Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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In the distance, the crew of “Scream”, which had officially started filming, fell into a trance.
The staff outside the shooting site gathered together to watch the actors in the center of the camera position. This was a big scene of the protagonist team fighting against the villains, so the effect was of course very fantastic, with thin wires everywhere, and the main cast was also part of the group suspended in the air. They held weapons in their hands and followed the patterns taught by the action director for a long time, constantly changing various actions, looking very professional.
However……
After watching for a long time, someone at the scene finally couldn’t help but quietly complain to the person next to him: “… Hey, don’t you think that the extras’ movements are much more beautiful than theirs, even though they are both suspended by wires?”
Another person also replied: “… Not only the movements, but also the appearance is better than theirs… and the somersaults and sword swinging movements… My god, after comparing them like this, who is the protagonist?”
It was not just the onlookers who had this thought. The leading actors in the center of the camera were also very confused.
To be honest, no matter how professional you are, you will feel uncomfortable when you are suspended in the air. There is no foothold, and the power is entirely dependent on the waist. Even the most experienced male lead found it difficult to perform the movements he envisioned smoothly. Even so, it was already very strenuous.
He had been filming for so many years and had been with so many crews, and he had always thought that his performance was very normal and even excellent.
But what was going on now!
He looked resentfully at the dozen or so extras hanging on the wires in the air in front of him who were adapting to the routine as usual. Their every move was graceful and ethereal, and they flipped and kicked their legs as freely as if they were standing on flat ground.
From the moment they started filming after listening to the instructions, this group of people didn’t make a single mistake! Not a single mistake! All the actions that couldn’t be performed were caused by the main actors. However, this group of guys completed all the difficult movements with great ease and naturalness! And the neat and beautiful costumes and props were not affected at all!
They even felt that this was not enough. After another cut sound due to the lead actor’s inaccurate movements, they took the initiative to call Director Wang to demonstrate a move of stepping on clouds and flying in the air: “I think the fighting moves will be more beautiful with this move.”
Director Wang and the action director beside him were all amazed. The leading actor was already stunned. How could he do such a move that his feet were clearly in the air but seemed to have support and could even do somersaults with the help of the non-existent air? Is it really scientific?
But no matter what, the limelight of the leading actors had been stolen by this group of extras who came from nowhere. Some people couldn’t help but take out their mobile phones to film. Director Wang stared at his camera monitor and felt deeply the compelling demeanor of the monsters. He couldn’t help but think of the vague gazes that the leading actors had just given him.
The leading actor, who was famous for his excellent fighting scenes, was so stimulated by this strong contrast that he could not accept it at all. His eyes turned red with shame. He did not dare to rest during the breaks in filming and practiced his moves desperately.
Director Wang saw that he had an expression that said, “I’ve been filming for so many years and I only realized today that I’m a rookie.” He couldn’t help but stroke his forehead with sympathy, but he had no idea how to comfort him.
Tell his friend not to be discouraged, you are really great, are you being outdone now because the person acting opposite you is a wild boar spirit?
….
Director Wang felt deep sympathy, but no matter what, the talents of the monsters meant that the final filming effect was excellent. Even the assistant directors standing nearby stared at the monitor and couldn’t help but admire it.
“It’s a blockbuster, a blockbuster. Look at this girl dressed as a vixen, the way she turns her head and smiles… Damn, no one would believe that she’s not a vixen!”
“This black guy’s moves are great too! Powerful and impressive! Director Wang and CEO Qiu are really good at selecting people. He is perfect for the role of a strong wild boar spirit!”
“With these props, these costumes, and these looks, I have a feeling that this scene will become a widely circulated classic after the movie is released!”
As the assistant directors suggested adding more scenes, Qiu Guokai looked to the other side with a smile. His eyes turned to the leading actor who was practicing his moves with unprecedented passion and finally fell on Fang Xiaojie who was dressed in white.
Fang Xiaojie was extremely excited. This character had lines! Although it was only one line, the actress he acted opposite was the second female lead who was quite important in the crew! Although she was unprofessional in filming and her acting skills were rubbish, she was very popular!
It carefully put down the script that it had been reluctant to let go of since it got it, and looked at the second female lead who had a beautiful face and was not in good condition in the middle of the camera. Before the shooting started, it heard whispers coming from the side –
“Oh my god, it’s Teacher Yan’s turn. Get ready. I don’t know how many times it will get stuck this time. This performance requires a lot of tension.”
“What tension?”
“It’s about fear. The plot is that she suddenly sees a mountain demon, and she needs to show very strong and obvious fear. She needs to scream, cry, and tremble all over.”
“… Damn it, that’s really the end. She has that expressionless face and can’t make any expression. Last time, she filmed a crying scene over the loss of her lover for more than 30 times. In the end, she put in eye drops but still had a fake smile, as if she was celebrating becoming a widow… Forget it, be prepared to work hard for three hours today.”
Fang Xiaojie straightened his clothes. The second female lead opposite him stared at him blankly as if she was taking pictures for a magazine.
Fang Xiaojie encouraged himself with great fighting spirit, Come on! You can do it! A truly excellent actor should not only be able to get into the role himself but also be able to get the other actor into the role as well!
A minute later, a scream piercing the sky rose from the ground.
The scream was like a thunderclap, filled with infinite fear and despair, just like a victim facing the butcher’s knife at a murder scene. The leading actors who were preparing for fighting moves were so scared that they stopped their actions and looked towards the source of the sound in horror.
“What’s going on!”
“What happened?! Is anyone hurt?!”
The staff also rushed towards the source and were stunned by the scene before them.
“Hush! Hush!”
The sound engineer’s assistants quickly stopped them from approaching.
In the front, in the center of the camera position, the famous facial paralyzed second female lead of the “Scream” crew was slumped on the ground with a look of horror. She was trembling all over, her hair was disheveled, and she was helplessly supporting herself on the ground and kicking backwards. Her eyes were wide open with fear, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. Every muscle group on her face was shaking wildly, and tears were flowing out like crazy, from head to toe, every strand of hair was covered with – I’m so fu**ing scared now!
“Cut!” The assistant director stared at the monitor in disbelief. After a long while, he shouted and stood up in surprise, “This one passed!”
“Holy crap!” The crowd was stunned. “Did you see that? She had an expression on her face! She even cried without putting any eye drops in her eyes! Am I dreaming? Teacher Yan’s face can actually have expressions besides the fillers on her apple cheeks!”
After receiving the signal, the second female lead still collapsed on the ground, immersed in deep fear, with no intention of getting up at all.
Opposite her, Fang Xiaojie, dressed in white, quickly came out of his state. He was extremely surprised by the good news that he had passed the scene, and happily stepped forward to support the second female lead who had collapsed on the ground.
The second female lead stared at him intently, not daring to avoid him, her hands and feet trembling constantly, but she heard Fang Xiaojie flattering her politely, “Teacher Yan, thank you for your hard work.”
She looked at the other person’s smiling face. After a long time, her fear finally subsided. After wiping away her tears, she immediately fell into deep confusion – what happened? What happened just now? Was she dazzled?
….
“Director Wang!! I passed it in one take!! Did you see my performance!!! Was my acting good or not!!” Fang Xiaojie rushed to Director Wang excitedly, holding the script like a happy sparrow. He learned the movements of human running very standardly. If you didn’t look carefully, you couldn’t tell that his feet were not touching the ground.
Director Wang was also devastated when he first learned that those horror films were made by him. However, facing a little fan who was always looking at him with longing eyes, his fear as a human could not last long. When he saw him coming over, he just lit a cigarette for himself and lazily sank into the chair.
Fang Xiaojie looked at his calm posture and slightly swaying toes, and he was so excited – his idol is so handsome!
Director Wang looked at him for a while, then glanced at the second female lead who had calmed down and seemed to be lost in thought. He pointed at the monitor with his cigarette in his hand, “What did you do just now?”
It was unexpected that the second female lead, who brought money into the crew, had extremely poor acting skills and had no acting talent at all except for her good-looking plastic surgery, could give such an amazing performance.
Fang Xiaojie squatted down beside his chair shyly, looked around, and then spoke quietly: “I… I dug my eyes out when I was rehearsing the lines close to her just now.”
Director Wang: “………………”
….
Investor Qiu Guokai nodded with great satisfaction. With Taicang Sect joining, the atmosphere of his own crew was now really great.
Tuan Tuanyi received a new cooperation invitation from Qiu Guokai. He searched the scene for a whole circle but couldn’t find his master. After making a phone call, he found that the ringing sound came from a dense forest next to the studio. He exclaimed, looked at the forest that was obviously sparsely populated, and was about to go in to take a look.
After walking a few steps, he saw his master and fellow apprentice walking out one after another.
“Master!” he shouted subconsciously, took a few steps closer and then suddenly stopped.
Wei Xi walked in front, his hair a little messy, his expression tired and lazy, his lips pink and swollen, and there was a hint of water in them, and his whole body exuded a strong sense of satisfaction.
His junior brother was walking behind with his hands in his pockets, his expression as usual, as if he didn’t care about anything. But he didn’t know if it was an illusion, but his coat, which should have been neat, seemed a little wrinkled.
Although there was a distance between the two of them, they were connected by some inexplicable connection that made them feel a little more ambiguous for no reason.
Tuan Tuanyi looked at this scene, opened his mouth, and several dirty thoughts popped up in his mind uncontrollably. His face immediately turned red and he began to stutter: “Master… Master… What were you and your junior brother doing in the woods?”
Hearing this question, the junior brother glanced at him from a distance, his chin slightly raised, with no expression on his handsome face, and it was impossible to interpret any signal at all.
Wei Xi smacked his lips but answered his eldest disciple in a very natural manner: “Just went to eat.”
His junior brother glanced at their master with a faint expression, but did not refute.
The yellow garbage in Tuan Tuanyi’s head was shattered in an instant. He immediately became embarrassed by his own imagination and laughed dryly: “Hahahaha! It turns out to be about eating!”
The junior brother withdrew his gaze from the master and sneered, his voice low and cold: “What else do you think we are doing? Tell me about it.”
Tuan Tuanyi thought of the yellow waste in his head just a moment ago and almost fell to his knees – how could I have such an unhealthy thought! It’s really a disgrace to the sect!
So he immediately shook his head in shame: “No, no! What can you do? You must be eating!”
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