Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 16 Substitute
"Wusheng, Wusheng is great. This is the kind of talent our crew is lacking. Show us a performance."

Wusheng are very popular in martial arts films, even if they are just stuntmen.

Zhao Jian wanted to test Qin Chuan's kung fu immediately, because he couldn't just do whatever he said.

Qin Chuan took a few steps and used the power of the sprint to perform a waist-twisting flying kick. After turning around and landing, he did a backflip on the spot.

"Director Zhao, are you okay?"

Qin Chuan's story is very short, and it only takes a few seconds to finish.

There is no other way. I only have these two skills now, and I haven’t started practicing the others.

As if he didn't expect him to be so short, Zhao Jian was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, sure."

It's a bit short, but he does have the foundation of a martial artist.

Just by looking at the tiger jump, flying kick and backflip at the beginning, you can tell that he has practiced it.

"You are the replacement for You Tanzhi, right? Come here and practice your moves first." Zhao Jian found another martial artist to practice moves with Qin Chuan.

"You don't have much time. You Tanzhi has a scene this afternoon. I'll give you four hours. Is that enough for practicing a fight scene?"

Four hours may seem very long, but there aren't many moves in a fight scene, only about twenty or so.

With a little training, even an ordinary person can do most of it.

The difficulty is that after practicing the moves, you have to practice fighting, which is the most difficult part.

Martial arts scenes only look good when you have cooperation with your opponent. Remember, your moves are just the basis, you also have to have good coordination with your opponent.

In order to achieve good results, martial arts actors must constantly practice their moves. The longer they practice, the smoother the fighting will be during the actual filming.

In four hours, you have to learn the moves and get along with your opponent, which is not easy at all.

"That's enough. I guarantee to complete the task!" Regardless of whether he could do it or not, Qin Chuan first boasted about it and got the role first.

"Well, young people are ambitious."

"Zhang Wei, come here and take care of the newcomers."

"First move, lunge and punch, turn around and kick, raise your hands to block, and then retreat..."

Zhang Wei is in his thirties. He is not only a martial artist, but also often works as an actor and a stunt double. His kung fu skills are quite solid.

Soon, he finished teaching Qin Chuan and You Tanzhi martial arts. As for how much Qin Chuan could understand, that was none of his business.

Twenty or so moves are indeed not a lot. After an hour, Qin Chuan only memorized six or seven points.

After two hours, I remembered most of it.

It took me three hours to barely finish a set.

There is only one hour left, and it doesn't seem to be enough time no matter how you look at it.

Zhao Jian was busy, and didn't know the situation here, so he thought he was training very well.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

All the equipment on site has been set up, the scenery has been completed, and all the actors are in place.

Zhang Wei, a martial artist who had been practicing martial arts with Qin Chuan, found Zhao Jian and said, "Director Zhao, I think the new Qin Chuan is not very good."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Jian had just finished his work and took a sip of tea from his thermos cup.

"I'm a slow learner, not very savvy, and I don't have any martial arts experience. I punched him in the face several times, but he didn't know how to hold back."

"Most importantly, he hasn't been able to complete his moves yet."

Zhao Jian frowned. Doing this at this critical moment was just making trouble for him.

"How much is completed?"

"Less than half. After a few rounds of fighting, he said he was going to the bathroom and he's nowhere to be seen now."

Oh my god! Zhao Jian almost burst into a curse and missed a beat.

I had heard Qin Chuan bragging a lot before and thought he was really awesome, but I didn’t expect that not only did he have no talent, he was also lazy.

He knew that time was tight and it was understandable that he was not familiar with the moves, so he made a few NGs while filming. He took his time and eventually he would be able to finish the shoot even if he took a little more time.

As a result, the person ran away. Now he is nowhere to be seen and I don’t know where he went.

Every day when the crew turns on the machine, the money is burned at a rate no cheaper than the ventilators in the hospital. The venue fees, actor pay, staff wages, and extras wages, all of them cost money.

If the filming is delayed like this, hundreds of thousands of dollars will be wasted. "Fuck, go find him now, be nice, and let him finish filming this scene first."

The set has been built and the actors are on scene, but the loss would be too great if we couldn't shoot because of Qin Chuan.

"Let's calm him down first, and then we'll deal with him after we finish filming."

"Okay, Director Zhao, I'll go find him right away."

Turning around, Zhang Wei sneered.

You Tanzhi's stand-in is a good role. The moves are simple, and he doesn't have to get beaten. He also has lines to speak and the price is high. He can show his face in front of the leaders.

If you perform well, you can hold it for a long time and perform dozens of plays.

He originally planned to fight for this role, but was stuck due to his age and body shape.

If Qin Chuan hadn't shown up, he would probably have had a chance in the end.

As a result, Qin Chuan intervened and took away his role.

There was nothing to be done, since Qin Chuan’s height and appearance were similar to those of the actors, the assistant director chose him at first sight.

Zhao Jian looked at Ma Yuke, the actor who played You Tanzhi, with a grim face.

This is where it all started.

It is understandable for girls to use stunt doubles, and it is also understandable for big stars to use stunt doubles.

A newcomer who did not graduate from a professional acting school and was acting for the first time, and who was playing a supporting role, had to use a stunt double for just some ordinary actions, which was simply hilarious.

But there's nothing we can do, since he's a relative and got in through the back door.

He can't fire anyone unless they make a serious mistake.

The world of martial arts is not just about fighting and killing, it's also about human relationships and worldly wisdom, so he has to give this little face.

"Director Zhao, I'm sorry, I have diarrhea and will be delayed for a while."

Before Zhang Wei could move, Qin Chuan came running over with sweat all over his forehead.

Zhang Wei looked at Qin Chuan with mockery in his eyes. What's the use of being handsome? What's the use of being a martial artist? Just wait to be picked on.

Zhao Jian suppressed his anger and asked, "How are your moves going?"

"No problem, they're all cooked."

"What about the set of moves?"

“No problem at all.”

Zhao Jian looked at Zhang Wei with a strange look in his eyes. Didn’t you say that the set of moves is not good? Don’t you have any martial arts experience?

You made so many reports, but they are all false, right?

Zhang Wei was about to cry: "Director Zhao, I saw it with my own eyes, he really can't do it."

"Master Zhang, what grudge do we have against each other? Why are you accusing me so unfairly?" Qin Chuan couldn't stand it anymore and said in surprise with his eyes wide open.

"Director Zhao, I really didn't lie. If you don't believe me, ask him to perform for you right now. If he can, I will eat the camera."

Qin Chuan's eyes were firm: "Director Zhao, I am willing to try."

Zhao Jian was a little confused. It was the first time he encountered such a situation. The two of them insisted on their own opinions and neither of them seemed to be lying.

"Then give it a try."

Qin Chuan walked forward a few steps, took a horse stance and started practicing boxing. His moves were precise and smooth, and it was hard to tell that he had just started practicing today.

At this time, Zhao Jian had already believed him for the most part.

Putting aside other things, the fact that he could practice to this level in just one morning is enough to show that he has put a lot of effort into it.

In three minutes, Qin Chuan completed all his moves.

Zhang Wei beside him was full of disbelief: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"You weren't like this before."

Qin Chuan shrugged and said innocently: "Master Zhang, could I be cheating? Let's see for ourselves."

The crew is a world of its own. If I hadn’t been dead, I would have been stabbed by this old man today.

(End of this chapter)