How did I become famous?

Chapter 119 Heroines of the Martial World (Completed in three chapters, nearly 10,000 words! Please vote!)

Liu Mang didn't have any specific ideas, so he planned to go to Nie Fang and the others the next day to brainstorm some inspiration.

But Wu Kai was not confused; he had already found his direction.

So the next day, when Fang Bie was in his office watching a live stream by a young woman while drawing, he came to him.

Yes, I'm watching a girl's live stream, the kind where she shows her face.

Although a camera with a level 10 beauty filter is powerful, showing your face is better than not showing your face, right?

At least there won't be any 58-year-old women pretending to be young.

Fortunately, Wu Kai was very polite; he remembered to knock on the door, unlike the young lady who just pushed the door open and walked in.

So when Wu Kai got permission to enter, he saw Fang Bie with his hands clasped under his chin, maintaining the pose of Commander Ikari.

The artwork and live streams are, of course, shut down now.

"What is it?" Fang Bie's tone remained unchanged.

But he was unhappy.

I was having a blast drawing and watching the live stream when the girl was about to start dancing, but it was abruptly cut short.

Anyone would be unhappy in that situation.

"Forehead guidance".

"Don't be so formal. Just call me Xiao Fang or Lao Fang like Liu Mang does. We're all on the same side."

"Uh, Lao Fang." Wu Kai was still a little uncomfortable.

Back then, we were all directors but not from the same company, so it didn't matter if he called Fang "Brother Fang" since we were on equal footing.

But now that I'm making a living under someone else's thumb, and I know for sure that they're better than me, it's hard to say anything too intimate.

Wu Kai composed himself: "Old Fang, Fatty Liu said you know some real martial arts masters. Could you introduce me to them? My department wants to find some real martial arts masters to be martial arts instructors, and I also want to understand the real situation in the martial arts world."

I also didn't want to let you down.

Fang scratched his cheek and thought seriously for a moment: "Hmm, I think I do know someone. Wait a minute, let me find his contact information."

He opened his phone's contact list and began searching.

Twenty seconds later, he found the phone number labeled "Brother Wing Chun".

Then he pushed the business card to Wu Kai: "This is his phone number. His name is Ip Man. That's right, the same name as the protagonist in the script. Actually, I wrote this script based on him. So I think you can go and talk to him. I think he's a good fit for the male lead in this movie."

Is it wrong to cast Ip Man as Ip Man? No, it's perfectly fine!

This can be considered one of Fang Bie's little quirky interests.

This is the only way to prevent him from completely forgetting his familiarity with his past life.

"Okay, I understand. I'll go find him in a bit."

Wu Kai readily accepted.

If it were a typical director, this kind of behavior of specifying the lead actor like Fang Bie would definitely make him unhappy.

But Wu Kai understands!

This script was written by Fang Bie with all his heart and soul!

Moreover, just look at Fang Bie's previous two movies; in which of his movies did he star a well-known actor?

What does this show? It shows that Fang has good taste!

And now he's recommending a lead actor to himself, what does that signify?

This proves that the lead actor is definitely top-notch! Moreover, Fang Bie treats this film as something on par with his own films!

Wu Kai felt a warm yet heavy feeling in his heart.

He understood that the warm feeling was called trust, and the heavy feeling was called responsibility.

Fang Bie smiled slightly: "Go for it, I believe in you!"

He said the same thing to Liu Mang.

But Wu Kai didn't know that; he only knew that he couldn't betray Fang Bie's trust in him.

He took a deep breath, his eyes slightly moist. "Yes, I won't let you down. I'll head out now."

"Okay, go ahead."

Get lost! I wonder if the girl has finished her dance yet.

Once outside, Wu Kai realized that besides this matter, he had also wanted to ask Fang Bie to help draw the storyboard for "The Grandmaster".

Actually, this is the director's right and obligation. After all, storyboards are meant to be shown to the crew to show them what the director envisions.

But Wu Kai really wanted to make a good movie.

Especially after seeing Liu Mang's treasured storyboard for "The Shadow of Light," the idea of ​​asking Fang Bie to draw the storyboard took root in his mind.

For this film, he was willing to only be credited as the executive director, and then write the director's name in the margin.

But he was so moved just now that he forgot about it.

Never mind, I'll talk to Fang again when I get back, it's the same.

Wu Kai walked out of the company and dialed the phone number that Fang Bie had given him.

Inside Hengdian World Studios, a scene from a period drama has just ended.

Wearing a tattered night outfit that reeked of sourness, Ip Man and several of his fellow disciples were squatting in the shade eating boxed lunches.

After finishing their meal, the group chatted idly.

Seeing that one of his junior disciples looked downcast, Ip Man asked, "Little Wong, what's wrong?"

The junior brother, Xiao Huang, looked up at his senior brother and said with a wry smile, "Senior brother, Master called me this morning. He asked how I was doing here, and I said I was alright. Then Master asked if I could bring a few more junior brothers over to try our luck together."

They practice Wing Chun.

But these days, people learn martial arts just to look cool and because they're influenced by kung fu movies and novels. Who can really endure that kind of hardship?

And even if you master it, so what? Would you dare to kill me in a fight?

Therefore, those who ultimately remain are either genuinely skilled in martial arts and able to endure hardship, or children who have been practicing martial arts since childhood.

Their master, unlike other swindlers, did not intend to recruit many apprentices to cheat people out of money, nor did he want to create hype to cheat people out of money.

Therefore, their whole family lived a very poor life.

Later, Ip Man came to Hengdian to work as a stuntman and action director. Although it was just as hard, at least he was able to support himself.

When his master called to check on him, Ip Man, like his children who were away from home, only told his master good news and not bad, saying that he was doing very well here.

The master was greatly pleased, and then asked him if he could bring a few more junior brothers to come and adventure with him.

Ip Man had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.

He's having a tough time right now. Besides working as a stunt double himself, he has no choice but to take his fellow apprentices to various venues to work as extras so they can barely make ends meet.

Fortunately, his fellow disciples were also ambitious and hardworking. None of them complained or blamed him. They even secretly agreed that no one was allowed to complain when their master called.

Ip Man was deeply moved, but he also felt immense guilt and pressure.

His fellow students are all so kind, and he really wants to lead them to make something of themselves.

Moreover, when he came out of seclusion, he also carried his master's expectations—to promote martial arts.

However, because everyone only reported good news and not bad news, the master mistakenly thought that they were doing really well here, so he wanted to send a few more junior brothers over.

this.

Knowing his senior brother was under a lot of pressure, the junior brother Huang smiled and said, "Senior brother, I told Master to wait a little longer. I said we've just established ourselves here and we don't want to cause you any trouble. Master agreed and told you to rest more and not push yourself too hard. But we can't keep this a secret forever."

Ip Man pursed his lips and sighed, "Don't tell Master yet, let me think of a way first."

He thought of Fang Bie.

Although they weren't very close, they had served time together in jail, and he had other ways to contact them.

But now that Fang Bie is a celebrity, he doesn't dare to contact Fang Bie.

Yes, I wouldn't dare.

In fact, Ip Man himself had this experience.

He used to have many fellow disciples from martial arts schools who called him brother, but ever since he came to Hengdian and they heard that he had become the martial arts director for some big TV series, they have lost contact with him.

He thought he had done something wrong and asked someone for advice, but they said that actually, they were afraid to ask him.

He feels that way now too.

He dared not contact Fang Bie.

But then his phone rang.

I took out my phone, and the caller ID showed an unfamiliar number.

Ip Man hesitated for a moment, but still answered the phone.

Hello.

"Hello, are you Master Ip Man?"

"Um, I'm Ip Man. And you are...?"

"Hello, my name is Wu Kai. I don't know if you've heard of me."

"Director Wu, hello. What can I do for you?"

Of course he had heard of Wu Kai.

The young director who publicly humiliated the organizers and a group of people in the film and television industry at the Golden Phoenix Awards a few days ago.

He heard that the other party might be blacklisted by a coalition of people in the industry, so why was he contacting him?

Wu Kai's voice came from the other end: "It's like this, I'm currently preparing for a new movie, would you be interested in auditioning?"

"I'm sorry, I'm quite busy right now and I'm afraid I don't have time."

Ip Man certainly didn't want to go.

Although I don't know how he got my contact information, he needs me, his stunt double, to audition for an actor.

It seems the rumors about him being blacklisted by the film and television industry are true.

Ip Man is now the hope of his fellow disciples and his master; he cannot and dares not get involved in any troublesome matters.

He was about to hang up the phone.

"Wait! Actually, it was Director Fang who gave me your contact information. Now I'm a director at Director Fang's company. By the way, it was also Director Fang who recommended you for the audition. Aren't you really going to consider it? Think about Yan Shuangying, think about Kira Yoshikage, and think about Chen Yongren."

Ip Man did not hang up the phone, but he also did not say anything.

Wu Kai's voice softened considerably: "Mr. Ye, I know you're worried about my situation. But I think you should trust Director Fang and his judgment. How about this, Mr. Ye, I'll wait for you at Yonghe Teahouse until 3 PM. If you come, just come up to the Lily Hall private room on the second floor. You can think about it carefully."

The call ended, and Ip Man was still in a daze.

He didn't want to get involved with Wu Kai.

But what about Fang Bie?

He said it was Fang who recommended him.

He also knew about Fang's other affairs.

Both "Captain China" and "Shadow of Light" used amateur actors, and Chen Yongren even won the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival.

Can I do it?

And then there's Wu Kai. According to online reports, he has character issues.

But after watching the live broadcast of the Golden Phoenix Awards, Ip Man also felt that Wu Kai was a real man. The online reports were probably smears or misunderstandings. Otherwise, if Wu Kai hired online trolls to smear Director Fang, why would Director Fang speak up for him?

He also said that he is now in the same company as Director Fang, and that he was recommended to him by Director Fang.

Should I trust him?

"Senior, who called?"

Lost in thought, Ip Man turned back to look at his fellow disciples.

Looking into their bright eyes, and recalling his master's white-haired but resolute face, Ip Man's gaze also hardened.

He was going to find Wu Kai.

If Yan Shuangying, Kira Yoshikage, and Chen Yongren can do it, then Ip Man can too!

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