Chapter 10 Chapter 10
Outside the camera, He Yutong stared at Chu Xi on horseback, with fighting spirit burning in her eyes.
"Oh my god, this is so handsome." An Yuran couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and his eyes followed Chu Xi with admiration and appreciation.
He Yutong's thoughts were pulled back by this voice. She pursed her lips tightly and glanced at An Yuran, "Is he that handsome?"
"Handsome, really handsome!" An Yuran didn't know what He Yutong was thinking, and just kept praising him.
"Hmph." He Yutong snorted coldly with a straight face. She admitted that Chu Xi was indeed quite handsome just now.
"Cut!" the director called out. "Not bad, the actors performed very well. Let's keep it for one more take."
During the reshoot, the director's eyes were fixed on the camera broadcast.
The sight of Chu Xi riding her horse and waving the whip exudes a carefree and unrestrained chivalrous spirit, giving one the impression that she is the female general who fought on the battlefield thousands of years ago.
He didn't expect that the close-up shot that he had been worrying about for so long would be completed so perfectly and smoothly.
The close-up shots that were retaken were also passed in one take.
The director stood up and applauded with satisfaction, "Well, congratulations to this horse archer on finishing the film!"
A small cameo role is not worthy of the director’s personal congratulations on the completion of the film.
But the director still chose to celebrate, which was enough to prove his approval of Chu Xi's performance.
The assistant director and other staff members also joined in the applause.
Everyone at the filming site focused their attention on Chu Xi, with expressions of shock and admiration on their faces.
At the same time, the extras who had looked down on Chu Xi before also shut up one by one.
They looked at each other, and awkwardness appeared on their faces.
When the horse jumped up in fright just now, they thought Chu Xi would be thrown off the horse soon.
But not only did she not make any mistakes, she also captured even more stunning scenes of horse riding and archery.
She proved to everyone that she had earned this close-up shot based on her own strength.
After the filming was completed, Chu Xi gained a total of 1,300 emotional points, but she guessed that when this close-up shot was officially broadcast, it would bring her more emotional points.
Chu Xi walked out of the set and saw Hu Yanming waiting outside.
"Sister, why... did you come out so soon?" Hu Yanming looked at Chu Xi dumbfounded, feeling uneasy.
The director of this drama is well-known in the circle for his pursuit of perfection. If an actor fails to meet his requirements during filming, he will replace him on the spot.
He thought Chu Xi would be in there for the whole afternoon, but she had only been there for two hours? Excluding the time for styling, it was less than an hour.
Could it be... that the director has changed again?
Thinking of this, the smile on Hu Yanming's face immediately became uglier than crying.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's just a small shot. Even if we can't shoot it, we won't lose anything." Hu Yanming comforted Chu Xi.
Chu Xi glanced at him and said, "It's finished filming, and the director has guaranteed it, so there shouldn't be any big problems."
Hu Yanming immediately stopped his depressed mood: "?"
"Finished filming? So quickly?" He heard that Chu Xi was going to shoot a difficult horse-riding and archery scene, and it could be finished so quickly?
"Well, it's just in time for me to go back to training in the afternoon." Chu Xi said nothing more and turned to walk towards the black nanny car parked on the side of the road.
This nanny car was rented by Hu Yanming, who said that it was the first time he sent Chu Xi to such a large crew for filming, and he couldn't lose face, so he had to arrange a car of this level.
After Chu Xi got in the car, he turned his head to look at Hu Yanming and asked, "How much did it cost to rent the car?"
Hu Yanming quickly waved his hands, "It's not much! It's okay, the company will reimburse it."
"Wait until the pay for this close-up shot is paid, and the car rental fee will be deducted from the pay." Chu Xi said calmly.
After seeing that she had no potential to become a big star, the company stopped paying her salary. How could they possibly care about reimbursing Hu Yanming for the car rental money?
This money must have been paid by Hu Yanming himself.
"Don't worry, you will make money." Chu Xi said to Hu Yanming, with a trustworthy confidence in his voice.
"I believe me!" Hu Yanming nodded quickly.
Because the shooting went exceptionally smoothly, it was completed in less than half a day.
Chu Xi returned to the gym to continue training in the afternoon.
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"Your mind isn't calm, so the arrow you shot was off target." Chu Xi explained to Wu Yuliang why he had missed the target. "Keep practicing."
Wu Yuliang sighed heavily, "Why is archery so difficult?"
He had watched Chu Xi shoot arrow after arrow handsomely and easily before, and thought that if he practiced, he could be like Chu Xi.
Only when I actually practiced did I realize how difficult it was to hit the bull's eye accurately.
After instructing his teammates, Chu Xi returned to the rest area, exchanged for an hour of shooting training time, closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair and entered the shooting space.
At the same time, Xu Chongguang, who was practicing archery alone, also sighed that "archery is so difficult."
After practicing for a whole morning, not only did I not make any progress, but my shots became increasingly crooked.
Out of ten arrows, at least five will miss the target, and the results of the remaining five are also unstable. The previous arrow can hit the ninth ring, and the next arrow will directly hit the second ring.
Xu Chongguang came to the rest area, put down his bow, took out his phone and sent a message to He Yutong:
I've been practicing all morning, but my archery skills haven't improved at all. In fact, they seem to be regressing. What should I do?
He Yutong replied after a while: [I'm still filming. Why don't you go learn from Chu Xi? She's so amazing.]
Xu Chongguang was helpless: "But I'm not in the same group with her now, how can I learn from her?"
After the groups were formed, each team trained individually considering the competition between them.
Chen Jiudong, who is in charge of teaching archery, has also returned to the provincial team these days. He said that he would lead the team to participate in a competition and would not be back until three days later.
Now these archery people have no leader and can only practice blindly on their own.
He Yutong replied after a few minutes: "I'll teach you a method. Challenge Chu Xi and compete with her in archery. This training method will improve you faster than practicing alone."
Xu Chongguang: “?”
[Am I capable of challenging Chu Xi at this level? Are you sure?]
He Yutong: [Your goal isn't to defeat her, but to learn her archery skills by competing with her.]
Although it sounds outrageous, it is also a good training method.
At least it's more useful than his own blind practice.
After careful consideration, Xu Chongguang put away his phone, picked up his recurve bow, stood up and walked towards Chu Xi's position.
Chu Xi had just finished shooting training and was looking down to reflect on the few shots he had just missed.
"Sister Xi." Xu Chongguang coughed lightly and continued, "I want to challenge you."
Chu Xi slowly raised his head and looked at Xu Chongguang in surprise, "Challenge me?"
"Yes, I want to compete with you in archery." When saying this, Xu Chongguang had no confidence, his head lowered very deeply, and his voice was very low.
"Brother Xu, are you so arrogant now?" Wu Yuliang looked at Xu Chongguang in surprise.
Xu Chongguang touched his nose awkwardly and said, "I just wanted to exchange ideas."
Chu Xi remained calm and quickly replied, "Sure."
The news that Chu Xi accepted Xu Chongguang's challenge invitation quickly spread throughout the stadium.
The artists who were training stopped practicing and gathered around the archery area to gossip.
"Xu Chongguang wants to challenge Chu Xi? Is he already so good at archery?"
"But I remember he missed the target the last time he shot an arrow. It's only been a few days, how could he improve so quickly?"
"Don't underestimate him. Xu Chongguang must have the confidence to have the courage to challenge Chu Xi."
In a short while, the archery area was crowded with entertainers watching the fun.
Of course, the program crew would not miss such a wonderful moment. Several cameras were set up directly in the archery area, ready to broadcast this exciting duel live.
The director backstage excitedly picked up the intercom and gave orders: "Attention all photographers, you must capture close-ups of Chu Xi and Xu Chongguang's archery. This will likely be a very intense competition, we must seize this opportunity."
The last archery competition between Chu Xi and He Yutong brought huge traffic and popularity to the program.
This competition may make the show even more popular.
Of course, the director couldn't control his excitement.
The audience in the live broadcast room was also whetted.
Is Xu Chongguang a talented archery prodigy who's playing dumb? Has he been pretending to be a poor archer for days, just waiting for his big break?
【Exciting, this season's show is really exciting. 】
[The qualifying rounds haven't even started yet, and three top archers have already emerged. The competition for the gold medal in the finals is going to be fierce.]
The label of Chu Xi as an excellent archer has been deeply rooted in people's minds.
The audience naturally thought that since Xu Chongguang dared to challenge Chu Xi, he must have some strength.
"Come on, I'll be the referee for this match." Wu Yuliang patted his chest and walked through the crowd in a heroic manner.
Having known Xu Chongguang for so long, he had never heard that this guy had practiced archery.
Moreover, when the two of them first entered the archery project, they were both amateur novices. He was also very curious about what gave Xu Chongguang such courage to challenge Chu Xi.
Chu Xi stood at the archery position and glanced at Xu Chongguang, "What rules do you want to compete according to?"
Xu Chongguang quickly waved his hand and coughed lightly. "A distance of ten meters will do, and then twenty arrows will decide the winner? Don't have that time limit. Change the rules so that each person takes turns shooting an arrow, and at the end, the winner is determined by counting the twenty arrows. Is that okay?"
The rules of this competition have nothing to do with official archery competitions.
Chu Xi looked at Xu Chongguang hesitantly, feeling that something was not right. "That's fine."
[Don't mention it, Xu Chongguang's rules sound quite exciting. Each person takes turns shooting an arrow, so he has to keep an eye on Chu Xi. If Chu Xi shoots better than him, he will be under a lot of pressure when shooting the next arrow.]
I just watched the replay of the first episode. Xu Chongguang was a miss just a few days ago. Has he improved so much in the past few days?
Didn't Chu Xi say before that she had only learned archery for two days? Xu Chongguang has also been learning for two days, so it seems reasonable that he can catch up with Chu Xi.
While netizens were arguing fiercely, He Yutong, who was taking a break on the set, quietly entered the live broadcast room of the program.
She stared at the phone screen.
Last time, she was so focused on competing with Chu Xi that she didn't pay attention to her archery technique.
This time she will study it carefully.
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