Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 103: Don’t Judge by Appearances

"Alright, are the actors ready? Scene 67 of ’Gone with the Wind’, 3, 2, 1, action!"

Ji Ning did not perform a piece like Gu Lin before entering the fight scene; instead, she opened with a hit on Ye Tong.

Even though Ye Tong was mentally prepared, she was dazed by this unexpected move.

But her professionalism as an actor helped her understand immediately that Ji Ning wanted to skip the acting and start fighting directly. She quickly adjusted her state and prepared to spar with Ji Ning.

Unexpectedly, as Ji Ning was punching toward her, Ji Ning suddenly veered off, missing her, and at the same time pushed her away while retreating. Ye Tong immediately said some appropriate lines, trying to get close to her but ended up injured on her shoulder by Ji Ning’s attack.

Ji Ning’s body seemed to be fighting herself, with her fierce attacks always pausing midway and shifting to another direction, carrying a momentum that was thrilling to watch.

Ye Tong’s moves were far inferior to Wang Yanyan’s, but these actions created an impression of wanting to hit but being reluctant to do so.

The two of them completed the entire fight choreography in this intense tug-of-war, until they both stopped, and Feng Zhong snapped back from the scene, clapping excitedly, "This is the feeling I wanted. Gu Lin, Yanyan, did you see that? It’s this feeling..."

Gu Lin looked at Ji Ning thoughtfully, while Wang Yanyan was feeling resentful, pressing her lips without saying a word.

At this moment, Mao Qiushuang suddenly walked over, bowing to Ji Ning with a hint of admiration in her tone, "Teacher Ji, I am truly outmatched!"

In martial arts, amateurs watch the show, while experts watch the skills.

In the spar between Ji Ning and Ye Tong, there wasn’t much variation in the martial arts moves; the real change was in her footwork. The same moves, with a step measured in inches, could have completely different effects.

Ji Ning, by adjusting her footwork, despite having no expressions on her face that resembled acting, performed moves that were very authentic.

Feng Zhong joyfully asked Gu Lin and Wang Yanyan to learn well from Ji Ning. Gu Lin was somewhat embarrassed, but Wang Yanyan had already stepped forward to praise, "Teacher Ji, your skills are amazing. Have you stayed at the base?"

Ji Ning smiled and said nothing.

Wang Yanyan continued, "Sorry, sorry, I heard you are Sister Xiaotong’s elder sister, and Xiaotong got into a car with a base license plate when she left the group, which is why I ask abruptly. Please don’t mind."

This remark immediately made the crew’s gaze toward Ye Tong subtle. Ye Tong quickly waved her hand, "That’s my friend’s car and has nothing to do with Sister Ning."

Wang Yanyan immediately pretended she misspoke and apologized again: "Sorry, sorry, I was too anxious, thinking I could help Director Feng..."

At this point, Yan Jing from outside the crowd suddenly smiled and asked, "Ye Tong, I didn’t expect you to have a base background? Why didn’t you say so earlier? Our Director Feng is worried sick about the venue problem. Could you ask the base to let us film tomorrow?"

"No... not at all..."

"Ye Tong, don’t be modest."

The duo sang in harmony, making it impossible for Ye Tong to speak.

Feng Zhong seemed surprised, but instead of asking Ye Tong, he looked at Ji Ning and asked, "Xiao Ning, what’s going on?"

Ji Ning glanced at Wang Yanyan and the female assistant director, speaking indifferently, "Someone took us to pay respects at a grave, but your notice called us back."

"Notice?"

Speaking of this, Bai Xiaotang seemed a bit angry, complaining, "Yes, we were almost at the mountain peak ready to pay respects to our idol’s grave when the crew called Sister Xiaotong back. Our car drifted on the mountain road and barely made it. How could you notify us like that?"

Following Bai Xiaotang’s words, Yan Jing’s face suddenly turned tense, especially seeing Feng Zhong’s gaze sweep towards her, her heart grew more uneasy, and she immediately said, "Sorry, sorry, there was a mistake in my work arrangement. Next time, if this happens, call me directly; safety comes first."

Bai Xiaotang snorted, Ye Tong remained silent, and Ji Ning just cast her a glance before turning to Feng Zhong, "Can we talk in private?"

Feng Zhong immediately understood and invited Ji Ning to his temporary rest van.

Bai Xiaotang followed Ji Ning for a few steps, seeing Ye Tong not following, immediately turned and called her, "Sister Xiaotong, come on."

"I... probably shouldn’t." Ye Tong saw that the other main actors weren’t called by Feng Zhong, quickly waved her hand to refuse, but Ji Ning, walking beside Feng Zhong, suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at her, "Not catching up yet?"

Ye Tong was stunned for a moment, and at that moment Feng Zhong also stopped and turned to wait for her, thus feeling embarrassed to delay further, she quickly walked towards them under everyone’s gaze.

People around the set only dared to whisper after they were out of sight.

"Who exactly is this Teacher Ji?"

"Didn’t Director Feng introduce her? She is our crew’s specially hired action consultant."

"So young to be an action consultant?"

"Didn’t you see that martial art she just showed, even Teacher Mao admitted she was outmatched."

"And didn’t you hear Wang Yanyan say she saw them in a base car earlier? She must be a big shot. Speaking of which, what is Ye Tong’s relationship with her? If I had known her background was so solid, I wouldn’t have treated her that way before."

"Sigh... It turns out you can’t judge a book by its cover, we’d better show some respect from now on."

...

Listening to the whispered discussions around, Wang Yanyan felt increasingly uncomfortable.

"So Ye Tong learned her skills from her."

Wang Yanyan looked over and saw the usually high-spirited Gu Lin staring at the group in the distance, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

She felt worse and said outright, "Why do you think Director Feng replaced Lin Wei to play Yan Fei with her? That Teacher Ji is Ye Tong’s elder sister, and Director Feng immediately spotted her martial arts skills, but she didn’t want to act, so she recommended Ye Tong to play Yan Fei."

"Is that so?" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Wang Yanyan glanced around, deliberately lowering her voice a bit and continued, "Yes. When Lin Wei was injured and taken away by ambulance, it’s rumored to have been the work of this Teacher Ji."

Sure enough, after hearing this, Gu Lin’s cold and hard eyebrows furrowed, showing a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes, "It’s not good to gossip behind people’s backs."

The pride disappeared from Wang Yanyan’s eyes immediately; she looked at him in surprise and saw his dissatisfaction was directed at her, feeling aggrieved, and pointed to Yan Jing not far away, "I didn’t lie. You can ask Director Yan."

Gu Lin glanced at Yan Jing and said nothing, walking away directly.

Wang Yanyan was so angry watching his back, she stomped a few times and headed towards her own van.

"Yanyan, wait a moment."

Wang Yanyan impatiently turned back; Yan Jing approached with a smile of concern on his face, "Yanyan, you don’t look well. Didn’t you rest well?"

"Yes, I need to go back and catch up on sleep."

Yan Jing immediately pulled out several packets of water-soluble gelatin from his pocket and spoke lowly as he got closer, "I have something to tell you."