Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 655 Zhou Xingxing Picks Up Girls

As soon as Yang Ye entered the theater, he became the focus of the whole audience.

He is popular and has a high status. All the people here today come to support him just for his sake.

Huang Lao Xie shouted, "Aye, you called so many of us here, do you have some amazing movie to show us?"

Yang Ye asked the staff to bring the microphone over and said to everyone, "Thank you all for coming to support us today.

I can’t say it’s a great movie, but what I watched today was a relatively rare type of movie, a musical.

You are all music giants (bò), so please come and enjoy and give us your opinions! ”

James Huang suddenly realized and said, "In recent years, it seems that only "The Wrong Car" can be regarded as a musical. I didn't expect that there is another one now. It's so rare!"

After Yang Ye finished speaking, he and Rosamund Kwan sat down in the front row, and the normal movie premiere process followed.

This premiere will also be broadcast on TV. Yang Ye has invested a huge amount of money in this movie.

After some interaction, "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" officially began screening.

The plot of this movie is somewhat different from the original design. At the beginning, it was just based on "Sewing Machine Band" and the characters in it are corresponding. For example, Wang Fei plays the role of Nazha, the bassist of the band.

When revising the script in the later stage, Yang Ye incorporated some elements of "Cape No. 7".

"Sewing Machine Band" and "Cape Number Seven" are very similar in that they are about a few people getting together to form a band and holding a concert at the end of the movie.

The band of "Cape No. 7" and the band of Sewing Machine have similar personnel composition, both of them have an old man and a little girl.

Dapeng should be the "Sewing Machine Band" which is a fusion of the two movies "Sing" and "Cape No. 7".

Wang Fei's character was changed into the character of Chie Tanaka in "Cape No. 7".

Mitsuko, played by Chie Tanaka, is a model who moved from Japan to Taiwan, but could only do odd jobs.

The Wang Fei in "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" is called A Fei, a singer who came to Hong Kong from the mainland to pursue her dreams, but she did not realize her dreams and could only do odd jobs in a record company.

The old men in the band were also eliminated. Danny Summer became a former rock veteran. After his youthful recklessness, his dreams were shattered. He opened a supermarket to make a living. He was fooled by the protagonist Ah Ju in the movie and sponsored the Beyond band, similar to the role played by Donkey Qian in "Sewing Machine Band".

This was done so that the final concert on the ruins could allow the full Beyond band to perform.

However, the fusion of the plots and characters of several movies makes it a bit messy.

Fortunately, director Chen Kexin is very capable. He straightened out the whole storyline and it looks very smooth. The emotional scenes between Ah Kui and Faye Wong were especially well shot. After all, Chen Kexin started out by making romance films.

His "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" can be regarded as one of the best romance films in Chinese-language films, but Teresa Tang is alive and well now, so this movie is unlikely to appear in this time and space.

The early part of "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" is rather bland. The factors that keep people watching, apart from some funny bits, are the protagonist Ah Ju's obsession with music and his ambiguous feelings for Ah Fei.

It wasn't until the last twenty minutes that the story finally exploded after everyone deserted him, the bar was demolished, the heroine left him, and his ideals were shattered.

Beyond reorganized. Amidst the ruins, the four members stood on the stage. Ah Ju, the lead singer, sang "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" with a dejected look on their faces.

In the early plot of the movie, this was an unfinished song and only two lines were sung, but the melody was very nice and it piqued the audience's interest at the time.

Now, the full version is finally out:

Today, I watched the snow drifting in the cold night, and drifted away with a cooled heart.

Chasing in the wind and rain, unable to distinguish the shadows in the fog, the sky and the sea are vast, will you and I change?

How many times have I faced cold stares and ridicule, but never gave up my ideals.

For a moment, I felt lost, and before I knew it, the love in my heart had faded.

……

"Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" is a milestone work describing the mental journey of the Beyond band in its ten years of existence.

It was originally evolved from a soft piano demo composed by Ka Kui, but it eventually became a pop rock style.

There are long solo sections in the song. In this song, Ka Kui vividly expresses the hardships and setbacks he had experienced in the past ten years, the cold ridicule he had suffered, as well as his inner persistence and yearning.

As the four boys performed this piece with all their might in the ruins, scenes from the movie kept flashing back.

Scenes of the protagonist Ah Ju being deceived, ridiculed, and working several jobs to raise money in order to save the bar and organize a rock concert appeared on the big screen one by one.

Those hilarious jokes at the beginning of the movie, accompanied by the music of "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies", all became tear-jerking bombs at this moment.

The core of comedy is tragedy. Ah Kui looked like a clown in the movie, but because he was pursuing his ideals, many viewers felt sad.

Everyone has his or her own dream, but pursuing dreams is actually very helpless, because not everyone has the time, money and courage to face failure again and again.

But there are still countless people who rush forward without hesitation, getting beaten to a pulp, failing to the point that no one believes they will succeed, failing to the point that even they themselves have lost their confidence.

That deep feeling of powerlessness is vividly displayed in the song "Boundless Oceans and Vast Skies".

Its melody, a combination of vicissitudes and passion, seems to be able to see into people's inner world.

Its lyrics, those elements of righteousness and motivation, resonate with many people’s life experiences.

"Please forgive me for being uninhibited and loving freedom all my life, but I am also afraid that I will fall one day. Anyone can abandon their ideals, so why should I be afraid that one day it will be just you and me..."

When Ah Ju sang to this part, countless neighbors and rock teenagers came in from all directions, holding musical instruments and waving flags.

Suddenly, the deserted ruins turned into a large-scale concert with a huge crowd of people. The scene instantly became exciting and Yip Sai Wing's drum beats became more intense.

"I am still free, singing my own songs forever, traveling thousands of miles... Forgive me for my unruly and free love in this life..."

The passionate and magnificent scenes in the movie and the indomitable strength in the songs instantly infected countless audiences.

Many people felt the same way, and at this moment their passion and hope for life were rekindled.

……

Ah Ju began to sing the second song, "Lover".

The lyrics of Beyond's song "Lover" describe the difficulties and obstacles encountered by a Hong Konger and a mainlander when they are in love.

This is also the reason why Yang Ye changed Wang Fei's role into a girl who came to Hong Kong from the mainland to develop her singing career when he was revising the script.

With this change, the song "Lover" seems to be tailor-made for the relationship in the movie.

The audience will naturally feel more touched when listening to it.

The prelude of the song reveals a sense of reluctance, sadness, and lingering sorrow. When Ah Ju sang it, he used a confessional tone, as if he was comforting his lover, or comforting himself.

It was not until the second half of the poem, "So many years have passed, but love remains unchanged despite all the hardships. So many sighs for you in the crowd," that he finally let out his emotions, as if the tears suddenly wet his collar the moment he turned around with a smile.

At the end of the song, accompanied by Ah Ju's wailing, it seemed as if he was gradually fading away with a smile through his tears, which made many audiences feel sad.

At this moment, the heroine who had already left suddenly appeared at the concert in the ruins.

It turned out that she changed her mind at the last moment before boarding the plane and ran back.

Ah Ju was sobbing sadly, and Ah Fei's figure suddenly appeared on the screen behind him.

The audience at the concert cheered. Ah Ju reacted, turned around, and saw Ah Fei standing at the edge of the stage, with her hands behind her back, looking at him with a smile.

Ah Ju put down his guitar, walked over and gave her a gentle hug, saying the classic line: "Stay, or I'll go with you!"

"Wow!" The concert audience cheered excitedly, and outside the big screen, the audience in the cinema also applauded.

This kind of plot is a classic tactic in movies, and it works every time.

At the end of the movie, the heroine A Fei and the rock godfather Danny Summer, who plays the supermarket owner, all joined in and sang "No More Hesitation" together. Not only them, but also Hong Kong's Tai Chi Band, Blue Warrior Band and other large and small bands all appeared at the ruins concert.

These bands gathered around the stage, around Beyond, Wang Fei and Danny Summer, playing guitars, beating drums and singing loudly:

Boredom sees hesitation, it is not easy to achieve the ideal, even if there is confidence, the fighting spirit is suppressed.

Who decides whether I go or stay? Who decides the universe in my heart? I just want to wave towards my ideal with my hands.

Ask how high the sky is. My ambition is higher than the sky. I believe that I can live forever with an invincible mentality...

In the movie "Sewing Machine Band", both Paul Wong and Yip Sai Wing appeared at the last song, selling a lot of nostalgia.

The movie "Boundless Oceans" used the same routine, inviting all the big and small rock bands and rock singers in Hong Kong, whether they were senior or junior, famous or underground, to come and have fun together.

There were dozens of drum sets and hundreds of guitars. The camera swept across the scene, and the scene was spectacular.

People were surprised to find that Yang Ye also appeared in the movie, holding a guitar and singing happily:

Wo ho ho hoI have my own stories in my heart, and I write down every gain, loss, joy, sorrow and dream by myself.

Wo ho ho ho Even if there are traumas, I will not retreat. My dream will come true one day and I will find the world of my dreams.

Finally visible!
……

Music, ideals, love, and feelings, all come true, a perfect ending!

Most of the Hong Kong musicians in the 1990s worked their way up from the bottom.

Even a young man like Zhang Guorong has experienced the plight of his family falling into poverty.

Many people can relate to the sadness in the first part of the movie and the excitement at the end.

After the movie ended, the main creative team came on stage to express their gratitude, and the various great artists at the scene naturally praised the movie.

For example, Stephen Chow said that although this movie is about music, he felt very empathetic when watching it.

Zhang Guorong was dissatisfied and said: "Why was I not in the last part of singing "No More Hesitation"? Can you reshoot it?"

Yang Ye didn't need to say much. After returning tonight, everyone would mobilize their own connections to help promote this movie.

People like Huang Lao Xie who have a column in the newspaper would go home at night with a long and eloquent film review, and highly recommend "Boundless Sky"!
……

"It's raining!"

After the premiere, everyone dispersed and it started raining heavily outside.

Yang Ye and Guan Zhilin were about to leave when Zhang Guorong caught up with them: "Boss, wait for me!"

Yang Ye turned around and asked in surprise: "What's the matter?"

Zhang Guorong said: "I want to ask you, are you free to help me become my dream mentor for The Voice?"

Yang Ye was very busy and wanted to refuse, but he glanced behind Zhang Guorong and suddenly changed his mind and said, "Okay, let me know when the time comes!"

Zhang Guorong was very happy: "You are such a good friend, I won't bother you anymore!"

Yang Ye nodded and left with Guan Zhilin.

Zhang Guorong turned around and saw Li Wen standing behind her, looking at her eagerly.

Zhang Guorong asked in surprise: "CoCo, why are you here?"

Coco Lee exclaimed, "Ah!" and said in a panic, "I saw you and followed you!"

Zhang Guorong smiled and said, "It's raining heavily, let me take you home!"

"Okay, thank you teacher!"

……

"Damn CoCo, where did you go?"

Mo Wenwei looked at the heavy rain outside and stamped his feet in anger.

She went to the premiere with Li Wen, but as soon as the premiere was over, Coco Lee disappeared.

She looked around but didn't see anyone. She saw the crowd dispersing. She was trapped by the rain and couldn't leave. She was in a very upset mood.

At this moment, a newly launched Mercedes-Benz C-Class stopped in front of Mo Wenwei, and the window was half rolled down, revealing Zhou Xingchi's face.

Mo Wenwei said in surprise: "Master Xing?"

Zhou Xingchi smiled slightly: "Karen, let me take you home!"

Mo Wenwei was worrying about how to get back home, and he happily said, "Thank you!"

Mo Wenwei got in the car, and after Zhou Xingchi asked where she lived, he started the car.

Mo Wenwei now lives in Yang Ji’s dormitory. Zhou Xingchi has lived there before, so he is very familiar with the place.

There was a cold rain outside the car, but Mo Wenwei was in high spirits because he met his idol, so he couldn't help asking questions.

Zhou Xingchi usually doesn't like to talk, but he still answered her questions seriously.

When they were almost at the destination, Zhou Xingchi suddenly stopped the car, opened the door and walked out.

He walked straight up to a beggar who was lying on the sidewalk, squatted there, and looked at him in silence.

Suddenly, Zhou Xingchi took out his wallet, took out the money inside, and started searching his pockets.

He took out all the money he had and stuffed it all into the beggar's arms.

Mo Wenwei leaned on the car window, watching all this, feeling very strange.

She thought of the rumors in the newspapers about Zhou Xingchi's strange temper, and thought: He really is a strange person.

Zhou Xingchi ran back, got in the car, started the car and drove away. He drove a long way before stopping again.

With a "click", Mo Wenwei saw a tear fall on the steering wheel.

Mo Wenwei looked at Zhou Xingchi with confusion. What was he doing?
"Do you think I'm weird?" Zhou Xingchi wiped his tears.

Mo Wen asked in solace: "Do you know him?"

Zhou Xingchi shook his head and said, "If I hadn't gritted my teeth and held on until today, maybe I would be the one lying on the ground!"

After saying this, Zhou Xingchi turned around, smiled at Mo Wenwei, and said, "I'm sorry, I watched that movie today and was deeply moved."

Mo Wenwei grew up in a wealthy family, so she doesn't really feel deeply about this kind of thing. However, to her, the man who succeeds through his own hard work is the most handsome.

She couldn't help but ask, "Did you have a hard time when you were a child?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xingchi began to talk about his miserable childhood, which was so miserable that Mo Wenwei couldn't help but cry.

After finishing his speech, Zhou Xingchi said in a heavy tone: "Can you drink some red wine with me? I am most afraid of spending a rainy night alone!"

In just a moment, the King of Comedy stepped down from the altar that Mo Wenwei could not reach, like a fragile and helpless child, making her want to hold him in her arms and comfort him...

Many years later, Mo Wenwei recalled her relationship with Zhou Xingchi and said, "I couldn't refuse and was willing to accompany him on the road home!"

(End of this chapter)