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Chapter 534 [99] Tang sword show, conquering foreigners!

shhhhh--

The prop flying knife was in Chen Yu's hand, and it hit the enemies coming from all directions at high speed.

Following Chen Yu's specific steps, every strike of his sword would hit the target.

The various showy techniques dazzled many people watching on the sidelines.

Turning, moving, rolling... Chen Yu dodged the bullets while shooting the flying knife in his hand at the critical moment.

The whole person seemed extremely calm.

Bang bang bang!
But more extras hanging on wires broke through the window, rushed into the house, and surrounded him one after another.

Two fists are no match for four hands.

Maggie Q, who was shooting at the side, also joined him, and the two stood back to back.

Seeing that several enemies were approaching, Chen Yu suddenly shook his shoulders, and the Tang sword on his back suddenly bounced up.

He stretched out his hand, and the sword and its scabbard flipped in the air and fell into his hand.

"cut!"

The second assistant director of Mission: Impossible 3 shouted in time.

But many people present, including Chen Yu and Tom Cruise who was lying there, did not move.

Chen Yu was still standing there with a sword in his hand, his face solemn; while Maggie Q was breathing heavily, adjusting her mood, as she would also be firing her weapons in a moment.

Obviously, a big battle is about to take place.

Touch up, adjust.

After 1 minute, filming continued.

Fighting scenes are like this, and it is impossible to shoot the entire scene in one take; they are shot while pausing, and then edited to create the smoothest possible sequence.

"action!"

Swah——

As the assistant director's voice fell, Chen Yu took the unsheathed horizontal sword and slashed and hit more enemies rushing towards him. Until a guy not far away suddenly pulled the trigger at Chen Yu with a pistol.

Of course, there was no bullet fired here, but the effect the movie wanted was that the bullet was hit at Chen Yu.

A camera lens from the second position was also suddenly pushed in front of Chen Yu.

Clang!
Chen Yu's thumb pushed the prop sword hard and it came out of the sheath instantly.

clang!
The blade that emerged from the scabbard seemed to block the bullet that was flying towards him.

Chen Yu frowned and raised his hand instantly.

The lens from another angle captured his face at this moment.

Cold and resolute, with sword-like brows and star-like eyes, he is indescribably handsome and sharp.

The next second, his knife moved.

scoff!

With a flip of his hand, he pinched the knife between his index and middle fingers and spun it violently. Only a flash of cold light was seen in the camera. The knife in Chen Yu's hand danced in an arc of sword flower, and an enemy in front of him immediately covered his neck.

Blood spurted out endlessly from between his fingers.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Chen Yu didn't even stop and didn't even look at this guy. It seemed that in Chen Yu's mind, any enemy hit by his knife was already dead.

You don't even need to last hit, that's confidence.

His body was pulled out quickly, accompanied by the flash of the sword. The sword in his hand flew and moved sideways, and the scabbard and the sword were linked together, like ink splashing. One by one, the enemies fell down, covering their injured parts, and some were covered in blood.

Neck, arms, thighs, chest, hair... wherever Chen Yu swept his sword, no one could be his match.

The sword in Chen Yu's hand could be chopped, cut, jumped, or spun... as flexibly as an arm.

Chen Yu performed all kinds of sword-dancing moves.

Finally, sizzle——

Two quick slashes of forehand and backhand finally drew an X on the chest of an enemy, and the opponent's throat had been pierced by a prop knife.

It was Chen Yu's sword.

This is the last enemy.

Chen Yu held the knife with a grim expression and pulled it instantly.

puff!

The guy fell straight to the ground, and there seemed to be a hole on his neck, with a huge amount of blood spurting out; but Chen Yu said nothing, turned around with a grim face, and danced with the sword again, and when the tiger's mouth turned over, the sword had returned to the scabbard.

Everything looks so natural.

With another fancy move, the knife was back on his back.

It was as if the knife had never been moved from beginning to end; but his face and body were covered with splattered blood, looking solemn and chilling.

"..."

The foreigners around were all obviously stunned.

To be honest, Chen Yu had filmed a knife-drawing fight scene when he was in the United States before, and the expressions on everyone's faces were like this; even if you watch it again now, you are still extremely shocked.

The gestures of drawing the sword and sheathing it are so cool.

Originally, many people thought that Chen Yu’s flying knife skills were good enough, but now compared with his horizontal sword, they are not even in the same league.

Even though the sword-wielding fighting scene just now was a one-man show by Chen Yu and he designed the moves himself, he had already designed the moves, and several directors were all impressed.

To be honest, I was not very satisfied with the action design at the beginning. Chen Yu said he wanted to use a knife.

But now, what shit does he have to say?
"Oh oh oh!"

"So cool!"

"Cool!!!"

"Oh, my God! How did you do that?"

"This weapon is so cool!"

"..."

A few seconds later, countless people were screaming, and the director and action designer were clapping their hands, looking at Chen Yu who walked out of the set with excitement.

This seemingly short sword-fighting scene made everyone in the audience excited.

He wished he could go up and try out a few moves himself, but many people have tried it. Not to mention sword dances, even the chopping and hacking postures are not as graceful and sharp as Chen Yu's. Tom Cruise had also stood up by now. Just now, when he was lying there and the camera wasn't shooting him, he was actually watching Chen Yu's fight the whole time.

I can only say that Chinese weapons are more beautiful than Kung Fu.

Although the shooting was discontinuous, every time Chen Yu struck, there was actually a beauty of the combination of action and weapon.

Tom Cruise was extremely jealous.

These days, he has asked Chen Yu for advice on martial arts, but it can only be said that it is too difficult to teach a foreigner who has little experience in using weapons.

In fact, children who grew up watching martial arts movies can perform many of these slow-motion moves, but foreigners just can't understand them.

This is probably due to insufficient cultural influence.

Obviously, the moves were very good-looking, but they became completely different in their hands; but Tom Cruise obviously didn't force it. Kung Fu is universal and can be practiced; as for weapons, he just thought it was fun and probably didn't expect to be able to learn them.

"Chan, you really impressed me!"

“This scene was shot perfectly!”

Director Abrams spoke to Chen Yu excitedly. Chen Yu smiled. He could see surprise and admiration on many people's faces.

Perhaps, this is what Jet Li, Bruce Lee and others were like when they were filming back then!
No matter how great your acting is, many foreigners have actually seen it, and at most they will just be surprised at your own strength; but kung fu is something real, they just can't do it, and they have rarely seen it.

What's more, this is a more rare type of weapon war, which makes them feel even more incredible.

It's normal that you can gain the respect of the crew.

If there is a guy who has such an awesome thing and you don't, of course you will admire him. This is human nature.

This is also the reason why Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee are so popular abroad.

… “There are only a few scenes left, but it’s a shame we still have to shoot for another week!”

This is how the notice is arranged, with about 1-2 scenes a day.

The simple literary scenes are put in the front, and Chen Yu has been doing various action scenes these days, including the car racing that follows.

"Chan, I always feel that the 'Baji' is not as natural as yours. I look very stiff!"

Tom Cruise waved his fist and came in front of Chen Yu.

In addition to filming these days, Chen Yu took him on a good trip around Shanghai, and also worked part-time as this guy's martial arts teacher. The two had a pretty good relationship. Of course, Chen Yu did this for other reasons.

"Narcos" has completed post-production, and the corresponding publicity work should be carried out at this time, but the title of the movie must be determined first.

Chen Yu's initial idea was to take advantage of the popularity of "Mission Impossible".

This requires the authorization of Tom Cruise, because the copyright of "Mission Impossible" is in his hands and his consent is required.

Chen Yu thought, if it really doesn't work out, then just give him some share, it would be a win-win cooperation!
If it is titled "Mission Impossible", maybe it can earn an extra 1-2 million US dollars at the box office.

The box office share is still worth giving.

"muscle!"

Chen Yu demonstrated to Tom Cruise: "In our Chinese Kung Fu, the muscles are soft, and they mainly train the membranes and tendons; the Western fitness training trains the muscles, which will become harder and harder..."

"It seems to make sense!"

Tom Cruise said thoughtfully.

The two of them were gesticulating, and soon it was Tom Cruise's turn, and he had to shoot some fighting scenes.

One day of shooting ended quickly.

Chen Yu was thinking about how to talk to Tom Cruise, but he didn't expect that after Tom Cruise took off his makeup and came out, he said to him: "Chan, do you want to have dinner with me?"

"OK, let's go!"

Chen Yu had already changed his clothes, and the two of them didn't go anywhere else. Tom Cruise is very popular in China, and he was surrounded by crowds a few days ago. Domestic reporters have been wanting to interview him, but he has refused.

So the two of them just had dinner in the hotel and chatted.

"I haven't congratulated you on winning the Venice Film Festival Best Actor award yet!"

“A perfect achievement!”

After the steak, mashed potatoes, etc. were served, Tom Cruise took the open glass filled with foreign wine and clinked glasses with Chen Yu.

"Thank you!"

Chen Yu drank champagne.

"I also want to achieve this, but my sect won't allow me to do so!"

“Ever heard of Scientology?”

Tom Cruise suddenly looked at Chen Yu. Of course Chen Yu had heard of this, but when the other party said this, Chen Yu had to answer carefully: "Your sect?"

"Of course, Scientology, you can learn about it!"

"If you want to join, I can recommend it. It will bring you a lot of benefits in Hollywood!"

Tom Cruise was smiling, and Chen Yu really couldn't bear to complain.

Not to mention that Scientology is regarded as a cult by the Chinese, even if it is a normal sect like Buddhism and Taoism, Chen Yu is not interested in it!

"I have a sect too!"

Chen Yu's words stopped Tom Cruise, who was obviously quite curious: "Oh, what religion? Have I heard of it?"

"I don't think so. It's a sect in China, the Ancient Tomb Sect!"

"A cult made up of the tomb of the living dead?"

This was a problem with Chen Yu's translation, so Tom Cruise was a little confused when he heard it.

"Correct!"

Chen Yu told Tom Cruise the story of how the Ancient Tomb Sect was founded, from Wang Chongyang's uprising against the Jin soldiers to Lin Chaoying's founding of the sect: "In fact, I first joined the Quanzhen Sect, which is very famous in our country. Later, I switched to the Ancient Tomb Sect!"

"Hmm, that's interesting. It seems like you Chinese have many religious sects as well?"

"Yes, there are many, including the six major sects and eight major schools. Of course, the most famous ones are Shaolin and Wudang. Have you heard of them?"

“Yes, yes, Shaolin, Shaolin Kung Fu!”

Tom Cruise didn't doubt what Chen Yu said at all.

His kung fu skills can't deceive anyone.

Since Chen Yu already has a sect, it would be a bit unscientific for him to ask the other party to join his scientific religion. After all, as a sectarian, he is very clear about certain doctrines.

The most important thing is definitely not to convert to another religion, which is a taboo in many religions!

The two of them ate and chatted, and soon the topic turned to "Mission Impossible".

"Cruise, do you have any plans to license the copyright of Mission Impossible?"

Chen Yu suddenly asked.

Tom, who was cutting steak, couldn't help but look up and asked in confusion: "Authorization? Peripheral?"

"No, no, no, it's a licensed video!"

"For example, I made a spy movie and wanted to license Mission: Impossible - Rise of the Jedi, that kind of thing?"

"Do you want to do a spin-off?"

Tom put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth, and looked at Chen Yu seriously. Chen Yu shrugged: "That's about right, I have this idea!"

"Of course you can, you are welcome to join us!"

Okay, this guy must have misunderstood something.

Chen Yu almost understood what Tom Cruise meant.

"If you want to film it, that would be great. It would be a good opportunity to expand your role. I can also invest..."

It was exactly as Chen Yu thought.

Chen Yu had no choice but to ask: "What if the filming has already been completed?"

"..."

Tom Cruise's eyes changed slightly this time.

He understood the meaning of Chen Yu's words. After all, he was not stupid. If he still couldn't understand it, then he didn't need to stay in Hollywood.

"Let me guess, you have a movie that you need my authorization for?"

"The movie is called Mission: Impossible - Rise of the Jedi?"

Tom Cruise smiled, but his expression was a little playful.

"Yes, that's about it—"

“Is it really finished?”

"It's finished. In fact, this movie was finished before I took on Mission: Impossible 3, and I've been doing post-production. It was only after I took on Mission: Impossible that I thought about whether I could give it a title. It will definitely add to the North American box office!"

Chen Yu had nothing to hide. If it succeeded, it would be another matter if it failed.

"Of course, it depends on your side!"

"Ok!"

Tom Cruise was thinking about it, but he said, "Can you let me see the finished movie?"

“This will definitely work!”

"I have a digital copy. If you have nothing to do tonight, why don't you go take a look?"

"can!"

After thinking about it, Tom Cruise did not refuse.

After a while, the two finished their meal and walked towards Chen Yu's room.

(End of this chapter)