Chapter 946: Chapter 937: To the End with One Mirror (3)
He has been in the industry for many years, directing no fewer than dozens of plays. So had higher difficulty, harsher conditions, and more severe environnts. There were also so very challenging long-take shots. However, the action design, editing, transitions, cinematography, and the coordination and rehearsal of countless extras for that last sequence were all the result of his relentless ntal exertion and strategizing countless tis. Even he himself was so excited watching it, one can only imagine the kind of emotions the audience would feel seeing it on the big screen.
However, among those who breathed a sigh of relief, Xia Siyu was not included.
She still had to complete her last scene, which was also the most difficult part: the cliff jump.
Before filming, she returned to the resting area to touch up her makeup and asked for a cup of hot water, which she held in her hands and sipped from.
She didn’t need to film right now, as the crew was still busy cleaning up the set, which wasn’t ready yet, so she had a bit of rest ti.
But Xia Siyu wasn’t resting; she was indeed going over the cliff jumping sequence in her mind the whole ti. This scene involved her and the male lead being chased by the Antagonist; seeing that only the two of them were left on their side, exhausted and severely injured, against a nurous enemy, and her master was obviously more skilled in martial arts. With no way out and in utter desperation, she and the male lead decided to jump off the cliff.
Therefore, it wasn’t just her jumping, but also the male lead.
The male lead has been learning martial arts for years, having been brought up in a specialized “academy.” His stage na now is the sa as the formal na he had when he was apprenticed to learn his craft. He had even fild a scene of jumping down from a five-story building to an air conditioner unit, then onto the light pole of an electric pole, sliding down to the ground, without any wire-rigging, and even without a cushion below – relying purely on his own technique for an extre parkour performance.
Although sixteen ters is high, the danger is less than that previous feat.
So, the problem lies with the female lead, with Xia Siyu.
Director Ji was so excited that he went to watch the fight scene they had just fild again, examining every detail until he was sure there were no mistakes before he finally got up and walked towards Xia Siyu. By this ti, Xia Siyu had finished her makeup, and the set was also ready. Director Ji ca over and said, “Siyu, if you feel the difficulty is too much later on, don’t force yourself. If it’s really not possible, we can film a frontal shot of you above, capture the posture of jumping downward, and then film you rolling down below for continuity. You don’t have to actually jump down.”
While he was speaking, Qin Baizhou was also in the tent. Qin Baizhou never disturbed Xia Siyu during filming, always silently watching. After that last scene was fild, he too was very excited, but he was indeed worried about Xia Siyu’s jump.
Even if she isn’t as unlucky as Zhang Fan to injure her spine or sothing, breaking a bone wouldn’t be good either. Looking at the near term, it would affect her performance on New Year’s Eve. Looking farther, it would make producers hesitate to cast her in movies and television shows after the new year.
“Siyu, think it through carefully. You still have to celebrate the New Year with your family.”
And besides, she was a woman – did she really need to push herself this hard, to jump without caring for her life? That was sixteen ters, the height of a four-story building!
Xia Siyu turned her head, with a puzzled look on her face: “But, aren’t brother (her term for the male lead in the play) and I doing it together? If brother jumps, it wouldn’t be good for to just pretend, right?”
Director Ji didn’t expect that as soon as she spoke, she would imdiately put herself in the shoes of the female lead. Was there any need for further persuasion? She had already resolved to see the performance through to the end.
As Xia Siyu stepped out of the tent, Xia Youbiao and Bo Yan also beca restless.
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