Chapter 342: Kung Fu Kid
The impact of Red Dawn is not limited to the technical aspects of the Internet.
It also gives people a glimpse of Oriental Kung Fu, which is a violent art full of magic and charm!
All of a sudden, the martial arts halls in Chinatown were crowded with people from all over the world, all of whom wanted to see "kung fu". If you can, there are many people who want to find a kung fu master to learn the arts.
Among them, the most convincing kung fu master is naturally Bruce Lee!
The number one villain he played in "Red Dawn" is really impressive. Especially when fighting against Alex, Bruce Lee is not obviously at a disadvantage, and in the last battle, if he wasn't busy trying to escape, maybe Alex's Mike would have been defeated.
Everyone thinks that the kung fu in this movie is directed by Bruce Lee, and he does have such a name. He is the first kung fu action director in the world, and he is also the pioneer of kung fu movies!
Because of this movie, Bruce Lee quickly became famous, and also made many people think that Bruce Lee's kung fu is the most powerful, and no one can compare to him.
Only Bruce Lee didn't think so, he fought Alex no less than ten times during the filming of "Red Dawn", and each time he used all his strength, there was no way to defeat the other party. Even he realized that Alex was fighting against him with a guidance method, guiding him step by step.
"How high is this man's kung fu?" Whenever Bruce Lee thinks of this incident, he has to sigh with emotion. Every time he lifts up a little. You can feel that the opponent's unfathomable strength has increased a lot, and the higher the kung fu, the more you can feel Alex's terrible.
If you want to guide other people's kung fu through the way of fighting, you need to suppress your own strength to the same level as that person. This way alone has already surprised Bruce Lee, he has never met such a person before, as if his kung fu is boundless.
In fact, Alex is willing to spend so much energy to guide Bruce Lee because he doesn't want to see him take detours and use equipment indiscriminately to improve his martial arts. In the end, he lost his life.
At the same time, he also admired Bruce Lee's diligence and studiousness. Due to his own ability, it doesn't take a lot of effort and time to learn anything. will not be like Bruce Lee, who put all his own into kung fu. When he saw that there was a person like Bruce Lee in the world, he felt how lucky he was.
But. Bruce Lee himself had big flaws. That's too much pride. If that time. If Bruce Lee was willing to take the initiative to worship him as a teacher, Alex would agree to it.
This is also called that no one is perfect. Such a good chance. made Bruce Lee miss it unconsciously.
Now, Bruce Lee has made a name for himself with "Red Dawn", he signed a promising star contract with DreamWorks, shot several kung fu movies in one go, and quickly established himself in Hollywood.
Of these movies, one or two were written, directed and acted by Bruce Lee, and one or two were tailor-made for him by DreamWorks, and he was also involved in the production of the film. This is relatively rare in Hollywood, after all, Bruce Lee has just become famous, and he is not a film professional, according to the rules of the industry, he can only shoot and perform according to the arrangements of the film company.
Bruce Lee was able to get such preferential treatment because of Alex.
At the beginning, when Alex brought Bruce Lee here, he promised some conditions, including DreamWorks investing in Bruce Lee to shoot three movies.
Such an approach once attracted opposition from Morris and others, but Alex spoke: "As long as you don't lose money, it's up to him to decide." ā
Bruce Lee is indeed a personal masterpiece, he relied on DreamWorks' financial skills and his ability to shoot a pure kung fu movie. As a first-time screenwriter and director, he made many mistakes, and because the kung fu films he shot were not very in line with the mainstream Hollywood tastes, he almost couldn't recover the cost after the release in the United States.
However, when this kung fu film was released in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, it was very popular. The venue was almost full, and the seats were full.
After the failure of his first film, Bruce Lee examines his mistakes and recognizes his shortcomings. So, when he made the second part, he consciously catered to the tastes of Hollywood and American audiences. And also invited an American film director to control, of course, he also has a lot of power as a producer and actor, and the film was very popular after its release, and soon let people see the charm of kung fu elements.
The element of kung fu action is the most gorgeous use in the "Red Dawn" movie. But that kind of practice is not something that everyone can learn.
The reason is simple, the cost problem!
Alex shoots films, regardless of the production cost, as long as he achieves his purpose. But other film companies can't, they can't learn this way, and if they fail, it will definitely hurt their vitality.
When "Red Dawn" came out, there were also people who wanted to shoot copycat kung fu films with many special effects cut. It's a pity that the audience didn't buy it, and the box office was a complete failure.
Bruce Lee's kung fu movies are different, he also shoots low-budget kung fu movies, but after adding various elements, such kung fu movies have an indescribable taste. His movies are different from Alex's "Red Dawn", one is a famous lady of noble birth, and the other is like a simple girl who came out of a mountain village, although it is not gorgeous, but there is a kind of natural beauty.
His second kung fu film was soon a hit in the United States, and its influence gradually spread to all parts of the world.
After being inspired, Bruce Lee made persistent efforts and filmed several films in a row. Each one has something new to watch, and each one has a good box office income. Soon, Bruce Lee became what people called "Kung Fu Kid".
At this time, Bruce Lee was not yet 30 years old. Very young and chic. is naturally worthy of the title of "Kung Fu Boy", many women like him when they see him, and many female fans are sought after at once.
On this day, after Bruce Lee finished filming at the DreamWorks studio, he had to find time to train other actors and crew in kung fu moves. This is what Alex requested, and he hoped that Bruce Lee's kung fu could take root in Hollywood and truly become a part of the movie.
Among these students, two stand out the most.
That's Richard and Karen, who also have to practice kung fu with Bruce Lee, because they will star in the sequel to "Red Dawn" filmed next. Originally. Alex can teach them kung fu himself. It's a pity that his time is too tight, and his kung fu is not something that ordinary people can practice.
So, Alex waved his hand and simply asked Bruce Lee to set up a kung fu training class in DreamWorks. Then drive these two guys over. It's funny to say. The two actually thought that Alex's kung fu was taught by Bruce Lee. They have long been eager to learn kung fu from Bruce Lee.
In DreamWorks' kung fu school, students dressed in white kung fu robes formed a circle to watch Bruce Lee demonstrate kung fu techniques to them.
I saw Bruce Lee on the field. Left kick right block, the movement is extremely agile. He quickly finished a set of moves, then asked the cadets to stand up and play one by one to see how much they had learned.
After the action was taught, he arranged to fight in pairs, and learned various offensive and defensive movements from practice. Of course, this is all practice, and you don't really try to punch your opponent.
Time flies and a teaching is over.
Bruce Lee would spare an hour or two every day to teach kung fu, and this situation has been going on for months, and there are indeed a few good seedlings among the students, which makes him very enjoyable to teach. Everyone has the psychology of being a good teacher, and Bruce Lee's "Zhen Fan Guoshu Museum" is to promote kung fu in the Western world.
In his eyes, Richard and Karen are relatively talented people, and they learn kung fu very quickly. It's just that he couldn't figure out why they didn't learn from Alex, but instead came to learn kung fu from him.
Until one day, after seeing Bruce Lee beating the boxing champion who came to challenge, Karen sighed and said: "Master Li, you are really amazing!" I can't find anyone in the whole of America to fight you! ā
Hearing this, Bruce Lee stumbled and almost knelt: "How is it possible!" Your brother is much better than me! ā
"Brother?" Cullen felt a little strange and said, "Richard, he can't even beat me, how can he beat you?" Besides, he learned all his kung fu from you! ā
Only then did Bruce Lee understand that Karen and the others didn't know about Alex's kung fu skills at all, so he put his hand on his forehead and said, "I'm not talking about Richard, but Alex!" ā
"He? We haven't seen Alex practice martial arts, how can he be a kung fu master? ā
"Believe it or not, Alex is really good!" Bruce Lee explained: "When he asked me to make a movie, he fought me once, and then I lost. During the filming of the movie, we fought back and forth more than ten times, and I lost every time! ā
"So powerful?"
Karen was shocked, she really didn't know that Alex knew kung fu.
Although every time she practiced with Richard at home, Alex also gave advice, but they all thought that Alex could only theorize and not really have skills. After all, kung fu is something that needs to be practiced, and after they learn kung fu, they will spare an hour or two every day to practice.
They had never seen Alex practice, and because of their preconceived ideas, they thought that the movies were all fake, and everyone thought that the kung fu movements in "Red Dawn" were directed by Bruce Lee. So no one associated Alex with kung fu at all.
"Brother is really a kung fu master?" Cullen said to himself.
She found an opportunity to sneak attack Alex from behind, but she didn't expect to be caught as soon as she made a move: "What are you going to do?" Why did you suddenly sneak up on me? ā
Karen looked at it, and when he pounced, Alex naturally turned around and dodged it, and then grabbed her hand.
"IāI don't want to see how high your kung fu is!" Karen confessed Bruce Lee unhurriedly, and then pouted and said, "Brother, you are so good or bad, you refuse to teach others if your kung fu is so high!" ā
Alex smiled a little awkwardly and explained, "Aren't I running out of time!" ā
It's true that I don't have time to teach others, and besides, Alex himself learned by ability, and what he teaches can only be taught through other people's memories. In addition, the kung fu of the Immortal Dao Breathing Method cannot be spread randomly, and if you are not careful, it will attract the attention of the old Tao. If it was to teach ordinary kung fu, then Bruce Lee would do much better than him, and in this case, he simply did not teach his younger siblings kung fu himself.
"Then you don't say anything about your kung fu skills?" Karen was even more angry about this incident, she felt that she had been deceived.
Alex looked at her in surprise and said, "You didn't ask! I've never said I don't know kung fu! Besides, what's so great about kung fu, do you have to hang a sign on your body, saying that you know kung fu, and others hurry up to learn it? ā
Cullen was a little annoyed when he heard this, but Alex was right, he knew kung fu and didn't need to beat gongs and drums to spread the word. She and Richard never asked about it, but they were wrong in their own judgment.
Eventually, Karen decided to learn kung fu from Alex! Soon, Richard joined, and they soon became decent. (To be continued......)