362: Chapter 362: The Battle Begins

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Director Deng Yu never expected that Lin Chuyan would dare to come out and talk back to him again—was this person really not afraid of having no movies to shoot?

He had never encountered this type of person before; he thought he was just scolding haters, who knew he was this crazy.

Director Deng Yu and Producer Zhang Nuo were still promoting the play, and these past two days, the former had new statements when facing media interviews.

"I am professionally trained, a graduate of the directing department. Everyone has seen what kind of films I have made; it is impossible for me to make a bad film."

"Lin Chuyan? Heh, he is young, so it is understandable that he is hot-headed. As a senior, I naturally won't stoop to arguing with him over such a small matter."

"The so-called blacklisting online is, of course, baseless. Haven't you seen that Lin Chuyan is already promoting a new film? Besides, I don't have that much power; you all overestimate me."

"However, when it comes to being a person, moral character is very important. Especially for artists, one must have artistic ethics. Remember the saying, 'disaster comes from loose speech.' Many young people have fallen because of this. Only by being cautious in speech and conduct can one go further. Don't you all agree that this is the truth?"

These words were quickly spread online. The comment section under Lin Chuyan's Weibo was naturally packed with people, all asking him to say a few words.

Lin Chuyan was not polite either. After all, the man had already called him out by name, telling him to be "cautious in speech and conduct," so he absolutely had to say a few more words.

Lin Chuyan stopped with the passive-aggressive act and spoke his mind: "Because I have made good films, it is impossible for me to make bad ones… Director Deng's first sentence is logically touching. No wonder he was able to make the play; now I understand. Also, everyone knows I like to talk and like to post on Weibo. This is him pointing fingers at me, wanting me to shut up, and the last few sentences were even a threat. Hilarious. But us young people must never learn this style that reeks of an old man. 'Being cautious in speech and conduct' and 'saying the right things' are not contradictory. Is that so hard to understand?"

Netizens really didn't expect him to put it so bluntly.

"Damn, that's really awesome. Is this a direct confrontation?"

"Holy crap, Director Deng Yu has a lot of friends, Yanzi, are you just going to say it like that? Stay calm! Think twice!"

"There's a good show to watch now, haha. I get it, so this is the real feature of Director Deng Yu's the play."

"Don't you have any respect for seniors in the entertainment industry?"

"To the person above, seniors in the entertainment industry should be respected, but this one is just an old fart."

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Lin Chuyan was offending more and more people, but he didn't care. This was what they called staying true to his original intentions.

To be a person, if you want to live happily, don't always think about pleasing everyone.

Especially since he had already reached his current position, especially since he was this kind of person by nature, and especially since the group of people he offended had already taken measures against him and were now pushing their luck... then what else was there to say?

Anyway, his knees wouldn't bend. Unless the other party backed down, there would be no possibility of reconciliation in the future.

Still the same saying: The sky won't fall. His girlfriend hadn't chickened out, so what was he afraid of? Whatever moves they had, he would just take them.

Ultimately, it came down to having to become powerful himself.

"Brother Yue, when are we entering the set? It looks like Director Lin is almost ready."

"It's almost time. I asked; there is one more week. Once he gets the crew together, we will head over. Same old rules: you can ask for leave, but you have to say so in advance."

"Where is the set?"

"Hengdian," Wu Yue added. "Of course, besides Hengdian, there are a few other filming locations, but they are all in Zhejiang Province, so there is no need to fuss. It's actually quite good."

"Good. I will prepare well this week."

"Mm, you don't need to worry about the things you need to bring; just tell Xia Zhi. You should mainly spend quality time with your girlfriend, after all, you'll be gone for several months…"

"...Got it."

Although he said that, he had actually been preparing for the role all along.

These past few days, he had been writing more and more in his notebook, from character biographies to Acting key points, densely packed.

Also, he had contacted Master Huang.

Although lotus lantern would certainly have a martial arts director, it wouldn't hurt to ask in advance.

Master Huang's advice was still very valuable and immediately pointed out his problems.

"Teacher Lin Chuyan, for something like a three-pointed double-edged spear, it's nothing more than poking, stabbing, chopping, and blocking and parrying. To be honest, with your talent, you could completely practice after joining the set. After all, how difficult can the moves be when the crew is feeding you moves?"

"I think what you need to solve now is thinking about how to fight beautifully and look cool. You have to know, you are playing a deity, not a martial artist. You are the number one war god of the Three Realms, you use spells, you aren't filming those real martial arts movies with real blades and guns."

"There are two very important points. One is that you must hold your weapon steadily; not shaking is very important. However, I don't think this is a problem for you. Although the weapons are different, your Fangcun Sword Technique wasn't practiced in vain. You know how to exert force when holding a weapon, which is already much, much better than ordinary people."

"The other is that you need to look good when flying. Didn't expect that, right? Erlang Shen must fly, of course. Not only do you have to fly, but you will likely have to fight people while flying. In other words, you will need to be on wires, and then pose in various ways in the air, including but not limited to spinning, flipping..."

"In my impression, you haven't done wirework, right? Many young idols nowadays aren't very good at wirework, or they can only do low-difficulty moves, or the crew doesn't dare let them do high-difficulty moves. In short, it looks very weak. You should have no problem. After all, you have a foundation in fitness, martial arts, and Dance, but you can also practice specifically for it."

"First is strength training. Upper body strength can help you hold the rope better when on wires and stabilize your body posture. Core strength helps you maintain balance in the air and prevents your body from shaking too violently."

"Second is physical coordination. This is the key to completing high-difficulty moves. For example, when performing an aerial spin, various parts of the body need to move synchronously. You can improve your coordination through Dance training. I remember you know how to Dance? That should be no problem."

"Third is flexibility. Good flexibility allows you to make more stretched and graceful movements in the air. After all, in this kind of show, you will likely need to make large-scale limb stretching movements in the air."

"Lastly…" Master Huang asked an extra question. "You aren't afraid of heights, are you?"

"It's alright, it's alright."

"Mm, then there's no problem. Besides what I mentioned, I will suggest two more useful things: you can practice horse stance and standing on one leg every day to do balance training."

"Alright, thanks, brother!"

Lin Chuyan wrote down Master Huang's words and started practicing according to what the latter said.

However, soon, Wu Yue came to find him again.

"Xiao Yan, I know you are busy, but there is an award that I think you should go and accept?"

"What award?"

"An award in the film category in Japan. It is considered the most important award over there. They want to give you the Best Asian Artist Award. To be honest, I thought this move was strange at first, but then I figured it out. Your popularity abroad is too high; I guess they just want to see you…"

"Because of a moment of romance, right?" Lin Chuyan rolled his eyes. "How about we go for a bit?"

"Go, go. I think it is very necessary to accept this award at the forefront of public opinion."

The two looked at each other and smiled with a tacit understanding.