I practiced my spirituality alone in Hong Kong.

Li Chang'an left his contact information with Brother Lu, briefly discussed the arrangements for the competition, and then took his leave.

When we arrived at Director Yuan's film set, we found that filming had already started due to the delay.

However, since Li Chang'an isn't filming, there's no need to worry about delaying everyone's schedule.

When Wen Zhilan saw that Li Chang'an had finally arrived, she subconsciously smiled, but then hid her joy. She stepped forward, grabbed his hand, and pulled him to the side of the film set.

"Come here quickly, this scene is quite interesting."

At this moment, the filming crew is shooting a scene where the three provincial boxing champions come to the martial arts school of the male lead, Jian Fu, to challenge him and steal his apprentices.

Chen Ge's character, Jian Fu, has now learned Snake Fist from Bai Changtian, the senior master of the Snake Fist School, greatly improving his martial arts skills. Ordinary martial artists in the martial arts world are no match for him.

But Bai Changtian was worried that the Eagle Claw Sect would come after him, so he warned him not to reveal his identity in front of the public.

Therefore, even if Jian Fu could beat this three-province boxing champion, he had to pretend that he didn't know martial arts and watch the champion cause trouble here.

Then comes the story of the old master of the martial arts school returning from his travels to seek justice for his school, only to be defeated again by the three provincial boxing champions.

Li Chang'an had read the script and knew that Jian Fu would eventually have no choice but to make a move, and his martial arts skills would shock the head of the martial arts school, the boxing champion of the three provinces, and the entire audience.

This kind of "pretending to be weak to fool others" trope is a classic scene in many kung fu and martial arts films and novels.

But whether you're a reader or a movie fan, you can watch it over and over again without getting tired of it. It just goes to show that people have always liked this kind of wine. The only question is what new bottle to put it in to make it more creative.

Right now, Director Yuan has just filmed this scene.

Inside the martial arts school set, the martial arts master Wang Jiang, who plays the boxing champion of three provinces, was already in character.

He lowered his waist and steadied himself in a horse stance, his fists clenched like iron. He unleashed a powerful and sweeping "Gongzi Fuhu Fist" move, aiming directly at Chen Yuanlong opposite him.

Chen Yuanlong then adopted a serpentine footwork, like a slippery eel, making it impossible for Wang Jiang's straight punches to land. Instead, Wang Jiang's joints were seized, putting him at a disadvantage.

Then Wang Jiang roared and swung his fists in a mantis-style attack, like two large scythes, to restrict Chen Yuanlong's agile movements.

Chen Yuanlong slipped and shrank his shoulders, slipping between the general's arms like a snake shedding its skin.

After dodging, she deliberately tilted her body slightly, pretending that she almost lost her balance, which made the photographer almost burst out laughing.

Li Chang'an silently watched the two exchange moves.

Needless to say, the Snake Fist fighting style is something Chen Yuanlong was taught by Li Chang'an, so he mainly observed Wang Jiang's martial arts fighting style.

Wang Jiang's fighting style is a classic hard-hitting style, which generally refers to Southern Fist Kung Fu.

External martial arts such as Hung Kuen, Choy Li Fut, and Tiger Crane Double Form, which are powerful and solid, all belong to the Southern Fist category and are the most common fighting styles in Hong Kong's martial arts industry today.

The reason why Southern Fist Kung Fu became popular in Hong Kong's martial arts scene can be traced back to the development history of Hong Kong's martial arts scene.

During the turbulent years of the Republic of China, with continuous warfare on the mainland, a large number of Peking Opera troupes from the north and Cantonese Opera troupes from the south flocked to Hong Kong to escape the war.

When they discovered that Hong Kong people were influenced by Western culture and preferred watching movies to traditional opera, many switched careers and devoted themselves to the film industry.

Early Hong Kong action films thus bore strong traces of traditional opera performances.

It wasn't until the emergence of martial arts choreographers Lau Kar-leung and Tong Chia, known as the Shaw Brothers' duo, that Hong Kong action films began to change.

As a successor of Wong Fei-hung, Lau Kar-leung established Hong Kong kung fu films with Hung Kuen as their foundation, making the hard-hitting and fierce style the keynote of Hong Kong kung fu movies.

These solid, hard-hitting action scenes, with every punch landing with a visceral impact, truly allowed Hong Kong-style martial arts films to begin taking shape.

Then Bruce Lee emerged, injecting a sharp and swift modern fighting style into Hong Kong kung fu films, which was more in line with international tastes and made Hong Kong kung fu films popular in the United States.

After Bruce Lee's sudden death, by the time of Director Yuen's generation, Hong Kong kung fu films, which had once swept the world and rivaled Hollywood, had already declined.

Director Yuen believes that this is because Hong Kong kung fu films in the past were too serious and dull, and audiences have long been tired of them. The industry urgently needs a revolution.

So Director Yuan wanted to bring the lofty martial arts world back to the lively and vibrant world of ordinary people, using kung fu mixed with comedy and acrobatics in the performance.

Chen Yuanlong, who had been trying to imitate Bruce Lee but had repeatedly failed, was the talent that Director Yuan saw as the most suitable to star in this type of film.

This is undoubtedly a high-stakes gamble.

One is a debut film by a new director, yet he aims to bring disruption and innovation to the industry from the very first step.

The other is a third-rate, marginal actor who is known as box office poison.

If Li Chang'an hadn't come to the stunt department, and someone had asked him about this filming method, he would definitely have thought the film was going to flop.

but now……

The fight scene was nearing its end.

Wang Jiang roared again, and swept his other fist across the ground. Chen Yuanlong squatted down in a sorry state. Then, a glint flashed in Wang Jiang's eyes, and he struck Wang Jiang's knees with both hands in succession, all the way up to his groin.

The king instantly rolled his eyes and his mouth formed an "O" shape.

He collapsed to the ground in pain, clutching his groin, his face contorted in agony.

"What kind of move is that?"

Chen Yuanlong pretended to ponder for a moment, then grinned and said, "This move is called 'parting the grass to find the snake'!"

"Hahaha~"

The actors around him, along with Director Yuan, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Even Wen Zhilan, who had never watched kung fu movies before, blushed and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, watching with great interest.

At that moment, Li Chang'an began to believe that Director Yuan's vision was extremely forward-thinking.

This bold and innovative work, set in the post-Bruce Lee era, may truly set off a new trend.

The play ended.

After pointing out some issues with the snake-style boxing techniques and action scene design to Brother Chen and Director Yuan, Li Chang'an left the set to rest.

Wen Zhilan followed and asked, "How did the negotiations go with the signing of the Flying Shark Club?"

"With the class monitor stepping in, there's no need for me to talk... No, I have to work hard myself from now on. Otherwise, I'll definitely get addicted to just relying on the class monitor to win."

Li Chang'an spoke earnestly, determined to reject the shortcut to a life that would require less effort by three hundred years.

"It's good that you know."

Wen Zhilan smiled faintly, her hands behind her back, and her steps became lighter.

"However, the contract you drafted for me, class monitor, is too outrageous. It feels like you're completely bullying the club."

"That's how business is. If you don't bully others, they'll bully you."

"I'm protecting Li Chang'an, who's like a little white rabbit, in this cruel jungle law!"

"Squad leader, you really are a bodhisattva."

"That Li Chang'an is the least devout believer, and he always tries to bully the Bodhisattva who protects you. It's really disrespectful."

The two joked around casually and found a shady spot under a large tree to sit down.

Li Chang'an also told Wen Zhilan about the competition in Kowloon Bay at 10 p.m.

In response, Wen Zhilan only said one sentence.

"Come pick me up tonight, I want to see your first game."

"After all, as Li Chang'an's idol, I must protect my only believer."