Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

"Boom..."

The explosive device buried in the chrysanthemum field was activated, and a circle of air waves burst out around the two of them.

"Compared to post-production, wouldn't this kind of primitive 'physical special effects' be very troublesome?"

Kawasaki Airi looked at Director Nakano beside her in surprise.

In the filming of previous episodes, the actors just made a few soft gestures without any special effects. Whether it was sound and light, sword skills or aura, they all relied on more efficient and cheap post-production special effects.

"Hey, although post-production is convenient, the 'actors' are invisible to these effects during filming. Their robes will not be blown up by the air waves, their bodies will not collide with the splashing mud, and their eyes will not avoid the sparks on the blade..."

"As a result, there is no 'sense of interaction' between the actors' micro-expressions and movements and the special effects. Even if the computer special effects are realistic, the audience will inevitably feel that they are 'fake' and 'out of place'."

"So, I personally prefer to use some physical special effects, and then combine them with technical processing during post-production to make the effect more realistic."

Nakano stared at the monitor intently, explaining calmly...

"I see... It seems that everyone who gathers in the final episode has his own reason for existence."

But he didn't notice at all that Kawasaki Airi looked at him with a little more respect as a fellow creator than before.

"Zheng."

"Boom!"

"Buzz!"

While they were talking, Xia Fan and Sakamoto Hide were dancing closely together, exchanging sword blows several times with ferocious expressions, fierce movements, and vicious moves...

The withered chrysanthemums were cut by the wind, and the specially made flint sword blade kept colliding and producing hot sparks.

"Ugh!"

Sakamoto Hide suddenly leaped back to distance himself, but Xia Fan's sword slashed across his chest...

The blood clot under the lapel broke open, staining the surface of the clothes blood red.

"ah!!!!"

He had just bent his knees to steady himself when Xia Fan bared his fangs, leaped high, and stabbed straight down with the double blades in his hands...

Sakamoto Hide jumped back again to avoid the danger, and watched as the opponent's two swords pierced into the ground close to his body, raising a large amount of dust!

"Xia Jun has such a strong aura and such realistic murderous intent. Can Sakamoto Hide handle it?!"

Seeing this, Director Nakano nervously held the script.

"What do 'aura' and 'being able to catch' mean?"

Kawasaki Airi, who didn't know much about filming, was a little confused.

"In addition to natural and smooth acting and detailed performance, what is more important when an actor is acting opposite another actor is his aura."

"Dancing is like playing ball. When an actor plays his role according to his own understanding, his outstanding performance may disrupt the other actor's position."

"The other actor was not experienced enough and was thrown off balance by the other actor's aura, making it difficult for him to respond appropriately, so there was no way to create a 'give and take' performance."

"This is what is called the 'strength' of aura."

Shirakawa Rika, who knew this well, explained it seriously.

Precisely because she was afraid that her "aura was too strong" and her opponents would not be able to cope with it, her "rivalry scenes" in previous dramas were basically "plain water", only slightly brighter than Sakamoto Hide's, and not at all comparable to the rivalry scene with Xia Fan.

"Just now, you were only three centimeters away from being cut, right?!"

"This guy, doesn't he really want to kill me?!"

"Here it comes again...I'm going to die, die, die, die!"

In the center of the shooting venue, although this was an action that had been rehearsed long ago, Sakamoto Hide's expression seemed resolute, but in his heart he had already been shocked by Xia Fan's violent murderous intent, and he was shouting madly in his heart.

"No, Hijikata Toshizo, who has experienced countless wars and watched his companions die one by one, would never have such cowardly thoughts as I do in a duel like this!"

"If it was Hijikata Toshizo, what would he do..."

But facing the disdain and provocation in Xia Fan's eyes, the cowardice on Sakamoto Hide's face disappeared and turned into a firmness as hard as a pebble.

He raised his sword and ran quickly across the chrysanthemum field.

"Hey!"

Xia Fan, with silver hair, golden pupils, and four horns on his head, bit his lower lip with fangs, and chased after him with a ferocious look on his face, slashing out with great force with the long sword in his hand...

It's like hell has descended upon us, a demon king who won't stop until he kills someone.

"This bastard is more than twice as strong as when we were sparring!"

Sakamoto Hide tried his best to support his sore arms and fought a few sword battles with Xia Fan.

Even his fluttering white wig was cut off by Xia Fan's prop sword with a sound of breaking through the air, and he had no time to care about it.

"As expected of a talented actor like Sakamoto, his improvisation was brilliant..."

"Instead of following the script and competing directly with Xia Jun in terms of 'arrogance' and 'murderous intent', he chose to use 'toughness', which is more in line with Hijikata Toshizo, to highlight the character's characteristics."

The sword fight was so murderous and dangerous that the crew members dared not even breathe.

"Wow, what an intense duel. It's as good as an action movie..."

"Is Mr. Xia just good at kendo? But why does Mr. Sakamoto's swordsmanship seem to be much better than in the previous episodes?"

Kawasaki Airi also subconsciously covered her chest.

"Mr. Sakamoto, it seems that you have been taking kendo lessons recently. As for Mr. Xia, his superb swordsmanship is indeed one of the reasons why I recommended him..."

Director Nakano clenched his sleeves nervously, staring intently at the storyboards on the monitor.

"But more importantly, Xia Jun's acting talent and potential are truly endless. Every time he performs in a role, it has a 'realistic' effect that exceeds my expectations, which makes people look forward to it..."

In the single close-up shot, Xia Fan, who was holding a sword and slashing angrily, had a ferocious expression, clenched teeth, and pupils as sharp as needles...

Every pore on his body exudes bloodthirsty murderous intent like a demon!

Chapter 128 Named: Chrysanthemum Ghost

2024-07-13

"You see, Xia Fan seemed to have completely suppressed his opponent in terms of momentum, but he actually left room for Sakamoto Shu to show his 'perseverance'."

"In this state, Kazama Manyo is like a blazing fire, and Hijikata Toshizo is like cold ice. In the incompatible confrontation, they show their distinct characteristics."

"Moreover, Xia Jun is constantly stimulating Sakamoto Shu with his facial expressions, movement strength, and murderous intent, improving his condition, as if to say..."

"Come on, show me again, is this all you have got?"

Director Nakano kept switching the camera positions on the monitor and explained to Kawasaki Airi with admiration.

In the close-up shot, Hideo Sakamoto is struggling and at a disadvantage, with anger accumulating in his eyes.

"Ohhhhhhhhhh!"

The breath of death emanating from the beast's gaze completely aroused his bloodiness.

Sakamoto Hide lowered his body and held his sword horizontally, trying his best to take Xia Fan's attack...

"Mr. Kazama, Mr. Hijikata, please stop fighting!"

On the other side of the sea of ​​chrysanthemums, Rika Shirakawa shouted out one of her only few lines in this confrontation scene in a voice that sounded like she was crying.

"Humph……"

Xia Fan's eyes subconsciously glanced in her direction.

"Where are you looking?!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sakamoto Hide thrust his sword upward with his backhand!

This move was the secret of the Natural Reasoning Flow, the Dragon Tail Sword, which he had practiced for three "VIP paid hours"!

Xia Fan leaped back nimbly and retreated a considerable distance.

According to the action rehearsal, here he not only has to avoid the opponent's sword, but also has to dodge the "sword light" that will be added in the later special effects.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Sakamoto Hide, with red eyes, raised his sword high and strode forward, obviously not intending to give the other party a chance to breathe...

"not good……"

Perhaps, the overly intense fencing just now had drained away his physical strength without him noticing...

His calf twitched, and before he could close the distance with Xia Fan, his whole body fell forward in a diving posture!

"Oops, Sakamoto Shu made a mistake?!"

"What a shame. This sequence went so well that I thought I could finish it in one take, but it ends here..."

Seeing that the tragic "duel between masters" was about to end with Sakamoto Hide's "misstep and fall to the ground", everyone showed a look of regret.

"I won't end it like this!"

But unexpectedly, Xia Fan held the two swords in his hands horizontally, took the initiative to move towards Sakamoto Hide, and caught the sword that was slashed at him.

The long swords collided, causing a dazzling burst of fire and a harsh sound of metal friction!

"what!!!"

In the sword wrestling match, Xia Fan seemed unable to withstand the might of the opponent's sword, and his footsteps sank...

Sakamoto Hide's long sword pressed on his shoulder, cutting his clothes and splashing blood!

"Good, Xia Jun did a good job! The location of the blood bag was also very accurate!"

Director Nakano punched the air.

Thanks to Xia Fan's "active remedy", the scene just now looked in the camera as if Kazama Manye had predicted Hijikata Toshizo's pursuit sword, but was injured because of failure to defend himself.

Although this primitive way of triggering health packs may appear to have many "goofs" on the scene, the post-production editing saves a lot of actions and speeds up the battle rhythm, so it will not be exposed at all.

The two men, covered in blood, exchanged a few fierce sword blows with ferocious expressions, then distanced themselves from each other.

"A fake name like 'Black Rakshasa' is not worthy of your life..."

"You are already a Rakshasa. I grant you the name of the Rakshasa clan..."

"…The ghost of the chrysanthemum."

Bending his body and breathing heavily, Xia Fan gazed with admiration at Sakamoto Hide who was also breathing heavily.

"But I haven't fought till now just to get your approval."

"There's not much time left to play, let's end it now!"

Not caring about Xia Fan's "given name", Sakamoto Xiu smiled coldly, straightened his back, and raised the sword in his hand again.

"Of course, I'll kill you with one blow."

Xia Fan also grinned and made a solemn gesture of starting.

"It's coming... After being named, the sword between Kazama Manye and Hijikata Toshizo will decide the winner..."

As the original author, although she already knew the direction of the plot, Kawasaki Airi still clenched her fists.

"Uh ah ah ah ah ah!"

"Ahhhhhhh!"

The two men rushed towards each other and stretched out their swords towards each other.

The moment the distance was shortened, Xia Fan suddenly threw the dagger in his left hand into the air...

At the same time, he clasped his sword with both hands, and within a second, he struck Sakamoto Hide's sword like a violent storm...

"This... this is... the secret of Kazama Manye, Rakshasa's Broken Horn!"

Seeing this scene, Shirakawa Rika had already forgotten that she was still playing the role of a "background board" and exclaimed in surprise.

"How can it be!!!!"

"This move that I randomly compiled, Xia Jun actually intends to recreate it in reality?!"

Kawasaki Airi also stared with eyes wide open.

In the comics, the move "Rakshasa Broken Horn" is the ultimate secret of Kazama Manye holding a long sword and fighting with the opponent. He throws the dagger into the air and drops it like a missile, launching a multi-dimensional attack.

"I was the one who agreed to improvise, but this guy is the one who doesn't follow the rules the most?"