Chapter 185 Kung Fu Movie

The popularity of "Ip Man" in the mainland continues to be amazing, and there are many people queuing up to buy tickets every day. When everyone met, it seemed that the previous "have you eaten" has been changed to "have you seen it". Compared with the "Shaolin Temple" of the year, it is not much better.

Perhaps Yongchūn is not as famous as the Shaolin Temple in the mainland, but as far as the movie itself is concerned, it is undoubtedly more enjoyable. Moreover, there is one of the most important reasons, "Shaolin Temple" is a movie based on the thirteen stick monks saving the Tang Dynasty, and it is naturally a movie in the Sui and Tang dynasties. It's too far from what it is today.

And "Ip Man" is different, it tells about the events of the Anti-Japanese War of the Republic of China, which has only been a few decades, and many people who have experienced the Anti-Japanese War are still alive.

The movie that hits the little rìben, although this movie is not a mainstream movie, is more attractive than a mainstream movie. Because this movie is obviously more entertaining. What is lacking in the mainland today is such a movie. Naturally sensational.

As soon as "Ip Man" was screened, everyone knew about Ip Man and also knew about the chūn fist. Among them, there are many people who want to practice martial arts, and they ask everywhere where to teach chūn boxing. The Sun Tai Chi Research Association also came to inquire during this time.

"A movie can cause such a sensation, there may be many people who know about Yongchūn boxing in the south, but they are not practitioners in the north, and they may not have heard of it. I didn't expect you to make a movie of you actually make Yongchūn Fist known in the streets of the capital. There are even many people who go to various martial arts halls to inquire and want to learn chūn boxing. Master Sun Jianyun said with a smile.

"Hehe, Bruce Lee used movies to let the world know about Chinese kung fu. Kung fu movies have indeed played an immeasurable role in the promotion of Chinese boxing. Zhang Yi smiled and said.

These days, he has been staying in the Sun's Taiji Research Association to exchange boxing skills with various Sunmen masters, and he still knows a little about the popularity of "Ip Man" in the mainland, after all, many people have come to the Sun's Taiji Research Association to inquire.

"Have you ever thought about making a movie about Sun's Tai Chi? A few years ago, a "Shaolin Temple" caused a sensation, although there are still many people in the martial arts world who scoff at performative boxing, but they have to admit that this is of great benefit to the spread of boxing. Master Sun Jianyun sighed as he spoke, and said, "Now is no longer the time of war, and simple technical attacks have become shackles for the development of boxing. At the beginning, the second brother was reluctant to perform, and he had a deep conflict with the sports committee. ”

Zhang Yi naturally knows a little about this, when Mr. Sun Cunzhou was a unique player, I don't know how many famous people defeated his subordinates, and the sports committee asked him to go out of the mountain many times, but he repeatedly refused, and even went to the mountain once. Sea, on. The person in charge of the Sea Sports Palace directly sent a poster and forced Mr. Sun Cunzhou to perform on stage with the method of a wooden boat, but he was not allowed.

"Heroes in troubled times, thugs in prosperous times. But boxing practice, fighting, and performance are all indispensable. I am a descendant of Sunmen, and I naturally have an unshirkable responsibility to carry forward Sunmen Taiji. However, if you abandon the fighting style in order to spread the martial arts, the martial arts will sooner or later become dance! As for the movie, it will naturally be made, and there will be many of them. Zhang Yi then said, thinking of some things in his previous life, he was a little lonely.

"Acting and striking really need to find a balance. Otherwise, many boxing techniques may be lost with the passage of time. Master Sun Jianyun nodded, and then said.

Not very likely, but definitely. Even when Huang Feihong was in troubled times, he died because of the taboo of his second son, thinking that the practice of martial arts was unknown and his descendants did not pass on their kung fu. And now in a peaceful and prosperous world, how many people are unwilling to pass on the kung fu of future generations.

If you don't practice kung fu at home, you may hurt people or even kill people, it's good to say in troubled times, but in the prosperous times, you have to eat guns.

Therefore, now it is necessary to carry forward boxing skills and perform more, but if you don't find a balance between the two, you will enter the general situation of Zhang Yi in the parallel world in his previous life, martial arts have become dance skills, not to mention, there are fewer and fewer people practicing martial arts Chinese kung fu.

For the filming of a movie about Sun's Taiji, Zhang Yi naturally didn't say it casually, whether it was Sun Lutang or Sun Cunzhou, they were both legendary and very valuable for filming. However, Zhang Yi himself does not want to shoot biographies.

During the few days of the Sun Tai Chi Research Association, Zhang Yi and the masters of Sun Men exchanged boxing techniques and gained a lot. However, it was also time to return to Hong Kong. After all, Hong Kong still has a lot of things to do.

Zhang Yi returned to Hong Kong this time, in addition to the master of Sun Men, there was also Li Lianjie. Li Lianju's master Wu Bin has a good relationship with Master Sun Jianyun, and when he returned to Hong Kong this time, Master Sun Jianyun also specially instructed Zhang Yi to take more care of Li Lianju.

For this, Zhang Yi naturally will not refuse. Don't look at the monk's face, don't look at the Buddha's face, Zhang Yi will not let go of Li Lianju's potential. In the parallel space of the previous life, several kung fu stars in the future, their movies, Zhang Yi likes not Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long, let alone Donnie Yen, but Li Lianju.

And he is an important figure in Zhang Yi's preparation to spread the national art through the guò movie. He undoubtedly has more advantages than Hong Jinbao and others, because of traditional Chinese martial arts, he basically knows, in the evaluation of Yuan Heping in his previous life, he is an encyclopedia of kung fu. Although most of them are performative, there are still things to figure out in the performance and play. Shooting a movie, whether it is to show the style of play, or acting, he can undoubtedly do it.

Zhang Yi and others returned to Hong Kong, and it was December of 85 at this time, and "Changing Face" co-produced by him and Lei Daheng had been released in major theaters in Hong Kong for a few days.

This film, coordinated by Zhang Yi, was released at the same time in Shaw Brothers Cinemas, Golden Harvest Cinemas, and Lei Daheng's Golden Princess Cinemas. Although Zhang Yi did not have the premiere of this movie, this point is still marked by him. However, this time, he, the screenwriter investor, did not overpower the director as before.

This film is the second collaboration between Zhang Yi and Wu Yusen, although it is written by Zhang Yi, but this film is like "Hero Ben Sè", which is very Wu Yusen's style, and the four "violent aesthetics" are getting louder and louder with the release of this movie.

Wu Yusen once again proved his ability, and also attracted the attention of Hollywood producers with this film.

Zhang Yi asked Lin Xiao to arrange the masters of Sun Men and Li Lian properly, and then prepare for the start of "Myth".

Now, the crew has already been formed, the studio has been completed, and the actors are in place, so it's time for official shooting.

However, before the movie started, he was approached by Tycoon Lei.

"You said that there are several studios in Hollywood that want to represent "Changing Face"?" Zhang Yi looked at Lei Tycoon, saw him nodding, then smiled and said, "Boss Lei will handle this matter by himself." I want to use Boss Lei's ability to do business, so I can naturally pursue the maximization of profits. ”

"Hehe, the premise of profit maximization is to have an understanding of the popularity of this film in the European and American markets. Mr. Cheung's knowledge of the European and American film markets is second to none in the Hong Kong film and television industry. This movie is also written by Mr. Zhang, and this time I came to hear Mr. Zhang's box office estimate of this movie in the European and American markets. Tycoon Lei smiled and said, "Those filmmakers proposed two plans, one is to buy out directly, and the other is to stratify the box office. ”

When Zhang Yi heard this, he immediately understood. Many Hong Kong films have been released in North America before, all in the form of buyouts, but "Resident Evil" and "Rescue from the Wind" have earned more in the form of box office dividends.

Whether it is more cost-effective to buy out, or whether it is cost-effective to pay box office dividends, the key is naturally how much box office the movie can win in North America.

"I haven't seen this movie yet, but with Wu Yusen's ability, it will definitely achieve the effect I expected. In my estimation, this movie should not be worse at the box office in North America than Debao's "Hurricane Rescue". Zhang Yi thought for a while and said.

"If that's the case, then we're getting more in the form of box office dividends." Tycoon Lei then said.

"In the form of box office dividends, Hollywood studios are definitely not as active as buyouts in terms of publicity. However, there are many ways to pay dividends, and Boss Lei might as well distribute dividends in a way that is high first and then low. Zhang Yi said. He is still optimistic about the box office of "Changing Face" in North America.

"At the beginning, Mr. Zhang's meaning was that the higher the box office, the more layers. And after reaching a Cheng dù, the higher the box office, the lower the score, to stimulate them to increase publicity? When Lei Tycoon heard this, he saw Zhang Yi nodding, and then smiled, "Hehe, this is a good way." (To be continued.) )