"Xiantu" is being filmed

When being asked a question by someone, not answering it is not only impolite, but staring at each other in silence is even more awkward.

In order to avoid these two situations, Shen Xiu subconsciously said: “Your acting skills…”

At this point, Chen Xiu thought of what the social code says - when dealing with colleagues who you need to spend every day with, you can't be too straightforward when problems arise, as it will affect future workplace communication, and you should be more tactful.

He, Fang Chengxing and Liang Cheng were all in the same crew of "Xian Tu", so they were temporary colleagues.

Shen Xiu hesitated and said tactfully: "It's a little bit vicious."

A little bit... should be polite enough, right?

Vicious? !

Fang Chengxing blinked his eyes, looking at Shen Xiu in front of him, who was looking at him coldly with his eyes downcast and speaking ruthlessly with his thin lips. He couldn't help but think of what Shen Xiu had said at the last opening ceremony of the crew. It was like a bolt from the blue, and his face looked a little ugly for a moment.

Shen Xiu is really so cold and heartless!

Even though Fang Chengxing had long been aware that he was just copying his school performances, even though he didn't act much, at least he acted more than Chen Xiu, it was abnormal for Fang Chengxing to feel unhappy when Chen Xiu called him vicious.

Besides, what's the difference between saying it in front of so many people and public execution? Fang Chengxing felt even more unhappy in his heart.

Seeing Fang Chengxing didn't speak, Shen Xiu continued nervously: "Don't be nervous, you and I are almost the same."

Fang Chengxing: "...Okay."

It was obvious that these words were meant to seduce him. Although he was unhappy, he also knew his own limitations and there was no way he could be as good as Shen Xiu!

In Fang Chengxing's mind, Shen Xiu was not only a supporting role, but also had a close relationship with the investors. He was not satisfied and did not want to offend, so he responded with two words dryly.

Although Shen Xiu had warned them when the filming started and asked them to be mentally prepared, when they were actually being criticized by the venomous tongue, Fang Chengxing found that he was not mentally prepared enough.

Liang Cheng and the staff who were nearby and heard the entire process said: "......"

Although they also noticed that there were problems with Fang Chengxing's acting, it was too rigid and lifeless, and when the young man laughed heartily, his smile was only on the surface and not in his eyes. Many artists in the circle were like this, so they could only praise him.

The only one who dared to say it so bluntly was Shen Xiu!

Everyone had the same thought at the same time: As expected of the Great Demon King Xiu, the Great Demon King Xiu really doesn't care about feelings at all! But they admire it so much!

The words "Don't be nervous, you and I are almost the same" that he said while lowering his eyes and looking at Fang Chengxing indifferently must have been a blatant venom.

after all--

That's the omnipotent Shen Xiu, who can be comparable to him?

After the previous scene was filmed, Xuan Ji was rewatching it and did not notice the conversation between Fang Chengxing and Shen Xiu.

After watching the replay, Xuan Ji felt that there was no big problem. He looked up and saw Fang Chengxing and Shen Xiu standing face to face. He asked in confusion: "Chengxing, go get ready."

Hearing the director's words, Fang Chengxing seemed to see a savior leading him away from this horrible place dominated by the great devil Xiu, and he hurriedly responded, "Okay!"

Because he was excited, Fang Chengxing's voice was a little loud.

After answering, he ran away without looking back.

Hearing Fang Chengxing's obviously different cheerful tone when talking to him, Shen Xiu: "......"

It's over. He must not have been tactful enough just now.

Chen Xiu silently looked at Fang Chengxing's back, feeling deeply sorry for not being tactful enough. Afraid that Fang Chengxing would ask him how he performed after the performance, Chen Xiu searched for a more tactful way of saying it in his mind.

But is there a more euphemistic word than 'a little bit'?

Because of thinking, Shen Xiu frowned subconsciously.

The crew members and Liang Cheng, who had eaten the whole melon, saw Shen Xiu staring at Fang Chengxing's fleeing back without daring to look back, frowning slightly, and took a breath of cold air in their hearts, feeling the atmosphere of Shura Field.

The Great Devil Xiu must be angry about Fang Chengxing's behavior. Will they quarrel on the spot when they are acting opposite each other later?

The staff members who were working in various film crews were secretly excited.

I've seen so many times the entire crew coaxing the protagonist, who obviously didn't act well, but they still coaxed him through, and now I finally see the scene where he is dragged out and publicly executed if he doesn't act well!

The same goes for Xuan Dao. It’s his first time as a director, and he doesn’t really understand what is good and what is bad. The big devil Xiu is still reliable. His vision and mouth are as accurate and sharp as ever!

Shen Xiu knew it was his turn for the next scene, so he walked towards the lake where the scene was being filmed.

Because almost the entire upper body was made up, the arms, shoulders, waist and abdomen were all made of ice cone-like undulating props pasted with special effects makeup. Shen Xiu was afraid of removing them and affecting the progress of the filming, so he carefully controlled the swing of his limbs when walking.

As Shen Xiu followed the crew members toward the lake, he clearly noticed that everyone around him was looking at him.

With this styling, Shen Xiu felt it was very normal to be seen, and it was also normal to attract attention. Although Shen Xiu was nervous, he could accept it.

When Shen Xiu walked away and his back disappeared from sight, the crew members who were cleaning up the filming location couldn't help but talk out loud.

"Did you see everything just now? I can only say that he is worthy of being called Shen Xiu. He walks so gracefully, just like the noble and elegant Li Yang in "Xian Tu" who tore through the dimension and walked into real life."

"Just now I thought that Chen Xiu's walking style was just different from the people around him. After hearing what you said, I suddenly understood that we are not in the same dimension, so it would be strange if we can be the same."

"He's tall and handsome, and he has the appearance and demeanor of a noble, aloof, and arrogant person, but I don't know how he'll act."

“Tsk, he dares to be so blunt and venomous Fang Chengxing, is Shen Xiu’s acting so bad?”

Five minutes later, Shen Xiu arrived at the location of the rivalry with Fang Chengxing, the lakeside.

Most of the scenes of "Xian Tu" were shot in a film and television city, which has various scenes, naturally including lake views and sea views.

But Xuan Ji looked at the lake and sea in the film and television city, and finally decided to use the lake view to simulate the deep pool where Li Yang's scene in "Xian Journey" took place.

Xuan Ji adjusted the filming equipment, and the crew set up the scene. Xuan Ji said to Shen Xiu, "You can go down now."

The water quality of the lake is not very good, with a deep layer of green, which unexpectedly looks like the deep pool described in "The Immortal Journey".

After hearing Xuan Ji's words, the crew secretly looked at Shen Xiu and then at Xuan Ji.

I thought Xuan Ji was indeed a rookie director, and he didn't understand any of the social etiquette that the crew assumed was acceptable.

Not to mention Chen Xiu’s own background, just mention the complicated relationship between Chen Xiu and the investors in "Xian Tu". Xuan Ji didn't even use a stand-in and just let Chen Xiu soak in the chilly cold water.

Shen Xiuneng answered...

Before everyone could finish their thoughts, they saw Chen Xiu jump into the water without hesitation. According to Xuan Ji's plan, he walked to the middle of the lake which was suitable for special effects in the later stage and stood there. As he had discussed with Xuan Ji in advance, he raised his hand and made an OK gesture to Xuan Ji.

Crew member: “…” Is this so straightforward? ! Don't want any coaxing or persuasion?

They are superficial!

But we can't blame them for thinking too much. After all, they are not supported by investors. They are just people stuffed in by investors, and they are all praised in the crew.

If someone really does something like soaking in water themselves, it is most likely for later marketing to show how hard it is for the actors during filming.

"It's rare to find actors who are not so squeamish nowadays."

"Who says it's not true? He can ride a horse in person without a double, and he can strike a pose and dance with a sword and buy hot searches and praise for days. Let alone going into the water, he will have to dominate the hot searches and sell his pity."

"Well... I mean, is it possible that actors are supposed to serve the script and shoot according to the script's requirements, and it's natural to do these things?"

Everyone looked at the person who dared to tell the truth, and said in unison: "...You are too honest. You won't last long in the crew. If the popular actors hear you, you will be fired for a reason!"

Action!

With the order given, the first scene between Shen Xiu and Fang Chengxing officially began filming.

The crew members saw that after filming began, Shen Xiu held his breath and squatted in the water as required by the script.

After hearing Xuandao's suggestion, water suddenly splashed all around him like a dragon rushing out of the sea. The deep pool water was level with Li Yang's waist. The sunlight fell on Li Yang, making the dragon scale patterns on his body emit a dim light.

In Li Yang's icy blue eyes with a hint of light white, there was a look of arrogance and a hint of playfulness. He looked silently at the young man Gongzi Hen who was kneeling on the ground on the shore and praying for him to appear, as if he was looking at an ant who could be crushed to death with one foot depending on his mood.

The piercing look that made people feel cold all over, the face that was as handsome as a god but intimidating, and even the long white hair that fluttered in the wind, all seemed to merge into the deep and cold water of the pool.

Just one glance and one can feel the bone-chilling coldness and the bloody coldness between the eyebrows.

Hearing the sound of water flowing out, Fang Chengxing followed the script and knelt on the ground with his thin body trembling.

Then he slowly raised his eyes and looked with fear at his master, who had raised him but whose actions were too bloody and cruel, making him instinctively afraid.

Seeing Li Yang looking at him with a perverted look, as if he would raise his hand and break his neck if he was unhappy in the next second.

Under the pressure of Li Yang's cold, brutal and bloody eyes, Fang Chengxing swallowed in fear and instinctively lowered his head in fear. His heart was pounding and his mind went blank.

More than ten seconds passed, and it was already past the time that Gongzi Hen should have spoken.

Shen Xiu: “…”

Did you forget the words?

Chen Xiu was confused, but before Xuan Dao called out "Cut", he kept the attitude that Li Yang should have.

In the shooting footage, the scene of Li Yang floating on the deep pool is not only pleasing to the eyes, but also seems like a dream. Xuan Ji was reluctant to interrupt him and wanted to give Fang Chengxing a few more seconds to let him catch up and say his lines, and then cut out the pause during editing.

But after waiting for a few seconds, Fang Chengxing remained unmoved.

Xuan Ji had to pick up the speaker: "Cut!"

As soon as he stopped, Xuan Ji couldn't control his doubts: "Cheng Xing, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Wasn’t the filming going well before? Why did it go so wrong today? Xuan Ji was not very happy because he failed to capture the most beautiful scene he had ever taken.

When Fang Chengxing heard the card, he relaxed all over. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead, and said in a buzzing voice, "It's too hot. I'll take it easy."

Xuan Ji looked at Chen Xiu in the pool. Although it was summer now, he had been soaking in the cold water waiting for the people on the shore to rest. What was going on?

The crew members obviously thought the same thing as He Xuanji, and their eyes fell on Shen Xiu in the water and Fang Chengxing on the shore.

Is the Shura Field finally coming? !

"you......"

After Fang Chengxing finished speaking, he noticed that everyone around him had become quiet, and then he realized what he had just said.

If he was the male lead in the "Xiantu" crew, and there was no Shen Xiu, the person supported by the investors, then it would be fine for him to say so.

But it just so happened that the person he was waiting for turned out to be Shen Xiu!

Fang Chengxing took a breath and looked at Shen Xiu in the water with a pale face.

Seeing Fang Chengxing's pale face, Chen Xiu felt deeply sorry for scaring him when he was playing Li Yang just now, and said apologetically: "Take a rest."

Hearing Shen Xiu's cold voice and seeing Shen Xiu's familiar indifferent gaze.

Everyone: “…”

Fang Chengxing: “…”

This is not a threat. They will do a live show tonight where they will wash their hair upside down!

Fang Chengxing was frightened twice in a row and said hurriedly: "No, no, no, I won't rest. I'm fine, I'm really fine, I can perform now!"

Liang Cheng: “…”

She had a feeling that after leaving the crew of "The Immortal Journey", Fang Chengxing would change many of his habits of "getting by by fooling around" and "just getting by".

Chen Xiu looked at Fang Chengxing worriedly: "Are you sure?"

Fang Chengxing: “!”

The threats have started again, haven't they?

"I have never been so determined as I am now!"

Shen Xiu: "...as long as you can."

It turns out that Fang Chengxing is such a person who loves his work!

After hearing what Chen Xiu said, Fang Chengxing breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he thought to himself that Chen Xiu's previous request for them to be mentally prepared was all based on facts!

Fang Chengxing tried hard to block out his fear and recited his lines over and over in his mind.

The previous scenes are played at once, and Xuan Ji starts with Fang Chengxing’s lines.

No longer having to experience Li Yang's terrifying eyes and expression again, Fang Chengxing only needed to lower his head and speak the lines in a fearful voice.

"Master, that evil dragon is really abominable, I beg you..."

After listening to Gongzihen's trembling voice, Li Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Gongzihen with even more disdain, opened his thin lips and uttered two words lightly: "Waste."

Fang Chengxing: “…”

Fang Chengxing had the illusion that Shen Xiu was using Li Yang's mouth to mock him.

"Master, you taught me a lesson..."

Before Gongzi Hen could finish his words, Li Yang casually raised his hand, and the ice blade made of water ruthlessly cut off Gongzi Hen's right palm.

When Gongzi Hen cried out in pain, he heard a light and cold voice in his ear: "This is the lesson."

Fang Chengxing covered his broken hand which was bleeding and in unbearable pain, but he dared not argue. He lowered his head and knelt on the ground obediently: "You did the right thing."

Shen Xiu turned around and entered the water with the agile posture of a dragon.

The moment the water surface returned to calm, Xuan Ji shouted, "Cut!"

The moment Xuan Ji's voice fell, Shen Xiu, who was not in the performance, carefully emerged from the water for fear of damaging the props by being too rough.

Special effects makeup is too troublesome. He needs to shoot with this equipment for a whole day, and if it gets damaged, it will delay the progress.

The play in the pond was finished, and Shen Xiu walked towards the shore where he had entered the water previously.

Xuan Ji walked towards Chen Xiu with big strides out of excitement. When he saw Chen Xiu walking towards the shore, he couldn't control his excitement and spoke out repeatedly.

“Great, great!”

“My dad is right, you are worthy of being Shen Xiu!”

"This is the most satisfying scene I've ever captured, and it has to be you!"

Looking at Xuan Ji who was chattering away, Chen Xiu had the urge to turn around and go ashore to the other side.

But Shen Xiu only dared to think about it in his heart, he simply did not have the courage to do such an extraordinary thing.

When the crew members heard the director's praise, they silently praised his words in their hearts.

From the beginning to now, whether it was Shen Xiu's arrogant attitude of being superior and looking down on everything, or Shen Xiu's eyes that were just the right amount of sinister and playful with a hint of arrogance.

One can immediately feel the noble and cruel nature, as well as the arrogance and domineering attitude that is elegant yet reckless.

No matter how Fang Chengxing performed, just the role of Shen Xiu's Li Yang made the crew predict that "Xian Journey" would definitely make a splash.

There weren't many people on Fang Chengxing's side, and Fang Chengxing knew that his performance just now was very poor. If he wasn't really afraid of Li Yang, played by Shen Xiu, he wouldn't be able to act fearful.

While the crew was helping Fang Chengxing clean his prop hands and blood in preparation for the next scene, Liang Cheng didn’t dare to move closer to Shen Xiu, but moved closer to Fang Chengxing.

"You acted out your instinctive fear of Li Yang very well. Don't feel too stressed. You can do it. Maybe your acting is not as vicious as you think."

Liang Cheng's words came from the heart. This was the best acting performance she had ever seen Fang Chengxing perform in the past week that she had acted with him.

Fang Chengxing: “…”

He was too embarrassed to tell Liang Cheng that his fear just now was not acted out but real. Normally, he could not follow Shen Xiu's acting at all. As soon as Shen Xiu looked at him, he was instinctively afraid.

Fortunately, this time the scene required him to be afraid, which was a blessing in disguise. When being stared at by Shen Xiu, he really thought that he was Gongzi Hen who was timid and trembling in fear in front of his master.

If you think about it this way, isn't this another way of relying on Shen Xiu to boost acting skills?

What the teacher said was indeed right. Excellent actors can motivate the actors they are acting with.

Fang Chengxing said dimly: "Although Chen Xiu said that his acting is vicious, but Chen Xiu's viciousness and my viciousness seem to be different."

Liang Cheng: “…” It can still be saved.

On the other side, Shen Xiu came ashore, and the crew members subconsciously surrounded him.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

"Director Xuan is right, you acted so well!"

Hearing the compliments and praise for his hard work, Shen Xiu frowned in confusion and said, "Isn't this what I should do after receiving such a huge salary?"

"Besides, it's pretty easy."

Delivering express or takeout food is much harder than this. Chen Xiu doesn't understand where the so-called hardship comes from.

Shen Xiu's calm voice and his glance at everyone made the crew members stiffen.

They are used to treating other actors like this. Actors with real talent are better, as they hate false compliments the most. However, actors with high traffic who need to be coaxed are very susceptible to this.

Now that traffic actors are popular again, they are more accustomed to saying these nice words.

Unexpectedly, Shen Xiu didn't like to hear it. Well, as a roll king, how could he allow others to insult him with such words.

After Shen Xiu finished speaking, he found that everyone was silent again.

As expected, he shouldn't talk nonsense!

When Chen Xiu was about to start to work with his toes in embarrassment, Xuan Ji's voice saved him: "Chen Xiu, Fang Chengxing's play is about to start, you can watch it with me and help me with some advice."

Shen Xiu was not good at refusing, so he nodded: “…Okay.”

The next scene was Fang Chengxing's. Shen Xiu was behind Fang Chengxing. The filming started soon. At Xuan Ji's request, Shen Xiu and Xuan Ji watched Fang Chengxing's performance on the screen together.

Fang Chengxing thought he could take a breath, but he didn't expect Shen Xiu to stop acting opposite him and ran to the director, very autistic.

Three minutes later, Chen Xiu looked at Fang Chengxing on the screen and couldn't help but ask, "Has he always acted like this before?"

When I was acting with him just now, except for the first time when I forgot the lines, I performed very well afterwards.

But now what he sees is the superficial youthfulness and the hearty fake smile. The audience is not blind and can tell that he is "acting very hard".

Having read the original novel, Shen Xiu naturally knew what kind of character Fang Chengxing should be.

From Fang Chengxing's performance just now, there was nothing like in "The Path of Immortality", where the protagonist Gongzi Hen suffered from the wanton torture of his master Li Yang since he was a child, and had a natural hatred and anger in his heart. At the same time, he had fantasies and expectations about the occasional tenderness of his master.

It does not reflect the innocence and loyalty that Gongzi Hen retained while being ruthless and cruel under the guidance of his master Li Yang.

Xuan Ji: "Yes, what's the problem?"

This was not his play, so Shen Xiu was embarrassed to say too much, fearing that if he did, everyone would be embarrassed and silent, so he learned to say vaguely: "Nothing."

At eight o'clock in the evening, Shen Xiu finished a day's shooting.

After returning home, Xuan Ji thought more and more about what Shen Xiu said and his expression today, and felt that something was not right, so he shamelessly went to find Xuan Yushu.

“Dad, can you help me take a look? I feel that Shen Xiu is acting weird after watching Fang Chengxing’s performance today, but Shen Xiu frowned and I didn’t dare to ask more.”

"Okay." Xuan Yushu didn't refuse.

Jiang Jinya said that Shen Xiu wanted to be a director, and he probably became an actor to gain experience for his future as a director. He also wanted to know how Shen Xiu, who was praised by Jiang Jinya as a favorite student, performed in his first acting career.

Two hours later, Xuan Yushu pulled me to watch a few video clips shot by Xuan Ji, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly.

“Dad, don’t just frown and say nothing. Forget about Shen Xiu, but why are you like this, Dad? I’m panicking!”

Xuan Yushu: "If you continue to shoot like this, "The Immortal Journey" will be half as popular as it can be."

Hearing this, Xuan Ji touched his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. Many first works shot by new directors not only failed to become popular, but also failed to make any splash.

If he can be half as famous, he is simply half a genius!

"I'm scared to death. I'm not greedy. I'll just make half the splash..."

Xuan Ji hadn't finished speaking when Xuan Yushu interrupted him: "If you pounce halfway, you will be scolded bitterly for the other half."

"The popular half is Chen Xiu. According to the script you showed me before, there are 24 episodes in total, and Chen Xiu only starred in the first 6 episodes. After watching the first 6 episodes, basically no one is willing to follow the show. The only people who have become popular in "Xian Tu" are Chen Xiu and Gu Yueying played by Liang Cheng."

"As the protagonist of "Xian Tu", Fang Chengxing plays the young Gongzi Hen, who is still in his youth. His acting is too obvious, and there is no real feeling at all..."

Xuan Yushu looked into Xuan Ji's eyes and said quietly, "According to what you are saying now, there is none of the 'simple stupidity' that college students have when they first enter society. From the existing video footage, I only see the smoothness and oiliness of pretending to be innocent and youthful."

Xuan Ji: "......Dad, can you finish your words at once next time?"

"Besides, isn't Fang Chengxing acting quite lively and cheerful like a young man? Why do you and Shen Xiu both think there is something wrong with him?"

"Does it mean that all the previous ones need to be reshot?"

Xuan Yushu: "It's up to you. If you just want to have fun, you don't have to reshoot it, but this is the investment that Shen Xiu brought in. If you dare to fool around, no investor will dare to invest in you in the future."

Xuan Ji: "...Then what should I do? I have such a vision, and it won't help no matter how many times I reshoot it."

Xuan Yushu suggested: "Tomorrow is Sunday, you can ask Chen Xiu to guide Fang Chengxing."

good evening!