So, at 197 1, the real big move came. In June+10 of that year, the stunt circle was talking about the news that Zou Wenhuai hired a new man and the highest salary he had ever heard of, even though the new man had never played a leading role in any local or western film.
This newcomer is an American-born China native who once played a supporting role in a popular American drama, which made him an idol in the hearts of American and Hongkong fans. It is said that this person is pretentious; There is also news that he has the ability to guarantee everything he says.
This is Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee's short life has brought an earthquake-like shock to the Hong Kong film industry.
Just a few months after signing a contract with Jiahe, the company released his first film "Tangshan Big Brother". This film shows another kind of heroic martial arts fighting that is more difficult, faster and more exciting: as fast and deadly as cobra's attack, as simple as unpretentious actual effect. Martial arts movies with rigid martial arts scenes made the Shaw brothers rich. Comparatively speaking, the difference between Big Brother Tangshan and these films is that they look violent, dangerous and incredible. The hero played by Bruce Lee is not an insensitive dignitary, nor is he seeking decent revenge all his life. He is a bad boy, a street fighter who was kicked out of his house because he likes to fight. In a word, he is a real man.
When my brother and I went to the movies, we found ourselves trapped in a large crowd. They have been waiting for a movie ticket for hours. Without the ability of invisibility and stunts, we can't enter the war zone.
This film has done everything that we have never done before. Perhaps "Tangshan Mobile" won't leave a deep impression on people today, but it is an inspiration for us at that time. "Tangshan Mobile" was a sensation-not only in Hong Kong, but also in Asia as a whole. Its success made this man named Long the most popular star in Hong Kong, and also made Jiahe step into the ranks of competitors from a starter. In this process, the Hong Kong film industry was subverted. Shaw brothers have always been the undisputed hegemon of Hong Kong film industry, and they are almost monopolists. But they gave Bruce Lee to Jiahe by mistake. (Bruce Lee originally wanted to go to Shaw Brothers, but all he got was an ordinary, tiny contract, and he could only make ends meet. ) Through every box office income injected into Jiahe's account, Bruce Lee made the Shaw Brothers pay a million times the price of this humiliation.
At the same time, every independent filmmaker, executive of a production company and person who dreams of becoming a Hong Kong film giant are looking for a martial artist who looks, talks, acts or fights like Bruce Lee on the sidewalk, the next Bruce Lee. This has created an exciting era for our stuntmen. For ourselves, we all want to meet this man. Soon, my chance came.
Jiahe Company is going to make a film "Jingwumen", with Bruce Lee as the leading role. There are many stuntmen in the play, and I have one. I will observe, listen and learn. If there is an opportunity, I will show Xiaolong what a Shandong man can do.
The next morning, when I came to the set, I realized that almost every stuntman with various titles was hired to participate in the production of this film. Among them, I saw Yuan Biao and his lanky brother Yuan Wah, with their hands in their pockets. Yuan Wah has always been chosen as Bruce Lee's stunt body double, on the one hand, because his skills left a deep impression on people, and on the other hand, because his figure is consistent with Bruce Lee's lean physique.
Bruce Lee shook his head and suddenly appeared on the set. He looks angry. It seems that he is not faking this expression. Yuan Wah can't compare with Bruce Lee's powerful personal charm. Even when walking, the dragon seems to radiate the brilliance of current. Then, the reason why he was angry soon became clear. Bruce Lee was followed by a director and famous producer with heavy eyebrows and glasses. Luo Wei has made many successful films, including Bruce Lee's debut "Big Brother in Tangshan". Obviously, Bruce Lee has nothing but contempt for this self-proclaimed "Dragon Lord".