Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4-7 2019 | Page 305

Reliving a Legend
St. Mary's Canossian College, Tang, Ally - 16
A crowd gathered in the middle of the mall, with occasional screams from excited females. Passers-by stared
at the crowd, wondering what was going on. A famous movie star? No one was sure.
“Girls, there’s no need to push….” A raven haired male smirked slightly, towering over everyone else.
Helping another girl who ‘accidentally’ fell down, he winked slightly at her. “You shouldn’t ‘fall’ for my
love,” he chuckled. The girl blushed slightly, then roughly slapped her friend next to her, clearly ecstatic to
have received the attention she had craved for.
Still trying to push through the crowd, the male hoped that the headache the screaming girls had given him
and the gathering crowd would disappear as quickly as possible.
“Just let me out,” He mumbled angrily. He knew clearly that he couldn’t solve this with violence as this
would result in a lot of trouble and an earful from his manager. Never losing his smile and still bending
down to take pictures, he yelled, “Alright girls, one last picture and I’ll have to leave!”Awws and Nooos
immediately spread like wildfire among the group. None wanted their idol to leave them this soon.
He was more than relieved when he saw his manager’s car running towards him. He jumped into the
vehicle, never taking a glance behind his back. “Hit the brake!” He yelled at the driver as he fastened his
seatbelt.
“Five minutes late!”a monotone voice said to him on his left. “Yeah, yeah. You think I don’t know that?”
He rolled his eyes. “You should’ve known better, He. You know Director Zhao hates people being late,
even though you’re an Oscar nominee.” His manager looked at him disapprovingly. Ma He shrugged.
When they arrived at the studio, all members were there waiting for the fashionably late actor. Director
Zhao rushed out of his office, grabbed He, and yelled at him for a while before he was pushed into the
dressing room to prepare for filming. The team was now making a series of historical movies on Chinese
history. Coincidentally, he had the same name as the famous hero in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang He. The
team reached him immediately to see if he would be interested in this character, and of course told him that
the pay would be satisfactory. He immediately accepted the job, since he had always been interested in the
marine history of China, and today was the first day of work. Ma He put on his armor and headed out to
the scene.
“1…2…3…Action!” Director Zhao called out immediately after everything was settled, and Ma He started
reciting his lines.“What a good day out at sea! My fellow crew members, today we’ll reach Korea! There,
we’ll sell our goods to earn money and exchange gifts with officials for the sake of our great country!” Ma
He yelled as he took out his sword and raised it above his head as encouragement to his crew. “Soon, we’ll
be able to go home and reunite with our family! Gentlemen, stay focused and work efficiently. The day of
return is near!” Ma He yelled once more.
He suddenly felt a slight shake beneath his feet, and then a swing. He did not pay attention to it at first,
thinking that it was only his imagination. Then the swinging feeling became worse. Ma He began to panic.
He felt the ground swinging back and forth, and it was not long before he could hear the roaring of the
wind and feel the water splashing around him. He couldn’t hear anything else, not even the shouting of
other crew members.
He was surprised when he felt the cold water dampen his clothes. Shivering, he found himself tied up too.
“This is not funny” He groaned as he tried to get up. “Director Zhao? Manager Chen?” He shouted.
“Shut it before I feed you to the fish!”a rough voice yelled as he was kicked in the stomach. Ma He curled
his feet in pain, but tried not to yell. He was still confused.