Chapter 978: Stunt Double

Nan Jiaojiao slapped her hand, “Shut up.”

“Alright!”

Chu Yao had enough of acting and pulled Nan Jiaojiao up to stand.

The crowd that had gathered before dispersed, returning to their respective tasks.

The stunt double who had been rescued was surrounded by a few concerned people.

Judging from the look on her face, she was still shaken; her face, pale as paper, had hair strands glued to it by sweat.

The Director expressed some concern and then stopped in front of Nan Jiaojiao, his eyes aglow, staring at her intently.

Chu Yao felt something was off and quietly hid Nan Jiaojiao behind her, “Director, she’s not suitable.”

“Xiao Yao, come on, don’t be so distant with me?

Honestly, the crew can’t find another stunt double.

This role only has one or two scenes.

In the script, she heroically sacrifices herself to save you—these are all her highlight moments.

Plus, she’s wearing a mask; no one will see her face.

Can you lend a hand?”

Nan Jiaojiao’s eyebrows twitched.

She was just standing here to accompany, and now she’s on the hook?

“Me?”

“Yes, you.”

“What’s up with me?” Nan Jiaojiao looked bewildered.

Chu Yao was absolutely worried.

She should have warned Nan Jiaojiao from the start to not stand out or expose her skills.

The Director is infamous in the industry for his obsession with martial arts.

He never shoots modern dramas because they can’t feature grand and majestic fight scenes.

Actors in his dramas can use doubles, but they need to know a few moves themselves as well.

He’s always pondering how to make fight scenes look better.

After cooperating with him on two dramas, Chu Yao, a dainty female celebrity, had unexpectedly gained a bit of gritty charisma.

Now, having seen Nan Jiaojiao’s genuine kung fu skills firsthand and with such a pretty face, letting her go would be unthinkable for him.

Especially with Nan Jiaojiao’s innocent and naive expression, which was making Chu Yao increasingly anxious.

“Director, she genuinely can’t do it.”

The Director sparingly glanced at her.

Chu Yao pouted, “She’s still young.”

The Director chuckled coldly, “Xiao Yao, let me talk to Jiaojiao, alright?”

“Of course, it’s not alright.”

Who doesn’t know that you’re stingy and cunning, able to entrap people with a few words?

The Director directly ignored her, “Jiaojiao, can you help?

Just two scenes, not much.

We can finish it today.

You won’t be doing it for free; there’s compensation.”

Nan Jiaojiao: “How much?”

The Director saw a chance, stretched out two fingers, “Twenty thousand, what do you say?”

Chu Yao rolled her eyes, “Director, you pay your stunt doubles fifty thousand per episode.

Are you trying to cheat her?”

“Fine, give Jiaojiao fifty thousand!” the Director gritted his teeth.

The nearby stunt double finally snapped back to reality, “Director, I can still shoot after I rest for a moment…”

Director: “No, you’re injured.”

The stunt double struggled to stand, “I can still hold on…”

“You can’t hold on!”

The Director, anxious, grabbed the stunt double’s shoulders and pushed her back down, “You can’t shoot, really can’t.

If you get injured again, whose responsibility will it be?”

He gave his assistant a look.

The assistant understood instantly and quickly dragged the stunt double away.

The Director, unfazed, smiled as he asked Nan Jiaojiao, “We can add more if it’s not enough.”

Nan Jiaojiao hesitated slightly, “Alright then.”

Chu Yao was so anxious she rolled her eyes again, unable to stop it.

The Director was already calling people over, wrapping Nan Jiaojiao up and leading her towards the RV.

“Hurry, hurry, let’s get her ready before she changes her mind!”

Chu Yao looked at Nan Jiaojiao despairingly, “I really can’t stop you.

What is it, do you want to become an actress and steal my job?”

Nan Jiaojiao didn’t quite understand, “I’m not showing my face, so why are you so nervous?”