Actor: Thank you.

Just like Uncle Benshan’s movie “Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots”, humans are animals that are born to seek their own roots.

Just as scientists and philosophers try to explore the origin and meaning of life to find the meaning of the existence of the community.

Ordinary people will also return home and realize their self-worth.

Why do many people work hard in big cities for a whole year and finally save some money, but are reluctant to spend it?

But they have to make a big fuss, borrow good clothes, rent luxury cars, pretend to be rich, and show off when they return home.

Normally, I have to wait for a discount to buy even meat, but when I go back to my hometown during the Chinese New Year, the red envelopes I give out are all worth one hundred yuan each.

This is just like when we were kids and got 100 points on an exam, we would show off the test paper to our mother.

If I didn't get 100 in the exam, I would find a red pen and change it to 100.

This root-seeking mentality also happened to Zhao Xinxin, who had just returned to his hometown and alma mater.

Because he played a role in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and also became Zhang Yuan's assistant.

She went to school and saw a half-length photo of herself posted on the corridor with a brief note below.

He is an outstanding alumnus.

This moment, that moment.

Because she stood on Zhang Yuan's side when she was in the crew, she was despised by many alumni and treated as a "traitor".

But most of those students have already graduated and left school.

The one who shouted traitor is no longer here.

The rest of the freshmen only knew that this senior went to the capital and worked with a big star.

In their imagination, if they follow a star, they would earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, ride in luxury cars, eat the best food and drink the most delicious drinks?

Don't say it, really don't say it.

You guessed it right!
Basically the same.

The students then looked at the seniors who had originally shouted "traitor".

Except for those who already have wealthy families, the rest of the people either work on the sets or work as temporary workers on various film sets.

It can’t be said that he was well-dressed and well-fed, but he could only say that he was living in the open air…

You don't have to think carefully. Anyone with eyes can tell who to hang out with.

The teachers and principal of the school are also different from before.

They understood that she would not fall unless Zhang Yuan fell.

The current situation of all major martial arts schools is clearly beginning to go downhill.

The reason is also very simple.

The action movie craze is fading, and the martial arts craze that began in 00 is also about to end. The market demand has decreased, and there is no need for so many martial arts school students.

Also, compared to 00, the living standards of ordinary people are now significantly higher.

Except that many children are really naughty and need strict discipline, or they are really talented.

Who would be willing to let their children practice martial arts? It’s too hard and tiring.

So the principal and the director said those nice things when they saw Zhao Xinxin coming.

Zhao Xunxun has a straightforward personality and is a very honest person.

In an instant, he was put on the moral grill by the other party.

So now I feel so anxious inside.

"Dandan, have you ever watched a program on Henan TV called "Wulin Feng"?

"I know!" The assistant turned around.

"A fighting show where top fighters from all over the world compete against each other."

"I love it, it's a beautiful fight."

Zhang Yuan smiled but said nothing.

Whether the fight is beautiful or not, the premise must be clear.

This is the show!

In fact, "Wulin Feng" is a bit like "WWE".

Many people think that "WWE" is the name of a wrestling match, but in fact, it is the name of a company.

Translated into Chinese, it should be called World Wrestling Entertainment.

Since the word "entertainment" is in his name, you can tell what he is like.

Although the competition, or program, brought by this company is a group of big men and women fighting passionately on the stage.

But the most important thing for a commercial competition is entertainment, otherwise who would watch it?
Just like F1, the world's highest racing hall, after the restructuring, it clarified the concept of "this is just a show" and gradually recovered from the economic crisis.

In WWE, these big guys' acting skills are even better than their fighting abilities.

Dwayne Johnson came from this place.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that these people cannot be fought.

Just looking at their sizes you can tell that each of them can kill a kid with one punch.

But they are slightly inferior to those from IBF, the International Boxing Federation, such as Tyson, Lewis, Mayweather and others.

Similar to the difference between professional and semi-professional.

Just like Sylvester Stallone once was.

When filming "Rocky", he had a good sense of immersion, feeling that he had been training for a long time and that he was playing a boxer.

Anyway, I feel I'm fine.

Then when filming "Rocky 4", he met Dolph Lundgren, who was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the place where Stockholm syndrome occurred.

In the first fight scene, Stallone arrogantly asked the other party to play for real.

And then... no more.

Lundgren punched Stallone and sent him to the ICU.

And after Stallone's agent and the film's producer rushed to the hospital, they all agreed that he must have been hit by a car.

You will know the value of this punch.

Brother Lundgren has practiced judo, Kyokushin karate, boxing, fencing, and is the champion of the European Karate Championship and the Australian Heavyweight Karate Champion.

He is a real master.

After returning to his hometown, he challenged 20 people in the dojo. Compared with Ip Man, he was just a younger brother.

The key point is that in the same year that he won the karate championship in Australia, he also won a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, and the following year he received a full scholarship from MIT.

What does it mean to be successful in both literature and sports?

He is basically a modern-day Confucius.

Moreover, this guy is nearly two meters tall, has blond hair, and is very handsome.

There are people who will win the genetic lottery.

In short, the show "Wulin Feng" is always a show.

And it uses a Western-style fighting arena.

As for the battle, we can’t say it’s all fake, but the performance element is quite high.

Since we have Western style, we can also make Chinese style!
Zhang Yuan pondered, why don’t I find a way to take the lead?
I just happen to have a lot of martial arts related resources.

Plus, next year is the Olympics, so it’s quite appropriate.

Based on the principle that if you want to do something, you have to do it on a big scale, he plans to plan it carefully.

The next morning, he returned to the crew.

"Brother Jie." I saw Old Li, who looked refreshed, early in the morning.

"you are back."

Li Lianjie has finally survived these days.

Since Zhang Yuan was not around, he and Maikou filmed the fight scenes for a few days and it was very relaxing.

Just be careful not to get hurt by it.

Chen Long was rushing to shoot the fight scene with the White-haired Witch played by Li Bingbing.

The two old brothers are busy with their own things.

After a few days of recuperation, Li Lianjie's health recovered by 80% to 90%.

Now he can run and jump, and is very flexible.

"Brother Jie, it will be your turn to act against me in a moment."

"Still the same as before?"

"Same!" Old Li waved his hands arrogantly: "Fight with all your strength and make sure it looks good!"

"must."

Get ready now.

Change into costumes first.

Zhang Yuan felt unhappy when he saw the staff taking out his armor from the safe.

Why can’t I get it every time?
He pondered for a moment while two costume designers helped him change his clothes, and then called his assistant.

"Bring me the phone."

This was called to Xi Zhongwen, who made the costume.

"You want to order an identical set?"

After hearing his request, the elder brother took a long time to react.

Then I understood.

This is to keep as a souvenir.

Indeed, the opportunity to work with the two big brothers is rare.

The clothes I designed are so beautiful...the brother boasted.

It's understandable that he wants to leave a physical milestone in his acting career like a biography. It's pretty good.

He was the one who introduced the work for this crew, and the design drafts and production team of the clothes were in his hands, so he agreed immediately.

"You don't have to use real gold like the set the crew used, just use another metal."

“But it has to be exactly the same, to the point where no one can tell the difference.” Zhang Yuan repeatedly reminded.

"Mr. Zhang, I understand. It saves money, but the effect should be better, right?"

The real stuff used by the crew costs hundreds of thousands.

If ordinary metal is used instead and the color of gold is imitated, no matter how good the other weaving techniques are, even if it is purely handmade, it will not exceed 10 yuan.

"What do you understand..." After putting down his phone, Zhang Yuan glanced at his costume slyly.

After getting dressed up, I came to the set.

It's still that palace.

This time, Li Lianjie was no longer dressed as a monkey, but a silent monk in a white robe.

The clothes are loose and the sleeves are big. In the fighting scenes with this outfit, there will be a lot of sleeve-swinging movements, which is quite chic.

There are three Chinese leading actors in this film.

Chen Long, Li Lianjie and Liu Qianqian each played two roles in the film.

They are all past and present lives.

Zhang Yuan felt that they were losing out by using one dollar to do two things.

"You kid, I haven't seen you for a few days. You seem to be in a different spirit." Uncle Long passed by and took a look at him.

"You have a sharp eye. In order to shoot the action scenes, I specially found a place to train these days." He told the truth.

"Oh?" Uncle Long became excited when he heard this.

"Have you talked to Lian Jie about this?"

"not yet."

"Then let's not talk about it for now." Chen Long raised his hand with a smile.

At the same time, he turned around and said to his assistant.

"I'll stay here for a while and then go over there."

He was just passing by and had something to do.

What else are you doing now? The important thing is to join in the fun!
Just stand aside.

He also waved to Zhang Yuan and Li Lianjie who were already standing in front of the camera.

"ACTION!"

Following the extremely standard start-of-shooting instructions from the foreign assistant director, Zhang Yuan, as before, started fighting with Li Lianjie.

Now his weapon has been changed to Guandao.

Because the battle with the silent monk is a major plot at the end, the weapons have been changed.

Guandao is more powerful than the previous Fang Tian Huaji.

When Old Li saw Zhang Yuan chopping down with his knife, he was about to use the long stick in his hand to block it.

This is a designed action.

But the knife hadn't arrived yet, and Li Lianjie felt something was wrong just by hearing the sound of the wind!

Ding...Buzz!

With this blow of the knife, the Kung Fu Emperor's upper body, including the stick, arm, and chest, was numb.

Even my knees felt the pressure and my whole body sank.

"That's great!" Rob clapped his hands beside him.

“It’s a great feeling to be at the end of one’s rope.”

What he wanted to say was "the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked", but it was a bit difficult for him to ask a foreigner to use idioms.

But Lao Li nodded.

I'm kind of at the end of my rope!

Is this kid taking tonic pills?
It was cruel enough before, and now...

I can tell at a glance that you are not human!

But the words have already been spoken, what else can I do?
It was me who asked them to use their full strength.

If I ask them to stop now, where will the dignity of my predecessor and the face of the Kung Fu Emperor be placed?
Hard top!
At worst, I can just go back and put on some plaster!

With such status and being a martial artist, he has such a high spirit, how could he possibly give in?

Besides, Lao Li saw Chen Long standing beside him, with his hands on his hips and grinning at him.

"You are the one who set me up..."

Let’s continue filming.

Liu Qianqian also came to see.

She was busy just now, and she hadn't spoken to Zhang Yuan since he returned to the crew.

At first glance, it was discovered that Zhang Yuan's figure seemed to be much more agile than before.

I am very sure of that.

Those people in Jinan martial arts school have a lot fewer hair on their heads in recent days.

She just enjoyed watching Zhang Yuan filming action scenes.

As I watched, I started laughing.

"What's the matter?" Uncle Long asked when he saw this.

"It's ok, big brother. I just suddenly realized that big brother Li Lianjie and Zhang Yuan both filmed The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber."

As soon as Liu Qianqian arrived at the set, she saw Song Qingshu beating Zhang Wuji...

On the other side, in front of the camera.

There was sweat on Jet Li's forehead.

"My combat power is only 6,000, and his is at least over 10,000!" Lao Li said in his heart.

After only three shots, he felt his arms were already weakened.

My shoulders are so sore and numb.

Four big words popped up in his mind.

The future life is terrible!

If I were ten years younger... twenty years younger?

Maybe it can withstand it.

but now……

Li Lianjie's physical strength has decreased by 40% to 50%.

Moreover, he had old injuries all over his body, which kept recurring.

Therefore, he strictly controls his filming time and leaves at the appointed time. In addition to the treatment of a superstar, he also has to seek physical therapy most of the time.

This is the fate of martial artists, and few can escape it.

Among all the kung fu stars, only Vincent Zhao has a very strong body.

He started practicing and cultivating it since he was a teenager.

Li Lianjie can't do that.

Never mind the fighting scenes.

Before, when facing his wife Li Zhi, he could still use the method of enduring the battle.

In recent years, we have had to fight quickly and decisively.

Old Li gritted his teeth and persisted until...

Snapped!
"Hey, brother Jie, it's okay!"

Zhang Yuan swung his knife according to the routine, and Li Lianjie used his stick to block it, but failed.

As soon as the stick slipped out of his hand, the end bounced on his forehead.

Zhang Yuan threw down the knife and held the other person.

The surrounding staff immediately came forward.

Hiss...Old Li gasped in pain.

He knew he couldn't take it anymore.

The dignity of a senior and the face of the Kung Fu Emperor?
Let me stay alive first!
"Zhang Yuan, please be gentler and slower..." he said helplessly.

"It's a bit overwhelming for me."

"What did you say?" Chen Long came over and asked in a hoarse voice.

The Kung Fu Emperor...

Old Li cleared his throat and glanced at Chen Long.

Grandson, just wait for me!

"I understand. Let's check it again and follow your pace." Zhang Yuan quickly added.

The words were nice, but when they reached the other party's ears, Li Lianjie felt very uncomfortable.

It seems that I am really old.

And this young man is indeed too fierce.

Then he looked at Chen Long who was gloating beside him.

I wonder what you are so proud of?

Sooner or later, we will all be beaten to death on the beach by this wave behind us! (End of this chapter)