31 Jan 2013 Tony attended dialogue with HKU

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Woo-ping Yuen and Tony Leung Appear at HKU and Talk about ‘The Grandmaster’

Recently, Woo-ping Yuen, Jiayong Liu and Tony Leung attended the seminar of “The Grandmaster” at the University of Hong Kong. They talked about the spirit of martial arts that was conveyed through the movie and emphasised that the moral integrity of martial artists was the embodiment of the traditional Chinese culture.

Woo-ping: Every Scene Contains Something Special

The Grandmaster” tells the story of the Wing Chun master Ip Man and other martial artists. Being regarded as one of the best martial arts director, Woo-ping said that Ip Man was the true grandmaster in his heart. He said that before the movie started to shoot, the movie director Kar-wai Wong had done research on different schools of martial arts, including Tai Chi and Bagua schools, etc. In regard to the martial arts actions, Kar-wai would discuss with him before designing the actions, if there wasn’t a script.

Woo-ping also said that “The Grandmaster” was different from his previous movies in its style and content. Because Kar-wai was an artistic director, he required the actions in every scene to have something special. For example, the first scene in which Ip Man was fighting in the rain exhibits the strength and beauty of martial arts.

Jiayong Describes the Grandmaster

The other martial arts director, Jiayong Liu, said that a martial artist should have moral integrity. He used the waist belt of martial artists as an example: “If a martial artist’s waist belt is loose, he looses his momentum. Therefore, a martial artist always has his waist belt on. This is like Kung Fu, as well as being a person, you must have your momentum and righteousness. So you can be called a grandmaster.” He repeatedly stressed that “one waist belt, one momentum” is the true reflection of the older generation of martial artists.

In addition, he pointed out the difference between the Kung Fu performer and the martial arts world: “A person in the martial arts world knows how to do Kung Fu, but a person in the Kung Fu performing world commits cheat or swindle. But nowadays, the understanding was different and people mixed these two together.”

Tony Experiences the Martial Arts Spirit

Tony was well prepared before the filming of the movie. In addition to the one-year training of martial arts, his major work was to understand the martial artists. He said that according to his understanding, martial artists regarded Kung Fu as not only a physical exercise, but also a mind practice which was called “Mind Training, Mind cultivation.” That is to cultivate your heart and ultimately your being as a person. He also said that types of actions were limited, but the spirit was endless. Why can the Chinese martial arts be passed down for thousands of years? Is it only about fights? There are more meanings behind it.

“The Grandmaster” stars Tony Leung as Ip Man, Ziyi Zhang as Gong Er, Hye-kyo Song (Korean) as Ip Man’s wife and Zhen Zhang as Yixiantian. It was in preparation for eight years and filming took three years. The actors and actresses were also trained for years.

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/arts-entertainment/woo-ping-yuen-and-tony-leung-appear-at-hku-and-talk-about-the-grandmaster-350035.html

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宗師駕到　港大千人朝拜
[蘋果日報] 2013.02.01

王家衛執導、梁朝偉與章子怡主演，耗資達2.6億人民幣的電影《一代宗師》在港上映21日，截至前日票房約有1,867萬，內地約收2.7億，成績尚算不錯，還掀起葉問熱潮，連香港大學昨日也舉辦《一》片對談會，邀請偉仔、動作指導袁和平和劉家勇出席，當1,000名港大師生見到偉仔時，都表現得相當熱情，令偉仔大受感動。

王家衛執導的電影《一代宗師》上映以來反應不俗，香港大學昨在港大本部大樓陸佑堂舉行《一》片對談會，1,000張門票在兩小時內被搶光，還有600名港大生在候補名單內，反應熱烈。主角梁朝偉帶領袁和平和劉家勇進入會場，即引發全場歡呼及拍掌。
偉仔稱是首度參加這類對談會，準備與港大師生們分享拍《一》片時的感受。問他為何如此落力宣傳？他笑說：「我一向落力宣傳，部戲拍咗咁長時間，都想同大家分享吓，好似拍開頭落雨嗰場戲就辛苦啲，其他場面就算拍到受傷，都覺得係小事，因有時去滑雪或滑水都有受傷。」

偉仔爆冇續集

問偉仔《一》片會否拍續集？他說：「我諗唔會拍續集啦！對我嚟講，打唔係問題，但我想試第二樣嘢，演員應該試多啲唔同嘅嘢。」有傳偉仔不滿王家衛刪掉他不少戲份，偉仔否認說：「哈哈！真係笑死人，點會呢！以我同佢嘅交情，我係唔會計較，我只喜歡演戲嘅過程，講真燘家我乜都有啦！出道30年，仲要攞乜，都50幾歲人，燘家我反而想付出，放假就去做吓慈善公益事，幫吓有需要嘅人。」問到《一》片會否有加長版在柏林影展放映？偉仔說：「我問過王家衛，佢話呢個世界有消費者委員會，又有加長版的話，對觀眾唔好，所以導演話唔會有加長版，只不過有啲內容唔合外國人睇就會刪咗。」

謝票百人圍觀

袁和平被問到甄子丹與偉仔同樣演過葉問，哪一個較好？他說：「兩個都唔同風格，兩個都好，不過如果偉仔要拍純功夫片，就會差咗少少，要再受訓練，不過偉仔啲動作感覺其實好好。」三人完成對談會後，約傍晚6時轉到旺角朗豪坊戲院地下舉行謝票儀式，吸引百多名途人圍觀，為添熱鬧，大會安排醒獅及點睛儀式，由劉家勇負責舞獅頭。

採訪：溫敏芝 攝影：仇志德

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偉仔連走三場捱到病
[蘋果日報] 2013.02.02

有美好家庭的張晉最近事業不俗，他在王家衛執導的電影《一代宗師》中表現受讚賞。《一》片叫好叫座，內地票房直逼3億人民幣，香港票房也近2,000萬，前晚梁朝偉、張晉和袁和平等到尖沙嘴出席慶功宴。偉仔前日一口氣走三檔宣傳，他直言：「攰攰哋，有啲病」。對於下午與學生對談時，有學生要求他除黑超，但偉仔就像王家衛上身拒絕除超，他說：「係病病哋，殘殘哋，所以費事，之後入洗手間見OK就冇戴。」

《一》片票房報捷，偉仔也替王家衛高興：「希望佢有部戲收得，以前只有叫好不叫座，其實以前啲片喺海外唔使蝕，本土就未試過咁好成績，雖然我哋冇得分，但希望投資者賺錢。」偉仔自爆早前在北京小型放映會欣賞《一》片，但音響走音，令他睇到竧。

怕呂方嬲

對於《一》片趕不及報名參加香港金像獎，偉仔坦言沒所謂，就算明年與同樣做葉問的甄子丹和黃秋生爭影帝也沒問題。娛圈喜事連連，問偉仔會否催好友呂方結婚，他笑說：「呢啲冇得逼，緣份到擋唔住，冇緣份就捱吓世界先。之前佢生日，我有啲唔舒服都去，咁多年朋友唔去驚佢嬲。」

採訪：溫敏芝 攝影：仇志德

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偉仔賀王家衛終有賣座片

香港文匯報訊（記者 梁靜儀）梁朝偉主演的新片《一代宗師》，香港票房直衝2千萬，內地票房更有近3億，成績理想，票房勢如破竹，不枉偉仔前日連跑3場為影片造勢。偉仔又直言，王家衛的電影很多時候都叫好不叫座，所以這次影片票房報捷也很替對方開心。

電影票房報捷，電影公司前晚於尖沙咀舉行慶功宴，偉仔、劉家勇、張晉、袁和平及羅莽等亦有出席，連跑了3場活動的偉仔終脫下墨鏡，但明顯呈現疲態，不過電影票房報捷，單是香港已直衝2千萬，內地票房更是近3億，偉仔辛苦也是值得的。

慶功宴上，電影公司特別安排眾人疊起光酥餅作「武林大餅」，寓意《一》片可以像武林界般不分南北，令更多人認識中華武術，票房亦可以節節上升。早前患上感冒又要馬不停蹄為影片宣傳的偉仔，直言因身體不適，亦覺有點疲累。

問到前日出席大學對談會時，可有被學生的刁鑽問題難倒？偉仔表示由於之前跟過王家衛導演四出宣傳，也略知一些演員不知道的事，所以就跟著王導的答案回答。

甚少現身旺角的偉仔，前晚現身旺角謝票，他表示，對上一次到旺角已是十多前年葉準師傅新店開張，而平日通常是座駕經過。問到可覺得變化很大？偉仔指很多地方對他而言也有很大變化，他去戲院經常都不懂路，幸好有電話導航。

偉仔不八卦圈中緋聞

《一》片票房理想，偉仔也替王導開心之餘，亦不諱言希望他有部作品賣座，因以前的都是叫好不叫座，這次總算對投資方有交代。問到王導之前是否令老闆蝕不少錢？偉仔指不會蝕錢，惟香港本土成績未如理想，今次雖然他們沒有額外利潤，不過亦希望投資商有錢賺，不過他不會叫王導拍攝較商業的電影，畢竟他就是他，拍攝另外的就不像他的類型。

另外，《一》因檔期上映較遲而未能趕及報名參加電影金像獎，問到偉仔會否很可惜？偉仔淡然地說：「沒所謂吧。(因為已拿夠獎？)不是，現在工作心態是享受拍攝過程，還追求什麼？」

鄭伊健與蒙嘉慧日前假東京秘婚，曾與伊健合作電影《東京攻略》的偉仔，直言與伊健私下不熟絡。對於近日又有傳舒淇與馮德倫亦已秘婚？偉仔亦同樣表示不清楚，笑指自己向來沒有八卦這種事。笑問他可會關心一下好友呂方何時結婚？偉仔即面露尷尬說：「這種事不能強迫，要看緣份的，未遇到就先捱下世界。」偉仔又稱與呂方不是經常見面。

張晉生兩個夠晒數

張晉因《一》片而一打成名，又承認影片上映後為他帶來了很多工作，但以動作片較多。問到是否亦想多接動作片？張晉說：「沒所謂，因為現在是別人選自己，不能有什麼特別要求，其實自己最希望可以能文能武，我不想規限哪一類，好像唱歌是為興趣，嘗試一個打功夫的人在台上唱歌。」

剛於內地工作返港的張晉坦承工作多連帶荷包腫脹，今年可過一個肥年。說到其太座蔡少芬懷孕多月仍不停工作？張晉無奈地笑說：「真的限制不住她，因太太實在喜歡工作，但每次也會先問準醫生，不會不負責任。」問到腹中塊肉的性別？張晉則大賣關子，但就笑說：「可以『收爐』了。(是否已湊夠一個「好」字？)只是因覺兩個已足夠。」為免太太舟車勞頓，他表示會留港度歲。