novellhall Chapter 25: The Incompetent Yet Fun-Loving Beauty Nazha!
Chapter 25: The Incompetent Yet Fun-Loving Beauty Nazha!
"Have you heard? The actor who plays Lü Bu, whose name is something like Gao, fell off his horse and broke his right leg, so he's in the hospital."
"I've heard about it before. I also know that Lu Bu has been recast. Director Cheng cast Han Xian as Lu Bu."
"Han Xian? That 'male version of Lin Daiyu'? His physique is good enough to play Lü Bu? You must be kidding!"
"I'm not kidding, the contract has already been signed, and I heard the first installment of the salary has already been paid."
"But isn't Han Xian... quite weak? Even if the halberd is just a prop, it weighs seven or eight pounds. Can he even swing it?"
"Please! 'Weak kidneys' doesn't mean 'weak body'! Han Xian and Lin Zhenxin's fight scene yesterday took two hours to film, and Han Xian was fine except for being a little tired afterwards. So stop using 'weakness' as an excuse; he's incredibly capable!"
"Tsk! Just a few days ago he was an extra, and now he's the fourth male lead. Being handsome definitely gives you more opportunities!"
"Ha, you only saw Han Xian's good looks? When he played the flag bearer of the Yamen Army, one look from him terrified the entire production team, and even Lin Zhenxin almost fell off his horse. Yesterday's fight scene wasn't just two hours long; Han Xian practiced the moves dozens of times beforehand! Handsome, talented, hardworking, and dedicated, it would be an injustice if he didn't rise to prominence!"
"That makes sense! From the very first day Han Xian joined the crew, I knew he was destined for greatness. And look at him now—in just a few days, he's gone from an extra to the fourth male lead. His future is limitless!"
Film crews are always a breeding ground for gossip, and rumors spread incredibly fast.
However, the first person to know that Han Xian was going to play Lü Bu was Gulnazar—not because she guessed, but because she had her female assistant keep an eye on the director's team.
So even before Han Xian signed a contract, Gu Linazha already knew that her next on-screen partner would be Han Xian.
As soon as Han Xian returned with the script, she immediately sent him her blessings.
"Congratulations to Han Zha... Handsome Han has landed the role of Lu Bu."
"Thank you, beautiful Naza."
"I'll take you to costume room A! It's not the same place as costume room B for the extras, you'll easily get lost if you try to find it yourself."
"good!"
Han Xian glanced at the slender waist swaying in front of him, then followed Gu Lina. He didn't mention that the production team had told him how to get to costume room A, nor did he say that if he couldn't find it, he could just ask.
Saying that at a time like this is just plain stupid and shows a lack of emotional intelligence, so it's better to say nothing.
The female assistant, who was a few steps behind, sighed and facepalmed.
Spicy!
That Zha Jie is really going to give it away for nothing!
Where did that aloofness go?
What about a woman's modesty?
You forget everything when you're infatuated with a girl, right?
……
With Gu Lina leading the way, and the costume department already knowing that Han Xian had taken on the role of Lü Bu, the handover went very smoothly.
Several sets of casual clothes, a set of general's armor, and a specially made halberd.
The everyday clothes are probably from the Three Kingdoms period and were used for filming the dialogue scenes of Lü Bu.
The general's armor is a hard plastic rubber prop armor, painted with gold paint, and includes a helmet, shoulder pads, armor plating, skirt armor, leg guards, wrist guards, and combat boots.
According to the description of Lü Bu in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he wore a purple-gold crown with three forks, a red brocade robe with flowers from Sichuan, a beast-faced chainmail armor, a lion-head belt with a brocade belt around his waist, a bow and arrows at his side, a halberd in his hand, and rode the Red Hare.
But in reality, there were no bows and arrows, no Red Hare horse, only general's armor and halberd. Overall, it looked like he was wearing a set of golden armor with a red cloak on the outside.
In modern terms, she was dressed like a red and gold gift bag, she was so flashy!
However, this flashy look comes at a price. The hard plastic rubber prop armor isn't too heavy, but the general's armor has many parts, so wearing them all adds about 20 pounds of weight. Add a 10-pound halberd, and the total weight is 30 pounds.
No wonder Lam Cheung is always exhausted when filming action scenes, and he said that he sweats five pounds a day just from filming action scenes.
Wearing a 30-pound costume and still having to perform action scenes, it would take ten days to half a month just to get used to the clothes. From this, you can see that Lin Gengxin's stable popularity is not without reason - he can really endure hardship!
of course.
The phrase "exhausted to the point of collapse" refers to Lin Gou.
For Han Xian, the male protagonist of an entertainment harem novel, carrying 30 pounds of weight doesn't seem like a big deal. He got used to the weight in just five minutes and was already able to move freely.
In this respect, we have to thank the author of this entertainment novel for setting his physical abilities to be so impressive!
"Hmm...not bad...pretty handsome!"
Gu Lina gave a faint compliment, but Jian Shuiqiu stared intently at Han Xian from head to toe, her throat bobbing involuntarily.
To be fair, Han Xian is tall and imposing, making him the most suitable person to wear this kind of demanding ancient general's armor.
Just by standing there holding the halberd, he was as steady as a mountain, exuding an aura of domineering power without anger... but this domineering power had a touch of effeminate pink.
Even so, he's still way cooler than a masked assassin in black!
The kind of costumes and props that cover everything except the eyes can't show Han Xian's inherent unruly and soaring fighting spirit.
"Thank you for the compliment, beautiful Nazha."
Han Xian smiled and thanked him, then suddenly raised his halberd and pointed it directly at Lin Zhenxin, who was in full armor and had come to watch the commotion not far away.
"Lin Dog! Come and fight!"
Damn it!!!
Fight your sister!!!
Lin Zhenxin cursed under his breath, his face full of black lines. He really wanted to pick up the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear and stab Han Xian through the heart.
It's already enough that she's more handsome than him, but to still look so incredibly dashing in Lu Bu's armor!
He, the male lead, is supposed to be the most handsome guy in the cast, but now he's been overshadowed by the fourth male lead!
Is there no justice or law left?!
Lin Zhenxin took a deep breath, raised his Dragon Gallant Silver Spear, and swung it around. "You haven't gotten used to the weight of thirty pounds yet. I'll fight you after you've gotten used to the weight of the armor!"
Han Xian stretched his muscles with ease. "I've gotten used to the weight of this armor. I can fight now."
"...But you don't know how to use the Fangtian Halberd yet. We'll fight again once the National Martial Arts Command designs your Fangtian Halberd fighting style."
"Okay, I'll go to Director Cheng's place first, and then I'll ask Instructor Guo Wu for some pointers on halberd techniques. Once I've learned them, I'll spar with you."
"Okay, okay, I'll wait for you. You should... get used to it first... um... you should practice your lines with Gulnazar first! You and she are a couple, you have quite a few scenes together."
Lin Zhenxin gave a few perfunctory words and changed the subject before turning around and leaving, decisive and without any hesitation.
If it were any other actor, he would dare to wield the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear and start fighting. We're all actors and don't have much basic skill, so it's fine for them to just play around.
But if the other party is Han Xian, he will absolutely, positively not be fooled!
That chilling sword strike that night still terrifies him whenever he thinks about it. Even the martial arts experts secretly say they can't withstand a single blow!
The national martial arts director even said to the action troupe that no one should provoke Han Xian, whether there was a reason or not. If Han Xian had the upper hand and killed you with a sword, you should go and burn incense at your own grave!
With such formidable swordsmanship, Han Xian's martial prowess will likely increase rather than decrease after learning the halberd technique.
If Han Xian were to learn the Fangtian Halberd from the National Martial Arts Instructor, and a halberd were to smash his head open, he wouldn't even know if he would have a whole corpse when Han Xian knelt down begging him not to die.
Fortunately, Han Xian got the role of Lü Bu, and in the script, Lü Bu and Zhao Zilong never fought each other, and they didn't even appear in the same scene!
If Han Xian had been facing Xu Chu or Zhang He, he would have worried that he would have to kneel down and beg Han Xian not to die.
Chi Chi!
Gu Lina, standing beside him, covered her mouth and chuckled, glancing at Han Xian and lingering her gaze on his handsome face. "I never expected that even Lin Zhenxin would be afraid of you, handsome Han! I wouldn't be surprised if you were walking around like a madman on set one day!"
Han Xian shrugged. "I just wanted to pose with Lin Gou and take some trending photos, but I didn't expect him to back down."
Why do you call him "Lin Dog"?
"That's not something you can know."
"Because he ordered you all the grilled lamb kidneys from the entire barbecue street?"
"..."
Han Xian's eye twitched, then he looked at Gu Lina with deep affection, and his words were also full of "deep affection".
"Gu! Li! Na! Zha! You believe I'll scumbag you right now!"
"Well... I'm going to take a look at the script. You can take a look too if you have time. Our scenes together will probably be filmed first, and your action scenes might be interspersed throughout. Bye."
Faced with Han Xian's affectionate eyes, Gu Li's cheeks flushed slightly, her eyes darting away as she changed the subject. She gave a dry laugh and then swayed her slender waist as she fled in panic.
She didn't believe Han Xian would treat her badly on set.
Whether she believed it or not, she dared not take the risk.
If... if Han Xian were to use his naturally alluring, captivating eyes to seduce her, she would definitely lose her composure on the spot!
If she were to lose face in front of everyone, she would truly be too ashamed to show her face!
"..."
The female assistant followed without saying a word.
He had nothing better to do than provoke Han Xian, and then he couldn't resolve the situation!
She's bad at games but loves to have fun—that's Naza!