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Hong Kee Film Studio, Kowloon Bay

Win's Entertainment has long leased two medium-sized sound stages, which are equipped with simple sets such as restaurants, inns, secret rooms, and bedrooms. Stephen Chow's movie "Flirting Scholar" was filmed here in March and April of this year.

In order to ensure that "The Kung Fu Cult Master" could be released before the end of the year, director Wang Jing decided to shoot the low-budget dialogue scenes and close-up shots in this location.

The most difficult scene to film was simply "Zhang Wuji blindfolded himself and used the tremor of Tai Chi to shatter Zhao Min's clothes"!

Since it was the most difficult scene to film, it was filmed first. As soon as Li Lianjie walked into the set, Wang Jing immediately instructed the crew to start work.

Zhang Min, who plays the Mongolian princess, was already sitting in the pavilion. Her upper body was being held up by thirty thin steel wires. When Li Lianjie performed Tai Chi moves in front of the camera, these steel wires would tear her upper body.

Seeing that everyone was ready, the biggest star in the crew, Li Lianjie, strolled into the filming location and stood in the position designated by the assistant director.

Just now, a stunt double tested it, and this position is the most suitable. Whether it's a side shot, a back shot, or a surround shot of the two people outwitting each other, there are no problems.

However, as soon as he stood on the filming set, Li Lianjie felt something was wrong.

Previously, whether it was Changquan, Taijiquan, or Tongbeiquan, raising one's hand could awaken the muscle memory in the body. Moving left, right, forward, or backward, the body would jump, sink, or do somersaults, all driven by muscle memory.

But today, it was just one move from Chen-style Tai Chi, Vajra Pestle, that Li Lianjie had to recall the move three times before he could actually make a movement.

"Click click click..."

"Jay, your movements are wrong, there's no grace in them at all."

Although not a professional action director, Wong Jing has a very sharp eye. Standing next to him, he could tell at a glance that Jet Li's movements were stiff.

"Excuse me, director, could I do it again?"

Li Lianjie took a deep breath, turned his body slightly to the left, and wrapped his left hand in a reverse winding motion while his right hand wound in a forward winding motion.

"Click click click..."

"Your movements are still wrong. What's wrong? You don't have that graceful and elegant feeling you used to have when you practiced Tai Chi."

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Turn your body slightly to the left, shift your weight to your right leg, and extend both hands forward and upward to the left while the left hand wraps counterclockwise and the right hand wraps clockwise. Relax your shoulders and drop your elbows, keeping your arms in an arc shape and not straight. Look to the left front.

Loosen your hips and turn to the right, shifting your weight to your left leg. Point your right toes outward, and change your hands to a stroking motion, sweeping them out in an arc to the right and back. Pull your palms together in a seemingly forceful but actually deliberate way, creating a posture that leads the opponent into emptiness...

  

Jiangnan seems a bit impatient!

After opening a bank card at the Bank of China (Hong Kong) branch, he arrived at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, waved goodbye to Qiu Likuan downstairs, went up to the 6th floor, and started practicing Tai Chi in the open space at the elevator entrance.

This is similar to a child who has just bought a new toy; whether on the bus or walking home, they always want to squat down and play with it.

It has to be said that the kung fu he acquired was truly excellent. Even though Jiangnan had no prior kung fu experience, his Tai Chi movements were still fluid, powerful, and graceful.

The phrase "powerful yet graceful" might seem incongruous to outsiders, but it truly captures the essence of Jiangnan. The punches are powerful and forceful, yet the movements are fluid and beautiful.

"Slap slap slap..."

The applause came a little unexpectedly.

Jiangnan was basking in the joy of the skills he had "acquired" when a round of applause came from the stairwell.

Hearing the applause, Jiangnan stopped what he was doing and turned around to look. He saw a tall, elegant woman with short hair clapping in their direction, leaning against the wall at the top of the stairs.

"Good moves..."

She was speaking in English, but after a slight frown, she switched directly to Mandarin.

"Your martial arts moves are very good. It seems that you should be trained by the same lineage as Jet Li. However, you are more handsome and refined in appearance, and you are also taller. Therefore, you are better than him in some of the more expansive and powerful movements."

"Thanks!"

Jiangnan looked at the woman and felt that she looked very familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was.

"You're welcome!"

The woman smiled, waved, and went downstairs from the stairwell.

This woman seems really strange for not taking the elevator when there is one available, but her Mandarin is truly excellent.

Jiangnan sighed and then carried his luggage toward room 606.

……

"Clang, clang..."

On the second day, Qiu Likuan arrived quite early.

Jiangnan was still sleeping in her room when this energetic woman knocked on the door.

"Sister Kuan, didn't I already say? I'm going to Taipei with our boss, Chen Jiantian, so there's no need to trouble you."

Upon opening the door and seeing Qiu Likuan, Jiangnan felt a real headache coming on.

This trip to Taipei is to meet Wang Zuxian, and the two of them will also be collaborating on a music video, so there might be some intimate scenes or something.

If Wang Fei's manager and close friend Qiu Likuan saw this, who knows what she would say.

"It's no trouble at all!"

Anyway, I'm going back to Taipei.

Qiu Likuan may seem carefree, but she is actually quite meticulous. She walked into Jiangnan's room, glanced at it once, and nodded to herself.

Not bad, no women came over last night.

Moreover, Jiangnan didn't have any strange smell on her, so she probably didn't go to the brothel on the first floor to experience the exotic atmosphere.

"Jiangnan..."

While Jiangnan was washing up, Qiu Likuan, who had observed the room, came to the bathroom door.

"Sister Ying and I are very grateful to you. The British folk song 'Scarborough Fair' that you arranged for Afei was recorded last night at the Beijing Baihua Recording Studio."

Even Yang Minghuang, who always strives for perfection in music production, was almost speechless.

He kept giving a thumbs-up, saying, "This is truly a queen of the Chinese music scene!"

That's for sure...

Upon hearing Qiu Likuan's account, Jiangnan, who was brushing her teeth in front of the mirror, felt a surge of pride.

In my past life, many fans on Tianya Forum raised this question: if Wang Fei had covered "Scarborough Fair" before Sarah Brightman, would she have been able to establish herself as a pop diva on the world stage?

Therefore, many highly professional fans have also focused on analyzing the vocal characteristics and vocal techniques of the two singers, finding that both are ethereal and belong to the category of elaborate high-pitched singing.

However, Sarah Brightman's singing tends to have a more epic feel;

However, Wang Fei incorporates a lot of breathy vocals, making the rhythm freer and the enunciation more relaxed. This weakens the epic feel and strengthens the loneliness and personal longing, making it less solemn and more hazy and melancholic. This singing style is closer to the original meaning of the British folk song "Scarborough Fair".

Now, Jiangnan has finally turned the idea of ​​his online friends from his previous life into reality.

After washing up, Qiu Likuan came out of the bathroom and took out two copyright licensing agreements from her bag and placed them on the table.

One agreement is for the song "Sky," which includes the music, lyrics, and arrangement; the other is for "Scarborough Fair," which the two of them just discussed, and only includes the arrangement.

Although it was just arrangement, the price was very satisfactory to Jiangnan: HK$12000, which basically reached the upper limit of arrangement by Hong Kong musicians.

As for the lyrics and music of "Sky", they are divided into two parts: one part is the usage fee, which is HK$15000 for the music and lyrics combined; the other part is the royalty income, which is 4% of the record wholesale price.

After carefully reviewing both agreements and finding no problems, Jiang Nan readily signed them.

As for the funds, they will be transferred to Jiangnan's bank card at the Bank of China (Hong Kong) branch this morning.

"Jiangnan..."

"Um?"

"I think your appearance and temperament are very suitable for making movies, and you studied at the Central Academy of Drama in mainland China. I don't know if you ran into Tsui Hark last night, the martial arts director of the Wong Fei-hung series."

"His studio is right in this hotel!" Qiu Likuan said casually as the two were leaving, just like in a normal conversation.

But Jiangnan was like the sun breaking through the clouds.

"Damn, I remember now, the woman I saw at the stairwell yesterday was Shi Nansheng."