Chapter 153 Global Record Breaking
Yang Ye showed up at the cinema with a family of four from the movie "Alien", which was definitely a huge surprise.
"Young Master Yang!"
Someone screamed, and then a group of girls rushed towards Yang Ye, including Lin Chunjiao.
Fortunately, Yang Ye was prepared. A group of security personnel immediately stopped the person. Yang Ye took the microphone and said, "Please don't get excited, please give me face and go back to your seats, okay?"
Despite his repeated appeals, some female fans still rushed to the stage regardless of the situation. After hugging Yang Ye, they screamed loudly and shed tears of excitement.
It was only at this moment that the Zhao family finally understood what those crazy fans in their daughter's mouth were about.
Mother Zhao is extremely disgusted with the lunatics on the stage, and she understands her daughter and son-in-law's helplessness a little bit.
With Yang Ye’s constant persuasion, everyone finally returned to their seats.
Yang Ye apologized: "I understand everyone's mood, and I am happy to meet you, but I still ask everyone to obey the order. Because if a stampede accident occurs in a claustrophobic space, it is very dangerous."
Lin Chunjiao, who returned to her seat, looked at Yang Ye infatuatedly and exclaimed: "So handsome, and so considerate, he is such a perfect man!"
Zhang Zhiming next to him rolled his eyes: "There's no need to be like this, right?"
Lin Chunjiao said: "Hey, you're even jealous of my idol, are you?"
"You're even jealous of my elementary school classmates!"
While the young lovers were bickering, Yang Ye had already expressed his intention to come.
First of all, of course, the four protagonists in the movie were introduced grandly. Although Chen Sisi has been out of the industry for many years and the three children are all newcomers, the four of them are all good-looking. In addition, the movie is very exciting, and the audience at the scene Naturally, they responded with warm applause.
Yang Ye said: "The premiere of "Alien" was held in Cannes. Because this time it was released simultaneously around the world, there was no premiere in Hong Kong. I know everyone is disappointed. , so we started this road show with the creators of "Alien" to talk to you about the movie. We will randomly select ten viewers and answer ten questions, and we will also give you a souvenir. Give it to everyone.”
“Bah, bang, bang…”
The audience in the theater felt extremely lucky and applauded vigorously.
"Okay, now you can ask questions. Since time is limited, please try to ask questions related to the movie. I will not answer irrelevant questions. Thank you for your understanding."
The audience raised their hands one after another, and Yang Ye casually called out: "The pretty girl in red."
The pretty girl in red stood up and asked Yang Ye the first question: "Young Master Yang, why are you doing this? Make a movie about aliens?”
Yang Ye replied: “When I was fifteen, my family member passed away and I was left alone. I felt very lonely and often imagined that there was an alien. My friend was accompanying me and practicing Qigong with him. He gave me a lot of courage and asked me to find ways to drive away the people who wanted to occupy my property. Later... I entered the film industry and decided to make a movie about it. Alien movies.
Hollywood has made many such movies. In their movies, aliens are very evil creatures. After they come to the earth, they start burning, killing and looting. I think this is Based on the underlying logic of Western civilization, this is what they did when they arrived in the Americas.
But I think that if an interstellar civilization has the ability to cross the endless starry sky, then their technology must be very advanced and their wisdom must be very high. Gao, why are they trying to get along with the people on earth? To rob for resources? There are things on the earth, there are them on Mars, there are them on Venus, there are so many desolate planets in the universe, why can’t they be here to rob for oil? ”
Zhao Yangming, who was sitting in the audience, couldn't help but laugh when he heard these words. Many people also laughed because these words obviously had the connotation of American imperialism.
Yang Ye continued: "We Chinese are a peace-loving nation. I want to tell you a warm story! So I created a peace-loving alien civilization. They came to the earth just to study Plants don’t want to disturb humans.”
“Okay!”
“Pa bang bang…”
After Yang Ye finished speaking, the audience immediately cheered. Everyone applauded, their hands were bruised from clapping.
The question continued, and Yang Ye said: "That handsome guy wearing glasses, yes, he is 豼!"
The man with glasses stood up and said: "Young Master Yang, I have been fascinated by your kung fu since "Shaolin Temple" movie. It's a pity that you only played a supporting role in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and barely showed kung fu. This "Alien" is not even a kung fu movie. I didn't mean to say that "Alien" is bad. I think This movie is great. I want to ask, are you still acting? Do you still make kung fu movies?"
Yang Ye replied: "Of course I will, "Alien" is considered a milestone in my career. Interlude, I will still focus on kung fu movies in the future. Another movie I directed, "Food Truck", will be released to you soon. This is a very interesting fashion kung fu movie. I hope you can come and watch it when the time comes.
In addition, the action movie starring myself is expected to start filming at the end of this year and will be released next summer. This movie will have many innovative action designs and is very sharp. I believe everyone will like it. ”
Yang. Ye personally promised that in the future he will focus on action films, and that an action blockbuster starring himself will be released next summer, which made the audience very satisfied, full of expectations, and received another round of warm applause.
After answering two more questions, Yang Ye said: "You can't keep asking me. Can you leave the following questions to our leading actors?"
Yang Ye made it clear that he would not answer the questions, so everyone had to turn their interest to Fortunately, for the four leading actors, Chen Sisi is beautiful enough, Liu Hua is handsome enough, the young lady Li Ming is also very pretty, and the little sister Gigi Gigi is even more adorable, so everyone is very interested in them.
After a period of interesting questions and answers, Yang Ye said: "Okay, the last question."
Everyone immediately raised their hands high, and Yang Ye found that Zhao Yazhen was also raising her hands, with a look on her face Looking at herself expectantly, she had no choice but to click on her. But I said in my heart, what question should I ask in public?
Zhao Yazhen stood up excitedly, took the microphone and said: "Mr. Yang, I heard that you wrote a song for your fans called "Star", can you sing it to everyone?"< br>
Yang Yexin said that you, a clever little guy, are quite good at handling things. He smiled and said: "Yes, yes, but without instrumental accompaniment, if you sing a cappella, the effect may not be very good!"
An audience member stood up and said: "Young Master Yang, I have a harmonica, can I accompany you? "
Yang Yexin said it was okay and asked: "Do you know music?"
"Of course!"
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Yang Ye asked the staff to find paper and pen, write down the music score and give it to the young man. The young man tried to play it first, and a melodious melody flowed out, and he played it very well.
Then the two began to perform formally...
When you see the stars in the sky, do you think of me.
Do you remember that my face smiled more than the stars for you?
What will you do when you remember the past? But you will sigh sadly, remembering the time when I shined in your heart.
I am like the stars in the Milky Way, which you have loved silently
Let the soft brilliance relieve your pain
When you see the bright stars, please think , think of me
When you see the shining stars
Please remember me in your heart...
The lyrics are sincere. Under Yang Ye's low voice and the melodious melody of the harmonica, Yang Ye's fans burst into tears!
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Yang Ye and the creators of "Alien" unexpectedly appeared in the cinema, interacted wonderfully with the audience, and even sang a song dedicated to the fans live, At the end of the show, he shook hands with the fans one by one and gave everyone signed posters of the movie.
The fans who won the big prize were so happy that they almost fainted. After returning home, they immediately promoted "Alien" like crazy and went around to buy tickets.
In the following days, the film's creators randomly appeared in major movie theaters in Hong Kong, and even appeared once in a theater in Macau.
This move simply made fans crazy. They kept buying tickets, hoping to have close contact with the protagonists. Under such circumstances, the box office will naturally increase.
The Xu brothers' "The Pact" was released three days earlier than Yang Ye's "Alien", but under Yang Ye's novel marketing model, it was no match at all and was quickly defeated. Array is coming.
"The Affair" is already very exciting, but "Alien" was rated as "the most heartwarming science fiction film in history" by the media, and its reputation is so good that it exploded.
In the original time and space, "ET the Alien" still ranked fourth in the year in 1983, the heyday of Hong Kong films, not to mention that it has now become a Hong Kong film, and the story takes place in Hong Kong. All of them are local actors.
In just one week, "Alien" surpassed "The Pact" and ranked first in the year with a box office of 8 million. At this time, "The Pact" was released for ten days, and the box office just exceeded 5 million. Three million was obtained four days ago.
Jiahe Company, Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang are feeling what it means to be in a difficult world.
He Guanchang sighed: "This Ah Ye, who doesn't make kung fu movies or star, is even more powerful. This..."
Zou Wenhuai said: "The ticket price has increased again this year, the average The ticket price has reached eight yuan, which is also a reason."
He Guanchang said: "Everyone is increasing the price, but Awen's box office has not increased, which shows that the audience has been robbed by Aye. Go away, otherwise, "The Contract" would now have at least 6 million box office
Ah Ye set up an electronic screen at the entrance of Baiyang Cinema to update the box office results of "Alien" in North America, Japan, France, Singapore and Malaysia every day.
This trick is so powerful that it immediately aroused the interest of many people. Even if they don’t go to the movies, they can’t help but go to see the box office of "Alien".
When I thought that Hong Kong films were selling so well abroad, I felt so proud that I couldn't help but contribute another ticket.
Those newspapers also set up a section in the entertainment section to update the box office of "Alien" every day. It has only been seven days, and the global box office has already exceeded 300 million Hong Kong dollars. "
"Three hundred million? "Zou Wenhuai was startled and quickly opened the newspaper. After confirming the data, he suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
"Alien" is breaking box office records for Chinese-language films in major markets around the world. It exceeded HK$300 million in just one week. The final box office may break HK$1 billion...
The opponent is so powerful that even the taillights of the car are attached. If you can't even see it, how can you fight with others?
Zou Wenhuai felt that all his ambitions seemed to have disappeared in an instant.
After all, he is already over fifty. Faced with a powerful opponent that suddenly appears, he naturally loses the courage and fighting spirit of his youth.
Zou Wenhuai said: "Don't worry about Aye, let's focus on ourselves. The box office of "The Famous Sword" is not bad, which proves that we made the right move in supporting new directors with ideas. We are now We need more new directors with overseas experience. Did you hear that Jiashi is going to close down?”
At this time, there are still ten days before Jiayi TV Station officially declares bankruptcy. However, a big shot in the industry like Zou Wenhuai would naturally have known the news for a long time.
He Guanchang said: "I have also heard that last year, the two dramas "The Condor" and "The Condor" were very popular when they were broadcast. I didn't expect that they would not be able to hold on so quickly. "
Zou Wenhuai said: "Jiashi has insufficient financial resources and always likes to make big productions. Although "The Condor" caused a sensation, the production cost was too high and it didn't actually make much money. He actually made a big deal this time and filmed a hundred episodes of "Dream of Red Mansions". If he doesn't die, who will die?"
He Guanchang sighed: "It's just a matter of filming. Since the ratings are not good, we should stop the loss in time. . What a July offensive. All the artists came out to parade in the sweltering heat, visiting 92 areas in Hong Kong to promote the program and advertise in newspapers. It's a pity. Although there is an offensive, the results are mediocre and the cost is extremely high. The blood is finally drained."
Zou Wenhuai said: "Whether Jiashi dies or not has nothing to do with us. What I am interested in is Jiashi's talents. Yuejia TV has a TV series called "The Lover of the Golden Sword", which is very innovative. I asked about the director and found out that the director is called Xu Ke, who studied filmmaking in the United States. Ask him to come out and have a chat and ask him what he has. If there is a movie you want to make, if possible, let’s invest in it.”
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"Alien" won the box office championship of the year within one week of its release, so naturally there was a big celebration party.
Yang Ye took Chen Sisi's arm and got out of the car, followed by Liu Hua, Liming and Gigi Lai. Liu Hua held little Gigi Gigi in her hands.
A large number of reporters immediately swarmed the scene.
"Master Yang, will "Alien" break the box office record of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?"
"Do you mean Hong Kong or the world?"
"Of course it's the world. It's a sure thing in Hong Kong."
The Hong Kong box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is 12.8 million. "Alien" has exceeded 8 million in one week, and there is no doubt that it will break the record of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
Yang Ye replied with a smile: "It should be fine around the world. Anyway, thank you to the audience for their love."
Although the global box office is predicted to exceed one billion Hong Kong dollars, Yang Ye is actually not satisfied with this box office.
Because converted into US dollars, it is less than 200 million US dollars, and Lao Si's "ET" has a global box office of 790 million US dollars. The Yang Ye version is only a quarter of the Lao Si version.
Discrimination against Chinese-language films in European and American countries is still very serious. The highest global box office for "Alien" was not in North America, but in Japan.
Of the 300 million Hong Kong dollars now converted, the Japanese box office accounts for 100 million Hong Kong dollars.
This is because the Japanese yen is experiencing a sharp appreciation, and the current exchange rate against the US dollar has risen to 190:1, which gives Yang Ye a big advantage.
The money Yang Ye earned from his previous movies was all left in the Japanese stock market and has never been taken back. It’s time to get out.
(End of this chapter)