Chapter 744: The Expansion of Chinese Martial Arts

Chapter 744: The Expansion of Chinese Martial Arts

Chapter 744: The Expansion of Chinese Martial Arts

The appearance of barcodes was also within Yang Wendong's expectations. After all, it was a very common thing in his previous life and he would see it when shopping.
The other code is naturally the QR code, which is more practical in the era of smartphones. But at present, it is even less meaningful to invent this thing. Not to mention that we are still far from the era of smartphones, the patent will inevitably expire, and there is no scanning equipment now.

Of course, even if there is no profit in the future, he will still find a way to make it if he can invent it first. After all, this is also a kind of honor, which will be of great help to himself and the company's brand.
But we have to at least wait until the code scanning device comes out. At present, he doesn’t even have a simple scanning device like a barcode. The QR code itself is more complicated, and its scanning device will require higher computing power. We need to wait a little longer.

Huang An agreed, "Okay, Mr. Yang, I'll go investigate right away. The patent for the barcode has expired, but the scanning equipment is still patented. We can either purchase a patent license or bypass the patent and develop a scanning system ourselves."

"It might be difficult to get around it, so we should try to buy the license first, or just pay some money to buy the patent. It depends on what the patent holder thinks," Yang Wendong continued.

If you can buy the authorization, then for a long time in the future, any supermarket that wants to use barcode scanning equipment will have to pay for it themselves;
Of course, it may be difficult for Honor to bypass patents, but some other American, Japanese and European electronics companies may be able to do it. It is also unlikely that they will monopolize this field and eat all the food alone. This is the limitation of patents in this regard. Unlike copyright, the interests are basically 100% guaranteed to be exclusive.

This is also the reason why Yang Wendong attaches great importance to the cultural field. Once he successfully creates a phenomenon, he can make money without doing anything, and the profits may even be higher than those from the buildings in Hong Kong.

Disney stock is already being planned for acquisition. Yang Wendong was not in a hurry after learning about it. Given the status of Disney, acquisitions are possible in the next few years. At most, the stock price will fluctuate a little. Given the future market value of Disney, these are not a problem.
On January 1, Yang Wendong flew to Los Angeles. He did not buy any property here because the Four Seasons Hotel was right here. He could just stay in his own hotel, which would provide better services and security.
After arriving in Los Angeles, Yang Wendong went directly to a "Jeet Kune Do" martial arts gym. This is the largest martial arts gym in Los Angeles and even in the United States. As soon as he walked in, he saw a group of about a hundred Americans following a Chinese woman in a square array, training some basic moves. Everyone was working very hard, their mouths followed their fists, and the shouts were even louder;
Li Xiaolong also knew that Yang Wendong had arrived, and came out to greet him. When some American foreigners who were practicing martial arts saw Li Xiaolong, they immediately became disorganized. Several women ran out and walked up to Li Xiaolong to ask for his autograph, but because of time constraints, the bodyguards and assistants around Li Xiaolong stopped them directly.

Even someone as good at martial arts as Li Xiaolong still needs bodyguards around him. First, no matter how good a martial artist is, he is still afraid of sneak attacks and firearms. Second, bodyguards are often not just fighting, but protecting their employers from being disturbed by many irrelevant people. It would definitely not be a good idea for Li Xiaolong to personally refuse such a thing. After all, he has to consider his image, so it would be a good idea for a bodyguard to do this.

"Mr. Yang." Li Xiaolong came in front of Yang Wendong and said with a smile.

Yang Wendong said: "Xiaolong, Jeet Kune Do has developed very well in the United States. When I was in New York and Chicago, I also visited Jeet Kune Do martial arts schools."

Martial arts gyms are different from supermarkets. There is no need to consider the agglomeration effect. You can just open one wherever there is a need. With the financial support of Yang Wendong, it is not a problem to open one in multiple cities in the United States.
However, considering the normal business model, it is necessary to wait until Li Xiaolong becomes famous before success. Otherwise, who would be willing to spend money to learn from him?
Li Xiaolong smiled and said, "Yes, there are now 160 martial arts schools in the United States. This number has surpassed Asia and has become the place with the most Jeet Kune Do practice."

"Americans are rich, which is unmatched by Asians." Yang Wendong nodded.

Li Xiaolong is now very famous in the United States, but his fame is far behind that in Asia. In Asia, Li Xiaolong is now like a movie god. His movies easily top the charts in Asia, or break their own records. No matter how famous other stars are, they are far behind him.
However, opening a martial arts school also requires commercial returns. Only high commercial returns can form a virtuous circle. Obviously, Americans are richer in this era, and more Americans are willing to learn martial arts. Although there are some rich people in Asia, the overall number is still too small.

Li Xiaolong said: "Yes, many countries in Asia have just had enough food, while in the United States, many people eat too much and have various diseases of affluence. Even my wife's blood lipid test was high, and she also came to the martial arts gym to practice;
Many people pay to learn martial arts, but they don’t really want to learn any martial arts. They just want to exercise and avoid diseases.”

“Well, it’s good this way. Various diseases of affluence are indeed very harmful. It will probably be the same in Hong Kong in the future. It’s a good thing that Jeet Kune Do martial arts schools can be popularized on a large scale.” Yang Wendong agreed.

The three highs of blood lipids, blood sugar and blood pressure are extremely harmful, and uric acid is relatively less harmful, but it should not be ignored;

These diseases do not affect people at all under normal circumstances. Many people carry the three highs just like normal people. However, once complications occur, the consequences are disastrous, and the degree of horror is no less than that of cancer.

In his previous life, Yang Wendong had a friend who didn't care about anything and only thought about eating and drinking. As a result, in the later stages of diabetes, he had problems with his eyes, feet, and kidneys. In the end, he couldn't stand the sight of his appearance. This made Yang Wendong pay great attention to his health. Even though he had money, he limited his weight, had regular physical examinations, and exercised moderately.

Li Xiaolong also said: "Yes, national fitness, that is the best. In fact, I would like to publicize some exercise methods through videos, but it is useless. I did it once before, and no one rented it, and no one bought it in the rental store."

"Haha, I guess anyone who can afford to buy your videotapes will exercise. In fact, you can only let those who are willing to exercise watch your tapes, otherwise no one will watch them even if they are free." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "In fact, the simplest and most practical exercise is jogging, but few people are willing to do it."

During this era, videotapes were already very popular in Europe and the United States, and were the largest channel for many film companies. However, the videotapes themselves were very expensive, and the movies on them were one-time consumption, so few people bought them. Instead, they rented them from specialized stores and only watched them once. This model was somewhat like your own arcade machine.

If it is just used to promote Jeet Kune Do, it would be a lot of effort. If the commercial returns are not cost-effective, no one would be willing to bother. In the past, there were so many free training methods on the Internet, but few people read them.

Li Xiaolong nodded and said, "Yes, so the martial arts school is indeed good. At least it can help those who are willing to learn."

Yang Wendong continued, "Haha, yes, I also looked at the financial report, the economic benefits are not bad, after this wave of economic crisis is over, there will definitely be more people coming to learn, I am also ready to invest more funds to open more martial arts schools in the future, mainly in the United States and Europe, you also need to train more martial arts teachers as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no one to teach."

Money is actually a small matter for the expansion of martial arts schools. After all, in places like Europe and the United States where the future return on real estate is not high, you only need to rent a house. The financial requirements are not high, and it is no problem to build thousands of houses at one time. However, if there are not enough martial arts masters to serve as teachers, that is definitely not possible. Li Xiaolong nodded and agreed: "Okay, no problem. In addition to movies, I am also focusing on this matter. For me, the martial arts school is as important as movies."

"Well, okay, you might as well participate in the martial arts school more often, so as to avoid being too hard-working during filming. Just treat it as a break." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

Li Xiaolong has now successfully lived to 1975. In addition, he arranged for professional Western and Chinese medicine doctors to accompany him every day and provide ideological guidance, which also made Li Xiaolong start to pay attention to his health.
Anyone who has paid attention to professional athletes in their past lives knows that when athletes get older, their bodies are basically not in good condition. This is because they overexerted themselves when they were young, especially when doing strenuous exercise.

Li Xiaolong is in a similar situation now. When he was young, his training intensity and injuries were no less than those of professional runners. Although he looks very strong now, his body is already very weak. Various muscles, tendons, and bones are damaged. Even his kidney function is not very good. There are plaques on his heart and neck blood vessels. He also has some of the three highs. It is simply a systemic problem.
Excessive exercise is actually more harmful to the body than no exercise. Many people have suffered cerebral hemorrhage, myocardial infarction, and cerebral infarction due to excessive exercise.

Fortunately, Yang Wendong used his status to suppress Li Xiaolong's desire to make movies desperately for many years, otherwise if nothing happened in 73, it would be hard to say what would happen in the following years.

Li Xiaolong nodded and said, "I understand. I will also pay attention to my health. You were right before. If a person loses his health, then he loses everything."

When he was unsuccessful in his career in the early years, he worked very hard. Now that he is successful, he is indeed older, and some celebrities he has come into contact with have more or less health problems. At the same time, Yang Wendong's commanding requirements have also made him start to pay more attention to his health;

Yang Wendong said, "That's good. You will still be responsible for the global expansion of Chinese martial arts in the future. You don't have to worry about the funding. Just shoot the movie normally, but pay attention to the intensity of the work. If you need a stunt double, then find one. Don't take risks yourself. At least you can find some young people as stunt doubles. If they get injured, they will recover quickly."

Although it is a bit unfair, this is the reality of society. Many dangerous actions of celebrities are performed by body doubles.
Of course, the most comprehensive safety preparations will certainly be made, but accidents must always be avoided. In addition, young stand-ins have stronger recovery abilities, and if the money is sufficient and the situation is not too dangerous, it will be an opportunity for many brave but poor young people.

"I don't really want to use a body double. That would be deceiving the audience." Li Xiaolong shook his head and frowned.

"." Yang Wendong had no choice but to say, "Okay, just be careful."

Even though Li Xiaolong began to pay more attention to his health, he did not become like other ordinary stars. He still had his own professional ethics when it came to his movies. Yang Wendong could not influence this. Being able to change some of Li Xiaolong's concepts was already a success.

Li Xiaolong nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know my goal is to make Jeet Kune Do the most famous martial art in the world, at least more famous than my daily karate. Before that, I will definitely take good care of my health."

"Well, the goal is good." Yang Wendong also deeply agreed and said: "But if you want to achieve this, you can't rely on yourself. You must train a large number of young Jeet Kune Do masters;
No matter how powerful you are, you are just one person. The fact that you defeated so many karate masters by yourself only shows that you are powerful. If you want to truly defeat karate in the international martial arts, you must train enough offspring. "

Li Xiaolong nodded and said, "Yes, I understand. It seems that when I finish shooting the movie, my main purpose will be to teach future generations well."

"Haha, almost. There are also several stars in Hong Kong who can fight, and some people who can really fight. When you have time, go back to Hong Kong to meet them." Yang Wendong said with a smile;

Hong Kong films have developed rapidly in recent years. Although there are other types of films such as comedy, art, romance, horror, etc., martial arts films are still one of the signature films of Hong Kong films.

The huge market benefits will naturally attract many talented young people to join in. After screening, many of them are good at martial arts.

Some of these people can make movies, and then they can become new martial arts superstars. Others may not be suitable, but they can also become martial arts instructors, stunt doubles, overseas martial arts teachers, etc. In short, as long as you have good skills, you will not have to worry about not having a good job.
Under this positive cycle, the martial arts atmosphere in Hong Kong is becoming stronger and stronger.

Li Xiaolong said slowly: "I also know a little about the situation in Hong Kong. In fact, there is a problem, that is, there are still too few people in Hong Kong. The martial arts atmosphere in Singapore is not strong enough, and the number of Chinese people is still too small."

"This will indeed be a problem, but you don't have to worry. Don't forget that this country has the largest population of Chinese in the world." Yang Wendong suddenly laughed.

Li Xiaolong asked in surprise: "You mean the mainland?"

Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Yes, you may not pay much attention to business and politics. In fact, nowadays, the mainland has more and more exchanges with overseas countries. My cooperation with China Resources is also good. When the mainland is more open to the outside world in the future, maybe we can open a martial arts school in the mainland."

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