After Yang Ye finished watching the porn clips cut by Hu Jinquan, he was silent for five minutes before sighing and saying:
"Lao Hu, this movie of yours is a bit incorrect. If you release it, you will face a lot of pressure."
Logically speaking, the title of "The History of Blood and Tears of Chinese Workers" must be to capture the racial discrimination, abuse, and even massacre of Chinese people in North America by white people, so as to win the sympathy of the audience.
But the movie made by Hu Jinquan used extremely calm shots to tell the whole story of the "Stone Spring Massacre" clearly.
After watching the movie, I felt that those Irish thugs were certainly hateful, but the Chinese workers... didn't seem so innocent.
Originally, the wages of Irish miners in the Stone Spring Mine were two dollars a day.
After the Chinese arrived, they started to pay in order to work in the mines. They only had one dollar a day and could work overtime.
You Irish people work eight hours a day and have weekends off?
I, a Chinese, work ten hours a day, thirty days a day.
What capitalist wouldn’t like such a good cow and horse?
As a result, a large number of Chinese workers were recruited, and the Irish people faced the dilemma of unemployment.
The Irish were so angry that they cursed the Chinese workers in the Stone Spring City newspaper and gave them a deadline to give an explanation.
But the Chinese workers ignored them. Firstly, they didn't understand English. Secondly, they hardly knew how to buy newspapers to read. Thirdly, even if they knew, they didn't care.
Because they firmly believe that only by enduring hardship can they become a better person. They go out to work, as long as they can make money.
This eventually led to a tragic massacre!
In this movie, the U.S. government is actually the righteous party.
In the end, it was the President of the United States who ordered the army to be dispatched to help the Chinese workers retreat.
……
When reading American history, there is a very puzzling question.
Why are Chinese workers in the capitalist camp?
In almost all worker riots in the United States, Chinese workers were the opposition.
The primary target of the workers' uprising turned out to be not the capitalists, but the Chinese workers.
And Hu Jinquan's movie seems to... give the answer from a certain angle.
As a Chinese, Yang Ye should have been filled with indignation after seeing so many compatriots being slaughtered.
However, he was a little unable to sympathize.
Why is it so rolled?
Others earn two yuan a day, but you only need one yuan.
Others work eight hours a day, but you work ten hours a day.
Is it possible not to be hated?
That’s all.
Others go on strike to fight for their rights and interests from the capitalists. As a working class person, it’s okay if you don’t join in. You still have to stand with the capitalists.
Be grateful when you are given food to eat. I am really addicted to being a cow and a horse. You are a human being!
However, Hu Jinquan also showed in the movie why the Chinese workers were so curly.
Because in the Qing Dynasty, even survival was a problem for people.
During the Guangxu period, male workers in Shanghai could earn 9 silver dollars (Guangxu Yuanbao) by working thirty days a month.
And when they get to the United States, they can easily earn $35.
The exchange rate at that time was 1 U.S. dollar equal to 1.8 silver dollars.
This is equivalent to saying that the wages of Chinese workers in the United States were seven times that of the Qing Dynasty, and compared with Shanghai, which had the highest wages.
Compared with the hell-like Qing Dynasty in 1885, the behavior of Chinese workers working hard in the United States is understandable.
And 140 years later, a certain company sent people to work in South America, and it was revealed by that country that the workers were treated like slaves.
The spokesperson of the company also took out a bunch of workers' fingerprints and said, "If you want to accuse someone, there is no excuse."
There are people on the Internet who say that this company is so awesome that it recruits people to criticize it, saying that "the beauty in the forest will be destroyed by the wind."
Some even said that they went abroad just to make money. With a monthly salary of more than 10,000 yuan, the living environment almost didn’t matter.
The thinking of many Chinese people is, "I'm just here to work", "I'm just here to endure hardship"...
Eating pig food every day, working twelve hours, and having no holidays, I still take it for granted.
……
"The History of Blood and Tears of Chinese Workers" was shot entirely in the United States. Hu Jinquan also strived for excellence in the film. The filming lasted eight months and cost 20 million US dollars.
This is a movie destined to lose money and get scolded.
It was Yang Ye who knew that Hu Jinquan was not going to live well in a few years, so he agreed to invest in order for Xu Feng to repay Hu Jinquan's kindness.
Now I feel that this movie actually has its own meaning.
Yang Ye said: "It was shot very well. Let's edit it carefully and then release it. It will also serve as a warning to future generations..."
Then he said: "Lao Hu, I heard that you have a bad heart. Go to the hospital for a check-up. It's time for surgery."
Hu Jinquan has always been worried that Yang Ye will tamper with his film for the sake of box office.
Unexpectedly, Yang Ye didn't say anything and passed directly. Instead, he cared about his health. He couldn't help but feel a little moved and said: "I will go to see a doctor after the movie is released."
"You'd better see a doctor first, otherwise, those film critics and others will scold you and your condition will get worse."
"Uh...okay!"
Hu Jinquan of the original time and space worked for more than ten years for "The History of Blood and Tears of Chinese Chemical Industry", and finally obtained the investment for "The History of Blood and Tears of Chemical Industry" with the help of John Woo.
In January 1997, he planned to have a heart surgery first and then devote himself to filming. As a result, he died in the hospital at the age of 65.
……
"Ahong, have you taken any roles recently?"
"No, the environment is so bad now, and there are so few crews working."
"You don't even have a job?"
"It's not that there is nothing, but there are no good scripts, and the crew also said that the budget is not enough, and they hope that I can get less pay, so I just won't take it."
Yang Ye thought so. She didn't wait for money to eat.
"In that case, let me accompany you to travel to Europe, first to Prague, then to Paris, then to London..."
"Come on, I don't believe your lies."
"I'm serious, let's go next week!"
……
Prague, Old Town.
The filming of "Mission: Impossible" has officially started. Yang Ye is holding a walkie-talkie and directing and regulating the situation of each team.
The crew prepared for a tough battle as soon as the filming started, filming the big scene of the aquarium explosion.
This scene is after Ethan Hunt's teammates all died, Ethan found the connector.
The two met in a restaurant, but the contactor suspected that Ethan was a traitor and wanted to arrest him.
Because all his teammates were dead and he was the only one alive.
In order to save himself, Ethan had no choice but to run away. He used a gum bomb to detonate the aquarium in the restaurant.
This aquarium is huge and contains sixteen tons of water.
It would be very difficult to detonate it while ensuring everyone's safety.
Everyone has been preparing for this shot for three days and rehearsed it many times.
To ensure safety, the crew also prepared an ambulance.
"Axian, confirm again!"
Luo Lixian made an OK gesture from a distance: "It's no problem, Sir, I promise!" "Tom, don't be nervous, Bruce is one of the most professional blasting experts on the planet, he will ensure your safety."
"I have no problem, I believe Bruce!"
After everything was ready, Luo Lixian gave an order, and with a "boom", the huge aquarium exploded instantly.
A dragon and tiger martial artist was blown out and smashed into the glass wall of the restaurant,
The raging water rushed towards Tom Cruise who was squatting on the ground. He immediately stood up and ran wildly, escaping through the gap where the glass had just broken.
White water waves surged behind him, leaving ornamental fish everywhere.
Cameras that had been prepared recorded this thrilling scene from all angles.
A success!
"Perfect!"
"Yeah!"
The Yankees on the set celebrated loudly.
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"Bah, bang, bang!" A burst of warm applause.
Yang Ye praised Luo Lixian: "Axian, you did a great job!"
Tom Cruise ran back again and said excitedly: "Did we succeed?"
Yang Ye smiled and said: "Tom, you look very chic when you run away!"
The heroine of the movie, the French beauty Emmanuelle Béard, said incredulously: "It's incredible. Such a difficult shot only took three days to prepare and was successfully shot in one shot. Director, your team is so professional!"
Yang Ye smiled faintly and announced: "Clean up the scene and call it a day!"
Tom Cruise said generously: "How about we go have a drink together? I'll treat you!"
As soon as everyone heard the treat, they cheered again.
……
Zhong Chuhong was sitting at the bar, the blurry lights illuminating her charming figure.
She was playing with a wine glass, half full of wine still in it.
Yang Ye said: "Tomorrow, let's go see the famous Charles Bridge."
Zhong Chuhong drank the wine in the glass: "Are you sure you are not going to film?"
"Hey, you can guess this?"
"Now that you've come to Prague, you must take some shots at the famous attractions here."
"My Ah Hong is so smart!"
Zhong Chuhong sighed and said with self-pity: "I shouldn't believe your nonsense!"
Yang Ye said he would take her to Europe for a trip, but it turned out that he was here to film a movie.
"Don't you think this is good? Even though I'm at work, it doesn't stop me from accompanying you!"
Zhong Chuhong doesn't like her current life very much. Unfortunately, she is a person who accepts death. Since she followed Yang Ye, she has accepted her fate.
The next day, Yang Ye took Zhong Chuhong to the filming scene early.
At sunset, the two stood on the Charles Bridge and gazed into the distance. On the left bank was the dreamy Prague Castle, and on the right bank was the Old Town with various Baroque and Gothic buildings.
The houses here all have red roofs. Under the setting sun, they look like a dream. No wonder it is called "Golden Prague".
At night, the crew filmed here the main character in the movie, Jim, the leader of the special agent team, falling from the bridge.
A stand-in was used in this section. A dragon and tiger martial artist jumped down with a "pop", once and for all.
The movie "Mission: Impossible" is mainly about suspense and puzzle solving, with a clever plot and detailed layout. It is not Yang Ye's usual style of fighting life and death.
Due to Yang Ye's super control ability, the movie was shot very quickly.
He directly divided into two groups AB and started shooting, one group shot the Ethan line and the other group shot the Jim line. They traveled to Prague, Paris, London and other cities without any chaos.
It only took two months for the crew to shoot all the actual scenes.
Later, at the Shepparton Studios in London, the final battle scene of Tom Cruise's high-speed train and airplane was filmed.
Of course, it is impossible to really steal a high-speed train. Tom Cruise mainly performs on a train model, and finally relies on post-production synthesis.
In this way, until July, the entire movie was completed.
This is the shortest film directed by Yang Ye, taking less than three months to shoot.
……
In an open-air bar in London, the crew hired a few people to come over as extras.
Ethan and Luther drank a toast: "I respect you, Luther, for no longer being a removed agent!"
Luther said sternly: "I am a hero now!"
After filming a very simple farewell scene, Yang Ye announced that "Mission: Impossible" was finished.
Tom Cruise came over and hugged Yang Ye, and said sincerely: "Thank you, Master, this was a very pleasant shooting experience!"
Yang Ye smiled and said: "I once heard Paula say that this was your childhood dream?"
Tom Cruise said: "I loved the TV series "Mission: Impossible" very much when I was a child. After becoming an actor, I have always hoped to star in such a movie. Now, my dream has finally come true."
"Come on, I hope Ethan Hunt will become your signature character!"
……
The crew was disbanded on the spot, and Yang Ye returned to Hong Kong with his own people.
At this time, the summer season has officially started.
The first film released by Baiyang Pictures this year is an animated film, "Mulan."
The difference between this version of "Mulan" and Disney's original version is that Disney's Mulan was drawn after Lucy Liu, while this version of Mulan was drawn after Lin Qingxia.
To be precise, it was based on Lin Qingxia's appearance before she was thirty years old.
Therefore, this Lin Mulan is much more beautiful than the original Liu Mulan.
Lin Qingxia also dubbed the film herself.
In the past few years, in addition to producing "Mulan", Blue Bird Animation Studio also produced a sequel to "The Lion King". As a result, the box office shrank significantly, only one-fifth of the predecessor.
But it’s not bad, you can still make some money.
After producing several 2D animations, Jade Bird Animation Studio decided to transform and produce 3D animations, and Yang Ye naturally expressed his support.
Due to technology limitations, if you want to produce 3D animation, you must first make it easy and then difficult, and conquer each technology one by one.
For example, when Pixar produced 3D animation, they first made "Toy Story". The characters in it were all toys and there were no real animals and plants, so it was relatively simple to produce.
After overcoming basic things such as leather, wood, and fabric, the second film "Danger" became more difficult. The characters in the movie were changed from toys to insects.
When it came to "Monsters, Inc.", I started adding hair to the characters, and in "Finding Nemo" I started studying underwater.
"The Incredibles" started shooting people, "Cars" got the metallic luster, and "Ratatouille" shot real animals...
Pixar follows an approach from easy to difficult. Every time a movie is made, a technical problem is overcome, and the characters and effects presented in the cartoons become more and more complex.
Nowadays, although Pixar's first animated film "Toy Story" has not yet been released, it will be released soon.
Yang Ye couldn't find a suitable movie to put together, so he simply gave up and let Jade Bird Animation Studio make the decision on its own and make whatever they wanted.
"Mulan" is an animated film, not a major hit.
Yang Ji's flagship movie this summer... is "The Lonely Agent" starring Liu Hua.
The movie that competes with "The Lonely Agent" is Chen Long's "Thunderbolt".
He still made this movie! (End of chapter)