new kung fu king

Chapter 689 The governor of Hong Kong invites us to talk

Chinese Kung Fu and Western boxing are two completely different sports.

Although people really want to know whether it is Chinese kung fu or boxing, but so far no one has put it into action.

Just like you can't compare who is better in football or basketball, you can't compare Chinese Kung Fu and Western boxing.

In the previous life, China and the United States also engaged in this kind of confrontation match, but it was not Chinese Kung Fu, but Chinese Sanda.If you have to impose a comparison, Chinese Kung Fu has an advantage in terms of rules,

Chinese Sanda pays attention to punches, feet, throws, and even a backhand punch with a twist of the body. The Yankees get punched without knowing it. How can there be such a style of boxing?
The United States only knows boxing and suffers.

It's just that these are commercial competition programs, and Wang Xiaohu knows very well that if all of them use the MMA unlimited fighting mode, only the Chinese players will suffer. There is a saying: "Chinese people grow up eating vegetables. Yes, foreigners grew up eating beef." Chinese people are inherently weak in terms of physical fitness.

Unless all the Chinese are Guo Yunshen, Li Shuwen, Wang Ziping, Li Cunyi, Sun Lutang, Huo Yuanjia (friends who know martial arts know that Huo Yuanjia cannot be compared with the previous ones) and other masters of martial arts in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.

But if you ask Wang Xiaohu who is the best, he will definitely say that it varies from person to person. If you can't practice well, you won't be good, but if you practice well, you will be good. You can compare it with a specific person, not sports.

This is why Bruce Lee has always emphasized that "there is no best martial arts, only the best fighters".

Ali is hailed as one of the greatest boxing champions in the world by later generations. When he first heard that Wang Xiaohu was going to shoot a movie about Chinese Kung Fu and boxing competitions, and that he was going to hire himself as a boxing consultant for the film, he was stunned on the spot.

How to fight the fighting sports that are irrelevant?
Wang Xiaohu directly threw out a standard answer: "Fight according to the script! I believe that there is no one in the world who has more say in the field of boxing than you. Old man, how about thinking about it?"

This sentence not only gave Ali a lot of face, but also gave him a lot of curiosity. Sure enough, Ali smiled coyly on the other end of the phone and said, "Don't think about it, Tiger, I really want to know how you want to arrange this kind of thing." Different types of fighting confrontation! I will fly to Hong Kong to have an interview with you in a few days."

"OK, thank you for your honor, I will prepare the best tea in Hong Kong and wait for you!"

Wang Xiaohu hung up the phone and clapped his hands, looked at Yuan Heping who was dumbfounded and said, "It's done!"

"too fast!"

Yuan Heping gulped down two mouthfuls of saliva, thinking that the other party was the world boxing champion, and Ah Hu managed to deal with him in a few words, so it went smoothly, right?Thinking about how much effort I had to take down a few small sects in Hong Kong, it was just a phone call and a few words to win the other party. The gap is not an ordinary gap!

"Quick?" Wang Xiaohu frowned, and said to Yuan Heping, "Dayan, this opportunity is rare, you may learn something with the boxing champion. You must know that he is the world boxing champion, not the third-rate fighters in Hong Kong!"

"I know, I know!" Yuan Heping nodded hurriedly.

When the Spring Festival was approaching, Wu Yusen led the crew of "Seraphim" back to Hong Kong, and Wang Xiaohu greeted him at the airport in person.

How can I say that Wu Yusen is also the No.2 Chinese director of Concorde International who opened up the market in Hollywood. His previous work "First Blood" was not released in Hong Kong, so most people don't know how good he is, only "First Blood" The core members of the box office hit in North America only understood Wu Yusen's directorial style.

For Wu Yusen, Wang Xiaohu still has a lot of ideas.

Back in the company's car, Wang Xiaohu listened to Wu Yusen's work report in detail.

"In general, the shooting of "Seraphim" is relatively smooth, and 90% of the shooting plan has been completed, and the rest is a few small emotional scenes."

"Blazing Angels" includes almost all aspects of future action adventures and kung fu martial arts. Its shooting task cannot be said to be difficult. Wu Yusen was able to complete 90% of the filming in three months, and one can imagine the tension of the filming.

Wang Xiaohu asked Wu Yusen to direct, one is to cultivate his practical experience in international blockbusters, and the other is to let American audiences adapt to his film style.

In the previous life, this possibility is very small, but now it is different. Concorde International has become a fixed dish for North American audiences. Not only is the blockbuster directed by Wang Xiaohu able to sell well in North America, even the films of surrounding satellite companies will also be released in North America. .

Don't forget that Concord International still has more than 200 movie theaters in North America, which played a key role in opening up the market for Hong Kong films in North America.

Most Americans have gradually changed their inherent prejudice against Hong Kong movies. In particular, Wang Xiaohu’s several commercial blockbusters contain elements such as kung fu and martial arts. These factors can attract batches of American audiences and cultivate batches of martial arts. fans, kung fu fans.

The general environment has matured, and Wu Yusen's journey to Hollywood is much smoother than in his previous life!
"Daniel is very devoted to the set. Except for a few stunts such as flying cars, he is not competent, and the rest of the moves are performed by him." Wu Yusen praised Donnie Yen: "All the martial arts design moves are done by him alone, which relieves me. A lot of work pressure."

Wang Xiaohu frowned, looked at Donnie Yen who was still a little shy, and said, "Really?"

Donnie Yen chuckled and said, "Brother Sen taught me well, I just ran errands and tried my best."

Wang Xiaohu nodded when he heard the words, he was quite satisfied with Donnie Yen's answer like this.

Young people, they should run more errands and do more practical things. Didn’t the Seven Little Fu brothers come here like this back then?
"Brother Hu, Zhong Chuhong's schedule within one month after the Spring Festival must be taken. I am worried that it will affect the filming of "Seraphim"." Wu Yusen said.

"There is no problem with this. I got someone to contact me early in the morning. Wang Jing was more generous and promised to postpone the filming of "Flower Heart" for a while." Wang Xiaohu said, after thinking for a while, he added: "John, I need Adan to film the sequel of "Ip Man", it won't take long, about a week or so."

Wang Xiaohu said that a week is a week, everyone who has worked with him knows his temper, and his shooting efficiency is top-notch in Hong Kong.

Filming the sequel of "Ip Man" is not a commercial blockbuster like "Mythology" and "Mulan", which requires very few actors and special effects. In terms of Kung Fu film shooting, Wang Xiaohu has always been a fast shooter!

Some people once described Wang Xiaohu exaggeratedly, saying: his brain is like a super projector. Others shoot movies continuously with several backup plans. Only when editing can they know which shot best expresses the director's intention.

But Wang Xiaohu is not the case. The script he wrote himself is detailed in every aspect, as if he has already filtered the whole movie in his mind when writing the script, knowing every scene, every plot, every action, every Whether the performance of the actors meets the requirements.

Ordinarily, the movies produced by this high-efficiency shooting method should be terrible, but this sentence does not work for Wang Xiaohu. Each of his works is representative, with accurate positioning for audiences, business, box office, etc., and all of them are high-quality goods!
This is also the fundamental reason why Xiehe International can base itself in Hong Kong, expand to the mainland, and sell to the world.

Without any hesitation, Wu Yusen smiled and said, "No problem!"

Wu Yusen is not a fool, he can see that Wang Xiaohu takes special care of Donnie Yen, just like Wang Xiaohu took special care of himself back then.

After all, the influence of Xiehe International is here. If Donnie Yen didn't have any special skills, Wang Xiaohu would not keep praising him. Who would directly become the leading actor in an international blockbuster?

No!This is absolutely unprecedented in the history of Hong Kong film.

Some people may say that Jet Li became popular with "Shaolin Temple", and it is true, but Jet Li's first work is to play Wang Xiaohu's son in "Hong Xiguan", and "Shaolin Temple" is not an international masterpiece. Investing in a film is completely incomparable with "Seraphim" in terms of scale!
Now that Wang Xiaohu is going to cast Donnie Yen in his golden signature "Ip Man", the blind will understand that Wang Xiaohu is going to make him famous!

Of course, Wu Yusen understood the ingenuity of it, so he agreed very painfully.

On the contrary, Donnie Yen was a little shocked when he heard the news. He scratched his head for a long time before he came to his senses.

After returning to the company, the secretary told Wang Xiaohu that the governor of Hong Kong had called.

"Do you know what it is?" Wang Xiaohu asked.

The secretary shook his head and said, "I don't know. Just ask you to meet him if you have time."

Wang Xiaohu nodded and asked the secretary to go down.

The governor of Hong Kong called and asked me to go there. What should I talk about?

He didn't think the governor of Hong Kong, MacLehose, would talk to him and fuck him when he was free. He must be talking about some important things.

Frowning and thinking for a while, Wang Xiaohu guessed what MacLehose wanted to talk to him about.

"It's definitely related to the sequel of "Ip Man"!" Wang Xiaohu chuckled. It seems that the "New Island Daily" passed the news quite quickly. It took less than half a day for the Governor of Hong Kong to know about it.

This is the only thing that the Lord Governor of Hong Kong can call to inquire in person.

I believe that the senior management of "New Island Daily" must have told MacLehose in detail about the conflicts between China and Britain in the sequel of "Ip Man". Even the think tank of the Governor of Hong Kong must have thought carefully, otherwise The Doc wouldn't be in such a hurry to let himself go over to talk.

After shaking his head with a wry smile, Wang Xiaohu sighed, changed into a more solemn attire, and drove towards the Hong Kong Governor's Office Building.

(End of this chapter)