On the outskirts of Guangzhou, a piece of farmland has been turned into a tube building. There are wooden fences and gates outside the building. Above the gate are written four characters - Pig Cage Walled City.
Pig cage walled city is not a unique term, but a general term for a type of building. This kind of building can be found everywhere in the north and south. If the building structure had not been destroyed during filming and it would be difficult to accommodate the residents living in the building, Kang Jianfei could have found it
A real-life shooting of a pig cage walled city.
This Pig Cage Walled City on the outskirts of Guangzhou was a one-time building, with many parts made of foam and wooden boards. After being painted with gray paint, it looked like a real thing. In this case, it still took several months to complete.
Moreover, the walls, railings, bedrooms and other details all need to be "old" so that the audience cannot tell that it is a newly built building. It is very labor-intensive from beginning to end.
After Wang Yan worked as a bit player here, she went to Hong Kong with Chen Derong. The prosperity of the metropolis is enough to corrode a young girl's will. After living a superior and wealthy life, it may be difficult for her to return to the past.
Kang Jianfei will continue to work here. The rest of "Kung Fu" is basically the fighting scenes, and the post-production special effects production is more troublesome. Originally, he wanted to arrange for Wu Yusen's "Face Changing" to be screened on Christmas.
" was scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival, but it is still difficult to say whether it can catch up with the plan.
At least Wu Yusen's "Face Changing" has been delayed. It will be completed by Christmas at best, and the post-production will have to be delayed for a few months.
At present, there are a large number of practitioners from the Mainland and Hong Kong gathered in the Pig Cage Walled City.
Among the three reclusive masters in the original film "Kung Fu", the role of the sissy tailor master who knows the Hong family's iron fist has not changed, and is still played by the famous martial arts master Zhao Zhiling. This master Zhao is the direct disciple of Lin Sai Wing. He has also done this before
Kung Fu actor and dragon and tiger martial arts master, in recent years he has been busy opening schools and teaching apprentices. His Hong Quan is real Kung Fu, not a showmanship of a three-legged cat.
(By the way, Master Zhao was already 60 years old when he appeared in Xingye's "Kung Fu". I'm afraid not many people could tell.)
Kang Jianfei gave the role of the hawker who plays Wulang Bagua stick to Dong Wei from his own Kang family class. Although Dong Wei has always been a semi-famous actor, as one of the first people to follow Kang Jianfei, he is now a famous person in Hong Kong.
He is an action director. Moreover, he is a martial arts practitioner in Peking Opera. His strong point is playing with swords, guns and sticks, so he is fully qualified for this role.
The remaining 12-year-old coolie with strong legs is a bit difficult to play. There is also Xiong Xinxin who is very good at leg skills in the Kang family class. The ghost-footed seven-legged character he played in "Once Upon a Time" is superb. It is a pity that coolie is a loyal and honest character.
, Xiong Xinxin’s fierce look was too inconsistent, and Kang Jianfei didn’t consider him at all.
Kang Jianfei selected more than a dozen kung fu actors one after another. These people had no problem with their skills at all, but their images were not satisfactory.
In the end, Kang Jianfei chose Fan Shaohuang. Although Fan Shaohuang was only 21 years old, he had no problem wearing older makeup and a beard. Moreover, he learned Northern Kung Fu in Xuzhou, and his leg skills were particularly good. In addition, this guy was dressed in a uniform
With tendon meat, he carries sacks bare-chested and looks like a low-level coolie, which is 100% consistent with the character's setting of a strong coolie.
On the open-air stairs of the Pig Cage Walled City, Liu Jialiang gestured with his hands and feet: "Old Zhao is coming with a horizontal punch like this. Dong Wei, bend your elbow to block it, and at the same time step back and kick the Young Emperor. Young Emperor, you have to wait until he kicks up."
When the time comes, lift your legs to press him over. At the same time, attack Master Zhao’s weak spot with a direct punch... You understand, let’s break it down and practice all the way.”
This scene was a melee between the three of them before they were about to leave the walled city. Although it was a sparring match, every punch and kick tested the actor's kung fu skills. Kang Jianfei also hoped to minimize camera switching and strive to make the fight more real and exciting.
Liu Jialiang was specially invited by Kang Jianfei as a martial arts instructor, and he only directed the first few scenes. Liu Jialiang is different from Yuan Heping's elegant style. His style is real fighting, and every move must be based on real kung fu.
Among all the martial arts instructors, Liu Jialiang is the one who has the most comprehensive understanding of various schools of kung fu. Whether it is southern fist or northern kick, he understands it very thoroughly. It would be difficult for anyone else to design this three-way melee.
Zhao Zhiling, Dong Wei and Fan Shaohuang rehearsed for more than half an hour before basically mastering the movements designed by Liu Jialiang.
Shooting begins!
As the saying goes, Kang Jianfei handed over the crew to Liu Jialiang, and he was free to do whatever he wanted in this action scene, while he stood leisurely aside and watched the excitement.
At the corner of the narrow staircase, the three people were punching and kicking, and the essence of the three schools of Kung Fu, Hong Fist, Tan Kung Fu and Ba Gua Gun, were all on display. Although some movements and moves seemed redundant, they were all for viewing.
For the purpose, Liu Jialiang shot this fight scene with an artistic flavor, which is pleasing to the eye.
After five consecutive takes, the fight scene finally passed, and it was almost noon.
Liu Jialiang patted Fan Shaohuang on the shoulder and said: "The younger generation has very solid skills, much better than your father."
"Uncle Liang, thank you." Fan Shaohuang smiled modestly. His father was also a Shaw Brothers actor before, but he went to the mainland to work in the 1980s. It was at that time that Fan Shaohuang followed his father to the mainland to learn Northern Kung Fu.
Kang Jianfei came over and said, "Mr. Liu is right. Young Emperor, your kung fu is indeed among the best among the younger generation of actors."
After filming "The King of Power", Fan Shaohuang did not act in many movies. Instead, he joined Dongshi Company to act in TV series. He was also a contracted artist under Kang Jianfei. Facing his boss, Fan Shaohuang naturally wanted to flatter his boss. He smiled and said:
"My skills as a three-legged cat cannot be compared with those of my predecessors. I heard that Mr. Kang killed three armed robbers in a few seconds, killing two and injuring one. That's amazing!"
Zhao Ling, a practitioner who has taught martial arts for many years, interjected: "That news caused a sensation in Hong Kong. I also saw it in the newspaper, but I never had the chance to see Mr. Kang's real skills."
Liu Jialiang was also watching the excitement and was not afraid of trouble, so he encouraged, "Mr. Kang, how about you compete with Lao Zhao?"
Kang Jianfei's real kung fu has always been talked about by the Hong Kong media, but with his identity and status, he no longer has to do it himself. Especially some young people do not believe that Kang Jianfei knows kung fu at all, thinking that he is a master who was blown out by the newspapers
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Liu Jialiang and Zhao Ling were also dubious. After all, they had never seen Kang Jianfei take action with their own eyes, so they wanted to take this opportunity to see it.
Among the many people present, only Dong Wei followed Kang Jianfei to the mainland to film "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" and saw Kang Jianfei competing with Zhen Zidan at the Shichahai Sports School. Seeing that Kang Jianfei seemed to be in a good mood, he also shouted: "Boss, show your skills to everyone.
Bar."
"Yes, the director showed off his skills!"
“Place your bet, I’ll win by betting on Mr. Kang!”
"As far as it goes, as far as it goes."
"..."
Everyone who heard their conversation started to make do. At this time, the crew had already started to distribute lunch boxes. Everyone had nothing to do, so they just happened to be eating and watching the fun.
Kang Jianfei occasionally played with a few bodyguards, but the bodyguards were afraid of hurting him and would not let go, so the play was very boring. At this time, Zhao Ling took the initiative to invite a fight, and Kang Jianfei also felt that his hands were itchy, and laughed: "Then
Two moves?"
As soon as they heard that the two were really going to fight, the entire crew was in a state of excitement. Whether it was lighting, photography or crew members, they all came over with their lunch boxes and formed a big circle to watch the fun.
Outside the Pig Cage Walled City, a van drove slowly, and Zhou Xingchi, Yuan Hua, Yuan Qiu and others got off one after another. Since they had no show in the morning, they rushed over after lunch at the hotel. As for Liang Xiaolong, who played the role of the Fire Cloud Evil God,
At this time, we haven't left for Hong Kong yet, and it will be a few weeks until the Fire Cloud Evil God scene is released.
Seeing people from the crew forming a big circle and shouting from a distance, Yuanhua asked curiously: "What's going on inside?"
"Is it one of the actors who was injured?" Yuan Qiu guessed.
Yuanhua listened carefully and said, "It shouldn't be, it looks very lively."
Zhou Xingchi remained silent because he was neither familiar with Yuan Qiu nor Yuan Hua. When he walked to the set, Zhou Xingchi caught a worker and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Mr. Kang is sparring with Master Liu in martial arts!" the worker said excitedly, then put his feet up and raised his neck to look inside. (To be continued...)u