Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 14 I want to be a director

Yang Ye rode a motorcycle and took Zhao Yazhi with him, and soon they arrived near her home.

Zhao Yazhen was already waiting there. She handed a suitcase to Zhao Yazhi and said, "Sister, you are here. I have been waiting for more than an hour."

Zhao Yazhi pinched her little face and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Zhenzhen!"

Zhao Yazhen waved her hand and said, "No big deal! Your luggage is here, all packed for you. Mommy didn't notice at all. Is there any reward?"

Yang Ye smiled and said, "I'll come over to pick you up to go to the concert tonight."

Zhao Yazhen smiled happily: "This is what I have been waiting for!"

Yang Ye sent Zhao Yazhi to Kai Tak Airport and went back to prepare for the concert in the evening.

Zhao Yazhi changed into the stewardess uniform and went to work, but she was thinking about what Yang Ye said to her in the morning.

After being brainwashed by Yang Ye, she was ready to quit her job and follow Yang Ye to make movies without hesitation.

She longed for the two of them to appear on the big screen together.

It's just... Yang Yefei said he wanted to play a little monk, but he also asked himself to play a shepherdess. What the hell?
If she really makes a movie, she hopes to make "The Iron-Blooded Prodigy" written by Yang Ye. Yang Ye will play the silly Liang Wenjing, and she will play the unruly but cute Xiao Yuling. It is interesting to think about it.

……

Yang Ye's concert was an unprecedented success. It was sold out for seven consecutive days. Due to the crazy demands of the audience, the organizer had to urgently communicate and coordinate with the Hong Kong City Hall to hold the concert for another three days!
The concert received such an enthusiastic response, and naturally the major media in Hong Kong also published numerous reports.

"Wen Wei Po", representing the left, published an editorial: Through "Under the Lion Rock", Yang Ye tells us that letting go of each other's prejudices, forgetting ideologies, working together and working hard is the best future for Hong Kong.

The Industrial and Commercial Daily, representing the right wing, wrote: Although we are all overseas wanderers, we should laugh more than sigh and face life optimistically.

"Ming Pao", which represents intellectuals, wrote: Yang Ye's "Under the Lion Rock" is the key to Hong Kong people's identity building. From this moment on, we are no longer wanderers on the road, Hong Kong is our hometown.

"Oriental Daily", which represents the small citizens, wrote: Working hard and fighting tenaciously is the spirit of Lion Rock!
Through the media's praise of Yang Ye, the term "Lion Rock Spirit" frequently appeared in newspapers and aroused heated discussions among Hong Kong citizens.

Then came the song "Under the Lion Rock", which has almost become the "city song" of Hong Kong. Everyone, men, women, old and young, can sing a few lines.

With a song that "shapes" the spirit of Hong Kong, Yang Ye has attracted attention from all parties, and people are speculating, what will he do next?
……

The Peninsula Hotel!

Yang Ye and Zhao Yazhi sat side by side. Opposite them, sat a middle-aged woman in her 30s. This woman was quite pretty. She wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. Although she was smiling, she had a smile on her face. Somewhat shrewd.

Yang Ye said: "What Miss Fang means is that Shaw Brothers wants to buy my copyright of "The Predator" and make it into a movie?"

The Miss Fang in Yang Ye's mouth was the concubine of Shaw Brothers boss Run Run Shaw. She was originally a popular singer in Southeast Asia. After getting acquainted with Run Run Shaw, Run Run Shaw discovered that she was not only beautiful, but also had business skills. Because of her talent, she brought her back to Hong Kong and became his right-hand man.

Fang Yihua said with a smile: "Yes, I like "The Iron-Blooded Prodigy" written by Mr. Yang very much. We are going to invite Chu Yuan to be the director, Mr. Yang will play the male lead Liang Wenjing, and you, Azhi, will play the female lead Xiao Yuling."

"I?"

Zhao Yazhi opened her mouth in surprise. She was still thinking about this some time ago, but she didn't expect that her dream would come true.

Fang Yihua smiled and said: "Azhi, actually after the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, we wanted to sign you. With your appearance and condition, you will definitely have a good development in the entertainment industry. It's a pity that you go back to being your stewardess. , so we didn’t force it.”

Yang Ye thought to himself: "This Fang Yihua has two tricks. She actually thought of asking me to make a movie while I was popular. And she didn't know where she found out about the relationship between me and Zhao Yazhi, and pulled Zhao Yazhi to do something with me. Bundle.”

Yang Ye thought about it for a while and said: ""The Iron-Blooded Prodigy" is just a prequel. The real story is being serialized. It is too early to film it now."

Fang Yihua did not expect that Yang Ye would refuse such a good offer.

"Mr. Yang is not satisfied with our conditions?"

Yang Yeyao shook his head and said: "Chu Yuan is the leading director. He just broke the Hong Kong box office record with "72 Tenants". It is an honor for me that he can direct "The Iron-Blooded Prodigy". And he also allowed me and Zhi Zhi to come Being the protagonist, I have nothing to dissatisfy with.”

"What does Mr. Yang mean?"

"Actually, I'm quite interested in making movies. I want to be a director myself." "Mr. Yang also knows how to film?"

"I used to work as a bit player on the set out of curiosity, and I also know a thing or two about the director's work."

Fang Yihua burst into laughter and said: "Although Mr. Yang has no acting experience, we have excellent directors who can teach on the spot, so there is no problem. But directors are different. They usually have to learn from scratch. Within a few years, it is very difficult. It’s hard to succeed.”

Yang Ye said: "To be honest, Miss Fang, if you don't come to me, I will come to you. Everyone is speculating on what I will do next. In fact, what I want to do next is to make a movie."

Fang Yihua smiled and said, "Oh? We agree on this."

Yang Ye said: "But I don't want to make "The Iron-Blooded Prodigy". I have some personal opinions on movies, and I plan to implement them into practice."

"Can you be more specific?"

"Today's movies all use sets, but I want to go to real famous mountains and rivers and shoot them in real locations. In terms of fighting, today's movies are all about showmanship. Bruce Lee's kung fu movies are pretty good, but it's a pity that he died after only making four movies. When I make a movie, I have to show real kung fu."

Fang Yihua knew it as soon as he heard it. It turned out that Yang Ye wanted to make a movie like Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee even took people to Rome, Italy to make "The River", which cost a lot of money.

However, her business strategy is to save money, so she disagrees with Yang Ye's statement and reminded: "In this case, the movie budget will increase a lot."

Yang Ye said: "Yes, I have written a script and plan to direct and act in it myself. After my rough estimate, the cost will be about 200 million Hong Kong dollars. I wonder if Ms. Fang is interested in cooperating?"

Fang Yihua seemed to be listening to fantasy. If Yang Ye wasn't famous enough now, she would have thought that this guy was a psychopath.

Fang Yihua pushed up his glasses and said seriously: "Mr. Yang, do you know what the highest box office in Hong Kong is now?"

Yang Ye said: "I know, "72 Tenants" directed by Chu Yuan, priced at HK$560 million."

"Do you know what Bruce Lee's highest box office record is?"

"I also know, "The Dragon Crossing the River", 530 million Hong Kong dollars."

"Since you know that the highest-grossing movie now only has a box office of more than 500 million, do you think a movie needs a budget of 200 million, is it realistic?"

"Reality, don't forget that Bruce Lee's movies are in Japan, and each one has a box office of more than one billion yen."

Yang Ye's meaning is very simple. The local box office is nothing. Bruce Lee's box office in Japan is more than 1500 million Hong Kong dollars for each film.

In particular, the movie "Fist of Fury", which severely beat the Japanese, actually sold 30 billion yen at the box office, which is about 4200 million Hong Kong dollars.

Add in Southeast Asia, South Korea, etc., and you can put together a box office of 8000 to [-] million.

With this box office performance, what’s wrong with me spending 200 million to make a movie?What's wrong?
Um... Yang Ye thinks of himself as Bruce Lee.

Fang Yihua thought to herself, do you think you are Bruce Lee?She said seriously: "Mr. Yang thinks he is the second Bruce Lee?"

Yang Ye shook his head and said confidently: "I am the first Yang Ye!"

Fang Yihua said: "Mr. Yang, do you know that Bruce Lee came to see me four years ago and I rejected him. And to this day, I have not regretted it."

Yang Ye nodded and said, "Miss Fang, let's see you later!"

Yang Ye took Zhao Yazhi's hand and walked out of the Peninsula Hotel. Zhao Yazhi said uneasily: "Isn't it bad to offend Miss Fang like this?"

Yang Ye smiled and said: "I didn't plan to cooperate with her originally. There are more than just Shaw Brothers film companies in Hong Kong."

Others don't know it, but Yang Ye knows how stingy Fang Yihua is.

The clothes worn by King Jinlun of the Divine Condor in 95 actually appeared on Xiang Shaolong in 01 "Looking for Qin". In 03 Yitian, this shabby clothes actually appeared again.

After digging like this, Yang Ye cooperated with her to make a hammer.Yang Ye's goal... is Jiahe!

(End of this chapter)