Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

"Green Cop" received mediocre reviews, and many viewers were quite disappointed with the movie.

I don't think there's anything special about it, it's just a popcorn entertainment movie.

But it was still exciting. The local box office finally grossed 4100 million, which saved Yang Ye's reputation.

However, Ayumi Hamasaki became a huge star in Hong Kong thanks to this movie.

Her doll-like appearance in the movie won the love of many Hong Kong audiences.

In the original time and space of Hong Kong, Ayumi Hamasaki was the most popular Japanese singer in history, even her two predecessors, Yamaguchi Momoe and Nakamori Akina, could not compare to her.

Even though time and space have changed, it’s still the same: Hong Kong people just like this doll-like girl.

In Japan, "Green Cop" earned 21.3 billion yuan at the box office, which is only a mediocre result for Yang Ye's film.

Kadokawa Pictures originally thought that it could at least exceed 25 billion, but after Japan reported that Yamaguchi Momoe would not make a comeback, the box office suddenly plummeted.

Even so, this box office is enough to make it into the top ten of Japan's annual box office.

The 1996 Japanese domestic animation champion "Godzilla: Century Killing" only had a box office of 20 billion.

A movie with mediocre performance by Yang Ye is enough to dominate Japan, which shows how strong his dominance is in Japan.

Since he swept Japan more than 20 years ago, at least one wonderful commercial blockbuster has been released in Japan every year.

Moreover, these movies are often innovative, audiences never get tired of them, and almost all of them are big sellers.

Over time, the number of movie fans has increased, covering three generations of audiences, including the old, middle-aged and young generations, forming an extremely huge box office appeal.

This appeal exists not only in Japan, but also all over the world.

As an example of the perfect combination of action and science fiction films, "The Matrix 2" aroused all the enthusiasm of Yang Ye's fans.

Five months after its release, the global box office has exceeded 9.5 million US dollars, just one step away from surpassing "Jurassic Park".

After "Detective Green Wasp" was released in Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki's album "A Song for××" should be released online.

Most singers would release a single first to test the waters, but Ayumi Hamasaki went straight to releasing a studio album.

Because her popularity has already risen, there is no need to test the waters.

Yang Ye did not show up for the album promotions; it was Katsuto Matsuura and Ayumi Hamasaki who were promoting the album.

Because during this period of time, the Japanese were scolding Yang Ye for being a scumbag. Sorry, Yamaguchi Baihui, he had become a rat crossing the street.

Now going to Japan and bringing the young and tender Ayumi Hamasaki to promote the business is just walking into trouble.

Yang Ye himself didn't care. He always endured this kind of abuse and never refuted it because he deserved it.

But Ayumi Hamasaki's singing career is definitely over.

Therefore, during the promotion of Ayumi Hamasaki's new album, she tried her best to downplay the relationship between her and Yang Ye.

She was lucky to play the leading role in "Green Cop" because she happened to be a trainee in Hong Kong.

The heroine of this movie was very suitable in all aspects, and she was also a newcomer that the company was optimistic about, so she was chosen.

In the album "A Song for××", Yang Ye did not use his real name in all the songs he composed, but instead made up a Japanese name.

"A Song for××", like the Spice Girls' previous album "Spice", is aimed at the youth market.

The songs in it are all about girls' thoughts, friendship, family relationships and other themes. They are very heartfelt and therefore very popular among young people.

"Spice" has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, and "A Song for××" has sold over 1 million copies in Japan.

This made Ayumi Hamasaki the first new singer in the music industry to have her first album sell over a million copies, and she became famous.

Now, under the operation of Yang Ye, Avex Music has three major singers, Izumi Sakai, Namie Amuro, and Ayumi Hamasaki, and has officially entered its heyday.

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1996年4月28日，原时空第15届，本时空第16届金像奖隆重开幕。

Although Hong Kong films have been declining in the past two years, due to Yang Ye's existence, it is actually more prosperous on the surface.

"The Matrix 2" swept the world. Can you say that Hong Kong movies are not awesome?

Despite this, people in the industry understand that after delivering the goods to Taiwanese film distributors, the film distributors no longer invest much in Hong Kong films.

Hong Kong's richest company, Poplar Pictures, only produces a dozen or so films each year, which it consumes internally.

It has become very difficult for ordinary filmmakers in Hong Kong to find investment.

What’s even more bizarre is that sometimes, even if you get investment, it’s actually very difficult to find decent people to start the work.

Because all those basic talents were brought to Shenzhen by Yang Ye to shoot TV series.

Baiyang Television Company shoots more than 30 TV series a year.

There are also crews from the mainland, Taiwan, Singapore and other places working at Guangming Film and Television City, and they also need manpower.

Currently, there are about 50 TV series started in Guangming Film and Television City every year, and the government has established complete supporting facilities around Guangming Film and Television City.

We also recruited extras from all over the country and provided them with basic training to meet the needs of the crew.

There are film crews from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and four places, tens of thousands of extras gathered from all over the country, and all walks of life serving them.

In less than ten years, Gongming Town has developed from a poor and remote area into a prosperous new town.

The government is already planning to separate Gongming Town and surrounding areas from Longgang District to establish a Guangming New District.

In other words, the Guangming District may be established ten years in advance of the original time and space.

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Yang Ye's data transfer and the operation of cutting off the source of funds are undoubtedly adding insult to injury for those increasingly troubled film companies in Hong Kong.

Due to lack of funds and manpower, the films they are making now are becoming increasingly shoddy, and the box office is declining. It is already difficult for them to make a film that can gross over 20 million locally.

Although "Young and Dangerous" created by Wang Jing, Wen Jun and others was a small-scale success with a big investment, it earned 1 million yuan at the box office after its release in January and caused a great social impact.

But the second film, Young and Dangerous: Way of the Dragon, which was released in March, had its box office suppressed to around 3 million because it collided with Yang Ye's The Green Cop.

Although this movie still made a lot of money at the box office, the momentum has been lost, and it will not be easy for the third movie to achieve good box office results.

Moreover, Yang Ji has a large number of blockbuster films released this year, occupying all the good schedules, making it even more difficult for "Young and Dangerous 3" to break through.

Golden Harvest originally planned to make a comeback with the "Young and Dangerous" series, but now it is just a delusion.

Xu Feng has already contacted Raymond Chow and Ho Kuan Chang directly, intending to acquire Golden Harvest's film library.

Once the deal is done, Yeung Kee will be the only big company left in the Hong Kong film industry.

Those other shell companies can only exist by relying on Yangji.

But it doesn’t matter. Hong Kong is just a city, and it’s already awesome to have a large film company there.

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The competition for this year's Academy Awards is still quite fierce.

"The Matrix 2", "Rumble in the Bronx", "The Man from Nowhere", "Chariots of Fire", " Women", "Fallen Angels" and "Singing in the Midnight Sun" are all popular candidates.

Yang Ye's "The Matrix 2" swept the world, and Ann Hui's "A Woman of " also caused a sensation in the film industry, winning the Best Film and Best Actress awards at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards last year.

It also helped Josephine Siao win the title of Best Actress in Berlin, making her the third Best Actress in Berlin after Gong Li and Manyu Zhang.

At this year's Academy Awards, it was nominated for ten awards, making it one of the most popular films to win, while The Matrix 2 led the way with fourteen nominations.

Lin Qingxia has not appeared in public this year again. Since filming "The Matrix", she has disappeared from people's sight.

In fact, she doesn't have much to do. Apart from taking care of her daughter's life, she plays mahjong very happily.

However, the Yang family had two good role models, Yamaguchi Baihui and Lin Fengjiao, so she followed their example.

If you want to quit, you really have to quit. Why do you keep appearing in front of the media?
Yang Ye walked the red carpet this year with black actress Halle Berry, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

There have been many foreigners nominated for the Academy Awards in previous years, but this is the first time that a black person has been nominated.

This move also demonstrates the increasingly open atmosphere of the Academy Awards.

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At eight o'clock in the evening, the live broadcast of the Academy Awards officially started.

The Spice Girls performed as guest singers and sang their hit song "Wannabe" on stage.

"Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want..."

Six hot girls sang and danced enthusiastically on the stage, and the tens of thousands of audience members in the Hong Kong Coliseum instantly got into the mood and applauded crazily.

Hong Kong was a colony after all, and many people felt honored to see girl groups from the colonial power perform on stage at the Academy Awards.

Yang Ye and Chen Long were sitting in the audience, discussing the release of Men in Black in North America this year.

As soon as the six hot girls came on stage, Fangshilong's eyes widened and he exclaimed: "They are indeed hot girls, so sexy."

Yang Ye curled his lips and said, "Don't think about Coco, just go for the others."

Chen Long said "oh" and admired it carefully. He first excluded the black girl Melanie, then pointed at Victoria and said, "This one is good."

Yang Ye rolled his eyes and thought, "Damn it, am I going to be a fellow traveler with him again?"

"Boss, what do you think?"

"Uh... you have good taste!"

Forget it, too lazy to care.

Yang Ye didn't take Victoria seriously. He had hooked up with Victoria just to have fun with Victoria.

Although Victoria got the taste of it, she asked Yang Ye out twice more later, and Yang Ye also slept with Emma Burton, a blonde girl in the girl group, once.

Talking about Chen Long's view on women, he is a man with very clear insights.

Many people say that he is a scumbag, but in fact he is loyal and righteous and is very good to women.

But there is a prerequisite, that is, he takes his career very seriously.

He has a famous saying: "You must hold your money in your own hands, but I will not treat you unfairly."

Many women only remember the first half of the sentence and automatically ignore the second half, and belittle him in various ways.

Ask yourself, is this sentence a true saying for everyone, regardless of gender?

Would a woman give her money to a man?
Anyone who does this, regardless of whether they are a man or a woman, is an idiot.

If Yang Ye didn't have unlimited wealth, he wouldn't be so generous to his women.

Everything Chen Long has is the result of his hard work, so he cherishes it very much.

His stance is: "Don't touch my wealth. I'll buy you whatever you want."

Many women criticized Chen Long for being mean to Lin Fengjiao and felt sorry for her.

In fact, in the early 1990s, Taiwanese media reported that all the properties Chen Long bought in Taiwan, including houses and shops, were registered under Lin Fengjiao's name.

Lin Fengjiao had a net worth of over 100 million in the early 1990s. Her good friend Lin Qingxia worked hard making movies all year round, but she didn't make as much as Lin Fengjiao just by lying down.

When Chen Long picks up girls, he is always straightforward and makes it clear directly that if they are willing to be together, then they will be together, but if they are not willing, then forget it. He will never be a bootlicker.

And he will directly tell women what kind of person he is, "If you can accept it, then live with me. If you can't accept it, then break up. But don't expect me to be the man you want according to your standards."

No woman can get in the way of his career!

The reporter asked Chen Long: "What about Lin Fengjiao?"

Chen Long said: "She can do whatever she likes. There is no promise between us! I have made it very clear. If it works out, we can be together. If it doesn't, we can break up."

Compared to those celebrities who create various personas for themselves, Chen Long is a real man.

The reporter asked Chen Long: "What if a woman wants to be with you for a long time?"

Chen Long said: "If a woman is willing to wait for me, she may be very happy in 20 years."

In other words, as long as you are willing to wait, I will stay with you until the end.

Later, Chen Long and Lin Fengjiao were married for forty years without divorce. He really did it.

Lin Fengjiao sees things very clearly and lives very transparently.

First, she is not tied to Chen Long; second, she knows Chen Long’s views on marriage and love; third, she is an independent person.

She just lives her own life, takes care of her son and runs her own business.

The reporter interviewed Lin Fengjiao and said that Chen Long has many fans in Japan, and those Japanese girls all openly expressed their love to Chen Long. She asked her if she was jealous or unhappy?

Lin Fengjiao said: "I don't feel jealous at all, because it was the female fan who liked Chen Long, not Chen Long who fell in love with the female fan."

"If Chen Long has no fans, that's what I should be worried about!"

Lin Fengjiao's mother also expressed a similar view when she was interviewed that year.

She said: "Chen Long told Lin Fengjiao from the beginning what she needed to endure and what she needed to wait for.

She still chose to wait, so he wouldn't treat her unfairly. Why should anyone else meddle in other people's business?"

Although Lin Fengjiao in this time and space did not follow Chen Long but followed Yang Ye, her approach was the same.

Her attitude towards life has invisibly influenced other women in Yang Ye, especially Lin Qingxia.

Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao had the most interactions. Because they were busy filming, Yang Xiao was often taken care of by Lin Fengjiao.

So, Lin Qingxia finally retired and followed Lin Fengjiao's example.

Chen Long's views on love and marriage can be said to be increasingly valuable in later China, as countless men have been offered gold coins by women.

When a man has no career, how many women are willing to be with him?
If the woman who accompanies you is not your original wife, then she is just someone who comes to pick peaches.

In this situation, if you still give her everything you have, you will be the second Su Xiangmao and deserve to be blasted with gold coins by Zhai Xinxin.

Chen Long also did something else. When he was not yet successful, he had an affair with a dancer.

Later, the dancer unfortunately encountered a fire and suffered burns all over her body, making it difficult for her to make a living.

The dancer had no choice but to find Chen Long to reminisce about the past, and Chen Long gave her some money without saying a word.

In order to prevent the dancer from feeling that he was discriminating against her, he went to bed with the dancer who was disfigured and burned all over her body.

This...to control that kind of physical nausea, very few people can do it.

Although it's a bit strange, it shows that he is very loyal and righteous. (End of this chapter)