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Chapter 60 Dragon Tiger Warrior

On the set, Master Dragon and Tiger is second only to the martial arts director in the action group.As senior stunt personnel, they are the envy of martial artists, and they are also indispensable and important members of an action scene. "Dragon and Tiger Warrior", just by looking at the name, you can feel the majesty.This became the first goal I set for myself. After the breakup, I put all my energy and physical strength into work.Every day, I arrive at the set first and finish work last, and I am particularly active, hoping to leave a good impression on people.Sometimes I would volunteer to try some difficult and dangerous jobs, and I agreed in advance that I would not be paid.After finishing the movement, I always pretend to be very relaxed, and never let people see my physical pain.

Finally one time, the opportunity came. That day, the crew wanted to shoot a series of scenes in which the male lead climbed over a very high balcony railing, first turned his back down, then flipped in the air, finally landed firmly, and then continued to fight.The director of that play was notoriously unprofessional, and often abused his power and ordered Wu Xing to do some unsafe actions, and it was the same this time.When the real hero was sitting next to him drinking tea, he ordered the action director of the crew to arrange a person without any wires on his body to complete the action.What's more, he asked that no cardboard boxes or mats be laid on the ground, and he wanted to record the entire picture into a wide-angle lens.

The martial arts instructor looked displeased: "This action cannot be completed without a steel wire. My people can't take this risk." This senior is an object of our great respect. He is not only a famous martial arts finger, but also a brother They are fine.When drinking together in private, he once told us repeatedly: "If one day in the future, you also become martial arts instructors, you must not force your martial arts to do what they are unwilling or unable to do." The director obviously didn't want to accept it: "You guys have to do something after receiving the money. If this picture uses steel wire, it will be very unreal!" Before Wu Zhi responded, I suddenly stood up: "I'm sorry, I am willing to try it."

This sentence immediately aroused the wrath of the martial arts director: "What's the matter with you? Don't die?" I completely understand his emotions. My words are equivalent to embarrassing him in front of everyone. After all, he is responsible for the arrangement of these action scenes. The final say.I pulled him aside: "You are absolutely right, but I want you to listen to my thoughts. If I succeed in this action, it is because you taught me well. If I fail, it means that the director Just an idiot. I don't want to be a little guy on the set forever, I want to prove myself! Even if I fail and get hurt, I at least tried!"

Hearing what I said, he nodded helplessly, turned to the director and said: "This young man is desperate, if he wants to try it, then give him this chance, but I and my other martial arts will stop now. You Don't think that you are great just because you are a director, we rely on our own ability to make a living, you have no right to look down on us, don't treat us as human beings!" After he finished speaking, he turned around and told me: "Try to relax your body, roll over as soon as you hit the ground, don't land on your head or back, remember!" The makeup artist started to apply makeup for me, and the costume artist brought the clothes. I slowly walked up to the balcony, looked down at the crowd of onlookers, and silently said to myself: "You must prove that you can do it!"

"Action!" I was kicked by the villain, turned around and jumped over the fence!At the same time, my head was running rapidly, my back was arched, I flipped in the air, my head was facing up, and my feet landed on the ground. Although my feet were slightly unstable, but——I succeeded! People screamed and cheered for me, I heard my peers shouting my name, and the martial arts instructor ran over and patted me hard on the back: "You are great! You will become a dragon and tiger martial artist!" My heart burst into ecstasy , but still suppressed his excitement: "I want to try again, this time I must stand firmly!"

The reputation earned by this jump made me a very young dragon and tiger martial artist.Since then, I have come to really understand my future life - full of excitement, but changeable.At that time, all the money we earned was used to drink, gamble and pick up girls, because we didn't know whether we could still live in this world well after the next dangerous move.We enjoy pure happiness every day, try not to think about the future, just squander our youth!
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