Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Half a month later, Yang Ye returned to Hong Kong, bringing with him two deputies, Cheng Xiaodong and Li Huimin.

Leading a group of powerful actors including Zhang Guorong, Zhang Manyu, Yu Chenghui, Wu Mengda, Teddy Robin, etc.

Shi Xiaolong, Liu Yifei, Zhang Ruoyun and a group of other young actors held a press conference for the filming of "Xiao Yao You" at Shenzhen Guangming Film and Television City.

Yang Ye announced in front of more than 100 media outlets present that the development of the "Xiao Yao You" project had officially started.

Baiyang Pictures will spend ten years and more than 2 billion dollars to shoot eight series of films to present an unprecedented world of cultivation to the audience.

When "Xiao Yao You" was casting, it caused an uproar on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and in Hong Kong and Macau.

Now everything has finally settled, and a group of young actors have appeared in front of the media.

The appearance of two child stars, Liu Yifei and Shi Xiaolong, gave the media a sense of foregone conclusion.

However, Zhang Ruoyun, one of the three protagonists, has never appeared in film or television works before.

Together with many other young actors, it is considered an explanation for that audition.

In addition to these young actors, the veteran actors are more eye-catching.

For example, Li Yan in "Xiao Yao You" corresponds to Snape in "Harry Potter", a very charming and popular character.

Yang Ye gave the role to Zhang Guorong, who has a melancholy temperament and outstanding acting skills, which aroused the interest of many media.

The other leading actress, Maggie Cheung, is also a heavyweight.

Since Yang Ye himself is very popular among the people, the novels he wrote naturally received a lot of attention.

In addition, this series of novels has built a seemingly complete world of cultivation for readers, so it has received rave reviews.

In the Chinese world, many people have seen, or at least know about, "Xiao Yao You".

The next day, the filming of "Xiao Yao You" officially started, and the news that Yang Ye would use the movie to create a world of cultivation filled the headlines of major media entertainment news.

Not only in the Chinese world, some overseas media were also very interested in Yang Ye's big move and reported on it.

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This shoot is divided into two parts: location shooting and studio shooting. The plan is two months for location shooting and two months for studio shooting, and it will be completed in July.

During the filming, they will be divided into two groups, A and B, led by Cheng Xiaodong and Li Huimin respectively.

Of the entire series, Yang Ye was only responsible for filming the first part.

After that, the sequels were shot by two different directors.

李惠民负责第2、4、6部，程小东负责第3、5、7部。

The two filmed alternately, with each one taking two years to produce.

This way, the films can be released at a pace of one per year.

Taking into account possible unexpected events that may occur along the way, the production cycle of the entire series is set at ten years.

Of course, ideals are great and plans are well-organized, but the reality still depends on the data after the first film is released.

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Leshan, Sichuan.

One of the filming locations for the TV series "Xiao Yao You".

As soon as the crew arrived, they received a warm welcome.

People held up banners that read: "Welcome Director Yang Ye, Honorary Citizen of Leshan, home!"

Yang Ye was naturally very down-to-earth. He opened the car window and waved to the crowd enthusiastically.

Zhang Guorong asked curiously, "Boss, they welcome you home. Your ancestral home is Leshan, right?"

Yang Ye shook his head and explained, "More than a decade ago, Jiahui and I came to Leshan for a trip and visited the crew of "The Mysterious Buddha".

I accidentally discovered the confluence of three rivers on the side of Leshan City. Several mountains combined together, like a giant Buddha lying on the water. I told the local government about this discovery, and this is the Leshan Sleeping Buddha that later became famous all over the world.

Because of this discovery, many people came to Leshan to find out, bringing a lot of tourism income to Leshan.

So they awarded me the title of Honorary Citizen of Leshan."

"Wow, I've heard about that big Buddha for a long time. Now that I'm here, I have to go and worship it no matter what!"

Zhang Guorong does not have a clear religious belief, but he goes to the temple to burn incense every year. Since he has come to Leshan, he certainly cannot miss the Sleeping Buddha and the Big Buddha.

As they were talking, the convoy arrived at the destination. Yang Ye, holding Liu Yifei's hand, led the group to get off the car in front of the Guanfo Tower and shook hands and greeted the local leaders who came to greet them.

"Mr. Yang, Mr. Zhang, Miss Zhang...everyone, welcome to Leshan!"

The crew's lineup this time is very strong. In addition to Yang Ye, there are also international superstars such as Zhang Guorong and Zhang Manyu, which makes the leaders very happy and feels it is very impressive.

Previously, Yang Ye discovered the Sleeping Buddha, which brought a wave of traffic to Leshan.

Later, the crew of "Feng Yun" came to Sichuan to film, which brought another wave of traffic to Leshan.

This time Yang Ye is taking part in the film personally, and once the film "Xiao Yao You" is released, he will be able to harvest another wave of traffic.

The leaders were so happy!

The square was packed with people, and people kept shouting the names of Yang Ye and others.

The weather was very good today. The group looked at the Sleeping Buddha of Leshan from a distance and were all amazed.

Zhang Guorong was surprised and said, "It really looks like it. Boss, how did you find out?"

Yang Ye said: "I didn't pay attention to it at first, I just thought the scenery was good, so I took a few photos with Jiahui.

Later, when I watched the rough version of "The Mysterious Buddha", there was a shot that captured this panoramic view, and I discovered it by accident..."

This way of having the person involved speak out and act as a tour guide was very interesting to everyone in the crew.

What’s more, the person involved was Yang Ye, so everyone started to praise him.

Yang Ye had long been immune to this kind of praise. Liu Yifei held Yang's father's hand, but her little face was flushed with excitement.

She felt that her father was so awesome.

The group then took a boat to see the Leshan Giant Buddha, and then returned to the shore, where they were invited to taste local food.

The first dish, of course, is the boiled fish that Yang Ye invented in Leshan.

Yang Ye tasted a mouthful of the fresh fish meat and praised: "Great!"

With the development of the economy, this dish has now spread all over the country.

Since it was invented by the famous person Yang Ye, it is also named "Yang's Boiled Fish".

It is on par with "Mao's Braised Pork" and has become a famous dish named after a celebrity's surname in China, although Yang Ye is a little hesitant.

Some restaurants in cities that specialize in boiled fish will even solemnly print the story of Yang Ye's invention of boiled fish on the walls of the restaurant and give a special introduction.

Thus, Yang Ye became a gourmet expert like Qianlong and Cixi.

However, the things that Qianlong and Cixi ate were all far-fetched and exaggerated.

It is true that Yang Ye invented the dish of boiled fish. With the publicity of some celebrities, the dish became widely known.

Yang Ye is an artist, and "Boiled Fish" is a very classic dish. In time, the story of Yang Ye's invention of boiled fish will surely become a celebrity anecdote and be as widely circulated as "Dongpo Pork".

Yang Ye and his group came to Leshan because the steam locomotive from the Industrial Revolution period is still preserved here... the "Jiayang Little Train".

Moreover, the scenery along the way is very beautiful, with green mountains, green waters, terraced fields, and golden rapeseed flowers.

In the original version of "Harry Potter", when Harry and his crew went to Hodgworth, they took a steam train, and that part was shot very beautifully.

Yang Ye came to Leshan to shoot similar scenes with an oriental pastoral feel. (End of this chapter)