HuaYu: The most muscular director in history!

"All departments, prepare! Scene 3 of 'Chinese Paladin,' shot 1, first take, action!"

Director Lin's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

Apart from a few female backstage staff, everyone else left the scene.

On the bluestone ground beside the pool, Xiang Nan squatted with his back to Yi Fei, an impatient expression appearing on his face after receiving the instruction.

His impatience grew until he could no longer hold back, turned around, and then stood there stunned.

His eyes were fixed, his mouth slightly open, staring intently at the direction of the pool.

In the pool, Yifei, wearing only her undergarments, was submerged in the water. Her delicate collarbones and jade-like arms were visible above the surface, appearing even more alluring and beautiful under the mist of dry ice.

She flicked her pinky finger and gently swung her arms, playing on the water's surface. Not much could be seen from the camera's view, nor from Xiang Nan's direction.

The previous problem was that Xiang Nan would forget his lines when he saw this scene. Yi Fei's suggestion was: since he would forget his lines anyway, it's better not to have any lines.

This is somewhat similar to the events of my previous life.

"Click—"

The camera stopped, and the crew waited quietly for the next action. Xiang Nan took a few steps to the edge of the pool and picked up a towel from the side.

"How are you? Cold?"

Yifei shook her head, pushed herself up from the water and sat on the shore. "It's like soaking in a hot spring, quite comfortable."

Xiang Nan smiled, draped a towel over her, and then turned to leave.

"Passed, next one."

Everyone backstage breathed a sigh of relief.

The next step required another ten minutes of preparation. Xiang Nan sat down in his previous spot, letting the makeup artist start patting and applying makeup to his face.

Feng Man walked over at this moment, holding a tablet in her hand: "Brother Nan, the latest variety show invitations include Entertainment 100% and Top Ten Hits..."

"I'm not going to any of them." Xiang Nan said expressionlessly, turning down all of them.

"Why not go? I saw you on quite a few variety shows back in 02." Yifei changed into her ancient costume, wiped her face, and came to the chair opposite her, looking at Xiang Nan curiously.

"That was a transaction; the variety show was bought with money, so I don't owe anyone any favors."

After saying that, Xiang Nan added in his mind: Except for my brother.

"Heave-ho!" Yifei hopped onto the high stool and started swinging her white shoes around.

"Little big piece of wood, I sense a certain arrogance in you."

Three makeup artists surrounded Yifei, and the two of them faced each other, their faces still but their mouths moving.

Why do you say that?

"Look at this," Yifei raised her little hand, pressing down one finger with each sentence, "You don't go on variety shows, you don't hold concerts, you don't organize fan events, what is this if not arrogance? If I were your music manager, I'd be worried to death."

Feng Man rolled her eyes next to Xiang Nan. Wasn't Chen Yaochuan worried to death?

He had already started working ahead of schedule, and after saying goodbye to Cui Zhendong, they parted ways amicably.

The music department is still very important in film and television companies. Many bad movies produce amazing songs, but what if the movie isn't bad?

For example, "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic".

After acquiring Mai Zhenhong, Xing Nanfei's strength increased significantly, but Xiang Nan did not want to sign a singer.

The songs for "Chinese Paladin 1" were basically done by him and Yifei. Although Yifei's skills were not up to par, Xiang Nan had a cheat code: Xiao Gao, the million-dollar sound engineer.

As the saying goes: get on the bus first, then buy the ticket.

"Do you know my next plan?"

"uh-huh."

Xiang Nan clicked his tongue, his tone somewhat reluctant: "I'm going to Hollywood to film 'John Wick' in the second half of the year. During this time, I can find you a music teacher so you can learn while filming 'The Return of the Condor Heroes'. Try to make sure I see a 'Little Wang Fei' when I come back."

Yifei rolled her eyes.

I'm still young Wang Fei. I know my own childish voice. Singing without going off-key is already my limit.

"Don't be discouraged, there's a surprise waiting for you."

This question made Yifei's eyes light up: "What surprise?"

"A surprise is no longer a surprise if you tell it out loud."

"Tch!" Yifei swung her little feet even more enthusiastically.

Big Wood is a person who always speaks slowly and deliberately. Although he is very warm, he can be a bit dull or slow at times.

That's why it's called Big Log!

After a brief lapse in concentration, Feng Man returned to her work and continued her report.

"Mr. Chen is asking about the cost of ringback tones."

"Philippines Capital"

"The fan appreciation concert he mentioned?"

"Set aside!"

Yifei blinked, and she saw another kind of big blockhead: a domineering CEO version of the big blockhead!

Not to mention him, even Liu's mother, who has been reading domineering CEO novels recently, has the same feeling.

When Xiang Nan was handling matters, he didn't even lift his eyelids.

He started with a fully structured conglomerate, which was not only complicated, but he also had to personally oversee every decision.

"Director Kong has finished dealing with his business and is asking about your next plans."

"Wait for my notification. I haven't reached an agreement with China Media Group yet."

"Ku Juji is asking about your interest in 'Love and Sincerity' because you registered but there has been no news about its production."

"reject."

"Ms. Bao said she really couldn't spend all the money, and that this was the first time in her life she had ever hated spending money."

This question successfully caught Xiang Nan's attention. He turned his eyes to Feng Man and asked, "How much did it cost?"

"Forty million, which includes the forty works you previously requested, such as 'Zhu Xian,' 'Sou Shen Ji,' 'Du Lala's Promotion Diary,' 'To Live,' and 'White Deer Plain,' as well as game adaptation rights, etc."

"Hmm..." Xiang Nan nodded, stood up, and began to straighten his clothes. "Is there anything else?"

"Her boyfriend wants to go to Mecca with you; he can be your assistant director."

"Can."

After Xiang Nan finished touching up his makeup, he glanced at the cute girl opposite him and winked at Feng Man, who immediately pulled out her Sony camera.

"Come on, look at the camera."

By this time, Yifei had finished touching up her makeup, and two young ladies were styling her hair into double buns.

Hearing Xiang Nan's words, she grinned and raised her V-sign. Xiang Nan came up to her with a camera in hand, and she closed her eyes and pouted.

"Wood!"

"Hehe, it smells so good!"

"You blockhead, you're so close to the camera."

"Why does it smell bad?"

"You're inherently smelly because you're so vain."

The two exchanged words, neither giving an inch, but even the makeup artist could sense the sweetness in their voices.

……

3 month 1 day.

The film crew moved to the Zhutan Mountain forest in the Xiandu Scenic Area.

After several days of filming, Lin Yufen discovered a new problem.

That morning, after filming a short segment, Director Lin stopped the crew and called Xiang Nan over.

"Xiang Nan, you..." Lin Yufen glanced at a certain Qian who was secretly poking Xiang Nan's waist from behind. "What's wrong with you? Why is your emotional involvement so off?"

Xiang Nan fell silent; he himself sensed it too.

Firstly, constantly replaying the entire Legend of Sword and Fairy series in my mind will affect the filming of the current youth-stage storyline.

Secondly, there's Yifei. He always projects his own thoughts onto reality. He and Yifei are now... in a tacit understanding.

Calling them lovers wouldn't be an exaggeration, but the consequence is that my eyes start to look out of character whenever I'm filming.

On the contrary, Yifei, who had received training, acted with ease.

That's a bit embarrassing!

"Director Lin, could you give me twenty minutes to get into character?"

"How are you going to find it?"

Xiang Nan was poked again, and subconsciously twisted his waist. "I have my own way."

Half an hour later, a group of dozens of people stood on the lawn, their mouths agape as they stared at the figure in the distance.

On the distant shore of the lake, Xiang Nan sat in a chair, holding a 40kg dumbbell in each hand, doing some bicep curls intermittently.

"Seriously? Who in their right mind would lift dumbbells while acting?!"

"I heard you're trying to get into the zone?"

"What state are you in? Li Xiaoyao is a swordsman from Mount Shu; he fights with magic, not by squeezing people's heads apart with his biceps!"

"Holy crap, why do those thick dumbbells look like tiny chicks in his hands?!"

The crowd buzzed with discussion. Yifei, standing in the crowd, darted around and ran up to Feng Man: "Manman, give me the camera."

Two minutes later, a figure tiptoed toward Xiang Nan.

Just as Yifei reached a distance of five meters behind Xiang Nan, she was startled by Xiang Nan's sudden voice.

"Little Pudding, what do you want to do?"

Yifei looked at his retreating figure strangely: "Do you have eyes in the back of your head?"

Now that she'd been discovered, she decided to stop pretending. She took her camera, walked up to him, and casually framed him in the lens.

"It's time for Qian's interview."

Xiang Nan rolled his eyes, but didn't stop what he was doing.

Every time he lifted the dumbbells, the sleeves of his ancient costume would bulge out like balls from the bulge of his muscles, leaving Yifei staring in a daze.

"Why did you use this method to find your rhythm?"

"Um……"

Xiang Nan paused for a moment, seemingly contemplating the question, and replied, "To answer Reporter Liu's question: Because training helps me to think more broadly and focus on one thing. You can think of it as self-brainwashing."

"Great!" Yifei was very satisfied, and with a slight smile, she asked the next question: "What went wrong with you during filming? Why couldn't you get into character?"

Xiang Nan glanced at her: "I refuse to answer that question."

Yifei put her hands on her hips, pouted, and smiled: "Mr. Xiang Nan, please answer me directly!"

Xiang Nan winked at her: "Whose husband am I?"

"You are the teacher."

"OK."

Xiang Nan shrugged and calmly stated the truth: "I looked at you with such affection the moment I saw you, so the effect of the photo isn't right."

"..."

Yifei never expected that her words would end up affecting her.

She scratched her face with her free hand, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"How about trying the experiential learning approach?"

"Oh?" Xiang Nan never expected Yi Fei to say something like that: "What do you mean, Teacher Liu?"

"Hmph—" Yifei instantly switched modes: "Xiang Tong! Why don't you put yourself in Li Xiaoyao's shoes? Think about it, um... think about when you first met me."

Yifei blushed, while Xiang Nan was speechless.

I didn't know you in my past life, but I liked you for decades. In this life, I fell in love with you the moment I met you. What a load of rubbish!

"Alright, alright. You're telling me to find my rhythm on my own? That won't work. I'll stick to the performance style."

"Oh!" Yifei didn't insist. She stepped forward, patted Xiang Nan's head, and said softly, "Then, Xiang, you have to be good and get into the zone!"

"Mmm-hmm!"

After Yifei left, Xiang Nan closed his eyes.

In terms of performance, he didn't attend many classes, and when he did, he was thinking about future plans and didn't listen carefully.

He felt that his actual acting skills were perhaps not as good as Yifei's, who had received training.

After all, he had no acting experience in his previous life.

But it's okay, he can systematically brainwash himself. Using his special "getting into the zone" techniques, combined with the systematic methods of the directing academy, he can definitely handle it.

Half an hour later, the crew set off again.

Xiang Nan was in excellent form this time, basically getting it in one take.

The crew members were amazed: "Wow, lifting weights can really get you into the zone?"

Thus, the filming of "Chinese Paladin 1" entered a fast track and is expected to wrap up before June.