The action of reaching into her pocket for her phone is a very small detail. It's not in the script, but it's mentioned in the original novel. Wu Xiaoqing chose to check the situation alone because she didn't have her phone with her.
Unexpectedly, upon closer inspection, they found the missing boy they had been searching for all day.
It was both lucky and unlucky. The boy was unharmed, and his tongue had not been cut off by the assailant. However, he had not eaten or drunk anything for a whole day and had been tied to a chair by the assailant. Where the rope was not properly secured, it was wrapped with transparent tape again and again, completely fixing him to the chair so that he could not move at all.
To recreate the scene, the staff tied the child star to a chair and, with his consent, taped him to the chair. The child star was very professional; he didn't complain about being tied up like that and sat quietly.
Rong Yu, who plays Wu Xiaoqing, pried open the door to the room where the little boy was locked up and immediately saw the boy tied to a chair. Without hesitation, he took out a knife and cut the tape and rope binding the little boy.
Then they carefully removed the rag that had been stuffed into the boy's mouth.
In the original story, the kidnapped boy's throat was stuffed deep with a rag, and as soon as Wu Xiaoqing pulled the rag out, the boy would immediately gag.
Actors would never treat children like that. What they would stuff into the child star's mouth was just a clean tissue. But the child star was very expressive. When he heard that he was supposed to vomit, he cooperated by dry heaving. He cried while vomiting, but it wasn't the kind of heart-wrenching cry. It was more like a silent scream.
Because the kidnapped boy in the story hadn't eaten or drunk anything all day, there was nothing left for him to vomit, and as for tears, he had already cried them all out.
It's truly a pleasant surprise that a child star could perform like this; Director Chen's face was filled with satisfaction.
Rong Yu didn't disappoint the child star's hard work. She quickly pounced on him, covered his mouth, and whispered, "Shh, I'm here to take you to see your mom and dad, don't make a sound!"
The boy obediently stopped, looked at the man in front of him, and nodded weakly.
"Cut! Okay! Thieves, get ready!"
The actors playing the villains immediately took their positions, and several cameras were also moved to point at the door.
Director Chen: "Action!"
Wu Xiaoqing was leading the kidnapped boy out the door when she was distracted by trying to comfort him. She was knocked unconscious by the thug hiding behind the door!
When Wu Xiaoqing woke up again, she found herself tied to a chair as well.
The assailant, holding a small, exquisite scalpel, stood in front of Wu Xiaoqing, a sinister smile playing on his lips.
"You arrogant detective, I've heard you can paint the unknown with your brush. So, tell me, could you have foreseen that you'd end up in this predicament?"
This scene is a real test of acting skills, because Rong Yu is completely bound, with tape wrapped around and around, even her mouth is covered, and almost half of her face is covered.
To emphasize Wu Xiaoqing's disheveled appearance, the makeup artist also gave Rong Yu a messy hairstyle, covering Rong Yu's forehead.
Therefore, only Rong Yu's eyes were still movable!
This was a forced requirement; in this scene, all the acting had to be shown through those eyes, otherwise it would just be an endless cycle of staring, staring, closing eyes, and then staring again.
The camera zoomed in on Rong Yu's face, and Yin Chengjue also walked behind the camera. He saw that her beautiful peach blossom eyes were slightly raised, as if revealing a hint of a smile.
It was a mocking laugh.
It's not an exaggeration to say that some people's eyes can truly express their inner emotions.
For example, Rong Yu.
Especially when his dark eyes are staring straight at you.
Faced with such a ruthless thug, those eyes were so calm, so calm that they almost seemed to laugh, as if mocking the man's actions.
The actor playing the villain was stared at by Rong Yu like that, and for a moment he forgot his lines, feeling embarrassed on the spot.
"Hey! What's going on! Where are the lines?" Director Chen said, displeased.
"Yes, I'm sorry! Director, I forgot my lines!" Coincidentally, the male actor was the one who couldn't speak properly during the interview that morning and fell into the reporter's trap.
"Adjust it a bit, then shoot again. Makeup artist, fix Rong Yu's hair again, comb the front part up a bit, and show her eyebrows," Director Chen said.
The makeup artist immediately stepped forward to fix his makeup, while the male actor stayed put and memorized his lines.
After filming resumed, Rong Yu's eyebrows were freed from the seal of his stray hairs, so when he gave the thugs a provocative look, he also raised his eyebrows and chin.
Five seconds, ten seconds, the actor said, "...If you keep looking at me like that, I'll...I'll gouge your eyes out..."
Did they find someone who stutters?
Director Chen: "Hey! Qi Yuan, what's wrong with you? Is this how you read lines? Act it out! Act it out! At this moment, the villain is angry, you know? He's enraged by Wu Xiaoqing's gaze, he's so angry he wants to rush up and kill him!"
Director Chen rolled the script into a long tube, as if he was about to throw it out at any moment.
Director Chen shouted, "At this moment, you are no longer Qi Yuan. You are a villain, a tongue-cutting murderer! You are insane and arrogant, so you will not allow anyone to desecrate or tarnish the art in your heart. You will turn the offender who disturbed your tongue-cutting into a human pig!"
Qi Yuan pursed his lips and nodded silently.
The third take began, and Rong Yu was still sitting in that chair, twisting his neck and making a cracking sound. But his dark eyes were still fixed on Qi Yuan. Even though his mouth was taped shut, Qi Yuan, who was looking directly at him, could still feel that he was laughing and mocking him.
He was mocking his own cowardice.
Because he only dared to prey on young children. He derives pleasure from the cruelty and violence inflicted upon the weak.
"If you keep looking at me like that, I'll gouge your eyes out!" Qi Yuan gripped the knife in his hand and walked over step by step.
Rong Yu lowered her head slightly, raised her eyelids, and gave a defiant look.
Qi Yuan was fully focused, brandishing his knife and charging towards Rong Yu!
"Clang! Okay, slow motion, begin. Wu Xiaoqing forcefully tears open the duct tape beside her, knocks down the charging thug, and at the same time takes out the blade she has hidden in her hand and cuts a bloody gash on the thug's arm to restrict his movements," Director Chen instructed.
The camera was immediately in place, and Rong Yu used a razor blade to cut open the tape next to her.
According to the original plan, after Rong Yu cut the tape with the hidden blade, the staff could come up to help Rong Yu tear the tape. However, Rong Yu did not wait for the staff to come up. She directly broke the tightly stuck tape by herself and kicked off the foot bindings on her feet.
Of course, that's not the most shocking part.
After breaking free of the duct tape, Rong Yu immediately moved her hands, which were tightly bound behind her back, from under her buttocks to in front of her!
Others: !!!!!!!!! What incredible flexibility!
Director Chen immediately said, "Don't cut this part! Leave it as is! Keep filming!"
Filming continued. Rong Yu, who had pulled the rope in front of her, quickly broke free. Before the thug could get up, she swung the chair and smashed it down on his head!
Qi Yuan: "Ahhh!—"
The chair was suspended steadily at a slightly higher position beside him, but from the camera's angle, it looked as if Rong Yu had already crashed into Qi Yuan.
This was a scene they had rehearsed beforehand. Rong Yu's movements were very fluid, but Qi Yuan's scream was a major blunder. Given the thug's personality, he wouldn't have screamed like that; instead, he would have quickly dodged to the side.
"Clang!" The series of actions that should have been performed was interrupted, and Director Chen's expression worsened: "Qi Yuan, what's wrong with you? Even Xiao Yuanyuan is better than you."
Xiao Yuanyuan is that child star.
This is a three-person drama, but Rong Yu and Qi Yuan are the main characters, while Xiao Yuanyuan is just a background character.
Even when she was just a background character, Xiao Yuanyuan was very serious about portraying a scared emotion.
Qi Yuan said, somewhat aggrieved, "I thought he was really going to hit me..."
"That's right, it means they're in character. But what about you? The chair came down, weren't you going to dodge? You're supposed to be a psychopathic killer who can evade detection countless times, and you can't even dodge a chair?" Director Chen started yelling again.
Qi Yuan: "But...but I thought he really...I also..."
"Did it hit you? The chair wasn't even hanging over your head! Don't you understand camera tricks? I've already explained it many times, haven't I? Besides, this chair is made of foam, and the staff already replaced it! Even if it really hit you, it wouldn't matter!" Director Chen picked up the light foam chair.
Qi Yuan gritted his teeth and nodded reluctantly.
"Everyone, take this seriously!" Director Chen said.
Continue filming.
In the story, Wu Xiaoqing missed hitting the thug. The thug rolled away to avoid Wu Xiaoqing and grabbed the child who was tied to another chair as a hostage.
And so comes the most crucial part of this game.
After seeing the thug place the dagger against the child's neck, Wu Xiaoqing suddenly chuckled, her smile widening: "If you do that, you won't be able to collect the 102nd tongue."
The thug paused, seemingly struggling to understand Wu Xiaoqing's words.
"Oh, I almost forgot to reintroduce myself. My name is Wu Xiaoye." Rong Yu stretched out her lips and gave a big smile.
He had previously been a gentle and warm-hearted man, but now he had instantly transformed into a morbid and wicked figure, leaving Qi Yuan, who was facing all of this, completely bewildered.
Is this really the same person?
"Don't worry, I am me, and he is him. He's a busybody, but I don't want to get involved in your business." Wu Xiaoye gestured for him to continue: "You can continue, I won't bother you anymore."
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