"I can throw punches and aren't afraid of receiving them either!"
Body doubles always had a depressing existence in the entertainment industry, but amongst them, stunt doubles were the worst. Not only was it the most dangerous, stunt doubles had absolutely no opportunity to reveal their faces to the cameras nor become famous.
It was common to receive news within the industry about an injured stunt double. Small incidents involved paralysis; serious incidents involved death. However, the money they received was nowhere near 1/1000th of what a main actor received.
After hearing what Chen Xingyan had to say, An Zihao walked over to her and asked in an intimidating manner, "Have you bought insurance for your entire body from head to toe?"
"No..."
"Then, how could you be so brave?"
Chen Xingyan pushed An Zihao away and scoffed, "When I started my career as a stunt double, you were still nothing."
"You sure talk big, you little brat..."
"I started my career as a stunt double when I was 7-years-old," Chen Xingyan gave off a cool vibe as she spoke, "Plus, you are honestly strange. You were hassling me for the last few days about acting in your drama. Now that I've finally come here, you're trying to stop me."
"I wanted you to act. Leave the stunts for someone else. Look at at you, you have scrawny shoulders and weak arms, so..." Before An Zihao could finish his sentence, Chen Xingyan hooked her arm around An Zihao's shoulder and flipped him onto the ground in one swift movement.
Chen Feng was shocked by Chen Xingyan's actions, but he couldn't help being convinced by the power contained in this tiny package.
"Will you hire me?" Chen Xingyan asked as she pressed down on An Zihao.
"Let me ask you, must you be a stunt double?" An Zihao asked as he lay on the floor.
"Yes, it's my job."
She was only capable of being a stunt double. Whenever she was asked to show her face, her entire body would freeze in nervousness. So, she preferred being unknown.
"As you wish," An Zihao couldn't convince her nor was he close enough to her to influence her decision. "Since you want to be a stunt double, what good is beating me in a fight? If you manage to win against the other martial artists that we have already hired, we can consider making you the stunt double for the female lead...Oh, wait, the female lead doesn't need a stunt double..."
"Why?"
Everyone knew that Tangning didn't use stunt doubles. She always did everything herself, no matter how difficult.
"We can consider making you the stunt double for the supporting actress."
Hearing this, Chen Xingyan finally loosened her hold on An Zihao and stood up. She then asked Director Chen Feng, "Where are the martial artists that you guys speak of?"
"Xiao Ba, fetch the stunt doubles for me."
Chen Xingyan thought she'd secure the position as long as she beat these people. But, she never expected that An Zihao would document everything with the cameras.
"Didn't you say that I only need to fight?" Chen Xingyan asked as she looked at An Zihao.
"After being a stunt double for so many years, don't you understand the concept of choreography? No matter how good you are at fighting, if you don't show up on the cameras, that would be a waste of energy. Aren't you afraid of nothing? Let's get started."
Chen Xingyan could feel that this was a part of An Zihao's revenge, so she stretched out her hand and gave him the finger.
An Zihao chuckled as he watched Chen Xingyan prepare for a fight with two people.
"Let's get started..."
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