47: Show off your skills

After receiving Yan Xiaoli’s distress call, Pan Han rushed to the set, taking two steps at a time.

“Xiaoli, I’m here.”

“Assistant Director, this is my friend, Pan Han. Please take a look!”

The Assistant Director scrutinized Pan Han. His height and appearance were fine. Moreover, he was quite familiar with Yan Xiaoli, so a recommendation from her carried some credibility.

“This guy’s image is fine, but as you can see, we need a martial arts double. Have you ever done this before?”

“No, but my skills are decent,” Pan Han replied confidently.

“Come on, show us a few moves.”

Pan Han knew the situation was urgent, so he didn’t overthink it. He took off his shirt and handed it to Yan Xiaoli.

Yan Xiaoli took the shirt and whispered to him, “Good luck.”

Pan Han nodded, then quickly recalled the military boxing he had learned in college.

Back then, to get credits, he and a few roommates chose this course for convenience, never expecting it to be useful today.

He clenched both fists, slowly spread his feet, and settled into a horse stance.

His muscle memory seemed to activate instantly, and he performed the military boxing fluidly, with powerful, sweeping movements.

His punches were strong and forceful, making the bystanders’ ears ring.

His kicks were as fast as lightning, stirring up dust.

His eyes were sharp and piercing, emitting a murderous chill.

His breathing was like a resounding bell, repelling all evil spirits.

Pan Han entered a state of self-forgetfulness, slowly experiencing the power of evolution through a common boxing form. A sense of complete comfort permeated his brain, and he couldn’t help but speed up.

The Director was also drawn over. He watched Pan Han and couldn’t help but applaud.

The Assistant Director was utterly stunned, never expecting this guy to fight so gracefully; it was as if Jet Li had possessed him.

Yan Xiaoli’s cherry lips were slightly agape, as if she had been acupunctured and couldn’t move, admiring Pan Han with all her heart.

Everyone else couldn't help but sigh, regretting not having learned more, and could only shout “Awesome!”

Finished, retreat!

Pan Han retracted his fists, his breathing completely steady.

The whole set was silent!

Shocking!

Exaggerated!

It’s just ridiculous!

How could he possess such skill? Are you sure he’s just visiting the set???

“Great! This is too good!”

The Director, having recovered, shouted loudly.

“Brother, you’re the one!” The Assistant Director saw this scene and had nothing else to say.

“Assistant Director, well done. From now on, find people according to this standard. Brother, quickly go change your clothes. I’ll talk you through the scene later.”

Pan Han listened, then looked at Yan Xiaoli.

She quickly came over, patted Pan Han’s chest, and said, “You’re simply amazing! Go on now.”

Pan Han smiled, indicating it was nothing, and then followed the costume designer.

“Xiaoli, this time it’s all thanks to you! Thank you! After filming, I’ll treat you all to skewers tonight.”

The Assistant Director was also a man of connections, and he intended to repay this favor.

“No problem, no problem, it’s all for the drama,” Yan Xiaoli said, scratching her head awkwardly.

Makeup, costume change, and scene briefing—the whole process took half an hour.

Everyone was ready again, and filming began.

“Action!”

Pan Han and the opposing martial arts double began their routine. He deliberately slowed down his punches to cooperate with the other person.

After more than ten moves, the other person kicked Pan Han.

Pan Han, as per the script, took the kick and was then violently pulled away by the wire.

This time he flew even higher, almost 5 meters up.

Bang!

Coincidentally, the wire snapped again this time!

Pan Han instantly lost his traction, falling backward with his head towards the ground.

“Ah!!!” Yan Xiaoli exclaimed when she saw something was wrong.

“Holy crap!” The Director stared wide-eyed at Pan Han.

“Brother! Do a swallow flip!” The Assistant Director was terrified out of his wits and quickly remotely instructed Pan Han to perform a protective landing.

“Damn it!” Pan Han cursed under his breath, then used his core strength to indeed perform a swallow flip, extending his arms for balance, aiming for the ground.

Thud!

Pan Han landed safely, and his posture was particularly graceful.

“Oh my goodness! Great! Too great! So cool!”

The Director, seeing Pan Han out of danger, couldn’t help but shout.

Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief, while Yan Xiaoli rushed to Pan Han’s side to check if he was injured.

“I’m fine, don’t worry.”

Pan Han comforted Yan Xiaoli.

“You scared me to death! So high up! If you had gotten hurt, how would I explain it to your family?”

“Brother, you are truly amazing.”

The Assistant Director also ran up, checked him thoroughly, and showed a look of disbelief.

Seeing Pan Han was fine, the Director quickly ran to the monitor to watch the last shot.

“That was beautiful, even better than what the martial arts choreographer designed. This take is a pass!”

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With Pan Han’s assistance on set, the action scenes were completed ahead of schedule.

The Director was very pleased and instructed the Assistant Director to give Pan Han an extra 500 yuan.

After the action scenes, it was time for the dramatic scenes, and this was when Yan Xiaoli was to appear. She had several scenes where she treated injured teammates.

Pan Han took off his costume and watched everyone film from the side.

The set had a magical quality, with everyone working together to create a dream.

This highly resonated with his current dreamlike life.

He had grown to like filming and felt an itch in his heart, pondering investing in a few productions for fun.

“It seems I need to find an opportunity to sell all the gold bars. Manager Wang, you’d better get the money ready.”

Thinking this, he immediately sent Wang Cheng a WeChat message, saying he planned to sell a large batch in a few days and to prepare in advance.

“President Pan, could you give me a rough figure?”

“Prepare for 100 million.”

“Huh? That much? My branch can’t handle that.”

“Whether you can handle it or not, that’s your problem.”

“No, President Pan, listen to me. If it exceeds 100 million, the head office will have to get involved. Then the procedures will be stricter, the verification qualifications even stricter, and we might even have to report to various departments.”

“So what do you mean?”

“What I mean is, I can introduce you to a new channel.”

“Oh?”

“I know a big boss who has a lot of influence. He has a way to sell the gold bars you have. You don’t need to go through our formal procedures; they pay directly after inspection.”

“Alright, then you make the arrangements. I won’t show my face. I’ll give you a bigger reward then.”

“President Pan, with this kind of channel, their fees will be higher, as it falls into a gray area.”

“No problem.”

“Understood! It’s great to follow President Pan. Regarding the previous matter, I was ignorant, please don’t take it to heart.”

“I won’t. As long as you handle things properly, you’ll be well rewarded.”

After giving his instructions, Pan Han smiled coldly. Wang Cheng’s demise had already been planned by him.

About an hour later, Yan Xiaoli finished her scenes. She came over to greet Pan Han and told him to get ready to leave.

“Okay, you go take off your makeup first. I’ll take you to the city to buy clothes later.”

“You helped a lot today. How can I let you spend money? I’ll pay for all your expenses in the city later, big sister will pay!”

Soon, Yan Xiaoli changed into a casual outfit, said goodbye to everyone, and, arm in arm with Pan Han, headed straight for the city center.