Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

In order to make "The Storm" a success, Ekin Cheng went to the set to practice martial arts with Master Longhu almost every day. After several months of persistence, his skills have improved significantly.

The other leading actor Aaron Kwok has not been idle either, and has maintained the habit of practicing martial arts during this period. The two of them can often meet at the training hall arranged by the crew.

On this day, Ekin Zheng and Aaron Kwok came to the training hall to plan a day of training as usual. However, as soon as they entered the training hall, they saw Lin Daoqiu, whom they had not seen for a long time, appear on the scene. This surprised Ekin Zheng and Aaron Kwok. Hurry up and say hello to Lin Daoqiu.

"Mr. Lin..."

"You two have worked hard during this time. "The Storm" is about to enter the filming stage, so I came here to see how you are doing."

"Thank you Mr. Lin."

Ekin Cheng and Aaron Kwok were naturally very happy when they heard that "The Storm" was about to start filming. After all, they had been training here for a long time, and they never knew when the filming of this movie was going to start, or how they would continue to train like this. When will it be the end?

But now it's fine. Lin Daoqiu came over and told them that "The Wind and Cloud" was about to start filming. This made the two of them very happy. At least they didn't have to come here every day for such boring training. This was a big relief for them.

"Acheng, let's go train first. I have something to discuss with Ajian."

Aaron Kwok nodded and started today's training honestly. Although he was curious about what Lin Daoqiu wanted to talk to Ekin Zheng, since Lin Daoqiu wouldn't let him listen, he didn't dare to inquire casually.

"Last time I planned to ask you to film "A Better Man", but unfortunately you fell and injured yourself and needed to recuperate for a while. This time there was a problem with the male protagonist of a film, so I planned to let you act in it. It happened to be a martial arts film. Xi, the martial arts you have practiced for so long has finally come in handy."

"Thank you Mr. Lin for giving me this opportunity. I will take advantage of it."

Ekin Cheng has a maturity that is beyond his age, and he has a sense of being aloof from the world. If he has work, he will try his best to do it. If he doesn't have work, he will go home and play games. Such a person is a good actor. Logically speaking, he should not be able to It's only right to have some kind of gossip, but it backfired, and it was only in the "Double Face" that happened later that everyone understood that Ekin Cheng was that kind of person.

However, Lin Daoqiu has no interest in Ekin Zheng's personal relationship at all. His own relationship is in a mess, so who has the right to accuse others of being unfocused.

"Isn't it a little too early for you to thank me before I even asked you what the name of the play you are going to be and what your role is?"

"Then I wonder what the name of the play I'm going to be in is called? What's the role?"

Ekin Zheng asked following Lin Daoqiu's words, as if to deal with Lin Daoqiu.

"You should have seen it. It's called "The Swordsman" and you're going to play Linghu Chong."

Lin Daoqiu originally hoped to see Ekin Cheng's calm expression, but it was obvious that Ekin Cheng was still a little young at this time. When he heard that Lin Daoqiu wanted him to play Linghu Chong in "The Swordsman", he immediately raised his head in surprise. Look at each other.

Ekin Cheng remembers that Jet Li was the one who played Linghu Chong before. He was a real martial arts star and an all-around martial arts champion. Compared with Jet Li, Ekin Cheng didn't think he could surpass him or even be close to his opponent's level in terms of skill. So why did Lin Daoqiu Do you still want to find yourself playing the role of Linghu Chong?Seeing Ekin Zheng's eyes full of doubts, Lin Daoqiu had no choice but to explain to Ekin Zheng.

"The leading actor in the first part of "The Swordsman" is Jet Li. In the current Hong Kong film industry, those who are more capable than him are not as handsome as him, and those who are more handsome than him are not as good as him. After thinking about it, I think this movie The fighting style of the movie is ancient costume martial arts, so the filming techniques can make the actors look very powerful, so I found you, who can fight and is long and handsome, so this can be regarded as making up for each other's weaknesses."

Ekin Zheng nodded while listening. Lin Daoqiu's words were very clear. He was chosen to play the role of Linghu Chong because he was handsome and had some skills.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin, I will try my best."

Ekin Cheng doesn't think that the Linghu Chong he plays can surpass the Linghu Chong in the previous two versions, but since Lin Daoqiu came to him to play, he only needs to do his job well, and he can't and will not care about other things.

"It seems like you don't have any pressure, which is good. Get ready. The director of this drama is Chu Yuan. After he changes the script, you will also join the team. The preparation and filming of "The Storm" will also be done. It will be carried out in the future, and then you will have to run back and forth between the two crews. This is your first time doing a scene, so don’t let me down."

Ekin Zheng nodded quickly.

After talking to Ekin Zheng, Lin Daoqiu asked him to go to training.

After a while, Cheng Xiaodong came in from outside. Lin Daoqiu invited him over today because he wanted to talk to him about the filming of "The Swordsman". Cheng Xiaodong is the martial arts director of "The Swordsman", and "The Swordsman" It is also a movie that places great emphasis on fighting, so sometimes Cheng Xiaodong is even more important than Chu Yuan as a director.

"Ekin Cheng will play the male lead in "The Swordsman", what do you think?"

"Ekin Cheng?"

Looking at the young man training not far away in front of him, Cheng Xiaodong had a surprised expression on his face.

"Jet Li couldn't play the role, and Cai Ziming wouldn't let him go, so I replaced him with someone else. Fortunately, the first two parts of "The Swordsman" had different male protagonists, so it wouldn't be too difficult to replace him with another person in the third part. strangeness."

"Mr. Lin is right. I think Ekin Zheng's skills are pretty good. He should be fine with a little training."

Since what Lin Daoqiu has decided will not be changed easily, Cheng Xiaodong chatted with Lin Daoqiu and looked at Ekin Zheng who was training. Originally, he was worried that Ekin Zheng did not have any martial arts foundation, but through simple observation, he still had some foundation. Yes, he can do some basic martial arts moves, and his physical condition is very solid. Although he is definitely not comparable to Jet Li, it is not too bad.

"The fighting in "The Swordsman" needs to be innovative. This is another test for you. Tsui Hark is no longer here. This time you have to cooperate with Director Chu Yuan, but you are still the main one in the fighting scenes. I believe in you. .”

"Mr. Lin, please rest assured, I will do my best."

Cheng Xiaodong was naturally very happy to be praised by Lin Daoqiu, but he had to prepare well to make this movie. After all, "The Swordsman" has already had two very successful versions. If this version fails, , it was difficult for him to explain to Lin Daoqiu. (End of chapter)