CRI听力:Ray Lui, Louis Fan co-star in Movie The Bravest Escort Group

Hong Kong actor and martial artist Louis Fan's new movie The Bravest Escort Group is due out this Friday.

Fan (樊少皇) described his role at a promotional event recently held in Beijing.

"I play the top leader of a group of armed guards. Although I come from a rich family in a town in Guizhou Province, I don't want to live a common man's life. I always feel that I am born to be a brave warrior."
 

The film revolves around a famous ancient Chinese general Wu Sangui, who tasks his loyal subordinate Ma Bao to escort his family to a safer place, during the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the establishment of the Qing Dynasty around 1644.

Louis Fan's co-star is another Hong Kong veteran actor Ray Lui. Lui portrays Ma Bao.

"During the journey, warriors have not only to protect the family but a lot of valuable treasures. Then I hire Louis Fan and his team to do the job. Although he's from a rich family, he had never been pampered and spoiled but is a reliable guy."

Director Tao Mengxi said he reckons "The Bravest Escort Group" is a tribute to martial arts film, which has a strong identity in Chinese cinema.