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Use a stand-in?

Or use wires?

Zheng Baorui frowned. It was understandable that those difficult actions needed wires, but if Luo Xun still needed to use wires to complete some actions that were completely doable for action actors, it would be no different from using a stand-in, and the whole movie would be tarnished...

It had to be filmed hard.

Zheng Baorui had already prepared for Luo Xun's frequent problems. The so-called hard filming meant that even though he knew that the other party's effect was not perfect, he had to grit his teeth and let the actor pass. After all, the actor was not a professional action actor, and his limit was there.

Lower the passing standard.

This was the only way.

Anyway, Luo Xun was just a supporting role. At most, he could leave less shots of Luo Xun. He also had certain rights in editing. Although it would be a pity, after all, according to the script, the warden should be a very charming character. It would be a pity to cut most of the shots. Moreover, Luo Xun's literary performance was indeed excellent, but this was an action movie.

"Luo Xun's role is difficult to handle."

"Generally speaking, the role of the warden is played by an action actor, and an actor like Luo Xun definitely can't play it, but the investors insisted on using Luo Xun, and the director couldn't refuse, so he had to bite the bullet."

"The director is having a headache now."

"Now I guess we'll just shoot it as it can be. At least Luo Xun's literary part is well enough. After some editing in the later stage, it will definitely be enough to fool some audiences who don't have so many requirements for action."

"He's really handsome."

"It doesn't matter if he's handsome or has great acting skills, but this is a fight scene after all, and you have to fight. Can Luo Xun fight? He hasn't filmed such a hard bridge and hard horse, how can he handle it? Those who have filmed it and have experience sometimes can't stand the rhythm of the action scene."

"..."

Even people from all departments of the crew know that the biggest difficulty of this play is Luo Xun's action scene later, so when the director is worried, everyone knows what's going on.

"Cut."

After taking several more shots, the fight between Wu Jing and Tony Jaa finally achieved the effect the director wanted. Zheng Baorui clapped his hands and said, "Let's finish work today. We will move to the venue we have built tomorrow. The relevant actors should be ready."

"Okay."

Wu Jing responded.

Tony Jaa nodded.

Then the eyes of the crew looked at Luo Xun at the same time, with a hint of complexity. Tomorrow's scene is a three-way fight between Luo Xun, the leading actor Wu Jing and Tony Jaa. It's the first time to shoot an action scene with two kung fu stars. I don't know whether to say that Luo Xun is lucky or unlucky--

"Okay."

Luo Xun said.

Everyone wanted to say, "No, you can't", but of course they couldn't say such words. They could only hope that the scene tomorrow would not be too ugly, otherwise the director's low pressure would be torture for everyone in the crew!

The crew finished work.

Luo Xun went back to the hotel and fell asleep.

Because he has a heavy role tomorrow, he must maintain sufficient energy to complete it. This is the experience he has accumulated over many years of filming, and he has also developed a skill of "sleeping whenever he wants".

Wu Jing still wants to talk to Luo Xun.

He thought that Luo Xun's role tomorrow would definitely not be smooth, so he had to give him a shot of prevention and do some ideological work. As a result, just when he was about to knock on the door, Xiao Tao who was passing by told him: "Brother Xun has already fallen asleep."

Wu Jing was surprised: "So early?"

Xiao Tao smiled and said: "Brother Xun is like this when filming. If the role of the next day is heavy and requires a lot of energy, he will go to bed early, and I have to go back to sleep. I have to get up early with him tomorrow."

"Okay."

Wu Jing nodded.

But he smiled bitterly in his heart.

It seems that Luo Xun attaches great importance to tomorrow's play, but action scenes are not as simple as ordinary people think. On the surface, it is just a few action rehearsals, but in fact it is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

…

Luo Xun woke up at dawn the next day. After washing up and eating something, he started warming up. They were all simple fitness exercises that could be done in the park near the hotel.

This is a foreign country.

No one knows Luo Xun.

Besides, it’s still early.

After finishing fitness, Luo Xun went back and drank a cup of yogurt before arriving at the set. It was just the start time for the crew, so Luo Xun could do his styling and makeup, etc. He was in very good physical condition.

“Actors, come here!”

After everyone was ready, Zheng Baorui and the action director called Luo Xun, Wu Jing and Tony Jia to explain and demonstrate today’s action scenes: “Wu Jing will pass through here and kick Luo Xun. Luo Xun, you will dodge to the left. The action is like this…”

At first, Luo Xun nodded repeatedly.

But as he listened, Luo Xun found something wrong, because the action design seemed too simple. You know, this fight is the last battle of the movie, and the audience is looking forward to it very much—

Is it to take care of me?

Luo Xun figured out the reason instantly.

He took the initiative to say to the martial arts instructor named Chen: "Teacher Chen, I think we can make this scene a little more difficult. I personally have some fitness habits, so my body is relatively strong..."

Zheng Baorui looked up at Luo Xun.

The martial arts director was also stunned. Yesterday, the director came to him specifically and said that he wanted to make the action design simpler to accommodate Luo Xun, an actor with no action experience. Unexpectedly, Luo Xun himself took the initiative to make it more difficult.

"Don't be ridiculous."

Zheng Baorui said angrily.

He hated the actor's meaningless show of force. He thought he was very responsible, but in fact it was the childish behavior that delayed the entire crew. At this moment, Luo Xun exhausted the goodwill Zheng Baorui had accumulated before: "You will take care of Teacher Chen in a moment." If you do, let Tony wait, let’s not do anything complicated first, just rehearse the action scene between you and Wu Jing.”

"..."

Luo Xun opened his mouth, but didn't say anything more in the end. He was not a professional action actor, and it was normal for people not to believe that he could do it well. However, his angry look was different in the eyes of other crew members. After some interpretation——

"Still trying to be brave."

"You are young after all."

"Even for the simplest movements, it is not easy to meet the requirements of martial arts, because there are some details in the movements that must be avoided, and they must be presented beautifully in the camera."

"He'll find out later."

While everyone was talking softly, Luo Xun and Wu Jing had already stood up according to the camera positions. After the director called out, Wu Jing did indeed kick Luo Xun, but he obviously lost his strength because he was worried about hurting Luo Xun.

Brother, I can really hide.

Luo Xun complained crazily in his heart.

Why do everyone treat me as a vulnerable group? I easily dodged Wu Jing's kick. Luo Xun's heart moved, so he kicked me back again, but he also gathered some strength to prevent Wu Jing from being unable to dodge.

Eh eh eh?

What's going on with this man? Why is it different from what he promised? Seeing Luo Xun's move, Zheng Baorui's face changed slightly. The martial arts instructor on the side also frowned immediately. Tony Jia even clasped his hands with his fists as if watching a show. , the surrounding crew members widened their eyes slightly.

"Fight back?"

Wu Jing, the person involved, was stunned.

However, his many years of experience in action scenes were not in vain. He easily dodged Luo Xun's movements, but he didn't expect that Luo Xun had taken advantage of his dodge to get on top of him and performed a very standard internal boxing. Attack action——

This action is so recognizable.

I know Wu Jing, I know Tony Jia, I know the action director, and even the director knows each other. Many people know each other, but just because they know each other, almost everyone feels a little thumped in their hearts.

What's going on?

There was no time to think, Luo Xun had already continued to use moves, they were all common moves in internal boxing. Wu Jing was too easy to deal with, but behind this simple response, there was a huge surprise——

Luo Xun has a foundation in kung fu?

Zheng Baorui's eyes gradually brightened, with some unexpected surprises. The frown on the side of the martial arts instructor slowly relaxed. He looked at the director and said, "He should have studied Neijiaquan specifically, and he can do this set of moves." It’s very standard, and I think we can try the set of actions we designed before.”

"Is it feasible?"

The martial arts instructor smiled: "You have to try to find out. Besides, this is what he asked for. If it doesn't work later, let's change it. Anyway, this set of movements is really too simple now. In his situation, it cannot be regarded as innocent." No basis."

"Click."

After squinting his eyes and thinking for a few seconds, Zheng Baorui finally stopped. Everyone in the audience immediately looked at Luo Xun in surprise. Although they were not shocked, they were at least surprised. Luo Xun did not expect that There are actually two brushes.

Zheng Baorui asked: "Have you learned it?"

Luo Xun smiled: "I have been in contact."

Zheng Baorui nodded and asked the action instructor to start giving Luo Xun new instructions: "Wu Jing will grab your legs and spin them in a 360-degree circle. You need to do a sit-up in the middle, because if you don't dodge, your Your head will hit the wall. Of course, the wall is made of plastic, so even if it does hit it, it won’t hurt. Don’t worry, we will also take some protective measures for the back of your head, and we will use special effects to solve it later..."

"OK."

Luo Xun knew it was a difficult scene as soon as he heard it, and his mind immediately became active. Tony Jia on the side was stunned. Although he was not particularly proficient in Chinese, he could understand the movements just proposed by the martial arts instructor. , of course he has no problem with this set of actions, but is it really okay for Luo Xun?

Same doubt.

flashed through the minds of many.

The answer was revealed three minutes later. Wu Jing was so strong that he actually hugged Luo Xun and started to spin around 360 degrees. However, because Luo Xun was not very skilled, his head hit the plastic wall directly. It's not heavy, but it hurts my ears.

"Is everything okay?"

Wu Jing immediately stopped moving.

People around him were also paying attention to Luo Xun.

Luo Xun rubbed his ears, smiled and said it was okay. He didn't even take a break, so he started working again. He did this for the fifth time before finally completing the action: "Passed!"

Zheng Baorui's mood suddenly brightened!

It seems like the success of just one action, but it fully proves that Luo Xun's physical fitness is far beyond that of ordinary people. But in terms of physical fitness, he is almost as good as some professional action actors, and the action just now was very difficult. , Luo Xun can actually do it, which shows that Luo Xun also has no big problem with some of the more difficult moves in the future!

This is his happy place!

The crowd around was also buzzing and talking. They were obviously really shocked this time. It was normal to know how to practice internal martial arts. Some moves can be learned after a certain amount of time, but physical fitness requires a certain amount of accumulated training to achieve. As for today's performance, Luo Xun did have certain capital.

However...

What no one expected was that in today's scene, Luo Xun did not seem to think that he had completed it: "Director, I think I don't need to do any protection. Brother Jing can hold me up a little. Even if I make a mistake, I can ensure that the landing posture will not cause too much damage to my body."

"This."

Zheng Baorui hesitated.

This set of movements does not require protection, but because the opponent is Luo Xun, he decided to do it. A little bit of adjustment in the later stage will not have much impact, but of course he also wants to pursue perfection: "Is it okay?"

Zheng Baorui asked the martial arts director.

Several martial arts instructors hesitated, and finally the chief martial arts director who was responsible for explaining the play nodded to agree, but even so, everyone was a little worried. It was not until Luo Xun really completed this set of movements that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Pass!"

This time, Zheng Baorui's voice was more excited than before, and the way he looked at Luo Xun changed. For him, the most important thing was not Luo Xun's physical fitness and kung fu foundation, but Luo Xun's daring and fighting character!

Successful action actors are all like this!

Wu Jing is like this, Zhen Zidan is like this, Hong Jinbao is like this, and Jackie Chan is like this. Who among the famous kung fu stars in Hong Kong is not daring and fighting? Even if they are injured, they must show the best results?

"Huh..."

Wu Jing, who had been cooperating with Luo Xun for a long time, breathed heavily and shook his head at Luo Xun, as if to say that you are quite good at hiding, and I didn't expect you to have this ability before.

"Heh."

Tony Jaa also smiled lightly, putting away some of his contempt for Luo Xun. In terms of action, Luo Xun did not surprise him too much. What surprised him was that Luo Xun dared to throw away his protection and play this action.

"Continue?"

After a five-minute break, Zheng Baorui looked at the actors. Next was the fight scene between the three of them. The requirements for Luo Xun were higher, but even if Luo Xun did not perform well, Zheng Baorui would not be too demanding. A non-professional action actor could do this, so what else could he say!

"Come on, baby."

Wu Jing's physical strength has recovered.

Now he is younger than when he filmed the "Wolf Warrior" series in his previous life, and his body is naturally better. Not to mention Tony Jaa, he has not made a move today.

"Okay, get ready."

The director clapped his hands and began to explain the next action with the martial arts director. At this time, the eyes of the crew looking at Luo Xun had quietly changed.