Volume 1 Chapter 92: Rescuing Female Soldier Rachel

  Hollywood, USA, inside the office of a top movie company's boss.

  Henry the elephant looked at Bunny Bill following behind Yi Fei Yang's butt, his gaze was like a big grey wolf inspecting this little rabbit to see whether it should be braised or boiled.

  Benny the rabbit has shrunk a bit, always hiding behind Easy's head. After all, the fame of the great tree and Henry the elephant's "fierce name" still makes Benny very timid.

  Yi Feiyang couldn't help but kick Bunny Bill under the table, making him stand up straight and stop crouching down.

  "Boss, I've thought about it, and although following you around to shoot films is quite impressive, I still prefer going back to our own company to work hard... so how about we just forget about introducing me as the assistant director?" Bunny Bill whispered, preparing to make a quick escape.

  Yi Feiyang grabbed his collar and directly pulled him forward.

  "Mr. Heng Li, this is the deputy director Bill Mr. I want to introduce you, now he is also a small name in Hollywood, the horror film "Horror Cruise" shot by him has a good box office."

  Rabbit Bill made a great effort to look like a "super cool guy", with a big smile and elegant demeanor, but was caught by the neck by Yi Feiyang, looking more like a Beijing roast duck hanging from a hook!

  Henry the elephant gave Easy Fly a face, carefully measuring Bunny Bill, with a dazed and confused expression, mixed with a hint of puzzlement, and a hint of helplessness...

  Like an old lecher waiting for a gun, he had to find an old woman with yellow pearls to relieve his fire.

  The reason is, Mu has no choice!

  "Tell me, what's your take on the movie that's about to start filming?"

  The questioning has begun.

  The rabbit patted Li on the back and said, "Big pieces, we must take the big piece route!"

  "Oh, why?" Henry the elephant found this tune very refreshing.

  Bili took a deep breath and adjusted his emotions and state.

  "Mr. Heng Li, as a veteran of this industry and the big boss of the underground film market, you should be very clear about this. From the 1920s to the 1950s, most erotic films were shot in 16mm, with a length of around 10-12 minutes per reel, because single-reel films were easier to hide. Almost all of them were silent films, but there could still be many plots and dialogues, which were presented in the form of subtitles. Therefore, almost all the companies that shot this type of film were small underground film studios with simple equipment and personnel, and no advertising was needed, as long as they had a 16mm camera."

  "But by 1976, this year was a big explosion of American erotic films. Due to the influence of liberal ideas in the United States, many regular film companies also began to shoot adult films. According to statistics from the Adult Film Association of America, the revenue of erotic films in 1976 accounted for 16% of the national film box office. More than 100 such films were produced that year..."

  Facing Bunny Bill's eloquence, Henry the elephant couldn't help but "look at this little rabbit in a new light".

  Thinking in his heart, he sees that what the other says is all reasonable and has the air of a seasoned expert. No, I must still test him, lest he be merely talking nonsense.

  "So dear Mr. Bill, since you said 1976 was the most prosperous year for this type of movie. Then I want to know, which one do you think is the most important in your impression?"

  It's like a teacher asking questions, if Bill's "brilliant" words just now were all memorized from reading materials; then Henry the elephant's question would definitely make him speechless.

  "Of course it's the 'Alice in Wonderland' produced by Billosco and directed by Bud Townsend!"

  "Oh really? What's your take on this play?" Henry the elephant continued to probe.

  "Hmm. If I remember correctly, this play should be an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's fairy tale story. In the film, Alice is a naive and pure librarian who rejects her boyfriend's advances due to being overly conservative and repressed, but after experiencing a series of bizarre encounters in Wonderland, she begins to develop an awareness of her own body."

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  "My God, this is a rare super great musical pornographic film in American movie history! The songs and music are made by famous artists, the actors can sing and dance well, making the whole film full of gorgeous and joyful atmosphere..."

  This time Henry the elephant was really stunned.

  This rabbit is not simple, if I have 12% of pornographic skills. This guy has at least 99%!

  It seems that dear Yì Fēi Yáng didn't introduce the wrong person, this guy can be tamed!

  Rabbit Bill didn't know that his impression score had greatly increased and was about to continue rambling on, but Elephant Henry interrupted him, saying: "Alright, buddy, you've proven your research skills for this type of movie, yes, it's pretty good! You have a natural talent for this aspect! However, having knowledge and understanding of these things doesn't necessarily mean you can see the future direction of filming... So I'm guessing that your previous suggestion to go down the blockbuster route wasn't actually your own idea, was it?"

  Henry's small eyes flashed with sharp light, making this originally fat and silly-looking elephant instantly turn into a ferocious lion.

  Helplessly, under such piercing eyes, Bunny Bill confessed, "Yes, dear Mr. Henry, nothing escapes your eyes, it was Old Master teaching me, yes, he made the suggestion!"

  Yi Feiyang, who has always been a listener or bystander, did not expect that Rabbit Bill would be so low-level and directly sell himself out.

  "Cough cough, I just slightly reminded him, yes, slightly..."

  "Hehe, dear Yi, don't be modest anymore. You tell me, what direction should this play take? I want to hear it from your own mouth, in great detail..." Henry the elephant looked like he had caught a cheating kid and seemed especially delighted.

  It seems that there's no escape, Yi Feiyang "sneered" at Rabbit Bill with a glance, and Bill stuck out his tongue, looking innocent.

  "As Bill said earlier, the development of erotic films has been declining with the emergence of DV cameras and home camcorders, making it easier to produce low-quality content. You'll find that nowadays, shooting this type of film is getting rougher and less tasteful, further away from classics and art... So, we must change our approach and take a different route from low-cost productions by making the script bigger and stronger! For example, take last year's blockbuster 'Saving Private Ryan', top companies can modify the story to create an erotic version like 'Saving Private Rachel' as long as they avoid copyright infringement!"

  Saving Private Rachel

  War movie?

  Porn movie?!!

  Yi Feiyang's words made Henry the elephant furious. Turning a blockbuster into a pornographic film, is this okay?!

  "But dear Yi, this story..."

  "Oh, as for the story content, it's very simple. It's about this female soldier Rachel who was originally a pretty little girl. She had three older brothers, all of whom died in battle, and her father, who used to be a soldier but now has a disability. In short, their family is full of loyal and brave men, except for the women... Just then, the fascists attacked again. Her disabled father was recruited into the army once more, but our beauty took a risk, cut her hair short, put on military uniform, bid farewell to her hometown, shouldered a gun, and with a manly posture, replaced her father in joining the army, becoming an American soldier..."

  No need to doubt it. The anecdote of "father substitute" told by Yi Feiyang is indeed taken from the Chinese classic story "Hua Mulan".

  Henry the Elephant is not a fool, and this year Disney has released a big-budget film "Mulan" with good box office results.

  Henry the elephant exclaimed after hearing Yifei Yang's story, "Oh my god, isn't this your Chinese 'Mulan'? Yes, it must be! Such a lovely girl, for her old man she'd go to battle alone! I admire her!"

  "But what about the plot afterwards? Are you saying a group of soldiers go to rescue her, and then in the trenches with gunfire all around...?" Henry the elephant and Bill the rabbit brainstormed together, pouring out all sorts of bloody and not-for-children bridge sections.

  "Oh my god, this idea is too great! The heroine in order to repay kindness. Or should I say, in order to survive the war, gets 'rolled up' with that big soldier who came to rescue her... Just think about it, artillery shells exploding all around, mud splashing everywhere, and yet a beauty is moaning softly beneath you... What kind of realm is this?" Rabbit Bill praised without hesitation.

  "Boss, I really admire you so much! Only you can come up with such a thrilling and romantic plot!"

  "This 'Saving Private Rachel' story sounds really great!" Henry the elephant exclaimed, "I'll have someone prepare this play right away. Screw it, I want to show those people who laughed at me what's up! Porn can be shot like this too!"

  Yi Feiyang didn't expect his casual suggestion would make the big shot in front of him so excited.

  Yi Feiyang had forgotten that his "cunning idea" had already surpassed the understanding of the big boss, Henry.

  In the past, many excellent American blockbusters were adapted into adult films by unscrupulous businessmen, and one that left a deep impression was the so-called "most expensive" Avatar!

  It is said that this "Adult Avatar" is a remake of the adult version of the big production, which was invested by the famous American adult film production company "Hustler" with $1 million over several months, known as the "most expensive adult film in history". Just after the 3D blockbuster "Avatar" swept the globe, unscrupulous merchants immediately released the news that they would remake an adult version. In just three or four months, this "Adult Avatar" was born.

  In fact, this is not the first time a movie has been parodied in such a way. In American film history, movies like "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Batman" have also been parodied by adult filmmakers. The adult parody version of "Pirates of the Caribbean" even won 29 awards at an American adult film festival and was used as teaching material by some film professors. It's not a new thing for popular movies to be parodied, industry experts say "if a movie doesn't sell well, the producers wouldn't even bother".

  It can be said that in terms of spoofing Hollywood blockbusters and turning classics into comedies, there's nothing you can think of that they can't film.

  But it's only 1998 now, many Chinese people are still watching porn in video rooms, and many Hong Kong people are trying to make a splash by filming "Jade Pussy", while Americans in the West haven't reached the shameless level of arbitrarily changing Hollywood blockbusters into erotic films.

  Yi Feiyang has undoubtedly started something bad... Although his intention was only to use Spielberg's film to create a classic erotic movie.

  Henry is about to start preparing for filming "Saving Private Ryan", and Easy Company is shocked.

  "Cough cough, no need to rush, take it easy."

  "No way, we can't wait that long, this play must be performed on Christmas, haha, let's get Top to celebrate this brilliant Christmas season too!" Henry the elephant rubbed his fists together excitedly, his whole body shaking with fat. "I've even thought of a promotional slogan, it's called 'This Christmas is a little sexy'!"

  Easy come easy go, speechless.

  Henry the elephant couldn't help but ask, "Don't tell me, dear Yi, you don't have confidence in this play that's about to start?"

  Is it? Am I really losing confidence?!

  Yi Feiyang asked himself.

  But anyway, recently Yi Feiyang has no film shooting plan, mainly because he is a person who can't stay idle, likes to challenge himself and various film themes.

  From the moment he agreed to help Henry, a big shot in the industry, film a classic erotic movie, Yi Fei Yang's mind started racing and he habitually began planning, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to come up with the script for "Saving Private Rachel" on the spot when asked.

  Now, when others asked him if he had confidence, Yi Feiyang smiled.

  Shall we really let go and make a big effort?!

  Yi Feiyang asked himself in his heart.

  He didn't know that at this moment, a wild ambition had actually risen in his heart - to make a good erotic film, because in his previous life, he was a super fan of Li An's directorial work and an ardent admirer of his classic film "Lust, Caution".

  Who says pornographic films can't be made into good plays?

  Who says adult films can't tell good stories?!

  Who says that being a director must make serious films?

  I'm already being unreasonable, what can you do about it?!

  "You can rest assured that since I, Yi Fei Yang, have agreed to star in this film, I will do it with all my heart and soul! So, you don't need to doubt me, nor do you need to doubt my abilities!"

  "I understand, haha, you're a high-ranking person, otherwise I wouldn't have gone to great lengths to ask for your help!" Henry the elephant said with a silly expression. "However, as the director of this film, shooting a movie on this topic may more or less affect your personal reputation..."

  Yi Feiyang certainly understands what Da Xiang Hen Li is saying. If not handled properly, an erotic film can easily become a pornographic film, and that would be the biggest stain on a director's reputation.

  Damn Hollywood people, they're all so annoying, like to pick on others' weaknesses and then point at you and scold you for not being pure or kind, too lowly and vulgar...

  "So, dear Easy, for the sake of your own reputation, don't you want to take an alias... something like Tom, Sam, Bloom, or whatever?"

  "No need!" Yi Feiyang raised an eyebrow and said, "Since I've taken on this role, I won't hide or be a invisible person. The play is my choice, the path is mine to take. My name, Yi Feiyang, will never change!"

  Looking at Yi Fei Yang's solemn oath, Henry the elephant suddenly thought of a Chinese phrase ---

  Magnificent and heroic! (......)