Chapter 298: Enable Cameron
Above 10,000 meters in the air, Yang Ye was closing his eyes to rest.
Suddenly I heard Hui Yinghong say: "Master, thank you!"
Yang Ye opened her eyes, smiled slightly, touched her little face lovingly, and said: "Actually, It’s very hard for girls to make action movies. Have you ever regretted it?”
Yang Ye’s actions were a bit frivolous, but Hui Yinghong didn’t care. Instead, she enjoyed Yang Ye’s affectionate behavior towards her.
She said: "No! Master, didn't you say that if you want to make a living in this industry, you must have your own special skills. Besides, I am your disciple and I can't embarrass you."
Yang Ye smiled and said: "Not only did you not embarrass me, but this time you win the throne of Best Actress, you will give me a lot of face."
"Then... Master, I will give you face like this, Is there any reward? "
Yang Ye looked at her smiling face and said, "Yes, close your eyes, Master will give you a gift."
"Really?"
Hui Yinghong quickly closed her eyes and raised her head at a forty-five degree angle, looking expectant.
From this angle, the red lips were very tempting, so Yang Ye kissed her without any courtesy.
Although there was no substantial relationship, it had not been a day or two since the two had been so intimate.
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As soon as Yang Ye and his party arrived in Los Angeles, they were invited to watch a movie by Zou Wenhuai.
After two years, Warner Bros. and Golden Harvest co-produced "Blade Runner" finally completed.
Although there was some unpleasantness between the two parties, it has long since passed. Later, Yang Ye also fulfilled his promise and released "The Swordsman" in Jiahe Cinema, making up for Jiahe's losses.
Zou Wenhuai is very convinced of Yang Ye's vision in movies. This time the investment is so large, and Yang Ye happens to be in Los Angeles, so naturally he has to be asked to check it.
Yang Ye readily agreed to Zou Wenhuai's invitation and at the same time mourned for Jiahe for three seconds in his heart.
Because of the butterfly effect caused by Yang Ye's intrusion, this masterpiece that was a rip-off for Shaw Brothers inexplicably turned into a rip-off for Jiahe.
In fact, if you look at it carefully, it is not surprising.
Golden Harvest is a pioneer among Asian film companies that went to Hollywood to film. When Bruce Lee was released, "Enter the Dragon" co-produced by Warner Bros. became a global hit, making Golden Harvest a direct profit.
In 1977, Golden Harvest regrouped and filmed a Western film "Blood in the Netherlands" and another "The Third Corps" in 1978.
Everyone in the future will know that Jiahe lost money by getting Chen Long to the United States to film "The Killer Trench", but Jiahe is not stupid, how could he suddenly get Chen Long to Hollywood?
This is because Jiahe made two Western films in a row, tested the waters, and made money, so he took Chen Long there.
In the same year that "The Killer's Trench" was filmed, Jiahe also filmed a Western film called "The Mysterious Night Lily", which also made money.
After "The Trench" failed miserably at the box office, Golden Harvest realized that it could not rashly cast Asians as protagonists in Western films, as they would be prone to acclimatization.
So Chen Long was asked to guest star in "Cannonball Run", and the movie grossed US$72 million at the North American box office.
When it was released in Japan, Chen Long was asked to promote it, and it sold 3.8 billion yen.
Golden Harvest earned tens of millions of dollars from the movie "Cannonball Race" alone.
From 1978 to 1984, Jiahe made more than a dozen Western films and made a lot of money.
It was after seeing Golden Harvest's success in Hollywood that Run Run Shaw came up with the idea of investing in Hollywood. As a result, he invested in "Blade Runner" and became a big enemy.
In this time and space, because Yang Ye went to Hollywood to tinker with a movie called "Alien", with an investment of 10 million U.S. dollars, it grossed 100 million U.S. dollars at the box office, making Jiahe jealous.
And Zou Wenhuai just happened to go to Hollywood, so when he knew that Ridley was looking for investment for a new film, he took the initiative to join in...
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"Boss Zou, long time no see!"
"Boss Yang, welcome!"
Yang Ye and Zou Wenhuai shook hands cordially, and they behaved harmoniously in front of a group of ghost guys.
In fact, there was no grudge between the two. Jiahe played tricks on Yang Ye at the beginning of Yang Ye's rise, and Yang Ye also took revenge.
The two sides later made peace, and now they still cooperate occasionally.
When Ridley went to Kowloon Walled City for an on-site inspection, Yang Ye also provided maximum help.
After Yang Ye and Zou Wenhuai met like old friends, they shook hands with Ridley affectionately.
"Old Lei, long time no see!"
"Nick, I have to thank you. I stayed in Kowloon Walled City for more than a month without encountering any obstruction."
< br>“It’s not a big deal, we are friends!”
While Yang Ye and Ridley were chatting, Zou Wenhuai also said to Chen Long: "Aaron, thank you for taking the time to come and support me!"
Chen Long quickly said: "Boss Zou, you're welcome."
Yang Ye said: "We are all Chinese. Now that we are hanging out in Hollywood together, we should unite a little bit."
Zou Wenhuai said: "That's a good saying. Let's go in!"
Zou Wenhuai's making of Western films was no joke. He established a "Jia Tong Company" in the United States to specialize in making Western films.
It also acquired a "Pan-Asia Company" that specialized in distributing Western films in Nanyang.
Zou Wenhuai has been staying in Los Angeles for the past two years, leaving all Hong Kong affairs to He Guanchang.
When Zou Wenhuai makes Western films, he completely follows the practices of independent Hollywood film companies.
How much money to invest, how much money to borrow from the bank, what kind of borrowing method, and how much interest is all based on the production methods of American companies, and there is budget control.
Zou Wenhuai smiled and said: "Aye, I heard that you are also coming to Hollywood to make Western films?"
Yang Ye said: "Yes, United Artists invited me to come over to shoot action films. I don't know much about how to make a film here. I want to be a director first and try the waters."
Yang Ye acquires United Artists It was hidden behind the scenes. Zou Wenhuai only knew that Yang Ye invested in Lianmei, but he didn't know that Yang Ye was the real boss.
Zou Wenhuai took the initiative to introduce: "I am an independent producer here. None of the independent production companies in the United States have their own studios. When filming, I rent studios from the Big Eight companies. There are many of the Big Eight companies. The building and the independent small house can be rented to independent production companies for filming."
Yang Ye followed his advice and asked: "How should it be done?"
United Artists is Hollywood. It is a scumbag among the eight major companies. It does not have its own studio and needs to rent space when filming. In fact, it is the largest independent production company.
Zou Wenhuai said: "If you want to make a film, you have to show them the script first. If they agree to make it, you can move in. You don't need to bring anything with you when you move in. You will be provided with a secretary and other things, but everything will be charged. It's very complicated." Awesome."
Yang Ye nodded and said: "It's really good!"
"These ghost guys are very good. When we come to film, they will put forward the schedule as soon as we leave. , How many scenes will be shot on Monday, and how many scenes will be shot on Tuesday. If the shooting is not completed, you can make up for it the next day. It doesn’t matter if you make up the day, but it will sound the alarm the next day. If the shooting is not finished, the rent will start to double. "
"What should we do?"
"It's very simple. If you can't afford it and the film can't be finished, they will pay a sum of money to buy the film and control it yourself!"< br>
"Damn!"
Yang Ye cursed, isn't this an open robbery?
Gui Lao still knows how to play.
Note that in this gameplay, you need to read the script at the beginning and confirm that the script is acceptable before cooperating with you.
If the script is not good, then it will most likely be a bad movie, of no value, and the studio will not be rented to you.
Therefore, the eight major companies are basically guaranteed to make money without losing money, unless they make a mistake when reviewing the script.
As a few people chatted, the screening of "Blade Runner" officially started.
As soon as the movie opens, a cool scene shows the wonders of the future city.
The city of Los Angeles is as bright as the starry sky, and vehicles in the sky fly over from time to time.
The huge video screen, flashing neon lights, and ubiquitous electronic machinery are jaw-dropping and shocking.
However, as the plot unfolded, many people became drowsy while watching it.
When the movie ended, there were only a few sparse applause.
Everyone here is a professional, and they are all aware of a problem: this movie may be a hit.
Yang Ye ignored this and asked with interest: "How were the future cities in this movie filmed?"
Ridley said: "These are all made of miniatures. It was shot with a model. We used the model to create the entire city’s landscape, and then used special photography techniques to present it.”
Yang Ye gave a thumbs up and praised: "Awesome!"
He said to Zou Wenhuai and the person in charge of Warner: "I can't say whether this movie will be a hit or not. But I dare to say. , it will become a benchmark work, it will raise the scale of science fiction scenes to a new level, and it may be recorded in film history.”
This is a very high evaluation, but it will not sell the movie. It was a hit, but no prediction was given. Zou Wenhuai felt a little bad. He himself couldn't understand the movie. Now Yang Ye praised the movie but was vague about the movie's box office prospects.
Isn’t this the rhythm of rushing into the street?
But no matter what, the movie has been filmed and set, so we can only leave it to fate.
But I heard Jose, the head of Warner, say: "Mr. Yang, can we use your evaluation of "Blade Runner" in the promotional advertisement?"
Yang Ye is super He is a popular action star, and his films "Alien" and "Terminator" are very exciting science fiction films and have many fans around the world.
If Yang Ye's comments praising "Blade Runner" were included in the advertisement, it should be able to attract the attention of many viewers.
Yang Yexin said, this is to consume my reputation.
But he thought about it for a moment and said: "Okay!"
It's nothing to waste a little fame now. "Blade Runner" will become a masterpiece that will go down in film history in the future. By then, everyone will only think that I have a sharp eye. Like a torch, the level of appreciation is high.
José and Zou Wenhuai were very grateful and said together: "Thank you!"
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Jiahe's "Blade Runner" is scheduled to be released in June, Bai Yang's "Jian Yu" " will be directly scheduled for July to compete for the summer release.
"Sediq Bale" has been released worldwide.
This movie was a huge hit in Japan and Taiwan.
In Japan, it was renamed "Sakura in the Wind" and a four-hour version was released in parallel screenings. The ticket price increased by 50% compared to a single release, and it finally recorded a box office of 4.86 billion yen.
In Taiwan, it was divided into "Flag of the Sun" and "Rainbow Bridge" and were released separately. The upper and lower parts recorded a total box office of NT$138 million.
Thanks to the appreciation of the Japanese yen, the equivalent of US dollars is as high as 25 million US dollars. Together with Taiwan, the box office in the two places exceeds 30 million US dollars.
In Europe and the United States, it had a good reputation, but the box office hit a new low, barely exceeding 20 million together. Although Baiyang and China Film made a lot of money from sales, United Artists almost suffered a loss.
There are still some scattered areas in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, about 20 million US dollars, and the total box office is about 70 million US dollars, which is similar to "Swordsman", but the investment is several times higher than "Swordsman".
Japan and Taiwan accounted for more than 40% of the total box office. These two places split the accounts again. China Film followed Yang Ye and made a lot of money this time.
China Film’s combined profits over the past five years are not as much as this movie.
The chairman of China Film Group, Gu Zhenfu, is absolutely unwilling to block Yang Ye. Doesn’t this push the God of Wealth away?
Although Yang Yeren was not in Taiwan, Hu Yinmeng stayed in Taipei during this period, harassing her father every day and trying to smooth things over.
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After Yang Ye returned to United Artists, he told Xie: "I think I have found a director suitable for filming "Alien 2"."
Xie Yi Daxi: "Really? Who is it?"
"Alien" was so successful that Xie Yi always wanted to shoot a sequel, but the script he produced was rejected by Yang Ye.
"Alien" was created by Yang Ye. If Yang Ye doesn't make the decision, the sequel cannot be started.
"This man's name is James Cameron. I have seen his "Piranha 2" and I think his style is very suitable."
""Piranha 2"?" Shay said he had never seen the film.
"He is a newcomer. "Piranha 2" is his first movie. Although the movie was average, I can see that this guy has great ideas for making thrillers. Let's meet How about meeting him?"
"Okay!" Shay doesn't care, just meet him.
Cameron was now poor and not doing well. After accepting the invitation from United Artists, he quickly cleaned up and came for an interview.
The interview was led by Yang Ye, and Xie Yi also came over, wanting to see who the person chosen by Yang Ye was.
"Hello, James!" Yang Ye greeted Cameron with a smile.
Cameron did not expect that the person who wanted to see him was Yang Ye, and he was very surprised.
He stepped forward to shake hands with Yang Ye with some excitement and said: "Hello, Mr. Yang! I like your movies very much. Especially the "Terminator", oh my god, you are so good in the movie. Cool. That’s my dream movie.”
Yang Ye smiled secretly in his heart and said: "Thank you for your compliment! I met you to tell you that I have seen your filming of "Piranha 2" and I am very interested in you."
"Oh, I don't want to mention that bad movie." Cameron said with a look of regret.
"It seems that you were not satisfied with that experience?"
"Yes, sir!"
The film "Piranha 2" was shot in Italy , Cameron did not get along well with the Italian-speaking staff.
After filming was completed, the producer did not allow him to participate in the final editing of the film out of contempt for him.
Cameron was so angry that he learned how to use the Italian editing machine according to his own ideas. It took him several weeks to edit the entire film.
Since then, Cameron vowed not to be influenced by others when making movies, but to take the lead himself.
"Anyway, you should be grateful for that movie, otherwise we wouldn't have seen you. I think you have a great idea for a thriller. Have you seen "Alien"?"
"Of course, sir! That's a masterpiece!"
"We have decided to give you two months to write the script of "Alien 2". If the script is satisfactory, you will get the right to direct "Alien 2"!"
"Really?" Cameron was shocked Stayed.
"Don't be too happy too early. You only have two months. Are you willing to accept this challenge?"
"Of course, sir!" This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Kamei Takashi would be stupid to refuse.
“Then it’s settled, I have to go to UC to shoot a movie, and I will return to Los Angeles in early July. By then, I hope to see a wonderful script and use your imagination Go! ”
"OK! I think I won't let you down." Cameron vowed.
Cameron left happily, and Shay complained: "Are you too hasty?"
"Just give him a chance. If the script doesn't work, forget it. Anyway, we There’s no loss, right?”
Yang Ye didn’t even give Cameron a hint to let him play completely freely.
Now the timeline is almost consistent with the original time and space. With Cameron's unparalleled talent, Yang Ye believes that nothing will go wrong.
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In mid-April, Yang Ye and Stallone led the crew of "First Blood" to the small town of Hope in Toronto, Canada to officially start filming.
In order to shoot the hot explosion scene in the movie, Yang Ye also brought the Raptors stunt team.
Luo Lixian's blasting technology is among the best in the world. In his own words: "No professional blaster in the army can compare to me, because soldiers can't detonate more explosions than me."
Yang Ye showed Luo Lixian's explosion video to Stallone, and Stallone said it was awesome.
Stallone is quite crazy and stubborn.
However, the team brought by Yang Ye made him choose to shut up. In the early 1980s, there was no team in the world that was more awesome than Yang Ye's team.
In order not to get in the way, Yang Ye directly appointed Adjani to be the producer of "First Blood".
There are many types of producers. Most of the time, the producer has greater power than the director. For example, McDonald's is only a producer, but he has the final say on the set, and the director is just his tool.
New Art City also has a producer responsibility system, and the director is just an executor.
When filming "British Pipa", director Liang Puzhi let himself go and changed the script every day.
The movie was shot in the UK and went over budget so much that Maddie Robin exercised her rights as a producer and fired him directly, taking over the project himself.
However, when the director is awesome to a certain extent, the producer can only listen to the director. Like the King of Sunglasses who often lets himself go, the producer seems to not exist. Anyway, this guy can always make money.
When Yang Ye makes a movie, the producer is like his nanny. In the early days, Xia Meng was the producer for him, and later it was replaced by his wives.
For example, this time, in order to spend more time with Adjani and her daughter, Yang Ye asked Adjani to be the producer, and he brought his daughter with him.
Although "Rambo" is a Western film, Yang Ye came here with a Hong Kong team, so he had to worship God when it was started!
Yang Ye gave Yang Xi a stick of incense and said very piously: "Little Yang Xi, let's offer incense to Mr. Guan together!"
Yang Xi was a little confused and didn't know what was going on. what. But she found it very interesting. She followed Yang Ye's example and bowed to the second master in a similar manner.
Following Yang Ye, he said: "Master Guan, please bless "First Blood" to have a successful launch and a box office hit!"
The childish and cute look made many people smile!
Stallone was a little confused and asked Adjani in a low voice: "Why do you want to worship this man with the knife?"
Adjani explained seriously: "This is the god of Chinese movies!"< br>
(End of this chapter)