Chapter 215: Won’t Let You Be Alone
After many rounds of negotiations, the acquisition price of United Artists was negotiated at US$130 million.
However, United Artists' debt is as high as US$180 million, which must be assumed to acquire United Artists.
This means that once the acquisition is successful, Yang Ye and others will owe a lot of debt.
So, the urgent question for everyone is not the acquisition, but how to repay the debt after the acquisition!
How can I pay it back? As a film company, it's just about making movies.
Yang Ye and White each have their own affairs. After United Artists takes over, Shay will be the president.
And his original New Line Company has now become a subsidiary of United Artists, and he is looking for managers to manage it.
Before waiting for the acquisition review, several people held a small meeting.
Xie Yi said: "Now the acquisition case has entered the final review stage. If nothing unexpected happens, United Artists will be ours in two months.
I think we should have a clear plan for this new company.
Since we are not as wealthy as big companies like Warner, we cannot invest in movies randomly. Instead, we should follow a specialized route based on our advantages. What do you think? "
Yang Ye and others nodded.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Xie continued: "Judging from the changes in Hollywood in recent years, traditional songs and dances, biographies, and history , gangster themes will gradually decline. Next, horror, science fiction, magic, and action themes will usher in a new era of their own.
Among these four major themes, science fiction and fantasy both require strong financial support, which we cannot afford for the time being. The investment in horror and action is relatively small, so it is more suitable to be our main focus. ”
Yang Ye and others nodded again to express their agreement!
“Horror films are our traditional strength. In this regard, our original New Line Company has already created a signature effect. Therefore, horror films are still produced by New Line Company and United Artists is responsible for distribution! United Artists' headquarters is specialized in producing action films."
"When it comes to action films, we have two major advantages. First, of course, we have an action star like Nick. Nick, I hope you can come. Make a movie in the U.S."
Yang Ye shook his head and said, "I'm Chinese and it's hard to find a suitable subject in Hollywood. Let's talk about it later!"
< br>Yang Ye is an Academy Award-winning director, and it would be good if he would be a director. Shea was very satisfied with this answer, and continued: "In addition to the film company, we also have a UFC company, which has developed well in the past few years and produced some They are good fighting masters. I think having them appear in movies will help enhance their reputation and enhance the professionalism of our movies.”
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"Bang bang bang!"
White applauded: "This is very good!"
It is a common operation for athletes to switch to movies, and the success rate is not low. This is indeed a good move. idea!
After Xie Yi finished speaking, Yang Ye is going to start IP.
He took out a book and said, "I have been reading a novel recently, "First Blood" by David Morel. I wonder if you have read it?"
Shay and White both shook their heads.
Yang Ye said: "This novel is very exciting. I suggest you read it. I think it can be adapted into a good action movie."
Xie Yi raised his eyebrows. Yang Ye is a master of action movies. Ah, he said yes, then it will definitely work.
"Can you be the director?"
Yang Ye shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to do it, but I'm not familiar with things related to the history of the Vietnam War and it's difficult to operate. ”
He paused and then said: "I can... do action coaching!"
This is already good, Shay said: "OK, I will contact David Morel and ask him to buy the copyright. ."
"Are you sure you don't want to take a look?"
"My brother, what you are looking for is not wrong!"
"Okay, thank you. My trust!”
With the two major series "First Blood" and "Rocky", Stallone is basically bound to United Artists.
Bring in Schwarzenegger and Tom, and add the 007 series.
United Artists' action dynasty can be announced.
The characteristic of action movies is that they can always be successful. As long as one is successful, at least five more can be made in the future.
……
The review would not be available for a while, so Yang Ye could only wait.
He began to harass Qiong Yao by calling her every day, asking about Lin Qingxia's whereabouts.
Her mother may not know where Lin Qingxia is, but Qiong Yao must know.
But Qiong Yao remained tight-lipped and refused to tell Yang Ye.
Yang Ye had no choice. He couldn't leave the United States for the time being, so he simply summoned Yuan Biao from Hong Kong. He planned to work with Chen Long to complete the album of "China Dragon Team" and put it into the Japanese market. water.
Company H also sent a producer over to supervise the production of the "Chinese Dragon Team" album.
After Yuan Biao arrived in Los Angeles, Yang Ye went to Chen Long's house for dinner with him.
A blond beauty came over with a plate of red things and said with a smile: "Try the gourd meat!"
Yang Ye took a piece of it doubtfully and tasted it. Taste it, it's sweet and sour, it's edible.
“Well, not bad! Susie, I didn’t expect your Chinese food to be so good!”
The blonde beauty named Susie smiled proudly and said: "Jack taught me all this!"
"Sit down and eat together!"
"There is also a salad!"< br>
Susie said, twisting her big butt and walking away.
Seeing her enter the kitchen, Yang Ye gave Chen Long a thumbs up: "Along, your training is good!"
Chen Long smiled proudly: "I just want to learn English!"
Chen Long didn't know a few words before, but now he speaks English well. He is such a damn talent!
Yang Ye asked with great interest: "How did you learn it?"
"I first learned English in Australia. At that time, I didn't even know 26 letters. Later, I worked hard to learn English. When listening to English folk songs, I don’t listen to rock music, I just listen to folk songs, because the melody of folk songs is slow and the lyrics can be heard clearly. I also watched many movies and video tapes. I found a piece of paper and covered the dialogue on the disaster screen, so that the subtitles could not be read. When I arrived, I listened to the dialogue all day long. "
"After I came to the United States last year, I hired a Chinese female teacher to teach me English for three hours a day. But during the three-hour class, I fell asleep. Two hours. I fell asleep, and the female teacher sat knitting without disturbing me. I paid her tuition of one thousand dollars a day. In four months, I will be on TV, but I can’t speak a word of English. . In anger, I fired the sweater teacher.”
"You should be fired!"
"Later I found a secret recipe, which is to have a ghost girl girlfriend. The ghost girl's name is Debbie, she has blond hair and a great figure! For me, learn Chinese food every day I was eating at home and she was cooking, and I just sat and watched TV. When I encountered a word that I didn't understand, I would pat her hand, and she would sit down, turn off the TV, and explain it to me again every day. It took almost half an hour to explain a word."
Yuan Biaoqi said: "Debbie? Isn't it Susie?"
Chen Long said: "I spend all day talking to foreigners. When we were together, Aqiang came to see me. We hadn’t seen each other for a long time. I was very happy, so I started talking to him about Chinese. When Debbie saw it, she stopped me from speaking Chinese, and I retorted in the way she taught me: 'youshutup'. Unexpectedly, she slapped me and I slapped her back, but it was not very strong. It would be bad to be hit by a woman. I hit her, she left, and we broke up, and now there is another one."
Yang Ye commented: "It is a feudal superstition that you will be unlucky if you are hit by a woman. Debbie is responsible for you when she stops you from speaking Chinese. It is not wrong. You should not hit her. Susie, don't hit her again."
At this time Susie came in with a bowl of salad and asked: "What are you talking about?"
Yang Ye smiled and said: "Jack said you are very sexy and charming!"
...
Yang Ye didn't even bother to change the name of the album, and directly used the name of the first single of "Youth Team" "Yumian Dance Party".
The Boys are the first Japanese group to break out of Asia and release albums in the United States. They are quite capable.
Yang Ye picked up their classic songs for a while, but the songs were picked up, and it was not that easy to record an album.
Both Chen Long and Yuan Biao speak very tough Japanese, so they have to practice their pronunciation and lip sync. Also, dancing while singing is actually not that easy, although when recording an album, dancing and recording can be separated.
But what should I do if I hold a concert in the future? You can't lip-sync, right? Is that what people do?
So, you still have to practice!
It took half a month of hard work to record, and only two songs were recorded.
Fortunately, the cooperation of the three of them is getting better and better, and they are becoming more and more proficient, and the progress is gradually getting faster.
On this day, I finished recording the classic song "What's Your Name?" " (The Chinese version is "Green Apple Paradise" by Little Tigers), Chen Long said: "I'll come over later tomorrow to pick someone up!"
Yang Ye wiped his sweat with a towel and asked casually: "Pick up. Who?”
“Charlie!”
"Qin Xianglin? What is he doing in Los Angeles?"
Charlie is Qin Xianglin's English name. He and Chen Long are good brothers. This guy is famous for being a love-hungry prodigal, nicknamed "Charlie the Playboy". In the original time and space, a generation of movie queen Xiao Fangfang, as well as Zhen Zhen, Teresa Teng, and Lin Qingxia all boarded his pirate ship.
"It's just a connecting flight. He is going to Hawaii, so he should be on vacation!"
Yang Ye's heart skipped a beat and said, "The recording of the album is paused. Aaron, help me hold Qin Xianglin down. Don't let him go to Hawaii."
Chen Long was confused and asked: "Why?"
"It's hard to say, but you help me hold him back. Doesn't he like beautiful women? Just introduce a few ghost girls to him to play with and make him happy. The expenses will be charged to my account and I'm leaving!"
After Yang Ye finished speaking, he ran away!
Damn it, Qin Xianglin is not filming in Taiwan, so why go to Hawaii?
Lin Qingxia must be in Hawaii!
……
As the plane flew over the vast sea of clouds, Yang Ye began to think about how to win back Lin Qingxia when he saw her this time.
Help her find her sister, and she will be grateful to herself, but this is not a necessary condition for her to accept herself again.
We have to find a way to impress her!
But these are all things for later. There are so many islands in Hawaii and there are so many people. Where can Yang Ye find Lin Qingxia?
He closed his eyes and began to search for Lin Qingxia's interpersonal relationships.
...
Many years later, Lin Qingxia participated in a program called "The Idol is Coming" on Mango Channel. She said that she was like an isolated island and lived very lonely every day!
The host asked Lin Qingxia "the loneliest moment on the show". She heard that it was during her marriage, and she answered honestly that it was the first half year of her marriage to Mr. Xing.
When was it in the first half of the year?
It was when I had been entangled with Qin Han for half my life and finally broke up.
At that time, she was terrified and in agony. With great longing for her past lover, she was deeply entangled in the choice of farewell.
Her heart was hesitant and could not find peace, so she finally chose to get married in a flash marriage!
But even though I have been married to my husband for so many years, I still can't feel any "warmth and dependence".
At that time, Yang Ye thought to himself that Qin Han was the one who exiled Lin Qingxia to an isolated island.
Now, this person has become me...
Qingxia, I won't let you be alone!
......
The plane arrived in Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii. Yang Ye first found a hotel to stay in, then checked the time and called Lin Fengjiao.
Lin Fengjiao smiled on the other end of the phone: "Why did you think of calling me?"
Yang Yekou Huahua: "I missed you."
"Stop coaxing me, you must be in trouble. Where are you calling me?"
"America!"
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
"You Do you know someone named Yun Jing? "
"Yun Jing? Are you talking about Lu Zhizi? "
"Um...is there any relationship between the two?"
"Yunjing is a pen name. Her real name is Lu Zhizi. She is a screenwriter. I have collaborated with her!"
"It turns out it is. What’s going on? Do you have her address?”
Yang Ye found out through Shenwei that Lin Qingxia met a person named Yun Jing in Hawaii. She was frustrated in love and went to the United States to recover. It was this Yun Jing. Jing entertained her.
Unexpectedly, time and space changed, and Lin Qingxia still came to Hawaii.
But this Yunjing was not well-known, and Yang Ye couldn't search for her detailed information with his divine power, so he called Lin Fengjiao.
In the 1970s, Er Lin both filmed a large number of Taiwanese romance films, and their social circles almost overlapped.
Since Lin Qingxia knows this Yunjing, there is a high probability that Lin Fengjiao also knows her. When I asked, it turned out to be true!
"She is not in Taiwan, she lives in Hawaii. I don't know her address, but I have her phone number."
"The phone number is fine, tell me!"
"Wait while I look for it!"
Lin Fengjiao went to look through her phone book. After a while, she told Yang Ye Yunjing's phone number, and Yang Ye quickly wrote it down.
"So you are traveling all over the world looking for Qingxia?"
Lin Fengjiao guessed what Yang Ye was doing and couldn't help but said sourly.
Yang Ye was speechless for a moment, and after a while, he said shamelessly: "Gillian, I love you too!"
"If I had known, I wouldn't have told you!" Lin Fengjiao snorted and hung up the phone.
Yang Ye sighed, put down the phone, picked it up again, and dialed Yun Jing's number.
"Hello, hello!"
It was Lin Qingxia's voice on the other end of the phone, and Yang Ye was overjoyed.
He couldn't speak directly, he finally found someone, for fear that she would run away again!
When Lin Qingxia saw that no one was speaking on the receiver, she repeated: "Hello?"
Yang Ye pinched his voice and said: "Hello, this is FedEx. I'm sorry, I accidentally sent your express The address is scratched. Can you tell me the address again?”
Lin Qingxia didn’t understand the American express delivery system. Although she found it a bit strange, she still told her the address honestly.
"Okay, thank you for your cooperation, I will send it to you now."
Yang Ye hung up the phone, cleaned up, and left the hotel.
Honolulu is not that big. Yang Ye quickly arrived at Lin Qingxia's address. He was about to go upstairs when he saw a person and was shocked.
That man... is the Qin and Han Dynasties riding on horses!
Holy shit, are all these bastards here to pick up my pieces?
(End of this chapter)