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In front of the camera, Wei Yenwu even went to Tai He. After some playful banter between men, he began to skillfully flirt with the "village flower" of "Rat Stronghold," a woman named Jane with a rather large mouth.

This woman was specially selected by Chen Qi from the Lungmen acting troupe. In fact, the actress herself was very beautiful, but thanks to Rob Rata's superb makeup skills, the woman's originally normal mouth achieved such an effect.

The actress who plays Jane was initially very excited to have a cameo role in Chen Qi's production. Upon hearing that she could also kiss Wei Yenwu, she immediately agreed to the role for free, saving Chen Qi a lot of money.

"Jane, are you serious?"

"Oh dear, Landlord, what's wrong with you?"

Wei Yenwu, who had just been given a solid kiss, seemed to be interacting well with the girl playing Jane. In reality, his legs had felt weak when he was kissed, but he still pretended that nothing had happened and chased after Jane as written in the script.

"Alright, that shot is done. Now... let's see what our Zuo Le has to do." Chen Qi was quite satisfied with this shot. He didn't call "cut," but instead smoothly adjusted the camera to move on.

Soon, after being made up, Zuo Le, who was relatively ordinary but still quite good-looking, and looked a bit silly, appeared in front of everyone.

It's hard to imagine that Zuo Le, the dignified Imperial Calendar Bureau of the year's affairs and the son of Zuo Xuanliao, the Marquis of Pingchong, would only be able to play a minor role in Chen Qi's film.

Chen Qi seemed to feel sorry for Zuo Le, so for the minor role he played, Chen Qi thoughtfully designed several important scenes from "Kung Fu Hustle" for him!

On camera, Zuo Le was brushing her teeth and washing her hair at the only water source in the Rat Stronghold. Now, all Zuo Le could do was constantly try to convince herself to act naturally...

"I am acting on His Majesty's orders to fully cooperate with Director Chen Qi's filming. I am acting on His Majesty's orders..."

Zuo Le kept hypnotizing herself, forcing herself to forget her identity so that she wouldn't look even more embarrassed—now, every second she stayed on this set, Zuo Le felt that her image was collapsing even more completely.

As he was washing, the only source of water gradually stopped flowing. Zuo Le quickly realized what was happening, and stubbornly banged on the faucet, then tried turning it to its maximum, but to no avail.

So, facing the transparent camera at this moment, Zuo Le, with a look of utter despair and a blank expression as if he had lost a family member, shouted out one of the most famous lines from "Kung Fu Hustle".

"Landlady, Landlady!"

Why did the water suddenly stop flowing?

As Zuo Le finished speaking, a window in a room on the third floor suddenly opened. There stood Madam Wen Madam Wen Yue.

Unbeknownst to Madam Wen Yue, who opened the window, her current appearance, like Wei Yenwu's "Landlord," would become the best interpretation of the title "Landlady" for everyone for decades to come.

However, Madam Wen Yue's unfriendly expression... didn't seem directed at Chen Qi; rather, it looked like she had witnessed something and was furious.

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It must be said that Wei Yenwu's portrayal of the Landlord is already quite "deeply ingrained in people's minds," but Madam Wen Yue's portrayal of the "Landlady" is, in a sense, a step up, making many of the extras present, who had lived in similar rental apartments and had been chased for rent, feel "a deep sense of familiarity."

Don't assume that martial arts masters can do whatever they want just because they have superior skills. Those who use martial arts to break the law are ultimately a minority. In today's law-abiding society of the Great Yan, most masters have retired from the martial world and lived ordinary lives. Those who still abuse their martial arts skills are described by the government with only one word—"bandit."

Therefore, even a master can be brought down by a lack of funds. Many of the extras gathered here have lived this kind of life before. The Yan's court doesn't provide subsidies for martial arts practitioners unless you've worked for or served the court. Naturally, this doesn't include most of the people here.

Now, the image of Madam Wen Yue evokes memories for many people. In their former homes, it seems that the Landlady was someone who always wore colorful curlers and pajamas to collect rent.

However, compared to the real Landlady character in "Kung Fu Hustle," Chen Qi was much lighter on Madam Wen Yue. At least Chen Qi made Madam Wen Yue wear a kimono instead of actually wearing pajamas.

Madam Wen Yue was much more cooperative than Wei Yenwu; in fact, she didn't care about such a shameful thing at all, as long as her Madam Wen Yue was safe... But what was with that angry look on her face right now?

"Chen Qi, what did you say to Madam Wen Yue?" Talulah reacted immediately. Madam Wen Yue's emotional fluctuations must have been orchestrated by Chen Qi —this wasn't the first time he'd done something like this, deliberately provoking the actors' emotions for the sake of performance.

However, this time, Talulah really wronged Chen Qi. Chen Qi respected Madam Wen Yue very much. Although he had told Madam Wen Yue to be a little domineering when playing the Landlady, he was a little surprised that Madam Wen Yue got into character so quickly.

"Unless... Madam Wen Yue accidentally saw the scene where Wei Yenwu was kissed by the girl who played Jane?"

"Didn't you tell Madam Wen Yue about this play?!" Chen Huijie, who was standing to the side, also realized belatedly that Madam Wen Yue, who was such an imposing actress, subconsciously turned her head and stared at Chen Qi with a look of horror.

For this reason, Chen Qi was unusually a little guilty. He never hid his misdeeds, and if others asked, Chen Qi would openly convey his "malice." But this time, it was truly an unintentional mistake.

He gave the scripts to Wei Yenwu Madam Wen Yue, but it seems neither of them had seen the other's script... Or did Wei Yenwu deliberately conceal this part during rehearsals?

However, in any case, everyone, including Chen Qi, felt a sense of oppression as they faced Madam Wen Yue, who was now striding down from upstairs, and instinctively shrank back.

"Water doesn't cost money, you bunch of bastards! You haven't paid rent this month either, and you still have so much nonsense to say?"

Madam Wen Yue was clearly in a very bad mood. Perhaps it was a side effect of practicing the Lion's Roar Technique, which only manifested itself when Madam Wen Yue was in a bad mood. This time, Madam Wen Yue's voice finally showed its power, shocking everyone present into silence.

Among those present, there were people whose martial arts skills were superior to Madam Wen Yue's, but at this moment, neither Madam Wen Yue's aura nor her aggressive demeanor made anyone dare to utter a sound—including Wei Yenwu was not far away.

"But I was washing my hair when you turned off the water..." Zuo Le lowered his head, and this son of a general rarely showed a hint of fear. But facing his hair, which still had some suds left to wash out, he still spoke cautiously.

However, Zuo Le's words were like lighting the fuse of a powder keg. Madam Wen Yue's eyes widened, and everyone, including Zuo Le, trembled in fear.

"I'm not just shutting it off now! Starting tomorrow, the water will be shut off on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and intermittently supplied on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays! How about that?!"

"What are you all doing, all squinting and howling like ghosts? Are you looking for death? I think you're all tired of living!"

After Madam Wen Yue's image collapsed, she began to indiscriminately attack others, highlighting her equal malice towards everything in the world when she was in a bad mood. Now, all the extras have unconsciously gathered around and naturally joined the Swarm of people being scolded.

Although it was all an act, Madam Wen Yue's status was still more prominent than everyone else present. In addition, the people of Yan were naturally fond of watching a good show, so when Madam Wen Yue made such a big fuss, everyone unconsciously gathered around.

At that moment, as the camera shifted, the breakfast shop owner, played by Shang Zhong, saw Wenyue looking at him and quickly smiled ingratiatingly, "Good morning, Landlady."

"GOOD my ass!" Madam Wen Yue switched from AOE damage to single-target damage again, and naturally used the most powerful curse in the Great Yan Nation to curse Shang Zhong: "If you don't pay your rent today, I'll burn your shop down!"

Shang Zhong was all smiles and bowing obsequiously to Madam Wen Yue, but Madam Wen Yue had long since stopped looking at him and instead scolded Tai He beside her:

"Laugh? What's so funny?! Laughing means you don't have to pay rent? You old geezer!"

Madam Wen Yue always chose to insult people in ways that hurt their most sensitive spots. Tai He, a tough guy, was assigned by Chen Qi to play the most effeminate character in the entire series. Tai He himself was calm and composed, so he didn't object and cooperated well with the performance. However, after being scolded by Wenyue, he professionally ran away.

On the other hand, even when the obedient and hardworking Waai Fu passed by Madam Wen Yue, he was still met with Madam Wen Yue sarcastic remarks, who said:

"Wow—you're so strong! No wonder you'll be a laborer your whole life!"

You owe me several months' rent and didn't even bother to say hello this morning? You'll work yourself to death, you bastard!

Then, the aggressive Madam Wen Yue was about to go find Wei Yenwu when she suddenly remembered something, turned around and slapped Zuo Le across the face, who had his back to her.

"Smack!"

Don't think I won't hit you just because you're handsome!

After a powerful punch sent Zuo Le's shoes flying, Madam Wen Yue took small but quick steps toward Wei Yenwu. Her demeanor clearly indicated that she had been wanting to settle scores with Wei Yenwu for a long time.

"... Madam Wen Yue has suddenly become quite aggressive."

However, on the set today, everyone who knew Madam Wen Yue before filming described her as a "refined lady" is now playing such a... shrewish character. This is an image of Madam Wen Yue no one had ever imagined.

Especially for her two nieces, Chen Huijie and Talulah, in their hearts, Madam Wen Yue had always been the mediator between them and Wei Yenwu, and had always given them the impression of a gentle and considerate Yamato Nadeshiko.

Now, this Madam Wen Yue... truly surprised the two women. Especially when Wenyue uttered these vulgar words, it felt completely natural, even utterly incongruous. They couldn't help but wonder... what exactly was Madam Wen Yue like?

"Hey, Old Chen, there's something I have to tell you."

At that moment, Hoshiguma, who was also accompanying Chen Huijie to watch the filming not far away, finally revealed a secret he had kept for many years in the face of his old friend's question:

"Old Chen, you might not know this... but Madam Wen Yue and I have actually raced many times, and I've never won against Madam Wen Yue."

"Huh?!" Chen Huijie and Talulah both turned to look at Hoshiguma rubbed her green hair awkwardly and said:

"I didn't mean to hide it from you, it's just that Madam Wen Yue didn't want me to tell you... But Madam Wen Yue really isn't what you think, she's not exactly a typical Yamato Nadeshiko (ideal Japanese woman). In fact, she's a fierce woman at heart."

"I can attest to that."

At this moment, even the Rat King nodded silently and said to the young men, "When Madam Wen Yue first met Second Wei... Wenyue was quite formidable."

"What you see now is Wenyue after she got married, a woman who has become more restrained. How fierce Wenyue was back then... I won't tell you, you can ask Second Wei yourselves. By the way, the Madam Wen Yue is portrayed in this movie isn't even exaggerated."

As soon as the Rat King finished speaking, Chen Qi and his group fell into a long silence. Facing Madam Wen Yue, who was gradually becoming more agitated, Chen Qi's voice rang out from nearby:

"How's it going, Chen Qi? Should we call a stop? This scene is already over."

"... Don't stop, keep acting. While Madam Wen Yue is still in this mood, let's help Wei Yenwu reminisce about his youth."

Chen Qi gave this order, and his voice was transmitted to every member of the film crew via walkie-talkie, and no one disturbed the current peace.

Meanwhile, Wei Yenwu was also spying in the public bathhouse, just as the script had been written. This scene calmed down the already displeased Madam Wen Yue, who approached Wei Yenwu and said in an annoyed tone:

"Hey, why are you taking so long to buy porridge?"

"I just bought it back, didn't I? I just helped an old lady cross the street." Wei Yenwu read his lines according to the script. He was a little surprised that Wenyue had adapted to the role so quickly, but when he thought of Wenyue's past "charm", he was not surprised.

This caused Wei Yenwu to overlook the fact that Wenyue's current unpleasant expression was not an act, but possibly a genuine expression of displeasure.

"Then what are you doing standing here?"

"--I'm checking if any perverts are peeping at me while I'm bathing!" Wei Yenwu said righteously. Just then, a middle-aged woman slowly walked out, and Wei Yenwu asked, "Hey, Aunt Liu! Has anyone been peeping at you while you're bathing?"

Sixth Aunt: "(→_→)?"

Wei Yenwu: "Hey, Sixth Aunt! Don't make accusations without any evidence!"

However, at this moment, Wei Yenwu had no idea that what Aunt Liu meant by pointing out him was not just that he was the one who was spying. Wei Yenwu did not notice that on one side of his beastly face, there was a very conspicuous mark of "fiery red lips".

Wei Yenwu was unaware of all this; after all, the script didn't go into such detail. Facing Wenyue's increasingly cold expression, Wei Yenwu remained professional and continued his performance:

"That's insane, there's no evidence whatsoever."

Wenyue: "..."

"Cut! That's a wrap! Another long take! Officer Wei Madam Wen Yue, your performances were excellent!"

Chen Qi, unusually, helped Wei Yenwu out of a predicament, preventing a scene of Wenyue beating up the ruler of Lungmen in public, and promptly called a halt.

After capturing this long take, Chen Qi breathed a sigh of relief and then said to Talulah beside him:

"I'll be going on stage soon, Talulah. The command and supervision here will be handled by you and Nian. Saria will assist you."

"I understand." Talulah took the communicator from Chen Qi, but then, glancing at Wenyue and Wei Yenwu who were already heading towards the third floor, she asked, with a rare hint of reluctance:

"Um... seriously, shouldn't we try to stop them?"

"Do you think stopping it will make a difference?" Chen Qi was well aware that in the next scene, Wei Yenwu would really suffer. In the movie, the Landlord was beaten up by the Landlady because of this incident, but in reality... it might not be just an act when Madam Wen Yue wanted to beat Wei Yenwu.

Fine, let's just sacrifice Wei Yenwu and let Madam Wen Yue vent her anger. Madam Wen Yue is under a lot of pressure usually, so it's good for her to relax a little while acting... Anyway, Wei Yenwu can't really be hurt.

Chapter 207: Madam Wen Yue's Domestic Violence Scene. (GIF)

"This... is quite bold. For Madam Wen Yue to take on a role so different from her own personality for her first acting experience, and yet she still manages to portray it so perfectly, is truly remarkable."

In the screening room, Chongyue, who also greatly respected Madam Wen Yue, a strong woman, was quite surprised that Wenyue could portray the "Landlady" so perfectly.

Chongyue knew nothing about Wenyue's past, so his impression of her was similar to most people's: a virtuous wife and mother, a lady from a respectable family. However, Wenyue's current shrewish behavior surprised Chongyue.

"However, in a sense, Madam Wen Yue is just an extra layer of clothing; the character's inner essence is still the same as Madam Wen Yue."

"Hmm? Why do you say that?"

At this moment, Xi couldn't help but turn her head. Chongyue seemed to have a good first impression of the "Landlady" character, which surprised Xi a bit, because Xi's first impression of the Landlady character was quite bad.

"This Landlady... reminds me of Nian, no, she's even more shrewish than Nian, she's practically a 'shrew,' her mouth is full of filth, and she bullies people by virtue of her power."

Xi also shared her impression of the Landlady, but at that moment, Chongyue smiled slightly and patiently explained to his sister, who lacked life experience and hadn't seen the deeper aspects:

"That's right, but Xi-mei, did you notice a detail that Madam Wen Yue mentioned when she scolded these people before? It was about the rent these people owed?"

"And it wasn't just a month; most of them were several months behind on their payments. And under these circumstances, the foul-mouthed Landlady still allowed them to continue living there instead of actually kicking them out."

"Xi-mei, you've spent too much time in the painting, you've been out of touch with the real world for far too long. You naturally don't understand that most people's motivation for living is nothing more than for those material things that we don't value. These are the most important things that allow them to continue living."

"... So, she's actually someone with a sharp tongue but a soft heart?"

After Chongyue explained things to Xi, even though Xi wasn't very worldly-wise, she wasn't stupid and quickly understood what Chongyue meant. Xi didn't have difficulty accepting this character setting, mainly because although Madam Wen Yue was made to look a little ugly, her overall image was still acceptable.

If Chen Qi were to actually dress up Madam Wen Yue in the "Landlady" style, Xi would probably find it hard to accept. Of course, Chen Qi wouldn't do that; even if he did, Wei Yenwu would probably tear Chen Qi apart first.

While Xi and Chongyue were talking, filming resumed. In front of the camera, Zuo Le, who had no water to wash her hair, could only scoop some water from the ditch next to her and try to wash the soap bubbles off her head. Just as this funny scene entered the frame, a dull sound attracted everyone's attention.

The next moment, the camera panned to show Wei Yenwu himself, his face bruised and swollen, his hair disheveled, opening the window... no, it should be said that he smashed open the window.

But soon, Wei Yenwu was grabbed by the hair and forced down by Madam Wen Yue. Madam Wenyue's face was filled with barely concealed anger as she immediately delivered an extremely powerful blow to Wei Yenwu. The method of exertion was extremely primitive, venting the undisguised anger in people's hearts.

Simply put, it's purely about fighting; there are no techniques involved.

This brutal beating stunned Chongyue and Xi, who had previously described Wenyue's Landlady as "sharp-tongued but soft-hearted." The next moment, Wei Yenwu's entire body was even thrown out of the window. Through the camera, everyone could clearly see that Wei Yenwu's body hit the ground on the second floor before landing solidly on the ground floor.

This wasn't special effects; it was completely real footage. And that wasn't all. Before Wei Yenwu, who was face down, could even make a sound, a flowerpot slammed down from the third floor and hit Wei Yenwu squarely on the head.

The flowerpot cracked, leaving only a pot of soil and flowers on Wei Yenwu's head. Soon, only streams of blood could be seen flowing from Wei Yenwu's "corpse".

"... Is she really all bark and no bite? This woman seems to have a heart harder than a knife."

However, witnessing such a real scene of domestic violence, Xi rarely swallowed hard, her expression showing surprise. And she wasn't the only one who was surprised.

Huai Tianpei, Chongyue, and the onlookers including Rat King, Lee, and Chen Huijie... none of them expected to witness Madam Wen Yue's domestic violence against Wei Yenwu. Although everyone knew to some extent that Second Wei Yenwu was henpecked, the way Wenyue beat him and the skill with which she did it gave everyone the impression that "this wasn't the first time it had happened..."

However, this was indeed Wenyue's first time fighting Wei Yenwu, and it was merely a way of expressing it through the film. But the reason why Wenyue was so skilled was somewhat related to the fact that she had had this idea for many years.

Is this the first time Wenyue has felt this way about hitting Wei Yenwu? Of course not. Lao Wei Yenwu has done his fair share of awful things back then. When Talulah was taken away by Koschei, Wenyue was understanding towards him, but sometimes understanding doesn't mean forgiveness. Madam Wen Yue can understand Wei Yenwu's actions, but has she never once had the urge to give this man a few whacks?