This was the general gist of the story . The script only had a small extracted scene . As a scout, Hua Mulan and her comrade-in-arms probed the Helan Mountains and ended up encountering refugees that were attempting to run to the south from the north but they were being pursued by the Rouran tribe . In order to facilitate the retreat of the villagers, Hua Mulan fought valiantly in battle with the soldiers . The Rouran tribesmen fought the soldiers to a mutually destructive outcome . The heavily injured Hua Mulan fainted .
A monk who lived in a nearby monastery heard the battle cries and rushed over . After hearing the villagers recount the situation, he felt touched . When he came to the battlefield, he was too late . Everyone was dead . He looked at the corpses strewn on the ground and felt dreary and depressed . He recited funeral rite sutras and at the same time, interred the corpses . He eventually realized that Hua Mulan was alive and brought her back to the monastery for treatment .
The story was short and today's main scene was that of the corpse-strewn land . It was the process of him approaching the soldiers to inter them . There were was almost nothing for him to say .
After Fangzheng finished reading, he heaved a sigh of relief . He finally had a general understanding of the story . At the same time, he knew what he had to do . He could still act in such a simple plot . If he really had dialog, he would be in anguish . He would have no idea how to act .
This was also because Fangzheng did not know acting . The scene appeared simple but the tragedy contained within it was no trifling matter . To bemoan the times and pity people while sending the dead off in pain was the difficult thing about bringing the role of the accomplished monk to life . If not, Yu Guanze would not have sought out a veteran . He had only used Fangzheng because he was out of options . . .
There was the advantage of ignorance . Fangzheng was relaxed and not nervous at all . He chuckled as he watched everything happen before him .
At that moment, the props team brought him a tattered Kasaya and a wooden fish . Fangzheng struck it . Although the sound was not right, it could barely be used . As for the tattered Kasaya, Fangzheng wore it directly over the White Lunar Monk Robe . There was still a strange smell from the clothes but Fangzheng could only put up with it . He chuckled as he played with the Buddha beads he received .
Zhao Hongxiang and Hu Xiao saw this scene as they shook their heads once again . Despite it being a critical moment, Fangzheng was still not thinking or trying to understand the film . He even ran around to watch the bustle . He was hopeless!
The morning quickly passed . The villagers finally understood what they had to do under the director's instructions . They were exhausted but remained excited .
Yu Guanze was impressed by the villagers . If they were typical veteran extras, they would have long since taken it easy . Although the villagers voiced their tiredness, they would become serious and solemn once the rehearsals began .
With everything set, Yu Guanze gathered them and yelled out, "Everyone, take your spots . Let's do one take . I want to see the effect!"
With each person taking their spot, the lights and audio were ready .
The extras stood ready as the actors acting as villagers prepared to run . The actors acting as soldiers prepared to die . The actors acting as Rouran soldiers hid far away, prepared to charge forward at anytime .
At that moment, with a loud exclamation, everyone turned subconsciously towards the voice . They saw a woman with a man's hairstyle . Li Xueying had appeared in soldier armor .
Fangzheng looked over curiously . He wanted to know the difference between a star and an ordinary person . When he looked, he was taken aback .
Fangzheng looked over curiously . He wanted to know the difference between a star and an ordinary person . When he looked, he was taken aback .
Just a look and Fangzheng felt that he had seen another person . She looked like a recruit that knew nothing . She was a girl with a heart filled with fear and anxiousness . She did not know what lay ahead of her but still gritted her teeth . She was a frail yet powerful woman . Just a look made the name flash in Fangzheng's mind—Hua Mulan!
If Hua Mulan story was true then she would have looked the same!
Fangzheng was impressed . It was no wonder she had such accomplishments . Her acting technique was impressive . Although one knew it was fake, one could not help think of her as the real deal .
Li Xueying walked into the crowd as the other supporting actors quickly got into character . The atmosphere changed like a chain reaction . Even the villagers who did not know how to act seemed to be situated in a different space at that instant . A bout of patriotism lit up in them . . .
"Director . . . " Old Tao was just about to say a word .
Yu Guanze stared at him, gesturing for him to shut up . Everyone turned tense because the filming was about to commence!
"Kai Shi!"
With Yu Guanze announcing it in a hushed tone, the entire scene began filming .
With Yu Guanze announcing it in a hushed tone, the entire scene began filming .
A distance away, Wang Yougui asked perplexed, "Don't directors shout 'action' in English? When did it become Chinese?"
"Director Yu has always been like that . In his words, If a Chinese is filming in China, why should he use English? Is it simply posturing or is it a form of denying one's roots?" explained a crew member who had nothing to do .
Wang Yougui was stunned . Following that, he gave Yu Guanze a big thumbs-up . He liked what he heard!
Fangzheng heard it too . He looked upon Yu Guanze in a different light . He was completely different from how he was described on the Internet . From the looks of it, not everything on the Internet was true . Interaction revealed the actual truth .
With Yu Guanze's command, the filming began . Li Xueying immersed everyone into the scene the moment she spoke .
Fangzheng was no exception . Perhaps it had to do with him having to appear soon but he watched intently . This was his character . Either he did it well or he did not . And if he did, he would do it well, unless it was truly beyond him . Now, his perceptivity was no longer the same as before . Just a cursory look and Fangzheng understood the underlying skill . Gradually, he immersed himself in it .
After the Rouran army appeared, the soldiers drew their battle sabers . "Brothers, we swore when we came . We would rather die in combat than be slaves of a fallen country! Behind us is our home and our loved ones . Protecting them is our duty . Men, charge!"
The supporting actors echoed as a group of people other than the captain charged forward with sabers drawn . They clashed with the Rouran army in a massive battle . Li Xueying charged into battle with her comrades . Although she was a little afraid, with her hands shaking slightly, she did not shrink back . She cooperated with her comrades in both offense and defense . She did so in an orderly manner and killed many people . Seeing her comrades collapse one after another, Hua Mulan underwent a change in temperament . She went from fear to anger .
After the Rouran army appeared, the soldiers drew their battle sabers . "Brothers, we swore when we came . We would rather die in combat than be slaves of a fallen country! Behind us is our home and our loved ones . Protecting them is our duty . Men, charge!"
The supporting actors echoed as a group of people other than the captain charged forward with sabers drawn . They clashed with the Rouran army in a massive battle . Li Xueying charged into battle with her comrades . Although she was a little afraid, with her hands shaking slightly, she did not shrink back . She cooperated with her comrades in both offense and defense . She did so in an orderly manner and killed many people . Seeing her comrades collapse one after another, Hua Mulan underwent a change in temperament . She went from fear to anger .
When she saw veteran soldiers who usually bullied a rookie soldier like her protecting her and dying on her behalf, she felt zeal course through her body as she let out a heart-wrenching war cry and charged forward .
When the captain took a strike for her, he said before dying in front of her, "Now, you will succeed me, officially becoming . . . "
The meaning was conveyed even before he finished his words . At that instant, Li Xueying was not only shouldering the responsibility of the battle . She also shouldered the responsibility of the reputation of the scouting team . With a loud cry, she rushed the final three enemies, risking her life in a suicidal move!
Upon seeing this, Fangzheng was astounded! He even forgot that it was a film . All he thought of was the world's background . He saw the smoke, metal and blood . He saw proof of how women were in no way inferior to men . A frail woman had grown in the short battle . He saw the entire process of her dying in combat for honor and her wish to protect .
Almost subconsciously, Fangzheng took a stride forward . His eyes changed with his footsteps . He did not treat it as a film and had forgotten that it was a film . He only knew that the heroic souls could not die without a burial in the wilderness!
"What happened? The director hasn't called for his appearance and he has already stepped forward!" exclaimed the distant Hu Xiao .
This was the general gist of the story . The script only had a small extracted scene . As a scout, Hua Mulan and her comrade-in-arms probed the Helan Mountains and ended up encountering refugees that were attempting to run to the south from the north but they were being pursued by the Rouran tribe . In order to facilitate the retreat of the villagers, Hua Mulan fought valiantly in battle with the soldiers . The Rouran tribesmen fought the soldiers to a mutually destructive outcome . The heavily injured Hua Mulan fainted . A monk who lived in a nearby monastery heard the battle cries and rushed over . After hearing the villagers recount the situation, he felt touched . When he came to the battlefield, he was too late . Everyone was dead . He looked at the corpses strewn on the ground and felt dreary and depressed . He recited funeral rite sutras and at the same time, interred the corpses . He eventually realized that Hua Mulan was alive and brought her back to the monastery for treatment . The story was short and todays main scene was that of the corpse-strewn land . It was the process of him approaching the soldiers to inter them . There were was almost nothing for him to say . After Fangzheng finished reading, he heaved a sigh of relief . He finally had a general understanding of the story . At the same time, he knew what he had to do . He could still act in such a simple plot . If he really had dialog, he would be in anguish . He would have no idea how to act . This was also because Fangzheng did not know acting . The scene appeared simple but the tragedy contained within it was no trifling matter . To bemoan the times and pity people while sending the dead off in pain was the difficult thing about bringing the role of the accomplished monk to life . If not, Yu Guanze would not have sought out a veteran . He had only used Fangzheng because he was out of options . There was the advantage of ignorance . Fangzheng was relaxed and not nervous at all . He chuckled as he watched everything happen before him . At that moment, the props team brought him a tattered Kasaya and a wooden fish . Fangzheng struck it . Although the sound was not right, it could barely be used . As for the tattered Kasaya, Fangzheng wore it directly over the White Lunar Monk Robe . There was still a strange smell from the clothes but Fangzheng could only put up with it . He chuckled as he played with the Buddha beads he received . Zhao Hongxiang and Hu Xiao saw this scene as they shook their heads once again . Despite it being a critical moment, Fangzheng was still not thinking or trying to understand the film . He even ran around to watch the bustle . He was hopeless! The morning quickly passed . The villagers finally understood what they had to do under the directors instructions . They were exhausted but remained excited . Yu Guanze was impressed by the villagers . If they were typical veteran extras, they would have long since taken it easy . Although the villagers voiced their tiredness, they would become serious and solemn once the rehearsals began . With everything set, Yu Guanze gathered them and yelled out, Everyone, take your spots . Lets do one take . I want to see the effect! With each person taking their spot, the lights and audio were ready . The extras stood ready as the actors acting as villagers prepared to run . The actors acting as soldiers prepared to die . The actors acting as Rouran soldiers hid far away, prepared to charge forward at anytime . At that moment, with a loud exclamation, everyone turned subconsciously towards the voice . They saw a woman with a mans hairstyle . Li Xueying had appeared in soldier armor . Fangzheng looked over curiously . He wanted to know the difference between a star and an ordinary person . When he looked, he was taken aback . Just a look and Fangzheng felt that he had seen another person . She looked like a recruit that knew nothing . She was a girl with a heart filled with fear and anxiousness . She did not know what lay ahead of her but still gritted her teeth . She was a frail yet powerful woman . Just a look made the name flash in Fangzhengs mind—Hua Mulan! If Hua Mulan story was true then she would have looked the same! Fangzheng was impressed . It was no wonder she had such accomplishments . Her acting technique was impressive . Although one knew it was fake, one could not help think of her as the real deal . Li Xueying walked into the crowd as the other supporting actors quickly got into character . The atmosphere changed like a chain reaction . Even the villagers who did not know how to act seemed to be situated in a different space at that instant . A bout of patriotism lit up in them . Director . Old Tao was just about to say a word . Yu Guanze stared at him, gesturing for him to shut up . Everyone turned tense because the filming was about to commence! Kai Shi! With Yu Guanze announcing it in a hushed tone, the entire scene began filming . A distance away, Wang Yougui asked perplexed, Dont directors shout action in English? When did it become Chinese? Director Yu has always been like that . In his words, If a Chinese is filming in China, why should he use English? Is it simply posturing or is it a form of denying ones roots? explained a crew member who had nothing to do . Wang Yougui was stunned . Following that, he gave Yu Guanze a big thumbs-up . He liked what he heard! Fangzheng heard it too . He looked upon Yu Guanze in a different light . He was completely different from how he was described on the Internet . From the looks of it, not everything on the Internet was true . Interaction revealed the actual truth . With Yu Guanzes command, the filming began . Li Xueying immersed everyone into the scene the moment she spoke . Fangzheng was no exception . Perhaps it had to do with him having to appear soon but he watched intently . This was his character . Either he did it well or he did not . And if he did, he would do it well, unless it was truly beyond him . Now, his perceptivity was no longer the same as before . Just a cursory look and Fangzheng understood the underlying skill . Gradually, he immersed himself in it . After the Rouran army appeared, the soldiers drew their battle sabers . Brothers, we swore when we came . We would rather die in combat than be slaves of a fallen country! Behind us is our home and our loved ones . Protecting them is our duty . Men, charge! The supporting actors echoed as a group of people other than the captain charged forward with sabers drawn . They clashed with the Rouran army in a massive battle . Li Xueying charged into battle with her comrades . Although she was a little afraid, with her hands shaking slightly, she did not shrink back . She cooperated with her comrades in both offense and defense . She did so in an orderly manner and killed many people . Seeing her comrades collapse one after another, Hua Mulan underwent a change in temperament . She went from fear to anger . When she saw veteran soldiers who usually bullied a rookie soldier like her protecting her and dying on her behalf, she felt zeal course through her body as she let out a heart-wrenching war cry and charged forward . When the captain took a strike for her, he said before dying in front of her, Now, you will succeed me, officially becoming . The meaning was conveyed even before he finished his words . At that instant, Li Xueying was not only shouldering the responsibility of the battle . She also shouldered the responsibility of the reputation of the scouting team . With a loud cry, she rushed the final three enemies, risking her life in a suicidal move! Upon seeing this, Fangzheng was astounded! He even forgot that it was a film . All he thought of was the worlds background . He saw the smoke, metal and blood . He saw proof of how women were in no way inferior to men . A frail woman had grown in the short battle . He saw the entire process of her dying in combat for honor and her wish to protect . Almost subconsciously, Fangzheng took a stride forward . His eyes changed with his footsteps . He did not treat it as a film and had forgotten that it was a film . He only knew that the heroic souls could not die without a burial in the wilderness! What happened? The director hasnt called for his appearance and he has already stepped forward! exclaimed the distant Hu Xiao .