new kung fu king

Chapter 718 "Ip Man 2" premiere ([-])

Eleven years ago, New Century Studios, located near the Walled City Park in Kowloon, was still a movie theater merged by multiple pocket theater chains. At that time, it could only accommodate more than 11 people, and it was not top-notch in terms of scale or decoration.

It was at that time that Concord International, which had jumped from Golden Harvest, completely opened up its journey to dominate the Hong Kong film industry with "Ip Man", and New Century Studios also took on the important task of Concord International's leading theater chain.

Today's New Century Studios has undergone several renovations and can accommodate 3500 people. In terms of scale, decoration, and supporting industries, it has ranked among the top three theaters in Hong Kong and has become a veritable leading theater. Works will be premiered in New Century Studios, not only because the equipment here is comparable to Hollywood's big theaters, but also because of the reputation of Xiehe International and Wang Xiaohu's signature.

On July 1983, 7, the premiere of "Ip Man 15" was arranged here.

At around 7 o'clock in the evening, Wang Xiaohu's family of three, Lin Qingxia, Long Zichen and others came to New Century Studios one after another.

Looking at the many vehicles parked in the square in front of the theater, Wang Xiaohu was very emotional, and said to his son with a smile: "11 years have passed in a flash, and I still remember that when "Ip Man" premiered, your old man and I were still in the film industry. What about the little rookie?"

Wang Jiaen smacked her lips, a little disapprovingly: "These are old calendars. I often listen to Uncle Li Yuanxin talk about it. His talk is more exciting than yours. He said that "Ip Man" is better than "The Way of the Dragon". It is a classic of Hong Kong movies. It is also the highest-grossing kung fu movie in the world."

"Hehe." Wang Xiaohu smiled and patted his son's head without saying anything.

In the field of Chinese Kung Fu movies, "Ip Man" has a global box office of more than 3 million US dollars. Especially after opening up the European and American markets, "Ip Man" is the No. 1 in the hearts of global Kung Fu movie lovers. Journey of a Warrior" is the third place, and "Shaolin Temple" is the fourth place. These data completely make Wang Xiaohu firmly seated on the throne of "Kung Fu Movie Master", and his popularity is also higher than that of Bruce Lee. ("Mythology", "Mulan", etc. have a little kung fu element, but they belong to the ranks of epic films.)
"At that time, Ah Hu and I were very young in acting." Zhao Yazhi blinked her beautiful eyes, as if recalling all kinds of things when she was filming "Ip Man". At that time, she and Ah Hu were still lovers, and now they are not only old husband and wife , the children are not young anymore.

Time is like a sword, time is like a shuttle, how many 11 years can there be in one's life?
"Okay, don't show your affection here, and you will attend the premiere later, I have to go backstage to put on makeup, let's go to the theater." Wang Jiaen rolled his eyes, holding Zhao Yazhi with one hand, and Long Long with the other. Zichen, run forward vigorously.

"This little guy." Wang Xiaohu shook his head with a wry smile, and exchanged glances with Brigitte Lin: "Let's go in too." After speaking, the two followed into the theater.

Just like when "Ip Man" was released back then, "Ip Man 2" also prepared a premiere ceremony.

When I came backstage, I happened to meet Schwarzenegger, Donnie Yen, and Sammo Hung doing makeup. Wang Jiaen also sat in front of the mirror and let the makeup artist play with her hair.

"Boss, we meet again!" After seeing Wang Xiaohu, the big man stood up and said enthusiastically, "This is the first time for me to participate in the premiere of a Chinese-language movie, so I'm a little nervous."

"Relax a little, you will leave good memories here, you must know that Chinese theaters have a much better atmosphere than Hollywood theaters." Wang Xiaohu patted Schwarzenegger on the shoulder and said with a smile: "How are you preparing for "Terminator"?" gone?"

Schwarzenegger said: "80% of the shooting progress has been completed, but Cameron proposed some brand new elements after watching the samples of "Seraphim" and "Ip Man 2". He’s going to ask you for some action directors to come in.”

"Kung fu element?" Wang Xiaohu shrugged and asked.

"Yes. Kung Fu elements are very popular now." Schwarzenegger grinned and said, "Thanks to my participation in the filming of "Ip Man 2", I have some basic knowledge of Kung Fu, otherwise I would not have imagined it."

In recent years, the "Star Wars" series, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series, "Mythology", "Mulan", "Shaolin Temple" and other global hit films have more or less captured kung fu elements. These films are all Produced by Xiehe International, or under the packaging of luxurious special effects, using kung fu elements to add icing on the cake, or directly using kung fu as the main feature, it has really affected the development trajectory of Hollywood movies.

"Maybe after the release of Seraph, Hong Kong's martial arts instructors will become popular in Hollywood. Isn't this what I have been looking forward to?" Wang Xiaohu said in his heart.

Indeed, with a series of movies, let Hollywood accept Chinese Kung Fu elements, and use the gimmick of high box office to influence the style of Hollywood movies, which is a very interesting thing in itself.

The classic blockbusters in Wang Xiaohu's memory are all imprinted with kung fu movies. Is this considered "cultural invasion"?But the premise is that these blockbusters must bloom in their own hands and have absolute control.

Thinking about the scripts in the study, Wang Xiaohu suddenly became excited, "Maybe this process should be catalyzed. I just need to let Chinese films go to the world. As for the film market for foreigners, I am not worried about it. I will throw out a few more blockbuster films later and completely monopolize it." Hollywood, control the Oscars!"

"Brother Hu, it's your turn to put on makeup!"

"Oh!" Wang Xiaohu put away his thoughts, patted his forehead and sat in front of the mirror.

Today, the premiere ceremony has become an indispensable means of publicity for every movie released, and the same is true for the premiere of "Ip Man 2".

At 8:30 in the evening, Shen Dianxia and Zeng Zhiwei, the two emcees of ceremonies, walked onto the stage. Sister Feifei announced loudly: "Everyone, guests and fans, the premiere of "Ip Man 2" is officially open."

There was applause in the theater, Zeng Zhiwei saw this and said: "Sister Fei, I remember that when "Ip Man" premiered, you seemed to have learned a few hands of Wing Chun. I wonder if you can show it to the fans at the scene!"

The booing began immediately.

"My Wing Chun is very good. If you show it, your nose will be in trouble." Fatty said confidently.

"Are there any mistakes? I'm a current student of Wing Chun. Would you like to have a discussion?" Zeng Zhiwei immediately retorted.

The two gesticulated a few times on the stage, which caused the audience to burst into laughter. Then, members of the "New Seven Little Fortunes" such as Stephen Chow, Donnie Yen, Weng Meiling, Jet Li, Andy Lau, Huang Rihua, etc. came on stage and began to show everyone authentic Wing Chun boxing.

To say that among Wang Xiaohu's apprentices, the most talented in martial arts are Donnie Yen and Jet Li. After all, they both came from majors and both have a good foundation in kung fu. Zhou Xingchi is not bad either. Wing Chun boxing is well-organized.

As for Weng Meiling, Andy Lau, Huang Rihua, and Mo Moyan, although they have learned a lot of Wing Chun, there is still a clear gap compared with the previous three.

However, Weng Meiling and Huang Rihua's popularity is the one that won the most applause.

After showing Wing Chun and wooden dummy, Andy Lau and Leslie Cheung took the stage and sang "Chinese". This song is Hua Tsai's first album after joining Lisheng Records. The popularity of the show soared, and with Leslie Cheung's popularity, the scene was once hot.

"Brat, make the premiere ceremony no less than a small concert!"

In the VIP room on the second floor, Run Run Shaw laughed and cursed while drinking tea.

Shen Zhong and Jin Yong laughed and said nothing, everyone knew that Wang Xiaohu put a lot of thought into "Ip Man 2", if he didn't make the scene bigger, he might be sorry for the money he spent.

After drinking tea, Run Run Shaw said to Shen Zhong: "Old Shen, why don't you see Xiaohu on stage, he is supposed to be the protagonist."

Shen Zhong said contemptuously: "It's a pity that you have dominated the film industry for many years. Could it be that you can't even see the promotion of newcomers? These apprentices have been with Xiaohu for seven or eight years. It's time to come out and take the lead, so as to avoid the failure of the film festival."

After the unification of the underground order in Hong Kong, the film industry has naturally become a means of whitewashing for the underworld. For this reason, several film production companies have emerged in Hong Kong. They are all decisions made after discussions between Shen Zhong and Wang Xiaohu. Shen Zhong knows the richness brought by the film. Profits, and talked with Wang Xiaohu about film development.

This time, Shen Zhong felt very happy to be able to use some "advanced theories" to tease Run Run Shaw.

"Hmm." Run Run Shaw nodded and stopped talking.

At this time, the atmosphere on the stage became lively again, seeing Donnie Yen, Jet Li, and Liu Jialiang competing on the same stage.

First, Jet Li performed a piece of Shaolin Arhat Fist with a standard big bow and horse, which was extremely chic. During the period, several moves from the upcoming "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu" were interspersed, which attracted many fans to scream.

Not to be outdone, Liu Jialiang directly performed Hong Quan with a hard bridge and a hard horse.

Then, Donnie Yen, who is unknown in the eyes of movie fans, suddenly showed the "Jeet Kune Do" alert style, three-legged in a row, mid-air jumping, side kicking in the air, and other dazzling moves, which made movie fans instantly Clap and yell.

"Who is this guy? Why does it feel like he is imitating Bruce Lee!"

"Damn, it's even fiercer than those Bruce Lee imitators back then."

"The momentum, that kind of momentum, is very similar to Bruce Lee!"

"Didn't you guys watch the trailer? He plays the big apprentice Huang Liang in "Ip Man 2"!"

The audience in the arena talked a lot.

Wang Xiaohu, who was sitting in the front row, listened and smiled. With today's promotion, it seems that the box office of "Seraphim" in Hong Kong will not be bad.

Bruce Lee nodded and said, "Xiao Hu, Daniel is a malleable talent. He has a good foundation in Wing Chun, and he is also very proficient in free combat. Take time to let me train it, and instill some knowledge of Jeet Kune Do."

"What? You value him too?" Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

"These successors you have accepted are all good, which makes me very jealous!" Bruce Lee said bluntly.

"Why are you jealous? Am I not your successor?"

"You are already out of blue and better than blue." Bruce Lee said ashamedly.

Zhao Yazhi beside him suddenly interjected, "Ah Hu, I remember you once said that Ip Man has a trilogy, and there seems to be a prequel, right?"

"That's right." Wang Xiaohu raised his eyebrows and looked at his wife in confusion.

"Since you don't plan to shoot, why don't you let Adan do it, just to give him the upper hand." Zhao Yazhi said with a smile.

Wang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment, looked at Donnie Yen who was working hard on the stage, touched his nose and said, "That's a good suggestion."

(End of this chapter)