Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Yang Ye made up a lie, but Chen Hong didn't suspect it.

Because Yang Ye is not the director of this movie, he is just the leading actor.

Yang Ye and Chen Hong bought tickets and entered the venue. They were watching the last show of the day.

"Like You" has been showing for over a month now, and there are only about a hundred people in the huge cinema.

At that time, the country still had auditorium-style cinemas that could seat one or two thousand people.

Yang Ye looked around and saw that most of them were couples, with a couple sitting here and there, sparsely spaced.

The two of them just found a place to sit down, cracking melon seeds and waiting for the movie to start.

As a result, before the movie started, a man and a woman not far ahead hugged each other and started kissing each other, making a chirping sound.

Yang Ye covered his face. It was indeed the Magic City, very open-minded. You guys should at least wait until the lights are turned off before you eat!
Chen Hong blushed and whispered, "Let's go to another place!"

Yang Ye glanced around and said, "It doesn't matter where you sit!"

Chen Hong looked and saw that it was true. They were surrounded by couples and had no choice but to give up.

At this time, the lights went out and the movie officially began.

Yang Ye was dressed in a suit and tie, sitting upright, looking like a domineering boss, while a chef was grilling steak on a teppanyaki plate in front of him.

The process of making food, shot using a new technique, looks very tempting and appetizing.

After the beef was fried, Mr. Yang tasted a piece and said with a pretentious expression: "This piece of beef really needs a ten-centimeter thick iron plate!"

After eating beef, he fired a subordinate in minutes.

"I hate it most when someone apologizes to me. After you say sorry, I have to pretend to be tolerant just to make you feel better!"

As soon as the overbearing CEO's words came out, Chen Hong wanted to laugh. She couldn't help but glance at Yang Ye, thinking: "He wouldn't fire people in the same way!"

There are few entertainment activities these days. If I don’t go out to play, when I’m alone at home, I will either watch TV or read novels.

Novels from Hong Kong and Taiwan are very popular in mainland China. Men read martial arts novels, while women read romance novels.

Qiong Yao, Xi Juan, Cen Karen, Yi Shu... are the first choice for many girls to kill time, and Chen Hong naturally reads a lot of them.

She enjoyed watching the scenes of Yang Ye and Qiu Shuzhen, the happy enemies in the movie.

When it came to the part where Zhou Xingchi was eating noodles, Chen Hong laughed so hard that her stomach hurt.

Zhou Xingchi’s comedic talent is truly extraordinary. Although he only appeared for a few minutes, he stole the show.

Chen Hong couldn't help but ask Yang Ye: "Does this really make the instant noodles taste better?"

Yang Ye nodded and said seriously: "Of course!"

Chen Hong said "oh" and thought, I'll try it when I get back. Suddenly she felt something was wrong and asked, "A big director like you also eats instant noodles?"

"Eat it, it smells delicious... Damn!"

When Chen Hong saw Yang Ye suddenly swearing, she looked forward in confusion and her face immediately turned red to her ears.

I saw the couple not far ahead making new moves.

The woman got down from her seat and squatted down...

Yang Ye was completely shocked. Is this possible? You guys should at least get a room.

On the big screen, Mr. Yang was eating various delicacies, and those foods were photographed to look so tempting and delicious.

Mr. Yang’s eating broadcast is also very professional, which makes people’s appetite increase.

The eating broadcast of the woman in front is also very professional, which makes people’s sexual desire increase greatly.

Yang Ye was watching with great interest, but he noticed that Chen Hong next to him was covering her face, unable to bear to look directly at her. Suddenly, he had a thought: could it be that she was still a virgin?

In 2007, there was a post on Tianya Forum saying that Chen Hong was having an affair with a director named Teng, which caused an uproar for a while.

The reporter then went to interview the parties involved, and they all denied the allegations.

In the BBS era, Tianya was a famous "melon field" where countless netizens squatted to eat melons, and all kinds of gossip and mess in the entertainment industry broke out from here.

The most famous ones are the Ping Pong Ball and Picked Cucumber. The two posts had no beginning or end, but because the things they said were too explosive, they nailed the two female stars to the pillar of shame forever.

This news about Chen Hong was also revealed at that time, and many people chose to believe it first.

In fact, this is not worth refuting. When the reporter went to interview Teng Wenji's son Teng Huatao, the director of "Shanghai Fortress", Teng Huatao said: "They have worked together on two dramas, but they have known each other for less than six years."

Teng Huatao was not in a position to comment on his biological father, he just pointed out a suspicious point about the timing.

Because Chen Hong played the role of Teng Wenqi in the movie in 1992, at that time Chen Hong had already met Kaizi Ge, and then in 1994, the two got together.

It's impossible for Chen Hong to be with Teng Wenji and Kaizi Ge at the same time, right?

But Brother Kaizi is such a proud man, and his status in the circle is so high, how could he tolerate such a thing?

Later, Brother Kaizi and Chen Hong got married, and Teng Wenji was the witness. Brother Kaizi and Teng Wenji also became close friends.

"Let's go to another place. It's too eye-catching."

Yang Ye held Chen Hong's hand, and the two of them bent their waists and moved to the front position.

In this way, no matter what the back row does, they won’t be able to see it, and out of sight, out of mind.

It was the first time that Chen Hong heard someone use the word "eye-catching" to describe such a thing. Although she felt shy, she inexplicably wanted to laugh.

She thought, is this how people in Hong Kong describe this kind of thing? It is similar to the term "styes" here.

The movie continued to play, and Mr. Yang and Gu Shengnan sat together to eat hot pot.

Gu Shengnan couldn't help but ask: "I've always wanted to ask you a question, how much money do you have!"

Mr. Yang ate beef balls and said, "About 15 billion U.S. dollars!"

Gu Shengnan was stunned: "Then you don't have to work, you can do whatever you want!"

"Really? If you were rich, what would you do?"

"flower!"

"Fifteen billion US dollars, do you understand this concept? You can never spend it all!"

"Here's how, give it to me, and I'll see if I can help you spend it all."

"When you can make 15 billion, it means you have hundreds of thousands of employees, and all you can think about is how to make another 15 billion."

Chen Hong couldn't help but ask, "Do you really have so much money?"

"more or less!"

Chen Hong's brain froze a little. She couldn't imagine how much money 15 billion US dollars was.

At the end of the movie, Mr. Yang and Gu Shengnan sat together on the balcony of an old arcade, watching the orange sunset falling from the sky above the city, and the ending song sounded.

Kit Chan sang in a warm voice:

I like you. The fog on the car windows seems like your love is breathing.

I like you, your smiling eyes, and even the sunset looks like a lip print.

I like following you like this, wherever you take me.

Your face is slowly getting closer, and tomorrow is slowly becoming clearer.

I like the way you love my heart and feel it with every finger I touch.

I know, it is telling you the words of promise...

In fact, the original theme song of this movie, "My Inner Thoughts When I Fall in Love with You," is also very good.

Han Ertian's lyrics are also very good, delicately and vividly depicting the cute state of a girl who is both excited and cautious after falling in love.

It’s just that Yang Ye felt that Kit Chan’s "Like You" was more suitable, so he didn’t use this song.

"Let's go!"

The crowd dispersed, Yang Ye and Chen Hong stood up and left the cinema.

Yang Ye said: "It's not safe for a girl like you to take a taxi at night. Let's go back to the hotel first, and then let my driver take you back."

Chen Hong hummed and nodded in agreement.

The two held hands and walked back along the curb, chatting casually as they walked.

Chen Hong's hand was naturally held by Yang Ye, and she felt a little strange in her heart, but she didn't think of pulling it out.

Not long after, they arrived at the Peace Hotel where Yang Ye was staying.

Yang Ye took Chen Hong into the hotel lobby, and Chen Hong felt a little nervous.

He he he won't...

After Yang Ye and Chen Hong got off the car at Waibaidu Bridge, they asked the driver to drive back to the hotel. At this time, the driver was waiting in the lobby.

When the driver saw Yang Ye, he quickly put down his coffee and walked over, saying respectfully, "Mr. Yang!"

Yang Ye nodded and said, "Go drive the car over here!"

"Okay!" The driver turned and walked away quickly.

Yang Ye said softly to Chen Hong: "Hong'er, I had a very happy night. Thank you for accompanying me to visit Shanghai."

Chen Hong heaved a sigh of relief. She had been worried all along the way that Yang Ye would find an excuse to let her stay in the hotel overnight.

With Yang Ye's influence, and the fact that he had promised to be the heroine of her new film, Chen Hong would have no way of refusing such a request.

Because if you make Yang Ye unhappy, your chance to become famous will be gone.

Chen Hong still has a good impression of Yang Ye. If Yang Ye pursues her, she will most likely not refuse.

But she came from a strict family, and she couldn't accept spending the night with a man she met for the first time just for a filming opportunity.

Fortunately, Yang Ye had no such intention. Instead, he kept his word and asked the driver to drive, obviously to take her back.

“You’re welcome!”

"Are you free tomorrow? I'm going to give a speech at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. That's your alma mater, right? Can you come with me?"

Chen Hong wanted to refuse, but somehow she said, "Okay!"

"Then it's settled!"

The two waited for a few more minutes, and the driver drove out. Yang Ye sent Chen Hong to the car, waved and said, "See you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

The car started and took Chen Hong away from the hotel.

Chen Hong leaned against the car window, watching Yang Ye turn and leave, and suddenly felt inexplicably lost.

She sat in the car, looking at the scenery outside the window: the Bund, the Huangpu River, street lights, street benches, blooming white magnolias, and a few falling leaves. She didn't know what she was thinking.

……

It’s not that Yang Ye didn’t want to deal with Chen Hong directly, but it was really inconvenient because Akina Nakamori was living in this scumbag’s room.

The next day, Yang Ye brought Chen Hong and came to the Shanghai Theatre Academy accompanied by the president of the school, Yu Qiuyu. A huge banner was hung at the school gate: Welcome the internationally renowned director Mr. Yang Ye to the Shanghai Theatre Academy!
Accompanied by Yu Qiuyu, Yang Ye visited the Shanghai Theatre Academy. At this time, Chen Hong acted as a tour guide and introduced Yang Ye to the various buildings of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. They also visited the statue of Master Hongyi.

Master Hongyi, whose secular name was Li Shutong, was one of the founders of Chinese drama art. He was a famous artist and educator, and later became a great monk.

The work that people are most familiar with is the "Farewell": Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the grass is green and endless. The evening wind blows the willows, the sound of the flute fades, and the setting sun is beyond the mountains. At the end of the sky, at the corner of the earth, half of my friends are gone. A cup of muddy wine to end my remaining joy, tonight I will not dream of the cold.

Many people can sing this song, it is very classic, but in fact its melody comes from an American song "Dreaming of Home and Mother".

Chen Hong was in a particularly good mood today. While serving as a tour guide for Yang Ye, she also told him some interesting stories about her time at school here.

Yang Ye answered casually, and occasionally exchanged a few words with Yu Qiuyu. The campus was small, and they finished the tour quickly and arrived at the auditorium.

……

In the auditorium of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, a group of students were chattering.

Aunt Xue said to Erkang who was sitting next to her, "Why hasn't Director Yang come yet? Is he not coming?"

Erkang said, "How is that possible? When I came here just now, I saw Dean Yu and his friends, accompanied by two handsome men and beautiful women, touring the campus!"

"Really? Is Director Yang handsome?"

"Of course, he's even more handsome than in the movies."

"Oh, I'm so looking forward to it!"

Erkang rolled his eyes and thought, what a fucking nymphomaniac.

Aunt Xue didn't take it seriously and asked, "You just said there was another beautiful woman, who is that?"

"It's Senior Sister Chen Hong, she's much prettier than you!"

"Can you chat?"

"I'm telling the truth!"

"I really can't stand you!"

Wang Lin ignored Zhou Jie and looked towards the door. After a while, someone shouted, "Here they come! Here they come!"

Yang Ye walked into the auditorium accompanied by Yu Qiuyu and other school leaders, and the students immediately burst into warm applause.

Yu Qiuyu took the stage first, and when the applause died down, he said, "Students, today we are honored to invite Mr. Yang Ye, winner of the Palme d'Or, the Golden Lion Award, and the Oscar for Best Director, and Berlin Film Emperor, to give us a speech. Welcome everyone!"

"Clap clap clap..."

Yu Qiuyu made a gesture of invitation and sat down in the front row with several other leaders and Chen Hong.

Yang Ye walked briskly onto the podium and took a quick glance.

When he gave a speech at the Beijing Film Academy, the catastrophe had just passed and many students were in their thirties, older than him.

Today's students at Shanghai Theatre Academy are all young and energetic, which is a testimony to the country's peace and steady development.

Although the strength of Shanghai Theatre Academy is much weaker than that of Central Academy of Drama and Beijing Film Academy, Yang Ye also saw several familiar faces there.

Aunt Xue Wang Lin, Erkang with a big nose, Xu Zhen with black hair, and Ning Jing.

Yang Ye was preparing to shoot "Kung Fu" and suddenly felt that there were several actors in the film who were quite suitable.

Although Aunt Xue is still a student, she has a natural face of a mature woman. When she wears a cheongsam, she can play the role of "such a beautiful woman".

Xu Zhen has a sense of humor, so he can play the role of the soy sauce.

This year, the mainland media industry was liberalized and private TV dramas were allowed to be made, which was a good opportunity for Jay Chou and Ning Jing to sign the contract.

These guys are all talented and have great acting skills, so they deserve some praise. (End of this chapter)