Regarding whether to play the white-haired witch in "The King of Kung Fu", Lin Qingxia finally gave a positive answer, but she had a precondition: she could not announce her participation information in advance, and she would not attend any promotional activities after the filming was completed. As long as Lin Mingyang agrees to this condition, then she will play this role.

Lin Mingyang felt that this request was not too much, so he naturally agreed, but Jackie Chan, who originally wanted to use the news of Lin Qingxia's comeback to hype the film, was a little disappointed.

The film held a low-key opening ceremony in Hengdian, Zhejiang, China, and the main creative staff were all present, but the sharp-eyed media found that there were 5 starring candidates announced by the producer, but only Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Zac Efron and Liu Yifei 4 leading actors came to the scene.

But no matter how the reporters inquired, the crew was very tight, and when they were asked in a hurry, Jackie Chan could only tell the reporter with a smile: "That one is very big, I won't tell you her name now, this is a big suspense of the film, everyone will naturally know it when it is released, I am sure this is a very big surprise." ”

Lin Mingyang did not accept an interview with reporters at the start-up press conference, although "The King of Kung Fu" was announced to be filmed in Hengdian, but after the start-up press conference, he left the team in Hengdian as a cover, and he secretly took a pair of people to Xianju, Zhejiang.

This time, he went to Jingxingyan in Xianju, and when he arrived at the scenic spot, it was already night, and after the car got on the winding road, he actually needed to take the elevator to the top of the mountain, which made Lin Mingyang and the members of the shooting team quite novel. Because of the fatigue along the way, after arriving at the hilltop hotel, everyone lost the interest in enjoying the scenery and fell asleep.

Probably because he slept a lot by jet lag when he flew from the United States, Lin Mingyang slept until he woke up in the middle of the night, and then he didn't feel sleepy anymore, so he got up from the bed and took pictures on the top of the mountain with the camera on his back. Jingxing Rock is a majestic boulder, like a huge ship moored here. For a long time, people have been impressed by the majesty of Jingxing Rock, and because its altitude is as high as more than 740 meters, every full moon night, looking at the moon at the top of the mountain, is an excellent enjoyment.

Watch the moonlight from a pavilion on the tip of a cliff on three cliffs. Because the top of Jingxing Rock is often covered with clouds and mist, the air density on the top of the mountain is denser than that around it, and there is an invisible convex lens on the top of the mountain. When the weather is suitable, the moon seen here can be twice as large as usual, and even the crater on the surface of the moon is clearly visible, but unfortunately the sky is not beautiful, when Lin Mingyang goes, the faint clouds cover the moon, but the stars above the head are extremely shiny, and there is no way to see the beautiful scenery of "staring at the moon". Lin Mingyang felt bored after taking a few photos, and finally returned to the hotel with the camera on his back.

Probably went out for an activity, Lin Mingyang went back and slept again, when he woke up, it was already eight o'clock in the morning, at this time the weather had cleared, the hotel they lived in was located on the top of the mountain, and you could clearly see Xiatangxia Village down, and the adjacent village next to it was East Village, and there were also ancient houses. In the middle of Xiatangxia Village are all ancient houses of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the village is surrounded by new houses, and the pattern is very clear.

When Jet Li filmed "Huo Yuanjia", the location was near here, and he recommended this place to Lin Mingyang during this shooting, Lin Mingyang had been here before, he only saw a long shot at that time, he felt that the peaks and peaks here were stacked on top of each other, and it was very artistic conception of Chinese painting, and the first shooting location of the film was chosen here.

The small ancient house on the mountainside not far away was specially built for the filming of the film, and careful people may find that the quaint house is actually the small wooden house where he was rescued in Jet Li's movie "Huo Yuanjia", this time Lin Mingyang only changed the layout and exterior of the room slightly, and the bed where the actor Jason woke up and lay down in the play was also lying in "Huo Yuanjia".

Tony, the assistant director who came with the most shooting team, came to ask Lin Mingyang when he would start work, but Lin Mingyang, who was looking into the corridor from afar, shook his head, "Tony, you ask everyone to prepare, let's go down the mountain today, the equipment is all in the room, just bring your own personal belongings!" ”

Tony was stunned, and then asked with some hesitation: "Aren't we filming today?" ”

Lin Mingyang shrugged, "It's rare for everyone to come to China, today we went to the village under the mountain, and we should be here for a tour!" ”

From the humble drama at the beginning, to the assistant director who has a lot of right to speak, Tony has participated in every movie directed by Lin Mingyang from beginning to end, and he is the person who has worked with Lin Mingyang for the longest time in the crew, and he is no stranger to Lin Mingyang's style of "playing while shooting".

Tony informed the news that the members of the shooting team were very excited, most of them were coming to China for the first time, and they were very excited about everything around them, and everyone was very positive about the opportunity to visit.

The filming team visited the small mountain village that can be seen at the hilltop hotel, along the road next to the creek into the village, the layout of the ancient village still exists, the villagers are very hospitable and welcoming, and a group of blonde foreigners appear here, which also attracts the curiosity of many village names. These ancient dwellings are made up of many courtyard houses, one connected to another, and it is like walking into a large labyrinth.

Under the guidance of the tour guide, the staff of the filming team will not get lost. This tour route should be carefully planned by the locals, and on the tour route, there will be no abrupt new houses, and all new houses that are incongruous will block the view of tourists with antique walls, and often wear from one old house to another, completely immersed in the ancient atmosphere.

Everyone else was busy taking pictures, but Zac Efron looked absent-minded, rarely speaking in the group and looking preoccupied.

"Zach?" Lin Mingyang beckoned to him and called him in front of him.

"Mr. Felix... Do you have any instructions? For Lin Mingyang, who is only one year older than himself, Zack has a heartfelt admiration and respect, in fact, not only him, but other people in the crew will naturally ignore Lin Mingyang's age. Lin Mingyang lowered his body a little to communicate with others, and the other party would have a feeling of flattery.

Lin Mingyang was still a little uncomfortable with Zac Efron's respectful attitude, and he waved his hand: "That's it, you can call me felix!" ”

"Felix..."Zac Efron always felt a little awkward to call this, he knew very well the gap between himself and Lin Mingyang, and it was still a little difficult for him to "call him brothers" with Lin Mingyang like those big-name movie stars.

"Okay, then you can call it however you like!" Lin Mingyang shrugged helplessly, and no longer forced him, "I see that you don't seem to be very focused today, have you encountered any problems?" ”

Zac Efron shook his head vigorously, "Nothing... I am fine. ”

Lin Mingyang frowned, he stared at Zac Efron's eyes, and found that the other party's gaze obviously had some dodge. "Lying in front of a person majoring in psychology, your current acting skills are not in place!"

Zac Efron blushed, he lowered his head a little shyly, and said in embarrassment: "Actually... I'm worried that I won't be able to play this role! ”

Before the film started, Zac Efron had such an idea, which made Lin Mingyang wonder: "Why do you think that? ”

Zac Efron replied in a whisper, "I'm worried that I won't be able to do those action scenes, after all, I've never been exposed to this type of acting before. ”

The worry he showed made Lin Mingyang realize that he was patronizing the preparation of the film during this time and neglected to communicate with the actors. Jackie Chan and Jet Li are both veteran actors, but Zac Efron is still a rookie in dealing with the filming of this kind of blockbuster, and many things need Lin Mingyang's guidance.

"Actually, it's not as difficult as you think, to put it bluntly, it's a fighting technique, but many movies exaggerate this technique... I mean, didn't you fight as a kid? ”

Zac Efron shook his head honestly, and Lin Mingyang was stunned for a moment, "Never?" ”

Zac Efron nodded, and Lin Mingyang smiled stiffly, "Okay, this shows that you are very similar to the character in the film, maybe the filming of this film can make you braver." ”

"So what should I do?" Zac Efron stared at Lin Mingyang, his eyes full of longing.

Lin Mingyang patted him on the shoulder: "I will tell you what you should do when you shoot, and the action director will also teach you on the side." Now you just have to take it easy and try to bring out your most natural performance when the time comes! ”

-- The first scene filmed in Xianju is that Jason is transported to the world of ancient Chinese mythology by a golden hoop stick in a dream, and he wakes up lying on the bed of a farmer's house. The vast mountains and rivers, the undulating rice waves, were very green and pure, and Jason was stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of him. However, the mountain is not calm, and the doglegs of the Yujiang God of War are preying on the common people and starting to hunt down Jason. As a result, Jackie Chan's character - Lu Yan shows up and saves Jason - uses drunken punches.

Zac Efron soon realized that his earlier concerns were completely unfounded, because it was not he who was responsible for most of the action in the play, but Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and the audience wanted to see the performances of the two of them. Yuan Heping was very careful when designing these fighting moves, especially the drunken boxing scene, which fully brought into play the characteristics of Jackie Chan's kung fu movements.

Jackie Chan took Jason to a teahouse and told the latter about the origin of the stick - it was the Monkey King's golden hoop stick, and after the big peach festival, the resentful Jade Frontier God of War made a bad heart, and the monkey was turned into stone, and the stick fell to Middle-earth. Therefore, the monkey needs a golden rod to regain its freedom. There is a prophecy about this: a mysterious messenger will pass through a "doorless gate" and return the golden rod to its owner.

The filming of this scene has returned to Hengdian, and just when Jackie Chan told Jason the origin of the golden hoop stick, the minions of the Yujiang God of War rushed in again. What followed was a vicious fight, with a lot of Jackie Chan's signature moves, and he even used Jason as a weapon, hitting the enemy by hitting and controlling Jason's limbs... These are Jackie Chan-style moves that are truly back to basics.

The filming of this scene made Zac Efron suffer a lot, and his body was pulled back and forth, but fortunately, the filming effect was very good, and the hard work was not in vain. And the heroine Liu Yifei in the film also officially appeared in this scene, she played the role of Jin Yanzi as a dancer, and with her help, the three of them broke out of the encirclement.

When it comes to the filming of kung fu dramas, Lin Mingyang showed a high degree of trust in Yuan Heping, he completely delegated the power of the director to the other party, and he stood aside to learn humbly.

The three of them began to travel together, preparing to rescue Sun Monkey. However, Lu Yan, played by Jackie Chan, does not seem to be interested in Jason's mission. Jin Yanzi told Jason that Lu Yan was actually the legendary "Drunken Immortal" and was a very powerful top master. Jason then began to pester Lu Yan to learn kung fu.

At this time, the god of war of Yujiang also knew that the golden hoop stick had reappeared in the world, so he sent the "white-haired witch" to hunt them down. When Jason entered the dream again, he found that he was alone, and before he could figure out what was going on, a mysterious white-clothed monk suddenly appeared and tried to snatch the golden hoop stick from Jason's hand, and the two started a chase in the bamboo forest.

The filming location of this scene was transferred to the port township of Anji County, Zhejiang, where the Dazhu Seascape Area is known as "China Moso Bamboo looks at Zhejiang, Zhejiang Moso Bamboo looks at Anji, Anji Moso Bamboo looks at the port" reputation, the whole scenic area is surrounded by mountains and rivers, elegant and beautiful, bamboo even mountains, mountains and bamboo, full of verdant, vast and stretching Da Mao Bamboo is magnificent.

The bamboo battle in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was filmed here, and Yuan Heping, who had been here once, had a soft spot for this place, and the bamboo forest chase in the plot was just suitable for filming here, so he recommended it to Lin Mingyang.

In line with the attitude of paying tribute to Chinese kung fu movies, interesting imitations can be seen everywhere in the film "The King of Kung Fu", since "Huo Yuanjia" has been "plagiarized", Lin Mingyang naturally does not mind "imitating" Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and the filming location has been determined.

Jason, Lu Yan and Jin Yanzi followed the mysterious monk to a temple, and then the filming of the film also entered the ** paragraph, Jet Li and Jackie Chan launched a peak duel in the ancient temple, Lin Mingyang spent a lot of thought on filming this film, and the two kung fu superstars naturally did not disappoint him, plus Yuan Heping's hollow martial arts design, the two fought from the eaves to the courtyard, and the compactness of the action scenes was unprecedented for Lin Mingyang.

Sometimes grabbing sticks, sometimes fighting with sticks, shrinking heads, twisting arms, taking off, flying kicks, all kinds of actions are dazzling, Jet Li's board and eyes are against Jackie Chan's flexibility and changeability, and one is right and one is naturally quite a fight.

In order to design this action, Yuan Heping can be said to have worked hard, this scene is much more exciting than the one in Lin Mingyang's memory anyway, but in order to take care of the face of the two kung fu superstars and avoid the audience arguing about who is more powerful after the film is released, Yuan Heping can only be impartial when designing the action, Jackie Chan punches Jet Li, Jet Li has to return his leg, the two alternately have the upper hand in the fight, and finally end in a tie.

At the end of this fight, the golden hoop stick fell into Jason's hands, and when Lu Yan, played by Jackie Chan, explained to the silent monk that this little kid was the messenger, Jet Li looked up and down and said a very funny line: "Is he a messenger?" He's not even Chinese! Then they both laughed and fell to their stomachs.

This line was temporarily added by Lin Mingyang, if the previous kung fu scenes are to take care of the Chinese audience, then this Hollywood-style humor is to shorten the distance between the film and Western audiences. Lin Mingyang's positioning for "The King of Kung Fu" is to satisfy the Chinese audience and at the same time earn the money of the American audience.

Jet Li naturally became Jason's second master. His kung fu is completely different from Lu Yan's style of "beating the water dogs", and it embodies a kind of Zen everywhere, very peaceful, not heavy on counterattacks, but on the balance of heaven and earth, and go with the flow. Zac Efron's "diligent practice" during this period of time was not in vain, all the actions in the shooting were completed by himself, and even Yuan Heping felt that this kid had a great talent for kung fu acting.

In the last martial arts scene before the Armageddon, the "white-haired witch" played by Lin Qingxia finally appeared, and after thirteen years, Lin Qingxia, who reappeared in front of the camera, can only be described as amazing in two words. The character of the white-haired witch is both weird and brutal, and extremely surname-based under her interpretation.

The hotel where Lin Qingxia and Jason met in this play is called the Dragon Gate Inn, and the structure inside is exactly the same as the set of Tsui Hark's "New Dragon Gate Inn", and the traces of imitation are very obvious. And in the arrangement of this plot, Lin Mingyang also put a lot of effort into it.

He arranged a shocking appearance for Lin Qingxia, Jason, Lu Yan, Mo Seng and Jin Yanzi were discussing countermeasures at the square table, and the wine cup and tea cup on the table suddenly shook. The thunderous sound of horses' hooves shook the ground from far and near. Lin Qingxia, who was dressed in bright red makeup, led a large group of black-armored iron horsemen to roar, reined in the horse's head in front of the inn, flew down, and then strode into the inn. The squinting expression on her face and the fiery red outfit will make people involuntarily think of the undefeated Dongfang last year.

Jackie Chan pressed Jason under the table, everyone else lowered their heads, a black-armored knight under Lin Qingxia took out Jason's portrait and stepped forward to interrogate, Jackie Chan used his best joke to fight with the other party haha, the other party was originally fooled by him, but unfortunately an inadvertent flaw made Lin Qingxia discover Jason's existence, she smashed the square table where Jason was hiding with a whip, and then with one enemy and four, the real ** of the film was opened.

(To be continued)