Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Luo Lixian and Ke Shouliang are both the world's top stuntmen.

The Raptors stunt team led by them has accumulated a lot of experience in recent years.

In the fields of speeding, blasting, and fire stunts, he is the strongest in the world and unrivaled.

It's only the 1980s, and Hollywood is no match.

The thrilling racing moves they made were impossible for Stallone and Bryan to do.

Even if you do it reluctantly, it will only affect the shooting effect.

In the end, the main parts of the car chase scene were completed by Corot and Stallone, while Stallone and Bryan only shot the frontal parts.

How to shoot the frontal part was clearly planned in the split-shot script, so the scene was shot smoothly and efficiently.

After filming this scene, the Americans in the crew were all convinced. They all raised their thumbs and said that their Hong Kong counterparts were awesome!

If you are not convinced, you will not be able to come. You can only follow the command.

When it came to filming the mountain scene, Yang Ye's team was even more at home.

Because they just finished shooting "Sediq Bale" last year and spent half a year in the high mountain jungles of Taiwan.

Before the filming of the mountain scene began, the Yang family's various plans were mastered and executed properly.

It’s rainy in spring in Toronto, the wind direction in the mountains and forests is changeable, and it’s cloudy and sunny, all of which are not conducive to shooting.

But the temperate continental hot and humid climate here is nothing compared to Taiwan's subtropical island climate.

Yang Ye's team has contingency measures to deal with various emergencies.

They even have dedicated personnel observing wind direction, clouds, and lighting to maximize the time available for shooting in a day.

The level of professionalism amazed the Americans on the crew.

When filming action scenes, it was even more eye-opening for the American who only knew how to shoot boxing.

The fighting moves designed by Yang Ye for Rambo are clean and neat, which is very suitable for his status as a land combat special forces soldier.

This made Stallone and other actors very excited when filming and full of confidence in the movie.

……

The crew of "Rambo" is filming a Rambo escape scene.

This scene is about Rambo escaping from the police station and escaping into the mountains. He is chased by seven or eight policemen with police dogs.

But Rambo panicked and couldn't choose the way to go. There was only a cliff in front of him and there was nowhere to escape.

Rambo had no choice but to climb up the cliff to escape.

However, two police officers caught up with him in a helicopter and launched an aerial pursuit of Rambo.

One of the policemen spots Rambo hanging from a cliff and shoots him.

Rambo, who was hanging on the cliff, became a living target and couldn't escape at all. His only option was... to jump off the cliff.

In order to maximize the effect of this cliff jumping scene, Yang Ye chose to let the actors actually dance.

But he couldn't let Stallone play like this, the Americans wouldn't agree.

Stallone only filmed the jumping action, and the next shot of falling from the cliff was done by a substitute.

This substitute is...Qian Jiale.

Chin Ka-lok is the "King of Stand-ins" in Hong Kong movies.

"Plan A", "Five Lucky Stars", "Dragon Heart", "Eastern Condor"... He appeared as a stand-in for Chen Long, Hong Jingbao and others in many movies.

Chin Ka-lok is courageous, skilled and skilled. He is the treasure among the golden generation of dragon and tiger martial arts in Hong Kong movies, and he was also the last one to be injured.

This is why he is treated as a treasure.

Why is it a treasure if it's not hurt?

Because you have never been injured, you are not afraid of anything and dare to fight for anything. You think you can do it.

Once you get injured, you will know that your luck is not that good.

And once you are seriously injured, it will form a psychological shadow, and you will not be as powerful as before.

Qian Jiale became a dragon and tiger martial artist at the age of 16. He made all the fierce action movies. He was only injured when he was 20 years old. He is a miracle in the Hong Kong film industry.

It also proves how awesome his skills are!

Qian Jiale followed his brother Qian Xiaohao as a handyman in Shaw Brothers when he was very young. When he was older, he started working as a dragon and tiger martial artist.

Yang Ye knew that this kid had incredible courage, so when he was filming "Sediq Bale" last year, he found him and took him on his debut, playing a Seediq man.

After the performance, let him follow you.

Yang Ye himself also needs a stuntman when filming. Having such a king of stuntmen by his side can save a lot of trouble.

This time when filming "First Blood", Yang Ye also brought Qian Jiale over to show off his skills to the Americans.

Qian Jiale and Stallone are the same height and have similar body shapes. When they jump off the cliff, their backs are to the camera, so they can look fake and real.

Yang Ye took the walkie-talkie and asked: "Is the safety net ready?"

"Ready director!"

"Confirm again!"

"Confirm, you are ready!"

"Where's Ale?"

"Ale is ready too!"

"Check the safety rope!"

"confirm!"

"OK, now take the actual shot!"

"Prepare, 3, 2, 1, Action!"

Qian Jiale jumped off the cliff fearlessly.

Many staff at the scene were so frightened that their breathing stopped.

"Rescue!"

Qian Jiale jumped into the safety net accurately and was quickly rescued by the staff.

Although many people rushed forward and it seemed noisy, there was order in the chaos and there was no panic.

"Check to see if there are any injuries!"

Qian Jiale quickly stood up and moved his hands and feet.

"Director, I'm fine!"

Qian Jiale didn't have a look of fear on his face. Instead, he was extremely excited because...he had done it.

"Brilliant!"

"Clap clap clap!"

The crew applauded! It was so fierce, he jumped off such a high cliff without hesitation!

Brian praised: "Hong Kong filmmakers are so professional!"

Yang Ye didn't care about the Americans' praises. Hong Kong action movies were made by dragon and tiger warriors who risked their lives. A few cheap compliments from the ghost guys were of no use.

"Ale is going to rest first. Stallone, wait for the scene of falling from the tree. You will appear in person. Is there any problem!"

This cliff jumping scene is divided into four storyboards.

In the first shot, Rambo jumps down, in the second shot, Rambo falls in the air, in the third shot, Rambo hangs on a tree, and in the fourth shot, Rambo falls to the ground.

Stallone is also a tough guy. Qian Jiale has already helped him complete the most dangerous part. How could he give in and say without hesitation: "No problem!"

In fact, he wanted to do the cliff jumping part by himself, but the staff from both China and the United States disagreed.

The protagonist cannot be easily injured. Making a movie costs money every day. The protagonist has been lying in the hospital for several months. Can the movie be made?

When Stallone was filming the scene of falling from a tree in the original time and space, he broke four and three ribs and lay in the hospital for several months.

However, Yang Ye would not let him get hurt easily. He arranged for someone to loosen the soil under the tree in advance and then cover it with moss.

He also asked Luo Lixian to teach Stallone how to release his force after jumping.

After making sufficient preparations, the shooting officially started.

In the end, although Stallone did not break his ribs like in the original time and space, he was still scratched in many places by branches.

There's nothing we can do about this. You have to suffer this injury as you deserve it!

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Although Yang Ye is a Hong Kong director, his filmmaking is not as crazy as others.

The filming took place day and night, dozens of hours at a time.

On the contrary, it is very similar to Hollywood. Each profession performs its own duties and completes them collaboratively.

When doing studio photography, he always plans in advance how many shots he will take every day and how many hours he will work every day.

If you need to work overtime before the filming is completed, you will be compensated for the overtime and will be given time off on weekends.

When shooting on location, there will be flexible changes due to weather conditions, but the working hours will remain the same.

If I don’t have a holiday this week because of location shooting, I’ll make it up next time.

This made Yang Ye and the Hollywood team very happy to work together, and there was basically no friction between the two parties.

Even if there are some situations or differences, we can get along quickly.

Stefanie Sun, a famous singer from later generations, once said: "Singing is what I like, but life is more important!"

This is regarded as a wise saying by Yang Ye. Life spans only a few decades and you have to work day and night and make yourself so tired. Why bother?

This time Yang Ye took advantage of his position and brought his daughter here. After working during the day, he stayed with the woman's daughter at night.

On the weekend, I took them to Toronto for shopping, which was very pleasant.

He even appeared at a local music festival. He was so excited that he sang two songs and was warmly welcomed.

Yang Ye is a superstar and has many fans around the world.

Although he doesn't have many foreign-language songs, he has previously published "We Will Rock You", which sold platinum sales in Europe and the United States.

Later, at the request of PolyGram, another English album was released, which sold well and has many fans in Europe and the United States.

However, Yang Ye's singing is just for fun and not his main job.

One weekend, Yang Ye took Adjani and Yang Xi to have a picnic in the wild.

Adjani spread a piece of cloth on the green grass and sat comfortably on the ground, wearing sunglasses and watching Yang Ye and Yang Xi fishing near the lake.

Yang Ye fished for a long time but didn't catch any hair.

"Dad, when will the fish come?"

"Be patient, honey!"

"All right!"

Yang Xi sat next to Yang Ye, holding her chin with her two small hands. After waiting for a while, she couldn't help but said: "Dad, when will the fish come?"

"Coming soon!"

At this moment, the float seemed to be inspired, moved slightly, and then sank.

Yang Ye had quick eyes and quick hands and quickly raised the fishing rod.

“Damn, this is a big fish!”

Yang Ye was a little excited and quickly reeled in the line, and soon the fish was pulled up.

"Wow! Mom, mom, come and see, we caught such a big fish!" Yang Xi jumped up and down with excitement and clapped her hands.

Yang Ye was also a little surprised. This is a unique species of zander in North America. Because its eyes are big and look like glass beads, it is also called glass zander.

This thing has a cool shape and is quite conspicuous during the day. When light shines on it at night, the eyes will even shine like cat eyes.

Of course, this is not the point, the point is... delicious!

More importantly, this bass was extremely large, weighing at least seven or eight pounds.

This kind of sea bass on the market usually only weighs about two kilograms.

Such a big bass... Yang Ye suddenly didn't want to eat it.

This damn thing is not allowed to be taken back to the crew and circled around the set three times?

Yang Ye was struggling when he suddenly heard Adjani say: "Wow, what a big fish. Can you let dad cook grilled fish for you?"

"Okay, okay, I want to eat grilled fish!"

Damn...

Forget it, let’s stop pretending.

It is more important for my daughter to enjoy her food.

Yang Ye was grilling fish there with a little resentment. Yang Xi stood aside and watched for a while. Suddenly a butterfly flew over, and she happily ran to catch the butterfly.

"Elaine is having a great time recently!" Adjani looked at her daughter and said with a smile.

Yang Ye looked at the little figure chasing butterflies not far away and said with a smile: "When I return to the hotel after work every day, I feel very happy when I see her."

"It's a pity that the happy days are short-lived. You will go back to Hong Kong soon."

Yang Ye kissed her gently on her flawless face and said: "Getting together and saying goodbye is a common occurrence in life. I will try my best to take time to see you, stay with you, and grow up with her!"

Having said that, how much time can you spare in a year?

Yang Ye couldn't help but sigh slightly.

The seabass was roasted until it was so fragrant. Yang Ye took a bite and praised: "It tastes good!"

This kind of wild sea bass tastes delicious when grilled with just a little salt.

Adjani shouted: "Elaine, come back and eat grilled fish!"

Yang Ye looked at little Yang Xi running back happily, and suddenly hoped that the filming of this movie could last longer. (End of chapter)