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Chapter 1032 Talking about Kung Fu and Actual Combat
"Director Zhou, hello, I'm a reporter from Reuters. What I want to ask is, because of your several action movies, Kungfu is now more popular in the world than before. Chinese action movies, and some movies with special culture It is also very popular around the world.

I heard that the military action movie you shot this time was specially trained by special forces to experience life. As a kung fu master, have you defeated those outstanding special soldiers?Do you think the actual combat ability of kung fu can be compared with the military fighting skills of soldiers of excellent special forces from all over the world? "

There was a lot of surprise in the venue, Zhou Xia was also very unexpected after listening to the reporter's question.

He didn't have the expected question about ideology, but he directly asked about kung fu.

But this question is not so easy to answer.

Zhou Xia took a sip of the mineral water next to him, thought for a while and said, "Hehe, there have actually been a lot of discussions about the ability to display kung fu, and the kung fu we are discussing now actually confuses two concepts, actual combat kung fu and performance kung fu.

In addition, the actual combat ability of kung fu is also divided into people. Just like athletes, some people have outstanding talents. After certain professional training, their skills will be better than others, and they will always win the championship.

Finally, the comparison between Kung Fu and military fighting techniques you asked about. Some military fighting techniques are also improved by Kung Fu, absorbing some of the essence of Kung Fu, which is also related.

In addition, military martial arts and special fighters are trained for actual combat, so in comparison, in terms of actual combat, they will definitely have an advantage.

Personally, although I mainly practice kung fu in the performance department, I still have a certain ability in actual combat. I went to the special forces to experience life, and I have competed with many outstanding special fighters. This also depends on everyone's diligence and talent. "

After Zhou Xia answered the question briefly, she looked at the British female reporter who could speak fluent Mandarin.

"Thank you for your answer."

Although the female reporter spoke Chinese very well, she seemed to be a little dizzy by Zhou Xia. She didn't ask any more questions, and sat down after thanking her.

"Zhou, hello, I'm a reporter from The Hollywood Reporter. Your movie is now being released globally, but in the North American market, it's delayed until ten days after the release of "Mission: Impossible 5" next month. What's the question? Movie fans are very puzzled by your choice, and they also want to see your movie at first sight."

A tall blond female reporter asked Zhou Xia with a microphone.

Zhou Xia is fairly familiar with these reporters. Her name is Susan Charles. Several times he has been interviewed by the Hollywood Reporter. This reporter did it in China.

"This is mainly the arrangement of the North American distributor and the marketing promotion team. I hope that we can do better in this area in the future, and try our best to meet the requirements of simultaneous global release."

Zhou Xia didn't want to talk too much about this issue. If possible, of course it would be better to release it globally simultaneously.

But for now, the North American market is also very important, and the safest approach is still to be taken.

Now North America is also the hottest time for summer holidays. This year, blockbusters currently being shown in North America include "Jurassic 5", "Ant-Man", and the postponed "Reunion 2", "Fast and Furious 7" , the next ten days will be "Mission: Impossible 5" and other films.

After Zhou Xia discussed with the company's executives, he felt that it would be best to wait for "Mission: Impossible 5" to pass when it was at its strongest, and after the popularity of other films had been overwhelmed, his new film would be best released in North America.

At that time, it will happen to be mid-August, and there will be no heavyweight superhero blockbusters or blockbuster films by major directors and superstars in the North American market before October, which will be very conducive to the screening of "Descendants of Yan and Huang".

Of course, he will not talk about these detailed considerations in front of the media.

After the reporter finished his work, it was the turn of a domestic media to ask questions freely.

"Hello, Director Zhou. I'm a reporter from the Global Times. Can you talk about your training in the special forces team? Most of us ordinary people are very curious about how they train. As an actor and director, you have experienced life. At that time, is it the same training standard as them?"

Hearing the question from this gentle male reporter, Zhou Xia showed a wry smile.

Many media in the audience were very curious. After all, many media did not try to ask Zhou Xia about the topic of going to the special team to experience life and training. They were afraid that it would involve some questions that should not be asked. The opportunity to ask questions is very precious. of.

Zhou Xia pondered for a while, looked at the reporters in the audience and said seriously: "In comparison, due to time constraints, I entered the special team to experience life and participate in training for a short time.

However, during the more than four months of filming, we have invited excellent retired soldiers to help us train, so everyone can see my gun in the film, and the shooting movements are fast and standardized, and it only takes 0.6 seconds to complete.

It's just the action of "drawing the gun + shooting". Under the guidance of the teacher, I also trained for a long time. I completed the actions of pulling out the gun, firing the gun, and closing the gun again and again. I repeated hundreds of times a day and persisted for several months. Meet the requirements.

Therefore, other more trainings are also done outside of normal filming. After all, during filming in Africa, work is over after six o'clock every night, and there is a lot of time for training at night.

In fact, I have not done enough in this regard. Before filming "Wolf Warrior", director Wu Jing went to the army and trained for 18 months. In his words, "Rather than acting as a soldier, it is better to be a soldier." As a soldier, when you really become a soldier, do you still need to act? The temperament of a soldier will be there by itself. "

I very much agree with his point of view, so although my time is limited, I try my best to do so when I enter the army to experience life, but I still can't reach their training volume.

I am an action actor, and I was very confident in myself before I went. I thought it would be easy, but after I went, I was hit hard on the first day.

On the first day I went there, after dinner, the class leader said that he would do exercises and do a hundred push-ups. I thought it was okay, so I followed everyone to finish it.

Then after finishing the work, the squad leader shouted, "Comrades, come on, change the narrow ones and make another [-]." ', that is, the hands are only a few centimeters apart,

I also insisted on finishing it, and felt a little tired. I thought it was over, but the squad leader continued to shout again: "Come on, comrades, exchange fists for a hundred."

It's the concrete pavement outside the dormitory, and then I do push-ups with my fists clenching. After finishing it with difficulty, the monitor said again: "Come on, change your fingers and do a hundred more, that's it..."

Zhou Xia was doing push-ups while gesticulating with five fingers spread.

(End of this chapter)