Chapter 272 Everyone Wants to Make a Movie
After Yang Ye predicted that Zhong Chuhong would become famous, he stopped paying attention to this beauty. While eating, he talked to everyone about the recent changes in the film industry.
In just six months, the Hong Kong film industry suddenly has a lot of great newcomers.
Shaw Brothers has Wang Jing. His first film, "Thousands of Kings Fight Thousands of Tyrants," has a local box office of over 5 million.
Jiahe has produced Yu Yungang, who is good at making thrillers. Each film costs very little and has a box office of four to five million, which is very popular.
Siyuan Pictures produced Luo Wen, who directed the film "Achan as a Job" for the first time, with a box office of 4.7 million.
This Luo Wen is not the famous singer Luo Wen. He used to work as a makeup artist in Shaw Brothers. He was hired by Wu Siyuan to make movies. He became an instant success and made many blockbuster movies in the 1980s.
In the 1990s, he became a producer, and he was the producer of such well-known Hong Kong films as "East and West", "Ashes of Time" and "Chungking Express".
New Art City has made its debut, with two consecutive films, "Funny Times" and "Happy Fairy Nest", exceeding 5 million at the box office.
Newcomers have emerged one after another, and veteran directors Yuen Woo-Ping, Hung King-pao, Lau Kar-leung and Wu Ma also performed well.
After Yang Ye extended an olive branch many times, Xu Guanwen officially transferred to Bai Yang, and his movie "Modern Bodyguard" grossed 20 million at the box office, becoming the third director after Yang Ye and Chen Long to have a box office of more than 20 million in the local area.
This movie has a box office of more than 2 million yuan more than the original film. This is mainly due to the effect of Bai Yang spending advertising money to build momentum.
When Xu Guanwen was in Jiahe, the box office could not even exceed 10 million. After entering Baiyang, the box office doubled instantly. Baiyang quickly started to open in Nanyang and Japan. Xu Guanwen was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear and said that Baiyang has good Feng Shui. , prosperous wealth!
Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang were extremely depressed. Baiyang Feng Shui is good, so does Jiahe Feng Shui not work? But the box office really doubled, and the two old men had nothing to say.
Retaliation against Bai Yang or anything like that, they never even thought about it. Yang Ye only made Fang Yihua disgraced last year.
After entering the 1980s, with the prosperity of Hong Kong's economy, the movie box office exploded.
It has only been half a year, and there are more than 20 movies with a box office of over 3 million in this city. Last year, there were only 10.
Of course, movie ticket prices have increased a bit this year, with the average ticket price reaching 9 yuan and 10 cents.
Yang Ye smiled and said: "The recent momentum has not been very strong. The summer season is coming. Do they have any movies that are at the bottom of the box?"
Xia Meng said: "Xu After making three movies in a row, he was kicked out by Golden Harvest. Recently, he helped New Art City to shoot a movie called "Ghosts and Stars". We watched it and it was pretty good. There is also a film called "Chasing Girls" scheduled for New Art City in the summer. ” is also scheduled for the summer. We don’t have any movies to release. ”
After Lisheng Cinemas joined Baiyang Cinemas, Xinyi City's movies will be released in Baiyang Cinemas. This summer, both Yang Ye and Chen Long ceased their activities. The films of Hong Jingbao and Xu Guanwen were released at the beginning of the year, and the largest theater chain was New Art City.
Yang Ye shook his head and said speechlessly: "These old timers in the film industry don't have good vision. Shaw Brothers did not sign Zhong Chuhong, and Jiahe drove Xu Ke away. I am afraid they will regret it in their intestines." . ”
Yang Ye predicted that Zhong Chuhong would become popular, but this will be verified later, so I won’t say anything about it. However, Xu Ke has made three movies in the past two years, all of which were well-received and poorly received. However, Yang Ye said that Jiahe's intestines will regret their youth, which made everyone even more curious.
Xia Mengdao: "You mean, "Ghost Horses and Wisdom Stars" is going to explode?"
Yang Ye shook his head and said: "I haven't seen the finished film, how would I know? But I have paid attention to Xu Ke’s previous works. He is a very thoughtful person. It is only a matter of time before he becomes a hit at the box office. Let’s not talk about others. Let’s talk about ourselves. What’s happening in the company recently?”
Xia Mengdao: "What kind of news can there be? Aaron, A Bao, and A Wen are all studio models, and they usually take care of themselves. Except for film project approval, release, and checkout, they usually have nothing to do with the company."
< br>Yang Ye laughed: "This saves trouble."
Xia Meng said without comment: "By the way, I'm going to make a movie and I need your help."
Yang Ye knew the truth and asked. : "What movie?"
Xia Mengdao: "It's about the Vietnamese boat people. I asked Jin Yong to give it a title, called "Journey to the Raging Sea.""
"Journey to the Angry Sea" is a classic masterpiece of Hong Kong literary films. When "Film Bilateral Weekly" selected the 100 best Hong Kong films of the 20th century, it was ranked fifth. Director Ann Hui was directly promoted to the Grand Master because of this film.
With its strong humanistic care, desolate film language and indescribable political references, this film shows the Hong Kong people’s sense of rootlessness, fear of politics, and confusion about the upcoming great changes. came out, tearing away the flashy surface that Hong Kong movies have always had.
The important and serious themes of family and country, the sense of social realism, and the courage to express many feelings about local traditions and foreign impacts make this epic film an anomaly in the history of Hong Kong films. It has even been cited in mainland China and Taiwan. It has been banned for more than ten years.
Yang Ye asked: "What difficulties are there?"
Xia Meng said gloomily: "The director, actors, and filming locations are all in trouble, which gives me a headache."
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Yang Ye said: "Let me read the script first."
Yang Ye took the script, flipped it over, and threw it in the car. He first went to see Zhao Yazhi and Yang Ritian, and then went to see Zhao Yazhi and Yang Ritian. Xu Feng’s Yang Tudou.
Two days later, he returned to the company, returned the script to Xia Meng, and said, "Sister Meng, this script is very good, what's the problem?"
Xia Meng said with a headache: "I I wanted to go to Vietnam for filming, but I was rejected.”
Yang Ye said with a smile: “You are scolding them for this movie, how can you let me go to shoot it? It’s better to go to Hainan Island, the environment is similar.” >
Xia Meng said in surprise: "So you think so too?"
"Oh, do you think so too? Then we are really brothers and sisters."
Xia Meng made Xia Meng laugh with these words. Very happy, she smiled brightly, blooming like a mountain flower, and then frowned and said: "You are good at coaxing me. But when it comes to filming in Hainan Island, it is difficult to find directors and actors. I watched Yan Hao's "Qieli" "Coffee" is good and very practical. I wanted to ask him to be the director, but he refused because he was afraid of offending Taiwan."
Yang Ye curled his lips and said, "Don't you just ask Ah Hua for the distance? , Ah Hua is very talented, and she will definitely take this movie."
Who knows, Xia Meng said: "A Hua is not one of our own, I am worried that she will be banned."
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Yang Ye was completely speechless: "Sister Meng, you have become bad!"
Xia Meng blushed a little and defended: "Then I am thinking about Ah Hua, so that's right!"
< br>Yang Ye said: "For Ah Hua's sake, you should let her take on this movie. The script is very good, and Ah Hua is also very talented. This might be a masterpiece that will go down in film history. A director's lifetime If Zhongneng encounters a good script, everything will be worth it, and a mere ban will mean nothing.” , I contacted several actors, but they didn’t dare to act and refused.”
“Who did you choose?”
“Chow Run-fa has finally reached an agreement with TVB, and he can freely take on movies. Once he is banned, his film career may be cut off, and he will have to go back to filming TV series. TVB has been thinking about how to tie him down all day long. He won’t support him. He comes from a poor background and it’s understandable that it’s hard for him to get ahead.”
Xia Meng said appreciatively, “You are very considerate of others.” Let Hua Zai play, I'll take care of it for him. You can look for other actors. If they have concerns, just use pseudonyms. Also, the production company will use Jade Bird, not Bai Yang. An explanation. As long as we don’t force it, they will basically turn a blind eye and everyone can live with it.
As for the Japanese Shiomi Akutagawa in the movie, I suggest looking for Hong Kong. Just actors. Of course, if you want to find Japanese actors, I can also introduce them to you.”
Yang Ye solved Xia Meng's dilemma in just a few words, which made her very happy and said, "I'll look for it first and then talk about it. Thank you, little brother!"
Yang Ye smiled and said, "I'm outside all year round. "Run, you worry about this company the most, I want to thank you. Also, in my heart, you are my sister, so there is no need to thank you."
Yang Ye. There is some real feeling in the words.
In this life, his body has no family.
But in fact, his biological parents in his previous life are now living somewhere on the mainland.
It's a pity that he didn't dare to see them. Time travel was too fantasy. He didn't know what would happen if he came into contact with his biological parents.
Furthermore, he didn’t know how to meet each other. His biological parents in the previous life were still two little kids now.
After much thought, I decided... that it would be better not to meet each other in this life.
In a few years, his parents will grow up, fall in love, get married, and give birth to him. When he grew up, he was killed by a bomb, and then a magical time-travel happened.
The old souls on the Sansheng Stone don’t care about admiring the moon and chanting in the wind. Ashamed of lovers visiting each other, even though the opposite sex will last forever in this life.
Since he could not meet his biological parents, he placed his affection on Xia Meng and treated her like his own sister.
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After getting the idea from Yang Ye, Xia Meng quickly figured out the lineup for "Running to the Raging Sea", which was the same as the original time and space.
The production company uses Jade Bird, and all actors participating in the show use pseudonyms, except Xu Anhua.
As a director, Anhua Hui actually uses a pseudonym, which is most convenient because she doesn’t have to appear on camera.
But Xu Anhua didn't do it, she was stunned.
Others use pseudonyms, but she insists on using her real name.
Xia Meng couldn't resist her, so he let her go.
After the release of "Into the Wrath", it not only exploded at the box office, but also swept the Academy Awards.
Taiwan was very unhappy and asked Xu Anhua to write a letter of apology and promise not to do it again in the future.
Xu Anhua said what did I do wrong? Still writing a self-criticism? It’s a shame to write about it, but I won’t write it.
Although the cast has been decided, we have to go to Hainan for filming. Some actors have unfinished work, so naturally they have to finish it first.
And there are a lot of chores in the summer, so Xia Meng decided to finish this busy period and lead the team to Hainan in October.
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Probably alarmed by the popularity of the film market this year, Xia Meng not only took the initiative to come out to make a movie.
ATV's McDonald also came to Yang Ye and said that he also wanted to make a movie.
And he carefully prepared a script and showed it to Yang Ye.
Yang Ye looked through the script called "Pretty Girl" with great interest, then glanced at the little fat man sitting next to McDonald with a somewhat expression, and asked: "What's wrong with this gentleman?" What's your name?"
The little fat man said quickly: "Hello, Mr. Yang! My name is Wen Jun, and I was the screenwriter of "Beautiful Girl" when you were filming the first scene of "Shaolin Temple". Right there."
"Oh?" This statement surprised Yang Ye.
Wen Jun said: "At that time, I liked to go to Jiahe's Ax Mountain Road to watch free test films. Your "Shaolin Temple" happened to be launched. I saw your live performance and was really shocked. At that time, I felt that you were better than Bruce Lee is still awesome."
Yang Ye laughed and said, "So we still have this fate. Mr. Wen, you wrote this script well. If I haven't seen it, the blueprint for this movie comes from. The West German movie "Falling Street", right?"
McDonald and Wen Jun were shocked, although it is true that as Yang Ye said, this "Pretty Girl" was adapted from "Falling Street" , but its historical background and character mentality have been completely Hong Kong-based. Unexpectedly, Yang Ye could still see it at a glance.
"Beautiful Girl" reflects how teenage Hong Kong girls degenerate. It describes how they don't like to study and end up selling their sex to make money in a romantic place, which is of great practical significance.
In the original time and space, this movie caused a huge social response as soon as it was released because it boldly exposed the real social problems in Hong Kong. It not only received a good box office, but also made the sexy goddess Wen Bixia famous in one fell swoop.
Yang Ye said: "Ah Xiong, I admire your ability very much. If you want to make a movie, I support you. But you must first lead a team to the United States and make the second part of "The Love of the Earth" for me."
McDonald said straightforwardly: "No problem, I promise to film "Jinshan Dream" well."
Yang Ye said: "That's good, as long as the ratings of "Jinshan Dream" can beat the TVB TVB in the same period. I will support you to open a movie studio, and the treatment will be the same as that of Aaron and Sanmao."
McDonald was overjoyed and said with great enthusiasm: "It's a deal, I will make TVB a success. "I'm looking for teeth on the ground."
Yang Ye thought, this guy has a fierce personality and is extremely fierce. I don't know how many years he can work in this movie studio. I have to think of a way not to let this guy get away.
McDonald's is not only a TV star, but also a generation of movie wizards.
"Pretty Girl", "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers", "The Strange Case of the Three Wolves", "The Lame Man", and "Black Gold".
One person created a variety of popular movie themes, pioneered the trend, and led the trend of Hong Kong movies. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a generational hero in the Hong Kong film industry!
(End of this chapter)