new kung fu king

Chapter 697 "Ip Man 2" Starts Up

At the end of February 1983, in the last few days of the Spring Festival, "Ip Man 2" was officially launched in Xiehe Film and Television City.

On the day of the opening, all Chinese and American crew members attended the opening ceremony, and reporters from major media in Hong Kong were also allowed to enter the interview.

It took four full months from when Wang Xiaohu decided to shoot the film to when it was finally launched. During this period, the script was revised as many as six times. This film is the most unfavorable film in the media.

Throughout Wang Xiaohu's 11 years of film career, when he released comedic Kung Fu movies, people didn't like him because Bruce Lee's death had a great impact on Xiehe International, and no one expected him to survive.

In 76, he went to mainland China to shoot the disaster film "Shaking Earth", which was forced to stop due to a major earthquake. Everyone thought he would lose everything at that time.

He later launched "A Hu", because it was too literary and artistic, and it was seriously incompatible with the mainstream Hong Kong film style. Everyone thought he would smash his own brand.

After that, everyone will no longer doubt him, because every time everyone thinks that he is going to die, and in recent years, he has been fighting with the mainland, and he has successively released "Myth", "Shaolin Temple", "Flower "Mulan" and other classic movies, everyone takes his victory for granted, so why doubt it?
Is there anything doubtful about it? Wang Xiaohu made one hit and the other, not to mention that Wang Xiaohu later helped promote Hong Kong movies in the mainland. Everyone got used to it and became numb.

Someone once laughed and said: If one day Wang Xiaohu makes a movie hit the street, it will be a miracle!

I didn't expect this opportunity to come so fast, so fast that everyone has not had time to prepare!

Now "Ip Man 2" is no longer a question of whether it can surpass the previous work, whether it can make a breakthrough at the box office mark, but a question of whether the British Hong Kong government will let you release it after you Wang Xiaohu filmed it!
Yes, under the ultimate analysis of all reporters, they believe that Wang Xiaohu's film cannot be released in Hong Kong.

Just imagine, at the critical moment of the Sino-British negotiations, would the Hong Kong and British governments agree to filming the old problems in Hong Kong 30 years ago? Isn’t this a serious leftist film that clearly incites Hong Kong citizens to push for the mainland?

How did the three leftist film companies in Hong Kong weaken more than ten years ago?Isn't it half dead because of the comprehensive blockade by the British Hong Kong government?

The Hong Kong British government is very decisive about this: You have no problem with the filming. When you spend money and time to get the movie out, and you are ready to arrange the release, it will pop up and tell you not to release it, and the reason will not be clearly stated that it is suspected of smearing Hong Kong. Instead, the British government put a bunch of messy labels on your film. Not only can the film not be released, but the company has to suspend business for rectification.

The reporters present were holding their cameras, snapping snap shots. Some even spotted the figure of American boxing champion Ali from the worship ceremony. After careful identification for a long time, not only the boxing champion Ali came, but also several Hollywood stars A-line male and female stars.

"Wow, Wang Xiaohu is so generous, even the American boxing champion is invited. Does he want to fight against the boxing champion in the movie?"

"It doesn't matter how big the show is, when the governor of Hong Kong gives an order, no matter how luxurious the cast is, you won't be allowed to release it."

"Don't forget that Wang Xiaohu also has theaters in mainland China and Hollywood. I think he is filming for mainlanders."

"He was bought by the mainland. He has long said that he will be like this. It will be bad luck for Concord International in the future!"

"It's a pity that Huazai and Xingzai will be implicated just after their debut. Who in the industry would dare to invite them to film after the filming of this film."

The reporters chattered non-stop.

Wang Xiaohu, who participated in the worship ceremony, was calm and calm, and even smiled and distributed the roast suckling pig to Ali, Schwarzenegger and others.

"Laugh, laugh, sooner or later, when you cry, I will swallow Xiehe International!" A guy with a hat in the reporter group saw this and smiled sinisterly.

Immediately after the worship ceremony, there was a press meeting. Facing faces full of gossip, Wang Xiaohu answered questions in an orderly manner. These questions were basically old-fashioned rehash, with no other new ideas.

After the press conference was over, all the reporters were politely invited out of the set by the staff. This is the rule of Xiehe International, as long as it is officially started, any reporter is not allowed to take random pictures on the set for any reason.

"Which one will be filmed first today?" Zhao Yazhi walked over with her son and asked her husband.

"Of course we should shoot the first scene in the script first." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

In the retro 50s Hong Kong film studio, several filming studios are close together. This is a typical Hong Kong film shooting mode in the 50s. You can even see what other crews are shooting through the simple filming studios.

Amidst the passionate background music of the General's Order, a group of bullies surrounded Master Huang, and Master Huang performed the signature move of "false step and clap palm".

Both eyebrows were frowned and even serious, all the bullies swarmed up, and a scuffle began.

The director on the set directed everyone's martial arts moves from time to time, which was very lively.

"Stop!" The martial arts instructor played by Liu Jialiang walked into the camera to interrupt the filming of "Once Upon a Time", and said to the director dissatisfied: "Director, we Hong Quan shouldn't be filming like this!"

The director was speechless: "Then how do you say we should shoot?"

At this time, Ye Wen played by Wang Xiaohu and Liang Gen played by Xie Xian stood outside the studio and watched.

Shi Jian, who plays the bully, stepped forward and questioned Liu Jialiang: "Who said it's not like this? Several martial arts gyms pooled money to shoot Master Huang's movies, but your Kowloon branch didn't pay, so why do you have the final say? You still call yourself Master Huang Heir of the direct line, I bah!"

Liu Jialiang argued with Shi Jian, Guan Dexing and others, and the scene in the studio suddenly became chaotic.

Wang Xiaohu sighed and shook his head, and took the opportunity to leave with Xie Xian.

Xie Xian said embarrassingly: "Master Ye, I thought that being a dragon and tiger martial artist would allow you to play to your strengths, but who knew that filming was a mess."

Wang Xiaohu smiled wryly: "Yeah, I didn't expect Master Huang's movie to be made with money from the Wuguan."

"Master Ye, you are so good at Wing Chun, why don't you open a martial arts gym to make money." Xie Xian took the opportunity to say.

Wang Xiaohu shook his head and did not speak.

The two passed by another studio in silence, where a movie was being filmed, a child wiped his nose with his thumb, and Xie Xian's playful performance attracted Xie Xian to stop.

"Master Ye, come and see, this kid is doing well, wait for our newspaper to report it later, he will definitely be popular in the future!" Xie Xian looked excited.

Wang Xiaohu had no intention of answering, frowning only thinking about his livelihood
"CUT!" Yuan Heping poked his head out from behind the camera, and said to Wang Xiaohu at the top of his voice, "One thing, let's rest."

Wang Xiaohu exhaled, clapped his hands and asked the staff to bring water and drinks to Guan Dexing, Shi Jian, Liu Jialiang and others.

Guan Dexing and Shi Jian came over with smiles, sat beside Wang Xiaohu and said, "Xiaohu, I really didn't expect that after decades, Shi Jian and I revisited the scene of filming "Once Upon a Time in Huang Feihong". It was really hard back then.”

Wang Xiaohu smiled, "Ip Man 2" begins with Ip Man coming out of Hong Kong to find a job as a dragon and tiger warrior on the set.

Because 1950 was the year when the filming of the "Once Upon a Time" series started, and it was also when Bruce Lee performed "Xi Lu Xiang".

These days it is too difficult to find an actor who looks like Bruce Lee in his childhood, so Wang Xiaohu does not intend to let Bruce Lee appear at the end of the original version, because if he shoots like that, it may become superfluous and overwhelm the host.

Besides, Bruce Lee is still alive. If he didn't know that Bruce Lee was alive, he might have selected a "children Bruce Lee" from all over the world.

It should be noted that Bruce Lee was born in a family of performing arts back then. He was a genius child star since he was a child. He spent most of his youth on the set. A very happy thing.

But really Bruce Lee didn't die, there was absolutely no need to carry on the way of commemoration and commemoration, and Wang Xiaohu also saved a lot of time.

"Brother Hu, have a cup of tea." Liu Jialiang respectfully brought the tea over and said.

Wang Xiaohu looked up at him, "Ah Liang, do you have any objections to the script?"

This time, Shi Jian's line in the script is a bit "bullying" Liu Jialiang. Other Hongquan martial arts clubs used money to sponsor the filming of "Once Upon a Time". Only Liu Jialiang, the direct descendant of Huang Feihong, did not pay. The meaning could not be more obvious. up.

Liu Jialiang knew that it was Wang Xiaohu who asked him not to carry out the signboard of "Huang Feihong" in the future. It was not that the signboard was not loud enough, but that he was still unable to lift it.

"I have no opinion, absolutely no opinion." Liu Jialiang said hurriedly: "I also want to thank Brother Hu for reminding me, I will never dare to play big names again in the future."

Wang Xiaohu hummed and stopped talking to Liu Jialiang, drinking tea with Shi Jian and Guan Dexing about various past events in the 50s.

Wang Xiaohu's arrangement in the script is to wake up Liu Jialiang on the one hand, and to give the audience a clear impression that opening a martial arts gym in Hong Kong can make money. Hong Quan is currently the leader of the martial arts gym in Hong Kong, with several branches under it. , and very influential.

After all, in the last work, Ye Wen said that he would not open a martial arts gym. If Ip Man opened a martial arts gym in the first place, there may be problems in the connection between the two works. Wang Xiaohu solved this problem with two small details, both It can tell everyone that Hong Quan is very powerful in Hong Kong, and it can also explain why Ye Wen opened a martial arts gym.

"Okay, okay, that's the end of today's scene." After drinking tea, Wang Xiaohu called Zhang Yuan over and said, "Go to Victoria Harbor to check on the progress of the set-up. The Spring Festival is just over, I'm afraid These boys are passive and sabotage."

Zhang Yuan chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Brother Hu, if anyone dares to be lazy and not work, I'll beat them to death!"

Hey, Zhang Yuan is the big manager!

(End of this chapter)