At the end of February 1983, in the last few days of the Spring Festival, "Ip Man 2" was officially launched in Concord Studios. 【】

On the day of the start-up, all the Chinese and American crew members were present to participate in the start-up ceremony, and reporters from major media in Hong Kong were also allowed to enter the interview.

From Wang Xiaohu's decision to shoot the film to the final start-up, it took four full months, during which the script was revised as many as six times, and the film was the least optimistic about the film by the public opinion media.

Throughout Wang Xiaohu's eleven years in film, when he launched a comedy kung fu film, everyone was not optimistic about him, because Bruce Lee's death had too much impact on Concordia, and no one thought that he would survive.

He went to the mainland in 76 to shoot the disaster film "Shocking", but was forced to terminate due to a major earthquake, and everyone thought that he would lose all his money at that time.

He later launched "A Tiger", because he was too literary and artistic, and it was seriously incompatible with the mainstream film style in Hong Kong, and everyone thought that he would smash his signboard.

After that, everyone no longer doubts him, because every time everyone thinks that he is going to be finished, coupled with the fact that he has been fighting with the mainland in recent years, he has successively launched classic movies such as "Mythology", "Shaolin Temple", "Mulan", etc., everyone takes his victory for granted, what do you suspect?

Is there anything else to doubt, Wang Xiaohu made a popular film, not to mention that Wang Xiaohu later helped promote Hong Kong films in the mainland, everyone got used to it and became numb.

Someone once laughed and said: If Wang Xiaohu makes a movie one day, it will be a miracle!

I didn't expect this opportunity to come so quickly, so fast that everyone didn't have time to prepare!

Now "Ip Man 2" is no longer a question of whether it can surpass its predecessor and whether it can make a breakthrough at the box office, but whether you are willing to let you release it after Wang Xiaohu is filmed!

Yes, under the ultimate analysis of all journalists, they believe that Wang Xiaohu's film cannot be released in Hong Kong.

Imagine that at the critical juncture of the Sino-British negotiations, the Hong Kong and British political axes were willing to agree to the filming that reflected the old problems in Hong Kong 30 years ago, and this is not a serious leftist film that clearly inciting Hong Kong citizens to push for the mainland?

How did the three major leftist film companies in Hong Kong weaken more than a decade ago? Isn't it half-dead because of the comprehensive blockade of the Hong Kong British political axe?

Hong Kong British political axe is very decisive about this: you have no problem shooting, and when you spend money and time to get the movie out, and you are ready to arrange the release, you will jump out and tell you that you are not allowed to release it, and the reason will not be explicitly said that it is suspected of smearing Hong Kong British political axe, but to give your movie a bunch of messy big hats, not only the movie cannot be released, but the company has to be closed for rectification.

The reporters present held the camera in their hands, snapping and snapping, and some even found the figure of the American boxing champion Ali from the worship ceremony, and then carefully identified it for a long time, not only the boxing champion Ali came, but also several Hollywood first-line male and female stars.

"Wow, Wang Xiaohu is so generous, even the American boxing champion has been invited, does he want to fight the boxing champion in the movie?"

"What's the momentum so big, when the Hong Kong Governor gives an order, no matter how luxurious the cast is, you won't be allowed to release it."

"Don't forget that Wang Xiaohu also has theaters in the mainland and Hollywood, I think he filmed it for mainlanders."

"He was bought by the mainland, he said a long time ago that he would be like this, and Concordia International will be unlucky in the future!"

"It's a pity that Andy and Xingzai are about to be implicated just after their debut, who in the circle dares to ask them to film after filming this film."

The reporters chattered and chattered.

Wang Xiaohu, who participated in the worship ceremony, was calm and calm, and even smiled and distributed the roast suckling pig to Ali, Schwarzenegger and others.

"Laugh, laugh, sooner or later, when you cry, when Lao Tzu swallows Concord!" There was a guy with a hat in the group of reporters who smiled gloomily when he saw this.

The worship ceremony was followed by a press conference, and in the face of faces full of gossip, Wang Xiaohu answered questions in an orderly manner, which were basically the same old tunes and had no other new ideas.

At the end of the press conference, all reporters were politely asked to leave the set by the staff, which is the rule of Concorde International, as long as no reporter is allowed to take pictures on the set for any reason after the official start of filming.

"Which one will be filmed first today?" Zhao Yazhi came over with her son and asked her husband.

"Of course, I shot the first scene in the script first." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile

In the retro 50s Hong Kong blockbuster, several studios are close together, which is a typical Hong Kong film shooting mode in the 50s, and you can even see what other crews are shooting through the humble studios.

In the background music of the passionate general's order, a group of bullies surrounded Master Huang, and Master Huang put on his signature move of "virtual steps and bright palms".

The brows furrowed and even solemnized, and the bullies swarmed up, and a scuffle began.

The director on the set commanded everyone's martial arts action from time to time, which was very lively.

"Stop!" The martial arts instructor played by Liu Jialiang walked into the camera to interrupt the filming of "Once Upon a Time", and said to the director dissatisfied: "Director, we Hongquan shouldn't shoot like this!" ”

The director stammered: "Then how do you say it should be filmed?" ”

At this time, Ip Man played by Wang Xiaohu and Liang Gen played by Xie Xian stood outside the filming studio and watched.

Shi Jian, who played the bully, stepped forward and asked Liu Jialiang: "Who said it wasn't filmed like this?" It's all a few martial arts halls pooling money to shoot Master Huang's movie, but your Kowloon branch library didn't pay for it, so why should you have the final say? is also known as the descendant of Master Huang, I'm bah! ”

Liu Jialiang and Shi Jian, Guan Dexing and others theorized, and the scene in the shooting studio suddenly became chaotic.

Wang Xiaohu sighed and shook his head, and Xie Xian took the opportunity to leave.

Xie Xian said embarrassedly: "Master Ye, I thought that being a Dragon and Tiger martial artist would allow you to play to your strengths, but who knew that making a movie would be a mess." ”

Wang Xiaohu smiled bitterly: "Yes, I didn't expect Master Huang's movie to be made by the martial arts hall with money." ”

"Master Ye, you are so good at Wing Chun, why don't you open a martial arts gym to make money." Xie Xian took the opportunity to say.

Wang Xiaohu shook his head and did not speak.

The two silently passed by another shooting studio, which was also filming a movie, and a child wiped his nose with his thumb, and the playful performance attracted Xie Xian to stop.

"Master Ye, come and see, this kid is acting well, go back and wait for our newspaper to report it, it will definitely be popular in the future!" Xie Xian's face was excited.

Wang Xiaohu had no intention of responding, frowning and only thinking about his livelihood

“cut！” Yuan Heping stretched out his head from behind the camera, and said to Wang Xiaohu in his throat: "One pass, let's rest." ”

Wang Xiaohu exhaled, clapped his hands and asked the staff to send water and drinks to Guan Dexing, Shi Jian, Liu Jialiang and others.

Guan Dexing and Shi Jian walked over with a smile, sat next to Wang Xiaohu and said: "Xiaohu, I really didn't expect that decades have passed, and Shi Jian and I have relived the scene when we first filmed "Huang Feihong", and it was really difficult to say that back then. ”

Wang Xiaohu smiled, "Ip Man 2" starts with Ip Man coming out of Hong Kong to find a job on the set to be a dragon and tiger martial artist.

Because 1950 was the era when the filming of the "Once Upon a Time" series began, and it was also the time when Bruce Lee performed "Little Road Xiang", the opening idea of "inheriting Huang Feihong in the front and starting Bruce Lee in the back" was an idea that Wang Xiaohu had been pondering for a long time.

It's too difficult to find an actor who looks similar to Bruce Lee in childhood these years, so Wang Xiaohu doesn't plan to let Bruce Lee appear like the ending of the original version, because if you shoot like that, it is likely to become a redundant pen and will dominate the scene.

Besides, Bruce Lee is still alive now, if he didn't know that Bruce Lee was alive, he might have auditioned for a "childhood Bruce Lee" in the world.

It must be known that Bruce Lee was born in an acting family, he was a genius child star since he was a child, and he spent most of his youth on the set.

But it's true that Bruce Lee is not dead, there is no need to carry out nostalgia, commemoration and other methods, and Wang Xiaohu has also saved a lot of work.

"Brother Tiger, have a cup of tea." Liu Jialiang respectfully came over with tea and said.

Wang Xiaohu glanced up at him, "Ah Liang, you have no opinion on the script, right?" ”

This time, Shi Jian's line in the script was a bit "bullying" Liu Jialiang, and other Hong Fist's martial arts gyms all took money to sponsor the filming of "Huang Feihong", but Liu Jialiang, the descendant of Huang Feihong, did not pay for it, and the meaning could not be more obvious.

Liu Jialiang knew that this was Wang Xiaohu's request for him not to move and lift the signboard of "Huang Feihong" in the future, not that this signboard was not loud enough, but that he could not lift it at present.

"No opinion, absolutely no opinion." Liu Jialiang hurriedly said: "Thank you Brother Tiger for reminding me, I won't dare to play big names in the future." ”

Wang Xiaohu hummed and stopped talking to Liu Jialiang, drinking tea and telling Shi Jian and Guan Dexing about the past in the 50s.

Wang Xiaohu arranged it in this way in the script, on the one hand, to wake up Liu Jialiang, and on the other hand, to give the audience a clear impression: opening a martial arts gym in Hong Kong can make money, Hong Quan is currently the boss of the Hong Kong martial arts gym, with several branches, and it is very influential.

After all, in the last work, Ip Man said that he would not open a martial arts gym, if he asked Ip Man to open a martial arts gym, the two works may have problems in the connection, Wang Xiaohu used two small details to solve this problem, which can not only tell everyone that Hong Quan is very awesome in Hong Kong, but also explain why Ip Man opened a martial arts gym.

"Okay, okay, that's all for today's scene." Wang Xiaohu finished drinking the tea and called Zhang Yuan over and said: "Tonight, you go to Victoria Harbor to check the progress of the set up, just after the Spring Festival, I am afraid that these boys will be passive and slacking off." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Brother Tiger, if anyone dares to be lazy and not work, I will beat them to death!" ”

Hey, Zhang Yuan, the big manager!

(To be continued)