Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 725 Huge Model

The film "The Perfect Match" that Yang Ye is going to shoot is adapted from the famous work "The Two Little Lottes" by German children's literature writer Erich Kästner.

This story has been adapted into many stage plays and movies all over the world, including several in the United States alone.

The most well-known version in later generations is probably "The Couple" starring Lindsay Lohan in 1998.

Yang Ye handed the original work to the screenwriter center, and after he put forward his own opinions, the script was roughly finalized.

Yang Ye briefly introduced the plot to Liu Xiaoli and her daughter: "During a summer camp for primary school students organized by Hong Kong.

A little girl from Shanghai named Yiyi met a little girl from Taipei named Feifei.

They found that they looked exactly like each other. As they got along, they discovered that they had many common characteristics, such as being allergic to strawberries and being very good at playing games.

One of them has only a father, and the other has only a mother, and both of them long to know what their mother or father looks like.

The clever little girls immediately discovered something strange. They compared the photos of their parents and found that the photo torn in half was actually a complete photo. It turned out that they were twin sisters!

Their parents met when they were studying abroad, but they eventually chose to separate, each returning to Shanghai and Taipei with a daughter.

In order to meet their parents whom they had never met before, the two decided to exchange identities and went to each other's homes.

After feeling the different kind of family affection, they hoped for a family reunion and planned to help their parents remarry.

But at this time, the father, who was unaware of the situation, was bewitched by a foreign girl and was planning to marry her.

In a desperate situation, the two of them not only tried every possible way to get their parents to meet, but also had to compete with the foreign girl in a battle of wits and courage.

The final outcome, of course, is that their parents still love each other, and the foreign girl gets out of here."

Liu Xiaoli was stunned. Although the plot was interesting and exciting, it sounded weird.

One is in mainland China, the other in Taiwan, and they have a happy ending in the end. How can the movie be called "A Perfect Match"? ? ? ?

There are also two little girls' names, one is Yiyi and the other is Feifei.

On the surface, this seems to be a play on the stage name Liu Yifei.

But in fact, the name comes from the Book of Songs: "When I went there, the willow trees were swaying. Now I come back, it is raining and snowing."

This poem is about returning home.

Liu Xiaoli asked her own question, but Yang Ye did not admit it. He said:
“This is just a reasonable localization of a foreign classic, don’t think too much about it.

After filming "The Man from Nowhere", I discovered that Xiaofeng does have some talent for acting.

She might achieve something in her acting career in the future, so I stepped in personally to pave the way for her.

This "The Perfect Match" is just a prelude to let the audience get familiar with her.

Next year I plan to adapt my novel "Xiao Yao You" into a movie, and I hope Xiao Feng can play the heroine Yang Yao. "

Liu Xiaoli was shocked. "Xiao Yao You" is a long novel written by Yang Ye. It has a total of seven parts and it took almost ten years to serialize it.

Because Yang Ye is very famous worldwide and this novel is very wonderful, it has been translated into more than a dozen languages ​​and distributed all over the world.

It is said that the global sales of genuine copies have exceeded 10 million copies, far exceeding his "Classic of Mountains and Seas Series" and is comparable to the "Ghost Blowing Out the Light Series".

But "Ghost Blows Out the Light" has the blessing of the movie, while "Xiao Yao You" relies purely on the book.

In this regard, Yang Ye modestly said: "Xiao Yao You is children's literature, and it is easy to make money from children. Some parents buy a copy for their children just because of my name, so the sales are relatively good."

Liu Xiaoli thought: It's easy to make money from children. Parents buy books and watch movies for your name. Isn't that...

Liu Xiaoli looked at Yang Ye, then at her daughter. My God, if this seven-part novel is successfully made into a movie, it will be enough for her daughter to live on for the rest of her life.

Yang Ye is really good to us mother and daughter.

Originally, Rosamund Kwan’s high-profile birth of a baby caused a sensation in the city, which made Liu Xiaoli quite dissatisfied.

There is no woman who is not jealous. No one would be willing to share her husband with others.

It’s just that Liu Xiaoli came later and had a burden with her.

Guan Zhilin and Yang Ye have been in love for twenty years and have a biological child. She can't compare at all, so she can only endure it.

As for leaving Yang Ye, Yang Ye had given her so much. Liu Xiaoli was now taking care of her daughter and living a happy life, so she was reluctant to leave.

And Yang Ye was really good in that aspect. After experiencing it, she found that her ex-husband was a complete waste.

The only pity is that Yang Ye has little time and many women, so he can't make her happy every day.

She even wanted to try again and give Yang Ye a child, but unfortunately Yang Ye had no intention of doing so.

Yang Ye told Liu Xiaoli directly: "Xiaofeng has changed her surname to Yang, so she is a member of the Yang family. It doesn't matter to me whether she is my biological child or not. I will not treat her unfairly."

"However, although I think so, I also have to consider the opinions of other biological children."

"So after I discovered her talent for acting, I decided to pave the way for her in her acting career, which was equivalent to adding intangible assets to her."

Yang Ye treated her and her daughter so attentively that Liu Xiaoli had nothing to say and could only thank him three times.

……

At the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Rosamund Kwan successfully gave birth to a son.

Due to the sufficient security and tight protection, there were no such bad things as paparazzi sneaking into the delivery room and taking pictures of the baby at the first opportunity.

Yang Ye was very satisfied with this. Each medical staff and security personnel received a huge red envelope of 88,000 Hong Kong dollars, with the main theme being that one can be rich and willful.

Naturally, everyone was very grateful for this. A few days later, Guan Zhilin was discharged from the hospital and Yang Ye came to pick her up in person.

At the hospital entrance, the two of them appeared openly holding their child, and hundreds of media outlets took pictures of their family of three.

It made the front pages of major news the next day.

"The Yang and Ye families have a new baby, and Guan Zhilin is honored by her son!"

Li Jiaxin was eating breakfast and reading the contents of the newspaper, feeling very annoyed.

With a "swish" sound, the newspaper was torn.

Li Jiaming asked, "Little sister, why are you tearing up the newspaper?"

Li Jiaxin snorted and said, "This bitch gave birth to a son and caused a sensation in the city. This crappy newspaper even said that she has secured the throne because of her son. It really pissed me off."

Li Jiaming said disapprovingly: "What the newspaper said is not wrong. The last time I read in the newspaper, it said that Sir Alex's assets are more than 100 billion, and are still growing.

Guan Zhilin gave birth to a son, so when the family property is divided in the future, at least several hundred million will be divided, right? "

Li Jiaxin became even angrier: "What else are you talking about?"

Li Jiaming said, "Little sister, I am thinking about you. You are younger and prettier than Guan Zhilin. If she can give birth, why can't you?"

Li Jiaxin pouted and said angrily, "He won't marry me, so why should I give birth to a child for him?"

Although she said this, she couldn't help feeling discouraged in her heart. Her family knew her own business, and she understood very well that Yang Ye supported her only because she was young and beautiful.

At the beginning, she thought she was favored because she filmed "Bodyguard from Beijing" with Yang Ye, and she showed off in front of Rosamund Kwan, which made Rosamund Kwan very angry.

Who knew that Yang Ye would later film a more popular movie, "Speed" with Rosamund Kwan. He also said some sweet words to Rosamund Kwan that she still remembers.

"We have known each other for eighteen years. How can we just end a relationship of eighteen years? In my heart, you have always been the woman I deeply love. I will never leave you."

"Humph, he will never leave Guan Zhilin, what about me?"

Li Jiaxin is a little unconfident!

She is now less than 30 years old, young and beautiful, so Yang Ye is naturally attracted to her and is willing to spend a lot of money to support her.

What if one day, you become old and lose your charm?
Although Yang Ye is very good to his women, he likes new things but never gets tired of old ones, and he has a good reputation among all of them.

But Li Jiaxin's ultimate goal is to become Mrs. Yang, otherwise she will always feel unwilling.

But after following Yang Ye for so many years, she increasingly understood that it was simply impossible.

In Yang Ye's mind, the most important women are probably the ones he first met.

Deng Lijun, Zhao Yazhi, Hu Yinmeng, Lin Qingxia and Xu Feng all hold shares in Yangye Company.

In comparison, I can't even rank there.

On the other hand, Li Jiaxin found that after she followed Yang Ye, it was impossible for her to find another rich man.

At the beginning, because Prodigy Hui had hooked up with her, he was targeted by Yang Ye, resulting in a loss of several hundred million. He even offered his woman, Anita Yuan, to Yang Ye before he was able to escape.

There is a legend that Yang Ye is the reincarnation of Ziwei Star. Now many wealthy people in Hong Kong are trying to curry favor with him, hoping to do business with him and make a lot of money.

The Yang Fund that Yang Ye founded is said to be worth more than 10 billion US dollars, and those wealthy people dream of getting a share of it.

She is Yang Ye's woman. Everyone is polite to her and keeps a distance from her. Who dares to flirt with her?

Li Jiaming said, "Your Excellency has so many women. Having children or not having children will definitely make a difference in the future. If you want to ensure your wealth and prosperity throughout your life, I advise you to quickly give birth to a son for Your Excellency."

Li Jiaxin thought about it in a mess, and after hearing what her sister said, she suddenly understood.

Fighting for favor or not actually doesn’t make any sense. Only by giving birth to a son can you have a foundation for your life.

Li Jiaxin said: "I'll give birth to the baby. My son will definitely be more handsome than Guan Zhilin's!"

……

Yang Ye stayed with Guan Zhilin, who had just given birth, for a few days, and then returned to the production of the film.

The script of "The Legend of Zu" has not been finalized yet, but Yang Ye, Xu Ke, Yang Mingxin, and the special effects production staff of Ziqi Company got together to study the special effects of the movie.

Some weapons in "The Legend of Shushan", such as the Twin Heavenly Thunder Swords, the Sun and Moon Sutra Wheel, the Double-Winged Flying Dragon Slash, and the Haotian Mirror, have already been designed.
But what should Shushan look like?
In Xu's "The Legend of Shu Mountain", Shu Mountain is a big mountain floating in the sea of ​​clouds, with several small mountains gathered around it.

That one looks good, but it's too simple.

The design of Mount Hallelujah in the later Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" is somewhat similar to Mount Shu.

The design inspiration of Hallelujah Mountain comes from Nantianzhu, a mountain in Zhangjiajie, a scenic spot in China.

When Cameron was selecting the location, he sent photographer Hansen to Zhangjiajie for a four-day location shoot.

A large number of landscape pictures later became the prototypes of various elements of "Pandora".

Among them, the "Pillar of the South Sky" became the prototype of the "Mount Hallelujah".

After "Avatar" became a global hit, in order to attract tourists, Zhangjiajie deliberately changed the name of "Southern Sky Pillar" to "Hallelujah Mountain".

The Shu Mountain to be designed this time is not only an important scene in Xu Ke's new film "The Legend of Shu Mountain".

It is also an important scene in "Xiao Yao You" which Yang Ye plans to start filming next year.

When Yang Ye wrote "Xiao Yao You", he used the same approach of combining Chinese and Western elements as Jin Yong.

He used the outline and world structure of "Harry Potter" and incorporated a lot of elements from fantasy novels into it.

Yang Ye did this because this was the advanced experience for future generations.

In the early days of online novels, Western fantasy dominated all other genres, and many excellent works emerged, such as Lao Zhu’s "Zichuan".

Later authors absorbed the advantages of Western fantasy themes, martial arts themes, and Japanese anime, and melted them into one, which gradually gave rise to the popular fairy tale novels and fantasy novels.

Yang Ye used a lot of things from "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" in "Xiao Yao You", such as the flying swords of the male and female protagonists Ye Xiao and Yang Yao.

Shushan is also the most important scene in the novel.

Well, he originally conceived of going to Kunlun, but later when it was officially serialized, it was changed to Shushan.

Moreover, when describing the scenes, they are all based on Zhangjiajie and Jiuzhaigou.

Xu Ke had gone to Sichuan before filming "Wind and Cloud", and even went deep into Jiuzhaigou to take a large number of landscape photos.

Yang Mingxin led the team to Zhangjiajie again and took back a large number of landscape photos.

Everyone took these photos, as well as some scenes from "Swordsman" and "Xiao Yao You", discussed and studied with each other, and finally designed a plan.

Overall, the design uses the style of Xu Ke's movie "The Legend of Zu", where a big mountain is surrounded by several small peaks.

But in terms of the realism of the scene, it tends to be more like the design of "Avatar".

As for the shape, it is a bit like the Qingyun Sect in "Zhu Xian".

Six small peaks guard a big peak.

Seven peaks rise high into the sky, floating above the sea of ​​clouds.

The Shushan disciples were flying in the sea of ​​clouds with their swords.

After the shape of Shushan is finalized, production will begin.

Today's CGI technology is not mature enough. If computer models are used, it will look very fake, just like the Shu Mountain in Xu Ke's "The Legend of Shu Mountain".

To make the scene believable, you need to use... miniature models.

Ziqi Company has extensive experience in model making.

When Yang Ye was filming "Terminator", Ziqi Company began to focus on this area.

After so many years of tireless research, we have reached a world-leading level, on par with Industrial Light & Magic.

The dinosaur models in "Jurassic Park" were made by Ziqi Company.

The Shushan that we are going to produce this time is an even bigger challenge.

Because they want to build the largest model ever.

It is even bigger than the Hochswolf School of Witchcraft and Wizardry built in the original time and space for the filming of "Harry Potter".

This model of six small peaks guarding a large peak has a total area of ​​110 square meters.

Various buildings need to be built on top of each mountain.

It is estimated that it will take hundreds of staff members and at least half a year to produce it.

(End of this chapter)