Huayu: King of Kung Fu

Hong Kong teams are very professional at making gangster movies.

After turning on the machine, they worked intensively and efficiently.

Lin Hu couldn't get involved much, so he quietly studied from the sidelines.

He wasn't a professional filmmaker in his previous life, and he only had a vague understanding of many things. By being in a professional film crew like this, he was able to learn quite a lot.

After staying for about a week, Lin Hu had learned the three main tricks of the Hong Kong production team, so he left Hong Kong and returned to Beijing, leaving Liu Weiqiang in charge of the production team.

He wasn't really involved in anything anyway, so staying on set was completely unnecessary.

As soon as I returned to Beijing, Han Sanping came to find me: "Have you decided on your performance for the Spring Festival Gala?"

"No!"

Lin Hu was busy filming "Infernal Affairs" and never even thought about appearing on the Spring Festival Gala.

Han Sanping felt that Lin Hu was unreliable and was a little unhappy.

"Didn't you say you were going to Hong Kong to find someone to help you with the planning? Xiao Lin, the Spring Festival Gala is in high demand. You need to come up with a program that will really impress people so I can talk to the production team."

Lin Hu thought for a moment and said, "The main purpose of my Spring Festival Gala is to promote our movies. I remember that a clip from 'The Legend of the Martial Arts' was shown in the 83 Spring Festival Gala. Could we show a clip from 'Ong-Bak' this time as well?"

"I've discussed this with Liu Tiemin, the director of the Spring Festival Gala. It's not allowed. At most, the host can give you a heads-up after your performance."

Lin Hu thought to himself, "Then should I perform a set of boxing moves?"

However, his solo performance of a set of boxing moves on stage is hardly a unique program.

Even when performing martial arts, there must be a special choreography.

Ideally, you should bring a group of kids along and have them play something together, so the audience can enjoy the spectacle.

It seems there's no time to do it in a short period of time.

Lin Hu looked back at the Spring Festival Galas of the original timeline and suddenly thought of an interesting program, saying, "Then I'll sing a song!"

……

Lin Hu thought of a song.

A year later, Hong Kong star Nicholas Tse appeared on the Spring Festival Gala for the first time.

He transformed his Cantonese song "If I Only Had One Week" into a Mandarin version called "Together for Life".

When they performed on stage, the stage was designed to resemble a wedding.

Nicholas Tse plays the groom, and Dong Jie plays the bride.

While singing, Nicholas Tse also showed affection for Dong Jie, leading many viewers to believe that the two were actually married.

This innovative design made this scene a classic moment of that year's Spring Festival Gala.

Dong Jie became an overnight sensation because of this, and was subsequently chosen by Zhang Yimou to star in a film, becoming the new generation of "Zhang Yimou Girl", and her career has been smooth sailing ever since.

However, what is little known is that the original choice for the bride was actually Zhou Xun, and Dong Jie was her stand-in, standing in for her.

But Zhou Xun was already famous at that time, and she was very busy, so she didn't have time to rehearse at all.

Later, the director discovered that although Dong Jie was a stunt double, she was very serious about her movements every time, so he decided to let Dong Jie do it.

This incident shows that opportunity favors the prepared.

If Dong Jie hadn't rehearsed diligently every time, even if Zhou Xun hadn't gone, this opportunity might not have gone to her.

However, life is unpredictable, and no matter how well you prepare, the most important thing is still the arrangement of fate.

Now that time and space have changed, it's Lin Hu's turn to sing this song a year earlier.

Lin Hu naturally wanted Zhou Xun to be his bride.

Dong Jie, you've missed your chance!

……

Han Sanping took Lin Hu to the Spring Festival Gala's directing team, where Lin Hu shared his program idea.

The directors on the production team were immediately impressed, finding it very innovative.

With the added prestige of the Beijing Film Studio, it was unanimously approved.

Lin Hu called Zhou Xun again and explained the situation.

Zhou Xun was overjoyed to hear that she could perform on the Spring Festival Gala with Lin Hu.

In the days that followed, the two began to tirelessly fly between Beijing and Hong Kong.

I went to Hong Kong to film a movie, and then returned to Beijing for rehearsals.

Fortunately, "Infernal Affairs" is mainly a male-dominated film, and Zhou Xun is just a supporting female lead, although she has much more screen time than the female lead in "Ong-Bak".

When the two need to return to Beijing for rehearsals, the production team can make some adjustments.

Lin Hu also needs to learn to sing, but this is not difficult for him; he learns everything quickly.

Moreover, the song "Together in This Life" is catchy and easy to sing; even those with a very plain voice can sing it.

Lin Hu had a decent voice and quickly mastered the skill.

A little over a month passed in the blink of an eye, and 1998 was over.

Lin Hu had a pretty good year.

After filming "Ong-Bak," it received critical acclaim in Busan and Tokyo, and sold its rights for over three million US dollars.

Ong-Bak grossed HK$2830 million at the Hong Kong box office, ranking third for the year.

It was later released in Singapore and Malaysia.

The film grossed 160 million Singapore dollars (approximately US$96) in Singapore and 630 million Malaysian ringgit (approximately US$160 million) in Malaysia.

Lin Hu sold the copyrights for both countries for only $40, making Southeast Asian film distributors a fortune.

However, Lin Hu is a newcomer, so this money should be earned by someone else.

When a new movie comes out next time, the sales will have to be at least double.

Besides making money, he also reaped great rewards in his love life.

She began living a shameless and carefree cohabitation life with Zhou Xun, the movie star she admired in her past life.

Meanwhile, another celebrity, Gao Yuanyuan, was constantly flirting with Lin Hu, and was also subtly expressing her feelings for him.

In his previous life, Lin Hu had two female celebrities he liked, one openly loved him and the other secretly admired him.

Although it's somewhat immoral to have two relationships at the same time, he couldn't help but become immersed in it and couldn't extricate himself.

……

With the Spring Festival approaching, filming for "Infernal Affairs" has been completed and production has officially wrapped.

Lin Hu and Zhou Xun left Hong Kong and returned to Beijing. Because they were going to participate in the Spring Festival Gala, they would spend the Chinese New Year in Beijing this year.

The two of them bought a lot of New Year's goods together, and also bought a lot of fireworks.

If they don't go to rehearsals, the two of them stay in the house all day, chatting, cooking, and having sex.

Zhou Xun is from Quzhou and eats spicy food.

Lin Hu was from Wuhan in his previous life and from Nanning in this life; he has eaten spicy food in both his past and present lives.

The two of them can eat together.

Before they knew it, it was Lunar New Year's Eve, and the two arrived at CCTV's Spring Festival Gala studio on time.

There are quite a few classic songs on tonight's Spring Festival Gala.

Songs like "The Mountain Road Has Eighteen Bends," "The Girl Across the Way," and "Come Home Often" were all popular songs for a time.

However, Lin Hu believes that his song "Together in This Life" is equally impressive.

After waiting for a long time, it was finally their turn.

The Spring Festival Gala stage was transformed into a wedding venue.

Lin Hu, dressed in a handsome suit with a groom's sash around his neck, held a microphone and began to sing.

No matter how far spring is, my heart is filled with joy; to hold your long-lost hands again is enough. I am willing to follow you for a lifetime so that our dream can come true. Let's not talk about how long the years are, for the longer the years are, the more our love will be...

This song has a beautiful melody and touching lyrics; it's very pleasant to listen to.

Lin Hu's singing voice is warm, seemingly carrying tender feelings, and is very infectious.

Standing beside Lin Hu, listening to his singing, Zhou Xun felt her heart melting.

She gazed at Lin Hu with deep affection, her eyes overflowing with love!

Lin Hu sang a verse, then reached out and led Zhou Xun into the camera's view.

Zhou Xun looked stunning in a pink wedding dress with a bridal sash around her neck and a happy smile on her face!

"If I could have even a fleeting moment, I'd rather give up my loneliness. Happiness is savored slowly, true feelings melt into true emotions. Life must be lived well; don't lament its bitterness and troubles!"

A couple played the roles of bride and groom on stage, singing a tender love song.

The audience members all wore big smiles, and some even cheered and made a lot of noise.

Many viewers in front of their television sets were moved by this scene, except for one person who was deeply saddened...