Xiao He unexpectedly gained a criminal cheat skill that allows him to learn all kinds of crime-related abilities.
—But the catch is, he has to keep “stabbing people” to stay alive.
Xiao...
While Shu Han came up to film the scene of investigating the deceased's body, Xiao He ran to the side to study it, trying to take apart the structure inside to take a look.
Unfortunately, his eagerness was thwarted by the props assistant.
The prop assistant was more vigilant than ever before, holding the robotic arm prop and guarding against Xiao He's movements: "Teacher Xiao, this can't be taken apart, it will break if it is."
Xiao He said awkwardly, "I'm just taking a look."
Most importantly, the quality of this robotic arm is truly worrying.
Xiao He seriously suspected that the device would break down after only a few days of filming.
Moreover, the joints of the fingers are really made of plastic! Xiao He felt that the springiness of the joints was not even a spring, but more like a rubber band.
If this is the level of a custom-made prop, then Xiao He can only say that he is extremely disappointed with the prop maker.
"How many of these props did the production team prepare?"
Xiao He returned the items to the props assistant, and casually asked a question at the same time.
"Teacher Xiao, our crew currently only has three sets of this equipment."
The props assistant answered.
Xiao He: ...My God, our crew has three sets of such rubbish props!
Smoothing the veins on his forehead, Xiao He asked tactfully, "Which prop-making team did you book here? Who on our side handled the liaison? Was there any inspection?"
"Teacher Xiao, please rest assured, we have carefully inspected everything, and there are no problems at all."
The props assistant explained earnestly, "I can call the master craftsman over to take a look."
"Okay, call your master over and ask him. I'm just curious, I don't mean anything by it."
After the props assistant called the person over, Xiao He chatted with the prop master in detail, and then he was shocked to find that such plastic props were actually the highest quality finished props they could find at the moment.
Xiao He was momentarily bewildered.
Perhaps it was because he had seen a real mechanical arm at Song Zhe's place and personally experienced the power of cutting-edge technology that he was now disappointed by the poor quality of the prop arm.
“Teacher Xiao, the difficulty with robotic arms lies in disguising a real hand as a prosthetic one. A large part of this work is in makeup and post-production. Robotic arms are generally only used in close-ups and extreme close-ups, and the overall movement still requires post-production special effects adjustments,” the prop master said. “If we were to achieve the realistic robotic arm effect you want, it would significantly increase the cost and budget…”
By grafting and misaligning, they can indeed use real robotic arms, but the cost of the props is dozens of times higher than these simple pieces of sheet metal, and it requires much more time to customize. Currently, there are almost no companies in the industry that can take on this job. They either need to inquire with mechanical-related industries or find overseas teams.
After all, science fiction films... are truly a large untapped area within the industry.
Xiao He understood what the prop master meant and sighed inwardly.
Okay, so it turns out he's seen good things before, which raised his psychological threshold.
It seems that making my own request is pointless; finding a prop master won't help.
Xiao He gave up struggling, waved his hand to let the prop master leave, and stopped dwelling on the matter.
However, soon after, in the afternoon, Xiao He's first fight scene began filming.
As a mechanical assassin, almost every appearance of his involves killing someone, or being on his way to kill someone, so his action scenes are undoubtedly the most numerous throughout the entire story.
Just as Assassin A raised his hand again, and the weapon in his hand began to flash with a dangerous light, a metallic piece of sheet metal fell to the ground with a glistening sheen.
"Click!"
He Jinnian quickly called for a stop.
Xiao He raised his hand to look at his arm, then looked down at the deformed sheet metal on the ground, and his lips twitched: "Is the quality of this really okay?"
He hasn't even started fighting yet, and his equipment is already dropping!