Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

"The Yellow Skin Grave 2" will be released in Hong Kong in July.

Zhang Yimou, along with Yuen Biao, Hong Jingbao, Michelle Reis, and Li Baotian who played Lao Yangpi, a total of four main actors, appeared in Hong Kong and began a roadshow promotion.

"The Yellow Skin Tomb 2" was filmed a long time ago, and it took more than a year to do post-production and wait for the release date.

During this period, the three main actors, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung and Michelle Reis, each had their own activities.

Hong Jingbao directed and starred in a movie called "A Cutting Sword", which only grossed over one million yuan at the box office, completely destroying Lo Wei's entire fortune.

Yuen Biao made a movie called "The Sword of Valor", but the box office was only over one million, which was terrible.

The box office appeal of the two dropped to zero and they officially fell into a career slump.

In the original time and space, Hong Jingbao chose to accept the olive branch thrown by Hollywood and went to the United States to film a TV series, but he did not make it and soon returned to Hong Kong.

Yuen Biao quietly retired from the film industry and moved to Canada with his wife and children.

In fact, both films are good. "A Cutting Sword" treats a historical film as a martial arts film. Tan Sitong and Yuan Shikai are both martial arts masters, but the heavy sense of history is not diminished.

The film's images, dialogues, and martial arts designs are all very exquisite.

It is full of patriotism and is a hidden gem among Hong Kong martial arts films.

"The New Sword of Valor" has been changed too much. Except for the names of the characters, it has almost nothing to do with Jin Yong's original work. It is basically a fan work.

However, this movie was widely circulated and was once the Sixth Princess's treasure, and was played at any time.

The consequence is that fan fiction overwhelms the original work. Many people believe that the Golden Snake Sword can reflect the moonlight, and that there really is a sword called "Sword of Royal Blood", which becomes extremely powerful when stained with the blood of the protagonist.

In fact, there is no such sword as the Sword of Blood and Valour in the original novel of "The Sword of Blood and Valour". Yuan Chengzhi's weapon is the Golden Snake Sword, which is a strange weapon that cannot reflect light or do biubiubiu.

The main reason for the box office failure is that there have been too many martial arts films in recent years, and everyone is aesthetically fatigued. When they hear that it is a martial arts film, they will physiologically resist it.

Yang Ye also created a work "Kung Fu" that was ahead of its time, which made "everyone present was having fun".

Now, "The Yellow Skin Grave 2" has become the last hope for Yuen Biao and Hong Jingbao, and both of them are working very hard to promote it.

Audiences are very fond of novelty and they always want to see something new.

When watching Yang Ye’s movies, they want to know what new tricks Yang Ye has come up with in action movies this time.

When watching Chen Long's movies, they want to know how Chen Long will commit suicide this time.

That’s why they are always victorious!

The theme of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is very novel to the audience.

There are many mysterious tombs hidden in unknown places, and many magical creatures are hidden in them.

The movie is full of suspense and horror, and looks tense and exciting.

Coupled with its excellent production and realistic special effects, the film led the summer season as soon as it was released.

However, the production cost of "The Yellow Skin Grave 2" is as high as million Hong Kong dollars, and the pressure to recoup the investment is very high. After all, Yuen Biao's appeal is still a bit weak.

"The Yellow Skin Grave 2" has a booming box office, but "Heaven and Earth" released in the same period has performed poorly.

When Cai Songlin urged Liu Hua to become independent, he refused.

But two years ago, Yangji reformed and let go of all the company's top stars, retaining only the distribution rights for their works. Liu Hua eventually established his own film company.

Unfortunately, almost all the movies produced by this company, whether starring him or others, failed.

This "Heaven and Earth" was Liu Hua's last attempt. It was co-produced with Shanghai Film Studio and also invited the fairy Jinghong. Unfortunately, it failed again. Under the suppression of "The Yellow Skin Tomb 2", the box office was less than million.

The Hong Kong box office is a barometer of Hong Kong film sales overseas. If a film fails in Hong Kong, the price overseas will be greatly reduced.

After this battle, Liu Hua mortgaged the company to Cai Songlin. After ten years of hard work, it was all gone in one day, and he was left with a lot of debts.

Another unlucky guy was Johnnie To. His ambitious work, The Heroic Trio, which starred Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung and Yang Ziqiong, only grossed over one million.

The movie "Barefoot Boy" directed by Aaron Kwok only had a box office of... 20,000.

The record on the BOX website is 397, and another statement is million.

"Barefoot Boy" was released for twelve days, so the website's records must be wrong.

The box office of "Journey to the West", which he collaborated with Stephen Chow, was far below expectations, and it became the fuse for Taiwanese film producers to attack him. Johnnie To's film company also announced its bankruptcy.

When these two people followed Yang Ye, they were both very conscientious, and Yang Ye felt that he could give them a hand.

……

The Peninsula Hotel, Filmmaker Tea Restaurant.

Yang Ye brought Liu Xiaoli and An Feng, and the three of them had breakfast happily.

Fang Yihua, who was not far away, had no interest in drinking tea. She stared at Yang Ye's table and couldn't help but mutter, "This bastard, when did he get another woman? He even has a daughter this big."

Run Run Shaw said helplessly: "Why are you so concerned about Ah Ye's private affairs?"

"Uh..." Fang Yihua said awkwardly, "I just feel uncomfortable watching this loser playing with women all day long."

"That's his private matter. It has nothing to do with you. You should focus on Galaxy TV during this period. Even if you don't surpass Star TV, at least you can't be too far behind and make a fool of yourself."

Fang Yihua quickly said, "I understand."

Run Run Shaw hummed, and said in a very appreciative tone: “When it comes to women, Ah Ye has a really sharp eye.

This woman is not well-known, but she is not inferior to any other female star. If she makes her debut in a movie, she will definitely become a big star.

It's rare that this boy has such a beautiful girl in his golden house, and he keeps quiet, and the child has grown up so much."

Run Run Shaw himself was once a romantic man with countless women, but he was still very envious of Yang Ye for being able to find so many beautiful women as his confidantes.

Liu Xiaoli and her daughter have been in Hong Kong for almost a year, but Yang Ye has not seen them very often.

Liu Xiaoli was inevitably a little resentful at first, but she soon devoted herself to her work, learned Cantonese, and took care of her daughter, and her life gradually stabilized.

Although Yang Ye didn't see them very often, he took good care of them in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, so Liu Xiaoli had no complaints.

She didn't really fall in love with Yang Ye, it was just that Yang Ye's conditions were too good for her to refuse.

The domineering president falls in love with me, a divorced woman with a child. Which woman can withstand this kind of top female-oriented plot?
Yang Ye picked up a shrimp dumpling for Xiao Anfeng, and Xiao Anfeng said obediently: "Thank you, Dad!"

Yang Ye patted her little head lovingly and said to Liu Xiaoli, "This drama is a three-part series. I've basically been on the set in Shenzhen, so I don't have much time to visit you and Xiaofeng. Don't mind."

Liu Xiaoli said sympathetically: "It doesn't matter, your work is important."

Yang Ye hummed and said, "Is your work going well?"

When talking about work, Liu Xiaoli's eyes lit up and she said, "It's pretty good. Everyone is very friendly to me, and the students are very talented."

Liu Xiaoli's dancing skills are excellent. Although she is from the mainland, the trainees are very impressed with her professional abilities.

After Qian Shenyong and Lin Li came to Hong Kong, Qian Shenyong worked as a teacher at the training center of Baiyang Company, teaching drama theory to trainees.

After so many years, Qian Shenyong has gradually become the director of the training center.

He was from the mainland, and naturally no one in the entire organization dared to look down on people from the mainland, so Liu Xiaoli's work in the training center went very smoothly.

Yang Ye said: "That's good. By the way, I want to discuss something with you."

Liu Xiaoli asked curiously: "What's the matter?"

"I want to arrange for Xiaofeng to go to film. What do you think?"

Liu Xiaoli said curiously: "Filming? She's still just a child."

"Although she is still young, I can see that she is very talented. In time, she may grow into a big star." These words made Liu Xiaoli very happy. Praising a child is often more effective than praising her parents.

It would be even better if you praise the child for his talent and promising future.

What's more, she was even happier that Yang Ye cared so much about her daughter.

Liu Xiaoli asked with interest: "What can she play?"

Yang Ye said: "First, make a cameo appearance in my movie The Matrix."

There is a little girl character in "The Matrix". She is very special. She is the child born from the combination of two AIs.

Her existence means that the machine revolution has entered the realm of intelligent creatures.

The difference between organisms and machines is that organisms can reproduce, while machines can only produce.

The little girl represents the final result of the machine revolution: machines can finally complete the reproduction of the soul.

Although this little girl has very few roles, she is very important.

Yang Ye hopes to find a little girl who is lovable to play the role, and Xiao Anfeng is undoubtedly a very suitable candidate.

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Being able to play a small role in Yang Ye's movie is something many people dream of, so Liu Xiaoli naturally had no objection.

Yang Ye continued, "I will arrange a movie later and let Xiaofeng play the leading female role."

"Playing the leading female role? She's only eight years old!"

"I tailored this movie for Xiaofeng, telling the story of a decadent middle-aged man and a little girl saving each other.

I believe that after the movie is released, Xiao Feng will become a household name as a child star.”

Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but feel moved when she heard this.

Yang Ye personally tailored this movie for her daughter.

Being able to plan the future for her daughter shows that she is very important in Yang Ye's mind.

Liu Xiaoli didn't know that her daughter actually meant a lot to Yang Ye.

Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but lean on Yang Ye and said softly, "Hubby, you are so nice!"

Yang Ye smiled calmly and said, "You are mine now, Xiaofeng is my daughter, we are a family."

This couple showed their affection in public, which made Fang Yihua, who was not far away, feel unhappy.

Fang Yihua was sulking when Johnnie To and Liu Hua walked in one after another.

They walked straight to Yang Ye's side, and Liu Hua said, "Sorry, Sir, we are late!"

"Not late, very punctual, I just arrived early, sit down, order something to eat. By the way, why did you guys get here together?"

Johnnie To laughed and said, "I just happened to bump into Andy at the door!"

After Johnnie To sat down, he picked up the teapot and poured tea for Yang Ye and Liu Xiaoli, and then poured a cup for himself and Liu Hua.

Although this guy has a bad temper and doesn't give face to anyone, he doesn't have any temper in front of Yang Ye.

He used to be Yang Ye's younger brother and worked as a script supervisor with Yang Ye for several years. It was Yang Ye who promoted him to be a director and was very kind to him. He was his mentor.

Yang Ye did not mention the fact that the two losers' movies had failed, their companies had closed down, and they were in debt. He introduced them, "This is Miss Liu, and this is... Yang Mi, my daughter."

Although Xiao Anfeng took Yang Ye's surname Yang, Yang Ye also gave her a name Yang Mi out of mischievous humor.

But Yang Ye always felt that this name was weird and he couldn't get used to it, so he never called her that and still called her Xiaofeng.

When she is alone, she is called Sissi, but this name is unknown to outsiders, not even her mother.

In front of Johnnie To and Liu Hua, Yang Ye still said the name Yang Mi in public. This was actually said to Liu Xiaoli, indicating that he really regarded Xiao Anfeng as a member of the Yang family.

Since the little girl's surname is Yang, and Yang Ye personally admitted that this is his daughter, there is no doubt that the Miss Liu next to him is Yang Ye's woman.

The two of them immediately took the initiative to introduce themselves to Liu Xiaoli: "Hello, Miss Liu, I am Johnnie To."

"Hello Miss Liu, hello Miss Yang Mi, I am Liu Hua!"

Liu Xiaoli stood up quickly and took the initiative to shake hands with the two men: "Mr. Du, Mr. Liu, hello, I have heard of you for a long time. I especially like watching your drama A Moment of Romance. Mi Mi, call someone!"

Liu Xiaoli didn’t know Johnnie To, but she knew the name because she had seen “A Moment of Romance”.

As for Liu Hua, he is very famous, of course Liu Xiaoli knows him.

Hong Kong stars are very high-class in the mainland. These two famous figures were very respectful in front of Yang Ye, which made Liu Xiaoli feel honored.

After hearing what his mother said, Xiao Anfeng called out obediently, "Hello, Uncle Du! Hello, Uncle Liu! Uncle Liu, I know you!"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "Really? Where did you meet?"

“It’s on TV!”

Liu Hua laughed loudly and said to Yang Ye: "Sir, your daughter is very cute and pretty, just like you!"

Yang Ye thought, you are just kidding, how can she look like me? You can even say that she looks like her mother.

Although Liu Yifei doesn't look much like her mother, she looks more like her father.

However, Liu Hua was a very smooth-talking person. He didn't want to offend anyone and always wanted to be a good guy, so he lost a lot of money when he started his company.

Yang Ye drank a sip of tea and started to talk business: "I called you two here today because I hope you can help me shoot a movie.

I originally wrote this play to film with my daughter, but I have been too busy lately.

So I hope that you, Andy, will play the male lead, Ah Fung will be the director, and I will be the producer."

Yang Ye wrote a movie to make with his daughter? This is a big deal.

Johnnie To and Liu Hua looked at each other and became cautious at the same time.

Yang Ye took out the script and handed it to the two of them, and they started reading it immediately.

This movie is roughly about a decadent middle-aged man who never interacts with others, which makes his neighbors suspicious of his identity.

But a girl named Xiaomi ignored the rumors and often visited this mysterious neighbor, and slowly they became friends.

Xiaomi's mother gets involved in a gangster drug robbery, which ultimately puts herself and Xiaomi in danger.

The uncle who witnessed Xiaomi and her mother being kidnapped began to fight against the underworld in order to rescue Xiaomi and her mother...

Gangster movie, handsome and stylish uncle, it is really suitable for Johnnie To and Liu Hua.

The two of them immediately understood why Yang Ye came to them. He was helping them.

However, Yang Ye did not show any favor and just said that he was busy.

He even brought his own daughter to film this movie!
In an instant, both of their eyes turned red.

The entertainment industry is the most powerful place in the world. During this period, both of them experienced the bankruptcy of their company, were entangled in debt, and were deserted by their friends and relatives. They felt the cruelty of time, but Yang Ye silently extended a helping hand...

The two had nothing to say, so they immediately accepted the script and said they would do their best.

Yang Ye didn't say much, just asked them to prepare well.

After seeing them off, Yang Ye suddenly said to Liu Xiaoli, "Let's give Xiao Feng a stage name!"

It is very common to choose a stage name when entering the entertainment industry. Liu Xiaoli did not doubt it and said, "Sure, what's your name?"

"Let's just follow your last name, Liu, and call myself Liu Yifei!" (End of this chapter)