8: Who spoke? Who just spoke?

Originally, seeing a newcomer stunt double take the stage, the onlookers didn't take it too seriously.

Moreover, besides the few people including Brother Long, the rest of the crew didn't know the difficulty of that combo move.

But as soon as Xu Lu moved, every single person present instantly widened their eyes.

Especially when Xu Lu executed the most difficult move—the aerial flip side kick—someone couldn't help but gasp:

"Holy crap!"

"CUT!"

The Director, who had been sitting behind the camera watching the footage intently, stood up with a furious expression:

"Who made that sound? Who made that sound just now?"

"I'm sorry, Director, I couldn't hold it in just now. My apologies everyone, I'll treat everyone to drinks later!"

The male second lead role of the crew raised his hand with an embarrassed look.

Seeing that it was the male second lead role, who was quite famous, the Director finally didn't flare up further, but he still kept a stern face and said:

"Remember, no one is allowed to make a sound during filming from now on. If you can't control your mouth, get out now!"

However, when the Director turned around and looked at Xu Lu, who had returned to his original position, his expression softened considerably:

"Young man, do you want to take a break first? It's fine, the problem wasn't you just now. You performed very well."

"Thank you, Director, but I don't need a break. We can continue filming!"

Xu Lu smiled, indicating he was fine.

The Director didn't insist. He nodded to Director Chen and sat back down behind the camera.

The subsequent filming went quite smoothly, especially since Xu Lu's stunt work was perfectly executed; they basically got it in one take.

Just to be safe, they slightly adjusted the angle and filmed two more takes, worried about continuity errors later on.

"Cut!"

As Director Chen shouted that word again, signaling the end of Xu Lu's stunt scenes for the day, Brother Long walked right over and patted his shoulder, praising him:

"Splendid! Little Xu, that set of moves just now was absolutely brilliant. It will definitely be a highlight of this film.

Oh right, I heard you also have a role in this play that interacts with mine? I'm really looking forward to your performance!"

Hearing this, Xu Lu felt a bit of pressure.

Asking him to perform a few kung fu moves, no matter how difficult, he could handle them easily because his ability was already sufficient.

But when it came to acting, Xu Lu truly lacked experience.

He was originally self-taught, and his previous work as an Extra relied entirely on four classic routines: 'cheering,' 'pointing and whispering,' 'hawking,' and 'playing dead.'

Thinking of this, Xu Lu said awkwardly, "Brother Long, my acting might disappoint you because I used to be an Extra and never formally studied acting..."

"It's alright, it's alright. Everyone grows up step by step. As long as you're willing to learn, anything is possible!"

Brother Long looked cheerful, but he quickly changed tack and said:

"Of course, if you really don't have much talent in acting, you can choose to join my Martial Arts Team later on. It's just as promising."

Brother Long genuinely cherished this young man whose kung fu was astonishingly good. This was the second time he had directly offered to recruit him.

Xu Lu smiled and said:

"Thank you for the encouragement, Brother Long. If that's the case, I will consider it!"

Because Brother Long was the lead Actor of the film, he didn't have much time to rest. After chatting briefly with Xu Lu, he returned to filming the movie.

Around noon, Xu Lu ate a Boxed Lunch with the Film Crew.

Perhaps seeing Brother Long's friendly attitude towards him, and Director Chen's similar disposition, many people greeted Xu Lu.

This kind of treatment was something he had never experienced before, even when he was an Extra, or even on the set of ip man 2.

It shows that once your own strength improves, the people you meet become easier to get along with.

For example, with a top-tier Celebrity like Brother Long, who wouldn't speak to him with a smile and a calm demeanor?

...In the afternoon on set, Xu Lu had scenes to film today. Originally, his scenes today didn't overlap with Brother Long's, but Brother Long surprisingly stayed to watch.

Then, after Xu Lu stumbled and fumbled his way through all his scenes, Brother Long immediately said, somewhat speechless:

"Little Xu, compared to your kung fu, your acting... uh, it's really not outstanding.

Although it's barely acceptable for a Featured Extra, if you want to advance further, you must strengthen your acting skills to have a chance!"

As Brother Long, who has worked hard in the industry for many years, his judgment is naturally precise.

Xu Lu naturally accepted the advice humbly and stated that he would strengthen his acting practice in the future.

What he said was one thing, but what Xu Lu thought in his heart was another:

"Perhaps next, I can choose to star in an acting-focused movie, and then I can acquire skills related to acting.

After all, for others, there are no shortcuts to improving acting skills, but I am different. If I want to take a shortcut, it's possible.

And Brother Long is right, if my acting doesn't improve, my character contribution in other films will always be stuck at 'H' grade.

In this way, even if I star in a film with an overall rating of S or higher, the upper limit of the skills I can obtain won't be very high due to my own shortcomings."

This was something Xu Lu cared about deeply.

For example, if he had good acting skills, and his character contribution in a Genre movie with an overall rating of S was also S, then he could gain 100 years of Internal Energy.

But if his acting was mediocre, and his character contribution in the same movie was H, he might only gain 10 years of Internal Energy. That would be a huge waste!

"Improving my acting skills is now imminent."

After leaving the set, Xu Lu muttered to himself. Since there was no subway near the Abandoned Factory where they filmed today, he took out his phone to call a taxi back.

But soon, he realized something:

"ip man 2 is actually premiering today! This is the first film I participated in as a Featured Extra. Shouldn't I dutifully go contribute by buying a movie ticket?"

Deciding on the spot, Xu Lu immediately called a taxi and then bought a movie ticket.

After thinking for a moment, he started streaming again.

Strange as it was, as soon as he opened the Live Stream Room, he saw dozens of people online.

This was something Xu Lu never quite understood: didn't these people have to work or earn money?

But he only said that in his mind; after all, he relied on these Viewers in the Live Stream Room for tips.

"Hello everyone, good afternoon. I just finished filming scenes on a set and saw that ip man 2 is premiering. Is anyone going to watch it with me?"

Looking at the camera, Xu Lu said with a smile.

[ip man 2 really is premiering today. The Streamer dares to say this now—could he really have acted in it?]

[I guess it's true. Actually, I'm more curious about which Film Crew the Streamer was filming with today.]

[Speaking of ip man 2, does the Streamer have fighting scenes against Brother Dan? If not, I won't watch!]

[Exactly. I wonder if Brother Dan can actually fight in real life, or if he's just like the Streamer, 'knowing a little kung fu'?]

[Give me a break. Fighting ten people is only in movies. In reality, he's just an ordinary person.]

[I have nothing better to do, so I'm going to see exactly which role the Streamer played in ip man 2...]