Hong Kong Entertainment 1979: A Beating Up the Manager at the Start

Li Jiangbo fled the alley as if his life depended on it.

He didn't know if the three girls would fight, but that wasn't something he was considering.

The main reason was that the simulated battleground left a deep impression on him; at that time, he almost lost his lineage because of the battleground.

This scene is a one-man show by Afa, in which Afa has to act out how to take a beating.

There's a lot of skill involved in this fight scene. Stuntmen can't hit too hard, or they'll injure the person. They also can't hit too lightly, or it'll be obvious and won't achieve the effect the director wants.

At this time, Zhou Runfa was not a big star, and he had to do everything himself.

The scene shifts to a baseball bat striking Zhou Runfa hard in the abdomen. Although the baseball bat is a rubber prop, it still makes Zhou Runfa gasp.

All that was heard was Zhou Runfa's cry of "Ah!" as he instantly bent over, clutching his stomach.

Another blow landed on Zhou Runfa's head, followed by a punch that made him vomit blood—of course, the blood was fake.

Li Jiangbo glanced at it and then left it to everyone to do as they pleased.

As Tan Cheng punched Little Ma in the face, blood gushed from Little Ma's nostrils, and the scene ended there.

An hour later, the film crew moved to the mountain.

Li Jiangbo was preparing to wrap up filming Xiao Ma's classic scenes. It was already 2 a.m., and if they continued filming in order the scenes of Tan Cheng sending people to vandalize the taxi company where Song Zihao was staying, there wouldn't be enough time.

While the crew was preparing, Li Jiangbo asked Lan Naicai to shoot a two- to three-second establishing shot of this night scene.

Leslie Cheung clicked his tongue and whispered to Li Jiangbo, "Director Li, I didn't expect you to be so good at picking up girls! Tonight's scene was even more exciting than the play we just acted in."

Li Jiangbo rolled his eyes at Zhang Guorong, "Still teasing me? How's things going between you and Teresa Mo?"

Leslie Cheung seemed to have been touched on a sore spot, and stiffened his neck, saying, "We're already a couple, and in a few days I'm even planning to..."

"What are you preparing?"

"None of your business."

Li Jiangbo saw through it but didn't say anything. How could he not know that Leslie Cheung was preparing to propose to Teresa Mo?

At this time, Leslie Cheung was still quite narcissistic. The two met on the set of a TV series.

Because the two were going to play a couple in a TV series, the director asked Leslie Cheung and Teresa Mo to get to know each other privately and develop a relationship.

Who knew that after spending more time together, Leslie Cheung would think they were really dating and even said in private that they were already together.

In fact, Teresa Mo never agreed to date this guy and continued to go on dates and watch movies with her suitors as usual.

This really stung Leslie Cheung, who said in front of the two of them, "This kind of guy is nowhere near as good as me. Why did you choose him and not me?"

Later, Leslie Cheung proposed to Teresa Mo, and the whole thing scared her away.

After chatting for a while, assistant director Chen Xunqi told Li Jiangbo that everything was ready.

Li Jiangbo walked over, checked on Zhou Runfa and Di Long's condition, and then ordered the filming to begin.

The film begins with a shot that zooms in from a distance, showing Sung Chi-ho bandaging up Mark's wound in front of a taxi.

With gauze on his face, Little Ma took two puffs of his cigarette and flicked the butt off.

"I never imagined that the night view of Hong Kong was so beautiful. It's so hard to accept that something so beautiful has been lost so quickly."

"Brother Hao, let's start over. Let's pull off one last job and leave Hong Kong in style."

This scene was quite ordinary until Zhou Runfa began to explode.

Little Horse shouted, "There's no past! I'm not dead yet!!!"

Song Zihao echoed Xiao Ma's sentiments, shouting, "So what if I make you do it ten more times, a hundred more times? So what if I let you kill Acheng?"

The two men's movements grew increasingly intense until Song Zihao suddenly shook Xiao Ma's body, "Xiao Ma, can you wake up?"

Little Ma slapped Song Zihao's arm away.

"Forget it, I don't need your pity. You don't owe me anything, and I won't force my friend to do something he doesn't want to do!"

"I have my own principles. I don't want to be trampled on my whole life. Do you think I'm a beggar?"

"I waited three years for an opportunity. I wanted to prove myself, not to show off, but to tell people that I would get back what I had lost."

......

Zhou Runfa's performance in this scene was excellent, completely on par with John Woo's later version.

After Director Li yelled "Cut!", Dillon first applauded Zhou Runfa, then Li Jiangbo, and finally everyone present.

Thunderous applause erupted immediately.

Zhou Runfa didn't seem to have snapped out of his acting state until Dillon patted him on the shoulder, at which point he realized what was happening.

......

Li Jiangbo got home at four in the morning.

When he opened the bedroom door, he found Zhao Yazhi still sitting on the bed, not resting.

Li Jiangbo took off his coat and asked, somewhat surprised, "Not asleep yet?"

Zhao Yazhi put down the magazine in her hand. "Have you finished your soup?"

Li Jiangbo walked to the bedside and sat down. "Okay! We've finished drinking. Jia Hui's portion was given to A Rong."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yazhi felt a mixture of secret joy and melancholy.

She's no longer an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl; she wouldn't throw a tantrum at Li Jiangbo over something like this.

Moreover, as someone who has been divorced and has children, I've seen the coldness and indifference of the entertainment industry.

Now that Li Jiangbo's career is just starting out, women are already fawning over him. She can't imagine how many competitors she will have when Li Jiangbo's career grows bigger, after all, she is a few years older than Li Jiangbo.

In Zhao Yazhi's eyes, Li Jiangbo gave her so much: the position of operations director of the company, and the joy of being a woman.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yazhi hugged Li Jiangbo from behind, "Bo-zai, shall we have a child?"

Li Jiangbo was completely stunned when he heard Zhao Yazhi's words.

Although he was a time traveler and had lived to be in his forties or fifties in his previous life, he was only nineteen years old now and had never considered having children.

Li Jiangbo turned around, patted Zhao Yazhi's hand, and said softly, "Sister Zhi, I'm still young, and my career is just starting. Can we talk about it again when my career is more stable?"

It was only then that Zhao Yazhi remembered that Li Jiangbo was only nineteen years old, and she nodded shyly.

She was too hasty and didn't consider Li Jiangbo's feelings, but she also lacked self-confidence.

For a time, Zhao Yazhi was plunged into self-doubt and deep guilt.

Li Jiangbo took a shower, changed into his pajamas, and lay down next to Zhao Yazhi.

This night was destined to be anything but peaceful.

Zhao Yazhi seemed to sense the crisis brought by Rosamund Kwan and Cherie Chung, and she recklessly made demands on Li Jiangbo.

Li Jiangbo woke up at noon.

Even so, Li Jiangbo still planned to play the simulation to see if he could get the kidney function reward.