This director loves making friends.

Lin Guobin had his eyes slightly closed as the makeup artist applied makeup to his face. It was a bleeding wound, and the director had high standards, so he couldn't be careless.

Beside him, assistant director Ye Weixin emphasized, "Ah Bin, the director has repeatedly stressed that what follows is the most important dialogue scene in the entire film. The quality of the final cut depends entirely on the performance of this dialogue scene."

Lin Guobin was getting his hair and makeup done and couldn't even speak, so he could only cautiously give a thumbs up to show that he understood.

"You know how to act, right? Heartbroken, extremely heartbroken, followed by anger, a sense of despair. Although you are still alive, apart from anger, your heart is already dead."

Lin Guobin still gave a thumbs up.

Ye Weixin remembered Qin Keqing's instructions and hesitated for a long time. He really didn't want to tell Lin Guobin, because he was afraid of being beaten.

When Qin Keqing was filming his previous film, "Sweet Life," apart from a few key personnel whom he personally recruited, the rest of the crew were from Yong Sheng.

For this project, "The Man from Nowhere," all staff members need to be recruited from scratch.

However, Hong Kong at that time had a large number of actors and behind-the-scenes staff, making it very easy to recruit personnel.

To reduce his workload during this shoot, Qin Keqing plans to recruit an executive director, who will also serve as the first assistant director on set.

Upon hearing this news, Ye Weixin immediately applied for the job.

It's not that he can't find a job.

Yip Wai-shun was mentored by Kent Cheng and worked his way up from script supervisor to assistant director. He has an excellent work resume and is well-liked. It would be easy for him to become an assistant director in other film crews.

However, ever since he watched Qin Keqing's "Sweet Life," he has been completely captivated by the film's visceral, sci-fi, and unpretentious fighting style, which is devoid of wire work and flashy editing.

As a result, he developed a sense of admiration for Qin Keqing, who pioneered this new fighting style.

He was incredibly excited when Qin Keqing was recruiting a live director for his new film. He immediately submitted his resume and applied, and ultimately, with his decent resume, he successfully joined the crew.

"cough……"

Ye Weixin cleared his throat and saw that Lin Guobin had completed the simple styling. The makeup artist gave him an OK sign, and he finally decided to quickly complete the director's instructions.

As for the consequences... just avoid Lin Guobin from now on.

"Ah Bin, I...you..."

Ye Weixin hesitated and stammered, then gritted his teeth, leaned close to Lin Guobin's ear, and whispered, "Ah Bin, many media outlets in Hong Kong have reported that it was Sister Mei who helped you get the male lead role in 'A Sweet Life'..."

Lin Guobin suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look at Ye Weixin with a blank expression.

Ye Weixin swallowed hard.

"After you became the male lead in 'The Man from Nowhere,' there have been a lot of gossip news in Hong Kong lately, saying that the reason Anita Mui broke up with you was because... because you were no longer capable..."

After saying this, Ye Weixin ignored Lin Guobin's reaction and ran away.

As a seasoned assistant director, he knew all too well the character of these martial arts practitioners in Hong Kong: they would never use words when they could use their hands; they were all crude brutes who would fight at the drop of a hat.

Lin Guobin did not chase after Ye Weixin to beat him up. His face was gloomy, and he clenched his fists tightly.

Ip Wai-shun's words were not unfounded... well, they weren't made up by him, because quite a few tabloids in Hong Kong reported it that way.

However, no one dared to mention it in front of Lin Guobin.

Lin Guobin must have seen these.

But what can he do?

Hong Kong paparazzi are notorious for their gossip; they'll report anything and make up anything to grab attention. People would love for them to rush over and vandalize things.

Responding means you've already lost.

Even if we sue, it won't be worth the risk.

Those media outlets are very good at avoiding risks, using words like "seems," "appears," and "about."

For example, they say that Lam Kwok-pan seems to have been kept by Anita Mui, that the leading men in Lam Kwok-pan's films were "gifted" to him by Anita Mui after she was satisfied, and that the reason Anita Mui broke up with Lam Kwok-pan was that Lam Kwok-pan might not be able to satisfy her sexually...

Lin Guobin broke up with Anita Mui because he couldn't stand the paparazzi and gossip reports about "being kept" and so on. He thought everything would be fine after the breakup, but who knew there would be more to come?

For a moment, Lin Guobin was both angry and furious, but he couldn't confront them head-on. He couldn't very well take off his pants to prove it, could he?

The more I thought about it, the angrier and more indignant I became.

This feeling of powerlessness is absolutely maddening.

Filming began amidst this mood.

"She went to heaven to find her mother, but since she's blind, she probably won't be able to find her."

With an elegant bowling motion, Zeng Zhiwei rolled the glass bottle containing the eyeball to Lin Guobin's front and spoke in his distinctive hoarse voice.

You've messed with the wrong person.

"The uncle next door."

Lin Guobin stared at the glass bottle on the ground, his eyes widening instantly. His hands began to tremble slightly, and his face was overflowing with anger and despair.

At this moment, anyone who saw Lin Guobin's expression could seem to sense his state of mind.

Everyone on set couldn't help but look at Lam Kwok-Bin with new respect. That simple expression alone was enough for most actors in Hong Kong to learn for a lifetime.

No one expected that Lin Guobin, who came from a martial arts background, would deliver such an award-winning performance.

Lin Guobin's hands trembled as he stroked the bottle. He sobbed silently for a few seconds, his fists clenched until they turned white, before slowly standing up.

At this moment, there was no anger or despair on his face; he even looked very calm.

"Besides your gold teeth, I'll tear you to pieces."

His words were so calm, as if he were talking about something insignificant, but strangely, the crew members on set felt a chill run down their spines.

"Click!"

"Fantastic!"

Qin Keqing gave Lin Guobin a thumbs up.

Ye Weixin felt a bit cold all over his body. Strange, July should be one of the hottest months of the year, so why was he cold?

According to the plot, the fight is about to begin.

However, movies are generally not filmed in chronological order.

Qin Keqing's shooting plan was to first shoot all the dialogue scenes that could be filmed in the Qingying Studio's soundstage, and then focus on filming the action scenes. In fact, there weren't many action scenes, but they were very time-consuming.

Afterwards, we went back to Hong Kong to film some more street scenes – the story of the movie takes place in Hong Kong, so the outdoor scenes definitely need to include some street scenes that look like they belong in Hong Kong.

"Next, we'll move to the location to film the final dialogue scene."

It's called a change of scenery, but it's actually right next door.

Furthermore, because this was a co-production, Qin Keqing had Qingying Film Studio also set up a lighting team in order to save time and ensure a seamless transition during scenes—setting up the lighting during transitions is very time-consuming.

Sometimes, even a short scene with only one or two shots can take two or three hours just for lighting setup.

Yeh Wei-hsin, as the assistant director on set, quickly began inspecting the venue, while Lin Kuo-pin remained expressionless as he touched up his makeup.

Everything is ready, let's begin filming.

Lin Guobin walked along expressionlessly, giving the impression that he must have encountered something extremely sad and desperate.

He stared blankly ahead, then knelt down without warning, mechanically opening the magazine and loading bullets.

Then, pointing to his temple, he remained expressionless, seemingly unconcerned about death.

"Uncle..."

"Uncle..."

That sound was like heavenly music, even though the voice was timid.

Yang Xiaomi was a little scared. She felt that Uncle Lin seemed a bit scary today, but she still followed the script and timidly called out, "Uncle, are you here to save me?"

"Don't come any closer!"

Lin Guobin shouted urgently, waved to stop Yang Xiaomi who was trying to run up, and quietly hid the gun behind his back.

"Don't come any closer, you'll get blood on your hands..."

"Uncle..."

Yang Xiaomi pounced on him as instructed.

"Click!"

Everyone looked at Qin Keqing.

Qin Keqing recalled the performance just now. Lin Guobin still delivered a god-like performance, while Yang Xiaomi... seemed a little scared and hesitant, which was inconsistent with the original requirements for Yang Xiaomi.

However, the male protagonist had just killed many people, was covered in blood, and had a gun pointed at his own temple. Yang Xiaomi's character was only seven or eight years old, so it was normal for him to be a little scared and hesitant.

"Passed!"

call!

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After the dialogue scenes were filmed, the action scenes, although time-consuming, were just that—time-consuming. Many fight scenes, if broken down properly, were not particularly difficult.

It can't compare to Qin Keqing's requirements for dramatic scenes.