65: Your shots never miss, you're my god!
Huang Jingyu handed the gun back to Lin Pei again.
"I don't believe it. Take another shot."
Lin Pei paused for a moment.
"Wait a second."
Seeing Lin Pei hesitate for a moment, Huang Jingyu's expression softened considerably.
Was it really just dumb luck again?
So that's how it was.
Heaven knows, Lin Pei's shot just now had nearly sent him packing.
It had completely demolished his self-esteem and pride.
Knowing now that Lin Pei might not actually be that good, he felt his confidence returning.
"Heh heh, can't do it anymore?"
"If you think it's too hard, then don't bother."
Lin Pei glanced at him and ignored him.
This fellow actor was quite moody; his emotions shifted rather drastically.
Should he find some time to give him a little treatment?
If it got any worse, wouldn't it delay the Film Crew's shooting schedule?
He looked at the crowd.
"Who else doesn't have a coconut? Come pick one out, and I'll shoot it after you've chosen."
"I only know how to shoot, not how to pick."
Everyone had a look of disbelief on their faces.
No way, he can actually pick specific ones?
Is this guy just refusing to give up until he hits a wall?
Hai Qing was starting to believe it now—could Lin Pei really hit whatever he aimed at?
She pointed toward the tree.
"The riper the coconut, the sweeter it is. The ones turning yellow are fully ripe."
"Look, those few next to the bird's nest look pretty good."
"And those two big ones right in the middle, see them?"
"Whoa, my eyesight is really something."
"Lin Pei, it's fine if you can't hit those; any of the others would do..."
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
..."Thud!"
"Thud!"
"Thud!"
...Before Hai Qing could finish her sentence, Lin Pei took aim at the tree and fired several shots.
Several coconuts fell to the ground in response.
The crowd instantly gasped.
Holy crap.
Really one shot, one kill.
That's too cool.
As the Little Black Kid's "unbelievable" rang out, Huang Jingyu's eyes grew a bit misty.
Was this damn thing really shot down by his crappy gun?
It seemed the gun wasn't actually that crappy.
Was it his own skill that was the problem?
Why did he think his practice was going well?
Lin Texian stroked his non-existent beard and then rubbed his equally non-existent hair.
He felt very gratified.
Lin Pei's marksmanship was indeed extraordinarily good.
A prop gun that had been sentenced to death by the Film Crew was actually being used with such flair by him.
The guns purchased by the Film Crew weren't so useless after all.
While everyone was marveling, they heard Hai Qing cry out in surprise.
"My god, aren't those the ones I just pointed out?"
"Incredible!"
"Lin Pei, you are truly my god."
!!!!
Lin Texian's hand slipped unexpectedly from his smooth head.
What?
He hit all of them?
The crowd gasped again.
This time, everyone ran under the tree to look.
Holy cow.
Weren't those coconuts around the bird's nest gone?
What kind of divine marksmanship is this?
Even the Film Crew's gun looked a lot more expensive now.
The actors all looked at Lin Pei as if they were looking at a deity.
Lin Pei suddenly realized something.
So this was the perspective the Earth God in the Earth God Temple had when looking down upon mortals.
He felt as if there were three sticks of incense burning in front of him right now.
Yin Fang said, "Brother Lin, you're just too cool. I've been practicing in seclusion for several months, and I'm still not as good as Huang Jingyu."
Zhang Hanyu remarked, "With this marksmanship, it's a pity this Young Man didn't join the army as a sniper instead of becoming an actor..."
Jiang Luxia's face turned red.
"Teacher Lin Pei, I might need you to teach me too."
Zhang Ze mimicked Jiang Luxia, lowering his head bashfully.
"Teacher Lin Pei, I want you to teach me too."
As a result, Jiang Luxia flared up, and Zhang Ze, nearly suffering a heavy blow, immediately bolted.
"Help! The tomboy has revealed her true form and is going to hit someone!"
Even after everyone had taken their coconuts, Huang Jingyu was still staring up at the tree.
His eyesight was indeed quite good.
But the better his eyesight, the more shocked he was now.
Good heavens.
He had checked eight times.
Those were indeed the ones Hai Qing had chosen just now, not a single one missed.
At this point, Lin Pei handed the gun back to him and complimented it in passing.
"Good gun."
After obtaining the Desperado Skill 2.0, his marksmanship had also been directly upgraded.
That smooth feeling when he was shooting just now... never mind the Film Crew's gun having aiming issues.
He suspected that even with a child's toy gun, he could shoot down coconuts.
It could be said that any gun in his hands was a good gun.
Huang Jingyu pounded his chest.
This was adding insult to injury.
Tears finally flowed down uncontrollably.
Squatting under the blazing sun, the Action Director, who hadn't moved a single step since earlier, also had moist eyes.
It wasn't entirely because of shame.
Earlier, he had sworn to the heavens and staked his head that the gun definitely couldn't aim straight.
Now it was proven that he was wrong.
Some divine talent had actually used that crappy gun to aim accurately.
And hit the mark every single time.
Clearly, the specifications of that crappy gun shouldn't allow it to aim that far.
Who could he even argue with?
Now he only hoped that heaven wouldn't take him seriously and would let him keep his head... After standing in the blazing sun for so long, everyone could finally get on the bus and head to the Film Crew's location.
But when everyone turned around, they found the vehicle was gone.
The bus driver, Xiao Li, saw everyone crackling away with guns and thought the first day's scene was being filmed here.
After all, what normal person uses a gun to shoot coconuts?
And with the Film Crew's wholesale prop guns?
Based on experience, he estimated a scene would take at least a few hours.
Thinking that some of the props the Set Assistant asked him to deliver to the Film Crew hadn't been finished yet, he decided to make a trip to deliver them first and then come back to pick everyone up.
Lin Texian rubbed his sun-scorched forehead.
"Did the driver Young Man leave on his own again?"
"He didn't even say a word; he's quite the character."
Huang Jingyu had already wiped away his tears.
"Director, you really have a way with words."
"I think he's just asking for a beating."
Everyone held their coconuts, feeling like their heads were as big as several coconuts.
"Director, what do we do now?"
"We're still quite far from the filming location."
"Wait for him to come back?"
Zhang Ze suggested.
"Then let's just take a local bus; that way we can all fit in one vehicle."
"It's a good chance to interact with the locals and learn about the local customs."
Hai Qing looked up from her straw.
"That's actually a good idea."
"But how are you going to communicate with the locals?"
"Do you speak the local language?"
Zhang Ze shook his head.
"They seem to be speaking Arabic, and I don't understand Arabic."
"But I can use hand gestures to convey emotions."
"Look at the Little Black Kid selling coconuts, he was shocked by Lin Pei's marksmanship."
"He's still muttering 'oh my god' even now."
Coincidentally, the Little Black Kid realized they were about to leave.
He suddenly darted in front of Lin Pei and said what he had been wanting to say, looking a bit shy.
"oh my god."
"You are my god!"