After Chen Musheng got the script of "Speed of Life and Death", he was so excited that he stayed up all night.
Not just because his opportunity came, but because this script simply touched his soul.
In most of the movies Chen Musheng shot during his career, the evil boss behind the scenes often came from within the government.
The villains with the highest combat power are often forced to go astray.
For example, the purpose of Tian Yangsheng in "The True Colors of a Man" is actually to take revenge on the leader who deceived them, and the leader behind the scenes is the Chief Superintendent.
In "New Police Story", Azu is actually the son of the chief superintendent. Because he was dissatisfied with what his father did, he deliberately took revenge on the police.
In "Rage", Ao was originally an elite member of the police force, but because he was instigated by the Chief Superintendent, he was taken advantage of and dumped, so that he was imprisoned. After he was released from prison, he took revenge on the police.
There are other movies that are similar, but in short, the bad guys are all chief superintendents.
Because Chen Musheng believes that violent institutions with weapons and authority will become a hotbed of crime if their power is not restricted.
Therefore, in his films, there are all kinds of bad police officers who occupy high positions, use their power to break the law and commit crimes, and also wear a dazzling halo to accept the love of the citizens.
The cool part is that the protagonist takes action on behalf of the audience, uncovers the big boss hiding behind the scenes, and kills him to death.
The plot of "Speed" is exactly the revenge of a policeman who has been unfairly treated and has a grudge against the police force.
Therefore, Chen Musheng loves this script from the bottom of his heart, and he is very motivated every day when filming.
With this kind of energy, there is no need to worry about not being able to make a good film, and it also makes Yang Ye very worry-free, because Chen Musheng will implement 100% of what he says.
Not only do they not discount anything, they sometimes put forward their own ideas.
This movie is actually a "remake". It was moved from Hollywood to Hong Kong, so it is naturally impossible to restore everything. Many places have to be modified according to local conditions.
Chen Musheng has followed Du Qifeng for so many years, and his basic skills are already good. His opinions based on actual situations are often very useful.
For example, in the original version, when the villain threatened the protagonist, he said, "You, your wildcat, and the people in the car will all die."
This made the protagonist suddenly realize that there was a camera in the car and the villain could see what was going on in the car.
Because the heroine’s clothes have the logo of the University of Arizona Wildcats, which is a very awesome team.
The villain said something like a wild cat precisely because he saw the symbol on the heroine's clothes.
So if it were to be shot in Hong Kong, what method should be used to make the protagonist react?
The advice given by Chen Musheng made Yang Ye's eyes light up. Although it felt a bit nonsense, there seemed to be nothing wrong with it, and the audience quickly understood it and accepted it.
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On the Beijing-Hong Kong line that has not yet been put into use, "Speed" is being filmed in full swing.
This section was shot of a bus flying over an unclosed gap in the road. It is a very tense and exciting scene in the movie.
However, it is not easy to complete this stunt. It is impossible to really go over that gap and speed up, as it will kill people.
The prop team specially selected a flat road and built a slope on it.
In order to make the heavy bus fly into the air, the prop team first removed all unnecessary body parts from the bus, leaving only the driver on the bus.
This person is naturally Ke Shouliang, no one else can do this.
On Ke Shouliang's seat, the prop team also installed an impact-absorbing buffer device to prevent his spine from being injured.
After everything is ready, the actual shooting begins.
The first jump ended with the bus sliding off the slope and crashing. Ke Shouliang was fine.
The prop team got another bus, disassembled and modified it, and filmed again two days later.
Following the order, Ke Shouliang made an OK gesture, started the bus, accelerated all the way, and the bus took off into the air.
With a "boom", he landed perfectly, and the camera recorded this spectacular scene.
The crew members' hearts dropped and they applauded enthusiastically.
When Ke Shouliang got out of the car, everyone gave him a thumbs up.
Yang Ye took out a 100,000 red envelope and gave it to Ke Shouliang on the spot, patted him on the shoulder and praised: "Awesome!"
Ke Shouliang was a little embarrassed. He only succeeded twice and wasted a bus.
The director gave an order, and a group of people got into the car and continued to play out the drama of the aftermath.
Afterwards, we only need to combine the image of the speeding car into the real background of the gap, and it's done.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Musheng announced the end of the work. Guan Zhilin came over and said sweetly: "Brother Ye, where are we going to eat tonight?"
Ever since the filming of "Speed" started, Yang Ye has been dominated by Guan Zhilin alone.
Yang Ye said: "Jiahui, let's go watch a movie tonight!"
Guan Zhilin was very happy and asked: "Okay, what are you looking at?"
Yang Ye said: ""Broader Sea and Sky"!"
"Broader Sea and Sky" is the movie that Yang Ye helped Beyond make. It was originally going to be called "Beyond Band".
But Sizi felt that he didn't have such a big face and was embarrassed to use it.
In the end, the name of the movie theme song was used, called "Broad Sea and Sky".
Yang Ye thought it would be good to call it "Broader Sea and Sky". After all, this is Beyond's masterpiece.
Later biopics of Queen also used "Bohemian Rhapsody" as the title.
The team for "Broader Sea" started in April and was released in July. The entire cycle only took three months, which is not too long, but for Hong Kong movies, it is not too short.
Well, it’s July now and Jiaju is still alive!
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"Broad Sea and Sky" was the title song of Beyond's album "Joy and Fury" released in May 1993 in its original time and space.
(Author's note: The previous article said that "Broad Sea and Sky" won the Golden Melody Award, which was wrong because according to the time, "Broad Sea and Sky" had not been released at the time of the award ceremony, so it had been changed.)
When Beyond's first album was released, it only sold a few hundred copies, and sales were so low that many people laughed at Yang Ye for being wrong.
The debut album "Abraham Girls" only sold 20,000 copies and did not even reach the gold record.
But it didn't take long for Beyond to gain prominence, releasing albums that broke platinum sales and occasionally even reached double platinum sales.
Although the sales volume of 100,000 copies is a bit insufficient compared to Hong Kong's first-line pop singers, there are only so many rock fans in Hong Kong, which is already impressive.
Nowadays, the economy in the coastal area is developing rapidly, and the Pearl River Delta is still a Cantonese-speaking area. Beyond's songs have no language barrier and are very popular.
But they are mostly pirated, because the tapes are so easy to pirate.
Moreover, the genuine copies sold have to share the profit with the Guangzhou record company, and in the hands of Beyond, there is not much money.
The sales of "Happiness and Fury" in the original time and space were not very satisfactory. It was listed on Radio Hong Kong and the results were average. It never reached the top of the charts and fell out of the top ten of the charts three weeks after its release.
At that time, the sales volume was only more than 20,000 copies, which was comparable to "Abraham Girl".
Not long after, Beyond went to Japan to promote the Japanese version of "Happiness and Fury" album.
On June 24, Wong Ka Kui participated in a game show on Toyama TV for publicity purposes. As a result, a stage accident occurred and he fell and was seriously injured.
On June 30, Huang Jiaju died of injuries...
After the news spread back to Hong Kong, everyone lamented the untimely death of this musical talent, and the album "Joy and Fury" that had been cooling off suddenly became popular again.
Only then did everyone realize that they had missed such good music.
"Broader Sea and Sky" instantly topped the charts of major radio stations, and Ka Kui's songs were being sung in the streets and alleys of Hong Kong.
The sales of "Happiness and Fury" skyrocketed, and finally sold 400,000 copies. In Hong Kong, this is the top sales volume.
It's a pity that this sales volume was obtained with Jiaju's life. For Yang Ye, he felt this was a very ironic and sad thing.
People were belatedly aware of Ka Kui's talent, and by the time they discovered it, he was already far away.
Although the album's sales hit a new high, what remains are only endless regrets.
In Yang Ye's view, the album "Joy and Fury" itself is one of the few fine works in the Chinese music world, and can even be called great. It does not need the death of Jia Kui to elevate it.
Yang Ye remembers that when he was in middle school, Beyond tapes were the favorite of countless boys.
At that time, he did not know Huang Jiaju or that he had passed away.
At that time, he was still young, did not know the feeling of sorrow, and had not experienced the ups and downs of life, but he would still be infected by the song "Broad Sea and Sky".
Later, when he grew up, he struggled in society and was bruised all over his body. When he listened to this song in the dead of night, he would often burst into tears.
Over the past few decades, the popularity and influence of "Broader Sea and Sky" among the public fans no longer need to be evaluated in too many words.
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"Broader Sea" is not a particularly popular movie, and it was not originally qualified to hold a premiere.
Under normal circumstances, it would be a midnight preview first, then determine how much money to spend on promotion based on the specific situation, and then release it, and that's it!
Beyond is just a well-known rock band. Letting them star in a movie will not be able to support the box office.
Even though its heroine is the now popular Wang Fei, even though it has the gimmick of being produced by Yang Ye.
To hold this premiere today is actually Yang Ye taking the initiative to build momentum for Beyond.
He not only wanted to use the premiere to promote the movie "Broader Sea and Sky", but more importantly, he wanted to promote the song "Broader Sea and Sky".
He firmly believes that this song is a classic, but now fans do not realize its value.
So he wants to cause trouble, and he wants to make the song "Boundless Seas and Sky" completely popular!
The album "Joy and Fury" is still being held back and has not been released yet.
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There were many guests attending the premiere today. Most of the people from Hong Kong's music scene came, including many movie stars.
Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung, Xu Guanjie, Huang Zhan, Gu Jiahui and other senior music industry figures.
The Four Heavenly Kings, Michelle Yeh, Priscilla Chan and other popular kings and queens.
There are also Yang Ye's apprentices, the new singers who have made their mark through "The Voice of China".
Even popular students from this year's "The Voice of China" are here.
The Voice has been held for several consecutive years, and many singers have become famous through this show.
Every summer, "The Voice of China" will become the most popular program. When it is broadcast, it will even affect the box office of the movie that day.
This really shocked the four Beyond children. They never dreamed that so many people would come to support them.
Director Chen Kexin brought the Beyond four sons, Wang Fei, Xia Shaosheng and Shan Liwen to greet guests at the entrance of the theater.
Several people kept shaking hands and saying hello to the big names and rookies in the music industry, and their hands were almost sore.
There were many media reporters present today, and they were also dumbfounded: What is the origin of this movie? So many celebrities came to support me.
Zhou Xingchi walked into the theater alone. The creators of "Broader Sea and Sky" were immediately flattered and hurriedly came forward to say hello: "Hello, Mr. Xing, welcome to Pengpi Shenghui!"
Zhou Xingchi said with a smile: "You're welcome, you're welcome, I heard your movie is very good, let me watch it!"
As soon as Zhou Xingchi entered, two girls followed him and walked over, chatting quietly as they walked.
A long-legged girl asked: "Is that person just now Mr. Xing?"
Another girl with curly hair said: "Yeah!"
"I really like his movies. I want him to sign them."
The long-legged girl said, waved to Si Zi and others, and chased after them.
The curly-haired girl said embarrassedly from behind: "I'm sorry, she wanted to get Mr. Xing's autograph, so she ran faster."
Wang Fei took the initiative and said: "It doesn't matter. Are you the students of The Voice this year? I've seen you on TV."
The curly-haired girl nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, I am also a student of Teacher Zhang Guorong. My name is Li Wen. Hello, senior sister!"
When Wang Fei participated in The Voice, he was with Leslie Cheung. Speaking of which, the two of them were indeed from the same school.
Wang Fei was very happy and said: "You sing very well. Many people say you will win the championship!"
Li Wen said carelessly: "It depends on the strength. I think everyone is very strong. By the way, I wish your movie will be a big hit at the box office!"
"Thank you!"
"Then I'll go in first!"
When Li Wen was chatting with Wang Fei outside, the long-legged girl had already chased him in.
She chased after Zhou Xingchi and shouted: "Master Xing, can you sign your name for me?"
Zhou Xingchi turned around in surprise and asked: "Who are you?"
"I am a student of The Voice this year. My name is Mok Wenwei. I really like watching your movies!"
Zhou Xingchi looked her over and found that although this girl's appearance was not top-notch, her figure was really great.
Especially those long legs, which are the only ones seen in the real Zhou Xingchi's life.
Let me tell you, she was wearing a short skirt today, and most of her long legs were exposed.
Those legs are slender, slender, straight, snow-white, without a trace of excess fat, and paired with a pair of white silk...
Zhou Xingchi instantly put away his indifferent expression and said with a smile: "Okay!"
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Li Wen walked into the theater, found his seat, sat down next to Mok Wenwei, and asked, "Did you get Mr. Xing's autograph?"
Mok Wenwei said excitedly: "I got it, but..."
She changed the topic and said with a grimace: "There are so many seniors, I want to sign every one of them!"
Li Wen glanced at the front row. It was her first time to see such an awesome person, and she was very excited.
But then he said with a somewhat gloomy look: "Do you think Jazz will come tonight?"
"That Sir?"
"Sir Yang Ye, our boss, who else is there?"
Mo Wenwei smiled and said: "You called the boss too early, the company hasn't signed a contract with us yet."
Li Wen glared at her and said confidently: "They will definitely sign me!"
At this moment, Yang Ye walked in with Guan Zhilin in hand. Li Wen's eyes suddenly lit up. She stared at Yang Ye, and in an instant, tears rolled in her eyes.
Mok Wenwei on the side saw this and gossiped: "Oh, it turns out you have a crush on the Duke."
"How can I?"
"Yes, yes. Why are you embarrassed to admit it? Sir Alex is so handsome, it's normal to have a crush on him, but you don't have to be so excited, right? You're almost crying!"
Li Wen wiped his tears and said: "It's not what you think!" (End of Chapter)