HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 187 [187] Watching DVDs with an Actress
Qi Yuan clearly understood what Zhang the Bearded Old Man was planning.

Xu Qing understood this as well.

Xu Qing is thirty years old this year, and she's no longer a clueless girl with nothing to show for it.

She was happy to cooperate with Zhang the Bearded.

Qi Yuan is tall and handsome, talented, popular, and most importantly, young!

Don't assume that men will always prefer women who are eighteen or twenty; women are the same.

It's uncertain whether she or Qi Yuan is the one who benefits.

Yuan Bin was instructing Qi Yuan and Xu Qing on the scene: "You two need to get into character. When you're about to say your love lines, Yingying, you rush over and hug Linghu Chong, then Linghu Chong, you hug Yingying back..."

Yuan Bin's Mandarin is not very fluent, and he has a lot of trouble speaking it.

Yuan Bin spoke for a while, and Qi Yuan and Xu Qing then exchanged words for a while.

"Director, how should I hug him later? Should I hug him like this, or like this?"

Xu Qing put down the script and tried switching between several different actions to hug Qi Yuan.

"Neither is good... You rush over, put your hands under Linghu Chong's armpits, and put your hands up to hug his shoulders... Yes, yes, that's it."

Everything was agreed upon, and after two rehearsals, Qi Yuan's first scene in the "Swordsman" drama series officially began filming.

Qi Yuan pushed the sword forward, with the hilt facing Xu Qing, the force just right, the blade extending four or five centimeters from the sheath.

"If you want to kill me, why make such a fuss?"

Ren Yingying drew her sword, and Qi Yuan flicked his wrist, naturally spinning the scabbard a few times before it fell to the ground with a 'thud'.

Yuan Bin's eyes lit up; he was amazed by Qi Yuan's performance. Even throwing away the sword sheath was done with such style, which fit Linghu Chong's free-spirited character and was very enjoyable for the audience.

Yuan Bin also noticed that Qi Yuan had a great sense of the camera; his physique looked amazing in photos.

Qi Yuan possesses characteristics such as ultimate visual appeal, balanced personality, and carefree and unrestrained spirit.

With several characteristics activated simultaneously, at this moment, he is Linghu Chong himself.

In front of the camera, Linghu Chong stood tall and straight, seemingly oblivious to life and death.

Xu Qing's acting was also excellent; she perfectly captured the delicate emotions of a proud young lady.

In this scene, Xu Qing issues a wanted notice in the martial arts world, ordering anyone in the martial arts community to kill Linghu Chong on sight.

Her intention was that Linghu Chong wouldn't dare to run around outside alone, so she was indirectly keeping him by her side.

Linghu Chong misunderstood her, thinking she really wanted to kill him.

Zhang Dahuzi rubbed his hands excitedly, "Great acting!"
He had someone bring in a camera specifically to film his face, capturing his various expressions of shock, which he would later use for publicity.

"Humph!"

Ren Yingying planted the sword in the ground; it was a real sword.

Before filming began, Xu Qing practiced repeatedly to ensure she could plant the sword in the ground.

"I miss the old lady in Green Bamboo Lane."

"There's no mother-in-law...you can leave now."

Qi Yuan turned and walked towards the door.

Xu Qing arrogantly uttered her line: "You can't leave. If you dare to leave Wubagang, they will kill you."

"They want to kill me, isn't that exactly what you want?"

"Don't push me."

After Xu Qing finished applying the eye drops, she rushed over with tears in her eyes and hugged Qi Yuan.

After a moment of eye contact, Qi Yuan responded with a hug, giving Xu Qing a tight embrace—that's how the script went.

Qi Yuan felt that this woman's figure was really too amazing, as if she had a built-in shock absorber. Even if they hugged each other tightly, there would be no pain of bones touching bones.

"Good, good, you acted very well."

Zhang Dahuzi wants to give Qi Yuan and Xu Qing a thumbs up. Especially Qi Yuan.

These days, the media says that Qi Yuan was able to hold his own against the Best Actor in "The Mission." Zhang Dahuzi hadn't seen "The Mission" and thought it was just Milkyway Image bragging. But after seeing Qi Yuan's performance today, he believes it.

"The young man's performance was indeed excellent and deserves praise."

Yuan Bin is somewhat introverted and not very good at communicating with people, so his evaluation is already the greatest affirmation for Qi Yuan.

"Brother Chong, you acted so well just now! That sword-throwing move was so beautiful." Xu Qing's eyes were filled with admiration.

Ren Yingying has many scenes involving sword spinning, and Xu Qing practiced a lot of them. Qi Yuan's movement just now was similar to sword spinning, both based on the same principle.

Xu Qing was very envious of Qi Yuan, who could play so well with just a little practice.

The crew trained in martial arts for two months, and she basically completed the entire two months of training. Qi Yuan only stayed for less than twenty days, yet she trained much better than her.

"Can you teach me, Chong-ge?" Xu Qing asked softly.

"Okay," Qi Yuan readily agreed.

He never claimed to be a good man.

Furthermore, what kind of cadres can withstand the test of Xu Qing?

So, this scene unfolded on set: Qi Yuan stood behind Xu Qing, and Xu Qing leaned against Qi Yuan's chest while Qi Yuan held Xu Qing's wrist and taught her step by step.

Qi Yuan's martial arts skills are currently at the master level, so teaching an actress is not difficult for him. Xu Qing has made considerable progress under his guidance.

Xu Qing and Qi Yuan grew closer and closer. When they weren't filming, they often spent time together chatting about everyday life and gossip in the entertainment industry.

……

About a week has passed.

Qi Yuan and Xu Qing filmed for at least ten hours every day. Zhang Da Hu Zi finally acted like a human being and let the two of them go home at five o'clock in the afternoon.

Group A wasn't so lucky. There were a lot of scenes to film at night, so Gao Yuanyuan had to work overtime every night. She had been sending Qi Yuan a lot of text messages to complain about it these past few days.

After leaving the film crew.

Qi Yuan and Xu Qing went shopping and had a lavish dinner together, with bodyguards following nearby.

Qi Yuan had to be wary of Zhang Da Hu Zi, lest the old man arrange for paparazzi to plot against him.

After becoming famous, Qi Yuan became very concerned about her safety and would always bring bodyguards when she went out.

However, Qi Yuan realized that he was being a little too vigilant. Zhang Da Hu Zi was simply giving him and Xu Qing a break and hadn't done anything shady.

Given Qi Yuan's status, starting a company, organizing film crews, and investing in companies, she's no longer an ordinary celebrity.

It's true that Zhang Dahuzi loves to create hype, but he knows how to play the game depending on who he's dealing with. He wouldn't dare to do hype behind Qi Yuan's back.

We discussed it with Qi Yuan beforehand, and Qi Yuan agreed to it.

Qi Yuan was quite satisfied with Zhang Dahuzi's understanding of the situation.

Back at the hotel, Xu Qing warmly invited Qi Yuan: "It's still early, why don't you come sit in my room? I bought a lot of DVDs, but I haven't had time to watch them yet."

Let's watch a DVD together.

This explanation sounded familiar; Qi Yuan felt like she had heard it somewhere before.

They were both adults, so Qi Yuan naturally understood the implications in Xu Qing's words.

He accepted Xu Qing's invitation and went to her room. They actually watched the DVD together, Xu Ke's "Swordsman II".

Xu Qing bought this disc probably to study the various versions of Ren Yingying, as she put a lot of effort into playing the role well.

Guan Zhiling's portrayal of Ren Yingying was actually just average. The main characters in the movie were Linghu Chong and Dongfang Bubai, so Ren Yingying's presence wasn't very strong.

Guan Zhiling has always made up for her lack of acting skills with her beauty. When people mention Ren Yingying, it is hard for them to think of her immediately, but her role as Aunt Thirteen is more memorable.

After watching a movie, Xu Qing didn't ask Qi Yuan to leave, but instead left with the words, "I'm going to take a shower first."

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(End of this chapter)