I'm unbeatable at extracting skills from celebrities!

Xu Ke was stunned!

In order to make a different Wong Fei-hung film; and also to prove to investors that I, Tsui Hark, rely on myself, not Jet Li, to make martial arts films.

Two months ago, while "Green Snake" was still being filmed, the project "Once Upon a Time in China: The Dragon City Annihilation" had already begun preparations.

At the Clear Water Bay film set in Hong Kong, a complete set of sets including a late Qing Dynasty Lingnan town, government office, rice granary, church, and residences was built.

The entire series of scenes on the Pearl River will be filmed on location in Lantau Island and Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong. To prepare for this, the production team spent HK$300 million to commission two antique-style Chinese wooden boats, which were placed near the Lamma Island pier.

At that time, the explosion of the fire ship and the fighting on board will be filmed on these two ships...

"Right now, I've just signed a contract with the male lead, and someone's telling me the ship was burned?!"

"Director Tsui, I just drove here from Lamma Island. Our two prop boats really were burned."

"The guy who burned the boat was a die-hard fan of Jet Li. While burning the boat, he kept saying, 'Wong Fei-hung is Jet Li, and Jet Li is Wong Fei-hung.'"

"You bastard, are you going to use Zhao Wenzhuo to film Wong Fei-hung again?!"

Perhaps they were in a hurry!

It's also possible that they genuinely feel regret.

As the staff member spoke, he burst into tears in the office. All his efforts over the past two months had now been in vain.

Shi Nansheng displayed the demeanor of a great general, remaining calm in the face of adversity. He merely frowned and reached out to support Xu Ke's arm.

"Sister Ying, Sister Kuan, now that the contract is signed, shall we cooperate happily?"

"good!"

Both being intelligent people, Chen Jiaying and Qiu Likuan realized that Xu Ke Film Studio indeed had a lot of trouble to deal with. So, they exchanged a glance and left the room with the contract that Jiang Nan had signed.

As soon as the two women left, Shi Nansheng turned to look at Jiang Nan and Wang Zuxian.

"The movie is about to start filming, so you two can stay in the studio and familiarize yourselves with the script."

The director and I went to the Lamma Island pier to take a look at the situation. We'll discuss the filming plan again when we get back.

This wasn't said in a consultative tone; it was said as a command.

After Shi Nansheng finished speaking, without waiting for Jiang Nan and Wang Zuxian's reply, he and Xu Ke, along with several staff members, went out the door.

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Scene 1

Exterior view - Panyu County town streets - Day

The torrential rain had just stopped, leaving the streets muddy and deserted. The city was desolate, most shops were closed, and only a few homeless people could be seen on the streets.

  

Baozhilin and his entourage parked their carriage by the street. The gates of the yamen were wide open, and official documents were scattered on the ground, but no officials were in sight.

Xie Si (the head constable, dressed in tattered clothes and covered in mud) was being held captive by Liang Kuan, his hands bound with ropes…

After Shi Nansheng and Xu Ke left, Jiang Nan picked up the movie script, sat on the sofa, and began to study it carefully.

During the audition, Tsui Hark only gave me a scene, but now I have the complete movie script.

Although the script is complete, it is only a framework compared to the film script "The Emperor and the Assassin" that Jiang Nan had seen in mainland China.

It's not even fully furnished; they haven't even installed doors and windows!

Even so, Jiangnan still enjoyed watching it.

In his previous life, Jiangnan had seen a total of 6 movies about Wong Fei-hung, 5 of which starred Jet Li. The best one was The Lion King, while the worst one was The Lion in the Western Regions, which seemed a bit out of place with the American and Native American characters.

As for Zhao Wenzhuo's portrayal of Wong Fei-hung...

To be honest, Jiangnan only watched half of "The King's Wind" on video websites.

Why is it half?

The main thing was that while I was watching this movie, a sweet-sounding girl called and said, "My cat can do somersaults, do you want to come over and take a look?"

Where could I find a cat that can do somersaults as good as the Wong Fei-hung movie starring Zhao Wenzhuo? So, I went to Jiangnan.

From then on, Jiangnan never saw "King's Style" or "Dragon City Annihilation" again.

However, now that I'm going to star in a Wong Fei-hung film series, I naturally have to take a good look at the script.

It is different from the Jiangnan region.

Jiang Nan was reading the script, and Wang Zuxian was watching him.

After getting tired of sitting on the sofa, the beautiful woman pushed a chair over from her desk and sat opposite Jiangnan, staring intently at him.

"What's wrong, Sister Zuxian? Is there something on my face?"

Feeling a bit annoyed by being stared at, Jiangnan asked her with a smile.

"There are no flowers!" Wang Zuxian told the truth.

"So, what do you mean by staring at me?"

"Little brother, there's something I want to ask you." Seeing that Jiang Nan had taken the initiative to start the conversation, Wang Zuxian suddenly became serious.

"Was the music video for 'Heartless Love Letter' something you deliberately designed? To attract the attention of those gay men and get them to promote your work in Taiwan?"

As he spoke, Wang Zuxian brought two copies of the United Daily News from Taiwan and slapped them onto Jiangnan's lap.

"Sister Zuxian, you really are my elder sister. What kind of person do you think I am?" Jiang Nan was a little excited, and his hands trembled involuntarily.

"When this music video was filmed, director Zhang Yibai and I originally intended it to be a parody, to make it memorable. What does it have to do with these gay guys? They misunderstood."

"Yeah?"

Wang Zuxian was a little skeptical.

"If it's just a prank, you can just have three guys on stage. Why did you have to have a girl dressed as a guy in this music video?"

It's important to understand that it was this girl's appearance dressed as a boy that allowed a certain special group to confirm that the music video was speaking for them, because women also make up a significant proportion of this group.

But before Wang Zuxian could finish her question, Jiang Nan stood up from the sofa and said righteously:

"The girl's name is Zhu Yuanyuan. Like the other two boys, she is my closest classmate and friend. If I don't let her go on stage, who will? You know, this is a very good performance opportunity."

If you don't believe me, you can go ask the Central Academy of Drama.

"Really?" Wang Zuxian asked.

"Of course!"

Jiangnan spoke with absolute certainty.

"Um…"

After staring at Jiang Nan's face for a while and seeing that he remained expressionless, Wang Zuxian got up, pushed her chair back, and sat down at her desk to read the script.

Watching her retreating figure, Jiangnan broke out in a cold sweat first.

It has to be said that a woman's intuition can sometimes be quite accurate. She doesn't need evidence or logical reasoning; she can just rely on her feelings to know who did the bad thing.

That's right!

This music video was deliberately designed by Jiang Nan, and its inspiration came from the music video "Xiaoyao Xian" before his rebirth. After "Xiaoyao Xian" was released, both Xiao Yang and Brother Taili were very popular in a certain circle.

Like Teacher He, who patted his chest and asked:

"Should I mention your 'Xiaoyao Xian' a couple of times when I'm hosting the show? I can't guarantee anything else, but its online viewership will increase by at least 1 million."

Since this style was popular in the previous life.

There's no reason why I can't do it in this lifetime!

So Jiangnan moved it over, and the effect was surprisingly good; the album's sales exploded on the first day.

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Beijing, Beijing Film Studio

Squatting at the entrance of Studio 4, Xu Jinglei smoked a cigarette while watching the film crew from Hong Kong come and go.

The filming of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Cult Leader" in Beijing required a lot of extras. As students of the 93 undergraduate class of the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy, we had a great advantage.

You can stroll over from the small gate and get a small role, such as a female disciple of the Emei Sect, a monk of the Shaolin Temple, or a Taoist priest of Wudang Mountain.

Xu Jinglei is tall and good-looking. With Wang Shuo's support, she managed to get a minor role in the drama, playing Zhao Min's maid.

However, this film crew seems to be possessed!

Since filming began in Hong Kong, things haven't gone smoothly. The lead actor, Jet Li, suddenly couldn't practice Tai Chi anymore.

Hong Kong media reports have gone too far, claiming that Li Zi is quite domineering and knows Ding Chunqiu's evil martial art, the Star Absorbing Technique.

When Xu Jinglei saw this report in the media, she laughed so hard she bent over. Was it really that funny? If Li Zi really knew the Star Absorbing Technique, the Kung Fu Emperor would have been dried meat long ago, right?

No matter how much she laughed, Xu Jinglei had to admit that this was rather strange. How could a kung fu star suddenly become rusty with the martial arts routines she was good at?!

But today, something even stranger has happened.

It was originally agreed that Li Lianjie would perform Tai Chi Chuan using his Bajiquan foundation in front of the camera, but once he got on stage, he couldn't do Bajiquan or Taizu Changquan.

Director Wang Jing immediately lost his temper in the studio...

"Jie, what did I tell you? To be restrained, to be restrained, yet you still brought Lizi all the way from Shandong."

As Xu Jinglei was thinking, Yu Feihong, the teaching assistant of the 93 performance class, suddenly came over.

"Is there any more cigarettes?"

"Give me one too!"

"Hehe, okay!"

I thought I would probably get scolded for smoking here, but to my surprise, the teaching assistant in the class was so understanding. Not only did he not say anything to me, he even offered me a cigarette.

"Thanks!"

Yu Feihong took a cigarette from Xu Jinglei, lit it, and took a deep drag.

"Teacher Yu, when can we start filming today?" Xu Jinglei asked, trying to make conversation. The students from the Class of '93 Acting major came to be extras, and the teacher leading them was none other than Yu Feihong.

"I don't know either.

"The male lead's godmother is here. Right now, she's performing a shamanic ritual in the studio. Who knows when she'll finish?" Yu Feihong said elegantly, exhaling a smoke ring.