Chapter 387, Martial Arts Association: Their national martial arts are not orthodox!

Right now.

The publicity and promotion work is also proceeding in an orderly manner.

On the other hand, Ye Weixin's main creator also received some news.

Some publicity and promotion information comes from the Chinese Wushu Association.

When the news came over, the meaning was quite clear.

You want to promote Chinese martial arts.

Why didn't you ask us first? This made Ye Weixin a little confused.

Did I hear something wrong? "Does your martial arts association have such a rule? Chen Zhihui, come over and translate for me, what's going on?"

After hearing this phone call, Ye Weixin in Hong Kong began to doubt his life.

At this time, Chen Zhihui's mouth twitched.

"Sure enough, these guys have found you. Don't worry about them."

It turns out that the Wushu Association is also divided into factions. One type is those who formally participate in Wushu ratings, which is what martial arts actors often come into contact with. They are formal and standardized, most of them work in sports schools, and a small number are involved in the acting and dance industry.

He is also the standard setter for martial arts association ratings.

Hong Kong martial arts actors are very familiar with this group of people from the Wushu Association, but there is another group of people, who are the ones who came this time to ask for publicity fees and patent fees.

It's completely different.

They consider themselves to be the legitimate descendants of famous and upright families, the right way, and the only descendants of Chinese martial arts. But in fact, if one must say so, they are indeed the descendants of famous and upright families.

It is precisely because of this orthodox legacy of a famous and upright family that they are able to have a place in the Martial Arts Association without engaging in any production.

"To be honest, I used to be one of them, and I used to be very proud of my reputation as an orthodox martial artist. In fact, I am still proud of my identity as a descendant of Northern Fist." Chen Zhihui murmured at this time: "But later I found that this is not the true reason to promote Chinese martial arts."

"They practice Tai Chi, fake boxing, and perform Qigong to make money. A so-called Southern Tai Chi master can beat 20 fighting experts by himself and knock them down with a push. When I saw how they made money, I began to feel ashamed to associate with them."

At this time Ye Weixin understood.

"Then I understand. He is here to collect my protection fee, right?"

"Yes, but from our perspective, the protection fee they collected is not without benefits. They also have a group of believers. If we let them cooperate in publicity, we can make those who believe in the so-called orthodoxy of national martial arts become our audience."

Chen Zhihui was conflicted at this time.

If we don't give them protection money, as soon as they say that this martial art is unorthodox and the news spreads through the Internet, the martial arts hype created by "Ip Man" will be wasted.

Think about it.

The orthodox descendants of the Wushu Association all said that this is not a national martial art, so how can you still use it to promote it? But Chen Zhihui is indeed disgusted by these people.

To some extent, these so-called orthodox successors are the scum of the Chinese martial arts world.

Ye Weixin also decisively chose to refuse at this time.

"If I want to give money to a bunch of guys who are just seeking fame and reputation, they are just dreaming."

"Don't bother with them. We have enough publicity and promotion right now. Anyway, we have The Warlords ahead of us. I don't expect much commercial success. As long as we can achieve the same results as SPL and make a small profit, I will be satisfied."

At least if it can recoup its investment and make a small profit, it can prove to investors that real-life martial arts films, although niche, are not so desolate that they will decline and die.

That's enough.

It is enough to continue the bloodline.

"How is it? Ip Man on the other side of Hong Kong."

"Ignore us."

"Okay, I know their answers too."

"Really? It would be fine if they didn't invite us to direct their martial arts movies, but now they really don't want to give us a penny and even use our ancestors' orthodox martial arts. Is there any justice or law?"

"Does he think that we in the martial arts world are easy to bully?"

At this time, several men in their 50s, wearing Tang suits and looking very imposing, were filled with righteous indignation.

Although they lack exercise and have big bellies, they are still very powerful when they speak and scold others.

Because it was "Ip Man" and they didn't pay.

They have no money to share.

"I'm so angry. Ask Xiao Zhong to pour me a cup of tea so I can calm down."

At this time, the Southern Fist and Tai Chi successor named Ma Guohu was angrily directing the staff of the Wushu Association.

Although they do not engage in any production activities, they own a floor within the Wushu Association.

He treated the staff like servants.

"Master Ma, calm down, calm down. I am an orthodox descendant of Wing Chun, and I haven't said anything. At worst, we won't give them any certification this time. We can just issue a statement that this martial art is not orthodox, right? A flopped movie with limited funding won't make much money."

The middle-aged woman next to her is called Milan Fang. She claims to be an orthodox descendant of Wing Chun. Her mother learned from Ip Man and is an orthodox third-generation disciple.

It was she who once defeated 20 people alone in a martial arts performance in the south.

It has countless fans.

"I don't want his money, I want his attitude! You don't know how bad his attitude was on the phone. I told him my name, but he didn't even recognize me! He doesn't even recognize us, the orthodox martial arts descendants. What respect does he have for us? He has no respect at all!"

Ma Guohu said this aggressively.

His shouting could be heard throughout the entire floor.

However, some people think that this movie called "Ip Man" may really be in trouble.

Their eyes.

Really small.

On another floor, Wu Jing was discussing the internal affairs of the Wushu Association with his father.

"These old guys are really annoying. If they are so energetic, why don't they go and practice and really hone their martial arts? And they are still saying weird things here."

Wu Jing was very disdainful of the things on the upper floor and was even very depressed.

With the title of so-called master of Chinese martial arts.

But in reality, it takes less than 5 minutes to even stand in a horse stance.

Wu Jing felt sick when he saw this kind of fame-seeking stuff. It was undoubtedly an insult to people like them who practiced martial arts normally.

A very frustrating insult.

Especially when Wu Jing saw his father, the head teacher of Shichahai Martial Arts Academy and a core member of the Martial Arts Association.

Not only do they work terribly every day, but they also have to work like slaves for that group of people, and their treatment is not even as good as those who just drink tea in the office.

"Okay, stop complaining. After all, they are the descendants of orthodox martial arts. You should treat them as inheritors of an intangible cultural heritage and a brand. It is not difficult to understand why the country gives them preferential treatment."

Although Wu Jinquan felt somewhat helpless, he understood.

As inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, they have a need to serve as the face of the place.

Even the legitimacy of the martial arts association depends on that group of people.

"It's really fucked up. The ones who come forward are not the capable ones, but these guys who just sit there doing nothing but working for their positions."

“Existence is reasonable.”

Although he said so, Wu Jinquan still said: "But these guys who are just sitting there doing nothing really don't know what they are doing."

"Right? I think they are the culprits who insult Chinese martial arts. When I go to a fighting gym to practice, I dare not say that I am a martial artist. As soon as I say I am a martial artist, they will automatically give me some ground and will not fight me with all their strength. They are really afraid of hurting me."

This kind of concession is more uncomfortable than looking down on him directly.

This impression is probably the illusion created by those so-called martial arts masters who often appear on TV shows and their nonsensical performances.

What is really hurt are the feelings of those who truly practice martial arts and pass on traditional Chinese skills.

The worst thing is that there is no way to refute it.

After all, they are the officially recognized face of Chinese martial arts, so it’s you who should get out of here.

This does feel a bit ridiculous.

And a little sad.

"Do you want to see the movie "Ip Man"? Dad, the young man you tested that year will be the lead actor." At this moment, Wu Jing remembered that they had fought against each other in the past.

Now, time has passed and he has become a top-tier leading actor. Although he is close to his age, he has already left himself far behind.

The feelings are definitely complicated.

"That third-level martial arts actor, I wonder if he has improved his martial arts in recent days." Wu Jinquan paused and said, "If they really fight, he is much better than you."

"You don't need to tell me this. Of course I know this."

Wu Jing was speechless at this time, and of course he emphasized again: "I couldn't beat him back then, but now I am no longer the same as before, and he is not a pure martial arts fighter, so he doesn't have as much energy as I do to invest in martial arts training."

Martial arts is directly proportional to talent and amount of training, but Li Yun actually chose to focus on acting on his path as an actor.

This also made Wu Jinquan feel a little regretful, as Li Yun's martial arts talent was unquestionable.

It can be said that he has never seen such a great martial arts talent.

If he continues on this path, he may become a great master.

If one is proficient in a martial art, it is possible that one can grow to be more powerful than those guys who are seeking fame and reputation.

The martial arts world is in need of geniuses like him.

However, people choose their own paths, and he actually chose this path as an actor. Others will not say much except feeling sorry.

"Okay, I happen to have nothing to do recently, so I'll go watch Ip Man with you to relax."

Wu Jinquan even felt that it would be better if the movie was a little worse.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

If the quality is good, but it is affected by those fake masters who are seeking fame, he would even feel a little guilty.

After all, nominally speaking, they are also supported by the Martial Arts Association.

It is also the choice of the Martial Arts Association.

News about the Wushu Association spread quickly, and online channels were extremely powerful.

Carrying with them the documents and notices written by the old masters of the famous and upright sects.

The martial arts in the movie "Ip Man" were not taught orthodoxly by the major famous sects, and the martial arts used are not orthodox Chinese martial arts. Please do not be confused, and severely condemn those who are not qualified.

When this statement came out, it was like knocking half of the weight off "Ip Man". Chinese martial arts itself is a very important publicity gimmick, but at this time it has reached a semi-wasteful stage.

"There is such a thing. Have we become beggars just by making movies?" When Li Yun heard the news, he didn't know how to respond.

I can only say that the methods of this martial arts association are really wild.

How come we didn’t know this was such a wild path before? However, for the promotion of “Ip Man”, the statements of the old masters of the Martial Arts Association were undoubtedly adding insult to injury.

It could have been used under the guise of orthodox Chinese martial arts.

But now the microphone has been taken away by someone else, and you can’t use your orthodox Chinese martial arts gimmick anymore.

This is undoubtedly a very bad thing.

At least from the perspective of publicity and promotion, this is a very bad thing, which is equivalent to having a label removed.

A very important label.

"They just claim to be orthodox, and a lot of people just happen to buy into it. There's nothing you can do about it."

Jiang Chenggang was very helpless about this.

From a personal perspective, Ye Weixin's toughness is very reasonable.

Why should I give money to those people? Just because they are just sitting there doing nothing?

This is the truth, right?

But if you want to claim the title of orthodoxy, you will inevitably need to borrow their power.

The principle of spending money to avoid disaster.

I believe everyone understands.

"Li Zi, if it were you, you would also spend money to avoid disaster. You see, what he did was too rough." Jiang Chenggang said to Li Yun in a serious tone.

However, Li Yun touched his chin and said as a matter of course.

"If it were me, I would not only reject them, I would also scold them on the spot to vent my anger."

Jiang Chenggang was a little stunned when he heard this.

Although he also knew that the old hands in the martial arts association were not very good, shouldn't adults only talk about pros and cons? "I will definitely not indulge those ignorant guys."

Li Yun said: "If they can really shoulder the responsibility of promoting the quintessence of Chinese culture, then it is understandable that they enjoy this benefit, but in fact what they are doing is no different from cheating and deceiving."

Master Ma Baoguo in the previous life and the Lan Fang Tai Chi Grandmaster, this group of people are definitely the culprits for the poor reputation of Chinese martial arts.

He practices Chinese martial arts, which are only half-baked, and cheats others.

It would be fine if they just used the names of their ancestors to do something of a performance nature, but they insist on saying that what they know is real and that they are practicing real kung fu.

That would be a laughing stock.

Around the turn of the millennium, they still had a portion of the market, but as the Internet became more developed, their voices became increasingly weak, and they no longer had the advantages they had before.

When more and more people associate them with Chinese martial arts, and when their scams and castles in the air collapse, the backlash against them also turns into a backlash against Chinese martial arts.

Supporting these bastards is also the sin that leads to the decline of Chinese martial arts.

If it were me, I wouldn't give them a penny.

"Let them be blackened, black and red are also red, let the bullets fly for a while, the most important thing for a movie is its quality. Our "Ip Man" is the highest quality domestic film in this period, what are we afraid of." Li Yun smiled faintly at this time.

Jiang Chenggang really wanted to say something.

However, this is indeed a period of lull in Hollywood blockbusters. It is also at this time that domestic commercial films will flock to the market. Under the pressure of Hollywood, there are some opportunities to survive.

Only some Hollywood movies of the lowest quality are shown here.

But even though the phoenix tail is gone, the chicken head is still there!

It is a new-era movie that the industry has high hopes for and a representative work of the new era of domestic commercial blockbusters.

"The Warlords".

One step from superstar to superstar.

The most handsome guy in Asia.

The Kung Fu Emperor who returned from Hollywood.

These three, plus the commercial blockbusters with huge budgets, have absolutely dominated the popularity of this period before it was aired.

The cast is so luxurious, so luxurious that one has no idea how this movie will fail.

It is destined to be the number one box office hit in this issue. In comparison, "Ip Man" can only be considered a medium-sized production.

Commercial films follow a logic.

Input and output are directly proportional.

This is true in most cases.

The investments of the two are not on the same scale.

Jiang Chenggang reminded at this time.

"There was another movie called The Warlords that was released in the same period as you."

"I haven't excluded him."

Li Yun came to Hong Kong. Compared with the premiere of "The Warlords", the premiere of "Ip Man" was a little bit shabby, whether in terms of the number of media or the attention on the Internet, it was inferior.

It's not that Ye Weixin couldn't afford to invite the media, it's just that the media was much more interested in another work . The first stop of the Kung Fu Emperor's return to China was a movie shot with Hollywood's narrative art and special effects technology.

Advanced experience in Hollywood return.

All kinds of fancy titles, all kinds of useful gimmicks.

They all attract the media to pay more attention to that movie.

As for "Ip Man", there was negative news before it even aired. Even the Chinese Martial Arts Association certified that the film was not authentic, and the source of the claims it made was unknown.

The show hasn't even started yet and they've already lost.

This is the biggest disadvantage that the movie "Ip Man" has compared to the movie "The Warlords".

At this time, the main creators of "The Warlords" were no longer very concerned about the movie "Ip Man".

I basically don't think he can cause any trouble.

It's just that someone thinks differently from them.

"Are you sure, King Liu? Are you going to watch the premiere of our Ip Man?" Ye Weixin was incredulous, listening to King Liu's phone call. "Of course, I filmed the entire movie "The Warlords". I have also seen the advance version. I really don't have too many expectations."

King Liu smiled slightly and said, "I am just a viewer watching the film "Ip Man". I am curious, Mr. Ip, you should welcome me, right?"

"Of course!"

(End of this chapter)