In fact, when the project [Ip Man] was first exposed, there were many speculations on the Internet, and the biggest suspense was who would play this generation of master.

At this stage, all the kung fu stars have been listed, including Wu Jing, Zhao Wenzhuo, Zhen Zitan, Zhou Xing and Li Lianjie.

As for Cheng Long, he was automatically excluded. After all, his martial arts style is too unique and he is really not suitable for acting like a realistic kung fu movie.

Some people even conducted a special voting survey, and the lowest voting was Li Lianjie. Of course, it was not because he was low in popularity, but because Huang Feihong's image was so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It would be boring if Li Lianjie played Ye Wen as Ye Feihong.

Wu Jing and Zhao Wenzhuo are quite popular, but their votes are not very high, and Donnie Yen's votes are much higher than theirs.

Of course, Zhou Xing was the one who received the most votes in the end. After all, his performance in [Huo Yuanjia] and [Fuse] was too dazzling. This time he won the Best Actor Award for the Academy Award, and his popularity was so high.

However, the initial development of the matter did not develop towards netizens' expectations. The news that Donnie Yen appeared in Ip Man-Tang spread wildly, which also made netizens worried whether Huang Baiming would turn to Donnie Yen because Zhou Xing's pay was too high.

It was not until the launch conference of [Ip Man] that netizens were relieved and Zhou Xing’s fans were happy.

At the launch conference, the reporters were not polite at all and directly raised this question.

"Director Ye, it is said that this drama was originally intended to find Donnie Yen to play Ip Man, why did it later become Zhou Xing?"

"Zhou Xing, what do you think about snatching the character Donnie Yen?"

When I heard this tone, I didn’t need to ask. It must be a reporter from Xiangjiang, who obviously wanted to bring people into the ditch.

Ye Weixin's face was a little bad: "I am good friends with Bullet, so I asked him to take the show, but I didn't say that I would definitely get the role if I had the test, right?"

Mr. Ye Zhun, who was standing beside him, looked at Zhou Xing and spoke: "The Donnie Yen you mentioned has indeed been to Ip Man. Personally, I cannot accept a person who knows Wing Chun to play the role of my father."

Zhou Xing looked at the old man with gratitude. In fact, he was really hard to answer this. People are famous and there are many disputes. The reason why the reporter in Xiangjiang is so aggressive is simply to trick him. The reporter decided that Zhou Xing had snatched Donnie from the beginning. No matter how he answered, it would make people feel that the reporter would make a fuss from this aspect.

Ye Zhun's answer cleverly helped Zhou Xing avoid this question. It was not that Donnie Yen didn't have a chance, but he himself was not sure. Moreover, if there was someone in the world saying that anyone was not suitable to play Ye Man, Ye Zhun was definitely the most qualified one.

However, Xiangjiang reporters are not so easy to pass, and a reporter asked: "It is said that the total investment in this drama is only 100 million yuan, and Zhou Xing's current salary is as high as 35 million yuan. If you take away one third of the investment in the entire film, will it really not affect the quality of the film?"

This is obviously a double standard. In the past, when Xiangjiang media interviewed, they only focused on reporting on how high the film pay the actors in Xiangjiang received. When did they have any control over the quality of the film?

Ye Weixin cleared his throat: "In order to present [Ip Man] with a more realistic effect, Ah Xing offered to only get a basic salary of 15 million yuan, and the other 20 million yuan will be converted into investment."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion at the scene. First, he was surprised that Zhou Xing and Huang Baiming would adopt such a cooperation model. Secondly, he was surprised that Zhou Xing actually converted 20 million yuan in the film pay. If [Ip Man] performed poorly at the box office, wouldn’t it be a loss to grandma’s house?

"May I ask, is Zhou Xing real? Are you not worried about the loss of this drama?" A reporter asked.

Zhou Xing, who had never spoken, finally spoke: "I have absolute confidence in myself and the audience. As long as we do our best in all aspects, there is no reason for the audience not to buy tickets to support it."

Although the launch conference ended, the impact has just begun. There are too many things that can be reported in this conference. First of all, the reason why Donnie Yen missed the role of Ip Man is because he doesn’t know how to use Wing Chun.

The next day, the headline title of the Xingdao Daily Entertainment Edition: Opportunities are always left to those who are prepared, Donnie Yen misses [Ip Man], and there is no hope of counterattack.

Soon, many media began to follow up on the reports, and many movie fans who originally liked Donnie Yen had nothing to say when they saw similar reports.

Originally, these movie fans once thought that Zhou Xing used some means to force the role of Donnie Yen, and once sympathized with Donnie Yen, and even many even condemned Zhou Xing's "this behavior".

However, as soon as the article in Sing Tao Daily was released, these movie fans were over, which was too embarrassing. It turned out that Donnie Yen had a chance, but he himself did not grasp it. Wing Chun is not a small type of boxing, and has long been famous at home and abroad. Donnie Yen came from a martial arts family, but it is actually not difficult to learn.

Don’t say that Kung Fu stars don’t know all kinds of boxing skills, why do Zhou Xing knows it? This is the difference. In the past, many people thought that Zhou Xing was more popular than Donnie Yen because he was handsome and got so many good roles. Now, the two are comparing each other, and the difference is judged immediately.

Everyone pushed the wall down, and soon Zhen Zi's bullet was exposed again. In fact, he gave up martial arts training very early and kept practicing various Western fighting techniques.

This makes many kung fu fans unbearable. If you are holding up the bowl and eating, putting down your chopsticks and cursing you?

As a result, many accusations against Donnie Yen began to appear on the Internet, and many of them were posts by fans of Donnie Yen before. The power of fans turning to black is not ordinary terrible.

Zhen Zitan is in a good mood recently because he finally got a role in an A-level production. Pang Yong in [Painted Skin], the second male lead in the play. If he had just been a few years ago, he would definitely not have taken on this role. He would not have been able to afford to play a group of mainland actors. But who made him unlucky in recent years? There has never been any representative work. If he doesn't show his face, the audience will probably forget him. Wu Jing and Zhao Wenzhuo are living examples.

However, before he was happy for two days, criticism of public opinion came like a tide. Donnie Yen was completely confused. What did he do wrong?

It has made him feel very uncomfortable to lose the role of Ip Man, okay? Why are even the media in Xiangjiang scolding him? It’s the original sin that I can’t do Wing Chun? Where can I reason?

As for not practicing martial arts, nonsense, he hasn't practiced well since he went to the United States. Now he said that? Didn't the movie fans praise him for his quick movements and his punches?

When I looked again, the newspapers were full of praise for Zhou Xing, who was worthy of being a kung fu superstar, who was able to be literary and martial, and who worked hard to live up to the world. It made Zhou Xing seem like a contemporary martial arts master, bah!

Compared with the one-sided reports from Xiangjiang media, mainland media are paying more attention to the way Zhou Xing and Oriental Film and Television cooperated with this time to calculate the pay.

Because many actors with box office appeal have too high pay, it is very common for one person to take away one-third of the investment. You should know that only one starring actor, other actors have to pay, directors and producers have to pay, costumes and props have to pay, and extras have to pay, what should I do? I can only make some details shoddy, and often a drama is ruined like this.

Zhou Xing's way of converting his pay into investment is very good. It not only reduces the burden on investors, but also in order to ensure his own interests, the actors will also be more careful in making good movies.

In fact, this model has become quite popular in Hollywood. Some international superstars pay $30 to 40 million, and even Hollywood blockbusters can't afford it. Therefore, the method of American film and television companies is to give actors a certain fixed pay dividend to ensure that a play can have enough money to spend on costume props and post-production special effects.

However, the public opinion was heated. In fact, the circle did not recognize this cooperation model, because this model was based on the fact that the crew was reliable enough and the project had a high hope of profit. The reason why Zhou Xing dared to make such heavy bets is largely because he believed that Ye Weixin's team was outstanding enough, and he himself had a complete martial arts team. However, there were actually very few truly reliable crews in the Chinese film industry.

In such a general environment, letting actors take risks on their own is tantamount to being a hooligan. No one will agree, and even caused collective protests from the Xiangjiang Actors Association.

Therefore, such a virtuous cycle can only exist in fantasy. The road to industrialization of Chinese films has a long way to go!

Zhou Xing didn't know that his personal behavior caused such a big storm. After the launch conference of [Ip Man], he did not take on any commercial activities, but stayed at Ip Man's hall to study martial arts movements with Xiong Xinxin.

During this period, Mr. Ye Zhun often gave guidance, especially the stance exercises of Wing Chun. Although Zhou Xing was systematically blessed, he was still not as good as Mr. Ye Zhun's hard practices for decades, and got the essence.

"Senior Brother Xiong, Kingsoft is actually quite suitable for you to find this role, so I really don't think about it anymore?"

In fact, Ye Weixin still hopes that Xiong Xinxin will play this role. Of course, it is not that he is optimistic about Xiong Xinxin, but that this will help him save a pay for actors. After all, Kingsoft is no different from the second place. Actors who are qualified to play for Zhou Xing are not cheap.

Of course, Xiong Xinxin will definitely not be in vain, but as a martial arts director, the salary he gives is much cheaper. Alas, it is not easy for the director to do it, and she racks her brains to save some money.

Xiong Xinxin patted Zhou Xing on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Forget it, I am old and can't play any more. It's better to give the opportunity to the young man."

Zhou Xing was moved. Xiong Xinxin said this to be a pleasing his heart. In fact, who can resist the attraction of the big screen? The reason why he did this was simply to focus all his energy on martial arts guidance. After all, half of the burden of whether this drama can make money is to be put on him.

[Ip Man] The original shooting location was set in Foshan, but unfortunately after investigation, it was found that many scenes could not restore the old appearance of Foshan in the last century. In the end, Ye Weixin chose Shengqiang Film and Television Base and spent a lot of money to build four major scenes: Zhenhua Cotton Factory, Ye family mansion, underground fighting arena, and a martial arts street.

In fact, when [Huo Yuanjia] was filming, a martial arts street was built, which was also in this film and television base. However, Foshan was at the forefront of East-West cultural exchanges at that time, and many of its characteristics were different from Tianjin. After Ye Weixin saw it, he could only regretfully say that he had to build it himself!

As for the Ye family mansion, it was also rebuilt with great effort. The crew artists even customized props and furniture in the 1930s, and the patterns of the vases were also invited to paint them.

Mr. Ye Zhun couldn't help but burst into tears when he saw this scene. Although he had not been in the former Ye family mansion for a long time, his childhood memories were always deep in his mind.

This scene also gave Zhou Xing a deeper sense of mission. In this drama, he is not just playing a role, but wants to present that history to the audience.

"Hello, Brother Xing, I am Xiong Dailin, I am still a newcomer, so please take care of me."

Zhou Xing was stunned for a moment. The girl in front of him was a little jealous. She should be a newcomer. The most attractive thing was her height. Zhou Xing was 1.83CM no longer short, but when she stood with this person, she was almost the same height. Even if she lost her high heels, this person was at least 1.75CM or more.

A very funny scene suddenly popped up in Zhou Xing's mind. If Donnie Yen came to play Ip Man, the photographer would be very upset, right? Especially when they stood together, how should they take pictures?

"Miss Xiong, don't be so polite. We are going to play a couple in this drama." Zhou Xing shook her hands with a smile.

Afterwards, Zhou Xing learned from Ye Weixin that this person was Aaron Kwok's girlfriend. No wonder a newcomer can get such good resources.

However, when taking the final makeup photo, Zhou Xing's impression of this person changed. After Xiong Dailin put on the cheongsam, she looked like a ladylike temperament.

As a newcomer, she is not a professional, so Xiong Dailin has to learn a lot. She has to learn everything from walking, sitting and lying down to speaking and speaking from the beginning. Fortunately, she is quite dedicated and often asks for advice with scripts. Zhou Xing will occasionally teach her some practical tips.

In mid-May, the construction of the Ye family mansion was completed and the crew officially started.

"Ip Man, the first act, the first mirror, the action."

In the Ye family's mansion, the butler came in with a middle-aged man with a big back. The camera was very long, and the luxury of the Ye family's mansion could be seen from another angle.

"Young Master, there is a Master Liao outside the door looking for you."

At the dining table, Ip Man and his family were having a meal. Ip Man, played by Zhou Xing, turned sideways and looked at him. Zhang Yongcheng, played by Xiong Dailin, looked up, but he just faced the camera.

"Click!" Ye Weixin shook his head.
Chapter completed!