It’ll Surely Be Wonderful

After they wrapped up, Director Martin looked for the scriptwriter. "Charles, please come to my room after you're done here! Bring the script!"

Charles, who was smoking at the moment, looked like he expected this and he flashed an OK sign.

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In the hotel room, Martin was pacing back and forth. The second Charles entered, he went straight to the point. "Buddy, I want to add some scenes for Xi. What do you think?"

Charles gave Martin a high five and spoke in Mandarin to him, "Great minds think alike."

Martin shared his idea excitedly, "One action scene is too little! Xi moves really well and adds to the effect…"

Charles gave it some thought, then he interrupted, "But... Buddy, remember that if you add too many scenes, something's gotta give and you'll have to cut some others out!"

Movies had very strict restrictions in terms of timing; just one scene could cost a lot of money and any extra seconds were precious.