Against the Current Hong Kong 1979

"Sister Huan, who was that bastard who was peeping at you?"

A young man with short eyebrows stepped out from the crowd, his voice deep and powerful.

The woman named Ah Huan pointed at Zhang Shuai'an, her eyes reddening: "It's him! I was over there just now... and he was hiding in the bushes peeking! Look, he even took his pants off!"

"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Zhang Shuai'an could only spread his hands and say, "I'm definitely not a peeping tom. There's a misunderstanding. I was trying to catch..."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" The short-browed youth stared coldly at Zhang Shuai'an. "Mainland boy?"

Zhang Shuai'an took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He explained in broken Cantonese, "Sir, it's all a misunderstanding. We were chasing this snake for breakfast and had no idea this lady was..."

The short-browed youth interrupted him, cursing, "Spying on Director Feng's girl, you're asking for it!"

Before he could finish speaking, a punch was already aimed at Zhang Ping'an's face.

This punch came quickly and fiercely, clearly demonstrating a strong martial arts background.

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But Zhang Shuai'an's reaction was even better; his years of professional training as a motion capture actor had given him a thorough understanding of various attack routes.

He tilted his head to dodge the punch, then used his left hand to support the opponent's elbow joint, while his right hand delivered a light push to the opponent's chest.

It's not an attack, but rather using someone else's force to deflect it.

"Ah Kang!" Several people immediately gathered around.

But the short-browed youth raised his hand to stop them. He stared at Zhang Ping'an, his eyes filled with anger and scrutiny: "You know kung fu? Which school?"

"Miscellaneous knowledge, lacking a systematic approach." Zhang Ping'an maintained his defensive posture, his brain racing.

He noticed that these people's clothing and equipment did not resemble those of ordinary villagers. In the distance, there were several pieces of equipment, clearly camera stands, as well as two light-blocking panels placed in the corner of the wall.

"Hey, what are you doing there?"

At that moment, two figures emerged from a house in the distance.

The man walking in front was a strong young man in his thirties. He was shirtless and had an eagle tattooed on each of his chests, making him look exceptionally fierce.

The tattooed youth shouted angrily, "I gave you half an hour to rest. We have an important scene to film later. What are you all arguing about?"

"Brother Min!" The people surrounding Zhang Shuai'an and He Jiatong all lowered their heads slightly.

When Zhang Shuai'an saw this person, his eyes lit up. Wasn't this the future "Dongxing Camel" Chen Huimin?

The other man following behind Chen Huimin had a pair of standard single-eyelid small eyes, resembling Wu Ma, who played "Yan Chixia".

It seems these people are filming a movie scene here.

"Ah Yuan, this mainland boy peeked at me while I was peeing!" The woman quickly threw herself into Wu Ma's arms, saying with a mixture of shame and anger, "You've already seen me there, and now he might have seen everything. I... I can't face anyone anymore."

Wu Ma didn't immediately lose his temper; he simply stepped forward and looked Zhang Shuai'an and He Jiatong up and down: "You... just swam here?"

His Mandarin was quite standard. This was quite normal; Wu Ma's real name was Feng Hongyuan, born in 1942. Originally from Tianjin, he moved to Hong Kong with his parents at the age of 17, and at 18, he was admitted to Shaw Brothers' Southern Actors Training Class. In 1963, at the age of 21, he officially became an actor for Shaw Brothers. By 1979, he was already a veteran actor in the industry, and had been directing for eight or nine years.

At that time, most movies were filmed in Mandarin because they were intended for sale in Taiwan. Actors who couldn't speak Mandarin were dubbed by specially hired Mandarin dubbers.

"Yes." He Jiatong was a little scared and quickly explained, "We just came ashore last night and were planning to walk to the city. We saw a snake on the way, and while we were catching it, we accidentally startled this lady. We really weren't peeping tom."

Zhang Shuai'an immediately threw his pants on the ground.

A henchman nearby used a stick to lift the rope tied around the waist of the pants, and sure enough, a snake that had been strangled to death was revealed inside.

"Still a jerk, a real viper." Wu Ma shook his head and sighed, then said to his girlfriend, "Ah Huan, she saved your life, and you're accusing her of spying."

Zhang Shuai'an hurriedly said, "No, it was we who offended this young lady. I sincerely apologize to her. It was purely an accident, and I absolutely did not intend to peep. If I have offended her, please accept any punishment."

"I'm sorry!" He Jiatong quickly followed suit, bowing and apologizing as well.

The two were sincere and their tone was genuine.

Ah Huan looked at Zhang Shuai'an's disheveled but upright appearance, and then at the snake in his hand that was barely moving. Her anger subsided slightly: "You saved my life, so since it was a misunderstanding, let's just leave it at that. You can go now."

Zhang Shuai'an stepped forward, picked up the pants, shook out the snake inside, put them on, and was about to leave.

"Wait, don't go yet!"

Chen Huimin suddenly called out to Zhang Shuai'an and the other person.

"Mr. Chen, is there anything else you need?" Zhang Shuai'an's heart tightened. Although Chen Huimin was also an actor, he was still involved in organized crime. Could he have some evil intentions?

Chen Huimin stared sharply at Zhang Shuai'an: "Those punches you just threw had a bit of the Wing Chun 'Listening Bridge' stance. Where did you learn that?"

Where else could he have learned it? He probably learned it from watching Ip Man with Zhen Zidan before he time-traveled. The "I want to fight ten" meme is so popular!

"I watched people practicing boxing on the street and picked up a few bits and pieces," Zhang Shuai'an said, unsure how to explain. "I didn't know it was Wing Chun. If I've offended anyone, I won't use it again."

"Hey, I'm not a Wing Chun practitioner, whether you practice Wing Chun or not is none of my business."

Chen Huimin waved her hand, walked up to Zhang Shuai'an, and looked him over carefully again: "I'm here because you're handsome and have a cool fighting style. Are you interested in making a movie with me?"

Zhang Shuai'an was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Mr. Chen, are you serious?"

"Anyway, once you swim ashore, you'll still need to find a job. What's wrong with making movies? You can earn money and become famous."

Chen Huimin started his life in the underworld at a young age. After graduating from junior high school at 16, he applied to become a police officer and eventually became a prison guard. However, he came into contact with many gang leaders in prison and, influenced by them, joined the "Number Gang." Within two years, he was caught and dismissed from his police post. He then decided to go all out and join the underworld, and actually made a name for himself, becoming a well-known "Double Flower Red Pole" (a high-ranking criminal organization).

He entered the film industry in 1972 by chance and starred in the movie "Blood Moon". In 1976, he became famous for "Jump Ash" and became a first-line action actor.

This year, Chen Huimin, envious of others making big money by starting companies, teamed up with her friend Wu Ma to found Eagle Film Company. The company's debut film is the gangster crime movie "Handcuffs," which is currently in production.

Chan Wai-man used to be an actress. After filming, she would collect her pay and leave without having to worry about anything.

Now that he's the company's boss, he naturally has to consider sustainable development. If there's a handsome guy in the company who can hold his own, and he becomes famous after making a movie, he'll make a fortune. If he doesn't become famous, he won't lose anything, since he's just a mainland guy he picked up off the street.

He Jiatong looked timid and said cautiously, "Comrade Chen... we still need to go to Kowloon to find relatives, so we need to get our ID cards sorted out as soon as possible."

Chen Huimin glared at him: "Did I ask for your opinion?"

He Jiatong was so frightened that she immediately covered her mouth.

Zhang Shuai'an considered for a moment and replied, "I'm fine with acting, but I won't join a gang!"

"You knew I was involved in a gang?" Chen Huimin asked, somewhat surprised. "Did you know me before?"

Zhang Shuai'an smiled and pointed to the tattoos on his body: "You can tell by looking at this."

"You're quite clever." Chen Huimin's lips curled into a faint smile. "Then you guys can stay here for now. After we finish filming this scene, we'll be heading back to Kowloon, and you can hitch a ride with us."

"Alright, then I'll trouble Mr. Chen." Zhang Shuai'an had lost his cousin's contact information, so even if he went to Kowloon, he would be like a headless fly. He might as well follow Mr. Chen's film crew for now and make other plans when they got to the city center.

"Don't call me Mr. Chen, just like them, call me Brother Min."

Chen Huimin patted Zhang Shuai'an on the shoulder with great appreciation.

Zhang Shuai'an immediately said, "We haven't eaten anything since we swam here, and we're really hungry."

"That's easy." Chen Huimin instructed the short-browed youth, "Ah Kang, take the two brothers to get something to eat. And give them a clean change of clothes!"

"Yes!" The short-browed youth nodded and said to Zhang Shuai'an and He Jiatong, "Brothers, come with me."

Zhang Shuai'an thanked Chen Huimin again, gave He Jiatong a wink, and followed behind the short-browed youth.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Chen Huimin turned to Wu Ma and said, "Old Ma, find a way to give this handsome guy some screen time, add some luster to our film, and it will definitely sell better."

"Hey, you're the screenwriter." Wu Ma glared at him, then said in a low voice, "But are you really going to use him? He just smuggled himself in. Won't he run into trouble? What if he committed a crime on the other side and fled here..."

"What's there to be afraid of?" Chen Huimin smiled and said with a disdainful look, "Even if he's a big shot from the underworld who's here to make a big profit, he still has to respect the flag of my Number Gang! He can't turn the tables."

Wu Ma remembered Chen Huimin's identity and chuckled to himself, realizing he had indeed been overthinking things.

……

On the other side, Zhang Shuai'an and He Jiatong came to a room next door, where there were styrofoam boxes piled up in the corner, containing boxed lunches.

"These are all boxed meals delivered from Kowloon," the short-browed young man said to the two. "Two dishes and a soup, don't take more. There's extra rice, feel free to eat as much as you like."

Surprisingly, Chan Wai-man was quite generous; for most film crews, it was just a box of rice.

"Thank you, comrade!" He Jiatong was really starving, so she grabbed a box of rice and two boxes of vegetables and wolfed them down. "Hong Kong is such a great place. Even the boxed rice is so delicious. It even has shredded pork."

Zhang Shuai'an put aside those chaotic thoughts and focused on filling his stomach first.

"Did you really just smuggle yourselves in from mainland China?"

Just then, a rather soft female voice sounded from the side.

At some point, a young woman appeared at the door. She was beautiful and had a graceful figure. Even though she was only wearing a white shirt and jeans, she was stunning.

He Jiatong turned her head at the sound, so shocked she forgot to chew: "You...you're a fairy?"

Zhang Shuai'an looked at the woman and found her somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place her name. He only remembered that she seemed to have acted in several of Bruce Lee's movies and that she and Bruce Lee were childhood sweethearts.

"My name is Miao Kexiu. How shall we address you both?" The beautiful woman extended her hand to Zhang Shuai'an.

Sure enough it was her.

He Jiatong wanted to reach out and hold her hand, but he pulled it back as soon as he did. His hands were a little dirty, which made him feel inferior.

Zhang Shuai'an didn't have such thoughts. He shook hands with her generously and said, "My name is Zhang Shuai'an, and his name is He Jiatong. We are indeed..."

Just as he was speaking, a series of mechanical voices suddenly rang in his mind:

"The starlight system has been bound; a star from which starlight value can be obtained has been detected."

"【Name: Miao Ke-xiu】"

"[Date of Birth: September 31, 1952]"

"[Debut Date: 1971]"

[Representative works: Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Eight Steps of the Snake]

"【Star Rating: Three and a half stars (decreasing by one star)】"

"[Starlight Potential: Decline Phase]"

"..."

"A slight contact with Miao Kexiu grants 20 Star Points, unlocking the talent [Bruce Lee's Physique (20%)]"