Rebirth of Hong Kong Island: The Kung Fu Movie King's Extra Practice

Chapter 28 Slow is fast
Chen Fei discovered a problem.

After Yuan Xiaotian officially joined the filming, instead of speeding up, the whole crew seemed to slow down.

Their filming work for the first two days had been very fast.

When it came to filming the action scene of the fight in the restaurant this afternoon, the progress actually slowed down.

Because Yuan Xiaotian's requirements for his own martial arts movements and his opponent's cooperation are even more stringent.

For example, during the fight in the restaurant, every tool he picked up could be turned into his own weapon.

This seems to come at your fingertips, easy and natural.

In fact, behind the scenes, the old man has been collecting materials on site, constantly thinking about it, and designing carefully.

Another example is when he uses a towel as a weapon to hit someone during a fight.

The technique of throwing towels combines the techniques of opera performance and the fighting techniques of sticks and whips.

It makes this action scene less common, which makes it more exciting and more humorous.

During the filming process, the old man kept trying, revising and adjusting together with his son Yuan Heping, striving to achieve the best effect in his mind.

So the shooting progress naturally slowed down.

In front of Mr. Yuan, the eighth master Yuan Heping seemed to become an obedient child.

Because when it comes to the position of martial arts instructor, Yuan Xiaotian is recognized as the first one.

The first martial arts instructor in the history of Hong Kong movies is him!
Yuan Xiaotian studied drama and martial arts performance since he was a child. Like Yu Zhanyuan, Fen Juhua and other masters, he was a Peking Opera teacher who moved from the north to Xiangjiang.

Several of them are junior brothers. They look after each other in Xiangjiang and have a close friendship.

The latter mainly set up classes to recruit apprentices and teach opera performances.

Many of the apprentices they taught became the backbone of action movies, providing a powerful force for the subsequent rise of Hong Kong action movies, such as Lin Zhengying, Cheng Xiaodong, Dong Wei and others.

Yuan Xiaotian came to Hong Kong in 1937 at the invitation of the famous Cantonese opera actor Xue, and was responsible for designing martial arts scenes for Cantonese opera.

Later, with the rise of martial arts action movies, Yuan Xiaotian entered the film industry and worked as a martial arts stuntman.

In 1960, he became the first martial arts director of martial arts action movies, and during this period he contributed a lot to Kwan Tak Hing's "Once Upon a Time" series.

By 1970, Mr. Yuan had retired behind the scenes and was enjoying his happiness in peace and contentment.

Five of his children are already involved in film work and are becoming mainstays.

Later, due to the sudden death of Bruce Lee, kung fu movies gradually declined.

Wu Siyuan and Yuan Heping were looking for innovation and change, and planned to try to make a Kung Fu comedy that combines Kung Fu with comedy, so Mr. Yuan agreed to help.

Hence the successful attempt of "The Snake", and then the "Drunken Master" currently being filmed.

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Therefore, Chen Fei was in awe of Mr. Yuan Xiaotian's serious attitude in the crew.

Slow is fast.

This slowness is actually a good thing.

Only by slowing down a racing train can it be safer and more stable.

The only person with this kind of influence is a Dinghai Shenzhen with the weight of Mr. Yuan.

Looking at Yuan Xiaotian, Chen Fei had a deeper understanding of the Xiangjiang Film Crew.

Therefore, he carefully followed the crew throughout the afternoon and tried again and again.

After taking a few shots, Yuan Heping took advantage of the opportunity to check the results of the samples.

Dressed in a ragged beggar's outfit, Yuan Xiaotian, with white hair and a red nose, was sitting and resting.

Chen Fei obediently made him a pot of hot tea.

Like his son, Yuan Xiaotian does not drink coffee, but only drinks tea.

Soak the tea in a purple clay pot and sip it slowly by yourself.

Perhaps, Yuan Heping's habit was also influenced by his father on the set.Yuan Xiaotian took the tea, took a sip slowly, and glanced at Chen Fei who was sweating profusely.

"Isn't it tiring to film with me?"

"Not tired." Chen Fei smiled and shook his head.

Yuan Xiaotian smiled and said: "You will know after filming tomorrow's scene, it will only be more tiring, not the most tiring."

Chen Fei knew that the next day he would be filming a scene where Su Qier taught Huang Feihong how to practice martial arts.

It must be quite tiring to think about that scene.

"That young man Chenglong followed me for a month to film "The Snake" and lost ten pounds."

"That face was so thin that only a big nose was left, hahahaha..."

Yuan Xiaotian said that he burst out laughing.

It seemed that he hadn't let go of Chenglong yet.

Or maybe, he was slowly trying to turn Chen Fei in front of him into a kung fu actor like Cheng Long.

Chen Fei kept smiling: "Uncle Yuan, don't worry, I can withstand it."

"Let's give it a try. When you can't stand it anymore, it's still too late to replace him." Yuan Xiaotian seemed to still treat Chen Fei seriously.

At this time, Yuan Heping came over and announced: "Today's filming has passed. Everyone has worked hard. Let's call it a day and rest!"

Then there was a burst of cheers in the crew, and the staff dispersed.

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While removing makeup in the dressing room, Chen Fei once again saw Yuan Xiaotian's tolerant side towards others.

It turns out that the old man only showed harsh demands towards Chen Fei, but could not change his enthusiasm towards others.

The Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Master named Dachun previously played the role of Coach Zhao from the Yangwei Martial Arts Hall. In today's restaurant scene, he put on makeup to play the role of a thug gorilla.

His experience as a dragon and tiger martial artist is not short, and he also collaborated with Mr. Yuan on the set of "Snake".

I saw him quietly leaning over to talk to Yuan Xiaotian in a low voice, with a sad face.

"Uncle Yuan, Jianghu is here to help. Lend me 3000 yuan to put out the fire."

Yuan Xiaotian seemed to be used to this kind of scene. He looked at him and said with a smile, "Are you having bad luck again?"

Dachun smiled awkwardly and said, "Yeah, I've been losing every day these days."

"You, you just want to make yourself happy, so you don't have to support your wife and children?"

Yuan Xiaotian smiled and patted him, but his eyes looked like he was looking at his own son.

Chen Fei sat next to him and understood instantly.

Every time the filming crew took a break after filming, they could always see dragon and tiger warriors gathering in small groups to play Pai Gow.

In the era when kung fu movies were popular, these martial arts masters often acted as roles for several movie crews at the same time, making money very quickly.

I don't care about spending money. It's normal to eat, drink and have fun, and gambling is even more commonplace.

Basically, I work every day to get money, but in the blink of an eye, I spend it all on the same day.

There are also many people who lose money gambling and get a lot of debt.

In his previous life, Chen Fei had heard about those old dragon and tiger martial arts masters who could no longer make movies. They were in pain and had no savings. Their lives were very difficult.

He sighed secretly and thought to himself, "We still need to find a way to reverse this trend so that we can truly help these lovely dragon and tiger warriors!"

Since then, Chen Fei has secretly had the long-term idea of ​​organizing an Action Actors Guild, waiting for his own conditions to mature in the future.

In front of Chen Fei, Yuan Xiaotian also felt that his little dragon and tiger martial arts brothers were cute, but their methods were completely different.

Yuan Xiaotian took out his wallet without hesitation and put it in Dachun's hand.

"Take it for emergencies. You can't starve your wife and children."

(End of this chapter)