Chapter 64 love hate hollywood

For me, Hollywood is a wonderful existence.It hurt me badly, it gave me the highest honors, it made me $20 million, and it made me feel deeply insecure.Because seeing how powerful their film machines are, I am also deeply worried about Chinese-language films. There used to be a period of time when colleagues in the industry were talking about "the death of Hong Kong movies". I was one of them, and I have seen the most unprofessional and ugly side, so of course I know why it died.At that time, Sammo Hung had filmed a film in which four big-name stars played the leading roles, but they were only given very little time slots, and all the fight scenes turned into substitutes covering their faces and fighting.If this continues, how can you not die?There is a former big star, when I worked with her, she went out to drink every night, couldn't get up in the morning, and didn't come to the set until 6 o'clock in the evening.At that time, I wanted to save face for her. I was afraid that she would be embarrassed, so I told her, "If you don't feel well, don't come today. I'm sick anyway." In the end, she told me to take a good rest and sleep for a day by myself. I feel, and went to drink again that night.Some directors signed the contract themselves, got paid for the film, and hired someone else to shoot on the spot, and they were already ready to make money for the next film.

I have met such people.When I arrived at the scene, I saw someone I didn't know sitting in the director's chair. I asked "Who are you", and he said, "I'm the assistant director." Walking over to see, he is writing the script of a play on the spot.I just started writing the script of the next movie before I took the movie. If people like this are flooding the industry, how can the movie not die? Faced with this situation, what should I do?I would say: "Go away, I'll shoot." This way they will be the happiest, and I will shoot to ensure the quality and save myself trouble.This is the case with several films. When I film a film, I don’t have a name, but I still use the original director’s name.The movie was released and sold well, and when people came to ask me for my evaluation, I just said four words, "No comment".Later, there were rumors in the world, saying that I like to fire the director and take over myself, and some people say that I am a drama bully, I don't care.

When filming "Shinjuku Incident", director Er Dongsheng told me: "Brother, I know you like to fire directors and will come down to shoot by yourself, but if you take over, I don't know how to shoot." Said: "Don't worry, I won't say a word, I won't point fingers, I will listen to you." In that movie, Chin Ka Lok was the martial arts instructor.When I was a martial arts instructor, he was still a child, but when he arrived at the scene, he trembled nervously in front of me, but I didn't change his tricks.I know that Er Dongsheng really loves movies. He can sell his house and spend several years working on a script to make a movie. This kind of director is something I respect, so I will respect them completely on the set.

When I was filming, I never thought about why I jumped from this building or that bridge. Even if I knew that I would break my limbs, I would still jump without hesitation.That's how I am, I take a responsible attitude towards every play and do everything very seriously.From doing odd jobs on the set when I was a teenager, to having my own place, and listening to what I said, it was not easy along the way, so I hate those people who are messing around.Sometimes I really want to scold some of my colleagues, what kind of movie did you make?You are simply cheating the audience!Today, our Chinese-language films are not good enough because of these people.I've seen too many foolish people and foolish people, and they told me all kinds of hype, and in the end it wasn't the same thing at all.They are "invincible in speaking, powerless in practice".Every time I meet this kind of person, I get very angry, and I really hope that the market can eliminate these people as soon as possible.

Ten years ago, many of us were in Hollywood, Wu Yusen, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-fat, Jet Li, Lin Lingdong, Yuan Heping, Tsui Hark, Hung Sammo, a large number of people went there, and I also exported a lot of people from the family-making class there.What now?People have learned our things and become better than us, and they don't need us anymore.Now we are competing with Hollywood in martial arts moves, do you think you have a chance of winning?absolutely not.Now I go to see their martial arts and those stunt personnel. Speaking of Kung Fu, it may be better than many martial arts classes in our country, whether it is Shaolin or Wing Chun, our routines and moves have already been learned.

Speaking of stunts, young people can also do 980-degree somersaults.They are all-rounders now, martial arts, gymnastics, hip-hop, parkour...all of them.I was also dumbfounded after watching the family-making class.This is the learning ability of Hollywood.So many Chinese stories have been made popular by Hollywood.We made so many "Mulan", but they didn't sell well. Americans made "Mulan", which sold well, and let the whole world know that there is a Mulan in China. "Kung Fu Panda" was filmed one after another, and sold like crazy all over the world. Both Kung Fu and Panda are Chinese elements.There are so many people in the world who are learning English now, not without reason. Where others are better than us, we have to admit it.

When I went to the United States, Cameron invited me to visit the set of "Avatar", and I felt like a kindergarten student.As soon as you enter, you have to sign a non-disclosure agreement. I thought, what's the big deal?Haven't I seen making a movie?After I walked in, I found that there was no one, and it was all set in blue. When I walked in, thirty or forty people were working on the computer. When they saw me go in, they all stood up and bowed to me.People started to introduce to me, and I could hardly understand anything, but people thought I was a master, so I had to pretend to be a master, and I couldn’t always ask why, just say “yes, yes, ok”.

They introduced me to a camera machine, which is not big, and when I turn it on, I can see that there are people inside, but there is no one outside.I rely on my own experience to operate, and they control it from above.That kind of experience can only be described as crazy. I can shoot people's fronts, necks, and hands, but I can't see people outside.There is also a machine with four lenses, which I have never seen.Looking up at the studio, there are countless cameras hanging on the roof. I didn’t count them, but I think there are hundreds of them. How can you have hundreds of cameras in China?In the end, I can only say, well, you are busy, I will not bother you, I will go first.Cameron came over and told me, I grew up watching your movies, I can only say thank you very modestly, but I really have mixed feelings in my heart.

My family-making class is already considered a very professional team in Chinese-language movies, and the equipment is also world-class, but I am still dumbfounded to see machines like others.Our best equipment is just the wires, pulleys, buttons, and ropes used in action scenes... Even if those wires cost more than ten dollars a foot, I insist on using them to protect everyone very well. it is good.The times are different, and I can't let them go all out on the set and endure pain like we did back then. I was also shocked to see Ravia in the United States. A person stood on the roof and jumped down. He first jumped onto a ladder, then landed, and then did a backflip.This series of movements has high technical requirements for Lavia, and the angle must be sufficient, and it is necessary to prevent the running movement from getting stuck.I just watch people, start, put, rise, let go, the movements are very smooth.After watching it again, I realized that someone had already made a model according to this movement. The people in Ravia did not need to rely on brute force, as long as they followed the technical model.To this day, we still need dozens of people to pull them around, and they can get things done with a small and easy thing. The gap between them is really too big.I asked how much the set was, but it was actually not that expensive, 20,000 to 30,000 U.S. dollars, but no one would use it after buying it. What can you do?Their intellectual property protection is so good that I can only use what I invented.

After making movies for so many years, I felt like an idiot when I came to other people's studios.How I wish there was a machine in China that stunned them!Or at least, I really want to bring these machines and technologies to China, so that our film team can also learn to make more powerful movies!I really hope that our young people will go abroad to study more, learn what others have learned, and make it their own.We also have our own patented products, and we can play more high-tech on the set.I very much hope that China will cooperate more with Hollywood, not for anything else, but to learn more about other people's technology, and ask them to help us train a group of scientific and technological personnel.

Chinese films have many good themes, we just lack technology and expertise.Moreover, it is not as difficult to learn technology now as it used to be. It takes several months to learn how to use a machine, which is not the case at all now.For some young people who study film, I especially hope that they learn team fighting early, and don't regard filming as homework to be handed in to the teacher. They are all learning for themselves.If there is a group of students who study screenwriting, directing, photography, art, and film production, everyone can form a team, take a script to try, and learn how to divide and cooperate in real combat.Everyone has always been working on their own and it will be very hard. We have to fight in groups like the Americans.When I was in the United States, I chatted with people about scripts. There were dozens of people in a conference room. Everyone gathered together to discuss, and finally each took their own strengths. Could the script that came out of the chat be good? I have been emphasizing technology, technology, but if I go to make a movie that is full of special effects, the audience will not like it at all. They have long been accustomed to watching the dangerous actions I perform personally, and I have been kidnapped by myself.This makes me feel very helpless, but since I have established a pioneer in action movies, I must stick to it.I also know that the kind of flying around that everyone shoots is very simple, but it is very difficult to innovate every time with a real routine like mine.Everyone can hang on the wire and fly. The big-name actors don’t even need to take part in the battle in person. Just find a substitute. When it’s time for you, you only need to pose a few poses. But because of this, our action movies are slow. Slowly and weakly, American action movies are getting stronger and stronger. Sometimes my fans will say, my brother can do everything, such as water skiing, skydiving, diving, driving, motorcycles, various martial arts... This is because I have high demands on myself and hope to surprise the audience every time.In the past ten years or so, people have been saying that Jackie Chan is old and can't move anymore. I won't explain it, but just use my works to prove it to everyone.Getting older is a fact that cannot be changed, but I will still fly wind tunnels and jump volcanoes at this age, and I am still no worse than those young people. Others say, big brother, you are superman.In fact, I am not, I am just willing to shoot.Science fiction films, cartoons and even some action films, we can’t shoot Hollywood, but there is one we can beat them, that is, the actions performed by the human body.Those big American stars have no one to do those risky stunts, and they don't know how to do them.With the help of high technology, they can make many things better than us.Now I'm the only idiot who is still doing this kind of life-threatening stuff, and I don't have time to learn those high-tech things. Over the years, my moviegoers have been refurbished, some I've followed since the early days, and some I've just started watching.Some like standard Jackie Chan action movies, others like me doing Hollywood productions.I divide them into basic audiences and new audiences, and I am responsible for all audiences.This is why I will still shoot "Rush Hour", after I finish "Kung Fu King", I will still shoot "Little Soldiers", after I finish "Kung Fu Dream", I will still shoot "Zodiac", and in "Heroes" Then I made "SkipTrace".I hope to meet the expectations of those who like me as much as possible and show them a different version of me. I also want to be worthy of the fans who are watching my movies in every corner of the world. Now I am very lucky, I no longer need to make movies for money, but for fun.Just like "Zodiac", I told the producer from the beginning that I was ready to lose money, and we wanted the best in everything.After 7 years of preparation, I finally went to 8 locations in 5 countries around the world and filmed for a whole year.Even the bronze head props of the twelve zodiac signs in the movie have to be the best, and I have spent several million.I can't say that my movements are the best and the investment is the highest, but at least I can use my resources and strength to polish it day by day, shoot with my heart, and finally come up with a work that is worthy of the audience.This is also how I silently compete with Hollywood.