Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 242 I'll also take part in this movie

After having a good meal and a good drink, and seemingly having a great time, they dispersed and several of them checked into a hotel.

Zhen Xialong lay down, feeling extremely relaxed. When he came back today, Hong Jinbao arranged a full-body massage for him, and it was a great massage. If Gu Ming hadn't stopped him, he might have arranged a program.

"Brother Gugu, I think Xiangjiang is also a very developed place."

Without even looking up, Gu Ming corrected one of Zhen Xialong's statements: "Hong Kong is not a country, it's a region."

The meeting hasn't started yet, and the British still occupy Hong Kong. Gu Ming certainly wouldn't be so prophetic as to say that Hong Kong is part of the Zhou Kingdom. However, this concept still needs to be corrected to prevent people around him from mistakenly regarding these places as a country.

By the way, many foreigners are often accused of insulting China in this regard. In fact, they really don’t know, after all, they don’t study the regions of the Zhou Dynasty in their textbooks.

Unless they are artists who are specifically determined to develop in Zhou Country, most foreigners who hear about Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan will just regard them as different countries rather than a region of Zhou Country.

Gu Ming intends to strictly correct this concept from the very beginning. He cannot control others, but the people around him in the office must not have this misunderstanding.

Manatsu Ryu didn't understand, but he didn't think it was anything particularly important. He made a mental note before speaking, "That guy today was amazing. He looked so fat, but his skills were incredible."

"He's the most flexible fat man in Hong Kong. It's not a derogatory term, he's really amazing. Only he can act in this kind of scene, no one else can."

Gu Ming changed his clothes and lay down, and casually reminded Zhen Xialong: "Hong Kong is a very exclusive place. You have to show your true ability in the next performance. I don't want you to cause trouble for them, but don't let them look down on you either."

Manatsu Ryu patted his chest.

"That's no problem! I will never let anyone look down on me!"

Gu Ming nodded, lay down peacefully, and thought about the play.

Kung Fu Panda was the first film written and directed by Jackie Chan. It was very good at the box office, and earned more than 5.4 million in the local box office at that time, and also a lot of box office overseas.

The story of Chen Xinglong and his grandfather, two martial artists, who have great martial arts skills but have to find a place to hide and not be exposed.

Chen Xinglong accidentally exposed his Xingyi Kung Fu and was targeted by outsiders. As a result, his grandfather was killed and he himself narrowly escaped death. So Chen Xinglong vowed to practice martial arts well and take revenge.

The plot development in the middle is not much different from Snake in the Eagle's Shadow. After learning martial arts, he returns to seek revenge and calls it a day.

It can be said that although it appears to be a self-written and directed film, in fact, Jackie Chan made some modifications based on Snake in the Eagle's Shadow to create this movie.

However, "Fighting Fists" is actually a bad movie.

Internally, Cheng Long still made a movie based on the style of Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, with the script structure and character design completely copied from Snake in the Eagle's Shadow.

To the outside world, it did not become a long-lasting image like Snake in the Eagle's Shadow.

You should know that the characters, villains, and even Yuan Xiaotian in Snake in the Eagle's Shadow later influenced the image design of many works.

At this point, the funny boxing moves did not have the desired effect at all.

The high box office is due to the fact that Jackie Chan's star effect has already been established. The audience went to watch the movies because the previous movies were very good and Jackie Chan was in them.

Even Luo Wei took the opportunity to screen several of his backlog films, and the results were pretty good.

Of course, this is also the fundamental reason why Cheng Long and Luo Wei broke up.

I am already a big star who can single-handedly beat the box office. The audience contributed more than 5 million to my box office just to see me.

Then you gave me HK$6,000 for a movie, and Wu Siyuan loaned us both out for HK$25,000 each, and you, Old Deng, took it all!
Gu Ming thought about it and realized that Hong Kong people write scripts on the spot when filming. Although Cheng Long wrote and directed the movie himself, in fact, his writing was largely the result of collective efforts.

Then maybe we can change something in the script.

Because this funny boxing movie has a special feature, it is set in the background of the Qing Dynasty.

That is the background of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Many Hong Kong films are set at this time. The turmoil of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China is well known to everyone, so there is a lot of room for development.

For example, let Cheng Long knock down the enemy in the play and then shout: "I am a Zhou person!" It's quite exciting to think about it.

"But how to shoot it will have to be decided tomorrow when we get to the set. Cheng Long hasn't even brought out the script yet!"

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And so it was the next day.

The filming location of Funny Kung Fu Panda was set up in the suburbs of Hong Kong. Now, we can still shoot some outdoor scenes in Hong Kong. But after a few years, Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories will be fully developed and it will be impossible to find outdoor scenes. All the films will be shot in studios.

This place has not been developed yet. You can vaguely see some wild forests and dilapidated houses. It does have a bit of the flavor of the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.

Gu Ming arrived at the set and looked around. Unfortunately, Tsui Hark was not there.

If Gu Ming finds Tsui Hark, he must beat him up. Shabi The Condor Heroes cheated Gu Ming out of more than 50 yuan for movie tickets, he deserves to be beaten!

The set was bustling with people, with numerous equipments and a messy atmosphere. It seemed as if everyone was busy with their own things, making Gu Ming and Zhen Xialong seem like strangers.

Fortunately, Yuan Qiu was quite natural, but she didn't know who to look for for a while.

A somewhat ruffian-looking young man walked over and gestured.

"Hey, stop, what are you doing!"

Yuan Qiu walked forward and spoke first: "Filming, what else would you do? Go to the moon? Where's my junior brother Yuan Lou?"

"Your junior brother? Which one are you?"

"I……"

Yuan Qiu was stuck instantly.

Which one am I? I’m his senior sister!

Fortunately, the young stagehand was quite tactful. After asking a few questions, he pointed to a place.

"Brother Long hasn't arrived yet. If you want to find him, just wait."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to work.

Yuan Qiu wanted to curse but stopped herself.

Poor thing! What kind of roles can she get? Japanese dramas, Japanese movies, and action scenes. When she was out in Tokyo, people pointed at her and called her name. But when she returned to Hong Kong, no one recognized her!

"Someone will recognize you." Gu Ming consoled him, "It's the same wherever you go, it's all about making money. Once you become famous, no one will look down on you."

Yuan Qiu could only nod in agreement.

Manatsu Ryu didn't understand, but of course, it didn't matter. Everything he saw was new and interesting to him now. Seeing a few staff members carrying sticks over, his eyes suddenly showed some concern.

He had been a stand-in for a while before and had some experience in using sticks. Zhen Xialong was quite curious about this thing.

It’s a pity that he just can’t speak, otherwise he would like to go over and say hello.

Hey, you guys can play with sticks too!

(End of this chapter)