Song Zhe was very perceptive. Following Xiao He's gaze, he glanced down at his right arm, then laughed heartily, all the gloom and seriousness on his face vanishing, replaced by a somewhat憨厚 (honest and simple) expression: "Ah, although I'm a left-handed swordsman, don't worry, it won't have any effect. I can still teach you. If you mind, you can always find someone else—"
"Ah, no, no, I don't mind. I was just learning to use both hands to wield a sword this time." Xiao He quickly waved his hand. "To be honest, I came to learn swordsmanship just for the audition next month."
Therefore, he doesn't pursue strength; what he wants is the coolness of his sword dance.
"I see..." Song Zhe looked Xiao He up and down and asked, "Did you have any prior knowledge of this?"
"without--"
Just as Xiao He was about to say no, Ma Hongwu slapped him on the back and said with a strange sense of pride, "Young friend Xiao is exceptionally talented. He has studied the bone-removing knife technique, so his foundation must be solid. You just need to teach him a few moves quickly, and he will definitely be able to do it."
Xiao He was drenched in sweat: "..."
No, I can't!
Who gave you such a misunderstanding!
Senior Ma, wake up! Stop bragging to me!
I'm so embarrassed!
Fortunately, Song Zhe was quite responsible and was not swayed by Ma Hongwu's words. After Ma Hongwu left, he still very seriously asked Xiao He to demonstrate his basic skills.
Xiao He had never received any systematic training before this. He had only learned some basic footwork and techniques from Pu Rong when he was on the set of "The Thief Catcher". Although he had seen Pu ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) Rong demonstrate some sword moves, Xiao He himself did not know them.
He could only follow the movements in his memory and imitate Pu Rong's sword moves.
Unexpectedly, Xiao He executed the entire sword technique very smoothly, his hand movements were so quick that he didn't even need to think before he did them, and his sword flourishes were elegant and fluid.
After the demonstration, Song Zhe couldn't help but nod and praise, "You're very good. Your basic techniques are excellent, but your footwork is a bit messy and your posture is a little off. You need to correct that."
Xiao He was dumbfounded.
Huh? When did he really become a martial arts prodigy?
He was just thinking about it; he didn't really expect to copy Pu Rong's sword techniques.
Suddenly, Xiao He opened the system panel, his gaze falling on "Magic Hand," and his expression finally changed.
The name "Magic Hand" is really misleading. You should have said earlier that you could use it like that!
Wouldn't that allow him to learn many things much faster?
This is interesting...
Then, the first question Xiao He thought of was—
When he learns to cook in the future, will he finally be able to accurately replicate the "a pinch of salt" in the recipe?
"Xiao?"
Song Zhe snapped Xiao He out of his daze.
Xiao He immediately snapped out of his daze and instinctively stood up straight: "I'm here!"
Song Zhe was amused by his actions and pursed his lips: "I'll adjust your posture now, and you can repeat the movements you were just doing."
"Okay, sure."
So in the days that followed, Xiao He began to learn swordsmanship from Song Zhe.
Teacher Song's strength is beyond doubt. The sword he swings can even leave afterimages. It is just like the sword described in martial arts novels. The sword light is as bright as the flame and the sword edge is as sharp as a torch. Every time Xiao He watches from the side, he is deeply shocked.
However, what Xiao He didn't know was that Song Zhe was also deeply moved every time he watched him practice.
Xiao He's hand movements improved rapidly, but his footwork and posture were still somewhat unsatisfactory. However, for Song Zhe, who had been teaching for three years, this was already the height of genius.
If Xiao He weren't an actor, Song Zhe would really like to persuade him to try the national competition. Such a martial arts prodigy shouldn't be buried by the entertainment industry!
Oh, what a pity...
So, unbeknownst to Xiao He, Song Zhe also found himself in the same predicament as Ma Hongwu.
...
After a few days of getting to know each other, the two gradually became familiar with each other. Xiao He then learned from Song Zhe that Song Zhe's arm was actually injured during a mission a few years ago. After recovering from his injury, he did not want to accept the arrangement to transfer to a leisurely position and live a mundane life. So he simply retired and came here to become a swordsmanship teacher.
Song Zhe had actually won the National Youth Wushu Championship in the sword category before, but he gave up this hobby after joining the army. Now he has returned here to be a teacher, which can be considered as pursuing his dream from his youth.
It must be said that this is the kind of person Xiao He admires most.
They can defend their country when they are in power, and pursue their dreams when they are not. They will not give up on life just because they have lost something. They have always maintained a positive and optimistic attitude towards life, as if no difficulty can defeat them.
Xiao He grew to respect Song Zhe even more.
After one training session, Xiao He also met Song Zhe's wife and daughter.
She was a beautiful woman with a gentle and refined appearance, dressed in a simple blue silk blouse and white high-waisted wide-leg pants, exuding a composed and scholarly air in every gesture. The little girl she was holding was also dressed in a pretty princess dress, as cute as a little cake, and skipped over to Song Zhe, sweetly raising her hands for a hug.
Songzhe smiled and bent down, picking up his daughter with one hand.
The atmosphere in the family was harmonious and pleasant. Xiao He glanced at them once more but didn't disturb them. He tactfully packed his things and left.
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While Xiao He was training diligently, news of Director Feng's upcoming casting call for his new film began to spread widely, with many marketing accounts and media outlets sending out related messages.
The once relatively calm entertainment industry in China has finally been thrown into turmoil once again.
After all, that's Director Feng. In the early days of Hong Kong action films, his movies were the best. Although the Feng Family Team that followed him disbanded later because of his retirement from the industry, most of the members are still active in different film crews, and some have even achieved success and formed their own teams.
His comedy action film "Flight Navigation" was the first domestic film in Chinese film history to break the 1 billion yuan box office mark, and it also ushered in the spring of comedy action films.
Even now, many people, upon learning that he is going to make a new movie, immediately want to go to the cinema to make up for their box office disappointment. In that era when Hong Kong films were rampant with piracy, they owe Director Feng a movie ticket.
This is Director Feng, Feng Zhengyang, a director who can attract countless eyes whenever he appears.
While people online were still reminiscing about the old movies directed by Director Feng, various entertainment companies sprang into action. Among them were people with connections and resources who, like Xiao He, managed to obtain the scripts for Director Feng's upcoming films early on after some maneuvering.
Unlike Xiao He's composure, they didn't hesitate at all because of the subject matter chosen by Director Feng. Almost immediately, they called their respective teams' think tanks to rationally analyze the various characters in the script, then estimated the probability of their artists successfully auditioning, as well as the potential competitors they might face.
So, at the end of May, a few days before June, the entertainment industry in China started to get lively again.
It's either scandals about this company or gossip about that company, with minor characters being thrown out as cannon fodder, or internet celebrities stageing accidents during live streams. In short, outrageous, not outrageous, true or false, and even abstract celebrity scandals are flying everywhere. A single marketing account can produce more than fifty videos a day, while other bystanders are jumping around, gossiping and eating gossip.
Some fans also noticed that their own brother/sister has been very low-key recently, with very few announcements and almost no public appearances, and no work announcements for the next few months.
This phenomenon is not unique.
It's as if the entertainment industry, which has never been fond of studying, has suddenly become fiercely competitive, with everyone caught up in the tense atmosphere of preparing for an exam...
