In the original version of "Female Fighter", there is a scene in the later period where the heroine fights one against a hundred in a Japanese-style hall, which is obviously imitated from "Kill Bill".
In this case, Yang Ye might as well just film "Kill Bill".
Although Adjani is very influential in Europe, the art films she made are not very popular in North America.
After immigrating to the United States, Adjani needed to be involved in the affairs of United Artists and had a daughter to take care of. She took on fewer films and her acting career slowly stagnated.
However, Yang Ye could tell that the greatest interest of France's most beautiful woman was filming.
The movie "Kill Bill" is director Quentin Tarantino's tribute to Hong Kong Kung Fu movies.
In 1984, 21-year-old Quentin began to enter the society and worked as a salesperson in a video store. This job gave him a lot of time to watch movies from all over the world.
Among these movies, the ones he watched the most were American westerns and Hong Kong kung fu movies.
Eight years later, Quentin became a blockbuster with "Reservoir Dogs", followed by "Pulp Fiction", which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and became a world-class director.
It turns out that great achievements often start from an inconspicuous job, such as librarian, video store salesperson, etc...
The movie "Kill Bill" has no plot, it is just a woman's journey of revenge, slashing all the way, blood flowing, and it's all done!
But with Adjani’s face that confuses all living beings, her movies don’t need any plot.
Francois Truffaut, the great French director, once wrote to Adjani: "Your face alone can tell a moving story... You can even play a movie without a storyline. A movie, that is a documentary about you, it will be comparable to any feature film.”
Adjani is very good at playing that kind of crazy role, and she played in "Kill Bill". An avenging angel must be readily available.
Adjani once learned Wing Chun from Yang Ye on a whim. Later, she regarded Wing Chun as aerobics and practiced it regularly. After so many years, she has become very good at it.
If she had been given two more months of special training before starting the filming of "Kill Bill", plus a stunt double and so on, there would basically be no problem.
When Yuan Heping was invited to Hollywood to be a martial arts instructor for "The Matrix", those people didn't give him anything. After being specially trained by Yuan Heping for a few months, he was able to fight just like he did.
Actually, action actors don’t have to practice martial arts since childhood. You can become a monk halfway. For example, Yang Ziqiong, after practicing with Hong Jingbao for half a year, turned into a fierce female beater.
Of course, she has practiced ballet since she was a child and has basic skills. This is also the case with others such as Li Saifeng, Yang Liqing, and later Zhang Ziyi!
All in all, it is very easy for a dancer to switch to fighting as a female, so why are the fighting scenes of later generations of actors so crotch-heavy, all edited and replaced? Just don’t want to endure hardship.
Probably because of the influence of Yang Ye, Adjani was very interested in the fact that in this movie she could kill everyone and cut down the world, so she agreed to play this role without hesitation.
Next, Yang Ye will look for supporting roles in the movie.
First of all, there are the members of the "Venom Assassination Team", a total of five people, Japanese girl Oren Ishii, white girl Al, white boy Bud, black girl Green, and the final target is Bill.
Yang Ye’s requirement is... to be able to fight!
Japanese girls Ishii Oren and Yang Ye belong to Isaikai Michiko. This woman is currently filming a tertiary film in Japan. It is very easy to find. She is a bodybuilding champion, has a great figure, is beautiful, and can also fight, not to mention!
Bai Niu Ai Er, this actor is also easy to find, it is Rovero.
The white male Bud, let Binny play this role. Binny has always wanted to make a movie, so he is one of his own, so give him a chance.
Black Girl Green, well... Yang Ye thought for a long time and called Michael Jackson. He was not at home and went on tour.
After a long time, Michael Jackson called back after receiving the news: "Hi, Nick, I heard that you are looking for me. What can I do?"
Yang Ye said straightforwardly: "I want to meet your sister Jenny!"
Michael Jackson was very strange: "Why are you looking for Jenny?"
"I want to ask her to make a movie!"
"To make a movie? I think she will be interested, I will give it to you Her phone number. "
Janet Jackson was one of the four major divas in the North American music scene from the 1980s to the 1990s, the other three being Whitney, Mariah and Madonna.
Jenny is good at singing and dancing. Her dancing is extremely difficult and she is a master of jazz dance and hip-hop. It would be no problem to film an action movie with her.
And although Jenny has been in the industry for a few years, she has released a few albums without any success. Now she is still a little transparent, so she can just give her some salary.
As for Bill, the original version was an old guy. Yang Ye plans to modify the character and make a guest appearance in person.
Yang Ye has not made many guest appearances in movies, but they are very distinctive:
In "One Hundred Men Kill the Girl", he was stabbed by Yamaguchi Momoe within a few minutes of his appearance.
In "Sword Rain", he was killed by Lin Qingxia within a few minutes of his appearance.
This time it was the same operation. A few minutes after he appeared, he was stabbed by Adjani.
If a serious scumbag gets stabbed, it may be passed down as a joke in future generations.
It is definitely not okay for Yang Ye to die in the hands of others. He should die in the hands of his own woman...
As for the role of Bai Mei, many people have played it in Hong Kong movies. But the most classic one should be Luo Lie's version in "Hong Xi Guan" in 1977.
It was precisely because of his deep influence that Quentin added the character of White Eyebrow in "Kill Bill".
However, when Quentin was filming "Kill Bill", Luo Lie had already died, so he found Liu Jiahui to play Bai Mei.
In this case, Yang Ye planned to directly find Luo Lie to play the role.
After Shaw Brothers announced the suspension of production and stopped filming those silly martial arts movies, Luo Lie had no place to go. Now he has joined ATV and acted as a green leaf in various TV series.
Yang Ye asked Luo Lie to play the role, which can be regarded as keeping the money from outsiders.
……
Yang Ye soon met Jenny, a future pop queen who danced as "coquettishly" as his brother. She was actually very introverted and spoke in a small voice.
Jenny and Jackson look like they were carved out of the same mold. This face is quite handsome on a man like Jackson, but on a girl like Jenny, it would be a bit tragic.
It is precisely because of her unattractive appearance that Jenny has always had low self-esteem.
“Hello, Nick!” Jenny blushed and shook hands with Yang Ye.
Red-faced is just an adjective, because she has a dark face, but from her shy expression, it can still be seen that she should be "red-faced".
"Hello, Jenny. Has your brother told you that I want to invite you to make a movie?"
"He said it, but I am curious, why did you come to me?"
< br>"I'm preparing a movie and I need a black actress. Your brother said you're a good dancer, and I thought you might try making an action movie."
"What should I play?"< br>
“A killer!”
"Cool!"
"Then are you willing to star?"
"I do, but can I read the script?"
"Of course!"
Although Jenny is introverted, she is actually very assertive. Because she was unwilling to accept her father's arrangements, she ran away from home. She was also a pioneer in anti-patriarchy and promoting black women's rights in the 1990s.
Yang Ye had no interest in this Quan or that Quan. He insisted on finding a black man to play the role because he wanted the four killers in the movie to have their own characteristics.
There is already a white girl, there is no need to find another white girl.
Jenny was a little hesitant after reading the script.
She didn't have many plot points. She was the first target of Adjani's revenge. The two sides had a big fight and was killed by Adjani.
But this character is a mother with a four-year-old daughter, and Jenny is too young.
Yang Ye doesn't care. In his eyes, black people all look the same, and it's hard to distinguish their age. Yang Ye said: "It doesn't matter. When putting on makeup, just make it more mature."
"Okay!" Jenny finally accepted it because Yang Ye agreed to design it for her. Cool action.
Next, Yang Ye asked people to go to Japan to find Michiko Nisigata. Michiko Nisigata heard that Yang Ye wanted to ask her to make a movie, so she bought a plane ticket and flew to the United States without saying a word.
After meeting the real person, Yang Ye discovered that this woman really looked like Yamaguchi Momoe.
From a certain perspective, she is the bodybuilding version of Yamaguchi Momoe.
The candidates have been decided, and next, Adjani, Jenny, and Michiko Nishitaka will gather for two months of special training.
Rofulo doesn't need to come, she can fight thieves, and she is currently filming "Royal Senior Sister" with Hui Yinghong and the others, so she has no time.
For the special training, Yang Ye made a plan and handed it over directly to Binny, who was responsible for it himself.
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After two years, Cameron finally finished "Alien 2".
In the screening room, Yang Ye, Xie Yi and others were watching the samples of "Alien 2".
Cameron never makes a movie without exceeding the budget. When he originally said he wanted a budget of 10 million, Yang Ye gave him 15 million.
The result was still not enough, so an additional three million was added, bringing the production cost to 18 million, which made Xie complain.
But after watching the sample, Shay shut up. This movie can be summed up in one word: so damn good!
"Alien" shot by Ridley is a thriller with repeated suspense and is better than the creation of atmosphere.
The silence and gloominess in the universe make people feel so lonely and helpless in the face of sudden dangers, and the sense of fear slowly seeps into the skin, blood, and bone marrow.
It seems that the rheumatism that appears on rainy days can be temporarily forgotten, but it will always be with you like a shadow.
When it comes to "Alien 2" shot by Cameron, it becomes an action movie, and it mainly wins in the sense of rhythm.
The scene has also been changed from the spaceship in the first film to a space base. The elimination of the sense of isolation has alleviated the fear caused by the environment.
Therefore, the director shifted the focus so that the film always maintains an up-and-down narrative rhythm that does not allow for a moment's nap, leaving people breathless and focused, unable to stop.
Cameron is indeed the king of blockbusters. He is particularly good at creating big backgrounds and controlling big scenes.
The climax of his films is always in the last half hour, which is so exciting that it makes people go numb. It’s no wonder that every time a new film comes out, it explodes at the box office and causes a sensation.
……
“Pa bang bang…”
After the movie ended, there was warm applause in the screening room.
"It was very well shot. I recommend sending it to the Toronto International Film Festival next month."
The Toronto International Film Festival is a relatively important film festival in North America and a relatively well-known one. Film market.
Hundreds of films participate in the exhibition every year, and many films choose to have their North American premiere in Toronto, so it is also considered a preview of the Academy Awards.
Shay was full of confidence in "Alien 2" and immediately agreed. He said: "As for the schedule, I suggest it be scheduled for Halloween this year."
Adjani said: "In this case, the promotion time is a bit tight."
Xie Yi said: "It doesn't matter, the first movie itself is already popular, and the Halloween schedule is also very suitable. After all, our movie is relatively small. If it is released on Christmas, it will be more difficult to hit those blockbusters."
After everyone discussed the matter of "Alien 2", Yang Ye asked: "Mr. Cameron, do you have any. Not interested in taking over "Rambo 2"? "
Good guy, Yang Ye is trying to kill Cameron.
In fact, the first draft of the script for "First Blood 2" was written by Cameron, but most of Cameron's script was rejected by Stallone.
Before making movies, Cameron was a truck driver. He studied physics in college, but dropped out before finishing.
The genes of science and engineering are rooted in Cameron's blood, so there are always a few highly skilled engineers or hackers in his movies.
Even for "Terminator 2," a movie that doesn't seem to have much to do with hackers, he had to arrange for John Connor to know how to withdraw money without a card.
When writing the script of "First Blood 2", Cameron carefully designed a technology geek to go to the mountains and seas with Rambo and become Rambo's good helper.
Cameron also plans to let John Travolta play the engineer. John Travolta is the one who plays the duo with Nicolas Cage in John Woo's "Face/Off".
Stallone thought this was so nonsense. A muscular, ruthless warrior, followed by an engineer wearing glasses and carrying a computer?
Stallone felt that Cameron was mentally ill, so with a wave of his hand, he cut off the role of this tech nerd and replaced it with a cute Vietnamese girl.
Now, Yang Ye not only hands over the task of screenwriting to Cameron, but also gives the task of director to Cameron.
Stallone and Cameron are both very controlling people. When they were filming "First Blood", Stallone was willing to listen to Yang Ye because Yang Ye was a famous director and brought a team He was also very professional and he had to obey.
The director of the second part was replaced by Cameron, who played a small role. The two of them didn't know what would happen.
But Yang Ye is too lazy to care. Excellent talents collide with each other, and the results are often very exciting.
For example, Tsui Hark and John Woo are both very controlling people, but they made "A Better Tomorrow" together.
Cameron actually doesn’t want to keep making other people’s sequels. He has been making sequels since his debut.
"Piranha 2", "Alien 2", "First Blood 2"... I've had enough.
But he is only a small character now and he has no choice.
Moreover, having the sequels of popular movies such as "Alien 2" and "First Blood" handed over to him is actually a recognition of his ability.
So, after careful consideration, Cameron accepted the task.
......
"You and Cameron didn't work happily together?"
After the meeting, Yang Ye asked Shay.
Shay said: "This guy is very stubborn. Sometimes what I say is just nonsense. He must act on his own terms. If this person was not your choice, I would have told him to get out!"
"You seem to have a blind faith in me?"
"NO! NO! NO! It's not blind, but I think you are a genius. If there are differences between us, I will tend to, You are right. In fact, you have never lost, haven't you?"
Yang Ye secretly smiled in his heart, you have a good friend.
But one good thing about Shay is that he does not have a strong desire to control. He thinks that making money in business is the most important thing. As long as you can make money, anything else can be compromised.
And Shea is an excellent producer, and he takes care of every aspect of the film in an orderly manner.
Yang Ye only comes up with ideas, but Xie can make Yang Ye's ideas come true. As long as Yang Ye doesn't lose, he will always be Yang Ye's good partner.
In addition to making movies, Shay has also done a very good job in building theater chains in North America.
In the past two years, Shea has built more than 30 multi-functional cinemas through acquisition and reconstruction in California, New York, Toronto, Vancouver and other places.
With this theater chain, Yang Ye will firmly grasp the lifeblood of the North American distribution of Chinese-language films.
Because generally Chinese-language films are only watched by Chinese people in North America, so if they want to distribute them in North America, they can only rely on Yang Ye.
There are now millions of Chinese in North America, and their spending power is also very strong. It is a big market for Chinese-language movies.
In this way, the film companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan will have to look at Yang Ye's face. (End of this chapter)