Chapter 151: Press Conference
After a few words of instruction to his assistant, little Alain Ryder stepped into the ring with Chen Jie. After taking the microphone from the assistant's hand, he said reassuringly to where the reporters were
"I'm sure everyone is curious about what we are doing with a ring at the entrance of the China Theater today. Now I can tell you that we're promoting a movie. A pure Chinese kung fu movie. ”
"Mr. Ryder, do you want Chinese kung fu like Bruce Lee?" A journalist asked.
"Of course, in fact, our movie has a lot to do with Bruce Lee!" Alain Ryder Jr. said.
The reporters were intrigued when they heard Alain Ryder Jr. say this.
"Can you tell us about what this movie has to do with Bruce Lee? Could it be Bruce Lee's posthumous work? The reporter asked.
"No, no, no, this movie is not Bruce Lee's posthumous work. Rather, it is based on the true events of Bruce Lee's master. The movie is called "Ip Man". Ip Man was the teacher who taught Bruce Lee Kung Fu. Alain Ryder Jr. said with a smile.
Originally, the reporters were a little regretful to hear that this movie was not Bruce Lee's posthumous work, but at this moment, they were even more interested in hearing little Alain Ryder say this.
"As for the deeds of Mr. Ip Man, I am not very familiar with them. Let's ask the screenwriter and lead actor of this movie to introduce us to it. Saying that, little Alain Ryder pointed at Chen Jie and said, "This is Jerry Chen, the screenwriter of our movie and also plays Ip Man in the movie!" In addition, there is one thing you may not know, Jerry Chen is the singer of "YouAreNotAlone", which is now at the top of the gold song chart! ”
Alain Ryder Jr.'s words aroused the interest of everyone present. I don't know how Chen Jie's movie went, but most of them have heard this song "YouAreNotAlone". They only knew that this song was sung by an Oriental person, and at this time, little Alain Ryder actually told them that the young man in front of them was the singer of this song, how could they not surprise them!
"Hello everyone, my name is Chen Jie. You can call me Jerry! Chen Jie said with the microphone.
"Jerry, are you really the singer of the song "YouAreNotAlone"!" A journalist asked.
After hearing this reporter's words, Chen Jie smiled and said, "If the album you bought only has such an English song!" That's exactly what I sang. ”
The reporters all laughed after hearing Chen Jie's answer, in fact, Chen Jie's album is not less scolded in the United States. Not because it's bad, but because it's too good. But most of the songs are not heard. Therefore, although Chen Jie's songs are very popular, Chen Jie himself is not less scolded. At this time, Chen Jie also had some joking meaning when he said this.
"Can Jerry tell me why you only have one song in English on that album?" A journalist asked.
"Let's talk about this later, I'm here to promote the movie. Not for the sake of the record. Didn't you see that Mr. Ryder's eyes were staring at me! Chen Jie joked.
After hearing Chen Jie's words, the reporters all looked at little Alain Ryder. Little Alain Ryder was also very cooperative, and Chen Jie said prettently
"It's okay Jerry, if you're going to promote your album, I wouldn't mind calling the general manager of PolyGram later and asking him to compensate me for the publicity costs!"
The reporters all laughed when they heard Alain Ryder Jr.'s words.
"Okay, that's the joke! Let me give you a brief introduction to Mr. Ip Man. Everyone knows that Bruce Lee is estimated to be a well-known kung fu superstar, and he is also an excellent martial artist. He created his own Jeet Kune Do, which is widely spread. But he didn't know that Bruce Lee was a teacher of Ip Man. In fact, Mr. Ip Man's life is a legend! Although he is not as famous as his own apprentice, Bruce Lee. But Mr. Ip Man's life is even more legendary than Bruce Lee. It was he who perfected the system of Wing Chun and taught this set of boxing techniques, which led to the current Wing Chun and the internationally renowned Bruce Lee! And our movie is based on the deeds of Mr. Ip Man when he was young. He explained to everyone what is the most important thing as a martial artist! Chen Jie explained carefully for everyone!
After hearing Chen Jie's words, the reporters were all curious about this Bruce Lee master.
"Next, let me introduce you to the director and actors of this movie!" Chen Jie said with a smile. As soon as Chen Jie's words fell, Hong Jinbao and Zhao Yuzhi also stepped into the ring. Chen Jie took Zhao Yuzhi's hand and said
"This is the heroine of our movie, Ms. Zhao Yuzhi, the most beautiful oriental woman."
Zhao Yuzhi's posture in a cheongsam is amazing! The reporters in the audience were no exception, and they opened their cameras to shoot Zhao Yuzhi. Zhao Yuzhi cooperated and waved to the reporter.
This fan who believes in some Bruce Lee must feel very familiar, and he thinks that he has appeared in Bruce Lee movies a lot! Of course, I don't think he was so fat back then. Chen Jie jokingly said: "This is Mr. Hong Jinbao, the director of our movie!" ”
Chen Jie's introduction of Hong Jinbao made the reporters laugh, but some of Li Xiaolong's fans did feel familiar when they looked at Hong Jinbao.
Hong Jinbao's English was really not very good, so he smiled and said hello to the reporters and went down with Zhao Yuzhi.
"Jerry, may I ask if the fights in this movie are real kung fu?" The journalist asked.
"Of course, I forgot to tell everyone. Actually, I have studied Wing Chun myself. The teacher who taught me Wing Chun was none other than Mr. Wong Shun-leung, Bruce Lee's elder brother! Speaking of which, Bruce Lee and I are half the same class! Chen Jie said.
The reporters were all excited when they heard Chen Jie's answer.
"So, Jerry, you also know Chinese kung fu!" The reporters asked excitedly.
"Of course." Chen Jie said
"Jerry Since the death of Bruce Lee, many people have lost faith in Chinese kung fu, and some people even say that Chinese kung fu is nothing more than a fist embroidered leg. I don't know what you think after hearing this sentence! A reporter asked.
Chen Jie pointed to the ring under his feet and said, "Do you know what this ring is for?" ”
The reporters looked at Chen Jie curiously and did not speak.
"This is what I use to prove to you. From today onwards, I will be here every day from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and anyone is welcome to come up and take on the challenge, but after this hour, I will not accept anyone who challenges me. Until seven days later, I'll be going to New York to set up another ring, and I'll be in the ring for the same hour a day. This was followed by Boston and San Francisco. Those who question or even slander Chinese kung fu are welcome to come to challenge, and I will use practical actions to prove to everyone whether Chinese kung fu is a fist or not. Chen Jie said.
Now the reporters are fried! Chen Jie's move is crazy.
"Also, I'm even welcome to have some pros come and play with me. Don't worry, you won't be responsible for hurting me. However, I hope that if I am injured, you will also be held accountable for the consequences of your actions. Chen Jie said.
"Jerry, you're violent! Aren't you afraid that you will be hurt or provoked public outrage? A reporter asked.
"First of all, I want to make it clear that I am a person who hates violence, but I will not hesitate to fight back when someone uses violence against me. There is another thing that I would like to tell you through my fellow journalists. There are some things that need to be guarded with everything you have. This is the case with Chinese Kung Fu, which is not only a fighting technique, but also the crystallization of the wisdom of predecessors, but also a philosophy. It is inviolable. Since some people slander Chinese Kung Fu, then I will use my own way to prove to the world that Chinese Kung Fu is not something that those people can insult! Chen Jie said.
After the reporters heard Chen Jie's words, a considerable number of people applauded Chen Jie!