Chapter 185: A Proper Male Protagonist
Director Hu Jinquan's "The Best in the World" failed miserably at the box office!
To be honest, this movie is not bad, it is antique and very flavorful.
The service is very exquisite, the scenery and scheduling, and the aura of the actors are all in place.
But its positioning is very confusing.
Since the director is King Hu and the starring roles are Lin Qingxia, Miao Kexiu, and Zheng Peipei, everyone thought it was a martial arts film.
The movie is called "The Best in the World". As the name suggests, it should be about a group of martial arts masters competing for the best in the world.
As a result, I went to the cinema and saw it, and it turned out to be a historical film about riding a horse.
The history is not serious history either. The dynasties are relatively vague, and there is dark humor. The emperor also loved to take drugs, and he would get extremely high after taking the drugs.
Those who can understand it find it really exciting, but those who don’t understand it find it messy and what a mess.
After all, movies are entertainment tools for the general public. If ordinary people don't like to watch them, the box office will naturally collapse.
In the end, even with the help of three beauties, the Hong Kong box office barely exceeded one million.
Yang Ye lay in Xu Feng's arms, put his head on her belly, and listened carefully.
Actually, he is only a few months old and can hear ghosts, which is just a way to express love and enhance feelings.
Xu Feng hugged Yang Ye's head with a loving smile on his face.
Yang Ye listened for a while, sat up, touched Xu Feng's belly, and said, "I'm leaving for France tomorrow."
Xu Feng hummed and said nothing.
"Are you unhappy?"
"As long as you are good to me and the baby, nothing else matters."
"I will!" Yang Ye said, kissing her lips gently.
The two kissed for a few times, and when they felt that desire was about to arise, they let go of each other.
Xu Feng said: "Master said he has no face to see you!"
Yang Ye chuckled and said: "Don't worry about calling me Lao Hu. Filmmaking is an asset-heavy and high-risk business. There is no way to make a profit without losing money. We have been making money for so many years, so it doesn’t matter if we lose money once in a while.” br> Yang Ye stroked her hair and said: "He is your master. If he hadn't discovered you as an actor, where would I have found such a good wife? But having said that, his studio is conceited It’s about profits and losses. I’m rich, so it doesn’t matter if he loses a little. If he loses a lot and the studio can’t sustain it, there’s nothing I can do about it.”
Xu Feng nodded and said: "I know!"
In fact, Yang Ye didn't believe Hu Jinquan's lies about being shameless. These big directors are very skilled and will do anything to raise money to make the movie they want to make. come out.
Yang Ye had a meal with Xu Feng and then left. At around five o'clock in the afternoon, he appeared at Lin Qingxia's house.
Lin Qingxia is now the number one actress in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The box office failure of "The Best in the World" hit her hard. Yang Ye planned to come over to comfort her.
As soon as you enter the door, you can hear the crackling sound of playing mahjong.
Four beauties, Lin Qingxia, Lin Fengjiao, Miao Kexiu, and Zheng Peipei, were sitting around the table, rubbing themselves together.
"You're here just in time. Pour me a glass of water. I'm so thirsty."
Yang Ye was dumbfounded: "You're playing cards and you're not even willing to pour the water?"
Lin Qingxia pointed to a pile of money on the table and said: "The fortune is on my head and I can't get away from it. Eight!"
Yang Ye brought a kettle over and gave it to the four beauties Refill the water glasses. I couldn't help but complain: "I thought the box office was a hit, you are all so sad!"
Miao Kexiu said: "I'm so sad, I lost everything. Dongfeng!"
"What a fool! Happy Fourth, give me money, give me money!"
"Did you make a mistake? "
"That's right, give me the money!"
Miao Kexiu threw out the last few bills on the table and said silently: "No more, I'll give it to you next time!"< br>
Yang Ye came and took the opportunity to get out of the way. Miao Kexiu pushed the cards and prepared to leave.
“Won’t you play for a while longer?”
“Qingxia’s luck is so scary. If you continue to play, you’ll be wearing your pants. Sister Peipei, can you leave?”
< br>"Of course we go!"
Miao Kexiu didn't want to be a light bulb, so she pulled Zheng Peipei and left.
Lin Fengjiao did not leave. After Lin Qingxia came back, she moved from the hotel to Lin Qingxia's house. She could go anywhere.
Yang Ye helped collect the mahjong and said: "What are you going to eat tonight? I'm hungry."
Lin Qingxia was spoiled and didn't know how to cook. Lin Fengjiao was born in poverty and cooking was just a basic skill, she said : "Let me cook!"
Yang Ye said: "Gillian, you can also cook!"
Lin Qingxia said: "Fengjiao's cooking is delicious."< br>
Lin Fengjiao spread her hands: "If I were not here, she could starve herself to death."
As Lin Fengjiao said, she rolled up her sleeves and went to the kitchen. Yang Ye said: "Please hire a Filipino maid at home."
< br> Lin Qingxia said: "I film everywhere, and I rarely live in this house. Why are you here?"
After saying this, the two hugged each other.
“Qingxia, you miss me so much!”
"Don't make trouble, Fengjiao is here!"
"Hehe, she is cooking."
"No, Fengjiao cooks very quickly. It will take you a long time. You have to wait until evening. . ”
Yang Ye had no choice but to kiss and touch her to satisfy her cravings. Lin Fengjiao cooked two dishes, and when she saw the couple sitting together in the living room, she said resentfully: "It's time to eat!"
Yang Ye quickly stood up and went to the kitchen to wash his hands. Lin Qingxia arranged her clothes in a panic.
Yang Ye walked into the kitchen. Lin Fengjiao was serving rice. Yang Ye quickly kissed her on the face and whispered: "Gillian, you miss me so much." !"
Lin Fengjiao glared at him and cursed: "Pervert!"
Yang Ye smiled and went out with a plate of lettuce.
The three of them sat down to eat. Yang Ye was eating haise while praising Lin Fengjiao for her good cooking skills.
He boasted so much that it was as if Lin Fengjiao was the living god of cooking, and when he was provoked, Lin Fengjiao kicked him under the table.
"I'm just disturbing your good things, so there's no need to bury me like this, right?"
Lin Qingxia suppressed a smile: "Okay, stop making trouble."
< br>Lin Fengjiao took a sip of soup and said to Lin Qingxia: "Your boyfriend is really good. His gags are actually to make you happy."
Lin Qingxia was a little belatedly and said in surprise. : "Okay, why do you want to make me happy?"
"He said it when he came in. He thinks that "The Best in the World" will not do well at the box office, and you will be sad."
"Oh!" Lin Qingxia only reacted at this time and couldn't help but look at Yang Ye , eyes full of tenderness.
Yang Ye felt a little guilty when he saw Lin Qingxia's loving eyes, and quickly lowered his head to eat.
“It’s sad to say that, after all, it was hard work and took such a long time to film, and it’s the hard work of all of us. But if the audience doesn’t like to watch it, what can we do. Moreover, the saddest thing should be It's Director Hu."
Yang Ye shook his head and said, "Then you underestimate Lao Hu. In fact, he knew that the film would lose money when it started shooting, and I knew it too."< br>
Lin Fengjiao asked strangely: "Then you still invest money in him?"
Yang Ye said indifferently: "Hu Jinquan is a world-famous director in the film field. He wants to be willful and shoot what he wants to shoot. Then play with him. You won't lose much anyway, and for you actors, the temporary box office is not important. The most important thing is that Hu Jinquan's movies can be passed down for generations. "Nian, when you beauties grow old, you can still see your youthful youth in his movies."
After hearing this, the love in Lin Qingxia's eyes became even stronger, if it weren't for Lin Fengjiao. At the scene, I just wished I could throw myself into Yang Ye's arms.
Yang Ye said: "Besides, is it not easy to get box office? The heroine of my new film is still vacant, Qingxia, would you like to play the role?"
Lin Qingxia said: " Is this why you came to me today?”
Lin Fengjiao was a little envious. Yang Ye had promised her the heroine, but she didn't know when it would come true.
Yang Ye said: "That's right. I'm going to France tomorrow, so I came to see you today."
Lin Qingxia let out an ooh and asked, "How long will it take to leave this time?"
Yang Ye said: "It may take more than a month. In addition to participating in the Cannes Film Festival, we also have to discuss sponsorship with Citroën. This new film is all car chasing scenes."
This is just Yang Ye The last time "Food Truck" sold tens of millions of dollars worldwide, Citroën only spent 5 million francs to sponsor its two major brands, the logo and Citroën, which was a huge profit.
This time Yang Ye was going to make a science fiction blockbuster, and there were a lot of car chase scenes. Citroën simply gave him the money, and it was raised to 8 million francs, so there was no need to talk about it.
The franc and the Hong Kong dollar are basically equivalent. When the news spread, the film companies in Hong Kong were envious. They worked so hard to make a movie, but the box office was not as high as Yang Yela's sponsorship.
There is no way, you will have to die if you compare with others, and you will have to throw away the goods when you compare them. The market of Yang Ye is huge.
Lin Qingxia asked: "Will you play the role yourself this time?"
Yang Ye said: "Of course, a proper leading actor, this time we will play a couple."
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"Then I'll act!"
Yang Ye said: "Tomorrow I'll ask someone to deliver the script. You can think about it carefully and start filming when I come back."
The three of them chatted for a while and then took a rest. Went.
At twelve o'clock in the morning, Yang Ye sneaked into Lin Fengjiao's room.
“Gillian, you miss me so much!”
"Aren't you afraid that Qingxia will kill you?"
"She fell asleep so tired that she won't wake up. Let me kiss her quickly."
"Well..."
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Jiahe Company!
Ho Guanchang was a little gloating: "Popularity Pictures' new film failed miserably."
Zou Wenhuai said: "It's just a movie by Hu Jinquan, not a film by Yang Ye or Chen Long. It does no harm to Poplar Pictures." "
He Guanchang said somewhat helplessly: "In the past few years, Baiyang Pictures has been making great progress, and we can't even see the taillights of the cars. It's hard to see them rushing into the street once, and I can't help but feel a little excited."< br>
Zou Wenhuai was a little depressed, and his opponent was so powerful that he didn’t know how to fight.
He Guanchang said: "By the way, Xia Menggang called me and said that Yang Ye's "The Swordsman" will be released in our theaters according to the contract. She invited me to have tea together. Talk about distribution.”
Zou Wenhuai said with some humor: "Sometimes I wonder if Ah Ye really will no longer star in movies because of that contract. For us, it might not be a bad thing. But he couldn't help it after all."< br>
He Guanchang said: "It's been two years, and Chen Long's box office has surpassed him. If he doesn't come out again, Chen Long will steal the audience away. How can he still sit still?"
Zou Wenhuai said: "Tell me, if I pay A Ye to star in a movie, will he accept it?"
He Guanchang thought he heard wrongly: "Please ask Yang Ye to star in a movie?"
Zou Wenhuai said: "Some time ago, I went to Hollywood to discuss cooperation with Warner Bros. The other party hopes to invite a Hong Kong action star so that we can take into account the Asia-Pacific market."
He Guanchang said: "What Warner means is that it wants to replicate the success of Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon"?"
Zou Wenhuai nodded and said: "To achieve the influence of Bruce Lee, only Yang Ye and Chen Long can do it. We My own actors are simply not good, otherwise I wouldn’t think of hiring people from them. Recently, Chen Long’s "Drunken Master 2" sold another 20 million in North America."
He Guanchang thought for a while. Said: "Yang Ye is definitely not good. He directs and acts by himself. How much should we pay him? And his new film is about to start shooting. I suggest you get in touch with Chen Long."
Zou Wenhuai He nodded and said with a headache: "Yang Ye has recruited all those powerful action movie actors. It's really a troublesome thing."
(End of this chapter)