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Chapter 5: Wu Jing Criticizes Ma Yun!
Hao Yue took the lead in applauding and said, “Well said!”
“It’s not that I spoke well, but our people’s soldiers did an amazing job,” Wu Jing corrected very seriously.
Hao Yue quickly followed the correction, “That’s right!”
Yang Fan gave Hao Yue a faint glance, saying nothing.
Hao Yue, startled, hurriedly lowered her head. “Did I just cause trouble for my mentor?”
“Mr. Wu Jing, a fan asked, ‘Eighty percent of the high-difficulty, high-risk scenes in the movie are performed by stunt doubles, and the actual circumstances of the stunt doubles are quite tragic. As a martial arts star, how do you view the issue of stunt doubles?'” Yang Fan asked again.
Wu Jing licked his lips and said, “I don’t know about others, but in my movies, eighty percent of the difficult action scenes—no, let me say, more than eighty percent of the difficult action scenes—are all performed by me.”
“For example, every scene in ‘Wolf Warrior’ was done by me.”
“However, the situation for stunt doubles is indeed quite tragic.”
“I don’t know about others, but in my team, if any stunt brother gets injured, I make sure to take care of them until they recover. At the same time, their salary is paid as usual every month!” Wu Jing said seriously.
He took full responsibility for any stuntman who got injured in his team.
He would never do anything to let down his stunt brothers.
“Now, for the popular young stars who excessively rely on stunt doubles, as an older senior, do you have anything to say to them?” Yang Fan asked again.
Wu Jing pursed his lips and said very seriously, “I can’t really be considered an older senior, I’ve only been acting for two more years than them.”
“But this is a good question. I’ve wanted to say this for a long time, but never had the chance.”
“Nowadays, those young actors, if you don’t know something, you have to learn! The audience buys tickets to watch you, not your stunt double!”
“You can’t just not learn and expect to do a martial arts movie. You hold a sword, and when others hold it, it looks like a hero’s weapon. When you hold it, it looks like you’re holding a fire poker.”
“What kind of nonsense is that?”
“The audience isn’t stupid. If you keep going like this, the audience won’t watch you anymore!” Wu Jing said, angrily, as if he was speaking to certain young stars.
“Nobody is born knowing everything, but if you don’t know, you must learn, not just rely on a stunt double.”
“I think this is basic ethics, basic ethics for an actor. If you don’t know, you must learn, kid!” Wu Jing said urgently.
As a member of the entertainment industry, he truly didn’t want to see the industry flooded with superficial stars.
But, when it came to stunt doubles, the actors themselves had to be self-aware. There was nothing he could do but be anxious about it!
Yang Fan nodded in agreement, but the difficulty of implementing this was a bit high!
In China, actors like Wu Jing, who are dedicated to their craft, are in a very small number!
The only thing Yang Fan could do was spread Wu Jing’s words today, hoping to wake up more actors in time.
“Mr. Wu Jing, you’ve made some very good points. Now, during your filming, have you ever encountered an actor who made you feel helpless?” Yang Fan asked again.
Wu Jing, who had been relatively calm, instantly became agitated.
“Yes, too many! The one I remember most clearly is a male actor with the last name Ma.” Wu Jing widened his eyes, both angry and frustrated, yet with a helpless expression.
Yang Fan was a bit confused. A male actor with the last name Ma, and he could act with Wu Jing? That actor’s status seemed quite high.
A famous actor with the last name Ma?
Ma Tianyu???
No, that person doesn’t seem to have worked with Wu Jing before!
Who is this male actor with the last name Ma?
Wu Jing took several deep breaths and gritted his teeth. “When I was filming ‘Kung Fu Road,’ I had fight scenes with Ma Yun!”
“But, when we film movies, actors have to pull their punches. You throw a strong punch, but let it land lightly.”
“But the master teaching Ma Yun martial arts, he only taught him real strikes.”
“When I hit Ma Yun, I pulled my punch, so it didn’t hurt at all, but Ma Yun, he didn’t pull his punch! He went all out!!”
Wu Jing, recalling the past, opened his eyes wide, both angry and wanting to laugh.
“And then I said, ‘You really don’t hold back, huh? If you’re going to hit me for real, I’ll hit you for real too!'” Wu Jing said, laughing, but there was a sense of deep despair in that laugh.
“And then?” Yang Fan asked, laughing.
“Then, Ma Yun didn’t say anything, but Brother Jie stepped in.”
“Brother Jie said very seriously, ‘No, he’s allowed to hit you, but you’re not allowed to hit him.'”
“At that point, I wasn’t having it. It sounded like, who isn’t an important figure? Why can he hit me, but I can’t hit him?” Wu Jing said, quite upset.
Yang Fan smiled without speaking, and Hao Yue, having learned her lesson, remained silent when she saw Yang Fan not speaking.
Wu Jing sighed deeply and continued, “Then Brother Jie said something that left me speechless.”
“What did he say?” Hao Yue couldn’t help but ask, curious.
“Brother Jie said, ‘Ma Yun has to meet the big boss later. If you knock him out, who is going to meet the big boss?'”
Yang Fan: “…”
Hao Yue: “…”
Wu Jing: “…”
The audience: “Hahahahahaha!”
What? This can actually happen?
That’s really the reality!
Wu Jing: “If I had known, I wouldn’t have acted with him. It was too frustrating!”
“Ma Yun used money to defeat true skill!”
“Ma Family Tai Chi, defeating skill with money!”
“All martial arts can be broken by money!”
Yang Fan, with pity in his eyes, tried to comfort Wu Jing silently.
His good professional ethics told him, he absolutely couldn’t laugh at this moment!!!
Hao Yue, on the other hand, had been holding back her laughter for so long that she could only drink water to suppress the laughter that was already at her throat!
Wu Jing sighed with deep despair and said, “Laugh, don’t hold it in and make yourselves sick!”
“Pfft~” Hao Yue, who had been drinking water, couldn’t hold it anymore and laughed out loud.
Wu Jing laughed too. The two of them laughed, and Yang Fan didn’t need to hold back anymore, joining them in a few seconds of laughter.
“Mr. Wu Jing, one last question. What do you think is the most successful thing in your life so far, the thing you are most proud of?” Yang Fan asked.