Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

"Beauty means good looks. This is the first impression. You know how important it is."

Liu Hua nodded. With his acting skills, there are many people in the entertainment industry who are better than him.

Hong Kong actors of the same generation as Liu Hua, such as Tony Leung Ka Fai, Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Zhang Xueyou, and Lau Ching Wan.

They all have good acting skills, but when filming with Liu Hua, they can only play supporting roles.

There are many singers in Hong Kong who are better than Liu Hua, but their records just can’t sell as well as Liu Hua’s.

Because Andy Lau is so handsome, the audience just loves to watch him, what can you do about it?
Filmmaking is a commercial activity, and acting skills are the icing on the cake. It’s good to have them, but not having them is not bad either.

The same goes for singing. Singing skills are the icing on the cake. Singing well is important.

But as long as you are good-looking, it is not impossible to be an idol singer.

Some talented singers with amazing singing skills may not necessarily sell better than idol singers who sing out of tune.

The Hong Kong entertainment industry is well aware of this principle: if a person becomes famous as an actor, he must release an album. If a person becomes famous as a singer, he must make a movie.

"Strong refers to hard power such as career, military strength, and intelligence."

"Miserable, like being injured frequently, being physically weak, or having a sad past, a tragic fate, etc."

"Beauty inspires admiration; strength inspires worship; and tragedy brings the protagonist back to reality, giving him a sense of the mundane world, and also inspires women's maternal instinct and a desire to protect.

Regarding the movie "The Man from Nowhere", as the protagonist, you are already very beautiful, which is the premise, and the strong and miserable are tailor-made for you, and are also the new track I chose for you. "

After listening to Yang Ye's words, Liu Hua felt that they made a lot of sense and felt grateful and admired Yang Ye.

But he was a little confused about what Yang Ye said about the new track.

He was about to ask a question when Johnnie To beside him said thoughtfully, "These three points seem to be useful for men as well?"

Yang Ye nodded and said, "Of course. Why is Guan Erye so famous that he can be deified? In addition to his unparalleled loyalty and righteousness, it is also because he is strong and miserable! The same is true for Yue Fei!

The ancient Greek definition of a tragic hero is someone who knows the tragedy of fate but dares to challenge it. Isn't it the same as Zhuge Liang who led six expeditions to Qishan?
This shows that this kind of character setting has always been very popular, both in China and abroad.”

Johnnie To suddenly realized something and said, "When I discussed scripts with people before, everyone would subconsciously focus on these elements, but never thought of summarizing them into a theoretical basis."

Yang Ye has come up with many theories in this time and space, such as the nine key factors for success in Kung Fu movies, the eight key secrets for movie box office success, the six key factors for treasure hunting and adventure movies, and now he has come up with the three key tips for making women fall for him.

These theories were widely circulated in later generations and became an open secret in the film industry. Yang Ye was therefore hailed as a theoretical master of commercial films and the king of commercial films.

Liu Hua waited until Yang Ye and Johnnie To finished chatting before asking what Yang Ye meant by the new track.

Yang Ye asked: "Why did you enter the entertainment industry?"

Liu Hua thought for a moment and said, "When I was a child, I lived in Diamond Hill and my family ran a snack bar.

The Daguan Studios is nearby, and many actors would call in to order takeout. After I delivered the takeout, I was reluctant to leave and just watched from the side.

Sometimes I see Cao Dahua and Shi Jian competing in martial arts in ancient costumes, and sometimes I see Feng Baobao acting as someone from the Republic of China era. I feel that is the world I yearn for.

Later, the Daguan Studio was owned by our Yangji, and I often saw you, the boss, as well as Brother Long and many others.

At that time, I dreamed of becoming someone like you. Until one day, when "Alien" was casting, I mustered up the courage to sign up. "

Yang Ye smiled: "Then we have some fate. Have I ever eaten your takeaway?"

"No, when you were filming, the food was very good and no one ordered takeout. It was my first time filming and I lived in your house. I ate and drank delicious food every day and felt very happy. I didn't want to go home at all."

Seeing that the topic had gone off track, Yang Ye pulled it back and said, “Generally speaking, if a person suddenly gains a lot of fame, he will initially choose to cash in on his fame and make crazy money.

But after a period of time, they will start to be more careful about their reputation and become cautious when accepting roles, trying their best to choose good scripts to maintain their own reputation.

But you didn't. Before you became a boss, you made ten movies almost every year, released several albums, held concerts, accepted endorsements, and made investments. Why did you work so hard?"

Liu Hua thought for a moment and said, "Everyone treats me as an idol and doesn't pay attention to my acting skills. If I want to stay in the entertainment industry, I have to take on more roles and make an impression on everyone."

"It's not impossible to take on more roles, but you don't care about the quality. No matter how bad the movie is, as long as you are offered a role and you have time to spare, you will take it. Why is that?"

After hearing this, Andy Lau smiled helplessly and said, "I am very stupid. I don't know which movie is good and which is bad, which movie will be a hit and which movie will not be a hit. So I will just take more."

Yang Ye couldn't help but sigh and said, "I wanted to persuade you to take less work, but I don't know if I can persuade you.

What I just said about the new track is what kind of image you create in the minds of the audience.

Once you have formed an impression on the audience, you will be invincible in this field. This is the so-called track.

Your previous career path was the Young and Dangerous career path formed by your role in A Moment of Romance, and Wah Di is the image of you in the minds of the audience. "

Speaking of this, several people at the scene couldn't help but fall into memories.

That was ten years ago. Yang Ji was banned in Taiwan and many people chose to leave, but Johnnie To and Liu Hua chose to stay.

Yang Ye personally took action and created a movie "A Moment of Romance" for them, which made Liu Hua famous in Asia and Johnnie To became a big commercial director.

The three of them raised their glasses in tacit understanding and drank a glass. Yang Ye continued, "You've been eating the Young and Dangerous track for ten years, and you're a little tired of it.

This time's "The Man from Nowhere" is the new image I created for you. This beauty, strength and misery is your new character.

You are over 30, Young and Dangerous is no longer suitable for you, let others play it."

Yang Ye said, and suggested several types of roles to Liu Hua. For example, a strong man with a sad past, who returned as a king because of a fateful choice.

For example, a master who is suffering from a terminal illness can give full play to his abilities in the last moment of his life.

For example, a gang leader who holds a high position wants to turn over a new leaf after experiencing life and death.

The advice Yang Ye subsequently gave to Liu Hua was actually the character settings in some of Liu Hua's later excellent film works, and Johnnie To, who was standing by, was filled with inspiration.

He later collaborated with Liu Hua many times and created many such "beautiful, strong and tragic" works for Andy Lau.

For example, "Infernal Affairs", "Full-time Killer", and "Dragon and Phoenix".

Among them, "Infernal Affairs" is the pinnacle of their work. It is the most stylized film of Johnnie To and the best performance of Liu Hua.

After attending the celebration banquet, Yang Ye asked Xu Feng, "We invested in Xiao Bao's film Chariots of Fire, right?"

"Yes, we had a good collaboration on Love Without End, so I will continue to invest in his new film."

"Chariots of Fire" was one of the highlights of Hong Kong films in 95. It sold million in Hong Kong. It is another representative film closely related to motorcycles by Liu Hua after "A Moment of Romance".

Yang Ye said: "It's a good investment. Take advantage of Andy Lau's popularity and let Derek Yee make the movie bigger. Don't be afraid to spend money."

This is nonsense. What director is afraid of spending money? He will spend whatever you give him.

Xu Feng agreed, and Yang Ye called Luo Lixian again: "Ah Xian, you are the action director of Chariots of Fire, right?"

"Yes!"

"Make the car racing scene more awesome."

"no problem!"

"I'm planning on making a racing movie. When you finish Chariots of Fire, come back and find me, and we can discuss it together."

"okay!"

Luo Lixian was very excited. Yang Ye always made outstanding achievements. If he wanted to make a racing movie, it would definitely not be as messy as "Thunderbolt".

As a racing enthusiast, he certainly hopes to see a great racing movie.

Yang Ye hung up the phone, and Xu Feng asked, "Are you going to the Golden Horse Awards this year?"

Yang Ye shook his head: "I won't go. I have to go to Beijing for a meeting. There will be an eight-minute performance by BJ at the closing ceremony of the Atlanta Olympics next year. The BJ Olympic Committee hopes that I can come up with a plan."

Xu Feng said happily: "Did they let you direct the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics?"

Yang Ye shook his head: "They just invited me to come up with a proposal. I have to bid. Besides, this is only an eight-minute performance, not an opening ceremony."

Xu Feng said as a matter of course: "I don't think anyone can compete with you."

Yang Ye held the woman in his arms and said gratefully, "You always tolerate me and indulge me without any bottom line. You will spoil me."

After hearing this, Xu Feng complained: "Whether I spoil you or not, you are just as bad as ever."

"I'm sorry, Xiaojie and I..."

"Forget it, she's determined. I don't blame you."

"Xiao Jie..."

"I don't blame her. She is my only sister. Do I have to become an enemy of her?"

"it's all my fault!"

Yang Ye has said this nonsense countless times to countless women.

He admitted his mistakes, but he would not change them.

However, he announced the next day that he would transfer 10% of his shares in Baiyang Pictures to Xu Feng. Xu Feng's shares increased to 15%, surpassing Xia Meng to become the second largest shareholder.

The debt of love cannot be repaid, it can only be made up with money.

As Yang Ye's children grew up, some of them owned shares in the company, while others did not.

As a result, their mothers gradually began to develop unbalanced thoughts.

Although Yang Ye has a lot of assets, he also has many children, and everyone wants to get more property for themselves and their children.

However, Yang Ye is in his prime, at the height of his career, and it would be too taboo to discuss this with him now.

So even though they thought so in their hearts, they did not express it openly.

They had followed Yang Ye for such a long time, and they all understood that Yang Ye was a soft-hearted person who would not tolerate tough tactics.

So, each of them used gentle means towards Yang Ye, hoping to gain more weight in Yang Ye's heart.

Fortunately, Yang Ye is strong and talented, otherwise, being surrounded by so many beauties and having fun every night would be a bit too much for him.

...(End of chapter)