Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

With three women and three men, the main camera focuses on Arya and Armin after the initial fight scene begins. The other two men temporarily leave the frame, waiting for Arya and Armin to finish their scenes before filming their fight sequences in detail.

Hu Xiaoxiao wasn't originally supposed to come; she didn't have any scenes tonight. This scene was very long and couldn't be filmed in just one or two nights. By the time she came on stage, it was already the end of the shoot.

But Hu Xiaoxiao didn't stay home to sleep. Instead, she went to the film set to watch the actors film, especially the three actresses, Xiong Caiwei and Yi Lan. Yuan An'er and Yi Lan didn't have much acting experience, so Hu Xiaoxiao had to keep an eye on them. Although Xiong Caiwei had plenty of acting experience, she had very little experience in action scenes, so Hu Xiaoxiao was also worried about her.

This is Hu Xiaoxiao's first film as the boss of Shengshi Entertainment, and she values ​​it highly.

Zhang Xingfa, the actor who plays Amin, is experienced and skilled in martial arts. His pairing with Xiong Caiwei as rivals will allow him to mentor Xiong Caiwei.

When directors arrange action scenes, they usually pair a skilled martial artist with a less skilled one, especially newcomers at Shengshi Entertainment who lack experience and need experienced actors to mentor them.

Therefore, he grouped Xiong Caiwei and Zhang Xingfa together, and Yuan An'er, who had martial arts skills, was grouped with Yu Liang, who was slightly less skilled. Another group consisted of Yi Lan, who had never filmed action scenes, and veteran stuntman Ma Ke.

With Zhang Xingfa leading the way, some of the more difficult moves that Xiong Caiwei couldn't do well could be done by Zhang Xingfa, or he could assist Xiong Caiwei in completing them.

The director's grouping was correct, and the action choreography designed by martial arts director Nie Jinlong could make Xiong Caiwei's action scenes highly entertaining, but thinking and doing are two different things.

After exchanging a couple of blows with Zhang Xingfa, Xiong Caiwei's hand ached as if it were about to break. Even though Zhang Xingfa had already let her win and held back his strength, the blows from his fists still felt like being smashed by an iron hammer.

This shot was essential, and it was a close-up shot, so Xiong Caiwei had to tough it out.

"Cut!" the director yelled, "Xiong Caiwei, your two punches just now weren't powerful enough. We need to do it again."

Nie Jinlong went over and taught Xiong Caiwei again, showing her how to punch and how to use her strength, "You need to make your movements faster and more precise."

Xiong Caiwei rubbed her arm, which had been sore from blocking Zhang Xingfa's punch, nodded, and rehearsed the scene once. Only after Nie Jinlong said it was okay did they begin to reshoot.

After finally getting the take right, Xiong Caiwei raised her leg to sweep at Zhang Xingfa, but Zhang Xingfa chopped her with his elbow. Even though he had reduced the force considerably, it still made Xiong Caiwei cry out in pain.

The director immediately called for a stop and a reshoot.

When Xiong Caiwei choked Zhang Xingfa, Zhang Xingfa threw her over his shoulder, almost knocking her down.

"Sorry, I used a bit too much force," Zhang Xingfa said, pulling her up.

Xiong Caiwei shook her head. "It's none of your business."

She could tell that Zhang Xingfa was already holding back; if he continued to hold back, his moves would be weak and wouldn't achieve the effect the director wanted.

However, my whole body aches, it's really uncomfortable.

Making a living as an action star isn't something everyone can do.

The director noticed that Xiong Caiwei wasn't feeling well and asked her, "Do you want to take a break?"

Xiong Caiwei, who could initially endure it, couldn't help but tear up upon hearing the director's words. If it were any of her previous directors, they would have scolded her for slowing down the filming long ago; they certainly wouldn't have been so considerate as to let her take a break.

It's always good to have a director from your own company.

Xiong Caiwei quickly suppressed the tears welling up in her eyes, not wanting to let her emotions affect the movie.

She recalled Hu Xiaoxiao during the filming of "Cheng Zhaofeng," when the martial arts director deliberately made things difficult for her, and the actors even physically abused her. At that time, Hu Xiaoxiao remained silent and endured it all.

Xiong Caiwei glanced at Hu Xiaoxiao, who was talking to Nie Zhi, and felt that she couldn't let Principal Hu down. She was recruited into the company by Principal Hu and couldn't hold him back.

"Director, I'm fine, I can continue filming," Xiong Caiwei said firmly.

Director Jia Zhendong originally wanted to give the newcomers some time to adjust, but seeing how dedicated they were, he naturally wouldn't refuse to continue filming. "All units, prepare! Action!"

Xiong Caiwei quickly regained her composure and, after exchanging punches and kicks with Zhang Xingfa, began a chase and fight. At one point, Xiong Caiwei even swung a mannequin from the clothing store entrance at Zhang Xingfa's feet.

The mannequin was heavy to begin with, and even though Xiong Caiwei was holding half a mannequin, it was still quite heavy. She also had to make the fight with Zhang Xingfa look good and realistic. Xiong Caiwei used all her strength in every move, and her arms ached from swinging them. Her forehead and back were covered in sweat.

To showcase the intensity of the fight, the two tumbled to the ground repeatedly. Xiong Caiwei suffered scrapes on her knees and elbows from the falls, but she gritted her teeth and got up to continue filming so as not to delay the progress.

In the end, Xiong Caiwei fought with all her might, screaming and kicking as she cried out in pain, her face contorted with ferocity. This performance, on camera, gained a certain realism.

They filmed until dawn. When the director yelled "cut," Xiong Caiwei was so exhausted that she lay on the ground, unable to get up. But when the director said it was over, she tried to laugh, but instead burst into tears.

Filming is so difficult and so tough.

Xiong Caiwei wiped away her tears, and with Yuan An'er's help, she got up. She immediately went to Hu Xiaoxiao, who had been following her all night, and asked, "Principal, did I perform well?"

Hu Xiaoxiao took a tissue and wiped away the tears on her face and the sweat on her forehead, and said with certainty, "Qualified! Not only qualified, but also excellent. You surprised me. I didn't misjudge you."

It's extremely rare that Xiong Caiwei was able to endure such intense action scenes for the first time and perform so well.

Xiong Caiwei was thrilled to receive Hu Xiaoxiao's approval and wanted to film a few more scenes.

“You should take a break,” Yuan An’er said to her. “The scenes to come are even more difficult. Take advantage of these few days when you don’t have any scenes to film and rest your body. Otherwise, you’ll be half dead if you don’t end up injured.”

Xiong Caiwei immediately snapped out of her daze. This was just the beginning; the action scenes that followed would only get more difficult. "An'er, did you bring any liniment for bruises? Quickly, rub it on me."

"I didn't bring any, but Sister Xiao gave each of us a big bottle. I'll take you home and apply it for you."

It was daylight outside, and there wasn't much time before the mall opened. The crew quickly packed up their things, cleaned up, and restored everything to its original state.

The rest of the filming will have to wait until after the store closes at night.

The scene filmed the second night was a martial arts scene between Yuan An'er and Yu Liang.

Yuan An'er has practiced martial arts since childhood, so filming action scenes was very easy for her. Also, because of the character's setting, she didn't need to perform too many emotions; she just needed to be expressionless. Therefore, she filmed this scene very easily.

Yu Liang was in pain all over from Yuan An'er's beating, but thinking that Xiong Caiwei, a woman, could endure it last night, he felt that if he, a grown man, screamed in pain, he would look like a coward.