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On October 8, a press conference marking the launch of Ip Man official site, now carrying Ip Man trailer, was held. Following that, Wilson Yip, Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung proceeded to a chat organised by Sina, hosted by Zhao Ning. They were joined in by film critic Wei Jun Zi.

-- Yip Man -- 

When at a promotional event on March 25, Donnie Yen was wearing sunglasses. It turns out that there was a gash on the area around Donnie Yen's left eye, "When rehearsing an action scene in 'Yip Man' whereby I fight against a group of people, an axe wielder accidentally slashed the side near my left eye. Blood was gushing out."
 
 Donnie Yen was worried that he would be disfigured. Fortunately, the doctor on the set immediately used ice bag to staunch bleeding. When he was rushed to the hospital, he needed no stitches, and filming won't be affected. When he called his wife, he told her that his eye was nearly blinded.
 

"I was shooting a fight scene against Fan Siu Wong. He came slashing at me with the axe. I could have warded it off accordingly, but it would have lost its flavour as Wing Chun calls for shorter moves. In the end, I did manage parry it, but still got hit by the head of the axe." explains Donnie Yen at a later date. 

 Donnie Yen says that 'Yip Man' is the film he is most concerned about, for Yip Man was the mentor of his idol Bruce Lee. He says he has spent months to get himself ready for this role, training in Wing Chun, and learning more about Yip Man through his two sons, he has even stayed in his hometown for quite a long time. He says that filming hasn't formally begun, he's in Shanghai doing preparation works and rehearsals.
 
 Because of the countless injuries he has sustained over the years, Donnie Yen sighs, saying that after a few years, after shooting a few more films that he is partial to, he'd retire to the backstage. Instead of acting, he'd be working behind the scenes as producer, martial arts director, before the audience grows tired of him as he gets older. He wants to retire as an actor when he's at his peaks.  Shanghai Youth Daily | Photo: Sohu

-- Yip Man --

Zhang Yan Bin, casting director for Yip Man, which began production on March 4, says that casting for the production, which took three months, is settled; his job with the production is done and he's proceeding to other projects. He also mentioned earlier regarding looking for someone to fill up the role of adolescent Bruce Lee and teaching lead child actor(s) acting. Below is the cast list.

Have Perseverance, Will Succeed

李渊 Li Yuan was born on August 7, 1982 in Shangdong to an impecunious peasant family of over 10 members, at the time when Jet Li's Shaolin Temple took the nation by storm. Growing up being a fan of martial arts films, Li Yuan started formal training in martial arts at the age of 12. When he was in primary 4, he made a bold decision to quit school in order to learn wushu. He was subsequently punished by his parents. But on considering that he wasn't doing very well in his academic studies, Li Yuan's parents finally relented.

Li Yuan was raised mostly by his wushu champion brother 李炳雷 Li Bing Lei, who also teaches him martial arts. Li Bing Lei is 8 years his senior. Li Yuan was brought up under very strict upbringing, and he matured earlier than most people. In his youth, he got only one rest day on Lunar New Year; on other days, he would train for four to five hours daily. There were times when thoughts of skiving did occur to Li Yuan, but on thinking of how hard his parents were toiling in the fields in his hometown, even in bitter winters, Li Yuan cast aside all weariness.

Legend of Bruce Lee TV series, which was filmed last year from May to September, traces the life of Bruce Lee from when he's a kid, growing up being a martial arts fanatic, and getting involved in fights, and being pursued by gangs and forced to leave Hong Kong, and meeting Linda Emery as well as creating a storm in America, and starting a film career. And as he gets more famous, Bruce Lee faces challenges from many martial artists from the West and East alike. Yet, he remains a legend who is never defeated.

40-part Legend of Bruce Lee TV series, set for release this summer, is directed by Li Qi Wen, with Ma Zhong Xuan and Eric Chen as the martial arts directors. The cast includes Chan Kwok Kwan, Yu Cheng Hui, Wang Luo Yong, Zhou Zhou, Gai Ke, Li Yuan, Bian Xiao Xiao, Michelle Lang, Mark Dacascos, Eric Chen, Gary Daniels, Michael Jai White, Ray Park, Tim Storms.