RED Chapter 17

Saying that, Chi Feiran followed the moves that the martial arts instructor had just taught him and performed a sword dance.

Perhaps drawing on related skills, he picked it up quickly. In just half a day, he already looked quite impressive.

Rong Jin, who initially had a certain expectation, was not surprised by his answer. He asked again, “What else have you learned?”

Chi Feiran obediently replied, “Taekwondo, Sanda, I’ve learned a bit of both.”

In fact, he had also tried shooting and archery, but he wasn’t very fond of them. He didn’t put much effort into learning those skills, so his proficiency was just average.

Rong Jin nodded, “I’d like to see it sometime.”

Meanwhile, Director Jin and the martial arts instructor came over together.

After arriving, Director Jin carefully examined Chi Feiran from head to toe, as if trying to find some signs of “training” in his slender arms and legs.

Feeling a bit uncomfortable under his scrutinizing gaze, Chi Feiran couldn’t help but ask, “Director?”

Director Jin didn’t notice but decided to let Chi Feiran demonstrate for him.

Director Jin said, “Come on, show me what you’ve got.”

Since the overall director had made a request, Chi Feiran moved a little to the side, assumed a stance, and demonstrated a set of movements he had just learned from the martial arts instructor.

A graceful young man with a face like beautiful jade, black hair and white clothes, wrapped in an ancient costume belt. He appeared even more slender with a long waist and legs. As he moved, the hem of his robe fluttered, and the long sword in his hand danced like a free-flowing dragon, unexpectedly displaying a free and formidable style!

Director Jin: “…”

This is bad; he underestimated him!

He thought that the current young people were just pretty faces that would crumble with a gust of wind. He never expected that Chi Feiran actually had some skills!

Director Jin felt that he had been blinded by those young fresh meat actors who needed ten or eight stunt doubles for every scene, making it impossible for him to discover the gem right in front of him.

No, how could it be a gem?

The young man in front of him, far from being an uncut gem, was already shining brightly.

This appearance, temperament, the ability to play musical instruments and sing, rumored to have written his own songs, coupled with such beautiful skills.

Director Jin sighed from the bottom of his heart, “I was even thinking of changing the script…”

Chi Feiran, who had just finished playing with the sword, walked over and heard this sentence. He didn’t know if Director Jin’s reaction was satisfaction or dissatisfaction with his performance.

The martial arts instructor on the side looked at Director Jin with a somewhat horrified expression. Change again???

Finally, Rong Jin persuaded, “Don’t go too far. The screenwriter is a person too.”

Director Jin also knew that if he really changed the script extensively, there might not be a screenwriter left for their drama, and everyone might just drop dead. He coughed and said, “I’ll think about it.”

After saying this, he felt unwilling and couldn’t help but look at Chi Feiran again.

The character Chu Bai died too early in the plot. From the beginning of “Heroic Spirit,” he was already dead.

All the stories happened after his death. Chu Heng became famous in the martial arts world, cleansing the demonic cult’s main altar. These things were unrelated to him. However, when carefully examined, this person became the linchpin of the entire story.

Chu Bai shaped Chu Heng’s desire to uphold justice and help the weak, his martial spirit born from the heart. He was the embodiment of his tenderness.

The dangers of the martial arts world and the deviousness of human hearts, under the backdrop of Chu Bai’s memories, turned into dark undertones.

Such a character with a thread-like presence would gradually appear in Chu Heng’s memories as the film’s plot unfolded, outlining a complete Chu Bai, illuminating a bit of light within the darkness.

However, this also meant that Chu Bai’s overall screen time wouldn’t be too long.

After all, memories were just memories. The current story was the main focus. If the whole drama revolved around memories, why not just film the story before the two of them?

Director Jin sighed deeply and then couldn’t help but scold Chi Feiran, “Why are you so disappointing! Why didn’t you debut earlier! Otherwise, you could have more screen time!”

Rong Jin almost burst out laughing on the side, and even the martial arts instructor had a stunned look. Could one be considered disappointing just because they weren’t successful earlier?…

Chi Feiran remained silent for a moment and then forced out a response, “It’s my fault…”

Director Jin: “Of course it is!”

Rong Jin added, “Then don’t cast him in your next film.”

Director Jin almost said, “I won’t!” Fortunately, he realized at the last moment that he couldn’t casually agree to such a thing!

Director Jin glared at Rong Jin, “What are you causing trouble for! I definitely won’t cast you in my next film!”

Rong Jin smiled slightly, “So you won’t find me anymore?”

Director Jin really wanted to shout and say, “I won’t find anyone!” because Rong Jin was truly annoying! But he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

Director Jin waved his hand to change the topic and said to Chi Feiran, “Come on, let’s have a fight, let me see!”

The martial arts instructor awkwardly brought out his sword and sparred with Chi Feiran, showcasing the moves they had practiced earlier.

Because the practice time was short, the martial arts instructor was afraid that Rong Jin and Chi Feiran were not familiar with the moves, and they might hurt each other. He had been accompanying them during practice. So, now, he personally joined the sparring session.

Director Jin frowned as he watched them and didn’t wait for them to stop before shouting, “Xiao Wang! You come down! Rong Jin! You go up!”

The martial arts instructor, Xiao Wang, took the sword down, and when he passed by Rong Jin, he even reminded them not to move too fast during the sparring. However, when he walked over to Director Jin, he heard Director Jin mutter to him, “I never thought you were that ugly normally, how…”

The rest of the story unfolded in silence.

Xiao Wang: “…”

Xiao Wang was quite annoyed. If he looked like those two, he wouldn’t be just a martial arts instructor. He could have debuted as a star!

The two, with good looks, were now facing each other with swords in hand. Chi Feiran attacked first, and Rong Jin blocked.

Probably due to their matching good looks, even though the martial arts instructor was a professional, the effect of their performance was even more beautiful.

The sound of the prop swords clashing wasn’t particularly passionate, but both of them moved gracefully. In the twists and turns, there was a rhythmic quality, and their coordination was seamless.

Xiao Wang watched with envy, while Director Jin couldn’t help but smile. When they finished, he even praised, “Not bad!”

However, praising now meant problems during actual shooting.

Director Jin shouted through the megaphone, “Don’t be so lively! Soften your movements a bit! Chu Bai’s body isn’t that good! Why don’t you just kill your senior brother with one sword!”

Chi Feiran: “…”

Not only did it need to look good, but the sword moves also had to be soft, yet not too slow. This was really difficult!

As a young man with good physical health but a bit of hypoglycemia¹a condition in which your blood sugar (glucose) level is lower than the standard range, Chi Feiran could act weak during the dialogue scenes. However, in action scenes where he had to fight and act at the same time, it was too challenging!

Rong Jin was still on the side and commented, “Now even Senior Brother can’t help you…”

Chi Feiran, with a somewhat dejected expression, said, “Senior Brother, are you giving up on me?”

Rong Jin looked at his face, which was wrinkled with distress, and thought for a moment before saying, “There’s a way, but it’s more tiring.”

Chi Feiran didn’t mind being tired; he was worried about not making it through. Director Jin might not wait for him to kill Rong Jin with a sword but come over to snatch Rong Jin’s sword and kill him first.

After a brief discussion with Chi Feiran, Rong Jin took the sword from him.

Director Jin, seeing the young man disappear in a hurry, rushed towards Rong Jin and angrily shouted, “How dare you run away! Go get him back!”

The other crew members looked at Rong Jin, hesitating whether to follow the director’s orders or wait for further instructions.

Li Yuan and Chen Mengyang, who were watching, were a bit puzzled. Based on their understanding, Chi Feiran wasn’t the type to leave just because the director scolded him! However, considering Chi Feiran’s young age, they couldn’t help but worry, afraid that he might genuinely feel embarrassed and run away.

Rong Jin handed the sword to the props master before calming down the anxious crew members, saying, “I told him to run around our set for a while and come back when he’s tired.”

Director Jin, wanting to hit him, complained, “Isn’t that going to mess up the makeup!?”

Rong Jin asked, “Is it easier to touch up makeup or to deal with multiple NGs?”

Director Jin: “…”

It seemed like touching up makeup, but he couldn’t admit it.

Director Jin vented his frustration towards Rong Jin, “You said you’re very useful! How come you’re useless now?!”

Rong Jin calmly adjusted his costume and said, “Aren’t you listening to me now?”

Director Jin was furious, threw the script in his hand, and shouted, “Call me when he’s back and his makeup is done!”

Unexpectedly, they ended up waiting for nearly an hour.

Seeing so much time passing, Rong Jin was a bit stunned. He turned to look at Li Yuan and couldn’t help but ask, “Does he have such good stamina?”

Li Yuan: “…”

Li Yuan turned to look at Chen Mengyang. As a life assistant, Chen Mengyang’s observations were more detailed than Li Yuan’s. He whispered, “Feiran usually goes for morning runs…”

Rong Jin sighed, “Youth is really great…”

Chen Mengyang couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Brother Rong, do you usually run?”

Rong Jin was very straightforward, “I can’t wake up in the morning. I run at night.”

Chen Mengyang nodded, not too surprised. People in their line of work with regular schedules were the minority.

When Chang Haoqing, who went unnoticed behind them, heard this, he rolled his eyes widely. Wasn’t it because he couldn’t wake up in the morning and stayed up late on the internet!

Chi Feiran finally returned after about an hour. His forehead had a layer of sweat, probably because his skin was naturally good, so the makeup was not as affected as imagined. He looked less disheveled than expected.

His cheeks were slightly flushed from exercise, making him look even more handsome than the intentionally pale appearance from earlier.

Breathing heavily, Chi Feiran looked at Rong Jin and said, “I think I’m ready.”

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  a condition in which your blood sugar (glucose) level is lower than the standard range