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Chapter 252 Eliminating Evil and Killing the Enemy

As a highlight of the film and the climax of the entire movie, this fight scene doesn't feature many fancy moves; every strike is aimed at vital points, and it lacks the so-called martial ethics often found in movies.

If you can attack the groin, never aim for the thigh; if you can bite, never headbutt.

"Gentlemen, the doctor is ready. You will be fighting soon, but try to avoid getting injured. It would be best to make a move that looks very fierce but doesn't actually hurt that much when it hits you."

Zhou Le and Wang Qianyuan both nodded after hearing this.

"Understood, Director."

But when they turned their heads, their eyes were filled with hostility.

"So you're the one who acts like a big shot all the time, huh? You're always late and leave early on set. You really don't value everyone's time. Is your time the only thing that matters?"

Zhou Le was the first to launch an attack.

Wang Qianyuan immediately retorted, "Where the hell do you get the nerve to talk back to me like that? We've been filming for so long, and I've only seen you on set a few times. If you can't do it, then get out of here, okay?"

Liu Haoliang: "???"

Yin Zheng: "???"

Zhang Benyu: "???"

Zhou Ye: "???"

They were supposed to be loving and affectionate, so why are they arguing now?

"Bullshit! I always tell the director before I leave. What about you? You've told him before you were late or left early too? You really think you're such a good actor? I'd say you're worse than a nobody on the street."

"You're barely out of your teens, and you're already telling me what to do with my acting? Don't you even know your place? What are you anyway?"

The two started filming right there on set, but everyone, from the director to the others, knew that they were actually trying to get into character and better empathize with the emotions.

If it were just a normal dialogue scene, there would be no need to do this, but we'll be doing physical action later.

Normally, we're a loving family, always on friendly terms, but the more we act like this, the harder it is to perform well when the time comes.

The director saw that the time was right: "Okay, okay, this is the right state, let's start filming!"

As the clapperboard fell and the script supervisor yelled "Action!", the two men took off their shirts, wrapped only in towels, and walked into the bathhouse.

He remained silent throughout, his head bowed and his face dark.

With such emotional support, the dialogue progressed exceptionally smoothly.

Liu Haoliang stared intently at the monitor without blinking.

According to the script, this part of the scene should be divided into at least five or six shots.

In his plan, if the performance went smoothly, the dialogue and scenes at the beginning could be put together, while the fight scenes at the end would be divided into about three scenes.

The two continued their acting in the bathhouse, neither showing any intention of stopping. Liu Haoliang waited until his eyes were so dry that he blinked hard and rubbed them, but the two still did not stop performing.

As the extras entered, heads bowed, they prepared to soak in the pool for a while. At this moment, Zhang Xun, played by Zhou Le, took the initiative to attack.

He stopped sharpening his knife at the edge of the bathtub, stood up, pressed one hand on the passerby's head, and forcefully pushed the person into the water, splashing a large amount of water and blocking Wang Qianyuan's view.

Taking advantage of the opening, Zhou Le charged straight at the knife.

In that instant, Wang Qianyuan reached for the pistol beside him, but Zhou Le grabbed his wrist and, using the momentum, slid down the marble steps behind the bathtub.

Wang Qianyuan's back rubbed against the sharp edges of the marble steps, and for a moment, it felt as if boiling water had been poured on him, causing a burning pain.

"Holy crap, you're really coming!"

Wang Qianyuan was mentally prepared to go head-to-head with Zhou Le and use his real fists, but the pain still far exceeded his expectations.

He can't see his back now, but based on this feeling, he can guess that his back is probably torn.

So after standing up, he dodged Zhou Le's knife twice, and then, following the script, grabbed Zhou Le's arm and slammed it against the edge of the sink.

After the impact, Zhou Le felt as if his arm was about to break.

But when his wrist hurt, the knife naturally slipped from his hand and flew away.

After that, the two continued their back-and-forth exchanges.

Zhou Le's head hit the mirror. Although there was a blood pack prepared in advance, Zhou Le still felt that his head was really broken.

Wang Qianyuan picked up the pistol again, but Zhou Le twisted it away.

Everyone watching grimaced as they watched, because these movements looked incredibly painful. It was only because the two people were physically strong that they were able to do it; if it were someone weaker, they would have been lying on the ground for a long time without being able to get up.

From their perspective as bystanders, they couldn't tell at all that the two were acting; they were genuinely enraged and determined to kill each other.

Wang Qianyuan pushed Zhou Le's back, causing him to slam into a rock, but Zhou Le pushed him back the next moment.

Then Wang Qianyuan swung Zhou Le's head forcefully, slamming it against a towel rack.

Zhou Le picked up a brick from the sewer opening and hit Wang Qianyuan with it. During the struggle, Zhou Le kept hitting Wang Qianyuan's back with the brick.

Although this movie is a crime film, whether from the perspective of passing censorship or from the perspective of the real-life events, the ending is that the criminals are brought to justice.

As Zhou Le's hands were handcuffed and he was dragged into the pool, and finally, after standing up, he delivered a powerful punch, Zhang Xun, played by Zhou Le, was completely rendered incapable of fighting.

Pour it into the water.

Wang Qianyuan gasped for breath, putting on a final performance with his eyes.

Zhou Le held his breath and sank into the water.

Until the director yelled "Cut!"

Wang Qianyuan, enduring the excruciating pain, dropped the prop pistol and rushed over to pull Zhou Le out of the water.

"Pfft~"

Zhou Le let out a long sigh of relief, then wiped his face again.

"Is filming finished? How did it go?"

Wang Qianyuan then turned to look at Liu Haoliang.

"Excellent, excellent, the acting was superb. I never expected such a scene to be filmed in one take; it's truly remarkable." After saying this, Liu Haoliang turned and ordered, "Quickly bring the doctor in. Can't you see how seriously injured the two teachers are?"

Only then did the two realize that their backs were burning with pain.

While waiting for the doctor to arrive, Liu Haoliang called over a photographer and asked him to take several close-up photos of the injuries on their backs and wrists.

"Take pictures of everything, make sure they're clear. These two teachers have suffered such serious injuries, we definitely need to publicize it properly later."

Not long after, the doctor came in and took the two of them to treat their wounds. Because they had broken their skin and bled before, and had also come into contact with the water in the bathhouse, they needed to be treated carefully.

"Teachers, the scars on your backs are quite deep, but there are now ways to remove them, and they will be barely noticeable unless you look closely."

The doctor here treated their wounds while comforting them.

Zhou Le thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, just leave it. It's just a scar, no need to make such a fuss."

These words were exactly what Wang Qianyuan had in mind. These scars weren't too serious. Although the impacts were quite severe, the scars weren't deep. The most serious injuries were just some bruising or minor cuts and bleeding.

The entire fight was real, except for the part where they had to hold back a bit when elbowing each other.

So even if a scar remains, it won't be too noticeable.

When Zhou Le learned about it, he was even a little disappointed, wishing the scar were more noticeable.

In the future, when filming variety shows, if you take off your shirt and show the scar on your back, and ask if it's from filming, wouldn't that attract a lot of goodwill from the public?
So, the two lay in the car waiting for their wounds to be treated, and then took the car to the hospital to have X-rays taken before returning.

As for obtaining the film and report later, that's the staff's job.

"Then let's take a break for the next few days, there aren't many plot points left."

Both of them wanted to finish filming the movie as soon as possible before taking on other work.

So they filmed all the remaining scenes with their bodies covered in bandages.

Zhou Le shaved his head again because he had previously played a ruthless bandit, but now he would be playing a prisoner.

And the prisoners would naturally have their heads shaved.

The director wouldn't dare to use the two actors even if they dared to film them, because if any staff member were to reveal it, it would be a good thing for the actors, worthy of praise and acclaim, but the fans would turn around and criticize the director.

So after shaving his head, Liu Haoliang told the two of them to finish filming as soon as possible, but in reality, he made them rest in the hotel under the pretext of familiarizing themselves with the script.

He used these few days to finish filming Zhou Ye's part of the story, in which her character gave birth to two sons for Zhang Xun, one named Zhang Xiao and the other Zhang Xiong.

When read together, it means "tyrant".

These past few days he's been familiarizing himself with the script, but there aren't many lines in this part, so Zhou Le will have to improvise. Therefore, he has been studying the scene where Deng Chao was executed by lethal injection at the end of the filming of "The Dead End" repeatedly.

Although I was going to be executed by firing squad, there were still some things I could learn from it.

There were no problems with Zhou Ye's filming. Although she was still young, after several takes, she was able to portray the image of a powerful woman's wife.

The previous fight scene has been filmed, and both lead actors were injured to varying degrees. What everyone is most looking forward to is how Zhou Le will perform at the execution ground.

As we all know, the more complex the human nature needs to be portrayed, the higher the requirements for acting skills become.

Liu Haoliang had considered that Zhou Le might portray the character from different angles, such as confusion, fear, or relief. However, after filming began and Zhou Le got out of the car, he never expected that Zhou Le's acting skills would be so superb.

Perhaps someone else might not be able to sense it so quickly, but he is a director. Although he may not have the same level of experience as some well-known directors, he has still seen and experienced a lot.

Zhou Le was initially bewildered, but then his gaze fell into the distance, and he seemed to see someone he cared about, which made him smile.

But even while laughing, there was still sadness and fear.

This refers to the Ji Gong that You Benchang experimented with, who was half crying and half laughing.

"I've embarrassed my elderly mother, and he can still make that kind of expression?"

The assistant director watched from the side and said, "That's really impressive. It shows that his acting skills have reached a very high level."

But Liu Haoliang shook his head: "No, it's not just about acting skills. Sometimes you can't perfectly replicate what your brain is thinking through your facial expressions. To reach this level, you either need talent or a lot of practice."

We'd never heard of Zhou Le having this ability before, so the only explanation we can come up with is talent. Not only is his acting superb, and he perfectly thought of this, but what surprises me even more is that he can actually pull off that expression. That requires incredibly strong control over his facial muscles.”

Liu Haoliang no longer hides any praise he has for Liu Haoliang, even if there is only an assistant director by his side.

His praise for Zhou Le was heartfelt.

At first, he felt a little uncomfortable because the script was changed. After all, he had worked so hard to create the work, and now it had been mostly changed.

However, since it was Han Jianu who came forward, he couldn't say anything and could only let it be. But he was still very clear in his heart that the script was changed by Zhou Le.

But now he no longer has that thought, and he thinks that if he wants to make a movie in the future, he will definitely have to find Zhou Le again.

There are so many advantages to having Zhou Le act in a film. He's not arrogant, the filming efficiency is high, and he has a thorough understanding of the script. More importantly, even when he's asked to work on a film set, he only talks about the script and never mentions how to film it.

He has seen many actors who not only interfere with the script, but also with how the director shoots the lighting.

The only downside to having Zhou Le is that he's too busy and has to leave the set every few days, but that's not unacceptable given the efficiency requirements.

It wasn't until Zhou Le finished his performance that the assistant director reached out and patted Liu Haoliang on the shoulder. Only then did Liu Haoliang realize what was happening, stand up, grab the megaphone, and shout.

"Teacher Zhou's performance was excellent. I hereby declare the filming of 'Caught in the Storm' to be completed from this moment on!"

Once filming wraps, the actors' work is basically finished. They can come back to complete the dubbing after the rough cut of the film is completed.

However, the payment date is based on the official completion date of the film crew.

"Zhou Le, you will definitely have a place in the future film industry! I'll talk to Director Han when I get back and make sure you get the Best Actor award."

Hearing this, Wang Qianyuan didn't say much, because he could also see that Zhou Le's performance in this play was indeed amazing.

He's definitely at the level of an award-winning actor.

On the other hand, although he also put in a lot of effort in the drama, Zhou Le's last few scenes were enough to surpass him.

"Thank you, director. How about I treat you to the wrap party today? After all, I was away for a long time during the National Day holiday, which caused a lot of trouble and took up a lot of your time."

"How can that be? It's not right for the lead actor to treat everyone to a wrap party. I'll treat you to this meal. Don't worry about it. Master Han will be here tonight. I've already made all the arrangements. You can all go back and rest."

(End of this chapter)