In addition to the long whip in her hand, Lin Qingxia's long white hair that reached her calves also became a lethal weapon in the film. In this 10-minute fight scene, the white-haired witch played by Lin Qingxia made ruthless moves, and Jackie Chan and Jet Li were completely reduced to supporting roles, and they were only "beaten".

In the film, Lin Qingxia has infinite scenery, but in the actual shooting, she is the hardest person, because her hair is too long, it takes 2 to 3 hours to put on makeup every time, and at least ten staff members serve her at the same time. Because the hair is too heavy, it needs to be supported by a special person behind the long hair to be able to style it successfully.

This inn fight uses a lot of computer special effects, and the martial arts action is like a wild one, which is in stark contrast to the steady and steady style of the previous duel between Jackie Chan and Jet Li. For kung fu fans, it is obvious that the showdown between Jackie Chan and Jet Li is more interesting; In terms of visual excitement alone, this vicious battle between the white-haired witch and the drunken fairy and the silent monk is even better, and in comparison, the battle at the end of the film seems a bit bland.

After filming in China, the crew moved to Boston, USA, where they completed the filming of the realistic part of the plot. While the film's post-production was still unfinished, Lionsgate held an early test screening at the Winetka Cinema in Los Angeles, where one-third of the audience was media reporters from around the world, one-third were filmmakers, and one-third were general audiences.

Although some of the special effects of the film have not yet been completed, this does not prevent people from paying attention to this early test screening. Originally, the number of places given to the media at the test screening was limited, and the Hollywood media accounted for most of them, and in the end, there were only 3 places allocated to the Chinese media, just one each in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Ma Tianhua, a journalist from Hong Kong, has a wide range of friends in this circle, Fan Yun from the mainland and Li Haobo from Taiwan, he knows him, and before the test screening starts, they found a café near the cinema and sat down, and the topic of small talk naturally revolved around "The King of Kung Fu".

"Did you watch the trailer for the first two episodes of the film?" The entire filming schedule of "The King of Kung Fu" in China was kept secret, and post-production was completed in the United States, although the media paid close attention to the film, but information was still limited. Before the film was released, all the speculation about the film was triggered by two trailers, so Ma Tianhua asked.

"Second trailer?" Fan Yun, who was sitting on his left, was stunned, because there is only one trailer that can be seen on the Internet and media in the mainland.

Li Haobo from Taiwan watched the trailer that Ma Tianhua said, because his face was not as surprised as Fan Yun, he nodded and said: "That trailer is only available in English now, and the mainland should not be able to see it yet!" ”

As soon as he explained this, Fan Yun came to his senses, and he asked eagerly: "Then tell me quickly, is there any new information revealed in the second trailer?" ”

"Very limited!" Ma Tianhua shook his head regretfully, "Haobo, I don't know if you have noticed, in these two trailers, all the characters in the film have appeared, but one person is missing." ”

As soon as he asked, Li Haobo immediately reacted: "Are you talking about 'white-haired witch'?" ”

This question also aroused Fan Yun's great attention, and he asked in surprise: "In the second trailer, hasn't that character appeared yet?" ”

"There is a back of her in the second trailer, but I can't see her face clearly at all!" Ma Tianhua helplessly explained: "There is no information about this role so far, and those crew members who know the inside information have signed a confidentiality agreement with the producer, and they can't say anything from their mouths at all!" ”

"Do you think the producers are playing tricks?" Li Haobo studied advertising in college, and after entering the industry, he stayed in the advertising department for a while, and he is familiar with the means of publicity and hype in the industry, so he has such questions.

Ma Tianhua shook his head: "The biggest attraction of this film should be Jackie Chan and Jet Li, I don't see any reason for the producer to hype a character that has little to do with the theme of the film." ”

Fan Yun interjected at this time: "Could it be that the character is bigger than Jackie Chan and Jet Li, so the producer deliberately concealed it and wanted to surprise the audience at the last moment?" ”

A thoughtful expression appeared on Ma Tianhua's face: "The only thing that is certain now is that the 'white-haired witch' is a character with a female surname, but the Chinese film industry talks about fame and influence, Teresa Teng, who has been dead for many years, and Lin Qingxia, who has long since ceased filming, it seems that no one can surpass Jackie Chan and Jet Li, two international kung fu superstars." ”

Li Haobo suddenly thought of someone, "Do you think it will be Michelle Yeoh?" ”

Ma Tianhua didn't speak, but Fan Yun shook his head and said first: "I don't think it's possible, Michelle Yeoh's reputation overseas is indeed very big, but Jackie Chan and Jet Li are both superstars who get first-line movie star salaries in Hollywood, and the gap between her and these two is still obvious." ”

"This felix Lin has always been a little incomprehensible, I really don't know what kind of surprise he will give us this time?" Ma Tianhua looked at his watch, and the time to enter was almost there, "We don't have to guess, the answer will be revealed soon!" ”

――――The movie theater was pitch black, and although there was the reflection of the screen, the mottled light and shadow could only make people distinguish the blurred facial contours of the people around them. Although he couldn't see the expressions of the people around him, Fan Yun guessed from the faces of the two colleagues around him the expressions of most people in the movie theater at this time.

Li Haobo was very excited from the beginning, because the plot has been very tight since the film was screened, and the alternating editing of reality and dreams not only does not seem messy, but also gives people a very novel visual presentation. The much-anticipated "superstar showdown" that was previously fantasized by major media did not disappoint the audience. Jackie Chan used an authentic drunken fist, and the action swinging can be seen vaguely in the hearty "Drunken Fist" series back then.

I have to say that Jackie Chan in the film is indeed old and does not have the flexibility of his youth, but the complete surname of the combo moves in the film is still fully respected, and those many difficult waist horse movements have not been canceled because of taking care of Jackie Chan's physical exertion, no wonder Jackie Chan himself said that "The King of Kung Fu" is the hardest one he has filmed in recent years.

Jackie Chan "complained", and Jet Li also "suffered". His moves in martial arts movies have always been known for being chic and stretching. But in the few movies he has made in Hollywood in recent years, there is no embodiment of this style at all, and all the audience sees is his blind fierce attack in the movie, except for hitting and being beaten, there are no amazing tricks.

In this film, the familiar Jet Li is back on the screen, in this kung fu duel, Yuan Heping fully integrated Jet Li's personal style into his movements, and then Fan Yun and a few of them saw Jet Li moving and dodging in the air, landing like a dragon's chic posture, especially the Xingyi Fist, which distinctly integrated the posture of various animals into it, so that the foreigners around Fan Yun were amazed.

If Li Haobo's excitement represents the state of most people in the theater, then there are a small number of moviegoers who, like Ma Tianhua, are frowning, thinking about something while watching. This group of people are either professional film critics or senior reporters of some major newspapers.

Fun parodies and homages are everywhere in this film, and at first glance it may seem like an unbridled patchwork, but it's often in the details that kung fu fans can find their mark on the past. Only wonderful details can reflect the ingenuity of creation and live up to the expectations of the audience.

"The King of Kung Fu" pays good attention to this aspect, and the first in-depth communication between Jackie Chan and Jason was in a wine shop. Whether it is the set or the costumes, the Tang style is reflected everywhere. Reminiscent of the identities of Jet Li, Jackie Chan, and Liu Yifei, the important characters of this film, they are monks, down-and-out talents, and singers, who are precisely the most common and story-telling people in ancient Chinese legends. It is very symbolic, and it is also very meaningful, which makes people praise it. Whether it is the gorgeous robes of the Jade Emperor Overseer or the swords in the hands of lackey soldiers, they all reflect the strength of Hollywood's first-class production.

What is reflected in the details of this film gives Ma Tianhua, a media reporter who has witnessed the rise and fall of Hong Kong kung fu films, more amazed than surprised. Whether it is in kung fu or Chinese elements, this film gives people a very authentic feeling, and it doesn't even look like a foreign director's work at all, if it weren't for Jet Li's cold humor of "peeing into rain" in the desert with obvious Hollywood style, Ma Tianhua would really think that this is an authentic Hong Kong kung fu movie.

For "Chinese Kung Fu", apart from Bruce Lee, there is no more representative "symbol" in the world than Jet Li and Jackie Chan, but how to put these two symbols into a movie is quite difficult to think. The good and evil of the characters, the era of the story, the representative surname of "Chinese Kung Fu", the timing, occasion, tricks, etc., must be considered clearly. Obviously, the director of this film has a very deep understanding of Hong Kong kung fu movies, otherwise he would not have made such a feeling.

Although "The King of Kung Fu" brings together two major kung fu superstars in the Chinese film industry, Ma Tianhua was not optimistic about this film at first, because the investors are Hollywood studios, and to put it bluntly, this film is an entertainment film made for overseas "kung fu lovers".

These fans who claim to be lovers of Chinese kung fu movies basically do not distinguish between martial arts and kung fu, nor do they distinguish between flying eaves and fists to the flesh, "Foshan Shadowless Feet" and "Rulai Divine Palm" are as magical to them... They are so fond of Chinese films with "hits", and this love is so superficial, that they can applaud them loudly as long as they put together various elements of Chinese "hits".

The wonderful fight between Jackie Chan and Jet Li in this screening did win the applause of the audience, but the so-called insiders watched the doorway, and the laymen watched the excitement. In Ma Tianhua's view, these cheers are basically followed by "blind coaxing", even those senior film critics, and they don't know what these actions are really good about.

Although the fight scenes in the film cannot be compared with the performance of Jackie Chan and Jet Li during their peak, it can be seen that from the actors themselves, to Yuan Heping, who designs the movements, to the director who oversees the overall situation, they are very dedicated to this issue.

Such a level of action design, even if it is put in Hong Kong, although it is not top-notch, it can be regarded as first-class, and what is even more commendable is that this is a complete Hollywood movie. Judging from the reactions of these foreign audiences around them, there is no need for the film to be so refined, because it is difficult for overseas fans to truly appreciate the profundity of Chinese kung fu in terms of understanding, and they can't distinguish the tricks and perfunctory tricks on the screen in terms of senses.

The film's appearance at such a level naturally has a lot to do with Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Yuan Heping, but it is not them who can really determine the style of this film, but the director who is hidden behind the scenes. When watching the test screening, Ma Tianhua suddenly became interested in Lin Mingyang, the director of this film.

Just as Ma Tianhua was thinking about whether to find an opportunity to interview the Chinese superstar who was thriving in Hollywood, a thunderous sound of horses' hooves in the film brought Ma Tianhua's attention back to the screen, and the tea cups on the table in front of the protagonists in the picture trembled slightly, and the hearts of Ma Tianhua, Fan Yun and Li Haobo were also raised, because the mystery of the ultimate suspense in the film was about to be revealed.

As the screen turns, the camera slowly moves up from the chaotic hooves of horses, and the audience sees a red-clad knight with a group of black-armored guards rushing from the end of the vast Gobi horizon. Unfortunately, the face of the red knight is not shown in this set of images, and then the camera turns to a long shot, and the red knight and hundreds of iron horses behind him sweep over like a black cloud in the sky.

Finally, the three of them who had been waiting for a long time finally saw the red knight's face clearly.

It was a heroic and cold face, and most of the audience in the theater commented on the owner of this face as a "cool" word, and the most shocking thing about the whole picture was the way the Red Knight appeared, and they didn't care who this person was, because they didn't know her at all.

No one noticed that there were three stunned Chinese sitting in the audience, although they were all surprised, and the expressions on the faces of Fan Yun, Ma Tianhua and Li Haobo were different.

Fan Yun was surprised with a look of disbelief, he blinked vigorously, making sure that he hadn't seen much, the red knight in the picture was the Lin Qingxia who had been married to a wife and disappeared from the Chinese film industry for more than ten years.

Thinking of the various mysterious speculations surrounding this character before, Fan Yun suddenly had a feeling of sudden realization. The appearance of Lin Qingxia made all the doubts in Fan Yun's heart easily solved, Jackie Chan hinted vaguely before the start of the filming, and kept it secret during the filming of the film... Only Lin Qingxia is eligible for such treatment.

And Li Haobo's face at this time was completely excited and almost fanatical, the goddess who had made entire generations of Taiwanese crazy and obsessed is back. If this news reaches Taiwan, it will definitely cause a sensation on the entire treasure island.

Lin Mingyang's "gift" for the audience is really surprising, and Li Haobo can even imagine what a crazy scene this film will be when it is released in Taiwan. Lin Qingxia's huge appeal alone will make most Taiwanese people rush to buy tickets to enter and have a glimpse of the style of the former idols.

At this time, the only one who can basically keep a cool head is Ma Tianhua from Hong Kong, when Lin Qingxia's face that once turned everyone upside down appeared on the screen, Ma Tianhua's first reaction was that this Lin Mingyang's face is so big!

For more than ten years, new and old directors in the Chinese film industry have competed to invite Lin Qingxia out of the mountain, but none of them succeeded, Lin Qingxia is like a retired martial arts master, smiled indifferently, continued to teach her husband and children, and no longer asked about the rights and wrongs of the rivers and lakes. In the blink of an eye, it was thirteen years. How many big directors have not been able to do what they have not been able to do, but it was actually done by a Hollywood director in his early twenties, Ma Tianhua is very curious, what did Lin Mingyang rely on to persuade Lin Qingxia?

The excitement of the ensuing battle in the inn can be said to be dizzying, but Ma Tianhua, who had all kinds of doubts in his heart, had no time to take care of these wonderful fights.

Lin Qingxia's comeback is definitely an explosive news, but how to write it is distressing. It is said that a big star like Lin Qingxia should not be so "sneaky" when she comes back to acting, and there is no reason for the producer to easily miss such an excellent publicity opportunity, which is not in line with common sense.

Ma Tianhua figured out this problem, and didn't even pay serious attention to the finale of the film. According to various previous signs and his personal judgment, Ma Tianhua believes that Lin Qingxia's appearance in this movie is "purely coincidental", and she herself should have no intention of making a comeback through this film.

After watching the test screening, Ma Tianhua, Fan Yun and Li Haobo all rushed out of the manuscript overnight and sent it back to China, and the news that Lin Qingxia starred in "The King of Kung Fu" as the "white-haired witch" caused a huge sensation in the entire Chinese film industry.

Lin Qingxia's response to this matter finally confirmed Ma Tianhua's judgment, and she told the media plainly that the role of "white-haired witch" in the film is a synthesis of many classic movie images she has created before, and playing this role is just a memory of the past, and she herself has no idea of making a comeback.

(To be continued)