I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 106, Just a supporting role?

Fists, palms, and legs.

Primarily using the palm, supplemented by the fist.

While projecting a strong and masculine image, Xu Xiaodong cleverly avoided conveying a sense of power. He had thought for a long time about how to separate masculinity from a sense of power.

This immediately shocked Xu Xiaodong.

How can one maintain masculinity without appearing overtly powerful? After all, a father-in-law should act like a father-in-law; if he is too powerful, the feminine feel of a father-in-law will be lacking.

Therefore, you should primarily use palm power.

The strong palm strike can fully express masculinity without being overly forceful.

This is the "martial arts" as interpreted by Li Yun.

The skill displayed.

After finishing his performance, Li Yun smiled slightly and said, "How was it, Director Xu?"

This set of kung fu moves was so skillful, perfectly matching the character's feeling without sacrificing the performance of the movements to fully serve the character.

There's nothing wrong with it.

There's no fault to be found. Even if Xu Xiaodong wanted to demonstrate his authority as an action director, he couldn't find anything wrong with it.

This is real kung fu.

The real one is a martial art that combines masculine and feminine strength.

Xu Xiaodong, who had been holding back a lot of things to say, was speechless for a long time before finally speaking.

"Who taught you this skill?"

"That's what Eunuch Cao taught me."

What international games are you playing?

At this moment, Xu Xiaodong met Li Yun's gaze.

The two were standing relatively close together.

He noticed that Li Yun's gaze was focused on something behind him.

This isn't disrespectful; it's as if someone or something behind you is speaking to you.

Forehead.

At that moment, Xu Xiaodong felt a chill run down his spine.

It seemed like only then, belatedly, that Deng Yancheng realized the actor's personality was a bit withdrawn. Even being withdrawn is better than this!

"Why do you look like you haven't slept properly, and why did you suddenly get a string of Buddhist prayer beads to play with?"

"It was just a sudden whim, nothing serious."

"This is ridiculous." Deng Yancheng looked at Xu Xiaodong, somewhat amused and exasperated. "Why are you making us actors prepare for all the action scenes?"

"It's alright, there shouldn't be any major problems. The martial arts instructors from Longhu and the young men from Shichahai have also thoroughly mastered the moves." At this moment, Xu Xiaodong thought about Li Yun. Was there a problem with him or not?

"Anyway, those who practice their movements well will get more screen time, and those who don't will get more wide shots and have their stunt doubles and special effects used. If they want more screen time, they'll probably practice harder." Deng Yancheng smiled at this point, not paying too much attention to the action details, so as not to overstep his bounds.

Xu Xiaodong is the real action director.

After completing all the training, Deng Yancheng had a mental expectation of how the actors would perform next.

Overall, I am quite satisfied with the reading sessions and training during this period.

At this time, there is a three-day holiday before the official start of filming, otherwise it would not be good to keep the actors feeling tense all the time.

Generally speaking, film crews don't give you time off; it's all non-stop work. It can only be said that this time, the crew of "The World's Number One" wanted to ensure that all the staff and actors were in top condition for filming in order to present the best possible performance.

The more unhurried they seem, the more it reveals the production team's ambition.

Of course, everyone was happy to have three days off. Some went shopping, some rested, some read books, and some, like Liu Songren, were so immersed in their roles that they didn't want to do anything else that might distract them from their performance.

And when the production team announced a temporary 'break'.

Li Yun felt that the sensation in his body was temporarily removed.

"Oh, I wonder what local specialties this place has."

"How about we go shopping today?" Gao Yuanyuan glanced at Li Yun and smiled, "I'll buy some things to send back to my parents too."

"Okay."

"Haha, okay, let's go together then." Guo Jinan came over and chuckled, "Anyway, we're all on holiday this time, so let's go have hot pot and discuss the roles. It's on me, I'll treat everyone to hot pot."

Surprisingly, when Guo Jinan, a Hong Kong native, thinks of food, his first thought is hot pot rather than dim sum and seafood.

At this moment, Li Yun also smiled and said.

"Okay, thank you so much, senior. Thank you so much, senior. You're great!"

Li Yun's joking manner surprised Guo Jin'an and the others. Guo Jin'an even teased, "I thought you were pretty introverted?"

After all, in the beginning, Li Yun did always prefer to be alone, and after finishing the reading, he wouldn't do anything else, making everyone think that he was a somewhat dull man.

Actually, Huo Jianhua and Li Yapeng, who were standing next to him, were also somewhat surprised by Li Yun's personality. The difference between him during the reading and during breaks was quite significant. However, they didn't seem to care much about this minor character.

Interestingly, although all three are main characters, they are actually in competition. After all, they are competing for screen time in various ways. Since their screen time is fixed, if they want more screen time, they can only tear each other's scenes apart.

"hey-hey."

At this moment, Li Yun felt refreshed and invigorated.

It's quite interesting to watch these three main characters compete with each other. Perhaps this can be a healthy competition that allows them to better showcase their acting skills.

At least judging from the results, even Huo Jianhua, who was at the bottom of the three main actors, has made great progress in his acting skills, and the audience's immersion has increased. His slightly cold expression is really well done.

Even the seemingly cold and aloof acting skills vary in quality, allowing people to distinguish between genuine acting and mere expressionlessness.

Even handsome, aloof actors vary in their acting skills.

At the hot pot dinner hosted by Guo Jinan, they were all vying with each other, their tone not so much veiled as to be sarcastic, but rather conveying a sense of competition.

It's a healthy competition, of course, since it all comes down to who understands and performs the role better.

"We supporting characters can only watch others compete," Gao Yuanyuan said, seemingly amused. This competition between the main characters had absolutely nothing to do with her.

At this moment, Li Yun touched his chin.

"I probably won't be able to steal their thunder, yeah, I guess."

"Of course, what are you thinking? We're just supporting characters." Gao Yuanyuan smiled slightly. Cao Zhengchun's position was higher than Liu Sheng Piaoxue's. If you had to say, he was still a supporting character, but Cao Zhengchun's importance as a supporting character was higher.

But in essence, they are just supporting characters serving the main characters.

At this moment, Li Yun smiled.

Green leaves?

Maybe.

Maybe.

That's how you see it, isn't it?

After resting for three days.

The film "The First Under Heaven" has officially started filming. The veterans in Hong Kong are very particular. They invited monks and Taoist priests to the start of filming, and they even slaughtered a chicken and a suckling pig. All the training beforehand was rushed, but the opening ceremony was not something to be taken lightly.

In fact, Li Yun knew that many directors and actors didn't really believe in this kind of thing, but they still insisted on doing it, probably adhering to the principle of "better safe than sorry".

Everyone hopes that the filming, which will last for a quarter, can be completed smoothly.

I also hope that I can give a good performance in the role I play.

Xu Xiaodong specifically instructed the master to stay next to Li Yun a little longer, whether intentionally or not is unclear.

At this moment.

Li Yun sat in the corner.

Everyone was busy filming the scenes for Act 1, but Li Yun didn't have any scenes.

They also observed the performance of the main characters first.

"After filming a short segment of the initial footage, we will split into three groups to film the storylines of the three male leads. We will assign the roles later."

Deng Yancheng then told the other two assistant directors that the chief director would be responsible for overall coordination and the more important climax scenes, while the other two assistant directors would be responsible for filming the side stories. This way, the overall progress would be much faster.

Three parallel shooting operations, three shooting routes.

As for the scenes featuring the Iron-Blooded Marquis, Deng Yancheng was responsible for them all.

This made the three male leads feel a bit envious and jealous, but what could they do? He was a veteran actor, playing a main righteous character in the early stages and then turning into a major villain later on.

It is also the central axis that connects the three main characters' storylines.

This is the moment when filming begins.

Everyone is ready.

"How do you feel?" Gao Yuanyuan was on her way to another location for filming and had come here to say goodbye to Li Yun.

Liu Sheng Piaoxue's scenes and Cao Zhengchun's scenes do not overlap. Gao Yuanyuan's scenes are a side story exclusive to Duan Tianya, and she only has some overlap with Shangguan Haitang. In other words, the next time they meet may be when the script is finished. Even when filming is finished, they may not meet. The time when the two finish filming their scenes are different.

Gao Yuanyuan still felt a little regretful; perhaps she also wanted to meet Li Yun, who was different from Song Qingshu.

Maybe this will help me to distinguish things more clearly.

"It feels really good," Li Yun murmured. "Very good."

"Oh"

Gao Yuanyuan knew Li Yun's ability to immerse himself in a role, but aren't immersive actors only able to immerse themselves in roles similar to their own personality? Their range is narrow, and the best role to immerse oneself in has a personality that intersects with one's own.

Could it be that Li Yun can really be infatuated with both Song Qingshu and Cao Zhengchun?

Gao Yuanyuan didn't know.

"If you're in good shape, then keep filming. I'll treat you to hot pot at the wrap party."

"Eating hot pot again??"

"Hahaha, I love to eat it."

Gao Yuanyuan has left.

At this moment, Li Yun sat quietly to the side, watching them prepare to film.

She quietly looked at Cao Zhengchun beside her.

"Eunuch Cao."

"bring it on."

(End of this chapter)