Chapter 14 I want to be a director
Yang Ye rode a motorcycle and took Zhao Yazhi with him, and soon they arrived near her home.
Zhao Yazhen was already waiting there. She handed a suitcase to Zhao Yazhi and said, "Sister, you are here. I have been waiting for more than an hour."
Zhao Yazhi pinched her little face and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Zhenzhen!"
Zhao Yazhen waved her hand and said: "It's funny! The luggage is here, all packed for you, Mommy didn't notice at all, Are there any rewards? ”
Yang Ye smiled and said: "I will pick you up to go to the concert in the evening."
Zhao Yazhen smiled happily: "This is what I was waiting for!"
Yang Ye sent Zhao Yazhi to Kai Tak After arriving at the airport, I went back to prepare for the concert in the evening.
Zhao Yazhi changed into the stewardess uniform and went to work, but she was thinking about what Yang Ye said to her in the morning.
After being brainwashed by Yang Ye, she was ready to quit her job and follow Yang Ye to make movies without hesitation.
She longed for the two of them to appear on the big screen together.
It’s just that... Yang Yefei said he wanted to play a little monk, and he asked himself to play a shepherdess. What the hell?
If she really makes a movie, she hopes to make "The Iron-Blooded Prodigy" written by Yang Ye. Yang Ye plays the silly Liang Wenjing, and she plays the unruly but cute Xiao Yuling. It is interesting to think about it.
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Yang Ye’s concert was an unprecedented success and was sold out for seven consecutive days. Under the crazy demands of the audience, the organizer had to urgently communicate and coordinate with the Hong Kong City Hall. Opened for three days!
The concert received such an enthusiastic response, and naturally the major media in Hong Kong also published numerous reports.
Wen Wei Po, representing the left, published an editorial: Yang Ye tells us through "Under the Lion Rock" that letting go of each other's prejudices, forgetting ideologies, working together and working hard is the best future for Hong Kong.
The Industrial and Commercial Daily, representing the right wing, wrote: Although we are all overseas wanderers, we should laugh more than lament and face life optimistically.
"Ming Pao", representing intellectuals, wrote: Yang Ye's "Under the Lion Rock" is the key to the identity of Hong Kong people and Hong Kong citizens. From this moment on, we are no longer wanderers on the road in Hong Kong. This is our hometown.
Oriental Daily, representing the small citizens, wrote: Working hard and fighting tenaciously is the spirit of Lion Rock!
Through the media's praise of Yang Ye, the term "Lion Rock Spirit" frequently appeared in newspapers and aroused heated discussions among Hong Kong citizens.
What followed was the song "Under the Lion Rock", which has almost become the "city song" of Hong Kong. Everyone, male and female, old and young, can sing a few lines.
With a song that "shapes" the spirit of Hong Kong, Yang Ye has attracted attention from all parties. People are speculating, what will he do next?
……
The Peninsula Hotel!
Yang Ye and Zhao Yazhi sat side by side. Opposite them sat a middle-aged woman in her thirties. This woman was quite pretty. She wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. Although she was smiling, she had a clear face. A bit shrewd.
Yang Ye said: "What Miss Fang means is that Shaw Brothers wants to buy my copyright of "The Iron-Blooded Prodigy" and make it into a movie?"
This Miss Fang in Yang Ye's mouth , is the concubine of Run Run Shaw, the boss of Shaw Brothers. She was a popular singer in Southeast Asia. After getting acquainted with Run Run Run Shaw, Run Run Run Shaw discovered that she was not only beautiful, but also had business talents, so he brought her back to Hong Kong. , became his right-hand man.
Fang Yihua said with a smile: "Yes, I like "The Iron-Blooded Prodigy" written by Mr. Yang very much. We are going to invite Chu Yuan to be the director, Mr. Yang will play the male lead Liang Wenjing, and you, Azhi, will play the female lead. Protagonist Xiao Yuling”
“Me?”
Zhao Yazhi opened her mouth in surprise. She was still thinking about this some time ago, but she didn't expect that her dream would come true.
Fang Yihua smiled and said: "Azhi, actually after the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, we wanted to sign you. With your appearance and condition, you will definitely have a good development in the entertainment industry. It's a pity that you went back. I'm going to be your stewardess, so we won't force it."
Yang Ye thought to himself: "This Fang Yihua has a lot of skills, she can actually think of asking me to make a movie while I am popular. I don’t know where I found out about the relationship between me and Zhao Yazhi, so I dragged Zhao Yazhi to tie me up.”
Yang Ye thought about it and said, “The Iron-Blooded Prodigy is just a prequel, the real one. The story is being serialized, so it’s too early to shoot now.”
Fang Yihua didn’t expect that Yang Ye would refuse such a good offer.
"Mr. Yang is not satisfied with our conditions?"
Yang Yeyao shook his head and said: "Chu Yuan is the leading director. He just broke the Hong Kong box office record with "Seventy-two Tenants". It’s an honor for me to be able to direct “The Iron Man” and to have Zhizhi and I be the protagonists. I have nothing to dissatisfy.”
“What does Mr. Yang mean?”
"Actually, I'm quite interested in making movies. I want to be a director myself." "Mr. Yang also knows how to film?"
"Out of curiosity, I worked as a bit player on the set before, and I know a thing or two about the director's work."
Fang Yihua laughed dumbly and said, "Although Mr. Yang has no acting experience, we have an excellent director. , it can be taught on the spot, which is no problem. But directors are different. They usually have to start from scratch, and it is difficult to succeed in just a few years."
Yang Ye said: "To be honest, it is actually easy. If you don’t come to me, miss, I will come to you. Everyone is guessing what I will do next. Actually, my next step is to make a movie.”
Fang Yihua said with a smile. ? We agree on this."
Yang Ye said: "But I don't want to make "The Iron-Blooded Prodigy". I have some personal opinions on the movie and I plan to implement it. "< br>
"Can you tell me more specifically?"
"Today's movies all use sets, but I want to go to real famous mountains and rivers and shoot in real locations. In terms of fighting, today's movies are all about embroidery. Bruce Lee's Kung Fu The movie was pretty good, but it’s a pity that he passed away after only four movies. When I make a movie, I have to show my real kung fu.”
Fang Yihua knew right away that Yang Ye wanted to make a movie like Bruce Lee. , Bruce Lee actually took people to Rome, Italy when he was filming "The River", but it cost a lot of money.
However, her business strategy is to save money, so she disagrees with Yang Ye's statement and reminded: "In this case, the movie budget will increase a lot."
Yang Ye said: " Yes, I have written a script and plan to direct and act in it myself. After my rough estimate, the cost is about 2 million Hong Kong dollars. I wonder if Ms. Fang is interested in cooperating? "
Fang Yihua seemed to be listening to fantasy. If Yang Ye wasn't famous enough now, she would have thought that this guy was a psychopath.
Fang Yihua pushed up his glasses and said seriously: "Mr. Yang, do you know what the highest box office in Hong Kong is now?"
Yang Ye said: "I know, "Seventy" directed by Chu Yuan "The Two Tenants", 5.6 million Hong Kong dollars."
"Do you know what Bruce Lee's highest box office is?"
"You also know, "The Dragon Crossing the River", 5.3 million Hong Kong dollars. ”
"Since you know that the highest-grossing movie now only has a box office of more than 5 million, do you think it is realistic for a movie to have a budget of 2 million?"
"Reality, don't forget Bruce Lee's movies In Japan, the box office of each movie is more than one billion yen. "
Yang Ye's meaning is very simple. The local box office is nothing. Bruce Lee's box office in Japan is more than 1 billion yen when converted into Hong Kong dollars. Above 15 million.
Especially the movie "Fist of Fury", which beat Japanese and Japanese people violently, actually sold 3 billion yen at the box office, which is about 42 million Hong Kong dollars.
Coupled with Southeast Asia, South Korea and so on, we can make a box office of 70 to 80 million.
With this box office performance, what’s wrong with me spending 2 million to make a movie? What's wrong?
Um... Yang Ye thinks of himself as Bruce Lee.
Fang Yihua said in her heart, do you think you are Bruce Lee? She said seriously: "Mr. Yang thinks he is the second Bruce Lee?"
Yang Ye shook his head and said confidently: "I am the first Yang Ye!"
Fang Yihua said: "Mr. Yang, do you know that Bruce Lee came to see me four years ago and I rejected him. And to this day, I have not regretted it."
Yang Ye nodded and said: "Miss Fang, let's meet again when we are destined!"
Yang Ye took Zhao Yazhi's hand and walked out of the Peninsula Hotel. Zhao Yazhi said uneasily: "It's not good to offend Miss Fang like this. Right?"
Yang Ye smiled and said, "I didn't plan to cooperate with her. There are more than just Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong."
Others don't know, but Yang Ye knows. Fang Yihua is so stingy.
The clothes worn by King Jinlun of the Divine Condor in 95 actually appeared on Xiang Shaolong in 01 "Looking for Qin". In 03 Yitian, this shabby clothes actually appeared again on horseback.
After digging like this, Yang Ye cooperated with her to make a hammer. Yang Ye's goal... is Jiahe!
(End of this chapter)