Shirley Lansing led a delegation composed of members of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to Hong Kong and met Yang Ye.
Yang Ye personally went to the airport to greet the delegation and invited them to attend the premiere of "Speed".
After the premiere of "Speed", they went to the capital together for the final round of negotiations with China Film.
Yang Ye must come forward in this matter. After all, he is also a member of the MPAA. If he does not contribute when it is time to do so, he will not be able to play in the future.
But he was just following the trend. Originally, Hollywood also entered mainland China in 1994.
The first Hollywood blockbuster introduced in the split-bill format at that time was "The Fugitive" starring Harrison Ford.
It was only released in a few major cities such as Shanghai, attracting huge crowds of viewers and earning a box office of 25.8 million.
Harrison Ford's action movies have less gunfights and more fighting, but the fighting skills are poor and they are all brawling and boxing.
The highlights are the tight rhythm, exciting scenes, and various death-defying tricks, which can always keep the audience's emotions.
In "The Fugitive", a train and a bus were actually used to film the train crashing into the bus. The Chinese audience at the time was shocked and saw what a blockbuster movie is.
After the success of "The Fugitive", Cameron brought "True Lies" the next year, which once again shocked Chinese audiences and grossed 100 million at the box office.
That year, Chen Long also brought "Red Zone", which made a box office of 95 million.
That year, films such as "Die Hard 3", "The Lion King", "Speed", "Bad Boys" and "Forrest Gump" were released, feasting the eyes of mainland audiences.
In this time and space, due to the special contribution of Yang Ye, he brought Hong Kong movies to the mainland eight years ago.
Every year there are action blockbusters that he personally directs, and mainland audiences have already eaten a lot of good pork.
China Film Group is also eating a lot because they are both the distributor and the theater chain, so they get a double share.
Then use the money earned from movies to continue investing in theater chains. Over the past eight years, the construction of theater chains in the mainland has achieved initial results.
This also laid a solid foundation for the further opening of the film market.
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The box office of Hong Kong films plummeted in the second half of this year, and they fell out with Taiwanese film producers. The theater chains in Hong Kong and Taiwan relied on Yang Ye to save the market.
"Speed of Life" is Yang Ye's final hit this year, and the red carpet show is star-studded.
Not only Yang Ke's stars were dressed up to attend, Taiwanese film producers also came to support the event, and Paramount President Shirley Lansing also came to support the event, making the event extremely popular.
Jiahe's "Money-Stealing Couple" released at the same time, although Xu Guanwen and Xiao Fangfang were on board, was released quietly.
I can't do it anyway, so I might as well keep a low profile.
In addition, there are three movies currently being released: "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The Demon Cult Leader", "Brothers in Trouble" and "New Love".
"New Love" is a romance film invested by Yang Kee, directed by Ye Dongsheng, starring Liu Qingyun and Yuan Yongyi. It bucked the market trend and rose in the low ebb of Hong Kong movies. It has a long wait time and has been in theaters for more than two months before being released. The local box office exceeded HK$30 million.
Er Dongsheng successfully turned around, Liu Qingyun survived, and Anita Yuen, because it was Yang Ye who found Er Dongsheng and designated the heroine, his vision for discovering new talents is once again impressive.
"Brothers in Trouble" is a comedy film produced by BlackCanyon Company formed by Chen Kexin.
Han Er's "Riding the Wind and Waves" is a trap for this movie. They all travel back in time to be brothers with their father.
Originally there was a character called Xiao Li in "Brothers in Trouble", and the protagonist suggested that he go into real estate.
Han Er followed the same example and added a pony in the movie. The protagonist suggested that he go to Shenzhen.
However, due to Yang Ye's intrusion, there is no Li Hugua in "Brothers in Trouble". There is Xiao Yang, who is particularly good at fighting. The protagonist suggested that he make a movie.
Speaking of time travel and witnessing the love between parents, these are all leftovers from "Back to the Future".
As for "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The Demon Cult Leader", it was a hit when it was released, but the box office was unsatisfactory.
Affected by "Kung Fu", the box office was even worse than in the original time and space. The local box office did not even exceed 10 million. It was so bloody that it could be called Jet Li's Waterloo.
At the premiere of "Speed of Life and Death", Yang Ye met Fatty Wang who came to support him and asked casually: "Are you still filming "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword"?"
Fatty Wang said dejectedly: "I wanted to shoot it, but this time it ruined Ajie's reputation. The investors lost money and we can't shoot it anymore."
Yang Ye said: "If you don't take pictures, how can Minmin go to Dadu?"
Fatty Wang spread his hands: "With such losses, no one will invest anymore!"
Yang Ye said: "I will take back the copyright and let Yang Ji invest."
Fatty Wang was pleasantly surprised: "Really?" Yang Yexin said, how could it be fake? Damn, how many years have I been waiting just because of Minmin's look back at her with a smile?
I didn’t even wait until I traveled through time, so why don’t I give you an explanation?
Yang Ye said: "Of course it is true. You also want to avenge your shame, right? Make it better this time. Go to the capital to shoot. Don't mess around. I will increase the production fee for you."
If Yang Ye is willing to invest, then nothing can be said. Fatty Wang immediately humbly asked for advice: "What do you think is the reason for Yitian's box office failure?"
Yang Ye asked back: "What do you think?"
"Everyone said that your "Kung Fu" was so awesome. After the audience watched it, watching other martial arts films became boring."
"Any more?"
"Also, there are too many martial arts movies being made. This year there have been more than ten movies adapted from martial arts novels, and everyone is tired of watching them.
In addition, the recent piracy has been so brutal that after the midnight show, before it was officially released, they secretly recorded it and made it into a VCD for sale. ”
When Fatty Wang said this, his eyes looked at Yang Ye with a hint of resentment.
"Kung Fu" was filmed by Yang Ye, and the VCD was made by Yang Ye. After all, Yang Ye is the culprit.
But Fatty Wang thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.
Yang Ye pouted: "Don't look for external reasons. Even if the market is sluggish, good films will stand out and find their own problems."
Wang Jing sighed: "Maybe the Zhang Wuji I shot was too subversive and not like the original work."
Wang Jing's film "The Story of Heaven and the Dragon Sword" has been drastically altered from the original work, making it look like a fan work.
Zhang Wuji in the novel has a kind heart and is a kind-hearted and good-natured man.
But Wang Jing’s portrait of Zhang Wuji is sinister, tolerant, lusty for power, an avenger and careerist.
Yang Ye said: "Actually, it's not a subversion. In Jin Yong's serial version, Zhang Wuji was like that when he was a child, but his personality just changed when he grew up."
Wang Jing sighed and said: "Actually, I think his character when he was a child was right. A person has suffered so much, felt so much malice, and suffered so many sins. Even if he doesn't retaliate against society, how can he become a good person? What?”
"So you think you put things right in the movie?"
"It's not about bringing order out of chaos, I think that's how it should be! I don't know why Jin Yong wrote it like that."
"Because if I don't change it like this, I won't be able to write the novel. Zhang Wuji is the leader of the Ming Cult and the anti-Yuan leader in the world.
If he is a scheming careerist, then he should be the emperor. What about Zhu Yuanzhang?
This is Jin Yong's limitation. He dare not change history, so Zhang Wuji can only become a good old man and lose his desire for power. ”
Wang Jing humbly asked: "Then how do you think our sequel should be shot?"
Yang Ye said: "Actually, there are many changes in history in Jin Yong's novels. For example, he changed the place of death of Brother Meng from Hezhou to Xiangyang. If he were bolder, it would not be a bad idea to let Zhang Wuji replace Zhu Yuanzhang."
"Ah?" Wang Jing was stunned.
For people of this era, they believe that the ending of history cannot be changed.
You can play with a historical event in the process, but the final ending must be historically consistent, otherwise the timeline will be messed up.
For example, in "Looking for Qin", Ying Zheng must ascend the throne and destroy the six kingdoms, and Xiang Shaolong can only remain anonymous in the end.
Jin Yong changed Meng Ge's place of death and asked Yang Guo to kill him, which was actually within this category.
But letting a fictional character replace Zhu Yuanzhang and aspire to be the emperor would go too far.
Jin Yong didn't dare to think or do it, and Wang Jing naturally didn't dare to think or do it either.
Seeing Wang Jing's expression, Yang Ye smiled brightly and said, "I'm just saying it, but if you want to make a sequel, my suggestion is to pee less.
Then it is necessary to strengthen Zhou Zhiruo's role and promote her into a double heroine alongside Zhao Min.
Zhao Min wants to go from the heights of the temple to the distance of the rivers and lakes, while Zhou Zhiruo wants to go from the distance of the rivers and lakes to the heights of the temple.
One goes down and the other goes up. The collision between the two is very sparky. It depends on how you grasp it! ”
After hearing Yang Ye's words, Wang Jing couldn't help but frown and think.
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PS: Something happened today, so this chapter is relatively short, sorry.
Will update twice tomorrow! (End of chapter)