Eleven years ago, New Century Cinemas, located near the Walled City Park in Kowloon, was a cinema that was a combination of multiple miniature cinema chains, and at that time, it could only accommodate more than 500 people, both in terms of scale and decoration. 【】

It was at that time that Concord International, which jumped from Golden Harvest, completely opened the journey to dominate the Hong Kong film industry with a "Ip Man", and New Century Studios also took on the important role of Concord International's leading cinema chain.

Today's New Century Cinemas, after many renovations, can accommodate 3,500 people, in terms of scale, decoration, supporting industries, have ranked among the top three in Hong Kong cinemas, becoming a veritable leading cinema chain, many film production companies will choose to premiere in the New Century Cinemas, not only because the equipment here is comparable to Hollywood's big theaters, but also because of Concord's reputation, Wang Xiaohu's signboard.

On July 15, 1983, the premiere of "Ip Man 2" was arranged here.

At more than 7 o'clock in the evening, Wang Xiaohu's family of three, as well as Lin Qingxia, Long Zichen and others came to New Century Cinema one after another.

Looking at the many vehicles parked in the square in front of the theater, Wang Xiaohu was very emotional, and said to his son with a smile: "Eleven years have passed, and I still remember that when "Ip Man" premiered, you Lao Dou and I were still a little newcomer in the film industry. ”

Wang Jiaen smacked his lips, a little disapproving: "These are all old yellow calendars, I often listen to Uncle Li Yuanxin, he talks more wonderful than you, saying that "Ip Man" is more powerful than "Raptors Across the River", it is a classic representative of Hong Kong movies, and it is also the highest-grossing kung fu film in the world. ”

"Huh." Wang Xiaohu smiled and touched his son's head, but didn't say anything.

In the field of Chinese kung fu films, the global box office of "Ip Man" has exceeded 300 million US dollars, especially after opening up the European and American markets, "Ip Man" is the No1 in the hearts of global kung fu film lovers, the second is "Jingwumen", "The Journey of the Warrior" is the third, and "Shaolin Temple" ranks fourth. ("Mythology" and "Mulan" have a slight kung fu element, but they belong to the ranks of epic films.) ）

"At that time, Ah Hu's acting skills were very tender." Zhao Yazhi blinked her beautiful eyes, as if recalling everything when she was filming "Ip Man", when she and Ah Hu were still lovers, and now they are not only old husbands and wives, but also their children are not young.

Time is like a sword, time is like a shuttle, how many eleven years can there be in life?

"Okay, don't show your affection here, I'm going to attend the premiere later, I have to go backstage to put on makeup, let's go to the theater." Wang Jiaen rolled his eyes, pulled Zhao Yazhi with one hand, and Long Zichen with the other, and ran forward.

"This little one." Wang Xiaohu shook his head with a wry smile, and glanced at Lin Qingxia: "Let's go in too." After saying that, the two followed into the theater.

Like when "Ip Man" was released, "Ip Man 2" also prepared for its premiere.

When I came backstage, I happened to meet Schwarzenegger, Donnie Yen, and Sammo Hung with the main actors doing makeup, and Wang Jiaen also sat in front of the mirror and let the makeup artist fiddle with his hair, and from time to time he also said a few stinky farts and put forward the style he thought was handsome.

"Boss, we're meeting again!" After seeing Wang Xiaohu, the big man stood up and said enthusiastically: "This is the first time I have participated in the premiere of a Chinese movie, and I am a little nervous." ”

"Relax, you'll have good memories here, and you know that the atmosphere of the Chinese theater is much better than that of Hollywood." Wang Xiaohu patted Schwarzenegger on the shoulder and said with a smile: "How is the preparation of "Terminator"? ”

Schwarzenegger said: "80% of the filming progress is completed, but after Cameron has seen the samples of "Seraph" and "Ip Man 2", he has proposed some new elements, and I believe that in a few days, he will ask you for a few action directors to participate in the shooting." ”

"Kung Fu element?" Wang Xiaohu shrugged and asked.

"Yes. Kung Fu elements are popular now. Schwarzenegger grinned and said: "Thanks to my participation in the filming of "Ip Man 2", I have some kung fu foundation, otherwise I can't imagine it." ”

In recent years, the "Star Wars" series, the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series, "Mythology", "Mulan", "Shaolin Temple" and other global best-selling films, more or less can capture kung fu elements, these movies are produced by Concorde International, or under the packaging of luxury stunts, the use of kung fu elements to add icing on the cake, or directly use kung fu as the main theme, which has really affected the trajectory of the development of Hollywood films.

"Maybe after the release of "Seraph", Hong Kong's martial arts instructors will become Hollywood's sweethearts, isn't this what I've been looking forward to?" Wang Xiaohu said in his heart.

Indeed, with a series of movies, it is interesting to get Hollywood to accept Chinese kung fu elements, and use the gimmick of high box office to influence the style of Hollywood movies.

Those classic blockbusters in Wang Xiaohu's memory are all inlaid with the imprint of kung fu films, is this considered "cultural aggression"? But the premise is that these blockbusters must bloom in their own hands and have absolute control.

Thinking about the scripts in the study, Wang Xiaohu suddenly became excited, "Maybe I should catalyze this process, I just need to let Chinese films go to the world, as for the film market for foreigners, it is not the category I am worried about, go back and throw a few more blockbusters out, completely monopolize Hollywood, and control the Oscars!" ”

"Brother Tiger, it's time for you to put on makeup!"

"Oh!" Wang Xiaohu put away his thoughts, patted his forehead and sat in front of the mirror

Today, the premiere has become an indispensable means of publicity for every movie when it is released, and the premiere of "Ip Man 2" is no different.

At 8:30 p.m., Shen Dianxia and Zeng Zhiwei, the two emcees, walked on the stage, and Sister Fat announced loudly: "Guests, fans and friends, the premiere of "Ip Man 2" is officially opened. ”

There was applause in the theater, and Zeng Zhiwei said when he saw this: "Sister Fat, I remember that when "Ip Man" premiered, you seemed to have learned a few hands of Wing Chun, I don't know if you can show it to the fans at the scene!" ”

Immediately began to heckle.

"My Wing Chun is very good, if you show it, your nose will be unlucky." Fei Fei said confidently.

"Is there any mistake, I'm a student of Wing Chun, do you want to learn from it." Zeng Zhiwei immediately retorted.

The two made a few blind gestures on stage, which caused the audience to laugh, and then, with Stephen Chow, Donnie Yen, Weng Meiling, Jet Li, Andy Lau, Wong Yuehua and other members of the "New Seven Little Blessings" on stage, began to show everyone the authentic Wing Chun.

To say that among Wang Xiaohu's group of apprentices, the most talented in martial arts are Donnie Yen and Jet Li, after all, both of them are from professional classes and have a good kung fu foundation, and Stephen Chow is not bad, he has followed Wang Xiaohu for more than ten years, only studying Wing Chun, and he has a clear eye for fighting.

As for Weng Meiling, Andy Lau, Huang Yuehua, and Shen Moyan, although they have learned a lot of Wing Chun, there is still a significant gap compared with the previous three.

However, the popularity of Weng Meiling and Huang Yuehua is there, and they also won the most applause.

After showing Wing Chun boxing and wooden stakes, Andy Lau and Leslie Cheung took the stage to sing a song "Chinese", this song is Hua Tsai's first album after joining Lisheng Records, which sold very well, and also made Hua Tsai's popularity soar in the singing industry, plus the popularity of Leslie Cheung, the scene was once hot.

"Stinky boy, make the premiere no less than a small concert!"

In the VIP room on the second floor, Run Run Shaw laughed and scolded while drinking tea.

Shen Zhong and Jin Yong smiled and said nothing, everyone knows that Wang Xiaohu has put a lot of thought into "Ip Man 2", if he doesn't make the scene bigger, I'm afraid I'm sorry for the money spent.

After drinking tea, Run Run Shaw said to Shen Zhong: "Old Shen, why don't you see Xiaohu playing, it is said that he is the protagonist." ”

Shen Zhong said disdainfully: "You have been in the film industry for many years, can't you even see the promotion of newcomers?" These apprentices have been with Xiaohu for seven or eight years, and it's time to come out and take the lead, so as to avoid the film festival being overwhelmed. ”

After the unification of Hong Kong's underground order, the film industry has naturally become a means of underworld bleaching, and for this reason, several film production companies have emerged in Hong Kong, all of which were made by Shen Zhong and Wang Xiaohu after discussion.

This time, he was able to use some "advanced theories" to ridicule Run Run Shaw, and Shen Zhong felt very happy.

"Hmm." Shaw nodded and said no more.

At this time, the atmosphere on the stage became lively again, and I saw Donnie Yen, Jet Li, and Liu Jialiang competing on the same stage.

First of all, Jet Li performed a Shaolin Luohan boxing, a standard big bow and a big horse, extremely chic, interspersed with several actions of the upcoming "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu", which attracted many fans to scream.

Liu Jialiang was not to be outdone, and directly performed a trip to the hard bridge and hard horse of Hong Boxing.

Then, Donnie Yen, who was unknown in the eyes of fans, suddenly showed the vigilance style of "Jeet Kune Do", with three legs in a row, a word horse in the air, a side kick in the air, and other dazzling movements, which made fans clap their hands and shout for a while.

"Who is this guy, how do you feel like he's imitating Bruce Lee!"

"Damn, it's even fiercer than those Bruce Lee imitators back then."

"Momentum, that kind of momentum, very similar to Bruce Lee!"

"Haven't you watched the trailer, he plays the big apprentice Huang Liang in "Ip Man 2"!"

The audience in the venue was full of discussions.

Wang Xiaohu, who was sitting in the front row, listened to it and smiled, with today's publicity, it seems that the box office of "Seraph" in Hong Kong will not be bad.

Bruce Lee nodded and said: "Xiaohu, Daniel is a malleable talent, his Wing Chun foundation is good, and he is also very skilled in free fighting, take the time to lend me to train it, and then instill some knowledge of Jeet Kune Do." ”

"What? Do you value him too? Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

"The successors you have received are all good, which makes me very jealous!" Bruce Lee said straight to the point.

"Jealous of what? Am I not your successor? ”

"You're better than blue." Bruce Lee said ashamedly.

Zhao Yazhi, who was beside her, suddenly interjected and said, "Ah Hu, I remember that you once said that Ip Man has a trilogy, and there seems to be a prequel, right?" ”

"That's right." Wang Xiaohu raised his eyebrows and looked at his wife with some puzzlement.

"Since you don't plan to shoot, why don't you let Adan shoot it, just to praise him for the position." Zhao Yazhi said with a smile.

Wang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment, looked at Donnie Yen who was working the stage, touched his nose and said, "Good suggestion." ”

(To be continued)