Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 188 Another Divine Weapon! The Dragon-Slaying Mace!
Li Xue was both anxious and angry!

She placed the pot of chicken soup she was holding on the empty table next to her, then pulled out a serving tray and walked towards Lin Xingzhuo and Li Bingbing's table.

This person personally got involved, dated the producer of "A World Without Thieves" for a month, successfully snatched Su Bingqing away, and helped her sister win over "Female Thief Xiao Ye";
During the filming of "Eight Heroes", my sister was harassed by a second-generation rich kid at a dinner party, and she immediately threw a glass of water at him.
She's also a ruthless person who, for the role of the "White-Haired Witch" in "The Forbidden Kingdom," drank with the Jackie Chan Stunt Team until she suffered a stomach hemorrhage and had to be hospitalized!
Even when facing Lin Xingzhuo, who is known for his penchant for spending large sums of money on set, in the current "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" production crew, Li Xue has no reason to back down...

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Li Xue gripped the tray tightly, glared angrily, and walked towards the table where Li Bingbing and Lin Xingzhuo were.

At this moment, Lin Xingzhu finished the last piece of freshly baked meat pie, wiped his mouth, and got up to leave.

Li Bingbing suddenly pulled him down! She even pinched Lin Xingzhuo's arm hard, using a clever twisting technique!
It hurts! !

Lin Xingzhuo grimaced in pain; this time he truly understood what a Siberian tiger was like.

Rumor has it that Chen Xiaoxu alone exhausted the gentleness of Northeast China for three hundred years.

It seems to be true...

Li Xue was stunned. This flirtatious rhythm reminded her of when her sister and F4 member Zhu Xiaotian had a flirtatious relationship during the filming of "Sky City". It was a similar situation back then.

To be precise, my older sister was even more enthusiastic and proactive this time than she was in "Castle in the Sky"!
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The next day, in Yongkang City, at Fangyan Scenic Area, a group of natural karst caves.

The area was chosen by Tsui Hark as the filming location for the mysterious and eerie "ghost market" in his movies because of its Danxia landform features such as deep caves, cliffs and waterfalls.

To create the eerie atmosphere of the "ghost market," the production team carried out large-scale artificial modifications.

First, they rented a high-pressure mining submersible pump and a horizontal mixed-flow pump to transport 5000 tons of water and inject it into the cave, forming a pool seven meters deep, which was used to film underwater fight scenes and boat movement.

They also carved ancient Persian script and mysterious symbols on the cave walls, and hung dark gray wooden frames and long wooden strips to form an aerial corridor, simulating the architectural structure of a ghost market to enhance the exotic and suspenseful atmosphere.

Finally, reflective material was laid on the surface of the pool to create a mesmerizing effect by refracting light through the cave.

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This massive set design cost tens of millions! It accounted for 20% of the entire production budget!! The visual effects are absolutely stunning!!

However, after all this work, the temperature inside the cave was only two or three degrees Celsius!
The entire crew wore down jackets and waterproof pants to complete high-intensity action scenes in cold and humid conditions!

Every day, the actors endured unbearable hardship, soaking in icy water amidst the cave walls...

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Compared to the others, Lin Xingzhuo not only has scenes set in natural karst caves, but also fight scenes in bamboo forests, mountain streams, and Tang Dynasty architecture.

The incident originated from a script discussion meeting held during filming in Hengdian.

Lin Xingzhuo proposed changes to the plot regarding "the death of Pei Donglai," and the plan was discussed with director Xu Ke and screenwriter Chen Fufu for more than a dozen drafts before it was finally finalized!
This change had far-reaching consequences, leading to major changes in Pei Donglai's action scenes and weaponry!
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For the action scenes, this is a completely new action plan designed by Sammo Hung's team in collaboration with the Xsens special effects team, following Lin Xingzhuo's previous head-on confrontation with Hung Ching-po.

This is also the first time in China that a motion pre-visualization mode based on special effects constraints has been used for film action design.

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In terms of weapon design, it retains Pei Donglai's original weapons such as the Tang Dynasty Ring-pommel Sword, Double-edged Axe, Bamboo Dragonfly Blade, Fireball, and Flying Locust Stone.

The production team invited Yuen Bun, who had helped Tsui Hark design weapons in "Once Upon a Time in China III", "Swordsman", and "The Legend of Zu", to personally design dozens of weapon plans.

Finally, seven weapons were selected to be made into finished props, and special effects were previewed with Xsens using dynamic tracking technology... The special effects simulation ran for a week, and the rendering effects of the seven weapons were repeatedly compared.

Among them, a longsword with a realistic and sharp style, retaining a sense of historical weight, presents the best effect!

The sword's spine is engraved with dragon scales and blood grooves, and its blade is quenched with a cold, dark gold luster, with blade patterns resembling the cold light of ice cracks!

It is designed to be infused with the killing intent of actual combat; when wielded, the airflow hisses like the low wailing of a vengeful spirit, and upon contact, armor is shattered and bones broken; even before its sharpness arrives, it intimidates the enemy's courage!
This weapon is just as impressive and eye-catching as Di Renjie's Dragon-Slaying Mace!

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Ultimately, this series of factors caused the scenes originally scheduled to be filmed at Hengdian Chunqiu Tangyuan to be delayed until Fangyan Scenic Area.

The production team built a courtyard in the style of the Tang Dynasty to serve as the residence of Pei Donglai, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, for reshooting scenes.

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Through this radical modification, the content of this scene has long since deviated from the original "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" version...

In the previous life, the plot of "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" was that Pei Donglai infiltrated the residence of Jia Yi, the Vice Minister of Works, and discovered the design blueprints for the Tongtian Pagoda.

Based on clues from the self-immolation case, he deduced that the mastermind behind the scenes modified the "heart-piercing pillar" of the pagoda, planning to use the poison of the Crimson Flame Golden Tortoise to create a self-immolation tragedy when Wu Zetian ascended the throne and cause the pagoda to collapse.

Unfortunately, Pei Donglai's whereabouts were discovered by the villain Sha Tuo, played by Liang Jiahui.

Shatuo sent his men to ambush the Jia family mansion. Although Pei Donglai fought hard, he was eventually overpowered and subdued, and was forcibly given the poisonous liquid of the Crimson Flame Golden Turtle.

When Di Renjie returned to the guesthouse, he noticed something was wrong with the horses. The moment he opened the door, he triggered a mechanism that Shatuo had set up.

The blackout cloth covering Pei Donglai was torn off, and sunlight shone directly on his body, causing it to burst into flames.

In excruciating pain, he struggled to shout crucial information to Di Renjie before turning to ashes...

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In the modified storyline, Pei Donglai's combat power was greatly enhanced, allowing Lin Xingzhuo, a mechanical evil cultivator, to forcefully break through the assassin ambush set up by Shatuo.

The Shatuo could only use the private jade pendant of Prince Li Xiao of Langya to mobilize more than a hundred soldiers from the prince's palace to besiege Pei Donglai's residence.

Finally, Pei Dong took out his ancestral divine weapon and fought against a hundred men single-handedly until Di Renjie arrived.

Just as Pei Donglai was about to reveal the clues to the investigation, he was shot by Sha Tuo with a hidden arrow laced with the poison of the Crimson Flame Golden Tortoise, resulting in a forced plot kill where he was engulfed in flames and died.

However, before he died, he told Di Renjie about the blueprints for the Tongtian Pagoda...

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Yongkang City, Fangyan Scenic Area
"Scene 25! First shot, sixth take! Action!!"

Lin Xingzhuo drew his longsword, wrapped in silk, gently stroked the dragon-patterned blade, glanced around at the hundred or so soldiers in the courtyard, and said in a deep voice:
"This sword is the finest weapon in the world, with a blade three feet and seven inches long and a net weight of seven pounds and thirteen ounces. It is named Qinggang!!"

"The Pei family of Hedong once served as officials in the Shu Han state during the Three Kingdoms period. By chance, they acquired this sword, which has been passed down through generations to this day..."

"Today, the divine weapon has found its rightful master and regained its former glory!!"

Lin Xingzhuo, dressed in a scarlet official robe and holding the Qinggang sword, spun in mid-air while being pulled by steel wires on set, the long sword in his hand drawing a cold arc of light.

(End of this chapter)