The moment he got his hands on it, Xiao He began automatically analyzing the knife's condition—
It has a single-edged blade, a thick body, a curved edge, and a blade length of 20 cm. It feels light and heavy in the hand and is suitable for deboning and cutting meat.
"Xiao Xiao, have you read the script when you got back? Do you know what you're going to do later?"
At this moment, Hou Rongxuan walked over.
"Yes, I've seen enough." Xiao He nodded.
This scene depicts the three Zhu brothers discussing the slaughterhouse next door, while Xiao He mainly serves as a background character in this part of the story.
Hou Rongxuan was very satisfied and pointed out a position to Xiao He: "When the time comes, you stand behind them. Make big movements when cutting the meat. You don't have to actually cut it off. Just throw it directly at the props hidden underneath. Be quick and don't stop. Don't cut your hand, understand?"
Xiao He: ...
He can be genuine, but to fake it and make it look real is something he really can't do...
"Actually, I can cut it properly; my knife skills are pretty good."
“Okay, then that’s settled—ah? What did you say, Xiao Xiao?” Hou Rongxuan looked at Xiao He with surprise, then his expression turned serious.
“Xiao Xiao, this is different from how you usually cut meat when you cook. This is a whole pig. Cutting it requires not only attention to the pig's structure and shape, but also identification of the scientific names of each part of the pig and the proper way to cut each type of meat... There are many techniques involved. It wouldn't look good if you were caught on camera. Xiao Liu and Lao Bao have both gone to learn this. If you only know the basics, don't just blindly follow along.”
Many scenes in "Killing Life" take place in slaughterhouses. The eldest and second eldest are experienced butchers, and the youngest, although still in school, is also very skilled at killing livestock.
Bao Wei and Liu Zehang studied for a period of time specifically for this role, and even went to the countryside to slaughter pigs. As for Xiao He, since he was a last-minute addition, Hou Rongxuan didn't have many requirements for him. He just discussed with the screenwriter and deleted some of his scenes.
But to my surprise, Xiao He was so ungrateful.
Xiao He saw the anger and doubt in Hou Rongxuan's eyes, but he said nothing. He simply picked up the butcher knife in his hand, nimbly rotated his wrist, the blade flashing with silver light, and then slammed the knife heavily onto the chopping board with a loud bang.
The noise was so loud that it startled everyone. Liu Zehang, who was standing to the side, didn't dare to breathe, fearing that Xiao He was trying to kill the director. Even Bao Wei frowned, his gaze falling on the string of pork chops hanging there, before relaxing his brows and saying, "Such swift knife skills!"
Following Bao Wei's gaze, everyone noticed that the pork chop that had been hanging above Xiao He's head was now just a clean bone, and all the meat that had been attached to it had fallen onto the cutting board in front of Xiao He, piling up into a small mountain. The pieces of meat were all similar in length and clearly defined, as perfect as a work of art.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the scene before them, while some quietly narrowed their eyes.
"Holy crap! Did they film that?" Hou Rongxuan shouted excitedly, then looked at the cameraman, his earlier enthusiasm completely gone. "That scene was absolutely amazing!"
But who could have imagined that an ordinary college student could possess such knife skills?
Unfortunately, no one recorded this scene beforehand.
Hou Rongxuan was extremely disappointed when he received a negative answer. Xiao He could only comfort him: "It's okay, director. As long as you believe in me, I can still perform a bone-removing act for you."
Both involve deboning, but what's the difference between deboning pig bones and human bones?
Xiao He touched his nose, trying to hide his guilty conscience.
Hou Rongxuan, completely oblivious to what was amiss, slapped his thigh and decisively shouted, "Old Li! Move the props!"
Uncle Li dragged a large piece of pork over.
Despite his slender build, he was incredibly strong. With a twist of his waist, he lifted half of the pork and placed it on the table.
Xiao He kept a close eye on his every move and took the opportunity to probe the director: "Director Hou, is Uncle Li one of your team members? He looks really impressive, he's so strong!"
Hou Rongxuan was taken aback for a moment, then denied it: "No, he was someone we recruited when we set up the crew. He was very strong and worked very hard, so I let him stay."
"I see..."
Xiao He seemed to be deep in thought.
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