Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 264 Equestrian Genius

on the side, the horseback riding coach watched angie's graceful posture and coordinated movements and couldn't help but praise her.

"you ride so well. to be able to perform the moves so precisely after only half a month, there are few actors in the crew who can do that."

angie's mouth curled into a smile upon hearing this. she wasn't the main character in this play, just a special guest star. and with love&five becoming increasingly popular, she had numerous engagements and didn't usually stay on set, coming only when she had scenes to shoot.

though she had spent a lot of money on a private riding coach outside, the actual practice time she could squeeze in was very limited— in total, she had practiced only three or four times, adding up to less than six hours.

could i really be a natural talent at riding?

angie thought to herself, brimming with satisfaction, completely forgetting how awkward she had been in her previous practice sessions, and the coach's suggestion that she shouldn't do live shooting.nôv(el)b\\jnn

well, isn't this kind of thing also present in those cultivation novels? suddenly having an epiphany. in the world of cultivation, they call this an "enlightenment," right? yes, this is enlightenment.

although the face of ma lu also flashed through angie's mind, including the words he had said while ordering the dish.

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however, compared to believing that a dish could enable someone to master horseback riding, it was easier to believe she had an epiphany.

as angie rode on, her confidence grew and her boldness increased. she began to rapidly tap the horse's sides with her legs.

the steed beneath her, receiving the rider's commands, also began to accelerate and gallop away.

the oncoming wind blew angie's hair and the ancient costume she was wearing, making them flutter in the breeze.

but in her heart, there was not a trace of fear. instead, she felt an urge to shout into the wind with excitement.

because she could feel the steed beneath her was in sync with her intentions, every move under her control.

man and horse sped past on the path, and a row of miscellaneous objects appeared ahead, presumably left there temporarily by the props team, including sandbags and carts.

similarly, the chase scenes in "martial arts scholar beggar su" were filmed with the actors sitting on a tractor.

the biggest benefit of this was to protect the actors. after all, horse riding is a dangerous affair, and some actors also aren't skilled at it, becoming tense and rigid on a real horse, which actually doesn't look as good as when they are relaxed on a prop.

this method could also save costs for the production team, but director xu, being an internationally renowned director with a generous budget, had very strict requirements for his actors and was fond of real shooting.

in the past, for an explosion scene, he had used four thousand pounds of explosives in one go, leveling half of the film set to the ground.

everyone in the production team was afraid he might get carried away one day and insist on shooting a murder scene for real.

the assistant director, who had followed director xu for four years, naturally knew his temperament but still braced himself and tried to persuade him.

"director xu, considering miss angie is just making a cameo with not many scenes, why don't we just step back a bit? a good man doesn't fight with a woman. love&five has a lot of fans. even if angie just makes an appearance in the film, it could bring a decent box office to us."

the assistant director held up three fingers.

however, even faced with such temptation, director xu remained unmoved.

the assistant director looked troubled, but his respect for director xu grew deeper. no wonder he was an international director; his commitment and pursuit were beyond what a young director like him could compare with.

then he heard director xu say, "xiao tao, what do you think about replacing the lead actress with angie?"

"ah..." the assistant director was stunned. "well, there's really no need to go that far."

although he said that, his admiration for director xu only increased. it took an international director like him to embrace the traffic so quickly, demonstrating a ruthlessness and decisiveness in self-contradiction that younger directors couldn't match.

however, he also noticed xiao yu, the lead actress, whose complexion had drastically changed and who was trembling. he felt sorry for her and quickly suggested, "but xiao yu is the one you selected from tens of thousands of candidates. didn't you say she resembles xie ruru the most?"

director xu stroked his stubble. "but she can't ride a horse. she's been practicing for so long, and it's still not working. seems like she lacks the talent. xie ruru came from a bandit background; other things are forgivable, but how can we accept bad horse riding? the audience won't feel immersed. isn't it obviously fake at first glance? what, does she plan to have me shoot her scenes with close-ups too?"

xiao yu was just a junior at the film academy; she didn't have the guts to make such demands to a big director like director xu.

hearing that director xu was considering replacing her, she had already lost her composure, her eyes reddened, as she looked pleadingly and pitifully at the assistant director.