442: Chapter 442 Real Burning, Real Explosion

The main creative team of new police story was still in the process of gelling. Over the past few days, Director Mu Sheng had taken them to scout several locations and had basically gone through every major scene.

Lin Chuyan often participated in the discussions, though at other times he would listen silently.

And the more he heard, the more mind-blowing it got.

No stunt doubles, no special effects—everything was done for real.

Although he was mentally prepared for this, when he saw this group of people gathered together discussing it with such normal expressions, he still didn't quite know what to say.

Director: "In this part, the plot will have the villains hang up Chen Guorong's brother-in-law, who is also a police officer, and then Ah Zu will light the rope on fire."

Chen Jiaju: "Then I'll just climb to the top and grab the rope to slide down, right? That way, the fire on the rope will be extinguished, won't it?"

"Hmm, can you do that?"

"I can."

"Do you need gloves?"

"No, that would look too fake. I'll just tuck my hands into my sleeves."

Real fire, real burning. Lin Chuyan took a look; it was a very long rope. To actually grab the rope and slide all the way down, physically extinguishing the fire—a shirt really wouldn't provide enough protection.

Then he heard Director Mu Sheng not even try to talk him out of it, but instead nod directly: "Big Brother, once this shot is finished, open your hands immediately after you come down. I'll arrange for two people to rush over with fire extinguishers to aim at your hands right away."

"OK."

Still at the same location, the group continued to discuss the plot.

"Here, before Ah Zu and his gang leave, they set a time bomb, so Chen Guorong has to leave quickly. However, he wants to take all his deceased colleagues with him—"

Big Brother got it in a second: "Then give me a bigger handcart."

"Hmm, I'll replace the people on the cart with dummies. Otherwise, you won't be able to push it fast enough, and there are bombs chasing from behind."

"Alright, I'll try to run as fast as I can."

"Can you do it?"

"Let's test it in a while and see how fast I can run while pushing the cart."

"Good."

As Lin Chuyan listened, he felt something wasn't quite right: "Wait, what do you mean? Are the bombs special effects?"

Chen Jiaju shook his head: "Of course they're real explosions."

"That is to say, the bombs are chasing the person with consecutive explosions behind them, and the person is running in front?"

"Yeah... things like this can usually be done in one take, so it should be fine."

Lin Chuyan was getting a bit frantic: "This isn't about whether it's one take or two, Big Brother. You're being way too reckless. What if you don't run fast enough..."

"I'm used to it, it's fine." Chen Jiaju patted him on the shoulder, "Besides, you definitely can't run as fast as me."

Lin Chuyan's mouth twitched: "I believe that."

Internal monologue: Should I go easy on him next time during Gun Assembly? Also, everyone says they are professional, but Big Brother is the one who's truly awesome.

"Nickname, filming starts tomorrow, remember to come early."

"What time?"

"Six o'clock, same time as a moment of romance." Director Mu Sheng smiled, "It gets light earlier in the summer, so we get to work earlier and finish sooner. I know your schedule."

"Alright, thanks for your consideration, Director."

For the days ahead, his scenes would probably be even more numerous than Chen Jiaju's, since the director had moved all his scenes to the front of the schedule.

"Get some rest, see you tomorrow."

"Alright, I'm off, Big Brother, Director, see you tomorrow."

After Lin Chuyan left.

Chen Jiaju watched his retreating figure: "Six o'clock, isn't that a bit too early? Won't he be late?"

Director Mu Sheng couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, I can't speak for others, but Lin Chuyan is extremely professional. When filming a moment of romance, he often arrived earlier than the staff. If I recall correctly, he has never been late."

"It seems he's quite different from other top celebrities."

"Very different. And I don't think they're even on the same level." Director Mu Sheng intentionally boasted a bit about Lin Chuyan in front of Chen Jiaju, "Big Brother, did you know he's also a director?"

"Not really, I just know he invested a bit in this film."

"Yes, Yanyu Film, a company founded just this year." The director continued the conversation, "A while ago, he directed an animated short film that got a 9.6 on Douban. After filming new police story, he'll likely head to Hollywood to write, direct, and star in a film of his own."

Speaking of Hollywood, Chen Jiaju became interested—he was familiar with that, having just returned from there.

"Filming in Hollywood? What's that about?"

"Well, I'll keep it brief." Director Mu Sheng brought up some of Lin Chuyan's affairs in the mainland, "I don't know if it was forced or if it was always in the plans. The film seems to be called something like la la land, and Boss Yang and Director Du both invested in it."

"Can he pull it off..."

It was no wonder Chen Jiaju asked this; one could count on one hand the people from the country who had gone to Hollywood to make films and actually succeeded. He was one of them, so he naturally knew how difficult it was.

"Who knows if he can pull it off, but..." The director smiled, "I only know that in the past two years, there hasn't been anything he couldn't accomplish. It's been too smooth, everything he does goes smoothly. Strong, very strong. Singing, acting, directing—he seems to be proficient in everything."

Chen Jiaju reached a conclusion, ending the conversation: "He's a rare talent!"

Even Boss Yang invested?

Don't look at the fact that Boss Yang put up the majority of the funding for new police story; in reality, getting money from him is not easy.

Chen Jiaju was truly a bit curious.

Back at the hotel, Lin Chuyan took a shower and then started a video call with his girlfriend.

It was mainly just a simple work report, focusing on Chen Jiaju's professionalism and awesomeness.

He received a reply from his girlfriend: "Don't you dare learn from that!"

"Well, that depends on the situation..."

If he really needed to do it, he reckoned he could. It sounded dangerous, but in reality, it should be fine, right?

Ruan Xingyu on the other end of the video call was clearly very worried: "Anyway, you must be careful, very careful. In the future, you must ask clearly before accepting a role!"

Lin Chuyan laughed out loud: "I usually only ask about one situation when I take a role."

"What?"

"Whether there are any kissing scenes, bed scenes, or things like that—"

"And if there are, you accept them enthusiastically?"

"...I didn't expect you to be that kind of Ruan Xingyu."

"Hmph, hmph." Ruan Xingyu rolled her eyes, "So this new police story thing, you shouldn't have any romantic scenes in it, right?"

"You say that, but you really shouldn't." Lin Chuyan couldn't help but laugh again, "Don't look at me as a villain; I'm handsome. The only girl among the villains is my girlfriend."

Ruan Xingyu automatically ignored his self-boasting and went straight to the point: "Is she pretty?"

"She's just average. She definitely can't compare to you; my girlfriend is the prettiest in the world."

"Then my boyfriend is the most... the most..."

"Hmm? Go on and say it!"

"The most honest in the world."

"...Damn it, you've been getting more and more cunning lately."

"It's all learned from you." Ruan Xingyu laughed loudly, "So, you and your girlfriend in the movie are a pair of bandit lovers?"

"How could that be? She got shot later and couldn't be taken to the hospital, so I took the initiative to shoot her a few more times and sent her to heaven."

"...Deserving of being a villain!" Ruan Xingyu gave him a thumbs up.

"No sympathy at all? It seems you've turned to the dark side." Lin Chuyan also gave her a thumbs up.

Hmm, a perfect match.