Chapter 5: You Must Apologize to the Karate Association

Official Weibo of the Chinese Karate Association.

"Recently, based on feedback from our association members, the movie "Ip Man" contains a significant amount of content that does not adhere to the facts, which has seriously damaged the reputation of our karate.

Therefore, our association demands that the director of the movie, Xu Mu, apologize to us immediately and reflect deeply on his actions.

Otherwise, he will bear the consequences!"

The Weibo post also tagged Xu Mu's Weibo account.

Although this Weibo post was not very long, it contained a lot of information.

First, the content in the movie "Ip Man" directed by Xu Mu is significantly inconsistent with reality.

Second, these unrealistic contents have severely damaged the reputation of karate.

And now, the karate association demands a public apology from Xu Mu.

If this Weibo post had been made before, it would not have garnered much attention.

However, things were different now. The video of Xu Mu fighting with a few hoodlums last night had been uploaded online by enthusiastic bystanders and sparked widespread attention and discussion.

As a result, the popularity of the movie "Ip Man" skyrocketed.

Moreover, the most popular comment pointed out the exciting scenes in the movie.

Taking on five people was nothing for them.

In the movie, Ip Man took on ten people.

And all ten of them knew karate.

You can imagine what the members of the karate association would think.

You can imagine what the netizens would think.

Karate was no match for a relatively unknown style like Wing Chun.

How could the karate association not be anxious?

Online.

As soon as the karate association's Weibo post was published, netizens were instantly buzzing with excitement.

After all, who wouldn't be happy to have some entertainment?

As a result, netizens began to discuss the matter.

"Damn, the karate association couldn't sit still. They actually directly reached out to Xu Mu and demanded an apology. This matter is getting more and more interesting."

"Yes, it's indeed quite interesting. I watched the video from last night. It seems like the guy who knows Wing Chun took on five people effortlessly. I heard the movie is even more exaggerated, with one person fighting ten.

To be honest, I found it quite satisfying to watch, but it feels a bit unreliable."

"I also watched the video of his fight with the troublemakers last night. How does it seem like this person really can fight ten people all by himself?"

"Come on, how is it possible to fight ten people alone? Besides, there aren't any traditional martial arts nowadays that are that powerful. At most, there are middle-aged and elderly men and women in their sixties or seventies who practice for fitness, and they don't even have any real power.

So, I don't believe in traditional martial arts being able to beat karate. Even Taekwondo wouldn't stand a chance."

"I agree with the previous comment. Although I don't want to admit it, it's the truth. Our Chinese martial arts at most exist in movies and TV dramas. There's no way they can exist in reality."

"That's right, I still think karate is more formidable. Wing Chun seems likely to be fake."

The karate association's Weibo post triggered a discussion among netizens about traditional martial arts and modern combat.

However, everyone agreed that traditional martial arts could only help improve physical fitness.

When compared to karate and Taekwondo, they were powerless and had no chance of winning.

On Xu Mu's side, after finishing his conversation with two major video site executives, he felt mentally and physically exhausted.

After all, he spent the night at the police station. How could he not be tired?

The police station was not a place for peaceful sleeping.

So, Xu Mu decided to take a taxi back to his place and get a good night's sleep.

He would deal with other matters after waking up.

Of course, besides discussing potential collaborations with video sites, he didn't have any other matters at the moment.

After all, the movie had already flopped.

After calling for a taxi, Xu Mu was quickly picked up by a driver.

On the way back to his place, he instinctively opened his Weibo app, intending to scroll through the hot search topics to pass the time.

However, as soon as he opened the app, he received a lot of private messages.

Of course, Xu Mu also saw the mention from the karate association, demanding an apology from him.

Seeing this Weibo post, his eyes widened.

What's going on?

They want me to apologize and reflect deeply on my actions?

Come on, are they kidding?

And this reason for asking me to apologize is too far-fetched!

I made a movie where karate loses to Wing Chun, and they want me to apologize.

Wow.

I can't believe it!

Seeing this demand for an apology, Xu Mu was speechless.

He never expected to receive such a nonsensical request.

If it were up to them, the entire entertainment industry would be issuing apologies.

They're just bullying me because I don't have any power!

If it were a more famous director, they would definitely not dare to do this.

Xu Mu's good mood after leaving the police station was immediately ruined by this Weibo post.

However, he didn't dwell on it and treated it as a joke.

Of course, it would be a problem if these people were serious.

After seeing this Weibo post, Xu Mu lost interest in scrolling through Weibo.

Instead, he closed his eyes and rested in the car.

Soon, Xu Mu arrived at his place, went straight to bed, and fell asleep.

Sleep was more important than anything else.

Meanwhile, after the Karate Association posted their demand for an apology on Weibo, they waited for a response from Xu Mu for a long time, but there was no sign of a reply.

To make matters worse, after their Weibo post, many netizens began to discuss the issue.

Although for now, the netizens still didn't believe that Wing Chun could defeat karate.

But who knows, some people might believe it.

In any case, they felt that their reputation had been damaged.

Xu Mu must apologize.

However, the awkward thing was that although they had posted on Weibo demanding an immediate apology, there was no response from Xu Mu at all.

It was as if he hadn't seen the Weibo post.

Or maybe he saw it and simply ignored them.

This made the members of the karate association even more infuriated.

After discussing, the karate association posted another Weibo update.

Rather than a Weibo post, it was more like a challenge.

Exactly, since you won't apologize to us and won't acknowledge us.

Fine, we'll take the initiative and issue a challenge to you.

If you lose, it won't be as simple as an apology.

Maybe at that time, you'll lose face.

The karate association's challenge Weibo post once again caused an uproar online.

When people saw it, they became excited again.

They never expected that the karate association would issue a challenge to an unknown director.

This is going to be exciting!

Because of the karate association's challenge, the attention and traffic for the movie "Ip Man" skyrocketed once again.

All major browsers and video sites had a significant increase in searches for "Ip Man."

Galaxy Video Technology Department.

"Manager Li, a large number of users have been searching for 'Ip Man' in the background. The search count has exceeded one million."

"What? That many?"

"Yes, suddenly a large influx of users. After system verification, they are all real users."

"Alright, I got it."

After receiving a report from the technical staff, Li Zhi, the manager, was somewhat surprised.

He didn't expect the search data for "Ip Man" to be so terrifying.

With that in mind, he immediately went online to search for news related to "Ip Man."

Sure enough, he discovered the conflict between the karate association and the movie "Ip Man."

Seeing this, he took out his phone and started dialing Xu Mu's number.

However, the call couldn't get through.

Green Qi Video Operations Center.

"General Han, there's something abnormal with the data in the backend. Take a look."

"What's wrong?"

"We've had a large influx of users searching for 'Ip Man,' but after checking, it seems like our website doesn't have any data related to 'Ip Man.'"

"Ip Man?"

"Yes."

"Alright, I got it."

After receiving a report from the technical staff, Han Jian, from Green Qi Video, also noticed the abnormal search data in the backend.

But he didn't pay much attention to it.

Maybe those people saw the video of him fighting the troublemakers last night and decided to search out of curiosity.

He believed that Xu Mu, the little-known director, would eventually take the initiative to contact him.

After all, his movie was a complete failure.

Now, everyone was reading and following the recommended rankings, so he didn't understand why they were suddenly searching for "Ip Man."