The props team handed her a prop sword. The male lead was Si Zhuoxi, who played a disabled court strategist, a brilliant strategist.
His medical skills were unmatched, but unfortunately, a healer cannot heal himself. He saved the female protagonist from life-or-death situations many times.
Under these circumstances, the feelings between the male and female protagonists gradually intensify.
She protected him, and he healed her.
This scene depicts the female lead risking her life to save the male lead. This scene was filmed indoors, not the scene of the male and female leads' first encounter.
The male protagonist originally had a follower who was a hidden martial arts master who always protected him.
However, he was sent away by the villains before he could enter the main hall, leaving only the female lead hiding in the shadows to protect him.
The previous scenes have already been filmed; now we're filming the scene where the female lead appears to save people.
Si Zhuoxi smiled gently at Si Jinyan and said, "Relax, we can do it again if you don't do it well."
"Okay, sure. But I'm sure I'll pass in one take." Si Jinyan said this with confidence and swagger, his smile revealing eight clean, even teeth.
Seeing how excited she was, Si Zhuoxi prepared to start filming.
After the script supervisor shouted "action" at the director's instruction, the entire set began filming the scene.
Si Jinyan braced herself against the back of the male lead's wheelchair with one hand, flipped sideways and landed in front of him, drawing her sword to protect him.
Upon seeing this, a group of men in black immediately surrounded them. Si Jinyan swung his long sword, and several extras fell to the ground.
Seeing her extraordinary martial arts skills, the remaining people were hesitant to approach.
Upon seeing this, a man in black shouted, "Kill Dongfang Mingri and you'll get a thousand taels of silver."
"Want to kill him? Ask my Azure Phoenix Sword first if it's allowed!" Si Jinyan held the sword in one hand, the blade still dripping with fake blood that the props team had just put on it.
She raised an eyebrow, her disdain and arrogance evident in her eyes.
The male protagonist behind her raised an eyebrow and slowly wrapped a golden thread around his hand.
“A little girl like you, spouting such nonsense! Attack her! Kill them all!”
The man in black waved his hand, and the others swarmed forward.
Si Jinyan turned around and aimed, thrusting his sword at the chest of the man in black in front of him (actually, he used a feigned armpit position).
Si Jinyan kicked another man in black, and the extra immediately fell down.
He felt the powerful force of the kick before he fell, but luckily he fell quickly enough, otherwise his jaw would have been kicked off.
As the last man in black fell, Si Jinyan flicked his longsword to wipe away the blood, then twirled it before sheathing it.
The actual fight scene only lasts for one and a half minutes, and Si Jinyan's performance throughout was smooth and very coherent.
Director Liu looked at the camera's viewpoint, sighing with admiration, his face practically beaming with joy.
"Baby, my darling." He watched the whole scene with great enjoyment, feeling as if he were in the martial arts world himself.
Gu Qingqing had long since stopped drinking milk tea; she was completely captivated by Si Jinyan's handsome appearance.
"She's so handsome, I love her so much. I feel so useless." Gu Qingqing's eyes were shining when she looked at Si Jinyan. He was so handsome, how could there be such a handsome girl?
Su Ming looked at Si Jinyan with a burning gaze, and couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard Gu Qingqing say that about him.
Miss, did you only find out today?
Fortunately, he had some self-awareness, otherwise it would have been even harder for him.
Even Li Qianwen, who had kept a straight face ever since Si Jinyan came in, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Impressive!"
The fluid and graceful action scenes were truly stunning.
Because this scene mainly focuses on the female lead, Si Zhuoxi is treated like a tool, sitting in a wheelchair with only occasional close-up shots.
"Junior Sister's skills are getting better and better." Si Zhuoxi didn't hold back her praise. "To do so well on your first try shows that you have talent."
"Thank you for the compliment, Second Senior Brother." Si Jinyan was also very happy to have achieved something in his field of expertise, and turned around to give Si Zhuoxi a big smile.
Si Zhuoxi knew that when she smiled like that, it meant she was bursting with confidence. She couldn't help but shake her head, truly defeated by her junior sister.
I thought she had become much more composed, but I didn't expect her to reveal her true colors in front of him, just like when she was a child.
"That's great! I just need to do some reshoots of my face with the crew later. Waaah, Miss Si, you're such a lucky star!" Gu Qingqing rushed to Si Jinyan with the milk tea in her arms and presented it to her like a flower.
Si Jinyan was in a good mood and happily accepted it.
"Thank you, Miss Gu, for giving me this opportunity." The main reason was the one million yuan.
"Just call me Qingqing." Seeing her happy smile, Gu Qingqing knew she could finally escape her misery, and she felt like she was floating on air.
"Then you can just call me Jinyan."
Director Liu walked over at this moment, gesturing with his hands, and said with a big smile, "Jinyan, right? Can I add you on WeChat?"
Liu Hongquan looked at it from left to right and became more and more satisfied, but he didn't know if Si Jinyan had any intention of entering the entertainment industry.
But there's no rush. Judging from Si Jinyan's expression, they should be able to start filming once the money is in place.
“I can add you on WeChat, but I don’t want to enter the entertainment industry. I can be a stunt double, but I won’t show my face.” Si Jinyan looked at Liu Hongsheng with her bright eyes and clearly told Director Liu her thoughts.
She really wants to make money, but she's not good at handling relationships with the public.
Moreover, her ambition is to carry forward the Lingxu Temple. If she were to act again, the Lingxu Temple would have no successor.
Director Liu wasn't upset when she refused; he decided to add her on WeChat first.
Si Zhuoxi said to Director Liu, "Thank you, Director Liu. My junior sister is kind-hearted and not really suited for the entertainment industry. But if you need a female stunt double, she could give it a try."
When Si Jinyan heard her senior brother speak up for her like that, she felt completely relaxed.
"Second Senior Brother is so nice." She raised her little face, her eyes shining with laughter.
"I'm your senior brother, it's only right that I take care of you," Si Zhuoxi said, gently stroking her hair.
"Zhuoxi is really great. Whoever marries him is incredibly lucky!" Gu Qingqing said, sipping her milk tea.
She also took out her phone to add Si Jinyan as a friend, since he was a future business partner and she needed to build a good relationship with him.
Si Jinyan didn't hesitate and added them all on WeChat. She didn't expect to make so many friends on her third day in the capital. It would be a lie to say she wasn't happy.
In the following scenes, Si Jinyan quickly got into character.
She was in charge of the action scenes, while Gu Qingqing would fill in one or two close-up shots. They worked together very well.
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