After chatting briefly with Xu Muqing, Liu Yifeng hung up the phone. He then adjusted his seat to a reclining position and fell asleep.
He was woken by a tapping sound on his car window. Liu Yifeng groggily opened his eyes to see Ling Fei standing outside the window, smiling at him.
He yawned, sat up, and rolled down the car window.
“Yifeng, it’s almost two o’clock, let’s hurry up and go!” Ling Fei urged from outside.
Liu Yifeng glanced at the time displayed on his car’s screen. It was already a quarter to two, time had flown by so quickly.
He immediately said “Okay,” yawned again, then closed the car window and got out.
“Yifeng, is it convenient to reveal what you do for a living?” Ling Fei asked curiously on the way.
“I just sell vegetables!” Liu Yifeng felt groggy. He felt worse after sleeping than before.
Ling Fei didn’t believe him. “Don’t joke with me. How could a vegetable seller afford a Porsche!”
“I really just sell vegetables!” Liu Yifeng replied with a serious expression.
Seeing that he wasn’t joking, Ling Fei looked surprised. “Then how many vegetables do you have to sell in a day to afford a million-dollar Porsche?”
“It’s alright. My vegetables sell for quite a bit, and during hot weather, I also raise and sell crayfish and watermelons. It’s enough to earn the money for a Porsche,” Liu Yifeng replied calmly.
Ling Fei couldn’t help but give him a thumbs-up. “At first, I thought you were just an ordinary farmer, but I didn’t expect you to be a wealthy landowner! No wonder you refused my offer of a 12,000 yuan salary without even blinking an eye!”
“Heh heh, actually, the main reason is that I can’t look after the child. The child is still young and needs companionship. Money can be earned anywhere, why should I leave home and family?” Liu Yifeng said with a smile.
They chatted as they walked towards the film crew.
Passing by the neighboring film crew, they saw them filming a martial arts scene as well. However, it was an indoor shoot, so they didn’t need to go to an outdoor location.
Liu Yifeng intentionally stopped and watched for a few moments to see how they were filming martial arts scenes using wirework.
Judging by their clothing and appearance, they were the actors themselves, not using stunt doubles.
However, whether it was because the actors were too thin, the fight scenes looked a bit effeminate, like children playing house. It was hard to tell who was the more skilled fighter.
Especially when they were on the wires, it felt like a gust of wind could blow them over.
Ling Fei, standing beside him, couldn’t help but scoff. “No need to guess, this drama is bound to flop. These fight scenes are too distracting; it’s a miracle if the audience can even watch it!”
“But the actors seem quite famous. I recognize this actor; he was the second male lead in that popular Xianxia drama that aired a while ago, with Gao Yuan as the female lead.
After that drama came out, this second male lead, due to his well-written character and commendable acting, attracted a lot of attention from viewers.”
After hearing Liu Yifeng’s words, Ling Fei said disdainfully, “No matter how popular he is, he’s just a second male lead. He can’t carry a leading role. I bet this drama of his will end in dismal failure!”
“Judging his drama based solely on a martial arts scene, isn’t that a bit too one-sided?” Liu Yifeng didn’t like his attitude.
It was as if he was the most amazing person in the world. Being too high-profile wasn’t a good thing.
Ling Fei explained, “It’s not that I’m being one-sided; it’s my intuition telling me so. If you don’t believe me, wait until this drama comes out, and you’ll see if I was right!
Let’s go, the director hates tardiness the most!”
Soon, they arrived at the film set. Many actors were rehearsing their lines. Seeing Ling Fei arrive,
they all greeted him proactively. After all, he was a big star; who would dare ignore him unless they didn’t want to work in the industry anymore?
Since Liu Yifeng was a stunt double and his face wouldn’t be shown, he didn’t need makeup. However, Ling Fei needed a touch-up.
Makeup for male actors wasn’t just for good looks; it also involved subtle modifications to facial features to help the actor better embody the character.
This was why in many dramas, when a character turns evil, there was a focus on changes in their eye makeup.
So, whenever the audience saw the eyeshadow turn darker and the eyebrows start to arch upwards, they knew the character was about to go dark.
The entire afternoon, Liu Yifeng spent almost all of it on the wires, his bones aching from the strain.
He had thought wirework would be fun, but after doing it for so long, it was simply torture.
Fortunately, he was wearing a lot of clothes; if he had worn less, his skin would have definitely been chafed raw.
However, his high aptitude meant that although he had a few retakes when he was initially clumsy with wirework, he was mostly able to get it right in one take later on.
Except for a few occasions where his opponent made a mistake, causing a retake, he made no further errors.
Many people thought he was blessed by the heavens, naturally suited for the job, yet he himself wasn't interested.
After dinner, they started filming night scenes.
At this time of year, it wasn’t just cool in the morning and evening; it was cool all day. Especially after a cold wind, it felt like knives cutting into the skin.
But no matter how cold, the scenes still had to be filmed.
As soon as many actors finished a shot, a crew member would promptly hand them a blanket or a hand warmer.
Those who weren't famous had to endure it, as the next shot would come quickly, and there wouldn’t be time for them to get their own clothes to wear for warmth.
Of all the people, they admired Liu Yifeng the most. In a few summer fight scenes, he was dressed very lightly.
Ling Fei shivered uncontrollably from the cold, but Liu Yifeng, wearing the same clothes, seemed unfazed.
Everyone suspected he had a body of iron and walls, especially during a scene where the male protagonist was forced into a lake by many skilled fighters.
The lake water at this time of year was bone-chillingly cold.
Actually, Liu Yifeng could have refused this scene, as there were no more fight sequences after going into the water.
But Ling Fei was afraid of the cold and adamantly refused to go in.
The crew originally planned to find another double, as only half of the body would be shown.
Liu Yifeng immediately said he would do it. He had taken a lot of the good stuff developed by Tongtong, and with the Heart Protecting Pill protecting him, he was much more resistant to the cold than ordinary people.
Even in snowy weather, he could stand outside shirtless for half an hour without shivering, let alone just being in the water for a few seconds.
Since he was willing to do it, the directors were delighted. After all, Liu Yifeng’s physique was the most similar to the male protagonist’s among the current crew.
It was most suitable for him to film it.
After filming this shot, Liu Yifeng’s clothes were completely soaked.
As he emerged from the water, Director Wang quickly grabbed a clean blanket to drape over him, but Liu Yifeng stopped him. “Director Wang, my clothes are already wet, don’t get the blanket wet too. You should give it to someone who needs it more!”
His character impressed everyone, but Director Wang was more concerned about his health. After all, Liu Yifeng was someone he had invited, and if he got sick, the responsibility would largely fall on him.
Tongtong would definitely blame him for not taking good care of her father, and he didn’t want to incur her resentment.
He said, “No matter how cold they are, they aren’t as cold as you are. Look at your soaked clothes, and there’s such a strong wind. Hurry up and put it on, or you’ll feel miserable if you catch a cold!” Without waiting for Liu Yifeng to refuse, he draped the blanket over him.
Liu Yifeng had no choice but to wear it and was then led by the crew to change into other clothes.
After all, he was the male protagonist, and couldn’t wear the same outfit for all the scenes. Each outfit also changed according to different plot points.
Filming continued until eleven o’clock at night. They were scheduled to start again at six the next morning.
Liu Yifeng couldn’t help but sigh, realizing that the money in this industry wasn’t easily earned.