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Chapter 675 - 666, Instinct Reaction_1

Chapter 675: 666, Instinct Reaction_1

More than twenty fierce soldiers began to charge forward, only to be knocked down one by one by the protagonist’s spear, the action choreography for the protagonist’s shooting was extremely flamboyant and incredibly eye-catching.

Ren He just stood there leaning on a long blade at the back, waiting for the others to fall before he walked toward the protagonist with a threatening aura, holding the long blade upside down.

For some reason, as he made his move, everyone suddenly felt as if they were truly on that imaginary battlefield, with the lethal intent emanating from the young man in armor almost tangible.

Lethal intent had always been an adjective, something no one in ordinary life had ever truly experienced, yet now the sense of oppression was very much real.

The protagonist, Cheng Xin, faced off with Ren He in an evenly matched battle, Cheng Xin’s horse spear was sharp and aggressive, indicating he was a martial artist who switched professions halfway, whereas Ren He’s enormous Mo Knife had an impressively domineering presence of wide, sweeping power.

Director Li suddenly exclaimed in admiration, "This is the fierce soldier I’ve been looking for! What have you all been finding for me usually?"

Next to him, Zhao Fatty ingratiatingly smiled, "Director Li, this is someone we’ve nurtured at great cost, absolutely stunning!"

Zhao Fatty’s eyes were about to disappear from his laughter; to his surprise, Ren He actually stood out so brilliantly in a period drama!

He thought if he were the director, he would definitely cast Ren He as the lead!

Actually, Zhang Ming had thought of that long ago, it wasn’t Zhao Fatty’s idea at all...

Director Li glanced at Zhao Fatty with a smile, "The people you recommended this time are very good. If you have more like this in the future, I’ll take as many as there are!"

What did that mean? Zhao Fatty’s eyes lit up, it was like a pie falling from the sky, he wouldn’t just ask Ren He to treat him to a drink tonight, he’d be willing to treat!

However, at this moment, this series of shots was nearing its end, and all that was needed now was for the protagonist to ’stab’ Ren He to death with a horse spear, but Cheng Xin, deeply engrossed in his role, thrust out the horse spear with force, intending to showcase the protagonist’s prowess.

In fact, the martial arts choreographer had put it euphemistically earlier that for the sake of realism, the stabbing had to be genuine, since the prop horse spear couldn’t really kill anyone, and they could add Ren He’s wounds and blood digitally in post-production.

Under these circumstances, the background actors would be the unlucky ones, suffering pain for a week was the least of it, but the martial arts choreographer couldn’t say that.

Ren He saw the heavy and powerful thrust of the horse spear coming at him, his sense of crisis surged, the instincts granted by his experience as a master fighter and numerous brushes with death made him deftly deflect the spear with his elbow, and then he kicked out, landing a blow on Cheng Xin’s chest. Cheng Xin, who had no intention of pulling his punch, felt an immense force crash into his chest and uncontrollably stumbled backwards... and passed out on the spot!

Everyone was stunned... The director was stunned... The martial arts choreographer was stunned... Zhao Fatty was stunned! Even Ren He himself was stunned!

What the heck! A background actor knocked out the protagonist?!

The assistant director felt a surge of blood rush to his forehead, and Zhao Fatty’s eyes went dark, he was on the verge of fainting from sheer frustration!

The opportunity they had worked so hard to secure was just ruined by that kick! Seeing the assistant director’s dark face, Zhao Fatty almost wet himself!

That was when they suddenly remembered what Ren He said earlier: "I’m quite good at fighting..."

Good at fighting my ass, who asked you to fight back at this time!

Director Li sat there in shock for quite a while before suddenly letting out a comment, "Well, come to think of it, that last scene was actually quite good, it captured the essence quite well."

However, that wasn’t how the script was written, no matter how good it looked, it was of no use!

The assistant director burst out, "Who the hell told you to act like that! You know you’re supposed to get stabbed to death?"

Ren He quickly tried to explain, "Sorry, sorry, it was an instinctive reaction... I really didn’t expect him to actually stab me!"

The martial arts instructor had a bit of a toothache—or that’s just a euphemism. Don’t you have the dedication it takes to be an extra?

And what the hell was that instinctive reaction of yours? That kick knocked the lead actor out cold, you know?

The staff member in charge of first aid hurried over to carry the lead actor away. Once they opened his armor, a big purple footprint was glaringly visible on his chest—it looked painful just to look at...

What do we do now? The lead actor’s out cold, how the heck are we supposed to keep shooting?

The assistant director pointed at Zhao Fatty’s nose, "You figure it out yourself!"

Figure it out yourself—what does that mean? It’s clearly just a way to get Zhao Fatty to kick Ren He out, but at that moment, Director Li suddenly clapped his hands, "That’s it for today, everyone gets half a day off."

Then Director Li pointed at Ren He, "You!"

Ren He was taken aback.

"Yes, you. Remember to come by tomorrow," Director Li smiled, "Think it over tonight and make sure not to repeat the same mistake tomorrow."

Ren He was truly stunned this time. He was actually being asked to continue his performance the next day? A look of ecstatic joy appeared on Zhao Fatty’s face. It seemed that the martial arts skills Ren He had shown really impressed Director Li, who was known for being a nice person and always striving for perfection with every shot. Despite such a big blunder, Director Li managed to laugh it off, and he even wanted Ren He to come back and play the soldier again tomorrow.

"Go on, thank Director Li," Zhao Fatty urged, growing anxious, "What are you standing around for?"

Ren He was sincerely grateful, "Thank you, Director Li." Regardless of what the director’s work was like, at least he seemed to be a good person, right?

After the crew wrapped up, Zhao Fatty whispered to Ren He, "Mutton hotpot tonight, my treat. It’s to celebrate for you—don’t invite anyone else; I can’t afford that many people..."

Ren He found the situation both amusing and sad. Fatty really knew how to pinch pennies, but it suddenly reminded him of a saying: "The most generous are often the least well-off."

Although he didn’t quite understand who had offended the dogs, the meaning behind the phrase held truth. Zhao Fatty managed to keep his generous spirit even though he was scraping by day after day in the film city. That was commendable.

Ren He chuckled, "I told you I would treat you, so I will. Don’t worry, I have money."

Zhao Fatty thought Ren He saying ’I have money’ sounded just like a foolish son of a landlord...

After settling this matter, everyone went home to take a bath—the ones with water heaters bathed in hot water, those with cold water showered in cold water, and those without bathrooms headed to the public baths...

In the evening, as Ren He and Jin Xiaolong waited for Zhao Fatty at the mutton hotpot restaurant, they suddenly saw Zhao Fatty enter with a bruised and swollen face.

"What happened to you...?" Ren He asked curiously.

"It’s nothing, ha ha," Zhao Fatty tried to appear cheerful as he spoke.

"Who hit you?" Ren He was persistent, there was no way he could be unclear about the cause of those injuries on Zhao Fatty’s face—they were definitely from a beating!

Jin Xiaolong suddenly said, "It must have been Mr. Zhao’s gang again. They lost their parts to us this afternoon in the period drama, so they took revenge on Pang. It happened last time too."

"Oh..." Ren He nodded, "I’m treating tonight. We’ll talk after dinner. Pang, do you remember what I said this afternoon?"

Zhao Fatty asked cautiously, "Are you referring to the part where you said you’re good at fighting?"