Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 630 is all police movies.
Police Story was released in December 1985.

This movie is actually a remake, not an original film.

It was Jackie Chan who adapted his Hollywood film "The Protector" and remade it in Hong Kong.

The film performed reasonably well at the box office, and a widely known rumor is that Jackie Chan met Brigitte Lin during the filming of this movie and had a brief romance with her.

It's possible for Jackie Chan and Brigitte Lin to be in a relationship, but it's unlikely.

After all, Jackie Chan's style wasn't among Brigitte Lin's preferred choices.

If Jackie Chan's previous films established his position in Hong Kong action films, then Police Story directly secured his status as a pioneer in world action films.

The scenes of rushing down the ramp and jumping into the mall in Police Story have been repeatedly referenced in various overseas films.

However, the film will not be released in Japan until next year.

There was no snow in Yokohama. Tani Akira, wearing a slightly heavy trench coat, had his hands in his pockets as he waited for the ship to dock.

After a long blast of the ship's horn, Takeshi Kitano, Ryu Manatsu, and their group finally disembarked.

"Finally back, huh? How was filming in Hong Kong?"

Gu Ming asked a question casually, but received a non-stop reply from the group.

"It feels great. The efficiency over there is really fast. Another film that started shooting at the same time as us was completed in just ten days! It's unbelievable!"

"I ate unique food and met interesting people."

Gu Ming responded, then turned his attention to another matter: "Has the film been released yet? Why haven't you brought back the master tapes?"

"Not yet, they're editing it over there. They're promoting Brother Long's movie."

Gu Ming responded, feeling somewhat relieved.

Both are police dramas, and since Jackie Chan is their "son," Golden Harvest naturally prioritizes promoting their "son."

If Zhen Xialong had gone there, he wouldn't even be considered a son anymore; he would have been a relative's child. It was already a kindness of Jiahe to give him food.

Gu Ming listened quietly as the group recounted their experiences in Hong Kong, mentioning that Jackie Chan had helped them during filming. It seemed that the group was quite satisfied with the trip.

"It's good that the film is finished. Filming in Hong Kong is much faster than in Japan. I estimate that this film will be released after Police Story finishes its run, directly continuing the police theme, which will indirectly boost the box office."

After Gu Ming said that, Zhen Xialong felt much better.

"I think so too. When we were filming the movie, Brother Long even made a cameo appearance in a scene, and he didn't ask for any money. Come to think of it, it wasn't like this when we took the photo together back then."

Zhen Xialong touched the back of his neck, still feeling somewhat emotional about the matter.

They had a group photo taken in Wangu at that time, which was taken by Gu Ming, Zhen Xialong, and Cheng Long. Cheng Long also played the role of a new combat coach.

Back then, Jackie Chan earned HK$3,000 per film, and Masaharu earned tens of thousands of yen per episode for action scenes. Everyone was struggling financially.

Now, in the blink of an eye, he's making tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong, while Zhen Xialong has only reached the level of making a few hundred thousand yen per film.

"Don't overthink it. There will always be differences between people. He's brave and ambitious, and he has ideas. He deserves to make money."

Gu Ming waved his hand: "What are the plans for the next step?"

“Um, I’m planning to go to Hokkaido.” Manatsu Ryu said truthfully, “Moritsugu-kun has invited me several times. I haven’t had time to do anything with Kayoko since the last wedding. This time I want to go to Hokkaido to rest for a few days.”

Gu Ming's hand movements paused slightly for a moment.

He secretly went to Hokkaido last time and even solved the problem of Rima in Onimusha.

Zhen Xialong's eyes suddenly lit up: "Brother Gugu, why don't you go? You can bring your wife along too. Filming movies every day like a slave must be too tiring."

"I think I won't go; I'm not very interested."

Gu Ming was about to refuse when Niyamoto and Kitano Takeshi, who were standing nearby, joined in with laughter.

"Hot springs are very famous in Hokkaido."

"It's winter now, so it's the perfect time to go to Hokkaido. You can even go skiing there."

"Brother Gu, don't leave regrets in your life." Gu Ming remained silent, then sighed.

Also.

Then let's go to Hokkaido.

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Police Story was released in Hong Kong and grossed over ten million at the box office, a time when Jackie Chan was riding high.

However, sometimes there are setbacks along with success, such as relationship problems.

On the night it rained in Tokyo, it also rained in Hong Kong.

By this time, Jackie Chan had already gotten married because his wife was pregnant. The child was the famous Jaycee Chan, who looks remarkably like a Chinese actor.

However, even though Lin Fengjiao was by his side, Cheng Long was actually thinking of Teresa Teng.

Unfortunately, the two had very different living environments and habits, and Teresa Teng was not as willing to lose face as Joan Lin to actually date Jackie Chan everywhere.

Jackie Chan always needed a group of brothers to accompany him when he ate; he was used to being poor, and it wasn't lively when he was alone. But Teresa Teng preferred quiet and wanted to be alone with him.

Jackie Chan doesn't like being alone.

After a while, the relationship fizzled out.

"Brother Long," Mars poked his head out of the room, "Want to watch the new movie? It's the one about police stories."

"Here it comes. Since my godfather asked me to review the film, I definitely have to watch it."

Cheng Long called out a few times, then returned to his group of brothers, and together they drew the curtains to watch the movie.

When Jackie Chan saw the real Summer Dragon, he thought of Mars. He had promoted many of Mars's movies, but unfortunately, he just couldn't make them successful.

In Cheng Long's view, if the real Xia Long becomes popular, it would be worthwhile to learn from its advanced experience and promote Mars.

The current film, "Extremely Evil Cop," is adapted from a short film shown at the film festival. It borrows some of the story from "Max Payne." Although it is also an action film about police, its style is different from "Police Story."

Golden Harvest had already edited it, but it wasn't released because Jackie Chan's Police Story was to be shown first.

Cheng Long watched for a while among his brothers, and gradually began to understand what was going on.

This movie has a lot of gunfights, and Takeshi Kitano seems to have a particular fondness for the setting of a hail of bullets and a headshot.

The story only ends at the very end of the movie, during the final showdown between the two sides, a spectacular gunfight where the protagonist grabs a pistol and shoots and kills the gang leader played by Takeshi Kitano.

"That's interesting!" Cheng Long pondered for a moment.

The film's plot was fairly standard; what he cared about more was the fighting style.

"It should be a hit! If it's released after Police Story, there won't be any problem. I'll go and say hello to my godfather."

Cheng Long pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned to look at the Jackie Chan Stunt Team.

"That kind of thing, can you do that?"

He was referring to the gunfighting techniques in the film.

This time, everyone shook their heads like rattles.

That's for sure! He'd be beaten and kicked until he was tumbling and crawling, and he'd even jump from a building more than ten stories high.

However, this kind of innovative approach is really not feasible; we can only wait for Jackie Chan to research it.

Cheng Long waved his hand, a hint of a sigh in his voice.

He had many brothers, but none of them truly understood him.

Life is so damn lonely!

(End of this chapter)