Rekindle the glory of Hong Kong films! Nicholas Tse： Do my best to create the glory of Hong Kong films again
1905 movie network feature In 1996, at the age of 16, the predecessor of Emperor Entertainment, Feitu Records, officially debuted. At the signing ceremony that year, the action star of "Double Monday Cheng", the iconic figure of the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, attended the support, and the fate of the two began.
In 2004, starring Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse and others, Emperor Pictures produced an impressive film. The hard-working Saburo spirit of not being afraid of danger during filming has also made Nicholas Tse gradually grow into one of the representatives of Hong Kong film action actors in the new era.
"I have always believed that kung fu movies or action movies are the greatest essence of our Chinese movies. In fact, there is no such action drama in the world." Nicholas Tse admits that Hong Kong-style action movies have influenced the global film industry. He hopes that through his efforts, audiences can rekindle their expectations for Hong Kong action movies.
Revisiting the eternal feelings of Hong Kong films and looking forward to the dazzling future of Chinese films. From February 24th, the "Blue Feather Parlor" specially curated by "China Film Report" – Emperor Film Store, will be broadcast on CCTV6 movie channel every night at 22:00. In this episode, the host Lan Yu has an in-depth conversation with actor Nicholas Tse and walks into his film life.
Slash Youth Nicholas Tse
He is a singer, actor, and chef. As a slash youth, Nicholas Tse has multiple professional halos in one.
Among so many life roles, the actor is undoubtedly one of Nicholas Tse’s highlights. Released in the summer of 2021, the director’s last work will cost 1.329 billion yuan, making it the most popular Hong Kong movie in the Chinese mainland.
Nicholas Tse’s role in the film, Qiu Gang Ao, is also crazy and evil, which makes people’s eyes shine. At that time, many audiences said that Nicholas Tse, who has not been on the big screen for a long time, brought a rare sense of freshness to the actors. Since then, the news that Emperor Pictures will make a sequel film has attracted countless audiences.
"It’s a brand-new story, and it doesn’t have a lot of storytelling connections to the previous’Anger · Serious Case ‘." In an interview, Nicholas Tse admitted that he had just completed the filming of "Anger". At the same time, he also said that although this is a new story, he hopes to continue to convey the spirit of action movies directed by Chen Musheng.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to the identity of the actors in "Rage", Nicholas Tse is also the film’s action director. The action scenes in the new film are all designed by him, and he hopes to be better than blue.
In order to make the naked action scene at the beginning of the film more explosive and realistic, Nicholas Tse specially found a coach to precisely control the daily calorie intake. On the day of the film’s completion, Nicholas Tse couldn’t help but shed tears on the set. He hoped that the sequel would not disappoint audiences who liked the first one, and he also wanted to show a very emotional action movie in front of the audience.
According to Nicholas Tse, the film, directed by Nicholas Tse, starring, and starring, is also expected to meet audiences in a few months.
With a wealth of experience, Nicholas Tse will also serve as a director in a cinema film for the first time, and Jackie Chan will serve as the producer of the film. The film will be a continuation of the classic IP after 19 years, and is expected to start filming in May 2024.
Nicholas Tse, who is in the process of revising the script, said he was still torn about his journey to directorship. He did the whole accident himself and conceived some thrilling action scenes.
In the face of many identity switches, Nicholas Tse admitted that there is no difference in order. In this era of openness and inclusiveness, as long as everyone wants to do, they can try more, and they should not limit themselves to a certain range.
Hope to rekindle the glory of Hong Kong films
At the end of 2023, Nicholas Tse appeared at the Food and Rock Festival, which attracted another wave of heated discussions among netizens. He is often "invisible" in the public eye, and every time he returns, he always gives people some freshness.
"People may have forgotten that I was really in the industry when I was a teenager, and I started to create. When you continue to export, one day you will tell all your stories and use up the so-called experience or experience." Nicholas Tse admits that creation requires a precipitation period to accumulate. When he leaves for a period of time and then comes back, the audience will have different feelings, such as when he participated in "Anger · Serious Case".
Whether it was a singer, an actor, or a director, they all needed to find creative materials in their lives. When they accumulated to a certain extent, there would be a breakthrough from quantitative change to qualitative change. No one could continuously output without input.
When it comes to the current plight of Hong Kong films, Nicholas Tse bluntly said that there are serious gaps in jobs such as actors and action directors. He has also witnessed some workers who have worked in the industry from small to large suddenly lose their jobs.
When he saw that the martial arts, lighting, photography and other practitioners of Hong Kong films could not continue to live through the film, Nicholas Tse felt a great responsibility. He hoped that through his own efforts, Hong Kong films could once again prosper and more audiences could see the charm of Hong Kong-style action films.
Chinese kung fu movies and Hong Kong action movies have always been well-known all over the world. Many overseas practitioners have always admired and imitated domestic kung fu movies, but they lack the popularity. Nicholas Tse lamented that "it would be a pity if we lost this greatest advantage and secret weapon". His greatest wish at present is to allow more audiences to see genre films with unique Chinese characteristics, so that more practitioners can work.
Nicholas Tse believes that in the process of Hong Kong movies regaining their luster, action directors, actors, directors, etc. play an important role. When these people play a good role as role models, more latecomers will join the industry.
Just as the veins of each naturally growing leaf are different, everyone’s definition of success is also different. In Nicholas Tse’s eyes, his definition of success is "the day when you really can’t move, you feel that you haven’t wasted this life."
Tse’s dream has never stopped burning in the Hong Kong film industry, growing from a 16-year-old unruly teenager to a representative Hong Kong filmmaker with multiple roles. For the future, he hopes to lead by example and reignite the glory of Hong Kong films by putting everything he has on the big screen.