Wednesday, June 8, 2011

[2011.06.08] CHOW YUN FAT WALKS TO THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT REVIVAL SET IN THE SNOW

Ray Lui Leung Wai due to BEGINNING OF THE GREAT REVIVAL has a chance to meet with Chow Yun Fat

The director praises Chow Yun Fat as easy going and professional

courtesy of mingpao.com

courtesy of takungpao.com

Over 100 famous actors from three lands on both sides of the straits participated in BEGINNING OF THE GREAT REVIVAL. Some actors only had cameos but they never minded. They did not care about salary either, which director Huang Jianxin could not be more thankful for. He even gave special praise to Chow Yun Fat who played Yuan Shikai as easy going and professional. Actually when the team shot in Hengdian, it ran into a rare snowstorm in several decades as everyone was trapped on the road to Hengdian.

Fat Gor, Zhao Benshan and others in order not to hinder progress were willing to get off their vehicles and walk to the set in the storm. Their professionalism touched the team very much. Fat Gor said, "That day on the road to Hengdian, Fat Soh also came along. However due to the poor weather she fell ill. Completely due to the team's care and sending her warm congee, I was able to complete the day's shoot in peace." During the shoot, Fat Gor experienced the pain of the workers and even paid for a barbecue stall to migrate to the set. Actually this was Fat Gor's tradition, basically for every movie he would treat workers to lamb on a stick because lamb was the able to replenish energy. In one day he prepared over 3500 sticks, enough to fill the entire team's bellies. Three masters who grilled the lamb on a stick have "collaborated" with Fat Gor many times already. For this major client they prepared an entire day.

Fat Gor also said that although the production was very intense it was very memorable. He and Zhao Benshan who played Duan Qirui became good friends. Fat Gor praised, "He is also a white hot, experienced good actor. We often studied the script on the set and saw how we could perform the scene to its best." The mischievous Zhao Benshan loved to go to the set during the break, watched Fat Gor at work while imitating his gestures. Fat Gor did not mind at all and even joked with Zhao Benshan, "If you keep imitating me and make the team laugh, I will during the shoot cover up your face." In addition, during the shoot, Fat Gor also ran into his good co-star of years ago Ray Lui Leung Wai. Ah Lui said, "Coincidentally I also was forced to stay in Hengdian due to the snow, since Fat Gor came on a rare occasion, I of course had to have a short meeting with THE BUND's co-star 'Hui Man Keung'!"

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