Chapter 4: Martial Arts Substitution
Lu Yuqi didn't expect that the lucky person who was chosen would be himself. The old man is indeed a screenwriter, and a very famous drama screenwriter.
"Mr. Qi, this is the actor who plays the pianist in our crew - Lu Yuqi. He debuted as a singer and dancer, has excellent body coordination and control, and is also very good at fighting scenes." Fang Zheng gave a brief introduction.
"Well, you're in good shape. Turn around." Old Qi said to Lu Yuqi.
Lu Yuqi turned around obediently.
"Well, it's like this. Our crew is now in need of a stuntman to double for the male lead. Most of the scenes have been shot, mainly the fighting scenes, so we may focus on filming them. What do you think? Or you can talk to your agent?"
"Mr. Qi, I'm happy to participate, and thank you for giving me this opportunity, but I need to communicate with my agent."
"This is my business card. Your agent can contact me." After saying this, Mr. Qi stood up and left.
Fang Zheng hurriedly sent Mr. Qi to the elevator and watched him get on. When I came back, I saw Lu Yuqi was
Playing with business cards,
"Why don't you contact your agent and tell him that even though you're a stunt double, it's still a chance to show up in a big production crew. And if you go, Mr. Qi will definitely remember this favor. Do you know what drama he's filming now?"
"Um... I'm not very clear, although I know that Mr. Qi is very powerful." Lu Yuqi didn't know much about the film and television industry.
"The biggest production at the current film and television base is the Legend of Yunmeng written by Mr. Qi!" Fang Zheng felt a little disappointed, "You don't even know this!"
"Then the protagonist must be the martial arts drama starring TV King Wu Lok Shing."
"That's right."
At Fang Zheng's urging, Lu Yuqi gave Mr. Qi's business card to his agent, Sister Xia, and briefly explained the situation.
The other side
Wang Yanxia looked at the content on WeChat, saved the phone number on the business card, stood up and walked towards the study while talking on the phone.
Ran Ran knew that the old woman didn't want him to know, or didn't want him to hear.
I guess he is trying to contact resources for Lu Yuqi.
After a while, Wang Yanxia walked back to the sofa with a smile on her face, and seemed very satisfied with the communication.
"Have you arranged work for Lu Yuqi again?"
"He fought for it himself this time. I didn't expect that a web drama would catch Mr. Qi's eye."
"Mr. Qi's play?" Ran Ran was jealous and his eyes were burning with anger.
"That's right."
"Mr. Qi chose Lu Yuqi as the protagonist's stunt double because of his figure and skills." Wang Yanxia said slowly, gently patting Ran Ran's face with her long red manicure hands.
"Martial arts stand-in!" Hearing these two words, Ran Ran couldn't help but feel secretly happy. A martial arts stand-in cannot even show his face, so no matter how good his skills are, he can only add color to the protagonist.
"Are you relieved now?"
"I have you here." Ran Ran put his hand on Wang Yanxia's leg, lowered his eyes slightly, pursed his lips and smiled softly, with a bit of flattery and obedience in his smile.
Ran Ran knew that Wang Yanxia liked him like this the most. She had said more than once that he was really well-behaved and likable like this, and his fans also liked his well-behaved appearance.
Wang Yanxia acted very quickly and quickly reached an agreement with the Yunmeng Chuan crew and informed Lu Yuqi of the result, and asked Lu Yuqi to coordinate the time himself.
The entire filming of Legend of Yunmeng took place on the west side of the film and television base, where tall buildings, vast tracts of woods and sea of flowers were built specifically for martial arts and fairy tale dramas. Even as a tourist attraction it is very unique.
Lu Yuqi got dressed and waited for the director to finish shooting this scene.
The director of Legend of Yunmeng is Li Xiude, Director Li. He and screenwriter Qi Xingxue are a golden pair. The two of them are the guarantee of film and television works, so Director Li seldom uses newcomers. The team is composed of his own people, and the actors are directly found by familiar actors who have worked with him before.
Director Li looked at Lu Yuqi after she was dressed up and nodded to show his satisfaction. "Since Lao Qi thinks highly of you, I think you should be quite skilled. Lao Hou, come over here and tell him the moves for a while and practice with him."
Lu Yuqi nodded obediently and walked towards Lao Hou, Director Li's martial arts instructor.
Lao Hou held the sword and gestured at the side, saying: "You do this for a while, and then you're done..."
Lu Yuqi imitated Lao Hou's movements, and a reminder sounded in his mind: "Learned a new sword move, please name it, proficiency +1... +1
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"Learned a new sword move, please name it, proficiency +1..."
"Do you remember these two moves?"
"Yeah, almost. I'll practice."
Lu Yuqi named the two movements Yunmeng 1 and Yunmeng 2 in his mind, and began to practice them over and over again.
The movements were a little awkward the first two times, but soon became smooth. The action is becoming more and more like that. Old Hou was watching from the side and felt very satisfied. After a while, he called his apprentice over to fight with Lu Yuqi.
"Let's take it slow." Lao Hou's apprentice is the stunt double for the second male lead, and his surname is Niu. "Just call me Daniu."
Lu Yuqi then slowly imitated the sword moves with Da Niu. Da Niu was also a martial artist, and the two of them exchanged moves back and forth, becoming more and more proficient in their movements, and from time to time they would add a few more moves to the exchange.
"How is it?" Director Li asked Lao Hou from the side. "Can we take a photo?"
"Very good, very skilled, he must have practiced before, otherwise he wouldn't have remembered the moves so quickly, and he can do it so well after just a few practice. If this happened in the past, he must have been a martial arts genius."
"Such a high evaluation?" Director Li was a little surprised. After all, they were old acquaintances and he knew Lao Hou very well. It seemed that he was really optimistic about him.
"Yeah, you're really good at it."
Director Li touched his chin, looking thoughtful.
"Call them over first and try taking a photo. If they work, go to Group B to save time."
The result of a try is bound to be very satisfactory. Lu Yuqi and Daniu became familiar with each other after several exchanges. The first fight was so intense that it was out of the picture, so they filmed it a second time. Director Li was afraid that the second time wouldn't be as effective as the first, but he didn't expect it to be even better. The two of them were like martial arts masters, going back and forth, making the people watching them excited.
Every fight scene takes a lot of time to shoot, but I didn’t expect it to be so satisfying this time. Director Li was very satisfied. Lu Yuqi wasn't sure if it was because there were too many fighting scenes or the filming schedule was too tight, so he was always busy in Group B. Although he had a system and could remember sword moves quickly, he still felt tired after several days of fighting scenes. Moreover, during the time he was in the crew of Yunmeng Chuan, he never met the TV King Wu Lecheng once.
Because they had many scenes together, Lu Yuqi and Jiang Chu, the actor who played the second male lead, became more and more familiar with each other. Jiang Chu is an artist under the veteran film and television company Jinshang Entertainment. He is currently very popular and is about to become a super hit. He appears in several recent dramas to be aired. So there were rumors about Big Eyes, TV dramas come and go, but Jiang Chu remains.
After several fight scenes, Lu Yuqi's evaluation of Jiang Chu is that he is willing to endure hardships, and will go on stage if he can, but if he really can't, he will immediately replace him with a stunt double, Da Niu.
Jiang Chu is a generous and open-minded person who doesn't care about trivial matters. He is very popular in the crew.
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