Chapter 165

The sky turned dark.

The *Divine Doctor and Heroic Couple* set was brightly lit.

Staff members were busily moving various things, preparing for the upcoming shoot.

Changing into the outfit from the press conference day, Li Luo took the script and sat down on the actor's chair in the corner of the set; after eating and drinking his fill, he could officially start filming after resting for about half an hour.

Not far away stood three tall set walls.

The inside had been made to look like stone walls by the prop master, while the back had scaffolding, and the bottom was equipped with pulleys; everything was set up properly so the staff could push them inward later.

Creating the appearance of a mechanism.

The lighting technician was busy on the scaffolding, adjusting the appropriate brightness under Lai Shuiqing's direction.

Don't look at them as just ordinary technical staff responsible for lighting.

On set.

They were known as "Master Light."

Saying no one dared to offend them was a bit of an exaggeration, but actors wouldn't pick on them without reason.

One had to know that television and film were arts of light and shadow; changes in lighting could directly affect the effect actors presented on camera.

A skilled lighting technician could add a lot of luster to an actor.

Conversely.

If a lighting technician did it on purpose, they could make a beauty look like an old woman and a handsome man look like a passerby.

However, under normal circumstances, lighting technicians wouldn't dare play like that; it was equivalent to joking with their own rice bowl.

"Go over the scene?"

Footsteps approached, and Jia Jingwen, wearing a white costume dress, sat down nearby.

"No problem." Li Luo opened the script and pointed to the bridge segment above: "You continue with that quirky performance; in this scenario, it's best if I appear a bit awkward."

"Although we are in a trap, the two are still lively."

The tone of the entire drama was like this.

*Divine Doctor and Heroic Couple* even had an elixir of immortality, so the style was, to a large extent, quite whimsical.

Making people smile knowingly when they watched it.

"I'll go first."

Jia Jingwen opened her script, crossed her legs, and leaned back in the actor's chair: "What did you chat with him about earlier?"

"Hmm?"

Li Luo fixed his gaze on the script, puzzled: "There's no such line, is there?"

"What did you chat with him about earlier?"

Tossing a piece of chewing gum into her mouth, Jia Jingwen chewed gently: "Don't play dumb with me here."

Her bright gaze.

Stared straight into Li Luo's eyes.

"Oh~~~"

Li Luo suddenly realized, explaining naturally: "Just asked President Wu about the upcoming shooting plan; you know I'm a freelancer, and I don't have any roles lined up for next year yet."

This was said very seriously, without any flaws.

"I've known you for quite a while now."

Jia Jingwen tilted her head, blinking her eyelashes with a smile: "I feel like I still have some understanding of you; I've discovered that the more serious you seem when you speak, the more likely you are to be lying."

Facing such slanderous words, Li Luo immediately wanted to argue.

The girl from Taiwan didn't take the bait.

Instead, she handed over a piece of chewing gum with her big eyes flickering.

When there were intimate scenes, keeping one's breath fresh was a basic professional ethic; of course, there were also actors who, when forced to film such segments with people they disliked, would deliberately chew garlic.

To disgust the other party to death!

Being interrupted like this, Li Luo also forgot what he wanted to explain.

He simply chewed the gum and went over the lines with her, one sentence after another.

Not pursuing the question was enough.

He couldn't tell her that Wu Dun only valued her ability to make money and didn't actually take her to heart, right?

Although everyone knew this was a fact.

But exposing it to her face.

Was perhaps too cruel.

A short half-hour passed quickly, and at Lai Shuiqing's call, the two walked toward the shooting site together.

"You two jump down from here in a moment."

In this so-called mechanism secret room, the director patted a wooden platform more than a meter high nearby: "Jump into the camera frame; Jingwen, remember not to make the action too easy, it's best to stumble a bit."

"Don't forget, you fell from above."

"I subconsciously want to help her."

Li Luo thought about Liu Xuan's character personality and added: "But due to etiquette between men and women, I can only pull my hand back."

"That's right."

Lai Shuiqing nodded.

This plot was about Mo Niang breaking into the palace late at night to settle scores with Lu Hou.

After a bit of a struggle.

The shaken Lu Hou signaled Lu Fu, played by Liu Hengyu, to quickly capture the assassin, but Lu Fu encountered Chunyu Tiying, who had entered the palace at night to treat Lu Hou's niece, Qin Zi.

Due to an old grudge.

Lu Fu simply took her as the assassin.

During their chase, they encountered the real assassin, Mo Niang.

After the three tangled, Lu Fu and Mo Niang fought, but Chunyu Tiying encountered Liu Xuan, who had rushed over; she accidentally triggered the mechanism, causing the two to fall into the secret room and become trapped.

It was precisely because of this encounter.

That Chunyu Tiying developed a hint of affection for Liu Xuan.

The plot seemed connected, but it could be filmed separately.

Whatever was convenient was how they did it.

Li Luo and Jia Jingwen stepped onto the wooden platform and jumped back and forth several times, not only to align with the corresponding positions but also to adapt to the feeling of jumping from a height.

Don't look at the fact that there were only two people in front of the camera.

Including lighting, props, sound, photography, etc., there were a full dozen people surrounding this area.

"OK."

After the final practice jump, Jia Jingwen signaled that there was no problem.

"All departments, prepare."

Lai Shuiqing stood to the side, picked up a megaphone, and shouted loudly.

His beard shone under the lights, looking quite imposing.

The two actors returned to the wooden platform, looked at each other, and held their breath, waiting for the moment of filming.

"Three, two, one."

"Clap."

The clapperboard struck heavily.

This sound was like a starting pistol, and Li Luo and Jia Jingwen jumped down simultaneously.

The girl from Taiwan landed on her feet first, then her butt plopped down backward; after completing this series of actions, she immediately reached out to rub her knees, grimacing in pain.

Li Luo landed lightly behind her.

Squatting steadily on the ground.

The sword held in his left hand was held horizontally first; after noticing there was no danger around, his right hand bypassed Jia Jingwen's shoulder and quickly reached toward her knees: "Hey, are you okay?"

But just as he was about to touch her knees.

He realized something and pulled his hand back like lightning.

"I'm fine, I'm fine."

Although Jia Jingwen's expression was painful, a hint of shyness flashed in her eyes.

This level of performance was still quite easy for the two of them; everyone's acting skills were already on point, and their chemistry naturally went without saying.

"OK~"

Lai Shuiqing nodded with satisfaction.

When filming *Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre* before, he could actually feel that Li Luo's performance was still a bit raw, but in just over a year, the other party had given him a huge surprise.

Not only was the performance very natural, but there was also no shadow of Zhang Wuji.

Being able to shed the traces of a character so quickly.

His talent was better than average.

As for Jia Jingwen.

Her acting style was basically set; currently, she was very suitable for playing such boisterous characters.

With the two cooperating.

They often managed to get it in one take after filming started.

The wooden platform was quickly removed, and the photographer stepped back and squatted down.

Filming the two from a low angle.

Not only did they pull the close-up shot into a medium shot, but they also enlarged the entire shooting space, allowing the audience to see the environment the two were in clearly.

"Action."

After the adjustment, filming continued.

The two in the corner stood up simultaneously and looked around at their location.

"Wow."

Jia Jingwen widened her eyes in surprise: "What kind of place is this?"

The voice with a Taiwanese accent echoed in the secret room; it would definitely be unqualified for broadcast, but it didn't matter—both film and television could be dubbed in post-production.

In fact, when hearing actors' voices on television at this time.

Many were actually not their own.

But they still had to recite the lines when it was time; through dialogue, they could guide themselves and other actors into the character's world.

Li Luo didn't respond.

He grabbed the sword in his hand, walked past the camera, and started knocking on the wall.

The cameraman also turned the angle at the right time, following his back.

"Hey, I'm asking you a question."

Jia Jingwen timed the rhythm, entered the shooting frame with light steps, and asked with a panicked expression: "What kind of place is this, anyway?"

"This is a mechanism in the palace."

Li Luo looked left and right in a hurry, reciting the lines one by one.

After Jia Jingwen said it was safer to stay here and that they would be hunted down by those two if they went out, this segment of filming came to an end, and the two moved behind the monitor to check the performance effect.

"Let's do it again!"

After watching the ten-second shot, Li Luo frowned slightly.

"What's the problem?"

Lai Shuiqing felt it was quite good.

Jia Jingwen also nodded, feeling there was nothing wrong with her acting.

"Here."

Reaching out and pointing at the screen, Li Luo said bluntly: "Jingwen, when you followed from behind just now, your steps were too agile; although you didn't get injured, I think limping would be more appropriate."

Having interacted often, he wasn't afraid to speak directly.

If it were other actors.

He would have to be more tactful.

"Indeed."

After watching the walking posture again, Jia Jingwen expressed agreement.

With the main actors in agreement, Lai Shuiqing naturally had no problem; he called for the crew to operate again and re-filmed the content just now.

Ten minutes later.

The two hurried behind the monitor.

Comparing the two, the effect was much better than before.

"Nice."

Jia Jingwen held out her palm.

"Clap~"

Li Luo and she slapped hands crisply.

This kind of harmonious cooperation environment couldn't be more comfortable; Lai Shuiqing scratched his beard and happily high-fived them separately. He was actually very afraid of crews where the main actors didn't get along.

All kinds of scheming.

You steal a scene, I add a line.

Fighting to the death.

Just coordinating the interpersonal relationships between actors would consume most of his energy.

After filming some intermittent content in between, they soon reached what Li Luo considered the highlight: he and Jia Jingwen stood in the middle of the secret room, waiting for the moment to be squeezed by the mechanism.

The people outside were still nervously preparing.

"Uh, listen."

Li Luo's expression was slightly awkward as he whispered to the girl from Taiwan: "This is all for the sake of filming; if there's any physical contact in a moment, please don't mind!"

He wasn't some kind of stud.

*Cough! *

Definitely not.

Actually, he really treated Jia Jingwen as a good friend, and besides, the other party had an intimate relationship with Wu Dun.

Basically, he hadn't had any little schemes.

When filming this kind of scene between friends, one still needed to ease the atmosphere.

Most of the time, they didn't wear microphones on their bodies, and the boom microphone hadn't been lowered yet, so there was no need to worry about others hearing things they shouldn't.

"Hehe."

Jia Jingwen laughed mockingly and said with disdain: "To think you're still a young man; you played quite wildly with Xu Ruoxuan back in Taiwan, so why are you pretending to be a gentleman now?"

"What?"

Li Luo became anxious immediately: "This is a naked slander against me."

"That's enough."

Jia Jingwen had a sly smile, saying: "She's my good best friend; best friends share everything. According to the grapevine, I heard someone is very powerful!"

"Good technique, and lasts a long time too."

In terms of social atmosphere, Taiwan at this time was far ahead of the mainland.

What's more.

Xu Ruoxuan's style was quite bold.

Having filmed those kinds of movies and photo shoots, chatting about these things seemed perfectly normal.

"Relax~"

Seeing Li Luo's face stiffen, Jia Jingwen laughed and comforted him: "It's just good friends sharing some fun; it's no big deal, and she didn't mention your name."

"But during that time period, who else could it be but you."

In her view, this kind of thing was perfectly normal, and chatting about it was nothing.

Li Luo decisively chose to shut up.

When it came to certain things, if a girl became bold.

You simply couldn't handle it.

Seeing Li Luo didn't reply, Jia Jingwen smiled triumphantly and squeezed her palms tightly again.

Shooting preparations were finished quickly.

At Lai Shuiqing's signal, the staff on both sides began to push the prop walls slowly; the wall inside couldn't move, as the engineering would become very complicated, and the lighting wouldn't be easy to stabilize.

Amidst this movement.

Li Luo and Jia Jingwen began their performance.

"Wow!"

The Taiwanese girl jumped on the spot, waving her claws and shouting anxiously: "What did you trigger just now? Why did these mechanisms suddenly close? Hurry and think of a way~"

While shouting, she hurriedly ran to the stone wall on the left, trying to block it.

Li Luo also ran to the right side at the first opportunity.

Naturally, it wouldn't have any effect.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry."

"Over here."

"Oh my, what to do, Liu Xuan!!!"

The two exchanged positions in unison, running back and forth in this secret room; it should have been an extremely critical situation, but it was filled with a happy atmosphere due to Jia Jingwen's shouting.

As they pushed, Li Luo couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The shoot was NG directly.

"Tone it down a bit."

He held his waist, unable to laugh or cry, looking at Jia Jingwen, who was pouting: "This is a mechanism trap, not an amusement park!"

"Pfft~~~"

Jia Jingwen stuck out her tongue in disdain.

This action caused everyone on set to burst into laughter.

Filming again, the commotion Jia Jingwen made finally subsided a bit, and the two stone walls got closer and closer.

Pushing hard with their shoulders, kicking hard with their feet.

All were to no avail.

As the space shrank drastically, the two stuck together in terror, as if they would be squeezed into meat paste the next moment.

Just as described in the script, the two were face-to-face, face-to-face.

Feeling the amazing elasticity of the other's body.

Following Jia Jingwen's desperate scream, Li Luo also let out a happy, unwilling roar.

Thanks to brother "Turning into Old Zhao in the blink of an eye" for the tip of 7,200 coins, thank you!