new kung fu king

Chapter 176 Getting Ready
"I want to shoot "Ip Man." Sitting on the sofa in Bruce Lee's home, Wang Xiaohu said after drinking the coffee that Linda brought.

""Ip Man"?" Obviously, Wang Xiaohu's nonsensical words made Bruce Lee unable to react: "You want to make "Ip Man"!" The voice increased by one decibel, and there was doubt and distrust in the tone.

"Yes, you also know that I have been learning Wing Chun from Master Master and Uncle Huang in the past few months, and I mentioned to you a while ago that I want to make a movie about Wing Chun." Wang Xiaohu put the coffee on the table Said: "Many people know very little about the deeds of the master before he came to Hong Kong, so I want to shoot it, it's just the relationship between us."

Bruce Lee raised his hand and shook it, and said: "I know what you are worried about, hehe, don't worry, I won't be as narrow-minded as last time." Bruce Lee was hit hard after his trip to Japan. Through constant introspection and Linda's analysis, Tian made him take some things very lightly.He smiled and said, "Remember to take photos of Master's expression back then, the essence of Wing Chun, otherwise I will not let you go."

Bruce Lee's answer really made Wang Xiaohu very pleased. Although he had been well prepared, he always had to take into account Bruce Lee's attitude. If Bruce Lee blocked it, the two brothers would inevitably go their separate ways and part ways. the point.Wang Xiaohu frowned and said cautiously: "Brother Xiaolong, this doesn't seem to fit your character. You should know that Ip Man is played by me!"

"You?" Bruce Lee's expression suddenly became rich when he heard the words. He stood up from the opposite side of the sofa, sat down next to Wang Xiaohu and looked at it carefully for a long time, and then said: "Xiaohu, to be straightforward, I am very dissatisfied with your image. , You must know that Master was over 40 years old when he was in Foshan, and you are only 19 years old now, it is a bit nondescript to play Master over 20 years old."

Wang Xiaohu sighed and said: "I knew you would say that, don't forget that I objected to playing Fujita before, but the filming effect was not very good? Brother Xiaolong, you don't think it's because I played your mentor Are you angry?"

"NO, don't misunderstand, really, don't misunderstand! Xiaohu, although I was somewhat puzzled when I heard it just now, how should I say it?" Bruce Lee spread his hands, and he organized his words to say: "You and I are both teachers and friends. Ip Man is my mentor, but the relationship between me and him has not been very harmonious in recent years, I think you should know something, yes, I once learned Wing Chun Wooden Dummy and Ba Zhan Dao from him but failed. There is some estrangement between me and him, but no matter what, I still respect his old man very much."

"I understand how you feel." Wang Xiaohu patted Bruce Lee on the shoulder and said, "Brother Xiaolong, in fact, the old master has forgotten these things, no, he has forgotten them selectively. In his mind, you are still him. A good apprentice, and he also recognizes that you have made enough contributions to the development of Wing Chun."

"Brother Xiaolong, you may not know that every time I go to the old house to learn boxing, the master is always disappointed when he sees me going alone. He always hopes that you can go to see him. After all, he is old. The health is not very good. Every time he asks about your recent situation through me, especially after hearing that you have won a big victory in Japan, the old man happily ate two more bowls of rice!"

"Really? Master, the old man is not angry with me?" Bruce Lee showed a pleasant smile on his face. He grabbed Wang Xiaohu's arm and said, "Xiaohu, tell me about the situation at that time."

After Wang Xiaohu finished talking about the situation, he said to Bruce Lee with some expectation: "Brother Xiaolong, I hope you can let go of your burdens. Tomorrow is the opening ceremony of "Ip Man". The old master and many fellow Wing Chun students will participate. The most outstanding fighter in Chun, my master and brother of Wang Xiaohu, the leader of Xiehe Film Company, you must participate!"

Four identities, four invitations, every sentence is full of sincerity, affection, and expectation.Li Xiaolong's heart trembled and he couldn't help becoming serious. After a long time, he said: "Xiaohu, I promise you."

"That's really great!" Wang Xiaohu stood up happily: "I'm going to call Uncle Huang right now, I believe the old master will be very happy to hear this news."

"I hope so." Bruce Lee thought in his heart.

The person who will play Zhou Qingquan has not been determined in the end. Zhou Qingquan in history was a successful businessman and also a friend of Ip Man. He played very little role in "Ip Man". Wang Xiaohu knows this very well. He appeared in the early stage It’s just that Layewen started a joint venture to run a cotton factory. He didn’t think much of kung fu at first, and he just wanted his son to learn one and a half moves. On the contrary, his son didn't appear much in "Ip Man 1", and he didn't have many scenes, but his respectful and polite calmness and cleverness made him appear in "Ip Man 2" logically.

"A character like a tasteless character has given me such a headache for so long!" Perhaps I am too loyal to the original plot arrangement, for Zhou Qingquan, a character who only serves as a foil to Ip Man's outstanding friendship, or even a dispensable character , after being distressed for a while, Wang Xiaohu finally realized: Since the character in the original version is not good, then don’t worry about it. As for the cotton spinning factory or something, it’s simple, just find someone to replace it!

"Ah Hu, hurry up and come over for dinner. Uncle Qin's box lunch today is very good, with a large piece of beef!" Yuan Biao came over with two box lunches, handed one to Wang Xiaohu, and then squatted on the ground and ate it with his head buried.

Filming is like this. I am exhausted from the busy schedule every day, and I have to eat on the spot near the set, just to catch up on time.Although "Ip Man" has not been launched yet, everyone is used to this kind of life, squatting in the factory to rehearse is also a kind of work, and more importantly, everyone likes the atmosphere.

"Brothers, eat more, if there is not enough food, I will have some here!" Uncle Qin in a white coat pushed a small cart and yelled in the factory building, supporting everyone with rice from time to time. After a while, he came to Wang Xiaohu and said: "Boss Wang , Is the beef enough, I have prepared an extra portion for you!" Then he picked up a large spoon and put a piece of beef into Wang Xiaohu's lunch box.

"Oh, thank you Uncle Qin, this is just enough for me!" Wang Xiaohu stretched out his lunch box to take it, and looked up at Uncle Qin, who was stunned. Damn it, there is nowhere to find it after breaking through the iron shoes. Where in life do we not meet again? Uncle Qin's appearance, tsk tsk, regardless of other things, just that kind of obscenity, that kind of smile, that kind of appearance, um, he can definitely play Zhou Qingquan.

So Wang Xiaohu took the lunch box and said to Uncle Qin, "Uncle Qin, how old are you this year?"

"Well, I'm going to be 36 this year." Although Uncle Qin is called Uncle Qin, he doesn't look old at all. His family has been doing the work of supplying boxed lunches. He used to provide boxed lunches for many studios of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest. He has a good reputation in the industry. Now Already a small worth, worthy of the name of the successful people.

"Well, Uncle Qin, do you want to make a movie?"

"Ah? Boss Wang is really joking. I'm old and I don't look good. People call me wretched Qin. It's okay." Uncle Qin was busy dancing back and forth with a big spoon.

"It's okay, I think your image is not bad." Wang Xiaohu said and pulled Uncle Qin
After solving this troublesome problem, Wang Xiaohu lost all his burdens and felt relaxed. He has already called Yasaki Kurata from Japan and asked him to come over for the audition in the next few days. It's still a big boss, so we have to rehearse for a few more days.

The personnel issue is no longer controversial, and the rest is the setting issue. In "Ip Man", there are four major scenes, namely Zhenhua Cotton Factory, Ye Family Mansion, Japanese Fighting Arena, and Martial Arts Street.

The problem of the cotton factory is the easiest to solve. Wang Xiaohu’s base camp, that is, the abandoned factory building that was rented out as a training place for martial arts actors can be fully utilized. At this time, the abandoned factory building has been renovated and the dilapidated walls have also been restored Repainting, the cobwebs and broken lamps on the top of the factory building have also taken on a new look. In order to reproduce the combination of Chinese and Western characteristics of Foshan's industrial development in the 40s, Wang Xiaohu asked people to add western elements to the original design of the factory building, such as creating British lampposts. Western-style lamps, seats, cups and saucers, etc. were placed in order to allow the audience to feel the cultural color of the time from the setting, and a few tools from cotton spinning factories were rented, and they were placed in the factory building to look like that.

Since the door between Hong Kong and the mainland was not open at this time, the crew was naturally unable to go to Ip Man's old house in Foshan to shoot scenes. After Wang Xiaohu communicated with Ip Man, he directly used Ip Man's house on Lida Street as the shooting location. It is comparable to the Ye family's mansion in the original version, but it is better because this is also the place where Ye Wen lived in the second half of his life. Many props and furniture in the house were also pulled from Foshan back then. Nothing is more real than this!
Wang Xiaohu once felt complacent about his decision, if it is true, I am afraid there is no one who is more in place than me, right?
The Japanese fighting arena is simple. The Hongkou dojo was not demolished when the "Fist of Fury" was filmed. It was directly refurbished on the original basis, adding a tall stand, and adjusting the light to be darker.

Martial Arts Street is the main outdoor filming location in the play. Under the suggestion of Sammo Hung, Yuen Heping and others, Wang Xiaohu went to the Central and Western District of Hong Kong Island, Hollywood Road at the foot of Taiping Mountain. "Historical Street", Wang Xiaohu was attracted as soon as he entered this street, he nodded and praised that it was very suitable for the shooting location of Wuguan Street, so he asked Yuan Heping to be in charge of negotiating with several stores about leasing and filming, and then set about arranging the set.

After all the work was ready, Wang Xiaohu finally announced that May 5 would be the start time of "Ip Man". The chief is Uncle Qin who provided boxed lunches for the crew.
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The super dragon set "Uncle Qin" is here.The principle of the appearance of the extras: Those who can talk to the plot of the book are worthy of fans.The number of appearances is directly linked to the fan value

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