Chapter 1302: Who isn't still a child?!

"Cut!"

Following Ma Sai's shout through the megaphone, the two children screaming inside the off-road vehicle also stopped.

Immediately after, the faucet spraying water to create the rainstorm stopped, the crew members who had been shaking the vehicle stood up... and the massive Tyrannosaurus Rex model standing to the side also ceased its movements...

"Alright, next, change camera angles... prepare to film the interior shots!"

"Yes!" XN

After Ma Sai gave the order, Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao immediately led the crew to start setting up the cameras and props, especially preparing the Tyrannosaurus Rex model...

Today, they were filming the scene where the Tyrannosaurus Rex escapes the park in a rainstorm and attacks the off-road sightseeing vehicle~

This scene had many shots, showcasing the terror and dominance of the Tyrannosaurus Rex from various angles, among which the reactions of the two children inside the vehicle were also crucial...

While the crew was busy, Ma Sai took the opportunity to go over to the two mixed-race child actors:

"Ruth, Robbie... later when you are performing, you need to be a bit more realistic..."

"We will do our best!"

The older one, Ruth, promised quickly; she was already sensible and knew the importance of such a big production for her future, but the little boy remained clueless.

Seeing this, Ma Sai's eyes rolled:

"Hmm... no matter what, as long as I don't shout 'cut', you must keep performing, understand?"

"Okay~ Director Ma Sai..."

After communicating with the two child actors, Ma Sai went to talk with their guardians, explaining the upcoming scene and guaranteeing that no harm would come to the children...

Next, he was going to stir up some trouble!

"Wu Jingjian..."

Ma Sai went to Wu Jingjian, who was testing the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and whispered instructions,

"Go and loosen the sunroof on top of the off-road vehicle..."

"Huh? If we do that, it might fall off when it shakes!" Wu Jingjian said immediately, "And aren't we supposed to use the Tyrannosaurus Rex to smash the sunroof? It'll fall off even easier!"

"It doesn't matter, I want it to fall..."

Ma Sai continued,

"It's just an acrylic sheet anyway, no need to worry about it shattering..."

"I want to use this 'accident' to break the expectations of the two child actors, letting them show the genuine surprise of the Tyrannosaurus Rex breaking through the window!"

"This..."

Wu Jingjian glanced at the two child actors who were resting and sighed speechlessly,

"Ma Sai... you're actually going to trick children too..."

He wasn't worried that this scene would cause any psychological problems; the Tyrannosaurus Rex was just a model, and the two children had played with it many times during breaks... at most, they would just be surprised when the window fell off...

"This is all for the realism of the film!!"

Ma Sai argued convincingly,

"Otherwise, the performance of the two children will always feel like there's a veil separating it..."

Wu Jingjian felt helpless, but in the end, he followed the director's orders:

"Fine... I'll handle it... no need for screws, I'll just use glue! That way, it'll fall off as soon as it's hit..."

"Hmm! Handle the edges, don't hurt the child actors!"

Ma Sai nodded, then went to find Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao, who was in charge of the camera,

"Xiaoshen Zhengxiao, when filming later, don't stop until I shout stop!"

"?"

Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao, who was setting up the jib camera for the off-road vehicle's sunroof, didn't quite understand,

"What does Ma Sai mean?"

"Later, the off-road vehicle's sunroof will fall off, and the Tyrannosaurus Rex's mouth will reach into the vehicle... you need to capture the panicked expressions of the two child actors..."

"I didn't tell them the sunroof would fall off. You know, the emotion of surprise only lasts for about a second, so you must seize this moment..."

"Uh..."

Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao, who still wanted to ask why the sunroof would fall off, understood after seeing Wu Jingjian go to the off-road vehicle to tinker with it~

However, Ma Sai really is thick-skinned...

To film a realistic effect, he's even tricking children!!

Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao suddenly felt that his directing career still had a long way to go! So he also started preparing to capture the best shot~

"Alright!"

After finishing instructions to the filming crew, Ma Sai walked to the side of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and reached out to pat the big guy... the leather texture was absolutely comparable to a real dinosaur, and the whole thing was lifelike...

Even with people operating it from inside, the Tyrannosaurus Rex could perform delicate actions like picking up a towel with its mouth...

"Truly impressive!"

Ma Sai was very satisfied looking at this four-to-five-person-tall Tyrannosaurus Rex model, and even had a thought,

"After the filming is done, should I take this prop back to play with for a while, and then send it back to Jurassic Island after I've had enough...?"

What, steal it home to hide it?!

That's impossible, and unnecessary; all the props in the crew belong to Shu You Film, which is to say, they belong to him, Ma Sai!

If it weren't for the fact that there really wasn't a place in Shan Ying Yuan to keep this guy, he would have just taken it home to display~

Ten minutes later, the scene for the off-road vehicle was set, and they were ready to start filming again.

"Positions... ready..."

Ma Sai watched as all departments were in place before finally shouting,

"Action!"

Only to see the rainstorm sprayed by the faucet pouring down, the massive raindrops making the view from the off-road vehicle's windows completely blurry... and with the flash of lightning, the two child actors inside could see the huge Tyrannosaurus Rex eyes outside the window...

Screams rang out uncontrollably, and the two child actors inside the vehicle were terrified~

And just at this moment, the prop team controlled the Tyrannosaurus Rex to ram the off-road vehicle, and with the help of other crew members, made the vehicle shake violently...

After ramming from the side a few times, the Tyrannosaurus Rex's mouth appeared at the sunroof, and the eyes of the two child actors also fearfully followed to the sunroof...

Next was the Tyrannosaurus Rex hitting the sunroof, and the two of them had to scream again...

Unexpectedly, at this very moment, the Tyrannosaurus Rex actually knocked the sunroof off in one hit!!!

Ruth and Robbie subconsciously raised their hands to support the falling sunroof!! At this instant, the child actors' screams went up an octave!

The expressions on their faces also became visibly more terrified!!

And behind the camera, Ma Sai watched this scene with tense eyes, holding the megaphone ready to shout stop at any time...

But since the director hadn't shouted stop, the performance had to continue... the prop master continued to control the Tyrannosaurus Rex to reach in from the window, constantly hitting the acrylic sheet held up by the two child actors, and the two little ones also cooperated by continuing to scream...

"Cut!"

After about a minute, Ma Sai finally shouted cut,

"Return to positions, return to positions!!"

The prop team hurriedly returned the Tyrannosaurus Rex to its original position, the rainstorm from above also stopped, and the jib camera moved away...

Ma Sai walked outside the off-road vehicle, looked at the two child actors inside, and asked with concern:

"How is it? Are you okay?! Your performance just now was very brilliant!!"

"..."

The two little ones might have used up too much energy screaming just now; their faces were a bit pale, and their faces were wet, not knowing if it was tears or rainwater...

At this time, they were breathing heavily, looking at Ma Sai with innocent eyes...

"Alright, you guys rest for a while..."

Under the accusing gazes of the two, Ma Sai was defeated and hurriedly called their guardians to comfort them... then sighed to Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao beside him:

"Sure enough, bullying children brings guilt..."

"......."

So bullying adults doesn't, right?!

Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao was speechless; he remembered Yin Teng, who was scared by Sadako, and others who were scared by that horror movie...

In order to capture the real feelings of the actors, a director can be said to have exhausted his heart and blood~~~

"However, who isn't a child?! Adults also grew up from being children!"

Having built up his psychological construction, seeing Harrison Ford to the side, Ma Sai walked over quickly,

"Harrison, where are you going? It's your turn next! I want to film your most realistic reaction!!"

There were still many shots to film today~

The sunset outside the studio gradually set...

When it was already dark, Ma Sai finally finished today's filming tasks... just as he was thinking about letting everyone rest, he discovered that they had tacitly gathered together and grabbed Ma Sai!

"?"

While confused, Ma Sai then saw the studio lights go completely dark... only a few floor lamps illuminated the path~

"Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday to you..."

In the dim light, everyone sang the birthday song together, then the crowd slowly parted, and the lead actors pushed out a huge cake with lit candles slowly...

"Happy birthday to Ma Sai San!!!"

Amidst the birthday song, Tian Zhongyuzi placed a birthday hat on Ma Sai's head!

"Ma Sai San, happy birthday!!" "Happy birthday!" "Director Ma Sai, happy birthday!" "..."

"Hahaha~ actually doing this..."

Ma Sai shook his head with a smile, and said in a doting tone,

"Thank you all for your blessings..."

Today was Ma Sai's birthday, and since the morning, calls had been coming in to wish him a happy birthday... this matter had naturally spread early~

So the crew asked the resort hotel chef to make this birthday cake...

"Ma Sai San... hurry up and blow out the candles and make a wish!"

Tian Zhongyuzi urged with a smile,

"This is everyone's heart!"

"Haha, alright~"

At this time, he naturally couldn't spoil the fun. Ma Sai closed his eyes amidst the crowd and made a wish, then took a deep breath and blew out the 25 candles on the cake in one go... he was already 25 years old!

26 in nominal age, 27 in counting, 28 in fuzzy age, rushing towards 30, already getting old~~~

"Happy birthday to Ma Sai San!!!" XN

Amidst the applause, everyone in the crew collectively sent their blessings again to celebrate the director's birthday.

"Arigato..." Ma Sai said with a smile, "Come... everyone eat cake together!!!"

Ma Sai symbolically cut it, then gave the cake knife to others, just happening to look at the two child actors standing at the very front, so he picked up two portions directly:

"Ah, today's Ruth and Robbie, very brave, eat the biggest portions!!!"

"Thank you, Director!" X2

The two little ones were very happy, and the slight anger from filming the movie earlier had long been forgotten!

With the distribution of the cake, the whole crew started to enjoy the delicious food... Ma Sai naturally also took a small portion and started to enjoy it~

"Ma Sai San, what wish did you make?"

Tian Zhongyuzi, holding a cake plate, walked over and asked with some curiosity.

Ma Sai said with a smile:

"Naturally, for the prosperity and strength of the motherland, and the happiness and health of the people!

And for all friends and family to be healthy and safe!"

"......." Tian Zhongyuzi was choked up, "Ma Sai San... really has the world in his heart..."

"Hahaha~"

There were over a hundred people in the crew, and a cake could naturally be finished in minutes, but Ma Sai still invited everyone back to the hotel and treated everyone to a big meal in the restaurant.

You know, although everyone came to Jurassic Island to film, the lead actors lived in the resort hotel, while others just lived in the newly built dormitories... the big meal at the resort hotel wasn't provided for free...

However, Ma Sai only tasted a few mouthfuls, and then prepared to take a plane back to Tokyo...

He knew there were people in Shan Ying Yuan waiting to celebrate his birthday too!

First a private jet, then a helicopter, and finally a Rolls-Royce... more than an hour later, Ma Sai finally saw the landscape lights of Shan Ying Yuan.

However, after the car entered the iron gate, why did it feel like the lights suddenly dimmed a lot?

After getting out of the car, Ma Sai looked left and right; even Wang Wang didn't rush over to greet him... he looked at the butler, Alfred, who opened the door for him...

"Alfred... what did the Lady prepare?"

"You'll know when you go in..."

Butler Alfred said in a gentle tone, then took Ma Sai's coat and made way for the door.

"Strange..."

Ma Sai looked at the dim room and shrugged... he naturally knew that Akina had prepared a birthday celebration for him~

Sure enough, just as he walked slowly to the living room, he saw a glimmer of light moving slowly from the corner of the corridor, and then a few figures followed...

Then...

"Happy Birthday to you..."

Hearing the birthday song for the second time tonight, Ma Sai revealed a smile, clapping and singing along with them...

As the cake approached, the figures around also became clear: Akina, Hezi, Big Brother Feng, and Xin Hai holding little Bai Xi, etc...

Those who came to Shan Ying Yuan to celebrate were all relatives!

"Ma Sai San, happy birthday!"

Akina put a birthday hat on Ma Sai, then picked up little Xia Hua beside her,

"Hua Jiang... come wish Daddy a happy birthday..."

"Birth~~day~~ hap~~py~~"

The little one looked like she had practiced for a long time; although it was still a bit unfamiliar, she still said it completely.

"Arigato~"

Ma Sai smiled, took his daughter, held her in his arms, kissed her, and then said,

"Hua Jiang, let's blow out the candles with Daddy~ Come... huhu hu~~"

The cake at home was much smaller than the one at the hotel, and one breath was enough to blow it out...

The little one also tried hard to help~

After all the candles were blown out, the lights in the living room turned back on, and then Ma Sai saw clearly everyone who had come... Hezi's boyfriend, Jin Tian Dalu, had actually come too; it was him who was holding Wang Wang just now to keep him from pouncing over...

"Ma Sai, happy birthday~" "Nii-chan, happy birthday..." "Ma Sai San, happy birthday..." "..."

Everyone offered their blessings one by one, and Ma Sai also responded with a smile one by one... the gathering at home was with the closest relatives, so it naturally couldn't be as casual as the crew.

"Hezi and Big Brother Feng both came today..."

Ma Sai let Akina help distribute the cake, thanking them while distributing,

"And Bai Xi Jiang~~"

"It's a once-a-year birthday~" Yongshan Feng laughed, taking a package from his arms, "This is a gift! Pure Swiss mechanical watch~"

"Thank you~"

Ma Sai smiled and accepted it, then looked at Hezi... the meaning was clear, where's yours?

"..."

Hezi was speechless, taking a small box from the sofa...

"Here, this is the gift! Gold-nibbed fountain pen... Nii-chan, write more novels!"

Actually, Ma Sai didn't lack these things now, but these were gifts, so he accepted them happily.

"Actually brought Jin Tian Jun over today..."

Ma Sai glanced at the guy who was helping, and winked at Hezi,

"When are you planning to get married?"

".... don't you worry about it~"

Hezi turned her face away, avoiding the question... hadn't mentioned it yet~

"Hehe~"

Ma Sai didn't pursue it either; anyway, Jin Tian Dalu couldn't escape~

Just at this moment, Akina walked over, smiling and taking little Xia Hua from his arms:

"Ma Sai San, I prepared a gift too!"

"......?"

Ma Sai looked at the people around, a bit surprised, asking with his eyes, "Akina, is your gift something that can be said in public?"

You know, previous birthday gifts were either new clothes or new knowledge (positions)!

"!!!"

Akina reacted immediately, her face turning red as she pinched her husband's shoulder!

Then she pulled him toward the corner of the stairs...

"It's here!"

Don't know when, but a large item had been standing here, covered with a cloth...

Ma Sai hadn't noticed it at all after coming in just now...

"It's this!"

"What is this?"

"You'll know when you pull it open!"

"..."

Pulling the covering cloth with some surprise, as the white, angular head was revealed, Ma Sai was surprised...

This was actually a life-size model of the mechanical warrior Gao Da! It was actually one person tall!!!

"Ha? Gao Da?!"

This anime was already a national anime in Nihon, and humanoid mecha had become the romance of many sci-fi fans; the blue and white Gao Da image had become the representative of mecha!

As a deeply memorable anime, Ma Sai naturally caught up on it well, and then bought a Gao Da model himself to put in the study...

However, this was a life-size Gao Da!!!

At this moment, Ma Sai felt as if his childhood innocence had never disappeared, and his whole person became happy!

"Hahaha, thank you Akina!!!"

He picked up Akina and little Xia Hua together and spun them around,

"I like it very much!!"

Then he and Big Brother Feng and Jin Tian Dalu started admiring this model~

"I knew Ma Sai San would like it!"

Akina looked at Ma Sai's appearance very satisfied, and said to Hezi,

"Look... boys are easy to understand!"

"..."

Hezi looked somewhat helplessly at her boyfriend who was also addicted to it...

"Sigh... men..." ===== CHAPTER 1303 =====