Huayu: King of Kung Fu

Hong Kong is just a city, yet it has produced tens of thousands of films.

Those film companies are very familiar with every corner of Hong Kong.

The formula for deciding what type of film to shoot and where to find locations has almost become established.

For example, if you want to film crowded streets, go to Mong Kok; if you want to film business battles, go to Central; if you want to film robberies, go to Nathan Road; if you want to film picking up girls, go to Portland Street; if you want to create romance, go to Victoria Peak...

Therefore, whatever scenery Lin Hu needs, as long as he makes a request, the Oriental Company can immediately find a suitable place.

Lin Hu needed a street that looked older to make it easier for him to film chase scenes, so Katie took him to Wing Lee Street.

Wing Lee Street is located in Sham Shui Po, one of the poorest districts in Kowloon. The buildings here still retain the look of the 1960s, and the houses are all old tenement buildings.

Lin Hu led his team to inspect the area and was quite satisfied. So he discussed with the team on the spot how to shoot the chase scene.

In the original Ong-Bak, this chase scene was mainly to showcase the male protagonist's agility and was quite important.

The actual effect was also excellent. Tony Jaa's running and jumping in the alley was as agile as a gymnast, which was breathtaking.

Lin Hu led his men through Yongli Street and figured out where to jump, where to climb the wall, and how to set up the camera positions.

We were busy until the afternoon when the filming schedule was finalized.

The familiar face that Lin Hu asked Katie to find has been confirmed; it's Brother Crow, Roy Cheung.

Lin Hu then instructed Ning Hao to communicate with the people at the Oriental Company to produce the necessary props.

After explaining the situation, Lin Hu told the staff to go home first, and then he went to the Jockey Club and took a boat to Macau.

The gambling company was bustling with activity, with many people coming to place bets and claim their prizes. Lin Hu mingled in the crowd and quietly collected his winnings.

Brazil beat Scotland 2-1. Lin Hu accurately predicted the score with odds of 4.3 to 1, earning over 300,000 yuan from this bet.

He carried a bag full of money, feeling secretly pleased with himself, while keeping an eye on the odds for the upcoming matches.

I found a bet with high odds and a high chance of winning, placed another bet, and then ran away.

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On the fourth day after Lin Hu arrived in Hong Kong, filming for "Ong-Bak" finally officially began.

The film crew arrived at Yongli Street early in the morning and began setting up in a relatively quiet alley.

We needed a lot of people this time, so we asked Kelly to help us hire twenty extras.

Although Ning Hao was the executive director, he couldn't speak Cantonese and had difficulty communicating with those people.

Lin Hu personally took charge, explaining in detail the location of the extras and what they were going to do next.

These are all veteran extras; they've filmed countless movies and have a wealth of experience.

Once Lin Hu explained, they understood, which saved Lin Hu a lot of trouble.

After Lin Hu finished explaining things to them, he turned around to find Huang Bo and Gao Yuanyuan, only to hear the group of extras whispering behind his back.

"This Ah-Can seems to know his stuff?"

"He's so young and already a director, he probably has connections with some official. In mainland China, it's all the same, isn't it?"

"Yes, it's all about connections over there."

"So, according to you, this Ah-chan is just putting on an act and has no real skills?"

"You guys should say less. The economy is bad right now; you're lucky to even have a job."

"Sigh, I used to run around to four or five film sets a day, so busy that I didn't even have time to go to the bank to deposit money, but now I have to earn RMB here..."

Lin Hu frowned upon hearing this, and Gao Yuanyuan, seeing this, asked, "What's wrong?"

"Those extras discriminated against us; they called us Ah-Can."

"What is Ah-chan?"

"Roughly equivalent to what you Beijingers call 'stinky outsiders'."

"How could they do this?" Gao Yuanyuan was very angry.

Lin Hu smiled wryly: "People from wealthy places always have an inexplicable sense of superiority over people from poor places."

Even if he's a beggar in the city, it doesn't stop him from cursing the landlords in the countryside as country bumpkins.

Because their lives have been a complete failure, they're utterly useless, and without this sense of superiority to sustain them, they don't know how they'd survive.

Gao Yuanyuan fell silent upon hearing this.

Huang Bo sighed and said, "You see things quite clearly!"

Huang Bo toured the country with his band in previous years, enduring countless cold shoulders. He's probably gotten used to it by now, and advised, "It's all the same everywhere. It's not worth getting angry with these people. Let it go!"

"Seeing things clearly doesn't mean I have to swallow my anger!"

Lin Hu pointed at the people who were muttering about him behind his back and said, "You, you, and you, I don't need you anymore, go!"

The extras were taken aback, and one of them asked, "Why?"

"You're working right now, and you're still badmouthing me behind my back? Badmouthing me is one thing, but letting me hear it all? Couldn't you at least do it at home?"

Huang Bo couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. So all he had to do was go home and scold her?

The man was taken aback that Lin Hu had overheard him, and momentarily embarrassed, he stiffened his neck and asked, "Then... then what about my salary?"

"You haven't even started work, and you still want your salary? Fight me, and if you win, you'll get your salary!"

In this situation, kind words are useless. If you talk to him nicely, he will think you are easy to bully and become even more arrogant.

Lin Hu took off his shirt, revealing his muscular physique: "All three of you, come at me together!"

This guy started fighting openly, and Wang Baoqiang and the others immediately ran over to cheer him on. The three extras, seeing that things were not going well, slunk away.

Lin Hu said to the remaining extras, "Welcome everyone to our film crew."

Our crew comes from mainland China and is new here. We hope to work well together with everyone.

I promise I won't treat everyone unfairly. Salaries will be paid on time. Whatever your Hong Kong production team pays, I will pay the same.

The boxed meals are absolutely delicious, and there's sweet soup served every day to help everyone beat the heat.

I know there aren't many film crews operating in Hong Kong right now, but as long as you work hard, I guarantee you'll have work every day. What do you think?

"Boss, well said!" The extras clapped in unison.

Better to die than to die myself. Those few who had foul mouths deserved to be kicked out. As long as I can make money, who cares about them?

After speaking to the extras, Lin Hu turned to Huang Bo and said, "Brother Bo, when filming starts in a bit, you'll be going on stage to act opposite that Zhang Yaoyang. Perform well, don't let your Hong Kong colleagues laugh at you."

Huang Bo said, "I'm a little nervous! He's a veteran actor, and this is my first time acting!"

Lin Hu said, "Do you know?"

It has always been Hong Kong film crews coming to the mainland to shoot movies, with mainland film companies assisting them.

But this time, it's the other way around.

Our mainland film crew came to Hong Kong to shoot a movie, and the Hong Kong film company assisted us.

Don't you think this is a very meaningful thing?

Hearing this, Huang Bo became inexplicably excited and said, "Don't worry, I definitely won't let everyone down!"