Niki's scalp was numb.
Before the audition, the director had warned her that there was some danger and that she should use a stunt double, but she refused.
The director, the crew, and the props team had repeatedly tested the scene, making sure that the fire would not explode in her direction, that she was standing behind the safety line, and that the camera was positioned at a safe distance from the flames.
She only needed to fall backward in response.
However, the board in front of her caught fire, and the flames burned in front of her. Niki could even smell her own burning hair.
The props team and crew outside the set were shocked. What happened? The flames were too close to the lead actress!
She couldn't outrun the flames...
The props team turned pale.
In her heart, Niki thought to herself, "It's over!"
At that moment, a dark figure flew towards her. She faintly heard Susie's cute voice saying, "Go, Pikachu...? Or something like that."
Niki felt herself being hit by a force and flew out.
All of this happened in less than half a second.
Niki fell to the ground, just as the script called for.
The props team and crew were standing outside the set, unable to tell if there was a problem or if the scene was proceeding as planned.
Niki was very professional, and they dared not speak up to stop her. Sometimes a shot was hard to come by, and if it had to be done again, the actor would face danger once again.
All they could do was to confirm repeatedly that Niki was okay, and quickly put out the fire while suppressing their own fear.
The director shooting the scene did not notice anything unusual. He did not call "cut" and Jonathan's scene could not be stopped.
Jonathan was dressed in black and had half of his face covered. He appeared in the flames and threw a flying knife, taking out seven- or eight-people’s throats.
Then he showed off his double guns, and after a series of bangs, half of the remaining enemies fell.
There were still more than ten of them left, and he fought them bare-handed, with a fierce look in his eyes.
At this point, a person with his head down appeared in front of him. Jonathan thought that this was the highlight of the scene - the props for tearing apart the enemy.
He first looked at Niki, who was lying motionless on the ground, then became anxious and angry, with his eyes turning red. He shouted,
"Hiss!"
The "person" in front of him was torn in half!
A black gas rose, and Jonathan's pupils suddenly shrank.
According to the original script, he was supposed to tear a piece of clothing, but the head hanging on the clothes rack in front of him suddenly lifted and stared straight at him.
So... he tore... a real ghost?!
Jonathan's expression froze for a moment.
When the director explained the script, he said that there wouldn't be any blood when he tore the ghost apart, only green smoke that would be added in post-production.
The green smoke, as planned, started to spray out while the black gas was still lingering.
Before the director could say "cut," Jonathan, following his professional instincts, rushed over, and picked up Niki, then used his other hand to lift the intelligence officer...
The rest would be added with special effects later, where the male lead would fly over the wall and leave.
"Cut!" The director shouted in satisfaction.
Jonathan instantly threw the intelligence officer aside, used one hand to support Niki, who still hadn't regained her senses and was subconsciously reaching for the sachet at her waist.
Niki's curly hair was disheveled, her face was blackened, and she was panting heavily with raging fury in her eyes...
Who the hell ambushed her?!
Niki immediately looked over to Colette's side, only to see her smiling and talking to someone else with an innocent look.
She suppressed the anger in her heart. Although she hated scheming women, she wasn't foolish enough to rush over without evidence and end up in a passive position.
Now Niki was more suspicious of the black shadow just now. If it wasn't for that thing, her face wouldn't just be blackened, but burned as well.
Susie stared at the set, full of doubt in her eyes.
Uncle Jonathan tore apart a real ghost with his bare hands, which was really impressive.
But did Niki’s sister really have to be blown up in the explosion?
Panko was suddenly worried.
It turns out that acting on television is so demanding for actors, Uncle Jonathan's job is a high-risk profession...
If one day Uncle Jonathan acted being hit by a car, would he really be hit and fly away?
Wow, if one day Uncle Jonathan acted as a dead person, then Susie wouldn't have Uncle Jonathan anymore?
In that moment, the little one had even thought of which kind of tombstone to choose for Uncle Jonathan, tears streaming down their face.
The director turned around with a smile and asked, "How was it? Was it fun to tear apart the enemy with your hands... Oh my dear, why are you crying!"
The director's team was suddenly in a panic, clumsily trying to comfort the child, "It's just a piece of clothing, not a real person!"
"It's all fake, it's all fake!"
Since the original script was tearing apart a piece of clothing and the sprayed mist was black and gray, it wasn't considered bloody and terrifying.
Everyone hoped to let the child know how acting was done, but they ended up scaring Panko.
Everyone was overwhelmed with guilt, including Mrs. Alana.
She had wanted Susie to experience different things, but was this idea wrong? Panko was scared to tears...
She shouldn't have indulged the child so much!
Wade was at a loss, frantically rummaging through his backpack. After a clanging sound, he finally found a packet of tissue, hurriedly tore it open, and pulled out a tissue to wipe Susie's tears.
But Susie's tears were like beads, rolling down incessantly.
Wade was panicking, "Don't cry, don't cry..."
Mrs. Alana held Susie in her arms, blaming herself, "Susie, don't cry, what's wrong! Did you get scared?"
Susie choked, pointing at the monitor, "They acted as dead people, did they really die? What if Uncle Jonathan also acted as a dead person, then Susie wouldn't have Uncle Jonathan anymore..."
Everyone was stunned.
Uh, Panko's focus was actually on this?