The world premiere of the movie ＂Huo Yuanjia＂ was hosted by Jet Li himself.
Huo Yuanjia held a press conference of the world premiere ceremony at the Grand Hyatt Oriental Hotel, where Jet Li, Yu Rentai, Dong Yong, Sun Li, Yuan Heping and Zou Zhaolong appeared together behind the scenes and had close communication with the media friends on the scene.
Jet Li
Please come to Yuan Heping. Jet Li is very happy.
Different from previous premiere ceremonies, this premiere of "Huo Yuanjia" did not use guests or professionals as the host, but Jet Li himself became the host. On the stage, Jet Li talked about the reason why he filmed "Huo Yuanjia" and the origin of himself and Huo Yuanjia. "My master told me that the tomb of Mr. Huo Yuanjia, the predecessor of martial arts, needs to be repaired, and it costs 100,000 yuan. I thought at that time, when a person died, it seemed that building a grave was not what I wanted to do. If I had the opportunity in the future, the most important thing in my life would be to spread the spirit of Huo Yuanjia to the whole world. I did it today. I want to say sorry to Master. You may not understand me at that time. I hope you can understand me today. "
Yu Rentai, who went to Hollywood from Hong Kong, felt that he didn’t have a chance to meet Jet Li in Hong Kong. He said, "We haven’t seen each other for more than 20 years. The first time we sat down, we talked for three hours. What he said almost made me cry. As soon as he sat down to meet me for the first time, an international star told me everything in his heart. He said,’ I must make this movie. This movie is very important to me. Because I want to show China’s martial arts, what is China’s martial arts, not only to us in China, but also to people all over the world. " Because I am filming in the United States, and you are filming in the United States, we know that if we are filming in the United States and want to talk about our ideals in China, it is impossible for China people to call martial arts films, so this time, I know this opportunity is hard to have a second time in my life. "
Premiere scene
Sun Li; Betty Sun
Director Yu Rentai.
Dong Yong, who often plays a policeman in domestic TV series, plays Nong Jinsun, a wealthy businessman in Tianjin, in Huo Yuanjia. When talking about his impressions of the director and Jet Li, he used the words "respect" and "kindness" respectively. He said: "I have great respect for the director. The director can develop from Hong Kong to the United States, and today, he smiles every day. I can’t. I can’t smile every day. I respect him too much. He faces every staff member with a smile every day. " Commenting on first hero Jet Li, Dong Yong said: "I originally wanted to say kindness, but later I couldn’t. He was still young, and finally I came up with a word that should be used on women, but I think it is also suitable for him, and it is called kindness. His kindness is not simply a few words. Are you hard? Are you tired? Do you want a glass of water? Do you want to sit down for a while? No, his kindness is that he has been encouraging all the staff. I think this is the greatest kindness, because I see him smiling and greeting all the staff every day. He brought confidence to every staff member and more than 1,000 staff members. I think this confidence is the greatest kindness. "
Director Yu Rentai acted as a reporter and asked Sun Li, who played the blind girl Yueci in Huo Yuanjia, "Can you talk about cooking with Huo Yuanjia in the film?" Sun Li replied, "I’m looking forward to seeing the full version of the movie tonight. In fact, there are many cooking scenes in the play. The director designed this way to tell everyone that although the blind man’s eyes are not good, they hope that society will treat him as a normal person, and they can do what others can do. This is also the voice of the blind, and it is also a feeling I got when I experienced life. Think about this spirit of self-improvement, which is also reflected in myself, so I feel very honored to cooperate with Brother Jet Li. "
Yuan Heping, a martial arts instructor who has worked hard in the film industry for 40 years, is honored as "Eight Masters" by people in the industry. Huo Yuanjia is his eighth collaboration with Jet Li. Jet Li revealed that Yuan Heping often looked for inspiration on the mahjong table. Yuan Heping said, "This is a way to relax and solve the nervous brain pressure." As for more than 40 years, why did "Eight Lords" keep producing new things? Yuan Heping explained: "The movements of fashion films are different. There are many sudden movements in fashion films, which are not as difficult as martial arts films. This is simpler. You must have a well-founded martial arts film."
Zou Zhaolong, a Chinese-born movie star who developed in the United States, has cooperated with Jet Li in films such as Zhongnanhai Bodyguard and Jingwu Hero, and two sequels of The Matrix have made him famous all over the world. Zou Zhaolong, who plays Huo Yuanjia’s father in the film, said, "I read this script in January and February last year, which is very valuable. At that time, they wanted me to play another role. I think that the other role, his part is a little heavier, will be there from beginning to end. But as an actor, in the first four films I worked with Jet Li, I was the opposite of him and the one who was beaten. I’m not saying that I don’t want to be the one who was beaten again, but as an actor, I went all the way from Hong Kong to the United States to learn their acting methods there in order to let myself experience another stage of the actor. I don’t want to give up such a good play as Huo Yuanjia, especially to work with Mr. Jet Li, director Yuan Heping and director Yu Rentai again. I think this is a very happy thing. So when I watched it for the second time, I saw the role of Huo Fu. Since he was a child, he wanted to know that it is useless to be a martial artist. From ancient times to the present, a knife can never be compared with a pen. "
The theme song of "Huo Yuanjia" was composed by Jay Chou, who was popular in three places across the Taiwan Straits. When talking about Jay Chou’s composition, Jet Li even learned from Jay Chou’s Rap: "I’m very happy that the theme song can find many young people’s idols Jay Chou to help me compose music. The reason why I invited Jay Chou is because I want to tell those young friends through his voice and his songs that maybe they don’t listen to me. It’s too wordy. Why do you talk so much? Maybe if I speak for a minute, Jay Chou will finish what I have to say for ten minutes. "