Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

To ensure the success of the movie Shaolin Temple.

Wang Jianjun specially returned to Hong Kong to recruit his trusted and beloved general Tsui Hark as a soldier.

Tsui Hark originally had some schedule available.

But as soon as Wang Jianjun mentioned the movie he was going to make, Tsui Hark immediately decided to go to the inland with him to make the movie.

Just kidding, it would be such an honor if a movie like this could be made successfully.

With the joining of this film genius.

Wang Jianjun also knew that the matter was settled.

He then asked Tsui Hark to mobilize his own troops and form a team and then went to the city of Sijiu.

In Sijiu City, under the organization of the China Sports Committee.

An unconventional martial arts invitational tournament was held in Sijiu City.

Many martial arts champions from all over the world signed up to participate.

Because this was mentioned during the promotion of this event.

This competition was also held for casting for the Shaolin Temple movie.

What an honor it is to be able to act in a movie.

In the end, hundreds of people showed up for this competition.

Among them was Jet Li, who won the all-around championship of the National Wushu Championships for five consecutive times.

This Kung Fu Emperor of later generations was still a young man under eighteen years old at that time, and he had a handsome appearance.

When Wang Jianjun saw him at the scene, he specifically pointed out Jet Li to Tsui Hark.

When Tsui Hark saw Jet Li, his eyes lit up.

The role of the protagonist in the movie Shaolin Temple seems to be prepared for this young man.

Tsui Hark had even made the decision in his mind.

This is the protagonist of the Shaolin Temple movie.

Tsui Hark then began to select other characters according to his own ideas about the plot.

Just as Wang Jianjun expected.

He chose those characters who shined brightly in the original drama.

There were about a hundred people selected among these people.

In the original timeline, the crew only selected about twenty people due to cost issues.

And those actors also play multiple roles.

When he shaved his head, he was a Shaolin monk with a stick. When he put on a hood, he was an officer. He was both the leading actor and an extra.

It can be said that the script also tried its best to save money.

But Wang Jianjun is not short of that little money.

In order to achieve the best film and television effects, Wang Jianjun simply invited more people to act as extras.

When Jet Li found out that he was chosen to play the leading role, he could hardly suppress the excited smile on his face.

After all, she is only eighteen years old.

The attraction of becoming famous at a young age is not a little bit to him.

Wang Jianjun gave full responsibility for the filming of Shaolin Temple to Tsui Hark.

This film genius is truly professional when it comes to making martial arts films.

However, we cannot start filming the movie right now.

Although each of these actors has real kung fu skills.

But knowing martial arts doesn’t mean you can make movies.

Not everyone is as versatile as Bruce Lee.

In order to achieve the best shooting effect.

Then these people need to be given simple instructions.

Because there are many horseback scenes in the movie.

So before filming, Tsui Hark took Jet Li and the others to Inner Mongolia to learn horse riding, and in the evening he took time out to show off Bruce Lee's movies and explain the details and techniques of filming to these inexperienced newcomers.

Several actors also knew that opportunities were hard to come by, so they worked very hard to learn.

Especially Jet Li.

As he listened to Tsui Hark's explanation, his eyes were shining brightly.

At this moment he suddenly discovered his true ideal.

That is to be a movie star like Bruce Lee.

Wang Jianjun gave full responsibility for the filming of the Shaolin Temple movie to Tsui Hark.

He also knows how hard it is to make movies in this era.

It is far from the situation in later generations where young handsome guys have to be rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment if they hurt their fingers.

In addition to the salary from their original units, these actors only receive a subsidy of one yuan per day for filming, and some even receive no subsidy at all.

It can be said to be selfless dedication.

Wang Jianjun naturally would not let these actors suffer this.

To ensure the actors' nutrition.

He directly hired a chef and asked the crew to buy meat locally to ensure that the actors had meat for every meal.

This arrogant attitude also made the actors burst into tears of gratitude.

So whether it is practice or audition, I always treat it with 100% focus.

Even if I am injured, I will grit my teeth and persevere as long as it is not serious.

With the massive financial support from Wang Jianjun, the filming progress of the movie was much faster than before.

Just when Tsui Hark was making the movie.

Wang Jianjun was suddenly approached by an unexpected guest.

At this time, Xiaozi had already established diplomatic relations with China.

However, because China's economy is just beginning to develop, there are still very few people who live a simple life coming to China.

In recent years, the economy of our country has made great progress because of the support of the United States.

It even became the largest economy in Asia at one point.

And life with money can be said to be just floating.

He flaunts his financial resources in a high-profile manner, buying all kinds of luxury goods to show off his wealth.

He even threatened to buy the entire United States with money.

When Wang Jianjun heard the secretary talk about this, he didn't think much about it and asked the secretary to bring people over.

What surprised Wang Jianjun was that the man was actually a bald monk.

"Mr. Wang, let me introduce myself. My name is Zong Daochen."

Wang Jianjun doesn't have a good impression of people who live a simple life.

He didn't show much enthusiasm and asked directly:

"Mr. Zongdao, is there anything you want to talk to me about?"

"Mr. Wang, I heard from Mr. Liao Chengzhi that you are currently filming a Shaolin Temple movie. I had some connections with Shaolin Temple in my early years, and I am willing to invest 500,000 Hong Kong dollars to make this movie."

Hearing the words of the big monk in front of him, Wang Jianjun was speechless.

Old monk, do you think I look like I’m short of money?

Moreover, Wang Jianjun didn’t think that the monk in front of him was so kind.

"Then what are your conditions, Mr. Dao Zong?"

Dao Zongchen smiled and said:

"I want the screening rights for Shaolin Temple in our country. I also hope to have a cameo appearance in the film to promote the temples in our country."

Wang Jianjun suddenly remembered that there was a scene about a monk in the original movie.

It turned out to be the old guy in front of me.

No wonder I found this part inexplicable when I watched the movie that year.

It turned out to be the film's sponsor.

It’s just that Wang Jianjun is not from the original crew.

He has no shortage of money to make movies.

It's just a few hundred thousand dollars, which is just a drop in the bucket for him now.

What’s more, the other party wants the screening rights for one country.

You should know that the box office of this movie in other countries is over 100 million.

Wanting the screening rights for just 500,000 is simply unrealistic.

"Mr. Dao Zong, I'm sorry to hear that. To be honest, I didn't spend a lot of money on this movie. Liao Chengzhi probably didn't tell you about my wife's status in Hong Kong. Let's put it this way, Shen's Group only belongs to my wife. Do you think I'm short of money?"