The Way of Heaven Rewards Diligence in Film and Television

Chapter 84 Filming, Poisoning

Mr. Ma's departure clearly indicates his determination to start his own business.

The disappointment of Hu Youyu and Da Mai made Lin Yang secretly sigh, thinking that people in the arts are more sensitive.

Perhaps they were also thinking about their own misfortunes. Da Mai was struggling to write a book and couldn't produce anything, while Hu Youyu had lost his job because both of the restaurants where he used to sing had closed down.

But more importantly, Hu Youyu was probably still hurt by Xie Zhiyao's father.

At first, Xie Zhiyao's father was incredibly enamored with Hu Youyu when he learned that Hu Youyu was a musician.

Hu Youyu was also very happy, so he played the song he wrote for Xie Zhiyao's father and very humbly asked him for his opinions.

As a result, Xie Zhiyao's father took it seriously and asked others to give their opinions.

Then a bunch of people gave a lot of feedback, which can be summarized in one sentence: the song is really not good.

So Xie Zhiyao's father developed a sense of superiority and would give Hu Youyu pointers whenever he saw him, telling him to learn more from Phoenix Legend and stop writing those lovey-dovey, melodramatic songs.

Hu Youyu was naturally very depressed, so every time he faced Xie Zhiyao's father, he felt very awkward and was always dealt a painful blow by him.

After Master Ma left, the filming of a tourism promotional video for Yunmiao Village began very quickly.

Lin Yang, as a Douyin influencer, has considerable filming experience, so Xie Zhiyao specially invited him to be a filming consultant.

However, Lin Yang was just going to join in the fun, and his and Xu Hongdou's participation in the filming was also just a hobby.

Damai had already been pulled aside by Sunzi, the director in charge of shooting the promotional video, to discuss the shooting content, and followed the entire shooting process.

Together, they designed multiple scenes, incorporating elements such as ethnic songs and dances, embroidery, and wood carvings to showcase the local customs and culture of Yunmiao Village.

Lin Yang and Xu Hongdou made a grand entrance last, strolling along the beach hand in hand with the little cutie.

"Are we just going to keep walking like this? How long will it take?" Xu Hongdou couldn't help but ask as she walked casually hand in hand with Lin Yang.

"Be natural, joke around, be intimate, just think of it as... just think of it as taking wedding photos here, let's rehearse first," Lin Yang said.

Wedding photos? Xu Hongdou looked at Lin Yang with a wry smile: "Who takes wedding photos and then makes them into a video?"

"It's a bit monotonous for just the two of us to walk like this. How about I lead you while you ride?" Lin Yang said.

"Okay!" Thinking of the time when she and Lin Yang rode horses together when she first came to Yunmiao Village, Xu Hongdou smiled and nodded with her beautiful eyes lit up.

With Lin Yang's help, Xu Hongdou mounted the horse.

Next, Lin Yang, who was leading the horse, and Xu Hongdou, who was on horseback, walked and talked.

Under the setting sun, the surface of Erhai Lake shimmered. After walking on the grassy shore for a while, Lin Yang simply mounted his horse, put his arm around Xu Hongdou, and rode off.

"Ah...do we have to film like this again?" Xu Hongdou was slightly startled and couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"The drone is filming, but Sunzi didn't specify what kind of video she wanted, nor did she call a halt. Let's just provide her with more footage!"

Lin Yang, without comment, led Xu Hongdou on horseback across the grassland. The wind blew their clothes and hair, and the drone in the air also sped up to follow.

Xie Zhiyao, Da Mai, and Sunzi watched from a distance. Sunzi's eyes lit up as she looked at the footage on the screen: "I didn't expect Lin Yang to ride such a good horse. It's amazing!"

"Oh my, so sweet!" Not long after, when Lin Yang reined in his horse and slowed down to a stop, facing Erhai Lake and the sunset, Da Mai couldn't help but envy Xu Hongdou, who was leaning to the side, kissing her on horseback.

"Great, fantastic! The finishing touch! This last scene is amazing!" Sunzi clapped her hands excitedly, "Cut! Cut it!"

After returning from taking the hand-holding photo, Lin Yang said to Xu Hongdou, "The wood carving workshop is going to do a live-streaming sales event tonight. I need to go over and keep an eye on it. You and Da Mai can go back first!"

"Okay, do you want me to come along?" Xu Hongdou nodded and asked.

"No need, I don't know how late we'll be working tonight! You should go home and rest early," Lin Yang said, not wanting Xu Hongdou to work hard with him.

Xie Heshun was unsure about this live-streaming sales event, so he asked Xie Xiaoxia to give it a try. Now, the wood carving workshop's account is slowly gaining some traffic.

Lin Yang's role in the past was mainly to help generate buzz.

That evening, Xie Xiaoxia and her team were well-prepared, and the entire live-streaming sales process went quite smoothly.

After finishing my work, it was already past 10 p.m.

Back in the courtyard, seeing that Xu Hongdou's room light was still on upstairs, Lin Yang went straight upstairs.

As soon as Lin Yang entered the room, he saw Xu Hongdou scratching around and frowned in confusion, asking, "Hongdou, what are you doing?"

"You...don't come any closer..." Suddenly, as if she had seen something frightening, Xu Hongdou looked scared and moved back on the sofa.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yang asked, increasingly puzzled, and also noticed that Xu Hongdou seemed to be acting strangely.

"Help! Spider, don't come any closer!" Hu Youyu's panicked cries came from the room upstairs across the street.

Lin Yang, who had just picked up Xu Hongdou and left the room, heard Hu Youyu's shouts from across the room, followed by Nana's panicked voice. He couldn't help but ask, "Nana, it seems like they're hallucinating due to food poisoning. What did they eat last night?"

"I ate at a small restaurant tonight. It seems they ate the mushrooms that Aunt Gui brought. Could the mushrooms be poisonous?" Nana, wearing only a thin nightgown, said in the upstairs hallway.

"Call Mr. Xie and ask him to come and help take Hongdou and the others to the hospital," Lin Yang immediately understood and urged Nana.

Before long, Xie Zhiyao, who lived next door, rushed over and, together with Nana, who had already changed her clothes, took Xu Hongdou and the others, who had been poisoned by eating mushrooms, to the town's clinic.

The checkup and IV drip went on until midnight. Xu Hongdou and Da Mai were both asleep, but Hu Youyu was still half asleep and saying there was a frog on their bed!

"Mr. Xie, it's getting late, you should go home now!" Lin Yang said to Xie Zhiyao, feeling a little sorry for Xu Hongdou as he held her soft, delicate hand.

"Then... I'll head back now and come back to relieve you first thing tomorrow morning," Xie Zhiyao said.

Lin Yang, who remained noncommittal, said to Nana, who was sitting beside Damai's hospital bed, "Nana, they're alright now, you should go back and rest too!"

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let Dama and the others take those mushrooms back," Nana said, feeling very guilty.

"It's not your fault, the mushrooms weren't cooked properly," Lin Yang said. "To be honest, it's also my fault. Who would have thought that while I was away, I missed cooking a meal, and Red Bean and Barley would poison themselves?"

Hearing this, Nana chuckled, then burst into tears and said, "Lin Yang, at a time like this, please stop joking."

"Alright, it's nothing serious. Every year in Yunnan, many people get poisoned from eating poisonous mushrooms. It's good that they're alright," Lin Yang said.

Lin Yang and Nana stayed in the ward all night, and Xie Zhiyao and Xie Xiaochun came over early the next morning.

The two of them felt a bit scared after thinking about what happened. After all, Hongdou and the other two were guests of the courtyard. If something had really happened, they would definitely have been held jointly liable as the operators and managers of Youfeng Courtyard.

The next morning, Xu Hongdou, Da Mai, and Hu Youyu regained their senses after waking up.

Then Lin Yang and Xie Zhiyao took them away from the hospital and back to Yunmiao Village.

After getting off the bus, Lin Yang carried Xu Hongdou directly to the courtyard.

"Hey, Lin Yang, you value romance over friendship..." Hu Youyu, still somewhat weak, couldn't help but say.