Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 407: Premiere of "Ip Man"

The day after completing the filming of "Lost in Thailand," Wu Zhuo received a call from Raymond Wong, and the promotion for "Ip Man" officially began.

The promotion of "Ip Man" followed the old Hong Kong entertainment industry approach, bombarding the public with news reports.

And because the production team had money, it was making headlines almost every day.

In just two or three days, news about "Ip Man" spread like wildfire online.

Wu Zhuo's new film, Ip Man.

Wu Zhuo's high-energy action film is coming soon!

International superstar Wu Zhuo's first action film

Wilson Yip believes Wu Zhuo will be the successor to Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

These headlines alone are enough to generate a lot of buzz.

In addition, Wu Zhuo was very popular at this time.

Last month, his starring film "Fleet of Time" finished its run, grossing over 300 million yuan. Combined with his previous film "Painted Skin," both of his starring films have grossed over 300 million yuan.

This makes him very influential in the film industry.

Just like how Shen Teng's outstanding performance in "Goodbye Mr. Loser" in his previous life led to a large number of viewers flocking to theaters to buy tickets for his subsequent films as long as the quality wasn't too bad.

Although Wu Zhuo may not be as outstanding at this time due to his style, he still has no shortage of audiences who go to the cinema specifically to see him.

In addition, Wu Zhuo's fans will also constitute a large audience.

Coincidentally, Wu Zhuo was holding a concert during this period, and his fan base was very cohesive.

With double exposure, the promotional effect of "Ip Man" was simply maximized.

Many netizens expressed their intention to watch the show online.

"We must support Wu Zhuo's movie!"

"This is awesome! I've got so many roles to play this year."

"The money is ready, and we're just waiting for the film to be released."

The feedback from netizens is very encouraging for the production team.

On the 5th, the production team released the first trailer for the film.

The trailer is full of Wu Zhuo's action scenes.

In particular, the line "I'm going to take on ten of them" went viral online after the trailer was released.

At the same time, on the same day, the production team released the instrumental soundtrack for "Ip Man" and the song "Ip Man Master" sung by Wu Zhuo for the film.

As for instrumental music, audiences at this time didn't really like listening to this type of music.

However, "Ip Man" immediately topped the charts of major new songs after its release on various music platforms.

On the 8th, "Ip Man" held its premiere in Beijing.

Actually, the production team originally planned to hold the premiere in Hong Kong.

However, considering that Wu Zhuo has a nationwide audience and is currently more supported in mainland China.

Therefore, the production team chose to hold the premiere in Beijing.

Oriental Film Company still has a very high profile.

On that day, many Hong Kong movie stars personally came to show their support.

For example, Aaron Kwok, Nick Cheung, Nicholas Tse, and even Donnie Yen were there.

Many movie stars from Huayi Brothers, a company based in mainland China, also came to lend their support.

Zhang Hanyu, Deng Chao, Ge You, and others.

The massive cast and crew made "Ip Man" one of the most anticipated films of the summer.

One reason why so many domestic filmmakers came to support and assist "Ip Man" is to help it compete with foreign blockbusters.

This year's summer movie season is mostly dominated by foreign blockbusters.

Among them, "Transformers 2", "Ice Age 3", and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" are the most powerful.

Transformers was released relatively early, on June 22nd, and its box office has already reached over 300 million, heading straight for 400 million.

For domestic filmmakers, watching these foreign blockbusters dominate the domestic market is bound to be somewhat unsettling.

It just so happens that "Ip Man" is a big-budget production, and it also stars Wu Zhuo, a very popular actor with strong box office appeal.

Everyone hopes that Wu Zhuo and "Ip Man" can withstand the impact of foreign blockbusters and hold onto the market. Yes, that's exactly what it means to hold onto the market.

This year's summer movie season was completely dominated by foreign blockbusters.

Everyone was very envious.

Everyone is eagerly hoping that a domestic film can break this monopoly and allow domestic films to make a difference during this period.

And Ip Man has now become a film that everyone believes can break the monopoly.

Therefore, everyone went out of their way to come and help out.

"Wu Zhuo, this must be our first time meeting! I've wanted to get to know you for a long time, and today I finally have the chance."

Feng Xiaogang also arrived at the scene, and upon seeing Wu Zhuo, he immediately came over to talk to him.

"Hello, Director Feng."

Wu Zhuo shook hands with him and they got to know each other.

"I watched an internal screening of 'Ip Man,' and it's a really good movie."

Feng Xiaogang grinned and said, "I don't know if we'll have a chance to work together, but I really want to.

I think if we collaborate, grossing over 500 million at the box office is definitely a given.

During this period, Feng Xiaogang was very confident, with a sense of being the best in the world.

That makes sense, though, since none of his films over the years have been failures.

In fact, he is the director in China with the most box office earnings exceeding 100 million yuan.

Success makes people confident.

With so many success stories, it's impossible for him not to be confident.

"I actually really want to work with you, but I just haven't been able to find the opportunity."

Although that's what he said, Wu Zhuo didn't think so in his heart.

The main problem is that Feng Xiaogang's movies are not really suitable for him.

The other party's main area is comedy, which happens to be Wu Zhuo's weakness.

"Haha, I'll let you know when I find a chance to polish a script."

Feng Xiaogang also knew that his film didn't suit Wu Zhuo, and he needed to study the situation carefully.

So he plans to go back and carefully conceive a movie that can reflect Wu Zhuo's characteristics, as well as his own.

After chatting with Feng Xiaogang for a few minutes, Feng Xiaogang left on his own initiative, while Wu Zhuo joined the crew to welcome the others.

"Brother Jia Hui, it's been a long time!"

Nick Cheung, who just won the Best Actor award this year, seemed quite pleased with himself.

From afar, Wu Zhuo saw him chatting happily with Xie Tingfeng.

The film "The Witness," starring the two, won numerous awards in the middle of the year.

It's worth mentioning that this film also proved Nicholas Tse's acting skills.

Prior to this, Nicholas Tse was also considered a prime example of someone who couldn't act.

"Zhaozai, congratulations! Two movies have grossed over 300 million at the box office. This 'Ip Man' movie is sure to be a huge hit as well."

Nick Cheung walked over with Nicholas Tse, smiling.

"Hello, Brother Tingfeng!"

Wu Zhuo greeted Nicholas Tse.

He actually had dealings with Nicholas Tse.

He had previously written songs for Nicholas Tse.

The two had met more than once before when Wu Zhuo went to Emperor Entertainment.

However, the two did not interact much.

Oh, that might be because Wu Zhuo had a lot of contact with Edison Chen before.

Although some time has passed since that incident, its impact is still felt.

Because of that incident, Nicholas Tse was out of the public eye for a while, and only started working again this year.

(End of this chapter)