Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

After filming all the scenes on location, the crew of "The Magic Contract" began filming the special effects scenes, which were the scenes set in the two secret realms.

Both scenes were filmed against a green screen. The crew had already set up a green screen set, and the stunt doubles for the Warcraft action were dressed in costumes with exaggerated muscles to simulate the beast-like limbs.

The protagonist, Noah, leads three special forces soldiers in their combat uniforms to rehearse fighting scenes, as well as their physical reactions when encountering monsters or being injured.

Emily's character, Giselle, is also a special forces member. To make the plot more exciting, her clothes were specially modified so that when she was captured by monsters, a piece of fabric would be torn off from time to time, revealing her beautiful figure in a way that would attract the audience.

Several special forces soldiers rehearsed how to run, escape, and overcome obstacles, following the markings on the ground. Meanwhile, stunt doubles mimicked the attacking motions, adding more imagination to the performance.

To help the actors get into character, the crew even brought over a tape recorder and played the sounds of wild animals roaring.

John stopped while vaulting over a rock prop in the middle of the road and discussed several rock-vaulting maneuvers with the action designer to make the action more visually appealing.

Therefore, John tried each movement one by one, starting with a roll, then a leap, and then a handstand jump. These were movements that John was unfamiliar with, and he ended up looking quite clumsy after several attempts.

But it must be said that it looks much better than the previous simple movements.

Seeing John covered in sweat and nearly falling, Emily asked, "John, wouldn't it be better to complete the task easily? Why do these strenuous actions? You never thought about these things before."

John casually wiped the sweat from his forehead, his deep eyes looking at Hu Xiaoxiao, who was rehearsing the wire stunt in front of him, and said, "You see. If our movements are still as simple and easy as before, we will be overshadowed."

The group couldn't help but look at Hu Xiaoxiao.

Over there, Hu Xiaoxiao was discussing the flight issue with the action director. "Flying straight up using wires or lying down isn't aesthetically pleasing or natural enough. It's too straight and stiff. And it lacks any highlights. Like other special effects scenes, it doesn't give the audience a sense of novelty."

"You want to change the action?" The action director shook his head and said, "I know that the flying in your Hong Kong films is very beautiful, as graceful as dance, but many of the actions are not easy to do, even for stuntmen. Besides, those things don't suit the Western industrial style; they lack a sense of power."

"A sense of power? Others may not know, but I have it." Hu Xiaoxiao asked the wire stuntman to put wires on her, and then she demonstrated to the action director what a sense of power was.

When it comes to wire work, no one in the Hong Kong film and television industry, especially the television industry, can compare to Hu Xiaoxiao. The reason she became an instant hit in the Hong Kong television industry was not only because of her good looks, but also because her wire work action scenes were outstanding and extremely entertaining, which left a deep impression on the audience and made them very fond of her.

She later went into the film industry, and apart from some wire stunts in "The Mirror of Love and Lust," the wire stunts she filmed afterward were all realistic, mainly used for jumping up and down buildings of three stories or higher. She no longer had any actual aerial scenes. Therefore, people who don't know her have no idea how good her flying scenes were; this was the foundation of her fame.

Of course, the most important reason she can fly so beautifully is that she has experience.

So, Hu Xiaoxiao had the wire stuntman hoist her up and perform a powerful and impressive aerial flying scene for the action director on the spot.

It plummeted swiftly from the sky, seemingly carrying the force of a thunderbolt. Then it soared into the air, like a white crane spreading its wings, light and graceful.

Hu Xiaoxiao didn't put much effort into it and just casually performed a few moves she had practiced before.

After the performance, she fell from the air and realized that everyone had gathered on this side, staring at her in a daze.

"Xiao, you can fly, right?" Philip appeared out of nowhere and exclaimed in admiration, "The way you flew up just now while suspended by wires, I couldn't feel the wires at all. It was like you really had invisible wings flying in the sky. My God, I only knew you were good at fighting, but I didn't know you could fly so well. It's such a pleasant surprise."

Not to mention Philip, an outsider, even the action director was stunned. He not only looked at Hu Xiaoxiao with more respect, but also redefined Hong Kong kung fu films.

The brilliance of Hong Kong kung fu films is acknowledged even by Hollywood, and many Hollywood films have begun to reference the kung fu techniques used in Hong Kong films for their action choreography. However, referencing is one thing; kung fu itself is often treated merely as a selling point to be added to films, rather than something to be taken seriously. Otherwise, the kung fu in their films wouldn't be so unprofessional.

But now, seeing Hu Xiaoxiao's performance, the action director couldn't help but elevate the kung fu to a new level: This is art, a great art!

Before the action director could speak, Philip and the director made the decision: "Miss Xiaoxiao's scenes will be done according to this requirement. However, Miss Xiaoxiao's action scenes are too good. Even the stunt doubles can't do them. You have to do these actions yourself."

“No problem,” Hu Xiaoxiao nodded.

That's perfect, she's not used to using a body double anyway.

The lead actors standing to the side were all stunned. The lead actress, Li Lin, performed the wire work so well. How could they possibly act? Even if they used stunt doubles, they couldn't outperform Hu Xiaoxiao. Was there any point in watching this show? When it was filmed, there would be no harm without comparison.

John stepped forward first and said to the action director, "Design a few challenging scenes for me too, otherwise my performance will be terrible when I'm in the same frame as the female lead."

The action choreographer looked at the director, Edward, who was naturally pleased with the actors' ambition and agreed. He not only increased the difficulty level for John but also for the other lead actors.

Emily and the others looked even more dazed.

Fortunately, this is a special effects movie. To facilitate post-production, many actions and scenes were designed in advance, and there were not many high-difficulty actions, which were only used in a few limited places.

Even so, after several days of practice, several of the lead actors almost dislocated their joints.

After rehearsals were completed, the actual filming began.

Hu Xiaoxiao changed into her costume and walked onto the film set.

The costume she wore was also a high-end brand product placement; it was a jumpsuit. The jumpsuit was originally designed to be a light color, but because light-colored clothes were difficult to cut out for green screen scenes, the costume company specially ordered a dark blue one for Hu Xiaoxiao.