Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 532 Cooperation? (33)

The first Police Story film was made by Jackie Chan with resentment from his return from Hollywood. At that time, he didn't treat the members of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team as human beings, nor did he consider himself a human being...

Then, risking everything, they made "Police Story"...

The level of daring action is off the charts!
Driving through layers of wooden houses, speeding down from the mountaintop; being dragged forward by a speeding bus; climbing and fighting with thugs outside the window of a speeding bus; hanging on a bus, raising your legs to avoid oncoming cars; being thrown from a building to the ground floor; hitting your head on a window and almost injuring your eyes; crouching on the edge of steps as a motorcycle "runs over" you.

Of course, there's also the most shocking moment: the incredible jump in the shopping mall at the end of the film.

We all know that Hong Kong action movie stars are famous worldwide for their love of challenging themselves with thrilling stunts, and Jackie Chan is known for his daring. But to dare to attempt so many thrilling stunts in one movie is truly rare in the entire history of film!

What's most impressive is that the entire Police Story series is one of the best action film series in history, defining a new height for action movies.

As an action film, Jackie Chan's "Police Story 1" is definitely worthy of competing for the best film of all time.

Each of the four Police Story films has maintained an extremely high standard.

By the way, back then, Hollywood action movies were still about muscle men clumsily throwing punches at each other, fighting without any beauty or appeal...

Jackie Chan himself once said, "Hollywood action scenes, if you remove the sound system, there's nothing there!"

It can be described as groundbreaking…

"New Police Story"...it's not really "Police Story" anymore—after Jackie Chan's first fight with the villain ends in defeat, he's forced to kneel down and beg for mercy, crying his eyes out. These scenes completely subvert the heroic and tough guy image that Jackie Chan has created before...

However, the villains in the show were portrayed quite well, and the contrast between good and evil was handled reasonably well.

Then came Police Story 2013.

Objectively speaking, the story is complete, but that's its only merit...

They don't deserve the "Police Story" IP at all!

By the way, at the premiere, a reporter asked Jackie Chan, "Which movie do you plan to watch during the Lunar New Year season?"

"I want to watch 'Personal Tailor'!"

"Are you aware that many viewers consider 'Personal Tailor' to be a terrible movie?"

Jackie Chan said without hesitation, "No matter how bad Feng Xiaogang's movies are, I'll still watch them."

He then immediately explained, "This sentence will probably make headlines tomorrow. What I really meant was that there are some directors whose films I have no reason not to watch. For example, Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and the 'Poetry Prodigy.' I watch everything they make."

Uh…

It definitely made headlines!

……

Jing Tian didn't say much...

She knew that "Police Story 2013" mainly sold Jackie Chan's IP, but since it was her first starring film after "My Love from the Star," she still received many interviews from the media!

"I was quite nervous at first, after all, it's Jackie Chan... but I wasn't so nervous as we filmed. Jackie Chan is a very funny guy; he gave each of us a gift..."

"I feel like no one is calling me a 'resource-backed' person this time, which is quite unusual!"

Then a reporter asked, "How long has it been since you last chatted with Shen Yan?"

“I contacted him yesterday… He came to the premiere to support me!”

Shen Yan nodded with a grin: "Since Qian Songyi asked me to come, I definitely have to come."

The host didn't ask that silly question like "When will we collaborate again?", and instead asked Liu Ye...

Shen Yan... was thinking about Director Ding Sheng!
Actually, his early films, despite their flaws, were quite good for a novice director, far superior to many mainland directors who had been in the industry for years…

While films like "The Tough Guy," "Much Ado About Nothing," and "Little Big Soldier" may not be considered classics, some of their clever ideas are still touching.

Logically, with continued growth, he should be able to become a decent genre film director!
Even if it doesn't grow, it won't be bad...

But with films like *A Better Tomorrow 2018*, *SWAT Team*, and *Nothing a Hot Pot Can't Solve*, he showed audiences that some directors really do regress instead of progress! And they even have the audacity to say, "This movie has a viewing threshold!"

Speechless...

As Shen Yan and his group were about to leave, Ye Ning, the producer of "Police Story 2013," stopped him and asked with a smile, "Brother Yan, do you have time to chat?"

"I have to go back to filming!"

"...We can talk about Jackie Chan's collaboration with you."

Shen Yan raised his wrist to check the time, then shook his head: "Next time, I'll visit you in person next time... I'm not only the lead actor in 'Riding the Waves,' but also the director... I can't get away."

"…Oh well!"

Ye Ning was a little disappointed, but still stepped aside...

Actually, the main reason Wanda didn't use Shen Yan's script was that... Brother Yan hadn't yet demonstrated his ability to handle police and gangster action films at that time!

After "The Big Shot" burst onto the scene, there was "Blind Witness"...

This proves Shen Yan's ability to handle action crime films!

However, Ding Sheng had already joined the project by then, and had rewritten the script, and Jackie Chan had also agreed to join.

Most importantly, Jackie Chan agreed to the script…

You should know that the most important person in "Police Story 2013" is Jackie Chan!

Let's just go with Ding Sheng's script then...

……

Inside the car, Zhao Liying glanced at Dilraba and Chen Yao, and finally couldn't hold back any longer, so she simply asked Shen Yan, "Are you going to work with Jackie Chan?"

Shen Yan was scrolling through Weibo when she heard this, and without even looking up, she replied, "No!"

"So you said you wanted to collaborate with Jackie Chan."

"Didn't I already say this is just an intention to collaborate... I'd also like to collaborate with Leonardo DiCaprio..."

Shen Yan still didn't look up, continuing to scroll through Weibo...

Recent hot topics have mostly revolved around "Where Are We Going, Dad?" and Wang Feng's marriage proposal to Zhang Ziyi...

To be honest, Lao Wang is a real man, very responsible. He married all the women he liked, didn't play around or have multiple relationships at the same time. His moral standards have already surpassed 99% of men in the entertainment industry!

Anyway, his moral standards are higher than Shen Yan's...

"So you don't plan to work with Jackie Chan? Why?"

Shen Yan looked up: "Jackie Chan has transcended the definitions of actor and star. He now serves more as a cultural symbol, and with that status... he definitely can't play the kind of roles he used to..."

"Previous roles?"

“His previous roles were very approachable, not some big shot… but he can’t do that anymore!”

After a pause, Shen Yan added, "Moreover, typical Jackie Chan movies don't need particularly outlandish plots or expensive special effects; they mainly rely on Jackie Chan himself..."

One more thing... He had a lot of scripts to choose from when he was young!
It's getting a bit difficult now.

After all, there aren't many templates for satisfying dramas for the elderly.

The "Taken" template for a thrilling drama for seniors: A ruthless agent (professional assassin) goes on a killing spree to protect a daughter (someone he knows)!
This template spawned a whole host of movies, such as *The Equalizer*, *John Wick*, *Little Man*, and *The Wrath of Man*...

Actually, "The Foreigner" could also be considered...

(End of this chapter)