Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Master Gu Yue, as the head of Kunlun and a master of the righteous path, is very powerful.

But in the original version, she just stood there and did nothing, and was killed instantly by the old demon. Yang Ye thought this was ridiculous.

In Yang Ye's opinion, it must be Xu Ke who came up with the brilliant idea of ​​the poignant scene of the human face shattering, and then he came up with the plot based on this idea.

After Xuantian Sect left Kunlun, it flew back again.

Because Xu Ke thought that the scene of Gu Yue’s explosion was so beautiful that Xuantian Sect must go back to take a look.

This is Xu Ke's usual concept-first approach. When he comes up with an idea, he will ignore logic in order to realize it.

For example, in the final battle of "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate", Jet Li asked Chen Kun to go with him to fight in a tornado, and Chen Kun went.

Is the final battle in the tornado good? Yes, it is very cool.

But if you really want to tell the truth, these two people are probably a little crazy.

Yang Ye changed this plot into a simple and direct one where the old demon attacks Kunlun, and the master and disciple fight hard to meet the enemy, staging a stunning opening battle.

The golden wheels of the sun and the moon, the flying swords of red silk, and the magic weapons of the immortals were flying all over the place, majestic and magnificent. The gorgeous special effects made many viewers feel excited.

The master and disciple were no match for the old demon. At the critical moment, Master Gu Yue blocked the fatal blow for Xuan Tian Zong.

This design was done to preserve the idea of ​​Xu's face being torn into pieces.

But Yang Ye added another setting: In order to stop the old demon, Master Gu Yue chose to... self-destruct his golden elixir.

The self-destructive golden elixir is a very common setting in later online cultivation novels.

When a cultivator reaches a relatively high level of cultivation, a golden elixir will form in his body.

When a cultivator in the Jindan stage is in desperate situation, he will choose to self-destruct his Jindan.

This move is extremely powerful, and even cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage have to temporarily avoid its attack.

Yang Ye combined the setting of the self-destructing golden elixir with the idea of ​​Xu Ke's face shattering.

After being injured, Master Gu Yue gave the Moon Golden Wheel to Xuan Tian Sect and left a last word, asking him to escape quickly.

He then chose to self-destruct his golden elixir and flew towards the old demon at an accelerated speed.

At the moment of self-destruction, she suddenly turned around and glanced at Xuantian Sect.

A glance lasts for a thousand years. At this moment, the picture turns into slow motion, the face of the person is shattered, and it is extremely beautiful.

Xuan Tianzong's eyes were filled with shock and sadness, and Gu Yue's figure was reflected in his pupils.

Then the camera suddenly accelerated, and Master Gu Yue exploded.

Accompanied by the old demon's shrill scream, Xuan Tian Zong used the Sun Golden Wheel to resist the aftermath of the explosion and fled at a high speed.

……

After the old demon Youquan was injured by Master Gu Yue's self-destructive golden elixir, he went into hiding and made a comeback five hundred years later.

Changmei led the Shushan disciples to meet the enemy, and used the Haotian Mirror to block the old demon's "Atomic Breath".

This is one of the most classic scenes in Xu's version of "The Legend of Shushan" and has been preserved.

Yang Ye was very good at pretending. With his white beard and white robe, he looked like an immortal.

Facing the old demon's ultimate move, his body suddenly grew huge, and the Haotian Mirror in his hand changed into various patterns, blocking the fatal attack.

Then he retracted his body and shouted: "Shushan disciples, follow me to defeat the demons and monsters!"

"Yes!"

Amid the disciples' responses, Changmei stood up with his clothes fluttering, and walked on the wind, looking like an ethereal being.

"Wow!" Exclamations rang out in the cinema one after another. Yang Ye's fans were satisfied. He's so damn handsome!
The fierce battle between gods and demons was in full swing, but it also affected the mortals living down the mountain.

So, Xuan Tian Zong flew down and protected the mortal with the Sun Golden Wheel, but he saw Cheng Letian among them, who looked exactly like Master Gu Yue.

In an instant, the image of the shattered lonely moon reappeared before his eyes.

When Cheng Le'er saw Xuantian Sect, she also felt a sense of déjà vu, and vague memories of her previous life emerged in her mind.

The subsequent plot is similar to the original version. In order to deal with the old demon, the two Tianlei swords were practiced together, but failed.

However, in the original version, the person who died was Changkong Wuji, the owner of the Thunder Sword, while in this version, the person who died was Li Yingqi, the owner of the Sky Sword.

When Li Yingqi fell from the sky, Cheng Le'er was climbing the mountain.

She saw the immortal, and vague memories came to her mind again, so she decided to become his apprentice and learn skills.

Cheng Le'er is the reincarnation of Gu Yue. He has a special identity and successfully becomes the new master of Tianjian.

Next, she needs the Thunder Sword's owner, Changkong Wuji, to guide her to enlightenment.

This part is actually very deliberate, which is to force Li Yingqi to go offline and give way to Cheng Le'er.

But what Yang Ye did was just patching up the original plot and sorting out a clearer clue.

There are many merits in Xu's original version. Even if we abandon them all and start from scratch, it may not be better than his version.

There have been many remakes of "Shu Shan", but the Xu Ke version is the most remarkable.

Because the original work is so scattered that it is impossible to film it, it is already amazing that he has done it like this.

After Yang Ye's arrangement, the highlight of this version of "The Legend of Zu" became Li Binbin, telling the story of her transformation from an immortal to a mortal, from a mortal to an immortal, and finally sacrificing her life for justice.

Yang Ye adopted a similar approach to that of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The male and female protagonists of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon are Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian, but the focus of the play is on Jade Fox.

There are many famous scenes in "The Legend of Zu", such as Master Gu Yue being torn into pieces, Immortal Chang Mei using the Haotian Mirror to resist the ultimate move of Old Demon Youquan, and the telepathic interaction of the Twin Swords of Heavenly Thunder, all of which are very memorable.

The Changmei Zhenren played by Yang Ye is also very impressive and powerful, a true leader of the righteous path.

But suddenly, he went offline.

In the audience, one of Yang Ye’s fans couldn’t help but complain: “Damn, he died again.”

Another fan added: "He didn't die this time, he ascended to heaven."

"What difference does that make?"

"Ah, it turns out that the guest appearance must die!"

"There are exceptions, in fact. In Five Lucky Stars, he didn't die. He fought with Chen Long for a few moves and then left with Moon Lee in his arms."

"I guess it was just a coincidence that time, so I took the photo casually. When he made cameos in other movies, he was always very pretentious, and then he died suddenly. It was obviously designed."

"It's impossible not to die. It's stealing the spotlight."

"Which time do you think he died was the most bizarre?"

"I think it was Xiao Ma Ge. He was so awesome, but he got killed by Ah Cheng."

"I think it was the monk in "Sword Rain", who suddenly said, "The Zen enlightenment has arrived," and then gave it up."

"And Chen Jinnan, who made such a splashy debut, was hacked to death by Ma Ning'er the next moment."

That’s right, Yang Ye also made a guest appearance as the chief leader in Jet Li’s version of “The New Shaolin Five Ancestors”. This was a good opportunity to establish his character, so Yang Ye took the initiative to go there.

Later, some netizens edited various bizarre ways of Yang Ye's death into videos and posted them on Bilibili.

All kinds of people showing off one second and dying the next, hundreds of thousands of comments, all of which are fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck...

……

"The Legend of Zu" was screened step by step. Although it was a bit long, the various imaginative, gorgeous and cool special effects still kept the audience glued to their seats.

In the final battle, the old demon was defeated by the combined power of the two Heavenly Thunder Swords. He broke free from his Nascent Soul and tried to escape, but Cheng Le'er was one step ahead and controlled his soul.

With a powerful move from Xuantian Sect, the old demon was completely killed, and Cheng Le'er also died.

In the vast sky, Cheng Le'er's elegant face appeared on the big screen: "I feel like Gu Yue now. I finally found you!"

The scene switched to the shattered Master Gu Yue, and the fragments suddenly gathered together to form a complete human face, merging with the current Cheng Le'er.

Then, Cheng Le'er was shattered into pieces!
……

In the last shot, Shushan is rebuilt, and the broken mountains and buildings begin to close together.

Xuan Tianzong looked at the mountain floating in the air and sighed, "The twin swords of Heavenly Thunder have been reborn after a thousand disasters and are now united again. It all depends on whether the heir of the Heavenly Sword can open his mind soon."

Liu Yifei, who plays the role of the heir to the Heavenly Sword, appears in the camera. She looks at the mountains in the sky and says with disdain, "A few mountains flying around, what's so special about that? I'm not interested in this stuff!"

Xuan Tianzong glanced at her, jumped up, flew away on the wind, and disappeared into the sea of ​​clouds. The movie ends here!
"So cute, is he reincarnated again?"

The movie did not explicitly state whether Liu Yifei was the reincarnation of Gu Yue, but some viewers began to speculate.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

The audience gave a warm round of applause.

Some professionals praised "The Legend of Zu" as a magical work with unique oriental charm. As the chairperson of this year's jury, Adjani did not publicly express her opinion, as she wanted to avoid suspicion.

But in the evening, Yang Ye went to find Ajiani in person to use the back door.

……

After Yang Ye walked through the back door, Ajani talked to him about her daughter; "Elaine wants to be a singer!"

"I know. She called me last month and told me about it."

"What do you think about this?"

"She's grown up now, she can do whatever she wants, it's all right!"

"Did you write songs for her?"

Yang Ye laughed. He hugged Ajiani and looked at the ceiling. Thinking of how Yang Xi had looked since he was a child, he said:

“When Elaine was very young, I wondered what she would be like when she grew up.
Will she be as beautiful as you? Will she fall in love? What kind of person will the boy she meets be?
Will she be able to study well in the future? Which university will she go to? What kind of job will she do?

When I miss her, I write songs for her, sometimes in Chinese, sometimes in French, sometimes in English, I write a lot, a lot..."

Ajani opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Why didn't I know?"

"I didn't say that!"

"Then sing it to me!"

"Ok!"

Yang Ye thought about it and hummed a French song "Amour secret" (secret love).

"Secret love, forced to hide. Secret love, disguised all day long.

I can't tell him about my secret love. I always lie to him.

I want to shout to the whole world how happy and joyful we will be if we love each other.

We have never confessed our feelings to each other..."

This song sings about the little thoughts of a girl. It is described vividly and the melody is also very beautiful. While listening to it, Anjani kept nodding her head.

Yang Ye has stockpiled a lot of songs, and he would release some of them from time to time, but they were not stockpiled specifically for Yang Xi.

But when he said this, Ajani was immediately moved. It turned out that he loved their daughter so much.

"Does it sound good?"

"Of course it sounds good. If Elaine sings this song you gave her, she will definitely cry!"

"I don't want her to cry."

"Those were tears of happiness, because her father has always loved her."

……

Yang Ye went to Cannes, pampered Gong Li and Ajani, and took in Li Binbin. He returned to Hong Kong feeling refreshed and continued filming Happy Journey.

Not long after, a group of reporters gathered at the door of the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, all of them anxiously waiting for news about Li Jiaxin's childbirth.

When Rosamund Kwan gave birth to her child, it caused a sensation in the city. Now it’s Li Jiaxin’s turn, and she naturally refuses to be outdone.

In the ward, Yang Ye carefully held a newborn baby and said to Li Jiaxin with a smile: "Michelle, you gave birth to a handsome boy!"

Li Jiaxin was overjoyed, a little excited, but also a little weak, "Let me see!"

Yang Ye held his son in front of her and showed him to her. Li Jiaxin looked at her son with a maternal glow on her face: "Husband, the baby looks like you!"

"That's my son!"

In fact, it’s hard to tell who a child looks like when he or she is just born.

Yang Ye kissed Li Jiaxin gently on the face and said softly, "Michelle, thank you!"

Li Jiaxin looked happy and said obediently: "Husband, giving birth to children for you has always been my dream."

"Well, thank you for your hard work!"

"Hubby, what's our son's name?"

There weren’t many words left. Yang Ye thought for a moment and said, “My name is Yang Jing, which means scenery.”

Jing is a relatively commonly used name for a person, mostly referring to a bright future and a long-term vision, which is not bad.

……

The date of Hong Kong's return is getting closer and closer. All parties are making preparations, and Yang Ye is also quietly mobilizing funds to deal with the financial crisis that may break out at any time.

In North America, Yang Fund has invested in many emerging Internet companies.

Yang Ye did not engage in precise investment, but instead adopted a wide-net approach, investing randomly, as he had more money than he could spend.

Of course, doing this is actually hiding his real investment goals.

The Internet industry has been booming and growing explosively in recent years. Everyone is investing in it and making money, so there is nothing wrong with his approach.

In short, Yang's Fund has made more and more money in the entertainment and Internet industries in recent years, and the size of the fund has also become larger and larger.

However, as the Internet snowballed, it would only take a moment for the thunder to explode, and Yang Ye was already preparing to short sell.

It is easiest to harvest in financial markets when you know the big trends.

In the past, whenever a financial crisis hit, he would just make a small profit and run away.

This time, with the weapon of Yang’s Fund, he is going to reap the rewards.

……

June 1997, 6, the eve of Hong Kong’s return.

The British side held a farewell ceremony for Hong Kong in Victoria Harbour.

The British Union Jack and the Hong Kong flag, which had been flying in Hong Kong for 155 years, slowly fell.

At midnight on July 7, British colonists will board the ship here and leave Hong Kong.

One hundred and fifty-five years ago, they came to Hong Kong from here, and now, they will leave from here again.

The difference is that the British colonists at that time occupied Hong Kong by force.

And today, the confident Chinese will escort the British out of Hong Kong in a peaceful manner.

The British set the flag-lowering ceremony at sunset and called it the "sunset ceremony."

In its heyday, Britain occupied a quarter of the Earth's land and was known as the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets".

And now, the flag of the British Empire will fall permanently in Hong Kong!
At eight o'clock in the evening, the Hong Kong Garrison entered Hong Kong.

At 11:42, the handover ceremony officially began.

At the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Yang Ye, as a Hong Kong celebrity, was invited to attend the handover ceremony and sat together with celebrities from the literary and art circles such as Run Run Shaw and Jin Yong.

At this moment, everyone sat upright with a solemn expression, waiting for the historic moment.

In addition to personnel from China and the UK, there were also many foreign celebrities and politicians who came to watch the ceremony.

First, Charles took the stage to speak. Near midnight, the British national anthem was played and the British and Hong Kong flags were lowered.

At 7:1 on July , the national anthem of the People's Republic of China was played on time, and the Chinese national flag and the Hong Kong regional flag were raised at the same time.

"Flag lowering, flag raising ceremony begins now, everyone please stand up!"

The People's Liberation Army came to the flagpole holding the Five-Star Red Flag and the Bauhinia Flag.

To the sound of "God Save the Queen", the Union Jack slowly fell.

To the sound of "March of the Volunteers", the five-star red flag rises slowly!

Seeing this scene, all the Chinese people present had tears in their eyes.

Yang Ye couldn't control her tears and sang silently along with the passionate "March of the Volunteers".

起来！ 不愿 做奴隶 的 人们！
把 我们 的 血肉 ， 筑 成 我们 新 的 长城！

The Chinese nation is at its most critical moment, and everyone is forced to make one last roar.

起来！ 起来！ 起来！

We are one mind, braving the enemy's fire, and marching forward!

Braving the enemy's fire, advance! advance! advance! advance! (End of this chapter)