Although he messed around at night, Jiang Dao was still very serious and dedicated when filming.
Soon, filming the outdoor desert scenes were finished and they moved to the combat scenes. Because of Jiang Dao’s shoulder injury, the fight scene that was originally planned first and the literary scene that followed were swapped. But the location was important, so it was impossible to delay too much longer.
The medical staff tied a protective belt around Jiang Dao’s shoulders, and Jiang Dao went into battle with an injury.
There are no short shots in on-location fights. They’re all long shots with complex actions that are adapted to local conditions and the surrounding terrain. Although the sprain on Jiang Dao’s shoulder was not severe, the wound was still a little painful after a whole day of high-intensity fighting.
Watching the doctor give Jiang Dao a massage, and thinking about the upcoming shots, Chu Yinlong suggested, “Why don’t you use a stand-in.”
While all of them appear on camera, some scenes without their faces and just their backs can be swapped with stand-ins. It’s just that some other methods need to be adopted when filming and some angles may need to be adjusted.
“No need.” Jiang Dao shook his head. “I know my own body. If I really can’t film, I will apply for a day off first.”
“But you…” Chu Yinlong frowned.
“I’m fine.” Jiang Dao glanced at Chu Yinlong. “Director Mu said that you had a rib fracture once, but insisted on shooting the scene before you were fully healed. It was so painful that you broke out in cold sweat, and had to have make up redone for every shot. Why didn’t you use a stand-in then?”
Every time Jiang Dao mentioned the things he did in the past, Chu Yinlong was speechless.
Who made him a madman before. Now that he’s encountered a little madman, even his ability to educate others is unstable.
There was no way. Hearing Jiang Dao’s insistence, Chu Yinlong could only let him continue.
Otherwise, if they really continue delaying, the rental on the studio side and for the locations will also be affected. While he can technically afford the loss… it was not Chu Yinlong’s style to suspend the entire team for a minor injury like a sprain.
Jiang Dao is his lover, so he feels distressed, but everyone in the crew is working hard too, and he can’t let them down.
At night, Chu Yinlong hugged the sleeping Jiang Dao and gently stroked the protective belt around his shoulder, unable to sleep for a long time.
…
After two weeks, all the shots in the Gobi desert finally finished.
The following scenes were all shot in the studio. The timing and scheduling weren’t as inflexible and could be moved around more.
Chu Yinlong gave the crew a day off, and then personally took Jiang Dao back to Yan City to Dr. Mu’s private hospital.
After the diagnosis, Chu Yinlong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the advice given by Dr. Mu.
“Look, I told you it’s fine.” Jiang Dao smiled. “It’s just that the literary scenes are moved up, and I need to follow the rehab plan given by Dr. Mu. After a month, I will be able to do the fighting scenes, so there won’t be any delay.”
Thinking of what Dr. Mu said just now, he looked down at Chu Yinlong’s left hand again, and asked, “You really can’t feel your pinky?”
“En,” Chu Yinlong nodded. “If it’s just a light touch on the surface of the skin, it’s like wood. But if it’s caught, I can still feel it.”
Thinking of this, he finally found a reason to criticize Jiang Dao. “So, don’t take such small injuries lightly, and cause big problems in the future.”
“Got it, Father Long!” Jiang Dao saluted.
Chu Yinlong rubbed his head. “What do you call me?”
“Got it, dad?” Jiang Dao smiled.
Chu Yinlong: “…I think your butt is itchy and needs a spanking.”
Early the next morning, the two rushed back to the filming set.
The coordinator has long since received the task to adjust the sequence of filming to allow Jiang Dao’s shoulder time to recover.
So in the first scene – the protagonist went to a celebrity dance to find out about the treasure, and caught a friend who was flirting with a woman.
According to the script, Jiang Dao needs to tango with an actress.
Their eyes need to be entwined, and the tip of their noses are so close to create an ambiguous state where they are about to kiss without actually kissing.
However, when the actress’s arm was placed on Jiang Dao’s shoulder, Jiang Dao suddenly frowned.
There seemed to be a fine layer of sweat on the place that was touched, making him want to avoid it subconsciously – this feeling also appeared when he was recording Eat!, which was more uncomfortable.
However, compared to back then, Jiang Dao’s ability to control his expression has risen by more than one level.
He quickly adjusted his condition, and started dancing to the music with a smile on his lips.
Sitting in the director’s seat, Chu Yinlong looked at the close-up of the two of them in the camera, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Maybe Jiang Dao played too well as he tenderly stared at the actress. His black eyes reflected the lights of the ball, as if the sky was full of stars… Chu Yinlong has seen Jiang Dao looking at him like this many times. So he became more and more worried, afraid that the young actress would fall in love with Jiang Dao’s eyes.
When the dance music ended, Jiang Dao let go of the actress’s hand, took a half step back, and turned to look at Chu Yinlong, who was sitting in the director’s seat.
Chu Yinlong came back to his senses, and hurriedly looked at the scenes in the other cameras, and finally had to announce: “… again, the No. 1 and No. 2 cameras are off, and No. 3 camera is a close-up. You two… were good just now, keep it up.”
Seeing that Chu Yinlong was jealous, Jiang Dao smiled softly in schadenfreude.
The actress who danced with him winked at him, smiled sweetly, and put her hand on his shoulder.
Following the tango scene is another scene where the character played by Jiang Dao flirted with the young lady off the stage.
Jiang Dao “played against” Chu Yinlong many times at home for fun, and he could easily get into the role. A glass of golden champagne was slightly tilted in his hand, the angle of his bow, the extent of his smile, the slightest huskiness in his voice. Everything is just right.
The lady was obviously not shy either, she didn’t dodge, but smiled and looked at the man in front of her, letting him get closer and closer.
“Stop.” After Chu Yinlong shouted, then cleared his throat, “It’s done.”
Then it was the turn of the protagonist played by Chu Yinlong, who pulled his friend away from the woman and began to discuss the ghost face bottle. This also means that when the next scene ends, the actress who danced with Jiang Dao can directly leave the group.
When the camera was about to change positions, Jiang Dao took advantage of no one around to get close to Chu Yinlong, and asked, “It passed in one shot just now. It won’t be because you don’t want to see me flirting with the actress a second time?”
“You think I’m so unprofessional?” Chu Yinlong glanced at him.
Jiang Dao deliberately joked: “Who knows? What if the vinegar overflows and your brain doesn’t obey?”
Seeing no one paying attention to them, Chu Yinlong secretly slapped Jiang Dao’s ass indistinctly, then turned around and went to prepare for the next scene.
Although the angle of the camera was taken from Chu Yinlong’s side, Jiang Dao and the actress also needed to continue their flirting movements not far away until Jiang Dao was pulled away by Chu Yinlong.
Unexpectedly, when shooting, a small ball of paper was suddenly stuffed into Jiang Dao’s hand.
After the whole sequence of shots was filmed, Chu Yinlong looked at the images on the monitor and frowned. “Jiang Dao’s expression is not good, do it again.”
Jiang Dao apologized: “It was my mistake, sorry.”
…
Chu Yinlong asked the logistics to help the actress to settle her payment, Jiang Dao untwisted the paper ball in his hand, and sure enough, the hotel name and room number were written on it.
Jiang Dao sneered, and was about to tear the note, when Chu Yinlong stretched out his hand and snatched it away.
Chu Yinlong glanced at it, directly crumpled the note, rubbed it between his fingers, and then said to the crew, “Next scene.”
In the next scene, the protagonist drags his friend to a secluded corner.
Before waiting for the protagonist to speak, the playboy smiled and said: “You’re still so rude, you left without a reason, and were rude to the lady. And… you messed up my good deeds, I still have to ask for compensation. “
Seeing Jiang Dao say such words with a half-smile but not a smile, Chu Yinlong somehow thought of the note just now, and the lines in his mind were instantly forgotten.
Then, he froze there, stuck.
After a while, the two looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.
Until Jiang Dao blinked his eyes suspiciously and couldn’t help smiling.
Chu Yinlong exhaled abruptly, raised his hands, and said to the dumbfounded assistant director, “Sorry, my fault. Do it again.”
As a result, the second time, Jiang Dao laughed.
“I’m sorry I’m sorry! My bad!” He couldn’t stop laughing while apologizing.
But he didn’t know what was so funny, as soon as he saw Chu Yinlong and said that line, he couldn’t help laughing.
Because he laughed three times, Chu Yinlong raised his hand in anger to slap him, but he didn’t end up slapping him, and pointed back at the wall: “You, go and face the wall! When you stop laughing, we’ll retake!”
The corner of Jiang Dao’s mouth tensed, but he obediently walked over and faced the wall.
Everyone in the crew was silent for a while – Chu Yinlong even punished Jiang Dao. Based on his actions just now, he actually wanted to hit someone, isn’t this too scary? The rumors are true!
What they didn’t know was that Chu Yinlong was used to fighting with Jiang Dao. Usually at home, when Jiang Dao acted up, Chu Yinlong would beat him. Of course, it’s not really beating. Both of them have practiced martial arts. It’s normal to slap each other and punch each other occasionally. It’s not a true fight, and no one will be angry because of it.
Just now, Chu Yinlong was about to make a move subconsciously, when he remembered they were on set and held it back.
Otherwise, once it gets out, even if Jiang Dao stands up to clarify, it is inevitable that some people blacken him by saying he physically punishes actors.
After a while, Jiang Dao finally overcame his inexplicable humor, returned to the scene, and finished filming neatly. No other accidents happened this time.
Back at the hotel in the evening with no one around, Chu Yinlong asked with a dark face: “What happened to the note today?”
“Can’t you guess?” Jiang Dao raised his eyebrows. “You know what happened.”
Chu Yinlong was speechless for a long time.
“Yo, are you jealous?” Jiang Dao deliberately teased him. “Didn’t you crumble the note? I didn’t really do anything with her…”
“You dare?” Chu Yinlong narrowed his eyes dangerously.
“I can’t say for sure…” Jiang Dao leaned forward, wrapped his arms around Chu Yinlong’s neck, and smiled. “…Unless Teacher Chu teaches me until I can’t get out of bed.”
More shameless flirting full of sour smell
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