Yang Ye chose a Korean movie to help Liu Hua turn around.
The literal translation of this movie is called "Uncle", but in China it is translated as "The Lonely Agent".
The reason why I chose this movie is because it is very out-of-the-box and a good movie.
Its lead actor, Yuan Bin, is a handsome guy, and he is always pretending to be cool in the movie, which is really suitable for Liu Hua, the cool guy.
The whole movie has a consistent rhythm, sharp editing, and high blood pressure. The four lines of the male protagonist, the child, the police, and the gangster are handled cleanly and clearly, which is very suitable for Johnnie To's style.
"Uncle" is somewhat similar to "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", so much so that some netizens call it the Korean version of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold".
In fact, the two have little relationship, except that the protagonists are both an uncle and a little girl.
"This Killer Isn't Too Cold" is about the unfaithful love between a middle-aged uncle and a little girl.
The girl is just young, but actually very precocious and an emotionally mature character.
Instead, although the killer is old, he is very simple in emotion and has a child -like heart.
The classic thing about "The Killer Isn't Too Cold" lies in the sparks created by this contrasting personality setting.
In the original version, there was even a scene where Leon and Matilda had sex.
Leon originally couldn't defeat so many enemies, but after he had sex with Matilda, his blood boiled, his fighting power exploded, and he killed the enemies.
It's just that having a relationship between an adult and a minor violates the bottom line of human morality, so this section was deleted from the final version.
The movie "Uncle" tells the story of the father-daughter relationship between a middle-aged uncle and a little girl.
The male protagonist could have had a daughter, but before the child was born, his wife was killed.
As a result, he lost all hope and lived a decadent life. However, a little girl Xiaomi walked into his heart and illuminated his life.
Slowly, he regarded Xiaomi as his own daughter, and when Xiaomi was in danger, he desperately tried to save her.
This kind of combination of big and small protagonists can be found in many movies around the world, including "Terminator 2" and "Wolverine 3".
"Life Events" starring Zhu Yilong and Yang En also has this configuration. A middle-aged decadent uncle and a little girl redeem each other.
In later generations, there was a hype on the Chinese Internet that "This Killer Isn't Too Cold" was a plagiarism of "The Female Evil Glory", but the configuration of a woman and a little boy was replaced by a man and a little girl.
This is nothing more than boxers hyping up the topic and competing for the right to speak.
In fact, the two movies have nothing to do with each other. They just use the configuration of one large and one small.
If this is considered plagiarism, it would be better to say that "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" plagiarized "Lolita", which is about the unholy love between a middle-aged uncle and a little girl.
You can even say that "This Killer Isn't Too Cold" plagiarized "Flying Fox Gaiden".
Cheng Lingsu is a thin little girl who looks like a lolita. She follows Hu Fei, a powerful martial artist, all day long, holding a pot of plants in her hands.
Look, do Leon and Matilda have the same style of painting?
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Yang Ye personally handed over the project to Du Qifeng and Liu Hua. Even if it was a bad script, it was difficult for the two to refuse it.
Yang Ye obviously came to give them a hand. After they went back and read the script carefully, they liked it more and more.
That's it for Johnnie To. He hasn't established his own style yet. He just shoots whatever he wants. He just thinks this script is to their liking.
After Liu Hua read the script, he immediately felt that the script was tailor-made for him, and he was even more grateful to Yang Ye.
After all, he was also selected by Yang Ye to make his debut in "ET Alien".
Yang Ye has never treated him badly in these years. Eight years ago, he became famous in Asia with the movie "If There is Love".
Two years ago, he left Yang Ji and started his own business. Yang Ye also had an encouraging attitude.
Now that his company was bankrupt and he was heavily in debt, Yang Ye helped him out in time and let him play the role he wanted to play. This was really a great kindness.
Basically, once this movie is successful, the two of them will have to work for Yang Ye from now on.
Yang Ye is over 40 years old and has already won all the mainstream awards in the world of film. His works have become global hits many times, and he is destined to be written into the history of film.
He began to change his identity, gradually retreating from the stage to behind the scenes, integrating resources, and making all-round efforts in film, television, music, and games to further expand his entertainment empire.
In the film industry, he will launch more projects, and he will have overall control, controlling Xu Ke, Zhang Yimou, Johnnie To, John Woo and other famous directors to execute his will.
This is actually Xu Ke's routine. Although Xu Ke is a well-known director, he is better at controlling projects, and then controlling John Woo, Cheng Xiaodong, Li Huimin, Lin Lingdong, Hu Jinquan, Chen Musheng and others to film for him and execute his will.
This is how movies such as "A Better Tomorrow", "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "New Dragon Gate Inn" came about.
But Xu Ke's rank was still a bit low. He couldn't control John Woo, and he fell out after working with Hu Jinquan once.
During the boom years of Hong Kong films, Cheng Xiaodong and Li Huimin also left him and went to make money on their own.
With the reputation he has accumulated over the past twenty years, Yang Ye has far surpassed Xu Ke, and he has a huge amount of funds and resources.
Xu Ke can only control the second-tier directors, but Yang Ye wants to control the first-tier directors.
These great directors are all like mountain peaks in Chinese-language movies. Each one has his or her own unique understanding of movies. It can be said that they are all unruly people.
To control these people, only Yang Ye has the qualifications and energy.
In terms of TV dramas, it uses Guangming Film and Television City as its base and takes the reduction of Hong Kong film and television projects as an opportunity to launch a large number of dramas to attract Hong Kong film and television talents to work in Shenzhen.
In the original time and space, it was only after the signing of the Trade in Services Agreement in 2003 that Hong Kong filmmakers would move north in large numbers. Yang Ye's move accelerated this process by ten years.
A few years ago, Yang Yipeng promoted Zhang Xiaoxian to establish the "Asian Screenwriting Center", where he provided creative ideas and created many scripts.
TV series such as "Young Bao Qingtian", "Love Across Time and Space", and "Tai Chi Master" have begun to be developed.
There will also be a second round of Jin Yong and Gu Long dramas, as well as classic dramas from Japan and South Korea, which will be released one after another.
A large number of TV stations will be established in the next few years. There are seven or eight TV stations settled in Hong Kong alone.
These TV stations have a huge demand for TV programs and are good customers.
Therefore, there is no need to worry about lack of sales after the TV series is produced.
In terms of games, Kingsoft’s work focuses on computer games.
Now we mainly produce stand-alone games, and we will also produce online games in the future.
At present, in addition to making money, they make stand-alone games adapted from Jin Yong and Gu Long's novels.
We are also working on a magnificent large-scale computer game... "Age of Empires".
During this period, Yang Ye was filming in Shenzhen, and he would also take time to visit Kingsoft Company and discuss with them the characteristics and gameplay of the game "Age of Empires".
Jinshan Company has spent a lot of manpower and material resources on this project, and I believe it will achieve good results after it is launched.
In terms of music, in addition to launching music channels and consolidating its dominance in the Asia-Pacific region, it is also officially entering the European and American markets.
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In August, a cinema promotion conference led by the Shenzhen government and jointly launched by Guangming Cinema and Television City was held grandly. Representatives from film and television companies from across the Taiwan Strait and four regions gathered in the SAR.
In addition to the mainland's mainstream TV stations, film studios, and film and television companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Singapore's SMG and some private companies in the mainland, such as Jin Ying Ma Film and Television, were also invited to participate.
Cast a wide net and invite all potential customers.
After these people arrived, they entertained them with food, drinks, and entertainment, visited the film and television city, and went to Guangming Farm to eat roasted squab.
Some people also took the opportunity to go to Dongguan next door to enjoy the IOS international standard Dabaojian service.
After two days of fun, the Guangming Cinema promotion meeting was officially held.
First, the director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau and the mayor of Bao'an District gave a speech. Guangming District had not yet been established and was under the jurisdiction of Bao'an District.
The content mainly introduces the convenient geographical conditions of Guangming Film and Television City. It is located in the center of the Pearl River Delta and has complete infrastructure. Everyone is welcome to come and film.
Everyone is also welcome to open a film and television company in Shenzhen. The special zone will provide tax incentives for film and television projects shot in Guangming Film and Television City.
Say one thousand, say ten thousand, tax incentives are the biggest killer.
Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore have entered developed societies, and the production costs of film and television dramas are high. They are also facing industrial impacts from Hollywood and Japan, making profits difficult.
Guangming Film and Television City not only has convenient transportation, complete facilities, and low labor costs, but also has tax incentives. Once the four major advantages are revealed, there is no fear that these people will not come.
Shenzhen now is replicating the film industry path of New Zealand in the original time and space.
How can New Zealand, a country with a population of five million, become the back garden of Hollywood, with the film and television industry generating tens of billions of output value every year?
Because New Zealand has low costs, high efficiency, no labor unions, and speaks English, major Hollywood studios like to go to New Zealand to shoot movies.
Over time, Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, has become a world-renowned creative capital, and top special effects companies like Weta Digital have been born.
New Zealand's two major cities, Auckland and Wellington, are full of studios, and film and television companies are everywhere providing outsourcing services to foreigners.
These foreign crews provide a large number of jobs in New Zealand, so every university in New Zealand offers film and television production majors.
After graduation, students can work in local film and television companies. Because they have more contact with big projects around the world, over time, a large number of film and television talents have been born.
New Zealand has a population of only five million. From directors to actors to producers, there are world-renowned figures appearing. It can be said that there is an abundance of talents.
Shenzhen is now copying New Zealand's approach. Shenzhen has low costs, high efficiency, and speaks Cantonese.
The most important thing is that it is a special zone with legislative power, which is equivalent to New Zealand in the English-speaking world.
As long as the government is willing to support it, it can easily undertake the transfer of the film and television industry from Hong Kong and Taiwan, turn Guangming District into a New Zealand in the Chinese-speaking world, and create hundreds of thousands of jobs.
After the official representative finished speaking, Lin Baocheng, the person in charge of the film and television city, focused on the various facilities of the film and television city.
After nearly ten years of construction, Guangming Film and Television City already has four major scenic spots: Palace Gardens of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guangzhou Street and Hong Kong Street, and Along the River During the Qingming Festival.
The Palace of the King of Qin is about to be built, and Hancheng and Tangcheng are also under planning. In addition, there are plans to build a Jiangnan garden scenic spot in Zhaoqing.
Basically, if you want to shoot film and television works from all dynasties in China, you can do it all in one stop here.
In addition, Yang Ye previously filmed "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" and "Kung Fu", and also invested in the construction of Mudanjiang Weihu Mountain Film and Television City and Shanghai Chedun Film and Television City.
These are all projects in cooperation with the local government. If you want to shoot in Northeast China and Shanghai, we can also provide one-stop service.
In addition to these infrastructures, Liu Xiaoqing Film and Television Company has also trained a large number of basic film and television practitioners. It is also very convenient for overseas crews to come to Shenzhen to employ people.
All in all, as long as you come, you can check in with just one click, saving time, worry and effort, and most importantly, saving money!
Later, Yang Ye took the stage and released a big news: he would release the film and television rights of Jin Yong and Gu Long, and anyone at home and abroad who is interested in producing martial arts dramas can come and negotiate.
After Yang Ye obtained the copyrights of Jin Yong and Gu Long, he has always been ATV's treasure.
During this period, only Taiwan's Laosan TV station bought a few copies, and Hong Kong film companies bought a few copies.
The purpose of releasing it this time is to stimulate film and television companies on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and four regions to cooperate with Yang Ji and attract business for Guangming Film and Television City.
Before the rise of online literature, Jin Yong, Qiong Yao, and Gu Long were the three top figures in the popular novel world.
Among them, the copyrights of Jin Yong and Gu Long have been controlled by Yang Ye, and the film and television works and game works they produced are very popular.
Qiong Yao's copyright is developed by herself, and no one else can get involved.
As soon as the news of the open copyright came out, many film and television companies began to make preparations, planning to contact Yang Ji after the meeting to purchase the copyright.
Subsequently, the two directors of Asia Television and Star TV announced a new reform measure.
Starting next year, the two TV stations will open the outsourcing business of TV dramas.
The dramas previously broadcast by the two TV stations have always been self-produced, and dramas shot by other companies are rarely broadcast on these two TV stations.
Now not only is outsourcing open, but an advertising sharing model will also be adopted.
That is to say, the advertising revenue during the broadcast of the TV series will be divided proportionally to the film and television companies.
The better a TV series is produced, the higher the ratings, the more advertising revenue, and the more share the film and television companies get.
Star TV and Asia Television are both excellent TV platforms in the Chinese region. This has undoubtedly given major film and television companies a shot in the arm and increased their confidence in coming to Guangming Studios to shoot film and television works.
Xu Xiaoming, the newly appointed general manager of Baiyang TV Production Company, announced three TV series projects: "Tai Chi Master", "Young Bao Qingtian", and "Love Through Time", and announced that he is open to cooperation with film and television companies from all over the world. As long as you have the Any resources that are available can come in and get a share of the pie.
Among them, "Tai Chi Master" has been confirmed to be directed by the famous director Zhang Xinyan, Yuan Heping will be the action director, and the popular niche Wu Jing will star.
Zhang Xinyan is a famous director of Hong Kong Leftist Film Company and has filmed many classic martial arts films.
"The Grandmaster of Tai Chi" features Zhang Xinyan, Yuan Heping, and Wu Jing, which is undoubtedly very eye-catching.
As for "Young Bao Qingtian", although the production lineup has not been announced, it is supported by the super high ratings of "Bao Qingtian", and I believe it has a good background.
"Love Through Time" uses the novel time-travel theme as its selling point. This type of TV series has not yet appeared in the Chinese world.
Huang Yi's "Xun Qin Ji" has only been serialized this year. Although Yang Ye has won the copyright in advance, he must wait for him to finish writing.
In order to promote Guangming Film and Television City this time, Yang Ji gave away a lot of profits and opened up a lot of resources. It can be said that he is full of sincerity, which makes film and television companies on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and four places very excited.
As long as you can ride on Yang Ji's car, you can really take away all the useful information and make money by opening a store!
At the end of the meeting, Yang Ye announced the official launch of his "Asian Rising Star Director Plan".
This program aims to support talented young directors across Asia and help them complete their film works.
After several months, thousands of short films and scripts created by young directors were screened.
Finally, a total of five works by five directors from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea were selected, and an investment of US$1 million was given to each film to help with subsequent production and distribution.
The five works are "My Love Will Never Be Lost" by Xiao An, "One O'clock in the Night" by Wilson Yip, "The Ice Seller" by Wei Desheng, "Ginkgo Tree Bed" by Jiang Digui, and "Love Letter" by Shunji Iiwa.
These films will be released one after another within two years, and then the second phase of the "Asian Rising Star Director Program" will be launched.
With the launch of the "Asian Rising Star Director Project", countless directors who will become famous in the future will become Yang Ye's disciples, and Yang Ye is the serious godfather of Asian films.
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PS: The one I owed yesterday will be delivered later! (End of chapter)