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Chapter 224 Wasn't Qi Hui supposed to be unable to use martial arts? (6th update)
the next day.

Ling Xiaosu looked completely bewildered and left the director's office with a lot of questions in his mind.

Training Course.

Seeing his strange appearance, Qi Hui also put down the wooden sword in his hand.

He picked up a towel to wipe his sweat, as well as his hands and the hilt of the knife, and asked in confusion, "Senior brother, what's going on?"

Why do you look like you're having an existential crisis? Like you've seen me catch a 20-pound fish?

"You think you can handle a 20-pound fish?" Ling Xiaosu said with a look of disdain, instinctively retorting.

Catching fish is not something to joke about.

However, after saying that, he changed the subject and said, "Just now, the director and producer had me try out the role of Di Renjie."

Although he didn't know the situation, he couldn't keep this from Qi Hui, otherwise it would easily cause resentment.

Lin Gengxin stopped wielding the wooden sword in his hand, looked at Ling Xiaosu with some surprise, and then at Qi Hui.

"Oh." Qi Hui nodded, paying little attention to Lao Ling.

"Hey, what's with your reaction?" Old Ling snapped. "Something's about to go wrong!"

"So be it." Qi Hui shrugged. If Xu Ke wanted to replace him, why did he choose him to play Di Renjie a few days ago?

Why not just refuse directly?

There's been no news from Huayi Brothers either, so it's probably not that they're not allowing the performance; perhaps it's just a change in the cast.

He noticed it when Xu Ke came yesterday, but he was too lazy to care.

Having thought of this, Qi Hui already had a basic guess.

If another actor were to play Di Renjie in his play, Qi Hui would certainly be unhappy.

But he wouldn't say anything about Lao Ling.

Old Ling has helped him a lot, and Qi Hui is naturally happy to lend him a hand if given the chance.

Replacing the male lead wouldn't be a problem at all.

At this moment, the assistant director came over and called Qi Hui over.

Old Ling completely lost the will to train, and Lin Gengxin also lost the desire to train.

The two watched Qi Hui leave.

"Hey, you're not really going to let me play the male lead, are you?" Lin Gengxin muttered, arms crossed, his thick Northeastern accent wafting out.

The Northeastern dialect is so cheesy.

Old Ling scratched his head: "I don't know."

"I think Qi Hui is a good fit for the role of Yuchi Zhenjin," Lin Gengxin said casually. "Did you see his swordsmanship?"

"That's amazing! It doesn't sound like someone who just learned it."

"If he hadn't studied it before, then he'd be a legendary martial arts genius."

“That’s awesome!”

Old Ling was speechless, yet also found it amusing; it was just outrageous.

Director's office.

Not long after Qi Hui entered the room, Xu Ke chatted with him for a few minutes, then told Qi Hui his thoughts.

Let Lao Ling play Di Renjie, and Qi Hui play Yuchi Zhenjin.

In the audition just now, Ling Xiaosu has already proven his ability and is more than capable of playing the role of Di Renjie.

This pleased Xu Ke greatly; he hadn't expected that an unknown actor could have such impressive acting skills.

There are indeed many talented people on the mainland!

Now, he still needs to deal with Qi Hui.

Faced with Xu Ke's idea, Qi Hui didn't hesitate much and said with a smile, "No problem, I'll play Yuchi Zhenjin and let Lao Ling play Di Renjie, I agree."

"Handsome guy, you're pretty good!" Xu Ke laughed heartily and couldn't help but praise him a few times:
"I'm sorry to have troubled you. How about this, I'll increase your salary a bit. Also... how about this, when we promote it, we won't say anything about the first or second male lead, we'll just put Yuchi Zhenjin and Di Renjie side by side."

Qi Hui is being so cooperative; it would be a bit unreasonable for him not to reciprocate.

"I'll do whatever you say, Director." Qi Hui smiled and nodded, fully cooperating.

"Good, good, good!" Xu Ke laughed heartily, extremely satisfied. This handsome guy is good at fighting and acting, and so easy to get along with.

We should cast him more often in future film productions!
As long as this handsome guy doesn't cause any problems, it shouldn't be a problem to get another Li Lianjie or Zhao Wenzhuo from under Xu Laoguai's command.

After finishing his business, Qi Hui went back to practice his swordsmanship.

Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng headed to Huayi. The production crew was settled, and the next step was to deal with Huayi.

……

Wang Zonglei, Chen Guofu, and others were prepared for Xu Ke's arrival.

Xu Ke's idea from yesterday has already been secretly reported to him by someone.

To be honest, Wang Zonglei and Chen Guofu didn't really want to change the male lead. Compared to Qi Hui, Ling Xiaosu was slightly less famous.

Moreover, he has never played the lead role in a film. Not even a single one.

He only acts in TV dramas.

But Qi Huike is different. His film "Love is Not Blind" was a huge hit, turning a low budget into a high return.

He has also starred as the male lead in many popular TV dramas.

Moreover, the key point is that Qi Hui performed well in "Painted Skin 2", and Huayi Brothers is very clear about Qi Hui's abilities.

Capital is inherently averse to uncertainty, and it dislikes changes to what has been predetermined.

However, Xu Ke also had his own reasons.

At the meeting, he directly released a video of Qi Hui's swordsmanship, as well as a video of Ling Xiaosu auditioning for the role of Di Renjie.

This also explains his motivation: either switch roles or change the actress.
The latter is impossible; Yang Tianbao has Huang Xiaoming behind him, and replacing him would come at too high a cost.

Upon realizing this, Wang Zonglei and Chen Guofu fell silent.

After a long pause, Wang Zonglei looked at the video and said speechlessly, "Didn't Qi Hui say he didn't know martial arts?"

How can you wield a knife so skillfully?
……

Two days later, the new contract arrived.

Qi Hui, who plays Yuchi Zhenjin, received a raise, while Lao Ling, who plays Di Renjie, received the same salary.

Ling's agency was very satisfied with this situation. Who wouldn't be happy to get a movie lead role for free?

Wang Jinghua seemed somewhat unwilling, but Wang Zonglei ignored her.

If you're so capable, come and debate with Huayi!
Wang Jinghua muttered a couple of things and then said nothing more. After all, Qi Hui's salary had increased, so she wasn't exactly at a loss.

There's no need to make things difficult for Wang Zonglei.

Old Ling was speechless as he held the newly acquired male lead contract. He had just gotten a leading role for nothing.

He suddenly understood how the actors who got roles from him felt.

For example, Zhu Yawen, and Qi Hui.

It feels really good to get someone else's good role!
Having resolved the issue of the male actors, the next step is to address the issue of the female actors.

However, Tsui Hark discovered that the actress's problem was unsolvable.

After practicing for so many days, I haven't made any progress at all; I'm like a block of wood.

"I fucking..." Old Master Xu's forehead veins throbbed, and he felt like cursing.

If I had known, I should have replaced this actress at all costs.

Why worry about Hong Kong Island?
The movie is in big trouble!
"No, I need to come up with a contingency plan..." Xu Ke took a deep breath and muttered to himself.

If Yang Tianbao really can't act or dance well, he must have some countermeasures.

Replacing the player is unrealistic, but there are other methods.

For example, cutting shots or something.

If you don't give her a chance to showcase her acting skills, then she won't be criticized for being a bad actress!

A few days later, the film crew held their opening ceremony.

A statue of Guan Yu, a red cloth table, pig's head meat... Xu Ke truly deserves to be called a genuine Hong Kong director.

Qi Hui finally witnessed the real opening ceremony.

Previously, people either worshipped Mazu or the Eternal Heaven. This was the first time Qi Hui had ever seen someone actually worshipping Guan Gong.

After the opening ceremony, the props team delivered several Tang swords, weapons custom-made for the production crew.

Zheng!
Qi Hui picked up one of them and drew it. The gleaming blade and the flashing light of the sword surprised him.
"It's a real knife?"

It's just that it hasn't been sharpened.

Normally, the production crew should use plastic and just coat it with a layer of metallic paint.

During post-production, you can simply add some shimmering and reflective effects.

After all, real knives are heavy, and actors can't wield them for long.

To everyone's surprise, Tsui Hark actually meant it.

Swish swish swish~
Qi Hui flicked his wrist, and one sword flower after another was swirled out by him. The sunlight shone on them, making them extremely easy to handle.

“What a treasure…” Qi Hui exclaimed, and with that thought, he looked at Old Ling.

Old Ling also looked at Qi Hui at the same time.

The two exchanged a smile, the meaning of which was self-evident.

What a fine knife! It's a great piece of equipment!
"Hehehe... ×2"

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