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Chapter 117 Oscar~
Next, Chen Zhen returns to China, and then there's a scene where Huo Ting'en, played by Chin Siu-ho, comes to challenge the people who came to his door.

The fight scene was alright, but the main purpose was to show that Huo Ting'en had more skill than strength—he just needed more practice!
Kung Fu, that punch is the culmination of twenty years of skill, how can you possibly block it?
During the fight, Huo Ting'en's several heavy blows failed to completely defeat his opponent, which foreshadowed what would happen later.

Could wine and women have damaged me so deeply? From this day forward, I will abstain from alcohol!

Of course, in reality, the character in the film was addicted to opium and ruined his health.

Next, Chen Zhen goes to the Hongkou Martial Arts Academy to challenge them, which is the highlight of the early stages.

It requires group play, and it must be realistic.

The fight had to be realistic and ruthless. For example, the first guy who came up to them said that Chinese people weren't allowed in and told Chen Zhen to get out.

Summer said with a stern face, "This is Chinese territory. Chinese people can come and go as they please!"

He then proceeded to give the other person a head pat—and slapped them to the ground!
Given Xia Tian's physique and the fact that the actors chosen for the role are all relatively short, the performance is very convincing.

Moreover, summer's movements are very swift and powerful!
Then it becomes a 1v3 situation!
Summer: I'm going to take on twenty!
……

After easily defeating the master of Hongkou Dojo, Chen Zhen left with the words, "You could never be a match for my master."

However, there are some differences here. In the original film, Chen Zhen actually used the ear-pulling technique to beat up the master of the martial arts school.

Summer, on the other hand, knocked his opponent to the ground with a single palm strike, leaving him unable to get up.

After all, they came with a grudge to avenge their master, so the fighting here is quite ruthless, with no childish moves.

Then comes the scene where Guangzi travels across the ocean to find Chen Zhen, the conflict arising from Sino-Japanese relations, and the fight scene between Xia Tian and Qian Xiaohao.

Here, Chin Siu-ho tries to use traditional martial arts moves and styles, while Summer wants to incorporate more styles from various martial arts schools, from boxing footwork to judo wrestling, to reflect the differences in their martial arts philosophies.

There's even capola, which is Brazilian dance.

A very elegant and powerful leg technique—this technique evolved from the struggles of the indigenous people against the colonists over hundreds of years. It is quite effective in actual combat, but it requires a high level of skill from the user.

But as the saying goes, all techniques are used by people.

There is no inherent superiority or inferiority among the techniques, but different people will achieve different results when using them.

The saying goes, "Practicing boxing without internal strength training is a waste of time in old age."

This is meant to show that Huo Ting'en's skill level is insufficient...

When filming action scenes, Chin Siu-ho, who acted opposite Summer, could clearly feel that he was no match for her at all.

In fact, whether someone is a worthy opponent or not can usually be determined as soon as the two sides exchange blows.

Qian Xiaohao could feel that every time he clashed with Xia Tian, ​​it was like punching a big rock with his fist—it didn't budge at all, and he couldn't shake it at all!
Fortunately, it was just acting, and Xia Tian had to cooperate with his movements; otherwise, even if she just stood there and let him hit her, it probably wouldn't have any effect!
In terms of physical fitness, the difference was so great that Qian Xiaohao couldn't understand it!

How could it be so strong? !
Is that human being? !

There's a sense of helplessness one feels when facing a brown bear.
However, in terms of technique, Summer was also extremely skilled.

Beneath the seemingly swift movements, he was able to precisely control the force he exerted.

There are several actions that are basically confirmed to actually involve taking two hits, otherwise it wouldn't look realistic.

But in the summer, when he did a handstand and used a Capola kick to Qian Xiaohao’s neck, he was able to control the force—Qian Xiaohao staggered a few steps but didn’t feel anything was wrong.
The intensity was just right, leaving you dazed but not brain-damaged!
……

Later, Chen Zhen demonstrated exercises such as one-handed push-ups, three-finger push-ups, and one-arm pull-ups.

In the summer, I did it all for real, simply doing ten one-arm pull-ups in a row!
After this action was filmed, everyone tried it, but only Chin Siu-ho managed to pull it off!
Only a very small number of people can pull 150 or 160 pounds with one hand.

A person with such great strength would also be very heavy, not just 150 or 160 pounds, but possibly 200 pounds with one arm!
In an interview years later, Chin Siu-ho said, "I never thought anyone could do ten! I tried, and I could only do one. And Brother Tin-yee weighs much more than he looks!"

Then comes the big show featuring the robot, Fujita Tsuyoshi!
Billy Chow was born in Canada in 58. Because he was Chinese, he had a "yellow" face and was often bullied by white classmates when he was a child.

Later, just as Bruce Lee became a global sensation, Billy Chow was deeply moved and secretly resolved to train hard to avenge himself and bring glory to the Chinese people!

He started learning kung fu at the age of 11, but later found himself more interested in boxing, so he switched to the boxing ring and trained hard in combat techniques.

In 82, Billy Chow won the Canadian Lightweight Kickboxing Championship, and in 85, he won the World Light Middleweight Kickboxing Championship, thus earning the title of world-class boxing champion.

This guy is a real fighter, not an actor.

This is a rare opportunity. Before officially starting filming his scenes, let's have a little practice session with him this summer!
It was a pointless exchange; they fought for two rounds, less than three minutes in total.

Then Billy Chow couldn't sleep that night...

I'm a world champion in the middleweight division, and I've never fought an actor before... He didn't even seem to be going all out, so how could he be holding back? I couldn't sleep at night thinking about it, and when I got to the set the next day, I had dark circles under my eyes!

Summer was startled: I didn't slap him in the face! Is he trying to scam me?!
The final battle in the last ten minutes of the original time-travel movie took a full 25 days to film.

However, things went much faster in the summer, and the filming was completed in 12 days – this was the main event, and most of the time was spent on it.

The good news is that Xia Tian and Zhou Billy sparred for five or six hours almost every day during those 12 days, but neither of them got seriously injured in the end.

At first, Billy Chow didn't dare to use too much force, worried about hurting Summer; but if he didn't use enough force, he wouldn't be able to show the character's ruthlessness, and the dramatic effect would be insufficient.

Summer encouraged him: "Hit me hard, I can take a beating!"

Summer is tough; it fell on the wooden railing several times without much damage.

Several times, Zhou Billy lost control and punched Xia Tian in the face, but Xia Tian was not seriously injured.

The crew was terrified; if his face got swollen, they probably wouldn't be able to film for several days.

But summer really makes you tough! Your face won't turn red or white!

Billy Chow: You're the robot, aren't you?!

Compared to Xia Tian, ​​who managed to take a few hits, Zhou Billy was much luckier. Xia Tian's control over his strength was already superb, and he didn't get hit much more than once.

However, he was also injured. He kicked a section of the wooden railing, which broke, and a splinter pierced his leg, causing it to bleed profusely...

Not long after the film was released, someone interviewed Billy Chow and asked him if he could beat Brother Tian.

Billy Chow waved his hand: "I can't beat him."

"One important indicator in fighting is the ability to withstand blows. He's incredibly resilient! What's more, Tian Ge's physical abilities are far superior to mine in every aspect... He's more like a robot than I am! Like the Terminator from the American blockbuster!"

The first Terminator movie was released in 1984. Surprising, isn't it? That was so early!

The reason for the rush is that this part needs to be filmed in the summer before a trip to the United States.

So they filmed most of his action scenes as the male lead first, and then filmed other people's scenes after he left.

Even so, there's still a fight scene between Chen Zhen and Funakoshi Fumio that needs to be filmed when summer comes back.

Summer quickly left the film crew, hurriedly boarded a plane, and went to the United States alone.

The reason he went to the United States, and even put aside the film he had half-finished shooting, was because the Oscars were about to be held!

"Farewell My Concubine" has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Oscars, and with a series of promotions and public relations efforts, its chances of winning the award are quite high.

……

On March 29, the 65th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Music Center in Los Angeles, California.

Summer, John Lone, and Little Pylo attended the ceremony.

Little Pello prepared a suit for Summer, which Peggy picked out.

The three grown men hurriedly walked the red carpet and then waited for the awards ceremony.

The host made some jokes, and then began presenting the awards.

You know what, quite a few films from this year's releases were released this summer.

For example, the Best Picture winner, *Unforgiven*, is a Western. It stars the actor who played Dumbledore, and also the older Black actor, Freeman.
For example, Al Pacino won Best Actor in "Scent of a Woman," and "Bram Stoker's Dracula" won Best Costume Design, Costume, and Sound—a famous vampire film.

For example, the best sound effects are in "The Last of the Mohicans," this piece is fantastic!
In the end, "Farewell My Concubine" really beat several competitors and won the Best Foreign Language Film award!

That $130 million in public relations expenses was well spent!
After an exciting hug with John Lone and Pello, Xia Tian went on stage to accept the award.

Then, in the summer, he held up the trophy and gave an acceptance speech—not much to say, except that Western audiences are quite "tolerant" of Chinese art films these days.
Plus, I've already spent that 1.3 million US dollars!

After that came a cocktail party and some preliminary discussions.

Finally, after "Farewell My Concubine" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the North American distribution rights were sold for $480 million...

"Farewell My Concubine" grossed 5200 million RMB in mainland China, 2370 million HKD in Hong Kong, 1.2 million Taiwan dollars in Taiwan, 2.9 million yen in Japan, and attracted more than 62 viewers in France. It was also a great success in other European countries!

The North American distribution rights were also sold, and the final box office was $880 million in the United States, $536 million in Canada, and a total of $4800 million worldwide.

(End of this chapter)