"I also know some martial arts, if you don't mind, I can lend a hand!" Ye Chen spoke up.

The situation had started because of him, so he felt it was only right to take some responsibility.

"Is that really okay?" Zhao Bing's eyes lit up.

Ye Chen's subtle martial arts skill, the image of him sending a car flying with a single palm strike, was still fresh in Zhao Bing's mind. If Ye Chen could take on the role of martial arts director just once, who knew how big of a surprise it might bring him.

"Why not, let's go. I'll have a look at your location and think about what kind of fight scenes to design!" Ye Chen said.

"That would be fantastic!" Zhao Bing's face beamed with joy.

Ye Chen followed the bearded director to the filming location, an intentionally crafted small grove within the film city, where over a hundred crew members were waiting.

"Zhao Bing, where's Zhao Bing?" a young man approached, exuding an air of severity.

"He had some things to attend to and couldn't make it, so I found a master from the martial arts community to come and design some moves for us," Zhao Bing explained, then he pointed at Ye Chen. "This is Mr. Ye, his martial arts are excellent, a good ten, no, a hundred times better than Zhao Bing!"

Zhao Bing went on to introduce the young man to Ye Chen. Although Ye Chen was quite young, Zhao Bing cleverly addressed him as 'Mr.', and even went on to sing his praises.

"So, you're Mr. Ye. I'm Li Jiayang, the assistant martial arts director here. It's a pleasure to meet you!" Li Jiayang didn't look down on Ye Chen in the slightest, because the bearded director had rated him so highly.

"I'm Ye Chen, it's nice to meet you too, Director Li!" Ye Chen shook hands with him, smiling. He was someone who returned kindness with a smile.

"Ye Chen, what are you doing here?" Just then, the female anchor Li Yan arrived, dressed in an ancient costume, looking stunning.

"I'm here to visit the set!" laughed Ye Chen, unable to resist complimenting her. "I had no idea that Anchor Li could look so beautiful in ancient costume!"

Li Yan blushed, her heart stirred by Ye Chen's compliment.

"Alright, don't chat idly, get on with the work!" Zhang Xinlan said coldly. This guy had just been behaving so well—how come as soon as he saw a beautiful woman he looked like he was about to relapse?

"Okay, okay!" Ye Chen smiled sheepishly.

"I'm not sure where you've gotten in the filming, or what the story is. Let me know so I can think of something appropriate!" Ye Chen said seriously.

"The story goes like this: a pair of snake siblings are being chased by a powerful monk. With no way forward and no doors open to them below, they come across a hero living in reclusion deep in the woods. The snake siblings and the hero fall for each other at first sight. Then, just as the monk catches up, the hero takes action and disperses the deeply magical monk with just a few moves. After that, the hero lives happily and joyfully with the snake siblings," Zhao Bing explained.

"Who is the male lead?" asked Ye Chen.

"The powerful monk," answered Zhao Bing.

"Then why doesn't the female lead end up with the male lead?" Ye Chen asked with a twinkle in his eye. Shouldn't the male lead end up with the female lead?

"Before the monk took his vows, he had a love affair with the older sister. But after becoming a monk, he took a liking to the younger sister as well, so he wanted to possess both sisters. However, the snake siblings did not agree, leading to the story that follows!" Zhao Bing explained earnestly.

"So in the end, these siblings end up with the hero? Why didn't they choose the powerful monk and instead went with some random passerby?" Ye Chen was baffled.

"Because the powerful monk is bald, and beauties don't like baldies!" said Zhao Bing.

"Isn't this plot kind of melodramatic?" Ye Chen was a bit disoriented.

"That's the market today for you—it demands melodramatic and bizarre legends to create blockbuster hits!" Zhao Bing said.

"Alright then." Ye Chen nodded. "Can the hero kill that powerful monk?"

"No, I'm planning to leave some suspense for a sequel," Zhao Bing shook his head.

"How strong is the hero supposed to be?" Ye Chen inquired. "Is he the undefeated number one in the world kind of hero?"

"Yes, something like effortlessly awe-striking and staggering!" Zhao Bing nodded.

"Okay then, I'll think of something for you," Ye Chen nodded.

In the end, there was Ye Chen in ancient white garb, looking ethereal amidst the mundane, holding Anchor Li Yan on his left and the big star Liu Shihua on his right, and across from them stood a powerful monk.

"You really have no shame, promising to help with fight choreography, yet in the end, you take on the role of an on-screen actor yourself!" Liu Shihua said with disdain.

"Well, it's your scenes with the hero that are supposed to be intimate!" Ye Chen smirked. "I couldn't bear to let anyone else get cozy with you two national beauties, could I?"

"And besides, the moves I'm talking about can only be performed by me. When Zhao Bing insisted I act, what could I do?" Ye Chen said innocently.

"So you just came up here and took over yourself?" Li Yan was speechless. "The intimate scenes in our script are minimal and tasteful, you know!"

"Didn't Zhao Bing just change that, adding more intimate scenes for us?" Ye Chen said gleefully.

"It's all because you deliberately wanted the director to add scenes!" Liu Shihua was infuriated when she heard this.

"You were totally playing yourself!"

Earlier, after Ye Chen had listened to the plot, he suggested some action ideas to Zhao Bing, which Zhao immediately approved of.

However, the film crew lacked the capability to produce such on-site effects at the moment, so Zhao Bing had no choice but to have Ye Chen, the violent prince, perform the scenes himself, even agreeing to add some affectionate scenes for him.

"Director Zhao, is this okay?" Li Jiayang asked. "The moves he talked about are beyond human capability, unless he's a Transformer!"

Li Jiayang, at thirty years old, had been a martial arts instructor for five or six years, and had shot several well-received martial arts films, making him a very experienced martial arts director. However, he was not in favor of the action Ye Chen had described; it was too fantastical!

"Jiayang, you're too young, you don't know there's always someone better," Zhao Bing said profoundly.

"Maybe, you're right, Director!" Li Jiayang said, startled.

Seeing that the scene was almost ready to start filming, Zhao Bing couldn't help but pick up the megaphone and start giving loud instructions: "Our hero is in position, and we're about to start shooting. No matter what happens, everyone stay focused, and be sure to complete the shoot!"

"After the hero finishes fighting the monk, there's an affectionate scene with the White Snake sisters. Let's not cut, aiming for a one-take shot!" Zhao Bing said. "After we finish filming, dinner is on me!"

"Great!"

Everyone on set responded enthusiastically to his call — it had to be said that Director Zhao was quite respected on the crew.

"All departments, please be alert!" Zhao Bing fixed his eyes on the video equipment and suddenly shouted, "Action!"

At Zhao Bing's command, the entire crew sprang into action, and a melodramatic blockbuster was unfolding.

"White Snake, I loved and doted on you, gave you all the money I begged for, and in the end, you ran away with this pretty boy?" The great monk roared to the sky in the forest, his voice laden with desolation.

"Great monk, I no longer feel that way about you," the White Snake sister, Li Yan, said. "Besides, you have designs on my sister — we can't let you succeed!"

"You scheming fiend, I only like the hero brother!" Liu Shihua clung to Ye Chen like a little bird relying on a person.

"If I can't have it, then no one can — I'm going to kill you all!" The great monk suddenly bellowed.

"Fellow Daoist, you've been consumed by demons!" Ye Chen rose to his feet, his white robe against the dust, like a peerless powerhouse.

"Buddha and demon, a thought apart — you're the ones who drove me to this!" The great monk raved madly. "After I kill you, I'll slaughter everyone in the world!"

"My existence is to slay gods and eradicate demons. Now that you've succumbed to demons, I have no choice but to slaughter you!" Ye Chen said calmly, his performance exuding a presence.

"Scoundrel, surrender your life!" The great monk roared, holding the begging bowl with an imposing aura.

"I haven't taken action for thousands of years. I wonder if there's still anyone in this world who remembers my fame!" Ye Chen looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.

Suddenly, Ye Chen moved, transforming into a humanoid Tyrannosaurus.

Ye Chen fought the great monk like a demon god tearing open the heavens, the two clashing with such ferocity that it seemed as if deities were in battle.

Finally, with a palm strike, Ye Chen sent the great monk flying tens of meters away.

"This!" The great monk landed staggeringly, his face a picture of shock.

This great monk was a professional actor with a high profile in the entertainment industry, renowned for his strong acting skills.

Originally, Zhao Bing had asked him to perform alongside a newcomer, to which he had been somewhat dissatisfied. But after being flung by Ye Chen, he instantly lost his composure.

This great monk was more aware than anyone that he wasn't rigged with wires, yet how did Ye Chen manage to launch him tens of meters with just a palm strike?

Moreover, after being thrown tens of meters, it felt as if he had been on a roller coaster — not the slightest bit of pain, completely unharmed!

The great monk was shocked, his hair disheveled by the wind!

"No wonder he's a veteran actor, a true thespian, even his expression of shock is performed so perfectly!" Zhao Bing exclaimed. "The climax is coming up. Ye Chen, you better not disappoint me. I, the great director, have arranged a passion scene for you!"

Then, the biggest highlight of the film and the most intense and blood-pumping moment took place.

Ye Chen's ethereal demeanor vanished completely as he turned into a violent giant ape. He effortlessly uprooted the towering trees in the forest and hugged the thick, long tree in his hands, wielding it like a staff to strike at the great monk.

"The green mountains will not change; the rivers will flow forever — we shall meet again!" As the great monk witnessed the terrifying scene, he said only these words before bolting away in full flight.

Ye Chen sneered, clutching the tree and relentlessly pursuing, swinging the massive trunk repeatedly against the ground, causing the land to tremble over and over, like the terror of an apocalypse arriving!

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