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Chapter 546 "Jing Wu" Is Unreasonably Popular (Part [-])
It is said that a reporter asked, "Tang, Tang Zai, I want to ask you...were you really injured in the film?!"

As soon as this question came out, the people around laughed again, making the female reporter blush. It was obvious that she was definitely a fan of Chen Xiaotang.

But immediately, everyone's laughter stopped, as if being strangled by the neck, they looked at the stage stupidly.

I saw that Chen Xiaotang rolled up his sleeves at some point, and one arm was blue and purple, which can be said to be full of scars!

Facing everyone's stunned, Chen Xiaotang said very easily: "When shooting this kind of real kung fu movie, injuries are inevitable. What you see now is only a part..." Then Chen Xiaotang turned to Li Lianjie and Zhou Lianjie beside him. Billy motioned, "Please, take off your shirts!"

Li Lianjie and Zhou Bili glanced at each other, then took off their shirts.

"Ah!" exclaimed a girl.

Everyone was once again shocked by the scene in front of them.

I saw that Li Lianjie and Zhou Bili were covered with scars and bruises everywhere!
"Have you seen it? This is our actor! This is our filmmaker!" Chen Xiaotang's voice was a little choked up, and his eyes were a little moist. "They paid more than anyone else to let you see a good movie!"

"They don't need your applause, they don't need your praise, they just want to tell you that they are worthy of this drama and you!"

In the entire movie theater, only Chen Xiaotang's voice echoed around.

It took a long time for those people who were shocked to come back to their senses. They didn't know who they were, and they suddenly took the lead in applauding.

All of a sudden, everyone started applauding together.The applause turned into thunder, roaring, almost shaking the ceiling down.

At that moment, everyone in the crew of "Jing Wu Heroes" burst into tears, tears of happiness!
After the successful premiere of "Heroes of Fist of Fury", the entire Hong Kong entertainment circle was shaken up immediately, and everyone was shocked!

"This movie is so good, you will definitely regret it if you don't watch it!"

"It's great, it's wonderful! It's even better than Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury"!"

These are the praises from the audience after watching this drama!
"I can't use words to describe the excitement of this drama, especially the fighting part, which is beyond everyone's imagination!"

"As a reporter, I must speak with facts. This "Jing Wu Heroes" is definitely worth watching!"

These are the compliments of those media reporters.

"The movie shot by Chen Xiaotang gave us a lot of shock and inspiration. It turns out that movies can still be made like this!"

"It is undeniable that Lafite's first kung fu film was a success, he opened up a new world with his fists and feet!"

"Oh, depressed, Tang Zai is too powerful, the movie "Jing Wu Heroes" is too sharp, the tricks are so well shot, how can you tell us colleagues to live in the future?!"

This is the emotion expressed by those Hong Kong filmmakers.

As the saying goes, gold cups and silver cups are not as good as people's reputation!
With the rave reviews of the drama "Heroes of Fist of Fury," the box office has been singing all the way, and even some famous literati in Hong Kong can't help but have a look at the beauty of this drama.These include Jin Yong, the master of martial arts, Ni Kuang, a geek in science fiction, and Cai Lan, a great talent.

These big-name cultural people couldn't help itching their hands after watching this drama, and wrote a draft of their impressions overnight.

Cai Lan——
"I am a strange person. I have always been interested in three things. The first is food, the second is fine wine, and the third is beauty! But to my surprise, now I am also interested in movies. And what made me make this change was a drama I watched last night—"Jing Wu Heroes"!"

"From the beginning to the end, this drama can be said to be a real man's movie. It is very masculine and passionate. If you want to compare it, it is like a plate of hot Sichuan food. It makes your blood boil from the mouth to the bottom of your heart! I used to be very I am disgusted with this kind of film that shows off blood, and I feel that watching such a film is the patent of those young people, but now I want to say that this film is definitely worth watching for everyone, because it can help you melt blood, remove blood stasis and rejuvenate. Of course, yes Spiritually!"

"If there are any deficiencies in this film, it can only be said that the director's ambitions are too great, and he wants a kung fu film to carry too many things. The reflection on the Japanese war of aggression against China, the expression of national antagonism, and the understanding of martial arts schools. Criticism, the conflict between old and new ideas of martial arts, etc., the director wants to say too much, and the result is that everything is superficial. But I still have to say, this drama is definitely not to be missed!"

Ni Kuang——
"Many old Hong Kong moviegoers who are used to watching Chinese kung fu movies often lament one thing: China must win again. Now watching this "Jing Wu Heroes", I suddenly realized that China must win."

"And after a careful analysis of the protagonist's moves in the film, we know that Chen Zhen's victory is not self-willed~ When Chen Zhen beat those Japanese angry youths in pain, he used the traditional Chinese method of splitting muscles and bones, and once entered the Hongkou Dojo Cunjin is used most of the time, which represents the traditional Chinese martial arts. In order to teach Huo Tingen the flashy martial arts, Chen Zhen used the most common western boxing in the ring. What kind of punch, Chen Zhen contemptuously said that it is a good punch that can knock you down. In fact, he used a Thai elbow - I think this is the most powerful move in the film. Chen Zhen, you are really cruel to the old man - here it is When he stepped into the Hongkou dojo again, Chen Zhen had exhausted his best punches, which represented the combination of the best types of boxing in the world. It was only natural to repair this robot that only practiced hard skills. So the director meant that each Playing 50 big boards not only rationally criticizes the tradition of Chinese Kungfu that does not pay attention to actual combat, but also borrows the words of the boat: "The best way to knock down the opponent is to use a pistol. The goal of martial arts is to kill people." push his physical fitness to the limit.', expressing his disdain for a killing machine like Fujita."

"After all, the audience of the movie is a nation that has been bullied for a century and is the most obscene. The inheritance of China's tradition of winning is the director's compromise on the box office. But the movie has done not stick to the narrow national thinking to show all kinds of excellent "Jing Wu Hero" is indeed Chen Xiaotang's latest masterpiece. Especially in dealing with ethnic relations, he can achieve the greatest "impartiality". This film with an open mind is absolutely commendable. I hope he will continue to work hard. , I don't mind seeing the ending of Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng or Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng."

Jin Yong——
"The rivers and lakes are shattered, heroes are so close to the end of the world, under the setting sun, one man and one horse,
Since ancient times, friendship is priceless, and a kind of spirit is called chivalry!I once said these two sentences in an article: "A great chivalrous man will serve the country and the people; a small chivalrous man will act chivalrously and fight for justice." 'It means: the highest level of chivalry is to fight for all mankind, and the smallest level of chivalry is to save a few people.And after watching "Jing Wu Heroes" last night, I suddenly had a deeper understanding of chivalry. "

"Whether Chen Zhen is a hero is hard to judge, but there is no doubt that he is a real hero! In fact, being a hero is very hard and tiring. Compared with being a hero, he is more self-sacrificing and bitter. As a hero, you still have a chance to become Yue Buqun, but as a hero, you are destined not to survive the first or fifteenth day of junior high school. Even if you don’t die in the end, you will at least lack an arm like Yang Guo. As for Chen Zhen, in In the Bruce Lee version, he flew up and was shot to death like a bird. In this version, he escaped, and finally went to the east~north to continue fighting devils, but, speaking of it, he lost the most precious thing ,love!"

"Also: True martial arts, as Mr. Funakoshi said, do not focus on killing, but on common people. Real pushing hands are hidden from the world. More than ten years ago, I met an old boxer in Hong Kong. He liked it very much. My martial arts novels, especially the "Huashan Lunjian" part in "Shooting the Condor", but his opinion on competing for the number one in the world is this, you can defeat all opponents, but you can't defeat yourself, how can you be number one? You are invincible in the world, and you can't beat time. When you were old, you could be overthrown with a single finger. Thinking about it now, it is indeed a wise saying!"

As soon as these three movie reviews came out, it was like a nuclear explosion that immediately turned Hong Kong upside down.
It would be fine if only one of the four great talents in Xiangjiang stood up and yelled twice, but three of the four stood up, which made everyone feel very surprised and surprised.

In fact, if old man Huang Zhan was not worried about writing his own comments, he might be suspected of "the queen is selling melons and boasting", he, the last talented person, would also want to help his company's movies with a shout --- sharpen the scissors and cut the kitchen knife!

Even so, three of Hong Kong's four great talents collectively went crazy, which is already shocking enough.

Thus, a film critic in Hong Kong wrote:

"It's really hard to describe what happened. The popularity of "Jing Wu Heroes" has caused the three major talents in Hong Kong to comment one after another. And anyone who has watched this movie will only give a thumbs up and say a good one. Character!"

"However, the filming is good, first of all thanks to the actors, especially the leading actor of this film, who plays Chen Zhen and Chen Xiaotang. In a series of unbelievable fights, he methodically wiped out all opponents. There is a scene that is memorable for a long time That was when he was fighting with the minions of the Hongkou Dojo, he forced one of them to stick against the wall, and then pushed that person through the wall with amazing arm strength, knocking out a wall. Hollow in human form."

"In the film, Chen Xiaotang not only has outstanding kung fu, but also has first-class acting skills, which has been applauded by film critics. His facial expressions and movements are very realistic, and naturally he will not have the 'excessive performance' of the Hong Kong films he criticizes. It is especially favored by experts. , it was him who couldn't bear it anymore and came to Hongkou Dojo with the "Sick Man of East Asia" plaque. He wanted to wash away his shame and flex his muscles for a moment. This is the eye of the whole film, and it is the turning point of the character and the storyline. Fans love this scene Talk about it with relish, endless aftertaste.”…

If the previous three talents were just throwing bricks to attract jade, then this film critic's comment is the finishing touch.Once again, the word-of-mouth of the movie "Jing Wu Heroes" exploded.

For a while, everyone in Hong Kong did not know that Chen Xiaotang was Chen Zhen, everyone talked about his amazing kung fu, and everyone talked about this drama.And this film also attracted foreigners in Hong Kong. An American entertainment reporter praised: "This film is the best action film Chen Xiaotang has ever made. This is the most outstanding time for human beings to appear on film. Think it's on par with Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen or Agent 007."

In "Jing Wu Heroes", Chen Xiaotang used his fists for the first time to conquer countless audiences.Fans who are familiar with his early films said: "I used to only know that he was good at playing God of Gamblers, but I didn't expect to make kung fu movies even better!"

At the same time, the businessmen who bought the copyrights from Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest for the movies that Chen Xiaotang starred in the past re-edited and edited them, hoping to take advantage of Chen Xiaotang's "Chen Zhen" tornado to create a "nostalgia craze". Make a fortune.

In the past, the theme of the movie poster of "Fist of Fury" was the scene of Bruce Lee leaping into the air and kicking.This action became the representative action of Bruce Lee Kung Fu.In the next few films he shot, the distribution posters and promotional posters all over the country almost uniformly adopted the image of this action.

And the "Jing Wu Hero" starring Chen Xiaotang is a picture of Chen Xiaotang wearing a Chinese tunic suit behind a red dragon roaring, and he is waving his fists and glaring.And this scene has become the most classic collection of Kung Fu movies in the future, and it is by no means weaker than Bruce Lee's poster.

The release of "Heroes of Fist of Fury" was unprecedentedly grand.The box office revenue in the first two weeks has reached 2800 million Hong Kong dollars, more than 1000 million more than the big drama "Waiting for Dawn" released by Yongsheng Entertainment at the same time.Hong Kong newspapers reported the news with a headline in a prominent position. A reporter said: "These movie fans are simply crazy!"

A critic analyzed the reasons for the sensation, saying that the film catered to the national feelings of the Chinese people. China was humiliated by Japan in history, and Chen Xiaotang replaced the deceased Bruce Lee to vent the long-suppressed resentment of the Chinese audience.

The following facts made it hard to justify this argument, proving that Chen Xiaotang's success was still based on his superb martial arts and acting skills.

In Singapore, tickets are often sold out, and theaters often display "full house" notices.Ticket scalpers made a fortune, flipping 20-30 yuan tickets to 50 or even hundreds of yuan.After the premiere, the reaction was like a nuclear explosion, causing tens of thousands of fans to flock to the cinema the next day, causing serious traffic jams.The authorities were forced to announce that "Heroes of Fist of Fury" would be suspended for a week, and the film would not be re-screened until it was re-deployed.This is the only time in Singapore's history that a video caused a traffic jam.

In the Philippines, "Heroes of Fist of Fury" was screened in theaters for 6 consecutive months, breaking the record of all local films, making the reputation of Hong Kong-produced films sharply increased, setting off a Hong Kong film craze, and distributors competed to buy the copyrights of Hong Kong-produced films.As a result, the Philippines enacted a policy of restricting imported films in order to preserve the country's national cinema.

In the United States, the first-run release also caused a sensation.All the Chinatown theaters showed Chen Xiaotang's "Fist of Fighting Heroes", and it was also popular in theaters in white neighborhoods.Chen Xiaotang's "Jing Wu Hero" made the white people and Chinese there see a new "Bruce Lee" appearing again, and even some American media did not hesitate to use "Bruce Lee's resurrection" to praise Chen Xiaotang's kung fu and acting skills.And the total box office revenue of the show has reached a huge income of 300 million US dollars!This is the first time a Hong Kong-produced film has caused such a big response in the United States after the death of kung fu superstar Bruce Lee, laying a good foundation for future Hong Kong-produced films to be exported to the United States.

The most surprising thing is that "Jing Wu Hero", which has a strong anti-Japanese sentiment, can be very popular in Japan.Japanese movie fans are as enthusiastic about Chen Xiaotang as the Chinese movie fans who have the same roots as Chen Xiaotang.

According to the survey, among the several Chen Xiaotang films screened in Japan, apart from the previous "God of Gamblers", this "Jing Wu Hero" is actually the most popular.Several Japanese karate masters were invited to participate in the filming of the film, such as Kung Fu star Yasaki Kurata who played Fumio Funakoshi, but without exception, they became the defeat of Chen Xiaotang in the film.It can be seen from this that the charm of Chen Xiaotang's films is no longer restricted by political and ethnic factors.

Chen Xiaotang's performance in "Jing Wu Heroes" shows the difference between him and other martial arts movie stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Taiwanese writer Li Ao wrote an analysis of "Jing Wu Heroes":
"Chen Xiaotang was dressed in a black Chinese tunic suit, and he was very heroic, but he kicked the signboard of "Chinese and dogs out" in the Japanese classroom to pieces. The power of this kick can be matched by other martial arts stars who claim to be aces What? Chen Xiaotang went to the Hongkou Dojo alone to look for the curator there, and said that he would return him a "gift". After speaking, he held up a large signboard in his hand, and it was impressively written with the words "Sick Man of East Asia". These four The shame of the word ignited in the hearts of the Chinese audience like a flame, and then Chen Xiaotang beat the Japanese bully to the ground with a long howl. This long howl expressed the grief and shame that had been buried for a long time. Other martial arts Can a star shout out?"

An American movie fan with the pseudonym "Longshan Xiaomi" commented in a Chinese newspaper:
"The few kung fu movies that can truly represent the characteristics of Chinese movies are like Japanese mystery movies and American western movies. I am a fan of kung fu movies. Every Taiwan and Hong Kong kung fu movie is a must-see. I admire martial arts stars with all my heart. Since I watched Chen Xiaotang's latest movie "Jing Wu Heroes", I found that the original Taiwan and Hong Kong Kung Fu movies are boring, and the martial arts stars are all childish and ridiculous. In a word, Taiwan and Hong Kong Kung Fu movies are "fake fights", while martial arts stars are "fake fights". Only Chen Xiaotang Kung fu movies are played 'seriously', 'really'!"

"Kung fu movies, people without kung fu can perform special performances, become famous, and become popular. After such a long time, Taiwan and Hong Kong kung fu movies can stop!"

"But Chen Xiaotang inherited Bruce Lee's behest, turned the world around, and brought a new wind to the Taiwan and Hong Kong film industry. His strong rise has rekindled the war in Chinese Kung Fu movies; We look forward to surpassing such a myth!"

Mr. "Longshan Xiaomi" praises and criticizes everyone, and I don't know how those martial arts stars will feel after watching it-especially those actors who have excellent kung fu and performed real kung fu in the film will comment.

They all remained silent.

The newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan will naturally not slap their own mouths, and greatly demean those martial arts stars who have been promoted by themselves.Almost unanimously, they exaggerated their praises and praised Chen Xiaotang's performance, calling him "excellent", "genuine at a fair price", "moderate soft and hard", "durable and durable" and so on.

(End of this chapter)