Chapter 188 The President of the Union
The covers of movie magazines these days are basically pictures of female stars.
Take "Silver World", which is very popular in Southeast Asia, as an example.
Early covers were almost all female Shaw Brothers stars.
Then Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao began to dominate the screen.
Sylvia Chang, Hu Yinmeng, and Hu Huizhong appear occasionally, while the others stand aside.
In the mid-1980s, people like Guan Zhilin and Zhong Chuhong began to appear.
If a male star appears on the cover, there is basically only one situation, and that is when a certain movie is released and he appears with a female star.
"Silver World" did not have two male stars on its cover until the 1980s.
One is Chen Long, because he is famous enough.
One is Fu Sheng, because he died.
As soon as Yang Ye appeared on the cover of the magazine, the sales of the magazine jumped tenfold, which shows its power.
But in fact, it was Yang Ye’s exclusive interview that drove sales.
Before this, even "Ming Pao" had not obtained an exclusive interview with him.
No one knows why he would give such a big favor to a magazine.
""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has already earned enough honors in the West. I will not make movies just to win awards."
"This time it is no longer about pandering, but about showing off. I hope to make some movies." I want to show Eastern things to the world. As for those bizarre fighting scenes, they are my way of showing the Eastern spirit."
"Drunken Master 2" and "Swordsman" have already been sold. More than 50 markets. Some markets have achieved zero breakthroughs. For example, we sold "Shaolin Temple" to the Bear Country."
"Our action movies are not the same thing as Hollywood. They are called action movies, but we technically call them kung fu movies, because Chinese martial arts are unique to us. The close combat in their movies is very boring, and the highlights are car chases, explosions, gun battles and special effects.”
< br> "The story background of the next movie will be moved to modern times. I will do things other than kung fu. I will also have to chase cars, have explosions, have gun battles, and also have special effects. I will make up for all my shortcomings. , surpassing Hollywood in all aspects!”
The thousands-word exclusive interview not only describes the grand premiere of "The Swordsman" in Cannes, explains Yang Ye's film philosophy, but also reveals Yang Ye's bold words to surpass Hollywood in all aspects.
Nowadays, almost everyone in the Hong Kong film industry has a copy of "Film Fortnightly", especially those "new wave" directors, who read this exclusive interview and sighed.
The "new wave" of shit, they are still imitating Western movies, but Yang Ye has directly challenged Hollywood.
No one thinks Yang Ye is arrogant, because he does have the strength.
Although the output of Baiyang Pictures is not high, with its two trump cards, Yang Ye and Chen Long, it has become the largest film company in Asia. In 1978, its box office performance even surpassed some Hollywood giants.
At this point, Yang Ye's film empire has taken shape.
However, if you want to build a dazzling film empire, two aces are obviously not enough.
Although Hong Jingbao and Yuan Biao are both powerful, their personal images have some flaws and are not enough to become super trump cards. Yang Ye is already looking for the right time to play his third trump card.
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Chen Long read the latest issue of "Film Biweekly" and after a moment of silence, he said to Chen Ziqiang: "Ah Qiang, I have decided."
Chen Ziqiang said: "How do you tell Mr. Yang? What if he thinks you are a traitor?"
Chen Long said: "I won't leave the company, how can I be a traitor? I don't think he will stop me. "
Chen Ziqiang said curiously: "Why did you make a decision after reading this interview?"
Chen Long sighed and said: "Actually, I also know the future of staying in the company. Infinite, but... two of my three best-selling movies were written by Yang Shao, and one was directed by Yang Shao. He helped me establish my martial arts style, taught me Qinggong, and taught me distance control, which made me Less injuries during the filming process. I feel like a child, and he is my nanny."
Chen Ziqiang said: "Isn't this good?"
Chen Long said: "Okay, but I want to go out and have a try."
"You want to prove yourself?"
"Yes!"
"Okay, I'll accompany you. Go see Mr. Yang.”
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Yang Ye was having dinner with Xu Feng when Chen Long and Chen Ziqiang came.
"Along, Aqiang, have you eaten yet?"
Chen Long smiled and said, "Not yet!"
"Xiao Min, go get two bowls of rice. "
Zhou Huimin went to serve the meal obediently. Chen Long and Chen Ziqiang sat down at the dining table. Chen Long said, "Why didn't you see Guizi?"
Yang Ye smiled and said: "She went to Japan to participate in the judo competition. I told her not to come back unless she won the championship."
Zhou Huimin brought two bowls of rice over, and Chen Long took them and said "Thank you", and then said: "Guizi's foundation is already good, and I have studied with you for so long, it shouldn't be difficult to win the championship."
Yang Ye smiled and said: "I didn't know until after the competition, you ran to You came to my house and asked me for a question?"
Chen Long didn't answer immediately. He finished a bowl of rice and drank half a bowl of soup before saying, "Warner asked me to make a movie."
" Go ahead...are you worried that I will object?"
"Uh..."
Chen Ziqiang rushed to say: "Aaron mainly wants to hear your opinion, Mr. Yang."
Yang Ye said: "Warner is the leading company in Hollywood, you It’s good to go and see the film industry. Besides, we are actors, so why don’t we make money? Unless the script is so bad that we can’t watch it and get a bad reputation.”
< br>Chen Long felt relaxed and said with a smile: "I read the script. It's a story similar to "The Dragon Crossing the River", and I think it's quite suitable."
Yang Ye nodded: "That's OK. .”
Chen Ziqiang said: "Master Yang, do you want to help with the consultation?"
Yang Ye shook his head: "No, since it is a Hollywood project, I will not point fingers."
Chen Long After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Boss Zou from Jiahe has invested in this movie."
Yang Ye said oh and asked: "Jiahe went to Hollywood to invest in movies?"
Chen Ziqiang explained: "In 1972, Shaw Brothers built theaters in London, Vancouver, and San Francisco. Then "The Best Punch in the World" caused a sensation in North America and entered the top ten box office charts. Golden Harvest was not to be outdone. We launched Bruce Lee, co-produced "Enter the Dragon" with Warner Bros., and also started to invest in theaters in North America. However, due to Bruce Lee's sudden death, the film production of our company has been very successful. I think Golden Harvest can't win here. , just find another way and go to North America to make money!" Yang Ye nodded and said: "Jiahe and I just have some business differences, and there is no personal conflict. The latest "Swordsman" will also be released in Jiahe. You don’t have to worry about it being released in theaters.”
Chen Long showed his face and said: "Then I'm relieved!"
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Jiahe Company!
Zou Wenhuai looked at the copy of "Movie Biweekly" on the table, his eyes a little lonely.
He has been in the film industry for decades, and he was once very high-spirited, but compared to a junior like Yang Ye, he is quite inferior.
He Guanchang walked in and said happily: "Brother Wenhuai, Aaron agreed."
Zou Wenhuai's lonely eyes became hot, and he said with high spirits: "Okay! After signing the contract, We announced that we would cooperate with Hollywood and invest 60 million US dollars to shoot six Hollywood blockbusters."
He Guanchang said: "It's a pity that Aaron is not our own actor."
< br>Zou Wenhuai said: "It doesn't matter, Baiyang Company won't stop him from taking roles outside anyway. Even if Aaron signs with our company, don't we still have to pay him the money he should pay?"
He Guanchang said: "That's true!"
Zou Wenhuai said: "It sounds a little frustrating. We are cooperating with Hollywood, but Ah Ye is clamoring to surpass Hollywood, and in the end he is underestimated. "
He Guanchang sneered: "Young people like to point out the country and promote words, and they are like the princes of thousands of households!"
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Yang Ye's interview is in The Hong Kong film industry caused an uproar, but he himself was too lazy to deal with these disturbances.
He is very busy!
In addition to going to the company to sit down after work every day, I squat in the studio to watch the production progress of the Terminator.
I have to say that these old craftsmen are still very capable. With the drawings provided by Yang Ye, they followed the gourd and drew the scoop, and the things they made were very realistic, which made Yang Ye feel at ease.
After work, of course Yang Ye had to go home to accompany Zhao Yazhi and tease Yang Ritian.
Xu Feng was pregnant, so he had to visit her from time to time, running in both directions.
Occasionally, I go on a date with Guan Zhilin, and Zhang Minyi cannot be left out in the cold.
It’s so tiring to ride a horse!
Fortunately, Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao returned to Taiwan, and Teresa Teng went to Japan, otherwise they would be too busy.
As for Chen Yulian, after returning from Cannes, she was invited to film.
Since the news of Chen Yulian playing Ren Yingying in "The Swordsman" came out, some people have been waving money to invite her to film.
However, she didn't dare to take part in the drama until the filming of "The Swordsman" was completed.
After returning from Cannes, the company helped her accept two movies, both of which were heroines.
She is busy filming every day now, and Yang Ye has never seen her.
When they were in Cannes, Yang Ye kissed her again. When she and Yang Ye kissed, she couldn't help but was very involved, but then she reiterated: "I have a boyfriend!" and then ran away!
For some reason, Yang Ye thought it was more interesting this way, so he didn't rush to snatch her over.
A wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a thief. The feeling of being a cuckold to Ah Fa is very good, so let’s just do it like this for now!
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Yang Ye, carrying two bottles of good wine, accompanied by Yuan Heping, went to his home to visit his father, Yuan Xiaotian.
After serving a few side dishes and pouring the red wine that Yang Ye brought back from France, the two of them drank with the old man.
Yang Ye took a sip of Bordeaux red wine, chewed two fried peanuts, and said: "Mr. Yuan, you must remember to come to the Hong Kong premiere of "The Swordsman" in two days!"
Yuan Xiaotian chuckled: "Then I will definitely arrive on time. I am getting impatient waiting for this premiere."
A few people chatted for a while, and then Yang Ye expressed his intention: "I have been talking to Big Eye recently. , Aaron, Sanmao, and many other Dragon and Tiger martial artists have discussed and planned to establish a martial arts union. You are the earliest Dragon and Tiger martial artist in Hong Kong movies and the first martial arts director. I think this martial arts union is highly respected. You must be the first president of our society.”
Yuan Xiaotian had already heard his sons mention this matter. He narrowed his triangular eyes and asked, “I heard from Big Eyes and others. Your martial arts union protects the interests of the martial arts masters, which is of course very good. But as the boss of a film company, isn't it hurting your interests by protecting the interests of the martial arts masters? "
Yang Ye said: "The work of the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Master is too dangerous. He may be seriously injured, paralyzed or even die one day. Although the income is decent, there is almost no guarantee. If you encounter someone with a bad heart, your injuries will be in vain, and your death will be in vain.
In the past two years, Longhu Warriors has launched several strikes, which has greatly affected the film company's labor efficiency. I think it is time to do something. Changed. Therefore, we hope to organize a martial arts union based on the model of the American Actors Guild to protect the interests of martial arts practitioners.”
Due to the prosperity of Hong Kong Kung Fu movies, the special profession of dragon and tiger martial arts has been created. A large number of children from poor families have joined this industry to do stunts, stand-ins, and supporting roles.
And their safety and livelihood security rely on Chinese tradition and mutual trust.
You follow a big brother, and he will be your lifelong teacher.
It is impossible to buy insurance in this industry. If something happens, the film company will pay up to 100,000 to 80,000 yuan, which is a huge amount.
You can only trust your elder brother.
So at that time, the Yuan Family Class, the Hong Family Class, the Cheng Family Class, and the Liu Family Class would become the golden names in the martial arts world.
The eldest brothers in these teams are all very good, not short of money, and very loyal.
Big brother asks you to do an action. He knows it is dangerous, but he can't die. You do it for him, you are really injured, your arms and legs are broken, and he takes care of you!
Qian Jiale said in an interview: "Our insurance is Hong Jingbao, because this big brother will take care of us, so we have mutual trust. When the big brother calls us, we will come, because there are no martial arts masters outside. Dare to do it.”
Hong Kong movies at this time had no technological support and could only use body language, very crude methods, and low-tech things to compete with Hollywood.
If Yang Ye wants to change this, the first step is to establish a martial arts union, order all martial arts masters, and force the film company to make changes.
Like when I was hanging wires in the past, I used very thin steel wires because they were afraid of being worn. They would break easily, and if they fell, they would be dead or disabled.
After the establishment of the trade union, this situation must be eliminated.
The trade union will stipulate the size of the steel wire. If it is below this standard, the union members can refuse to use it.
If film companies bully union members, then the lawyers behind the union will start to exert their force.
Okay, the film company listened to you and used thick steel wire, but it can’t be removed in post-production. What should I do?
Of course you should look for Yang Ye’s special effects company. The charges are fair and they are honest and honest. We guarantee to help you make it look beautiful and have great effects!
This move not only protected the interests of Master Longhu, but also increased Yang Ye's personal prestige, and also attracted orders for his special effects company.
It can be said that it accomplishes multiple things with one stone!
(End of this chapter)