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-- Champions --
The 30m yuan Champions is said to be an actual true blue kungfu film, with backdrop set against 1936 Berlin Olympics where Chinese wushu was showcased out of competition. The poster states that the film features 15 wushu champions, with 15 martial arts styles being exhibited.

Costarring alongside Dicky Cheung is Xie Miao, who having grown up, has been doing kungfu productions like Legend of Shaolin Kungfu. Two other noted martial arts stars are Xu Xiang Dong and Yu Rong Guang, who had previously starred in Tsui Siu Ming's Holy Robe of Shaolin Temple as a Shaolin disciple and a Manchu official sent to take control of Shaolin respectively.

-- Legendary Assassin --
In one scene, shot in a rural village in Sai Kung, Wu Jing gets into a brawl with the giant wrestler Jiang Bao Cheng. Due to the sweltering weather, everyone was perspiring even before the camera rolled. But Wu Jing remained unaffected by the weather, and kept conferring with Nicky Li on the details of this scene.

To shoot this scene, Wu Jing had been going through the moves with Jiang Bao Cheng, and to achieve best results and create more impact, after looking at the playback, he would keep on discussing with Nicky Li and working out various ways of fighting. For each action, Wu Jing would only be satisfied after having done many takes. Jiang Bao Cheng, whose costume, wet with sweat, had long dried up, ran out of patient and bellowed, "So hot, so tiring."

Wu Jing immediately called Jiang Bao Cheng over to watch the playback together. It was only then do we see a big smile on the redoubtable giant's face. Even Paco Wong, who visited the set, was lavishing praises after seeing the playback.  HK Headline