The Star-Crossed Path to Glory Chapter 9

The drama "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li" was filmed and prepared at Wuxi Film and Television City.

After staying in Hengdian for two days, Ethan Chase and Zhang Jin followed Yuan Heping and his party to Wuxi.

During this period, Ethan Chase did not mention participating in the performance, and Yuan Heping did not say anything related.

Just as Ethan Chase and Zhang Jin were arranged to live, the other two directors, Li Hantao, came to find Yuan Heping.

"Master Ba, I have something to tell you." Li Hantao was quite polite to this man who stood at the top of the martial arts world.

"Have you chosen the leading male role?" Yuan Heping asked.

"Not yet." Li Hantao shook his head helplessly.

Yuan Heping had extremely high requirements for the actor who played Li Xunhuan. He had to be elegant, handsome, and agile.

The first person I thought of was Zheng Shaoqiu, but he is already 52 years old this year, much older.

Li Lianjie and Zhao Wenzhuo have similar temperaments, but unfortunately they didn't have the schedule and the pay exceeded the budget.

There are a few that are slightly worse and we are in the process of contacting them.

The reason why he came to Yuan Heping was related to the male lead. He immediately explained: "After reading the script, the actor who played Ah Fei felt that he was more suitable for Li Xunhuan, so he found me and Xiaowei and said that he wanted this role."

After hearing this, Yuan Heping raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "It's a good thing for young people to want to play the leading male role, but not everyone can play the leading male role, and not everyone can play the role just because they want to."

During this period, Jiao Rongjun, Lin Zhiying and Jin Chengwu were collectively known as the "Three Handsome Men of Taiwan".

He was quite popular in Formosa Province. Qiong Yao spoke very highly of him, giving him 80 points, saying that this was the highest score she had ever given. She also signed Jiao Rujun as the first artist under her label. Ruby Lin and Sun Xing came later.

Like many boys, his dream was to become a "fighting star" like Bruce Lee. Because of this love, he learned Taekwondo, martial arts, and even nunchakus when he was a child.

Li Hantao first told Yuan Heping about his situation, and then talked about his study of the script and his thoughts on the character of Li Xunhuan.

Finally, Yuan Heping thought for a moment and said, "How about this, give him a chance to try out the makeup and see if it matches Li Xunhuan."

Li Hantao nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make the arrangements."

Soon, Jiao Rujun changed into her costume, put on makeup, and came in front of the three directors and screenwriters.

He has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and is handsome yet masculine.

When Yuan Heping saw Jiao Rongjun’s ancient costume, he remained calm on the surface, but was actually very surprised and surprised in his heart. Isn’t this the Li Xunhuan he wanted?

After Jiao Rongjun posed for a few poses, Li Hantao asked in a low voice: "Master Ba, how is it?"

Yuan Heping did not answer but asked: "What do you think?"

Li Hantao and others explained and nodded, indicating that it was a good idea.

Yuan Heping did not rush to make a decision, but thought for a few minutes before saying, "Okay, let's decide."

Jiao Rongjun, who was sitting opposite him, was overjoyed when he heard this. He tried his best to control his expression and thanked them one by one: "Thank you, Mr. Ba, thank you Director Cui, Director Jin, and thank you Editor Chen."

The role of Li Xun Huan was chosen by Jiao Rujun, and the question then arose: who would play Ah Fei? There were only a few days left before the start of filming.

"Do you have any recommendations?" Yuan Heping asked.

"How is Wu Jing?" Li Hantao spoke first.

"The appearance suits the role and the fighting scenes are also OK. I think it's okay," Chen Wengui commented.

"It's been quite popular in recent years and has an audience base. How about getting in touch with it?" Lu Xiaowei asked tentatively.

"Xiao Jing is on my list, so he won't have any problem playing Ah Fei, but..." Yuan Heping paused, then changed the subject, "My Yuan Family Class has just accepted two young men, a few years younger than Xiao Jing, who also practice martial arts, have decent looks, and have acting experience. I mean, give them a chance to try out for the role. If they're not qualified, I'll contact Xiao Jing."

Hearing this, Li Hantao and the others exchanged glances and then expressed that they had no objection.

At this moment, Ethan Chase was resting in his residence.

I sat in the car for several hours. Although it was faster than riding a horse, it was more uncomfortable than riding a horse. I felt dizzy and nauseous.

This condition continued until I got up the next morning and, as usual, I washed up and exercised outside.

Since he didn't have the red tassel spear and other weapons, he could only rely on his memory to perform a set of boxing that he had learned in the martial arts team.

Just after finishing the training, Yuan Heping's eldest disciple He Guanliang suddenly appeared and said with a smile: "Junior brother, are you practicing?"

Ethan Chase smiled and said, "Exercise. Senior Brother He, is there something wrong when you come here so early?"

Ho Kwun Leung did not answer, but rolled up his sleeves and said amiably: "It's still early, there's no rush for business, why don't we have a discussion?"

Hearing this, Ethan Chase was too lazy to guess the other party's intention. He just smiled and said, "Fengxian is not very good at martial arts. I hope Senior Brother He will show mercy."

Without further ado, He Guanliang got into position and started attacking.

It's not that he disliked Ethan Chase, but he was itching to try his hand. When he saw someone claiming to be a martial artist, he wanted to try it out to see if he was just a show-off or had real skills.

The palms and fists collided, making crackling sounds.

Ethan Chase only defended and did not attack, mainly because he was not clear about He Guanliang's strength and was worried that he would not be able to stop and hurt him. "Stop when it's enough" has never appeared in his life. All he wanted was "either you die or I die."

Of course, he is changing slowly, but it takes a process and he can't change it immediately if he wants to.

After a few rounds, He Guanliang noticed something was wrong with Ethan Chase, thinking that he was trying to provoke him. He suddenly felt uncomfortable and his moves became more ferocious.

Seeing this, Ethan Chase suddenly exerted force with his hands, and unexpectedly, he grabbed He Guanliang's right hand with one hand and locked his throat with the other hand.

He Guanliang stared with a look of disbelief.

Fast, really fast!

He was subdued with just the simplest grappling move. He is really quite capable.

Ethan Chase let go, clasped his fists and said, "Brother He, I'm grateful for your help."

Ho Kwun-leung was not angry but laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Great, I'll ask you for advice some other day."

As he spoke, his expression changed and he said seriously, "Eighth Master wants you and Zhang Jin to change clothes and put on makeup. There is a role for you to try out."

Then, she winked at him and said, "This is a good opportunity, seize it."

Lü Bu thought that he had finally arrived, and immediately his eyebrows lit up with joy, and he said, "I'll go call Senior Brother Zhang."

Calling Zhang Jin, the two followed He Guanliang to change into ancient costumes and put on makeup.

"Tsk tsk tsk, your image is just like a star." He Guanliang exclaimed.

When Ethan Chase wears a wig and ancient costume, he gives people the feeling of a living ancient person, and an extraordinary ancient person at that.

Zhang Jin, who was standing next to him, was half a head shorter, a little thinner, and had an average appearance.

After a while, he came in front of Yuan Heping and others.

Zhang Jin seemed a little nervous facing several directors.

Ethan Chase, on the contrary, looked calm and at ease. Could the pressure from just these few people be as strong as that from hundreds of thousands of troops at the gates of the city?