[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett":3,"chapter-how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","How Can You Be an Emperor of Acting Without Letting Loose?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2324730,4547,"Chapter 18: The Out-of-Control Kite (Please Follow, Thank You All!)","how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>The prop team stood beside the blowers, continuously tossing dried yellow bamboo leaves forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other crew members swung small buckets filled with smoke, directing the mist forward, while pre-broken bamboo stalks cracked loudly, fully creating the tense atmosphere on set!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the director’s command, the stunt team lunged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They then scattered and tumbled in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Erpeng, suspended on wires, swung his long sword vigorously, looking utterly formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhang Zhong’s warning, Li Luo dared not approach closer; he wielded a prop sword and shuffled aimlessly behind, coordinating with other extras to make the scene livelier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few minutes of footage appeared on screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already filmed for two hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the director’s shouts, the scene of martial artists surrounding and attacking finally ended, but there was no time to rest—next came Ren Yingying’s dramatic entrance, swooping in to rescue Fenghu Chong from danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Non-essential personnel, clear the area.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant director waved his arms repeatedly, signaling everyone to evacuate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo stood beside a bamboo stalk, glancing sideways at the small courtyard nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Action.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call echoed across the set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, an ancient guqin flew out from the small house in the courtyard; immediately after, Xu Qing, dressed in red-and-black robes and suspended on wires, followed like a bird, darting through the bamboo grove toward Li Erpeng’s position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skirt fluttered in the wind, beautifully so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thud~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a muffled thump reverberated through the bamboo grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guqin was meant to be caught by Xu Qing’s hands, but instead it slammed directly into her head. Though it was a prop, its weight was substantial to replicate realism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It struck her full across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After landing on the ground still suspended by wires, Xu Qing immediately waved her hand: “It’s my fault—let’s do another take!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, she rubbed her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhong hurried over, saw no serious injury to his leading actress, and waved for the crew to prepare for the second take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Xu Qing herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The public has long labeled her as having severe princess syndrome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reality matches that reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what Li Luo observed on set, this stunningly beautiful leading actress enjoyed top-tier food, drink, and comforts, meticulously cared for by her personal assistant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet during filming, Xu Qing was extremely serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to difficult wire-work stunts, she always performed them herself whenever possible, avoiding stunt doubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this regard, Li Luo thought she was impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the princess syndrome?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had her money, he’d do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Qing, you’ve got this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave her a thumbs-up with a smile: “Next take will be perfect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Luo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Luo dressed as an extra, Xu Qing stopped, eyes wide:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ignore him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhong snapped: “This kid’s bored out of his mind and wants to play extra for fun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Li Luo’s dusty face, Xu Qing covered her mouth and giggled, shaking her sleeve as she walked toward the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the young, handsome Lin Pingzhi had left a deep impression on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always insisted on doing everything himself—she never expected him to have such a mischievous side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After adjustments, filming resumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second take still failed—the wooden guqin struck Xu Qing’s face again, harder than before, knocking her to her knees; she took a long while to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the main connection relied on Xu Qing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the stunt team couldn’t escape blame—they endured a full verbal barrage from Zhang Zhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a furious shouting, the wire operators snapped to attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Beard patiently coaxed his leading actress again; tear-filled, Xu Qing finally steadied herself, standing slightly inside the doorway, taking deep breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ready.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One, two, three—go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the command ended, the wooden guqin shot forward with a whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teeth clenched,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qing sprinted forward, stepped on the threshold, and leapt upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulled by two steel cables behind her, she soared into the air, swiftly gliding past slender bamboo stalks, eyes locked on the flying guqin, determined to catch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Snap~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a chilling sound came from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a bowstring snapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The change in weight and angle caught the wire operators off guard—they stumbled backward in disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Xu Qing could react,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body flew sideways like a kite out of control, crashing toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the half-buried bamboo stake rushing toward her, her mind went blank—she couldn’t scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crash~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone on set erupted in a collective gasp, like a sonic wave exploding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she hit that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At best, her face would be ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zhong turned pale with sweat, paralyzed by the terrifying outcome—he tried to stand, but his legs refused to move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One arm swung out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prop sword plunged deep into the soil, its hilt trembling violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving a deep footprint, Li Luo surged forward like a whirlwind—when he saw Xu Qing’s body tilt, his only thought was to save her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No ulterior motive—he acted when action was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like returning home,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when he helped that pregnant woman on the train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under everyone’s gaze, as Xu Qing was less than a meter from the bamboo stake, a dark figure shot out like a hunting leopard, tackling her aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wire operators instinctively released the cables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thud~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another muffled crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s hearts pounded as they watched the two of them slam hard onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dried yellow bamboo leaves scattered everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After rolling several times, they finally came to a stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Qing!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big Beard leapt from his chair like a rabbit, sprinting forward at unprecedented speed—if anything happened to this girl on his set,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the enemies he’d make wouldn’t be one or two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Zhang Zhong was tense—the entire crew rushed forward in a swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Qing herself felt weightless, as if she’d been violently struck, then spun into dizzying chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked open her eyes, dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw a young man with a dirty face, yet strikingly handsome, holding her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a thin black cloth covered his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Luo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her mind was blank, she whispered his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to struggle up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ow~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo yanked off the black cloth, his voice sharp: “Don’t move, you idiot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing his blunt shouting—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, Xu Qing would have been furious already!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now she was like a well-behaved kitten, quickly maintaining her original posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo’s forehead kept sweating cold beads; 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