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Chapter 409 The prop sword becomes a real sword, want to try the fun of raising horses?
The film crew is rehearsing their scenes before the official start of filming.

In order to meet the time and schedule, this time we still divided into Group A and Group B to shoot simultaneously.

Group A filmed a scene of the female lead participating in a lively polo match, while Group B filmed a scene of the emperor personally going hunting and narrowly escaping an assassination attempt, but calmly turning the tide and defeating the enemy.

Both of these storylines actually require the emperor, namely Gu Wangliang.

However, the scene of the polo match only requires the emperor to accompany the empress dowager to sit at the head of the table and watch. It can be filmed separately from the polo match below and then edited in later.

Jiang Hanying plays Li Minghe, who will always be by the emperor's side, which means filming will take place in Group B.

Upon arriving at the filming location for Group B, Jiang Hanying saw Lin An, who had returned before her, as well as the Bai family uncle and nephew who were working as action directors.

At this moment, Gu Wang, who plays the emperor, is holding a prop sword and practicing his movements under the guidance of Bai Lao Er.

As for Bai Xiaoliu, he was responsible for instructing the others who accompanied the emperor on hunting trips.

Jiang Hanying had barely arrived when she was given a short sword specifically for women, a light bow, and a quiver with several arrows inserted.

This is the weapon she'll be using in the scene later.

The restrictions on women in the Yong Dynasty depicted in "A Thousand Pieces of Gold" are not very deep. Just look at how the female lead was able to enter the court and become an official through her own abilities, and how the female officials in the harem could also hold some real power. Climbing to a high position, they could even control the emperor's concubines in the harem, which shows the extent of the restrictions.

If you want to showcase your talents and abilities, then this opportunity is yours.

If you want to learn horseback riding, archery, and polo, go ahead and learn.

It depends on whether you want to or not.

The female lead is portrayed as someone who excels in both literature and martial arts, surpassing most men.

Li Minghe, as the second female lead, is just as intelligent as the female lead, but she doesn't use her intelligence for good. As for her martial arts skills, she is much inferior to the female lead, who has practiced martial arts since childhood. However, she did learn basic archery and hand-to-hand combat skills later on through hard work.

If you want to stay by the emperor's side and serve him, or even be given important responsibilities, you can't just wait for the emperor's charity. You have to prove yourself useful. It's always good to learn more.

Just like this royal sports meet, the palace maids who come along not only need to serve the emperor well, but also need to have some martial arts skills so that they can protect their superiors instead of being protected when danger arises.

Li Minghe was chosen as one of the accompanying palace maids precisely because she had learned these skills; otherwise, she would have had to stay in the palace.

However, the bow and arrows handed to them were fine, similar to those of the others. The bow could be easily drawn to its full extent, and the arrows had no arrowheads. Even if they accidentally hit other actors during filming, they wouldn't cause any injury.

But as soon as Jiang Hanying took hold of the short sword that was handed to her, she sensed something was wrong.

The weapons and props used in the film were mostly made of resin, wood, or plastic. They looked realistic, but they wouldn't actually hurt anyone.

But the one in her hand, which looks exactly the same as the one in another palace maid's hand, is the real one!

What's the situation?
Give her a real sword!
This sword might accidentally injure someone else if it falls into their hands, but in her hands, it can truly kill.

Then the problem is coming.

Who switched this sword?

Uncle and nephew of the Bai family?

That shouldn't be the case. These days, she's never seen anyone willingly hand over weapons to the enemy. They must be looking for a quick death.
That can be done on-site...

Jiang Hanying looked in Lin An's direction.

First, she ran to the lakeside to warn him that the Bai family uncle and nephew might take advantage of this rare opportunity to make a move. Then, she switched the sword with a real one to deal with any potential crisis that might occur that night.

What do you want to do?
Do you think you can just abandon the darkness and come here to pledge your allegiance?
Or do you want to lower her guard, gain her trust, and then find out her secrets?
No, I can’t think about it anymore.

Her brain isn't suited to thinking about such complicated problems!

But now that the sword is in her hands, it's hers, and there's no way she'll give it back. The weapon isn't exactly handy, but as long as it works, it's fine; she's not picky.

Filming only officially began after all the actors' positions were fixed, their movements were designed, and the camera positions and lighting were determined.

A lot of work was put into preparing for this scene, but once filming started, the pace was much faster.

Only a few extras had to retake the scene twice because they laughed and were too nervous and forgot their moves; all other shots went smoothly.

During filming, Jiang Hanying knew she was using a real sword, so she didn't actually stab the actor playing the assassin. She just made some fake movements, which was easy for her to get away with.

Anyway, the director sitting in front of the monitor didn't notice anything unusual about her movements, whether he was watching it right-side up or upside down. He even praised her for her swift and ruthless movements.

After filming this scene, the props team came to collect the weapons from the actors' hands, but Jiang Hanying deliberately didn't hand them over while the scene was still in chaos.

But when the final count of the collected weapons came up, unsurprisingly, not a single one was missing.

Jiang Hanying lowered her eyes and looked at the short sword she had stuck in her boot.

This time it's really hers!
After filming was finished, the director announced a break for lunch.

On the way back to the tent, Jiang Hanying picked up their lunch.

Did that person reply to you?

"Yes, the owner of the dark horse agreed to sell. The initial asking price was 800,000. Brother Huang, the staff member we asked before, sent them a short clip of the video of the dark horse going crazy. They then changed their mind and lowered the price by half. Brother Huang also helped to negotiate the price down, and finally settled on 300,000. They couldn't go any lower."

Pei Yuan then showed Jiang Hanying the information about horse prices she had found on her phone. "I checked the prices of horses used in film and television, and they are indeed around one million. It mainly depends on the breed and appearance. If a horse like Da Hei Ma isn't out of its mind, one million probably wouldn't be enough to get it. Three hundred thousand is definitely a bargain."

He paused for a moment, then said, "But 300,000 yuan is enough to buy a decent car for commuting. It just needs gas and electricity to run. And I just remembered that buying a horse not only requires a place to feed it, but also hiring someone to take care of it. That would cost at least two or three thousand yuan a month, and there are few places where we would actually need it. Should we really buy one? Or should we reconsider?"

Jiang Hanying's eyes were clear: "Then what if I just buy it and put it away?"

Pei Yuan: "..." She really wanted to ask if you had too much money to burn, but she barely managed to hold back. "Horses that have been artificially raised and trained since they were young are probably similar to domesticated cats. If they were put in the wild, they would probably starve to death in no time. And it's almost winter. Even if you put it in a herd of wild horses, the herd might not accept it."

Jiang Hanying: "That's true, but it's not a big problem."

Pei Yuan: "..."

This isn't a big problem?

If you need anything, just go to the cheap owner.

Jiang Hanying picked up her phone and started typing rapidly: "I'm planning to buy something big."

Li Chengxiao, who was about to eat, saw the message and silently put down his chopsticks: [What big item?]

Jiang Hanying: [A horse.]

Li Chengxiao: [? Why the sudden urge to buy horses?]

Jiang Hanying: [I suddenly want to buy one, but I don't have a place to keep it. Would you like to try the fun of raising horses?]

Li Chengxiao: [...]

Could the purpose of asking him not only to provide a place but also to help raise horses be any more obvious?

Jiang Hanying looked at the ellipsis in the reply. Since there was no refusal, she assumed it meant agreement: [Okay, it's a deal!]

Li Chengxiao: [...]

What did he say he was going to say?

You've said everything you wanted to say!