The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 399 Moving to Another Place
"It's not pressure point striking; it's about interfering with the opponent's technique based on changes in their internal energy flow," Xu Jiuyang explained first, before asking, "How did you know it was skill theft?"

"I play games too," Tang Yan smiled shyly. "Qianqian and Mimi dragged me and Shishi to play together."

"When did you start playing? Have you finished the game?" Xu Jiuyang asked casually.

"I started playing the game after I accepted the role, and Xixi helped me complete it using a cheat engine," Tang Yan recalled briefly.

"Modifier?" Xu Jiuyang's lips twitched.

"Um... I'm not very good at these games... Mimi helps me navigate the mazes, I mainly... watch the story..." Tang Yan said, shrinking her neck.

"Alright, just looking at the plot is fine too," Xu Jiuyang said dryly. "So, do you think Li Xiaoyao likes Zhao Ling'er more, or Lin Yueru more?"

"I...I don't know..." Tang Yan said after hesitating for a moment.

“Yes, I understand your opinion.” Xu Jiuyang nodded.

"Hey, hey, I didn't say anything!" Tang Yan exclaimed in a panic.

"Given that you and Qianqian are best friends, not saying anything is itself a statement," Xu Jiuyang smiled.

"This...is this even possible?" Tang Yan was dumbfounded.

"In short, Flying Dragon Cloud-Piercing Hand is Li Xiaoyao's exclusive skill and a memorable feature for game fans. Since we're adapting this game, we definitely need to include Flying Dragon Cloud-Piercing Hand, and ideally, it should have a highlight moment," Xu Jiuyang brought the topic back. "So it can't just be a stealing skill. Do you know why?"

Tang Yan was taken aback, but faced with his questioning gaze, she couldn't easily deny it, so she could only rack her brains: "Because...because the skill of stealing...is hard to demonstrate?"

"Let me think about it some more." Xu Jiuyang maintained his smile.

"Hmm... so it's not high-end enough?" Tang Yan replied again.

“That is indeed one of the reasons, are there any others?” Xu Jiuyang continued to ask.

"I really can't think of anything." Tang Yan spread her hands in embarrassment.

"What is Li Xiaoyao's character?" Xu Jiuyang asked patiently.

"A martial arts genius!" Tang Yan answered quickly this time.

“That’s right, so what are the specific manifestations?” Xu Jiuyang continued to guide the discussion.

"You can learn any martial art just by looking at it once," Tang Yan replied quickly as always.

"Besides that, what other performances are possible?" Xu Jiuyang clapped his hands lightly.

"Well... I don't know." Tang Yan looked at him pitifully.

Xu Jiuyang was both amused and annoyed: "I'm only applauding you now... And then there's the innovation. Flying Dragon Cloud-Piercing Hand is a stealing skill, but Li Xiaoyao was able to develop a different use for it. Doesn't that instantly elevate its prestige?"

"That makes sense!" Tang Yan's eyes lit up.

"If you have a point, keep sparring and try to get it right in one go. I don't want to be suspended by wires for too long." Xu Jiuyang reached out and lightly flicked her forehead.

Then, turning his head, he saw Liu Qianqian, who had already finished her work, standing below the ring, arms crossed, squinting at him with an expression that said, "Don't try anything bad."

Well, at least when it comes to treating friends, Liu Qianqian has been pretty good in this life.

After chuckling, Xu Jiuyang immediately called over the martial arts instructors who were resting, and under their guidance, he assumed a fighting stance and began sparring with Tang Yan.

This action scene took a while to film, about four days in total, before it was finally completed. However, Li Dachao, who was in charge of the action direction, assured that the final result would be just as good as a typical action movie. "Tang Yan's movements are still a bit stiff. It would be great if she could be as fluid as Teacher Xu," he said. "But don't worry, we can use editing techniques to make up for it."

Xu Jiuyang didn't care too much. After all, it was a fantasy drama, so the action scenes needed to be good, and the special effects even better. Therefore, the former only needed to be 70 to 80 points, and there was no need to make it perfect.

After this climax scene was filmed, there were some minor scenes, such as a passerby being kicked down by Lin Yueru, or Liu Jinyuan insisting on going up to try.

As mentioned before, this version of Liu Jinyuan is closer to the character in "Encountering the Wanderer," being mature and steady. Although he can get angry, vent his anger, or even feel resentment, he can also quickly reflect on himself and make changes. However, he doesn't quite fit the game character.

This is quite normal. The original game version of Liu Jinyuan was actually poorly portrayed, especially since Caiyi sacrificed her thousand years of cultivation to exchange for ten years of his lifespan, and eventually turned into a butterfly, yet he didn't have a single line of dialogue. Considering his previous bad attitude, he seemed rather cold-hearted, which made players very unhappy.

Therefore, in the new version of "Chinese Paladin" after the millennium, the production team added some scenes for him, indicating that they had known all along that Caiyi was a butterfly spirit, and that their constant harsh words were only to make her leave and not to waste her efforts, etc.

Actually, the Tang Dynasty version of Liu Jinyuan was alright, but the apprenticeship and moon worship... that's just too ridiculous. He should just sit at the same table as the kids.

The crew finished filming the scenes at the Lin Mansion smoothly, and the next scene was set in Yangzhou City, so Li Xiaoran and Wang Luyao also joined the crew.

Then--

"Oh dear, that girl, she's so shy, yet she has such a bad temper." Wang Luyao leaned close to Xu Jiuyang's ear, looking at Li Dabai who was touching up her makeup in the distance, and made a clicking sound.

"Sister Yao, is this really necessary?" Xu Jiuyang said with a wry smile.

“She provoked me first,” Wang Luyao said righteously. “And again, I told you not to use that term.”

"So what? Anyway, nobody knows the meaning of this title," Xu Jiuyang insisted.

"Fine, fine, you want to stand up for her, huh? Then come on then." Wang Luyao didn't seem to care much, and said with a smile, "Come and deal with me again tonight."

Xu Jiuyang could only continue to smile bitterly and sigh.

The matter wasn't complicated. The women who joined the crew would definitely come asking for ginseng fruit, and someone never refused anyone. This time, Wang Luyao got there first.

It didn't matter if she came first; Li Xiaoran was already immune to these things. Unfortunately, she arrived at the wrong time. It wouldn't have mattered if she had come a little earlier or a little later.

If it were earlier, and there was no response after knocking on the door, she would definitely know what he was doing, and she could just spit a couple of times and leave; if it were later, Wang Luyao would have something to do back in her room and wouldn't come over for a while, so she could use that time to get rid of him.

Unfortunately, they bumped into the two people who had just finished and hadn't cleaned up yet.

Actually, it was nothing, and Li Dabai had seen similar scenes many times, so he spat at him and prepared to leave.

But Wang Luyao seemed to still be enjoying herself, and pressed herself against someone's back, saying, "Don't go, let's go together," which immediately infuriated Li Dabai.

Fortunately, she didn't lash out in front of Xu Jiuyang. She just said ambiguously, "Sorry, I'm not interested, auntie."

Although Wang Luyao only chuckled lightly at the time, Xu Jiuyang could clearly feel that the heavy thunder on his back pressed down even more.

Then, rumors started circulating in the crew that the two of them didn't get along.

"Several times, people overheard the two of them talking with barbed words, and even though it was just a few sentences, the tension was palpable," Zhang Yan, who was sent to gather information, said upon her return.

Xu Jiuyang could only sigh in response and subtly informed Sister Yuanyuan and Sister Xiaoli via text message.

So far, there has been no sign of things escalating. However, when they are alone, they inevitably criticize each other. Apart from that, his already dwindling reputation on set has plummeted to rock bottom.

(End of this chapter)