Chapter 027: A Perfect Jump
After leaving the Egret Hotel, Tang Xiaosheng did not go home immediately. He told Xiaolongnu before that he was out to film, but now he hasn't filmed anything and has gone back, so I really don't know how to explain it.
Just now, he was kicked in the chest by one of Xia Bai's bodyguards, spitting blood, and bruises on his chest, his body did not feel very well, and he should have gone to the hospital to see. It's just that he doesn't have much money on him now, and he can't afford a high-consumption place like a hospital, so he can only support himself, and I hope his health is fine.
In fact, he secretly ran the "Method of Reversing the Meridians" several times in his body, and after running and dredging the meridians of the whole body, the discomfort in his body was also relieved a lot.
After that, he didn't stay too long, but went directly to Jinghua Film and Television City.
In the past two days, he has not been able to find the filming, and he feels strange, but now he knows that it turned out that Xia Bai was playing behind the scenes. It is estimated that the group leaders in the film and television city have been bought by Xia Bai, Tang Xiaosheng decided to go to the film and television city in person, and directly ask the crew to see if there is any drama to film.
Originally, he was still a little sympathetic to Xia Bai's experience, after all, Xia Bai's fiancΓ©e Long Xiaoxue was pierced by Xiaolongnu's soul, which caused him to be forced to withdraw from the marriage, which was quite unlucky after all.
It was only after today's incident that Tang Xiaosheng discovered that Xia Bai was not a good bird, and he was really unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals. If Tang Xiaosheng hadn't just learned the acupoint kung fu in the "Nine Yin True Scripture", he would definitely be beaten up today.
When I arrived at the studio, it was already more than four o'clock in the afternoon. There are several crews filming at the same time every day in the film and television city, and he walked around the film and television city, asking around, but found nothing. Whether it is an urban drama or a costume drama, all crews do not need extras for the time being.
In the end, Tang Xiaosheng found a crew that was filming a literary film, and he didn't have much hope, just stopped by to shop.
As a result, when he arrived on the set, he found that the director was just looking for a stuntman.
It turned out that they were filming a jump from a building, and the content was simple: a gymnast was shot on the rooftop on the fourth floor, then fell from the building and fell into the pool below.
Since this film is not an action movie, but a literary film, in this shot, the main thing I want to express is the beauty of the art of life shown when the gymnast dies in the air.
In this way, the requirements for actors are relatively high. The actor not only has to jump from the fourth floor, but more importantly, in the process of falling, he must be able to show something natural and beautiful.
In order to shoot this scene, the crew has found five stuntmen to audition before and after, but unfortunately none of them meet the requirements. Although these stuntmen are able to make complex movements in the air, they are completely action movie routines, and the movements are too stiff, not soft enough, and very unnatural, far from the sense of softness and freedom that the director wants.
finally encountered such an opportunity, and Tang Xiaosheng didn't want to miss it, so he took the initiative to find Zhang Zhizong, the director of the crew, and recommended himself: "Director Zhang, can you let me try?" β
Director Zhang Zhizong looked at him a few times and asked in a skeptical tone, "Are you a stuntman?" β
Tang Xiaosheng said: "No, but I used to be a martial arts stand-in, and I am confident that I can complete the action you need." The effect you want to achieve mainly requires the actor to have an excellent sense of balance in the air, to be able to control his body freely, and to show a free and natural state. β
After listening to his explanation, director Zhang Zhizong's eyes lit up, although many stuntmen are good, they often lack the awareness of performing arts. And Tang Xiaosheng obviously has his own understanding of acting, and it coincides with the effect that director Zhang Zhizong needs. β¦,
"Okay, you can try." Director Zhang Zhizong thought about it for a while, and finally decided to let this strange young man try.
Subsequently, under the guidance of director Zhang Zhizong, Tang Xiaosheng came to a four-story rooftop, and the content he was going to perform was to jump from the rooftop on the fourth floor and fall into a pool downstairs.
Due to the needs of the plot of the movie, the actors were required to wear only one pair of underwear, so Tang Xiaosheng had to take off his coat, and only a pair of red panda brand underwear was left on his body.
Recently, the cold air has hit, and today's temperature is very low, it has dropped to minus one degree, so naked, standing on the rooftop, the cold wind blows, he can't help but shiver, and his whole body is shaking unconsciously.
"The actor is ready!" The director downstairs shouted towards the rooftop with a megaphone.
Tang Xiaosheng cautiously walked to the rooftop on the fourth floor and waved downstairs, signaling that he was ready.
In fact, standing at such a height, he was still a little stunned in his heart. Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of grass rope. Since Hang Weiya fell down three months ago, he has an inexplicable fear of filming high-altitude scenes. But he finally had the opportunity to film, and he didn't want to let it go, so he could only bite the bullet.
He took a deep breath and stood on the edge of the rooftop for a moment, finally calming down a little.
"Attention departments, 3-2-1-ACTION!"
With Director Zhang Zhizong's order, Tang Xiaosheng bent his feet, rose into the air, jumped out of the rooftop on the fourth floor, fell sharply, and after a few turns in mid-air, he "plopped" and dived into the pool downstairs.
After a while, he came up from the pool, wiped the water on his face, walked towards the director, and asked, "Director Zhang, how is it?" β
Director Zhang Zhizong shook his head, pointed to the footage played back in the monitor and said: "When falling in the air, the limbs are still a little stiff, not completely let go, and there is no beauty. After a pause, he said, "However, compared to the previous actors, you have done a good job." If you go to the drama manager to get 100 yuan, you will say that I gave it to you. β
"Director Zhang, I want to try again." Tang Xiaosheng said seriously.
Director Zhang Zhizong was slightly stunned, probably because he didn't expect this young man to be so persistent, and said: "Young man, acting is enough, don't be reckless." Besides, this shot is dangerous, I ...... it."
"Don't worry, Director Zhang, I know it in my heart. I'm sure I'll do this better, so please give me another chance. Tang Xiaosheng said confidently.
Director Zhang Zhizong actually wanted to shoot this scene very well, and when he heard him say this, he thought about it for a while and promised: "Okay, try again, be careful yourself." β
The reason why Tang Xiaosheng is so confident is because he has discovered his problem from the replay footage. There are two main reasons why the previous actions were not done well:
1. Because the weather temperature is too low, his body is stiff, and his movements are naturally unable to stretch.
Second, he did not find a sense of balance and direction in the air, and his movements appeared chaotic and unnatural.
And he has found solutions to both of these problems.
When he stood on the rooftop on the fourth floor again, Tang Xiaosheng secretly ran the "Method of Reversing the Meridians", and the slightest warm current began to swim in various parts of the body, and after a while, the body warmed up, and the limbs were much more flexible.
Once his body was fully moved, he waved his hand to the director downstairs, signaling that everything was ready.
"Okay, all departments pay attention again, 3-2-1-ACTION!"
As soon as the words fell, Tang Xiaosheng jumped and flew off the rooftop, his body falling while flipping in the air by inertia.
At the same time as the body is flipped, due to the effect of the "Method of Reversing the Meridians", the meridians in his body also operate, and the body flips a few points, and the meridians will run to the corresponding position. β¦,
One of the great things about the Reversal of the Meridians is that it adjusts the meridians of the human body, so that one can quickly adapt to the new position. For example, when the human body is upside down, as long as the "Method of Reversing the Meridians" is operated, the meridians will be adjusted to the position corresponding to the handstand, so that although the person is upside down, he will feel no different from the upright.
In the same way, when Tang Xiaosheng's body flips in the air, due to the effect of the "Method of Reversing the Meridians", the meridians will operate accordingly, constantly adjusting their positions, so as to quickly adapt to the changes in body position. In other words, no matter what state the body is in, it has a sense of perfect balance as when it is upright.
It is precisely for this reason that Tang Xiaosheng can control his body very freely when he flips in the air, and his limbs can do all kinds of movements as he wants.
Thump!
After crossing a graceful arc in the air, Tang Xiaosheng dived into the pool again. Before he could come out of the pool, he faintly heard a burst of applause.
When he swam to the pool, he saw that almost all the staff in the crew were applauding him, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but be happy, it seemed that he had just completed the jump well.
After coming out of the pool, he found Director Zhang Zhizong and asked, "Director Zhang, is this jump still successful?" β
At this time, Director Zhang Zhizong was staring intently at the monitor, and after a while, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he exclaimed in surprise: "A perfect jump!" β
Then, he turned his head and looked at Tang Xiaosheng carefully, and said, "Young man, did you practice gymnastics before?" Your balance in the air is very good, which is very rare. β
Hearing the director's affirmation, Tang Xiaosheng was also overjoyed, but he also knew that the reason why he was able to complete this action was mainly because he learned "The Method of Reversing the Meridians".
"Young man, you're in good hands. We need a stuntman on the crew, so if you're interested, you can stay. The director seemed to appreciate Tang Xiaosheng's performance just now, and took the initiative to propose.
"Of course I'm interested."
"Okay, leave a contact information, if there is a play, I'll look for you."
After that, Tang Xiaosheng got dressed and received 500 yuan, which was his salary for the jump just now. In fact, the original salary for this action was only 300 yuan, but the director thought that his performance was very satisfactory, so he added 200 yuan.
When he finished receiving the money, it was already more than eight o'clock in the evening, and Tang Xiaosheng didn't stay too long, riding his second-hand bicycle, leaving the film and television city, and hurried home.
Although it has only been less than a day since I left Xiaolongnu and Guo Xiang, I miss it strangely.
The journey home was quite smooth, but after riding for about half an hour, when he passed through Heping Road, there was a sudden explosion under the bicycle.
Bang!