After sleeping with Gong Li, Yang Ye met Zhang Yimou the next day.
Congratulations to him for winning the grand prize at the Berlin Film Festival, which directly awarded him 100,000 US dollars.
The copyright of "Red Sorghum" alone sold for more than one million US dollars at the Berlin Film Festival. Zhang Yimou deserves this bonus.
Originally, Zhang Yimou and Gong Li would make a commercial film "Codename Jaguar" after returning from Berlin.
That was a photo taken by Wang Shuo's fool. After the photo was taken, Zhang Yimou regretted it to death and was always ashamed to mention it.
At that time, Zhang Yimou looked down on commercial films and his mind was filled with art.
Then I went to Hong Kong to shoot "Ancient and Modern War between Qin Terracotta Warriors" not just for money.
Because film remuneration in Hong Kong had not yet taken off at that time, the money given was very little.
He had an affair with Gong Li just for convenience.
The situation is different now. Zhang Yimou had been hooked on Yang Ye early on, and Gong Li was also hooked on Yang Ye.
Zhang Yimou filmed with Yang Ye and earned a lot of money. The money he got from one film was enough for him to work in mainland China for ten years.
After shooting several movies, Zhang Yimou broadened his horizons and discovered that top commercial movies can actually be so awesome.
Movies like "Terminator 2" not only have high box office and good reputation, but are also destined to leave their mark in film history.
So his concept changed.
The reason why he chose to shoot "Red Sorghum" was because it was his first time as a director and he was wary of making mistakes, so he started with the smaller ones and the ones he was good at.
In fact, there are obvious differences between directors Zhang Yimou and Kaizi Ge.
In the early 1990s, there was a talk show. At that time, Zhang Yimou did not have such a high status as he later did, and he was a relatively famous director of artistic films.
The host asked them, who is their favorite director?
People like Brother Kaizi all talk about the masters of art films such as Bergman, Fellini and Godard.
Zhang Yimou’s answer surprised everyone. He was talking about... Spielberg.
Because he feels that Lao Si's movies have grand scenes and magnificent scenery, which make people intoxicated.
Zhang Yimou does not pursue high standards and is not like his classmates Kaizi Ge, Tian Zhuangzhuang, or even Hou Hsiao-hsien and Yang Dechang in Taiwan. They are intoxicated in their own aesthetic world and do not care whether the audience can accept it or not.
None of Zhang Yimou’s movies are boring. His movies are all watchable in terms of subject matter, content, and narrative. He has never strayed away from it. than the general audience.
Some people may complain that he only knew how to photograph rural areas. In fact, at that time, the best subject for photography in China was rural areas. How many people were there in the cities? Therefore, the fifth generation directors all like to shoot rural areas.
With the sixth generation of directors, the country has begun to urbanize. Do you see these people filming rural areas? They all shoot towns.
Of course, it’s not a big city. They mainly choose the urban-rural fringe, photographing marginalized characters and focusing on the historical changes of urbanization, because there is a lot to explore here. Jia Zhangke is one of the representatives.
Yang Ye asked Zhang Yimou: "Does the new film have any themes?"
Zhang Yimou shook his head: "No!"
"If nothing happens, come with me to the Soviet Union. I It will take about two or three months to make a World War II movie, and I still hope you will be the director.”
Zhang Yimou heard that he was going to film World War II, and he was quite interested.
Yang Ye briefly talked about the plot. When Zhang Yimou heard that he was going to play a Northeastern sniper who was killing people in Stalin, he was really convinced.
He even couldn't understand how this movie could possibly exist. Are those ghost guys crazy?
Then he readily agreed.
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The next day was the Academy Awards ceremony.
Although he missed the Golden Melody Award, Yang Ye still had to participate in the Academy Awards. He came back in a hurry.
Zhang Yimou and Gong Li came to Hong Kong early to vote.
Zhang Yimou was nominated for Best Cinematography for "Terminator 2" and automatically became a member of the Academy Awards.
Gong Li became the first Chinese international film queen and was quickly admitted as a member of the Academy Awards.
This time they were also given the task of being award presenters.
Nowadays, the number of permanent awards of the Academy Awards has increased to eighteen, and this year’s Academy Awards shortlist is also very different from the original time and space.
For example, "An Autumn Fairy Tale", which originally won the best film, appeared at last year's Academy Awards.
There is also "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers Sequel". Since the copyright is in the hands of Poplar Films, McDonald's did not start filming at all.
There is also Xu Anhua’s "Book, Sword and Enmity", which was shot by Jet Li several years ago.
These three movies did not appear, but "Terminator 2", "Unreachable Lovers" and "The Sword of the Third Young Master" appeared on the shortlist.
Needless to say, "Terminator 2" swept the world last year, and this year it received twelve nominations at the Academy Awards.
He also received four nominations at the Academy Awards, two serious achievements!
"Untouchable Lover" was also very popular after its release. It received a box office of 18 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong, and also entered the Japanese and Korean markets. The overseas box office exceeded 10 million US dollars.
It's a pity that it can't be released in Taiwan, otherwise it will definitely be a big hit. Taiwanese people like this kind of freshness.
"The Sword of the Third Young Master" stars Jet Li and Donnie Yen. This kind of martial arts movie has no worries about selling.
As soon as the Hong Kong box office exploded, overseas copyrights were sold out instantly. It sold 15 million US dollars in one go, which made a lot of money.
This is the power of action movies. Although Stephen Chow's "The Gambler" was also a hit in Hong Kong, its overseas sales were not very good.
It is only sold in countries such as Singapore and Malaysia. The mainland market is not allowed to enter because this film promotes supernatural powers.
Master Yan installed the fire in a small building two thousand kilometers away for a long time and said, "The fire will definitely ease in three days."
Male Desert, due to the desperate efforts of fire fighters to put out the fire , the fire really eased a little after three days. As a result, many people believed it to be true and actually thought it was Master Yan who put out the fire.
The poor firefighters worked hard to make a wedding dress for this grandson.
Yan Xin lost control and boasted even more awesomely: "Intercepting the atomic bomb after it is launched is not a problem!"
This... Then you go and destroy the United States alone. OK?
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The overseas rights to "The Gambler" only sold for one million US dollars.
On the one hand, Zhou Xingchi is a newcomer and cannot be sold at a high price.
On the other hand, comedy films are not as popular overseas as action films.
However, the film producers in Nanyang got a sweet spot this time, and Yang Ji will raise the price next time.
In the 1990s, Stephen Chow's best overseas box office movie was "The Deer and the Cauldron". The combined box office of both films was US$33 million.
This is taking advantage of Jin Yong's popularity. Without Jin Yong, millions of dollars would have been lost.
This is why "bi-weekly 10%" is just a name in Hong Kong. Outside of Hong Kong, it is only 10%.
The reason why Zhou Xingchi is not doing well at the overseas box office is that his comedies cannot sell in Japan and South Korea. This is due to cultural differences and there is no explanation.
There is a saying in Hollywood that "drama never moves away." When the cultures of both parties are different, many of the laughs disappear.
Even in China, when Stephen Chow's movies are translated into Mandarin, a lot of laughter will be lost.
Some people may give the example of "Kung Fu". "Kung Fu" is indeed very impressive, with a global box office of up to 100 million US dollars.
But this is a credit to Hollywood's massive distribution, which actually resulted in a loss in distribution of the film.
Miramax spent as much as 10 million US dollars in distribution fees in North America alone, but the box office was only 17 million US dollars.
Yang Ye asked Zhou Xingchi to start filming "Mermaid" just to see if he could help him open up the Japanese and Korean markets.
Because "Mermaid" is not only a comedy, it also involves the mermaid legend that is familiar to people around the world, incorporates environmental themes, and adds computer special effects.
This is completely modeled after a commercial blockbuster.
Some people think that "Mermaid" is an old joke.
Holy crap, it was released in 2016, and it’s all old jokes. It was released in 1988. It’s all new jokes, okay?
Yang Ye tasted the sweetness from the movie "The Sword of the Third Young Master".
Obviously it was a bad movie, but because it was replaced by real action superstars such as Jet Li and Donnie Yen, it immediately turned rotten into magic and made a lot of money.
If this is the case, then replacing Deng Chao, Luo Zhixiang, and Lin Yun in "The Mermaid" with Zhou Xingchi and Wu Mengda and adding a big beauty, it will definitely be very exciting!
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Yang Ye’s red carpet companion this time is Lin Qingxia, who was also nominated for Best Actress this time.
Yang Ye put his arms around Dame Lin and led the crew of "Terminator" onto the red carpet. The media reporters immediately gathered around and took pictures.
"Master Yang, will there be a third part of "Terminator"?"
"Yes!"
"When will it be released?"
Yang Ye touched Xiao Wu Jing's head and said: ""Terminator 3" is the story of Yang Han's adulthood. Wu Jing is only fourteen years old this year, just wait!”
Everyone said, it’s time to wait!
"Master Yang, the sequel to "Terminator" has been released. When will the sequel to "The Swordsman" be released?"
Yang Ye answered bluntly: "Next year!"
"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed.
The reporter asked about new information, and then continued to ask: "Who is the starring actor?"
"The original cast!"
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After Yang Ye and Lin Qingxia each answered a bunch of questions, they finally entered the Coliseum.
Lin Qingxia asked: "Are you really going to film "Swordsman"?"
Yang Ye nodded and said, "Yes!"
"I Really play Dongfang Invincible?”
“Otherwise!”
"I feel like Jin Yong will scold you to death!"
"In recent years, due to the high-quality Jin Yong dramas filmed by ATV, Jin Yong's novels have been released in Japanese, Korean, Malay and Indonesian versions. "Swordsman" "An English translation has also been released. The film and television works I produced have extended Jin Yong's influence beyond the Chinese world. How can he have the nerve to scold me?"
Lin Qingxia thought, this is true!
"Also, "Blue Bird Pictorial" plans to make the Condor Trilogy into comics. As you know, "Blue Bird Pictorial" will be published in Japan. If the effect is good, it will be animated in the next step. , I have increased my influence for the old man again!”
There is one thing that Yang Ye feels very regretful about in the future.
As the number one actress in "classical martial arts", Huang Rong has always lacked a comic image.
This is obviously a lot less touching!
If Huang Rong had a comic image that was accepted by the public. Then in the indescribable video area, Tifa may have to step aside.
Yang Ye decided to make up for this regret. In the future, young men will have to masturbate! (End of this chapter)