Huayu: King of Kung Fu

Chapter 115 Returning Home in Glory

Yuen Woo-ping came over and asked, "Lin Hu, Donnie Yen, do you two need stunt doubles?"

Lin Hu has never used a stunt double in his filming career, and shook his head, saying, "I don't need one."

Zhen Zidan refused to back down, saying, "I don't need it either."

Lin Hu asked, "Where's Brother Jin? He's good at kung fu; I'd like to invite him to play a boxer in a movie."

After filming "Ong-Bak" with Lin Hu, Zhang Jin went to the Yuan Family Troupe as planned.

After the release of "Ong-Bak", Zhang Jin became somewhat famous. A film company in Hong Kong took the opportunity to ask him to make an action movie to capitalize on the popularity, but unfortunately, it flopped at the box office.

Zhang Jin was forced back to his original form and continued to work in Yuan's stunt team.

However, unlike typical stuntmen, he doesn't get to show his face frequently and play minor or major roles.

Yuen Woo-ping said, "He went to help out on another film set and won't be back until next week."

Lin Hu responded with an "oh," and Yuen Woo-ping began to explain the design plan for the play.

As he spoke, he gestured animatedly, and Lin Hu and Zhen Zidan listened attentively, nodding repeatedly.

After Yuen Woo-ping finished speaking, he asked, "You two are both experts, do you have any objections?"

Zhen Zidan seemed eager to try, saying, "How about I try it out with Brother Tai first?"

"OK!"

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Donnie Yen, who also understands action design, immediately started sparring with Lin Hu.

This scene depicts Master Ye, a martial arts master from the south, played by Donnie Yen, arriving in Tianjin to open a martial arts school, hoping to make a name for himself.

After defeating several martial arts masters, he challenged Dongfang Xu, the most powerful martial arts master on the street.

The two engaged in a one-on-one duel, one using Bajiquan and the other using Wing Chun.

Bajiquan is known for its fierce and powerful style, and it has many elbow attack techniques, which are somewhat similar to the Angquan attack method used by Lin Hu before, but the way of generating power is not exactly the same.

Li Wenshu is considered the foremost master of Bajiquan in modern times. It is said that he once defeated a Russian boxing champion in the ring and later defeated Okamoto, a Japanese instructor of the Northeast Army.

Lin Hu had learned Bajiquan ahead of time, and under the guidance of Yuen Woo-ping, he practiced moves with Donnie Yen's Wing Chun.

Lin Hu used to make films by copying existing ones, but it wasn't until "The Legend of the Martial Arts" that he truly began to create his own works.

Fortunately, he was a master of all kinds of martial arts, able to learn them at a glance, and was not at all intimidated when discussing with kung fu masters like Yuen Woo-ping and Donnie Yen.

The three sparred and discussed, and a brilliant battle plan gradually took shape.

Then the start of filming was announced, the script supervisor clapped the clapperboard, and the two started fighting in front of the camera.

Donnie Yen had been in the industry for over a decade without becoming famous, while Lin Hu became famous after just one film. Donnie Yen was eager to win and gradually increased his pace. Lin Hu was not to be outdone, and when Donnie Yen sped up, he sped up as well.

The two fought faster and faster, leaving the staff watching in a daze.

Suddenly, Yuen Woo-ping shouted, "Cut!"

The two stopped fighting and looked at Yuen Woo-ping. They felt that the fight was going smoothly and there were no problems.

But then Yuen Woo-ping said, "You guys are too fast. The cameras can't capture it. All we see are afterimages. Slow down."

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Nowadays, the mainstream method for filmmaking is to use 35mm film cameras, shooting at a speed of 24 frames per second.

The speed of Lin and Zhen was too fast, resulting in excessively large frame intervals. The images were blurred into afterimages, and the action was disjointed. The footage was completely unusable, wasting film.

Zhen Zi smiled at Lin Hu, feeling a sense of mutual respect, and slowed down to fight Lin Hu.

Filming for "The Legend of the Martial Arts" is proceeding smoothly.

In late November, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival opened, and director Lin Hu's "Ong-Bak" received several nominations.

Zhou Xun's due date was approaching, and Lin Hu didn't want to go. He didn't expect an action film to win the Golden Rooster Award.

This is probably because Ong-Bak is so popular that they're giving it a nomination as a token gesture.

However, he has to participate in this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

Because the Golden Rooster Awards are held in a different city every year, this year it happened to be his hometown, Nanning.

Nanning has produced an international action star, which makes the people of its hometown very proud, and the municipal government has also extended a warm invitation to him.

Lin Hu had no choice but to temporarily hand over the directing duties to Yuen Woo-ping and return to his hometown.

As for Zhou Xun, her mother has been taking care of her, and Lin Hu's mother also came to Beijing to take care of her recently. With two mothers looking after her, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Lin Hu happened to be on the same flight as Chen Kaige and his wife Chen Hong.

It's understandable that Chen Kaige replaced Zhou Xun when he was filming "Temptress Moon" due to pressure.

Later, he kept Zhou Xun on set to watch him film and even gave her a role, which was quite good for her.

Chen Hong and Zhou Xun both played Princess Taiping, and they have a good relationship.

Because of his affection for the couple, Lin Hu didn't have any ill feelings towards them, and they got along quite well on the plane.

Chen Hong asked, "When is Xiao Zhou's due date?"

"By the end of this month."

"Boy or girl?"

"I don't know, I like them all."

Lin Hu actually hoped for a girl, because Zhou Xun is petite, and sons tend to resemble their mothers.

If you have a boy who looks like Zhou Xun, he'll most likely be short.

If I have a daughter, she'll be tall and slender if she looks like me; she'll be cute if she looks like Zhou Xun.

No problem!

"Let us know if Xiao Zhou has given birth, and we'll go check on him."

"must!"

After getting off the plane, a special convoy of celebrity cars was arranged to pick them up and drop them off.

This year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival was a grand affair, with not only mainland filmmakers in attendance, but also many big names from Hong Kong, such as Stephen Chow.

More than 500 media outlets came to interview the celebrities, and they followed them around the entire time as soon as they got off the plane.

Zhang Yimou and Gong Li, the former couple, were relentlessly pursued by various media outlets, forcing them to arrive at different times.

Gong Li even specifically bought a flight that arrived in the middle of the night, and did not stay at the Nanning International Hotel arranged by the organizing committee.

But it was no use. The media found out exactly when she and Zhang Yimou arrived in Nanning, and even took photos and published news about it. Chen Kaige and his wife and Lin Hu were caught by the media as soon as they left the airport and were interviewed.

The reporters rushed up and asked Lin Hu when Zhou Xun would have a baby.

Lin Hu wouldn't tell the truth about this; he would only say it would be soon, and he would tell everyone when the child was born.

After escaping the media and getting into the shuttle vehicle, we arrived at the hotel and saw a lively atmosphere with drums and gongs outside.

Lin Hu got out of the car and saw a huge crowd of people outside the hotel.

Someone held up a banner that read: "Welcome home, international kung fu superstar Lin Hu! You are the pride of your hometown!"

Feeling the warmth of his hometown people, Lin Hu quickly waved to them and greeted them, saying, "I'm back in Nanning! Thank you all for supporting me!"

This was Lin Hu's moment, and Chen Kaige and Chen Hong consciously did not get out of the car.

The couple watched the lively scene outside through the car window.

Chen Hong asked, "Do you think he might surpass Chen Long in the future?"

Chen Kaige said, "It's fine in China, he's a native, and we're closer than Chen Long, who's from Hong Kong. But it's hard to say about overseas."

"It's a pity that he's just as womanizing as Chen Long, and the public opinion environment in mainland China isn't as tolerant as in Hong Kong."

"A young person achieving success is understandable!"

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