Huayu: King of Kung Fu

Chapter 122 Gao Yuanyuan's Fate

Lin Hu officially invested in Applause Media.

"My Sassy Girl" was regarded as the debut work of Applause Films.

The original timeline of "Jan Niang" will be postponed a little later.

However, Applause Pictures ranks only second in terms of production order, while Tiger Roar Company, wholly owned by Lin Hu, ranks first.

This was a strategy established by Peter Chan when he founded Applause Pictures: the production companies in the production regions would take the lead in investment, while Applause Pictures would only be responsible for production.

To put it simply, it's about using resources from various Asian countries and regions to make Hong Kong films.

For example, filming in Thailand or mainland China would significantly reduce production costs compared to filming in Hong Kong, while leveraging the reputation of Hong Kong films to sell overseas.

It's a win-win situation; it gets both.

In the midst of Hong Kong's film and television industry downturn, Peter Chan came up with this way to survive; he's a real genius.

Asian countries and regions also welcome their entry, as it can improve the level of film production in their own countries or regions.

Hong Kong media questioned whether Peter Chan had betrayed Hong Kong cinema. He replied, "I must survive first before I have the opportunity to make films for the people of Hong Kong."

His words were perfectly watertight.

Next, we applied for a single-film shooting permit and began preparing for the film.

Lin Hu temporarily stopped paying attention to this matter and devoted himself entirely to filming the final battle of "The Legend of the Martial Arts".

Huang Bo, playing the traitor, stands on the arena and announces: "General Miura said that this arena was set up to make friends with the Chinese through martial arts, to compete fairly, to strengthen cultural exchanges between China and Japan, and to achieve true peace between China and Japan —"

The extras watching from below the stage cursed.

"Peace your mother."

"That traitor will be killed by the Japanese sooner or later."

"Down with Japanese imperialism!"

"Click, click!" The Japanese soldier chambered a bullet and pointed it at the onlookers, who had no choice but to shut up.

Just then, Dongfang Xu, played by Lin Hu, was escorted onto the arena by Japanese soldiers.

The onlookers, who had just fallen silent, suddenly cheered again!

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This match took a full twenty days to film.

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, who plays Miura, insisted on not using a stunt double because Chinese actors such as Lin Hu, Donnie Yen, and Zhang Jin did not use stunt doubles throughout the filming process.

However, he did not have the childhood training of Lin Hu, Zhen Zidan, Zhang Pu, and others.

Yuen Woo-ping's choreography often consists of dozens of moves strung together, making it difficult for him to execute them smoothly even if he memorizes them.

Lin Hu didn't want to ruin the filming effect with too much editing, so he could only accommodate him and rehearse the moves with him until they were familiar with each other before fighting.

Dongfang Xu cornered Miura in the corner of the ring and unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks, leaving Miura's face covered in blood.

The scene flashes back to before the final battle.

A Japanese officer pointed a gun at Dongfang Xu's head.

"Listen carefully, if you dare to win this fight, I'll shoot you dead!"

The traitor hurriedly stepped forward and instructed, "You absolutely must not defeat Miura. If you do, they will treat you ruthlessly."

Life is more important!

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"Bang!" Dongfang Xu punched Miura on the head.

"Thud!" Miura's head slammed heavily against the wooden pillar of the ring.

He slumped down the pillar, clearly not going to survive.

Donnie Yen's version of Ip Man ended here, but Lin Hu's portrayal of Dongfang Xu didn't stop.

Because when Lin Hu watched Ip Man back then, he felt that stopping short of the main point wasn't enough to satisfy him, so when he was filming it, he added a scene.

Dongfang Xu took a few steps back and suddenly kicked Miura on the head. With a loud "bang," the wooden pillar broke.

Damn, that was more fun!

Dongfang Xu killed Miura, and the onlookers cheered!

Just then, a gunshot rang out, and Dongfang Xu was shot and fell to the ground.

Damn it, the Japanese have no martial ethics!

After three months of filming, "The Legend of the Martial Arts" has officially wrapped up.

Lin Hu also left for a few days to return to Nanning: after his daughter was born, he spent a few more days taking care of her at the hospital.

The filming was delayed by more than ten days, but the entire filming process went relatively smoothly.

Lin Hu announced on the spot: "Filming for 'The Legend of Martial Arts' has successfully wrapped!"

The crew erupted in cheers!

At the wrap party afterwards, everyone ate and drank, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Zhen Zidan clinked glasses with Lin Hu: "Brother Tai, this fight with you was really enjoyable."

Lin Hu downed his drink in one gulp: "Brother Dan, I've had my fill of fighting. Let's work together again sometime."

"Definitely, definitely!"

The two then toasted Yuen Woo-ping together, and Yuen Woo-ping laughed heartily, saying, "I really enjoyed myself this time too."

Yuen Woo-ping astutely discovered that Lin Hu possessed exceptional control, surpassing even that of Chen Long and Li Lianjie, with whom he had previously collaborated.

As the world's top action choreographer, Yuen Woo-ping's creative potential is actually the limit of an action actor's abilities.

An outstanding action actor can bring Yuen Woo-ping's creativity to its fullest potential.

Even if Yuen Woo-ping's action choreography is brilliant, it's all for nothing if the actor is a mediocre performer and can't execute it.

This was Yuen Woo-ping's first collaboration with Lin Hu, and he found Lin Hu to be exceptionally capable, which immediately inspired him, resulting in a constant stream of creative ideas.

He designed a variety of exciting moves specifically for Lin Hu.

This meant that although Lin Hu did not replicate the action scenes from the original timeline, his fight was still extremely exciting.

When the wine was flowing freely, Lin Hu took out a stack of invitations and handed them out to everyone.

"Eighth Master, my daughter's one-month celebration is the day after tomorrow. Come over for a drink!"

Yuen Woo-ping happily accepted the invitation: "I will definitely be there on time."

After the banquet ended, everyone went their separate ways. Lin Hu had been drinking, and Gao Yuanyuan drove him home.

These days there aren't many cars on the road, and drunk driving isn't really a big deal.

However, Lin Hu had a habit he carried over from the original timeline: he wouldn't drive after drinking.

In the car, Gao Yuanyuan returned the invitation to Lin Hu and said, "I won't be going the day after tomorrow."

Lin Hu had drunk a bit too much. He rubbed his face and said, "Yuanyuan, Xiaohua is my daughter. I can't just abandon her."

Gao Yuanyuan said, "It's your duty to fulfill your responsibilities as a father, but that has nothing to do with me."

Gao Yuanyuan felt like she had been completely fooled.

Zhou Xun's resolute breakup with Lin Hu back then spurred her to break up with him as well.

Unexpectedly, more than half a year later, Zhou Xun gave birth to a daughter for Lin Hu.

Lin Hu also publicly admitted that he is the child's father.

The two also publicly announced that they would raise the child together.

Gao Yuanyuan felt like a clown, gaining nothing but a bad reputation.

What's most infuriating is that after Lin Hu returned to China, he asked her to film "The Legend of the Martial Arts". She thought that Lin Hu hadn't forgotten her, but in the blink of an eye, Lin Hu had a new girlfriend.

Recently, Fan Binbin's new film "My Sassy Girl" is holding auditions for the male lead at various universities in Beijing.

Male students from the Performance Department of Taipei Film Academy flocked to participate in the auditions. Gao Yuanyuan, who studies at Taipei Film Academy, naturally knew about this.

Clearly, Lin Hu is promoting his new love interest.

Gao Yuanyuan felt increasingly wronged and cheated the more she thought about it; she was completely devastated!

The car pulled up at the Donghu Hotel and stopped.

Lin Hu said thank you, unbuckled his seatbelt, and was about to get out of the car when Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help but ask, "Did you ever love me?"

Lin Hu sighed and said, "Yuanyuan, I've never forgotten you!"

Gao Yuanyuan's tears immediately flowed down her cheeks.

Seeing Gao Yuanyuan in tears, Lin Hu felt heartbroken and turned around to hug her.

"Yuanyuan, don't be sad!"

"I hate you!"

Gao Yuanyuan said through tears, then suddenly hugged Lin Hu tightly, buried her face in his shoulder, and burst into loud sobs.

The crying grew louder and louder, and tears soaked Lin Hu's clothes.

The night was deep, and inside the train carriage, a man and a woman were embracing and passionately kissing.

Poor Gao Yuanyuan, after going through all that trouble, she still ends up being a mistress!