The next two days were spent filming the fight scenes between Jess and Xu Zhou. Since it involves a lot of close-up shots, Chu Yinlong has much higher requirements for the shooting quality.
As a result, it seemed as if Jiang Dao and Jing Yu could not escape the NG curse once they met. A few simple confrontation shots began to be repeated over and over again.
This time it wasn't a problem of Jiang Dao's oppressive feeling being too strong, but Jing Yu's movements always failed to meet the requirements. Either the force was too light and there was no sense of impact, or the angle was wrong and he missed Jiang Dao's moves, or he couldn't control his expression when being hit.
"Stop!" Chu Yinlong raised his hand and rubbed his brow. "Jingyu, I know you haven't practiced martial arts, so I don't expect much from you. But even if this is a close-up shot, it's impossible to just shoot your face! You practiced the movements well, but can you use some strength? Your movements are so soft, how can you ask the editor to cut your movements and the stunt double's movements together, huh?"
Jing Yu stood in the middle of the field and was scolded obediently. When the lecture was over, he looked at Jiang Dao with some concern, and actually mustered up the courage to retort: "But Xiao Dao is still injured, I can't do it."
Chu Yinlong: ...
Jiangdao: ...
"You!" Chu Yinlong's expression became very strange, as if he was a little angry, a little helpless, and even a little angry. "You are filming a movie! Once you enter the venue, you are Xu Zhou, a policeman. He is Jess, a criminal. Do you feel sorry for him?"
Jiang Dao was also at a loss for words: "Is this what you call an injury? It's almost gone. Look, I can't even see it after covering it up with concealer. My skin isn't even broken at all. Is this what you call an injury?"
Jing Yu pursed his lips in silence for a moment, then said, "Then I'll be more forceful next time."
Jiang Dao smiled and winked at him: "Just use all your strength, don't have to pity me..."
"Ahem!" Chu Yinlong interrupted the two of them, "Get ready."
After shooting twice more, this shot was finally approved.
Until about 5:30 in the afternoon of that day, Jiang Dao and Jing Yu's rivalry came to a perfect end, and Jing Yu's role in "Operation Red Owl" also came to an end.
When Chu Yinlong shouted "passed", Jiang Dao pulled Jing Yu into his arms with a smile on his face and gave him a friendly hug: "Congratulations, it's finished."
Jing Yu was grinning foolishly, but when he looked up, he saw Chu Yinlong standing behind Jiang Dao, staring at him with a dark face, and he was immediately startled.
The next moment, he broke away from Jiang Dao's embrace, quickly took two steps back, and smiled stiffly: "Uh, hehe, congratulations... oh no! Thank you! Ahem, that..."
Jiang Dao raised his eyebrows and silently put down his hand that was hanging in the air.
Why is Jingyu so startled? Did someone threaten him?
At this time, Shi Lu, who was Jing Yuwu's substitute, came over and patted Chu Yinlong on the shoulder.
"Since Xiao Jing has finished filming today," he said with a smile, "it's almost time for dinner. Why don't we go out for a big meal together to celebrate."
Hearing this suggestion, Jiang Dao turned around with sparkling eyes.
Chu Yinlong immediately swallowed back the words "What's the point of ordering a box lunch?" in his throat, and his expression was flawless: "Okay."
Since Jingyu was the only one who finished his scene that day, it couldn't be considered a "wrap-up" worthy of a collective celebration, so only a small group of people attended the dinner, and few people drank during the meal - there was still a filming task early the next morning, so a hangover was not acceptable.
Jiang Dao relied on this body's good alcohol tolerance and originally wanted to have two drinks, but was ruthlessly suppressed by Chu Yinlong.
"You're injured, why are you drinking!" Chu Yinlong grabbed Jiang Dao's wrist, snatched the wine glass from him, and replaced it with a bottle of peach soda, "Drink this."
Jiang Dao argued: "It's just a bruise, it's almost healed!"
Chu Yinlong: "It's almost healed, but it's not healed yet."
Jiangdao put the peach soda on the table, leaned back in his chair and rolled his eyes.
Beside him, Shi Lu couldn't help laughing: "Brother Long, when did your definition of injury become like this?"
Seeing Chu Yinlong frowning and not answering, he continued to dig up the past: "Before, a little actor scraped his elbow and said he had to go to the hospital, and you scolded him for being delicate, cowardly, and unmanly. How come it's only been two years and you've become so soft-hearted?"
Chu Yinlong said, "What's wrong with Xiao Zhang? Why did he have to find you when there are so many people to look for?"
Shi Lu was quite afraid of him at first, but after working together on a few plays, he seemed to understand his temperament and became more and more casual with him.
Jiang Dao was laughing as he listened, and secretly reached out to pull the wine glass back.
Chu Yinlong didn't even turn around, he just reached aside, grabbed the wine glass, turned around and handed it to the waiter who had finished serving the dishes: "Take it away, we don't drink wine here."
Jiangdao: ...
Jiang Dao poked Jing Yu who was sitting on the other side of him and said, "Hey, let's switch seats."
Jingyu shook his head quickly: "No, no, no, I don't dare!"
Jiang Dao frowned: "Aren't you afraid of him?"
Jing Yu pursed her lips, glanced at Chu Yinlong, then looked at Jiang Dao, and still shook her head.
As there were several older actors, directors and cameramen at the table, Jiang Dao didn't want to make a too obvious scene, so he could only obey. He took the peach soda, opened it, and took a sip sullenly.
...Well, it tastes quite good.
I'll buy a box and keep it at home.
Shi Lu's gaze swept between Jiang Dao and Chu Yinlong, then he silently withdrew his gaze, with a hint of melancholy between his brows.
There was no night shoot scheduled for that day, so after the dinner, everyone returned to the hotel.
The filming of Jingyu was finished and he was in a good mood. He drank a lot of wine during the dinner and became bolder. He pulled Jiangdao and said he wanted to sleep with him. However, he was dragged away by his collar by his agent and stuffed back into his room.
Jiang Dao digested his food, changed into a T-shirt and shorts, and went downstairs to go to the gym for a night run.
He has been eating a lot recently. If he doesn't keep up with the exercise, his body fat percentage will increase, which will affect his physical fitness and endurance. He has always paid attention to keeping in shape, not for the sake of looking good, but for the sake of health.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the gym door, he found that there was already someone inside.
On the gymnastics mat, Shi Lu stretched out his hand, followed the force pulled by Chu Yinlong and stood up, panting and laughing: "I still can't beat you... Why do I feel that you have become stronger again?"
Chu Yinlong wiped his sweat and said, "You haven't practiced much recently, so you've regressed, right?"
Shi Lu shook his head, flexed his wrist, and said, "Come again."
"I'm not coming with you." Chu Yinlong refused, and raised his chin towards Jiang Dao outside the glass door, "Why don't you two give it a try?"
Shi Lu turned around and saw Jiang Dao walking into the gym. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Fight with him? His arm is still bruised. Aren't you sad?"
Chu Yinlong thought about it and said, "You may... not be able to touch his arm."
Hearing him say that, Shi Lu was of course not convinced: "Hiss, even if I can't beat you, I can't beat him! How is it possible that I can't even touch his arm! Come on, Xiaodao, come on, let's practice."
Jiang Dao didn't show any shyness and simply warmed up before stepping onto the mat and getting into position.
Shi Lu laughed: "Can't you tell the way from your posture?"
Jiang Dao shrugged: "It's just a wild way."
Facts have proved that Jiang Dao’s ways are indeed wild.
Moreover, Chu Yinlong's judgment was indeed accurate - Shi Lu was unable to touch Jiang Dao's injured arm throughout the entire fight. However, in just a few rounds, he was knocked to the ground by Jiang Dao and was pinned down so tightly that he could not get up.
"Ahem!" Chu Yinlong cleared his throat. "Okay, get up. There's no need to count down."
Jiangdao climbed up from Shilu and reached out to pull him.
Shilu lay on the ground, raised his arms to cover his eyes, and sighed heavily.
Chu Yinlong was helpless: "Why are you still acting like a kid, lying on the ground and refusing to get up after losing a fight?"
Shi Lu moved his arm away and looked at Chu Yinlong in confusion: "Learn from a child? Which child?"
Chu Yinlong pointed at Jiang Dao and said, "That's it. Every time he loses a fight with me, he always lies on the ground."
Shi Lu propped himself up with his arms and sat up, and asked, "Do you fight often? I don't think he was taught by you."
Chu Yinlong smiled: "I can't teach this kind of thing... The Kung Fu I learned is all upright. His body movements are so slippery that I can't figure out the way. It's hard to deal with him, right?"
Shi Lu turned his head and looked at Jiang Dao for a few times, his expression suddenly became complicated: "He is quite difficult to deal with..."
As he spoke, he drooped his eyelashes, pursed his lips, and raised his face again: "Very good, you have found a friend who can learn from you again."
Somehow, Jiang Dao suddenly felt that his presence here seemed a little redundant.
Chu Yinlong and Shi Lu are old acquaintances, and their tone of voice was very casual. Moreover, the relationship between them was not as pure as that between Chu Yinlong and Director Mu before. It seemed that there was something more than just work partners and friends... But Jiang Dao couldn't tell what those extra things were, he just intuitively felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.
"Then I'll go for a run." Jiang Dao said hello awkwardly, turned around and ran away.
Chu Yinlong's gaze followed Jiang Dao's back, then quickly retracted.
He turned around and picked up a towel and a cell phone from the shelf next to him: "I'm leaving first. Xiaodao, don't practice too late, and make sure you get some rest."
Jiang Dao didn't turn around, just responded casually and waved his hand behind him.
Shi Lu stood up and said, "I'm leaving too, let's go back together."
Chu Yinlong didn't care. The two walked out of the gym side by side and turned into the elevator.
The elevator slowly rose, and a soft sigh was heard in the small space.
After a moment of silence, Shi Lu said, "Kung Fu won't work if you don't practice. I used to think I was pretty good, but now I can't even beat the young artists."
Hearing this, Chu Yinlong said, "Xiaodao is not an ordinary artist. Don't think he looks like a little girl just because he is pretty. In fact, he is very cruel to himself."
Shi Lu whispered, "Aren't we all very hard on ourselves? How can a martial artist continue to practice if he is not hard on himself? He is just like you, lucky and good-looking, so the road he can walk is much wider than that of us. If he can stand in front of the stage, who would be willing to stand in someone else's shadow?"
As he said that, he suddenly turned around and smiled at Chu Yinlong: "However, here with you, I am willing to stand in the shadow."
Chu Yinlong didn't say anything for a long while.
The elevator arrived at the guest room floor, and two people went out one after the other and turned into the corridor.
"Stone road." Chu Yinlong suddenly called out.
"Hmm?" Shi Lu looked at him.
Chu Yinlong stopped, turned around, and looked at the person in front of him seriously.
"Don't say that again." His tone was calm, but with a hint of alienation. "We are friends, so I am willing to get along with you in the same way as before. But if your gratitude to me is not just simple gratitude... I'm sorry, I won't accept it."
Shi Lu was stunned.
After a long while, he smiled bitterly: "You figured it out..."
Chu Yinlong didn't say anything.
Shi Lu asked, "Is it because of Jiang Dao?"
"no."
Chu Yinlong answered quickly.
Shi Lu smiled.
"Do you believe this yourself? You may not have noticed how gentle you were when you looked at him. If I hadn't seen the way you looked at him, I wouldn't have been so anxious to say those words..." He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was a lot more carefreeness in his eyes, "Actually, this is a good thing. I'll say it out loud and test your attitude, and then I'll give up."
"But..." Shi Lu said, smiling at Chu Yinlong, with a teasing tone, "...I think Xiaodao doesn't seem to understand yet. How come Mr. Chu is also in unrequited love?"
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