Chapter 8 Chapter 6 Self-organized company abandons ancient costumes and wears fashion

After parting ways with director Tsui Hark, Jet Li formed his own "Zhengdong" film and television company, and "Fang Shiyu", directed by Yuan Kui, produced and starred by Jet Li, achieved great success.Afterwards, "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" and "A Letter to Dad" they collaborated with also achieved good results, and Jet Li's cool way of using a gun even captivated countless audiences.During this period, Jet Li was in high spirits, and the previous haze was swept away. Cai Ziming's death made Jet Li sad for a long time. He reflected on his two managers, and thought that in the future, he must find someone who is loyal, reliable, knowledgeable and trustworthy to be his manager.

He discussed with Li Zhi about hiring an agent, and Li Zhi also agreed with Jet Li's proposition.After the two agreed, Jet Li called his brother-in-law in Beijing and invited him to be his manager. At first, his brother-in-law felt that he could not adapt to this kind of work, but after Jet Li urged him, he agreed to give it a try. After Jet Li's brother-in-law took over as the agent, he did a very good job, and Jet Li's career has made great progress. 1993 was his real money-making year, during which he was shooting films every day.This year, his film salary rose to 16 million Hong Kong dollars, second only to Jackie Chan, and surpassed the film salaries of Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Chow Yun-fat and other superstars.

Jet Li received a daily salary of 1 yuan when he made his first film "Shaolin Temple" in 1980, and the huge change from 16 million Hong Kong dollars in 1993 to 16 million Hong Kong dollars in 1993 is due to his ambition to dare to break into a career and his real kung fu strength.However, his net worth increased day by day, and his selling price continued to soar in Southeast Asia. It is said that his net worth reached 25 million at that time. His charm is not only attractive to Taiwanese audiences, but also has a large number of fans in Taiwan. He is a box office star with a huge market in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and the United States.Hong Kong film and television critics estimated that in 1993, Jet Li's total income should have exceeded 100 million.

This year was his good year, but also his bad year. Soon, the tragedy happened again.When Jet Li was filming in Mongolia, he suddenly heard the news that his brother-in-law had a car accident. The loss of his loved one made Jet Li distraught. He felt that the death of his brother-in-law was entirely caused by himself, and he felt sorry for his sister. The death of his brother-in-law made Jet Li feel hopeless. He felt the illusion and impermanence of life. He said to Li Zhi: "Fame and fortune are all illusory. The essence of life is to live happily." Jet Li's state once made Li Zhi nervous for a while, and Li Zhi often persuaded and comforted him.Under Li Zhi's persuasion, Jet Li adjusted his mentality and bravely opened up his own career.

As the saying goes, "Blessings come after misfortunes", when Jet Li was in grief, he met Yang Dengkui, a strange man in Taiwan's film and entertainment industry.Yang Dengkui said to Jet Li who was still in grief: "Death cannot be resurrected. You have to face the reality bravely. The best memorial to the dead is to inherit the will of the dead and create a brilliant career. In this way, the dead will also be smiling." of." Jet Li heard that there was something in Yang Dengkui's words, so he said: "Mr. Yang, what can I do to achieve another brilliant career? Whatever I do is make a movie."

Yang Dengkui smiled and said: "It doesn't have to be a movie, being a boss is also a way." "Then tell me, I have the same meaning." Seeing that Jet Li also had the same intention, Yang Dengkui was overjoyed and said, "You invest in a film company and become your own boss. I will buy films from you." "I don't have enough money now, and it's no small matter to form a film company." Yang Dengkui smiled heartily. "It doesn't matter, I will invest 30 million Hong Kong dollars in you first, and buy the Taiwan copyrights of three new films from you at a price of 10 million yuan each."

This sentence was like a booster, which lifted Jet Li's spirits. He thought, this Yang Dengkui is really brave enough to pay 30 million Hong Kong dollars in one lump sum without even a movie.Such chivalrous friends are worth making. Jet Li jokingly said to him: "You are not afraid to pay the money, and I will disappear." Yang Dengkui said: "Why would I be afraid of you running away? What I value is your intelligence, diligence and righteousness." "Why did you invest in me?" Jet Li asked. Yang Dengkui said: "I do things based on my bright personality and boldness. I like broadness."

Jet Li immediately agreed to set up a film company, and then the two sides discussed some details, and Yang Dengkui went back to Taiwan. Soon, 30 million Hong Kong dollars entered the account of Jet Li's Hong Kong friends, and the economic problems of self-organizing the company were easily solved. With the help of strange people, Jet Li's career is full of vitality. At this time, Golden Harvest, Yonggao and other companies contacted him through intermediaries and hired him to make films with a salary of more than 10 million yuan.Jet Li rejected them one by one, and decided to set up his own company in the mainland to make the film, produce the film in the mainland, and hand it over to Hong Kong for distribution after the film is completed.

When the company was preparing, Jet Li said to Li Zhi: "What do you think my film company should be called?" Li Zhi said: "I don't understand this, you can ask the naming company." Jet Li expressed his thoughts: "Is the name Zhengdong good?" Li Zhi was taken aback and said, "Does Zhengdong have any meaning?" Jet Li said: "There are two points. First, the name I used when I was young was Li Zhengdong. Second, five is my lucky number. The fifth child in my family is a five-time martial arts champion. Five will bring good luck, but the company seems to use the word five. Not very good, so I replaced it with five strokes. Dong means the east."

After the name of Zhengdong Film Company was confirmed, Jet Li and Yang Dengkui discussed what to shoot for their pioneering work. After discussion, they decided to continue Fang Shiyu's route and make a martial arts comedy called "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu: Who and the Fighting Front", and proposed to invite Xiao Fangfang , Li Jiaxin, Ji Chunhua, Zheng Shaoqiu starred. After confirming the film to be shot, Jet Li and Yang Dengkui began to prepare the director and production team.After deliberation, it was decided that Jet Li would be the boss and producer, and he would play the leading role. Yuan Kui was the director, and Anhua Xu was the planner. The two supported each other.Because they had cooperated with Jet Li many times before, the filming work not only made Jet Li completely at ease, but also didn't need to worry too much.Jet Li especially admires that Yuan Kui is very good at controlling the progress of filming, and can do it right.

After the agreement, Jet Li sent someone to send Fang Shiyu's script outline to Yuan Kui. A few days later, Jet Li approached Yuan Kui. Since the two were old friends, Jet Li said straight to the point: "Director Yuan, you have also read my script, so I won't say more. I want you to direct Fang Shiyu. I hope you can help me." Yuan Kui smiled and readily agreed.Seeing Yuan Kui agree, Jet Li was very happy.The two began to discuss specific matters. Yuan Kui said to Jet Li: "I have thought about the film. You have an advantage in shooting Fang Shiyu, and it is very suitable. Moreover, costume dramas are helpful for your special movements. In addition, the character Fang Shiyu uses Filmed in a comedy way, the audience can easily get a sense of freshness." Jet Li said: "Yes, the audience is God. The current movies only need to match the visual and auditory, the action is chic and there is a little breakthrough. People's limbs will always be the same type, so the important thing is to have a good script. , lovely characters." Afterwards, Jet Li said: "Fang Shiyu is planning to invite Xiao Fangfang, Li Jiaxin, Ji Chunhua and Zheng Shaoqiu to play the roles. Xiao Fangfang will play Miao Cuihua, Li Jiaxin will play Thunder Tiger's daughter, Zheng Shaoqiu will play Chen Jialuo, and Ji Chunhua will play the villain Yu Zhenhai. Do you think it is suitable?" Yuan Kui said: "I admire Xiao Fangfang's work attitude. He is still fully committed when he is not feeling well. She digests the script fully, enriches herself to perfect, and even understands with her opponent how to express a scene. I think It is because of her decades of experience in filming. Apart from the beautiful appearance that actresses focus on, she also cares about how everyone feels for the audience, and she has thought about every detail. This is rare among actors; Li Jiaxin's choice is also very good, we need a purer image, her first shot is very important, we want her to act with her eyes, so there will be content; as for Zheng Shaoqiu, I think he emphatically reflects the boss's personality I feel; Ji Chunhua, I am used to being a villain, so there must be no problem." After speaking, Yuan Kui laughed. Jet Li also laughed and said: "These characters have different personalities, Fang Shiyu is naughty and upright, Miao Cuihua is aggressive and flamboyant, Leihu's daughter is pure and strong, Chen Jialuo, and Yu Zhenhai are sinister and vicious." "Then how do you design the martial arts action? I want to distinguish between Bruce Lee's vigor and Jackie Chan's desperateness in this film." Yuan Kui thought for a while, and said: "In this martial arts film, you should give full play to your strengths. In "Huang Feihong", in addition to the traces of masters left over from the authentic martial arts, it also shows the elegance of traditional Chinese culture." In Fang Shiyu's movies, you still have to do this, beat your opponent with dance-like tricks, show courtesy first, then strike later, strike as soon as you click, show mercy, and perfectly combine martial arts and chivalry again and again, defeating the opponent , defeated the audience again.” What Yuan Kui said made Jet Li very happy. He patted Yuan Kui on the shoulder and said, "Okay, the martial arts design is up to you!" After returning from Yuan Kui, Jet Li spent his energy thinking about how to shape the character of Fang Shiyu. For this reason, he studied for a long time. Jet Li hoped to have a greater breakthrough in Fang Shiyu. He said: "I don't want people to think I only know how to play Huang Feihong, I want to get rid of Huang Feihong's image and create something new." In the end, he got inspiration from Fang Shiyu's comparison with Huang Feihong. The image of Huang Feihong is a master of a generation. He has a heavy burden in his heart. He has a family and a country. All his actions must be prudent. Even the design of martial arts movements should not be frivolous, but must be calm.And Fang Shiyu is a carefree young man, he doesn't think about anything in his head, and he does everything directly. Compared with Huang Feihong, some of his actions are much more casual. Jet Li said in the analysis: "Fang Shiyu is a very casual, smart, and righteous person. When he made a move, he would not think that this move would have anything to do with the family. He only has a mother, but the relationship between mother and child was originally close to that of a sister." Brother-in-law's relationship, talk about everything, if the road is rough, we'll talk about it after we fight." "Another characteristic of Fang Shiyu is that he is young and does nothing. He only has his parents in his mind. His father is strict and just, and his mother is loving and caring. When his father chose the Red Flower Club, he said that this path might affect the future lives of both mother and son. Fang Shiyu said nonsense. After thinking about it for a while, I still believe that my father is right!" In order to get off to a good start, Jet Li exhausted his efforts to tell the story of the movie well, and the script was finalized after several revisions. The plot of "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu: Who and the Fighting Front" is as follows: Fang Shiyu, a hero with high martial arts and chivalry, is favored by Chen Jialuo, the chief rudder of the anti-Qing organization Red Flower Club.However, Yu Zhenhai, the ruthless No. 2 member of the Red Flower Society, believes that Fang Shiyu is an obstacle in his quest for the position of chief helmsman, and wants to put Fang Shiyu to death.The members of the Red Flower Club don't know that the chief rudder is the elder brother of the current emperor Qianlong.The Japanese ronin with ulterior motives obtained Chen Jialuo's "book of life experience" and wanted to hand it over to Emperor Qianlong.Chen Jialuo knew that once her life experience was exposed, Honghua would face the danger of splitting.So he sent Fang Shiyu to intercept the Japanese ronin.Fang Shiyu didn't know the importance of what he wanted to grab, so he failed to stop it in order to save a robbed girl on the way.Soon, the spies reported to Chen Jialuo that the "Book of Life" had fallen into the hands of Sun Shiyi, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and his daughter Sun An'er was the robbed girl rescued by Fang Shiyu.Chen Jialuo sent Fang Shiyu to use the "beauty trick" to win the "book of life experience".Sun An'er has long been secretly in love with Fang Shiyu, and Sun Shiyi also knows that he has joined the Red Flower Society.In order to subdue Fang Shiyu, he planned a martial arts contest to recruit his son-in-law.Fang Shiyu, who has extraordinary skills, takes the beauty Sun An'er lightly into his arms. The infatuated Sun Aner knows that Fang Shiyu is not here for her, but still sincerely fulfills her sweetheart.Fang Shiyu opened the "Book of Life History" and immediately understood everything.He scrambled to return home, but was surrounded by officers and soldiers. Fortunately, Sun An'er stepped forward to save him.Fang Shiyu kept tight-lipped about Chen Jialuo's life experience and lied that he hadn't obtained it. The treacherous Yu Zhenhai forced Chen Jialuo's novice to abolish Fang Shiyu's martial arts.Yu Zhenhai kidnapped Chen Jialuo by means of conspiracy, and climbed to the position of chief rudder.He concluded that Fang Shiyu knew about Chen Jialuo's life experience, and in order to consolidate his position, Yu Zhenhai decided to lead troops to hunt down Shiyu.The senior brother was killed to cover Fang Shiyu, and Fang's mother was also captured by Yu.In order to save his mother, Fang Shiyu reluctantly returned to Honghuahui to fight Yu Zhenhai.Yu Zhenhai never expected that Fang Shiyu's martial arts would not be abolished, and Yu Zhenhai, who was full of crimes, finally died under Fang Shiyu's hands.Chen Jialuo returned to power and strongly invited Fang Shiyu to create a great cause together.Fang Shiyu resolutely withdrew from the arena, and went back to his hometown to live in seclusion with his mother and fiancee. In April 1993, "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu: Who and the Battle" started filming, probably because he was oppressed by his boss when he was working part-time. Jet Li, who was the boss at the beginning, was very kind to his employees. Jet Li said to his employees: What I did in the past was arranged by others and I had no control over it, so I may not be satisfied. Now, I hope to change my destiny by being the boss, not only my own destiny but also that of others.I feel very happy with you. Being a boss is not the only purpose to make money, but to make some movies I like. Because the boss is good, the employees of Zhengdong Film Company are also proud of working under him. After the completion of "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu: Who and the Fight", it was screened simultaneously in 28 theaters of Hong Kong Golden Harvest Cinemas. As a result, it was screened for 28 days from March 4 to March 31, 1993, and the cumulative box office reached 30,665,350 Hong Kong dollars. The results are really good. After the movie was shown, Jet Li breathed a sigh of relief and fell asleep soundly.A few days later, a celebration meeting was held, and the reporter asked Jet Li: "Your film is successful, and you created another hero in Fang Shiyu's film. Do you think Hong Kong people will accept you as a hero?" Jet Li said: "There are no heroes in my mind, each person has a different position, I am not a person who worships heroes very much, if I had to choose Li Shizhen, because he tasted herbs for his love for others, and for others. Selfless giving, I like this attitude, but I don’t know what kind of hero the audience wants.” Another reporter asked: "You are the first producer of this film, how do you feel? Are you satisfied with the produced film?" Jet Li replied: "Movies are a comprehensive thing. As a producer, you have to pay a little more. The grades of the actors, the location, etc., all the relationships must be balanced, so that they can always work in the best condition. "Who and Fighting" It should be the one with the most painstaking efforts, but making a film is a one-time art, which cannot be modified, and whether the audience likes it or not after completion cannot be changed." 1993 was the most prolific year for Jet Li. In addition to filming his own Fang Shiyu, he also starred in films of other film companies, such as Golden Harvest's "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "New Shaolin Five Ancestors", and Yongsheng's. It is difficult for ordinary people to understand how he works, now describe his working method, When his "Fang Shiyu" was released, the filming of "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" had already started. When "Fang Shiyu's sequel" was close to the end, it was the turn of "New Shaolin Five Ancestors" to start filming. When "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" was released in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Insein's is almost done again.Jet Li is like a wheel that keeps turning.He said: "In 1993, I was shooting movies every day. I was busy until after eleven o'clock every day, and sometimes it was two or three o'clock. I was half dead tired. What I wanted most was to sleep." After Fang Shiyu's success, Jet Li decided to strike while the iron was hot, and then launched a new film, co-produced "Fist of Fury" with Beijing Film Studio, portraying the legendary Chen Zhen in the Republic of China. The plot of "Fist of Fury" is as follows: In the late 1920s, Japanese militarists were preparing to launch a war of aggression against China.The extreme right organization "Golden Chrysanthemum Support Group" planned to expel Chinese students at Kyoto University, but was beaten to death by Huo Yuanjia's disciple Chen Zhen.In order to fulfill his master's wish, Chen Zhen went to Japan to learn advanced technology.In Japan, Chen Zhen met Mitsuko Yamada and later became a lover. Under the introduction of Mitsuko Yamada, Chen Zhen met Fumio Funakoshi, a Japanese karate master.At this time, news of Huo Yuanjia's death in Hongkou and Jiechuan came, and Chen Zhen bid farewell to Guangzi and returned to Shanghai.Chen Zhen met Huo Yuanjia's son, Huo Tingen, the director of the Jingwu Academy, stepped into the master's mourning hall, smashed the plaque with the word "forbearance" written by the master with one punch, and challenged Jie Chuan.Huo Yuanjia's friend Nong Jinsun failed to stop him, so he went to the patrol house to find Xie Yuankui to calm down the fight.In the Hongkou dojo, Chen Zhen defeated Akutagawa in several rounds, and concluded that there was something else behind the death of the master.He invited a forensic doctor to open the coffin for an autopsy and found that Huo Yuanjia died of poisoning.Akutagawa felt that Huo Yuanjia's death had something to do with Teng Tiangang, the planner of the "Huiju Support Group", so he scolded Teng Tian when he was drunk, and was beaten to death by Teng Tiangang on the spot.The next day, Akutagawa's body was hung in the Hongkou Dojo, with the words "Chen Zhen the murderer" written on it.Akutagawa's apprentice decided to kill Chen Zhen, and they gathered a crowd to make a fuss in the Jingwu Gym.Xie Yuankui was arrested on patrol to mediate between the two parties.And took Chen Zhen who had just rushed back to the patrol room.Chen Zhen was tried in the concession court, and Teng Tian tried his best to frame him.Mitsuko Yamada testified in court that Chen Zhen was not there, so the court had to release Chen Zhen in court.Chen Zhen and Guangzi reunited, their relationship deepened, and they decided to stay in the martial arts hall temporarily, but they were blocked by the jealous Huo Tingen.Chen Zhen left with Photon sadly.Huo Tingen also became disheartened and depressed.Seeing that the Jingwu gym was dismantled, Teng Tiangang lured the head coach of the Japanese Black Dragon Association Fumio Koshi to challenge the Jingwu gym.Fumio Funakoshi wanted to compete with Chen Zhen a long time ago, but after learning of Tengtian's trap, he invited Chen Zhen to compete in private one day in advance to learn skills.The two did not distinguish between superiority and inferiority, and Chuan Yue returned home overnight.When Huo Tingen learned of the Japanese challenge, he regained his strength. He knew that he would lose the battle, so he took the initiative to find Chen Zhen for reconciliation, claiming that if he died in battle.Ask Chen Zhen to take over the Jingwu gym and teach the "Huojia boxing" trick.After hearing the conversation between the two, Guangzi left without saying goodbye after leaving the book in order not to delay Chen Zhen's important task.On the day of the competition, Tengtian confessed to the insider who killed Huo Yuanjia. Huo Tingen was furious and fought against Tengtian, but he was not an opponent.Chen Zhen fought again, a vicious fight, and finally got rid of Teng Tian.The Jingwu Hall was seized.A few months later, Huo Tingen recovered from his injury. When he came to the door of the demolished Fist Gym, he was overwhelmed with emotion.He decided to find another address to rebuild the new museum. "Fist of Fury" was first starred by Bruce Lee, and "Fist of Fury" caused a sensation after its first release.In the United States, Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" was screened in all Chinatown theaters, and it was very popular even in white theaters that had always rejected foreign films."Jing Fu Men" starring Jet Li, directed by Chen Jiashang, added reflections on Sino-Japanese relations to the original story skeleton, and added multiple characterizations to the actor Chen Zhen. "Jing Fu Men" starring Jet Li also achieved success after its release.From Jet Li's sharp fists and kicks, the audience can vaguely see the figure of Bruce Lee back then. Jet Li also has a metaphor for making this film, showing that he is the most powerful Kung Fu star after Bruce Lee, which means passing the torch from generation to generation. When filming "Fist of Fury", for some reason, Hong Kong film circles spread wild rumors about the relationship between Li Zhi and Jet Li. Regarding the media's speculation, Jet Li was silent about it, and he was afraid that if he admitted it, there would be an uproar again.But the media didn't let it go, and when there were too many rumors, Li Zhi stood up to refute the rumors and said to the reporter: "I rarely meet Jet Li, so there is no possibility of dating. When we attended the Tokyo Film Festival together, we didn't even talk. More than a few dozen sentences, this kind of friendship, how can you fall in love." For this reason, Jet Li said to her in private: "I see, paper can't cover fire, so trying to cover it up is not a long-term solution." Li Zhi said mischievously: "Hehe, how can people not test it? Just wait, grandma doesn't want to make it public so soon." Jet Li had no choice but to look at her. After the filming of "Fist of Fury", the relationship between Jet Li and Li Zhi began to gradually become public. After four or five years of testing, Li Zhi felt Jet Li's love and affection. In public, he would often forget his identity. Involuntarily favor Jet Li's side.Once, when Li Zhi was being interviewed by reporters, when he was talking happily, he couldn't help himself, suddenly smiled and said loudly to the reporters: "Jet Li is a good friend I like." As soon as the words came out, the audience was stunned. All the reporters pointed their cameras at him. Li Zhi realized that he had said something wrong. Her face was filled with spring, and she secretly pinched her legs and scolded herself for being outspoken. She knew that Hong Kong reporters are the most Something will happen, they will definitely use this to make a fuss, and then they will be surrounded by public opinion again. Sure enough, the next day, all the entertainment news published Li Zhi's words "Jet Li is a good friend I like." Some news also put this sentence as a headline in the newspaper. Li Zhi got up early the next morning, went to the newspaper stand on the street, and saw that every newspaper had its own news. He was anxious and angry, so he drove to Jet Li's residence immediately, and saw Jet Li washing up, angry. He said, "Jet Li, you can't read the newspaper today." Jet Li was overjoyed when he saw her, and said, "The newspaper is on the coffee table." Li Zhi took a look and saw a newspaper on the coffee table. Obviously, Jet Li had already read the newspaper. Li Zhi's nose was so angry that he scolded the paparazzi bitterly. After Jet Li came back from washing, he deliberately teased her and said, "Okay, I'm afraid that others won't know, now it's a good show." Li Zhi pointed to Jet Li's nose, clenched his teeth, and said, "You...you...fall into the well! I will ignore you." Seeing that Li Zhi was angry, Jet Li laughed and said: "Okay, okay, I apologize to you. However, our relationship has also reached the point of being open." Li Zhi was furious and said, "No." "why?" "Just no! There's no reason." Jet Li curled his lips in dissatisfaction like a child, unexpectedly this action amused Li Zhi.Li Zhi burst out laughing. Seeing Li Zhi smiled, Jet Li said, "It's really crazy, you get angry for a while and laugh for a while." Li Zhi smiled and said, "You are crazy." After a while, Li Zhi said to him: "If you want to make it public, you can make it public. We have been in love for several years." After Jet Li heard this, his spirits lifted, he looked at her firmly and said, "Are you serious?" Li Zhi nodded and said, "You can make it public when the time is right." A few days later, at a press conference, when the reporter questioned Jet Li by quoting Li Zhi’s words, Jet Li smiled and said: “If the definition of a good friend is that we have similar personalities and the same hobbies, Li Zhi and I are indeed good friends. She's a bright girl and we're also from the mainland so we have a lot in common. If nothing else, I'll marry her." The last sentence had the same effect as Li Zhi said: "Jet Li is a good friend I like." The audience was stunned. After disclosing his relationship with Li Zhi, Jet Li was happy for a while. After a breakthrough in the relationship, the career encountered obstacles again. After filming "Fist of Fury", Jet Li and a group of decision-makers discovered that after the bombardment of Huang Feihong, Hong Xiguan and other ancient costume martial arts movies, the audience is not interested in such movies. I have already developed aesthetic fatigue, and I will be in danger of losing money if I make such a film again.So, what film to shoot?After analysis, they decided to shoot modern martial arts films.However, modern martial arts films are already dominated by Jackie Chan and Danny Lee. They are the representative figures of Hong Kong and Taiwan police officers, especially Jackie Chan's performance is more prominent. With his kind and simple character, and the films he starred in are all leading people to be good, focusing on the victory of justice over evil, he has become a hero in the hearts of hundreds of millions of viewers in Hong Kong and even the world. In order to seek novelty and difference, and to be different from Jackie Chan and Danny Lee and others, Jet Li and his team racked their brains and finally came up with a new way, making fashion action movies, positioning themselves as the role of the police in the mainland, and specializing in filming movies in mainland China. In order to shorten the psychological distance with Hong Kong people and add modern elements to the film, the police officers in the film have to go to Hong Kong to work in the Hong Kong environment.Under the guidance of this kind of thinking, Jet Li's Zhengdong Film Company made a piece of "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai". How did this movie come about?Director Yuan Kui explained the reason at a press conference: In fact, the subject of filming was originally proposed by Jet Li. It was a real story. It sounded very attractive, but at that time there was no schedule and the funding problem was difficult to solve.Later, another Korean film company proposed to make a fashion film, suggesting Jet Li to play the bodyguard.So the idea of ​​shooting "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" was born. What kind of story did Jet Li hear?It is said that a guard of the National Security Bureau went back to his hometown in Jiangxi to visit relatives. After visiting relatives, he was wearing plain clothes and was about to return to Beijing. On the car in the county seat, he met some gangsters who were molesting a beautiful girl. , the guard still restrained a bit, but the gangsters moved their hands and feet as if no one else was there.The guard stepped forward to stop it and said, "Be careful." The gangsters saw someone stand out, so they fought him. After a few moves, the guards beat all the gangsters to the ground.Then they took the beautiful girl out of the car. The gangsters became angry and called more people to chase and kill the guard and the girl. The guard ran all the way and brought the girl to the gate of a police station. They caught up, and this time it was the leader.Seeing this, the guard said to them: "The police station is behind me, how dare you be so arrogant!" The boss laughed and said, "I am the director's younger brother." The gangsters besieged the guard, but they were still no match for the guard. The leader of the gangsters was so angry that he took out a homemade pistol and hit the guard's thigh. The guard fell to the ground, and the gangsters rushed forward and beat the guard to death. As soon as the guard died, the alarm on his body sent a message to the central government. Only three minutes later, the leader of the National Security Bureau called the county party secretary of the county, saying that an important person died at the gate of the police station in your county. Please find out the truth .The secretary of the county party committee was taken aback, and immediately went to investigate the case himself, and was shocked after the investigation. As a result of this incident, the chief of the county's public security bureau was dismissed for investigation, and the chief was sentenced. Inspired by this story, the screenwriter of "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" wrote such a story: Xu Zhengyang is a special bodyguard in Beijing to protect the safety of the head of state. Because in an actual combat exercise, his performance was too individualistic and offended the dignitary, so he lost the glorious task of defending the supreme leader's southern tour a month later and was transferred Yang Qianyi, who was sent to Hong Kong to help protect a girl.He didn't get along well with Zheng Zeshi, a Hong Kong policeman, and Yang Qianyi couldn't bear the rigid and inhuman protection method.But after the powerful killer appeared, the relationship between Xu Zhengyang and Yang Qianyi was completely reversed, and the two gradually fell in love. However, because Xu Zhengyang was a bodyguard, he could not have feelings with the client, so Xu Zhengyang endured it all the time. Later, in a confrontation, Xu Zhengyang Killed the killer, completed the task of defending Yang Qianyi, and finally left gracefully. In this film, Xu Zhengyang is played by Jet Li, and Yang Qianyi is played by the sexy goddess Zhong Liti.Xu Zhengyang——"Ah Zheng" is a bodyguard belonging to the government. He has a calm personality and is responsible for protecting the party and government dignitaries in Zhongnanhai. He has a strong sense of responsibility and a high degree of self-control.Yang Qianyi works as a teacher in an international school. She has a bold and straightforward personality. Her boyfriend Wu Weiguo is a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong. Once, Yang Qianyi was unfortunately involved in a case and became the only surviving witness for the prosecution. Wu Weiguo invited Ah Zheng to protect Yang Qianyi. Zhong Liti, who played Yang Qianyi, was a hot star at that time. She was born abroad and her English name was Christy.Zhong Liti is 168cm tall and weighs 49kg. She has an impressive figure and her measurements are 88, 56, and 88.Her body is mixed with wild and sexy beauty, and was once selected as "Asia's Sexiest Female Artist" by the international FHM Men's Gang magazine for her sexy and natural beauty. She is naturally beautiful, and is also called by the media as "a gorgeous and beautiful woman." This film is the first fashion action film made by Jet Li during his transformation period. It is directed by his old partner Yuan Kui. The story of the film obviously imitates Costner's "Bodyguard".Costner was the bodyguard of President Reagan before he went to sea as a bodyguard, and Jet Li was the bodyguard of Zhongnanhai in active duty; what Costner defended was the beautiful and wealthy singer Whitney, and what Jet Li defended was also the beautiful and wealthy girlfriend of a wealthy businessman Zhong Lidi.Both of them aroused the beauty's dissatisfaction because they took defensive measures that almost invaded the private life of the protected object, and they also attracted the beauty because of their calmness, agility, decisiveness and superb martial arts in times of crisis; they both tried their best to restrain themselves feelings, abide by the professional ethics of bodyguards.Of course, Costner does not know Chinese martial arts, and he is not as exciting as Jet Li when fighting the enemy. Similarly, Jet Li seems to be not as attractive to women as Koch, and always keeps in mind the ancient Chinese motto - estrus, stop with courtesy, until the end. Even when the gun fell to the ground, she failed to kiss Fangze Zhong Lidi. "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" was produced by the behind-the-scenes crew of "Fang Shiyu". From ancient times to modern times, Jet Li's creative team faced an important question: How should Jet Li make a fashion film? Director Yuan Kui had a long discussion with the film crew. After research, he believed that Jet Li's fashion film should reflect a sense of coolness, so as to distinguish it from Huang Feihong's seriousness and elegance, and Fang Shiyu's cleverness and integrity. Director Yuan Kui said: "The biggest feature of the movie "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" is the tenderness of the tough man. It is necessary to deliberately portray the heroic image of the mainland police, so every shot must be beautiful, especially when Jet Li shoots, he must pose beautifully. The posture is shocking. Compared with "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" and "Fang Shiyu", the two films have one thing in common, that is, the emphasis on emotion and human relationship.This can be regarded as my consistent style. When I was interviewed in the past, I also said that I must insist on the importance of emotion and human relationship to the film itself. Filming director Liu Mantang said: ""The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" needs to be shot with beautiful people and beautiful scenes." Fashion director Chen Gufang said: "Jet Li's image in ancient costumes is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is not a simple matter to change Jet Li's consistent image of martial arts in ancient costumes. His clothing must have a sense of modernity, a sense of the times, and reflect masculinity. It must have the characteristics of mainland public security.” Yuan Kui listened to everyone's opinions and nodded one by one. At the end, he asked Liu Mantang again, "How do you arrange the shooting scene?" Liu Mantang said: "One of the scenes in "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" occupies a huge part of the scene, that is, Yang Qianyi's boudoir. I want to shoot the movie in a villa in Saigon, where I can finish the first half and the end of the movie. .As for the downtown raid in the middle of the story development, it was carried out at Fort Royal in Causeway Bay. The main shootout scenes were all shot late at night, and then the environment and aerial shots were re-shot during the day." Jet Li's action movie will be filmed in Saigon, Vietnam to save money.Film companies in Hong Kong like to go to the mainland and Vietnam to make films. Director Yuan Kui said: "I have filmed twice in the mainland. Supplies can be obtained at any time, and many big scenes can be done. I can have 40 martial artists present on the mainland every day, and I can use them whenever I need them. Everything in Hong Kong is expensive. To control costs, some venues often have to consider whether it is worth it , It may cost millions to make a scene, but there are only two or three minutes on the screen, so it may not be worth it. Therefore, it is better to go to the mainland and spend the same cost, but you can make a good movie.” When filming in Hong Kong, it is very difficult to borrow a scene in a busy city. Not to mention the difficulties and the price, it is very difficult just to get people to agree to lend it to you to shoot.In addition, it is difficult to borrow such a large villa for filming in Hong Kong. Some owners of large houses with beautiful scenery often wave their hands and heads when they hear that a film company borrows the scenery. They don't care about the small amount of money. After intense preparations, "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" officially started on May 12, 1994. It is expected to be launched in the first part of the summer vacation in late July of that year. The production budget exceeded 20 million Hong Kong dollars. Film. After "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" was released, it sold well at the box office. After "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai", Jet Li filmed "A Letter to Dad". "A Letter to Dad" is a modern police action movie.The film describes the Chinese public security officer Gong Wei who hides his wife and children and joins a criminal group as an undercover agent, and leaves his seriously ill wife and son Xiao Gu to Hong Kong to handle the case.On the other hand, Hong Kong female inspector Fang Yihua went to Beijing to investigate Gong Wei's identity, and witnessed Gong's wife dying of a serious illness, so she had to take Xiao Gu to Hong Kong to find her father.In addition to ordinary police and gangster stories, this film emphasizes the description of ethical family affection and the management of touching details. The female inspector played by Anita Mui joins the father and son, which makes the film exude a strong human touch. The innovation of "A Letter to Dad" is that there has been a large increase in literature and drama. Therefore, this movie is not like a martial arts movie, but more like a literary movie. The purpose of the director joining the literary drama is to discover Jet Li's soft and sensual side. In terms of character matching, the director arranged for Anita Mui and child star Xie Miao, who came back from a long break. It is the essence of literary drama. 影片在开拍之前，李连杰仔细研读了剧本，开机前，他对记者谈了在《给爸爸的信》中如何演好龚伟这个角色? 李连杰说：“这部戏是讲父子感情的，在戏中谢苗饰演我的儿子，我们早在《洪熙官》已合作过了，所以跟他们已经熟了。从他身上，我看见很多自己小时的影子，他打拳，我也打拳，这样我们也较容易沟通，在演戏时，就把他当是自己的儿子，就好像拍《方世玉》的时候，我会把萧芳芳当作我真的母亲一样，无论平时或拍戏，我们都以同样的感情去处理。” “我与梅艳芳在电影中的对手戏不是很多，主要是通过一个儿子表达我们的感情，我跟儿子的时间比较多，分开以后，他很想念我；而梅艳芳后来接触到这个孩子，从他身上了解有关我的事情。我与梅艳芳的对手戏不多，我反而是通过儿子，知道儿子身边多了个女人，而这个女人又从孩子处得知他的父亲是个好人还是坏人，因而展开感情。我与梅艳芳的感情戏属于进程很快的那种，每一次见面好感都会增加几分。” 《中南海保镖》与《给爸爸的一封信》成功地塑造了内地公安的英武形象，大大冲击了香港影坛并受到观众欢迎。尤其是《给爸爸的一封信》，不仅观众叫好，影评家也津津乐道，认为这部片子除了武打拍得真实、漂亮，还证明了李连杰的演技高人一筹，这部影片最有表现力的镜头是：当他收到BP机中传来的儿子的死讯时，那种愤怒与压抑、忍辱负重的心理表现得淋漓尽致。 拍完《给爸爸的一封信》后，李连杰又主演了《鼠胆龙威》。《鼠胆龙威》模仿美国影片《虎胆龙威》第一集，描写一伙歹徒占据了一栋大厦，图谋抢夺稀世珍宝，并劫持了一批当时在场参观的名人，其中包括功夫巨星龙威。龙威的保镖李连杰发现不祥迹象，闯入大厦，与曾杀害自己妻子和儿子的歹徒展开了一场殊死搏斗。 值得一提的是《鼠胆龙威》一部带有个人偏见的电影。 该片的导演是刚刚拍完《重案组》的黄志强，因为他与成龙闹了意见，在该片中对成龙极尽讽刺挖苦之能事。龙威这个人物由酷似成龙的张学友饰演，在影片中是个十足的色情狂加窝囊废，屡屡被打得跪地求饶，洋相百出。他的经纪人简直和陈自强形同克隆，而且十分猥琐可鄙。龙威父亲的行头也与成龙父亲一模一样。黄志强不遗余力的攻击成龙，说他的功夫早已荒废，在许多电影中都用了替身，在外面却讲自己从不用人代劳，一切都是自己亲历亲为。成龙为此很恼火，特地让自己的专职替身在公众中亮相，以澄清事实真相。