Chapter 388, The movie begins, The Grandmaster

King Liu at this moment.

This time he chose to watch the movie "Ip Man" as a spectator.

Not attending the premiere of your own movie.

Even the people in the crew of "The Warlords" thought his choice was very strange.

Instead of watching your own movies, you go watch other people's movies.

This decision can be said to be quite strange.

The answer given by Liu Dehua is also very simple, because of interest and hobby. "The Warlords" is work, but "Ip Man" can be a hobby.

Because he was more interested in the martial arts-themed "Ip Man".

I also have more interest in Li Yun.

Liu Dehua smiled slightly.

"I want to watch a movie about Chinese martial arts during the Anti-Japanese War. Since the fall of Shaw Brothers, there are very few movies about this theme. I want to go and watch it."

“But the publicity here lacks your words.” Chen Kexin hesitated to speak.

But he was interrupted by Li Lianjie who was not far away.

Li Lianjie said lightly.

"If King Liu wants to go, go ahead. It's not that important for us."

The Kung Fu Emperor had a smile on his face, and there was a hint of arrogance in his words that could not be concealed.

Your title is indeed a bit redundant here.

It's enough for me to be here.

The Kung Fu Emperor is enough here.

I am the face of the store, I don’t need a second one.

At this time, Liu Dehua had a slight smile on his face.

"Okay, I'll leave you all first."

There was no particular sign of anger on Liu Dehua's face, and he was very well-mannered.

There is always a faint yet elegant smile on his face. The real King Liu makes people feel very comfortable to get along with.

On the other side is the Kung Fu Emperor.

His temper is just like the stereotype of people who practice martial arts, somewhat hot-tempered and direct.

Frankly speaking, from Chen Kexin's perspective, he prefers to get along with King Liu, but what can he do at this time? He can only smile along.

There's nothing we can do about it, since the Kung Fu Emperor's status is so high.

A strong man returning from Hollywood with acting skills, kung fu skills, and box office appeal.

The most important thing is the international influence.

It's just incomparably powerful.

His influence is even greater than that of King Liu. It can be said that the biggest factor affecting the box office this time is his name.

This can also be seen from online public opinion.

Box office appeal is something like this.

The name of the Kung Fu Emperor can bring real money.

More real money than King Liu.

At the premiere, Liu Dehua also arrived at Ye Weixin's set as promised.

There was no entanglement of interests, and he was dressed very low-key, wearing a low-brimmed hat.

There is no sign at all that he is the superstar who is famous in Hong Kong.

This title can only be obtained by a handful of people in Hong Kong, and it represents the glory of the last era.

The Hong Kong artist industry has reached its limit.

Achievements obtained.

It can be said that his every move can bring box office success to "Ip Man".

As long as we publicize his movie-watching route and create a little hype, we can get results.

However, Ye Weixin did not do this, and did not even think about it.

Although our data on paper are indeed not as good as that of The Warlords, I still have my own pride.

Let's just fight it out head on, even if the result of this fight will be bad.

But it was an honest fight after all.

Even if we fail, it will be a battle in which we lose with honor.

That's enough.

That's enough.

At this time in the cinema where the premiere was being shown, Li Yun saw Liu Dehua, and King Liu also saw Li Yun.

The two met again and smiled at each other.

haven't seen you for a long time.

"It's been a while since we last met."

"Indeed, Senior Liu, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

"You don't have to call me senior. It seems too distant." Tian Wang Liu smiled and said, "If you think highly of me, just call me Brother Liu."

"Brother Liu."

In fact, King Liu did feel a little emotional.

When I see Li Yun, my thoughts go back to that summer when I was filming Infernal Affairs.

He played the young Liu Jianming.

At that time, I felt that he had great potential.

But what he didn't expect was that his future was brighter than he had imagined.

Back then I could only be his substitute.

Nowadays, he is even his rival.

An opponent that should never be underestimated.

He is no longer the A'mon of Wu.

Things are no longer the same as they used to be.

He was amazed at the changes that had taken place over the years.

"I heard that you are also the director of this movie."

"It can be considered a work shot together by Director Ye and I." Li Yun did not deny this.

"Amazing! You are even more amazing than I thought."

Liu Dehua gave Li Yun a thumbs up, which showed his genuine admiration for him.

"Now I'm going to see if this interesting movie can bring me happiness."

Liu Dehua smiled slightly.

Li Yun knew one thing at this time.

King Liu was not giving face or being polite to anyone, he really came to watch a movie.

In any entertainment work, including movies, it has a most basic function.

One of the most fundamental functions is whether it can bring happiness to the audience.

King Liu is here to have fun.

Come and find the happiness brought by movies as an entertainment medium.

"Yes, let's talk about reminiscing later. Now let's enjoy the happiness brought by the movie." Li Yun also sat next to King Liu with a smile.

Liu Dehua suddenly felt that Li Yun was beside him, as if they were on an equal footing.

A feeling of being on equal footing from aura to self-awareness.

King Liu is not a stingy person. He wouldn't mind no matter who comes.

Even if he were to be replaced by an unknown little star, he would still maintain his own qualities.

He will also maintain his gentlemanly demeanor.

This is the kind of cultivation he possesses.

He deserves to be called a gentleman in the entertainment industry. After all, he really has such a demeanor.

But in fact, the attitude of the breeze blowing the willows is actually a kind of condescending look.

But facing Li Yun's appearance at this moment.

But it made him feel a subconscious sense of vigilance.

That is a time when we face our own kind.

The feeling that will arise.

Emotions will arise.

"Incredible. I am getting more and more curious about this purely commercial work of yours. I wonder if you are really as confident as you want to appear to be that you can challenge the king."

At this time, King Liu was sitting in his seat and smiling slightly.

Look up at the big screen.

Waiting for the movie to start.

Wing Chun, Ip Man.

Originally, the public opinion on the Internet was that it was just an old-fashioned martial arts movie.

Yes, his opinions are old-fashioned.

A somewhat tacky film.

Because it involves real people fighting, this somewhat old-fashioned gimmick has become quite popular due to the promotion of traditional Chinese martial arts.

Authentic Wing Chun.

Then when this gimmick was promoted, Ye Weixin obviously did not expect that on the mainland, the reputation of Chinese martial arts had been almost destroyed by those kung fu masters.

Those who still believe in Chinese martial arts have almost been purified by that group of people, and basically follow their lead.

I already believe that they are the authority. If they say that the kung fu in "Ip Man" is not orthodox, then it is not orthodox.

So, for the movie "Ip Man".

Ordinary audiences will feel that the so-called martial arts in the movie "Ip Man" are meaningless. They may watch it for fun because of the subject matter and the cast, but they will definitely not have any special expectations for the so-called martial arts in it.

Maybe there will be interest in his business nature, but that's it.

The letter of allegiance is different.

There is a huge amount of voice on the Internet, and the Kung Fu Emperor's return work has completely hyped up the film.

His influence, the influence of a Hollywood star.

No one can ignore it.

"Hollywood is back, and the hype is really great. What do you think, Master Stephen? This is the rising work of the Hong Kong film industry. Do you want to see it?" At this time, Cheng Shilong smiled and looked at Stephen Chow next to him.

The two of them drank tea in the restaurant.

Discussing what's happening in the film industry.

Stephen Chow, whose hair has turned a little gray, was looking at the newspaper, but his eyes were fixed on another place.

A rising star from the mainland versus a Hollywood superstar.

"A Hollywood superstar? If Hollywood really welcomes Chinese people, why did he come back?" Star Master covered the newspaper and said calmly, "The Hong Kong film industry is rising again. It is impossible that he is the one who led it."

"What do you think, Brother Long?"

"You asked me for my opinion. If I had to choose one of these two movies to watch, I would probably choose The Warlords."

Cheng Shilong smiled slightly and said, "Maybe with his Hollywood skills, he can really make the Hong Kong film industry shine again. At least the box office won't be suppressed by 70%."

Cheng Shilong is still optimistic to a certain extent about the future of the Hong Kong film industry.

Talented people emerge in every generation, and future generations have their own wisdom.

"This Li Yun, this young man you were very optimistic about, I didn't expect him to choose the path of Ye Weixin and Zhen Zidan."

"What do you mean?"

"Zhen Zidan and Ye Weixin are both excellent, but they have their own problems. The path they took was the wrong path I verified back then. Maybe they can make a living, but it is really not easy for them to give excellent answers."

Cheng Shilong is a martial arts star who came from Shaw Brothers, and of course he knows how Shaw Brothers declined.

They just insist on the so-called real-life fighting.

This is how I have come all the way.

So now we have the kung fu comedy superstar Cheng Shilong, but those guys who used to specialize in real-life fighting have long since retired from the industry due to injuries, or because they were eliminated from the film market.

These are common sense.

Only the King of Kung Fu Comedy is left.

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

Only his brother Long is left.

Facts have proved that the path of Kung Fu martial arts, this traditional method has reached a dead end in the past.

If I were to go through it again now, the result would not be any different.

Even the spiral of the times has made this already outdated way of interpretation even less competitive.

Times have changed.

What makes people feel helpless is that such a young man with great potential actually chose this old-fashioned way.

To follow the old times.

What a terrible choice.

Stephen Chow would not know whether this is the case or not, if they really have to make a choice.

I would only choose the movie The Warlords.

but.

"I'm going to see the movie "Ip Man". If you don't come with me, I can only go to the theater alone?" Zhou Xingxing said lightly at this time.

Cheng Shilong next to him was a little stunned.

"are you sure?"

"I am sure."

"You just had the same opinion as I did."

"In fact, my opinion now is exactly the same as yours. I also don't like the old Shaw Brothers routine. Those are the movies I watched when I was a teenager. Now I have grown a white beard. How can this stuff work?"

There was some sarcasm in Zhou Xingxing's words.

But there is also a lot of sadness.

This is something that everyone needs to acknowledge.

Master Xing is old.

As time goes by, spots cover the body.

He just grew old, a normal old age.

And along with them, the Hong Kong film industry is also aging.

After all, the world belongs to the young.

At this time, Zhou Xingxing's eyes were on the elegant young man on the promotional poster.

Li Yun.

This young man, who had worked with him once, is now able to stand on his own and become the protagonist, leading a commercial film.

This time he even directed and acted in the film himself and appeared in front of people.

Aren't you curious? The young people you met back then.

How far has he grown now? I don't agree with this topic.

But I want to see the young man I admire.

That's all.

The Ip Man movie has begun.

At this time, Liu Dehua, who was sitting on the premiere set, was watching the screen in front of him.

In terms of picture quality.

This cost is indeed not too low.

The visual expression is pretty good.

The beginning shows a vibrant martial arts town, Foshan.

And this beginning comes from Master Liao, the Tongbeiquan from further south.

He wants to open a martial arts school in Foshan.

However, there is a rule in Foshan: if you want to open a martial arts school here, you must challenge the school and gain recognition before you can become a master.

Only then are you qualified to teach martial arts here.

The confident Master Liao chose the first person to challenge when he arrived here, which was Wing Chun master Ip Man.

He was eager to gain a foothold here.

There's a Master Liao outside looking for you.

"He is a true master of Southern Fist, the famous Chen Zhihui in the Wushu Association." At this time, Liu Dehua looked at Master Liao and smiled slightly.

He listed all his names as if they were his own.

Li Yun was a little surprised by this.

King Liu actually knows Chen Zhihui.

"Why do you have that expression? I told you I came to the premiere because I'm interested in this movie."

King Liu stroked his chin and said, "For me, Chinese martial arts films are the memories of my youth. My enlightenment to the art film industry was all in the old Shaw Brothers films."

It turns out that King Liu is really interested in this type of martial arts films.

This gave Chen Zhihui, who was standing next to him, some comfort.

This subject matter still has a fixed audience.

There are still people who have not forgotten Chinese martial arts.

The movie officially begins at this time, with a fight scene between Master Liao and Wing Chun master Ip Man.

It’s a very conventional opening for a martial arts film, telling the audience that the following dance moves will be no less exciting than the first one.

The first fight between Master Ye and Master Liao.

One with ease.

The fight was strenuous, with none of the spirit and demeanor he had when he first challenged the opponent and wanted to make a name for himself.

Fists, kicks, elbows and hands.

Every shot, every angle, even to the point of shooting in one take.

A martial arts scene shot in one take.

This paragraph begins.

Liu Dehua exclaimed that it was extremely wonderful.

"It's a real fight, Xiao Li. Your Kung Fu is as powerful as the rumors say."

Liu Dehua was a little shocked at this time.

Because Li Yun used it.

It is indeed authentic Wing Chun.

For Liu Dehua, who has been fascinated by martial arts movies since childhood, this beautiful Wing Chun was performed with great expert style.

Very professional and beautiful.

Also very strong.

Very strong.

“What a wonderful fighting scene.”

Right now.

On the mainland side.

Wu Jing and his son Wu Jinquan walked into the film set of "Ip Man".

At this time, Wu Jing was staring at the big screen.

He really wanted to find signs of a fake fight, signs that Li Yun was trying to cheat.

For example, use a telephoto lens, multiple lenses, and search from various angles.

But the Li Yun shown on the screen in front of me.

He doesn't have any blind spots at all.

He is just an extremely powerful martial arts master who is giving full play to his martial arts skills.

"Dad, do you think he is an authentic Wing Chun?"

"It's very authentic, even more authentic than the punches thrown by the so-called Wing Chun successor in our martial arts association. I have no doubt that this is the punch thrown by Ip Man himself."

Wu Jinquan stared at the big screen.

It is said that laymen watch the excitement while experts watch the details. As a member of the Wushu Association, he can see that Li Yun uses orthodox Wing Chun Kung Fu.

"Did he practice Wing Chun before?"

"No, that's absolutely not right! When I knew him, he had never learned any style of Wing Chun!" Wu Jing found it completely unbelievable at this moment.

To learn a skill, it takes at least years of immersion.

No matter how talented you are, you still need time to hone your skills.

The Li Yun in front of him completely violated this common sense.

He performed beautiful and authentic Wing Chun.

The martial arts association members who were following Wu Jing and Wu Jinquan spoke weakly.

"Is Uncle Chen Zhihui's acting really that good? It seems his transformation was very successful. The way he got beaten up doesn't look like he was acting."

"Is there a possibility that he was really beaten badly?"

"That's impossible. Uncle Chen Zhihui practices boxing seriously every day. He is a true master of Chinese martial arts."

Even those who had just joined the martial arts association knew that those descendants of famous and upright families were good-for-nothings.

But Northern Kung Fu master Chen Zhihui is not like that.

He is a true martial arts master.

And Wu Jing and Wu Jinquan can tell that it is Chen Zhihui on the screen.

That is Master Liao.

He really fought with all his might.

It really looks like it.

Challenge a truly strong man.

And when Master Ye and Jinshan were looking for a match.

That feeling deepened the impression of Wu Jing and Wu Jinquan.

The authentic Wing Chun Kung Fu was flying and flowing in his hands.

From the perspective of a true martial arts master.

He is the true master of his generation.

(End of this chapter)