors, Adam Cheng and Zhao Yazhi, already in place, and ATV's production team being very strong, the chances of this not being a hit are extremely small.

After Zheng Shaoqiu finished chatting with Yang Ye, he said goodbye and went to the set.

He Qing looked at Zheng Shaoqiu's back and said to Yang Ye, "I always thought he was a high-ranking celebrity, but I didn't expect him to be so approachable and not arrogant at all."

Yang Ye smiled and said, "I don't have any airs, so how can he have any airs?"

"That's true. They all respect you so much!"

Yang Ye said: "There is no difference between Hong Kong and Taiwan stars and mainland stars. They are all just jobs. It's just that the entertainment industry in Hong Kong and Taiwan developed earlier, while the mainland has not started yet.

We are all Chinese. You don’t need to think that Hong Kong and Taiwan are superior and the mainland is inferior. There will be many opportunities for cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the four places in the future. Just treat it with a normal attitude.”

He Qing was very moved after hearing this and said seriously: "I know, you are such a nice person!"

"I'm going to the mainland in a few days, please come with me!"

"Okay, where to go?"

"Xichang!"

……

“5、4、3、2、1，点火！”

A dazzling flash appeared in an instant, and then a large amount of white smoke rose from both sides of the Long March 3 rocket.

The rocket took off into the sky, leaving a long trail in the blue sky.

Yang Ye hugged He Qing's waist, looked up at the rocket flying into space, and said proudly: "This is our Asia No. 1 communications satellite! From now on, the radio, television and satellite communications industries of China and even other countries and regions in Asia will rely on it to promote it!"

The "Asia-1" communications satellite was purchased directly with money.

It was originally a geostationary communications satellite manufactured by the Hughes Corporation of the United States, and its original name was Western Union Star-6.

The satellite is cylindrical, 2.2 meters in diameter and 6.5 meters high. It has 24 C-band transponders, weighs 1.25 tons, and has a designed operating life of 10 years.

It failed to enter orbit when it was launched in 1984, and after wandering in space for eight months, it was successfully recovered by a US space shuttle.

After the Asian Satellite Corporation was established in the original time and space, there was a discussion on whether to build a satellite on its own.

After a lot of trouble, I remembered that there was a ready-made one in the United States, so I decided to buy it.

This time, Yang Ye directly mentioned that the United States had a Western Union Satellite-6 that had not been successfully launched.

Therefore, Asia Satellite Corporation took prompt action and bought back the satellite.

After being repaired, the satellite was named "Asia 1" and was launched one year earlier than the original time and space.

He Qing looked up at the sky, then turned to look at Yang Ye's confident and handsome face, her eyes full of admiration.

From then on, no matter how handsome the male stars in the entertainment industry were, they were no longer in her eyes.

……

When Yang Ye returned to Hong Kong, the script by Benny Chan and Peter Chan had already been completed.

Yang Ye read them all and thought Chen Kexin's was better.

Chen Kexin's style can often touch people's hearts with some details, which is something that Chen Musheng does not have.

As for Chen Musheng, his film philosophy is... art is explosion.

Chen Musheng was later known as Hong Kong's Explosive Boy, but he was really not suitable for this kind of romance film.

Hey, should I give him the chance to shoot Explosive Bay's movie?

tell you later.

Yang Ye slightly adjusted the rhythm of Chen Kexin's script, called him over and said, "Peter, this movie is left to you. Don't let me down."

Chen Kexin was very excited and said quickly: "I will definitely do my best!"

Yang Ye hummed and asked, "The male lead of this movie is Ah You. This is what I agreed with him before. Who do you think is more suitable for the female lead?"

"50 First Loves" is a light comedy that was tailor-made for Zhang Xueyou by Yang Ye.

If Zhou Xingchi is used, it will be a more exaggerated comedy.

In Hollywood, Adam Sandler's role positioning has always been light comedy, and more exaggerated comedies have to be looked at by Jim Carrey.

Chen Kexin said: "I think Gong Li is more suitable."

Yang Ye nodded: "Then you can go and invite her yourself. Oh, and get Ah Le to play Ah You's brother."

The heroine of this movie is a girl suffering from amnesia, and she needs to show several different states in the movie.

The requirements for acting skills are relatively high, and Gong Li is a very suitable choice, which shows that Chen Kexin had thought about it carefully before.

As for Ah Le Chen Baixiang, he is most suitable for playing this kind of mean and slightly vulgar role.

……

Yang Ye has been a little tired recently, and many people have to see him.

After Run Run Shaw stopped obstructing, the satellite TV license was quickly approved, and Yang Ye named it Star TV.

In the original time and space, Star TV was a Chinese TV channel created by Li Huanggua for his son Li Er. It was later acquired by media tycoon Murdoch and renamed Star TV.

Now that Hong Kong’s first satellite TV station is in Yang Ye’s hands, how could he sell it to Murdoch?
In that case, the name of this TV station is his own.

As for the preparation of Star TV, he had to do many things personally.

The first thing to do is to hire a station director, and ATV's deputy director Chung King-fai is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Zhong Jinghui is the cheating master in "God of Gamblers 3: Young God of Gamblers". He has held important positions since the RTV period. Not only is he highly respected, but he also knows the operation of the TV station very well.

Besides, I just turned fifty this year, so I’m not old and have plenty of energy.

In the office, Yang Ye was discussing his plans for Star TV with Zhong Jinghui.

"Mr. Zhong, my vision for Star TV is to make it a frontier of Asian pop culture, while ignoring things like finance and politics."

Zhong Jinghui was a little confused. For a TV station, these were quite important.

Yang Ye has his own plans. In a few years, Phoenix TV, a TV station with a very mysterious background, will settle in Hong Kong.

During its heyday, mainland Chinese people relied on Phoenix TV for overseas news, which shows how great its influence was.

Yang Ye had no intention of competing with him, so everyone just played their own games!
Yang Ye explained: "In my plan, Star TV is actually a supplement to the entertainment landscape. Its main function is to promote our artists and products across Asia."

Next, Yang Ye briefly explained his intentions and some program plans.

There were many things that Zhong Jinghui had never heard of, such as Yang Ye’s proposal to create a new singing program called "The Voice of China".

Music competitions are not uncommon. For example, the "Hong Kong 18 Districts Amateur Singing Competition" of Radio Hong Kong and the "New Talent Singing Competition" of TVB are very famous and have unearthed many well-known singers.

Lai Shi used to hold singing competitions, but it stopped after Yang Ye took over ATV because they directly broadcast the "Hong Kong 18 Districts Amateur Singing Competition" produced by Radio Hong Kong.

Compared with traditional singing competitions, the program format of The Voice of China is very novel and interesting.

For example, the traditional competition model is that there are several judges sitting in the audience, and then the contestants sing on the stage. After singing, they are given comments and scores to decide whether the contestants advance.

However, for "The Voice of China", the production team goes around the world in advance to look for talented singers and invites them to participate in the competition.

There were no judges during the competition. Instead, four highly respected people in the music industry were invited to serve as mentors.

They sit on four special chairs with their backs to the contestants. If the song sung by the contestant meets their approval, they will press a button, turn around and express their willingness to accept the contestant as their students.

If a contestant sings exceptionally well and more than one mentor turns around for him, then the contestant will enter the reverse selection phase.

At this time, the tutor must find ways to impress the students, otherwise, his favorite students may run away to someone else.

The winning singer will make his debut directly, and Baiyang Records and Rolling Stone Records will personally produce an exclusive album for him.

After hearing this, Zhong Jinghui felt that this was amazing.

The program is novel and interesting, and the final prize is very attractive.

As a singer, my dream is to release a record.

Speaking of attractive prizes, another TV game show planned by Yang Ye is even more awesome.

Give the money directly, one million Hong Kong dollars in cash.

The show was called Millionaire, and any legal citizen over the age of sixteen could participate.

As long as the contestants can answer fifteen questions from the easiest to the most difficult, they can take home a million-dollar prize on the spot.

This is so exciting!

Zhong Jinghui couldn't help but admire Yang Ye's wonderful ideas.

And Yang Ye didn't just come up with an idea.

He has a complete set of plans, which are detailed in every aspect.

For example, How to Become a Millionaire is not a game that simply involves answering questions.

It is an innovative game show that is carefully planned and designed with dramatic elements.

For example, how to arrange game scenes, music effects, and lighting effects.

How the host controls the situation, how the questions are designed, how the participants are selected, etc.

It covers all aspects, and Zhong Jinghui feels like... Yang Ye seems to have experienced this program personally.

"Mr. Yang, I once heard director King Hu say that you can play blind chess and have a clear understanding of the entire chessboard. When you are shooting a movie, you can also have a clear idea of ​​what you want to shoot in advance. I was a little skeptical at the time, but today I am convinced."

Yang Ye said calmly: "Old Zhong, you are too kind."

Zhong Jinghui laughed and said: "But you are hiding something. Why didn't you give such a good program to ATV to produce before?"

Yang Ye said: "I have never thought about this question before. Recently, I have been thinking about the launch of Star TV every day, and I came up with these programs.

As for whether it works or not, we have to make it and test it to know. But what you said makes sense, and I can't favor one over the other.

How about this, let's give the "Millionaire" program to ATV for production. As soon as you said it, I understood that this program is not suitable for Star TV. "

Zhong Jinghui nodded. Indeed, from the description, the show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is supposed to be very local in order to be interesting.

If it were left to Star TV, it would be very troublesome just to select the audience because the audience is too scattered.

For example, if a Singaporean audience member passes the selection, would you buy him a round-trip ticket to come to Hong Kong to participate in the competition?

Therefore, the best way is to limit the competition to the city of Hong Kong, and the contestants must be ordinary citizens of Hong Kong.

That way it will be down-to-earth and beautiful enough.

However, as the incoming director, Zhong Jinghui couldn't help but feel a little bit painful because a program that sounded very promising was sent to a friendly station because of his words.

The two chatted for a long time, and Yang Ye finally said: "Old Zhong, I'll trouble you to form the leadership team of Star TV. ATV can transfer a few people over, but not too many, so as not to affect the operation of ATV."

Zhong Jinghui nodded to show that he understood, then said goodbye and left.

After seeing Zhong Jinghui off, Yang Ye set off for Bai Yang's agency.

With the cooperation of the agency, Chai Zhiping has selected the candidates for "F4" and asked Yang Ye for his opinion.

Anyway, it was only a few steps away, so Yang Ye went over to see him in person.

I've been sitting in the office every day meeting all kinds of people these days. I'm tired of it, so I went out for some exercise.

……

Dai Sicong is a music teacher hired by Baiyang Entertainment Company. He has a fixed time every week to give lessons to the company's trainees and teach them vocal knowledge.

Dai Sicong was later known as the "Godfather of Hong Kong Music", and many stars became famous because of his training, such as Anita Mui and Leon Lai.

At this moment, in a classroom of Baiyang Agency, there were four young boys sitting, listening attentively to Dai Sicong's lecture.

They were all handsome guys, and the girl sitting next to them was not paying attention to the class and was staring at the four handsome guys like a fangirl.

Yang Ye brought Chai Zhiping and Li Zhi into the classroom, and his eyes lit up involuntarily, they were all familiar faces!

But he didn't ask who the four handsome guys were. Instead, he asked Chai Zhiping, "Who is that little girl?"

Chai Zhiping was stunned. She didn’t know either.

Their conversation disturbed Dai Sicong who was in class.

Seeing this, Yang Ye put on a smile and shook hands with Dai Sicong: "Hello, Mr. Dai!"

Dai Sicong said happily: "Sir Yang, I have heard a lot about you. Excuse me, this girl is my student. She followed me here to play. Ah Fei, come and meet Sir Yang!"

The girl stood up happily, shook hands with Yang Ye generously, and said, "Hello, Sir Yang, my name is Wang Fei!"

Yang Ye was happy and said cheerfully: "Hello, Miss Wang!"

He was just thinking about holding a good voice competition, and a good voice came to him. (End of this chapter)