Since the idea of ??filming "Ip Man 2" came up, Wang Xiaohu has been weighing the pros and cons. After all, the "Sino-British Joint Declaration" has not been released yet, and there must be many restrictions if he wants to film according to the script of his previous life.
Although the British will not use the government's iron cavalry to carry out a full-scale attack like the mainland, if no modifications are made at all and the original plot is copied, Concordia International will inevitably be affected.
So on the basis of ensuring the original classic, he modified the first twenty minutes of the drama, such as adding "dock embargo", "massive unemployment in Hong Kong", "corresponding measures taken by the British" and so on.
Of course, these scenes are all fleeting, but they can well show the various oppressions that the Hong Kong people and the British Hong Kong government faced in that environment.
No one on either side will please anyone, and no one will discredit it. I will directly use real history to process and polish it, and let those who talk nonsense go to hell!
It may seem like a drag, but it actually plays an important role.
Just when the audience was running out of patience, the plot on the screen suddenly accelerated!
One day, Huang Liang met Aji, a gangster who claimed to be a disciple of Hong Quan, tore up the Wing Chun flyer on the street, and challenged him out of anger!
Huang Liang, who had been practicing Kungfu for a while, was indeed very powerful. He used Wing Chun's close-up bunt attack to knock Aji to the ground, shouting loudly: "Do you accept it or not?"
"It's a pity that this kind of duel spirit did not hold true in the martial arts world at that time. The Hongquan disciples swarmed up, caught Huang Liang in the fish stall, and sent people to the rooftop to report the news, asking Ip Man to take the money to redeem the person.
Seeing this, the audience perked up and knew that a good show was about to take place.
Sure enough, when the film played for 25 minutes, the first climax came: Ip Man came to Guan Yong Fish Stall alone, and the music sounded quietly at the same time. The audience was unaware that their attention, breathing, and heartbeat had been affected by the music. Clench your fists, grit your teeth, your heart beats faster, hold your breath, and stare at the big screen without blinking.
"Hit him!"
As Lu Liangwei, who played Aji, shouted loudly, Hong Quan's disciples rushed forward. Ip Man protected Huang Liang and easily averted the danger with three punches and two kicks. Aji, who was staggered by Ip Man, became angry and shouted again Throat "Cut him!"
In an instant, the disciples of Hong Quan took out a handful of bright machetes, and some even swung a scale hook. The camera deliberately slowed down at this time, but the audience saw the sharp scale hook and the bladed machete.
Coupled with the tense background music, the audience's hearts suddenly rose to their throats. Oh dear, there are dozens of people here, holding machetes, scale hooks, steel pipes and so on. What can Master and Disciple Ye Wen do? Break out.
The worried expressions were directly on the faces of the audience. Some people even took a deep breath and held it, worrying for Master and Disciple Ip Man in their hearts.
But Ip Man on the screen was not anxious at all. Facing the oncoming Hong Quan disciples, he used Wing Chun to fight quickly, and heard a burst of banging Japanese punches as he rushed towards them. Several people fell down, and three or five people grabbed them. He was able to cope with the attack with ease, and his moves were crisp, defeating the enemy with one move, but holding back at every turn, which made the audience enjoy watching.
And the audience also found that this fight scene is very unique and is essentially different from the popular kung fu movies and action movies nowadays.
Jackie Chan and others play with desperate and heart-beating skills, while Wang Xiaohu pays more attention to actual combat. Whether it is grabbing a sword with bare hands or one person versus multiple people, it is all carried out according to the street fighting mode. Those waving machetes are closer to the ancients in real life. The confused guys.
"How cool! Ip Man looks so handsome holding a machete!"
"Is this a machete? It feels more powerful than a nunchuck!"
"If Ip Man had used the blade, those guys would have died a hundred times!"
"It turns out that the Eight-Zhan Sword can be used like this, I will learn it later!"
"Don't count on it. Unless you have an upright character and can pass the test, you can learn the Eight-Zhan Sword. Have you forgotten that Liang Ting from the Wing Chun School a while ago"
The voices of the audience kept coming, and when Ip Man performed Wing Chun's eight-cutting sword stunt, he knocked the Hong Fist disciples in the fish stall staggering around. He immediately grabbed a disciple and slowly exited the fish stall.
Seeing this, the audience immediately applauded enthusiastically, not for any other reason, but because Wang Xiaohu played Ba Zhan Dao well in the movie. Not only was he dazzled, but he also showed the style of a master.
"Xiaohu, this scene is well designed. I think more people will sign up to learn Wing Chun tomorrow!" Bruce Lee whispered.
Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said, "It won't be taught easily."
Bosses, directors, and actors from other Hong Kong film companies were also invited to attend the premiere. After admiring the martial arts moves designed by Wang Xiaohu,In addition to being happy, they were willing to spend money to look up to Wang Xiaohu.
Not to mention anything else, there are countless props such as wooden barrels, pallets, flags, signs, fish hooks, fish knives, bamboo poles, as well as semi-transparent canopies, peeling stone pillars, wooden trucks for transporting goods, and signs on the walls. Coupled with the reflections of many puddles, combined with the fish market workers' sweatshirts, aprons, and water boots, under the dim and warm colors, it fully shows the quality and level of life back then.
"There is no difference from the real scene!" Tsui Hark sighed: "Although Zhang Shuping has solid art skills, without Wang Xiaohu spending so much money, he would not have been able to create such a real scene. Details, details are really crucial!"
Then Tsui Hark turned to the pleased Zhang Shuping and said, "Aping, please cooperate with me in the future."
Zhang Shuping scratched his head and said, "This let's talk about this later."
Tsui Hark rolled his eyes, okay, this guy is starting to show off.
In fact, it's right to think about it. Anyone who has worked with Wang Xiaohu has now become a leader in the industry. Let's not talk about Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan. Let's talk about Zhang Shuping. He has been trained in "The Condor", "Ip Man 2" The deepening of his career has greatly broadened Zhang Shuping's horizons and ideas, and he suddenly jumped to the top of the art industry, doubling his worth.
What is certain is that Zhang Shuping¡¯s future will be smooth from now on, and more directors will invite him to join in filming.
Tsui Hark is thinking about collaborating with Wang Xiaohu sometime to make a movie that surpasses his own level and style.
The popular "fish stall rescuer" finally aroused the excitement of the audience, and the following story directly led to another supporting role in the film: Hong Zhennan.
"Who approved you to teach boxing? Do you understand the rules?"
There is no doubt that Lao Hung¡¯s identity is more like that of the underworld back then. After being manipulated by the makeup artist, Sammo Hung pointed his machete at Wang Xiaohu. The aura of the gangster made many viewers gasp.
After Hong Zhennan appeared, the camera naturally turned to the next dramatic conflict. If Ip Man wants to open a martial arts gym in Hong Kong, he must accept the challenges of the major martial arts schools within a stick of incense!
The smart audience immediately thought of the selling point in the trailer and promotion: Wing Chun Dou Hongquan.
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Who would have thought that as soon as the camera turned, Ye Wen, Jinshan Zhao, and Huang Liang were arrested by the fat cat police and sent to prison. It was another bunch of life fragments.
¡°Grandma, isn¡¯t this torture!¡± an audience member said depressedly.
"Who says it's not the case? The climax is just around the corner and it stops suddenly. I'm seriously unhappy!"
Depressed is depressed, unhappy is unhappy. Everyone is patiently waiting for the development of the plot. After all, the "Ip Man" back then was like this. Pressing and pressing again and again will make your heart soar. When you can't bear it anymore, Brother Tiger will do it. It explodes and makes you feel happy.
The seemingly scattered fragments of life begin to tell the story of another side of Hong Kong implicitly and directly, such as the awkward position of the Chinese police in the police station, and the role of Hong Kong as a transit point for the Korean battlefield: the choices of many American soldiers and UN motley crews. Use this as a stopping point.
A group of soldiers who claimed to be supervising the embargo at the dock, but were actually eating, drinking and having fun here began to play a new trick. They bribed a group of British police and asked the British police to prepare entertainment projects for black market boxing.
Since black boxing is entertainment, there must be some good news. Huang Liang, who had caused a lot of trouble for his master, saw that his master was living in poverty and his disciples could not pay the tuition fees, so he secretly signed up for black boxing, hoping to learn a lot from it. Defeat foreigners with kung fu and earn some extra money to honor your master.
Under such an environment, Huang Liang's actual combat ability became stronger and stronger. He distributed the money he won to his fellow students and gave it to Ip Man as teaching fees.
But Ye Wen didn¡¯t know about this and participated in the challenges of major martial arts schools as promised.
When seeing this part of the movie, not only the audience became interested, but also Li Ka-shing and other rich people in the VIP room also widened their eyes.
Now they know that they were wrong and went to grandma's house. They used to think that Wang Xiaohu would make a fuss about the conflict between China and Britain, and wanted to take advantage of Wang Xiaohu's nap to get involved in the film and television industry and make a fortune.
"Hey, Wang Xiaohu is such a monkey spirit. He actually came up with such a method. Not only did he transfer the conflict to the Americans, but he also indirectly publicized the helplessness of the British Hong Kong government!" Li Ka-shing clapped his thigh and expressed admiration. Nothing to say.
"Who says it's not!" Fok Ying-dung also sighed. The three people in the room all became rich at that time. They took advantage of the United Nations embargo and Hong Kong's economic income suddenly shrank. The British were unhappy and had no choice but to open the door. one eye closedWith one eye, Huo Yingdong, Bao Yugang and others were allowed to smuggle.
"Wang Xiaohu's move is a stroke of genius. No wonder he swears by it in the face of pressure from public opinion. I guess he must have been angry with the Hong Kong Governor long ago. Otherwise, why didn't the British deal with him?" Pao Yugang realized later.
"Fortunately, there are people from the Hong family asking for directions, otherwise we will suffer a loss." Li Ka-shing breathed a sigh of relief: "Even the underground order in Hong Kong is under the control of Wang Xiaohu. From now on, this guy will take the throne of the King of Hong Kong. It seems that we have to follow more He fawns.¡±
Pao Yugang rolled his eyes and suddenly said: "A-Cheng, have you heard that the British Hong Kong government plans to build a Kowloon Plaza near New Century Cinemas? I think you should not participate in the bidding."
"Why?"
"I heard that several construction companies under Shen Zhong also participated in the bidding. Think about it, now that the underground forces have just been reshuffled, can Shen Zhong let his duck fly? He must take them down to appease the subordinates. It¡¯s better to give up!¡±
Li Ka-shing was stunned for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly: "That's all, let's see if there are any other new projects elsewhere."