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Chapter 18 "Unparalleled in the World"

"Brother Nan, this is Sister K, the general manager of Tang Tang Film and Television, and the producer of the movie "Unparalleled World"."

By the pier of the Qingming Shanghetu, Wu Gao's words about Miss K almost made Fang Nan burst out laughing.

Cai Yinong is from Xiamen. He has been in Xiangjiang for the past few years, and has done coordinating actions for the Academy Awards.

Everyone in Xiangjiang knows that they like to have more English names, and so does Cai Yinong. Fang Nan remembers that his name is Karen or something. Unexpectedly, this name was shortened to Miss K in Wu Gao's mouth.

But Fang Nan didn't reveal it, he just called out "Miss K" and introduced himself as Fang Nan by the way.

The age of this woman is a mystery, but it is certain that she is several years older than him.

Cai Yinong didn't care about the titles of the two, looked at Fang Nan and said, "You're quite thin, so it's okay to be an actor's substitute?"

"This is doubting my ability."

Fang Nan thought of this, but he didn't make any guarantees. Instead, he asked, "About how many scenes do you need a double? Are you filming consecutively or sporadically?"

When he asked, he told Cai Yinong that he was not a novice, but someone who really knew what he was doing. A layman would not be able to ask this question.

Cai Yinong had an idea in mind, put away his contemptuous gaze, and said with a smile: "We are a group of literary dramas and a group of martial arts dramas. You are in the group of martial arts dramas, so it should be filmed consecutively. There are about 20 double scenes. Specifically, you I will ask Director Huang, the action director."

While the two were talking, the action director Huang Weiming arrived in a car. Fang Nan shook hands with him and asked him what he had just said.

"Uh, it's just, which one?"

Fang Nan interrupted the incomprehensible Cantonese, "Director Huang, speak Cantonese, I can understand."

"This is really good."

Before Director Huang could speak, Cai Yinong shouted happily first.

From the actors to the behind-the-scenes of "Unparalleled World", half of the crew are from Xiangjiang. The language barrier has long been her biggest concern, and I'm afraid this will affect the filming process.

Tang Tang Film and Television has only been established for two or three years, but there is not so much money for people to toss about.

Fang Nan waved his hand, indicating that this was nothing, let alone Cantonese, he could even speak English fluently with a standard Cockney accent, and he could even complete a few paragraphs in French.

You know, he was a director with dreams in his previous life!
On the edge of the pier, Fang Nan, who was chattering with the director and producer, made Wu Gao dumbfounded.

Facing Fang Nan who shocked him the first time on the left and the time on the right, Wu Gao also completely corrected his posture.

This kind of cash cow, he, Wu Gao, took good care of it like a father.

"Success, this is the condition." After a short time, Fang Nan and Cai Yinong discussed the conditions for becoming an actor and martial artist.

Living in a hotel for 250 a day, eight hours a day, eating the same meals as the main actors, and doing nothing except being a substitute for the main actors, this condition is better than the 100 yuan a day he earned in the crew of "Miao Cuihua" , a lot more.

But the price is high, and the job is different. This time he has to fight in person. He may lose his leg or arm, or die on the spot.

After the matter was settled, Cai Yinong wanted Fang Nan to introduce two more colleagues, just in case.

Fang Nan spread his hands, indicating no.

He has always fought alone, he really doesn't know a martial artist with real skills,
Moreover, there are very few such people in China today.

Probably because Fang Nan still had some doubts, Cai Yinong didn't leave in a hurry, and followed the two to the edge of the pier.

"My West"

"Director, you should be able to speak Cantonese." On the side of the pier, Fang Nan once again reminded Director Huang, who had messed up.

Director Huang smiled awkwardly. The group of them were filming in the mainland, and they were in Cantonese for a while, and Cantonese for a while.

Huang Weiming rambled on for a while, Fang Nan understood what he meant, and helped translate:
"Use a steel wire to hang it up from here, and after somersaults in the air, stand on the log in the middle of the lake in a golden rooster's independent posture, right?"

"Ok, ok, that's what I mean." Huang Weiming nodded happily.

"Then who am I going to play for?"

"Esther."

Fang Nan is a little dizzy now, he can understand Cantonese, but he won't be idle, let's write down the English names of each actor, the ghost knows who it is.

"Esther is Guan Yonghe."

Cai Yinong explained to him.

Fang Nan understood, and he had finished asking all the necessary questions, put on costumes, put on makeup, and finished filming.

It was approaching September, and the weather was still hot, but he had to earn the money, and his pocket was flat.

Putting on a costume made of fancy cloth, and covering his head with a hood with two big braids, Fang Nan got up and turned his waist, then suddenly did a standing backflip, and put the makeup on him on the spot. The little girl and Cai Yinong sitting next to her looked dumbfounded.

I feel that this person is like a fool, and he doesn't do things lightly or seriously.

But Fang Nan muttered disapprovingly: "The body has improved a lot after this period of time."

"Nan Tsai, can we start filming?" Director Huang, who was in charge of martial arts, came over.

Fang Nan nodded and said, "Director Huang, I'm fine."

Don't look at him as just a small martial artist in the crew of "Unparalleled World", but his identity is tougher than the little actor in the crew, even the director will not offend someone like him.

One of the reasons is the scarcity of talents.

On the other hand, it is because a martial artist like him is really fighting for his life.

Following the director to the edge of the pier, Fang Nan put on the wire for him on the outside, and took the initiative to check it again. When he found that there was no problem, he gestured to the director.

At the director's order, Wu Xing pulled Fang Nan to a height of six or seven meters, and then pulled it to the sky above the lake until Huang Weiming called to stop, indicating that the representative was in place.

There is no green cloth, no special effects, this is a true live-action shooting, Fang Nan has the big sun on his head, and an artificial lake under his body, without even the minimum safety measure of a spring bed.

Director Huang also stood on the pier and shouted, "Nan Tsai, turn three times." He gestured with three fingers.

Fang Nan nodded his head to indicate that he understood. Two laps and three laps don't matter, this is just a small scene.

After the field manager led the staff to shake the big robotic arm not far from Fang Nan, the director ordered the reporter to play the board, and after the board was played, he yelled "action" into the electronic speaker.

Hearing the beginning, Fang Nan, who had been swinging his legs back and forth, instantly exerted force on his lower body, turning around in mid-air in a very chic way, then two times, and three times.

Wu Gao: "Awesome."

Cai Yinong turned and left with peace of mind.

"Ok, very handsome." The director looked at the monitor and found nothing wrong, then gave Fang Nan a thumbs up in the air.

The first movement was done well, Fang Nan refused to take a rest, Wia was tied to his body, it was inconvenient to get up and down, and he himself felt uncomfortable, so he might as well hurry up and finish today's scene.

But the second action stumped Fang Nan and Lavia's martial arts.

Tried back and forth several times, either it deviated from the pillar in the middle of the lake, or Fang Nan didn't stand firmly.It's never perfect.

When it was time for dinner, Huang Weiming, who couldn't stand it for a long time, said helplessly to the photographer: "Let's separate, let's shoot separately, and edit later."

"I've done it so early and finished it early, and I'm counting on me and Wu Xing to cooperate seamlessly on the first day, isn't it just a dream!"

Fang Nan muttered angrily before he landed slowly.

(End of this chapter)