Gong Shou Dao

On That Night... While We Dream
On That Night... While We Dream
Traditional Chinese	功守道
Simplified Chinese	功守道
Hanyu Pinyin	Gōng Shǒu Dào
Directed by	Wen Zhang
Written by	Wen Zhang
Produced by	Jet Li
Starring	Jack Ma; Jet Li; Donnie Yen; Wu Jing; Tony Jaa; Jacky Heung; Asashōryū Akinori; Zou Shiming; Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Cinematography	Yang Jun
Edited by	Angie Lam
Music by	An Wei
Production; company	Alibaba Group
Distributed by	Youku
Release date	11 November 2017 (China);
Running time	20 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Gong Shou Dao (Chinese: 功守道), also known as On That Night... While We Dream is a 2017 Chinese kung fu short film directed by Wen Zhang and produced by Jet Li. The film stars Jack Ma, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Wu Jing, Tony Jaa, Jacky Heung, Asashōryū Akinori, Zou Shiming, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo. The film was released on November 11, 2017, during the Double 11 Shopping Carnival.^[1]

Plot

One day, Master Ma is walking down the street, when suddenly he sees the words "Huashan Sect" (华山派) on a sign. He closes his eyes and imagines himself duelling different martial arts masters.

Cast

Jack Ma as Master Ma
Jet Li as Old Servant
Donnie Yen as Master Yen
Wu Jing as Master Jing
Tony Jaa as Master Jaa
Jacky Heung as Master Zuo
Asashōryū Akinori as Master Long
Zou Shiming as Master Zou
Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Master Yu
Tong Dawei as Policeman Tong
Mark Huang as Policeman Ming
Li Chen as Policeman Chen
Shao Xiaofeng as Police Inspector

Production

Wen Zhang was hired as the director.^[2] Yuen Woo-ping, Sammo Hung and Tony Ching were hired as choreographers. The film is Chinese e-commerce tycoon Jack Ma's debut.^[3]

Music

The theme song Feng Qing Yang (《风清扬》) is sung by singer Faye Wong and Jack Ma. The song's title Feng Qing Yang is the name of a top martial artist in another one of Louis Cha's wuxia novels, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

Release

On October 28, 2017, Jack Ma released a poster in his Sina Weibo.^[4] The movie was released in China on November 11, 2017, and was watched 170 million times online in a couple months, according to Alibaba.^[5]

References

^ 马云主演《功守道》：只有20分钟双十一晚会放精华版. ifeng (in Chinese). 2017-11-01.
^ DRAGON LIN (2017-11-04). "10 facts about Jack Ma and Jet Li's 'GSD'". asianmoviepulse.
^ "Alibaba's Jack Ma to star in short kung fu film". Chinadaily. 2017-11-01.
^ 《功守道》武术指导三人组：地球最高水平. ifeng (in Chinese). 2017-10-29.
^ "Alibaba's Jack Ma to star in his own martial arts movie". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

External links

Gong Shou Dao at IMDb

[1] 马云主演《功守道》：只有20分钟双十一晚会放精华版. ifeng (in Chinese). 2017-11-01.

[2] DRAGON LIN (2017-11-04). "10 facts about Jack Ma and Jet Li's 'GSD'". asianmoviepulse.

[3] "Alibaba's Jack Ma to star in short kung fu film". Chinadaily. 2017-11-01.

[4] 《功守道》武术指导三人组：地球最高水平. ifeng (in Chinese). 2017-10-29.

[5] "Alibaba's Jack Ma to star in his own martial arts movie". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

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