The scene to be filmed today required an outdoor shoot.
The general plot involved Feng Yuxiu engaging in a fierce battle with the police on the water, escaping into boats, and encountering Shan Ying, the junior sister of Xia Houwu, who was seemingly delivering herself as a sacrifice.
The primary focus was on the fight choreography between Su Han and Bai Bing.
Upon arriving at the set, Bai Bing immediately sought out Su Han.
"Brother Su Han, please go easy on me during the fight scene later," Bai Bing requested.
Recalling that Su Han had sent two actors to the hospital in as many days, Bai Bing felt a touch of apprehension.
"Sure, don't worry."
Shan Ying, holding the ashes of Feng Yuxiu's wife, appeared before him.
"The ashes are here. You won't dare to harm my senior brother."
Feng Yuxiu replied, "Only when you are dead will your senior brother become stronger!"
With that, Feng Yuxiu kicked towards Shan Ying. She dodged, but his kick shattered the wooden stairs of the attic.
Subsequently, Shan Ying drew her sword from her waist and launched an attack on Feng Yuxiu.
The two engaged in a fierce duel, which ended with Feng Yuxiu kicking her in the abdomen and sending her flying to the ground.
Feng Yuxiu sneered, "Your martial arts are mere showmanship. True martial arts are about killing!"
He then drew a saber he had been hiding in the attic and struck down Shan Ying, killing her!
The filming of this scene involved numerous retakes.
The reason for the retakes was not Su Han, but Bai Bing.
As a young woman, Bai Bing did not possess professional martial arts skills, making her prone to injury during fight scenes.
Furthermore, her execution of action sequences was unprofessional in many aspects.
Consequently, the scene had to be repeated numerous times.
Su Han cooperated with her patiently, diligently, and without a single complaint.
He even offered her words of comfort and encouragement midway.
Under normal circumstances, if no one had caused delays, Su Han could have completed his part in one go, and the crew could have finished their work on time.
However, due to Bai Bing's issues, a considerable amount of time was lost.
It wasn't until one o'clock in the afternoon that they were able to take a break.
"Alright, we'll wrap up filming for the morning. Everyone, please take a break! Eat if you're hungry, rest if you need it!" Director Chen announced.
"Director, thank you for your hard work. I'm truly sorry for holding everyone up due to my mistakes," Bai Bing apologized profusely to Director Chen and the crew.
"It's alright, keep up the good work! You should learn from Su Han when you have the chance. This young man is very talented, and you can learn a lot from him," Director Chen commented with a sigh.
Su Han smiled, "Director Chen, you flatter me."
"Eat more! Take care of your health!"
Director Chen patted Su Han's shoulder, about to comment on his lean physique, when he exclaimed in surprise, "Hey? I didn't get a good look at you these past couple of days. You seem to have gotten quite a bit stronger."
Su Han remembered that he had received system rewards and used them to improve his physique.
"Not bad, secretly hitting the gym these past two days, huh?"
Su Han simply smiled, offering no further comment.
"Alright, hurry up and get your boxed meals."
"Okay."
"Goodbye, Director Chen."
After Director Chen left, Bai Bing's gaze turned to Su Han.
"Brother Su Han, thank you for earlier."
"You're welcome."
"It's all my fault for so many retakes, I feel really bad."
"It's fine, it's fine. It doesn't matter. If it's not done well, we can just shoot it more times. I can also practice more and perform better, which is good for me too."
"Don't you think so?"
Seeing Su Han being so agreeable and lighthearted, Bai Bing felt warmed by his words.
"Brother Su Han, I'll treat you to a meal sometime."
"Sure."
Su Han and Bai Bing collected their boxed meals and sat down to eat together.
Today's meal was stir-fried beef with green peppers, Su Han's favorite dish.
"Brother Su Han, I heard you used to be an extra. With your acting skills, why weren't you discovered before?"
"Was it because previous directors lacked foresight and couldn't see your brilliance?"
Bai Bing was quite eloquent, and Su Han smiled.
"When I was an extra, where was the opportunity to showcase my abilities?"
"I was either playing a corpse or a eunuch – minor roles for extras that didn't even count as characters."
Bai Bing nodded repeatedly, "That's true, I hadn't thought of that."
"However, there are so many people criticizing you online lately."
"Those people are saying truly terrifying things. Don't take it to heart."
"If you take it to heart, you'll be playing right into their hands."
"But from my perspective, I suspect there's some behind-the-scenes manipulation."
"I heard that Zhang Zhan, who auditioned for the male lead with you, wasn't cast, right?"
"Yes."
"Then I suspect his team is targeting you."
A glance at Weibo revealed that discussions were still very heated.
Their methods of criticism had changed, now directly posting photos of Su Han.
Weibo Hot Search #1: Zhang Zhan's condition is serious, we demand Su Han to apologize!
Weibo Hot Search #3: Su Han, the male lead of "The Guilty Geniuses."
Weibo Hot Search #7: Is the male lead of "The Guilty Geniuses" Director Chen's illegitimate son?
...
Such trending topics were disheartening.
The comments were all scathing remarks against Su Han.
"Su Han, you must come out and apologize to our brother!"
"Yes! Come out and apologize! You injured him and haven't visited our brother in the hospital once. Are you even human?"
"The director's team is too wicked, showing such blatant favoritism towards this guy. I suspect this Su Han is Director Chen's illegitimate son."
"He looks so respectable, yet why is he so wicked?"
"I want to see just how good his acting is that he snatched our brother's role."
"I will definitely go to the premiere and throw eggs! Your crew, just wait! Su Han, you wait too!"
The discussions had spiraled into a frenzy.
At that moment, a cold system voice sounded in Su Han's ear.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 8 million anti-fan points!]
[System Mission: Create a Weibo account and post a selfie. You will receive a random reward!]
Huh?
Hearing about the anti-fan points, Su Han felt a little elation.
Tsk, eight million anti-fans. He hadn't even officially entered the entertainment industry as an actor yet, and he already had so many haters – something countless people could only dream of.
And he could get a reward just by creating a Weibo account? What kind of reward?
Without further thought, Su Han immediately registered a Weibo account.
The account name was "Actor Su Han," and the profile description read: "Plays Feng Yuxiu, the male second lead in 'The Guilty Geniuses'."
Next, he took a selfie making a peace sign.
He edited his Weibo post.
Soon, a Weibo post appeared: "Hello everyone, I am newcomer actor Su Han #Photo#"
Seeing him recklessly creating a Weibo account and posting a photo, Bai Bing felt a surge of anxiety for him.
"So many people are criticizing you, and you're still posting your photo? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
Su Han remained unfazed, smiling, "Being criticized is also a form of popularity. It's better than being ignored."
"Some people even become famous by being criticized."
Initially, Bai Bing disagreed with Su Han's statement. However, upon careful consideration, she realized that what he said wasn't entirely without merit.