Chinese Entertainment: Directors Start with the Fairy Sister

Monday, November 8th.

Once you join a film crew, there's no turning back; holidays become a thing of the past, and weekdays and weekends are meaningless to Zhao Yanxi.

But this Monday still brought Zhao Yanxi a great deal of joy!

Old Wang, the screenwriter who works under the banyan tree, sent me a message: "A publishing house has taken a liking to your novel 'Those Years' and wants to discuss publishing it with you!"

Although he was prepared for this—not to mention the excellence of this novel in its previous life, its total number of clicks on "Under the Banyan Tree" is nearly 100 million, second only to Annie Baby's "August Never Ends" with 120 million clicks in the same category;

Especially in the subcategory of "City Romance," one of the eight major categories, it ranks first in the subcategory of "Campus Romance," which is enough to prove its excellence!

If such outstanding results don't attract the attention of any publishers, then those publishers must be blind.

"Old Wang, could you talk to the publisher for me first and see if they're sincere?"

"Okay, leave it to me!"

......

"Yanxi, you seem a little happy today~"

Huang Xiaoming asked with a curious look, "Did you win the lottery?"

"How could I win if I didn't even buy anything?" Zhao Yanxi said speechlessly. Seeing that others were also looking over, he asked Liu Yifei, who was standing next to him, "Yifei, do I look happy?"

"Hmm, kind of! You're not in a relationship, are you?"

Liu Yifei's words were surprising, and everyone's expressions of gossip intensified.

"Go away, go away," Zhao Yanxi said speechlessly, "You're just a kid, do you even know what dating is?"

"Who's a child!"

Liu Yifei said proudly, "Don't forget we're from the same graduating class!"

"....."

"Stop gossiping," Zhao Yanxi waved her hand and said, "Today's scene is going to be tough. Are you ready?"

"Don't worry, a mere fight scene is no problem!" Little Liu said confidently.

......

Today's scene is a fight scene between Xiaolongnu and Li Mochou under the waterfall.

The water roared, and the air was chilling.

Liu Yifei, dressed in white and suspended by wires, leaps and bounds among the slippery boulders, her clothes fluttering and sword light flashing, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

Zhao Yanxi was already overjoyed because her novel was about to be published, and today, witnessing this spectacular fight scene, she was completely captivated and couldn't stop praising it in her heart.

As I watched, a strange thought quietly surfaced in my mind.

While happy, Zhao Yanxi felt as if she had forgotten something.

Zhao Yanxi frowned subconsciously, her gaze fixed on Liu Yifei.

"What did you forget?"

While holding the camera, Zhao Yanxi recalled what happened in 2004.

In my past life, I was only 9 years old... the age when I was peeing and playing in the mud, what do I remember!

No matter how good your memory is, or how clearly you remember things from your past life, you can't use "keyword search".

Just as Zhao Yanxi was feeling down, she suddenly noticed that Liu Yifei seemed a little strange under the camera.

It was trembling; the icy water of the pool was inevitably cold.

Little Dragon Girl's costume wasn't very warm, even though there were some warm measures inside.

A cold pool, a waterfall... Zhao Yanxi seemed to suddenly remember something.

However, just as a thought arose, Liu Yifei's foot, which was on the slippery stone, suddenly slipped, causing her to lose her balance instantly, and the wire that was supposed to save her life broke off.

The white figure instantly plummeted into the swift current like a kite with a broken string!

"Falling into the water!"

In that instant, Zhao Yanxi finally remembered her idol's "drowning incident".

"Yifei!"

"Liu Yifei!"

A gasp of surprise immediately erupted from the crowd!

Huang Xiaoming, who played Yang Guo, was closest to the camera. His expression changed drastically, and he was about to step forward when someone beat him to it!

In the split second that Liu Yifei slipped and fell into the water, Zhao Yanxi instinctively lunged forward without hesitation, plunging into the icy, rushing waterfall with a "plop"!

The icy river water instantly enveloped my entire body with astonishing force.

Zhao Yanxi gritted her teeth and paddled hard, her eyes searching anxiously in the water.

Fortunately, he acted quickly and entered the water accurately, catching the white figure struggling helplessly in the water in just a few moments.

He pulled her into his arms, his hands finding her icy cold. Liu Yifei was clearly freezing and terrified, trembling in his embrace, barely having the strength to struggle.

Fortunately, Zhao Yanxi possessed a strong physique in this life, which allowed him to maintain his balance in the rushing waterfall and avoid being swept off the cliff.

Feeling the girl in his arms trembling with fear, Zhao Yanxi was filled with remorse.

How could he forget! This is his idol!

He should have remembered, he should have reminded them; but he forgot because of such a trivial matter as the publication of the novel.

Zhao Yanxi also knew that the main reason she didn't remember this incident was that she didn't care enough.

In her past life, her fans were just fans of her physical appearance; they only liked her glamorous side off the screen and never cared about her private work and life.

I also know that falling into the water was a close call but ultimately harmless...

I also know that in the end there will be no major problems.

However, when Zhao Yanxi held the little girl in her arms and felt her fear and struggle in the water, the terror and trembling on her face, she felt extremely annoyed.

How could I forget such a life-or-death crisis that a seventeen-year-old girl faced!

......

"Quick! Pull them up!"

"Rope! Throw the rope!"

On the shore, Huang Xiaoming and the crew members had already reacted, shouting in panic, and several rescue ropes were quickly thrown down.

Director Zhang Jizhong's face turned as white as his beard with fright. He rushed to the water's edge, his voice trembling, "Xiao Zhao, Zhao Yanxi, hold on tight! Hold on tight!"

With one hand tightly holding onto Liu Yifei and the other hand gripping the rope, Zhao Yanxi struggled to move towards the shore with the combined efforts of Huang Xiaoming and several burly staff members.

The waterfall's waters relentlessly pounded against them, making every step incredibly difficult.

Finally, with everyone's efforts, Zhao Yanxi was pulled ashore with Liu Yifei in her arms.

The film crew was in chaos, filled with noise and fear.

Liu Yifei was soaked to the bone, her long hair clung to her pale face, she was still in shock, her lips were purple from the cold, and her body was trembling uncontrollably, she looked incredibly pitiful.

Zhao Yanxi was also panting heavily, dripping wet, but his arm still firmly supported her.

"My God! That scared me to death!"

Zhang Jizhong rushed over, looked at Liu Yifei who was unharmed but in terrible condition, and then at Zhao Yanxi who was soaking wet, and excitedly grabbed his arm.

"Yan Xi! Xiao Zhao! Thanks to you! Your reaction was so quick! Thank you so much..."

He didn't dare to finish his sentence, but his face was full of relief and lingering fear, which said it all—he couldn't even imagine what kind of public opinion attack the "Condor Heroes" crew would suffer if Yifei had an accident on set, not to mention that the entire crew would probably have to be shut down for rectification!

"Sissi!!"

Liu Xiaoli seemed to have just recovered from her panic and fear. She staggered forward, snatched her daughter from Zhao Yanxi's hands, and hugged her tightly in her arms, as if afraid that her daughter would disappear before her eyes at any moment.

"Don't hold her yet! Quickly take her to change into dry clothes and give her some warm water; be careful she doesn't get hypothermia!"

Although Zhao Yanxi was also cold, feeling the girl in his arms who was as cold as an ice cube, he was more worried that Liu Yifei might get frostbite.

"Oh...yes! Yes, yes!"

"Thank you... thank you, Zhao Yanxi!"

Liu Xiaoli seemed to wake from a dream, and looked up at Zhao Yanxi with unprecedented solemnity and gratitude in her eyes. This was the first time she had called him by his name so formally.

Although Liu Yifei in her mother's arms was still pale and her lips were blue, she still glanced at her as she weakly turned around with her mother's help. Her eyes were a mixture of fear of surviving a disaster and heartfelt gratitude.

After the mother and daughter were hurriedly escorted away by staff, Huang Xiaoming quickly draped his thick black cotton-padded coat over Zhao Yanxi's shoulders, patted him hard on the back, and said with admiration, "Yanxi, a true man!"

"That's right, a real man!"

The crew members, still shaken, gathered around and expressed their sincere admiration.

Zhao Yanxi was somewhat amused and exasperated by the commotion. He wrapped his cotton-padded coat tighter around himself and said, "Heroes, could you please be merciful and let me change out of this freezing outfit? Men are made of flesh and blood too; I can't stand this cold!"

His words drew good-natured laughter from the crowd, which immediately eased the tense atmosphere considerably.

"Hahaha, hurry up, hurry up..."

...

Because the filming took place on location, we didn't return to our accommodation, and the conditions weren't comfortable.

After changing his clothes, Zhao Yan went to the fire that the crew had lit to warm himself up.

Looking at the warm campfire, Zhao Yanxi felt a lingering fear, but couldn't help but think—no wonder everyone says the "Condor Heroes" crew caused serious environmental damage.

How could lighting a bonfire in a place like Jiuzhaigou, where every step reveals a beautiful view, possibly not damage the environment?!

"Xiao Zhao, you were really awesome just now!"

"That's right, that's right, Xixi, you really are a martial arts master!"

The production was temporarily halted, and the main creative team, including directors Zhang Jizhong, Yu Min, and Zhao Jian, gathered around the campfire to keep warm, praising Zhao Yanxi profusely.

"Oh, not at all, I just did what I was supposed to do..."

In his previous life, Zhao Yanxi was just a young man in his thirties, and he had never experienced so many people praising him.

Why do I still feel a little embarrassed?

A short while later, Liu Yifei, having changed her clothes, also came over with Liu Xiaoli.

At this moment, Liu Yifei also came to her senses. Although her pretty face was still pale from the cold, her mood had obviously calmed down.

"Yanxi, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, Yifei would have been in real danger."

Liu Xiaoli expressed her heartfelt gratitude, saying that she still felt her mind was a complete mess.

She couldn't even imagine what would have happened if Zhao Yanxi hadn't stopped her daughter!

"Thank you, Yanxi. In the future, in the future..." Liu Yifei seemed a little shy and couldn't quite say it, but she still said it seriously and solemnly: "If you need any help in the future, just tell me."

"Even if I can't do it, I have my mom and godfather, we'll definitely help you!"

Hearing Liu Yifei's promise, Zhao Yanxi first smiled, then feigned sadness and said:

"I've heard that in ancient times, when a girl met her savior, if he was handsome, she would say she would repay him with her body; if he wasn't handsome, she would say she would repay him handsomely with a promise of a life-saving gift."

"It seems that in Yifei's eyes, I am not a handsome guy. I always thought that I won over Director Zhang with my face."

"Pfft..."

Zhao Yanxi's words were amusing, and Liu Yifei, despite her serious expression, couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Come on, compared to Brother Xiaoming, what kind of handsome guy are you, Yan Xi?"

"That's right!" Zhang Jizhong chimed in, "I choose actors based on their acting skills, never on their looks!"

"Hahaha...hahaha..."

Everyone laughed knowingly, and the scene instantly became extremely joyful.