Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

“Oooooh…”

Amid the long whistle, a steam locomotive belched thick smoke and traveled through the mountains.

On both sides of the track are continuous terraces, with golden rapeseed flowers blooming all over the mountains, so brilliant.

Some paddy fields have not yet been transplanted with seedlings. They are interspersed among the rapeseed fields, like mirrors, reflecting the sky and clouds.

On the hillside, the crew members were all amazed by the beautiful pastoral scenery.

The most amazing thing was that a small rainbow suddenly appeared above the train.

"Wow, rainbow!" someone exclaimed.

This rainbow is formed by the refraction of sunlight by the steam emitted from the train, which is not surprising.

But at this moment, this scene makes the beautiful scenery in front of us even more beautiful.

Zhang Manyu said: "It's so beautiful, just like what you described in your novel. How did you find this place?"

Yang Ye thought, when I wrote it at the beginning, I wrote it exactly according to this place, how could it be different?

This is the most shameless part when Yang Ye wrote "Xiao Yao You".

When he first started writing, he had already thought about how the movie would be shot and where to shoot the scene, and then he described it based on that place.

The way he does it, when the movie is made and the audience sees those beautiful scenery, they will have a magical experience of super-reality.

It's easy to say, but Yang Ye is the only one in the world who can do it.

Yang Ye said calmly: "My location crew spent two years selecting the location for "Xiao Yao You". They traveled all over the country and took tens of thousands of photos. If we want to recreate the scenes in the book, there is no better place than here."

Zhang Manyu said: "No wonder your movies are so good. The preparation you put in for one movie is probably enough for Wang Jing to make ten movies."

Yang Ye smiled and said, "Ah Xiang is your mentor. He was the one who filmed your first movie, right? Be careful or I will tell you about him and say you were talking about him behind his back."

Zhang Manyu said with a flat mouth: "I was praising you, and you complained!"

"Hahaha, I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously!"

Yang Ye was always accompanied by a woman wherever he went, but this time there was no woman with him, so he could only have some fun with Zhang Manyu.

Zhang Guorong said: "I never thought that there are still steam locomotives in this world. They must have been around for more than a hundred years, right?"

Yang Ye said: "No, it's been almost sixty years. China's railways have long been electrified, and the next step will be high-speed rail.

In fact, the train has basically stopped operating here. Because I was here to shoot a movie, they performed a special show for me and even repainted the train.

But I think after the movie comes out, it will become a tourist attraction and we can continue to operate it.”

After the crew finished filming the daytime scenes, they waited until night to shoot the train under the cover of night, which was a completely different scene.

Steam trains emit smoke during the day and spit fire at night.

Steam locomotives are fueled by coal. When the fireman shovels coal, he shovels a large amount of fine coal slag into the boiler, which sprays out and creates a fire-breathing effect.

Countless golden sparks fell from the sky, and when they were almost about to land on people's heads, they were annihilated in the air just right, short-lived but magnificent.

People standing under it felt like they were watching fireworks blooming up close, or as if they had walked into a low-altitude meteor shower. They shouted and exclaimed in amazement.

Yang Ye looked at these Hong Kong guys who looked like they had never seen the world, and looked at the steam train that gradually disappeared into the night, and suddenly sighed:
"China once lagged behind the world because it did not have such technology. Today, it is also going away."

……

After finishing the filming in Leshan, the crew of "Xiao Yao You" went to Yunnan.

In Kunming, the crew of Yang Liping's "Sun Bird" is also ready to go.

Yang Liping is a novice and wants to make a movie, so she naturally needs her man to guide her.

So she changed the filming location from Dali to Diqing, so that Yang Ye could travel back and forth more conveniently.

Now, Yang Ye has a woman again.

I arrived in Diqing soon and attended the press conference where the Diqing government announced that it would rename Zhongdian as Shangri-La.

The government stepped in, using Yang Ye's fame as an endorsement, and more than a hundred media outlets came to this remote mountain town.

Big stars like Zhang Guorong, Zhang Manyu and Yang Liping were also invited to the stage, making the scene star-studded.

At the press conference, Director Ma of Yunnan Tourism Department announced on the spot: "The world-sought-after paradise - Shangri-La is in Diqing.

With the approval of the State Council, Zhongdian County has been officially renamed Shangri-La County, and a renaming ceremony will be held on a date to be determined.”

Although Yang Ye is a billionaire, he has always been close to the people and has no elitist style at all.

He is still endorsing Lindt chocolate, Citroën cars, Uni-President Foods, and the Pocket Game Console.

He is a very loyal person. If there are no problems after cooperating with us, he will continue the cooperation and will not raise the price.

Moreover, he only endorses things that ordinary people can afford. He is personally endorsing the "Zhen Gongfu" fast food that the Yang Group is preparing to sell.

Luxury brands had approached him before, but he rejected them all.

If his fame can help others, he has always been generous.

At the press conference, Yang Ye sang a song called "The Sun and the Moon in My Heart" on the spot. The heroine of the song's MV, Yang Liping, also came on stage to dance with him.

The two sang and danced, and the whole audience cheered.

Two big stars, Zhang Guorong and Zhang Manyu, took the lead in applauding and cheering.

When facing media interviews, they were naturally very polite and praised Shangri-La, saying that the scenery here is beautiful and the people are simple and honest, and it is worthy of being a paradise on earth.

It’s just a matter of a few words, it’s good for you, me and everyone, so why not do it?

In the movie, the new students recruited by Shushan first take the train, then take the boat, and finally arrive at their destination.

The boat riding scene was, of course, filmed at Bigu Tianchi.

As planned, the crew traveled to various places and spent two months to complete the location shooting in mid-May. They returned to Shenzhen and started studio shooting.

The first scene shot in the studio was a magical adaptation of the Quidditch match in Harry Potter, a fairyland kicking competition.

This scene had to be shot entirely in the studio, against a green screen background, and then composited with the real scene.

Yang Ye gave this part to Cheng Xiaodong. This kind of scene should have been left to the action director.

The martial arts scenes were given to Cheng Xiaodong, while the literary scenes were given to Li Huimin.

As the chief director, Yang Ye is responsible for overall planning. The two executive directors complete the tasks he assigns.

Yang Ye is mainly responsible for acceptance. If it is not up to standard, it will be sent back for reshoots. He rarely directs the films himself anymore.

Despite this, he is still happy to give some guidance to the actors, such as guiding Gao Yuanyuan.

Gao Yuanyuan is a good student. She used to be quite introverted and a slow-warm-up type.

After becoming familiar with Yang Ye, he took the initiative to come to him and ask for advice.

Gao Yuanyuan walked into the lounge, where Yang Ye was watching a pornographic film he had filmed before. He noticed that her walking posture was not right, so he asked, "What's wrong with your legs?"

Gao Yuanyuan said weakly: "I fell down."

She didn't have many roles, but she did participate in the "Fairyland Cuju Competition".

Since it's an action scene, bumps and falls are commonplace and inevitable.

Yang Ye didn't care much about it. Since Cheng Xiaodong asked Gao Yuanyuan to rest for a while and didn't send her to see a doctor, then it was okay.

Despite this, Yang Ye still asked with concern: "Is everything ok?"

"It's nothing serious. The director asked me to take a break. I thought it was okay, so I came to see you and wanted to ask you about some issues related to filming."

Yang Ye said "oh" and asked, "Did Xiaodong scold you?" Speaking of this, Gao Yuanyuan felt a little aggrieved. She didn't mean it, but Cheng Xiaodong scolded her so harshly.

"He is the action director. If the actors don't follow his instructions, accidents may happen. It is inevitable that he will scold people. He even scolded me before. Don't take it to heart."

Gao Yuanyuan was originally feeling aggrieved and wanted to cry, but when she heard that Cheng Xiaodong had even scolded Yang Ye, her eyes suddenly widened and she asked in surprise, “He scolded you too?”

Yang Ye was just talking nonsense, Cheng Xiaodong didn't dare to scold him, he was just saying this to comfort Gao Yuanyuan.

Yang Ye shrugged and said, "It's not about the person, it's about the matter. If someone did something wrong, they should be scolded!"

"Then why haven't I seen you scold anyone?"

"In fact, I used to curse people on the set, but now they dare not disobey me. I don't need to curse people, and the work can go smoothly. So you think I am very friendly."

Gao Yuanyuan nodded: "Oh, so that's how it is."

"Where did you fall? Sit down and I'll help you take a look."

"Right here."

Gao Yuanyuan sat on the chair, blushing as she watched Yang Ye fiddle with her white and tender thighs.

"It's a little bruised, but it's okay. Just leave it like that for today. Apply some safflower oil tomorrow and it will heal quickly."

"Oh, Director Cheng said so too."

"Right, he is a professional, you just need to strictly follow his requirements."

"I know!"

She came to Yang Ye to seek advice, and Yang Ye did not hold back, answering her questions in detail and even demonstrating it himself.

Gao Yuanyuan was extremely grateful and thanked him repeatedly. Yang Ye smiled and said, "You are always so polite. That won't do."

"I think you are a very nice person, not arrogant at all."

"Get rid of you!"

"It's so much fun to be with you."

"Hey, that's right."

"Hahaha!" Gao Yuanyuan felt relaxed and started giggling.

"By the way, the photos taken during the location shooting have all been developed. Pick some and keep them as souvenirs."

Gao Yuanyuan was overjoyed. In fact, she had no role in the previous two months, but she followed the crew everywhere, with free food and accommodation, and she got to travel for two months for free.

Seeing the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland, many of the beautiful views made her linger.

Yang Ye opened a box on the table, which was full of photos.

"So many!"

Gao Yuanyuan held the photos excitedly and looked at them one by one with Yang Ye.

These photos were taken by professional photographers, with excellent angles, composition and all other aspects.

If a person's appearance is 70%, he can take a photo of you as 100%.

Yang Ye picked up a photo at random. It was a photo of Gao Yuanyuan smiling brightly in a rapeseed field.

I picked up another photo, which showed me smiling at the camera while sitting on a train.

After looking at a few of them, he said, "You love to laugh!"

Gao Yuanyuan was very satisfied with the photos. She thought they made her look very beautiful and she felt closer to Yang Ye.

The two of them got together, looking through photos and recalling the fun things that happened during the filming.

Before she knew it, Gao Yuanyuan began to speak her true feelings to Yang Ye.

"Actually, I was reluctant to leave BJ at first."

"why?"

"Because I miss home so much and don't want to leave my parents. As soon as I got on the plane and thought about going to a strange city, I felt a splitting headache."

"Headache?"

"Well, I feel like when I'm on the plane, taking off, it's like there are countless lines on my heart, pulling at me. The higher and farther I fly, the more it hurts. Can you understand this feeling?"

"I understand. When I was going on a long journey, I would miss my parents, too."

"Are they all right now?"

"They..." Yang Ye hesitated, "They are waiting for me in a far place!"

Gao Yuanyuan thought, it turns out that both his parents have passed away.

Thinking that he had inadvertently mentioned Yang Ye's sad story, he fell silent.

The two of them flipped through the photos silently, and Yang Ye asked casually, "So, have you been used to your life these past few months?"

Gao Yuanyuan said: “To be honest, I’m not used to it, especially in Yunnan.

It was a little warm, a little humid, and a little hot there. When I woke up in the morning, the windows were covered with moisture, which always made me mistakenly think it was snowing.

Also, I was actually very uncertain. I had never filmed a movie before, so I didn’t know how to shoot it, and I often felt very confused…”

She raised her head and looked at Yang Ye with her two big black eyes, with a little admiration and a little dependence in them.

She said: “Fortunately, my colleagues are very enthusiastic and kind to me, especially you, who taught me carefully, encouraged me gently, and made me persevere.

I think you are very kind, and I often can't help but act like a spoiled child to you, but you don't mind and you spoil me..."

As Gao Yuanyuan spoke, a blush appeared on her fair face, pure and with a touch of girlish shyness.

Yang Ye saw it all, listened to the girl's thoughts, and his heart was pounding.

He couldn't help but stretch out a hand and gently put it on the girl's cheek.

The girl's face became redder and redder, as if blood might drip out.

She felt her heart pounding. She was shy and nervous. She felt that this was inappropriate, yet she was inexplicably looking forward to it.

She wanted to close her eyes, but bravely opened them.

"Yuanyuan!"

"Ok!"

Yang Ye loosened his hand, his expression returned to normal, and said, "Has anyone ever told you that you have beautiful eyes?"

Gao Yuanyuan didn't know whether to be relieved or disappointed, and replied: "Yes, many people say so.

When I was born, my father thought my eyes were round, so he named me Yuanyuan. "

"I see, this name is quite appropriate. But you look pretty when you smile, so it would be nice to call you Xiaoxiao."

"Maybe it's because when I was born, I could only cry and not laugh!"

When Gao Yuanyuan smiles, her smile is bright and innocent, which is her trademark.

Yang Ye had no resistance to this kind of girl. The reason he held back just now was that when he gently stroked Gao Yuanyuan's cheek, he suddenly remembered a girl he loved in his previous life.

The girl looked very similar to Gao Yuanyuan, and she looked pretty when she smiled. For a moment, he was a little dazed.

Once the emotion is over, the opportunity is lost and we can only wait until next time.

Yang Ye didn't want to use force, that would be too zombie-like. (End of this chapter)