Extracting skills from movies

Chapter 722: Overwhelming Heat
Of course, not all the comments online are bragging. Some rational netizens also made comments:

“In fact, Bajiquan is very suitable for actual combat, especially close combat, which requires rapid force.

But not everyone can become an expert by just watching a video. Kester must have put in a lot of hard work.”

"Don't learn blindly. You can't master this by just watching videos. You need systematic training and guidance from a teacher. Otherwise, you'll easily hurt yourself."

"Du Sheng's Bajiquan has standard movements and a tight rhythm. It's easy for ordinary people to go astray if they follow his example. It's recommended that you lay a solid foundation before challenging yourself with more difficult movements."

Despite this, this incident completely made Bajiquan popular.

In particular, the number of clicks on the teaching video of "Twelve Basic Baji Exercises" released by Du Sheng on two major streaming media platforms skyrocketed.

Many foreigners who were originally interested in Chinese Kung Fu but had never found a way to learn it began to flock to the two major platforms to search for "Du Sheng Bajiquan". Even some gyms began to introduce this set of boxing as a special course.

Some people even launched a challenge on social media:

"Do you dare to practice Bajiquan with Du Sheng for a week?"

Amid the cheers of "Du Sheng is awesome" and "Bajiquan is so powerful" on the Internet, there are always some people who can't stand the situation and start to jump out to pour cold water on it.

"What era is it now? Why are we still talking about traditional martial arts?
Modern mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are the kings, and old-fashioned things like Bajiquan are outdated."

“Kester’s victory was purely due to luck and a successful sneak attack.

If those guys knew he dared to do that, they would teach him a lesson in a minute."

"And what about 'Du's disciples'?
Funny, right?

Just by learning a few moves from Du Sheng's video, you dare to call yourself a disciple? Why don't you call yourself a door god! "

As soon as these doubts were raised, the originally lively comment section instantly split into two factions.

On one side are the enthusiastic fans of Du’s disciples, and on the other side are the sarcastic “rationalists”.

But then, things took an unexpected turn.

A large number of uniform voices suddenly emerged on the Internet:
“The London Baji Association sincerely invites all friends who love Du’s Bajiquan to join us!”

"Seoul Bajiquan is officially established. Welcome fellow disciples to exchange and learn!"

"Sydney Bajiquan training camp is now open for registration. Strengthen your body and self-defense, starting from the basics!"

Berlin, Paris, Tokyo, Melbourne, Vancouver...

In dozens of cities around the world, organizations called "Baji Associations" or "Baji Sect" emerged almost simultaneously.

Moreover, many people only discovered after a closer look that more than half of them were only registered in recent days!
This wave of "group debut" operations directly confused the spectators.

It turns out that since Du Sheng defeated Tyson in the ring, his reputation as a boxing champion has spread more and more widely.

Many young foreigners were originally interested in Chinese Kung Fu, but they could not find a reliable learning channel.

As a result, when Du Sheng posted the video online, everyone saw:
The movements are standard, the explanations are clear, the pace is tight, and most importantly, it’s free!
So more and more people started to practice, and the more they practiced, the more they became addicted.

Gradually, these practitioners began to establish connections with each other, form groups, check in to share, and exchange experiences, and finally they simply started to develop in an "organized" manner.

Although there are not many "Du disciples" in some cities, they have formulated regulations, formed groups, and developed training plans in an orderly manner, just like a "sect inheritance".

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

As the Kester incident continued to ferment, the two keywords Bajiquan and "Bajimen" completely became global hot searches.

Major media outlets rushed to report:

"The rise of new Chinese Kung Fu forces, Bajiquan becomes the new favorite of overseas fitness."

The number of clicks on the teaching videos that Du Sheng had previously released soared like a rocket, and the data backends of TVING and LME platforms were flooded with clicks.

The title of "King of Kung Fu" was once again used to describe Du Sheng.

His personal influence also reached a new level.

……

in the country, the crew of "The Grandmaster" also noticed this hot search.

Tang Yan laughed while looking at his phone, and said jokingly:

"Brother Sheng, you are almost becoming an 'international kung fu instructor'."

Liu Shishi also came over to watch the fun, her eyes full of admiration:
"Brother Sheng, you have tens of thousands of 'Du's disciples'!"

Faced with this sudden "global apprentice wave", Du Sheng could only shake his head helplessly:

"I just posted a teaching video, how did it become the 'grandmaster'?"

Ye Weixin sighed:
“Young people nowadays are increasingly willing to learn traditional martial arts.

I used to think that Kung Fu was an antique, but now it seems that it has just survived in a new way.”

Li Dazhao also nodded in agreement:

"This is cultural export. We make movies and teach martial arts, which have influenced so many young people abroad. This is more useful than a hundred slogans."

But then again, with the help of the Internet, Du Sheng has indeed surpassed most traditional martial arts masters.

In the past, a martial arts master would have at most a few hundred disciples, and they would have to teach them personally through oral instruction.

Now, thanks to video teaching, Du Sheng has disciples across five continents and four oceans, and the number may have exceeded ten thousand.

Who could have imagined this in the past?

This "Du Storm" caused by the street conflict not only made more people aware of the charm of Chinese martial arts, but also allowed Du Sheng to gain millions of reputation points without leaving his home.

With this accumulation method, it is estimated that it won’t take long for the “Nine Yang Magic Art (Sixth Level/Purple) (4996000/8192000)” to break through.

Some people say he is "the strongest man on the blue planet", some say he is the "Kung Fu Ambassador", and some say he is the "contemporary Li Xiaolong".

But no matter what the outside world thinks, Du Sheng always maintains his own rhythm.

He still practices martial arts, shoots movies, mixes drinks, and teaches apprentices every day, and occasionally makes a joke:
"Now when I go out, I'm afraid of being recognized. If someone comes up to me and calls me 'Master', I don't know whether to nod or run."

Tang Yan smiled and continued:

"Don't pretend, you're happy inside."

Du Sheng shrugged and did not deny it.

Because he knows that real kung fu is not just used to beat people, but more to influence or motivate people.

And all he did was to make more ordinary people believe:

Kung Fu is not just a movie special effect, it can also become the power to control your own future.

.........

On that day, Liu Shishi and Tang Yan's scenes were filmed smoothly.

Just as I breathed a sigh of relief, I heard Zhang Haolong's slightly exaggerated voice coming from the side:
"Hey! The Baji Sect spokesperson is here? Welcome, welcome!"

His voice made everyone in the crew laugh.

Ma Yaowei also joined in the fun, and while arranging the action props he shouted:
"Welcome the spokesperson to come to the crew to inspect and guide the work——"

Before Du Sheng turned around, he already smelled a familiar scent.

Not a perfume smell.

It is a light body fragrance, fresh and gentle, like the breeze in early summer, neither strong nor light, but exceptionally pleasant to the touch.

The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he knew who was coming without even looking. That's right, it was Liu Yifei!

Ever since she attended Liu Shishi's birthday party, she has stayed in the crew and will not leave until the filming location of "The Forbidden Kingdom" changes.

She had originally planned to rush over and give Du Sheng a warm hug like she did before.

As a result, when Zhang Haolong and Ma Yaowei called her "spokesperson", her vanity immediately emerged and she had to pretend to be reserved and nodded.

As for why Liu Yifei got the title of "Baji spokesperson"?
This brings us to the few videos she uploaded on TVING where Du Sheng taught Girls' Generation kung fu.

With the huge spread of traffic in the past few days, these beautiful girls who have both good looks and good kung fu skills are naturally very popular.

Liu Yifei first greeted the two directors, and then slowly walked to Du Sheng.

Du Sheng took a look at her. She looked good, her skin was fair and rosy, and she was in a good spirit. He nodded and said:
"Looks like you've been doing pretty well on your schedule these days."

When Liu Yifei heard this, she smiled and took his arm:
“It’s tiring, but really fun! You know?

Now wherever I go, people call me the 'Spokesperson for Kung Fu', which sounds really cool!"

Du Sheng glanced at her and said seriously:

"Okay, you can have fun but you still have to be safe when you go out.

The title of "spokesperson" is just for reference and don't take it too seriously.

If someday some martial artist is dissatisfied and wants to cause trouble for you, just ignore him and let the brothers from Huang's Boxing Gym come forward."

Liu Yifei curled her lips:

"I know, I'm not a child."

After a pause, she said excitedly:

"But, Sister Yi Xin and Amanda have already started to take action.

They are planning to integrate Bajiquan organizations around the world and establish a global Bajiquan Association."

"The goal is to make Bajiquan one of the best sports in the world within five years, and promote it to become an Olympic event..."

After listening to this, Du Sheng nodded thoughtfully.

He knew that if any traditional skill wanted to go global, it was not enough to rely solely on practical skills.

You also need to know how to package and understand operations.

Just like Taekwondo, although many moves are not practical in actual combat, such as those high kicks, the center of gravity is unstable and there are many flaws...

But it is visually impactful, looks handsome and imposing, and coupled with a clear ranking system and etiquette standards, it has become one of the most popular fighting sports in the world.

Nowadays, due to the teaching videos released by himself and the incident in which Buster subdued a robber on the street, Bajiquan is becoming more and more popular around the world.

Especially the craze of winning three gold belts and defeating Tyson has led a large number of young people to get in touch with Bajiquan.

Today, nearly a hundred Bajiquan learning organizations have spontaneously formed around the world.

If these people can be integrated and a professional team can be responsible for commercial operations and brand building, Bajiquan may really become an international mainstream martial art in the future.

Moreover, this form of organization is also a good opportunity to expand your network and expand your influence.

As operating officers of two major streaming media companies, Li Yixin and Amanda probably saw the value in it.

Thinking of this, Du Sheng nodded:

"You can try, but after they formulate the standards, I have to go through them myself to see if there are any areas that need adjustment."

When Liu Yifei heard this, she smiled and leaned close to his ear:

"I knew you would agree!

When they communicated with me, they were still worried that you would not agree, so they asked me to convince you. "

Not long ago, a large number of "Baji Associations" suddenly emerged around the world, causing so much attention that Du Sheng even issued a statement.
He stated that he uploaded the teaching video only to promote fitness and self-defense, and that all associations are spontaneous organizations of the people, and there is no reactionary gene...

This is actually a form of self-protection.

This is to prevent someone from causing trouble under the banner of "Bajiquan" and then putting all the blame on him.

Liu Yifei nodded:
"I see. I won't get involved then."

Du Sheng smiled and patted her shoulders, saying:
"You have to rush back to the set of The Forbidden Kingdom tomorrow, so finish filming your guest role here first."

This time, Liu Yifei came to play the role of a rich lady who was captured by the Japanese army.

The background at that time was that the Japanese army was invading everywhere, robbing, raping and massacring the residents in the city for four days and three nights, and also abusing the prisoners.

In addition, some prisoners were imprisoned in the "Seodaemun Prison" for bacterial experiments and became early victims of Unit 731's human experiments.

Liu Yifei was chosen to play this role because of her beauty and temperament.

On the other hand, her gentle yet tough character is very suitable for expressing the female power in that dark period of history.

As soon as she appears, the audience can feel the mixture of sadness and anger, which makes it easier to resonate with her.

With the arrival of Liu Yifei, the atmosphere on the set became much more relaxed.

After all, in such a high-intensity, high-pressure shooting environment, who wouldn’t like to have a few more beautiful girls around?

After Liu Yifei left, the filming of "The Grandmaster" continued.

This movie has a realistic style, without too many fancy big scenes, but basically it is a collision of stories between small scenes and small characters.

What really tests the skills of the director and actors are the fight scenes that come one after another.

However, this is not a problem for Du Sheng at all.

He himself is an action master, and the actors that Ye Weixin helped to find are all graduates of professional action schools and have rich practical experience.

As long as everyone works well together, it is normal to shoot a scene in two or three takes.

A few days later, the weather was sunny and a little hot.

What we are going to shoot today is a martial arts competition scene, in which "Hu Wei" played by Zhang Jin will come out to challenge the opponent.

We shot two preparatory scenes first——

The two unlucky guys were easily knocked down by Hu Wei. The process was neat and tidy and they passed in one go.

Next, the highlight is coming:
Hu Wei has set his sights on Ip Man!
Actually, Ip Man originally just came to Cangzhou on his way and wanted to exchange skills with his friends in the local martial arts industry.

He had previously had several rounds of sparring with other Wing Chun schools and martial artists of different styles in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Wanzhou and other places, with the aim of improving himself and spreading the Wing Chun culture.

Hearing that there was a Baji master teaching boxing in the army, who not only had powerful and domineering boxing skills, but also had amazing spear skills and was known as the "Spear God", he became interested and wanted to learn a thing or two.

As a result, before he could challenge Li Shuwen, he was pinned down by Hu Wei, who also wanted to "challenge and become famous".

Because among this group of people, Ip Man is considered to be a relatively capable fighter.

Just a few moments after the fight started, Du Sheng, who also served as the action director, shouted:
"Crack!"

He picked up the walkie-talkie and said:

"Ah Jin, your lower body is too floating. Northern boxers basically emphasize steady and cautious moves. Adjust it and try again."

Then he turned to look at the actor who played Ip Man:
"You're in a lot of pain from being beaten, but you can't show it too obviously. You need to practice how to endure the pain and maintain a decent expression..."

.........

(End of this chapter)