HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 188 [188] The Last Sword Saint of China
Xu Qing went into the bathroom, and Qi Yuan could hear the sound of rushing water.

He was bored sitting alone in front of the TV, so he watched "Swordsman II" again.

This time he kept fast-forwarding, mainly to watch Li Lianjie's action scenes.

Li Lianjie truly deserves to be called the most entertaining martial arts actor in action scenes; the Dugu Nine Swords are really cool.

His swordsmanship is agile and elegant, giving off a martial arts vibe from the very first move.

While looking at it, Qi Yuan wondered if he could ask Yuan Bin and Zhao Jian to design a cool set of Dugu Nine Swords for him as well.

It might be difficult to surpass Li Lianjie in terms of action, but overall, his elegance is no less than Lu Songxian's, while his swordsmanship and fighting scenes are slightly inferior to Li Lianjie's. Therefore, he is the best Linghu Chong.

Because if you change the way you look at this sentence, you can say that the action scene involved punching Lu Songxian and the acting involved kicking Li Lianjie.

Yuan Bin and Zhao Jian both have extensive experience as action choreographers.

Yuen Bin was the action choreographer for the 93 film "New Dragon Gate Inn". He was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Action Choreography many times and later won the award twice.

Zhao Jian is a skilled martial artist; he was the martial arts choreographer for the TV series "Water Margin".

After watching Li Lianjie's "Nine Swords of Dugu" many times, Qi Yuan made up his mind to become the Linghu Chong with the best action scenes in the TV version.

Xu Qing came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bathrobe, and the room felt much warmer.

Qi Yuan took a sip of water and asked without changing her expression, "The hot water in my room is broken. I've called for several days but no one has come to fix it. Can I borrow your bathroom to take a shower?"

Xu Qing understood and accepted Qi Yuan's request.

After Qi Yuan finished showering, he didn't say he was leaving, and Xu Qing didn't ask him to leave either.

As they chatted, and someone suggested it, the two decided to go over the script together.

"It's such a pity that Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying didn't have a kissing scene. It was too bland," Xu Qing complained.

"If it's not in the play, we can add it outside of it," Qi Yuan added.

The two locked eyes, and with only one of them, the atmosphere became even more ambiguous.

As they went over the lines, the style of the dialogue changed. Qi Yuan 'accused': "The Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect is indeed a witch. Who pulls off someone's clothes while going over the lines?"

"Would a serious Chong-gege hold Yingying's foot in his hands?" Xu Qing replied with a blush.

Once the first step was taken, the rest of the story unfolded naturally.

In his older brother's words, he made another mistake.

In Tao Ze's words, he cooked the wrong meal.

That night, Qi Yuan witnessed what a slender waist looked like, and the deadly scimitar's curved blade could be described in one word: smooth!

He also understood why Linghu Chong was in a state of internal injury for a long time; with Ren Yingying like that, how could he not lose all his internal strength?

In addition, women in their thirties are like wolves... Fortunately, Qi Yuan was in good health, and after a close-quarters martial arts exchange, he still emerged victorious.

……

A few days later.

Qi Yuan and Xu Qing stayed up late every day reading the script, and their relationship on set grew increasingly intimate, which even director Yuan Bin could see.

As a veteran in the industry, Yuan Bin knew that this kind of thing was common and nothing surprising.

As long as the actors can film the movie well, that's fine.

Yuan Bin noticed that since Qi Yuan and Xu Qing got together, the filming has been going much better these past few days.

If their previous performances could be rated 90 points, they've risen to 95 points in the last few days.

"Wonderful, wonderful! Now we can finally have meat to eat."

"In ancient times, people used sledgehammers to kill chickens; today, Master Linghu uses the Dugu Nine Swords to kill frogs..."

"Grandma...Grandma..." "Oh dear...Yingying...Yingying..."

……

The interaction in this scene was incredibly sweet; Xu Qing, a thirty-year-old woman, actually portrayed a youthful charm.

A few days later.

A super big shot has joined the cast: Yu Chenghui, who plays Feng Qingyang in the drama.

Off-screen, he has a well-known title: "China's Last Sword Saint".

Yu Chenghui won the all-around championship in the Qingdao martial arts competition in 60, and won the championship in the East China martial arts competition in 63 with his drunken sword. He studied ancient books in depth and successfully restored the nearly lost two-handed sword technique. He also created the Mantis Piercing the Forest Sword Technique. He is a true martial artist.

He later retired due to a leg injury, and was invited to star in films such as "Shaolin Temple" and "Yellow River Swordsman".

The most classic example is the later film "The Sword Master Liu Baiyuan", in which Yu Chenghui's portrayal of the white-bearded master with his counterattack became the biggest highlight of the movie.

Many people have heard of the term "returning the gun" (or "surprise attack"), and it has been depicted in many films and television shows, but it always feels like something is missing.

When Yu Chenghui unleashed his signature "returning spear" move, all other depictions of the same move in film and television paled in comparison. People exclaimed that this was the true "returning spear," the real skill.

After Yu Chenghui arrived, Qi Yuan, who was like Linghu Chong, abandoned Ren Yingying and would go to Yu Chenghui for advice whenever he had free time.

He was very serious about creating the best action scenes for the TV version of Linghu Chong.

Yu Chenghui is 60 years old this year. After getting older, he has been dedicated to the inheritance of martial arts.

If a good production team invites him to play a role, he often plays a martial arts master in film and television works, which is a way to promote martial arts.

Yu Chenghui has seen many young people like Qi Yuan.

In the past, when he was filming, young actors would often ask him for martial arts advice. They were very enthusiastic at first, but after a few days, their enthusiasm would wane and they would lose interest.

For the first few days, Yu Chenghui dealt with Qi Yuan casually, but later... he was surprised to find that Qi Yuan really had the desire to learn swordsmanship.

There aren't many young people as eager to learn as this anymore, especially in the entertainment industry. Young people there are all restless and ambitious, and they're not willing to calm down and learn swordsmanship.

Qi Yuan is so famous. If he can really learn a couple of moves, it could help promote martial arts.

So Yu Chenghui became interested and actually taught Qi Yuan some sword techniques.

Of course, it was an abridged version he taught. His swordsmanship was learned from ancient books and was practical and lethal.

Qi Yuan is an actor. Let him learn a cut version so he can show off in a TV series. But if you teach him the full version, what if the young man hurts someone because he doesn't know his limits? That would only harm Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan secretly sought out Zhang Da Hu Zi and asked him to promote the story of how he learned swordsmanship from Yu Cheng Hui.

This news isn't quite a bombshell, but it still has some interesting points.

Zhang Dahuzi immediately found someone to release press releases. The popularity of the "Swordsman" crew and Qi Yuan was very high. Now, any article related to "Swordsman" and Qi Yuan can get a lot of attention.

Several articles were written by professional ghostwriters at Qi Yuan's request. The articles praised Qi Yuan for his seriousness in learning swordsmanship and described what kind of person Yu Chenghui was, indirectly helping to promote martial arts to Yu Chenghui.

Many young netizens were hearing about Yu Chenghui, the last sword saint, for the first time.

Qi Yuan got his wish and received a system notification.

[With Yu Chenghui's successful collaboration, you can draw 1 more times.]

"lottery!"

"Successful extraction. Trait: Sword Saint. Originating from Cheng Hui, you possess extremely high swordsmanship talent. Swordsmanship is something you can learn very quickly and apply it to other situations."

Qi Yuan was stunned for a moment. As expected of the last sword saint of China, the characteristics he revealed were amazing.

With the characteristics of a sword saint, he dares to challenge himself to become the best Linghu Chong in terms of action scenes.

(End of this chapter)