Ah Long nods. “Yeah. And a stuntman’s job is to take the hit… and get back up.”
“The movie’s over, kid,” Mr. Ko says. “Your final scene: swim with the fish.” jackie chan 1st movie
Ah Long looks at the broken fan in his hand. Then at the warehouse: hanging hooks, a pile of bamboo scaffolding poles, a cart of live eels, and twenty armed thugs. Ah Long nods
The climax of The Crimson Blade is scheduled for a midnight shoot at the old Kowloon Wharf. The script says Ah Long’s character faces twenty assassins and wins by using the environment—ladders, ropes, fish barrels. But Ah Long arrives to find no camera crew. Instead, The Viper’s men are loading crates onto a boat. And Mr. Ko has a real gun. Ko says
" The Crimson Blade ," Uncle Li says, coughing. "Lead role. Low budget. Director fled with the money. They need someone cheap. Desperate."
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