Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

A lot has happened in the two years that Yang Ye has directed the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

First, at the end of 1998, film was officially defined as an industry in mainland China, allowing private capital to independently open film companies and shoot films, and also allowing private capital to build cinemas.

At the same time, mainland China and Hong Kong have officially reached an agreement on co-productions. As long as more than half of the main creative staff of a film are from the mainland, it can enjoy the same treatment as domestic films.

This process took place five years earlier than in the original time and space.

A large amount of private capital entered the film industry, building cinemas and shooting movies, and Hong Kong filmmakers also took the opportunity to go north to make money.

All of a sudden, the mainland's film industry was booming and movie box office revenues were rising.

During the 1999 Spring Festival, Stephen Chow's "The King of Comedy" became the box office champion in Hong Kong.

Because he cast Jun Ji-hyun as the female lead, he accidentally opened up the Korean market.

In Seoul, "The King of Comedy" attracted 13 viewers, ranking th in South Korea's annual box office.

For a Hong Kong comedy, this is like a miracle.

Although the production of Hong Kong films has decreased significantly in recent years, due to the existence of the Yang Ye BUG, ​​it is still a dominant force in South Korea.

Jeon Ji-hyun got first-class resources in Hong Kong films and played the leading role in "The King of Comedy", which immediately made her famous in East Asia.

Her relationship with Yang Ye's eldest son Yang Hao also came to light.

The two dated for about a year and finally broke through the forbidden zone, saying goodbye to their virginity.

Since the Korea-Japan World Cup was held in 2002, Yang Ye suggested that Zhou Xingchi strike while the iron is hot and make a movie about football.

I also told him that the Chinese football team is at its strongest period and has a good chance of making it to the top 32, and that you have already successfully entered the Korean market, so when the movie is released, the box office will definitely be a hit.

Zhou Xingchi thought it made sense, so he immediately asked someone to write a script and waited for the World Cup to make money.

During the Christmas season of 1999, "Twilight", starring three newcomers, Nicholas Tse, Zhang Baizhi and Chen Guanxi, was released in Hong Kong, setting off another fantasy journey and grossing million Hong Kong dollars at the box office.

Xie Feng had already become famous for his singing. The huge success of this movie made him a star in both the film and music industry, becoming the number one idol of the post-80s generation in the Chinese world.

Zhang Baizhi and Chen Guanxi also became famous for their stunning looks and outstanding acting skills.

Chen Long once again created a box office frenzy in North America with "Rush Hour", and Jet Li has been developing steadily since taking over the role of Hu Bayi.

Zhen Zidan also launched his new action series "The Raid", which was a huge success at the box office thanks to its high-energy action scenes throughout.

At United Artists, the "X-Men" series and "Lord of the Rings" series were released one after another and were a huge success.

In the film and television industry, he has achieved success and in the music industry, he has discovered two super new talents, Zhou Jie Lun and Sun Yanzhi.

Huo Baozhu has always wanted to create a twin group, and now it has finally come true.

Bluebird Music Group signed two girls, Ah Sa and Gillian, and launched the group Twins, which became an overnight sensation.

In terms of games, Kingsoft launched "Age of Empires 2000" in 2, which sold five million copies.

Subsequently, Kingsoft and Atari began to prepare for the World Electronic Sports Championship.

In addition, Kingsoft also launched the MMORPG-type stand-alone game "Ghost Blows Out the Light" in 1998.

The way to play this game is to enter tombs one by one, crack various mechanisms, fight monsters and steal gold.

After its launch, it was a huge success, and in 2000, the online version of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was launched.

The gameplay is simple and crude, and it was released one year ahead of "Legend of Mir 2", and the intention is self-evident.

Music, movies, and games are all booming, and Yang Ye's entertainment career is in full swing.

……

The first Olympic Games of the millennium were held in China, and the whole country was extremely excited.

In this Olympics, Chinese athletes used all their skills and won 35 gold, 15 silver and 21 bronze medals, achieving an impressive result of first place in gold medals and second place in medals.

Yang Ye directed the opening ceremony of the Olympics so stunningly that all of a sudden, flowers and applause from all sides came flooding in like a tide.

This pushed Yang Ye's reputation to a new peak.

At this moment, he was surrounded by countless halos, as if he was standing on the top of Mount Everest.

It seemed that his life had reached a dead end.

Unless he died on the spot!
But Yang Ye’s fans don’t think so.

Yang Ye did not release any new films for two whole years in preparation for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and fans felt that it was worth it.

But they are all looking forward to Yang Ye appearing on the big screen and bringing more wonderful works to everyone!
So, will Yang Ye still make movies?
……

Shortly after the Olympics, the Internet bubble finally burst, and the market value evaporated by 1.75 trillion.

Countless people lost their fortunes overnight, but the Yang Fund took the opportunity to short sell and made more than 20 billion US dollars.

After this battle, Yang Ye's name as the stock god resounded throughout the world. His Yang Fund grew rapidly, and the scale of funds under its management reached hundreds of billions of US dollars.

At the end of the year, Baiyang Pictures was officially listed on the Hong Kong stock market and its stock price soared.

Afterwards, "Happy Journey 2" was officially released. With Yang Ye's reputation reaching its peak, the box office in mainland China exceeded million yuan.

This impressive box office result has further increased the value of Yangji’s stock.

Yang Ye invested another 10 billion US dollars to acquire PolyGram, and the share price of Bluebird Music Group also rose accordingly.

Since then, Yang Ye and his family’s wealth has reached 700 billion US dollars, officially becoming the world’s richest man.

Can the world's richest man still make movies?

After rejecting Time Magazine six times, Yang Ye finally agreed to be interviewed by them.

In response to this question from Time Magazine, Yang Ye replied: "Yes, because... I love movies!"

……

May 2003, Cannes, France.

In the blink of an eye, three years have passed.

In the past three years, few people heard about Yang Ye. Until this year's Cannes Film Festival, Yang Ye brought a piece of news that excited countless fans.

He officially returned with the world's first IMAX 3D movie "Minecraft".

The first IMAX 3D movie in the original time and space was "The Polar Express" in 2004. At that time, there were only 3 75D IMAX screens in the world.

However, these 75 screens alone brought the film a full $1 million in box office revenue, accounting for 30% of the total box office.

People rushed to the cinema to experience the latest technology, which made film producers see the huge commercial potential of 3D+IMAX.

Finally, in 2009, Cameron launched the fully mature IMAX 3D movie "Avatar", which set off a 3D craze around the world and reaped a huge box office of 27 billion US dollars.

At the premiere, Yang Ye sat on the stage, holding the microphone and said to everyone: "Over the years, I have been paying attention to the development of film technology.

In the 50s, 3D movies entered their golden age, but soon faded. In the 70s, IMAX movies came out, but due to technical limitations, they have never been popularized.

It wasn't until after the millennium that I discovered that the technology had matured, so I decided to shoot my new film according to 3D+IMAX specifications.

Since IMAX screens are not popular around the world, I began to lobby film producers around the world, hoping that they would install IMAX screens.

Due to various factors, I have not released any new films for several years.

Now, it's finally here. It's called Minecraft and it's everything I've got for you, I hope you enjoy it!"

……

At the beginning of the movie, Hong Kong is shown in ruins, but the atmosphere of the movie is very relaxed.

The male protagonist Wu Jing woke up from his sleep, listened to "Sword Like a Dream", and started brushing his teeth and washing his face.

Later, from his narration, the audience knew that this was the future world in 2045.

After experiencing events such as severe crop failures and network congestion, the world fell into chaos.

At this time, a man named Nick Young developed a virtual game called "Minecraft".

The real world is disappointing, so people put on head-mounted devices and immerse themselves in the virtual world, unable to extricate themselves.

When the audience at the premiere put on 3D glasses and followed Wu Jing into the bizarre game world, they were immediately attracted by the magnificent pictures before them.

Some viewers were even immersed in it, thinking how awesome it would be if there really was such a game to play?

As the plot progresses, the four main characters Wu Jing, Angelina Jolie, Bai Chongyuan and Halle Berry appear one after another.

People quickly discovered that this was more than just a game, more than just a movie.

In this movie and this game, people saw many familiar scenes.

During Yang Ye’s career, every character he played, Jueyuan, Chen Zhen, Linghu Chong, T800, Neo... all appeared in the game "Minecraft" inadvertently.

It's not just him, but also the various characters that have appeared in his movies, such as Dongfang Bubai, Bride and so on.

There are also various projects he created or participated in, Transformers, Contra, Jurassic Park, X-Men, Spider-Man, Alien, Lord of the Rings, Getaway...

There are also some projects from United Artists and Baiyang Pictures, such as 007, Chen Long, Rambo...

People finally understood why this movie is called "Minecraft".

This is a collection of Easter eggs from all the projects that Yang Ye has participated in his life.

Including the songs and soundtracks in the movie, they are all Yang Ye's works.

As the movie says, Minecraft was designed by a man named Nick Young, so that must be Yang Ye himself.

"Minecraft" is Yang Ye's world!
It is no wonder that this movie chose Wu Jing to star, because he has played Yang Ye’s son or childhood many times.

……

In the movie, Nick Young announced that he had set an Easter egg in the game, and whoever found this Easter egg would become the heir of the game.

To find this Easter egg, you must first obtain three keys, and the clues to finding the keys are hidden in Nick Young's past.

The audience follows the group of characters led by Wu Jing and learns about everything Yang Ye has created in his life through the process of searching for the key.

People watched the familiar images in the movie, which brought back countless memories and gave them goose bumps.

In the final ending, when Wu Jing collected all three keys, Yang Ye appeared in the movie.

At this moment, movie fans stood up and applauded and cheered loudly towards the screen.

Some people couldn't help crying when they thought about the decades they had spent growing up with Yang Ye's works.

People suddenly realized that Yang Ye made such a movie, summarizing his life, and at the end of the movie, he handed over the future to the younger generation.

This seems to mean... this is the last movie.

Yang Ye is using this movie to say his final farewell to everyone.

……

Yang Ye did not say whether it was the final farewell.

"Minecraft" quickly became a sensation after its premiere in Cannes.

All major media used all kinds of flattering words to praise the film's visual effects and easter eggs.

Movie fans all over the world are eagerly looking forward to the release of the movie.

In the original time and space, when "The Polar Express" was released in 2004, there were only 75 IMAX screens in the world.

However, Yang Ye spent more than two years and spared no effort to lobby major film producers to introduce IMAX projection equipment.

There are now more than 500 IMAX screens around the world, located in major cities around the world.

In July 2003, "Minecraft" was finally released as scheduled.

3D+IMAX brought a visual feast, and coupled with the countless Easter eggs in the movie, it instantly set off a box office frenzy in major markets around the world.

Yang Ye did not take the opportunity to do road shows or promotions, he was on vacation. (End of this chapter)