Ye Ling is a second-year junior high school student.
During the National Day holiday, she didn't go on vacation but stayed home to rest.
After eating, she watched television with her parents and grandfather at home.
The Ye family's ancestors were martial arts gym owners. However, since her grandfather Ye Yuanshan was a successor of Wing Chun, and his son Ye Zhengwu was also a renowned martial arts master in town.
However, in recent years, the market for traditional martial arts has been occupied by foreign martial arts like Taekwondo, and the martial arts gyms are almost facing closure.
Taekwondo has been marketed as an aristocratic sport, with high fees and many related facilities, leading to high profits for businesses. Over time, training classes teaching Taekwondo have sprung up everywhere.
Traditional martial arts practice is too difficult, and very few children nowadays can endure such hardship.
This is the social reality; the decline of traditional martial arts. Although Ye Yuanshan sighed, he was powerless to change it.
Children have a herd mentality. For example, Ye Ling practiced Wing Chun with her grandfather since childhood, but her classmates at school mostly practiced Taekwondo. When everyone discussed it, she couldn't join in.
Over time, she felt isolated.
However, Ye Ling didn't care. She was taught from a young age to be low-key and humble, and not to fight with others.
These were the principles her grandfather had taught her since she was little.
"Grandpa, didn't you want to watch 'Fearless'? It's the premiere today, it's starting." After eating, Ye Ling cast the live stream to the television using her phone.
Ever since "Fearless" was announced, Ye Yuanshan had been paying attention and had specifically asked his granddaughter to remind him to go to the cinema to watch it upon its release.
This film was invested in and produced by the Martial Arts Association. They were also members of the association, so they had received the news long ago.
"It's on, it's on. It's a movie starring Wu Xingyang, I'm quite looking forward to it." Ye Yuanshan, upon hearing it had started, quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks and rushed to the sofa.
The martial arts circle is small. Wu Xingyang, as a Wu Ying-level actor, is known to all martial artists, and many people enjoy watching his shows.
Outsiders watch the spectacle, while insiders appreciate the skill. The fight scenes of those popular stars, who strike a pose and are lauded to the heavens, are nothing but garbage in the eyes of martial artists.
Only actors with real skill like Wu Xingyang can catch their attention.
The grandfather and granddaughter sat on the sofa and watched television.
Ye Yuanshan would occasionally reach over and take potato chips from his granddaughter's hand to eat.
Seeing the old man and the young girl like this, Ye Ling's parents couldn't help but shake their heads and leave them to it.
Because the martial arts gym was gradually declining, the old man hadn't been this happy in a long time.
Since he was rarely happy, everyone indulged him.
...
More than half of the premiere ceremony's schedule had passed.
First, there were interviews with the main creative team, including the director and actors.
However, Jiangnan, as the screenwriter, did not attend the premiere ceremony.
This also disappointed many of Jiangnan's book fans.
"Haha, keep on stabbing, huh? Scared to show your face?"
"Chicken out? You weren't scared when you wrote off characters."
"Old villain Jiangnan, come out and face your death!"
"Tsk tsk, if you knew this would happen, you shouldn't have killed Ling'er!"
The program team said Jiangnan couldn't come due to an engagement, but the comments were full of teasing.
This had become a running gag.
After all, most of the old fans of "Chinese Paladin" had calmed down, and many newcomers were persuaded by the old fans to join. The title of "Old Villain" was stuck to Jiangnan.
After introducing the main cast, the film's trailer was played.
The visceral impact of the fight scenes made the media and paying audience present suddenly feel that the movie wasn't as bad as they had imagined.
In everyone's impression, "Fearless" was filmed in just one month, which is considered very short for a film production period.
Moreover, with Zhang Li, a director who was merely competent and not among the top tier, directing it.
People really didn't have high hopes for this movie.
But the trailer looked exceptionally exciting. The fight scenes starring Wu Xingyang were undeniably impressive, with every punch landing with impact and full of flair.
"Could it be that the most exciting parts of the entire movie have all been edited into the trailer?" someone asked in disbelief.
Besides fans, there were many industry insiders present. They knew how difficult it was to produce a movie of this quality in just one month.
In some film crews with popular stars, not to mention one month, even two months wouldn't be enough. After all, popular stars are delicate and prone to injury during fight scenes. A slight scratch would cause a work stoppage and rest, all of which are time costs.
"Unbelievable, these martial arts moves are of extremely high difficulty. Teacher Wu Xingyang is truly amazing!"
"Not only that, but the supporting roles are also professional stunt performers."
"The trailer made my blood boil. I'm successfully intrigued. I'll definitely buy a ticket for the premiere tomorrow!"
"Surprisingly high quality for a movie scripted by Jiangnan in his first film!"
The viewers in the live stream were also very surprised.
Many people came to hear Ting Yu's new song, but after watching the trailer and seeing the crew's professionalism, they were instantly intrigued and expressed that they would definitely go to support the premiere tomorrow!
After all, having seen too many weak fight scenes performed by popular stars, watching these powerful fight scenes created a very strong contrast.
"I like this movie. Let's have Xiaoyu take us to see it tomorrow," Su Zhengguo said cheerfully, sitting in a VIP seat.
Sitting next to him was naturally his soon-to-be daughter-in-law, Lin Yanyu.
Next to her were Chen Yu and A Bin, as well as the members of the singing group.
Chen Rong was not present because she had to accompany the old chairman, so she let Lin Yanyu accompany Su Zhengguo and his wife.
Su Yu had originally wanted his parents to tour the sights in the capital and then meet them after the premiere. However, they wanted to come and hear Su Yu sing, so Su Yu didn't refuse and invited everyone.
Speaking of which, this was the first time Su Zhengguo and his wife had heard Su Yu sing live.
"After we finish watching the ceremony for the return of the remains of the volunteer martyrs tomorrow, Su Su and I will take you and Auntie to see the movie," Lin Yanyu said with a smile to Su Zhengguo.
Su Zhengguo was a very patriotic person. Besides meeting the Lin Chaoyang couple, another reason for his visit was to witness the ceremony for the return of the martyrs' remains. Admiration for these heroes was something everyone living in a peaceful era should possess.
"Alright, let's watch the ceremony for the return of the martyrs' remains first. Welcoming the heroes is the most important thing." Speaking of heroes, Su Zhengguo's expression immediately turned serious.
"Tomorrow, our symphony orchestra will also record a program to pay tribute to the heroes. It will be broadcast on the official channel. If you're interested, you can come and watch it live," Chen Yu said with a smile to Su Zhengguo.
Su Zhengguo's eyes immediately lit up with interest.
He had watched such programs on television, which narrated heroic deeds and featured performances like skits and music.
His visit to the capital this time was for leisure, and he was curious about these things he had never seen before. "Let's ask Xiaoyu later when it's over, see how he plans it."
Although he wanted to go, it still depended on Su Yu's arrangements.
He didn't know when it started that he no longer made decisions.
When he was young, his father was the head of the family, and his father made the decisions on matters.
When a father begins to ask his children for their opinions, it means that in the father's heart, we have grown up.
"Okay, I heard the chief director is quite familiar with Xiaoyu. If he wants to go, he doesn't need me to put in a word," Chen Yu said with a smile.
The chief director for this program was Liu Qingfeng, the director of "Treasure of China."
Chen Yu knew that Liu Qingfeng had a very good relationship with Su Yu. If Su Yu wanted to watch the program, it would just be a matter of saying so.