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Chapter 6 Premiere
On the official road, two junior officers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard galloped at full speed on their horses.
Zhang Xueyou, who plays Zhi Qiu Yiye, chases after the thousand-year-old giant corpse as it emerges from the ground. He sees two horses galloping towards him and immediately freezes them in place.
Then Tang Long appeared, mistakenly believing that Zhi Qiu Yi Ye had come to intercept the prison cart, and rode over on horseback.
But his horse was also frozen in place. Zuo Qianhu leaped forward, drew a willow-leaf knife in mid-air, and shot it towards Zhi Qiu Yiye.
Horse riding, wire stunts, and throwing knives are all very simple actions for Tang Long.
This series of action shots was almost completed in one take, but it was the facial expressions that caused two takes.
"Ah Long, you designed the next move. Go and talk to Zhang Xueyou again about how to do the move, and try to get it right in one take."
The photography crew, get ready. I need close-up shots.
Special effects team, please plan the explosions carefully, and don't use too much gunpowder...
Once Cheng Xiaodong got into the zone, he directed the operation in an orderly manner.
He was able to gain Tsui Hark's approval to become a director, so his skills are not bad.
It's just that his performance as a martial arts choreographer was so outstanding that people remembered him as such.
The script supervisor claps the clapperboard, and filming begins.
This shot shows Tang Long landing, and because Zhi Qiu has hidden herself underground, he closes his eyes to sense her location.
Suddenly, Zhang Xueyou sprang up in front of Tang Long and slashed him across the head with a knife.
Tang Long immediately opened his eyes, watching the blade magnify in his pupils.
Just as he was about to strike, he drew his sword.
The moment he made his move, Tang Long's eyes changed from calm to extremely sharp. His blade swept horizontally, precisely blocking Zhang Xueyou's longsword.
In the instant of parrying, he didn't stop; instead, he used the momentum to his advantage, the blade sliding along the longsword—
"Clang—! Bang!"
A crisp sound of metal breaking.
Zhang Xueyou's long sword broke in two, the blade spinning as it flew into the air before finally piercing the ground.
The movements were executed in one smooth, clean, and efficient motion.
The moment the blade broke, Tang Long's eyes returned to calm, and he never once looked at the broken blade.
He then took a step back and, to Zhang Xueyou's astonishment, placed the embroidered spring knife against his neck.
"Click! Excellent, passed."
Cheng Xiaodong was pleasantly surprised; the move was executed perfectly.
His original design was to showcase Zuo Qianhu's superb martial arts skills through his sharp swordsmanship.
Later, Tang Long took the initiative to mention his idea to him, which was the action scene that had just been filmed.
When he first demonstrated it, he thought the movement was very well designed.
With just one strike, Zuo Qianhu's power was fully demonstrated.
To his surprise, the actual footage turned out even better than he had imagined.
"Ah Long, you designed your own moves to be so cool, and you even used me as a backdrop. You'll have to design some cool moves for me later."
Zhang Xueyou was also a little impressed by how cool the move was.
"Brother Xueyou, you mostly use magic; you don't have many action scenes."
"I don't care, otherwise I can't make up for the wound you inflicted on my heart."
Tang Long knew he was joking, and agreed with a smile.
This move is the Japanese sword technique used by Ding Baiying in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes 2".
Xin Zhilei's swift and decisive strike that severed Shen Lian's Xiuchun Blade captivated countless viewers.
When he was designing the look based on Zhang Yi from "The Spring Blade 2", Xin Zhilei's cool sword strike immediately came to mind.
Judging from everyone's expressions now, the effect of this strike did not disappoint him, nor did it let down his hard work of more than a week.
At this moment, members of the Cheng family troupe surrounded them.
"Ah Long, you actually managed to design such a sharp move."
"Yeah, I've never seen you show it before."
"You've been playing dumb all this time, just waiting for this moment to make a name for yourself, haven't you?"
……
They started talking non-stop, and Tang Long couldn't even speak. Luckily, someone came to his rescue.
"Damn it, what are you all doing standing around like that? We're about to film the next scene."
As Cheng Xiaodong roared, the Cheng family members surrounding him immediately returned to their posts.
The next scene to be filmed was the fight scene between Zuo Qianhu and Zhi Qiu Yiye.
Zhi Qiu Yi Ye, after all, knew magic, so he was only slightly surprised by Zuo Qianhu's superb martial arts skills.
He dodged the blade that Commander Zuo had placed at his neck by simply disappearing underground.
However, he clearly underestimated Zuo Qianhu's martial arts skills and was constantly being chased and beaten by him.
Left Commander used his internal force, or rather, his sword intent, to detonate the ground, causing the pre-arranged explosive points to explode one after another, forcing Zhi Qiu Yi Ye out.
After Zhi Qiu Yi Ye explained, the misunderstanding was cleared up.
When Zuo Qianhu saw that he was highly skilled in magic, he wanted to recruit him to serve the court, but was refused and could not help but shake his head and sigh.
The former Minister of War was being escorted away, and Zuo Qianhu realized that he had been framed.
However, as a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he had to obey orders from above and could only take extra care of him during the escort.
Zuo Qianhu's brief appearance perfectly portrayed his image as a highly skilled martial artist, upright and loyal.
After filming this scene, Tang Long had some free time again.
The main focus of the film is on the two main characters, Zhang Guorong and Wang Zuxian.
Their schedule is limited, so we need to prioritize filming with them.
Tang Long only appears when he has scenes with them.
The longer he stayed on set, the stronger his immersion in the character of Zuo Qianhu became, and the more adept he became at portraying him.
He didn't have many ideas about the later scenes and just followed Cheng Xiaodong's instructions to film them.
Once or twice is fine, but if it happens too many times, even if Cheng Xiaodong is considerate of him, he will feel that his authority as a director is being offended.
Directors are generally quite self-centered and usually don't like actors changing scripts.
As filming progressed smoothly, some supporting actors with minor roles finished filming and left.
Wu Ma, who played Yan Chixia, was the first to leave.
His role is small, just two scenes, one at the beginning and one at the end.
Next was Li Jiaxin, who stayed on set for half a month before finishing filming and leaving.
As the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong, Tang Lung is bound to have a special filter on him.
But seeing the other party's indifferent attitude, he immediately extinguished that unrealistic fantasy in his heart.
Come to think of it, she just won the Miss Hong Kong title and then hooked up with the tycoon Lau, and her ex-boyfriend was also Ni Zheng.
How could she possibly be interested in a minor supporting character like herself?
Another great beauty, Wang Zuxian, had a similar attitude.
Therefore, the idea that a time traveler in a web novel could instantly gain attention and even have beautiful female celebrities throwing themselves at him is something that can only exist in novels.
The entertainment industry has a clear hierarchy. If you have no fame, no wealth, and no power, you don't even have the right to talk to someone.
Tang Long also came to terms with reality and stopped thinking about things that weren't there.
Things will naturally change once you become famous.
By the end of March, Zhang Xueyou had finished filming and left.
Among the main creators of "A Chinese Ghost Story 2", Tang Long is probably the one he is closest to.
He exchanged contact information with Tang Long before leaving.
Filming was nearing its end, but Cheng Xiaodong finished work early that day.
In response to Tang Long's puzzled expression, he said:
"Tonight is the premiere of 'Swordsman.' Go back and change into something more formal. We'll go together tonight."