Chapter 677 Asian Rising Star Director
More than a thousand guests came to Zhuhai to participate in the grand event, making this small town as festive as the New Year.
Many citizens gathered with their friends and went to the film festival to watch movies.
Citizens from neighboring Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhongshan and other places also came after hearing the news, making the number of moviegoers at this film festival exceed 500,000.
More than 40 films participated in the exhibition this time, and 19 films were shortlisted to compete for eight awards.
These participating films are also very respectable, sending directors and leading actors to support the films.
While watching the movie, citizens can also interact and take photos with the stars, which is very exciting.
In addition to movies from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, there is also a Hollywood movie "The Joy Luck Club" participating in the exhibition.
"The Joy Luck Club" is the first all-Chinese film in Hollywood. The director, screenwriter, original author, and starring actors are all Chinese.
It tells the story of the life twists and turns of four women who immigrated to the United States from mainland China on the eve of liberation, as well as the psychological distance, emotional conflicts, and grudges between them and their American-born daughters.
After its release, it earned more than 30 million US dollars at the box office and was selected as one of the top ten movies of 1993 by the American Film Critics Association.
Although he is not eligible to compete for the awards of the Pearl Film Festival, he was invited to participate in the exhibition, which shows the ambition of the Pearl Film Festival to build a global Chinese film festival.
"The Joy Luck Club" has eight heroines, four mothers and four daughters. Yang Ye is a little interested in one of them, the fairy Yu Feihong.
A few days later, the award ceremony concluded successfully.
Anita Yuen won the Best Actress award at the first Pearl Film Festival for "New Love", while Niu Zhenhua won the Best Actor award for "Back to Back, Face to Face".
The best director went to Er Dongsheng of "New Love", and the best film went to Huang Jianxing's "Back to Back, Face to Face".
"Back to Back, Face to Face" is a very interesting movie, with a funny score of 9.5.
This rating is second only to "Farewell My Concubine" among Chinese films, but the number of people rating it is a bit small, making it an unpopular masterpiece.
This movie tells the story of various intrigues in a county-level public institution, exquisite human relationships, and endless official ugliness... It is amazing to watch.
It is a pity that there will never be a movie like this in future generations.
In addition to awarding awards, filmmakers from across the Taiwan Strait and four places also discussed many things with leaders in Zhuhai.
Some people suggest that following the example of international film festivals such as Cannes and Venice, a film festival palace should be built specifically for the Pearl Film Festival.
Then star hotels, movie theaters, golf courses, etc. were built nearby, making it a business card of Zhuhai's film and television culture.
Vice Mayor Li, the initiator of the Pearl Film Festival, is very interested in this.
However, Zhuhai has no money. The city government said that if investors are willing to invest, they can specially approve a piece of land for this purpose.
On the spot, Taiwanese filmmakers expressed their willingness to work on this matter and invited Taiwanese businessmen to come and inspect it.
However, there was a rich man at the scene, and he had no eyesight at all.
Someone immediately suggested that the richest man Yang Da is right here, so why bother looking far away?
But Yang Ye didn’t want to be alone. He thought for a while and said, “I am willing to fund the construction of the Film Festival Palace.
But I don’t understand hotels, golf courses, and other businesses. Not interested in doing it.
I suggest that the city invites bids for this, and those who want to do this business can come and bid. ”
Now that the Zhuhai Film Festival has been launched, if Yang Ye is willing to fund the construction of the Film Festival Palace, he will come here to invest in the construction of a hotel or something. As soon as the bidding news is released in Zhuhai, there will definitely be many people rushing to do it.< br>
Jianying Festival Palace is also a very good business. After it is built, it does not mean that light is just pearls and shadows. Festival services, it can also have many functions.
Like the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, in addition to being the official venue for the film festival, it also has casinos, nightclubs and many conference halls. The palace can host concerts, plays, exhibitions, dance performances and various sports activities
In Pearl Film Studio's Film Festival Palace, except for the casino, other things can be done.
The Pearl River Delta has a developed economy. Once completed, it will definitely become a tourist business card of Zhuhai.
Even casinos, because they are adjacent to Macau and have natural soil, are not exempt from special approval.
The prospects of this project are too broad, and the money scene is too bright.
The Zhuhai government's eyes were shining brightly, and they immediately discussed the matter with Yang Ye and others. As soon as the discussion came up with an idea, they applied.
They first said that they could approve a piece of land in Jinding, covering seven square kilometers. Yang Ye looked at the map and was not satisfied.
He also said that he could get a piece of land on Hengqin Island. Hengqin Island is the largest island in Zhuhai and is separated from Macau by a river. This location is actually quite good.
Yang Ye frowned, why is it in the suburbs? Can't it be in the city?
Yang Ye pointed to Yeli Island near Xiangzhou and asked: "Can it be here?"
Vice Mayor Li was shocked, Yang Ye's eyes were so damn vicious .
Yeli Island is the closest island to the mainland, less than 400 meters away.
Next door is the Fisher Girl Statue, the symbol of Zhuhai, and the beautiful Lovers Road passes by it.
You can say it is located in the city center, but it is just an undeveloped desert island with nothing on it.
Currently the city government is building a bridge to connect it to the land.
However, Yeli Island is a bit small, only 0.3 square kilometers, so it is impossible to build a golf course.
Yang Ye has no interest in that stuff. It's a waste of water and land. If you don't do it, you won't do it.
The rich in Hong Kong all like to play golf, but Yang Ye never plays, and he is not invited to go.
Vice Mayor Li thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible, but we originally planned to plan an opera house on Yeli Island."
Yang Ye knew that this opera house It was the Zhuhai Grand Theater in later generations. It was composed of two shell-shaped buildings, also called "Sun and Moon Shells". It was very beautiful and became a landmark building in Zhuhai in later generations.
Yang Ye liked this and immediately said he could invest and agree on a business period.
For example, after thirty years, when the money is almost earned, it will be returned to the Zhuhai government.
When the God of Wealth comes, everything is easy to say.
The conditions created by Yangye can promote the prosperity of Zhuhai's tourism industry and the development of cultural undertakings, which will be of great benefit to Zhuhai without any harm.
So, the two sides talked very harmoniously.
After the general plan is worked out, it is time to submit the application. Yang Ye just needs to wait for the news.
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After the Pearl Film Festival, Yang Ye returned to Shenzhen to continue filming his "The Matrix".
Taking advantage of the Pearl Film Festival, Shenzhen took advantage of the situation and got in touch with many filmmakers at home and abroad.
The next step is to prepare for the promotion meeting of Guangming Film and Television City, which is scheduled to be held in late August.
For this meeting, Yang Ye decided to launch an "Asian Rising Star Director Program".
This program was actually launched by Liu Hua's Yiying Entertainment in 2005. The program selects six young directors from across Asia and funds them to shoot movies.
Ning Hao’s “Crazy Stone” stood out because of this plan.
Many years later, "The Wandering Earth" was released, and the words "Thanks to Mr. Liu Hua" were specially printed on the end subtitles.
Liu Hua was confused. Why are you thanking me? I didn’t participate in the show, I didn’t invest in it, I didn’t do anything!
That's because Ning Hao became famous because of Liu Hua's investment in "Crazy Stone" and became a famous director. Later, Ning Hao started a "Bad Monkey 72 Transformation Movie Project" and invested in Guo Fan.
Liu Hua is the source of their rise in film power.
However, Liu Hua only worked on two rounds and then died down. In fact, the second round was not completed. He planned to vote for six movies, but only one was made in the end.
Yang Ye initiated this plan eleven years in advance because he wanted to continue doing it consistently.
In the first twenty years of his career, Yang Ye has become a director and a starring actor, and has become a leader in the Asian film industry.
Now that he is over 40 this year, he hopes to change his identity and stay more behind the scenes to support newcomers in the industry.
Besides, with his forward-thinking vision, he picked out all good works and would not give up halfway like Liu Hua.
You can also take advantage of the situation to recruit talents for your film empire and gain both fame and fortune.
After the idea came out, Yang Ye immediately promoted the news in the industry.
Across Asia, newcomers who want to enter the industry can bring their graduation works, amateur short films, or their own scripts to compete for filming funds.
Yang Ye has the largest film and television resources in Asia. He can not only provide funds, but also help with actors, soundtracks, martial arts, distribution, and other aspects.
As soon as the news came out, countless newcomers with movie dreams were excited, and they all sent their works and movie plans with great hope.
Yang Ye threw all these things to the creative department of Baiyang Film Company and gave them to them for preliminary review.
Pick out some distinctive ones and give them to Yang Ye to look at.
Soon, he received some good things.
This is mainly due to the fact that Yang Ye is so famous that many people hope to gain his favor so that they can produce their dream works.
Especially in China, students from Beijing Film Academy, China Theater Academy, and Shanghai Theater Academy were all excited after hearing the news.
Since private film production is not allowed in China, if you want to make a film, you can only join a state-owned film studio, start step by step, and slowly reach the position of director.
Or buy a quota from a state-owned film studio.
Beijing Film Studio, Changying Film Studio, and Pearl Film Studio allocate some film quotas every year.
But they can't finish filming at all, so they will choose to cooperate with some private companies.
Sell them the film rights and share the money together after the film is released.
This is very troublesome, and you must have connections. Otherwise, even if you are talented, you will just stare.
The "Asian Rising Star Guide Plan" proposed by Yang Ye gave them a new path.
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In July, summer vacation is coming.
"Huang Pi Zi Tomb 2", which Zhang Yimou has been producing for two years, has finally been released.
The filming of this movie was completed last year, but it took some time to do the post-production. The Spring Festival schedule was not suitable before, so I had to wait until the summer schedule.
During this period, Zhang Yimou also shot his lifetime masterpiece "Alive".
Yang Ye has basically handed over the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series to Zhang Yimou.
Zhang Yimou is now a literary film, and a "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is coming in turn.
"Alive" has been released in Hong Kong, with a local box office of HK$8.2 million. As a literary film, it is not bad.
"Huangpizi Tomb 2" tells the story of Hu Bayi, Fatty Wang, and Ding Sitian following a man named Lao Yangpi to explore the Mobei grassland.
Yang Ye took the time to look at the samples, and they were pretty good.
The movie is full of suspense from beginning to end, and the horror atmosphere is very well done, making people very nervous.
Zhang Yimou is very good at creating a tense atmosphere. "The Great Wall" is a recognized bad movie, but this movie is not without its merits.
For example, when the city defenders were preparing to fight Taotie, there was majestic music at the beginning.
When everyone was ready, the music stopped, only the wind howled, and the soldiers quietly waited for something.
At that moment, the tense atmosphere immediately filled up.
Zhang Yimou knows how to deal with some details, but he cannot control the entire project.
The most stupid operation in "The Great Wall" is probably the so-called "Zipline Attack".
The female soldiers tied a rope and held a spear and jumped from the Great Wall to stab Taotie to death.
This operation makes people stunned. What kind of idiot came up with it?
In fact, this operation has its origin.
There is a very famous novel in the United States called "Eragon", which was later made into the movie "Dragon Rider". However, the movie failed at the box office and only one was released.
Later, someone imitated this novel and wrote a novel called "The Spear Knight".
The story structure of "Spear Knight" is the same as that of "Dragon Knight", except that the mount is replaced by a griffon from a dragon.
In the setting of the novel, the gryphon is relatively small and can only barely sit on one person and fight with a very thin spear in hand.
How can you fight while flying in the sky with a spear? You can't stab anyone at all!
The author sets that the griffin falls from the sky at an extremely fast speed, and the knight on it stabs the enemy to death with a spear. It is invincible and the one who hits it is killed instantly.
This scene is somewhat similar to a golden eagle fishing. The golden eagle can dive at a speed of 320 kilometers per hour. No fish can escape its attack.
"The Great Wall" was probably inspired by this, so a female soldier with a light body can jump from the Great Wall and stab Taotie to death with the help of gravity acceleration.
Judging from the scenes in the movie, Da Tiantian stabbed several Taotie to death very efficiently.
But you can go ahead and poke me. I want to create a scene of a few female soldiers feeding gluttons, which is tragic and tragic. They are really full.
And in "Spear Knight", in order to reduce the burden on the griffin and achieve the fastest speed, the knight wears only a pair of underpants and holds a wooden spear.
The female soldiers in "The Great Wall" also wear armor that is so heavy that even if you stab Taotie to death, it would be inconvenient to pull it up.
If Da Tiantian was like "The Spear Knight", wearing only one pair of underpants...
Talking back to "The Tomb of the Yellow Piper", Zhang Yimou spent a lot of money on this movie The strength to restore the monsters in the novel.
Giant centipedes, giant snake scales, giant money strings, etc. are all very scary.
The battle with them also took a lot of effort. It looked exciting and very exciting.
In the movie, Lao Yangpi's identity is revealed. It turns out that he was a tomb robber when he was young, and he once fought with a man named Chen.
Thus, the sect of Xiling warriors was proposed, and the character of Chen Yulou, the leader of Xiling, was introduced, which served as a preview for the next movie "Nu Qing Xiangxi".
Yang Ye said when "The Secret of the Dragon" was released that all the stories he knew about the back-and-forth fight were told to him by a man named Chen Xiazi in the Kowloon Walled City.
Obviously, the next movie will tell the story of Blind Man Chen.
At the end of the movie, halfway through the subtitles, an Easter egg appeared. Chen Yulou was holding a folding fan and wearing a robe, and he flashed past. I don’t know who played it.
(End of this chapter)