Playing the Eighth Route Army, the system is forcing this on me?

Yang Xinming opened his mouth, as if to say that he was fine.

But the prop knife at his feet rendered him speechless.

The staff members on site were all stunned.

Everyone was watching him, but no one dared to speak first.

Just then, Xiao Zhan stepped out from the crowd.

"Teacher Yang, you've run several routes already, take a break first."

Xiao Zhan stepped forward and naturally reached out to support Yang Xinming's arm.

Yang Xinming frowned, still unable to figure out what had just happened to him.

"I'm not..." He wanted to emphasize that he was fine.

But before he could finish speaking, Aruna and Peng Yuchang rushed up as well.

"Teacher Yang, come on, come on, let's have some water first."

Aruna, with her muscular physique, simply supported the old man and led him to the lounge.

Without saying a word, the three men forcibly dragged Yang Xinming away from the filming area.

Yang Xinming was helped a few steps away, and then looked back at Yi Zheng, who was still standing in the same spot.

Yi Zheng was also looking at him.

Their eyes met, and Yang Xinming's heart tightened again; he quickly turned his head away.

Oh shit.

He cursed inwardly.

He really is just a pretty boy. Why was I shaking like that?!

……

The door to the lounge was closed.

Xiao Zhan and the other two walked back.

No one spoke the entire way.

Peng Yuchang couldn't hold it in any longer until he had walked more than ten meters away.

"Something's not right, is it?"

Aruna also stopped and looked back in the direction of the lounge.

"How could Teacher Yang have dropped the knife?"

Peng Yuchang rubbed the goosebumps on his arms.

"I was standing over there watching, and Teacher Yang was clearly in great shape. He was chasing Matsumoto's shots, and each one was more intense than the last."

"Then Yi Zheng came up next, and he immediately..."

He didn't finish speaking, but everyone understood what he meant.

Xiao Zhan walked at the front without turning around, his voice very low.

"Do you really think Yi Zheng is that strong?"

Peng Yuchang shook his head.

"Impossible. How could an extra have such a strong presence?"

"Teacher Yang is a national first-class actor."

"What kind of scene haven't you seen?"

"Being dominated by a guy in his early twenties? I don't believe it."

Aruna remained silent for a while.

"Could it be... that he's really possessed by a Japanese soldier?"

Peng Yuchang was taken aback.

"Are you serious?"

Aruna nodded.

Did you guys watch his audition video yesterday?

"I've seen it."

"So you think that scene looks like something an extra could pull off?"

Peng Yuchang opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Aruna continued.

"I've heard that Hengdian is a place with a lot of yin energy!"

"Look at him standing there just now, in that one posture, it gave me the creeps."

Aruna's words amused Peng Yuchang.

"Dude, you don't seem like you're from a rural village. You actually believe this kind of thing?"

"Besides, even the real Japanese soldiers hired by the island nation couldn't control Teacher Yang, so what if he's possessed by a Japanese demon?"

Xiao Zhan stopped and turned around.

"Whatever he is."

"Teacher Yang's condition today means she definitely won't recover anytime soon."

"It's highly unlikely that we can film this chase scene today."

Peng Yuchang sighed.

"Damn it, the production schedule was already behind schedule, and now we'll have to stay up all night to catch up."

Xiao Zhan didn't respond to that.

He looked towards the filming location not far away.

He frowned as he stared at the figure in military uniform from behind.

……

On set.

Kong Sheng sat back behind the monitor, his expression not looking good.

They had initially made grand promises to the investors, saying they would catch up on the progress rapidly.

This has completely messed up today's filming schedule.

Yang Xinming's side will definitely not be able to continue in the short term.

Although the old man was boastful, he knew what he was doing after being a director for so many years.

The old man's physical and mental state definitely needs time to adjust.

He was considering whether he should shoot a few group scenes first to build up the experience.

Xiao Zhan walked over at that moment.

"Director Kong".

"Um?"

Xiao Zhan stood in front of him, his hands in his pockets, speaking casually.

"My scene with Yi Zheng is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, right?"

Kong Sheng flipped through the notice.

"Yes, the third scene, the one with the flagpole."

"Is it okay to film today?"

Kong Sheng was taken aback and looked up at him.

"You want to shoot today?"

"You still have a lot of shots to shoot today, isn't that a bit too tiring?"

Xiao Zhan smiled.

"Hey, if you think it's too tiring, why become an actor?"

Kong Sheng nodded silently.

He still really liked Xiao Zhan.

Among the new generation of actors, he is the one who has endured the most hardship.

Good acting skills and a large following.

The key is that they are hardworking and never put on airs.

Kong Sheng turned to look at the stage manager.

The stagehands were quick to notice, so they checked the forms in their hands and then asked around on the walkie-talkie.

"Director Kong, the scene with the flagpole was just set up this morning. The props and lights are all there and ready to use."

Kong Sheng pondered for a moment.

The scene is indeed in place.

But the scene with the flagpole is the highlight.

He wasn't worried about Xiao Zhan. Despite being a young man, he was actually very steady.

On the other hand, Yi Zheng was just an extra yesterday, so he probably didn't have much experience to begin with, and he only received the script last night.

If he hadn't been prepared, it would have been difficult to capture that sense of oppression.

Moreover, this scene requires speaking the island's language.

If you try to learn and apply this knowledge on the spot by following the translator, it will probably be too late.

In this scene, Okawara stands under the flagpole, forcing Momo to bow.

He also ordered his men to kill him immediately if he dared to bow.

When the directing team was writing this scene, they changed the usual formula of anti-Japanese war dramas that portrayed the Japanese soldiers as idiots.

On the contrary, it was intended to highlight the intelligence and cunning of the Japanese.

The more ruthless and clever the enemy, the more it highlights the national spirit of our people.

This is also the first direct confrontation between the two characters.

The dramatic tension is immense.

"But the problem is... this play hasn't been rehearsed yet." Kong Sheng frowned.

"You two didn't even coordinate your movements."

"Should we line up first?"

Xiao Zhan looked at the sun overhead; it was already past ten in the morning, and time was running out.

He turned back and shrugged.

"I'm fine with anything, it just depends on whether Yi Zheng needs it or not."

As a backbone of the new generation of actors, Xiao Zhan's confidence is not without reason.

He has so many fans across the internet, and it's not his looks that have helped him gain so many followers.

Instead, it's about deliberate practice day after day.

Moreover, Yi Zheng is, after all, just a newcomer.

As the male lead, Xiao Zhan might be a bit more polite when acting alongside veteran actor Yang Xinming.

But acting opposite a newcomer who came from an extra role?

Xiao Zhan still believed that he could be manipulated at will.

He turned to look at Yi Zheng, who was getting his makeup touched up by a makeup artist in the distance.

"How about I show him the positions first?"

"After all, he's a newcomer."

"If more preparation is needed, that's understandable."

That's too polite of you.

But everyone present understood the implied meaning.

Kong Sheng looked at Xiao Zhan but did not answer immediately.

He turned to look in Yi Zheng's direction.

The young man in military uniform was quietly flipping through the script.

The person who had just forced Yang Xinming to drop his knife now looked as calm as if nothing had happened.

A thought suddenly popped into Kong Sheng's mind.

He also wanted to know if Yi Zheng was really something.

After all, Yang Xinming is getting old, and the accident just now might really have been because he was tired.

Even Kong Sheng himself didn't believe that he couldn't keep up with Yi Zheng's acting.

However, after much deliberation, he first called his assistant over to ask Yi Zheng for his opinion.

After all, it's only their first day on the team, so it's understandable that they weren't fully prepared.

If we force it at this point and have to do several more takes, it will only waste the crew's time.

But when he turned his head to look again...

Yi Zheng simply sat in the distance, calmly giving himself an OK sign.

Kong Sheng frowned.

hiss……

Is this guy really capable?