Superstars start as villains

Chapter 176 Wing Chun.

The 27th Hong Kong Film Awards came to an end. [Certificate of Nomination] not only won seven awards, but also won three major awards: best film, best director, and best actor, becoming the biggest winner of this year .

Although the Golden Statue Awards are over, the topic has just begun to ferment. As one of the three authoritative awards in the Chinese film industry, the Golden Statue Awards have a considerable influence, and there are too many topics to discuss in this year's Golden Statue Awards up.

For example, Siqin Gaowa became the first mainland actress to win the Golden Image Award for Best Actress twice, and for example Zhang Jingchu missed the Best Actress, and her stardom is worrying.

Of course, these are just appetizers and desserts. The hottest topic is the award of the Best Actor trophy for the first time to a mainland actor. Not only that, Zhou Xing also became the first person in the history of the Academy Awards to win the Best Actor in the same session. Actor for Best Supporting Actor.

For a while, both the mainland media and the Hong Kong media were frantically making a fuss about this topic.

In fact, over the years, the mainland media has not paid much attention to the reports of the Golden Statue Awards. After all, the attitude of the Golden Statue Awards to mainland films is also clear at a glance. Watching Xiangjiang movies win awards every year, mainland audiences can also see some of them after a long time. tricky.

Therefore, many mainland media prefer to report on the Golden Horse Awards. After all, sales are the basis for the survival of the media.

However, this year's Hong Kong Film Awards is different. Zhou Xing and Siqin Gaowa won the Best Actor and Best Actress, and the mainland actors overwhelmed all the Xiangjiang actors to reach the top. This is also a headline, isn't it going to be a hit?
The fact is exactly the same. The mainland media began to report and reprint relevant news frantically, and the sales directly doubled several times.

In fact, 08 was definitely a year for mainland actors to make a comeback. 【Assembly Number】All mainland actors won more than [-] million box office, which proved the box office appeal of mainland actors, and also broke the investor and audience. Stars do not get the prejudice of high box office.

This time at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Zhou Xing won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, which completely reversed the situation of low prices of mainland stars. Zhou Xing's film salary also broke through the 500 million mark for the first time.

Compared with all the praise from the Mainland, the Hong Kong entertainment industry has become a mess. The award of the Golden Image Award to the mainland actors for four consecutive years has already made the Hong Kong filmmakers feel very embarrassed. The film king became the first mainland film king, and he also won the best supporting actor with "The Disciple". You know, this is the first time in the history of the Academy Awards. So many Xiangjiang superstars failed to do it, but Zhou Xing took the first place .

As a result, many Xiangjiang media pointed their finger at the jury of the Hong Kong Film Awards, thinking that they awarded these two awards to Zhou Xing because they compromised with the mainland market.

Needless to say, this point of view really caters to many people in Hong Kong. After all, the film market in Hong Kong has gradually declined over the years, while the mainland film market has flourished. Now, no matter whether it is an investor or a director, can a film attract investment? , Successful project approval, the first thing to look at is whether it meets the requirements of the mainland market.

Hong Kong movies have a very special meaning to the people of Hong Kong. The former Hollywood in the East and the whole of Southeast Asia were their ticket warehouses, while the mainland was just a "poor relative" at that time.

Now that the "poor relatives" are getting richer, it will inevitably hurt some people's fragile self-esteem. Naturally, there is a market for similar reports.

In fact, these media are also very smart, they have never pointed the finger at Zhou Xing, because anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhou Xing's acting skills are impeccable, and he deserves these two awards.

Only by throwing the blame to the Academy Award jury can arouse public doubts about the results.

Zhou Xing didn't pay any attention to this, and all Xiangjiang media interviews were also declined, and he left Xiangjiang and returned to the capital the next day. Many Xiangjiang media hated their teeth, but they had no choice. The development of Xiangjiang, what reports they write, the mainland can't even see it.

Coincidentally, the Golden Statue Awards ceremony was on April 4th, and the media just started reporting on it a few days later. On April 13th, the Olympic theme song [BJ Welcomes You] was officially released, and the lyrics of this song The author column clearly marked Zhou Xing's name.

[BJ Welcomes You] As the theme song of the Olympics, it is very popular in itself. At the same time, it has a folk style and catchy lyrics. Once it was released, it detonated the whole China.

Sometimes, whether a star is popular or not is really a metaphysical thing. Some people have resources against the sky and put in all their efforts, but they just can’t be popular, and some people are just so coincidental. It's so popular that you can't stop it.

Of course, Zhou Xing can no longer be regarded as an overnight star. His background lies there. In terms of qualifications, there are no mainland actors who are about his age can be on the same level as him, not to mention this time he won the Academy Award. Two awards, and participating in the creation of the Olympic theme song, even if he wanted to keep a low profile, he wouldn't allow it.

08 was called the year of the Olympics, and all the enthusiasm related to the Olympics skyrocketed like a rocket. For example, on the Forbes China Celebrity List, Liu Feixiang's annual income exceeded 1.3 million, which is no worse than the superstars in the entertainment industry.

Similarly, as one of the songwriters and singers of "BJ Welcomes You", Zhou Xing's net worth has increased significantly again, especially some endorsements, commercial performances, etc., which are almost double that of last year.

So much so that Zhou Xing started to run around within two days after returning to the capital. Money is a good thing, especially for the film and television industry. Without money, nothing can be done.

"Zhixing Film and Television" is still in the seedling stage. If it wants to grow into a towering tree, it needs more nutrients than 01:30 points, and these nutrients need a lot of money to accumulate.

"Director Ye, why are you calling me when you have time? You don't want to treat me to morning tea, do you?" Zhou Xing accidentally received a call from Ye Weixin when he was filming an advertisement in Guangdong Province.

Ye Weixin smiled and said, "What? Can't my old friend invite you to catch up on the old days?"

"Of course, yes, but I just came back from Xiangjiang."

"Don't worry, I won't let you run that far, I'm also in Guangdong Province, Foshan!"

Ye Weixin's words stunned Zhou Xing for a moment. Everyone in the entertainment industry is usually very busy. No matter how good your personal relationship is, you won't meet people for no reason. After all, you have to make money, so just make a phone call and chat. Well, obviously Ye Weixin's appointment with him must not be as simple as an appointment for morning tea.

I don't know what kind of medicine Ye Weixin sells in the gourd, but Zhou Xing still agreed to go to the appointment. After all, he and Ye Weixin worked very happily in [Fuse], and we have a good relationship in private, so we still have to give some face.

Foshan, known as one of the four major towns during the Republic of China, is also the world-renowned hometown of martial arts. Huang Feihong and Ip Man were both born and studied here, and eventually became a generation of martial arts masters.

Zhou Xing came to a tea house and went to the private room on the second floor.

The waiter pushed open the door of the private room, and Zhou Xing found not only Ye Weixin inside, but also an old man sitting beside him, who looked to be at least 80 or [-] years old, but he was still quite energetic.

"Ah Xing, long time no see, congratulations." Ye Weixin welcomed Zhou Xing to his seat, and introduced him: "This is Master Ye Wen's son, Mr. Ye Zhun."

Zhou Xing didn't care about it at first, but when he heard it, he cupped his fists and cupped his hands: "Senior Ye, I'm sorry for your disrespect."

As the eldest son of Ip Man, this is a direct descendant of Wing Chun, with a strong root. It is an exaggeration to say that most of the people who learn Wing Chun in the world are disciples of his family.

Ye Zhun nodded to Zhou Xing with a smile: "I've heard of you, you're a good young man, shall we help each other?"

Zhou Xing was in a bit of a dilemma. It stands to reason that Ye Zhun is a senior. It is normal for Ye Zhun to be a junior in martial arts. But this one is so old after all.
Seeming to see Zhou Xing's concerns, Ye Zhun said with a smile: "My peers should not hold back their skills. Don't worry, my old bones are not so fragile."

Zhou Xing had no choice but to put on a posture.

However, Ye Zhun shook his head: "I heard from Liu Jialiang that you are from Liang Erdi, and I should be in the same line as me. Why? Your master only taught you Hongquan, but not Wing Chun?"

Zhou Xing was dumbfounded. This master-student relationship was completely imagined by Liu Jialiang out of thin air. He had forgotten it. Who would have thought that Mr. Ye would take it seriously. To be honest, if he hadn’t mentioned it, Zhou Xing would have almost forgotten it. .

"Please!" At this point, Zhou Xing could only bite the bullet and change the starting form of Wing Chun, with his hands up and down, forming a T shape one after the other.

Ye Zhun's eyes lit up, and suddenly he thrust his right hand straight into Zhou Xing's left atrium. Zhou Xing didn't expect this old man to be so sensitive in his movements, and at the same time, he didn't expect him to make a sudden move. When he was slow in his moves, he looked at the other party. To succeed.

Suddenly his elbow hit the joint of Ye Zhun's left hand. This time he was very careful and only used [-]% of his strength. He never thought that this person's strength was much stronger than he imagined. He just missed it a little, but it didn't hurt. Crack this trick.

However, just when Ye Weixin thought that Zhou Xing was about to be hit, he saw that Zhou Xing's elbows were suddenly straightened, cutting instead of hitting, and attacking Ye Zhun's throat. Ye Zhun had no choice but to block back with his elbows, and the crisis was resolved in invisible.

Afterwards, the two exchanged a few more moves, they used [-]% of the strength in Zhou Xing, you come and go, there is no winner.

Ye Zhun suddenly shook his hands and laughed, "Not bad, not bad!" Then he said to Ye Wei: "If he plays my father, I, Ye Zhun, will be fine."

"What's going on?" Zhou Xing was stunned, subconsciously looking at Ye Weixin.

Only then did Ye Weixin explain: "It's actually like this. I'm going to make a movie based on Grandmaster Ip Man. After much deliberation, only you are the most suitable, but Mr. Ye is the eldest son of Grandmaster Ye Man. This film, of course, must first obtain his old man's consent."

"So you tricked me into coming here for morning tea?" Zhou Xing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, co-author Ye Weixin wanted him to convince this Mr. Ye.

Ye Weixin patted Zhou Xing on the shoulder: "How can it be called a lie, the morning tea here is really good, you should try it."

"Haha~~~" The three looked at each other and smiled.

In the process of drinking morning tea, Ye Weixin began to talk about his experience during this period. In fact, since the painting of "Fuse" last year, he has been thinking about making another kung fu movie. Huang Baiming means to make it into a series , [Huang Feihong] This series has been photographed by Tsui Hark to the extreme, and it is almost impossible to surpass it.

Speaking of the most famous martial arts masters in modern times, one is Huang Feihong, and the other is of course Ip Man. Since Huang Feihong can't be photographed, then Ip Man will be photographed.

So since last year, Ye Weixin has been collecting information everywhere and began to prepare for this drama.

But after all, Grandmaster Ip Man is not a fictional character, and the Ye family must be asked for approval. Originally, Mr. Ye Zhun did not agree. .

Originally, Ye Weixin was planning to let Zhen Bullet act, but after only meeting him once, Mr. Ye Zhun said no, because in his impression, the Ye family was a rich family in Foshan in the early years, and although his father Ye Wen was not considered handsome Chic, but also personable, and Zhen Bullet is really far from the image in his mind.

Moreover, the most important thing is that Zhen Dan doesn't know Wing Chun, even if he has real kung fu, he would not tolerate a person who doesn't know Wing Chun playing Grandmaster Ip Man.

Although Zhen Zizi repeatedly stated that he could learn, Ye Zhun never let go, so Ye Weixin had no choice but to invite Zhou Xing.

The reason why Zhou Xing was not approached at the beginning was entirely because he was too valuable after winning the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards.

"Actually, as soon as you walked in, I decided that you could act." Ye Zhun suddenly said to Zhou Xing.

Zhou Xing was stunned for a moment, thinking, is it because he is more handsome?
Ye Zhun seemed to see Zhou Xing's thoughts, shook his head and said with a smile, "Because you look like a person."

"Oh?" Zhou Xing thought, he can't be like Ye Wen, can he?

Ye Zhun's eyes suddenly became blurred, as if he was recalling something: "You are very similar to my junior brother Liang Ting."

"The world only knows that my father Ip Man's most famous disciple is Bruce Lee. In fact, Bruce Lee's Wing Chun was taught by my father's disciple Huang Shunliang on behalf of his master. The one who was really taught by my father is my junior brother Liang Ting, who is also my father. close disciple."

There is a saying in the Wing Chun family that it originated from Yan Wing Chun, evolved from Liang Zan, passed on to Ye Wen, and flourished in Liang Ting!
Although Bruce Lee brought the name of Wing Chun to the world, it was his Jeet Kune Do that was passed on when he opened the martial arts gym. It was actually Liang Ting who really introduced Wing Chun to the world.

It is he who hangs WING TSUN and the plum blossom logo of Wing Chun in more than 65 branches in 4000 countries and regions around the world, allowing nearly 200 million people around the world to learn Wing Chun.

"The movement and demeanor you held hands with me just now are too similar." Ye Zhun looked at Zhou Xing with piercing eyes.

Such a high evaluation made Zhou Xing a little embarrassed.

Mr. Ye Zhun was old after all, and after having morning tea and helping Zhou Xing, he was unavoidably in a bad mood, so he was soon picked up by his family.

For a while, only Zhou Xing and Ye Weixin were left in the box.

(End of this chapter)