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Chapter 110 : Confronting Emperor Yan

Chapter 110: Chapter 110 : Confronting Emperor Yan

After several weeks of shooting break, the crew and cast of "Dance Of The Dragons" reconvened for the last shooting period of the first season.

Having not seen each other for a while, the first hour of the first day was spent greeting each other and catching up on each other’s life.

But once the morning assembly commenced, the military regime took hold, and everyone immediately reverted to their professional demeanor.

"Listen well, everyone!" Director Ma hollered through a loudspeaker during his opening speech. "I need everyone to give their best for our fifth shooting period.

The first and second days will be used to shoot the ’First Day In Military’ act and minor palace scenes in between the acts.

The third, fourth, and fifth days will be used to shoot the ’War With The Demonic Realm’ act.

The sixth, seventh, and eighth days will be used to shoot the ’Rescuing Liu Wenyuan From The Demonic Realm’ act.

The remaining days will be used to re-take some scenes from past shooting periods."

It had to be noted that the second and third acts were particularly demanding, requiring extensive preparation to recreate the scenes and costumes authentically.

The pace of the production was so frenzied that the actors barely had time to exchange greetings as they rushed between scenes. As soon as one actor was ready, they were escorted to the set, and another would immediately take their place in the dressing room.

Crew members were seen running across the sets in a hurry, carrying heavy equipment like they weighed nothing at all.

Although the days were busy, Shen Jingwei was content with himself.

At least he had reasons not to talk to either Feng Jietang or Yan Renzhong. This way, he could focus on shooting the scenes without the slightest disturbance.

Lang Yuxuan and Feng Jietang, on the other hand, were bundles of nerves. Yan Renzhong’s secret was a heavy burden for both of them, though their reasons for feeling this way were vastly different.

Even more so because both of them had major scenes in this shooting period.

Feng Jietang in the "War With The Demonic Realm" act, and Lang Yuxuan in the "Rescuing Liu Wenyuan From The Demonic Realm" act.

After working hard like cows and horses, the production team managed to finish the last act at the end of the eighth day as planned.

Taking into consideration that most people were not going to join the re-shoot days, Director Ma decided to host a banquet that very night to celebrate the completion of the drama’s first season.

"You are all expected to grace CNC Hotel’s Golden Dragon Ballroom with your presence tonight!" He reminded anyone who rushed past him to clear the set.

"Yes, Director Ma!"

"We will be there, Director Ma!"

Right after the last scene concluded, Feng Jietang turned to Yan Renzhong and said in a grim voice, "Yan Renzhong, I need to talk."

Yan Renzhong handed his prop spear to a crew member before staring at the other man and asking, "What is it about?"

"Just come with me. It’s very important."

Yan Renzhong arched a brow at Feng Jietang, who looked like he just bit into a particularly sour lemon.

"Can’t you just say it here?"

"I can, but trust me, you would wish we had spoken in private."

"..."

Yan Renzhong was about to voice his agreement when someone interrupted him.

"Wait a second!" Lang Yuxuan hollered in panic from the sideline. He quickly rushed into the set and stood between Feng Jietang and Yan Renzhong, his arms spread wide in a protective manner. "What is this about, Feng Jietang? Why do you need to speak to my Senior Yan?"

Feng Jietang growled at the younger man.

"None of your business. Scram."

Lang Yuxuan hissed at his opponent like an agitated cat.

"You should scram yourself. No private conversations during the shooting period!"

Their little exchange quickly drew the attention of the surrounding people, particularly the crews and the background actors who had yet to leave the set.

"Hey, hey, what’s going on?" Ye Lingxia asked, her brows furrowed in concern. "If there’s any misunderstanding, talk it out like grown men."

Yan Renzhong patted Lang Yuxuan on the shoulder and said in a soft voice, "I will speak to Feng Jietang. Yuxuan, you can go."

"No."

Lang Yuxuan hugged Yan Renzhong’s arm stubbornly.

"Senior Yan, if I am with you, he won’t dare do anything toward you. Please let me stay."

Feng Jietang broke into a mocking laughter.

"If that’s the case, then I might as well drag another person into this conversation. He needs to hear it more than anyone."

Shen Jingwei, who had been watching quietly from the side while wiping his face, was suddenly yanked toward the group by Feng Jietang.

"Little Shen, you are cordially invited to join us."

"... I didn’t ask to join," he meekly said.

"Still, you need to join," Feng Jietang insisted.

A complicated expression spread on Yan Renzhong’s face when he saw Shen Jingwei stand so close to Feng Jietang.

"What does this have to do with Shen Jingwei?" he asked Feng Jietang, who snapped at him with a, "Everything. If anything, Little Shen has the right to know about this matter the most."

"..."

The tension among the four men was so thick a sword could cut through it easily.

"All three of you look like you want to murder each other," Shen Jingwei commented with a wary look into their surrounding. "Maybe it’s best to talk somewhere quiet."

"It is," Lang Yuxuan agreed. "Let’s go to CNC Hotel. We have a workspace booked throughout the season. It should be empty around this time."

The workspace was where the production team members stayed almost 24/7 to edit the clips and string them together into finished episodes.

It was close to dinner time, thus everyone must be getting ready for the celebratory banquet.

Feng Jietang nodded.

"I agree. Lead the way."

Lang Yuxuan started walking at the front, not without dragging Yan Renzhong with him. He kept whispering something to Yan Renzhong in an urgent tone.

Behind them, Feng Jietang and Shen Jingwei followed.

"Jietang, I don’t need to know any of your problems," Shen Jingwei said in a low voice, "but I suggest addressing it after the fifth shooting period concludes."

"I am sorry, Little Shen," Feng Jietang said, clenching his jaw from tension. "I am sorry, but I can’t hold back anymore. I have been waiting for eight full days. This is killing me. I need to say it out loud, otherwise I am going to explode."