Chapter 157 Sky-high alimony
The three brothers Yang Ye and Chen Long, coupled with the gimmick of the first fashion kung fu movie, the power is indeed beyond doubt.
As soon as it was released, the box office was an instant hit. The day before the movie was released, there was already a long queue at the cinema. There were even scalpers buying dozens of tickets. Some people crowded the box office to grab tickets. Glass, the scene was no less than the fruit new product launch conference in later generations.
Compared with the tenderness of "Alien", this kind of funny, lively and hilarious movie with beautiful women to watch is still more suitable for the appetite of Hong Kong people.
So, "Alien" had just broken the box office record, and before it even got hot, it was overtaken by "Food Truck".
Hong Kong's first fashion comedy action film was "The Best of Us" in 1982, which attracted 2.64 million moviegoers, which was equivalent to half of the people in Hong Kong watching the movie at that time.
Since then, the traditional Kung Fu movies of the early Republic of China have basically disappeared.
Now, the first one to take advantage of the situation has become "Fast Truck", and it has refined the nine key elements of Chen Long's film success from the very beginning, and also added parkour elements. The power is indeed beyond doubt. .
"Food Truck" was released at Poplar Cinema for 43 days before closing, creating a box office of 18.2 million, becoming the champion in Hong Kong film history.
The final box office of "Alien" was only 14.5 million, which was 3.7 million less than "Food Truck".
What's even more terrifying is that "Fast Truck" attracted 2.3 million moviegoers, accounting for 48% of the total population of Hong Kong. Nearly half of Hong Kong people watched the movie.
Yang Ye directed two movies in succession. He did not appear in the movie, but he broke box office records one after another. The Hong Kong media not only felt the power of the three brothers Chen Long combined, but also called Yang Ye invincible!
Yang Ye secretly lamented: After all, it was still a little bit behind. If he didn’t choose a food truck and chose Five Lucky Stars, he should be able to surpass the record of "Best Partner".
However, Yang Ye does not regret it, because he chose "Food Truck" just to join Adjani and help Chen Long enter the French market. If he chose "Five Lucky Stars", this effect would not be available.
And Hong Kong's film records are just that, whoever wants to break them will break them. Even if "The Best Partner" broke the Hong Kong record, it would only be awesome in Hong Kong. Chen Long's box office is still the best globally. higher!
Mainstream newspapers in Hong Kong are debating which movie is more exciting, "Alien" or "Food Truck".
With such a good topic, well-known writers from all walks of life came to make money, and newspapers were happy to watch them quarrel, adding fuel to the flames and making huge sales.
The public, represented by "Oriental Daily", naturally supports "Fast Truck". Movies should be lively and exciting.
The intellectuals represented by "Ming Pao" strongly support "Alien". These people have done all kinds of deconstruction of the movie, such as humanistic care, reflection on the Cold War and so on. , which makes people look stunned for a while.
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As soon as "Food Truck" was released, the three brothers Chen Lung and Adjani went on a road show in major theaters in Hong Kong and Macau. They were warmly welcomed wherever they went. They even went to Taipei.
Yang Ye himself worked overtime to finish filming the MV for "A Light and Quiet Love" with Teresa Teng.
In early September, Yang Ye took all the main creators of "Food Truck" to France to promote the French premiere.
EMI is very satisfied with this cooperation with Yang Ye. After "Food Truck" was released in Hong Kong, it successfully detonated the box office and then became popular in Southeast Asia.
Film purchase contracts came in from all over the world, making EMI a lot of money.
Most importantly, this film allowed Adjani, a French actress, to successfully enter the Asian market.
Adjani’s stunning beauty has made her popularity skyrocketing throughout Southeast Asia.
Although the market in Southeast Asia may not be attractive to EMI, what about adding Japan, the second largest film market in the world?
This is why EMI attaches great importance to its cooperation with Yang Ye and provides all conveniences during the filming of the film.
Before Hollywood dominated the world, there were two most popular movies in France, one was a pretentious literary film, and the other was a silly comedy.
The French contributed a classic comedy routine to the film industry, that is, a normal person paired with a fool, and the two caused countless jokes.
In the end, people discovered that the fool might be a normal person, and he had a huge shining point of humanity.
The so-called normal person may not be normal at all. He has huge personality flaws.
Filmmakers from all over the world have used this routine to produce countless classic comedy movies.
In the post-millennium Chinese mainland film industry, Xu Zheng's "囧" series is one of the successful examples.
"Food Truck" is actually a variant of this "idiot comedy", except that one is a good guy and one is stupid. It becomes two good guys and one is stupid. Hong Jingbao plays the stupid role.
So the French can still accept it. Coupled with the unique and exciting fighting scenes and their favorite Adjani, the French can't stop.
In the end, "Food Truck" sold 6.2 million box office viewers in France, which is almost the same as "ET".
The average ticket price in France in this era was 14 francs, which translated into a box office of approximately 86 million francs.
This box office result means that two films directed by Yang Ye have simultaneously entered the top ten in France's annual box office. The title of an international director is well deserved!
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Yang Ye signed the custody agreement.
After the child is born, Yang Ye needs to pay alimony of US$100,000 per month, which will increase by 10% annually to cope with inflation until the child reaches adulthood.
Adjani is indeed not a fuel-saving lamp. The proposed agreement actually has provisions to deal with inflation, and the currency is settled in the US dollar, the most stable currency.
Total calculation, Yang Ye will have to pay about 60 million US dollars to raise this child until he is eighteen years old, which is a fucking sky-high price.
But money is just a number to Yang Ye. Besides, this is his own flesh and blood, so he can’t raise it too much, so Yang Ye signed the contract readily.
Yang Ye only added one thing: Adjani is not allowed to marry anyone else before the child reaches adulthood. If she gets married, the custody of the child will belong to Yang Ye, and she will not want the money afterwards.
In this era, around the world, the income of actors is not ridiculously high.
Even in Hollywood, actors’ incomes began to rise in the 1990s.
And the commercial value of actresses is not as good as that of male actors, even lower.
Currently, the highest-paid actress in Hong Kong is Lin Qingxia, reaching HK$500,000, but she is a special case because "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was filmed with her as the heroine.
If she is invited to Hollywood to film, her remuneration will remain the same and be directly converted into currency. However, there are no roles suitable for her in Hollywood, so the $500,000 remuneration is just a mere mention.
As for other Hong Kong actresses, their maximum salary is only hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars.
Adjani's French market is much larger than the Hong Kong market. Her current salary is about 600,000 francs. After "Food Truck" becomes a hit, it will probably rise to 800,000 francs.
Although it is not low, how many movies can she film in a year? The two are amazing!
Coupled with advertising endorsements, attendance at events, etc., Adjani's annual income ceiling is now about two million francs.
To give birth to a child for Yang Ye, the child support will cost 1.2 million US dollars a year, which is equivalent to more than 6 million francs, and it will increase year by year. It is completely a lion's mouth.
Adjani originally thought that Yang Ye would bargain with her, but Yang Ye didn't care about money at all. He only mentioned the condition that Adjani should not marry anyone else before the child reaches adulthood, and he happily Signed.
This... Adjani regretted that she didn't order more.
Adjani hasn’t shown her pregnancy yet. Yang Ye finished signing and said to her: "You can’t be too tired now. There is no need to go to promotional activities in the United States and Japan!"
Adjani didn't want to miss this opportunity to go to the United States and Japan to brush her face. She shook her head and said, "No, I have to go. My dear, don't you want to be with me?" Adjani used this trick, and Yang Ye had no choice but to surrender: "Of course I want to!"
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Not long ago, the crew arrived in Los Angeles, and "ET" was currently being screened in North America.
Spielberg's version of ET grossed US$350 million in the first round of box office in North America, which is a miracle.
Now it has been snapped up by Yang Ye and made into a Hong Kong version. Although it has received great reviews after its release, the box office has shrunk significantly. The final box office may be only a quarter of the old version, which makes Yang Ye very helpless!
If "ET" can't break 100 million US dollars in North America, Yang Ye doesn't know what movie can.
Although Yang Ye is dissatisfied with ET's box office, he will not show it because that would be too Versailles.
"Nick, my brother!" As soon as Xie saw Yang Ye, he laughed and came over for a bear hug!
Then I met with Adjani, Chen Long and others.
"Hi, Jack, I finally meet you. Do you know how popular you are in the United States?"
At this time, Chen Long could not speak English, so he could only rely on Yang Ye to translate and communicate with him. Shay communicates.
The secret that Chen Long later learned to speak English was...to pick up American girls!
This guy has played with so many American girls that he finally learned English!
After returning to New Line, Yang Ye asked: "How much is the box office of "Alien" now?"
Xie Yi said cheerfully: "It's almost 50 million. I really didn't expect that without any effort this time, the box office would reach a new high."
Yang Ye said with a smile: "So in the future I will sell Hong Kong movies Don't you want to do kung fu? Copy. After watching ET, many people said that even the aliens are so peaceful, but humans themselves want a cold war. I think the current anti-war sentiment helped this movie. There is no doubt that ET itself is very good. "
Xie Yi believes that the box office of "Alien" has been very successful, but Yang Ye does not agree with it.
Yang Ye is very satisfied with the version he shot. The reason why the box office is not as good as the Lao Si version is entirely due to racial reasons and stereotype prejudice.
But Yang Ye is not in a hurry. The market is cultivated, and it takes a process for the audience to accept something.
As long as Yang Ye continues to output excellent works, it will subtly change people's movie-watching habits, and the box office will gradually increase. It will be a matter of time before it exceeds 100 million in North America.
Yang Ye casually looked at the script of "Alien 2" that Shay gave him, frowned and said: "This script is too bad. Let's not make any more sequels to "Alien" for the time being."
Shay said: "The box office of "Alien" is so good, shouldn't we strike while the iron is hot?"
"Alien" shocked the Hollywood industry by earning a box office of US$100 million at a cost of US$10 million.
You know, the most suitable way to watch this kind of horror movie is not in the cinema, but at home. Therefore, its later video revenue is extremely considerable.
With one "Alien", New Line has become famous in the Hollywood production industry, and Shea certainly wants to strike while the iron is hot and start filming the second one.
Unfortunately, Yang Ye said that he had no time to write a script, so Xie Yi had to find a screenwriter to write it. Then he picked one that he thought was good and showed it to Yang Ye. As a result, Yang Ye dismissed it after just one glance. The script is dead.
“This script of yours still continues the style of the first part, continuing to do things in a claustrophobic space. It’s not interesting to shoot such repetitive things. In the second part, we should make the scale bigger, but specifically What to do, I haven’t decided yet, just wait.”
What are Yang Ye waiting for? Of course, we are waiting for Cameron to make his debut!
Yang Ye himself has no time to direct this series, and he wants a second one that is awesome. The most reliable way is of course to wait for Cameron to make his debut.
The characteristic of the "Alien" series is that the directors of each film are unknown newcomers, but they will all become internationally famous directors in the future.
This is very interesting, Yang Ye wants to keep this.
Shay said: "Well, actually, I am going to invest in filming Stephen King's novel. Can you give me some advice?"
Yang Ye said: "Find a big director!"
Xie Yi was stunned: "Why, horror films can survive because they cost less and big directors are too expensive."
Yang Ye said: "If we want to make horror films our main business, we must make horror films the main business." The easiest way to improve your level is to find a great director."
"Who do you want to find?"
"Kubrick!"
"This guy is very difficult to deal with. People who have worked with him say he is a lunatic."
"That's up to you, I'm just making a suggestion!"
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"Didn't you say you called me?"
"Food Truck" North America At the premiere, Brooke Shields suddenly appeared in front of Yang Ye.
Yang Ye looked at her angelic face and said nonsense: "Sorry, as soon as I arrived in Paris, I encountered a pickpocket, and the small notebook with your phone number written on it was stolen. I thought You would call Hong Kong, but I didn’t wait.”
In a city of thieves, it is normal for small books to be stolen, and Brooke Shields understands. She apologized: "I thought you just thought I was a child and didn't want to talk to me, so I didn't call you in Hong Kong."
Yang Ye smiled and said: "How could that be? You are My friend!”
This made Brooke Shields very happy, she said: “I recently met a new friend, and I came with him, and he said he knew you!”< br>
“Who?”
“Michael Jackson!”
"That's right, I know him. How did you meet him?"
"Two months ago, at the Oscar Awards party."
The 1978 Oscar Awards ceremony was strangely moved to That's where the friendship between Michael Jackson and Brooke Shields began in July.
Yang Ye took Brooke Shields to find Michael Jackson.
"Hi Nick, long time no see, I'm glad you invited me to the premiere." Michael Jackson said to Yang Ye.
Yang Ye didn't respond and stared at Michael Jackson's neck without saying a word.
Michael Jackson was a little embarrassed when Yang Ye looked at him. He couldn't help but take a step back and asked: "What's wrong?"
Yang Ye said: "Michael, are you sick? ?”
Michael Jackson was stunned. He has vitiligo hereditary in his family, and it has begun to show up. It first appeared on his neck, but he used makeup to block it. Unexpectedly, Yang Ye could see it at a glance. .
(End of this chapter)