Chapter 9 I Want to Give It a Try
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"Why did you come to Hengdian? You are here to seek a chance to become famous! Now the opportunity is right in front of you, but none of you dare to try. What's going on? Are your dreams fake?"
"Everyone can do it, so how can it be your turn to stand out? Only when you have done what others cannot do, can you defeat others, and then step on their corpses to achieve your star life!"
"Don't say there are no opportunities to make money in this world. Director Lin has promised that no matter whether this jump is successful or not, you will get 20,000 yuan. You may not be able to earn 20,000 yuan even if you play supporting roles for half a year. If I were you, I would definitely cherish this precious opportunity!"
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No matter how much the people from the "Escape" crew who were recruiting stuntmen shouted and encouraged them, no one responded.
This is normal.
Hengdian is such a tiny place.
If there was any movement in any of the crews, almost everyone in Hengdian would know about it the next day.
For example, the whole process of jumping from the roof of Building No. 23 to the balcony of Building No. 24.
actually--
Initially, Lin Da didn't want to use a stunt double to complete this action. He wanted the lead actor of "Escape" Ji Zhaode to do it himself.
To this end, Linda even specially designed a set of long shots that could render this difficult action.
But when Ji Zhaode saw the scene, he immediately advised Linda to give up this crazy idea, and Ji Zhaode also said: "There is no one in the world who can do this."
However, Linda firmly believed that this action was not impossible to accomplish. As long as she had enough courage and explosive power, she would be able to jump over it.
Linda and Ji Zhaode both insisted on their own opinions, and finally they had a big quarrel and parted unhappily.
Since Lin Da's status in the industry was higher than Ji Zhaode's, Ji Zhaode finally had to make a slight compromise. He allowed Lin Da to use a stunt double to complete the action.
Ji Zhaode was born in Shaolin Martial Arts School and has been practicing Hung Gar since childhood. He is a master in martial arts. He is also a well-known workaholic in the entertainment industry, and claims that he never uses a stunt double to shoot action scenes.
But even Ji Zhaode didn't dare to try it and made an exception to use a stand-in. Just think about it, who would dare to take on such a difficult move?
Seeing that no one dared to challenge him, Linda began to doubt whether his genius idea could be completed. At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded: "I want to give it a try."
"Who is speaking?"
Action director Yuan Xiaoliang asked loudly.
Xu Kai stepped out from the crowd: "Me."
"She has clear eyes, a high nose bridge, a well-defined face, and a perfectly proportioned body, though she's a little tall."
As soon as he saw Xu Kai's appearance and figure, Lin Da concluded that Xu Kai must be very photogenic and was a potential star.
Seeing Xu Kai stand up, several other people who either wanted to join in the fun or had been itching to make a move for a long time also stood up one after another.
Everyone followed Linda and others to the rooftop of Viewing Building No. 23.
Yuan Xiaoliang said: "All you have to do is run over this grey car and jump onto the balcony opposite, that's all."
"However, I have to remind you that you cannot hesitate for a moment when doing this move. You must move forward without hesitation, otherwise you will definitely not be able to jump over. After jumping over, it depends on your personal reaction. If your reaction is fast enough, it is best to roll on the ground to relieve the impact, so that you will not get hurt."
Upon closer inspection, except for Xu Kai and another thin and short man named Zhang Gong, everyone else was saying discouraging words.
Yuan Xiaoliang said that completing this action might result in injury.
These people immediately shook their heads, saying that they didn't want to make money but not spend it.
Seeing this, Yuan Xiaoliang smiled secretly.
Yuan Xiaoliang has some unruly martial artists under his command who treat every day as their last.
If this was really that easy to do, Yuan Xiaoliang would never let outsiders make this money.
So Yuan Xiaoliang’s opinion is actually the same as Ji Zhaode’s—he also doesn’t think that anyone can complete this whimsical action that Linda came up with.
The only difference between him and Ji Zhaode is that Yuan Xiaoliang is a good friend of Lin Da, so he can't stand up and ruin Lin Da's show. He can only say to Lin Da tactfully: "There is a piece of advice among our martial artists: never order a martial artist to do a stunt that you can't do or don't want to do. I've asked for you, and none of my martial artists, including the Dragon and Tiger martial artists, are willing to take this jump."
Therefore, the unwilling Linda issued a bounty order.
Like Ji Zhaode, Yuan Xiaoliang didn't want the martial artists outside to be able to perform this move and then slap him and his martial artists in the face.
Therefore, seeing these people who were called in performed so poorly, Yuan Xiaoliang smiled secretly, and then turned his head to Xu Kai and Zhang Gong: "Who will try first?"
Zhang Gonggan swallowed his saliva and said, "If I can't jump over, I might die. You'll only give me 20,000? No nonsense, if you give me 100,000, I'll jump right away. Otherwise, you can find anyone else to jump over."
How could Linda and other shrewd people not see that Zhang Gong, who was probably less than 1.6 meters tall, was just here to watch the fun. He never thought about it and didn't have the courage to make such a jump, but he didn't want to give in and lose face, so he deliberately raised the price and wanted to leave in a dignified manner.
Who would have thought that the assistant casting director Song Zhigang would not tolerate Zhang Gong's bad habits at all. He said calmly: "Okay, 100,000 is 100,000. Now please start your performance."
Seeing that Song Zhigang had carried him up, Zhang Gong had no choice but to go to the gray car.
But no matter how hard he tried, Zhang Gong just couldn't move his legs which felt as if they were filled with lead.
When Song Zhigang saw this, he teased, "Why, don't you want to make this 100,000?"
The clay man still had some earthiness to him, but after being forced by Song Zhigang, Zhang Gong gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and wanted to rush out.
But at this moment, Zhang Gong's shoulder was grabbed by someone, and then Xu Kai's voice rang out: "Have you really thought about it? Are you going to gamble your life for this little face?"
Zhang Gong was already lacking in confidence, and now being discouraged by Xu Kai, he immediately became timid. He didn't even have the courage to risk everything. Without saying a word, he turned around and left.
Seeing Zhang Gong walk away dejectedly, Song Zhigang joked to Zhang Gong's back, "Hey, you don't want to make the 100,000 yuan?"
Hearing Song Zhigang's teasing, Zhang Gong ran even faster.
When Zhang Gong got off Building 23, Song Zhigang turned to Xu Kai and asked with a smile: "Do you want to give it a try? Regardless of success or failure, as long as you jump, I will give you 100,000."
Xu Kai didn't look at Song Zhigang, who made him feel a little disgusted, but looked at Lin Da and said, "In addition to the 100,000, I also want a male supporting actor with a role to play and to contract all the extras of the "Escape" crew at the market price."
"Is the price you want too high?" Linda said calmly.
"I promise to complete the actions you want." Xu Kai said confidently.
Linda narrowed her eyes.
On the other side, seeing that Xu Kai ignored him, Song Zhigang said angrily: "I agree to your terms, please start your performance."
However, Xu Kai was unmoved by Song Zhigang's words - he still looked at Lin Da.
After staring at Xu Kai for a long time, Lin Da said, "I agree to your terms."
Xu Kai listened to him, and without further ado, he rushed directly into the water, ran up to the gray car, and then jumped out...
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(End of this chapter)
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