In the early 1980s, Hong Kong films entered the prototype of a golden era dominated by commercial operations. During this period, Kung Fu films, comedy films, and horror films all developed rapidly.
As a representative of Hong Kong's local characteristics, Kung Fu movies have finally broken out of Hong Kong after more than ten years of efforts by Wang Xiaohu, triggering a craze around the world. In particular, "Ip Man 2", which just finished its screening, even won the North American Film Festival Topping the box office list for two months shows that kung fu movies are unparalleled in Hollywood.
If life is like a chess game, then Wang Xiaohu has placed several important chess pieces on the chess board. [bsp; Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Donnie Yen, three generations of kung fu stars have also begun to exert their influence in their respective positions. Action directors such as Yuen Woo-Ping, John Woo, Yuen Bin, Yuen Tak, and Xu Xiaoming will also quietly contribute to the international film industry in the future, not to mention Talking about the Chinese martial arts rescue and global Chinese martial arts promotion plan that are being prepared, as well as the major martial arts schools and martial arts gyms that are blooming all over the country, these are all Wang Xiaohu's efforts to train the next generation.
At this point, Wang Xiaohu is no longer the young boy who relied on plagiarism and solicitation to build his own entertainment dynasty. He now knows how to cultivate successors for the future of Hong Kong movies, especially in the field of kung fu movies. This is a long-lasting aspect of Chinese movies. Only by consolidating the foundation of kung fu films can we drive other types of films to continue to gallop in the international film world.
¡° Wang Xiaohu is doing what Chinese filmmakers in previous generations wanted to do but failed to do.
In early September, the Chinese and British delegations held the third round of competition negotiations in Beijing. Hong Kong¡¯s first fighting competition was entering the tense stage of being shortlisted for the top 16.
The rules of the event are the preliminary stage of unrestricted fighting. All players wear simple Jeet Kune Do protective gear and split-finger gloves. The top 5 in each area are first selected, and then the top 20 are determined, and then the top 16 and 10 are The top 8, top 3, and top 3 compete for hegemony.
To Wang Xiaohu¡¯s expectation, Stephen Chow was outside the top 16, Donnie Yen, who had gone through Bruce Lee¡¯s hellish training, entered the top 16, and Jet Li also barely entered the top 16.
"Master, I have embarrassed you." Stephen Chow is like a child who has done something wrong. After losing the game, he immediately comes to Wang Xiaohu, and Jet Li is the first to do so.
Looking at Stephen Chow's dejected look, Wang Xiaohu sighed for no reason. It seems that practicing martial arts still requires sufficient understanding. Stephen Chow has persisted for more than ten years, but after all, he is not as good as Donnie Yen and Jet Li in terms of understanding.
"There is nothing to be ashamed of." Wang Xiaohu patted Zhou Xingchi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "At least after this incident, you realize your shortcomings and stop thinking about working in the entertainment industry."
Xingchi nodded and thought to himself that I have no future in the martial arts world. Is it the same in the entertainment industry? You must know that I have been a bit player for several years. As the senior brother of the "New Seven Little Fortunes", Jie Zai, Dan Zai, Ah Weng and Ah Huang have all become famous. Even Hua Zai is also rising in the singing world. I am the only one. Where's the king of dragons?
Wang Xiaohu seemed to have read through his mind. He knocked on the table with a smile and said, "Xingzi, how many years have you been running as a sidekick in the industry?"
"Four years, three months and two days." Stephen Chow blurted out without thinking.
Wang Xiaohu was also surprised when he heard this, but he muttered a little embarrassedly: "Four years is not too short."
Zhou Xingchi pricked up his ears and stared at the master, waiting for the next words.
"Well, you go back to Li Shaonan and get a script for a TV series. It's about the gambling genre. I planned to let you and Hua Tsai star together in a few years."
Before Wang Xiaohu could finish speaking, Zhou Xingchi jumped up and shouted with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Master, thank you Master. I will not waste this precious opportunity. I will devote myself to it and strive to win the next term." The Newcomer King of the Academy Awards."
"Haha, you silly boy, this is a TV series, not a movie!" Wang Xiaohu scolded with a smile. Seeing that Xingzai had swept away his previous disappointment and decadence, the master was also happy for him. He waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and find Shaonan. "
"Okay, okay." Stephen Chow was so excited that he swayed left and right when he went out. It was obvious that being a bit player for several years really crushed him.
After Stephen Chow left, Jet Li said: "Master, I"
"What, you're not here to work?" Wang Xiaohu thought Jet Li was here to accompany Stephen Chow.
Under normal circumstances, if a star does something wrong, he will definitely bring someone to help intercede. "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu" is now doing well at the box office, so he roped in Jet Li to help.
Now when Stephen Chow heard that he was going to star, Jet Li had long been forgotten.
"Originally, it was, but now it's not." Jet Li blinked, as if he had made an important decision, and it took him a long time to say, "Master, I, I also want to undergo hell-style training."
Wang Xiaohu said:??You can find Li Yuanxin. He is currently training Donnie Yen. I have some things that I can't get away from at the moment. "
"I've looked for it." Jet Li said with a grimace: "Uncle Li said that although my foundation is good, my understanding of ring competitions and street fighting is not as good as Donnie Yen's, and I used to learn routines, and he doesn't seem to like it very much. Taught me."
"Isn't it?"
Now it was Wang Xiaohu¡¯s turn to be confused, thinking to himself, Brother Xiaolong, are you still picky about food? Which of these disciples is not your disciple? How can you be picky about your disciples?
Xiaohu frowned and said in deep thought: "I have written this down. Don't put any mental burden on you. Your ability to reach the top 16 has fully demonstrated your ability. Don't compare with Donnie Yen. After all, you two grew up in different living environments. "
Donnie Yen grew up in the United States and was often bullied by foreign devils, so his biggest passion all day long was to find fights with others. He was extremely rebellious and wild at heart, and even set a record of missing school for a week in a row to bully foreign devils.
Li Lianjie, on the other hand, studied in a sports school since he was a child. Every day he would either practice routines or use eighteen kinds of weapons. The so-called skills are specialized. Although he later learned a lot of practical combat from Wang Xiaohu and had certain practical combat abilities, the actual combat skills of the two There is still a big gap in experience.
Wang Xiaohu persuaded Xiao for a long time, and then Jet Li left in frustration.
"I didn't expect that the comparison mentality among the apprentices is still very strong. I have to take time to teach them, and we can't cause internal disunity because of comparison." Wang Xiaohu murmured to himself.
After lunch, Wang Xiaohu set off for the "old base", which was the abandoned factory used for training Longhu martial arts. Since the opening of Xiehe International Film and Television City, it has been basically abandoned and is now used to train "Zhongnannan Haibao" "Seraph" and "Seraph".
When I got out of the car, I could hear the gunshots coming from far away. The intervals between gunfire were vaguely mixed with a few shouts.
When Wang Xiaohu walked into the training ground, Bruce Lee was holding his hands behind his back, his murderous eyes constantly roving back and forth among the bodyguards. Whenever they were caught by his sharp eyes, the bodyguards would lower their heads in shame.
Just listen to Bruce Lee's loud lecture: "You guys, do you think that being on the battlefield in Vietnam is great? If I hadn't shown mercy just now, you guys would have jumped on the street. With your level, not to mention protecting the country The head of state cannot even be protected by ordinary people!"
The bodyguards were as silent as a cicada, obediently listening to the instructions.
There was no way, who made their instructors become too perverted. Just now, five or six people were holding pistols and shooting continuously. The magazines were empty and they didn't hit the opponent. After reacting, he fell to the ground in a daze. Even now, the bodyguards still feel a chill on their backs.
This guy has become so deformed that if we encounter him on the battlefield, our survival rate will be almost zero.
Bruce Lee clicked on several bodyguards with his fingers and said: "You guys will run a hundred laps around the base now, and the others will work in groups of three to simulate protection work in various scenarios."
"Yes!" the bodyguards answered loudly, and hurriedly formed a team to work, fearing that if they moved slower, they would receive "special care" from the instructor.
"Tsk, tsk, you are very majestic." Wang Xiaohu came over and said with a smile.
Bruce Lee shrugged and said: "There is no way. Although they are all retired soldiers, their overall physical fitness is too poor and they have to start training from scratch. If you don't write scripts in the company, what are you doing here?"
The two of them walked to the corner of the venue and sat down. Wang Xiaohu said, "I heard that you rejected Jiezai."
"That's right." Bruce Lee nodded without denying: "His foundation and talent are good, but his previous education has limited his development in actual combat. Although he can accept hell-style training, his achievements will not be too high. , I feel that he should take the chic and elegant route, and it would be more suitable for him to make movies and become an action star."
¡°Bruce Lee was so direct when he spoke, and he didn¡¯t know how to save face for others.
In this regard, Wang Xiaohu nodded in agreement. Bruce Lee's evaluation of Jet Li was quite fair.
"But he is also your disciple after all. You have to teach him something, right?" Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.
Hearing this, Bruce Lee turned his head and looked at Wang Xiaohu, and said somewhat depressedly: "You are his master, no matter in actual combat or performance, you are not inferior to me. What is commendable is that you have never given up practicing martial arts in these years. Sooner or later, you will surpass me in martial arts." Me, why don¡¯t you teach him yourself?¡±
"I don't have to be busy making money for you." Xiaohu sighed and said, "Money, we need billions of dollars. I'm so busy right now, how can I waste time?" "
"" Bruce Lee looked at the sky speechlessly, and finally compromised: "Okay, you win. Let Jie Zi and Danny Nair come to me together tomorrow."
Every time he saw Bruce Lee defeated, Wang Xiaohu would always feel happy. He smiled and said, "That's it. Now I'll go back and urge the Americans to confirm the time and rules of the Huayang boxing match."
"As soon as possible." Bruce Lee said: "I have been impatient for a long time. If it were not for the training mission, I would like to fly to the United States and beat up those arrogant guys."
"Brother, don't mention it, you are a master of the first generation, it is better to do less such unfashionable methods." Wang Xiaohu said fearfully.
¡°If this guy beats the boxing champions to the point of paralysis in advance, the Yankees will definitely cancel the Chinese-Yang boxing match. How will American boxing be embarrassed in front of people all over the world?
"For the sake of mma, you must endure it!" Wang Xiaohu did not forget to warn her before leaving.
Bruce Lee waved his hands impatiently and said, "I know, I know, it's all for mma!"
Brother Xiaolong was suffocating and had nowhere to vent his anger, so the "Chinese and South China Sea Security Guards" were in trouble.