Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

September, October and November are not originally strong periods, and are only slightly better than the first half of the year.

But suddenly, several blockbuster movies came out, and all the movies they encountered were badly beaten.

The Hong Kong film industry is so small that people in the industry know that these blockbuster movies are all series.

If these movies continue to be made, other film companies will have a hard time in the future.

Therefore, even if I knew that Yang Ye and Zhou Xingchi were in the Christmas season, I had no choice but to follow them. There was nowhere to hide.

Are you going to the Spring Festival? Yang Ye is waiting there again, and there is also Chen Long.

Although "The Matrix Revolutions" is not as exciting as "Reloaded", its gorgeous special effects and cool scenes are unmatched by ordinary movies.

Especially the weightlessness effect of the final battle. During the filming, a track system was installed on the ceiling, allowing the actors and stuntmen to hang upside down and roll in all directions. The filming was extremely difficult, and the final effect was also excellent.

The idea of ​​setting the final battle in the rain was originally inspired by a 1999 Korean movie, "Nowhere to Hide".

However, it is not 1999 yet. Even if the Korean director makes this movie, it can only be a reversal of Tian Gang and a plagiarism of Yang Ye.

The decisive battle on a rainy night is a classic scene in Chinese martial arts movies.

In the original version, Yuen Woo-ping played the role very well, but it was always a bit weird because the two protagonists were not Chinese.

At this time, it is presented by a team composed entirely of Chinese people, and with the technical level not bad, it is naturally better than the original.

Although Stephen Chow's "The God of Cookery" is a classic, it is still no match for visual effects blockbusters like "The Matrix Revolutions", not to mention that this movie has two predecessors, and this time it is the finale.

"The Matrix Revolutions" was released simultaneously in more than 50 markets around the world, attracting countless moviegoers and instantly becoming a box office hit.

But there are also many criticisms.

For example, the New York Post commented: The third part feels very repetitive and lacks a lot of suspense.

Comment from Rolling Stone: Yang Ye made the mistake of being conservative, so some things were not developed in the third part.

However, in North America, it still surpassed Tom Cruise's romantic movie "Jerry Maguire" and eventually broke the $100 million box office record, becoming the Christmas box office champion.

In Hong Kong, the box office of "The Matrix Revolutions" exceeded 100 million Hong Kong dollars, suppressing "The God of Cookery" from breaking 40 million.

Zhou Xingchi offended the mainland because of filming "Forbidden City Cop", which resulted in "The God of Cookery" being unable to be released in the mainland.

Because if he wanted to release the film, he would have to pay a huge fine, which Zhou Xingchi could not afford.

Since the overseas distribution of "The God of Cookery" was handled by Yangji, and this matter was quite sensitive, Yang Ye had to personally show up and make a trip to Beijing.

"The Matrix Revolutions" also had a huge box office success in mainland China.

The patriotic enthusiasm of the people in the mainland is far greater than that of overseas Chinese. Although Yang Ye was born in Hong Kong, he was promoted as the pride of the Chinese people, and there is not much negative information about him.

In recent years, Yang Ye has donated money to build schools all over the mainland. Hope primary schools and Hope middle schools have sprung up, and the name of Principal Yang has long been resounding throughout the Chinese mainland.

Not only does he make Chinese people proud with his achievements in the film industry, he is also a highly respected philanthropist.

In addition, Hong Kong is about to return, and the people of the mainland have high hopes for their Hong Kong compatriots.

Even if some viewers don't understand this movie, it doesn't stop them from supporting Yang Ye.

This made the box office of "The Matrix Revolutions" in mainland China surpass that of "Reloaded", breaking through 300 million yuan and heading straight for 400 million yuan.

In other regions, the situation is just the opposite, with the third film performing worse than the second.

……

Because "The Matrix Revolutions" was so popular, Yang Ye received an invitation to perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

After entering the 1990s, Yang Ye received invitations to perform on the Spring Festival Gala almost every year.

He always declined the offer on the grounds that he didn't have the time, but instead let his four students, Lao Lang, Yang Yuying, Su Huilun and Liu Xiaohui, take turns to perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

This time, facing the invitation of Yuan Dewang, the director of the Spring Festival Gala, Yang Ye declined again: "I won't go on the show. I asked Wang Fei to go. I wrote a song called "As Wish" for her. Do you think it's okay?"

In fact, it is not impossible to appear on the Spring Festival Gala, but it requires rehearsals and so on, which is very troublesome, and Yang Ye is unwilling to go through the trouble.

It’s much more comfortable to spend the New Year at home with my wife and children.

Others go on the Spring Festival Gala to become famous or expand their market, but his fame is already beyond compare, so there is no need, so he refuses every time.

Yuan Dewang said: "The song "As Wish" is very well written, and we are all very satisfied with it. But Mr. Yang, the people of the whole country still hope to see you during the Spring Festival!"

Yuan Dewang tried to persuade Yang Ye, but Yang Ye still refused.

Yang Ye has recently been working on the post-production of the MV for "The Sun and the Moon in My Heart", which took him more than a month to complete.

He used some scenes from The Legend of Zu, which Xu Ke was currently filming, and combined them with real scenes of the Blue Mountains Valley shot in Sydney using computers.

Coupled with Yang Liping's elegant and graceful appearance, the video caused an immediate sensation as soon as it was broadcast on TV.

The production of this MV is so excellent that others can’t imitate it.

Because the cost is really high, spending more than 10 million is enough to make a mid-to-high-budget movie in Hong Kong.

Only rich people like Yang Ye who don't care about money at all can afford to play this game.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the Yang family is bustling with activity, preparing for the New Year celebrations.

Yang Ye not only celebrates the New Year with his family, but his disciples will also come to pay New Year's greetings on New Year's Day, so two parties have to be held.

However, after receiving a phone call, he told Zhao Yazhi with a heavy heart: "I will not be at home for the New Year this year!"

He hurried to the capital.

……

After Gao Yuanyuan came to Hong Kong, she lived in Yang Kee’s dormitory.

Yangji’s trainee class is made up of people from all over the world, just like a small United Nations.

Gao Yuanyuan also met many people from the mainland here, which slightly alleviated her loneliness.

She attended a specialized class, mainly taking acting lessons, and unlike other trainees, she did not have to learn everything.

But the course was still very full because time was tight and she only had three months.

Except for eating and sleeping, the rest of the time is spent in classes, which is more tiring than being in high school.

As the year draws to a close, the teacher is lecturing on performance theory at the podium, but Gao Yuanyuan's mind is not in the classroom, but somewhere far away.

She missed her hometown more and more, missed her parents, and missed that warm home.

After finally waiting for the get out of class to end, she packed her things and went to the cafeteria to eat.

As a northerner, she is a little unaccustomed to Cantonese cuisine.

However, the dish of braised pork is almost the same in both the north and the south, so she chose one portion of braised pork and one portion of mushrooms and rapeseed.

I found a seat and sat down alone. I ate my meal slowly while looking up at the TV in the restaurant.

Before Yangji’s trainees debut, they are strictly prohibited from dating, and violators will be expelled immediately.

So even though she looks innocent, few boys dare to take the risk to talk to her.

Besides, there are so many beautiful girls here, so they don’t need her.

Suddenly, the MV of "The Sun and the Moon in My Heart" played on TV.

A beautiful melody sounded, and Yang Ye, wearing a backpack, walked among the mountains.

The wind blew the long grass, and he lay on it and sang.

Suddenly, the scene changed, and he slipped and fell into a valley.

A fairy rescued him and took good care of him...

"so beautiful!"

The audience in the cafeteria exclaimed.

Not only is the scenery stunning, the people are also stunning.

Yang Liping's fairy outfit is so otherworldly.

The MV not only has scenes of her taking care of Yang Ye, but also shots of her dancing gracefully, which are so beautiful that they are amazing.

Generally speaking, due to budget considerations, MVs are relatively simple, and none of them are as grand as Yang Ye's.

Finally, Yang Ye helped her wash her hair. She turned her face to the side, and her long flowing hair fell like a waterfall.

The flowing water droplets sparkled in the sun, making many people excited.

While others were amazed, Gao Yuanyuan was very surprised.

Because this MV is very similar to the scene she saw in her dream.

Dreams are illusory. When people are in a dream, all the scenes are very clear.

Once you wake up, everything in the dream will quickly disappear.

Even if I remember it in the future, it will only be a vague shadow.

Therefore, Gao Yuanyuan feels that the MV she is watching now is very similar to the scene in her dream. In fact, they are not similar, but she just thinks they are similar.

It was everything she saw on TV that materialized the vague shadow in her dream.

That day, she met the legendary figure Yang Ye for the first time. Yang Ye showed his unparalleled musical talent in front of her, and she was naturally impressed.

The dream she had at night was actually after Yang Ye left. Zheng Donghan was chatting with Liu Xiaoqing and others and inadvertently mentioned a similar scene.

She was right next to the song at the time and wrote it down inadvertently. Coupled with the hint from the lyrics, it was not surprising that she dreamed about it after falling asleep at night.

As the saying goes, you think about something during the day and dream about it at night.

There is a very famous short interview video on the Internet, which is an interview with a man.

“Have you ever been a dog licker?”

"no!"

"Do you have any experience of licking a dog?"

"no!"

"Is there a girl you like?"

"Have!"

“How far has it developed now?”

"We are still friends on WeChat. When we were chatting last night, she sent me a good night emoticon. Haha, my dreams are sweet, hahahaha..."

When this man said “dreams are always sweet” it was not a metaphor. He most likely really dreamed about the goddess who treated him like a lapdog.

An emoticon package can make this dog fall asleep in his dreams, let alone what Gao Yuanyuan encountered that day.

Gao Yuanyuan was very surprised when she found out that the MV shot by Yang Ye was exactly the scene in her dream.

After dinner, I returned to the dormitory, still thinking about this matter. I lay on the bed, but couldn’t fall asleep.

She inexplicably thought: "If I were the heroine of that MV..."

Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help blushing when she thought about the intimate scenes where if she were the heroine of the MV, she would feed Yang Ye medicine and dance for him, and Yang Ye would wash her hair and they would kiss.

"Oh, how embarrassing! What are you thinking?"

She was just daydreaming about the girl's messy thoughts when her cell phone rang.

Gao Yuanyuan answered the phone and a strange yet familiar voice came from the other end.

"Yuanyuan? I'm Yang Ye!"

Gao Yuanyuan was so shocked that she almost dropped her phone. Why would he call her?

"Yes...it's me, sir, hello!"

On the other end of the phone, Yang Ye smiled and said, "Pack your things and come back to the capital with me tomorrow!"

"Huh? Oh! Okay!"

"That's it, I'll pick you up at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, bye!"

"Bye-Bye!"

Yang Ye hung up the phone. Gao Yuanyuan looked at the phone, puzzled. Why would he suddenly call me and take me back to Beijing?

……

"You didn't sleep well last night?"

At eight o'clock in the morning, Gao Yuanyuan got into Yang Ye's car. Yang Ye saw that she had two dark circles under her eyes and asked in surprise.

It would be strange if I could sleep well!
Gao Yuanyuan watched the MV of "The Sun and the Moon in My Heart" yesterday and couldn't understand why the MV coincided with her dream.

Then she received a call from Yang Ye, saying that he would take her back to Beijing.

She was even more confused. Why did he suddenly call me and want to take me back to Beijing?

She was troubled by two huge questions and tossed and turned until after five o'clock, when she finally fell into a drowsy sleep.

Fortunately, she asked her roommate for help in advance and set the alarm, so she didn't oversleep.

Although she put on makeup, the dark circles under her eyes were too heavy to be concealed, and Yang Ye could see it at a glance.

"Um...I haven't had enough rest lately!"

"The course is too heavy, isn't it?"

Gao Yuanyuan nodded: "Yeah!"

Yang Ye did not comment on this, but just said: "Let's go, let's have some morning tea first!"

The car started and soon arrived at the Peninsula Hotel.

Yang Ye took Gao Yuanyuan into the tea restaurant.

When the diners inside saw Yang Ye coming, they all stood up and greeted him.

Yang Ye smiled and waved, then walked towards his seat.

Run Run Shaw and Mona Fong were sitting there as usual. Yang Ye nodded to the old couple, then walked past them and sat down in his seat.

Gao Yuanyuan is not even eighteen years old and she looks very young, like a middle school student no matter how you look at her.

Fang Yihua couldn't help but complain: "What a beast! This loser even spared middle school students!"

Yang Ye casually ordered some snacks. The waiter brought his tea leaves over. He made the tea himself and said casually, "Are you surprised that I am the one sending you home?"

"Ok!"

Yang Ye immediately asked about Gao Yuanyuan's concerns, and she nodded quickly.

Yang Ye looked at her expression and suddenly asked, "You didn't sleep all night because of thinking about this, did you?"

"Ok!"

Gao Yuanyuan had no choice but to nod again.

Yang Ye couldn't help but want to laugh: "If you have any questions, why don't you call me?"

“I…don’t dare!”

Yang Ye thought, that's true, she's just a young girl who hasn't made her debut yet, how could she have the courage to call me.

“Okay, I hung up too quickly and didn’t explain it to you clearly.

Originally, Xiaoqing said that he would come to pick you up, but I happened to have an urgent matter to go to Beijing, so Xiaoqing asked me to take you with me!"

So that's how it is. Gao Yuanyuan suddenly realized that it wasn't anything strange.

But why did I dream about that scene in his MV?

It was a pity that she had no way of asking Yang Ye this question, and she didn't think Yang Ye could give her an answer, so she could only keep it in her heart.

After breakfast, Yang Ye took Gao Yuanyuan to the airport, where Yang Ye's private plane was parked.

Gao Yuanyuan had rarely taken a plane, let alone a private jet, and was amazed by the luxurious furnishings inside.

However, Yang Ye seemed to be worried about something and was not in a very good mood. After getting on the plane, he remained silent.

After refueling on the way, they arrived in Beijing, where a special car with a V-plate came to pick up Yang Ye.

Yang Ye asked Gao Yuanyuan's address and sent her home without saying much along the way.

Gao Yuanyuan got out of the car, waved to Yang Ye obediently, and said, "Sir, see you next year!"

Yang Ye nodded, smiled, and said, "See you next year!"

The car window went up and sped away.

Gao Junren and his wife were strolling back from buying groceries when they saw their daughter coming home.

Gao Yuanyuan saw her parents and said happily, "Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

Gao Junren was shocked when he saw the V-brand car speeding away: "Who sent you back?" (End of this chapter)