new kung fu king

Chapter 148 Who Will Play Him
Biopics are very difficult to shoot. Firstly, people have different understandings of non-fictional characters. Some are true, some are false, some are biased, and some are complete. If you are not careful, you will fall into the trash; secondly, the scale of real performance and artistic processing is difficult to measure. , Grasp, the real life may be too plain and trivial, and the processed story may be too dramatic. How to maintain the balance between the two is very important.It is precisely because of these factors that Wang Xiaohu approached Ip Man for confirmation after completing the first draft of the script of "Ip Man".

Ip Man started to be more positive about the script as a whole, although some aspects were exaggerated, artistic, and even put on the cloak of national righteousness. Ask the scene of being shot and falling off the ring, arousing the onlookers to break through the Japanese fence.

Wang Xiaohu explained to Ip Man in this way: "Master, shooting a pure Wing Chun Kung Fu film may be very monotonous. To highlight the transcendent status of Wing Chun, it is inevitable to add some commercial elements to make the audience feel good. What can resonate with the audience is nothing more than adding content, and this kind of technique is commonly used in the circle.”

Ye Wen thought the same, and then he stopped worrying about the script. After getting Ye Man's approval, Wang Xiaohu no longer had the slightest worries. The next step is to fully flesh out the framework and increase the dialogue and martial arts design.

"There is one more thing." Wang Xiaohu said to Ye Wen nervously after thinking for a moment: "Master, my disciple and grandson will play you in the film this time."

"Oh?" Ye Wen looked at Wang Xiaohu after hearing the words. In fact, he had been thinking about this issue since he read the script just now. Unexpectedly, Wang Xiaohu took the initiative to speak up.

Ye Wen nodded, and seemed very satisfied with Wang Xiaohu's appearance, "Well, yes, I have no other objections other than being younger. Besides, you also have good Wing Chun skills, so it should be no problem to play me."

"You can ask a makeup artist to help you with your looks, just try to be more mature." As long as you can agree, Wang Xiaohu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and did not reveal his little conspiracy.

"Who will play Yongcheng?" The Yongcheng that Ip Man refers to is his wife, and also Zhang Yongcheng, the wife of Ip Man in the film.

In the movie, as soon as the scene of Ip Man's wife and children is shown, Zhang Yongcheng is beside the children, whispering softly, a typical image of a family woman.In order to prevent her husband from receiving unnecessary harm, he strongly opposed Ye Wen's fights with other martial artists.Of course, she was not so stupid as to ask her husband to give up the martial arts that he regarded as his life.This collection and release demonstrates Zhang Yongcheng's wisdom as a good woman.However, once her husband's dignity was insulted, she would ask Ye Wen to teach those rude martial artists a good lesson.

Hearing what Ip Man said, the corner of Wang Xiaohu's mouth curled up. In the script, Ip Man is famously afraid of his wife. Of course, he can't be called afraid here, because Ye Wen has a classic line: There is no man who is afraid of his wife in this world, only one who respects his wife man.I don't know if Ip Man in reality is also afraid of his wife, but he dare not raise such a question. "It's Zhao Yazhi, a newcomer."

"It's her?" Ye Wen was a little surprised, then smiled and said: "Well, it's not bad, it's all good, I'm relieved now. Hehe." Immediately, the movie that I saw in the theater at the beginning of the month appeared in Ye Wen's mind. Zhao Yazhi, who plays Xiaoqian in "Heroes", if this girl plays her wife, there should be no problem. The most important thing is that the noble temperament shown by Zhao Yazhi fits Zhang Yongcheng's prototype very well. Find the right person.

After Ye Wen finished speaking, he continued to read the script. Shen Zhong tilted his head and said to Wang Xiaohu: "Hey, boy, who are you going to find to play me?"

"Uh, I haven't made up my mind about this yet. Since you, Senior Shen, were born in Xingyi Quan, it is difficult to find an actor who is good at Xingyi Quan in Hong Kong. I haven't decided yet." Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said truthfully.

"Hey, you're really right. In all of Hong Kong, only my Shen family's Xingyiquan can still say it." Shen Zhong felt that the other party was flattering him, and said with some flattery: "Why don't we discuss it?" , How about letting my son play myself?"

"What? Are you going to ask Shen Guohao to play Jinshan Zhao?" Wang Xiaohu rejected this proposal without even thinking about how ridiculous he is. What an international joke, he has just drawn a clear line with the club. If you invite Shen Guohao If it came, the media would not blow the news again, saying that he had an inexplicable connection with the club. : "No, absolutely not. Shen Guohao is a big boss in the Hong Kong community. If the audience sees it, they will kill me. I would rather find other martial artists to train a few Xingyiquan, and just play the majesty of Xingyiquan."

"Damn it! My little brat is so bad, I don't even want to give him a trick, I have to educate him when I get home!" Shen Zhong walked away full of luck, and before leaving, he didn't forget to say: "Boy, Remember there is going to be a fight between us!"

"I can't forget it!" Wang Xiaohu said with a wry smile.After Shen Zhong left Ye's house, Wang Xiaohu said to Ye Wen: "Master, how is Shen Zhong's Xingyi boxing skills?"

Ye Wen sat on the recliner and said quietly: "I'm afraid it is at the level of a master. After Ah Zhong retired from the club in the past few years, he has nothing to do every day. He has been practicing hard and thinking that one day he can surpass me, but he has never had a chance in the past few years. Forget it, it's just that my health is not as good as before, and he hasn't fought against anyone for more than two years, hehe, I guess I can't sit still and itch."

Wang Xiaohu said oh, a small shrimp like me who is at the level of a master of the mind, he really knows how to rely on the old and sell the old, and besides, I have some problems with his children and grandchildren, this old guy must be here to protect his weaknesses, no, we can't let him be a target Bar! "Master, you have been fighting with him all these years, you should be very clear about what moves he is good at, right? Can you tell your apprentice first."

"Xiaohu, there is a saying in boxing: boxing is afraid of being young!" Ye Wen did not answer directly, but said a famous saying in an inscrutable manner, and then waved to Wang Xiaohu: "Today is too tired, you go to Chunliang to continue Learn from wooden dummy."

"Oh, master, I'll go down first." After Wang Xiaohu greeted him, he came out of the hall and walked to the backyard, muttering incessantly, "Fisting is afraid of young people." What does Ye Wen mean by this sentence?Worry to death Wang Xiaohu.

"Little Tiger, are you here to learn boxing again?" From time to time, uncles would pass by to say hello to Wang Xiaohu. Everyone in the Wing Chun School could tell that the master liked this disciple very much, and that he could get the guidance of his senior brother Huang Chunliang to learn Eight Cutting Swords and 108 They all showed envious looks.And today they knew that Wang Xiaohu was going to shoot a biographical film about Master, so they surrounded him even more enthusiastically.

"Xiaohu, do you want newcomers for your new film?"

"Isn't it going to shoot Wing Chun? The master will definitely recruit many apprentices. Would you like some of us master uncles to come over and make a guest appearance?"

"That's right, we've also been addicted to drama."

Seeing the sincere attitude of the masters, Wang Xiaohu said with a chuckle: "Masters, please rest assured, we need a lot of extras for this film, and many of them are actors with a foundation in martial arts. If you help, it will definitely shorten the difficulty of shooting."

"Okay, remember to find us if you need anything, we'll be there whenever you call!" Seeing his promise, the uncles came up and patted Wang Xiaohu on the shoulder one by one and left satisfied.Wang Xiaohu also responded with a smile, these uncles are not bad in general, if they join, it will definitely improve the enjoyment of the film, and the martial arts movements will be more realistic.

As for how to arrange the roles of this group of masters and uncles, it is much simpler. Isn’t there a Wuguan Street at the beginning of the film, where there are so many disciples from various sects, and there are dozens of cotton factories recognized as collectively learning Wing Chun. , Just change their costumes and put them in as extras.Haha, it can save you the money to find other dragon and tiger martial artists!

Wang Xiaohu felt that this idea was very powerful and applicable, so he came to the backyard humming the main theme of Xiao Nian Tou in "Ip Man", where Huang Chunliang had been waiting for him for a long time.

"Xiao Hu, what did those juniors tell you just now?" Huang Chunliang asked, raising his hand and hitting the wooden dummy.

"Oh, it's like this." After Wang Xiaohu explained the matter, seeing Huang Chunliang lost in thought, he asked, "Master, do you also plan to play a cameo role in the film?"

"Me? Can I still be on camera with my looks?" Huang Chunliang pointed at himself, then shook his head vigorously and said, "No, no, no, I'm a big bastard, and I don't have much acting skills. What if I delay your filming."

"Hehe, it's okay, look at who in the film industry has acting skills, and they all work hard." Wang Xiaohu looked at Huang Chunliang, and felt that his experience of sweeping the Hong Kong martial arts school was amazing, and he could completely compare with "Ye Ye" Jin Shan in "Question" was looking for a match, so he opened his mouth to test: "Uncle Shi, did you ever fight against Xingyiquan masters when you kicked the gymnasium?"

"No!" Huang Chunliang said after thinking for a while, "That happened many years ago. At that time, the main schools that fought were Dasheng Piguamen, Taiji, poking feet, Bagua, Baji, etc."

"Oh, that's it." Wang Xiaohu was a little disappointed.

"However, in the past five or six years, I have often talked with Xingyiquan masters." Huang Chunliang said with a little bitterness on his face, "It's the loyal uncle who came today. Every time he makes a heavy blow, I have to waste it." A few bottles of medicinal wine."

Huang Chunliang's secret Wing Chun sect medicinal wine is a masterpiece, and he was still the king of hands-talking at that time, and he would get injured if he talked with Shen Zhong, let alone himself, a rookie.Wang Xiaohu sighed depressingly: "Then Master must be very familiar with Xingyiquan."

"Well, most of them understand."

"Hey, that's fine, Uncle Huang, why don't you feel wronged and play a villain in the new movie of my nephew?"

(End of this chapter)