In the seventies and eighties, there was a Qigong craze in the country. At that time, many so-called Qigong masters emerged, all of them claiming to have mastered special abilities. They opened forums to give lectures, widely recruited disciples, and even published books, fooling a large number of people.
At that time, under the deception of a certain master, many people thought that they could receive cosmic signals with a fine steel pot on their heads, and then they became immortals and became immortals, which made a ridiculous farce.
Later, under the attack of the country, these masters disappeared. With the arrival of the information age, people's wisdom gradually improved. Although the phenomenon of fraud was not completely eliminated, it did not cause any trouble.
When Lu Chen was determined to create a big Wuxia IP, he had conducted relevant investigations and consulted a lot of information, so he knew the situation very well. At that time, there were some old-style Wuxia films in China and Hong Kong, which were related to this Qigong craze.
He didn't expect that the new Wuxia craze that he had created would also cause some dregs to rise up and change their names to "Martial Arts Masters" and "Martial Arts Grandmasters". Their tricks were not much different from decades ago, but they used the internet as a platform to hype themselves up.
For example, the video of Wang Fang, who sent more than a dozen people flying was widely spread on the Internet, and he was found out to be a disciple of a Qigong master in those days!
Lu Chen could not tolerate this kind of swindler coming out to swindle people openly and smearing a layer of mud on the Wuxia culture he advocated.
Therefore, he directly denounced the swindler as a swindler on his blog and called on his fans not to be gullible.
To this end, Lu Chen opened two new blog posts in a row, elaborating his views in detail.
First of all, the new Wuxia novels such as "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" belonged to fantasy literature, which was an artistic story based on traditional history and martial arts. The internal energy and True Qi in them were the same as magic and fighting energy in fantasy novels, which were all fictitious.
Secondly, Chinese martial arts had a long history, but the situation of inheritance was quite serious. The ancient martial arts skills had been passed down to the present day and had changed a lot. Basically, they mainly focused on strengthening the body.
For example, in traditional martial arts, Kung Fu was undoubtedly the quintessence of the country, which was very valuable as a set of martial arts to strengthen the body. But to make internal energy for Kung Fu was not a problem in novels or movies, but it was nonsense in reality.
As for Sanda and Lu Chen's own Kung Fu, in fact, they were actual combat skills like kickboxing and boxing. The level and ability were improved through strict training and battles. Any healthy person could learn it, and there was nothing mysterious about it.
Therefore, it was a compliment to say that Wang Fang's videos were magic tricks. It was purely acting. The people who were sent flying and fell were all actors, which could not be believed at all!
As soon as Lu Chen's blog post came out, he immediately got the support and approval of his fans. Although some water armies were still clamoring in his blog, they couldn't set off any storm.
After writing two blog posts, Lu Chen no longer paid attention to this matter, because there was no need at all. If he really cared about those people too seriously, it would give the other party a chance to hype up.
Kung Fu was divided into three parts, namely Sword of Mount Hua, Invincible East, and The Final Battle. They were scheduled to be finished within this year.
The Sword of Mount Hua had been released during the National Day and was a great success. Therefore, Lu Chen changed the shooting and production plan of the next two parts, and postponed Invincible East, which was originally released during the Spring Festival, to the summer.
The reason was actually very simple. Sword of Mount Hua was so successful that the audience's appetite had been raised. If the story and production quality of the second part could not be maintained or exceeded, it would inevitably affect the reputation of the series and the box office of the third part.
The reason was actually very simple. It was because Sword of Mount Hua was too successful, and the audience's appetite had already been raised to a very high level. If the second installment's storyline and production quality could not be maintained or surpassed, it would definitely affect the series' reputation and the box office of the third installment.
Moreover, several film companies were preparing to shoot Kung Fu movies. The pressure of competition for Invincible East was no less than that of Sword of Mount Hua, if not even greater.
Generally speaking, it was very difficult to make a sequel, especially if the first part was very successful. People would naturally compare it, which would be a lot of pressure for the director and the actors.
And "Invincible East" is Lu Chen's first film directed by him!
Lu Chen specially invited the famous director Chen Guozhi to direct "The Sword of The Proud, Smiling Wanderer: Sword of Mount Hua". He himself was the action director. At the beginning, Chen Guozhi said that he would only direct one movie and would not make a sequel.
Lu Chen had also considered inviting other directors to replace Chen Guozhi, but in the end, he chose to direct it himself. In order to become a qualified director, Lu Chen not only squeezed out a lot of time to learn, but also earnestly learned from Chen Guozhi during the shooting of Sword of Mount Hua.
Chen Guozhi had always appreciated Lu Chen, and he was very supportive of Lu Chen's ideas, so he gave him a lot of guidance. It could be said that Sword of Mount Hua was completed by the two of them together.
Through the training of this blockbuster film, although Lu Chen's directing skills could not be compared with Chen Guozhi's, it was basically no problem for him to finish a commercial film independently.
Nevertheless, Lu Chen was not arrogant and conceited. In the process of directing and shooting the new film, he strived for excellence, especially in the design of action scenes. It can be said that he was under great pressure. (TN:
Under such circumstances, it was completely unrealistic to rush the schedule. Lu Chen did not want to ruin the reputation that he had worked so hard to build up. In order to ensure the quality, he had to make double efforts, so it was necessary to delay the release of Invincible East.
On November 15th, the crew of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer arrived in Yu Province.
Mount Song was the most important shooting location for the second two parts of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. The crew would film here until the Spring Festival.
Mount Song was located in the west of Yu Province, northwest of Dengfeng City, and west of the ancient capital Luoyang. It belonged to the Funiu Mountains, with a total area of about 450 square kilometers. Composed of Mount Taishi and Mount Shaoshi, it had a profound cultural heritage. It was the birthplace of Zen Buddhism and the holy land of Taoism. It was the "Middle Mountain" of the Five Sacred Mountains.
This famous mountain had a long history and cultural tradition. Since ancient times, countless literati and poets had left countless articles and poems, as well as many historical relics, which were very suitable for the story background of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
The two major sects in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Shaolin Temple and Mount Song Sect were both located in Mount Song. In addition, in order to save time and cost, the exterior of Blackwood Cliff was also completed in Mount Song.
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