new kung fu king

Chapter 726 Attracted the Real Boxing Champion

Since the early morning of July 7th, all theaters in Hong Kong have been full every day, and about 15 million citizens in Hong Kong have entered the theaters, vying to see the kingly demeanor of "Ip Man 400".

"It's worth it! "Ip Man 2" is the best movie I've watched in recent years." When a citizen came out of the theater with his family, he happened to meet a reporter from the TVB news station. Facing the camera, the citizen was excited Said: "Wang Xiaohu played well, the actors acted well, and the storyline is touching."

"This movie is very real and sincere. It is completely different from most movies nowadays. Although it does not have the excitement of jumping off a building or flying a car, it makes people feel comfortable and refreshing."

"It can be seen that Wang Xiaohu has put a lot of effort into the movie. The billboards in many movies can be verified. We even ate tofu from the Kowloon Tofu Shop back then!" The citizen was obviously from Hong Kong.

"I'm going to learn Wing Chun and fight foreign devils like Ip Man!" a child begged while hugging his father's thigh.

The father had no choice but to say: "There are no foreign devils for you to fight now, they are about to get out of Hong Kong!"

As soon as "Ip Man 2" was released, it immediately became the focus of discussion among Hong Kong people. Not only at the entrance of the cinema, but also in tea restaurants, restaurants, food stalls, coffee shops, schools and other places, people were discussing all aspects of the movie's plot, actors, and martial arts.

In a tea restaurant on Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, several customers who ordered mandarin ducks (a drink specially made in Hong Kong) were talking loudly.

"I feel that Ye Wen is too bad. It took so much effort to knock down the tornado!" A young man said while drinking a mandarin duck.

"Did you watch too many hero movies?" the companion retorted.

"No, I'm very puzzled. Ip Man clearly had the upper hand in the first two rounds, so why did he agree to the referee not to use his feet?" The young man scratched his head and said depressedly: "You must know that Chinese martial arts and boxing are two completely different concepts. Martial arts are about hitting from a distance, grabbing from a distance, and throwing close to the body, so why do you have to follow the rules of boxing!"

"That's right, I just remembered when you said that, and we didn't stipulate that foreigners should only use fists and not feet!" Another companion immediately said, "A tornado can also use feet, how fair it is."

"Foreign devils can't afford to lose!" The young man spat, "If they use their feet, is it still boxing?"

"Anyway, Ip Man won in the end!" The companion patted the young man on the shoulder and said, "Don't be depressed, drink tea, drink tea, and go to training later, try to win the qualifying competition in Kowloon first."

Discussions in Hong Kong are in full swing, and the mainland is even more lively than Hong Kong.

There is a very interesting phenomenon: when BJ's audience watched, they couldn't help applauding. The Beijing masters praised the "Huayang boxing match" at the end of the film. It felt like saying to Hong Kong people: Good job , You have won glory for our China!

It was at the feet of the emperor, and the Beijing masters were concerned about the righteousness of the nation, and plots such as the rise of Chinese martial arts often won their favor. It was fun to watch, and naturally they would not be stingy with applause and word of mouth.

The south, especially Guangdong, is also very lively when watching movies. After all, they are the closest to Hong Kong, and they have similarities in language, food culture, and blood relationship.

Therefore, when Hong Kong people have collective nostalgia and memories, it is easier for Guangdong audiences to integrate into Ip Man's life, rather than the passionate arena. With an optimistic attitude, this is undoubtedly the rudimentary form of the Lion Rock spirit. Many Cantonese still have a better understanding of the so-called Hong Kong spirit.

Audiences from Shandong, Hebei, Shaanxi, and Henan, the hometowns of martial arts, also applauded when they watched, but they applauded for the real martial arts effects in the film. is authentic.

All of a sudden, there was an endless stream of people studying in several sects. This was the second round of national martial arts craze after the release of "Shaolin Temple". The pot is full of pots, but this time, Pi Gua Quan, Ba Gua Zhang, Tai Chi, and Wing Chun Boxing have all the limelight.

Therefore, the sports committees of various provinces and cities immediately contacted several martial arts schools, and took advantage of the wind of "Ip Man 2" to directly establish corresponding martial arts training schools, which can not only support the development of martial arts, but also revitalize the local tourism industry and increase local economic income. , can be described as a three-pronged approach.

At the same time, it also opened the eyes of some schools and boxers who did not respond to the "Chinese Wushu Salvation Plan". It turns out that the promotion of movies has such a great effect on the promotion of boxing methods and schools. Seeing that boxing practitioners in other provinces are being supported, simply I don't hide it any more. Apart from practicing boxing, who doesn't want to have a good income. After all, there is government support now, unlike the years before the Communist Party.

The mainland audience watched the excitement, young people were clamoring to learn Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Bagua, etc., and various sects were eager to become the second "Shaolin Temple".

Several old professors who co-produced "Mythology" and "Mulan" with Wang Xiaohu were not idle. They all sat together. Master Hong chose to face the provocation of foreigners, he used his death to defend the dignity of Chinese martial arts, this is exactly what he sacrificed his life to go to the country, death seems to be home, he would rather die standing than sitting down."

The professor of literature said: "Mr. Lu Xun said: A true warrior dares to face the bleak life and face the dripping blood. In this regard, both Master Hong and Ip Man are real men and good men!"

When the old professor of BJ Film Academy heard this, he didn’t speak at all. After drinking tea, he returned to school and immediately issued a notice: All students will go to the school’s screening hall to watch "Ip Man 2" collectively. Write your impressions from a professional point of view, especially for the classes that are graduating soon, let's use "Ip Man 2" as a thesis.

Well, now the film academy is in a state of disarray, and they all went to call Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others at work, who made them Wang Xiaohu's favorite students.

This one said: "Zhang Yimou, try to invite Mr. Wang to class, I will take care of your food expenses for a month."

The one said: "Chen Kaige, as long as you invite Mr. Wang to give us a small stove, I will give you a free nanny for a week."

The graduates Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige became popular immediately. After a few guys communicated privately, it was Zhang Yimou who came forward and called Wang Xiaohu nervously. When Wang Xiaohu heard what he wanted, he directly trained him on the phone: "What to do!" What are you doing, if you can’t find an iron rice bowl in China, they all come to Hong Kong!”

When Zhang Yimou heard this, he was so frightened that he hung up the phone quickly, and never mentioned the matter of making small troubles for his juniors and girls again.

A week after "Ip Man 2" was released, the box office in Hong Kong reached 800 million. The pressure of films such as "Daily Love" and "Burning the Old Summer Palace" has doubled.

No way, Wang Xiaohu's brand name is too loud. Although he didn't put his works on the Hong Kong Film Awards to win trophies, as long as his films are released, he will definitely not be able to top the box office list in Hong Kong. Can you take the box office to comfort me?

Holding a stack of forms, Xu Junlong knocked on the president's office, walked in and said, "Brother Hu, the weekly box office data for Macau, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia are here."

"How much?" Without raising his head, Wang Xiaohu was tinkering with the script of "Ip Man's Prequel".

"Converted into Hong Kong dollars, there are 300 million in Macau, 600 million in Taiwan, and 270 million in Thailand." Xu Junlong reported various data in detail, and finally concluded: "The current total box office of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia is 2735 million Hong Kong dollars. "

"Not bad!" Wang Xiaohu nodded: "I believe that this figure will increase in a month. If the box office of the mainland, Japan, and South Korea is added, it may break the internal record of Xiehe International."

Since the separation and reorganization of Xiehe International, in order to encourage subsidiaries such as Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Huang Baiming, Hui Guanwen, etc., an internal box office list has been specially established. For any work that breaks the list record, the participating teams from top to bottom will be rewarded to varying degrees.

Xu Junlong is the person in charge of the Propaganda Department. From the data of a week, it is easy to calculate that the record is about to be broken. Now that Brother Hu has confirmed it, he is so happy. Great thing.

"Wait, don't rush away!" Wang Xiaohu waved his hand and greeted the impatient Xu Junlong: "Don't be happy, the propaganda department has been working overtime these days to finish the fighting competition, and prepare a plan, Hong Kong Wing Chun Gate It is necessary to conduct cultural exchanges with the Wing Chun School in the mainland. When these things are settled, you will have a holiday."

"Ah?" Xu Junlong grinned and left the office with a sad face.

Wang Xiaohu smiled, lowered his head and wrote the script of "Ip Man's Prequel" again. Before writing a few words, the phone in the office rang.

"Boss, I have good news and bad news for you, which one do you want to hear first?" Old Wen's voice came from the phone.

"Hehe, let's hear the bad news first." Wang Xiaohu said without thinking.

"Well, I thought you would choose the good news." Winterdur smacked his lips and said, "The bad news is a bit troublesome. After "Ip Man 2" was released in North America, the two major boxing associations of the United States WBA and WBC sent us a message. They think that some plots in the film are untrue, and they want to organize a real Huayang boxing match to prove that boxing is the greatest fighting sport in the world."

"Huh? Are you sure?" Wang Xiaohu frowned.

"Okay, I will fax the invitation letter right away, and you will know it is true after reading it." Winterdur said: "Boss, this matter is very troublesome. I feel that it should be resolved through Muhammad Ali."

"No, no need!" Wang Xiaohu laughed suddenly: "I didn't expect someone to be serious, but this is not bad news."

(End of this chapter)