Chapter 460: The Prince of Lanling


    Yin Xinyue sounded embarrassedand exined. Wevecooperated in a drama before.Wejust have anormal friendship. Please dont misunderstand.


    I wont.


    Although Iforted her, I stillfound that guy veryirritating.No matter what, I would never have anything to do with this sort of person.


    Li Mazi said, Why do I always feelhes somewhatfeminine? Is he gay?


    Shhh! Yin Xinyue signaled at Li Mazi to lower his voice. Do not say that in front of him, ever!One time,an assistant joked that he wasnt manly enough. Asa result, Yi Xiwas soenragedthathe didnt join the filming for a whole week. At that time,thepany sufferedtens of thousands ofrenminbiin losses.


    Wewentto town to buy some supplies for theing days. We also bought a pound of eels, a rooster, yellow papers, and salt. I saw theysolda line markerthat carpenters used,so I boughtthat too. After the encounterst night, I thought I should be prepared.


    Then, I went to get a Guan Yu statue for the director.


    Sir, do you know if any memberofthe royalfamily is buriedin this ce? I asked the old man who sold the statues in front of a temple.


    Oh, this ce has excellentgeomancy. I heard that they buried the Prince of Lanling in the mountain! The old man sounded proud.


    The peddler selling roast sweetpotatoesturned to refute his idea. Dont listen to him.The Prince of Lanlings tomb is in Ci County. When did ite here?


    The two then began to quarrel. We didnt want to join, so we quietlyleft.


    Along the way, I told Li Mazi and Yin Xinyue, I guessthe thing the three ghosts were searching forst night is the Great Mask of the Prince of Lanling! Thats why they touched our faces.


    The princes real name was Gao Changgong. He wasa member of the Northern Qis royal family during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. He was a famous high-ranking general in history.


    Legend said that he was born with a feminine appearancebut withtheheart ofa lion.Every time he walked out his door, womenfeltinfatuated with him, and he wasfamous in history because of his good looks.However, he wasstill ageneral who had toleadhis army. His beautiful appearance couldnt help him earn respect from his soldiers.Moreover,his enemiesughed at himand saidthat Northern Qi didnt have any good men to send to the battlefield, so they had to send aprettyboy instead.


    Thus, whenever he fought in a battle, heworea gruesome, ghostly mask. In a well-known battle where Northern Qi wassurrounded by enemies, heheaded to the besieged city withfive hundred men, killingeveryone in his path.The soldiers that guarded the city didnt know who he was. When he took off his mask, people recognized he was the Prince of Lanling. Immediately, their fighting spirit was boosted. They killed their enemys army and secured the city.


    Later on, the soldiers spread a song to praise their invincible Princeof Lanling. It was the famousssic,Lanling Prince in Battle.To this day, Japanese people stillperformthat danceand address the Prince of Lanlingas the PrettyDemonPrince.


    The prince lived his lifeas alegend. He was also popr with the ordinaryfolks. A few years ago, they made a drama about him.Some people didnt know where the Northern Qi dynasty wassituatedin the timeline of history, but they all knew of the Prince of Lanling!


    LittleBrother Zhang, are you sure? Li Mazi was excited.


    Pretty sure, around 80 or 90%. Moreover, I have a feeling that the mask isnt in the police station.


    Howdidyou conclude that?


    If they found the great mask of the Prince of Lanling, the press would have had a lot of things to tell about it. I oftenkeep an eye onthis sort of news. However, Ihavent seen or heard about it yet.


    The mask couldstillbe onthe mountain.Another possibility was that it wasin the hands ofsomeone in the film crew. I hoped itwasthetter!


    But the uncle selling sweet potatoes said that theprinces tomb is in Ci County,saidYin Xinyue.


    Perhaps its just a fake burial mound.History details in books are sometimes wrong. I believe in my eyes more than the books! Anyway, when we get back to the filming location, wemayfind something, I said.


    Li Mazi soundedhappy. I cant believe we might haveanunexpected harveston atrip like this. We should travel more often!


    Nothing is certain yet. Dont be excited too early.


    We had lunch in town beforewe returnedto the filming location.When we arrived there in the afternoon,we saw people walking back and forth in the small town.People were wearingancient costumes. I was surprised.


    It turned out the filming had started. Those people were the walk-ons.


    Yi Xi put on an ancient costume. He was acting in a small inn with the other actors. Although I didnt have a good first impression of him, his acting was professional. Itwaspletely different fromhow he acted before.


    In this scene, the enemy came to find the protagonists father to take revenge, and they bumped into the protagonist in the inn. The protagonist decided to give them a lessonand make fun ofthem.


    When their conversationreachedthe climax, Yi Ximmedthe table and took out his sword.


    I thought that they would fight, butthe director suddenly called, Cut!


    They always use stunt doubles for the fighting scenes. Yi Xi has never yed the action scenes himself, exined Yin Xinyue.


    While his assistant was busy serving him, taking off his coat,and wiping his sweat, Yi Xi twisted a bottle capand drankhis mineral water. He then sneered. Director, what kind of actors have you hired for this drama? Can they even act? Im afraid I will lose my faceif I cooperatewith them.


    I admired this kid.It was as if hehad two faces. How he appeared indramaswas very different from how he was inreality. He could shift between them so naturally.


    The supporting actors looked irritated. However, they didnt retort as they were afraid of Yi Xi. Onlyone man mumbledsomething.


    Yi Xi heard that. He smashed the mineral water bottle in his handand pointedat that mam, scolding,You damn supporting role, what did you justsayabout me? You dont want to work in this business anymore?


    The supporting actor blushed in embarrassment. Watch your words. Moreover,who got toythelead roleat their first try? We are all actors, so why do you have to look down on us? And, dont you remember how you got this protagonist role? I think you know it well.


    Yi Xis face darkened immediately. I dare you to repeat that!


    When he said that,his face seemed to turn into that of another person for an instant.It wastheferocious face of a ghost.


    The director and producer came over todeescte the situation.A man in a ck suit took Yi Xi awayand tried to calmhim. They looked close, and I felt they hada very good rtionship. However, Yi Xiwas still angry.


    Who is that? I asked Yin Xinyue.


    Xiao Song, Yi Xis agent, answered Yin Xinyue.


    After a short break, the shooting resumed. A stunt doublewearingthe same costumeasYi Xifoughtagainst the supporting roles. Yi Xi was chattinganughing with his agent. He didnt even watch the scene.


    Yi Xi took the stage after the fighting scene, and they shot a few close-up scenes.If we addedthe editing workter, it would look like heacted inthat fighting scene.


    I made a rough calction. This fighting scene in the inn wouldappear on TV foraround five minutes, but it took more than two hours to film, excluding the time for preparations before the scene. It wasnt easy to shoot a drama.


    The director calledCutand let peopletakea break. The actors then scattered.


    All of a sudden, a loud noise came from the studio tent followed by someone screeching.


    Everybodywent overto the tent. It turned out one of the big rocker arms of the camera suddenly fell off.Acamera that was dozens of kilograms fell right on an actor. Coincidently, it was theactor who hadjustquarreledwith Yi Xi.


    Yi Xi stood in the innand slowlytwisted the cap of his mineral bottle. Hetook a sip, and acold sneer hung at the corner of his mouth.Onceagain, I saw the ferocious ghost faceovephis face.


    I wapletelysure that this man hadaproblem!