1979 Golden Age

Nanhua Theater.

The leftist Longtou Theater, with a large screening room that can accommodate 1,200 people.

The first show was at 7 o'clock. Chen Qi and his friends sat upstairs. Looking down, it was full of people.

There were men, women, young and old, but mostly middle-aged people. "Tai Chi 2" is still a Mandarin film, and the young generation who grew up speaking Cantonese naturally have resistance. Of course, there are also Kung Fu fans. No matter what Mandarin or Cantonese, they will watch it if they like it.

Li Lianjie and Zhen Zidan were sitting next to each other, very excited, chattering about something.

Historically, Li Lianjie has made three consecutive Shaolin-themed works. "Shaolin Temple" became a hit with a box office of 16 million, "Shaolin Boy" won 22 million, and "North and South Shaolin" won 18 million!

He was the first person in the Hong Kong film industry to make costume Kung Fu films at the time. He was very good at fighting, but he wanted to leave because he couldn't make money. In order to retain him, Yindu asked him to be the director and shoot a movie "Chinese Hero".

He plays a Chinese soldier who fights Americans.

It was a terrible failure.

Li Lianjie was confused all of a sudden and fell into a trough until "Huang Feihong". He is not suitable for the theme of "Chinese Hero". It is either ancient costume kung fu or modern action. Military action movies are the category of Wu Jing...

"..."

Chen Qi looked at the two of them. After the Tai Chi trilogy is over, it is time to shoot modern dramas. Zhen Zidan is good to be a villain, and then select a few actors from the mainland, such as the one who said "I only make a few hundred yuan a month, why play with my life".

The audience entered one after another, and 80% to 90% of the seats were occupied.

When the lights dimmed, Cheng Long sneaked in at the end.

Then the big screen lit up, and "Tai Chi 2" began.

At the beginning of the film, accompanied by the brisk music of Hu Weili, it shows the life atmosphere of a courtyard in Beijing. Getting up early in the morning, practicing kung fu, cooking, fighting... The story continues from the first part. This is Yang Yugan's residence, accompanied by Chen Shaomei and Chen Shaojie.

He passed through the Seven Heroes Tower, established a firm foothold in the capital, and became famous.

He opened a martial arts school, made many friends, and was hired into the army to teach officers and soldiers martial arts. He met a young general of the court, Nalan Yuanshu!

In the previous part, Prince Duan, Prince Rong, and Chen Zhengying all showed up for a short time, but they didn't have many scenes. Nalan Yuanshu was the second male lead, and the first exciting fight also took place between the two.

Both of them used sticks.

As the saying goes, fists are afraid of young people, and sticks are afraid of old men!

The older the long weapons such as sticks and guns, the more experienced they are, and the more cunning they are. In later generations, when Hong Jinbao got old, he used sticks in this way.

But Li Lianjie is different. He has been practicing routines since he was a child. He is not undeserved to be the national martial arts champion for five consecutive years. Zhen Zidan is a little bit raw, but his style is fierce, and he just attacks with bang bang bang.

The two men were seen attacking and defending, and the two long sticks danced majestically and smoothly.

The audience was very excited.

"It's really amazing!"

Cheng Long couldn't help nodding, admitting that this style couldn't compare to Li Lianjie, and then muttered to himself: "Fortunately, I don't shoot old-fashioned action movies, otherwise I would be outdone?"

Yang Yugan and Nalan Yuanshu had the same idea at first, both believed that martial arts should be practiced to strengthen the body and then strengthen the country.

At this time, the West invaded, the Boxer Rebellion rose, the court, the people, the country, and the overseas were all bizarre, and China was wailing. Yang Yugan saw all kinds of things in the world and met Tan Sitong.

During this period, the real and fake Boxers took turns to appear on the stage, and the two-faced Bodhisattva illuminated by the red lantern appeared, causing the audience to exclaim.

"This look is so weird! Enchanting and weird!"

"The two sisters are so pretty! Are they from mainland China?"

"It must be from mainland China, this movie was shot in mainland China!"

"Wow, I really want to see their backs!"

"Tai Chi 2" is more in line with the temperament of Hong Kong movies, with kung fu, enchantment, beauties, and an understandable era background.

Due to the reform, Nalan Yuanshu and Yang Yugan had a disagreement, and even arrested Tan Sitong personally.

Tan Sitong could have escaped, but he was willing to stay: "All countries have reformed their laws through bloodshed. Today, there is no bloodshed in China due to reform. This is why this country is not prosperous. If there is, please start with Sitong!"

"I laugh at the sky with my sword, and my loyalty and courage will stay in Kunlun!"

At this moment, with the generous and heroic music, the film wants to express the feelings of home and country, which can also be understood by Hong Kong people.

"..."

Cheng Long watched it more seriously. He thought he was invited purely to show his support, but now he was really touched. Chen Qi always said that his works are not big in scale. Why is it not big?

Perhaps it is the lack of this spirit.

Hong Jinbao's "The Lucky Stars" has been finalized, and Cheng Long's script is also on the agenda. It tells the story of Hong Kong's marine police fighting pirates in the early days of the 20th century...

This pattern is larger than his previous works.

Looking at Tan Sitong, Cheng Long suddenly felt that he could improve a little bit and add some touching plots.

Tan Sitong sacrificed himself, and there was nothing to change history, so he didn't die.

Let the dead historical figures not die, even Hong Kong films don't do it often - "A Step into the Past" let Zhao Pan replace Ying Zheng, and Xiang Shaolong's son is Xiang Yu, which is already unprecedented nihilism...

Yang Yugan avenged him and went to duel with Nalan Yuanshu.

The most exciting fight in the whole film came, and the sound waves on the scene came one after another, one after another, and everyone stared at the big screen, reluctant to move away.

"Bugun!"

"It's worthy of being the martial arts champion of the mainland!"

"What's that guy's name, he's not bad!"

Zhen Zidan grinned widely as she listened to the audience's comments, she was about to become famous! It's going to be popular!

"Maybe when there is peace and prosperity, there will be no more disputes, no more foreign invasions, the country will be prosperous and the people will be strong, then you and I can have a good time over wine..."

Yang Yuqian killed Nalan Yuanshu and protected a group of Tan Sitong's students. This was the spark of hope.

At the end of the film, a large ship sails away with the waves to start a new journey in the south. The children on the ship chant in unison: "I hope the morning sun will always shine on our land, and never forget the blood of the martyrs on the ground!"

After a movie is screened, the audience's attitude, satisfaction or dissatisfaction can be clearly felt.

Although the audience did not applaud, their attitude toward "Tai Chi 2" could be seen from the instant discussion, enthusiastic laughter, and relaxed and happy atmosphere.

"Whoosh!"

When Li Lianjie and Zhen Zidan came on stage, the applause finally started.

There was nothing much to talk about during the road show, which consisted of Q\u0026A exchanges and routine performances. The two of them went back and forth and had a few moves. During the road show, something unexpected happened: a silly foreigner suddenly ran onto the stage excitedly, hugged Li Lianlian and kissed him, as if he admired him. Incredible.

He was chased by security guards and ran around the stage several times before finally showing off his martial arts stance and being lifted off, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

"Wow, Cheng Long!"

"It's really Cheng Long!"

At the end of the show, Cheng Long was accidentally discovered again. He seemed to be in a panic and did not want to stay. He lowered his head and left quickly.