It could be said that when acting in dramatic scenes, Li Yi was like a savage who had strayed into civilized society; but when filming action scenes, he was even more Xie An than Xie An.
Shang Yechu wanted to play Xiao Fengque, naturally because she was envious of Li Yi's martial arts skills.
Li Yi looked like a pretty boy, and his demeanor was overly gentle and harmless. Shang Yechu never associated him with the idea that he had "practiced martial arts since childhood."
This is the direction to consider. Given the playboy and privileged attitude the other party displayed, Shang Yechu naturally assumed that the other party had hired some professional martial arts instructor before filming and had crammed on these skills.
One-on-one professional martial arts instruction costs anywhere from tens of thousands to millions of yuan for a single appearance in the entertainment industry. Even if Shang Yechu were sold off, she couldn't afford it. Shang Yechu wanted to get something out of Li Yi; even a few words of advice would be incredibly helpful to someone with zero experience like her.
Before Yang Huanyi is dismissed, Shang Yechu must not show even the slightest covetousness for the female lead's position—if anyone discovers anything amiss, she will face extremely severe backlash.
Therefore, Shang Yechu did not discuss the action scenes with Li Yi on set, but instead arranged to meet him outside and brought up the topic as a casual chat between friends.
As a result, looking at Li Yi's hands and combining them with his earlier statement that he had "practiced for five years," Shang Yechu suddenly realized what a serious mistake she had made!
Who says a pretty boy can't practice martial arts from a young age?
Who says that people with connections are necessarily incompetent?
Who says that a rich kid's main job is necessarily eating, drinking, and having fun?
Shang Yechu was now filled with regret for not observing Li Yi more closely. But then again, no one would stare at someone's hands while chatting...
Undeterred, Shang Yechu asked, "System, I remember there's a 'martial strength' item in the system panel, right? Can you see other people's martial strength?"
"Can."
What is Li Yi's combat strength?
103 paused for a moment and said, "A normal person's combat strength usually fluctuates between 10 and 40."
"Huh?" Shang Yechu asked, somewhat puzzled. "I'm not normal? Why am I a zero?"
“Your health isn’t good,” 103 said. “When you’re in better physical condition, don’t stay up late, eat normally, and exercise normally, your combat power has reached around 8 or 9 points. As for why it’s always 0 when you check, it’s because those times are too rare.”
"Alright." Shang Yechu stopped dwelling on the question. "How many Li Yis are there?"
103 continued, "Sheng Wenzhi, who is sitting next to you, has a martial arts strength of fifty, which is already quite good."
"Huh?" Shang Yechu was a little surprised. "When did she start practicing martial arts?" She thought Sheng Wenzhi was as weak as her.
"Female action star Yang Huanyi's combat power is around 65. Don't think this number is low, because action stars' fight scenes are mainly for entertainment, with practicality as a secondary factor. This 65 is enough for Yang Huanyi to dominate in the action star genre."
Shang Yechu wasn't surprised. Fight scenes on screen and fight scenes in real life are two different things. On screen, the moves are flashy and elaborate, with punches landing with a visceral, powerful impact; but in real life, "fight scenes" involve a bunch of thugs brawling around like chickens, with pots and pans flying everywhere. Nobody wants to watch the latter in a movie.
"Alright." Shang Yechu took a sip of her sweet cheese milk tea. "You've been building up for so long, how far am I from reaching Li Yi's level in action scenes? Just how strong is Li Yi?"
103 fell silent.
"Speak," Shang Yechu said. "I'm not afraid of setbacks."
103 simply uttered a number: "130".
Shang Yechu: "..."
"Cough cough cough cough cough! Cough cough cough! Cough cough cough!"
Shang Yechu suddenly started coughing violently, as if he was about to cough up his lungs!
"What's wrong? Did you choke?" Li Yi quickly got up from his seat, wanting to pat Shang Yechu's back.
Coughing, Shang Yechu dodged Li Yi's Iron Palm in terror. She was afraid Li Yi would kill her with one blow.
Sheng Wenzhi glanced at Li Yi and began to soothe Shang Yechu: "Why are you drinking so fast? If you like it, you can pack another serving to take home."
Coughing and panting violently, Shang Yechu waved to Li Yi and said with difficulty, "Sorry, Li Yi, cough cough! I feel a little unwell, I need to—"
“I’ll go with you,” Li Yi said immediately.
"No, I need to go to the restroom to wash my face first." Shang Yechu pulled out a tissue and wiped away her tears.
Li Yi was taken aback and awkwardly withdrew his hand.
Shang Yechu had lost interest in Li Yi and didn't want to waste any more time with this freakishly strong man. His path in action films was completely different from Shang Yechu's; if she tried to imitate his style, she was afraid she'd kill herself.
Shang Yechu wanted to call Sheng Wenzhi to the restroom to discuss how to get rid of Li Yi. She gave Sheng Wenzhi a wink: "Why don't you come with me?"
Li Yi's face showed a strange expression: "You guys? Together?"
Sheng Wenzhi's face stiffened. She bit down on the straw of her lemonade and squeezed out a few words through her teeth: "I'm not going."
What a clueless guy.
Shang Yechu had no choice but to go to the bathroom by herself. After quickly washing her face, she looked in the mirror and began to worry.
After a long while, 103 suddenly heard Shang Ye Chu say, "System, can I get a loan?"
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