In 1983, when John Woo was filming a gunfight movie in Thailand, an actor was shot in the thigh because the crew used real guns and live ammunition for convenience.
After returning to Hong Kong from filming a movie in Thailand, John Woo was fired by Golden Harvest Company, and the gunfight movie has been hidden away and will not be released to the public.
Wu Yusen then joined New Art City, but was not reused. He was sent to the Taiwan branch and made two street movies, "The Comedian" and "Two Tigers".
After returning to Hong Kong in 1985, John Woo became very embarrassed.
Some people say that John Woo’s movies can no longer keep up with the trend and are outdated.
John Woo was very sad. He felt that he was still capable of making good movies.
Finally, he proved himself with "A Better Tomorrow".
After "A Better Tomorrow" became a hit, Golden Harvest quickly dug out the gunfight movie that had been hidden away for three years.
The movie was titled "Heroes Without Tears", and the words "Director John Woo" were printed to the maximum size on the poster, and it was released with great success.
Wu Yusen is so proud!
Today at the Academy Awards ceremony, he was even more proud.
He won the best film, the highest honor of the Academy Awards.
Producer Xu Feng, producer Xu Ke, director John Woo, starring Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Wang Zuxian, Li Zixiong, and guest star Yang Ye appeared on the stage together.
Actually, Yang Ye also has another position, that is... producer. Now that he is on stage, he should be the first to say the acceptance speech.
However, Yang Ye felt that such a moment should be reserved for John Woo, so he simply said thank you and transferred the trophy to John Woo.
John Woo quickly waved his hand humbly, before it was his turn.
So producer Xu Feng and producer Xu Ke briefly said a few words, and finally it was John Woo's turn.
Wu Yusen held the trophy with mixed emotions. He calmed down and then said: "In 1985, after I returned to Hong Kong, some friends advised me not to make movies, saying that I was not following the trend. .
The trend at that time was exaggerated comedy, and I was told to go home and watch the tapes to see what was popular. Xu Ke was also there at the time, and he was even more angry than me.
He pulled me aside and said that he decided to tell the company that he would be the producer and I would be the director to support me in making "A Better Tomorrow". This was originally the movie he wanted to make, but he gave up this opportunity to me! < br>
My boss was very supportive of me. He told me, John, some people outside say you are box office poison, but I don’t think so. I think you just haven’t found your style.
He said, you can do it with your hands and feet in this "A Better Tomorrow", and I fully support it. If you want money, give money, if you want people, give people!
I am very lucky. When I was at my lowest, I had my wife who always encouraged me, my good brother, and my good boss who always supported me.
I am also honored to work with such good actors as Brother Ti Lung, Leslie, Xiaoxian and Ah Xiong.
We created "A Better Tomorrow" together, and this honor should belong to all of us, thank you! ”
"Bah bang bang bang!"
The audience applauded enthusiastically!
This acceptance speech contains touching brotherly love and the story of Bole and Chollima. Who wouldn’t be moved?
The bosses of Wireless, Golden Harvest and Xinyi City were not happy.
Wu Yusen and Ti Long were eliminated by them, but Yang Ye felt like he had found a treasure and gave his strong support, and finally gained two fierce players.
What does this mean? It means they are blind!
No wonder Baiyang Company can dominate Asia, Yang Ye has a good vision.
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A total of twenty awards were given out at this year’s Academy Awards. Baiyang Company won “Best Screenplay”, “Best Cinematography”, “Best Director”, “Best Director” and “Best Screenplay”. Five awards including "Best Actor" and "Best Film".
Although it is not the most, it has won the three most important awards, and only missed the "Best Actress" to New Art City. It can be said to be a great victory.
The celebration banquet is naturally a big one.
Same as last year, a top-notch banquet of 20,000 per table was held at Fulinmen Restaurant. The banquet was for 50 seats, allowing people to see what it means to be arrogant!
During the dinner, everyone exchanged glasses, naturally complimenting Yang Ye vigorously on his vision as a boss.
The director of "Autumn Fairy Tale" Zhang Wanting is a newcomer and cannot attract investment.
The director of "A Better Tomorrow" John Woo is a loser.
It was Yang Yehui’s keen eye and strong support that made it possible to achieve today’s grand occasion.
Everyone's admiration for Yang Ye is like a surging river, endless, and like the Yellow River overflowing, it is out of control.
In addition, when Yang Ye was interviewed at the Academy Awards, he boasted that he would spend three billion to create an unprecedented movie series.
The people in the company even felt that following Yang Ye would have a bright future.
After all... Yang Ye has not been defeated yet, and everyone is full of confidence in him.
No matter how awesome he brags, everyone will believe him!
......
After Yang Ye accepted a round of toasts from everyone, he expressed that he could not drink any more, so everyone no longer forced them, and each changed the cup and tasted the food on the table. Delicacies from mountains and sea.
Yang Ye pulled Xu Ke and said: "Old Xu, I heard that you are preparing for a movie. What is it...one man and two wives...what is it?"
Xu He said in surprise: "We are still in preparation, the script has not been written yet, and you already know about it?"
"Have your Nan Sheng mentioned this to Afeng?"
"Oh, I want to make an urban comedy with a small budget, called "The Diary of a Real Man.""
"Diary of a Real Man" The Original Spacetime is an urban comedy starring Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeh, and Wang Zuxian. It tells the story of a man and two wives.
This is not a great movie. Yang Ye simply thinks that this subject matter is suitable for him. He wants to use this film to express something.
Yang Ye said: "How about I act?"
Xu Ke was a little confused: "Huh? The box office of this movie may not be enough for your salary!"
He couldn't understand, how could Yang Ye fall in love with this kind of movie? It can't be!
Yang Ye said: "I don't want a salary, anyway, in the end I will make money for the company. I'm tired of action movies and want to do something else. Besides, I like your subject very much... you know!" ”
Yang Ye blinked at Xu Ke, and Xu Ke understood immediately.
Why did Xu Ke create this weird movie?
Because he wants to have Shi Nansheng on his left hand and Ye Qianwen on his right hand, embrace each other on the left and the right, be polygamous, and realize a man's dream!
Of course, he can't realize it in reality, so he can only make a movie to lust for it.
Yang Ye has already practiced polygamy, but he is not satisfied and wants to announce it.
He jumped out to star in this movie, naturally he wanted to use this movie to tell the world about his attitude towards life.
Xu Ke smiled coquettishly and said: "Okay, if you are willing to play the leading role, I am very happy. I will finish the script as soon as possible!"
Yang Ye smiled and said: "It's easy to talk! It's easy to talk!"
Xu Ke said: "You can choose the two heroines yourself, I don't care!"
Xu Ke originally wanted to find Ye Qianwen to star in this film Movies, after all, you have to provide resources for your lover.
However, since Yang Ye took the initiative to take the role, Ye Qianwen cannot be allowed to be the heroine.
"Yang Ye is so good at seducing women, what if he gets my Sally into bed..."
Damn, Xu Ke shuddered just thinking about it, let another woman play the role!
...After the celebration banquet, Yang Ye continued to devote himself to the filming of "Terminator 2".
The biggest challenge now... is to nuke Los Angeles.
Yang Ye and people from Ziqi Company studied documentary footage of nuclear explosions, and then created an adjustable microfiber mushroom cloud that can precisely control the shape of the cloud.
Before leaving Los Angeles, they took an aerial photo of Los Angeles as a reference, and then used this photo to create a picture of the ruins after the explosion as the final effect.
After that, we started making miniature models of trees, vehicles, buildings, etc., and used air cannons to blast them during the final shooting.
In addition, Lin Qingxia must be laser scanned and her frightened expression recorded on a computer.
Then we made a real-life model, freeze-framed the way she was destroyed by a nuclear bomb, and blended it into the scene of the nuclear explosion.
Finally the various shots were combined to create a truly nightmarish scene.
Talking about something is extremely detailed and complicated. There are no shortcuts and we can only grind it slowly.
But it was still early, and there was no problem with releasing it in the summer, so the publicity started first.
While Yang Ye was leading the team to toss around the nuclear explosion scenes, the production of another Baiyang Pictures movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" was also nearing completion.
"A Chinese Ghost Story" took a total of eight months to shoot, which is a very long period.
Some people say that Hong Kong movies are all fast-paced movies, shooting one movie a week or something. There are some, but most of them are shoddy and bad movies.
The filming period for truly masterpieces that have been handed down from generation to generation is not short. For example, Jet Li's "Once Upon a Time in China" took a whole year to shoot.
The special effects of "A Chinese Ghost Story" of the original time and space are very crude and rely entirely on props. For example, grandma's tongue is a dyed sponge on a horse.
It wasn’t until the third film that computer special effects were used.
But now, with the existence of Ziqi Company, the first film directly uses special effects.
From the visual effect point of view, it is much better than the original film "A Chinese Ghost Story".
For this reason, more than 2 million Hong Kong dollars were spent on special effects production.
At Ziqi Company, while Xu Ke was pondering the special effects of "A Chinese Ghost Story", he couldn't help but visit the filming of "Terminator 2".
After watching it, the old weirdo felt a little cold in his hands and feet.
"The effect of your "Terminator 2" is too strong, how should I fight it?"
Yang Ye said: "Your "A Chinese Ghost Story" cost seven million US dollars. Hong Kong can be considered a big production. But our "Terminator 2" cost 70 million US dollars and is a world-class production. If the effect is not awesome, wouldn't it be in vain?"
Xu Ke said helplessly: "The key is that we have also set a summer schedule!"
Yang Ye said: "Let's stagger the film schedule by one month. You will be in July and I will be in August. I will let you go first."
“This is the only way!”
The visual effects of "Terminator 2" are too strong. If "A Chinese Ghost Story" is released after it, the comparison will be very tragic.
In fact, the "A Chinese Ghost Story" series is not very popular at the box office in Hong Kong, but its influence overseas is very large. Wang Zuxian even became popular in Japan and South Korea with the role of Xiaoqian.
Now Wang Zuxian is very popular in Japan and South Korea because she is a member of "Girls' Generation". "A Chinese Ghost Story" can only make her more popular!
Yang Ye saw that it was almost time and had to go to the recording studio to help Deng Lijun record "City in the Sky", so he said: "Old Wu, you keep an eye on this place, I'm leaving first!"
We are only in the stage of making miniature models now, and it has not yet reached the stage of actual shooting. There is no need for Yang Ye to stare here all the time.
Wu Yusen is very interested in these gadgets and often stays at Ziqi Company for whole days.
Xu Ke couldn’t move even after seeing these things, and he refused to leave.
Yang Ye was too lazy to chat with the two grown men here, so he went out and asked Lizhi: "Have Huang Zhan's lyrics been written?"
Li Zhi said: "I called half an hour ago, and he Said to wait for him for half an hour..."
"Damn it, it's delayed again, it won't be done until the last minute, right?"
Yang Ye complained and said: "It just happened to be Huang Zhan. The company and the recording studio are on the way, let’s go to Huang Laoxie to urge the manuscript in person!”
Driving all the way to the "Huang Helin" advertising company, Yang Ye went upstairs, broke into Huang Zhan's office, and met him face to face. Asked: "Uncle Zhan, how long do you plan to delay?"
There was also a young man in Huang Zhan's office, and Yang Ye recognized this guy at a glance as Ni Zhen.
Not long after Ni Zhengang returned from studying in the United States, he was introduced by his father Ni Kuang and worked as a copywriter in Huang Zhan's advertising company.
But Yang Ye was too lazy to pay attention to this guy and just pretended not to see him.
Huang Zhan said with a smile: "You can't be careless about your affairs. I wrote several drafts and was about to ask A Zhen to send them to you. I didn't expect you to come in person. Would you choose one?"
Yang Ye picked up the manuscript paper, read it over, and picked out one of the manuscripts.
When Ni Zhen saw this, he felt happy because he had written the manuscript.
Yang Ye didn't want to but slapped the manuscript paper on the table and said unceremoniously: "Uncle Zhan, is there something strange mixed in your manuscript? I won't pay you for this."
In fact, Ni Zhen is still a bit talented, and his writing in this manuscript is okay, but compared with Huang Zhan's sophisticated writing style, it is naturally out of place, and Yang Ye is not blind.
Huang Zhan said awkwardly: "Well... I put it in the wrong place!"
Ni Zhen's face turned red from suppressing it. He mixed the manuscript in, naturally hoping to get it into Yang Ye I have a good eye for getting acquainted with Yang Ye.
He didn't expect Yang Ye to be so dismissive, which made him feel insulted.
Yang Ye picked again and said, "Just this one, let's go!"
Yang Ye stood up and left without even looking at Ni Zhen. Ni Zhen originally hoped I know Yang Ye well, so I can only give up!
Seeing Yang Ye slamming the door, Ni Zhen immediately complained depressedly: "Uncle Zhan, is this person too arrogant?"
Huang Zhan said noncommittally: "He has Arrogant capital! ”
Then he said: "Don't let me do such stupid things for you in the future!"
It feels uncomfortable to be slapped in the face. Huang Zhan feels uncomfortable, and Ni Zhen feels even worse.
Yang Ye walked to the door like a gust of wind, and a girl with long hair wearing a red dress just walked in. The two passed by and almost bumped into each other.
The girl was tall and tall, with a strand of silky black hair brushing over Yang Ye's shoulders, and a faint girlish fragrance came from her.
Yang Ye smelled the fragrance of the girl's hair, turned around and said, "Miss, please wait a moment!"
The girl stood there when she heard the words, turned around, looked back, and immediately said in surprise: "You are Young Master Yang!"
Yang Ye nodded, smiled and said: "It's me! What's your name?" "
The girl quickly said: "My name is Michele, Li Jiaxin!"
Yang Ye asked: "Michele, do you want to make a movie?"
"Do it? ...making a movie?”
"That's right, I'm planning to shoot a movie, and I haven't found a suitable candidate for an important role in the movie. We just passed each other, and at a glance, I suddenly felt that you are the role I am looking for!"< br>
Li Jiaxin was overjoyed. Being able to film Yang Ye's movie was a piece of cake in the sky.
Although this thing was a little too sudden and a little too inexplicable.
A role was decided upon just by passing by?
If the person standing in front of her was not indeed Yang Ye himself, Li Jiaxin must have felt that she was crazy!
"I do!" Li Jiaxin said without hesitation.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, she must seize it! (End of this chapter)