clang!
choke!
hum!
In front of the camera, Yan Nantian continued to fight with five villains.

Li Dazui used a large kitchen knife.

Hahaer used an oversized splash drum.

Blood Hand Du Sha used a long serrated knife.

Tu Jiaojiao attacked with iron hands.

The most interesting one is Yin Jiuyou. This guy is wearing a white silk robe. When attacking, he swings out his sleeves and whips the opponent with the cloth.

After seeing it, Xiaolongnu exclaimed that she was an expert.

This scene is about five villains besieging Yan Nantian, so the focus of the fighting scene is actually on Zhang Yuan, the actor who plays Yan Nantian.

Hurala!
Driven by the wire, Zhang Yuan did a somersault in the air.

At the same time, Brother Sun Jiaolong, who played the role of Blood Hand Du Sha on the opposite side, also took off into the air like him, and flew towards him in a spin.

This shot is about the two of them fighting while somersaulting in the air. In order to show Yan Nantian's strength, Du Sha was kicked away by Zhang Yuan before he could draw his sword. Then there is a shot of him falling to the ground and covering his chest to show how powerful the kick was.

Both of them stood up, and Sun Jiaolong was ready to be kicked.

This guy was originally a famous local fitness coach in Hainan. In terms of training mass, Zhang is far inferior to him.

But my brother also knows that training to build muscles is training to build muscles, and practicing martial arts is practicing martial arts.

Zhang Yuan practiced martial arts, so if he really kicked himself with all his strength, even with his strong muscles, he would probably feel uncomfortable.

So he tensed his muscles and prepared to take it head on.

then……

rub!
He felt a gust of wind near his ear, and then he saw a leg passing through his ear.

"Card!"

"I didn't kick anyone, try again!"

Hiss... Brother Sun was put down and returned to the ground. He saw Zhang Yuan walking towards him with a smile and greeting him.

"Brother Sun, I'm sorry, it's my question."

"No...it's okay."

After preparing for such a long time, the opponent still failed to kick the ball?

Sun Jiaolong discovered it when he was starting and doing somersaults in the air.

Zhang Yuan doesn't seem to be as light and agile as he was in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

He obviously...

Before I had time to think about it, the crew started filming again.

Swish!
The two of them somersaulted over and crossed over again.

Deng!
This time was different from last time, but I kicked it.

However, according to the action design, the kick is required to be in the chest. After all, there will be a shot of covering the chest and walking backwards afterwards, so it needs to be connected.

But Sun Jiaolong only felt a hit on his shoulder.

And just like last time, he tensed his muscles for fear of being kicked by the other party.

But after taking this kick, he felt... very smooth.

It was soft and light, not much stronger than the back massage in a massage parlor.

"It seems that an actress who doesn't know Kung Fu can be stronger than this, right?" Brother Sun was puzzled when he heard the director's loud voice with a loud speaker.

"Card!"

"Hey, why are you moving so lightly?"

“No strength.”

“And he kicked it in the wrong position.”

"Do it again!" Zhang Yuan gave an apologetic look to the director team and other actors, then returned to his original position.

Next, this action was shot six or seven times before it was passed.

In addition, director Wang Jing has a good mentality. After all, he has seen all kinds of storms and all kinds of actors, and he is used to it.

The other Hong Kong members of the crew all looked troubled.

"I remember very clearly that when he was in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, he could easily jump over a stool without using wires."

"Obviously has leg skills."

When Brother Sun saw his performance, he really couldn't understand it.

"But now not only is my body's flexibility very poor."

"The movements are stiff."

"My hands and feet are weak, and..." He glanced at Zhang Yuan who was gasping for breath on the spot: "My physical condition seems to have deteriorated a lot."

"He was obviously a good candidate for martial arts before."

"What on earth has he been through? Why has he regressed so much?"

He is not the only one who has such doubts.

Xu Jingjiang, who plays the evil Tongtian, will have a scene with Zhang Weijian in this scene later, so he changed his clothes and put on makeup early with the other actors and waited on the side.

The last time Sun Jiaolong saw Zhang Yuan was in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". At that time, Zhang Yuan's kung fu was much worse.

The last time Xu Jingjiang saw him was when they were filming "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", and it had been less than a year since then.

Teacher Xu remembered that when Zhang Yuan was in the crew, his fighting scenes were always smooth and highly praised.

But now...

The contrast is too obvious!
"Has he been injured in the past few months?"

"Or something happened that I don't know about." Teacher Xu had a good relationship with him. Seeing that he performed poorly in the fighting scenes, he did not laugh at or blame him, but was very worried about his health.

Otherwise, you would say this person is a good person.

Although he looks rough and strong, he is actually a very thoughtful person.

"He...although his performance was average, he was quite serious."

Among the crowd of onlookers, seeing that the crew members were not very satisfied with Zhang Yuan's performance, Fan Bingbing thought for a moment and then spoke.

"After so many repetitions, he didn't complain of being tired or lose his temper. His attitude was pretty good."

Everyone around.

You are so good at talking. You can find such a tricky angle to praise him even though his performance is so bad...

Teacher Yuan Quan also coughed a few times and then spoke.

“Fighting scenes are difficult.”

"He is still young, and the key is to be willing to learn."

“Perseverance leads to success and is much more important than talent.”

Damn, the first and second female lead in the crew both spoke up for him, is there any justice in this world... All the crew members were gritting their teeth.

You're still bragging even though you're in such a bad state. Are you two having an affair with him?

I rely on!

This guy wouldn't have slept with the two most famous actresses in the crew, right?

crunch!
There was a sudden sound of teeth grinding all around.

Not to mention those in Hong Kong, even those guys in mainland China are pissed off!

Teacher Xu looked at Fan Xiaopang and Teacher Yuan Quan, frowned and nodded slightly.

"I see!"

"He's become so much worse now, all because of the woman's weakened body!"

"One is not enough, so give me two. No wonder your legs are weak."

Zhang Yuan, who was catching his breath and preparing for his next move in front of the camera, had no idea that the words of these two ladies had already damaged his reputation.

While everyone agrees that he had affairs with two actresses, there are also people who understand.

"These guys always think the worst of tall and handsome guys when they see them, as if they can feel better if they can find an excuse for not being able to get a woman." Yang Xue raised her beautiful eyes and glanced at the men around her.

She and Zhang Yuan and the other two ate and drank together every day and were very close.

"If they really are in a relationship, their subconscious eyes, movements, and expressions will reveal it." Yang Xue is very smart. Based on her observation, Zhang Yuan's relationship with these two should be quite clean.

She even felt a little strange. Logically, it shouldn't be so clean.

Being in the entertainment industry, he has heard and seen everything, so he doesn't understand Zhang Yuan's current situation and always feels that something is wrong.

"He didn't seem to be taking the performance very seriously."

"He looked a little lazy, and it seemed like his mind wasn't on acting."

"Logically speaking, if a man is in this state, then nine times out of ten he is spending his time playing with women."

"But he didn't. It's so strange."

Yang Xue is usually the quietest and has the best observation skills.

"And he did nothing wrong, but he seems to have aroused the disgust of many people."

"It feels like stepping on a landmine with every step."

"He's not a fool, why..."

Yang Xue glanced at the two male protagonists who were watching and waiting for the show. Master Xie touched his nose, seeming a little disappointed.

"He really doesn't know martial arts, and his action scenes are far worse than mine." Nicholas Tse thought.

"Could it be that, as he said, the reason I felt he moved so fast one day was because I was feeling unwell and had an illusion?"

"Well, that should be it."

Thinking of this, Master Xie left the crowd and returned to the rest area.

Even though he is the biggest star, he does not have his own chair. In the rest area for Hong Kong actors on the set, he sits on any stool he sees and drinks any drink he sees. He is very casual.

Unlike Zhang Weijian, there are many rules.

"Push to the street!"

"You can get so much money at this level!"

The veins on Zhang Weijian's temples were erect.

He was still upset about the fact that Zhang Yuan's pay per episode was only slightly lower than his.

What does it mean to be more irritating than someone else?

What people fear most is comparing themselves with others, especially with those around them.

You say that Nicholas Tse can get 17 yuan for a single episode, and he is not jealous or unhappy at all?
This is not realistic either.

It's just that he can accept it because of many additional external factors.

But he couldn't accept Zhang Yuan taking this money.

It's like a nouveau riche disliking his wife, he just can't stand her no matter how he looks at her.

Talking, blinking, and even breathing are annoying... After all, the problem is not with the wife, but with oneself.

Zhang Weijian’s current situation is similar.

After several ups and downs, he has risen again in the mainland TV drama industry in the past two years. With him around, ratings are guaranteed.

Several companies in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China were vying to sign film contracts with him.

When investors hear his name, they are willing to invest in the film.

He is so cool wherever he goes, and all the directors and producers praise him.

His current mentality is that of a big brother.

I want the best and uniqueness of everything to feel that it matches my status.

"The most troublesome thing is to offend this person..." Yang Xue saw all the eyes, expressions and subtle movements of Zhang Weijian.

"It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain."

"He's a senior again, and he's the leading male role in the crew. It's very troublesome." Yang Xue couldn't help but worry about Zhang Yuan.

The older sister turned her gaze to him and saw that he looked very tired.

I thought to myself, this clever fool doesn't even know that people hate him.

In front of the camera, Zhang Yuan looked very tired.

It’s more tiring than working on the set of “Kung Fu”.

It was more tiring than hanging on wires and filming scenes opposite Wu Jing in "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Because it's tiring to shoot fighting scenes for people who don't know martial arts.

People who know martial arts have to strive for perfection, which is tiring.

People who know martial arts have to pretend that they don’t know martial arts. They also have to control their expressions, posture, breathing, and strength. There can’t be any mistakes in any link. It’s even more tiring!
In front of the camera, he is acting.

Off camera, he is still acting.

It means that when filming the fight scenes, he was acting within the scene, so how could it not be hard?

Just like playing cards, it is divided into several levels.

Arranged from low to high: Wang Fei, noob, beginner, expert, can feed cards, can feed cards without being discovered, and mahjong master.

The level of a mahjong master is naturally higher than that of others, but in terms of difficulty, feeding cards without leaving any trace is the most tiring.

It’s like the ancient Go masters being invited into the palace to play against the emperor.

Neither winning nor losing.

If you win, what should you do if the opponent picks up the chessboard and shoots you in the head?
If you lose, and lose too obviously, that would be deceiving the king.

You have to lose, or draw without leaving any trace, and make the opponent feel that he has met a worthy rival. That’s what a true master does.

Today, Zhang Yuan has been trying hard to maintain this rookie status where he is obviously good at something but has to pretend to be not good at it, but works very hard.

"It's said that those business and political leaders are the good actors. It's really tiring to act from morning to night!"

Zhang Yuan subconsciously adjusted his breathing a few times, then hurriedly disrupted it.

It is really difficult to suppress the body's subconscious reactions.

but……

Zhang Yuan glanced at the people around him.

Seeing Zhang Weijian looking like he wanted to grind his teeth, and the helpless looks that the others showed towards him just now.

He finally let go of his worries.

"The acting skills I've practiced over the past few years have not been in vain."

"We successfully fooled these people."

Just like on the first day he arrived at the crew, he denied to Nicholas Tse that he had ever practiced martial arts.

But the key to the problem is not Nicholas Tse, but Zhang Weijian.

The main person Zhang Yuan hid his skills from was actually him.

The rest are just incidental.

Just like leaking his film salary, he also deliberately concealed his martial arts skills.

Every step must be correct.

It took a lot of effort to film the entire fight scene.

Several actors felt tired from repeated shooting, and the crew felt tired from repeated NGs, but none of them were as tired as Zhang Yuan pretended to be.

"Is it so hard?"

After the show, Fan Bingbing handed him a bottle of water: "I didn't notice, you're still pretty weak."

"you……"

Zhang Yuan was about to reply subconsciously: Come to my room at night and I'll let you see if I'm weak or not.

But when he saw Zhang Weijian beside him, he immediately changed his words.

"Yeah, I have no strength at all. I'm so tired."

Fan Bingbing curled her lips and found that Zhang Yuan not only did not argue with her, but also admitted it, which made her feel bored.

After filming this scene, he can rest today.

It's like this for all crews. The roles and time arrangements have to be close to the main character. Many supporting roles have to wait longer for their roles than they do for the roles themselves.

In order to appear more false, he had no choice but to find a snack shop and hide there pretending to be dead.

I ordered a bowl of sesame-filled glutinous rice balls and ate them while hearing someone humming a Peking Opera tune next to me.

He looked up, and then...

"TOM!"

Zhang Yuan often adds fuel to the fire, but he didn't expect to see the real person today.

Diagonally in front of a table, Jinling Deputy General Ma Guocheng was sitting there.

Zhang Yuan put down the spoon and walked over to greet the gentleman.

After chatting for a few minutes, I found out that he also played a pawn shop owner in "Little Fish and Flower".

His real name is He Jinlong. He is a Peking Opera Jiazi Hualian, which is the Jing role in the “sheng, dan, jing, mo, and chou” class.

This actor is a first-class Jing opera actor. He had nothing to do after retirement, so he came to various major crews to perform and make use of his remaining energy.

Purification is generally divided into main purification, auxiliary purification, and martial purification.

This role belongs to the deputy Jing role, which mainly involves work, recitation and performance. It does not involve any action scenes and has relatively few lyrics.

"No wonder!" Zhang Yuan finally understood after the conversation.

I said that Ma Guocheng looked so majestic when he swung his braids, his walking posture was a little domineering, and his voice was even louder. It turned out that he had a foundation in Peking Opera.

“I also met several opera majors when I came to this crew.”

"Sure enough, with the decline of folk art, everyone has to switch to the film and television industry to make a living."

Seeing that he was knowledgeable, the other man chatted with him for a long time in a very speculative manner.

After all, there are too few young people who are still interested in Peking Opera!

Zhang Yuan also treated this person to a meal and learned a lot of his attributes.

The next day, at a lakeside film set.

Snapped!
Under Zhang Weijian's extremely shocked eyes, Nicholas Tse swung his arm and hit the opponent's head with a big kick!

...(End of chapter)