Chapter 113 I'm Not the Protagonist
In 1977, Lucas's "Star Wars" turned out to be the second shot in the rise of a new genre in Hollywood after "Jaws".
Seeing this, Fox also came up with the idea of a science fiction film. Two years later, "Alien", which had a profound impact on future generations, came out, but it was made into a horror film.
In the 1980s, Hollywood produced a large number of horror films, many of which were classics, but the one with the greatest impact was undoubtedly "Alien", which not only spawned an alien universe.
It also directly gave birth to another classic IP "Predator". The last two IPs were combined to create "Alien vs. Predator"...
The two series together have grossed more than 2 billion U.S. dollars at the box office alone, not to mention various derivative revenues.
Yang Ye chose the horror film route for New Line. The main reason is to spend less and make more. The investment of millions of dollars can be exchanged for tens of millions and hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. It is simply awesome.
But how high is the box office? In fact, it’s not that high. It’s hard to break 100 million. Relatively speaking, it is not that noticeable.
Hollywood is not Hong Kong. The eight major companies are eyeing it. New Line is a small piece of cake. It is too eye-catching to start a big production.
First make a small cost, quietly make a fortune, and accumulate strength is the way to go.
...
As soon as He Guanchang entered the company, he was called into the office by Zou Wenhuai.
"Achang, have you read the news?"
"I haven't had time to read it yet, what happened?"
Zou Wenhuai smiled and handed a newspaper to He Guanchang, He Guanchang glanced at the title and was immediately startled.
It says: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sweeps the Oscars, Hong Kong movies dominate the United States!"
"Is this...A Ye's movie?"
"Yes, 11 nominations, Won 6 awards in a row, Aye and Hu Jinquan also won the best director."
"It's amazing! I asked why this "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has not been released. At first, I thought it was a movie. The filming went bad and it’s not easy to see people.”
Zou Wenhuai said: “I heard Axiu say that this movie seems to be following Hu Jinquan’s path, and Aye was worried that the audience would not like it. I accept it, so I will release it overseas first, rush to win the award, and then come back and release it after I win the award.”
He Guanchang said: "I see, this time "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has the power to sweep the Oscars. If it comes back and is released, the box office... I can't imagine it!"
Zou Wenhuai said: "Achang, you put it Bring the contract and go to Xia Meng to discuss the release of the movie with her. "
Zou Wenhuai can't wait for Yang Ye to come back. Yang Ye will have a concert tour outside the world. Who knows when he will come back.
He was afraid that Yang Ye would do something wrong again, so he directly asked He Guanchang to go to Xia Meng with the contract. I see how you can deny it!
He Guanchang agreed, took the contract and went to Baiyang Company...
"What are you talking about? "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will not be released in Jiahe Cinema?" He Guanchang was shocked.
Xia Meng nodded and said: "Yes!"
He Guanchang was very depressed and said angrily: "Ameng, what are you doing? We signed an agreement at the beginning."
"Uncle Chang, please don't worry. What Ah Ye signed with you is that if he stars in the movie, it will be distributed by Golden Harvest, but..."Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not the protagonist of Ah Ye. So it's not within the scope of the agreement!"
"What? Aye is not the protagonist?" He Guanchang was confused, how could this be possible?
Xia Meng affirmed: "No, he is just a supporting role."
...
"What? Aye is not the protagonist?" Zou Wenhuai was shocked.
How is it possible for a super popular star to act in a movie but not play the leading role?
"Then...who is the protagonist?"
"Ti Long!"
"Yang Ye, you are going too far."
"Pa!" The ashtray on the table fell to the ground with an angry wave of Zou Wenhuai's hand. It didn't break, the quality is excellent.
"I always thought Ti Lung was just a supporting role, but I didn't expect... It seems that Yang Ye has reached an agreement with Shaw Brothers, and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will be released in Shaw Brothers theaters."< br>
"Achang, go find out what conditions Shao Laoliu offered to let Yang Ye play a supporting role and support Di Long. This... Even if Yang Ye is Shao Laoliu's biological son, he can't do it. Are you there?”
......
TVB, Chairman's Office, Run Run Shaw is beaming.
"Ah Ye's move is wonderful. He fooled Zou Wenhuai around and over. Zou Wenhuai signed an agreement with him. He thought it was foolproof and was looking forward to the release of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". As a result... Ah "Ye is actually just a supporting actor." Fang Yihua said: "Ah Ye gave up the leading role to Ti Lung. Is he trying to show his favor to us?"
Shao Yifu? He smiled and said: "That's all it can be. It seems that Aye is still worried about Zou Wenhuai's poaching of Chen Long. He is seeking revenge."
Fang Yihua was a little shuddered: "This kid is determined to retaliate and is very scheming. In order to retaliate against Zou Wenhuai, he actually laid a plan for a year. If we cooperate with him, there is no guarantee that he will not think of any harmful tricks to deal with us."
Shao Yifu said: "As long as you can piss off Zou Wenhuai to death and bring down Jiahe, you can say anything. Call Xia Meng, invite her to tea, and take the initiative to talk to her about the release of the movie."
Fang Yihua He dialed the phone number of Xia Meng's office, talked for a while, and then hung up with an expressionless face.
“What do you say?”
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will not be shown in Shaw Brothers theaters here.”
"Did he recruit a group of people to set up a temporary theater chain like last time?"
"Probably so!"
"Anyway, he helped us give Dillon a thumbs up , it’s considered a profit,” Run Run Shaw comforted himself.
Shao Yifu thought too much. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" highlighted the role of Yu Jiaolong. As for Li Mubai, although he is the male protagonist, even if his acting skills are better than Zhou Runfa's, there is no bonus after the performance. It’s not the same as acting.
Even later generations of fans of Zhou Runfa were too lazy to mention this movie when they were bragging about their idol, and were more willing to brag about Brother Ma and Gao Jin.
The only thing that Yang Ye's version of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" brings to Shaw Brothers is that Ti Lung's salary should be increased.
For Run Run Shaw, who is searching, this is simply killing him.
……
Zhao family!
Zhao Yangming put down the newspaper and sighed: "This Aye is really amazing. He made a movie and actually swept the Oscars."
Mother Zhao said happily: "This shows that our daughter has good taste. I heard from Azhen that when Azhi and Ah Ye were dating, Ah Ye was not famous yet."
Zhao Yangming sighed: "You first Don't be too busy to be happy. Although this Yang Ye is powerful, it is not something our daughter can control. Look at this newspaper..."
Zhao Yangming pulled out an Oriental Daily and said: "It says that Yang Ye uses five. I would like to express my gratitude to six confidantes in this language. In addition to our fourth child, there are also Xu Feng, Lin Qingxia, Hu Yinmeng from Taiwan, Momoe Yamaguchi from Japan, and the most outrageous thing is the French rose Isabelle Adjani. What nonsense is this? Is it okay for the fourth child to follow such a person?”
Mother Xie disagreed: “Why do you take this nonsense seriously when you gossip about me? It seems that you are more gossipy than me. This Aye has known our good girl for a long time and has always had a good relationship. Isn't that right? "
What do you know, Zhao Yangming said? I'm a man and I still don't understand? Do I still have a mistress outside? As soon as this Yang Ye sticks his butt out, I know what shit he is shitting.
"Go and call the Fourth Brother out." Zhao Yangming ordered.
After a while, Zhao Yazhi came out of the room: "Dad, what do you want from me?"
Zhao Yangming said: "When Yang Ye returns to Hong Kong, ask him to come to your house. Let’s have a meal.”
Zhao Yazhi was dumbfounded: “Huh?”
Zhao Yangming said: “I know you two are dating, and they have been dating for such a long time. Anyway, it’s time to meet. Are you a parent?”
What Zhao Yangming said was reasonable and reasonable, and Zhao Yazhi couldn't refute it, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Okay!"
But in his heart, he was thinking, would my brother be willing to come?
......
Yang Ye handed the script of "Alien" to Shay.
This script is very detailed. It not only has a complete storyboard script, but also everything about the alien, including the surface of the planet, the wreckage of the spacecraft, and the four forms of the alien from egg to adult.
In addition, all human-related materials such as spacecraft and spacesuits are also designed to perfection.
This is basically a pre-made dish. Shay can take it back and heat it up before serving.
“I’ll leave it to you to find a professional film team. My screenwriting fee is considered an investment and can be converted into 10% profit. How about it?”
“It’s a perfect fit!”
Yang Ye was not obsessed with finding the original team members. There was no need to tell them, and he caused a lot of troubles after searching for them.
It’s not like they have to do it!
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PS: I’m too sleepy to write so much first! Let’s see if we can update more during the long holiday.
(End of this chapter)