I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 390, 8 points!

At this moment, Liu Dehua, as an audience member

A few tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, and a surge of passionate blood flowed through his chest.

Just as Ip Man calmly faced death, his spirit would live on forever.

Ip Man at this moment.

It means he/she is dead.

He is still alive.

The spirit of Chinese martial arts ignites emotions, not just through the exquisite martial arts performance, but through the indomitable spirit contained within it.

This spirit is the essence of Chinese martial arts.

This kind of inheritance is Chinese martial arts.

There's no need to let those so-called traditional martial arts masters do their nonsense propaganda and make the world think that kung fu is just like what's shown in TV dramas.

When Ip Man ignited his spirit, the image of a grandmaster was already established.

It is very three-dimensional.

Therefore, in Liu Dehua's mind, Li Yun's film has been upgraded from mere entertainment to excellence.

An excellent work of art.

At this moment, Li Yun was also watching the movie end.

There is a blank space here.

The blank space here probably represents Ip Man's final survival and death. Unlike the original version, where it was clear that Ip Man survived.

After all, how can we make a sequel if he doesn't survive?

In Li Yun's version...

He survived too.

To live a more noble life.

It is not merely physical survival, but a continuation of the spirit.

All the audience members became Ip Man.

The people who were once numb and dared not resist have now unleashed their fury in rebellion.

This is Ip Man.

The spirit of Chinese martial arts that it represents.

"You are greater than me."

"Thank you for the compliment."

At this moment, Li Yun felt that the huge movie theater was empty except for himself and the young man in the Tang suit next to him.

We can no longer hear the praise from the media and Lau Tak-wah, nor the excitement from Yip Wai-shun and Donnie Yen about the completion of the work.

All that could be heard was the voice of Ip Man standing nearby.

"The real me can't do that. If it were me, when Colonel Sato gave me a choice and offered me a way to live, I would have gladly accepted it. I would have chosen the right path for my wife and son."

At this moment, Ip Man sighed slightly: "So this is your choice, not mine, and I can only thank you for making the choice you would have made using the name Ip Man."

"You are greater than me, my friend, and thank you."

"It led my destiny down a different path."

Li Yun felt that the movie theater had returned to its noisy state after the movie ended.

Only then did he realize that the media was interviewing him.

I had just been distracted.

"Sorry, I was just spacing out. Is there something you need to say?"

"Your martial arts skills are so exquisite and authentic. Have you consulted with a proper teacher from the martial arts association?"

"The Wing Chun teacher from the Wushu Association."

Li Yun asked in confusion, "Who is it?"

"Didn't you say that your martial arts are authentic? And that Teacher Milan Fang of the Chinese Martial Arts Association is a descendant of Ip Man's disciples, and that her Wing Chun is the authentic one, while yours is not?"

"Is it possible that my Wing Chun is also authentic, but I didn't learn it from her?"

Li Yun said confidently, "How could the Wing Chun that the system gave me not be authentic?"

Milan Fong has always claimed to be the only orthodox practitioner of Wing Chun and does not acknowledge the orthodoxy of other schools.

But if Li Yun considers himself the orthodox practitioner, then the Wing Chun successor of that martial arts association would lose his legitimacy.

The astute Hong Kong media immediately sensed the big story behind this.

There's definitely something that can be done.

Beyond the quality of the film itself.

Other places are also areas that the media needs to explore.

Interesting buzz.

The first-day box office results are out, with "Ip Man" earning 500 million yuan in a single day, which is not bad, but it is indeed insignificant compared to "The Warlords" which earned 3000 million yuan on its opening day.

In terms of the ratio of investment to box office revenue, "Ip Man" is actually slightly better than "The Warlords".

This was actually a bit unexpected.

It's worth noting that the investment in "Ip Man" was only thirty to forty million.

Compared to "The Warlords," where a single actor's salary reached hundreds of millions, this is nothing.

They're not even in the same league.

Meanwhile, the Chinese Martial Arts Association's lengthy post was circulating on Weibo.

"This is not traditional Chinese martial arts. It has no legitimacy whatsoever. It was not authorized by our martial arts association, and we were not notified afterward. We are angry and disappointed about this, especially after watching the movie. We all agree that traditional Chinese martial arts are not like this."

This is a joint statement from Ma Guohu, Milan Fang, and other traditional martial arts masters, and it even has an official stamp for verification.

They are the masters of the Wushu Association.

The true successor.

When they issued their joint statement, "Ip Man," which used martial arts as a gimmick, was already facing a crisis of public opinion.

Especially when they produced movie tickets as a record, they were already completely convincing.

These martial arts masters with titles have indeed watched the movie.

That's why people say this martial art isn't authentic.

It was incredibly convincing, and their supporters and fans joined in the commotion below.

"Luckily I didn't buy a movie ticket, otherwise it would have been a real waste of money. Even the authentic successors are saying it's not genuine, so there's no point in watching the movie. I want to see action, why not watch a more exciting Hollywood movie? Why not watch 'The Warlords'?"

"Thank goodness they didn't buy tickets! All their fancy fighting was fake. They dare to claim it's real fighting, but they haven't even developed internal energy or skill. How dare they say they practice Chinese martial arts?"

"If you don't cultivate true qi, you'll end up with nothing in your old age. I know that Li Yun. He may be good at external martial arts, but without true qi, he's just a joke."

"Is true qi cultivation really that miraculous?"

At this moment, Li Lianjie was holding his phone, looking at Weibo with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"I've practiced martial arts for so long, and I never even knew that martial arts existed. Do they think the settings in martial arts movies are real?"

"So those martial arts masters are more like stage actors than martial arts practitioners, and this so-called 'striving for excellence' is just part of their stage play. Unfortunately, quite a few people actually believe in this farcical comedy," Chen Kexin said with a click of her tongue.

"The movie 'Ip Man' has really had a run of bad luck. If Ip Wai-shin had just given them some money, things would have been fine. Now these guys are making a huge fuss. Jet Li, if you were in their shoes, what would you have done?"

"I might spar with them on the spot. If they can beat me, then why not pay them? I'd also like to see what their so-called internal strength is like."

"Then you might really have to pay them. Their health can't take your criticism," Chen Kexin teased.

The two were joking around.

The topic was also left aside.

The reason they are paying renewed attention to the movie "Ip Man" is because its opening day box office ratio is surprisingly good relative to its investment.

This shows that both the publicity and the subject matter have an audience.

This movie is showing signs of becoming popular.

However, it is still much smaller in scale than "The Warlords".

They can hardly be considered rivals.

All I can say is that the opening day box office has some merit, but that's about it. It's a clichéd director, a clichéd producer, and a fledgling newcomer.

What kind of movies can they make?

To say how good it is...

It certainly won't be as good as "The Warlords" with its Hollywood technology.

In terms of the scale of commercial films.

This seems to be a true principle.

At this moment, Chen Kexin was also hesitant and nervous.

After all, the success of "The Warlords" will directly affect his next film, "Bodyguards and Assassins," which is a deep collaboration with BGI.

A film with a larger scale than "The Warlords".

It follows the creative style of "The Warlords" and even has a higher investment scale than "The Warlords".

A much larger cast.

If I had to put it in perspective, "The Warlords" was merely a trial run for "Bodyguards and Assassins".

Only BGI Genomics could afford to produce such a large-scale, experimental project.

"We hope the audience will like our style."

The initial box office feedback only proves the box office appeal of the marketing campaign and the cast to fans.

The key factors to watch are the box office results and public opinion.

Until the initial ratings on Douban came out.

The score for "The Warlords" is 7.1.

A score that perfectly matches the tone of a commercial blockbuster.

"I don't know how to look at this score. What do you think?" Li Lianjie asked Chen Kexin.

"It's not bad. At least for a commercial film, this is a pretty good result. Generally speaking, if you can achieve this result, you should have no problem breaking even." Chen Kexin breathed a slight sigh of relief. Breaking even was no problem.

For business investment.

Profits come only after you've secured your capital.

Once word-of-mouth spread, Chen Kexin felt confident.

However, I glanced briefly at the neighbor's house.

But they were dumbfounded.

On the other hand, his score for "Ip Man" was ridiculously high.

8.2 points.

This initial score is already higher than that of a typical art film.

Normally, only critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful films receive this score, but now this score has appeared on a commercially oriented film.

"I didn't see that wrong, did I? 8.2 points?!" Chen Kexin was quite shocked by the score.

That's a really high score!

The opening is eight minutes long.

Not only that, the box office had already reached ten million by the second day.

It doubled.

The creators of "The Warlords" were dumbfounded, but the people from the martial arts association were the ones who were truly on the verge of collapse.

Ma Guobao and Mi Lanfang, these so-called orthodox successors, originally wanted to see Ip Man struggle in the quagmire of the abyss.

But they didn't struggle at all.

The box office revenue increased on the second day.

"This doesn't make sense! We've already said this martial arts isn't authentic anymore, so why are there still so many spectators? Are they blind?!"

Ma Guobao angrily berated these viewers who didn't understand martial arts, asking them why they were giving money to these people.

That's an insult to the traditional martial arts of China.

You actually gave them money for the tickets!

What are its ingredients?

Or is this box office figure inflated?

the most important is.

It's utterly unreasonable that "Ip Man" achieved such success despite being so poorly received on its own side.

Even Milan Fang didn't expect this at that moment.

"This doesn't make sense."

But the result told these traditional martial arts masters the whole story.

"Ip Man" achieved considerable box office success, with its box office revenue even doubling the following day.

It reached 1000 million.

It grossed tens of millions at the box office.

Even Ye Weixin didn't expect such box office success.

How did they achieve this box office performance amidst all the negative news?

Even if "Ip Man" is of decent quality, it wouldn't have gained such widespread popularity so quickly.

Generally, the fermentation process should take about a week.

But if it ferments directly the next day, then it's not due to quality issues.

Or perhaps there are external reasons as well.

Some unknown external reasons.

But Ye Weixin and his team quickly found the reason, a reason that seemed absolutely unbelievable from the perspective of online public opinion.

The biggest contributor to this wave of publicity.

It turned out to be those traditional Chinese martial arts masters.

"What's going on? This is the reason you found?" Yuan Jinbao asked in astonishment, "They didn't help us with any publicity, and they were even smearing us. How can you say all the credit goes to them?"

At this moment, Ye Weixin's lips twitched.

Is it possible that they are the minority, or even the clowns?

At this time, the era had already entered the Internet age.

We have entered the era of young people.

In the midst of information overload, many things spread very quickly.

Horse-drawn carriages used to be slow, but now the internet is fast.

People aren't stupid.

These are traditional martial arts and qigong masters.

What exactly are its components?!

How long can they keep fooling people with their act?

They even unknowingly became clowns on the internet, with far more people distrusting them than trusting them, especially when they were smearing "Ip Man".

Actually, many people are just watching the joke.

Some people even chose to watch the movie because of their smear campaign.

After all, two negatives make a positive.

What you oppose might actually be a good thing?

And so the second wave of box office revenue came.

What happened was completely unexpected.

This forced Ye Weixin to admit that if he had agreed to the clowns' demands from the martial arts association, the publicity effect might not have been as good.

Their denials actually had a positive effect.

This feeling is somewhat comical, even a bit ridiculous.

But for the movie, it's exciting news.

It's like a powerful shot in the arm.

If this box office trend continues...

It wouldn't be surprising if a war were to break out, and the "Warlords" could be written.

"Our popularity is still rising, everyone's talking about 'Ip Man'." Ye Weixin murmured to himself, looking at his computer, "It seems like we could... maybe have a go."

Based on the number of ratings on Douban.

The number of people who rated it on Hupu.

The participation rate in rating the movie "Ip Man" is quite high.

High ratings and a large number of ratings indicate high fan engagement and participation.

I get more emotions from movies.

"Let the hype linger a little longer."

For Yip Wai-shun, the only regret was probably the direction of the discussions in this movie.

They're all Li Yun.

No matter who they are, as long as they are involved in this movie, they will inevitably mention Li Yun, the producer, director, and screenwriter, who seems to have been forgotten.

Under normal circumstances, Yip Wai-shun would have publicly clarified online that he was the biggest contributor to the film. But with "Ip Man," he simply couldn't bring himself to say it. From the character development to the main character's vivid and lifelike portrayal, he couldn't claim any credit.

The drama and the action scenes.

Li Yun is truly unique.

Just as agreed, Cheng Shilong and Zhou Xingxing returned to the teahouse, ordered their favorite chicken feet siu mai and some Cantonese dim sum, and the two chatted like old friends.

At this moment, Cheng Shilong was eating chicken feet while talking.

"How did you get to see that movie? Did that young Li surprise you?"

Regarding box office revenue...

No matter what kind of success "Ip Man" or "The Warlords" achieves, it's all child's play for Jackie Chan.

They all reached the very top.

They are far more powerful than even the biggest superstars.

International superstar!

In Cheng Shilong's eyes, Li Lianjie was nothing more than a junior following behind him.

"So what do you think of this movie?" Stephen Chow asked Cheng Shilong in return, asking for his opinion on "The Warlords".

For this premiere, Cheng Shilong chose a viewing route that was completely opposite to that of Stephen Chow.

I went to see "The Warlords".

Cheng Shilong's attitude towards this movie.

He nodded and then shook his head.

Don't try to explain our relationship to me.

"What's our relationship? Are we friends?"

"I guess so. Rivals and friends aren't necessarily enemies, are they?"

"Hehe." Cheng Shilong chuckled and continued, "Well, I approve of the quality of this movie, especially for an older viewer like me. It's very enjoyable, whether it's the action scenes, the brotherhood, or the political intrigue. If I were to rate it, I'd give the actors a nine out of ten and the script a seven out of ten."

"You gave it such a high rating, it's basically a 7 out of 10?" Stephen Chow was slightly surprised.

"Well, the movie is indeed a good movie."

Cheng Shilong stroked his chin: "But his script has too many obscure and difficult parts, a lot of political scenes, and some interspersed metaphors. There is too much information. Even if I think about it carefully while watching the movie, I may not be able to fully reproduce what the filmmaker is trying to express."

Political metaphors and court intrigues are not unusual elements in a film.

But as a commercial film.

If too many of these elements are included, they will become a burden on the dramatic scenes.

"After watching 'Ip Man,' it's probably the complete opposite of your 'The Warlords.' It doesn't have many metaphors, and even the expression of emotions is straightforward. Even a three-year-old can understand what the movie is trying to convey."

At this point, Stephen Chow paused and then said...

"As for Li Yun's performance..."

"What do you mean? The young man you're optimistic about." Cheng Shilong was already getting a little restless. After hearing Stephen Chow say that the movie's storytelling wasn't complicated, he wanted to go and see it.

What Cheng Shilong found truly astonishing was Stephen Chow's evaluation of Li Yun.

If he continues to make Hong Kong films.

Li Yun is the next superstar.

The highest title in the Hong Kong entertainment industry today.

The Four Heavenly Kings.

Add one more person.

The Fifth Heavenly King!

(End of this chapter)