Hong Kong Entertainment 1979: A Beating Up the Manager at the Start

the next day.

Li Jiangbo met Zhang Xinyan and was then taken to the Yanjing Wushu Team by Zhang Xinyan.

Upon arriving at the location, Li Jiangbo saw a row of simple rooms and an old training room.

As Zhang Xinyan led the way, he introduced the history of the martial arts team and the honors it had achieved.

Before they had gone more than a few steps, a burly man with a rugged appearance walked towards them and greeted them warmly.

"Old Zhang, long time no see! What brings you to the team today?"

Zhang Xinyan smiled and shook hands with the burly man. "Old Wu, I'm here on business today. Let me introduce you, this is Li Jiangbo, a fellow Hong Kong compatriot, Director Li."

"This is Wu Bin, the captain of the martial arts team."

With Zhang Xinyan's introduction, Li Jiangbo shook hands with Wu Bin and greeted him.

Then, Zhang Xinyan whispered a few words in Wu Bin's ear, and Wu Bin's eyes instantly brightened.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the two, he left in a hurry.

Li Jiangbo knew what Wu Bin was up to, but he didn't say anything and continued walking and talking with Zhang Xinyan.

"Director Li, don't let the simple conditions here fool you. This place has produced several consecutive national martial arts performance champions. If you have time later, ask him to show us a few moves."

Li Jiangbo nodded and smiled, "Really? Then we'll have to observe carefully later."

After a while, Wu Bin came to the two of them again. "Old Zhang, get ready."

Zhang Xinyan nodded and said to Li Jiangbo, "Coach Li, the martial arts team is ready."

"Then let's go there now."

Wu Bin said happily, "Okay! Please." He even made a gesture of invitation.

Led by Wu Bin, Li Jiangbo arrived at a relatively spacious training room, where his teammates brought over chairs and props. He then stood beside the two men and began to watch.

Because Zhang Xinyan failed to communicate with Wu Bin in a timely manner, the martial arts performance was not very professional.

The martial arts team only selected a few representative members to perform fist and weapon demonstrations.

The performance begins.

A tall, thin man with a mature appearance, dressed in martial arts clothes, stepped out from the crowd.

He performed a fist salute with his bare hands and began his performance.

Wu Bin, who was standing nearby, introduced, "This is Wang Qun, who is performing Taizu Changquan (a style of Chinese martial arts)."

Li Jiangbo nodded as he watched. He saw that the man's Taizu Long Fist routine was powerful and vigorous, and his movements were smooth and fluid.

About five minutes later, Wang Qun finished performing the entire set of Taizu Changquan and then bowed respectfully before stepping back.

Li Jiangbo watched with great interest, comparing the footage with the free fighting techniques he had acquired through the system.

You don't know until you compare them, and once you do, you're shocked.

The free fighting and martial arts performances he gained on the system were completely different from what the team performed.

His free fighting style is similar to combat techniques on the battlefield, much like the fighting in the movie "Taken," which focuses on how to quickly take someone down or incapacitate them.

The martial arts performance team's kung fu was more like an abridged version, that is, kung fu for physical fitness.

Li Jiangbo recalled that in an interview, Li Lianjie later stated that kung fu after the founding of the People's Republic of China was only suitable for performance, not for killing.

But when the next woman came on stage to perform, he overturned his previous idea.

The woman looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was wearing a red training uniform and had her hair tied in a high ponytail.

A set of Baguazhang is performed with fluid and graceful movements, both beautiful and dashing.

However, Li Jiangbo discerned many intricacies from this set of palm techniques.

Although the palm technique was ordinary, it concealed deadly intent. In Li Jiangbo's eyes, many of the moves were similar to his own free-fighting techniques.

He quickly asked Wu Bin, who was standing next to him, "What's this woman's name?"

Wu Bin said, "Her name is Ge Chunyan. She is the number one female athlete in our Yanjing Wushu Team. She is also a successor of Baguazhang."

"Personally taught Baguazhang?" Li Jiangbo asked.

Wu Bin nodded. "It should be, but I don't know the specifics."

Li Jiangbo nodded and whispered to Zhang Xinyan, "It's a pity she's not pretty enough. If she were, she could easily be the female lead in 'Shaolin Temple'."

Zhang Xinyan thoughtfully considered the female lead in the film.

After thinking it over and over, he still didn't know who to choose.

By this time, Ge Chunyan had finished her performance and returned to the crowd.

A round of applause erupted around them. Li Jiangbo glanced at Zhang Xinyan and knew what he was thinking, so he said to him, "We can find someone with a background in martial arts and have Ge Chunyan teach her."

He paused, shook his head, and said, "Well, the shepherdess in the movie knows how to use a whip. It would be best to find someone who knows how to use a whip, and then have Ge Chunyan teach Baguazhang."

Zhang Xinyan's eyes lit up; Li Jiangbo's words had struck a chord with him.

He sighed inwardly, thinking, "No wonder he came from the Hong Kong film industry, he's not simple!"

The next performer was a little kid, about 1.5 meters tall, wearing an ill-fitting training uniform, who performed martial arts in the arena with great flair.

Zhang Xinyan frowned. He had never seen this child before! He wondered what Old Wu was up to this time.

Li Jiangbo looked at the little kid in the center of the field and felt that he was very familiar with him. His appearance was very similar to that of a tough-guy celebrity in his memory, but he couldn't quite remember the name of that celebrity.

At this moment, Wu Bin said in time, "This kid is called Wu Jing. He has been practicing martial arts for three years. He is a natural at martial arts and has learned most of my skills."

Li Jiangbo nodded to himself. No wonder he looked familiar! It turned out to be the Wolf Warrior, as people in later generations called him!

Thinking about this, he suddenly found it interesting. If Zhao Wenzhuo were to join, it would be like gathering all the kung fu superstars in mainland China!

So what is Zhao Wenzhuo doing now? He must have just started practicing martial arts.

The final performer was Li Lianjie, whom Zhang Xinyan had been constantly mentioning to Li Jiangbo.

At this time, A-Jie was still very young, wearing a yellow training uniform, with an extremely serious expression.

He wielded a long staff with great power and skill.

After finishing his stick dance, the performance wasn't over. Someone threw him a large knife, and he jumped up, catching it with one hand. His movements were incredibly cool and captivating.

This action quickly drew cheers and applause from the crowd.

At this moment, Li Jiangbo looked at the still very young A-Jie and fell into memories.

Ah Jie became a sensation in mainland China thanks to the film "Shaolin Temple," and later made another film, "Shaolin Kids," which brought him into the sights of Hong Kong's film industry bigwigs.

At that time, many people in Hong Kong's entertainment circle were contacting Ah Jie, hoping that he could come to Hong Kong to develop his career.

At first, A-Jie was adamant about not changing his nationality.

Unfortunately, the treatment in Hong Kong and mainland China is vastly different. And since Ah Jie doesn't change his nationality, nobody wants to hang out with him.

Ah Jie must have felt resentful seeing others earn so much money. In the end, he gritted his teeth and changed his nationality.

Zhang Xinyan nudged Li Jiangbo on the shoulder and said smugly, "Director Li, what do you think? I'm planning to cast him as the male lead in 'Shaolin Temple'."

Li Jiangbo only realized what was happening after being bumped by Zhang Xinyan.

"Excellent! Director Zhang has a great eye for talent."

He gave Zhang Xinyan a few perfunctory words and then turned his attention to this future kung fu superstar.