This scene is an outdoor shot, and it requires hoisting high on the Weiya.
Xia Siyu plays the big Antagonist, who not only rules the court but also knows martial arts. Xia Siyu plays three roles in one. First, a treacherous concubine with power second only to the emperor. Second, a gentle and graceful noble lady in front of the male lead. Third, the Secret Guard Leader, rumored to possess high martial skills.
Of course, with such a high position, she usually doesn’t need to take action personally; she generally hands it over to her deputies. Only when the task is most tricky and secretive will she kill personally. And when she appears as the Secret Guard Leader, she usually wears a mask to prevent recognition.
The scene being reshot is her first appearance as the Secret Guard Leader, killing a court minister who has always opposed her. On her way back, she encounters the male lead, and her mask gets caught by a tree branch in a fleeting glance.
Due to this encounter, the male lead takes care of her later when he sees she’s injured.
What’s being reshot is her turning back, and the fleeting mont when the mask is torn off.
It’s not difficult, emphasizing her beauty and martial prowess. Xia Siyu is inherently beautiful, and demonstrating martial prowess is not hard either. Hoist her on Weiya, and with the martial arts guide directing a few handso moves, it’s easily done. Xia Siyu, having learned dance, finds even high-difficulty moves easy, and can perform flips in the air beautifully.
However, it was after the rain.
Larger equipnt is difficult to bring up; hoisting the Weiya is challenging, and it’s dangerous when it’s so high. Xia Siyu also needs to wear a thick costu, and in the midsumr heat, she sweats heavily. Her face, due to the small fan blowing directly, does not sweat much, but it’s quite uncomfortable.
Wang Ju explained the scene to her, and the martial arts guide showed her how to fly, what angles, what positions. She was first hoisted on Weiya to pose, then raised gradually to the target point, and then turn her head back.
Because the director wanted to capture the feeling of a high-speed turn back, she also had to "fly" a little.
The first try, the speed wasn’t right, too slow. The second ti, too fast, she barely reacted before it flashed by. The third ti, a branch didn’t take off her mask but hit her eye, almost poked into it. Although Xia Siyu closed her eyes quickly and didn’t get hurt, it scraped off her makeup.
She was quickly brought down, surrounded by staff, and Wei Jingjing was heartbroken: "What happened? Do you need to see, you’re bleeding."
Xia Siyu calmly said, "It’s nothing, it didn’t enter the eyeball, just the eyelid. Stop the bleeding and it’s fine. But this might need more concealer to cover."
"Why are you still thinking about filming!" Wei Jingjing was furious. She’s now like a mom fan, unable to bear her "daughter" getting hurt. But she couldn’t confront Wang Ju, so she said, "Don’t film if you’re injured."
During the conversation, the bleeding stopped since it’s just a scrape, nothing big. Xia Siyu was unconcerned: "It’s just a small wound, if you don’t look closely, you might not even notice it. I can apply so concealer and go act directly. Besides, making a fuss over such a small thing is embarrassing. The sooner it’s done, the better."
Wang Ju was relieved, as he did feel a bit guilty for calling Xia Siyu back for reshoots, especially when many stars would now refuse. After a three-day extension, she didn’t make a fuss, and now she even got a little hurt. Nowadays, stars would complain over a scratched finger in the na of "professionalism," let alone this situation?
Xia Siyu remained indifferent: "Let’s continue, get the Weiya right this ti, try to avoid contact between the eye area and branches."
Besides, she was in a hurry to et Bo Yan. It’s been so long since they last t.
While she was redoing her makeup, Bo Yan was texting her: "Still shooting?"
Xia Siyu nodded: "It rained all day yesterday, so we couldn’t do outdoor shots, but now we’re back to it. Director Wang said he’ll make look cool."
Not a word about her eye being scratched by a branch. Such small matters were nothing to her. She’s jumped off cliffs and done parkour, so how dangerous could this be?
"Take your ti, no rush. Let the stunt double set the position first, confirm the cara placent before going up."
"Don’t worry. It’s nothing." Xia Siyu was nonchalant, having been in more dangerous situations, not too concerned about Weiya.
With makeup done, Wang Ju briefed her again, and she went up. This ti, her performance was good.
The people below clapped, but Xia Siyu wasn’t satisfied: "Isn’t my dress not flowing enough? And my expression seems average?"
She didn’t co back from afar to muddle through; it had to be done well, to make the three-day delay worthwhile.
"Alright, one more take. Let’s get it in one go this ti."
The last take was acceptable; so shots could be used.
So Xia Siyu went up on the Weiya again and posed. Wang Ju shouted, "All departnts ready!"
As Xia Siyu took off, she felt a tug pulling her, instinctively sensing her costu was caught.
At a height of ten ters or so, if sothing happened, rescue might not be in ti.
Sure enough, people below scread, "The outfit! The costu is caught in the line!"
Xia Siyu quickly adjusted her position; fortunately, only a little of the costu was caught.
The prop master hurriedly lowered her while apologizing profusely. Wei Jingjing rushed up and scolded them: "How do you do your jobs? Can ’be more careful next ti’ solve such a matter? This work is life-threatening, a slight mistake can be fatal, and you take it so lightly?"
The opposing party knew their mistake, continuously apologizing. Xia Siyu didn’t defend them; although the prop master seed insignificant, if they continued to be careless, bigger dangers might happen. She dodged the threat this ti, but would the next person be so lucky?
The costu was ruined, makeup destroyed, and it was already noon. Xia Siyu simply stayed for lunch, rested a mont, then changed and redid her makeup.
Filming continued until sunset. Despite her high spirits, dangling on Weiya all day was exhausting, and she squinted against the sun as she descended. Wang Ju nodded repeatedly: "Very good, very good!"
Xia Siyu just said, "Make look cool!"
As she walked to the van, her back straight, she asked, "Are there any tickets for tonight?"
Wei Jingjing, concerned, said, "Why not rest for the night before you go?"
Xia Siyu shook her head, opening the car door, and to her surprise, Bo Yan was inside!
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