, Character 1

Tang Long rested at home for more than half a month, and his injuries improved a lot.

Although not fully recovered, some movements are no longer a problem.

During this time, Master Li Haisheng would occasionally come over, and after seeing that he was feeling much better, he would start working again.

He never joined any martial arts troupe and always worked alone.

Therefore, he needs to find work himself.

With his outstanding skills and slightly rugged appearance, he can work as a stuntman and act, and he is quite famous in the Hong Kong stunt circles.

He was a frequent face in kung fu movies of the 1970s and 80s.

For example, Lau Kar-leung's "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" and Jackie Chan's "Project A".

Later, as he got older and could no longer perform, Li Haisheng joined TVB and became a popular supporting actor.

His face frequently appears in many classic TVB dramas.

In the past two weeks, Tang Long has rearranged the house.

The house had just been emptied by Zhang Xiaohui, making it much easier to furnish.

This room is called a "thousand-foot mansion," but it's actually only 96 square meters.

But this is already the best apartment type in Taikoo Shing, second only to the top-floor duplex.

Tang Long's father got a bargain when he bought the house.

He bought the property in 1984, when the Hong Kong property market was in a slump due to the Sino-British negotiations.

This thousand-square-foot mansion cost him less than HK$600,000.

This house is now worth over three million.

At the beginning of the 1990s, Hong Kong's housing prices were still relatively moderate.

When Hong Kong property prices reached their historical peak in 1997, the house was worth at least HK$20 million.

At that time, the shared area system had not yet been abolished in Hong Kong properties, and Taikoo Shing was the first real estate project independently developed by the Swire Group.

The building is not only of good quality, but also has a relatively small common area ratio, less than 10%.

Tang Long's house has an interior area of ​​about 90 square meters, with three bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and two bathrooms.

He transformed a room into a training room. Kung Fu was the foundation of his livelihood; if he didn't practice for three days, his movements would become rusty.

In his past life, he developed a habit of practicing boxing every morning.

He converted one room into a study and set up a tea room.

The original owner of this body was a poor student, but he wasn't.

He went to Hengdian to work as a stuntman because of his dream, not because he had no other way to make a living.

He graduated from a 211 university, and his parents left him enough assets to ensure he would live a comfortable life.

Otherwise, where would he find the time and money to learn free fighting and Sanda?

The saying goes, "The poor study literature, the rich study martial arts," and Tang Long's success in martial arts training was due to his parents' support.

Occasionally, when he has time, he will study scripts and even try to write scripts himself, hoping that some investors might be interested.

But by then, martial arts and kung fu films had already declined.

The only martial arts film with sound was "The Spring Blade," but it didn't do very well at the box office.

Jackie Chan and Jet Li are no longer able to perform action scenes, leaving only Donnie Yen and Wu Jing to uphold the dignity of action movies, and both of them are in their forties or fifties.

One good thing is that he is relatively clear-headed and doesn't have the impulse to use his own money to promote himself.

Otherwise, all his money would be wasted without any benefit.

However, if he hadn't traveled through time, his fate would have been even more tragic.

The money wasn't spent, but the person was gone.

Therefore, this study was used as a place for him to create and receive guests.

After rearranging the house, it finally looks like a home.

Cheng Xiaodong spent most of the HK$100,000 in compensation he secured.

He had less than 10,000 yuan in his pocket, which made him a little uneasy.

He then remembered that he hadn't collected his payment for "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" yet. Now that he was almost fully recovered, he should go and report to Cheng Xiaodong.

When he arrived at the Cheng Family Troupe's residence, the troupe members told him that Cheng Xiaodong was busy editing "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".

Cheng Xiaodong is not only the action director of the film, but also one of the directors. He has a lot of say in the editing of action shots.

Tang Long rushed to Xu Ke's film studio and finally met him.

"Ah Long, you're fully recovered?"

Upon seeing Tang Long, Cheng Xiaodong was quite surprised and put down his work to lead him to the lounge.

"That's about it. It should be fine after the New Year."

It's February 10th now. This year, the Spring Festival will be a little later; Lunar New Year's Eve will be on February 16th.

If there are no projects to rush, the Cheng family troupe usually officially starts work after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

With another two weeks of rest, he should be able to make a full recovery.

"That's perfect. Director Xu will officially start filming 'A Chinese Ghost Story 2' after the New Year, and I'll be directing it again."

I've secured a role for you, a commander of the Imperial Guard. It's not a large part, but the character is quite memorable.

You'd better do your best this time, don't embarrass me.

He personally secured this role from Xu Ke, specifically for Tang Long.

He planned to gradually bring Tang Long to the forefront.

Creating a kung fu star would elevate his and his Cheng family's fame and influence to a new level.

Among the Cheng family members, only Tang Long has this potential.

"Thank you, boss." Tang Long was pleasantly surprised. "I definitely won't let you down."

He had seen all three "A Chinese Ghost Story" movies. The first one was naturally the most classic, but the second one had the highest box office.

The character of Zuo Qianhu of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is resolute and upright, and he still maintains his righteousness even after being bewitched by sorcery.

From being misled by evil to awakening and resisting, and finally sacrificing himself to prove his loyalty, he interprets loyalty and righteousness in a tragic way.

The character is indeed quite outstanding and memorable.

It's clear that Cheng Xiaodong put a lot of thought and effort into him.

Tang Long had no choice but to accept it, and besides, only a fool would refuse.

He had never acted before, either in his past life or now, so this was a good opportunity for him to learn systematically.

To become a kung fu superstar, you not only need to be good at fighting, but also good at acting.

Despite the Hong Kong Film Awards' lack of favoritism towards Jackie Chan and Jet Li, their acting skills are quite impressive.

The former is a two-time winner of the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor, while the latter won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor for his role in "The Warlords".

"Boss, I'm planning to get some special training from a TVB actor training class teacher during this period."

"That's right, I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

Cheng Xiaodong was quite satisfied with Tang Long's attitude.

"But I don't have enough money on me."

Seeing Tang Long's somewhat embarrassed expression, Cheng Xiaodong suddenly realized and laughed:

"You came here today to collect your payment for 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer,' right?"

"Something happened at home, and we're out of money."

"I heard about your situation from Ah Sheng. Be more careful in the future. We stuntmen don't earn money easily; it's all about risking our lives."

"I've collected the money for you. It's HK$60,000 for stunt work and HK$14,000 for martial arts. I'll round it up for you; here's HK$80,000."

As he spoke, Cheng Xiaodong wrote a check for HK$80,000 and handed it to Tang Long.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, thank you very much, sir." Tang Long smiled and accepted the check.

Cheng Xiaodong still had to oversee the editing, so after receiving the money, he tactfully said goodbye and left.

As soon as he opened the door, he was bumped into by someone at the entrance.

He was fine, but the other person fell down.

The man stood up, about to yell at Tang Long, but then saw Cheng Xiaodong swallow his profanity and immediately put on a smiling face to greet him.

"Director Cheng."

Tang Long could clearly see the changes in the other person's expression, which made him marvel.

"Assistant Chen, what's the rush?"

"Just as James Wong and Stephen Wong had sent over the soundtrack for 'The Swordsman,' Director Tsui was in a hurry and left quickly."

"I remember James Wong sent out several versions already, but the music still isn't finished?"

"Not yet. Director Xu wasn't satisfied with the previous versions, so he asked Huang to rewrite them."

Huang Sheng also became famous, and asked me to tell Director Xu that this was the last version he wrote.

If that still doesn't work, then we'll seek help from someone else.

Upon hearing this, Tang Long's heart skipped a beat, and he said to Assistant Chen:

"Could I take a look at the sheet music?"

Assistant Chen glanced at Cheng Xiaodong, and seeing that he didn't say anything, handed him the sheet music.

Tang Long took a look and, sure enough, it was "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer Qin and Xiao Duet".

However, what caught his attention was a very vivid illustration on the cover:

A proud, angry dragon.