Chapter 94: Rumors
"it is good!"

A dull voice was heard, and everyone looked in the direction of the voice. It turned out that Zhang Yimou had gathered over at some point. Seeing Jiang Heng's "Fanzi Fist" performed gracefully and elegantly, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"I never thought that Director Jiang is also a Kung Fu master!"

Jiang Heng waved his hands and said, "No, no, I just learned it from Teacher Li!"

Zhang Yimou was stunned and looked at Jet Li.

The latter had a complicated expression and a hint of bitterness in his eyes.

"I just learned it, but Director Jiang has an extraordinary talent, one in a million, and he was able to learn it right away!"

The people around him also helped to prove it, but Zhang Yimou was still shocked. He opened his mouth and said for a long time: "Director Jiang is so talented. It's really enviable!"

But deep down, I don't quite believe it's true.

As the saying goes, one minute on stage is worth ten years off stage.

The "Fanzi Fist" that Jiang Heng just performed was almost as good as Jet Li. Who would believe him if he said he just learned it?
But he was not so clever and couldn't understand why Jiang Heng lied in public.

He has already achieved success and fame, why does he want such false reputation? Does he want to be a master?
The next day, producer Zhang Weiping came over, and Zhang Yimou mentioned this matter while they were having dinner.

Zhang Weiping sneered: "Needless to say, it must be fake! There are many martial arts schools in Hong Kong, it is too easy to learn martial arts!"

"I also know the situation in Xiangjiang, but I don't understand why he said he had never learned it?"

Zhang Weiping rolled his eyes. "Perhaps, he wants to take this opportunity to publicize that he is a martial arts genius, and then...!"

"Promoting new film"

"I directed and acted by myself!"

The two spoke almost at the same time. Although what they said was different, when put together, it seemed that Jiang Heng's motives could be understood.

Zhang Weiping slapped his thigh and said, "Of course it is. He is young, handsome, has the resources and ability. He is not content to just be a director and wants to become an international superstar like Cheng Long!"

Zhang Yimou nodded, obviously agreeing with Zhang Weiping's judgment.

More than 20 years later, seeing the old Uncle Long who can no longer fight on the big screen, many people think that Cheng Long is not that good.

But at his peak, Jackie Chan was definitely the most influential Chinese film star in the world, no doubt about it.

The main founder of the well-known film review website Rotten Tomatoes came up with the idea of ​​creating a film review collection website because of his love for Jackie Chan's movies.

There is a commercial street in Germany named "Jackie Chan Street" because Jackie Chan filmed a movie there.

In the United States, many celebrities and politicians are fans of Jackie Chan.

In Japan, Akira Toriyama, the author of the super popular anime "Dragon Ball", is a super fan of Cheng Long. He once said in an interview that if he hadn't watched Uncle Long's "Drunken Master", there would be no "Dragon Ball".

There is a saying that goes, your idol may not be Jackie Chan, but your idol’s idol is very likely to be Jackie Chan.

Cheng Long once said in a program, you can point to any place on the world map, and I can immediately find someone to take care of you!
The fact that he can say this in front of the media shows that he has the confidence.

Although Jiang Heng now has a high status and wealth in the film industry, he is still lacking in fame and influence on the audience.

After all, media information was not well developed at that time, and people paid more attention to the actors and the plot when watching movies.

Even if you know who filmed it, you probably don’t know who the director is, let alone become a fan.

Zhang Weiping felt that he had seen through Jiang Heng's "hype" strategy, and after a moment's thought, he came up with an idea. "He is going to be on the stage anyway, so instead of letting him hype himself in the future, why don't we use his popularity to help Hero!"

Zhang Yimou hesitated, "Not good, right?"

Zhang Weiping sneered, "What are you afraid of? He did it, and he's the one who made up the name. There are many gossipy people in the crew, and the media reporters have been spying on the crew, so it's normal for it to leak out!"

Zhang Yimou still felt that it was not good, but he would not stop it, "I just want to make a good film and ignore those things!"

Zhang Weiping chuckled and said, "That's how it should be. Just focus on making a good film, and I'll take care of the rest!"

But the next day, there was a rumor circulating in the entertainment circle that Jiang Heng was a one-in-a-million martial arts genius, and that he could perform exactly the same moves just by watching Jet Li's performance.

The degree of exaggeration is comparable to Zhang Wuji in "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" who practiced the Nine Yang Magic Art and the Great Shift of the Universe.

There are also reports that Jiang Heng did not use a body double during the filming of "Hero" and his fight with Jet Li was so intense that the entire crew was stunned.

An even more outrageous rumor is that Jet Li and Jiang Heng secretly competed with each other, but they were no match for each other. The rumor is getting more and more outrageous as it spreads.

The so-called official history may not be correct, but the unofficial history is really unofficial!
As soon as these outrageous rumors came out, countless media and tabloid reporters immediately gathered at the filming location of "Hero" and interviewed all the staff who came in and out.

Unexpectedly, in the mouths of these staff members, Jiang Heng is really a martial arts genius. He learned several routines from Jet Li, and he mastered them all quickly and fought very well.

When the tabloid reporters heard what they said, they became very excited.

After returning, he exaggerated and said that the real identity of Jiang Heng's father was a martial artist!
So powerful, swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, halberds, sticks, whips, maces, hammers, claws, crutch, meteors...

When Jiang Heng's father, Mr. Jiang, was young, he was proficient in all kinds of weapons. He could chop from Causeway Bay all the way to Temple Street East Road for three days and three nights, killing people until blood flowed like a river, without blinking an eye.

As for Jiang Heng, he received the true teachings...

Is there anyone who would watch such outrageous stuff?

Don’t mention how popular it is!
The products are mainly sold at train stations and bus stations across the country. Often, a slovenly middle-aged man suddenly shouts, "Come and read the news. King Liu died from injuries sustained during filming. Director Jiang Heng injured Jet Li during the filming of Hero. It turns out he was a kung fu master..."

When such outrageous words were shouted, people who were preparing to take a long-distance bus and felt the journey was boring bought a book and read it with great interest.

In Beijing, in the office of the CEO of China Film Group, Han Sanping was also holding a pirated magazine, reading the outrageous introduction about Jiang Heng.

"This is too much bullshit, we really need to teach these bastards a lesson!"

After reading the magazine, I called Jiang Heng. The assistant answered and said that Director Jiang was filming and asked him to call back when he was free.

After a long while, Jiang Heng finally called and said with a smile, "Boss Han, do you want to talk to me about something?"

"Um, you haven't read the newspaper lately?"

Jiang Heng said, "How can I have time? I'm filming during the day and revising the script at night. What's wrong? Is there a problem with the screening?"

Han Sanping said hurriedly, "No, no, it's just that recently there have been rumors that you are a rare martial arts genius, and that your family is a martial arts family!"

"Ah?" Jiang Heng was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "That's so outrageous!"

"There's something even more outrageous!" Han Sanping said, and then read to Jiang Heng a passage from a pirated magazine, which made Jiang Heng laugh and cry.

"These guys are better at making up stories than I am!"

(End of this chapter)