Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 68 You Think Clearly

After drafting the contract, Yang Ye and Xie quickly completed the signing ceremony, and the two companies also held a high-profile press conference.

Immediately, the Hong Kong media published the news that "Shaolin Temple" will become the first foreign language film to be released in the United States in a split-bill format.

The media also highlighted that it was a foreign language film, not a Hong Kong film.

Because to date, no foreign-language film has ever been released as a split in North America.

This news made many Hong Kong people feel very proud of Yourong.

As a result, Yang Ye's image became much taller, and even the negative impression caused by this scumbag who went around picking up girls was eliminated.

In fact, in Hong Kong today, the concubinage system has been abolished less than four years ago, and most of the wealthy people in Hong Kong have multiple wives.

For example, Zhang Guorong's father, Zhang Huohai, had one wife and two concubines.Movie tycoons Run Run Shaw and Chow Wenhuai both have extramarital affairs, not to mention gambling kings.

Although the law has been abolished, the concept is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Let alone the scandal, even if it is true, it is not unacceptable to people today.

Therefore, although Yang Ye obviously has two interests, Zhao Yazhi and Deng Lijun did not slap him in the face and yelled: "Scumbag, break up!"

Instead, there was a good show of two women fighting for their husbands.

In the early Hong Kong entertainment industry, all the female stars were vying to be mistresses. In addition to money, the other reason was that they had grown up in this environment.

In their minds, it is common for a rich man to have three wives and four concubines.Some poor people can marry two wives as long as they can cheat.

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After Xie signed the contract, he quickly returned to the United States to contact theaters and prepare for the release of "Shaolin Temple".

Yang Ye used the contract of "Fist of Heroes" to dangle him. Even if he stole the box office, he wouldn't go too far.

Since everyone was busy filming a new film, "Snake" did not have a premiere, but was first screened at midnight.

The results of the test screenings were pretty good, although the general consensus was that it was less interesting than "Drunken Master".

The two movies are so similar, with similar stories and actors. The only difference is the addition of a Russian master.

The actor who plays this Russian master is called Roy Holland, who was originally not worth mentioning.

It is worth mentioning that he later married and had children in Hong Kong, and gave birth to a daughter named Lu Xuelian.

When Lu Xuelian grew up, she entered the entertainment industry, changed her name to Lu Jingshan, and starred in the movie "Wolf Warrior 2" with Wu Jing, which broke the box office record.

After watching "Snake", Yang Ye said to Yuan Heping and Chen Long: "The style has been maintained, but the joy during the fighting is not enough. In the next movie, you can strengthen this aspect and make this kind of humorous Style carries forward.”

After Yang Ye said this, seeing that the two of them didn't quite understand, he said, "Do you think that the right way to make action movies is to have exciting fights?"

The two nodded, and Chen Long said: "I think it was great playing in "Shaolin Temple"."

Yang Ye said: "The great painter Qi Baishi has a saying, 'Those who learn from me will live, and those who resemble me will die.' Aaron, you have learned from Bruce Lee before, haven't you learned it well? Don't underestimate kung fu comedies, this is the way to go."

The comedies of our Hong Kong films, from Li Hanxiang to Xu Guanwen, have just evolved from the jokes of the literati to the jokes of the market. They are all literary.

But look at the comedies of Chaplin and Jacques Tati in the West.Silent movies, where there is no talking, are still very funny, and even after you laugh, you still think about it and feel sad.

Because they use body language to drive the plot and convey emotions.Being a person is a high-level comedy.

Think about it carefully, if you understand this truth, the box office will surpass Xu Guanwen.As for your movie, I guess it would be good if the box office could be half of that of "Drunken Master". "

In late September, "Snake" was officially released at Jiahe Cinema.Shaw Brothers competes with a romance film called "Contraceptive Encyclopedia".

The name "Feng Yue Pian" is quite elegant, but to put it bluntly, it is actually a pornographic film.

There is no grading system in Hong Kong now, anything can be listed, and Shaw Brothers makes money every year from these crappy things.

Six major porn stars, Sally, Shao Yinyin, Tian Ni, Hu Jin, Chen Ping, and Liu Huiling, take turns to appear in the movie, attracting many salty guys to go to the cinema to masturbate every year.

However, "Contraceptive Encyclopedia" was unlucky when it ran into "Snake Man", with a box office of 25 and a dismal ending.

Shaw Brothers refused to accept it and changed it to "The Fall", which was still a romantic movie, but the story background was changed to modern times, and the audience felt more immersed in it. The box office was 80, which barely maintained its popularity.

Although "Snake" is not as fierce as "Drunken Master", it still dominates the September box office, with a box office of 296 million, temporarily ranking fourth in the annual box office.

Although it once again proved the strength of Yuan Heping and Chen Long, the box office was not much different from Yang Ye's expectation.

Chen Long began to think carefully about Yang Ye's words.

……

After the "Fist of Heroes" crew finished filming Hiroyuki Sanada's scenes, they began filming Toshiro Mifune's scenes.

With Toshiro Mifune's acting skills, he was good at both literary and drama, but the classic duel with Chen Zhen was very difficult to film.

Yang Ye's method is to set up the moves first and shoot while doing it. He plans to take half a month to shoot this scene.

During this period, "Kunlun", which had been serialized for two full years, was finally completed and began to be published together.

Jin Yong wrote the preface to "Kunlun" and praised "Kunlun" as a beautiful novel.The plot is twists and turns, the martial arts are wonderful, and the emotions are touching.And with its overall grandeur and grandeur, it invites people to enter a world where rivers and lakes, history, human nature, and culture are widely expressed.

Gu Long wrote the postscript for "Kunlun". He believed that Liang Xiao was a mathematician who had been lonely all his life, and he would not call him a chivalrous person for the time being.This loneliness is deep in the bones.

The fact that two great gods in the martial arts world gave him face like this shows Yang Ye's reputation.

When "Kunlun" was being published, "Canghai" quickly took over and began serialization, which caused a lot of controversy.

The controversy when "Kunlun" began to be serialized was whether this novel was written by Jin Yong in a vest?When it comes to "Cang Hai", people are debating whether this is still a martial arts novel?
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Zhao Yangming was sitting in the living room reading a newspaper. He was reading "Canghai" which was being serialized in "Ming Pao". In order to enjoy it, he saved up for a week before starting to read it.

"Cang Hai" is very different from "Kunlun". The martial arts system abandons the traditional martial arts and becomes more like a fighting method. The characters in the novel control elements such as earth, fire, water, and wind to activate Various skills are used to attack, and there is also a Persian cat named "Fomalhaut" that can add BUFF to its owner.

Of course, Zhao Yangming didn't know what skills and buffs were, but he enjoyed watching them anyway.

Jin Yong's novels will also have magical beasts, such as Guo Jing's firebird and Yang Guo's divine eagle.

But although these monsters are very spiritual, that's all.Zhao Yangming had never seen someone like "Fomalhaut" who could fight with his master and assist him in using his skills.

This made Zhao Yangming very enjoyable to read, because the martial arts in the novel are so interesting.

Oh, it can’t be called martial arts, because it’s out of the scope of martial arts. In the book, it’s just called magical powers.

"Daddy, it's time to eat." Zhao Yazhi helped her mother put the food on the table.

"Here we come!" Zhao Yangming put down the newspaper, washed his hands, and returned to the dining table to eat.

Zhao Yazhen asked: "Dad, what are you looking at? Are you so fascinated?"

"It's Yang Ye's new novel, what else can I read?"

"Does it look good?"

"It's quite interesting, but it's a little different from the martial arts novels I've read before."

"I haven't seen it yet. Why is it different? Tell me about it."

"I still can't tell what the story is, and how it has anything to do with "Kunlun". It's just that the fighting in the novel is very interesting. It's not called martial arts anymore, it's called magical powers.

There is a magical power called Yin Jiuyou who can use water to make armor and turn people into zombies.

There is a man named Ning Bukong who knows the magic power of the fire department. If he throws a small branch out, it will explode, just like a grenade.

There is also a woman named Xianbi, who is British. She uses the magical power of the earth and can control the earth. She is also very powerful.

They all came from a sect called Xicheng, but they fought with each other and snatched several portraits, probably to compete for a treasure. "

"All British people have them?"

"Well, I think this West City should be related to Liang Xiao, the protagonist of the first part. Didn't he go to England? In short, Yang Ye, this young boy, is good at writing, and it is very enjoyable to read."

"Then show me after you finish."

"Give me a bowl of rice first."

"Okay!" Zhao Yazhen happily served the meal.

Mother Zhao saw that Zhao Yazhi had been immersed in eating, looking a little unhappy, and couldn't help but ask: "Good girl, are you dating that Yang Ye?"

"Ah?" Zhao Yazhi held the bowl and said slightly flustered: "No, he is my boss."

"Really do not have?"

"real!"

"That's good. I think that Yang Ye is a Chen Shimei. First he was friendly with Deng Lijun, and then he hooked up with a Japanese woman. Good girl, you must keep your eyes open and don't be fooled by his sweet words."

After hearing this, Zhao Yazhen couldn't help rolling her eyes, thinking that your precious daughter had been deceived to death a long time ago.

Zhao Yazhi was unhappy: "Mummy, who did you listen to? Ah... Yang Ye is not that kind of person."

"I heard what Master Zhu said when I was playing mahjong. It was written like this in the newspapers."

"Those newspapers dare to write anything for the sake of sales. And don't listen to Master Zhu's nonsense in the future. She knows how to talk in a day. I know who Yang Ye is. He is not who you say."

Zhao Yazhen helped: "Yes, Mr. Yang is so successful, there must be a lot of vixens surrounding him all day long, and it has nothing to do with him. Look at me, as soon as I get older, there are shameless women going to him. It's all over me. Ouch, why did you hit me?"

Before Zhao Yazhen could finish her words, she was hit with chopsticks by Zhao Yangming.

"No matter how big or small you are, can anyone talk like this?"

"Then I'm not wrong!"

Before Zhao Yazhen could finish her words, she ran away because Zhao Yangming wanted to beat her again.

Zhao Yangming put down his chopsticks and said with some sincerity: "Fourth brother, logically speaking, when you grow up, you should make your own decisions. However, my parents are both experienced, so I still want to advise you. Your sister is right, A celebrity like Yang Ye is destined to have a lot of warblers around him, so you have to think carefully."

"Mommy, Daddy, I understand. I'm done eating. Let's go back to the room first."

Zhao Yazhi put down the bowls and chopsticks, got up and went back to the room.

Mother Zhao couldn't help but ask: "Husband, A Zhi is not really dating that Yang Ye, right?"

Men naturally understand men, Zhao Yangming said: "That Yang Ye asked the fourth child to make a movie for no reason, and he also became the heroine. Do you need to say more about his intentions?"

"None of you men are good at anything. They all think about three wives and four concubines."

"Hey, what does this have to do with me?"

Mother Zhao ignored her husband, thought about it for a while, and suddenly murmured: "This Yang Ye is so capable, as long as he is willing to let the matchmaker know that he is marrying, this marriage will be possible."

(End of this chapter)