Chapter 475: The Five Tigers of the Walled City

Mei Yanshuang expressed her satisfaction with this concept poster, and said frankly that this time the filming was more emotional than her previous "Rouge" - before this, her favorite role was "Ruhua".

But Mei Yanshuang believes that after filming "New Town", her favorite is no longer a single one, but two competing for beauty.

When Su Yun heard her say this, he was even more moved, so he quickly picked up his pen and added a few more strokes to the draft of the script that had been increased and reduced dozens of times.

Anyway, although this time it was somewhat of a publicity mission, it was also because of this that the filming funds and time were more ample than usual for Hong Kong films. Su Yun not only made the changes himself, but also brought a small team of screenwriters to work together to make revisions, in order to achieve a perfect standard.

After all, the significance of this film is not only to win international awards, but more importantly, to send Mei Yanshuang to mainland China and make her a true symbol of the memory of the era - of course, if both can be achieved, it would undoubtedly be the best.

"You really flatter me so much that you gave me this role!" Mei Yanshuang recalled that some people used to instigate her, saying that Su Yun had produced several best actor winners but was reluctant to promote her female artists. The real meaning was that because the female artists and her paths overlapped, Su Yun was reluctant to give her female artists some good resources or something...

If she had been given the award, then Su Yun would not necessarily be among the top performing female artists!

Mei Yanshuang basically sneered at this: Su Yun's current achievements were achieved by seizing opportunities step by step and working hard since she was a child. She even fell hard several times... but she was able to stand up again in the end, which is why she can sit firmly in the front row of the current seniority ranking of Hong Kong female artists.

Su Yun's own path has been so difficult, so her current achievements are a miracle that is difficult to replicate. Moreover, her appearance and inner qualities are so magical that they seem to be beyond her time. How could people like them, who are only a little better than ordinary people, have any inappropriate thoughts?

What's more, the relationship between the two is very close. Su Yun had already told her privately that she should be patient, wait for the right time, and try her best to accumulate to a stage where she can make a breakthrough, waiting for the "opportunity" to come.

There is no doubt that this time's "New Town" is the "opportunity" that Su Yun had told her earlier.

Now it seems that Su Yun clearly used those male artists as touchstones and pathfinders. After she had practiced with them and gained experience with them, she was "willing" to let her female artists embark on this rugged road that had already been riddled with thorns.

"You are the only one who will always trust me so much." Su Yun said with a smile.

"Nonsense! I'm the heroine of your movie. If I don't believe you, who else can you believe?" Mei Yanshuang answered without thinking while drinking water during the short break.

Although the filming of this movie was very busy and stressful, because it was a rare opportunity for Su Yun to stay in Hong Kong for a long time in recent years, there were always people coming to visit the set.

Among those who visited the set, Su Yun undoubtedly liked her grandfather Xu Gujie's elder brother Xu Guwen and her master Lu Shaolong the most. The former was one of the first pioneers in the region to focus on the grassroots citizens when making movies, while the latter's philosophical thinking was actually more outstanding than his skills. Talking to these two senior masters always gave Su Yun a lot of new ideas.

Of course, she would not take advantage of the "lecture" for nothing. Xu Guwen "returned" her with a lot of records of her experience in filming in Hollywood. And Lu Shaolong had to think twice before he could arouse his master's passion for acting.

Since it was confirmed that Lu Shaolong had basically recovered and even passed the torch in front of people all over the world at the 84th Olympic Games, he seems to have become more Buddhist. He has restrained his former youthful vigor and instead exuded a calm and steady demeanor that only belongs to a master.

It's not that he doesn't want to make movies, it's just that he hasn't been able to find a script that suits his taste in recent years, so he would rather have nothing than go back and sort out his previous ideas and integrate innovation.

This gave Su Yun an opportunity: during one of her visits to him, Su Yun helped sort out these old drafts and records, and at the same time, she also dug up Lu Shaolong's original ideas that had not yet been changed by external forces.

For example, the first draft of "Enter the Dragon" is actually quite different from the classic among classics that the world sees.

Looking at this old draft that was beginning to turn yellow at the edges, Su Yun liked it more and more. So, based on the fact that she was treated very favorably in Lu Shaolong's house, she talked to Lu Shaolong directly about the topic of this old draft.

"If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten it." After all, it was an old item that had been around for more than ten years. No matter how much one loved it, it was inevitably covered with a layer of hazy dust by time. Lu Shaolong took the old draft that Su Yun handed over with one hand, flipped through it with the other hand and explained, "You knew at the time that this subject was not only risky, but also quite difficult to shoot."

"At that time, I didn't have sufficient conditions to shoot, so I could only make changes," Lu Shaolong said helplessly.

Although "Enter the Dragon" has now become a classic, some things always have more traces of the white moonlight given by time after many years.

"And when I was young, in order to better achieve the concept of 'becoming a real warrior', I always followed the last level of 'lecturer' that Wing Chun disciples must pass, and went everywhere with my fellow apprentices to compete with people." Lu Shaolong explained.

Su Yun nodded: The so-called "talking hand" was something that Lu Shaolong had talked to her about before. To put it simply, it means recognizing your own shortcomings through competing with others.

Besides looking for people to fight with, Lu Shaolong and his fellow disciples would also deliberately provoke some martial arts masters who were unwilling to fight with these young boys, forcing them to fight with them. They were completely a bunch of naughty kids who needed to be beaten...

As for the location of the competition at that time, it was not some deserted mountain or wilderness, but the Kowloon Walled City in the city center.

It is a peaceful and almost free place in the midst of noise, which is simply the best place for a duel.

Lu Shaolong and his fellow apprentices, who often won in competitions, were even given a nickname, "The Five Tigers of the Walled City".

After making this connection, Su Yun felt that there was an opportunity, and immediately said righteously: "Now if you want to shoot this subject, it will be much easier - I can still have a say in New Town."

Hearing Su Yun's next sentence, Lu Shaolong almost laughed himself into submission: "If you can't say a few words in New Town, then no one will be able to speak there."

However, after hearing what Su Yun said, Lu Shaolong was also quite moved: Indeed, the current conditions are basically good enough, and he is not really so old that he can't practice kung fu...

"What's so old about him? He's not even fifty yet, and is still in the prime of life." Su Yun was almost going to "disrespect his teacher and ancestors" and slap his own master.

"The most important thing is that this will not only help me fulfill an old dream that I haven't had for more than ten years, but will also increase the popularity of your 'New Town', right?" After all, they are close master and disciple who have known each other for so many years, and Lu Shaolong soon thought of another point.

"That's right, so I have two options for you this time." Su Yun nodded, and then said, "One is to make a series of movies, which has high investment and high returns and is exactly your strength; the other is to make a TV movie, which has a relatively affordable investment but a wider popularity..."

Faced with the two choices proposed by Su Yun, Lu Shaolong, after a moment of silence, unexpectedly yet reasonably chose the latter.

But he also had one condition: that is, he hoped to make this TV and movie series into a movie-level quality.

To this end, he can even give up some of his interests.

Su Yun waved her hands: "I understand your thoughts - what you are pursuing now is not just personal interests, but the ideological interests of the entire nation... I will handle this issue well, please rest assured."

After all, Lu Shaolong's most fundamental intention is to strengthen the nation's mind while strengthening the nation's body.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have opened a martial arts school first and then entered the film industry.

It is precisely because of this that he chose the relatively less profitable but more popular way of making television movies, hoping to bring his martial arts and philosophical ideas to people all over the world.

"In fact, if it is managed well, the revenue from new things like TV and movies may not be worse than that from movies." Now is the era of booming development of television. Compared with classic but expensive movies, new and free TV is more popular.

If we seize this turbulent moment, perhaps it will be far more unforgettable and impressive than a series of movies.

A new historical mark of a new start is being cultivated in the front, while over here, Su Yun is becoming "addicted" to it, and wants to use the small to bully the big and take control to bring his master, who has already become a classic, to a new peak.

Moreover, while she was helping her master reach a new peak, she was also able to show the world the "New Walled City" to the greatest extent possible, a brand new complex that not only retained the charm of the old Kowloon Walled City, but also eliminated the hidden dangers of the old Kowloon Walled City...

With the return of "The Five Tigers of City Brink", Su Yun seems to be able to see that this pearl of the Orient will take another step from the current film and television production assembly line to the new urban form of "film and television cultural tourism city" in the future.