Yuan Heping understood Chen Qi's intentions and went to find Li Lianjie.
After a few days of working together, they finally managed to create the Tai Chi style that Chen Qi wanted.
Then, Yuan Heping did two things:
First, he taught everyone how to use the wire rigs.
Proper wire rigs required imported special thin steel wires, which the Beijing Film Studio didn’t have.
They had to make do with whatever steel wires they could find, painted black, and hoped it wouldn’t be too obvious during filming.
Second, he had the actors dusted with white powder.
Anyone who’s seen Hong Kong movies knows that when someone gets punched, white powder puffs out, accompanied by the sound effects and intense action, creating a strong sense of impact.
What’s a sense of impact? It’s when it feels real, solid, and crisp.
Many of these little tricks were accumulated by Hong Kong stunt teams through years of trial and error.
Everyone, following Chen Qi’s instructions, practiced and learned as they went.
It was already May, and Chen Qi had fulfilled his promise to Zhang Xinyan.
The movie Tai Chi officially began filming!
After a few simple fight scenes to get everyone warmed up, they immediately started filming the tower raid scene.
Yuan Heping was under a lot of pressure.
This was his first time handling such a big project.