Mr. Huo Zizheng, who still lives in Xiaonanhe Village, Xiqing District, Tianjin, Huo Yuanjia's former residence, said that the film's description of Huo Yuanjia's life and Huo's family is seriously inaccurate, and there are negative descriptions that are inconsistent with reality. Mr. Huo believes that this not only greatly distorts and hurts Huo Yuanjia, a national hero in the modern history of China, but also hurts many direct descendants of Huo Yuanjia to some extent. Moreover, after the film was released, the relevant producers remained indifferent to the relevant plot, and did not make any formal explanation and explanation for the misleading caused by the untrue film. Therefore, Mr. Huo Zizheng said that after enduring for many years, the Huo family decided to "make a statement and make it clear" this time. Lawyer Huo particularly emphasized that Ming Law Firm was officially entrusted to handle related matters according to law. First, it is not for fame, because the reputation of the Huo family does not need hype, nor can it be hyped indiscriminately. Second, it is not to get material compensation, because we can't bargain with the reputation of ancestors and families. This time, I hope to recover the bad influence caused by the inaccuracy of the film through legal means and correct the misleading of the film to young people. I hope this will play a positive role in improving the casual style of "joking" in the film culture market. Mr. Huo Zizheng's attorney director said that he accepted the entrustment because of the lawyer's mission and his relationship with the Huo family. "This time, Mr. Huo's behavior is still of profound significance in real life. It directly touches on the long-standing problem of using the phrase' this story is pure fiction' to borrow celebrity names for commercial film production and distribution." Lawyer Yang said, "Can the simple sentence' This story is pure fiction' become a universal shield, which can be distorted at will in the name of art and then called fiction?" We want justice. "Huo Yuanjia" is not just three words, nor is it an ordinary person. Behind these three words is a national spirit and the reverence of China people, which I believe is clear to everyone, including the film producers and distributors. Since the story is fictional, don't redesign a protagonist. We must take "Huo Yuanjia" as the prototype and use the name "Huo Yuanjia". "Mr. Yang Zhongkai believes that using national heroes to stimulate the market and promote commercial distribution, distorting historical facts and fabricating plots without restraint, only considering commercial repercussions, regardless of national feelings and the feelings of prototype families, all similar behaviors are in the name of art to escape legal constraints, which is not the spirit of the rule of law.
Yang Zhongkai also said: "Mr. Huo Zizheng entrusts himself as an attorney to handle related matters. On the one hand, he pays full attention to this matter, and at the same time hopes to entrust relevant issues to lawyers, which can divert the attention from all walks of life since the film was released. " As for the way of "consultation", whether to prosecute immediately, and if so, what are the specific requirements. Lawyer Yang said that these issues involve the technical details of legal operation and need further study at present, but it is certain that economic requirements are by no means the ultimate goal.
Yang Zhongkai also said that before the lawsuit, he would consider contacting the producers of Huo Yuanjia, including screenwriter Wang Bin and starring Jet Li. If they can apologize to the descendants of Huo Yuanjia and eliminate the bad influence of the film, the descendants of Huo Yuanjia will definitely make a high profile.