Chapter 334 It’s Too Difficult
Three women and three men, one pair at a time, start fighting, the main shot is on Arya and Amin. The other two people temporarily leave the camera, waiting for Arya and Amin to finish filming, and then film their fighting scenes in detail.
Hu Xiaoxiao didn't have to come originally because there was no scene tonight. This scene was very long and would not be finished in one or two nights. By the time she went on stage, it was already the end.
But Hu Xiaoxiao didn't stay home to sleep. Instead, he went to the set to watch several actors filming, especially the three female artists, including Xiong Caiwei. Yuan An'er and Yilan had limited acting experience, so Hu Xiaoxiao had to keep an eye on them. While Xiong Caiwei had plenty of acting experience, she had very little martial arts experience, which worried Hu Xiaoxiao.
This is Hu Xiaoxiao's first play after becoming the boss of Shengshi Entertainment, and she attaches great importance to it.
The actor Zhang Xingfa who plays Amin is experienced and good at fighting. He can play the opponent of Xiong Caiwei and lead Xiong Caiwei well.
When the director arranges the fighting scenes, he usually has someone who is good at martial arts lead someone who is not so good at martial arts, especially the newcomers in Shengshi Entertainment who have little experience and need experienced actors to lead them.
Therefore, he put Xiong Caiwei and Zhang Xingfa in one group, Yuan An'er, who had martial arts background, was paired with Yu Liang, who was less skilled. In another group, Yilan, who had never filmed martial arts scenes before, was paired with veteran martial arts actor Ma Ke.
Under the guidance of Zhang Xingfa, some difficult moves that Xiong Caiwei cannot do can be done by Zhang Xingfa instead, or he can assist Xiong Caiwei in completing them.
The director's grouping was correct, and the martial arts designed by martial arts director Nie Jinlong also made Xiong Caiwei's fighting scenes highly entertaining, but thinking and doing are two different things.
Xiong Caiwei swung her fist, and after exchanging two blows with Zhang Xingfa, her hand ached as if it were broken. Even though Zhang Xingfa had yielded and slowed down his attack, the blow from that massive fist still hurt like a hammer.
This shot cannot be missed, and it is a close-up with the camera zooming in, so Xiong Caiwei can only hold on.
"Cut!" The director called for a stop and said, "Xiong Caiwei, the two punches you just threw weren't powerful enough. Do it again."
Nie Jinlong went over and taught Xiong Caiwei again how to punch and how to use force. "You need to move faster and more smoothly."
Xiong Caiwei rubbed her arm which was hurt when she blocked Zhang Xingfa's punch just now, nodded, rehearsed it once, and started to reshoot after Nie Jinlong said it was okay.
After finally getting through this shot, Xiong Caiwei raised her leg to sweep towards Zhang Xingfa, but was hit by Zhang Xingfa's elbow. Even though the force was much reduced, Xiong Caiwei still cried out in pain.
The director immediately stopped and reshot.
When Xiong Caiwei was choking Zhang Xingfa, Zhang Xingfa threw her over his shoulder, making Xiong Caiwei almost unable to get up.
"Sorry, I was a bit too strong." Zhang Xingfa pulled her up and apologized.
Xiong Caiwei shook her head. "It's none of your business."
She could see that Zhang Xingfa was already holding back in his fighting. If he held back any further, his moves would be weak and would not produce the effect the director wanted.
But my whole body aches, it's really uncomfortable.
Not everyone can make a living as a martial arts star.
The director also noticed that Xiong Caiwei was not in good condition and asked her, "Do you want to take a break?"
Xiong Caiwei could have tolerated it originally, but after hearing the director's words, her eyes couldn't help but redden. If it were her previous director, if they encountered this situation, they would have scolded her for slowing down the progress, and would not have been so considerate as to let her rest for a while.
The director of my own company is just great.
Xiong Caiwei quickly withdrew the warmth from her eyes, not letting her emotions enter the movie.
She recalled Hu Xiaoxiao during the filming of "Cheng Zhaofeng." At that time, Hu Xiaoxiao was deliberately harassed by the martial arts instructor, and the actors even hit her hard. At that time, Hu Xiaoxiao said nothing and took it all.
Xiong Caiwei secretly glanced at Hu Xiaoxiao who was talking to Director Nie on the side, and felt that she could not lose face for Principal Hu. She was recruited into the company by Principal Hu and must not be a drag.
"Director, I'm fine. We can continue filming." Xiong Caiwei said firmly.
Director Jia Zhendong originally wanted to give the newcomers some time to adjust, but seeing how dedicated they were, he certainly wouldn't refuse to continue filming. "All units, get ready, action!"
Xiong Caiwei quickly recovered her form and after a fist-to-fist and kick-to-kick exchange with Zhang Xingfa, she began a chase and fight. At one point, Xiong Caiwei swung a mannequin at the entrance of a clothing store to fight Zhang Xingfa.
Human models are heavy to begin with, and even though Xiong Caiwei was holding half a human, it was still quite heavy. She also had to make the fight with Zhang Xingfa look good and realistic. Xiong Caiwei used all her strength in every move, her arms were sore from swinging them, and her forehead and back were covered in sweat.
Afterwards, in order to show the intensity of the fight, the two of them fell to the ground back and forth. Xiong Caiwei's knees and elbows were rubbed raw, but in order not to delay the progress of the filming, she gritted her teeth and got up to continue filming.
At the end of the fight, Xiong Caiwei really fought with all her might, and when it hurt so much, she screamed and punched and kicked, with a fierce look on her face. This performance was more realistic on camera.
The filming lasted until dawn, and when the director yelled "cut," Xiong Caiwei was so tired that she lay on the ground and couldn't get up. But when the director yelled "cut," she wanted to laugh but burst into tears.
Filming is so difficult and so hard.
Xiong Caiwei wiped her tears and climbed up with the help of Yuan An'er. She immediately walked over to Hu Xiaoxiao, who had been following her all night, and asked, "Principal, did I perform well?"
Hu Xiaoxiao took a tissue and wiped away the tears on her face and the sweat on her forehead. He said with certainty, "You passed! Not only did you pass, you were also very good. You surprised me. I didn't misjudge you."
It was the first time for Xiong Caiwei to shoot such an intense martial arts scene, and she was able to hold on and perform so well, which is extremely rare.
Xiong Caiwei was so excited to receive Hu Xiaoxiao's affirmation that she was full of energy and wanted to shoot a few more scenes.
"You should take a break." Yuan An'er said to her, "The scenes later on will be even more difficult. Take advantage of these few days when you don't have any scenes to film and take care of your body. Otherwise, when you finish filming, you will be half-dead, if not crippled."
Xiong Caiwei immediately came to her senses. This scene was just the beginning, and the subsequent fighting scenes would only become more and more difficult. "An'er, did you bring the medicinal wine for bruises and sprains? Hurry and wipe it on me."
"I didn't bring any, but Sister Xiao gave each of us a large bottle. I'll take you home and apply it to you."
It was daybreak outside and there was not much time left before the mall opened for business. The crew members quickly packed up, cleaned up, and restored the mall to its original state.
The subsequent scenes will have to be filmed after closing time at night.
The scene shot the next night was a fighting scene between Yuan An'er and Yu Liang.
Yuan An'er has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, so filming martial arts scenes was very easy for her. Also, because of the role setting, she didn't need to show too many emotions, just a blank expression, so she filmed this scene very easily.
Yu Liang was beaten so hard by Yuan An'er that he felt pain all over his body. But when he thought about how a woman like Xiong Caiwei could endure it last night, if a grown man like him screamed in pain, he would seem like a coward.
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