Chapter 121 Everyone Wants to Block Her Way to Add More Drama

Then he saw the actor playing the owner of Qiushui Villa holding the zither, looking incredibly stiff and devoid of any aesthetic appeal. He didn't look like someone who could kill with the sound of the piano at all. He angrily said, "You call this playing the piano? I can play better than you if I just stick out my tongue!"

Director Shao was furious. Not a single actor was satisfied, so he went all out and scolded all the actors.

The actors wondered, "Hasn't this how they've always performed? This is how our martial arts teacher taught us, and it always worked, so why isn't it working now?"

Director Shao saw what they were thinking and pulled them to Hu Xiaoxiao and Mingxu's training room to watch their martial arts scenes.

The actors were stunned. "Are martial arts scenes this difficult these days? Doesn't this make them look like just fancy moves?" How could they possibly act?

Although their fight was indeed a showy one, and had always been done in a showy manner, everyone was very harmonious when they were doing it. But now, Hu Xiaoxiao and Mingxu broke the harmony, and compared to them, the camera couldn't bear to watch it at all.

Director Shao said, "You all need to re-practice your martial arts scenes and increase the difficulty. We don't have much time left before the cameras roll, so practice as much as you can. If you don't practice well, or if your performance doesn't look good on camera, don't blame me for not giving you shots. If you're really bad, just replace them."

Seeing some veteran actors looking hesitant, Director Shao added, "I want to make this 'The Legend of Long Yijiang' even more popular than 'The Grandmaster'. Several of you actors have starred in 'The Grandmaster' before. You all benefited from the show's success. Whether you want to increase your income from the show's success depends on whether you wake up."

When it comes to money, everyone becomes excited.

Why do we work so hard? Isn't it just to support our family?

The issue of whether you have a lot of money or a little money also determines your work attitude.

Young, physically fit actors hire martial arts instructors to increase the difficulty of their roles. Older veterans, after years of experience, have developed their own unique skills: if their aged bones can't perform difficult moves, they practice aura training, so that just by standing there, they're instantly recognisable as masters. Furthermore, the character designs are even more meticulously crafted than before, which is bound to significantly transform the audience's perception of them.

When Hu Xiaoxiao learned that all the other colleagues in the crew had rolled up, he was a little dumbfounded.

Why are you all working so hard? If you all work so hard, how can she add more scenes to her own?

Hu Xiaoxiao was puzzled. Weren't they good at playing badly before? Why did they all change?

It feels like everyone wants to block her from adding more scenes.

So Hu Xiaoxiao trained even harder, and seeing Hu Xiaoxiao working even harder, the other actors gritted their teeth and redoubled their efforts.

Even before filming began, the crew of "Legend of Long Yijiang" was already working incredibly hard, much to the surprise of other crews and colleagues at the company: "It's just a job, what's the big deal?" They'd never seen such a dedicated crew.

The actors worked hard, motivating other behind-the-scenes staff to follow suit. Not to mention the screenwriters, who worked overtime every day to modify and add to the plot.

Even the stylist started to modify the look after learning about the situation.

"Mingxu, you need to change your weapon. Replace your previous sword with a fan." The stylist's inspiration for using a fan as a weapon came from Hu Xiaoxiao's fan performance in the Miss Hong Kong pageant finals last year.

When the stylist saw Hu Xiaoxiao's styling, he was even more ethereal than he had imagined, and the martial arts scenes were also quite ethereal. This made the male lead look a bit rustic, so the stylist wanted to work on the styling.

However, the swordsman character's design is often reworked, and it's hard to find something new. This look has been used in numerous dramas, and even Mingxu himself has played several swordsman roles. If there's no new twist, why not just change the weapon to a fan, which evokes a sense of elegance? The male lead's clothing also has a touch of elegance and grace.

In this way, when the male and female protagonists are in the same frame, they have a more compatible feeling of a chivalrous couple in the martial arts world.

The stylist told the director about this suggestion, and the director immediately agreed. He then contacted the screenwriter department and asked Nie Jinlong to rethink the moves.

This is why the stylist tried out a new look for Mingxu.

Mingxu made a bitter face and buried his head in learning to use the fan again. Fortunately, the fan and the sword had many similarities in their use, such as using the fan instead of the sword. Once the fan was closed, it could be used just like a sword, which was not much different from before.

What you need to practice are closing the fan, opening the fan, flipping the fan, using the fan to buckle up, lift down, etc.

Mingxu didn't dare to complain and ran to Hu Xiaoxiao to learn from him.

Hu Xiaoxiao thought she had nothing to do, but the director brought over six young, beautiful female artists newly signed by the company. These female artists all held different instruments: qin, xiao, xun, flute, sheng, and pipa. "Xiaoxiao, familiarize yourself with them. These newcomers will play your servants and will accompany you on your journey through the martial arts world."

Hu Xiaoxiao looked around and saw that they were all newcomers. One of the female artists holding a pipa looked familiar. Upon closer inspection, she realized that it was this year's Miss Hong Kong champion, Guan Yinghua.

"Why are you here to play a servant? Ask the director to find you a good role." Hu Xiaoxiao heard that Guan Yinghua had already signed a contract with the TV station. It was a management contract. She was Charlie's biological daughter and was under Charlie's management.

Such a newcomer can definitely play an important role in the play.

Guan Yinghua came over, holding a pipa, and said with a somewhat embarrassed smile, "I want to learn from my seniors and use them as examples. I will start with guest appearances. Besides, I have to participate in various activities now, so I don't have much time. I can't spare time for roles with more scenes anyway."

Hu Xiaoxiao's suggestion made sense. She'd been running a lot that year, and if she hadn't been in good shape, she wouldn't have been able to run at all. She decided to play a cameo role first to get a feel for the crew and get a better feel for the production.

Very pragmatic idea.

"Sure, if you don't know anything, come and ask me. I'll teach you everything I can." Hu Xiaoxiao admired the hardworking girl. She also received a lot of help when she first joined the crew. She didn't mind helping others within her ability.

"Yeah!" Guan Yinghua stood beside Hu Xiaoxiao, nodding obediently, looking like a little fan girl.

Hu Xiaoxiao asked the director, "It makes sense for fairies to bring servants with them when traveling around the martial arts world. After all, fairies need servants to serve them, and they have more helpers when fighting. But why don't they carry weapons but musical instruments? Do fairies need to bring a band with them when they go out?"

"That's right, it's about bringing a band." The director couldn't help but laugh and said, "This is a new setting added for you after discussing it with the screenwriter. The music and flute are here before the people arrive, and the atmosphere is full."

"But is this reasonable?" Hu Xiaoxiao asked hesitantly.

The director said: "Don't worry about whether it's reasonable or scientific. As long as the scene is beautiful enough, the goddess is there, and it makes people feel unattainable, that's enough."

Hu Xiaoxiao probably understood the screenwriters' interests, creating an unattainable goddess and then having such a goddess fall in love with the male protagonist, which can better highlight the male protagonist's tall image.