Phew!
Zhang Ye struck out with his palm, then followed up with his footwork. He tilted his heel and twisted it slightly to get his foot out, then followed up with a second palm strike!
Everyone was shocked!
Nice!
The impersonation was really good!
Yes, it was a little soft, so why didn't he use more strength? His strength was too weak!
Eight Trigram Palm? Zhang Ye definitely did not know how to do it, but there was someone beside him who did. Rao Aimin was this generation's senior sister of the Eight Trigram Palm. In this world, the Eight Trigram Palm was split into many different branches and schools. Rao Aimin's Eight Trigram Palm was probably slightly different from the martial arts director's Eight Trigram Palm, but the basic moves and core were similar. Zhang Ye had seen Rao Aimin practicing it countless times and had also experienced the landlady's "Swimming Body Eight Trigram Consecutive Palm" personally. The landlady's style was relatively soft and not as aggressive as the ones used by the martial arts director, but the strength was still there. Zhang Ye could feel it very well and it hurt a lot. So even though Zhang Ye had not learned this martial arts style before, he still understood it very well. Imitating it was like playing a game and there was no pressure at all!
On stage.
They could only see Zhang Ye striking out with his palm!
Pierce!
Stab!
Chop!
Everyone was stunned. They did not expect that an artist like Zhang Ye would actually be so good and could really put on a few moves.
Zhang Ye was still carrying on, but his movements were not as aggressive as the martial arts director's. It was as though he did not use any strength at all and was using a gentle style to execute his punches. His movements flowed smoothly, but the key was the footwork of his feet. Every step he took was a step ahead of his palms, and every step was solid!
Lift!
Sweep!
Slam!
Hook!
Flip!
Push!
The rest of the film crew might not be able to tell what was going on, but the martial arts director was getting more and more astonished as he watched. Zhang Ye did not even make a single mistake in the Eight Trigrams footwork, and every palm strike was in place. The angle, the range, there was nothing to nitpick about. Furthermore, the Eight Trigrams Palm that Zhang Ye executed gave the martial arts director a different feeling. This charm, this movement, why … why did it seem like the style of that person who had disappeared from the Chinese martial arts world for so many years? Legend had it that the Eight Trigram Palm of that master was a combination of hardness and softness, which leaned towards the softer side!
The martial arts director's imagination ran wild.
The rest of the crew were confused.
Dalong was also considered half a martial arts practitioner, so he knew a little about it. At this moment, he was looking at Zhang Ye with a strange look in his eyes, as though he was puzzled. This person seemed to be quite good at fighting?
After finishing the set, Zhang Ye moved back to his original position, but in the opposite direction. His footwork was precise to the millimeter. After he finished the set, he casually relaxed and did not make any hand gestures to end the practice. This was because the concept of ending the practice was not about the form or the stance, nor was it about the stance. Zhang Ye did not know the Eight Trigram Palm's Qi circulation and breathing adjustments, so naturally, there was no need to talk about ending the practice. He did not try to imitate the martial arts director's movements as there was no need to do so, nor was it professional. He was proficient in the Taiji Fist's Qi circulation and breathing, but it was different from Chinese martial arts, so it was obviously not commonly used.
Phew, it's quite tiring.
Why was there no applause at this moment?
Zhang Ye smiled. "Is this alright?"
The assistant director did not know if it would work or not. "This … it looks alright. It seems to have been imitated correctly, but the movements don't have much strength. It doesn't feel right. If it were to be filmed with this effect, the image would be a lot worse. There wouldn't be any passion, so that's the problem." He sounded a little disappointed.
Ah?
Passion?
What passion?
Zhang Ye wanted to explain that he was too much of a layman, but he felt that it was like playing the lute to a cow. Even if he explained, the other party would not understand, so he could only say, "I don't have a problem with stronger movements." Wasn't it just using strength? Wasn't that simple?
The assistant director said, "Is that so? Then give it a try. "
"Alright, no problem." Zhang Ye moved his arms and was about to do another set of moves.
But the martial arts director stopped him. "Teacher Zhang, don't do it anymore. It's enough." Then he quickly walked over to the director and the assistant director. "I don't think there's a need to try anymore."
Tian Xuetao looked at Zhang Ye regretfully. Alright.
The assistant director acknowledged.
Wang Chengpeng looked at the martial arts director. "Even Zhang Ye can't do it? Then let's find someone else to audition! "
The scriptwriter and many of the film crew members were having a headache. If this one didn't work and that one didn't work, then what should they do with the other actors? They were running out of time!
"Hai."
"This is going to be troublesome."
"Even the three of them can't do it?"
But over there, the martial arts director was stunned when he heard that. "What do you mean Zhang Ye can't do it? No, Teacher Zhang can do it. "Seeing the director, assistant director, and the others stunned, the martial arts director added," And he can do it too well! "
Everyone was stunned.
"Ah?"
"What do you mean?"
"Zhang Ye can do it?"
"That can't be? Weren't those movements very soft? "
"Yeah, even though he imitated the moves correctly, he didn't have enough strength and didn't have any momentum. This …"
Especially the two actors who were still holding on to a glimmer of hope, they did not dare to believe the martial arts director's words. How could he do it? Wasn't the standard too low! If he can make it through with such a soft move, then we can do it too! We can do it better than him, right?
The director asked, "So what's going on?"
The martial arts director explained, "The problem that the assistant director mentioned earlier is not a problem at all. It's not that Zhang Ye can't execute his moves, but my strength is in my muscles, while his strength is in his palms. The way we use our strength is a little different, so it's just a small difference. I believe that if Teacher Zhang were asked to execute the so-called fancy palm technique with more strength, he would definitely be able to do it. Besides, I don't know if it's because Teacher Zhang's memory is too good, but he was able to imitate my moves almost perfectly. Not only the palm technique, the angle, even the footwork was exactly the same. My Eight Trigrams Palm emphasizes footwork, so even if the direction of my toes is a little off, it would affect my center of gravity and the position of my palm strike. But what Teacher Zhang did … I can't believe it!"
Everyone stared at each other with wide eyes!
Zhang Ye kept a low profile. "It's just that I have a good memory."
The martial arts director praised, "Not only do you have a good memory, you're also very talented!"
The director asked, "How many points do you give him?"
The martial arts director did not even think before answering, "Ten points! Impeccable! An actor with this kind of talent and foundation would definitely be able to handle all of the fighting scenes for the third male lead! There definitely won't be any problems! It's just that based on Teacher Zhang's image and personal qualities, I still need to make some adjustments to his martial arts moves. We can't completely use the 'Brother Shui' style anymore, so some of the moves will have to be slightly altered. "
The assistant director slapped his thigh. "Great, that's great!"
Wang Chengpeng also stood up without another word and immediately announced, "I hereby announce that Zhang Ye has officially joined the cast of Grandmasters as the replacement third male lead!"
Applause rang out.
Tian Xuetao and the others applauded to welcome their new colleague.
Zhang Ye also gave a fist and palm salute. "Everyone, please take care of me."
Wang Chengpeng put out his hand. "I hope that we can work well together. For the next few days of filming, we'll be depending on you. It might be a little tough to rush through the scenes, so feel free to let us know if you have any requests."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I don't have any requests. I'll do my best to cooperate."
Tian Xuetao came up to congratulate him and gave him a thumbs up.
The assistant director had already prepared the contract. After going through the terms and conditions of the contract with Zhang Ye, Zhang Ye signed it.
He had officially secured this role!
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