Huayu: King of Kung Fu

Chapter 127 did something remarkable

Yang Xiaoye was dragged out of bed by her mother to eat breakfast.

She ate her fish soup noodles with a sigh, saying, "I finally have a winter vacation, can't you let me sleep a little longer?"

Yang's mother said, "Your dad has to go to work. You'll come with me to buy New Year's goods later."

"knew!"

Yang Xiaoye took a sip of the rice noodle soup, picked up a fried dough stick and took a bite, when she suddenly noticed the newspaper in her father's hand with a picture of Lin Hu on it. Her eyes lit up and she said, "Dad, let me see the entertainment section!"

Yang's father gave Yang Xiaoye the entertainment section of the Chutian Metropolis Daily.

Yang Xiaoye glanced at it and found that it was the premiere of Lin Hu's new film "The Legend of the Martial Arts".

The Chutian Metropolis Daily seems to have attached great importance to this, publishing a special feature, using an entire page, and writing multiple articles to report on it from all angles.

"The premiere of 'The Legend of the Martial Arts' was a star-studded affair, with overseas film distributors gathering in Beijing!"

The global premiere of international action star Lin Hu's new film "The Legend of the Martial Arts" was held in Beijing on January 16. Nearly eighty stars from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, as well as many overseas film distributors, gathered in Beijing, making it an unprecedented event.

The premiere aligned with international standards, featuring a red carpet ceremony for the first time. Numerous celebrities walked the red carpet to interact with the audience, generating a very enthusiastic response.

"The premiere of 'The Legend of the Martial Arts' received unanimous praise; Lin Hu has created a new classic of kung fu!"

"The Legend of the Martial Arts" is Lin Hu's third action film, a remake of the classic film of the same name from the 1980s.

This film transcends personal grudges and is imbued with patriotism, featuring expansive and spectacular martial arts action.

Throughout the premiere screening, applause was continuous, and the final battle scene was particularly breathtaking, prompting the entire audience to rise and applaud for a long time.

"The rights to 'The Legend of Martial Arts' have been sold to many countries, opening up the Asian film market with its hardcore kung fu!"

The copyright sales for "The Legend of the Martial Arts" are extremely hot, with rights sold to more than 30 markets. It has already recouped its costs even before its release.

More copyright sales are under negotiation, and European and American film companies have also shown strong interest.

It is worth mentioning that the copyright of "The Legend of Martial Arts" was sold to Taiwan for a high price of NT$3000 million (approximately RMB 800 million).

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The copyright holder, Longxiang Film Company, also stated that the film will be released during the Spring Festival this year.

This Spring Festival, compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will watch the same movie in cinemas.

Yang Xiaoye was a little excited when she saw this, and showed the news to her father.

Yang's father was also deeply moved and said, "This Lin Hu has done something truly remarkable."

Yang Xiaoye chimed in, "Right? I think he's pretty amazing."

Mr. Yang said, "In that case, our whole family will go see 'The Chronicles of Martial Arts' this Chinese New Year."

Yang Xiaoye agreed: "Great!"

Yang's mother asked curiously, "Weren't his previous movies shown in Taiwan?"

Yang Xiaoye shook her head: "I don't know!"

Information was not as readily available in those days as it is in later generations. People could only glean bits and pieces from newspapers, so the average person would have no way of knowing about a movie being released overseas.

Currently, mainland Chinese films that want to be screened in Taiwan do so through an application process, with only ten films allowed per year on a first-come, first-served basis.

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The usual practice is for the Taiwanese distributor to first reach an agreement with the mainland production company, and then the Taiwanese distributor applies for the film to be screened. Once the application is approved, the distributor pays the money.

Lin Hu's previous two "Ong-Bak" films were delayed for too long. Although the copyright was sold, they were not released on a large scale and were only sold in second-run theaters and DVD markets.

They didn't sell for much money; the two were bundled together for only $500,000, which was just pocket change for Lin Hu.

Even so, the Ong-Bak series is very popular in Taiwan, with high viewership in video rental stores and second-tier cinemas.

This time, "The Legend of the Martial Arts" is a key project produced by Central Motion Picture Corporation. Lin Hu's films have all been box office hits, and Taiwanese film distributors are also very optimistic about it.

After some maneuvering, it was acquired by Taiwan's Longxiang Company and became the first mainland Chinese film to be released in Taiwan this year.

Yang Xiaoye took the newspaper back and continued reading, but the next part was gossip news.

Zhou Xun appeared at the premiere of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," but remained silent about her daughter Xiaohua's private life!

"A memorable moment on the red carpet of 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes': Lin Hu and Gao Yuanyuan give an interview together!"

For Yang Xiaoye, she actually prefers gossip news that exposes the private lives of celebrities.

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Unfortunately, these reporters were completely useless; after digging for so long, they still couldn't find any photos of Xiaohua, which left Yang Xiaoye very disappointed.

I wonder what her expression would be if she knew that Xiaohua shared the same name as her.

New Year's Day.

Yang Xiaoye's family bought movie tickets in advance and arrived at the cinema at a leisurely pace.

The cinemas were packed with people. Chen Long and Lin Hu, who missed last year's Spring Festival film season, are both back this year.

With the two kings making a strong comeback, most of the Lunar New Year films that were released at the end of December have been taken off the screens.

Chen Long's film this year is "The Accidental Spy," a Chinese-language film.

Compared to Chen Long's Western films, Chinese audiences still prefer his Chinese-language films.

However, the movie was made in a strange way, and Chen Long played a Korean, so the audience didn't really like it, and the box office wasn't very good.

But it's not too bad, after all, the big brother dragon still has appeal.

Yang Xiaoye walked into the screening room, which was packed with people, even the front row was full.

Soon, the movie began to play.

This production of "The Legend of Martial Arts" was made with a huge budget, featuring upgraded hardware and exquisite costumes and props.

After watching for a few minutes, Yang Xiaoye, a viewer in the row in front of her, said, "Isn't this 'The Chronicles of Martial Arts'?"

The original version of "The Chronicles of Martial Arts" is set in the early Republican era and focuses on fighting the Russians.

Lin Hu changed it to the late Republican era, when they fought against the Japanese.

Those viewers who had seen the original version immediately realized something was wrong.

The person next to him said, "It must have been modified!"

The man patiently watched on, and soon, a fight broke out in the movie.

The action sequences, re-choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping, Lam Fu, Donnie Yen, and others, are not as entertaining as the original "Wulin Chronicles."

It's comparable.

The audience members who had previously raised questions immediately shut up.

Lin Hu has made his move!

This time, he was no longer a country boy, but a wealthy young master. Although his moves were still fierce, he was calm and composed, stopping short of making a move, showing the demeanor of a grandmaster.

His one-on-one fight with Donnie Yen is the first climax of the film. The clash of Southern and Northern styles of martial arts, with its fluid and graceful movements, is a feast for the eyes.

In Donnie Yen's version of "Ip Man," Jin Shan, who plays a Northern boxer, challenges Ip Man but is brutally defeated and ridiculed by the townspeople of Foshan, looking like a clown.

In Lin Hu's version of "The Legend of the Martial Arts," Donnie Yen plays Ye Shi, a southern boxer who is no longer a clown, but a person who is devoted to pursuing the martial arts!

Because Lin Hu wanted to express the concept of North-South integration, the Northern boxer he played did not intentionally vilify the Southern boxer.

The two sides fought a decisive battle, which fostered a sense of mutual respect between them, and Ye Shi was able to open a school in Tianjin to teach students.

However, the plot soon took a sharp turn for the worse when the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out, the Japanese army launched a full-scale invasion of China, and Tianjin fell.

Martial arts schools were forced to close one after another, and Dongfang Xu, played by Lin Hu, became a miner in order to support his family.

The Japanese set up a ring and challenged Chinese people to fight. Those who lost were beaten to death.

Donnie Yen plays Ye Shi, who angrily challenges the Japanese and returns victorious, only to be ambushed. Before his death, he passes on his boxing manual to Dongfang Xu.

Dongfang Xu originally only wanted to earn a living and support his family, but Ye Shi's death enraged him.

Enraged, he accepted the challenge, roaring, "I'll take on ten of them!"

The film's emotional control is superb, building up layer by layer until, at this point, the audience, like Dongfang Xu, is filled with utter rage.

When Dongfang Xu decisively defeated ten Japanese soldiers, some viewers were so engrossed in the performance that they couldn't help but cheer him on.

In the final battle, when Dongfang Xu completely lost his composure and, filled with rage, kicked Miura in the head.

With a loud "bang," the wooden stakes of the arena were kicked and broke!

All the audience's emotions were released at this moment!

My heart was pounding with excitement, and I roared with cheers!