[{"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-71":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},2324783,4547,"Chapter 71: More Difficult Than Imagined","how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>Before the several martial artists could react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo suddenly changed his movement; in the instant he turned, his elbow slashed forward like a blade, carrying a rush of force straight at Lin Can, who staggered back two steps in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muay Thai is known for its ferocity and power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It uses punches, kicks, knees, and elbows—leveraging the entire body as weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The essence of its power lies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In twisting the body to snap the fists, feet, elbows, and knees like whips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It possesses exceptional practical combat ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His in-depth study with Bian Xiaoxiao in the tent had granted Li Luo beginner-level Muay Thai, raising his physical stats to 73; exhilarated, he immediately assumed the stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This martial art is exceptionally fierce and visually striking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might spark some inspiration in the opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop, stop, stop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his fluid stance, Yuan Bin hurriedly called out: “You kid, when did you learn Muay Thai?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No good—one elbow strike could do it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t control the force, you’ll injure someone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elbows like blades—many combat competitions strictly forbid elbow strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to take that risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo reluctantly dropped the stance and made up an excuse: “Don’t you guys ever go online? There’s every kind of martial art there—just mimic a few moves for a while and you’ll look decent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it, follow my routine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Bin shook his head and began guiding the next combat movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad Baoqiang had already gone to shoot Blind Well—otherwise he could’ve offered advice; after all, he didn’t just sit idly at Shaolin Temple—he had real skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original novel, Zhang Wuji mediated the conflict between the Six Sects and the Ming Cult, with countless dazzling duels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the Su version of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plotline completely fails to convey the fight scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s utterly pathetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yuan Bin as the action choreographer, this weakness was successfully addressed; yesterday’s fight scene with Yin Tianzheng was quite impressive, and Zhang Wuji successfully defeated the Kongtong Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it’s time for the Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The actor is already elderly and can’t perform the moves himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperate, Du Yun had to shave his head, attach a fake beard, and Lin Can, dressed as Miejue Shitai, stepped forward holding the Yi Tian Sword—causing the entire martial arts crew to burst into laughter on set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After going through the moves a few times, another brief break arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you feel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo wiped sweat from his face and walked over to his classmates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can only say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Luodan spoke honestly: “It’s more complicated than we imagined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We thought we’d immediately see big action, but after sitting for half an hour, we just watched rehearsal after rehearsal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Luo just took a hard fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It scared us all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We haven’t even started filming yet, and he’s already drenched in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difficulty of martial arts scenes is clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Sheng twisted open a bottle of mineral water and stood to hand it to Li Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her motion suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because someone beside her had made the same move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks,” Li Luo accepted both bottles with ease and smiled at Bian Xiaoxiao and Huang Sheng: “How did you know I was thirsty? In this weather, you can’t go without water.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Nailiang chuckled and secretly gave him a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ignored the guy’s gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a long sip from each bottle, he shook his head and explained: “Looks dangerous, but the professional martial artists know their limits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re about to start filming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo raised an eyebrow and asked: “Have you decided which sect you want to join?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emei!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three female classmates raised their hands in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all the sects, only Emei lets you wear skirts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ming Cult, Wudang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The male classmates had different choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they could finally join in, their faces glowed with barely contained excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo had Lai Shuiqing’s assistant take the male classmates to change clothes, then signaled the girls to sit and went to fetch three clean white dresses and hairpieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his call, the three girls followed him back to the actor’s rest area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ran into Gao Yuanyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could speak, the girl saw him and turned pale as if seeing a ghost, then hurriedly dashed off to one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo was utterly baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zihan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to someone else: “Can I borrow the makeup room?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She has little today—maybe no screen time at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since she got the notice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still had to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting on standby is part of an actor’s job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zihan stood up and took the clothes from Li Luo: “Leave the juniors to me—you go ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, the sun had baked the ground into a golden shimmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lighting conditions were nearly identical to yesterday’s scene shift; under the assistant director’s command, the set became as chaotic as a marketplace, with actors rushing to their designated positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ming Cult members lay sprawled, sitting cross-legged on the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Six Sects weren’t idle either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They formed a large semicircle around the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bian Xiaoxiao and the others nervously followed behind Lin Jing, who played Ding Minjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they all wore white dresses and held prop swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid stealing focus,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces were painted with dull, muted makeup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They glanced at each other, eyes brimming with suppressed excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bian Xiaoxiao was deeply puzzled—why did Zhou Zhiruo, standing at the front and dressed so brilliantly, keep glancing back at her, with such a strange expression?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No time for speculation—the filming began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly gathered her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Became background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d always said Li Luo was the male lead, but none of the classmates had truly felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that filming had officially started, the impact hit them all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire set, including extras, had over a hundred people—yet all of them were merely background, watching Li Luo stand alone in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every martial move struck with fierce energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wires were hoisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He performed high-difficulty stunts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They deeply felt the gap between themselves and Li Luo—so vast it was impossible to envy; their gazes, filled with admiration, kept landing on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The filming process was even more grueling than imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their feet went numb from standing, and the blazing sun left them dizzy and drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were still lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every hour, several crew members surrounded Li Luo—someone reapplied makeup, someone waved a fan furiously at his soaked undershirt, others kept feeding him water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filming isn’t just flowers and applause—it demands immense sweat behind the scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to Gao Yuanyuan’s scene, Lai Shuiqing grew anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never expected that whenever she met Li Luo’s gaze, she could portray that nervousness with uncanny depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bright eyes were brimming with performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help slapping his thigh—how had her acting improved so suddenly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sun sank westward, the day’s scenes neared their end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Zhang Tielin’s leadership, the Ming Cult followers knelt on one knee before Li Luo, solemnly raised their hands, and shouted in unison: “We thank Young Master Zhang for saving our Cult!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound echoed repeatedly through the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle Yang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Luo rushed forward in desperation, his knees sliding to the ground as he grabbed Yang Xiao and Bai Meiying, muttering, “No, no!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood pouch burst, spewing a mouthful of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes glazed over, and he fainted without resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>",1250,"2026-06-20T17:17:01.025Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e3810a03ceae24a2d872ae754f727531bbe4b324168e9e58aef57196cbd6cd5c","how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-72","how-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-chapter-70",461,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-can-you-be-an-emperor-of-acting-without-lett-cover.jpg"]