['< sod > zhang ziyi only speaks three words english of english in the film, two of which being her famous line " some apple? " ( however, she is seen mouthing " here\'s your package. you\'re truly welcome. " while lee and carter either are spying on molina through the windows from the neighboring tower ) as she did not know the language at the time of filming. chan served as her translator on the set. while zhang ziyi\'s character name, " hu li ", means " fox. " her character was originally written for a man. the first two films in the\'\' rush hour\'\' series begin in hong kong and ultimately end in around a united states airport ( los angeles in the first film, vegas in the second film ). the time gap between\'\' rush hour 2\'\' and rush hour ( 1998 film ) | rush hour ] ]\'\' is never explicitly stated. < eod > < sod > zhang ziyi only speaks three words of english in the film, two of which being her famous line " some apple? " ( however, she is seen mouthing " here\'s your package. you\'re welcome. " while lee and carter are spying on molina through the windows from the neighboring tower ) as she did not know the language completely at the time of early filming. chan served as her translator on the set. zhang ziyi\'s character name, " hu li ", means " fox. " her character was originally written for a man. the first two films in the\'\' rush hour\'\' series begin in hong kong and end in a united states airport ( los angeles in the first film, vegas in the second film ). the actual time gap between\'\' rush hour special 2\'\' and rush hour is four days, according to the movie. < eod >']