Actor: Thank you.

A major incident that was brewing has temporarily subsided.

For Zhang Yuan, the most important thing is that the work can continue.

Every day is a money drain; even a slight delay means burning through cash.

Xiao Ming is quite good at handling people; he first went to greet the big boss and at the same time prepared a banquet to apologize.

Then I found him and gave him a Rolex as a thank you gift.

Zhang Yuan readily agreed, saying it was kind of him.

He turned around and tossed the watch to Brother Long, telling him to use it.

I'm too lazy to wear it in private, and I can't wear it to public events because I have endorsements. It's too low-class to use when I'm doing business... so I can only let my bodyguard use it.

Yang Tianbao finally returned to her proper state, becoming timid and cautious.

Zhang Yuan was very satisfied to see her like this.

In this state, they won't cause any more trouble.

snort!
That is, Huang Xiaoming.

If it were another guy, he probably would have dumped her on the spot and severed all ties.

They're just boyfriend and girlfriend, not husband and wife or family. Who's going to clean up your mess?

"Cherish it." Zhang Yuan glanced at Huang Xiaoming, then at her, and said only these two words.

Hopefully she has truly learned her lesson, and won't start acting up again in a few days.

Putting that matter aside, he quickly went to film a movie with Mickey Rourke.

Finally, we got to film the scene where he beats up the other person.

Hehe, it's finally my turn to fight those foreign devils!
Seeing Zhang Yuan rubbing his hands together in anticipation, Mickey Rourke had his assistant massage his shoulders while saying with a smile.

“Zhang, although, as you said, your Chinese film and television union doesn’t handle matters during filming.”

“But the Screen Actors Guild in North America will regulate even if the filming is overseas.”

Zhang Yuan: …

How annoying!
Now that you mention it, it's true.

The North American Screen Actors Guild will even help with international lawsuits.

"Ha ha ha ha ha……"

Seeing the foreigners laughing happily, he seemed to understand why some domestic actors always want to obtain foreign citizenship.

But then he thought, even if he acquired foreign citizenship and joined a foreign labor union, Chinese people would still be third-class citizens. What good would that do?
These people who have foreign residency still have to go back to China to make money, so they're only considered important figures in China.

Even now, the Little Dragon Girl is an example. Until she starred in the S-level project "Mulan", she became a big figure abroad, achieving success both domestically and internationally.

Filming proceeded according to procedure. With his injury makeup on, he used both hands and feet to fight his opponent on the ring, following the action choreographer's design.

"Zhang, I think the action design in your film is not very scientific."

After filming a few scenes, Mickey Rourke muttered to himself during a break.

"How so?" Zhang Yuan also took a break to drink some tea.

"According to the script, you are playing a Chinese martial artist, while I am playing a British boxing champion."

"The two are not even in the same weight class. How could Ip Man possibly defeat Tornado in the ring?"

"Well..." Zhang Yuan thought for a moment.

Theoretically, it is indeed impossible, as modern traditional martial arts are primarily for performance.

Even if it's real traditional martial arts, the kind that can kill people.

On the fighting stage, if you follow the rules, you cannot use techniques such as groin strikes, eye gouging, sprinkling lime, or hiding palm needles, which are considered "essences of traditional Chinese martial arts".

Therefore, given the huge difference in weight class, it is indeed almost impossible to defeat a British strongman.

Weight is justice.

In reality, Ip Man, who weighed just over 100 pounds, could fight heavyweight boxing champions weighing over 250 pounds.

Even if you're skilled at both offense and defense, and unleash a series of combos, your opponent might not even lose a scratch.

Boxers undergo professional training to withstand blows.

And then there's the attack from others.

That's because the left punch deals more damage, and the right punch deals more damage.

Let me tell you that the phrase "strong and powerful" can also be used to describe Confucius, a tall Shandong man who was 1.9 meters tall.

The two signature styles of boxing from the South, Hung Kuen and Wing Chun, represent the two opposite sides of Chinese martial arts.

One is the "fist of the strong," and the other is the "fist of the weak."

While martial arts themselves are not inherently strong or weak, Wing Chun's underlying logic is that it is a set of routines developed with the assumption that the user is the weaker party.

Those who practice Hung Kuen have broad shoulders and thick backs, while those who practice Wing Chun are all "slender and graceful".

But this is for making a movie.

On the contrary, it was the "strongman's fist" – Master Hung, the user of Hung Gar, who lost to Tornado.

Just like in the first book, the Ye family, acting as advisors, had some personal motives.

There's a serious internal conflict between Hung Kuen and Wing Chun, two southern martial arts styles, to determine who is the best.

Last time, Master Liao was defeated by Ip Man, which can be linked to Hung Hei-kwun, the founder of Hung Kuen.

This time they didn't even bother acting; they just made fun of Hung Kuen.

In the end, it was Wing Chun, the "weak man's fist," that defeated the foreign boxing champion.

This relates to the fundamental design principles of film art.

Should action movies strive for realism or for sheer excitement?
For the Ip Man series, the conclusion is clear: realism must give way to exhilaration.

Therefore, the more disadvantaged Wing Chun, by defeating a foreign boxing champion, brings a greater sense of satisfaction to the audience than a fight between evenly matched opponents.

Furthermore, in the action design, Ip Man initially used both his hands and feet to specifically attack the boxer's relatively weak lower body.

Actually, it's not weak, but it's relatively weaker compared to martial arts that specialize in leg training, such as Taekwondo and Muay Thai.

The tornado couldn't withstand such an attack, so the coach colluded with the referee to ban Master Ye's leg techniques, leaving him only able to use punches.

In the end, it was a fistfight, and you, Tornado, were using your preferred style of punching, yet I still won.

This progressive approach continuously elevates the level of combat.

The audience's emotions will also progress.

Zhang Yuan thought of himself; all along, he had also overcome the strong with the weak.

Which opponent is weaker than yourself?
The key is to find a tricky angle to attack the opponent's weak point.

"Mickey, do you think it's reasonable for Rambo to carry an M60 and sweep through dozens of fully armed soldiers?"

When it comes to extravagance, Hollywood is no less extravagant than China.

The only difference is that their flamboyance takes a different direction.

Hollywood leans towards cyber science, while China leans towards metaphysics and the supernatural.

"The defeat of the strong by the weak can resonate with the audience's own experiences."

"Thinking about the unpleasant things in my life, those moments when I was bullied by the strong."

"It's like watching a movie allows you to release your emotions."

Mickey Locke remained noncommittal for a few seconds before replying.

"Hollywood also has a lot of meaningless bad movies."

"I took quite a few photos too."

It's not bad that they can admit it.

It's better than those who make money and then act all high and mighty.

"And if you think about it this way, don't you Westerners all think that Chinese people can fly over rooftops and climb walls?"

"So, isn't it reasonable that Chinese Kung Fu can defeat Western boxing?"

The man wore a tense expression; he was one of the few white people who didn't believe that Chinese people could fly.

Because he is a professional boxer, he knows where the limits of human beings are.

He talked about his views on movies during his free time.

This guy is really honest. Artists need to eat too, so he'll act as long as the money is good enough.

But regardless of the quality of the film, he has to be responsible for his role and must perform it to the best of his ability.

This limited professional approach is actually the most appropriate.

Many of my colleagues are so professional that they're like artsy types. When they see a commercial film, they think, "How could I possibly take on this kind of role? It's embarrassing!"

That's it, the market has no shortage of people like that.

Zhang Yuan remembered that someone like that lived in his house.

hula la...

Just as he got up to film the next scene, he heard a flurry of footsteps around the set.

At the same time, there were shouts. Zhang Yuan immediately sensed something was wrong; it wasn't like this during filming.

"Brother Long, can you help me figure out what's wrong?"

Not long after, the bodyguard and director Ye Weixing ran over together.

Director Ye was covered in sweat and looked somewhat anxious.

"Big Brother is injured!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuan immediately jumped up from his chair.

"is it serious?"

"How did it happen?"

Director Ye gave a brief explanation.

Aside from the two arena scenes, the most exciting part of the film is Ip Man's "challenge" of the martial arts school.

It's about competing with local masters on a round table.

It was this scene that gave birth to "Master Hua"...

While filming a scene with Mickey Rourke, Sammo Hung trusted him completely, so he had his men keep an eye on him while he went to another set to film his solo scene standing at a round table.

This way, there's no delay, and it's more efficient.

When it comes to action scenes, Zhang Yuan always listens to him; he's more professional than Zhang Yuan himself.

The good thing about this guy is that he doesn't admit he's getting old, but his bad thing is that he really is getting old.

They fight on a round table, and there's a scene where they jump onto the table in one swift motion.

Theoretically, wires are needed to keep him balanced on the table.

Because the scene was designed to be deliberately dangerous, the ground around it was filled with upside-down wooden stools, with their legs facing upwards.

Falling off a table, while not as dangerous as a knife or bamboo skewer that can pierce through, is still very risky.

But Sammo Hung refused to admit he was getting old.

It's one thing to be suspended by wires during scenes with my co-star, but to jump onto a table, do I need wires to help me?
I'm a martial arts performer in Peking Opera!
Let alone one table, when I was young I could flip two tables up, and down I could do a somersault from four stacked tables and land safely.

He did have this skill from childhood, but he is no longer a virgin.

Sammo Hung was a man of his word, and none of his underlings dared to dissuade him. So they just went along with it.

It turns out that it was because of a pre-existing leg condition, given the excessive weight.

Or perhaps he injured his legs while filming action scenes with foreigners these past few days.

Anyway, the first jump didn't work out, and my right toe tripped on the edge of the table.

When I fell, a chair leg pierced my lower back.

Two young men carried him out.

My body is so weak I can barely lift it.

They've already been put in the car and taken to the hospital.

"Director Ye, please calm things down on set and tell everyone not to panic."

"Find a few assistant directors and continue filming."

“You will accompany me to the hospital the whole time, and I will go there after I finish filming here.”

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right now."

The most important thing is to stay calm and not make a mess of things.

It's common for martial arts performers to get injured. Go visit them yourself to see how serious it is, and then decide how to handle it.

He continued filming, not wanting to waste any time.

But as soon as one shot ended, the already chaotic film set became even more chaotic.

He heard a lot of Cantonese cursing.

"Something's wrong!" Brother Long went over to investigate and rushed back.

"Those stuntmen are going to beat someone up!"

"Damn it!" Zhang Yuan threw down the towel he was using to wipe his sweat and performed a somersault, leaping off the ring.

Upon seeing this, Mickey Locke said, "Didn't you Chinese say you can't fly?"
The martial arts troupe is in disarray; a fight is about to break out.

And the target of their attack was Yang Tianbao!

In addition, there was Huang Xiaoming blocking people's way.

"What's going on!" he shouted as he stepped forward.

But it had no effect; the stuntmen still surrounded Xiaoming and his girlfriend in a chaotic manner.

"Your brother is still in the hospital, and instead of taking care of him, you're causing trouble here. What do you mean by that?" He raised his voice, and only then did someone respond to him.

"How did my older brother end up in the hospital?"

"It's all her fault!"

"Yes, that's her!"

"Damn it, we have to get her today."

"She did it?" Zhang Yuan was full of questions. "Miss Yang made my brother fall?"

"Yes, that's her."

"is her!"

The crowd was enraged, and shouts of anger echoed throughout.

Xiao Ming was covered in sweat, while Yang Tianbao had tears welling up in his eyes.

Damn!

Zhang Yuan noticed that he couldn't cry when filming with Brother Hua back then, but now he can cry quite well.

Yang Tianbao certainly didn't have the ability to make the big brother fall down.

You can't exactly trip him up while filming, can you?

She had the desire but not the courage.

Why do martial arts professionals say that?

Feudal superstition!

I also have to mention that chair.

They believe that it was Big Baby's menstrual blood that dirtied Big Brother's chair, causing him to suffer an unfortunate injury.

Don't ask if it's reasonable or scientific; that's just how people think.

In some places, there is even a custom of "sitting with the son".

For example, if a family wants their daughter-in-law to give birth to a son, they will have a woman who has already given birth to a son sit on their bed. This is called "borrowing luck" (borrowing pregnancy).

Therefore, ordinary people, especially women, are not allowed to touch the bed of newlyweds.

Otherwise, if you don't give birth to a son, it's your fault!

You've ruined my luck.

Others do it intentionally; they're pregnant and believe in theories like "sour for a boy, spicy for a girl" or "round for a girl, pointed for a boy."

He had the woman, who looked like she was pregnant with a son, sit on his bed.

If she ends up having a son, then it's fine.

If I didn't give birth to a son, but you did, then you've taken away my good fortune, and you have to compensate me!

They don't want to take responsibility, so they find an unlucky person to take the fall for.

There are countless examples of similar feudal superstitions.

Some people, under the guise of feudal superstition, bully others, and some even injure or kill people.

Now people are saying that the mobile phone is in trouble because you dirtied the chair.

Everything was fine before, so why did something happen to him as soon as you arrived?

Being a "weird woman" is a universally accepted and simple way to shirk responsibility.

In medieval Europe, people could be easily labeled as witches, tied up, and burned.

Film crews are inherently superstitious places, and the Hong Kong people here are even more superstitious.

Once the other person had this idea, they took turns shouting it, and became even more convinced.

I'm not afraid of one person, but I'm afraid of a group of people.

With the mentality that "the law will not punish everyone," they are capable of anything.

"Everyone listen to me."

"Calm down first."

"Not in public..."

Before he could finish speaking, a fist had already landed on Huang Xiaoming's face... (End of Chapter)