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

Chapter 190, The Performed Killing Intent

The day after Donnie Yen's birthday, he was back to filming full of energy, looking incredibly vibrant.

Yuan Jinbao was different; he was genuinely kicked into the hospital by Zhen Zidan.

My entire arm is swollen like a pig's trotter.

"Hey, that was a really strong kick." Yuan Jinbao clicked his tongue as he looked at his hand in a cast. "To be able to do that with one kick, you really didn't hold back."

"You didn't hold back either, but I'm younger, so my recovery ability is much better than yours."

At this moment, Zhen Zidan fiddled with his arm and smiled.

No wonder they made sure to allow ample time for filming action scenes, with some of that time reserved for the lead actor's hospital stay.

At this time, even with a cast on his body, Yuan Jinbao was still able to chat and laugh with Donnie Yen, and was also preparing to continue giving advice to others on set.

After all, Yuan Jinbao was the chief martial arts director for the entire "Sha Po Lang" production team.

At this moment, Zhen Zidan also gave a thumbs up.

"Dedicated."

"Minor injuries don't keep me from the front lines. I'm just not as good as I used to be, not lying in bed."

At this moment, Yuan Jinbao smiled.

Amidst laughter and conversation, they also discussed the upcoming action sequences with Donnie Yen.

Yip Wai-shun was only responsible for arranging the camera work and plot, while the action sequences were entirely directed by the two kung fu masters.

"I've figured it out. This young Li's greatest strength is his exquisite movements, with plenty of power and agility. His weakness is that he's not a pure martial artist and lacks a murderous aura. So, that's how we'll arrange the movements," Yuan Jinbao said fluently.

That means focusing the camera and lighting on Donnie Yen.

This is not strange at all.

That's understandable; they're the main character.

She should have been in the center position.

That's how it should be.

But at this moment, what Yuan Jinbao wants to say is to give more attention and focus to Master Zhen Zidan.

Let him handle the entire shot crew by himself.

"It's difficult to film a solo performance, especially an action scene."

"So, Xiao Li's advantage of exquisite movements is very obvious. His movements are beautiful but don't steal the spotlight, making him a very qualified 'backup dancer'," Yuan Jinbao said with a smile.

Ye Weixin, who was standing next to him, also agreed with this kind of filming.

The camera panned as Donnie Yen's birthday celebration unfolded.

The camera focuses entirely on one person.

There is no need to pay too much attention to the other side of the match.

"This kind of filming is acceptable."

At that moment, Donnie Yen thought about it and realized that this shooting method was also acceptable.

Whether as the main character of "SPL: Sha Po Lang".

Or perhaps as a highly skilled and professional martial artist.

It's perfectly justifiable for her to occupy the central position in this shot.

That's how it is.

It should be so.

"Xiao Li, come here, let's discuss the next part of the script."

At this moment, Yuan Jinbao called out to Li Yun, who had arrived at the film set.

"Okay, senior."

Li Yun followed the sound, still holding a sword in his hand.

Today's action scenes will still be filmed using swords and knives.

Yuan Jinbao felt that Li Yun still had some advantages. At least, it was quite rare to find someone who could use traditional swords to achieve real martial arts effects. They all had honed their skills since childhood.

Which one of them isn't a seasoned master, honing their skills day and night through real-world practice?

The only traditional weapons master he had ever met was probably Liu Rongguang, the Yellow River Hero and Martial Saint.

Besides, the Martial Saint only mastered the art of swordsmanship and spear fighting his entire life.

One long and one short.

A master of both swords and sabers is truly rare.

However, it was precisely because of this that Yuan Jinbao felt there was a contradiction: such excellent kung fu, yet possessing a completely different look in his eyes, devoid of any murderous intent.

He looks a bit like a child who hasn't practiced martial arts for many years.

But Li Yun is clearly not like that, otherwise he wouldn't have such good martial arts skills.

"What a contradiction."

This question.

Donnie Yen is also there, but at this moment he is already ready to start filming, and everything will be discussed after filming is finished.

"The policeman I play in the story is a fighting master. His kung fu skills are supposed to be second only to Brother Bao, while your kung fu skills are second only to mine. You take out my colleagues first, and then I will have the penultimate showdown with you."

At this moment, Zhen Zidan also spoke.

The penultimate battle, after defeating Li Yun, is against Bao Ge.

After listening to the story, Li Yun...

Good guy.

They really don't need to say a single line, they just need to fight.

Of course, this is not a biased point. Donnie Yen, as the lead actor in the action team, didn't have many lines. He was mainly responsible for fighting throughout the entire film.

The scholar standing next to Li Yun asked, "You clearly have more advanced weapons, so why do you have to use fists, kicks, swords, and knives to decide life and death?"

Having a gun but not using it.

Li Yun said, "You don't understand."

This is called dramatic conflict.

The scene of people shooting guns at each other throughout was on John Woo's film set, along with a few white doves flying around.

One movie was completed.

Of course, despite the complaints, Li Yun still held a sword in his hand as he walked out of the dressing room. A modern assassin should be dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, but Li Yun chose traditional swords and kung fu, and made some changes to his clothing and makeup.

Wearing a Tang suit and a long ponytail wig.

He has a somewhat handsome, ancient assassin feel to him.

Ye Weixin was quite satisfied with Li Yun—much more so than with Wu Jingjun.

"Alright, once you're all ready, you can start planning how to begin filming."

Li Yun nodded.

What I think and feel.

These are the things I summarized last night.

How to kill someone with murderous intent.

"3.2.1"

"start."

With the director's command.

Li Yun opened his eyes.

He looked at Donnie Yen in front of him.

The fight scenes were filmed in two separate shots.

One group was armed, and the other was unarmed.

Of course, Li Yun was always armed, while Zhen Zidan was unarmed and had a baton.

To highlight Donnie Yen's formidable strength, when unarmed, Donnie Yen is suppressed by Li Yun's assassin role, but once Donnie Yen picks up a weapon, it's Donnie Yen's moment to turn the tables.

At this moment, Zhen Zidan noticed that Li Yun's gaze had become somewhat strange.

But I can't quite put my finger on it.

At least, it's much stranger than it was the day before.

His eyes

"Come."

Without any hesitation, Donnie Yen delivered a powerful whip kick.

Li Yun could sense that it was a very tricky angle, an angle that his swords couldn't defend against.

Master Zhen Zidan calmly found the flaw, proving his extensive experience.

But when Li Yun opened his mouth wide, he twisted his waist and reversed his grip on the sword.

Sword for defense, blade for offense.

This flaw of mine was perhaps intentionally shown to you.

It can switch between offense and defense with ease.

"Impressive skills!"

Yuan Jinbao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Truly, he is a master of both swordsmanship and saber techniques, with unparalleled skill."

However, at this moment...

The two people in the shot.

They also noticed some subtle changes.

Li Yun's kung fu.

Exquisite and unparalleled.

seem.

too much

murderous look?

Compared to yesterday, there has indeed been a significant change.

Donnie Yen, who acted opposite Li Yun, felt it most strongly.

The opponent's kung fu.

The other person's eyes.

She no longer has the same aura as she did the day before.

Instead, it carried a murderous aura.

murderous aura

The spirit of martial arts.

The style and presence of the moves.

His eyes.

He also started to resemble a martial artist.

His eyes remained clear and calm.

But it's clear.

The cold, menacing blades were aimed at him.

Cut him down!

Compared to Yuan Jinbao's explosive killing intent.

Li Yun's murderous aura was truly like that of an assassin lurking in the shadows.

They wanted to kill him.

Love and hate do not arise from nothing.

Li Yun could clearly sense the changes in his body and the changes in his moves.

It turned out to be the case.

So this is the killing intent that Donnie Yen was talking about. They practice martial arts day after day, swinging their limbs to defeat their opponents, and even their "masters".

Exercise your muscles.

A strong will to defeat the opponent, practicing martial arts day after day, there will always be a target that you want to surpass and defeat. Over time, this feeling of will becomes a killing intent, and becomes the most primitive martial arts technique that is presented in front of the camera and loved by the audience.

This is something I don't have.

At least in terms of martial arts, I have never experienced it. After all, my martial arts skills are all acquired through skill point allocation, and the system doesn't give me any killing intent.

but.

This "I" is not without desires.

I also have a strong urge to kill someone, to pull that person down from their high pedestal, and to show them what an ant in a ditch looks like.

Look at me and my mother in the ditch. When you were glamorous and high above others, where were we? We were in the hospital, unable to pay our medical bills. I was in the welfare home, enduring other people's scorn and disgust.

A mother and child, despised by the world.

I.

There was also resentment.

That's probably why I came to the entertainment industry.

When this desire is formed.

Integrate it into your own martial arts.

This created a murderous aura.

Li Yun felt that his current state was very strange. When needed, he could integrate his body, his love and hate into his feelings.

Should we say 'body'?

Or is it the 'original owner' of this body?

Or perhaps it's me?

interesting.

In fact, Li Yun himself was not quite sure whether he, as a transmigrator, was a product of a split personality. Just as Li Yun couldn't distinguish whether his messy personalities were split off or actually existed.

But never mind.

All Li Yun knew was to put these things away.

Bringing it to life and presenting it in front of the camera is what I want to do, what I should do. Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, even confusion—all of these can be acting! All of these can be 'me'.

Now it seems that I have found what Master Zhen said, something that every martial artist who trains their body year after year already possesses.

Yeah?

That's not right.

Li Yun felt that this was not because he had found his killing intent.

This.

It's acting.

It's something that's performed.

Whether it's "me" or "Li Yun".

Whether it's a split or a time travel.

They're both played by the same actor.

(End of this chapter)