Huayu: King of Kung Fu

Chapter 109 This is just the beginning

The creators of Vegetarian Chicken gathered together to watch the clips edited by Lin Hu.

In the video, Paul and Matt didn't use any fancy martial arts moves; it was all straightforward fighting.

However, the use of handheld cameras and rapid cuts created an extremely fierce fight scene.

Everyone was stunned, especially the two actors.

Matt stared at the screen and blurted out a curse: "Fuck, I didn't know I could play this cool?"

Paul, also looking on incredulously, exclaimed, "This is simply magic!"

Michelle looked at Lin Hu with her beautiful eyes and exclaimed, "Brother Tai, you're a genius!"

Director Cohen gave Lin Hu a thumbs up and said, "Newbee!"

Faced with everyone's praise, Lin Hu simply smiled and said, "Actually, this is a common technique in Hong Kong movies. Because actors who are truly skilled in kung fu are very rare, people invented the method of quick jump cuts to make ordinary actors look like they can fight, so that the audience doesn't have time to think. I just improved upon it!"

Cohen said, "I've seen some Hong Kong martial arts films, and I found them very fantastical, with characters using magic. The effects you've presented are more suitable for ordinary people's combat!"

Lin Hu was flattered by everyone and couldn't help but feel a little smug.

His "Fast & Furious" movie will be released in 01, while "The Bourne Identity" won't be released until 02, so it can only be the younger one.

Filming continued, with several more fight scenes to come, all personally overseen by Lin Hu. He maintained his insistence that the actors not use flashy martial arts moves, but still create a stylish and impressive fighting style.

Michelle was probably really into it, and she said to the director, "Cohen, I think I should have a fight too."

Cohen said, "We don't have that filming plan, and fighting is a man's thing."

Michelle insisted on fighting, retorting, "The underworld doesn't discriminate between men and women; it's all about whether you can take it."

Lin Hu laughed loudly upon hearing this, stepped forward, put his arm around Michelle's shoulder, and said, "She truly is my woman."

He was obviously referring to the fact that the two were a couple in the movie, but Michelle looked up and gave him a flirty wink.

Cohen realized he had said the wrong thing and that it would be troublesome if it involved feminism, so he said, "Okay, Ty, you design an action scene for her."

OK!

Before designing action scenes for Michelle, Lin Hu first acted out an action scene with Michelle.

Michelle slid out from under the car, her body covered in fine beads of sweat.

She tossed her black hair aside, walked step by step to Lin Hu, and with a "snap," ripped open his shirt.

To prepare for filming "Vegetarian Chicken," Lin Hu worked out for over a month beforehand and sunbathed on California beaches every day, tanning his skin to a bronze color.

Add to that his handsome smile, stubble, and impressive skills, and Michelle found him quite sexy.

The two kissed in front of the camera. Lin Hu lifted Michelle up by her hips and carried her to the sofa.

Michelle wrapped one arm around Lin Hu's neck, held up Lin Hu's shirt with the other, swung it around a few times, and threw it away.

The scene was filmed very smoothly, in one take.

This left Lin Hu wanting more; he wanted to do a few more takes to get the full experience going!

The director was very satisfied and said, "OK, Paul, Mei-qi, it's your turn!"

Perhaps to save time, the director actually combined the intimate scenes of the two couples into one film.

After setting up the camera, Paul and Li Meiqi leaned together and kissed.

Lin Hu, Michelle, and others watched the battle from the sidelines.

Lin Hu, with his arm around Michelle, joked with a laugh, "They don't seem as fierce as us!"

Upon hearing this, Michelle hooked her arm around his neck and whispered in his ear, "Then I want to know, just how strong are you!"

"That's really powerful!"

On the hotel's large bed, Michelle leaned on Lin Hu's shoulder and sighed.

"You're great too, baby!" Lin Hu also praised.

Lin Hu found Michelle's wild, Latina-like charm very appealing.

Michelle lay on Lin Hu's arm and asked, "Do you have a girlfriend in China?"

Lin Hu sighed, recalling the heartbroken looks on Zhou Xun and Gao Yuanyuan's faces when they left, and said, "Yes, but they broke up a while ago."

Seeing the regret on Lin Hu's face, Michelle asked again, "You still love her?"

"yes!"

"Then why did you break up with her?"

"Well—" Lin Hu told the truth, "Because I was dating two girlfriends at the same time, and they couldn't accept it, so they both left!"

Michelle punched Lin Hu and yelled, "You're a real bastard!"

Lin Hu chuckled and said, "Do you want to date me?"

Michelle shook her head: "I don't want to think about it now!"

She moved Lin Hu's arm away and said, "But you're honest, we can be friends!"

The climax of the movie is a high-speed car race in the Southern California desert.

To film this large-scale scene, thousands of cars were needed.

Renting a car and hiring extras would be a huge expense.

The production team came up with a solution: they recruited 1500 custom car enthusiasts from Southern California and had them drive themselves to the filming location.

After the recruitment notice was sent out, it attracted a large number of car modification enthusiasts in California, who flocked to the filming location from all directions at the agreed time.

Lin Hu couldn't help but sigh, "Those Americans really have money and time!"

The exciting racing scenes in the movie were actually quite boring to film.

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It was impossible to have the actors actually risk their lives by racing cars, so the production team invented a device to secure the actors and cars to a large trailer platform. Professional stunt drivers then used the trailer to perform acceleration, sudden braking, and drifting.

The actors don't actually drive, but the vibrations, wind pressure, and inertia are all real reactions, and their expressions are remarkably natural.

Michelle didn't even have a driver's license, yet she still managed to capture some impressive and stylish car chase scenes.

This filming experience made Lin Hu sigh, "Hollywood really doesn't hesitate to spend money on movies."

To film the nighttime car chase scene, they even got a large trailer equipped with headlights, which moved along with the convoy during filming.

This is simply to avoid the monotonous feeling of fixed roadside lights and to improve the visual effect of nighttime racing.

During the filming of the entire movie, they destroyed more than seventy cars, truly putting the production costs to good use.

They even dared to risk their lives; in the movie, when Brian and Dom were racing, they flew in front of a train, which was actually filmed on location.

Of course, that was done by stuntmen; Lin Hu and Paul were just watching the show.

The final scene.

A train sped towards the railway crossing.

Brian and Dom sprinted to the finish line, leaping across the tracks almost simultaneously in a thrilling scene.

After landing, the two looked at each other and felt a mutual respect.

Just then, a large truck came speeding by, and Tang Laoda was unable to dodge in time, his car was knocked away.

Brian stopped the car, rushed over, and shouted, "Don!"

Sitting in the car, his face covered in blood, Boss Tang sighed, "I never imagined it would end like this!"

This statement doesn't just mean that he was hit by a car, but that he made a mistake by trusting a policeman.

Brian helped Dom out of the car, where Dom stood by helplessly.

Brian paused for a moment, then took out his car keys and handed them to Dom.

Tang took the keys and asked, "Do you know what you're doing?"

Brian said, "I still owe you a supercar!"

As a police officer, he chose his family; he truly deserves the title of "family hero"!

After three months of filming, "Fast & Furious" has successfully wrapped up production.

Lin Hu used to only act in action scenes, but after working with Peter Chan on "Better Days," he learned what acting was all about.

Filming "Fast & Furious" gave me a firsthand experience, and I learned a lot, such as how to film racing cars.

These firsthand experiences were far better than what he used to gain from just watching movies and speculating.

That year, he felt he had grown a lot and would definitely be more adept at directing in the future.

After attending the wrap party, Lin Hu said goodbye to the film's creators and was heading back to China.

Before leaving, Lin Hu played a friendly match with Michelle Rodriguez.

Michelle asked, "Will you come back to Hollywood to make films again?"

Lin Hu said firmly, "This is just the beginning. We'll continue to work together!"

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