291: Chapter 291 Frozen Fish God of War

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"Brother, do you think there's a good chance?"

Lin Chuyan really wanted to see his face appear in this game, even if it wasn't the protagonist.

Wu Yue, on the other hand, was very confident: "I think there's a very good chance, hahaha."

"How so?"

Wu Yue rattled off a bunch of reasons.

"First, they came to us on their own initiative; it wasn't us chasing after them. You already know the reason they approached us: it's a perfect professional match. They were impressed by the spirit and energy you showed when you auditioned for Erlang Shen."

"Second, when their team was chatting with me earlier, they mentioned something. They said they'd tried using other people as face models, but the results were highly controversial within the team. I suspect it's just because they didn't look very good. Your period look, however, is something everyone has witnessed—you can tell just by watching 'drama'. Otherwise, you wouldn't have the Yanzi 'Lin the Beauty'."

"Third, when we were doing motion capture just now, I was watching from the side, and I could feel that they were quite satisfied with your movements. You didn't waste your time working out and practicing swordplay, kid. That's why people still need to work hard—you never know when the things you've learned will come in handy..."

"Fourth, we really didn't charge much. The cost-performance ratio is just too high; I don't believe they wouldn't be tempted."

Lin Chuyan listened, stunned, and his confidence suddenly surged.

"The only problem is that the other party refuses to reveal any of the plot." Wu Yue looked a bit troubled. "I just don't know what kind of role this Erlang Shen plays in the game... I mean, you can't be the villain in the game too, right?"

"That's not necessarily true. After all, the protagonist is the Monkey, so it makes perfect sense for Erlang Shen to be the villain. Maybe they liked my villainous temperament. I guess I'll be the boss of a certain chapter?" Lin Chuyan wasn't worried about that at all. "Doesn't matter. That's Erlang Shen we're talking about; being cool is all that matters."

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Chatting with Wu Yue and Xia Zhi along the way, they soon returned to the set. Then they discovered that a few more people had wrapped up, like Xiao Long and Xiao Hu, who had already left.

Su Su actually only had one scene left, but because he had asked for leave, everyone had to wait for him. It was a bit embarrassing, but fortunately, the two of them had a good relationship.

Also remaining to wait for him was Old Mo, who also only had this last scene left and had been waiting for two days. Lin Chuyan apologized to him several times.

But he didn't mind at all: "Hey! I don't have that many gigs or scenes to shoot anyway. It's the same wherever I wait."

As he spoke, he laughed at himself.

Lin Chuyan said with a determined look: "Brother, once 'the knockout' starts airing, you'll have plenty of work. Don't worry."

Old Mo smiled and nodded, just taking it as a casual remark and not thinking too much of it.

The group chatted while listening to the action director explain the stunts.

This scene was the one where Gao Qisheng and Old Mo killed someone together—or rather, it was about watching how Gao Qisheng killed Li Hongwei. Old Mo killing the Fourth Brother was actually quite simple; it was just a hand gesture with his back to the camera and the spraying of blood.

"Xiao Sheng, Director Chen specifically gave instructions. Because you and Li Hongwei are, at the end of the day, just ordinary people, it's impossible for the fight to look particularly polished. Plus, since it's a one-sided chase where you're hunting Li Hongwei, the whole fight sequence is even simpler."

"So, visually, we need to highlight that frozen fish in your hand as much as possible. Also, we specifically chose this location." The action director led them into the building, pointed to a long slope, and continued, "Look at this slope. I need you to run during the chase and then slide down in one go—all the way to the bottom. It will look better that way. The key here is that even though you know there's a big slope ahead, you cannot change your running speed. If you slow down even a little, it'll be hard to slide all the way down. Remember that."

"Of course, there need to be details here too. Li Hongwei should look more disheveled sliding down, while Xiao Sheng should try to look as cool as possible. We'll try it in a bit; no rush, we're not shooting this scene until tonight."

"Also, later on, Li Hongwei will climb back up this slope and be grabbed by Xiao Sheng. That part is relatively simple."

Lin Chuyan and Su Su both nodded.

Next was the explanation of how to fight.

But to put it bluntly, it was just Li Hongwei getting beaten up one-sidedly.

Although there was a detail earlier where Gao Qisheng showcased his leg strength, Director Chen still had Li Hongwei only try to escape without fighting back.

Firstly, it was because the focus of this scene was on Gao Qisheng, counting as one of Gao Qisheng's personal highlights, and Director Chen knew where the priorities lay.

Secondly, this was actually logical, because Li Hongwei had witnessed with his own eyes the "Fourth Brother," whom he considered extremely difficult to deal with, being killed with a single strike by the masked Old Mo. It was impossible for him not to be terrified.

After breaking down the action and getting the props ready, the group ran through the hallway over and over, familiarizing themselves with the entire sequence.

Since bumps and bruises were inevitable in fight scenes, Su He started begging for mercy: "Go easy on me later, Yanzi."

"Call me brother."

"Brother."

"...Damn, you have no integrity."

Once it got dark, Director Chen couldn't wait to call everyone to prepare—if they didn't finish filming tonight, they'd have to wait another night, and that was all money; finishing a day early meant saving a lot of money.

Right before shooting started, Director Chen was still instructing the two: "The process is just to familiarize yourselves with the general movements, to know how to strike and how to dodge. Once the fight starts, don't keep thinking about the choreography; it won't look good that way. If you mess up a move, just keep going. Don't stop unless I yell 'Cut.' There are plenty of camera angles, so don't worry—it'll be easy for me to edit."

Seeing them both nod, Director Chen yelled for them to take their positions and quickly called action.

Lin Chuyan was still wearing a suit; this look was locked in for the later version of Gao Qisheng anyway.

Li Hongwei was running in front, with Gao Qisheng chasing behind, the frozen fish in his hand held at a 45-degree angle.

As for why it was a 45-degree angle? There was no other reason; it just looked cool and filmed well.

He had thought very clearly about this scene; this was his retaliation for Li Hongwei's behavior at the dinner table. Li Hongwei had acted very well in that scene, so if he dropped the ball in this one—if his movements weren't cool or vicious enough—then regardless of whether he managed to kill the guy in the end, in the audience's eyes, he would just be inferior to Li Hongwei.

Sorry, Su Su. Brothers are brothers, but business is business.

Mang Village, right? Sorry, Jinghai belongs to The Gao Family.

After catching up to Li Hongwei, Gao Qisheng took the frozen fish and, with a motion that threw his whole body forward, slashed directly at him, but Li Hongwei dodged it.

This move was familiar; Fu Weijun had done it too, but performing it here felt slightly different.

It was equally vicious, but Fu Weijun was vicious in a reckless, desperate way, while Gao Qisheng had a touch of composure; their status determined that.

After a few strikes with the frozen fish, Li Hongwei had no strength left to resist, and Gao Qisheng pinned him against the window.

"Want to know who I am?" The camera slowly zoomed in. Gao Qisheng's voice was calm but laced with a hint of madness. "The person you looked down on the most in Old Market Street, the younger brother of a stinky fishmonger."

He simply took off the mask on his face—how could he not take it off? He had to make sure the other person died knowing exactly who it was.

His voice became arrogant, just like Li Hongwei's remarks at the dinner table back then.

"My name is Gao Qisheng!"

Immediately after, he threw Li Hongwei to the ground and mounted him.

One punch: "You people from Mang Village!"

Another punch: "Aren't you all fearless!"

Third punch: "Fearless, are you!"

One punch for every sentence, beating him to death.

What time crunch? What about the police coming soon? At this moment, he didn't care about anything; he just wanted to vent his anger.

"Cut! That's a wrap."

That night, Director Chen yelled "Cut" quite a few times. Often, if the two actors' movements weren't pretty enough in a shot, they would stop and reshoot. But for this last take, they nailed it in one go.