Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore-Chapter 432: Filming of "Speed Shadows 7"

In the script, the female lead is kidnapped by the villains, and the male lead ultimately chooses to abandon the race to come rescue his wife and child, engaging in a fierce fight with the villains inside the castle.

It’s at that moment that the supporting character Shan Cheng suddenly switches sides, jumps on a motorcycle, and rescues the female lead.

They dart wildly through the castle, leaving their pursuers far behind. In the end, Shan Cheng gives the motorcycle to the female lead and escapes through the castle’s back door, while he and another close friend of the male lead return to the castle to rejoin the male lead at the top, fighting the villains together.

Two parts of that sequence made Liu Rulan’s heart pound with dread.

One was the fight at the top of the castle, and the other was the motorcycle chase inside the castle. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The former needs no explanation — a single rope doing something life-risking makes anyone nervous. The latter wasn’t much better.

Although the motorcycle route in this sequence had been planned, and many objects were props that wouldn’t actually be driven through, there was a stretch in the script where the bike genuinely roars down from the second floor of the great hall to the first floor in one go, scraping against surrounding props as it goes, and in the process losing all the gangs chasing them.

In other words, Director Tannis planned to shoot the whole sequence in a single continuous take.

That meant Xiao He would actually ride a motorcycle down the stairs of a priceless antique castle, carrying the costly young award-winning actress Liya behind him, completing the shot with the cooperation of many extras.

Just thinking about what might go wrong and topple things that shouldn’t be knocked over made Liu Rulan want to close her eyes.

Having been staying here recently, Liu Rulan knew exactly how many real, valuable items were inside this castle, and many were not just decorative pieces but parts of the building itself — even this staircase, and even the handrail, all of which carried extremely high repair costs.

The motorcycle looked light but was actually heavy. Placing such a thing on an ancient castle staircase made Liu Rulan seriously suspect that a single bump could cause tremendous damage to the stairs.

Who would pay for that? The production would definitely be on the hook, but if Xiao He crashed into the handrail or an adjacent wall during the shoot, who would pay for repairs then?

Insurance company—where is my insurance company?

The contract—I need to read the contract again——

So on the day before filming the motorcycle sequence inside the castle, Liu Rulan seriously discussed it once more with James to confirm everything.

Although Xiao He didn’t think he would make a mistake, when working with Sister Liu he wouldn’t argue much.

It wasn’t surprising that Liu Rulan was cautious. There have been countless lawsuits between actors and crews; if responsibilities aren’t clearly delineated in advance, disputes later would only make things ugly.

And this was a big international production.

Fortunately, the crew was cooperative and treated Xiao He very carefully. After talking with Liu Rulan, everyone revised the contract and finally felt safe enough to proceed with filming.

Xiao He changed into his costume and stood at the end of the corridor waiting for the crew to finish adjusting.

According to the script, they would ride the motorcycle from an outdoor balcony on the other side, smash through the corridor glass, land steadily in the spacious corridor, dodge other gang members positioned there, turn the corner, and roar down the central staircase to the floor below.

Clearly, the valuable window glass couldn’t really be shattered. The shattered-glass wreckage had already been staged, and the bike was firmly set on a temporary ramp track. One end of the track faced outward toward the window, the other faced into the corridor, simulating a motorcycle “flying into” the hall so the shot could cut smoothly into the next sequence.

Xiao He wore a black, collared, tight-fitting top and a bulletproof tactical vest, tactical cargo pants that never fail, and high-top biker boots. His hair hadn’t been trimmed much, but styled into a Mohawk that’s especially popular overseas, very different from his domestic look — a stylistic break.

As for Shan Cheng, his personality wasn’t particularly pleasant. He was impulsive and hot-headed, loud and a little ostentatious, enjoying dramatic, slightly edgy cool poses. The only thing he could tolerate was going undercover in a gang for the sake of his idol.

With this outfit and the deliberately arrogant, impatient expression on Xiao He’s face, he fit the character perfectly even before filming began.

At that moment the female lead Liya also walked over.

Unlike the usual Hollywood-style sultry bombshell, Liya’s character is the energetic sweetheart type. Even though in her last work the female lead had a baby, her outfit still looked extremely young: fitted jeans and a trendy sweatshirt, cradling a prop baby, emanating youthful charm and maternal radiance.

But Liya clearly hadn’t fully slipped into character. She stood to the side, anxiously biting her finger, while her agent spoke seriously at her side.

This was normal. Liya and Xiao He weren’t familiar with each other, and no one could guarantee how he would perform on the bike.

There weren’t many protective measures available in this setting; if anything happened, they would have to rely entirely on themselves to react and protect one another.

So even after repeated confirmation with Xiao He, she remained nervous.

Xiao He didn’t go over to chat. Instead, he turned to Assistant Director Benconi and said, “Director, shall we run through the process first?”

For such a big scene, Director Tannis naturally sat in a safe spot watching the monitors closely, while the person responsible for on-site rehearsal preparation was Assistant Director Benconi.

Benconi agreed immediately, nodding: “Okay, I’ll clear the corridor right away.”

Xiao He walked to the window, took a light leap, and sat steadily on the motorcycle.

A rope was tied to the bike’s tail, the other end connected to a truck downstairs to limit the motorcycle’s speed and distance — a protective measure for critical moments. Once Xiao He started the bike, the rope behind him tightened and entered its protective state.

“Attention, all departments—”

Benconi raised the walkie. Then the corridor in front of Xiao He began to clear, and several staged gang members took up their assigned positions.

“Three, two, one—”

“Go—”

At Benconi’s cue, the young man on the motorcycle burst forward. With a smooth, dashing motion he drew a pistol from his waist and shot two gang members to either side. The rope behind the bike snapped taut and began trailing at high speed.

In the blink of an eye he reached the corner—

In the next instant he slammed the brake. Because of inertia, the motorcycle’s tail shot up.

Just as everyone thought Xiao He had lost control and was about to flip, he put one foot down and executed an incredibly smooth tail slide, using the tail’s inertia to swing the bike’s nose around.

Then he cleanly took the corner.

Xiao He’s sequence wasn’t originally in the choreography, but it fit the character’s logic perfectly, and his maneuver was so silky there was no sense of lag. Almost the next second after the bike stopped, Xiao He heard Director Tannis on the walkie rearranging the extras’ positions.

“Reassign one extra at that corner, reposition the stand-ins, hurry!”

Such a cool move deserves a few extra takes!