Chapter 534: Chapter 534

Today, the dramatic scenes she was filming were finally not the confrontational scenes with Ola, but were instead the background scenes set for her character.

The character "Xia Tian" was unanimously considered rich and well-rounded, all because of her twisted background and complex personality.

In her interactions with Ola, the audience saw Xia Tian’s pretense.

Xia Tian clearly wanted to be friends with Ola but stubbornly refused to admit it; she couldn’t bear to see Ola being bullied, so she would help, but she never talked about this and kept pushing Ola away instead.

It was as if she was guarding a secret, one she couldn’t let anyone discover, refusing any closeness.

And now, the scenes He Jinxia was filming allowed the audience to see another side of Xia Tian—a cold, brutal, bloodthirsty fighting machine!

The reason why Xia Tian, as a woman, had such good fighting skills, was because she had been specially trained in boxing and fighting since she was young.

Her strength wasn’t all that great, but her eyes were sharp, and she knew how to exploit her opponent’s weaknesses, much like a venomous snake lying in wait on the periphery; you’d never know when she would strike and spray her venom at you. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ NoveIＦire.net

From a young age, Xia Tian was systematically trained and, once she reached a certain age, her father sent her to underground arenas to fight in illegal matches.

The vicious uncles in the arena wouldn’t go easy on you just because you were a girl.

For others, the high-prize money that came with every fight was like a windfall from heaven—as if money was being handed to them on a silver platter.

The reason why Xia Tian was sent to earn prize money in illegal fights was that her father had incurred a massive gambling debt; if they didn’t pay off a portion each year, the loan sharks would amputate his organs and sell them.

Xia Tian’s mother had run off somewhere immediately after giving birth to her in the hospital, and she had grown up under her father’s verbal abuse and beatings.

As a child, during one of his beatings, she could no longer bear it, fought back, and punched her father in the face, inadvertently giving him the idea to train her as a boxer to make money for him.

If it hadn’t been for this thought, Xia Tian might very well have been beaten to death by her father in her childhood.

The blood bond was a heavy shackle; growing up in such a distorted environment, Xia Tian was fortunate not to have gone astray.

She thought that once she had paid off her father’s gambling debts, which equated to her debt for being brought into this world, she would leave this filthy and dark place.

Fighting was Xia Tian’s weapon to protect herself.

And ballet was the one soft corner uniquely her own as a girl, the only one.

Today, they were filming the scene where Xia Tian goes to participate in underground fights.

This scene contained several segments, and the assistant director was prepared to shoot the whole day, hoping to get as much done as possible, and to do the best they could.

If He Jinxia had returned on time, today would have been busy as usual. Yet, she only came back at noon, and they were likely to have to work overtime into the evening.

In the film crew, when Ola saw He Jinxia, her eyes lit up, and she greeted her, asking how her trip home had been.

Before He Jinxia could reply, Ola was pulled away by the assistant director.

The assistant director dragged Ola away while complaining without any reservation, saying there was a heavy filming schedule, idle chatter was not allowed, it couldn’t delay the progress of others’ filming, and they needed to work hard to finish shooting as soon as possible—they rattled off a litany of complaints that turned Ola’s face green with dismay!

He Jinxia watched with a smile, noticing Ola occasionally turn her head and cast woeful glances her way.

The crew’s assistant director was mercilessly efficient with other actors, like a cold autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, except in the case of He Jinxia. He Jinxia was an actress with whom even the most nitpicking assistant director could not afford to squabble.

Within the entire crew, if there was any debate about who was the most hardworking actor, without a doubt, it was He Jinxia.

When she didn’t have to act, she would be practicing dance in the studio; when she had scenes, she invested her efforts into filming on set. After filming, she would continue practicing dance.

If it weren’t for the fact that the crew had one day off each week, He Jinxia’s life would be completely regimented, just like an assembly line—

hotel → film set → dance studio, cycling through this routine over and over, perfectly behaved.

After getting everything ready, He Jinxia followed the action coach’s guidance and practiced moves like lifting her leg, kicking, and throwing punches against the punching bag in front of her.

He Jinxia had practiced boxing when she was losing weight before because it burned a lot of calories. Although she hadn’t touched it much since losing weight, she still had the foundation, so she picked it up quickly.

The action coach was surprised by her impressive learning capabilities, even thinking that she was a natural boxing talent and marveled at her gift.

This left He Jinxia both crying and laughing and it wasn’t until she explained that she had practiced before that the coach finally let it go.

Otherwise, without saying anything, He Jinxia felt like the coach was ready to tie her up and send her off to learn boxing and compete in the Olympics!

Ten years ago, boxing had already been included as an event in the Olympic Games.

After practicing for a while and feeling that all was okay, He Jinxia made a gesture to the assistant director, signaling that she was ready.

She wore a sporty tank top that exposed her toned abs. The makeup artist had intentionally made her skin a bit darker, and her wheat-colored complexion made her look even more vibrant and healthy.

She had her hair in a simple ponytail, wore boxing gloves, and her forehead glistened with sweat from the boxing practice she had just done, matching perfectly with the upcoming scene to be filmed.

The assistant director didn’t hesitate, quickly adjusted the camera, and immediately had someone clap the slate to start filming.

On set, He Jinxia’s expression changed, her eyes sharpened, with an intense ferocity. Her deliberately thickened eyebrows added even more momentum to her look.

He Jinxia swiftly threw left and right hooks at the black punching bag and, after several hits, performed a powerful spinning side kick in mid-air!

As soon as she performed this move, it drew gasps from some of the onlookers.

Jumping in place is easy, but jumping and spinning while lifting your leg to kick is a true test of one’s physical fitness.

The skill He Jinxia showed was indeed impressive, all the more so because she was a woman!

Wearing 3D glasses, the assistant director meticulously reviewed the shot and felt this segment was good, very exciting, and would be even better if it were a little longer, so he had He Jinxia shoot it again.

Since they were just capturing raw footage, having more material to work with meant that anything extra could be cut during the editing phase, so the assistant director felt no pressure in shooting longer takes.

After a short rest, He Jinxia resumed filming. This time, she repeated dozens of moves, becoming more and more in the zone, as if she were kicking up real flames.

The punching bag made loud thumping sounds as it tumbled around in all directions and, in the end, He Jinxia actually stopped on her own.

The onlookers were still captivated, looking at her with confused faces, not understanding why she stopped, and even the assistant director was puzzled.

He Jinxia shrugged helplessly and explained, "Director, I’ve run out of energy."

She counted and realized she had been continuously boxing at high intensity for almost ten minutes.

Okay, they had all thought of Jinxia as a super hero, assuming she could keep going without getting tired!