Chapter 7 This jump is dedicated to Master

In September 1997, my master at the Academy of Drama, Mr. Yu Zhanyuan, whom I had been with almost day and night for 10 years, passed away.When I heard this news, I was filming the movie "Who Am I" in the Netherlands, and at that moment, the scene when I was brought to Master when I was 7 years old came to my mind.At that time, I didn't know that I would spend a long and painful 10 years there, and I certainly didn't know that Jackie Chan would not be today without those 10 years.Members of the Yuanjia class from all over the world, including the famous "Seven Little Fortunes" at that time, were trying their best to rush to Los Angeles to attend the funeral of our common master.I also stopped filming and rushed to the United States from the Netherlands.My production company, Golden Harvest, lost several million Hong Kong dollars, but my bosses knew they couldn't stop me from going back.

I once said that Chen Zhiping is Chen Gangsheng's father and Yu Zhanyuan is Jackie Chan's father. Although in the 10 years in the drama school, I have experienced devil training every day, and it is common to be physically punished to the point of blood and tears. Every night when we go to sleep, everyone will silently curse Master in their hearts, but as we grow up, we understand all this. What experience brings us is not only pain, but also many, many precious things.In addition to a good body enough to enter the film industry and a large number of action stunts that can be performed freely, more is the tenacity, courage, courage and discipline that have infiltrated our blood.All of these have helped us overcome difficulties and get to where we are today in our lives after that.

After Master's departure, the filming of "Who Am I" has more meaning.I want to do my best in this movie more than I have in the past, and one of the ways is to challenge more difficult stunts. In addition to being filmed in the Netherlands, this film also has many scenes shot in Africa. The whole film is full of a lot of visual spectacle and thrilling and creative action scenes. Later I heard that the action design of this film was even rated as "art of martial arts". ".Among them, the scenes that are often talked about by everyone include the rooftop fight on the building, the rapid fall of the glass exterior wall of the high-rise building, the fall from the helicopter into the virgin forest, and so on.

The second scene mentioned above was shot outside a building in Rotterdam.That building has 21 floors in total.I want to jump down from the top floor and rush down the entire outer slope of the building. When I rush to the edge below, my feet must stop just right, and then climb the glass from the edge and jump into the building. Although I was 43 years old this year, I was theoretically past the age of making dangerous moves, and the height I was facing was 70 meters.Unlike Police Story, which had something to catch and slide down, this time, there's almost nothing. I knew very well in my heart that I would dedicate this jump to Master.

Before the actual shooting, the partners in the family-making class tied ropes on their bodies, slowly slid down from the top floor, and carefully touched the slope with their hands to see if there were any protruding nails or sharp things. , to ensure safety.Ready to shoot.The action group is making comprehensive preparations, the most basic thing is to lay a mat on the ground.I stood on the top of the building and looked down. Those cushions were only half the size of a palm.I suddenly felt uncomfortable, my heart was beating wildly, and my temples were like drums.I saw all the crew members, local firefighters, police and ambulances crowded below, as well as many spectators who came to watch the excitement. The local government even closed bridges and roads for my filming.

They were all waiting to witness my jump, and I was about to go down at the speed of a speeding car.A staff member came over and asked if I was ready, and I nodded.Then, I heard voices from the ground, except for those few slogans, there was only the whistling wind around. "Camera!" - "Rolling!" - "Action!" I leap into the wind. Later I also asked myself, is this jump really necessary?The answer is, yes.In fact, this is not only for Master, for our honor, but also for my audience all over the world.They were eager to get into the theater, to see a real hero on the big screen in two hours of darkness.Of course, I did this to be worthy of the name "Jackie Chan".