"hiss……"

On the set, before work starts.

Master Xing found Mr. Dong Zhihua who was stretching his legs.

"I see."

After hearing what the director said, Teacher Dong licked his teeth.

That's a pain.

Seeing Stephen Chow’s receding back, Teacher Dong frowned.

"what's wrong?"

Zhao Zhilin, who played the tailor, and Shi Xingyu, who played the coolie Qiang, came forward.

The three of them have the most rival scenes in the film, so they have a good personal relationship.

"Ah!" Teacher Dong sighed, "It's the same old problem. They said I used the stick too dramatically and it wasn't strong enough."

Teacher Zhao also lowered his head and fell silent.

Because he knew that what Stephen Chow said was actually correct.

Unlike Yuan Hua, Yuan Qiu and others, they are actors first and kung fu "masters" secondarily.

Just like what teacher Zheng Peipei said: We are all just fancy moves.

Of course, Teacher Zheng Peipei is just being modest. What she said about fancy moves is comparing herself with people like Bruce Lee.

If a fight really breaks out, she can make an ordinary person vomit blood in just a few moves.

Zhao Zhilin is different from the Yuan Clan. Although he debuted as a kung fu actor in the 70s, he has also starred in many famous movies such as "Snake in the Eagle's Shadow" and "Fighting of the Seven Tigers".

But he is a warrior first and an actor second.

There are two reasons for this.

First, teacher-student relationship.

The master of this person is Lin Shirong, also known as "Pork Rong" in many film and television dramas.

And his master's master was the famous master Huang Feihong.

Teacher Zhao received the authentic inheritance of Huang Feihong's school. In addition to the standard Hung Gar, he is also proficient in Subduing Tiger Fist, Iron Wire Fist, and Tiger-Crane Double Form Fist.

Why did the movie "Kung Fu" choose him to play a tailor and design the martial arts as "Hung Family Iron Wire Fist"?
Because they really can!

Moreover, the master of Iron Wire Fist was Tieqiao San, one of the Ten Tigers of Guangdong. Tieqiao San passed this set of boxing skills to his first disciple Lin Fucheng.

Lin Fucheng passed this set of boxing skills to Huang Feihong.

So he is truly a direct descendant, and I can definitely "play the accordion" and say that no one knows Iron Wire Fist better than me!

Second, he also established the Zhao Zhilin International Hung Gar Association, which has more than 100,000 members!
Teacher Zhao has accomplished both teaching and imparting knowledge, so he is a true martial artist.

While playing mahjong, Zhang Yuan was shocked by Liang Xiaolong's hands. In fact, Teacher Zhao's hands were not much worse.

Big, thick and strong!
With this big slap, if it was used with a set of double peaks piercing the ears, not to mention ordinary people, even martial artists would faint on the spot and be unable to get up again.

"So what does he want?" Teacher Zhao asked after a moment of silence.

"The guy who joined the crew later was called Zhang Yuan. You all know him, right?"

"I know. It's a good performance. The villain is evil to the core." As soon as Teacher Zhao heard the name, he thought of his performance and was also amazed.

"Master Xing said he is good at stick fighting, so he asked him to teach me." Teacher Dong shook his head helplessly.

"What!" Zhao Zhilin and Shi Xingyu looked at each other, both of them were shocked.

"He's only in his twenties. Did Mr. Xing ask him to teach you?"

"Huh..." Teacher Dong sighed, feeling very upset.

"It was arranged by the director, what can I do?"

"I don't like it, but it's work..."

"He was brought here at a temporary moment and is so favored. I guess Stephen Chow is very optimistic about him." Zhao Zhilin thought to himself.

And Stephen Chow is actually not 100% satisfied with Dong Zhihua.

The acting was fine, but he wanted to find a real middle-aged stick master to play the role of Youzhagui.

But...

For this film, Huayi not only distributed and produced it, but also invested in it. Hua Jie is the boss of Huayi Brokerage Company, so it is normal for her to insert her husband into the project.

But doing it this way has a bit of an unusual feel.

Mr. Dong is an investor, and Zhang Yuan was hired by Stephen Chow, forming a subtle antagonistic relationship.

Now Zhang Yuan is asked to teach Teacher Dong the stick techniques. Even if he has no ill intentions, the other party will easily think too much.

Thoughts like humiliating oneself and giving someone a beating will always appear.

Stephen Chow is a "tyrant on the set" and Huayi is notoriously overbearing.

Teacher Dong even imagined a big secret duel in his mind.

In line with the principle of watching the fun, Mr. Zhao immediately said with a smile, "Boss, we came out of the sword and gun."

"Let's not embarrass ourselves in front of the young people!"

"Yes, be more alert." Shi Xingyu on the side also said.

Teacher Dong shook her non-existent braid, sniffed, and strode towards the open space next to the crew.

Zhao Zhilin and Shi Xingyu are just short of a handful of melon seeds...

This large piece of flat wasteland is often used by the crew for rehearsals of extras or for practicing moves before fighting scenes.

When Dong Zhihua arrived at the open space, he saw a thin young man in training clothes, waiting there early with a stick.

When he got closer, Teacher Dong heard a light and even breathing sound.

"This is... falling asleep while standing?" Dong Zhihua found it unbelievable.

You are a camel.

Can sleep standing up.

He didn't know that in order to maintain the drug addict's half-dead and dazed state, Zhang Yuan had been sleeping no more than four hours a day recently.

"Ok!"

Zhang Yuan had good hearing ability. He woke up suddenly when he noticed someone approaching. Then he looked at Dong Zhihua with red eyes and said, "Teacher Dong is here."

"Coming." Teacher Dong replied helplessly.

"Master Xing asked us to learn from each other, please bear with us."

Learn from each other…Teacher Dong thought to himself, okay, that sounds good.

After saying that, Zhang Yuan raised the stick with his toes, and the stick in his hand flew towards Teacher Dong.

With a snap, the other party reached out and caught it easily.

"Teacher Dong, Master Xing said that he wanted a more hard-core performance of the stick technique."

"I've never seen you use a stick, so I don't know what the problem is." Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "How about you try it first?"

Dong Zhihua's face froze.

You let me show you right away, you really think of yourself as a teacher!
If it wasn’t for giving face to Master Xing, I wouldn’t even bother to come.

Dong Zhihua remembered the "encouragement" from Zhao Zhilin and Shi Xingyu just now. He did not respond, but took a deep breath, then raised his hands and started dancing.

"Then let me show you the skills of the older generation!"

The other party's reaction was completely within Zhang Yuan's expectations.

From the moment Stephen Chow approached him, he thought of the relationship between Huayi and Xinghui, and between Hua Jie and Stephen Chow.

If Dong Zhihua can understand it, then he can naturally understand it too.

As for whether Stephen Chow killed two birds with one stone by using himself as a knife, it doesn’t matter.

Because Dong Zhihua is not important, but his wife Wang Jinhua is very important.

The number one agent in China is indispensable in the chess game he has planned.

All in all, there is still more than half a year before this person starts to make trouble with Huayi.

The hula sticks are flying!

The wooden stick seemed to have lost its body in Dong Zhihua's hand. It was no longer tough and solid, but invisible like water.

Extremely flexible and can move freely.

The stick was wielded as smoothly as silk, leaving traces of shadows in the wind and making bursts of hissing sounds in the air. "Good!" Zhang Yuan clapped his hands in applause.

How can it be bad?

He is a serious Peking Opera martial artist!

Teacher Dong stopped and kicked the stick with his foot, and the stick spun towards Zhang Yuan again.

Exactly the same action as Zhang Yuan's before.

Teacher Dong is old now, and he was slightly out of breath after doing this set of exercises. If it were 20 years earlier, he could have performed 50 spins without even taking a breath.

So it is true that when people get old they no longer rely on their muscles and bones.

Zhang Yuan flipped his wrist and easily took the stick in his hand. His movements were as smooth as Teacher Dong's.

Dong Zhihua narrowed his eyes slightly, seeing everything.

Zhang Yuan did not stop for a moment, then spun on the spot, alternating his hands, and began to dance.

You showed it to me, so I'll show it to you too!

Zhang Yuan understood that if he demonstrated his practical stick skills, no matter how brilliantly he performed, the other party would probably not be convinced.

You fight yours and I fight mine, we are not in the same league.

Therefore, I had planned it long ago, letting the other party demonstrate his Peking Opera skills first, and then I would follow up.

The only way to defeat magic is to use magic!
"what!"

In just three or four seconds, Dong Zhihua's expression changed.

"This... isn't this a martial arts move?"

“It seems like the foundation of opera!”

Zhang Yuan learned a lot of opera skills from several actors. He can't say he is an expert in this area, but he has gotten started.

Watching Zhang Yuan dancing with the stick in various styles, his movements seemed even easier and smoother than his own, Dong Zhihua suddenly felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.

The 86 version of "Journey to the West" is well-known to everyone, but what ordinary audiences don't know is that director Yang Jie once contacted Dong Zhihua when choosing the role of Sun Wukong.

But he was the mainstay of the Peking Opera Troupe at the time. Not only was he popular in China, he also often performed abroad with the troupe.

In addition, with the legendary director Chang Cheh's support, he had no shortage of films to shoot at that time.

The pay for "Journey to the West" was pitifully low, so Teacher Dong hesitated at the time.

As he hesitated, the six little smart people were decided.

At that time, he didn't think much of it, it was just a role.

But after the film was broadcast, he realized what he had missed.

He missed a classic role that will go down in the history of Chinese film and television!
Later, the great director Chang Cheh even made a movie called "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and let him play the role of Sun Wukong, which could be considered as fulfilling his wish.

The film incorporated a large number of Peking Opera elements, and you could tell at first glance that it was specially prepared for him.

Director Chang Cheh truly loves him!

Moreover, the actor who played Sha Seng in that film was Mr. Du Yuming, so you can imagine how fierce he was.

What’s even more interesting is that the actor who plays Zhu Bajie in this film is Zhang Kefan, who also played Zhang Bao in “Three Kingdoms” and later joined the Black Panther band.

Just look at how diverse the actors in this film are.

The painting style is weird and the plot is bizarre. Anyway, the reviews of this movie are not very good and very few people know about it.

In any case, Teacher Dong was a bit obsessed with the role of Monkey King. Plus, he was a martial artist, so he practiced stick techniques on his own.

but!

Now, as he looked at Zhang Yuan, who was dancing the stick with great vigor and his heart was beating freely in front of him, he felt inexplicably stuffy in his chest.

"His stick technique looks so familiar."

It must be familiar!
I got them all from the crew of "The Untold Story" from Liu Xiaolingtong!

No matter how good Dong Zhihua is at using a stick, he can never be better than Sixth Master.

As the saying goes, enemies become jealous of each other when they meet. Teacher Dong and Teacher Liu are not enemies, but they are rivals.

Seeing Zhang Yuan's familiar look when he used the stick...

The memory of the dead attacked him again!
boom!
After the dance, the stick stood up, making a dull sound.

Zhang Yuan raised his eyebrows towards Teacher Dong, as if to say.

how is it?

Dong Zhihua gritted his teeth and asked helplessly.

“Have you ever studied Peking Opera?”

"I'm an amateur, I like watching it."

Teacher Dong thought to himself that what he had just done was not something that an amateur could perform.

Zhang Yuan smiled and bowed: "Please give me some advice, Teacher Dong."

You little bastard, I'm not going to give you a lesson yet!

"I... think it's pretty good." Dong Zhihua thought to himself, why should I give any advice? He plays it more smoothly than me.

In terms of other Peking Opera techniques and skills, if Dong Zhihua faces Zhang Yuan, the result will be an instant victory.

But the only thing he could do in terms of stick wielding was to have the help of Teacher Liu, so he could win on equal terms.

Otherwise, why would he not let go and hold the stick until he fell asleep?

I've been prepared for a long time.

With this trick, Teacher Dong's aggressive attitude when he first came was reduced by 70%, and his attitude became much better.

"Teacher Dong, this is just a trivial skill of mine, not worth mentioning."

"But I am really interested in Peking Opera, and I am serious about learning from each other."

Give a slap in the face and then give him a sweet date. After all, he is your senior, so you have to give him face.

"Do you really want to learn Peking Opera?"

"Yes I do."

I have learned lock picking, so how could I give up Peking Opera?

Learning from each other is indeed much better than unilaterally asking a junior for advice.

After saying that, Zhang Yuan assumed a Peking Opera posture, raised his legs high, pointed his toes upward, and walked forward.

Just these two steps made Teacher Dong's expression change again.

“Good skills…”

An expert knows the way.

Without looking at the singing style, posture or mannerisms, he could tell from just these few steps that the young man in front of him was probably not just an amateur.

These steps are so regular!
"Excuse me, who is your teacher?" Dong Zhihua asked politely.

"I don't have a teacher, I'm all self-taught. If Teacher Dong is willing to teach me, I'd like to take you as my teacher."

"No, no..." Dong Zhihua waved his hands quickly, he would not accept disciples.

However, in today's world, there are very few young people who are willing to learn Peking Opera well.

One minute on stage, ten years off the stage.

It's tiring, slow, and unprofitable, so why would any young person be willing to learn it?

Looking at the young man in front of him again at this time, Teacher Dong felt that he was completely different from the arrogant and flamboyant person he had imagined in his mind.

He seems humble, polite, gentle and honest.

He was so polite, and such a rare Peking Opera talent who was eager to learn. Not only did he lose his initial temper, he was now quite interested in Zhang Yuan.

"Teacher Dong, I'm young, so it's not appropriate for me to teach you. Why don't you just talk to Mr. Xing about this?"

Seeing that the time was almost right, he decided to retreat in order to advance.

"Oh, no need." Dong Zhihua waved his hand and said, "No matter how old you are."

"Learn from each other."

He narrowed his eyes and said, "By the way, can you do those tricks you used with the stick again?"

Zhang Yuan thought to himself that this person's obsession was still with Monkey King.

Just like that, the two of them started practicing... (End of this chapter)