198: Jiang Jie’s praise for Xie Yunxuan: You are indeed a book fan, you really understand him!

An hour later.

In the Chinese Trend Zone, within a martial arts training ground, five wooden dummies stood on the east side, while a weapon rack nearby held unsharpened swords and long spears. Drum and music equipment were piled in a corner.

This place was used for martial arts performances every Tuesday and Sunday evening. Today was Wednesday, and since the next few days were free, the production team rented it for temporary use.

After finishing their meal, Chen Fang and Zhao Guohua, among others, arrived here, preparing to first spar in martial arts before discussing Saturday's martial arts performance.

Chen Fang and Jiang Jie stood in the center of the arena, five paces apart, facing each other.

Jiang Jie clasped his fists, his gaze steady. "Teacher Chen, please guide me."

Chen Fang returned the bow. "I wouldn't dare. Teacher Jiang, please guide me."

Bai Wenbin was sitting in the audience. He and Xie Yunxuan were originally in the backyard of a nearby building, preparing their face-changing act. Xie Yunxuan, having somehow heard about the martial arts competition, quickly dragged him over to join the fun.

Beside him, Xie Yunxuan bit on a coffee straw, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

Jiang Jie, beat him up!

In the center of the training ground, both men simultaneously stepped back and assumed their stances.

Chen Fang stepped forward half a pace with his left foot, his right foot retreated into a false stance, and his elbows were tucked inward. Jiang Jie probed forward with a false step, his left palm upright, and his right fist drawn back to his waist.

"Your stance is very professional, please guide me." With that, Jiang Jie's expression changed, and he slid forward, chopping towards Chen Fang's left shoulder.

Chen Fang's feet remained still, and he twisted his waist and hips, causing Jiang Jie's right palm to brush past his clothes.

Jiang Jie threw another punch, aiming directly at Chen Fang's chest. Chen Fang raised his left arm to block it, then clenched his right hand into a fist and attacked Jiang Jie's abdomen. Jiang Jie quickly turned his body...

After a few moves, Jiang Jie switched to a series of continuous kicks, sweeping with his right leg.

This time, Chen Fang did not retreat but advanced. As Jiang Jie's right leg was about to connect, Chen Fang suddenly lunged forward, pressing close, slightly bending his left knee to hook Jiang Jie's left leg, and leaning in with his right shoulder. He executed the “Sticking to the Mountain Lean,” a close-to-mid-range killer technique from Baji Quan, directing the force straight at Jiang Jie's center of gravity.

Jiang Jie immediately felt a heavy impact on his chest, grunted, and staggered back two steps, losing his balance and dropping to one knee. He couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, 'My goodness, it's like an iron arm.'

He had long heard that Baji Quan's “Sticking to the Mountain Lean” possessed immense power. Its original name was “Sticking to the Body Lean,” also known as “Sticking to the Shirt Lean” and “Iron Mountain Lean.” If practiced diligently for years, its power could even shatter a mud wall. He never expected to experience this move from Chen Fang today.

It was said that this move primarily aimed to disrupt the opponent's center of gravity, then follow up with a decisive attack. Clearly, Chen Fang had held back and did not continue his assault.

"Stop, stop, I surrender," Jiang Jie said with a wry smile, clutching his chest. He slowly got up, clasped his hands, and said, "I'm impressed, truly impressed."

Zhao Guohua sat up straight, pursing his lips and nodding slightly.

Jiang Jie had been in school for the past ten years, then filming, and many of his shows had nothing to do with martial arts. His martial prowess had declined, and his moves leaned towards performance. Chen Fang's Baji Quan, on the other hand, was clearly geared towards actual combat. It was normal for him to lose.

Zhao Guohua led the applause, "The younger generation is truly formidable."

After bowing to Jiang Jie, Chen Fang turned to Zhao Guohua, "Teacher Zhao, you flatter me."

Zhao Guohua walked over, "Teacher Chen, your moves are quite sharp. You didn't learn them for martial arts performances, did you?"

"No, for strengthening my body and protecting myself."

Zhao Guohua paused, then reacted, bursting into laughter, "Yes, you certainly need to be careful with your appearance. Now that you're a celebrity, bodyguards can always make mistakes. It's better to know how to fight yourself."

In the audience, Xie Yunxuan sat stunned in his seat.

He had seen the video released by “legend of fong sai-yuk” production team. Watching it through a screen, he only felt that this guy was really showing off.

But watching it live this time, a genuine sense of powerlessness truly emerged in his heart.

As they say on TV, such masters are very vigilant even when they sleep. Even if he were to ambush Chen Fang while he was sleeping, he might not be able to defeat him, right?

Looking at Chen Fang's ruthlessness, even if his hands and feet were tied, he could probably squirm, kick him down, and bite him to death, right?

Sigh...

Just as he thought of this, Bai Wenbin's faint voice came from beside him, "If you want revenge, you'll have to wait for your next life."

Xie Yunxuan turned his head, glaring angrily, "Are you being mean? How did I provoke you?"

"Haven't you been annoying me with mission cards for the past two weeks?" Bai Wenbin sneered.

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps approached from nearby.

Xie Yunxuan turned his head and saw Jiang Jie stepping up the stairs, walking towards them.

Jiang Jie sat down, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a tissue, and sighed, "Teacher Xie, I shouldn't have ignored your advice and insisted on competing with him. You truly are Teacher Chen's fan and roommate; you really understand him. It must be very happy to spend every day with your idol, right?"

Xie Yunxuan's lips twitched slightly, and his hands in his top pocket couldn't help but clench the fabric of his clothes.

Jiang Jie tried hard to keep his lips from curving upwards.

You want to fan the flames. I'm not feeling good after losing, so you shouldn't feel good either!

...

In the center of the training ground, Zhao Guohua had intended to chat a bit longer, but he glanced at his watch and saw it was already 7:30. He then got to the point, "Teacher Chen, please ask the other unrelated personnel to leave. We need to discuss Saturday's stage performance."

Chen Fang nodded and gave his assistant a look.

Soon, Xie Yunxuan and the others left first, leaving only Chen Fang, Zhao Guohua, Jiang Jie, Tang Chen, and other production team staff including Guo Congxin.

This segment was not live-streamed, but the production team would record it. After the recording, the production team would also produce a condensed, edited version for viewers who subscribed to the membership.

Zhao Guohua and Chen Fang sat on wooden chairs at the edge of the training ground.

Zhao Guohua took a sip of tea and began, "I just finished recording a show at Capital TV a while ago, and many of my disciples are still in the Capital. I can help you find people to assist with the performance. Do you have any ideas for the stage?"

"Thank you, Teacher Zhao. I hope to showcase Traditional Wushu as much as possible. Among the live audience of “the adventures”, 70% are under 22 years old, and there are many middle school students. I hope that we can take this opportunity to display professional Traditional Wushu, guide the audience to discuss Traditional Wushu, and spark their interest in learning it."

Zhao Guohua leaned slightly forward, a smile playing on his lips.

He had thought that showing off was Chen Fang's primary goal, but he didn't expect Chen Fang to have such intentions.

"Very good. Do you have any ideas for the performance flow?"

Chen Fang nodded, "The total duration can be set at five or six minutes, divided into four parts: group performance, two-person combat, two-person coordinated performance, and group performance. Guqin, large drums, and other instruments will provide the accompaniment."

"Excellent. I've designed similar stages before. Today is Wednesday, so there are still four days. You have a martial arts foundation, so it's barely enough time. The group performance you mentioned is not a problem. I have disciples still in the Capital who plan to stay with me until after the National Day holiday before returning to Yu Province. They'd surely be willing to help, as they can earn extra money and promote Traditional Wushu."