I'm not a drama freak, I can really see through the script

Chapter 171: Fire Cloud Evil God's Enchanting Smile

Fire Cloud Evil God.

I didn't have this name at that time.

I am still a nameless wild dog, a wild dog that bites and tears their flesh for the sake of money. I remember the old beggar in front of me, to whom I once gave half a big cake. Now I am like a cake, biting and pulling at the root of my thigh. My face is red and tears of blood are flowing.

I kicked him and his face seemed to sink in, and I couldn't even see his nose or eyes.

he died.

Many beggars like this were beaten to death by me, and I became the last person standing here.

Who else?
No more.

are dead.

"Very good, young sir, very good."

"That's right, Taijun. Such talent shouldn't be wasted."

"Hahaha, I certainly can't steal your love. This is your Chinese dog's dog, how can we steal your love?"

"Yeah, yeah, we're the dogs of dogs, hahaha..."

Zhang Xiaolin laughed heartily and waved his hand, and I became his subordinate.

I beat people, I kill people.

In this sad age, my only way to survive is by taking the lives of others.

I am in pain.

I am happy.

I am numb.

I survived, and as a martial arts genius, I got to a higher position step by step by killing people.

Even the Green Gang was destroyed and fled overseas.

There are all kinds of gangs, such as the Groove Gang, the Water Gang, and the Axe Gang. No matter what kind of gang it is, they will repeat one thing, that is, use the money in their hands to tease the poor for fun, perhaps to relieve their depression, or perhaps to flatter their superiors.

After doing all this, they took the money back from the poor.

Including me.

I killed so many people for them, but they still treated me like a dog, a dog that was used and discarded, a dog that killed and took away.

So I followed their logic and survived.

Because they are stronger than the poor, they can play with the lives of the poor at will. Now that I am stronger than them, can I play with their fate?
I twisted the previous Axe Gang leader down and kicked him around like a ball. In the football field in the slums, it was as if I had regained my lost childhood.

Find back what was lost in the past.

When I wanted this thing the most, you treated me like a dog and made fun of me. So now, it’s not impossible for you to accompany me to get it back.

whee.

Hee hee hee.

Hahahaha.

I looked at the gang leader's children, his wife and subordinates, all of whom were forced to stay by me. After all, playing football is something that cannot be done by one person.

You guys, don't just stand there.

Come over and play football with me.

In the room actually.

Li Xuan has completely immersed himself in this role.

In this dark and gloomy mental hospital, it is a dark place where even cockroaches and rats have disappeared. It is a place that needs to be guarded and suppressed by the tanks and planes of the Rising Sun Flag.

But I know that this place can't stop me, can't hinder my madness.

I couldn't stop my madness, and I didn't walk out of this place, simply because I didn't want to.

Filming of "Kung Fu" began.

The filming has officially started. For this work, it is about the good guys and the bad guys.

The reclusive Condor Heroes, the landlord and the landlady, these two people lived in seclusion in the city.

He protected these poor people in his own way and built this Pig Cage City for them.

"Landlady, how come there's no water all of a sudden?"

The fried dough stick with half of its butt exposed spoke out this matter in the most ridiculous tone.
“Isn’t water free?”

Being funny in a serious way, that’s Stephen Chow’s skill.

It's his specialty.

Bucktooth Jane, the landlord, and the landlady.

These various green leaves set off the main tone of the script.

The film is composed of 70% comedy and 30% martial arts.

There is also a little bit of humanistic care
Zhou Xingxing's performance is as stable as ever, as a small character, a marginal person, a gangster. As long as he is asked to play a small character, he will never fail to grasp it. The people in Pig Cage Village contribute most of the comedy elements, and the Axe Gang, the real villain in "Kung Fu", contribute the rest and the tension of the plot.

"Who else!"

Xiaogang, who made a friendly guest appearance, was killed by the Axe Gang bullies led by Chen Guokun as soon as he appeared.

Under the axe dance of the Axe Gang,
That kind of funny and slightly black humor
Feeling of oppression.

"These Axe Gang members remind me of Stephen Chow's film 'The Soul Returns', which is both funny and scary."

At this time, Yuan Hua looked at the depressing atmosphere on the set and at the little Bruce Lee Chen Guokun in front of him, the leader of the Axe Gang.

This time, the biggest villain in "Kung Fu" is the villain.
Everyone says that the villain is Huoyun Evil God, but whether a character is positioned as a villain depends on what he does and whether he is "real". The Axe Gang is something that really existed in history.

A villain who, in that era, and even in this era, uses [oppression] to force others to submit.

Stephen Chow just looked at the Axe Gang members dancing in front of him.

"These Axe Gang members are the real villains, relying on oppressing others to achieve their own desires. Xingzai also wants to use this method to get ahead."

At this time, Stephen Chow said self-deprecatingly.

At this time, he also entered the set, and his face began to become flattering, the kind of flattery that was almost vulgar.

If you want to live like a human being, you have to be a dog of the Axe Gang.

Laughter, warmth, tenderness.

The first half of "Kung Fu" takes place in this atmosphere.

The film focuses on the lower class of Pig Cage Village and on the gangster Xingzai, who is stubborn and takes the wrong path until he actually joins the Axe Gang.

He has made a name for himself.

He put on a suit and joined the Axe Gang. When they went to cause trouble for the first time, they were driven out by three reclusive martial arts masters: Wu Lang Bagua Stick, Northern Style Continuous Kick, and Hong Family Iron Wire Fist. They stood up to fight for people.

The martial arts actors with three real kung fu skills contribute to the second selling point of kung fu.

"Kung Fu". Use real martial artists.

Performing beautiful martial arts and creating visual spectacles, this is what this "Kung Fu" does.

His "martial arts".

The filming was divided into two parts. Liang Xiaolong directed the fighting scenes, allowing the martial artists to vent their fighting desires, while Stephen Chow was responsible for his own literary scenes.

"You guys should take a rest first."

At this time, Zhou Xingxing looked at the people with tired eyes, and withdrew his dignity, not allowing them to continue to rush the progress.

Filming is a very tiring thing.

This is especially true when filming comedies.

This is even more true in Stephen Chow's comedies.

He had extremely high demands on everyone. If anything was not satisfactory, he would reshoot the film. He did not regard Columbia's money as real money at all.

Now I have financial support.

This money belongs to the sponsor.

Just strive for the best results, and everything else can be put aside.

Any feeling of stinginess towards money is a blasphemy and disrespect to the financial sponsor.

At this time, it was time to film the scene with the Fire Cloud Evil God.

Over at Pig Cage City.

"Every time I work with Stephen Chow, I feel exhausted. I suddenly understand why his evergreen golden partner declined the invitation to participate in this film."

At this time, Yuan Hua next to him sighed.

It’s not that Uncle Da was not invited this time, but considering Stephen Chow’s ambitious movie this time, no matter how high the salary offered is.

There was no reason for agreeing to come.

There is a big reason why Uncle Da worked so hard on filming before.

It was just to repay the gambling debts owed in Macau. Now that the debts are paid off, there is no need to suffer so much.

Stephen Chow’s high standards are well-known.

Notorious.
"Should we go check on that Fire Cloud Evil God? It's perfect, we can take a break here too."

Chen Guokun was instigating this mainly because he had chatted with Huang Shengyi before and knew that this beautiful woman didn't seem to like Li Xuan very much.

If a beautiful woman doesn’t like someone, he is probably not a good person.

Chen Guokun still understands this simple truth.

Since ancient times, beauties have loved heroes. The one that beauties don’t love is a bear!

Although the kung fu that Li Xuan displayed was indeed very good.

But what era is this now?

What’s the use of being able to fight?

For us actors, the most important thing is our acting skills.

At this time, the leader of the Axe Gang said beside him.

"Didn't they film Wang Jing's 'Number One Under Heaven' before? Miss Huang Shengyi said that Li Xuan was just seeking fame and reputation, but he actually didn't have any acting skills."

Of course, the version Huang Shengyi said at the beginning was actually quite conservative, which was to say that he didn't pay much attention during the filming and was just saying it implicitly. The crew of "The World's Number One" was not very accepting of him, and several male protagonists, especially Li Yapeng, had a very bad impression of him.

According to Chen Guokun's understanding, it means that one's virtue is not worthy of the position, so people can't like him.
Isn't that just seeking fame and reputation, without any acting skills?

So, Chen Guokun added a little more information for Yuan Hua, Yuan Qiu and others to listen to.

Although Yuan Hua and Yuan Qiu both felt something was a little off, they wouldn't point fingers without a clear purpose. Perhaps the acting wasn't entirely satisfactory.
The previous "Infernal Affairs" may really be because of Andy Lau's support that allowed Li Xuan to have such a strong performance.

This is also normal. Who is not promoted? Stephen Chow was also helped by Anthony Wong and Michelle Yim to enter the industry, and Lee Soo Hsien gave him support in his screen debut.

And there are even more people who add icing on the cake.
"Well, that's it. His kung fu skills are so good. It's already very good that he can show his performance in this area." Yuan Qiu was very open-minded. No matter what this Fire Cloud Evil God was like, at least his kung fu was hard and real.

Yuan Hua next to him felt the same way.

As for martial arts skills, you can't fake them no matter how hard you try. If you have it, you have it, and if you don't have it, you don't have it.

Li Xuan obviously has it, and it is something accumulated through years of hard practice.

This is very valuable. In this era, how many people can really calm down and hone their martial arts skills?
It's good enough to have one of these two skills.

"Well, I might as well go and take a look. It'll help me relieve some stress."

Yuan Hua thought about it and decided to support the proposal and go to see the set of the "Mental Hospital".

When Stephen Chow criticizes himself, it is a way to relieve stress. When Stephen Chow criticizes others, it is a way to relieve stress.

Wait a minute, that 'Fire Cloud Evil God' will start crying after being scolded, and then I will comfort him as a person who has been through this. Although this may be a bit unkind, but if you think about it carefully, the sight of Fire Cloud Evil God crying is quite touching.

Stephen Chow is a guy with such a contrast, his aura on and off the stage.

The atmosphere on and off the set.

Off set, he's a bit of a loner and reserved, but on set, if things don't go his way, he'll lash out at you with anything nasty, the kind of person who won't give anyone a second thought.
For him, the performance effect is the most important thing. Nothing else is more important than the performance effect.

"I'll go invite Huang Shengyi!"

"This kid is a bit silly. I feel like he won't even know he's being sold out in the future."

"Everyone has been stupid before, but in the end, if you want to stay in this circle, you will become smart."

Yuan Qiu and Yuan Hua must have felt strangely emotional.
Soon, they set off for the set of the mental hospital.

The setting of this place is dim and cramped, with red tones as the main color. It was actually filmed in an abandoned mental hospital, the former site of the "Saint Elizabeth" Mental Hospital in Hong Kong. Legend has it that it was a branch of the St. Elizabeth Mental Hospital in the United States. Lobotomies were actually performed here, and there are even lobe specimens in the museum.

Just looking at this place, there is a strong sense of oppression
This is the place that Xingye carefully prepared.
“Action.”

From Stephen Chow at the door of the mental hospital to him walking inside, the camera follows him all the way, all in one shot.

Even the cold sweat on my face and the sound of my accelerated heartbeat could be heard through the screen.

This is Stephen Chow's ability. No matter what, he can quickly get into the play. He has a strong sense of belief.

Or perhaps it could be said that only people with a strong sense of conviction could bring out the nonsensical comedy style so effectively.
"No matter how many times, I admire Stephen Chow's sense of conviction. Even if it's the scene in the mental hospital where the person waiting is Huang Shengyi, he can still capture the atmosphere of oppression and fear to the fullest."

Yuan Hua was a little worried. Judging from the current situation, the young man named Li Xuan was almost certain to be criticized.
In the same frame, it is a foregone conclusion that it cannot meet Stephen Chow's requirements.
At this moment, Chen Guokun was standing nearby, ready to watch and gloat over the misfortune. See, just as Huang Shengyi had said, this person was indeed...
The iron door opened.

What was heard was not Stephen Chow's angry shout of "click".

But a 'harmless' guy wearing a red vest, funny flip-flops, and reading a newspaper
thing.

Raise your head and look at each other.

three seconds.

The Fire Cloud Evil God was stunned for three seconds, but then he smiled.

A smile that would give anyone who saw it nightmares the next day.

(End of this chapter)