150 "Righteous Heroes" has several advantages over "Ma Yongzhen".
Wang Xiaohu only glanced at Shen Moyan and ignored it, because when he saw him, he remembered Shen Guohao, one of the high-level members of the 14K Society who once regarded himself as a brother on the surface, but secretly acquiesced and even supported Bai Yunsheng to slander him.
Wang Xiaohu did not abuse Bai Yunsheng, after learning the truth of the matter from him, Wang Xiaohu let Bai Yunsheng go, and he was not happy with this kind of person who was regarded as a flag. It was from that moment that Wang Xiaohu began to be defensive against Shen Guohao.
Originally, Wang Xiaohu was worried that Stephen Chow would not adapt to the unfamiliar environment, but when they walked into the classroom, the students who were watching the welcome party outside suddenly ran in, and I don't know who shouted, "That's Wang Xiaohu, the hero of "Righteous Heroes", what is he doing in our classroom?" "Is that kid Wang Xiaohu's?" “”
Wang Xiaohu almost flashed to his waist when he heard this, and he said in his heart that the imagination of Hong Kong students is really rich, and they are really gossipy. Soon Wang Xiaohu was surrounded by this group of students, because they had all watched "Righteous Heroes" and knew that Wang Xiaohu was Bruce Lee's brother, although they could not participate in the grand event to welcome Bruce Lee, but it was also a very good choice to have close contact with Wang Xiaohu.
"Uncle Xiaohu, what are you doing in our classroom today?" A student asked.
Wang Xiaohu smiled, patted Stephen Chow's shoulder and said, "Of course, I sent my apprentice Xingzi to class, and Xingzi will be your classmate in the future." After speaking, he pushed Stephen Chow to the front and asked him to greet his classmates.
Although Stephen Chow was a little reluctant, he knew that if he wanted to integrate into this new environment, he had to work his own, so he took a breath and said loudly: "Hello everyone, my name is Stephen Chow, please take care of me in the future!" ”
The classmates clapped their hands, "I remember, you're a little cricket, aren't you?" ”
"yes, little cricket, why didn't I recognize it just now!" Several children went up to hold Stephen Chow's hand, and in this way, Stephen Chow became a little star in the class on the first day of class, after all, his performance in "Righteous Heroes" was very bright, which made many young audiences envy him.
Stephen Chow, who enjoyed the adoring eyes of his classmates, was no longer timid, and he puffed up his chest and talked to his classmates, which was exceptionally harmonious.
Wang Xiaohu finally relieved himself after watching this scene and quietly walked out of the classroom. There are still five people in the corridor who did not enter the classroom, namely Shen Moyan, Wu Jing, Wu Nan, Wu Wei, and Jin Xin, among which the three Wu brothers were called "Three Eagles" in the school, the school uniforms of the three of them were open, and the eagle with wings was tattooed on the chest, which looked very hideous and weird, Wang Xiaohu couldn't help frowning after seeing this. He felt that it was necessary to talk to Monk Wei Xiushan, after all, the five little guys in front of him didn't look like good students, especially the kid who was silent and had the nickname of "Brother Prince", and he should be the little bully of the school and something like that.
"It seems that it's not the first time that this kid has stabbed people with a beer bottle, what kind of father is really raising what kind of son! Unexpectedly, the gangsters in Hong Kong have penetrated into the schools, even St. Francis Masis College is no exception! Wang Xiaohu strode over with emotion, and every time he took a step, Shen Moyan shuddered and looked at him with an uneasy expression.
"You, you, what do you want to do?" Shen Moyan now has no previous arrogance, and asked in a trembling voice. The four little children around him also became nervous when they heard this, and they wondered in their hearts whether Wang Xiaohu and his prince brother had any holiday, otherwise the prince brother was as scared as a mouse when he saw him as a mouse saw a cat? They didn't know that the two had met half a year ago, and their prince brother was almost kicked to death by Wang Xiaohu, and even fell into a deep psychological shadow, and has never recovered.
"I don't do anything." Wang Xiaohu stopped in front of them, shrugged his shoulders and said: "It seems that you are doing well in this school, my apprentice Xingzi will be classmates with you in the future, remember to take care of him more, don't let him learn badly!" ”
"Oh, oh." Shen Moyan only nodded in agreement, not knowing that the four young generals under him had already turned the river and the sea in their hearts at this time, oh my God, Wang Xiaohu actually spoke to the prince in a commanding tone, and the prince agreed so happily! Jin Xin's little brain turned as if he remembered something, his face showed an expression of sudden realization, and his eyes showed fanaticism after swallowing his saliva.
After Wang Xiaohu left, Shen Moyan breathed a sigh of relief, the fear just now almost emptied his strength, Jin Xin suddenly said: "Brother Prince, has Wang Xiaohu ever beaten Fat Biao in front of Qu Dafu, the boss of the Iron Blood Hall?" Shen Moyan nodded with a pale face. Jin Xin suddenly sighed, Wu's three eagles immediately asked, Jin Xin told them what he knew about the temple street incident, and three eagles also immediately sighed, looking at Wang Xiaohu's back was already hot.
"You guys take care of Xingzi in the future, don't let those foreigners bully him." Although Shen Moyan was reluctant, he still said this, because the pressure that Wang Xiaohu put on him invisibly was too heavy.
Wang Xiaohu didn't know that he would have such a big psychological shadow on Shen Moyan, if he knew, he would definitely be depressed, because there was a suspicion of bullying children, and it would definitely be embarrassing to say it.
Wang Xiaohu did not stay in school, taking advantage of the rare free time, he chose to return home to write the script of "Ip Man", and when passing by the newsstand, he did not forget to buy a few copies of the report, after all, he now urgently needs to know the latest situation in the Hong Kong film industry, which is conducive to the development of his next plan.
Most of today's newspapers are publishing the hype of Shaw Brothers' new film "Ma Yongzhen", seeing a classic case such as Shao Liushu's follow-up and his own trailer, Wang Xiaohu smiled, hey, Shao Liushu finally couldn't stay calm, but people's publicity channels are broader than their own, who let people hold a wireless TV resource in their hands.
Although TV programs were not respected by Hong Kong citizens at this time, but a few years later, especially after the death of Bruce Lee, Hong Kong films fell into a low ebb, until the end of the 70s, the overall Hong Kong film market reached a historical low, and the malaise was not good, that is, during that time period, TV programs began to exert their power, attracting the attention of most citizens from the cinema to the TV, and the glorious era of TVB also began from here, and a large number of film and television stars in the future have also appeared on the stage to write their own star journeys.
Wang Xiaohu feels that he still has a long way to go, and he needs to do many things, but his current strength cannot be completed. Wang Xiaohu said to himself, and then continued to browse the newspaper.
The "Ma Yongzhen" in my memory is adapted from the 1927 film "Shandong Ma Yongzhen", which is a black and white film, and it is precisely because of this theme that Shaw Brothers has increased funds and personnel for filming. Zhang Che's violent aesthetics, Bao Xueli's hand-held photography, Tang Jia and Liu Jialiang's Hong boxing style, and the wonderful performance of Chen Guantai, the first-time Southeast Asian free fighting champion, make the action scenes of "Ma Yongzhen" continue to maintain a hard-bridged, hard-horse, bloody and tragic visual style. However, what Zhang Che brought to the audience this time was not only a sensory shock, but also the story of the film did not repeat the romantic chivalry that director Zhang Da is good at, but on the contrary, through the life trajectory of the protagonist Ma Yongzhen from "making a name for himself" to "going to destruction", the audience experienced the cruelty of reality and the transformation of people's surnames.
Now what the newspaper introduces is a simple plot, and even the information of the main personnel, the focus is on Chen Guantai's information, Wang Xiaohu doesn't know if he doesn't read it, it turns out that Chen Guantai is actually a kung fu master, and he studied under Chen Xiuzhong, the great sage. In May 1969, Singapore held the Southeast Asian Guoshu Competition, and masters from all factions in Hong Kong signed up to participate. In order to fight for the honor of the Great Sage, Chen Xiuzhong selected his proud disciple Chen Guantai to participate. As a result of the competition, Chen Guantai defeated five famous Southeast Asian boxing masters in five consecutive hard-fought battles and won the light armor championship. At this time, the newspapers in Southeast Asia introduced his little history, saying that he was a disciple of Chen Xiuzhong, the hero of the Great Holy Gate Monkey Boxing, and it could be said that he became famous in a dozen. Only then was Zhang Che excavated to star in "Ma Yongzhen".
"Yo, the foreign actor used is still the Australian wrestler Marannu, it seems that the Shaw Brothers are determined to do it against Concord this time." Wang Xiaohu noticed that there were foreign actors involved in the cast, and after reading the other party's information, he knew that this Marano was very popular with TVB audiences, and Shaw Brothers did this nothing more than imitating the model of "Raptors Across the River", using the fame of foreign martial arts masters to increase the gimmick of the movie, which was already Wang Xiaohu's leftovers. However, this technique is easy to attract the audience's attention, think about the "Ip Man" that you are going to create, don't you also have to invite a karate master to make a cameo.
"Everyone is half a catty to eight taels, fifty steps and a hundred steps of laughter! Xiang used "Ma Yongzhen" to surpass my "Righteous Hero"? I'm afraid Shaw Brothers is about to miscalculate! Wang Xiaohu closed the newspaper and ignored it, because the reason why he let "Righteous Heroes" be released at all costs was not to seize the opportunity to win the box office?
Wang Xiaohu can now predict that the box office performance of "Ma Yongzhen" will not be able to surpass his "Righteous Hero", for many reasons: first of all, in terms of the script, although Shaw Brothers adapted from "Shandong Ma Yongzhen" this time, the script was not bad at the time, but compared with a reborn person like himself, the script was too bad. If he hadn't filmed "The Righteous Hero", "Ma Yongzhen" would have become the originator of Hong Kong's first gangster film, and even terms like the Axe Gang would have been shaped into a classic by Shaw Brothers, but it's a pity.
The second point is the martial arts design, the martial arts instructor of "Ma Yongzhen" is Liu Jialiang, for this film veteran, Wang Xiaohu is quite familiar, he knows that Liu Jialiang is the first filmmaker in Hong Kong to become an action director from a martial arts instructor, after the death of Bruce Lee, the next year he collaborated with Zhang Che in "Fang Shiyu and Hong Xiguan" to open the route of "authentic national arts", continuing Bruce Lee's real kung fu mantle, his kung fu films will always show the vivid content and technical formation of Lingnan martial arts history. In particular, his 1978 film "The Thirty-Six Rooms of Shaolin" was a great success by adding a large number of scenes depicting Shaolin monks practicing exercises, ranking fifth among the top ten grossing films in Hong Kong that year.
It can be said that Liu Jiaban was the most influential action team in Hong Kong in the 70s, and later Li Jiahui, Feng Ke'an, Zeng Zhiwei, Xiong Xinxin and others were all Cheng Yuan of Liu Jiaban, and even the Best Actress in the first episode of the Hong Kong Film Awards was Hui Yinghong, who once followed Liu Jialiang to shoot "Elders".
Liu Jialiang does have real kung fu, but he has won too few awards, and his martial arts style is too old-fashioned, and he doesn't know how to be flexible, which has become the biggest obstacle for Liu Jialiang to open the box office, Wang Xiaohu remembers that in 2003, Liu Jialiang directed and Wu Jing starred in "Drunken Monkey" The box office is very bleak, it can be said that Liu Jialiang looks very beautiful now, and the scenery will be eclipsed in a few years.
"It's not your fault that the martial arts are regular, it's your fault that the audience's appetite has been nurtured by me, Uncle Jialiang, you should try to accept new things!" Wang Xiaohu muttered so badly.
The third point is the plot, Wang Xiaohu is too lazy to make any comparisons, because after the release of "Ma Yongzhen", I believe that those media reporters will definitely compare the two films with similar themes, and then a comparison table will be evaluated, and then it will be immediately clear who is superior and who is inferior.
Wang Xiaohu, who returned home, saw that Li Shaonan was still cleaning up the room diligently, although this kid was a little brainless, but this attitude was really good, and the family also saved the need to hire a nanny, which was very cost-effective.
"Master, are you back?" Li Shaonan greeted politely, and then buried his head and continued to work, it seems that this kid has figured it out, now is not the time to mention the master, it is best to impress the master with his own practical actions.
Wang Xiaohu entered the study and began to fall into contemplation, and played back the entire "Ip Man" in his mind like a movie, of course, it was not a complete return visit, he only remembered the most exciting martial arts scenes, and a simple plot approximately, after confirming that it was correct, he began to write the script.
is tired of the ups and downs of the plot of a movie masterpiece, and the action scenes of martial arts films are also divided into four parts: start, stalemate, turn, and ending. When Wang Xiaohu designs a martial arts action, he first needs to grasp the context of the scene according to the script, so that he can grasp the internal rhythm of the fight situation in a good manner.
According to the memory of the film and the communication with Ip Man during this time, Wang Xiaohu knows that although Ip Man is an aristocratic fame, he also knows the truth of being a low-key person, and he does not shoot many times in "Ip Man", but he has shown the stimulation of the social environment on him in different periods, and the character of Ip Man has been shaped little by little flesh and blood, fortunately, these have led the way in the previous life, and what Wang Xiaohu has to do is to imitate and modify
(To be continued)