new kung fu king

Chapter 706 Fighting foreign devils is in accordance with public opinion

Having dealt with Wang Xiaohu for more than ten years, no one knows Wang Xiaohu's super sensitivity to the film and television industry better than Run Run Shaw.

When the outside world questioned "Ip Man 2" last year, Run Run Shaw was a little worried, but he refrained from admonishing him. He knew that Wang Xiaohu would not do things he was not sure about.

Sure enough, when MacLehose resigned and Youde took office at the private banquet, the old and new Hong Kong governors all appreciated Wang Xiaohu, which further confirmed Shao Liushu's prediction.

In the field of film and television, no one can make Wang Xiaohu suffer, unless the end of the world comes.

After a long time, Run Run Shaw gradually believed in Wang Xiaohu's proficiency in divination and fortune-telling. After all, the iron-clad facts were in front of Uncle Liu. Otherwise, why hadn't anyone else established a global entertainment dynasty in ten years?
Whether others believe it or not, Run Run Shaw believed it anyway.

Not only did Run Run Shaw see the tricks in the first trailer, but all the older generation of filmmakers who came from Hong Kong in the 50s also saw the meaning of the trailer.

For example, Mr. Yu Yongjian, editor-in-chief of "Film Biweekly" and chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards, spoke highly of the metaphor in the trailer: "Simple but extraordinary."

To put it simply, the trailer only relies on a few scenes and two lines, plus an exciting background music, to bring out the atmosphere of that era in Hong Kong.

What is extraordinary lies in the meaning behind those scenes. As the editor-in-chief of a Southeast Asian film review publication, Yu Yongjian is looking forward to the second trailer.

"I hope to see the familiar Lion Mountain in "Ip Man 2"!" Yu Yongjian prayed in his heart.

"Ah Hu, the post-production of "Seraphim" is finished, do you want to release it first?" Wu Yusen said.

Wang Xiaohu thought for a while, "Slow down for a while, you go and prepare for the launch of "The True Colors of Heroes."

With joy on his face, Wu Yusen took over the budget plan for the first phase of "The True Colors of Heroes" from Wang Xiaohu, and happily went to the Finance Office to collect the start-up funds.With the 800 million funds in the early stage, he can basically realize the grand plan in his heart.

Ordinarily, 800 million is not much. Compared with Jackie Chan and his films, which often have a budget of tens of millions, it can be said to be very small, but Wu Yusen's style is different from them. He can shoot big scenes without much budget, and everyone knows Although Chow Yun-fat and others are popular, the remuneration for the film within Xiehe will not exceed 200 million, and the money can be paid after the film is released.

This arrangement has Wang Xiaohu's deep meaning. "Blazing Angel" is an international action blockbuster, and it is the first film starring Donnie Yen. At present, Donnie Yen's popularity in the film and television industry is almost zero. to operate.

"Let "Ip Man 2" be released first, and get acquainted in front of the audience, which will benefit the box office performance of "Seraphim."

That's what Wang Xiaohu told Donnie Yen, and Donnie Yen didn't have any opinion. After all, what Master said was reasonable, and he also decided to stay in the film and television industry according to Master's request.

With only a few scenes, more than a dozen black and white photos, and two dialogues, the "Ip Man 2" teaser trailer was broadcast in Hong Kong for a whole week, which really made the public pay attention to this film again.

During this week, the public's attention to "Ip Man 2" has heated up a little bit, and the focus of discussion is always on "whether Wang Xiaohu beat foreign devils?"

"Wang Xiaohu is a man of his word. He said there was a plot to beat foreign devils, so there must be a fight against foreign devils!" some citizens said in a very affirmative tone.

The reason why they are sure is based on Wang Xiaohu's character in the past ten years. Everything that Wang Xiaohu has done in the past ten years since his debut has been done as he said, and he will not shake his decision due to external reasons.

It is this persistence that has led to today's Xiehe International and its status as the king of the number one entertainment dynasty in Asia!
Opposing voices also have their own claims.

"Now the first round of negotiations between China and the UK has no results, and the Chinese mainland has announced that if the UK does not give an answer in September next year, it will directly announce its decision unilaterally. The British side is depressed. If Wang Xiaohu is a smart person, he will definitely not be here. It’s uncomfortable to jump out at times, if Wang Xiaohu doesn’t know current affairs, hehe, he might become a punching bag for the British government!”

With the reform and opening up, the economic development of mainland China has been refurbished day by day, and the background of a big country has begun to exert its strength. Although the British government dare not do anything to mainland China, is it as easy as killing a colonial film company?
No matter how good the pros and cons say, some media reporters even went to Xiehe International to interview Wang Xiaohu.

Unexpectedly, only Wang Xiaohu replied: "Everyone, don't worry, I believe that when the second trailer is released, everyone will know whether there is a plot to beat foreign devils or not."

Hey, this kind of answer is the same as the previous trailer. There is no answer at all. A reporter rolled his eyes and said contemptuously: "Mr. Wang, your Tai Chi attainments are getting more and more advanced!"

Wang Xiaohu smiled and said nothing. Anyway, the post-production of "Ip Man 2" is now coming to an end. The rest is the final stage of looking for help and dubbing. Films can be released.

At this time, not only media reporters and movie fans are looking forward to the release of the second trailer, but Hong Kong tycoons Li Ka-shing and Huo Yingdong are also staring at it.

To be honest, the two of them waited and watched because they wanted to take advantage of the fire, to see if they could take this opportunity to rush into the film and television circle, who made this cake so fat that it made the two rich men envious.

However, they just watched, and did not take immediate action. Everything has to wait until the film is released, and then make a decision depending on the attitude of the British Hong Kong government. After all, they are all representatives of Hong Kong's rich. Hastily shot.

The first round of trailers is still being played. At the end of June, Xu Jiatun, the director of the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency, became active. He either led a team to visit the lives of residents in the Kowloon Tong area today, or went for a stroll at the Hong Kong airport that is under preparation tomorrow, and even Celebrities in Hong Kong were also invited to private banquets.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that President Xu's high-profile and active understanding of Hong Kong has a lot to do with the article published by "Ming Pao" not long ago. The tough attitude of mainland China makes the newly appointed president of Xinhua News Agency have many things to do to deal with.

Faced with such a high-profile behavior by President Xu, Sir Youde, who also just took charge of Hong Kong's colonial commander, began to lose his composure. He called President Xu out to discuss, and reiterated to President Xu the British government's commitment to Hong Kong and the search for British, Chinese, and Hong Kong. Arrangements acceptable to all three parties.

It seemed that the talks between the two were not very optimistic. The next day, the newspaper broke the news that "the negotiation between Youde and President Xu collapsed, and Youde returned to the UK overnight".

Hong Kong newspapers expressed an astonishingly unified view on "Youde's return to the UK": The British are going to completely give up the fight for Hong Kong's sovereignty!
"Old Xu, the second round of trailers is out!" Wang Xiaohu didn't expect it to happen so suddenly, so he arranged for Xu Junlong to carry out the second round of publicity in a hurry.

Although he is a reborn person, although he knows that Hong Kong will definitely return to the embrace of the motherland, it does not mean that he knows too much about the whole process of the return. After all, he was less than one year old when these things happened.

Hong Kong people fully realized that the future of Hong Kong can only be controlled by themselves, so several groups and organizations appeared in BJ to petition and negotiate.

Now Xu Jiatun is getting busier. Compared with the mediocrity of the previous President Liang, President Xu is very enthusiastic. Today, he is either helping the team to go through the formalities of visiting Beijing, or leading a pair of people to continue to visit various communities in Hong Kong. He is very busy. Very positive.

In this general environment, the second round of trailers for "Ip Man 2" surfaced.

It is still a few scenes and pictures in the first trailer, the difference is that characters and dialogues are added this time.

Wang Xiaohu knows that there are at most three versions of a movie trailer, namely the first version, theatrical version and the final perfect version.

The three versions are determined according to everyone's attention to the film and the completion of post-production. Of course, it is also considered according to the difference in regional culture.

In the theatrical version, that is, in the trailer of the second version, Wang Xiaohu throws out the gimmick of Wing Chun fighting Hongquan, of course, it is just a taste. Said: "It is so troublesome to open a martial arts gym in Hong Kong".

The richness of the picture and the growth of time add a lot to the trailer.

Ip Man played by Wang Xiaohu, Zhang Yongcheng played by Zhao Yazhi, Ye Zhun played by Wang Jiaen, Huang Liang played by Donnie Yen, Hong Zhennan played by Sammo Hung and others appeared one by one, and through several tense scenes and dialogues, everyone's interest in watching the movie was thoroughly aroused .

The theatrical version of the trailer is condensed into one sentence: wonderful play!
Although there are not many pictures, the tense and exciting atmosphere is really fascinating, especially when the muscular man Schwarzenegger appeared in the ring and died loudly, the citizens suddenly realized: after all, they beat the foreign devils!

"How can I say it, Wang Xiaohu is Wang Xiaohu, he said to fight foreign devils, he will fight foreign devils!" Supporters commented happily.

Fighting devils is a topic that the Chinese love to talk about, and now it is widely rumored that the British government has completely abandoned Hong Kong negotiations, and foreigners are about to leave. "Ip Man 2" beating foreign devils is naturally applauded!
It is not an exaggeration to describe support for "Ip Man 2" to fight foreign devils as "following the people's will".

Many opponents also rebelled, but their support at this time was not to express support for Wang Xiaohu, but to purely seek spiritual release through watching movies. As for whether the British government would take Wang Xiaohu's knife afterwards, it was not their concern.

After seeing the trailer for the theatrical version, some people hid in the dark corners and sneered. After waiting for so long, it's finally a good time!
(End of this chapter)