Yang Ming belonged to the post-80s generation in his previous life, in their era, elementary school, junior high school, high school, along the way, the most impressive thing about movies was Hong Kong kung fu movies.

Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Zhen Zhidan, Sammo Hung, Yuan Biao......

One by one, the names are like flexible figures, becoming lingering kung fu superstars in the minds of the post-80s generation.

Even after the 2000s of the new century, kung fu movies have long ceased to be glorious, and these kung fu superstars are gradually getting older, and the mythical aura on their bodies is slowly fading, but whenever there are kung fu movies starring them, there will still be countless loyal fans who come to cheer.

Kung fu movies pass guò the imprint of an era that will never dissipate.

In 2002, it ranked first in the domestic film box office list "Hero".

In 2004, the domestic film box office list ranked first "Kung Fu", second "Ambush on All Sides", and third "No Thieves in the World".

In 2006, the top three domestic film box office rankings were: "The City is Full of Golden Armor", "Night Banquet", and "Huo Yuanjia".

2008's "Red Cliff 1" became the second ...... of the annual box office

Looking at the box office rankings of previous lives, it can be found that before 2010, even Hollywood's special effects blockbusters were extraordinary in the domestic film market, but they still did not occupy an absolute advantage.

But 2010's "Avatar" swept the whole world, including the mainland film market, and the gap has become wider and wider since then.

In particular, 2015's "Fast and Furious 7" spread this gap to a jaw-dropping point with a box office of nearly 2.5 billion.

However, even after 2010, Hollywood blockbusters dominate the domestic box office list, there are still several excellent kung fu movies, Brother Long's "Zodiac", "Heavenly Lion" and Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior".

Some people may say that Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior" is a military-themed movie, and this sentence is true, but it is undeniable that Wu Jing's own kung fu is also an important factor in attracting countless audiences.

It's a pity that the older generation of kung fu superstars have launched the entertainment industry one by one with the passage of time, and it can be said that after 2008, except for Brother Long, who insists on appearing on the screen often, other kung fu superstars have basically retreated into the background.

Even some superstars are engaged in philanthropy because of their out-of-shape, and are no longer involved in the film industry.

Yang Ming believes that it is precisely because of the disconnection of talents in kung fu movies that after 2008, no one can resist the signboard of kung fu movies.

In addition to Brother Long, who continues to shoot his signature witty kung fu movies with his elderly body, there is still a Zhen Zhidan who is famous for his real kung fu.

The two movies of "Ip Man" are also the key films of kung fu films after Jet Li and his people slowly withdrew from the film industry.

It's not that kung fu movies can't work, but that there is a talent crisis in China, the old people quit, and no newcomers can come up.

Comedy, art films, horror films, urban films, etc., even if they are special effects blockbusters, these types of movies, if you really want to catch up, there is hope to catch up, at least in the previous life in comedy and romance films, it was not much inferior to Hollywood.

As for special effects blockbusters, as long as you are willing to spend money, there is not much of a problem.

On the contrary, kung fu movies, which were once known as symbols of Chinese films, slowly declined because of the disconnection of talents and no one to take over.

In his previous life, Yang Ming also thought for a while that kung fu movies were not good, they were old-fashioned, and when they entered the new century, they should watch special effects blockbusters, as for action scenes, as long as there is an action director, any actor can be competent.

But when he saw that Hollywood blockbusters often featured scenes that made him unusually familiar, he felt that he might be wrong.

The glory of Hong Kong films is no longer there, and the flow of talents is diverted, some of them go north to the mainland to develop, and some of them go to Hollywood.

Among these people who go to the United States, there are a large number of action design directors.

It is these action directors who make the fight scenes in Hollywood blockbusters vivid and beautiful, and the visual effects are more shocking.

If in the past, Hollywood blockbusters only attracted people with spectacular pictures and fiery explosions, but later, the fight scenes in them were also very frequent, and the shadow of Chinese kung fu could be clearly seen.

Yang Ming has been thinking that if there was no talent gap in kung fu movies in the previous life, a kung fu superstar with obvious characteristics like Jet Li, Jackie Chan, and Bruce Lee could appear again to take over, and then integrate Chinese kung fu into those special effects blockbusters, would it achieve more brilliant box office results.

It's a pity that no, on the eve of his rebirth to this world, there is still no such young man in the entertainment industry.

Because of today's stars and artists, who would want to spend more than ten years practicing kung fu before stepping into the film industry?

Not at all!

Don't look at the flying sky on the screen, omnipotent, the scenes are extremely fancy, but they are all shelf plays, compared with Jackie Chan and Jet Li, there are obvious differences.

The artists in the previous life are more and more unwilling to endure hardships, and are willing to practice kung fu for decades.

Yang Ming didn't have any chance to have this kind of attempt in his previous life, but he could.

Otherwise, he would not have put a lot of energy into cultivating his senior brother Liang Zhidan and Ji Feihong, and now he sees that Song Hongbao is also very enthusiastic to invite him to join Oriental DreamWorks, and he insists on practicing martial arts every day, rain or shine.

The cultural gap between different countries is not so easy to smooth, so whether it is a Hollywood blockbuster or a local movie, when it is released abroad, there will be a lack of adaptation.

But Huaxia's kung fu is different.

There is no word, no so-called connotation and artistic accomplishment, and no cultural generation gap that is a headache for filmmakers from all over the world.

Kung fu fighting is the most direct form of shì.

The success of "2012" is the success of the script and special effects, in which the weight of special effects is very heavy, so Yang Ming will feel a little dissatisfied in his heart, this is not the success he wants.

If it is the success of a kung fu movie blockbuster, then he may be a little more satisfied in his heart.

In this life, he must try to see if Huaxia's kung fu movies can stand at a more brilliant height in this world than in his previous life.

That's why he chose to shoot "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" after "2012", which seems to be a bit of a backward decision.

Even "The Fuse" was taken out with his mind and asked Bian Mingcheng to shoot it.

Hopefully his decision is not wrong.

Especially "Shaolin Temple", which is about to be released in the United States, is regarded by him as a test of the waters.

"Shaolin Temple" was released very well in China and the Greater China Development Zone of East Asia, and the box office was red across the board, although the cast of this movie did not have well-known superstars to join, but under the strong publicity of Oriental DreamWorks, it still attracted many audiences.

Then it was through word-of-mouth fermentation, which made this movie win unanimous praise from fans and audiences.

Now, Yang Ming is concerned about the situation of the release in the United States.