After changing the action director, Xiao He redesigned a set of fighting scenes.
At first, some people didn't take it seriously.
Aren’t all fighting scenes the same?
But after Xiao He finished demonstrating, everyone immediately changed their minds.
The fighting scenes designed by Xiao He are thrilling and unique in beauty. They appear free and easy in front of the camera, with the demeanor of a martial arts hero.
Several actors were eager to try and became more enthusiastic about training.
Who can refuse such a cool move?
Xu Yizhou's fighting scenes were the most difficult, but because he had the best foundation, he was the first actor to master the entire set of moves.
Every time he shoots, his dashing fighting scenes always attract a lot of praise.
But what surprised Li Weilai even more was his acting skills.
After finishing another set of shots, he couldn't help but ask Xiao He beside him: "It's only been a while since we last met, and Xu Yizhou's acting has improved so much! Has he gone to class?"
Xiao He shook his head.
"No, we've been practicing combat drills for a while."
"A combat drill?"
Li Weilai was a little confused.
Xiao He smiled.
Previously, in order to collect information about Chu Tianming's fraud, Xu Yizhou had been cooperating with the performance.
Every day is a practical exercise. If you are not careful, Chu Tianming may find out and all your efforts will be wasted.
With such day-to-day training, Xu Yizhou's acting skills were forced to advance by leaps and bounds, like riding a rocket. Although only a few months have passed, his acting skills have reached a new level.
Li Weiwei looked at the newly filmed footage and was very satisfied.
The most worrying issue with the fighting scenes has been resolved by Xiao He, and Xu Yizhou's acting skills have improved so much that the movie "Swordsman" can be said to have been half successful.
"When it's released, it will definitely create a martial arts craze and refresh everyone's perception of martial arts films!"
Xiao He was not as excited as him.
"There's still one thing that hasn't been resolved."
"What?"
Xiao He: "Don't forget, the reputation of "Swordsman" in the industry is very bad right now."
Upon hearing this, the smile on Li Weiwei's face disappeared instantly.
Because of Chu Tianming’s fraudulent behavior, "The Swordsman" had already become notorious, and even the original author issued a statement to boycott it and distanced himself from the crew.
Although the filming of the movie is going smoothly now, the outside world is not optimistic about it.
Although good wine needs no bush, there are actually many good movies every year that end up in failure due to lack of publicity.
Thinking of this, he sighed and became worried.
"Yesterday I received calls from several reporters asking if Xu Yizhou and I were involved in the scam. I scolded them and it really pissed me off!"
Xiao He turned around when he heard this.
"Who called you?"
When Li Weiwei heard this, he became alert instantly.
"What? You're not going to cause trouble for them, are you?"
Xiao He took the business card from him and said with a smile, "I invited them to do the interview."
"ah?"
Li Weiwei was stunned, his eyes wide open, thinking he had misheard.
But soon, Xiao He took out his cell phone and dialed the number on the business card.
"Hello, I'm Xu Yizhou's agent. I heard you wanted to interview the cast of 'Swordsman'? Are you interested in a live one-day tour of the set?"
Reporter Xiao Wei has been investigating the crew of "The Swordsman" since a year ago and is one of the first reporters to expose this scam online.
Over the past year, she has been committed to investigating the truth and making Chu Tianming's actions known to the world.
Later, Chu Tianming was sent to prison. She had been following up on the report, but she did not expect that after Chu Tianming went in, "Swordsman" was still being filmed.
And it’s still the original crew.
Xiaowei immediately became alert and called on netizens to boycott the film. She tried several times to sneak into the crew and collect evidence, but never had the chance.
But unexpectedly, at this time, "Swordsman" actually took the initiative to invite her to the crew for a live interview.
Just right.
Through live broadcast, we can investigate whether this crew is still deceiving people.
So the next day after receiving the call, Xiaowei came to the set.
Yesterday, she announced in advance online that she would join the crew of "Swordsman" to uncover the truth, so as soon as the live broadcast started, many viewers were waiting.
She faced the camera with a serious expression:
"Because the director was previously suspected of fraud and sentenced to prison, everyone must be very curious about the status of the movie "Swordsman". Today, we are visiting the set of "Swordsman". Everyone will follow my camera to see what the crew is like now."
After saying that, the camera turned and aimed at the set of "Swordsman".
The original appointment time was nine o'clock, but Xiaowei deliberately arrived an hour earlier just to capture the real appearance of the crew.
She walked in and saw that all the crew members were familiar faces, but there was no director or actor to be seen.
"Why is there no one here?"
When the crew saw her, they remembered that Xiao He had mentioned yesterday that reporters were coming to take pictures, and their faces became a little flustered.
"Why did you come early? They're not ready yet."
Upon hearing this, Xiaowei immediately became alert.
"What are you preparing for?"
Did she catch me?
She hurriedly asked, "What's going on? Take me over to see it!"
Hearing this, the stage manager looked embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.
"Actually, the director won't let us go over there. But since you said that, don't regret it."
After saying that, he took her to the open space behind.
Xiaowei was very excited at this time.
Fortunately, I arrived half an hour early. I must have come across some shocking secret!
She quickly adjusted the focus of the camera, preparing to capture the secrets of the "Swordsman" crew as soon as possible.
The audience in the live broadcast room also became nervous, staring at the screen with wide eyes.
The picture shook, and as the reporter turned a corner, a piece of open space suddenly appeared in the picture.
Before everyone could see what was happening, a sword suddenly flew towards the camera through the air.
Reporter Xiaowei was so frightened that she stood there in a daze, unable to react at all. She watched the sword getting closer and closer. Just as it was about to fly in front of her, a hand suddenly reached out from the side.
In the live broadcast, five slender fingers grabbed the hilt of the sword and stopped the attack instantly.
The unsharpened sword flashed with a cold light and stopped just in front of Xiaowei.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanks."
Xiaowei thanked them quickly and was wondering what the crew was doing here that a sword would fly over.
Looking up, I saw more than ten people standing in the open ground, brandishing swords and fighting fiercely.
Swords and sabers flashing!
Flying over the eaves and walls!
If they weren't wearing modern sportswear, I would have thought I had accidentally traveled back to ancient times.
At this time, the staff member who brought the reporters in muttered quietly:
"See? I told you not to come here. Even the director said it was too dangerous here. I was afraid of scaring you."
Since Xiao He took over as martial arts instructor, the movements he designed have become so exquisite that the actors in the crew have to concentrate on training every morning.
At this time, this place becomes extremely dangerous.
Although those weapons were not sharpened, it would still be troublesome if they hit people.
After watching it, Li Weilai reminded the crew members not to enter rashly during training to avoid danger.
"They...what are they doing?"
Aren’t those fist-fighting martial arts moves and murderous techniques really just fighting?
Xiao He smiled and explained, "These are all pre-planned action scenes, and we're currently training for them."
Are these all fight scenes?
Xiaowei had also done interviews on other crews before, and occasionally saw the actors’ fighting scenes, which were all slow and leisurely, with each move being very simple, so that the actors could learn in a short time.
How can there be anything like this?
The male actor on the left thrust the red tassel spear directly out, brushing past his opponent's arm. If the opponent had been a little slower, he would have been injured on the spot.
The actress in the front danced with her two swords with great vigor and energy, which was dazzling. Several times, her swords were seen sweeping across other people's foreheads, which was thrilling and exciting.
Xiaowei was stunned.
This...this is too fierce!
Every scene was thrilling and I was worried about them.
On the other side, the male lead Xu Yizhou was acting with an actor. Their movements were equally crisp and clear, and only the crisp sound of the knife tips colliding could be heard.
The next second, Xu Yizhou rolled over, stepped on the slope twice, and then jumped onto the nearly two-meter-high wall.
Xiaowei was stunned and opened her mouth wide.
"Did you see what happened just now? Did you see it? He flew up!"
She raised her voice and asked Xiao He and the stage manager beside her.
Unexpectedly, the two looked calm, as if they had met each other countless times.
"I see."
Xiao Wei couldn't hide her shock, and said excitedly, "This... doesn't this kind of situation only happen when you're hanging on wires?"
Hearing this, Xiao He looked at the low wall and began to analyze.
"There's a slope at the bottom of the wall, at least 50 centimeters high. You can jump up when you run over with your help. Two meters isn't considered high, it's a normal height for a martial arts actor."
Xiaowei was shocked.
"Is this normal?"
But she had interviewed so many actors and crews before, how come she had never seen this before?
At this time, Xiao He glanced at the time and raised his voice, "There's still half an hour left. Everyone gather and run another three kilometers before taking a break."
As soon as the words fell, everyone immediately put down what they were holding, gathered together, and started running.
While running, he was also shouting slogans.
Ever since the sword flew through the air, everyone in the live broadcast room was in a magical state.
[Wait, aren't we here to expose the crew's fraud scheme? This...this seems like a model crew!]
[They actually trained intensively to film the fight scenes! I was so sad!]
[Oh my god, such thrilling martial arts, such exciting action, is the film industry finally going to use real fighting scenes?]
[I'm really looking forward to it now!]
[This is the kind of martial arts film I want to see, director, please don’t let me down!]
[Chu Tianming has already been arrested. The new crew shouldn't be scammers, right?]
There was a lot of discussion in the live broadcast room.
Although Xiaowei was shocked, she did not express her opinion. She waited until the actors finished running three kilometers and washed up, and the crew officially started filming.
The first scene is about Xu Yizhou.
Although he has the support of "Zombieland", Xu Yizhou is actually still a complete new actor.
After getting permission, Xiaowei immediately walked over with her mobile phone and pointed the camera at the people who were being filmed.
In the picture, Xu Yizhou is sitting on a tree, holding a Tang sword in both hands, with his eyes closed and resting.
Suddenly there was a cry for help.
A child about five years old was being chased and stumbled under a tree. Finally, due to exhaustion, he was caught up by several disciples of a sect wearing green robes.
The child was knocked to the ground and suddenly saw the swordsman sitting on the tree. Hope immediately appeared in his eyes and he hurriedly asked for help.
But no matter what he said, the swordsman just closed his eyes and took a nap, unmoved.
In a state of desperation, the child suddenly shouted:
"Uncle, I remember now! I know where your family is!"
With just one word, the swordsman opened his eyes instantly.
The swordsman is a swordsman who has lost his memory.
Everyone in the town knew that he sat here day and night, asking about his life experience and looking for his family.
Two days ago, the yellow-haired child came here with his friend.
At that time, the swordsman asked him, and he said he didn't know.
But now in a hurry, the child said he remembered.
The child shouted, feeling a little guilty, but the moment he finished shouting, the swordsman in the tree suddenly opened his eyes and flew over.
In an instant, the two sides started fighting.
The swordsman holds a Tang sword in his hand, his movements are agile, his actions are wide and smooth, and every move is so smooth that people can't blink.
But several disciples from the sects were no ordinary people either. They immediately flew forward and started fighting with him. The soft swords in their hands danced so wildly that they blinded the swordsman and he was almost hit.
At the critical moment, the sharp blade cut through the fallen leaves and took the enemy's head.
In a flash, several people fell to the ground.
The swordsman indifferently withdrew his gaze and looked down at the child covered in blood.
"Do you know where my family is?"
There was indifference in his eyes, like a dead lake.
But in the deep darkness, ripples had already quietly appeared.
The child saw it.
She wiped the blood off her face, revealing her childish features, but her eyes were no longer ignorant.
"I know."
The child nodded firmly, stood up, and grasped the swordsman's hand tightly: "If you help me avenge the extermination of my family, I will tell you."
The maple leaf slowly fell from the tree and landed on the swordsman's still bleeding blade, splitting it in two. The ripples in the depths of the swordsman's eyes slowly surged up, as if catching a ray of light.
"good."
Until the scene was over, everyone in the live broadcast room was still immersed in the situation.
Through the lens, they seemed to really see the beginning of a movie.
Everyone knows that Xu Yizhou has a handsome face. When everyone was worried about whether he was suitable for the role of a swordsman, he proved everything with his actions.
Especially his clean and neat martial arts moves, the domineering and murderous intent when wielding the Tang sword, are so handsome that people want to scream even through the screen!
And this is the original film that has not been processed at all!
There are no fancy special effects, no slow-motion close-ups, only the thrill of sword fights, which drives the audience's adrenaline wildly.
The audience in the live broadcast room could feel the tense atmosphere through the screen. Reporter Xiaowei was at the scene, less than five meters away from the fighting venue, and the excitement was doubled!
She could even clearly see Xu Yizhou's knife lifting up the dead leaves on the ground, see the blood dripping from them, and see the Tang sword tremble slightly when it cut through the soft sword, as if even her heart was trembling.
This is the martial arts film that audiences want!
Xiaowei took a deep breath and immediately realized that the martial arts style of this crew was different from what she had seen before.
With such intensity of movement and sense of design, she really couldn't imagine which master's masterpiece it was.
She was excited and immediately turned to ask Xiao He who was standing next to her.
"Excuse me, who is the action director of this play?"
Who on earth could come up with such a powerful move!
Just normal filming, without any special effects or camera language, can make people excited.
As she was thinking, the camera kept searching the crowd, trying to spot the martial arts director.
At this moment, Xiao He smiled faintly.
"It's me."
As soon as she finished her answer, the audience in the live broadcast room suddenly became excited.
[Ah ...
[When I saw the actors training in formation earlier, I had a feeling it had something to do with Xiao He! Over ten thousand!]
[Xu Yizhou is here, Xiao He is here too, what is there to worry about?]
[So Xu Yizhou's move just now, climbing the wall with Qinggong, was also taught by Xiao He? 6666!]
[I was feeling a bit bad before, thinking the movie "Swordsman" was going to fail, but when Xiao He showed up, it immediately brought me back to life!]
[So, can we start buying tickets now? I don’t mind pre-selling them six months in advance!]
…
Reporter Xiaowei looked surprised.
"Aren't you Xu Yizhou's agent?"
The person who invited her over for an interview yesterday was Xiao He. How come he suddenly became a martial arts director?
And those beautiful and handsome moves just now were actually all her idea?!
"That's right."
Xiao He nodded slightly. "I'm Xu Yizhou's agent, and I'm also the martial arts instructor and producer of 'The Swordsman'."
Hearing this, everyone in the live broadcast room was a little surprised. When they were a little confused, Xiao He called everyone over and said to the camera:
"We invited reporters here today in the hope of telling everyone through the live broadcast that the Swordsman crew did have some problems before, but the culprit has been caught."
She raised her hand and pointed at the actors who had just fought with Xu Yizhou.
"The actors standing before you now are all victims who were deceived into joining the crew and even had their money taken away. The crew members are employees who have been owed wages."
The camera turns away.
Several actors and stagehands waved with bitter smiles on their faces.
Xiao He: "Everyone here worked together to collect evidence and send the criminal to prison, but we didn't want to give up on this script, so I bought "The Swordsman" and became the producer of this film so that it could be filmed smoothly."
Everyone was shocked.
Here, there is such a crew.
No wonder from the moment you enter the door, you can see the crew members working hard but enjoying it.
In order to prepare for a scene, actors train every day and practice those thrilling martial arts moves.
Because they are all part of this movie.
I had been cheated and felt disheartened, but because there was still some warmth in my heart, I chose to stay.
Some of them are extras, some are unknown, and some have even retired, but now they gather together to fulfill their martial arts dreams.
Xiaowei remembered the purpose of her interview and suddenly felt guilty.
"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."
"I was able to successfully send the prisoner to prison. I collected a lot of evidence from your video. I know you are just worried that other people will be deceived."
Knowing this, she was chosen among many reporters to conduct on-set interviews.
Xiao He smiled at her and asked, "Now, can we start today's interview? I hope you can use the camera to tell everyone the most authentic side of the "Swordsman" crew."
When Xiaowei heard this, she was so moved that her eyes filled with tears.
What a loving crew!
What a touching crew relationship!
"Okay! Leave it to me!"
She quickly picked up the microphone, faced the camera, and began the formal interview.
"Dear audience members, I believe that after watching the filming clip just now, you must be as excited as I am! Follow my camera and interview the swordsman actor Xu Yizhou up close and ask him how he feels now."
As she spoke, she quickly walked towards Xu Yizhou who had just finished filming.
"Xu Yizhou, how did you manage to portray that life-or-death struggle, that feeling of hanging by a thread in your neck in your performance just now? Was it because of the crew's help? Or was it because you were pursuing your dream of becoming a martial arts hero?"
Xu Yizhou was packing up and preparing to go back to change clothes for the next show.
Hearing this question, he looked at her with a strange expression.
"Because, at that time, life was really hanging by a thread."
“…”
Hearing these words, Xiaowei, whose eyes were filled with tears just a second ago, squeezed back her tears.
There are actually some problems with this crew, right?
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