"The King of Kung Fu, okay!" Liu Yifei smiled sweetly: "I believe that Brother Yuquan, your decision must be correct, in fact, I don't like that movie very much, and it's not a film contract, it's just an audition, even if I go to the audition, I may not be selected by the director in the end." ”

"Who said that you will definitely win the role if you go to the audition, I believe in your strength, to be honest, Yifei you believe in me so much, let me Yali Mountain be big, in case someone else Rob. Minkov made the movie very well, then I damn you to lose a great opportunity. Lin Yuquan had a smile in his eyes.

"No, I believe in your vision, Brother Yuquan, although Rob. Director Minkoff is very powerful, but his greatest strength is in the field of animation, in the field of live-action films, especially in the field of action movies, he is not as good as Brother Yuquan! Liu Yifei said with his snow-white neck up.

Lin Yuquan smiled lightly, his heart was very sweet, if there was a woman like this, what more could the husband ask for, he reached out and took the girl's Qianqianyu hand, and laughed: "What are you waiting for?" Check it out and verify the results! ”

"The King of Kung Fu", just by listening to the name, you know that this is a kung fu movie, and when it comes to kung fu, it is naturally difficult not to associate it with Chinese kung fu, but this film is not a pure Chinese movie, but an action magic movie co-produced by China and the United States, co-invested by Lionsgate Films, Weinstein, Huayi Brothers and other Chinese and American investors, with an investment of up to 70 million US dollars.

The birth of "The King of Kung Fu" was that Lionsgate and Weinstein wanted to gather the three major Chinese kung fu superstars to co-star, because at that time, "Huo Yuanjia", "Red Cliff", and "Painted Skin" successively set amazing box office results in the world, so it was originally at the end of 06. Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company, as the main investors, offered him to direct and star in the film. But at the time, he was busy making his way into Hollywood. Where does he have time to toss other movies, not to mention, after watching the script planning, he also completely lost interest in "The King of Kung Fu".

Subsequently, the director of the film was chosen Rob. Minkoff, a leading figure in the field of Hollywood animation, may not know many people when his name is mentioned. Especially overseas, but when it comes to "The Lion King", it is absolutely famous, this first animated feature film directed by him, which lasted four years and lasted for Zuò, won an astonishing $780 million at the global box office in one fell swoop after its release in 1994, and even now ranks 23rd in the global box office history list, creating the peak years of 2D animation. The global box office of "Elf Mouse Brother" exceeded 300 million US dollars, and the box office of "Elf Mouse Brother 2" and "Ghost Haunted House" exceeded 100 million US dollars.

As for why Rob was chosen. Minkov. Instead of Xu Ke, Cheng Xiaodong, Yuan Heping, Tang Jili and others, the reason is also very simple, the main investor of the film is Lionsgate Films, with an investment of 70 million US dollars, Lionsgate Films focuses not only on Chinese-speaking regions, but on the world, among the Chinese kung fu and martial arts directors, except for Lin Yuquan, there is no one who is well-known in the world enough to be considered qualified to direct such a film that can barely be regarded as a blockbuster even in Hollywood.

Because he couldn't act, "The King of Kung Fu" had to be readjusted, and finally became Cheng Long and Li Lianjie After their cooperation failed 15 years ago, the two Chinese kung fu superstars who entered Hollywood competed on the same stage for the first time, and in order to cooperate with the two kung fu superstars to appear in the same film for the first time and create a top-notch kung fu film effect, the film team also specially invited Ryan. Kavalaug, Yuan Heping, Bao Dexi, Huo Tingxiao and others formed a strong production team.

At the beginning of last year, director Rob . When Minkov and his entourage came to China for casting, they invited Yifei to audition, and after learning the news, he asked Yifei to cancel the audition.

"The King of Kung Fu" was released in the United States on April 18, with an investment of 70 million US dollars, and starring Li Lianjie and Cheng Long, two Chinese kung fu superstars who are currently second only to Lin Yuquan in the world, Lionsgate naturally spared no effort in distribution, and the film was released in 3370 theaters on a large scale.

Therefore, it was not difficult to find a theater in Los Angeles that would show "The King of Kung Fu", and soon, Lin Yuquan and Yifei arrived at a medium-sized theater that was showing "The King of Kung Fu".

After buying movie tickets, due to the fact that there was still a long time before the movie was released, Lin Yuquan went out with the girl to buy some things before returning to the theater

"Oh, I'm almost going to fall asleep, ha, I know that Brother Yuquan's decision won't be wrong, the fight in it is far from your movie, it's good to watch, but it doesn't feel like it's touched." As soon as he walked out of the theater, Liu Yifei stretched his waist, and then said to Lin Yuquan with a smile.

"Brother Jie and Brother Cheng Long joined forces for the first time, which should be what all kung fu fans are looking forward to, but unfortunately, it didn't happen at the right time." Lin Yuquan said quite regretfully, in fact, as early as when he saw the script planning, he knew that "The King of Kung Fu" was difficult to shoot well, a magical story set in the dream of Jason, an American young man who loves Chinese kung fu, and the plot is really difficult to compliment, which is also the reason why he was thoroughly interested, and asked Yifei to turn down the audition, without a good story, only the action scenes of the fight are not enough to support an amazing movie.

Perhaps the most attractive part of "The King of Kung Fu" is the action scenes in it, but obviously Yuan Heping didn't design it well this time. Fosco's script as well as Rob's. Minkoff's directing ideas are related to the idea of directing in John. In Fosco's creation, the prototypes of the characters in the film are all from classic martial arts films in the seventies and eighties or ancient Chinese mythology, such as "Drunken Fist", "The Great Drunken Man", "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" and so on. Minkoff also wanted to make a film that paid tribute to the martial arts kung fu of the seventies and eighties. For these reasons, the action design in the film is not innovative, and it has almost become a review and highlight of Yuan Heping's classic actions in the past.

The times are advancing, people's aesthetic concepts are also changing, and the action design of the seventies and eighties is still today. Nature inevitably falls a little behind. At least in Lin Yuquan's opinion. In the film, the so-called peak duel between Cheng Long and Li Lianjie did not impress him at all. And a kung fu movie that has neither a plot nor the biggest highlight of the wonderful fight scenes, its ending can be imagined.

Such an ending naturally made Lin Yuquan deeply regretful, as the light of the Chinese, Cheng Long and Li Lianjie are his favorite actors, and he once fantasized about the duel between the two in the movie. However, after watching the film, the other word behind the disappointment in his heart is regret. It's hard not to regret that Li Lianjie and Cheng Long, who are among the few superstars in the Chinese film industry, have made a large number of memorable classics, "Serpentine Trickster", "Drunken Fist", "Young Master Long", "Five Lucky Stars", "Food Truck", "Lucky Stars", "Police Story" series, "Plan A", "Red Fan District", "Rush Hour", "Shaolin Temple", "Huang Feihong" series, "Oriental Undefeated", "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu", "Taiji Zhang Sanfeng", "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard", " The kung fu films of the two have left too many good memories for people, after Bruce Lee and before himself, the two seem to be the indispensable anti-Ding figures in Chinese kung fu movies. Too many people are looking forward to their first screen collaboration in their lives, eager for them to bring more excitement and shock than ever before, but the end result is that the nondescript, old-fashioned and heartless "The King of Kung Fu" is completely worthy of the feat of the duo co-starring.

In addition to being disappointed and regretful, Lin Yuquan also has a feeling of heroic twilight. In fact, it seems too late for the two to work together for the first time now, even if it is not "The King of Kung Fu". If you change to other movies, it will be difficult to achieve the real peak cooperation in kung fu appreciation. The reality is so cruel, why can't the two be earlier, if it was in the late 80s and early 90s of the last century, starring the two partners, Lin Qingxia, Wang Zuxian, Maggie Cheung and other women helped out, Xu Ke directed, Cheng Xiaodong and Yuan Heping joined forces with martial arts instructors, and then the script carefully carved by the screenwriter, what kind of dream scene should it be.

In fact, it is not only Lin Yuquan who is disappointed, too many people are disappointed in "The King of Kung Fu", and this disappointment is not only expressed in the box office, but also in the word-of-mouth evaluation.

After debuting in North America on Friday last week on April 18, "The King of Kung Fu" surpassed many people's expectations to become the top weekend box office champion in North America, earning a total of $20.8 million in 3,370 theaters, which is quite good at the box office, but the film's performance in the critical world is quite bad, with a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of only 46%, a total media score of 43, and a Yahoo! score of C+, although there are occasional applauds, such as "The story full of dreams and innocence is really irresistible", " The film is interesting and exciting", "Even though the two have passed their heyday, it is still pleasant to see the two on the screen together", "Although the title is old-fashioned, the movie is interesting, a high-quality Hangvia kung fu masterpiece", but a large number of negative reviews have come and gone, "The plot is very problematic, old-fashioned and flawed", "There seems to be nothing but one-time funny", "There is nothing new in the action design, LIJet and Jackie Chen's sense of strength and speed is lacking, compared to Kung Fu Lin's movies, like juggling", "The fighting moves are quite beautiful, but they don't have the gripping sense of Kung Fu Lin's movies at all", "Rob. Hasn't Minkoff seen the Kung Fu Lin movie? Kung fu movies are still too advanced for him, he can go back and continue to make cartoons."

There is no doubt that after the baptism of Lin Yuquan's films, the media, film critics, and fans have naturally become picky when dealing with kung fu movies, which is why in recent years, in addition to Lin Yuquan's kung fu films, it has been difficult for other kung fu films in the Chinese film industry to achieve great success overseas.

Objectively speaking, compared with other kung fu movies in recent years, such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero", "Ambush on All Sides", "Casting a Name", "Night Banquet" and other movies, its fight scenes are not inferior, but slightly better in some aspects, but unfortunately, "The King of Kung Fu" was not born in the period of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero".

And the poor word-of-mouth quickly took effect on the film, and "The King of Kung Fu" saw a sharp decline at the box office in North America this week.

Unlike North America, "The King of Kung Fu" landed on the big screen in the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan on Thursday, April 24, due to the gimmick of Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, the first duel of Chinese kung fu superstars. Needless to say, the box office shape of the film is self-explanatory. Successive box office successes. But the film's reputation is even worse, because compared to North American audiences, the previous movies of the two have left too many good memories for everyone, and after comparison, the judgment is made, and at the same time, the storyline around the dream of Jason, a little American boy, is more ridiculous and intolerable. In addition, Lin Yuquan's performance has been too good over the years. The final audience word-of-mouth is not difficult to imagine.

Predictably, with the passing of the first weekend, the box office of "The King of Kung Fu" next week is not optimistic.

"Brother Yuquan, when do you think Cheng Long and Li Lianjie should cooperate better?" Liu Yifei said curiously.

"Of course, both of them were at their peak, for example, in the late 80s or early 90s of the last century, when not only the two were at their peak, but the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry was in its golden age, and there were a large number of talented filmmakers, if the two worked together at that time, they gathered the best filmmakers at that time and worked together to create a kung fu martial arts movie. That movie will definitely be extremely exciting, such as directed by Xu Ke. Cheng Xiaodong and Yuan Heping teamed up with martial arts to direct, and then Zi Dange, Leslie Cheung, Sammo Hung, Lin Qingxia, Wang Zuxian" Lin Yuquan smiled and told his imagination.

"Oh, it's going to be a classic, and it's hard to imagine how good the film will be." Liu Yifei exclaimed, if it was really according to Lin Yuquan's conception, it would be too dreamy.

"It's a pity that time can't go back, otherwise I would have tried to create a movie like this." Lin Yuquan shook his head and sighed, in addition to being a director, he is also a person who likes movies no different from other fans, and it is a pity that he can't realize such an idea.

"yes, why didn't anyone do it at the time, otherwise, it would have left a work for people to remember forever." Liu Yifei also seemed quite a pity.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, let's hurry to dinner, and when we get back, we can start giving you special training." Lin Yuquan let go of the regret in his heart and said.

"Oh, okay, then let's go to dinner, I'm looking forward to your special training now, Brother Yuquan, can't you tell me what kind of special training?"

"You'll find out soon enough."

"Brother Yuquan, are we going to start special training here?" In the backyard of Lin Yuquan's Beverly Hills villa, Liu Yifei said curiously.

"Yes, we're here to start our training." Lin Yuquan nodded and said, the two of them are now located outside the pool, just overlooking a flat land in Los Angeles City under Beverly Hills, and after putting the two mats in his hands on the ground, he smiled and said: "Yifei, you should know that my kung fu is very powerful, what I want to teach you now is my cultivation of kung fu." ”

Lin Yuquan originally had no idea of teaching the second daughter exercises for the time being, but in the previous call with Chen Kaige, he found that if he didn't intervene to help Yifei, Yifei might be difficult to play the role of Murong Wan'er better than Li Binbin, Zhang Ziyi and others, so he made the decision to teach Yifei to practice kung fu.

"Kung Fu, can I learn it? I remember Brother Yuquan saying that even if you learn your boxing skills, it's just a show! Liu Yifei said suspiciously.

"If you just learn the boxing and swordsmanship that I usually practice, after learning it, it will naturally be just a showcase, in addition to being good-looking, you don't have the ability to fight, but if you learn the corresponding exercises, it will naturally be different, although the best cultivation time has passed, but as long as you persevere, you will become very powerful." Lin Yuquan smiled confidently.

"Really? Brother Yuquan, is what you want to teach me is the internal strength of movies and television? Liu Yifei asked in surprise.

"Huh." Lin Yuquan smiled lightly: "You can also use it as an internal strength method, after learning it, you can not only become agile, but also beautify and prolong your life." ”

Of course, what Lin Yuquan wants to teach Liu Yifei is not an ordinary martial arts internal martial arts method, but a higher level of immortal cultivation exercises, a cultivator's memory, a certain immortal cultivation sect that only recruits female disciples, this cultivation method is called "Nine Heavens Xuannu True Scripture", although the power of this exercise is far inferior to Lin Yuquan's own practice, but it is better than that it can make female cultivators stay young and have remarkable beauty effects.

Although the aura of the earth is thin, and even after cultivation, it is far from reaching the level of the world in which the cultivator lives, but the cultivation effect of this "Nine Heavens Xuannu True Sutra" is definitely better than any kind of cosmetics and skin care products that exist on the earth.

"Brother Yuquan, can you really be beautiful?" For girls, beauty and beauty are naturally full of infinite attraction, Liu Yifei almost couldn't wait to ask, and after Lin Yuquan nodded in affirmation, he immediately said excitedly: "Oh, Brother Yuquan, I am willing to learn, you can teach me quickly!" ”

"Of course I will teach you, but you can't learn your impatience now, you have to be in a peaceful state of mind, come, sit cross-legged on the mat like me, and I will teach you slowly." Lin Yuquan sat cross-legged on the cushion first.

Cultivation has never been a simple matter, Lin Yuquan was able to quickly operate the cultivation method because of the help of the cultivator's memory, but Yifei was not able to do it, she didn't know anything about cultivation at all, so it was destined to be a long process for her to learn to operate the mind method and achieve a small success.

A slight cool breeze blew from outside Beverly Hills, and time passed slowly in Lin Yuquan's impatient professor. (To be continued......)