Chapter 52 Smirk
The next day, on set.

"Ah ah!"

Wearing a pink silk shirt with wide sleeves and a little red makeup with a gold background on the center of her eyebrows, this version of Zhou Zhiruo appears in powder form.

"There is a red dot in the middle of the eyebrow, and a red veil covers the face..." Seeing this, Zhang Yuan hummed a song in his heart.

Almost everyone in the Emei School has such a dot between their eyebrows, which is called a red dot, and is also called cinnabar to open the mind.

The only thing that has the most complicated pattern is the one on the center of Nun Miejue's forehead, which is red and white. From a distance, it looks like a small Poké Ball.

This scene is the same as the day it started filming, with the six major sects besieging Guangmingding.

But today we are only shooting fighting scenes.

Gao Yuanyuan picked up the sword, gritted her teeth, and stabbed Su Youpeng's left chest with the sword!

"Cut!" Lai Shuiqing called to stop: "It's over."

Gao Yuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Zhang Yuan in the crowd and made a "yeah" gesture to him.

For this scene, Zhang Yuan practiced with her for three hours last night, and even then, they took five takes today before passing.

Gao Yuanyuan had no experience in costume dramas, nor any foundation in martial arts. For such a "clean slate", just performing a few moves in the right way was already very difficult.

"Next scene, reaction scene, everyone get ready, actors go to designated positions."

It's time for Zhang Yuan to go on stage.

The content of this scene is to film the reactions of the people from the six major sects to Zhou Zhiruo stabbing Zhang Wuji with a sword just now.

When watching a TV series, the events and reactions are connected together, but when filming it has to be done bit by bit.

The main actors Gao Yuanyuan, Su Youpeng and Alyssa Chia are not in this scene.

Normally they could go aside to drink water and rest, but there were more than just the three of them, many people were watching.

Who are you looking at?
Of course it’s Zhang Yuan.

On the first day of filming, he became famous in the crew for helping two directors solve a big problem, and then he was like a fish in water at the buffet dinner.

Everyone is very curious now, which temple is Zhang Yuan the deity of?

For an actor, the most important thing is his performance on the set. Social skills are important, but professionalism is more important.

So, everyone wanted to see how Zhang Yuan performed.

"The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Scene 8, First Shot, First Time, ACTION!"

Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Kunlun, Kongtong, Huashan.

The actors from the six major factions stood in three rows, and together with the extras there were about two hundred people. Some held weapons, some stood with their hands behind their backs, and some were ready to make a move.

Song Qingshu, played by Zhang Yuan, stood in the front row and was the center of the crowd.

His C position was not obtained by fighting for it like the young handsome men and fairies in later generations, but was arranged by a serious director.

On his right were the Wudang group, on his left were the Shaolin group, and the person closest to him was Chen Xiu Li, who played Xiao Zhao.

In front of everyone, the assistant director pretended to hold a branch and made some movements, imitating the action of Zhou Zhiruo stabbing people in the previous scene.

Everyone in Wudang opened their eyes wide, and some even opened their mouths in shock.

The Shaolin actors standing by all bowed their heads, either with one hand or with both hands clasped together, to show their compassion.

Chen Xiu Li, who plays Xiao Zhao, is also a veteran actor. She immediately revealed a look of panic and fear, and her bright eyes seemed to be able to speak.

Everyone's performance was as planned, but Zhang Yuan was the only one who was different!

There was no panic, no fear, no sadness, no surprise on his face.

He laughed!
The kind of smirk that you want to hold back but can't.

His reaction was completely contrary to everyone else's, and he was standing in the middle of the front row, which made his actions even more obvious.

"Zhang Yuan is stupid!" Gao Yuanyuan saw this and bit her nails nervously: "He actually laughed!"

There were nearly two hundred extras in this scene alone, and their daily salary was tens of thousands, so the actors in the crew were very nervous, fearing that they would make mistakes and have to reshoot, affecting the progress.

After all, the expenses and losses are too great!
Gao Yuanyuan's eyes glanced at Chen Xiuli who was standing next to Zhang Yuan.

"Isn't it possible that he couldn't help but smile foolishly after seeing the beautiful woman?"

Gao Yuanyuan's face immediately fell.

They had trained together before, and he often practiced with her alone, and he also helped her at the drinking table, so she had a good impression of Zhang Yuan.

But it was just a good impression between friends, so she didn't think much about it.

Now she felt that Zhang Yuan was just smiling foolishly after seeing Chen Xiu Li, and a raging fire of "dissatisfaction" suddenly rose in her heart.

"He never smirks when he looks at me!"

Su Youpeng and Alyssa Chia on the side were also stunned. How could this guy burst into laughter during his first big scene? This was too unprofessional.

"This person is very worldly-wise and capable of handling problems, but he doesn't seem to be very good at acting." Alyssa Chia said in her heart, her almond-shaped eyes rolling around a few times.

"Could he be someone with connections, or the son of a wealthy family?" Just as several people were filled with doubts, director Lai Shuiqing waved his hand and called for a stop.

"Card!"

Then he gave Zhang Yuan a thumbs up.

"Zhang Yuan, it feels so good."

Lai Shuiqing speaks Cantonese when he gets excited.

Zhang Yuan also walked over with a smile: "Director Lai, you shouldn't laugh too much, right?"

"No, it's just right." Lai Shuiqing smiled and patted his shoulder: "You understand this character well."

"Others are worried and nervous, but you have a crush on Zhou Zhiruo and discovered that Zhou and Zhang have a special relationship. Of course you should smile when you see her injuring her love rival."

"Besides, everyone else is worried, but you are the only one smiling. This contrast is very good."

"You are amazing to be able to think of this on your own."

The character of Song Qingshu can be summed up in two words.

Lick the dog!

In the end, he was left with nothing and even lost his life.

Uh... Gao Yuanyuan on the side widened her eyes. It turned out that he was not laughing foolishly!

"What's wrong with you?" Zhang Yuan asked when he saw that she looked strange.

"No, nothing, Zhang Yuan, you acted really well."

Fortunately, I didn’t laugh at him at the first time... Gao Yuanyuan looked at Zhang Yuan guiltily.

Su Youpeng and Alyssa Chia also looked at each other at this time, and then curled their lips.

They didn't expect that the smile was acted.

It seems that this mainland guy is much more capable than we imagined.

Su Youpeng was just thinking about it when Zhang Yuan came in front of him.

"Brother Youpeng, we will have a fight scene soon. This is my first time filming a martial arts scene. How about going to the side to practice some moves first?"

"Okay." Su Youpeng's attitude towards Zhang Yuan was obviously more enthusiastic than before.

The crew is a small society. If you want others to respect you, you have to rely on your strength.

Almost all martial arts scenes require rehearsal before filming begins. The action is designed by the martial arts director and the actors rehearse the moves, first in slow motion a few times before starting at normal speed when filming officially begins.

Of course, there are also some moves that don’t require set moves, but both the attacker and the defender must be trained and be masters at that.

For example, in the rivalry between Wu Jing and Zhen Zidan in “SPL”, there are very few set moves, and both of them have to have a solid foundation to really fight.

But in the end Wu Jing was also injured, with bruises all over his ribs and almost a broken bone.

So half of the moves are for looks and convenience, and the other half are for safety.

It took the two of them about half an hour to go through all the moves in the scene.

"Zhang Yuan, don't be nervous when you're rehearsing. If you feel something is wrong or you forget a move, you can call for a stop. Don't be afraid, no one will blame you."

Su Youpeng is a very nice and friendly person, and he took special care of Zhang Yuan.

He said the same thing before acting with Gao Yuanyuan just now, and even so, Gao Yuanyuan had to do many NGs.

He thought that Zhang Yuan was a few years younger than Yuanyuan and had never filmed an action scene, so he was prepared for NG.

"One you and one Zhu'er, that's enough..." After a while, Su Youpeng filmed a scene with Chen Xiu Li first.

"Listen to me, is this human language?" Zhang Yuan complained, "Two more will be enough."

Gao Yuanyuan grabbed a handful of melon seeds from his hand and nodded: "Indeed, Zhang Wuji is too fickle, I should just stab him with a sword."

Ah, is that so? I was thinking I’d take all four…

Is it true that no one cares that Zhang Yuan eats melon seeds on the set every day?

Lai Shuiqing, who also took advantage of Zhang Yuan, directed the show while eating.

"Card!"

"Next, Zhang Yuan, it's your fight scene with Youpeng."

Zhang Yuan straightened his clothes and came in front of the camera.

This scene is about Song Qingshu overestimating his own limits for love, and Zhang Wuji easily seducing Jade-faced Mengchang.

This was also Zhang Yuan’s first time trying wire suspension.

Tie the ropes, put on your coat, and wait for the shooting to begin...

(End of this chapter)