Xinhua 29 October 2012: Kevin hurt on set, 10 stitches bill to cost as much as RMB100,000

Kevin accidentally got his right eye injured while filming Ip Man in Kunshan. The eye bled and swelled immediately causing the martial art expert to panic. Kevin took the night flight back to Hong Kong the same evening to seek treatment. It is reported that one night of treatment will cost up to RMB100,000.

Kevin plays Ip Man in the series and has more than 200 fight scenes and this scene shot on 25th October is a duel between Ip Man and Lin Qingshan. In order to ensure the effects of the show, Kevin generally insists of completing the scenes himself without substitute. Before the camera started rolling, Kevin and Liu Xiaofeng's substitute have rehearsed once but during the actual shoot, Kevin's response was a fraction of a second slow while the punch came faster than expected resulting in the punch landing directly onto Kevin's right eye. From the pictures taken at the scene, Kevin's facial expression was visibly grim and his right eye indeed suffered a heavy blow and bloody.

Kevin when faced with media at Hong Kong airport told reporters that this is but a trivial matter. It will need maybe 2 stitches and jokingly told reporters that a man should have scars. It was reported that Kevin was admitted to the hospital but instead of 2 stitches, he got 10 instead and that one night in hospital cost him RMB100,000. At the moment, Kevin is recuperating at home and when will he return to rejoin the crew is still an unknown.