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''Passing Flickers''was the columntitle in...

HK's Oriental Dailybyfilm directorLi Hanxiang

This column was also published dailyin...

Minsheung News in Taiwan,

Nanyang News in Malaysia...

and LADailyinthe United States.

ltwas aboutLi's movie-making history

andthe gossips infilm industry.

lt startedwith his 1st dayin Hong Kong...

at Great ChinaFilm Co.

The film being shotwas called ''Rumors'',

starring Yan Hua (the fatherof Qin Pei)

DavidJiang, Miss HK, Li Nan and...

Miss Shanghai, XieJiahua.

Li had only one line inthis movie.

We betteraskthe doctorto come.

He was 23 atthattime.

lt's been 33 years since then!

He wrote this column 2 years ago,

so it's called ''Passing Flickers''

''Singing underthe Moon''was Lin Dai's

debutandwas also written byLi.

Don't drinktoo much.

Master,why didyou invite heronly?

You're invitedtoo.

We can'tafford notinviting Niu Bao.

Come on. Tryit...

He acted as a sailorfromJiangxi...

in ''Moonlight on China'',

amovie afterChen Yunchang's come-back

No pretending.We knewit ourselves.

You hitme?

So what? Why didn'tyou behave yourself?

Liwas an extrainthis movie...

and he's slapped in his face.

Lin Dai and YanJun starred in...

''The Orphan Girl'',with which Xiao Fengfeng...

won an award inAsian Film Festival.

Liwas the bad guyinthe movie,

the brotherof Yan's wife.

Hold it!

Sir...

Brother-in-law...

You look down upon me too much.

How canyou notinvite me foryourwedding?

Whatare you doing here?

We,Wangfamilyhas been nice to you.

My sisterdidn'tbreak anyfamilyrules;

Yetwhy didyou getyourself amistress?

He said he was awful inthis movie,

so he was determinedto optfora change.

He would onlywrite, butnotact.

The child has grown up.

He's DavidJiang,the winnerof...

ActorAward of Asian Film Festival in 1969.

But sometimes,

Liwould play aminorrole.

Michael Xu is his student.

They playin ''Sinful Confession''...

in whichthey competed in acting.

l hearthat,foreach movie...

Xu gets 8 million HK dollars!

lt's not 8 hundred dollars.

Li said he has acted afewtimes,

butthe companyneverpaid him apenny.

Therefore, he always maintains that...

differentmen have differentfates.

Quickly!

Move overthere.

Turn onthe light.

Top-light. How's it?

Switch on all ofthem

Okay.

Howmuch?

3 dollars.

Shit! You have it.

Okay.

Auntie He

What?

The directorwants to have afewholes...

poked inthese garments

This costume wasn't valuable before,

butnowit's really something.

lt's an antique. 80,000 apiece.

Poke holes!!Askthe directorto poke me.

Li, l've looked at...

the lines in scene 34A.

The flowisn't smooth

Askthe Continuityto putit down clearly,

orit'll go wrongwhen we do the dubbing

ls itready?

Ready.

Won't cheatyou. lt's true!

Yourpalm-lines showyou'll marry an old man,

justlike me.

Here's the love line.

Who's she?

Shao Yinyin.

No,the old man atthe back...

He's herhusband.

How come an old man?

Do youthink she likes the man?

She likes his money.

Whyis Si always following him?

Si? Massage?

Good?

Si, lthink it's almostthere.

l know.Just one more inch.

Overhere. There...

Quickly.

Come here. There...

Hurryup.

Overhere. There...

What's up? The make-up of artists done?

Almost, but Xu Xian hasn't come yet.

Damn! lt's him again.

Send someone to fetch him.

Whatthe hell!

Director, see ifit's okay?

Where're youreye-brows?

Stickthem on.

Shen!

Hurryup.

Has Xu Xian arrived?

He's inthe first shot.

l've been calling him, butin vain.

Phone company says the billwasn'tpaid...

so his line was cut off.

l senta carto gethim,

butno one answers the door.

l sentmento look aroundforhim,

but still couldn'tfind him.

Didthey go to Kowloon City?

He mustbe there to get''stoned''

Right.

Getready...stand properly.

Whatare you laughing at? Yang...

Stand properly.

Youwantme fallingto death.

Excuse me. Xiong...

Are the Green andWhite Snakes ready?

Lights ready.We're justwaitingforthem.

Okay. Okay. They're havingtheirhairdone

Hey...

ls it division 24?

Yes.

Miss Dai please.

Who's it?

l'm Wang.

Wang is lookingforyou.

Thanks.

Hello, l'm...

What's the matter? Okay...

Auntie Pang, itlooks abituneven here

Okay. l'llfix it.

Want some more food?

No,thanks

Then go overto the studio.

Okay.

Lady,you're beautiful !

We may go.

You've to remind me forthe scene.

Okay.

You knowl've bad memory.

Hurryup. The director's furious!

You bumped into me!

Sorry!

Xiong, l need ahand.

Get Xu's hairmask here. Hurryup.

Brother, hurryup.

You're late and lousy. Hurryup.

lfl could have yourautograph...

Lighter...shit...

Myturn...

Qiao...

What?

What's the noise? Are you dead?

Sorry, director. Sorry, everyone.

Don'tmake any sound.

Be quietand leave first.

Sorry. Please leave

Sorry...

Autograph...myfoot!

Director Yang

lwantyourautograph.

You're here to visitthe studio.

l've arole in directorCheng's movie;

That of a dance girl.

Dance girl?

Yes.

Thanks.

Bye.

Who's she?

Whatthe hell! Queen of Temple Street.

Sorry...wait.

l'm sorry, director.

Whatare you doing?

Sorry, director.

The cigaris foryou.

You're late everytime.

Who do youthink you're?

Getthem ready!

Quickly! Ready.

Stand properly...

Ready...Rehearsal...

Come here...Standthere...

FaHai!

Hurryup!

FaHai!

Weird!Where's he?

FaHai!

FaHai...

What's the matterwithyou? Crazy?

Myluck!...

Don'tbothergamblingtonight

FaHai!

You prepare fortomorrow's shooting.

Have you seen FaHai?

No.

Xiao...

Maybe he's inthe sedan on 2ndfloor.

Go andtake alook.

Really?

The shotyou'll be doing now...

comes fromyourheart.

Director,we gotFaHai.

He was holed up inthe sedan.

We carried him here.

No idea where he's now.

What?

What's this?

Bride and groom, please get off.

Hey, howlong should lwaitfor?

Come out quickly.

Everyone is waitingforyou.

Master,you're here to fight devils,

notto show offyoursexual prowess

Why are youwaiting, master?

ls ithim?

Who's he?

He's FaHai.

He's with an extrainthe sedan.

Both ofthem hiding inthere!

What do you expect?

Come out quick.

You're brave.

Out quickly.

l'm sorry...

Come out, bride. Don'tbe shy.

Come out, bride. Come on.

l'm sorry, everyone. l'm alright.

Butit's not okayfora girl.

Please help.

Adinnertreat on me atDa Tongtonight.

Please move the sedan away, okay?

Please help me.

You maytouch anyone butnother.

You harmed me on purpose.

Do ltreatafree dinneratDa Tong?

You did sayit.

FaHaitreats us to a dinneratDa Tong.

Don'tbreak yourpromise

Director, let's shoot.

Let's forgive him.

Please forgive me.

l've nevermet such a sleazy person.

Geta coverforherand send herout.

Legend ofWhite Snake, Scene 12, No. 5, Take 1

Devil,yourtime is up.

lfyou don'tleave, l'll showno mercy

Cut.

Thatwas wrong. Two words are missing.

Should be l, FaHai...

Getready.

Sorry...l, FaHai ...

Have some tea

No,thanks.

Shit! Do itagain.

Justtwo lines.

l, FaHaiwill be merciless.

Can'tyou remember?

Sorry, director.

Yang, ringthe bell.

Okay.

Shooting. Getaway.

Getready.

Quiet onthe set. Shooting

Shooting begins

Camera okay?

Okay.

Ready...camera.

Legend ofWhite Snake, Scene 12, Take 2...

Devil, l FaHaiwill be merciless.

Cut.

Whatthe hell are you doing?

You're actingfornothing.

Sorry.

You can'trememberjustafewlines!

Sorry. Please take itagain.

Do itagain.

l, FaHaiwill be merciless.

ltmustbe okaythis time.

Getready, camera.

Xiao, slate.

Legend ofWhite Snake, Scene 12, Take 3

Whatthe hell!

What's the delay?

No rainformonths.Watersupply control

lfhe's the old king,

he'd send someone to begforthe rain.

Where can l begforthe rain?

Yeah.

Mom,the guyis really something.

Rain comes when he wants it.

The wind blows when he wants it.

ls itreal?

Yeah. l broughtyouto have alook.

Rain.

Thunder.

Didn'tltellyou...

rain comes when HE wants it?

Thunder.

Wind.

Cut!

Whatthe hell are you doing?

Shutit off quickly!

Blowthatway.

Director...

l'm soaked.

Do youwantto getfired?

Director, are you alright?

Director, canyou look atmy costume?

ls powderapplied?

Yes.

Notyourface. l meanyourbody.

Why do l needto powdermybody?

We'lltake the naked scene in bedtoday.

Bed scene?

So? Joan of Arc hadto do itas well.

Go to apply powderinthatroom.

Director, it's aprops room.

Director,yourphone.

Coming.

Coverthis side with some drapes.

Powder.

Okay.

''369963''

Leftamessage?

No. He says it's Mr. Cai

requestingyouto phone him.

ls it 369963?

Mr. Cai please...

No such person. So what's the place?

Acoffin shop?

You must've gotitwrong. lt's a coffin shop!

No, l didn't.

The numberis right.

Director, don'tbe angry.

lwas even worse lastnight.

Acrank callwoke me up atmid-night!

lthoughtit's important.

Guess what did he say?

What?

Yourkidneyis weak. Time foraleak.

Not suitable forchildren.

Go on, leave

Director, apeeper!

Camera okay?

Okay.

Rain.

Thunder.

Camera.

Damn,you come so late!

You hitme?

Cut.

Whatthe hell are you doing?

Make-up...fix the hairmask.

You can'tactlike this.

Straightenthis and it'll showthe tongue.

Watch closely. l'll showyou.

Look.

Director...

What?

lt's longer(cheng)than Li Hanxiang.

Do as whatl did.

Do itagain.

Rain!

Where?

lnside the house there.

Director, he's doing it.

lt's only acting, notreal

Cut

Whatis he doing?

Really comfortable

Whatare you laughing at?

Again.

Thunder.

Cut.

Totally exhausted

Good acting.

The awardwill be definitely yours.

That's allfortoday.

Manager,that's all.

Really.

Aworm duringwork, a dragon when off.

Mr. Producer,the film wasn'tloaded !

Finish. That's all.

Pack up

Director, are we really done?

l'm notkidding.

Director, goodbye.

You did a good job. Goodbye.

They did a good job.

Butthe cameraman said...

What?

The film wasn'tloaded.

Damn!

What?

What? Lostyourtemper!

Saying ''Notloaded''when it's finished.

Theyfought so hardfornothing.

We've to re-shootit.

Whatthe hell!

So preposterous

FaHai...

What?

Make up now. Callfromthe Legend...

The Legend ofWhite Snake.

The directoris coming.

Good morning, director.

Good morning...

Good morning.

Good mornin', director

Good morning.

Has Xu Xian arrived?

He's been infora while andfixing his hair.

Zen Master...

We're in love. Please have mercy on us.

Lethim leave and letus re-unite.

Master, please have mercy on us.

You devil bastards...

mustpayforthe trouble you made.

You'd betterlistento mywords.

Leave now.

FaHai.

Sister, no more nonsense.

FaHai,you damn monk,

letmyhusband leave today

otherwise...

Whatwillyou do?

l'lltake yourbloodylife.

Waytoo much.

Cut.

Letherdown!

Down...

lt's not good.When Green is flying,

she looks badtwisting herbody.

Getthe wire ready and do itagain.

Gotit. Director, one more take

Checking.

Ready? Okay

Okay. Try again.

l'lltake yourbloodylife!

lnside.

Quickly.

Doctor, how's she?

She'll live. l'll confirm if she has...

internal bleeding afterthe X-ray.

She's to restforatleast 3 months.

What?

Director, l'm sorry. l'm done with make-up

Director,the cigaris foryou.

Thanks.

Whyhaven'tyou put onyourmake-up?

l'm done.

No this one. Should be with abeard.

Abig huge beard like Zhang Fa.

Abig beard? Xu Xian with abeard?

Yes.

Like Zhang Fa?

Yes.

Really?

Of course

Get 2 more cameras here.

Okay.

One there and anotheroverthere.

Have them run simultaneously

Gotit, director.

Director.

The kid is introuble.

Xu Xian with abeard, like Zhang Fa?

Right.

Would itbe appropriate?

Sure.Whynot?

Xu's charactergoes fine with abeard.

lwanthis character...

as hotas Zhang Fa's.

Green was hurt.

l'lltake the latterpart ofthe movie.

The latterparttalks about...

Xu becoming insane

Xu becomes insane?

Director, Xu reallybecomes insane?

lt's because, atDragon BoatFestival...

Madam White appears and scares Xu.

FaHai cheats Xuto theJinshan Temple...

and doesn'tlethim leave.

Xu becomes insane later,

grows abig beard...

and practices the CrazyFist.

The shotis-Xu playingthe Fist.

Playingfist?

But Xu is a scholar! Can he fight?

Whynot?

lf viewers like gigs,we make them laugh

lftheylike action,we give them action

Director, inthe earlierversion of same story...

Xu didn'tfight.

Before is before. Nowis now.

Have you heard ofthe Martial Princess?

Ah TsaniAthatwill do

enough, enough

The more the better

Audiences like these films

Ah Tsan, paste whiskers on Hsu Hsien

What? You mean Xu orFaHai?

Xu, put onyourbeard. Stop questioning

How can Xu grow abig beard?

Not onlybeard, butalso fighting

l've neverheard ofit!

Have you heard ofthe Martial Princess?

l haven'tanymoneyto buythe bread

lfl borrow, mywife will scold me !

Ah Can, didyouwashyourhands?

l don'thave time.

Okay. l'll do itmyself.

This one's loaded.

Don'tlaugh

orhe'll knowit.

Gotit? Take itas real.

Everyone ready?

Okay?

What? ls itheroic enough?

Good. Look nice.

We've 3 cameras onyou.

We needto go on.

Don't stop untilyou hear''cut''. Gotit?

Apiece of cake. l'm good atthis.

l'm invincible.

Right.Just consideryou're invincible...

because you've alreadyturned mad

The CrazyFisthas no rule.

Low and high. lnthe water.

Up onthe slope...

You may do itas free as you can.

Butitmustbe crazy enough.

Crazy enough?

Okay...Wait...Hold it

What?

Didyou learnto do a somersault?

Yep

Canyou do itnow?

Yes, l'll showyou rightaway.

Front somersault,...the back one.

The side one...the upperone.

Good.

Thanks.

How's it?

Great.

You do this laterwhen shooting.

Each camerais loadedwith 1,000feet offilm

Unless l shout'cut',

you keep on moving.

Lighting okay?

Okay.

Camera okay?

Okay.

Everyone gets ready.

Ready. Shooting begins

Ready...

Camera...

Good!

More flip...more variations.

Good!

Director...

Hasn't come outyet...

Whatthe hell are you doing?

Stop this.

We needto work. Quiet...

ls she in danger?

She'll live.

Butwe've lostthe baby!

Pregnant? Howmanymonths?

Abouttwo

She's still single. How come?

Howwould l know?

Are you also herfiance?

Afiance is afiance.

What do you mean by'also'?

Honestly speaking,the babyis mine.

Thenyou go to look afterher.

She is in room 303.

Straightahead.

There? That's right.

Overthere? Yes.

So manyfiances...!

l love you

You bastard!

Who are you?

Whatthe hell!

Don'tbe afraid!

Jeez,what's this world comingto!

Film making nowis like this.

Earlierthere usedto be cousin and godfather

Butnow, afiancee is the trend.

Of course, Li has so many goddaughters.

Who stillwants to be a godfather?

Xiao,what's the matter?

Greenfellfrom a wire.

Everyone's talking of Ghosttales

l've invited a Taoistto pacifythe spirits

l hearshe's out of dangernow.

But one life was ruined.

What?

She was two months pregnant!

The baby couldn't sustainthe fall.

Who's the father?

She doesn'tknowherself.

Don'tblame anyone.

Forgive others easily and Punishyourselfhard

You should reviewthe whole thing.

You shouldthink aboutitthoroughly.

You're always late.

Yourworking attitude sucks.

No one likes you.

2 days lateris the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Buy some gifts forcolleagues.

Right, l understand

Brother Xiang,you're great.

Done...

All dead! Dead...

What's the master?

Oh! This is it.

lt's goodto have things redeemed.

Bad enoughto have things sold only.

Butthe worstis l've nothingto sell.

Brother Xiang,you're great!

Come on...

Let's trythe cake.

Each person gets one box.

Tomorrowis the Mid-Autumn Festival...

Let's re-unite.

Re-unite?

l'm still single.

With whom do l re-untie?

l don't even have 5 dollars.

Whatwillyou do ifyou have?

Say, ifl've 5 dollars,

l'll go forahooker.

Okay.

Hundred dollars here. Everyone getfive

Everyone has a cutfrom brother Xiang...

5 dollars from Xiangforeveryone.

Money.

Feels goodto have money.

l guarantee you'llfeel good.

Really?

Hurryup.

lwish many customers would visitus.

Come on in

Ablonde?

What?

Nice.

You come overhere.

Payup, asshole.

No hurry, sis.Won'tl give you money?

l love you, boy!

My change!

Change? Servingwateralso needs to be paidfor

Don'tyou needto pay?

This is rip-off!

Shit! Hitme...pants off.

How aboutyou doing it outforme?

Whykeep the dooropen

Letme do it

Payfirst!

Okay. No needto hitme.

l'll hityou as l like. So what?

lwish ourladies good health...

and receive 10 customers anight.

Then l'll sacrifice apigto worship Gods

Whatare you doing?

l'm an expertlighting man,

good lighting can enhance the mood

Whatamaniac,take yourtime

Whatare you doing andwhere are you going?

lwillwaittillyoufinish

l've already paidyou, hurryup and getinto bed

Whatare you doing atthe Studio?

l'm a unitman

You are betterof as apaperboy

go to Hell

l've notfinishyet

Getlost.

What's it? Why're youfighting?

Whatthe hell is going on?

He's on drugs

Getlost...

Whatthe hell!

Yang, hand me the script.

Hurryup,willyou?

Director.

Yang,there's aproblem.

What?

lt's brother Xiang again.

How's he?

lt's all been broughtbyhim.

He...broughtitto you.

Xiang, he's like this because ofyou.

You oughtto cure him.

Easy.Justan injection will do.

ls he director Yang?

Yes,that's him.

Who's the girl?

An extra...usedto be a dance girl.

Right. She was here before.

Right.

Whata coincidence!

Shooting?

How abouty'all?

l came overto look atthe new sets.

Which newmovie?

Mistress in a Golden House

Here's the make-up room.

l've seen manymovies,

butmaking amovie is the firsttime.

This is mymake-up room. Let's go in

Okay.

Are you Mr.Zhao?

Neverexpectedto meetyou here.

Hadn'tyou beentoJapan?

ljust came back.

Please have a seat.

Please...

l needto go. You help yourselves

Let's make amovie forfun.

l'll arrange it. No big deal

Howmuch will it cost?

Notmuch.

Let's shoota Young Huang Feihong.

l've done the calculation.

lt'd come to about 80,000 dollars.

2 people,40,000 each. Less than...

whatyou lose ata game ofMahjong.

What do youthink?

Dr.Zhao, interested in making amovie?

Justforamusement.40,000 dollars, is it?

l'llwrite you a check.

Fortythousand

You40,000, l40,000.

The totalwill be 80,000.

80,000 becomes one million. lt's a good sign!

Being unitedwill reap us profits

To making money! Making money!

Everyone making money.

Your$40,000 plus my $40,000

lntotal itmakes $80,000

80,000turn into 1,000,000, good omen

Two hearts turn earthto gold, riches forus

Riches forus

Have a drink

Old Fung,will itwork ifwe employhimforthe fi

Shiu Yeuk Yuen said he can't

When he was filmingthe Queen Regent

He wantto use the real curtains

Where can we find it?

Also when we were shooting Yangguifei

Those porcelain antiques got smashed

They costtens ofthousands

We onlyhave 80,000, how can we film?

He is old

and overthe hill

Director

When will ourfilm be shot

Tomorrow,we gotafree temple setfrom otherstud

No l don'twanta used set

Times are hard now

Even he uses old sets

Okay, butit's myfirst go as director

lwant greatfanfare forthe day ofthe opening sc

Okay, lwill see to it

Getmore wreaths then

What...wreaths

Sorry... l mean ... bouquets

What?

More handsome than Huang Feihong. Good.

Look.

AbsolutelyHuang Feihong.

Fong...

l knowit's a colorcinemascope movie.

lt's cinemascope. lt costs a great deal.

Whatis cinemascope?

Oh, it's English. Youwon'tunderstand.

This is colorcinemascope,

1 largerthan normal screen.

One-third larger, is it?

The audience has to paymore to watch it

Paymore?

1 largerthan normal screen.

So the price ticket...

will go up 1 times as well.

Then would l be paidthatmuch more too?

No.

Being honest...

lwas reluctantacceptingthis role. People...

will sayl'm competingwith masterGuan

Right?

lfyou don'traise my payment,

ask Guanto play. l'm notinterested.

l'm shootingthe young Huang,

how can l ask old Guanto playit?

You'll getalittle increment. Okay?

Justalittle won'twork.

lwant 1 times more...

orlwon'tplaythe part.

Get someone to replace me then.

What's the matter?

Are youAh Can?

Yes, l'mAh Can.

What's the matter?

ls yournickname Hairy Can?

Yes.WhatlS it?

Go on

Why're you arresting me?

You knowityourself

How canyou justarrestpeople as you like?

Pal,what's going on?

There're manytalented people infilm business

Nowyou gota wolf.

Wolf? Whatwolf?

The 3Wolves?

3Wolves?

No wonder!

What's going on?

Help yourself.

There're many people who sendflowers

What's up?

''Good show''? l'm nota dance girl.

Gotitwrong. lt'll be corrected.

Dr.Zhao is coming.

Please sign here.

Take good care ofhim.

Okay. Considerit done

Todayis the first shooting day of...

''Young Huang Feihong'' byMiles Films Co.

Mr.Zhao will have afewwords forus.

Mr.Zhao, overhere please

Allthe gentlemen infilm business...

and respected guests;

Todayis the first shooting day of...

''Young Huang Feihong'' produced byMiles Films

lt's saidthatheroes are always young.

l hope this movie...

turns outas promising...

as its name.

l hope Miles Films will...

prosperinthe future.

Thanks.

Okay...please...

Thanks forcoming andyoursupport.

''Young Huang Feihong''

is the debutproduction ofMiles Films

ltis also the 100th movie...

l've everproduced.

So l'll adoptan even more serious...

and strictattitude towardfilmmaking.

Hope my careerwill develop and prosper

Thank you.

Chip number35

Shit!

Someone is kidnapped.

Help. Someone is kidnapped.

Xi Batian,why didyou kidnap my son's wife?

Old...lady, mayl ask...

what's going on?

Xi Batian has kidnapped my son's wife.

Xi Batian

Cut!

What's it?

Who told herto take offthe clothes?

lt's like Li shootingthe Legends ofLust

My deardirector, it's a double...

Director, he has assaulted a girl.

Butyourfather-in-lawwrongs me.

lt's luckyl've connections atthe court,

orelse l'd be in deep shit!

l'll avenge this matter

Asonto payhis father's debt...

and his wife to payhis. lt's fair.

You can avoidthese 3 axes,

and l'll letyou go;

Orlet's go to hellto meetyourman.

You're lucky.

Xi Batian... Xi Batian...

You're lawless.

An outlaw

You're wrongful...

wrongful...

inthe public....kidnapped a girl...

girl...

You're fearless...

fearless...

Huang Feihong,you're askingfortrouble.

No nonsense. Come on.

Move!

Cut.

No...do itagain. Puthim downfirst.

Puthim down.

Slowly.

Should be okay.

Okay. Thanks.

Getthe spring bed here.

Spring bed in here.

Don't say a word.

Okay. lwon't.

Getready. Camera.

Go on ...fight...go on.

Cut.

Puthim down.

Feel hard?

Cut. Okay.

Release first.

Getready. Camera.

''Young Huang'', scene 22, no.49...

Fight! Fight...

What's it? How are you making amovie?

You're absent-minded.

You've almost drenchedthe director!

lt's too much.

You...l'll help you dryit.

Damn!Wishto take advantage, eh?

What? Crazy!

''Young Huang'', scene 22, no. 31...

Aftermom has died,we brothers...

Cut. No good.

That's notthe wayHuang speaks.

Listen up.

Aftermom has died,we brothers...

Director, ifl speak like this,

the audience will misunderstandthat...

both ofus are dead.

Well,that's howmasterHuang speaks.

To make aliving,we work hard...

to raise livestock and growplants

Tryit.

Aftermom has died,

we brothers...

Do itagain. Getready.

Cameraready?

Ready?

Are you ready?

Shooting. Quiet onthe set.

Camera.

No. 31,take 2...

Aftermom has died...

we brothers...to make aliving

work hardto keep plantand grow...

Cut. Raise livestock and growplants

Raise livestock and growplants

Take 3...

Aftermom has died...we brothers...

to make aliving...

work hardto keep plantand grow...

No. Cut...

Raise livestock and growplants

Sorry...

You growplants, notkeep.

Yes. Yes.

Growplants

Who's the director?

Of course you're

Then shutthe hell up.

Do itagain. Getready.

Ready?

Yes.

Such ajerk!

Camera...

Take4.

Aftermom has died,we brothers,

to make aliving,work hardto keep plant...

Whatare you doing, superstar?

Keep plant

Cut.

Keep plant

Cut.

Keep plant

Cut.

Keep plant

Keep plant

Camera

Aftermom has died,we brothers,

to make aliving,work hardto keep plant...

Cut.

What's the matter?

Drink some water.

Have some water. Nextwill be okay.

l'm sorry.

lt'll be okaythis time.

''Young Huang''...

Scene 22, no.31,take 9...

Aftermom has died,we brothers,

to make aliving,work hardto growplants...

Cut!

ltis to keep plant!

No.

You listento me.

No needto say. He says...

Give me the cashforthe lastinstallment...

before the shooting ends

The movie is to be wrapped up bytomorrow.

lfyou don'tpaytoday,

l'll stop working.

Fong is working it out.

He'll be back with money...

before 3 o'clock.

Okay. lt's 2:30 now.

l'llwaittill 3:01.

lfhe doesn't come back, l'll leave.

What do you say? Agreed?

Yes. l'll loanthe moneyto you.

Loan?

500 each. Dailyinterestis 50.

Return ittonight oryou'll be charged double

Okay.

Letme tellyou.As regards his part...

l've askedthe directorto shootitall.

He'll be pissed ifhe can't getthe money.

Thatwayhe'll be forcedto quit

lfhe leaves, moneywill be saved.

Stayfora while. He'll be rightback.

l don'tbelieve you.Whattime is it?

lt's 3:05

He said he'll be back by 3

l've done you afavouralready.

l quit.

Yes, l am.What? Fixed?

He's gone! Okay, l'll be rightback.

Don't get duped byhim.

lndependentfilmmakers are like this.

Many stars can't getthe lastpayment.

They quitandthat's whattheywant.

lnfact,the movie is already completed

They'll handyou money afteryou're gone.

Whenyou askforthe payment,

they'll sue youforcompensation.

Come and have a chatwith me.

l'm back as agreed upon

lt's neitheramatteroflife normoney.

l'm late, butl'm here now, right

He had no reason notto waitforme.

lt's tough enough makingfilms these days

Boy, he sure is notarighteous fellow

He justleaves as he likes.Am l right?

Says who?! l'm waitingforyou righthere.

They saidyou had gone

Well, l didn't.

C'mon, give itto me.

ManagerFong is aman of credit.

l said he will getthe moneyback.

Check ifthe amountis right.

Right. Thanks.

Sexy Yu, get changed andwork.

Startworking!

Hey...

They say Qiqiao and Liuhe Gang are...

having anegotiationfortheirdomains

None ofmybusiness.

Regardless ofwhich gang controls the place...

l've gotto hand in...

the protection money afterall.

Who cares?

l heardJade Monk Huang Shijie ofLiuhe...

daredto shoutatMasterLu.

Whatabrave young man!

He didn'tknowhowtough Lu's grand daughter...

SpicyLu Feihong is.

SpicyLu Feihong?

Smiling Goddess Lu Feihong?

Yes. She's exceptionally goodwiththe whip

MasterLu.

Granddad, catch it.

Catch it.

Granddad,yourturn.

lt's started.

Good.

Heaven, earth, king, master...

Start!

Granddad bullies me.

l'm notplaying.

MasterLu

No needto bow. Sit down.

Remember, softness can overcome hardness.

lt's pointless usingthe poweraimlessly.

Remember. Once again

lt's too much.We respectthe elderly.

You should be considerate too.

So whatifl don't!

So what?

My granddad is askingyou.

So whatifl'm not considerate?

Then lwon'tbe considerate too.

l reckonyou're the SpicyLu...

Smiling Goddess Lu Feihong

That's youraunt.

lthink you're theJade Monk Wang.

Right?

Yes, l'm.

lt's nice to meetyou.

And lthink you are...

Whatis it?

Nothing atall

Fine men won't compete with women

Dogs won't compete with chicken.

Right.

You guys are full of shit.

Feihong, don'ttalktoo much.

Both ofyou, sit down please.

Please be seated

lt's really coldtoday.

lt's usually coldthis time ofthe year.

Cut...

How can one sweat?

lt's snowing outside.

Howwouldyou sweat?

l don't sweatatall. Do itagain!

Yang,the fan!

Of course he won't sweatwith afan.

Getready. Camera.

Blowhere!

More rice.

Cut.Whatthe hell...

Wrong. Have abiggermouthful

More rice! One more take

Cut. Notright

You're standing so close!Wannakill me?

l'm sorry, director

Again. More rice.

Getready. Okay?

Yes.

Getready. Camera.

Cut. Mary, no good.

You've gotto enactas unrefined people.

How canthey eat,

like alady? Do youthink...

we're shooting Suzhou Beautynow?

Slightlybiggermouthful

Gotit

Which side is itblowing?

Blowhere.Whatthe hell!

Getready. Camera...

Cut. No good.Zhuzhong...

it's snowing outside;

Butall ofyou guys are sweating !

Make-up...

Clean up and powder.

Getready. Notthere. Blowhere.

Okay?

Yes.

Camera

Superstar, look atyourgoldwatch. No way!

Cut.

Yourgoldwatch is visible

l'm sorry.

Superstar...

there were no quartz watches in oldentimes

Are you making a commercial?

Again. More Rice.

Getready.

Director,justamomentplease

l needto take pills to ease my stomach

Snowing outside please...

Andthe fan...Yang...

Didyou hearme?

Yes.

Like ajerk. Blowthis way.

ldiot! Getready.Again.

More rice!

Snow...more...alittle more

Getready! Snow!

Camera...

Big mouthful...

Mary, abig mouthful ofrice.

Cut. Okay.

l'm burning. Yu, come quickly.

Putit off,fast

lt's burning.

The fur. Oh,yes

Mary, it's yourdad's belonging.

Yes.All ofitis antique

lthink yourdad is very goodto you.

Butlfeel l'm burning now.

Burning?

Do you knowwhatmy dad said?

What?

Youthink being a staris easy?

Youfreeze when it's cold and burn when hot.

MasterLu, it's impossible...

to occupythis place forever.

What do youwantthen?

You hand me the place nextyear.

How canyou make me do so?

l'll step in even ifthe place is yours.

lt's kind offun.

Hot oil...canyou do it?

lt's justalittle trick.

l can even drink it.

Take alook.

Granddad, l should do itforyou.

You're too goodforsuch aminormatter

l'll drinkthe hot oil...

formy granddad's sake

Smell's good. Nice!Very authentic indeed

Mary

Mary

Director?

Cut.

You hitme too.Whatare you doing?

Do youwantto getfired?

Yourdad askedyouto actin mymovie,

notto hitthe director.

Sorry...director.

Sorry...l'll go down on myknees

One bow, second,third bow...

Respectfromthe family.

Whatare you doing?

Which movie? Which studio?

The4 GreatFamilies...

lt's Love and Hatred in Snowland here.

Could be amistake!

Crazy.Wandering around...

l'm sorry.

Yang, getaladderhere.

Coming.

Whatare you looking at?

Do youwantme to be stuck here forever?

Come to help me down quickly.

Am l not coming now?

Director, be careful.

l'm here. No needto be scared

Get down slowly.

Look!Whatis it?

4 GreatFamilies gotthe wrong studio

The Heroine of Yang's Family comes.

Right. Here're the 14 Heroines.

What's this?

l'm confused.

Which movie is this?

Look!We've even gotan lndian.

Alittle lndiantoo!

Madam She married an lndian.

Who's the director?

Who's the screenwriter?

How canthe 12Widows fall in love...

withyoung guys?

They even pick up the lndian guard.

That's too much!

The screenwriteris really good.

ls the history altered?

l reallyfellforhim.

Too many strange things inthis world!

l've to try and letthe extreme stand out.

Take it easy.

Director,whatkind ofmovie is it?

Whatmovie? l haven't gota clue too

lnfactthese are only jokes and rumors...

inthe entertainmentbusiness,

which Li mentioned in his column.

The things he wrote about...

were all invented byhim.

So, mates inthe business don't getupset;

and readers don'ttake it seriously.

Life is like a drama orvice-versa.

ln his 30 years of directing and screenwriting...

DirectorLi kept on observing...

and acting everyday.

He experiencedthe applause andthe boos

One shouldtake it easy

lflife is reallylike a drama,

then letme tellyou;

There're boundto be ups-and-downs,

andthere'll be starts and ends.