Chapter 185: Underwater One-shot—This Will Make Me the World's Number One!

Since October of last year.

Wu Jing signed with Morning Light Media and began.

He has been continuously undergoing various trainings.

Especially the underwater breath‑holding.

Now, Wu Jing can hold his breath while diving for 3–4 minutes.

Those eight‑pack abs...

Absolutely a tough, masculine man!

Leng Feng's undisputed choice!

In Bin Cheng.

Mainly filming scenes at the bottom of the water.

That is, the opening cruise, the underwater combat lasting a total of six minutes of footage.

It is expected to take several weeks to shoot.

You should know.

Underwater combat requires two minutes!

This cannot be compensated for with acting or anything.

Extremely dangerous!

Of course, Lin Mo is not in a hurry; take it slow.

This film is different from "Let the Bullets Fly," "I Am Not a Medicine God."

"Director Lin, I've seen many One-shot films on land, but I've never seen a One-shot filmed underwater..."

When Lin Mo summoned Wu Jing, the two action directors of the Cheng Jia troupe.

They listened to Lin Mo's request.

Good fellows!

They were instantly shocked!

A One-shot filmed underwater.

"Jingzai, if you can shoot this scene, you'll become the world's number one!" Chen Wei said with a smiling look at Wu Jing.

Hearing this, a spark of excitement flashed in Wu Jing's eyes.

He doesn't feel scared at all!

A One-shot underwater, the world's number one!

For him, this is not only a huge challenge, but also a once‑in‑a‑thousand‑years opportunity, a chance to prove his strength and push beyond his limits.

"Director Lin, I can do it, trust me!!!"

Wu Jing said rather excitedly.

Seeing this, Lin Mo smiled and patted his shoulder: "Take it slow, no rush, safety first!"

"Alright!"

Soon.

This matter spread throughout the crew.

"Whoa, a One-shot underwater, I've never heard of this...!"

"Do you think... Jing Ge and Director Lin can accomplish it?"

"My god!"

"what?"

"If this is completed, Jing Ge would become the world's number one!"

"......"

The "Wolf Warrior" crew includes more than just Chinese.

There are also many foreign actors.

They were also quite surprised to learn this news.

After all.

Everyone moves in the same circle, so they naturally know how difficult this is.

And in the coming days.

Wu Jing has been rehearsing water scenes, jumping into the water dozens of times each day.

All to pursue the best entry shot.

Of course.

This is also what Lin Mo requested.

As for Lin Mo,

He is discussing with his team how to shoot this scene well.

In the director's office.

Wu Jing, Assistant Director Luo Kai, action director, as well as props, lighting, cinematography...

Everyone sat together, watching Director Lin speak.

"We must ensure every detail reaches perfection!"

When Lin Mo looked at the crowd while speaking, his gaze was very firm.

Then he added, "Xiao Wang, your cinematography team must pay attention to underwater shooting, lighting, water flow, and the actors' expressions; none can be ignored."

Xiao Wang, Lin Mo's personal cinematographer and currently the senior of the cinematography team, nodded very clearly.

Luo Kai also knew the difficulty of this scene was enormous, so he spoke: "Director Lin, the hardest part of this scene is the Underwater combat sequence. We need to design a set of action sequences that are both logical and visually appealing, and also… during filming we may encounter all sorts of unpredictable factors…".

He is Lin Mo's Assistant Director.

Luo Kai thought rather comprehensively.

Of course, he also knew Director Lin must have considered these factors.

Here.

Hearing Luo Kai's words, Lin Mo nodded, then roughly sketched the camera composition on the conference room whiteboard: "We plan to use multi‑camera synchronized shooting. Although this will increase post‑production editing complexity, only this way can we maximize the continuity and realism of a One-shot."

The discussion lasted about an hour.

March 21, 2018.

The 'Wolf Warrior' production crew headed to the cruise ship in the sea.

Today they will shoot Wu Jing's scene of jumping into the sea from the cruise ship.

These days.

Wu Jing's effort is to prepare for this scene.

The main creative staff of the crew have all arrived.

Although they have no scenes.

But they also want to witness this miracle.

An Underwater One-shot.

Veterans like Wu Gang, Ding Haifeng, Shi Zhaoqi and the rest have never heard of it.

As for Chen Yao.

Since she joined the 'Wolf Warrior' crew.

Her horizons have been completely opened.

This is her first time joining a crew to film.

It can be said that it left a deep impression on her acting career.

"We need to shoot a two‑minute battle scene underwater, and the current here is especially strong. Look at the speedboat parked below; we'll probably have to rely on the speedboat to rescue people later…" Ding Haifeng stood on the ship, his eyes fixed on those speedboats, unable to help but comment.

"Director Lin's drive for this shoot is downright terrifying, and Little Wu as well—really over the top!" Yu Qian couldn't help but speak up.

"Exactly, how many people in this circle dare to shoot like this? I'd say only Cheng Long back when he was young dared to go that far!" Wu Gang echoed.

Mentioning Cheng Long, he also prepared to fly over here.

Mainly because he heard Lin Mo's scene is an Underwater One-shot.

Even Cheng Long hadn't heard of it, so he hurriedly took a plane over.

Han Canping is the same.

They're all curious how Lin Mo will actually shoot it.

Here.

On the ship.

In just one afternoon, they tried shooting several takes.

Currents, underwater hypoxia, and various factors caused by the actors.

All ended in failure.

Lin Mo had thought this scene would be relatively difficult to shoot.

But he didn't expect it to be this hard.

The longest video was 25 seconds.

These underwater shoots.

Among them, if the speedboat arrived a few seconds late, Wu Jing and several foreign actors would have been swept away by the current.

Don't even talk about those actors.

Even the people watching from the ship.

All were terrified!

Those foreign actors almost gave up.

If Lin Mo hadn't added money, they would have refused outright.

The 23rd.

Cheng Long and Han Canping arrived together at Bin Cheng.

When the two seniors arrived, Lin Mo naturally had to pause the shooting.

"Uncle Long, San Ye!" Lin Mo hurried forward, shaking hands with both of them.

When Cheng Long arrived, he impatiently asked, "Hey Mozi, your shoot just started, why is there such a big commotion? I heard you're preparing to film an Underwater One-shot?"

Han Canping, standing nearby, added, "Yeah, we've been talking about this all the way. An Underwater One-shot—you're setting a precedent!"

Lin Mo, hearing that, smiled and waved his hand: "I thought so too, but in practice the difficulty is far from ordinary. In the past two days the longest take was only half a minute; in that underwater environment anything can happen—far too unpredictable."

He said this while leading Cheng Long and Han Canping onto the ship.

The actors and crew on the ship, seeing the two big shots arrive, immediately greeted them with utmost respect.