Ho Chaoyi's "Scavenger Master" personally fights fiercely in the garbage mountain, and the stench lingers for a long time and is unforgettable

[Reporter Xu Shiying/Comprehensive Report] The Hong Kong horror film "The Scavenger" is co-produced by Ho Chaoyi and her husband Chen Zicong again, and the Pang brothers, the directors of "Hell", have been co-directed 12 years apart. Ho Chaoyi also personally transformed into the "Scavenger Mage". Not only did she get dirty and pick up garbage to save the souls of the dead, but she also wore a heavy costume and fought fiercely in the garbage mountain in the heavy rain. She even soaked her entire face in garbage water. After the filming, she returned home and was shocked to find a stench all over her body. She laughed and said, "The stench lingered for a long time, which I will never forget."

Ho Chaoyi suffered a lot for "The Scavenger", rolling in garbage in the rain, and her dedicated performance made her complain that the stench lingered for a long time. (Provided by Huaying)

In the film, Ho Chaoyi plays a scavenger with magical powers, and this seemingly fantasy setting is actually derived from the special method of a real mage. Director Peng Shun revealed that a mage once told him that some of the three souls and seven souls of those who died unexpectedly may be attached to street objects. Whether it is a leaf or a jar, it may carry the soul of the deceased. Therefore, the mage will pick up these things and transcend them, helping the soul of the deceased to be intact and accumulating merit at the same time.

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This experience also became the inspiration for the creation of "The Scavenger", allowing Ho Chaoyi to pick up pieces of garbage "with dead souls attached" in the film. Peng Shun said that the character had completely given up on taking care of her appearance due to her past experiences, "so it was logical for her to play the role of a magical scavenger." Therefore, Chaoyi Ho, who has always shown herself in fashionable looks, appears in a dirty look in almost the entire film this time.

He Chaoyi picks up objects with dead souls attached to them in "The Scavenger" for transcendence. (Provided by Huaying)

Ho Chaoyi has completely let go of the baggage of being a female star. In addition to constantly rummaging through the trash, there are also scenes where she is acting with her opponent while eating and drinking, with her mouth full of food, and she even has to spray saliva and rice grains directly at Chan Jiale. She said frankly: "You have to overcome a psychological barrier before you can spit out the stuff in your mouth." Chan Jiale didn't mind being sprayed all over his face, and even jokingly described himself as having "the smell of beer all over his body."

What really made Ho Chaoyi suffer was the fierce fight scene with action actor Zhang Wenjie on the garbage mountain. Not only did the crew arrange for a heavy rainstorm, but she also had to roll, chase and hang on a wire in the stagnant water mixed with garbage. She recalled that the costumes at the time were thick and long, and they kept getting stuck on her legs when running, causing her to fall frequently. "In the end, I had to cut the clothes short for the shoot." Although she still feels numb when thinking about it now, when filming, she just wanted to complete every scene. It wasn't until she got home from work that she realized that the smell of garbage lingered on her body no matter how she washed it.

Chen Jiale also called "a dream come true" this time. He revealed that he has always been fond of the Pang brothers' works such as "Hell" and was very excited when he received the invitation to perform. He did not expect that he would have the opportunity to enter the horror world of the two after many years. "The Scavenger" will be released in Taiwan on October 8.