Chapter 31: Being the heroine's martial arts substitute

"Filming starts tomorrow, are you ready?" Director Jin had high expectations for Pei Lang. He was quite angry at the female lead, but felt a little better after seeing Pei Lang.

"Well, I'm ready." Others were afraid of Director Jin, but Pei Lang was different. He was open and generous, neither humble nor overbearing, and was humble and polite. "I just watched from the side for a while. Your filming technique is very unique. The lens perfectly interprets the plot, and the martial arts and chivalry are fully displayed. You are worthy of being an artist."

It was strange. Other people's praise was flattery, but why did Pei Lang feel so happy when he said these nice words?

Director Jin's expression softened. "When did this kid learn to say such things?"

"Just tell the truth." Pei Lang stood next to Director Jin, different from the others. He looked clean and refreshing in his white shirt, and was so calm and composed that people couldn't take their eyes off him.

He was tall and sturdy, with a bright and determined look in his eyes. Director Jin's eyes lit up. "Kid, do you have any martial arts skills?"

"Yes." Pei Lang was confused and nodded hesitantly.

"Liu Ran can't pass a few shots. This scene is performed in a fragmented manner. You will complete those difficult moves for her." Director Jin's eyes did not seem to be joking. His mature and gloomy eyes were shining with brilliance.

As soon as these words came out, everyone around him took a breath of cool air.

Almost no one would be willing to let the male second Pei Lang be the female lead's stand-in, and do difficult movements, even if the director asked them to do so. Of course, this was also a denial of the female lead. All the actors in the play performed their own roles, including the supporting roles in their 40s and 50s. Only the female lead used a martial arts stand-in. If this matter got out, it would not be good for Liu Ran or Pei Lang.

Director Jin didn't want this to happen. All the staff didn't eat. The scene was delayed. Director Jin was angry and had no choice but to find a substitute. If Pei Lang wasn't there, he might have found another martial arts instructor, but Pei Lang came, and he was the best candidate.

He has a slim and fit body, and can be a stand-in for the female lead without any problems. Director Jin was not satisfied with Pei Lang's performance during the audition. He hadn't seen enough of this guy, so he couldn't wait to see how good Pei Lang's performance was.

Although Director Jin has great power, it is the first time in the entertainment industry that the second male lead serves as the female lead's martial arts substitute, so everyone thought that Pei Lang would show a little dissatisfaction.

Countless pairs of eyes fell on his face. The lighting engineer was afraid that people couldn't see clearly, so he adjusted the brightness, for fear of missing Pei Lang's micro-expressions.

But Pei Lang didn't.

He was not dissatisfied, nor did he hide his feelings. He was just a little surprised, and then smiled. "Director, this condition is beyond the scope of the contract?"

His words were polite, which was a form of rejection.

Everyone was ready to watch the show, but he suddenly changed the subject. "So, you have to pay more."

The director burst into laughter. "Add it, definitely add it." After laughing, he shouted, "Stylist, makeup artist, dress him up."

After that, he stuffed a copy of the script of this play to Pei Lang, who memorized it after reading it once. He had studied the scenes of important roles thoroughly, and when he played opposite roles, he knew the other party's lines and scenes, so he could get into the role better.

When passing by Liu Ran, Pei Lang only smiled slightly when he saw that Liu Ran was very unconvinced and looked like he was going to eat someone. The male protagonist standing next to him also looked unhappy. He had a handsome face and was born to be an actor. However, when he thought about playing against Pei Lang in a while, and a cross-dressing man, he was not in a good mood.

It was obvious that Director Jin valued Pei Lang very much. No matter how dissatisfied or disdainful the others were, they dared not do anything. Pei Lang went to the dressing room and dressed the same as Liu Ran.

TV series title: Swordsman's World

Male lead: Fu Zhixing - played by actor Zhong Yixiao

Female Lead: Qin Junru - played by Liu Ran

Male second: Wen Yan - played by Pei Lang

This drama is about the war between a famous and upright sect and a cult. The male protagonist is the son of a female hero. Because of the grudges of the previous generation and a treasured martial arts secret book, his family was destroyed by the cult, and he embarked on the road of revenge.

While practicing martial arts, he was chased by the evil cult. He was accidentally saved by the heroine on the way, but the heroine's family was killed by the evil cult. From then on, the two of them shared the same hatred and walked together. The evil cult masters kept chasing him, and the road to revenge was difficult. The scene shot tonight was one of the chase scenes.

Pei Lang still had some time to dress up, so everyone rested and waited together, eating something to fill their stomachs. Pei Lang was a stand-in, not to mention whether he could complete the difficult movements, just this matter was purely a slap in Liu Ran's face, so she hated Pei Lang.

The dressing room was shared, and she went there during her break to see how capable Pei Lang was.

Zhong Yixiao was also there, and the two protagonists watched Pei Lang dress up. After all, they were just stand-ins and would not show their faces, so it would be enough for them to wear the same clothes and hairstyle. Pei Lang was not used to wearing makeup, so he skipped the process.

Pei Lang is 27 years old, Zhong Yixiao is two years older than him. He entered the industry early and became famous early. At this age, he is already considered an acting talent and has won the Best Actor Award once. He is gentle and polite, good-looking, and friendly to everyone. He is recognized as a warm man in the industry.

Despite his good character, when facing Pei Lang, his gentle face could not hide his indifference. In his opinion, his position was not the highest, but it was not the height that Pei Lang could reach. Pei Lang had a bad reputation, and all kinds of negative comments made him disgusted with this person. He would have to fight and escape with the female lead played by Pei Lang in a while, and he couldn't help but feel sick in his heart.

But he dared not disobey the director's request.

In order to ensure the continuity of the movements, Pei Lang's stunt double not only performed those difficult movements, but also performed the entire battle sequence.

Pei Lang accepted it, but it made Zhong Yixiao suffer.

Unexpectedly, after Pei Lang dressed up, he turned out to be even more beautiful than the heroine. When he held the heroine's weapon, a slender and exquisite sword, he was truly a heroine.

When she came out of the dressing room, everyone was stunned.

Pei Lang looked very handsome and good-looking in men's clothing, but when he changed into women's clothing, his face became androgynous, and the red mole at the end of his eye added a bit of charm, but he himself was upright and awe-inspiring, looking like a noble and upright heroine.

The constant stream of praise made Liu Ran very uncomfortable, and she stared at Pei Lang with murderous eyes. Zhong Yixiao was surprised for a moment, but then returned to her gentle and indifferent face.

The martial arts instructor demonstrated and explained the movements individually. After explaining it once, Pei Lang said that he remembered it, and then showed the instructor that it was time to start filming.

Everything is ready, and filming officially begins.

Pei Lang immediately got into the role, holding the sword and standing side by side with Fu Zhixing, alert to the surroundings. The appearance of martial arts masters would only bring the slightest disturbance. They were very familiar with this suffocating sense of oppression from an unknown direction as they fled all the way.

Qin Junru: "Brother Fu, they have chased us here, we have no choice but to fight them."

Fu Zhixing stepped forward and stood in front of Qin Junru. "Junru, if there's a fight, you can take the opportunity to escape and wait for me at the Linxi Inn, the southernmost inn outside the city. If I don't arrive before dawn..."

"Brother Fu, I don't allow you to say that. I won't leave..."

"Jun Ru, listen to me"

"No one can escape tonight." Fu Zhixing was interrupted before he could finish his words. The visitors were the four guardians of the Demon Cult, who had been chasing him all the way and ran into him.

The killers from all directions surrounded the two men in the middle, murderous aura was everywhere, the knives in their hands flashed with a cold light, and they had no idea how many blood and dead souls had possessed them. The pressure of death came, and the two men were extremely strong in their hearts. This night, they either died or continued to flee.

After such a long period of escape, the fear I felt when facing the cult killers had diminished, and each time I became more resolute and brave than the last.

"Kill them for me!" The four guardians of the Demon Cult gave an order, and a group of killers rushed over like a black pressure. Fu Zhixing and Qin Junru looked at each other briefly, drew their swords, and started to fight.

In a moment, the sound of swords clashing and weapons clashing echoed in the forest. Fu Zhixing and Qin Junru fought side by side with the killer. A big drama appeared in front of Director Jin, and countless cameras recorded this shocking moment.

The wire rope around his waist became redundant, especially Pei Lang, whose movements were elegant, some of which were even more perfect than those of the martial arts instructor, beautiful and standard. He easily accomplished the movements that Liu Ran could not do no matter what. His movements were really smooth, as if he was not an actor, but a "heroine" with martial arts skills. He was light when he should be light, and powerful when he should be powerful, as if he would use his lightness skills to fly up the tree if there was no wire rope to hold him.

The long sword in his hand was also given a soul, and his swordsmanship was first-rate. He added some moves on the spot that the martial arts instructor had not designed, making the scene even more perfect.

During the fight, he did not forget to speak his lines.

Qin Junru's martial arts are not as good as Fu Zhixing's. During the fight, Fu Zhixing will be more careful and pay more attention to Qin Junru. The four guardians of the Demon Cult discovered this loophole and attacked Qin Junru with swords.

Qin Junru had to deal with too many killers and was unable to react. Fu Zhixing stepped forward to help, but was unfortunately stabbed. He was bleeding and in great pain. Finally, he released a smoke bomb and took the opportunity to escape with Qin Junru.

There happened to be a cliff in front of them. Rather than dying in the hands of the demons, it was better to jump down, there was still a glimmer of hope. So they fled to the edge of the cliff, and the killer was about to catch up. It was dark under the cliff at night, so they jumped down together.

The scene ends here.

The cliff was not a real cliff, but just a step, with the seabed underneath. They only needed to jump down. After climbing up, Pei Lang returned to his normal state and threw the sword into the sky. When it fell, the scabbard caught it accurately. He didn't even look at it, but judged the distance by feeling, which was accurate.

After this scene, Director Jin applauded, and so did the others. Who could have thought that he could do it from beginning to end in one take? Other actors had done countless NGs, so they were very familiar with the action positions, but Pei Lang was different. He had just arrived, and the teacher explained the scene once, and he got it right in one take, and he did it so well.

"Kid, you really surprised me, hahahaha~~" Director Jin was very happy, and the other producers were also praising him. Zhong Yixiao glanced at Pei Lang and said nothing, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Pei Lang's acting with him was even more impressive than Liu Ran's. The few times he acted with Liu Ran were not bad either, but he always felt that it was a little lacking. After acting with Pei Lang, the other party's dedication and acting skills led him to perfectly perform the feeling he wanted.

Pei Lang is a good actor who can act.