Chapter 47 It is impossible to miss
In Hong Kong, in addition to the three major theater chains of Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, and Shuangnan, there are also several small theater chains and some independent theaters.
Among the small cinema chains, the most famous ones are Lydia Cinemas and Anle Cinemas. Both of them own four theaters and mainly screen Western films.
The boss of Lisheng was named Lei Juekun. He later recruited people to expand the theater chain and renamed it Golden Princess Cinema Line. He also invested in a new art city film company, attracted a group of outstanding talents, and set off a legendary experience in the Hong Kong film industry. At their peak, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers had to stay away.
On Anle's side, Jiang Zhiqiang's father is now at the helm. Jiang Zhiqiang and his brother Jiang Zhiwen are responsible for traveling to Europe and the United States to buy movies and show them back.
In the past two years, their father has gradually aged, and Jiang Zhiwen has taken charge of the management of theaters. The task of buying movies in Europe and the United States has gradually fallen to Jiang Zhiqiang alone.
Yang Ye and Jiang Zhiqiang ordered something casually and chatted while eating.
Yang Ye said: "Aqiang, I heard that you are very familiar with the major film festivals in Europe and the United States?"
Jiang Zhiqiang nodded and said: "I went to the United States with my brother when I was sixteen. It’s been seven or eight years since I traveled to Europe.”
“Do you have any acquaintances in Cannes?”
"There are some. Mr. Yang, are you going to Cannes?"
"Yes, I want to take "Shaolin Temple" to Cannes for exhibition, and I have already got the tickets."
"Wow. ! "Shaolin Temple" is really great. I watched it three times. I wish you all the best."
Yang Ye said with a smile: "Generally speaking, films that show suffering are more likely to win awards." "Shaolin Temple" is a typical commercial film from beginning to end. I don't expect to win awards. I'm just selling the film."
"That's why you came to me, Mr. Yang, because you wanted me to let you go. Help you introduce customers? ”
"Of course, you travel in Europe and the United States all year round. You should know a lot of distributors in various countries, and you know the market conditions of each film market better than I do. So I would like to ask you to be my consultant and help me sell the film. I will give you 5 "
Jiang Zhiqiang was so happy that he was going to Cannes to buy movies in May. Only a fool would not do this kind of thing to make extra money.
Jiang Zhiqiang readily agreed immediately, and the two of them discussed it for a while, made an appointment to go to France together in May, and then left.
It would be too troublesome for Yang Ye to talk about this kind of film selling thing one by one in person, so it would be better to hire a helper.
No one in Hong Kong understands the market conditions of major markets in the world better than Jiang Zhiqiang, and he is the most suitable person.
Moreover, his family's business was obviously inherited by his brother.
Yang Ye was wondering if he could be brought over to be his distribution manager.
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After getting off the plane at Songshan Airport, Yang Ye couldn't help but sigh: "It's time to find an assistant."
He is a big star after all, but he travels alone One person, it’s too embarrassing.
The last time he went to Japan, Chen Long and Du Qifeng helped him run errands. Now that Chen Long is filming a movie, Johnnie To is also left on the set of Drunken Master.
To Qi Feng is a talent. He should first be thrown into the crew to practice for a few years.
Zong Yougui originally wanted to follow, but Yang Ye arranged a set of physical training classes and left her in Hong Kong.
After Yang Ye came back from Riben, many people came here to become his disciples, and there were also many people from the martial arts world who wanted to ask for advice, which made him very annoyed.
Considering that the fighting techniques of this era were actually relatively rough, Yang Ye planned to use the scientific training methods of later generations to train Zong Yougui.
Let her be used as an experiment first, and after summing up a set of practical training methods, he will open a martial arts gym and recruit many disciples.
Don’t you want to learn? Come on then.
Yang Ye came to Taipei this time for the album "Chinese Folk Songs".
At his suggestion, Zheng Donghan invited a group of outstanding singers to record this album together.
Moreover, Yang Ye is also preparing to hold a concert to announce the birth of a new music form called "Chinese folk songs".
This has the same meaning as the original time and space Li Shuangze, Yang Xian, and Hu Defu held a new song press conference at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall to announce the arrival of the Taiwanese folk song era.
However, Yang Ye invited a large number of celebrities to do this, and the momentum was hundreds of times greater than the three of them.
After Yang Ye checked into the hotel, he called Zheng Donghan and told him that he had arrived in Taipei.
Zheng Donghan came over quickly and said as soon as he entered the door: "Their songs have been recorded and they are waiting for you." Yang Ye said: "How are the preparations for the concert going?"
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"The venue, equipment, etc. are all ready. Rehearsals will start after you finish recording the song."
"Where are the young actors I want?"
"A batch of auditions have been held tomorrow. I’ll give you the shortlist, and you can take a look at it.”
“OK! OK! It’s all thanks to you. How did you do it to bring together so many singers from different companies? "Arrived?"
Zheng Donghan laughed: "It's your fault."
"Me?"
"Yes! As you said, these singers are not from the same company. Some have been famous for a long time, while others are emerging. It is not easy to get together. But your song writing That's great, everyone is very excited. Since they are interested, it's just a matter of profit distribution.
No one wants to give up their own interests, and they all want to earn more. Rob, when news suddenly came out that you were sweeping the Japanese martial arts world, all the record companies compromised."
"Um..."
Yang Ye found out that he was in Japan. The impact of what you do is much more profound than you think.
Later generations may think that Taiwan is very Japanese, but in fact it is not.
In this era, the various literature, music, and film works emerging in Taiwan that miss the mainland and the hometown are clear evidence of this.
If not, where is the market for these works? To whom?
Taiwan Hari happened after the 1980s.
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Yang Ye's "Shaolin Temple" has just been released in Taiwan and achieved a super high box office of NT$23 million.
People are still amazed at how the difficult action of the final volley in the movie was achieved.
Then news came that Yang Ye was sweeping the Japanese martial arts world, and the whole of Taiwan was boiling.
People realized that Yang Ye really knew Kung Fu and was a peerless master.
At this point, Yang Ye’s fame has reached its peak in Chinese society.
At this time, being able to collaborate with him to release records and hold concerts is something I wish for, and there is no need to care about the small gains and losses.
Because of this record, this concert is bound to be a hit.
Yang Ye rested for one night and went to the PolyGram Company in Taiwan to record songs the next day.
Zheng Donghan took out a lot of photos to Yang Ye and said: "According to your request, we screened young actors to participate in the concert in primary schools in Taipei. After the preliminary selection, more than 500 people were selected. , go through it. If you think it’s okay, we’ll notify their parents and bring their children over for an interview.”
“Okay!”
There are two songs in this record that require the use of children's chorus. Zheng Donghan meant to find a primary school choir to complete the song.
Yang Ye believes that this concert will announce the arrival of a new form of music, which is of great historical significance and deserves to be recorded as a commemoration.
So, you can’t just find a choir. It is recommended that children with good image and temperament participate in the audition.
Yang Ye has spoken out, what can Zheng Donghan do? You have the final say if you are popular.
Although it would cost a lot more money to do so, Zheng Donghan still did it.
Therefore, under the banner of selecting young actors for Yang Ye's concert, PolyGram started a city-wide audition. Anyone aged 6-10 who meets the age requirements can sign up to participate.
People in Taipei heard that their children had the opportunity to attend Yang Ye's concert and participate in the recording of the album, so they enthusiastically signed up. There was no registration fee anyway, just in case they were selected.
Yang Ye looked at the large pile of photos and thought to himself, the audition requirement is good image and temperament, so they shouldn’t be missed, right?
He flipped through less than half of it, and suddenly noticed a photo. He turned over the back and saw that it read "Wang Zuxian, 8 years old..."
He put the photo away as if nothing had happened. On the side, continue to turn back.
How could he possibly miss it when he looks like this? Unless the staff is blind.
(End of this chapter)