Handsome Men and Beautiful Women, Two Assassins

Chapter 104 Handsome Men and Beautiful Women, the Assassin Duo

"Jiang, Come here."

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Jiang Feng was called over by Quentin.

Yuan Heping was also called over.

"Jiang, I'm planning to add some more scenes for you—"

Quentin shared his idea of ​​giving Jiang Feng more screen time.

Hollywood movies follow an industrialized approach, with a very rigorous filming process. Once the script is finalized, it is not changed arbitrarily, which is very different from Hong Kong.

So even if Quentin Tarantino were to add more scenes for Jiang Feng, he would only add action scenes, not dialogue scenes.

Jiang Feng still doesn't have any lines, but at least he has a name.

Ah Long.

The name is ordinary, but it's better than nothing.

Having a character's name makes it easier for the audience to remember them.

The character settings are also more detailed than before.

According to the previous setting, Jiang Feng's role was just one of the members of "crazy88".

Now, his character, Arlong, and Kuriyama Chiaki's character, Gogo, have been set up as a couple, somewhat like lovers.

Although the film doesn't depict any romantic scenes between the two, that's the impression it gives to the audience.

Jiang Feng's entrance also changed; he was originally supposed to appear with "crazy88".

Now, he will appear alongside Gogo, played by Kuriyama Chiaki, transforming from an ordinary thug into a bodyguard like Gogo, with the two somewhat resembling Ishii Oren's left and right protectors.

Another change is that all members of "crazy88" are required to wear masks, including Liu Jiahui.

Jiang Feng no longer needs to wear a mask, so the audience can see his handsome face.

This was Uma Serman's idea. She felt that it would be a waste for the audience not to see Jiang Feng's face, since he was so handsome.

Jiang Feng's good looks are also a minor highlight of the film.

In addition, the fight scene between Jiang Feng and Uma Seman has been extended from a dozen seconds to three minutes.

To make Jiang Feng and Kuriyama Chiaki look more like a couple, Jiang Feng's weapon was changed from a samurai sword to a nine-section whip.

Yuan Heping specially designed a set of very cool and stylish martial arts moves for him, which are no less impressive than the nine-section whip technique that Li Lianjie demonstrated in "The Adventurers".

Jiang Feng mastered it completely after two days of practice, and his movements were as skilled as if he had practiced for several years.

Even the well-informed Yuan Heping couldn't help but admire it greatly.

"The last person to amaze me this much was Jet Li."

"I thought I would only ever meet one martial arts prodigy like him in my lifetime."

"I never expected to run into another one like this."

"Jiang Feng, your martial arts talent is no less than Li Lianjie's. As long as you work hard, you will definitely achieve great things in the future."

"Even if I don't reach the level of Li Lianjie or Cheng Long, I'm definitely not far off. At least I can catch up with Donnie Yen and Wu Jing."

Zhang Jin said with a hint of sourness, "Jiang Feng, Eighth Master speaks very highly of you. I've been with him for so many years, and I've never heard him praise me like this before."

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Eighth Master is encouraging me. It's no easy feat to achieve what Jackie Chan and Jet Li have accomplished, but I will do my best."

A few days later, filming of Kill Bill finally began.

The filming location was a Japanese-style izakaya (Japanese pub).

The plot of this scene is very simple: the female lead comes to seek revenge on Ishii O-ren, played by Liu Yuling.

Before facing off against Ishii Oren, she must first deal with Jiang Feng and the "Left and Right Protectors" played by Kuriyama Chimei, as well as "crazy88" led by Liu Jiahui.

The female lead's fighting ability is ridiculously strong; she can single-handedly take down nearly a hundred people, which makes absolutely no sense.

However, Quentin Tarantino's movies don't need logic; they just need to be entertaining.

This is a mindless, mindless, and entertaining movie that you can watch without thinking.

The first few days of filming were action scenes featuring Uma Thurman, Liu Jiahui, and 88 others.

While Quentin was working, Jiang Feng would watch from the sidelines, hoping to learn about Hollywood's filming methods.

He finally witnessed firsthand just how insane Quentin Tarantino's films really were.

Uma Thurman's character wields a samurai sword, moving through the enemy lines with ease, as if cutting melons and vegetables.

"crazy88's" thugs were hacked to pieces, their hands and feet severed, and blood gushed out.

It's clear that Quentin Tarantino really likes Hong Kong films and is obviously influenced by the violent aesthetics of Shaw Brothers veteran director Chang Cheh and his disciple John Woo.

In tribute to the Shaw Brothers, Quentin Tarantino refused to use computer-generated special effects and opted for the most primitive filming methods.

For example, fake blood can be placed inside a protective case to create the visual effect of blood splattering.

This fight scene alone used up more than 200 gallons of fake blood.

The wooden floor of the izakaya was completely stained red with fake blood.

After filming the fight scenes with Uma Thurman and Liu Jiahui, it was finally Jiang Feng and Kuriyama Chiaki's turn to film their scenes.

"Kill Bill, Scene 58, three shots, one take."

"Three, two, one, action."

Quentin sat in the director's chair, staring at the monitor in front of him.

The camera lens was pointed at the wooden staircase of the izakaya.

Jiang Feng and Kuriyama Chimei slowly walked down the stairs.

Jiang Feng was wearing a Japanese high school uniform, with a black jacket over a white shirt, and sporting a neat buzz cut.

Kuriyama Chimei was wearing a girl's JK uniform.

She had straight bangs, long, straight black hair, knee-high white socks, and white flat shoes.

The two looked like two high school students.

However, their expressions were incredibly cold, their eyes filled with murderous intent. One wielded a nine-section whip, and the other grabbed a meteor hammer, a stark contrast to their high school student appearances.

"I know it's your responsibility to protect the boss, but I'm begging you, get out of here."

Uma Serman recited her lines.

She was wearing the same yellow jumpsuit that Bruce Lee wore in "Game of Death".

It's clearly a tribute to Bruce Lee.

However, her clothes were now stained with blood, and her face was covered in blood.

Kuriyama Chimei was the first to make a move.

She wielded her flail and engaged in a fierce battle with Uma Thurman.

Jiang Feng sat on the railing at the corner of the stairs, watching the show.

He thought the plot was idiotic.

Wouldn't it be better if the two of them went together?

Why do we have to send them up one by one to their deaths?

This ridiculously weak plot was somewhat influenced by Shaw Brothers martial arts films and Japanese sword films.

Yuan Heping's martial arts choreography is excellent.

However, Uma Serman and Kuriyama Chimei's movements were really disappointing, their attacks were weak and lacked any power, ruining Yuan Heping's brilliant design.

Fortunately, Yuan Heping was very experienced, and even though Uma Serman and Kuriyama Chiaki had very poor skills, he still managed to make them look like they were made by a master.

With the help of a stunt double, the two finally completed the fight scene successfully after several takes.

Now it was finally Jiang Feng's turn to appear.

Jiang Feng cherished this opportunity, after all, it was his first Hollywood blockbuster, even though his role was small.

However, after filming began, he realized how important it was to have an excellent co-star.