On set, night.

Zhang Yuan really didn't expect that the "skills" he picked up and learned from flying on the grass would be put to good use so soon.

At this time, he was wearing a dirty white shirt, covered with dirt and sweat stains.

He has the same medium-length hair as Stephen Chow. If you look at him in mid-shot or from behind, he looks 70% similar to Stephen Chow.

What are the remaining three points that are different?

Stephen Chow's official height is 174cm, and Zhang Yuan is almost 10cm taller than him.

If he hadn't been "torturing" himself recently and drastically reducing his weight and body shape, it would have been difficult to even look 70% like her.

Stephen Chow's figure is a whole circle smaller than him.

"Card!"

After shooting the close-up shot of his face, Stephen Chow slowly walked down from the temporary wooden platform built by the crew.

The camera is pointed straight at his face, and the post-production special effects will add a flying axe.

"Xiaolong, it will be your turn soon. Throw the axe with some force."

Master Xing took care of it.

Across from him, an Axe Gang member in a black suit nodded vigorously.

This man is called Ding Wenbin. Because he admired Bruce Lee, he named himself Ding Xiaolong.

According to the setting of the movie, there are four main characters in the Axe Gang.

In addition to the boss Brother Chen played by Zhang Yuan, there are also the master Tian Ji Tian Qiwen, the second in command Fei Xue Lin Xue, and the number one thug Ding Xiaolong.

It was also him who punched Fire Cloud Evil God later.

Bruce Lee had two direct disciples, named Inosanto and Takemoto Kimura.

Two martial artists from the mainland, Hao Gang and Chen Qiping, traveled across the ocean and became disciples of these two, becoming Bruce Lee's second-generation disciples.

The two also established an academic school called the International Bruce Lee Special Studies Headquarters, which specializes in teaching Jeet Kune Do, Nunchaku and a series of other martial arts that Bruce Lee was good at.

This Ding Xiaolong is a graduate of this school. In name, he is the fourth-generation disciple of Bruce Lee.

Although he is a fourth-generation disciple in name only, this guy really has kung fu skills.

However, there are several experts in this crew, and he is nothing in comparison.

"Zhang Yuan, come here for a moment."

Before filming began, Lam Chi Chung, who played Fatty Chung, waved to him.

"Brother Cong, what's the matter?"

This person is from Xinghui, and is considered to be Stephen Chow’s direct descendant.

Now he maintains the same look as in the early part of the drama. He has not put on any clothes since he had a haircut in Jiangbao's shop and planned to "shave his head".

How about the details of Master Xing?

Initially, the man had two giant axes tattooed from his chest to his belly to impersonate a member of the Axe Gang.

But everyone knows that these two are fake!

So now when he was captured by the Axe Gang, only a faint outline of the "tattoo" on his body remained.

It was clearly drawn with a pen.

"I won't be wearing my shirt in a while and it will fall on the shelf. You come and save me."

"Yes, this is the content of this scene." Zhang Yuan listened carefully.

"Ding Xiaolong will throw an axe at me. Even though it's a prop, I'm naked and it will hurt if I get hit. So..." He glanced at Zhang Yuan's hands and asked, "Are you fast enough to unlock the door?"

"I see." Zhang Yuan understood. He was just afraid of being hit by the props. "I'll do my best. Just cooperate."

After the two of them finished talking, Zhang Yuan took the wire that the executive director had brought.

The wire is bent into an L shape.

"what is this?"

"The locking pin." said the executive director.

"A lock like this can't be opened with this type of wire." Zhang Yuan told the other party clearly, and at the same time, he wrapped the wire around his finger, making a U shape, and held it in his hand.

“This is the only way.”

"What's wrong?" At this time, Master Xing walked forward.

"He said..." The executive director looked embarrassed and told the whole story.

"Reshoot those shots with wires." After hearing this, Stephen Chow gave the order without hesitation.

He would even carve out the details of a piece of wire.

[Received thanks from Stephen Chow, acting skills +1, comedy talent +1! ]

Mr. Xing patted him on the shoulder: "You did a good job."

He trusted Zhang Yuan when it came to handling the details.

"By the way, Mr. Xing, is there any money for me to be a stand-in?" Zhang Yuan joked.

“Hehe, hehehehe…” Zhou Xingchi laughed, turned his head and walked away.

Zhang Yuan: …

When it comes to being stingy, it has to be you!

Shooting officially begins!
"Hey, I'll only count to three."

Tianji cooperated with the performance off-camera, and after the other party finished speaking, Zhang Yuan quickly picked up the wire and ran towards Feizai Cong, whose hands were tied with chains.

"three!"

The character of the mentor is far less abiding by martial ethics than the boss, and his personality is that of a fence-sitter.

He helps whoever is stronger.

So, in Pig Cage Village, Brother Chen at least counted to 2 and paused before throwing the lighter.

But the master just counted to three and didn't give him any chance at all.

Ding Xiaolong, who was not far away, had his muscles tensed. Although they were blocked by his suit jacket, one could still see his muscular cheeks.

After all, people who do fitness know that this is called masseter compensation...

He tightened the axe in his hand, raised his arm, and was about to exert force, and then...

Snapped!
Ding Xiaolong: ???

He only saw that Zhang Yuan and Fatty Cong, who were standing opposite him, had fallen to the ground, and only the empty iron lock was left on the wooden frame.

"Card!"

Master Xing pointed the script in his hand at Ding Xiaolong in dissatisfaction: "Why are you so slow to react?"

"Are you asleep?"

Ding Xiaolong thought to himself, I’m not slow either.
I felt that the person on the other side fell to the ground in a blink of an eye, and I didn't even have time to catch up!

"Come on, move faster." Mr. Xing ordered.

Ding Xiaolong turned his neck and clenched his fists tightly.

"3!"

Thump thump thump...Zhang Yuan ran towards Fatty Cong again.

Ding Xiaolong omitted the preparatory movements and simply raised his hand.

Boom!
Before he could let go of the axe, the two men fell to the ground again.

Ding Xiaolong stamped his feet and shook his head.

Master Xing finally understood it now.

It’s not that Ding Xiaolong is too slow, it’s that Zhang Yuan is too fast!
"Why don't you slow down a bit."

Star Master took care.

At the same time, he began to doubt Zhang Yuan’s previous work experience?

With this hand speed, he can make a fortune just by going to the train station, why bother acting!

"alright."

Zhang Yuan looked at Fatty Cong helplessly, that meant.

You asked me to hurry up, see, the director said so.

Fatty Cong opened his mouth and thought it was my fault.

My worries were totally unnecessary.

"Come again!"

Tianji started counting again, and Zhang Yuan ran towards Fatty Cong for the Nth time.

Swish!
This time, Ding Xiaolong learned his lesson and his hands moved very quickly.

However, he forgot one thing.

Master Xing has asked Zhang Yuan to slow down.

As soon as the wire in his hand touched the padlock, a prop axe appeared in front of Fatty Cong.

"Ah!" Lin Zicong screamed with his eyes wide open when he saw the axe getting closer.

This prop axe has a wooden handle and a plastic aged axe head.

The axe head can't hurt people, but the wooden handle can. If you get hit by it, you won't vomit blood, but it will hurt for several days.

To be honest, being hit by a prop cannot be considered an on-set accident, let alone for a veteran actor, even for Zhang Yuan, who does not have much experience. At most, it can be considered a story during interviews or after-dinner conversations.

But even so, no one would be willing to take this hit.

Fatty Cong's hands were tied and he could do nothing but shout.

Just as the axe was approaching him, a black shadow suddenly appeared and flashed past him like a lightning-fast beast.

boom!
The axe stopped steadily less than two inches in front of him.

He looked down and saw a large hand with prominent veins firmly grasping the flying axe handle.

This arm looks a little pale. Although the muscles are strong, it feels a little skinny. In the words of fitness geeks, it means that the body fat is very low.

Obviously, this is Zhang Yuan's hand.

The reason his arms gave people this feeling was a side effect of being starved to death in order to shape the character these days.

Click!

Just when Feizai Cong was secretly thanking his luck, there was a slight sound above his head, and then he fell to the ground.

clap clap clap...

At this moment, applause was heard not far away!

The source of this voice is none other than the director and starring actor Stephen Chow.

"it is good!"

Catching the axe with one hand and unlocking the lock with the other, this is so cool!

Master Xing even wanted to add this scene into the main film.

It's a pity that it doesn't conform to the character's logic, what a pity, what a pity...

As soon as Master Xing applauded, the others followed suit very attentively, and the applause resounded throughout the entire crew.

"Did you film it?" Stephen Chow turned to ask the crew.

"It was filmed."

"Add it to the tidbits."

Zhang Yuan staggered down the wooden stage, accepting the warm applause from the people around him like a winner.

"This is probably how Baoqiang feels when he is at the Golden Horse Awards."

"Why do I feel a little envious?"

Speaking of Baoqiang, Zhang Yuan's mind immediately emerged with that big face that looked silly but was actually very talented.

"First trick him into going up the mountain!"

Coming to Master Xing's side, the man looked at him with envy, while at the same time imitating his movements with his hands, gesturing vigorously.

"Your reaction speed is so fast!"

Everyone knows that Master Xing’s idol is Bruce Lee.

This is also one of the reasons for shooting this "Kung Fu" movie, to pay tribute to the idol.

Because of his love for martial arts, he could tell at a glance that the moves Zhang Yuan just performed were extremely difficult!

It is not easy to catch the axe.

But what’s even more amazing is that the other hand is also unlocking the door at the same time.

It is equivalent to drawing a circle with the left hand and a square with the right hand, which is not something that most people can do.

At least Stephen Chow knows that he can't do it.

"Oh, by the way, you have practiced martial arts."

Stephen Chow then remembered that it was Yuan Hua and Yuan Long who brought him to the audition in the first place.

I was so impressed by his strange dance that I forgot this.

Stephen Chow recalled that his stick skills seemed to have amazed even Sammo Hung.

"Okay." Mr. Xing nodded in approval and waved to Ding Xiaolong: "Xiaolong, go a little slower, okay?"

"understood."

Ding Xiaolong was also shocked by the accident just now.

Seeing the axe about to hit someone, his heart rose to his throat.

To be honest, he was no more relaxed than Lam Chi Chung who was almost beaten.

When he saw the axe was caught, he was relieved, but the next second, he frowned and realized something was wrong.

He has practiced Jeet Kune Do, and is also quite good at nunchakus, nunchakus, and nine-section whip.

But to be fair, he felt that he must be able to catch the axe just now.

"There are masters too!"

Ding Xiaolong exclaimed.

He thought this crew was already full of talented people.

Yuan Hua, Yuan Qiu, and Mr. Yuan Ba...these three are relatively weak.

Shi Xingyu, Zhao Zhilin, Liang Xiaolong...these three are masters in their respective fields!

But without exception, these six are already quite old.

So he thought that the reason why he was inferior to others was because of his experience and length of practice.

But now someone younger than me suddenly shows up, how can I play?
"Or else he can play the boss and I can only play the younger brother..."

After shooting six or seven more times, this one was finally barely passed.

Zhang Yuan's legs were sore from running so hard.

"I feel much weaker after not eating enough."

"I need to catch up after this movie is over."

He was just about to go back to the hotel to rest when Stephen Chow called him from behind.

"Zhang Yuan, wait a moment."

Zhou Xingxing grinned and came to his side.

"There is something I may need to ask of you."

What exactly happened?
Actually, it’s not complicated.

Because of what happened just now, Stephen Chow was reminded that he was good at Kung Fu, and at the same time, he was reminded that he was good at using sticks.

"It is said that guns and sticks are from the same family, so please direct him well."

Zhang Yuan nodded.

The person that Stephen Chow asked him to guide was Mr. Dong Zhihua, who played Youzhagui, the user of Wulang Bagua Stick in the film.

"Wulang Bagua Stick."

Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment.

It is said that this stick technique originated from Yang Yande, Yang Wulang, one of the Yang Family Generals.

He was enlightened by the eminent monk Master Zhiguang and entered Buddhism, becoming a monk.

Because Buddhists are not allowed to use swords or guns, he gave up his main weapon, the long-handled Xuanhua axe, and used a stick instead.

This set of stick techniques is in line with the Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams, and has its own subtleties.

But in the final analysis, it is still the Buddhist stick technique!

Since it is a Buddhist stick technique, the underlying logic is roughly the same as the Shaolin stick that Zhang Yuan is good at.

"Okay, but I heard that this guy is a martial artist, so he should be able to use a stick."

Zhang Yuan knew it very well. When it comes to Dong Zhihua, the older generation of moviegoers and drama fans might be more familiar with him.

But to young people, his wife and son are more famous.

Wang Jinhua and Dong Zijian!
"He was playing with a stick, not using it." Stephen Chow whispered, "The opera skills are too obvious in the shot."

"It doesn't have that hard-core feeling of using kung fu."

Master Xing put his hand on his shoulder and talked as they walked.

"But the martial arts directors in the crew are all from the Yuan family. They also come from opera backgrounds and have a foundation in Peking Opera just like Teacher Dong."

"The remaining teacher Zhao Zhilin and brother Liang Xiaolong are both good at boxing."

"I was originally dissatisfied with his fighting scenes and always wanted to revise and reshoot them."

"Now that you're here, there's someone who's good at using a stick."

Seeing the other party's satisfied smile, Zhang Yuan immediately spoke.

"Then Mr. Xing, can I get a pay raise if I teach Mr. Dong the stick technique?"

"Hehehe... let's not talk about this for now."

It's you who are the one who is picking it!

Zhang Yuan had guessed long ago that this person was a miser and would not spend a penny.

So he will do it whether he is paid or not.

After all, making friends with Dong Zhihua was part of his plan. (End of this chapter)