Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 204 Broken Leg: Intentional or Accidental?
"Everyone, get out of the way! Get out of the way!" Wang Zonglei shouted hoarsely through a megaphone, "Don't gather here!"

The sound was very loud, even louder than the screams of the swamp eel.

Upon hearing this, those who were about to gather around quickly retreated, and the scene instantly descended into chaos.

Fortunately, it did not affect the doctors.

A doctor gave the eel an injection of painkiller.

Then the other two took out the fixation plate and quickly fixed the twisted thigh of the eel.

In less than two minutes, the stretcher carrying the eel was quickly loaded into the vehicle and driven away.

They were very professional, and the whole process was smooth and efficient.

Apart from the faint screams of the eels, nothing else in the film crew's life had changed.

"Alright, everyone go eat." Wang Zongjun stood on a high place and shouted through a megaphone, "Go do what you're supposed to do, don't stand around here."

"But one thing, don't tell everyone everything."

After saying that, he and producer Pang Hong exchanged a glance and quickly left.

What they need to do now is to find a way to solve the director vacancy problem.

It seems easy to solve; just change the director, right?

But that's not the case at all!
Wuershan was already deeply involved in the preparation of this project.

In terms of art direction, he was responsible for the design, the storyboards, and the production of the storyboards.

There were also many other people in the crew who were recruited by him.

And most importantly, if we replace the director immediately as soon as he gets injured, what will other people think?
Will she find Hua Yi harsh?

Therefore, Wang Zonglei and his team had to keep Wu Ershan in the director's position while also getting the production team running.

At the scene, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and then a noisy discussion broke out: "What's going on?"

"I don't know, the horse was perfectly fine, how could it suddenly become like this?"

"Yeah, wasn't everything fine when Qi Hui was riding it?"

"I thought Qi Hui was just trying to save face by saying the horses were bad, but I didn't expect them to really be bad."

"That's strange, the horse is fine."

"That's not clear."

"..."

Why would a horse suddenly kick its hind legs?
Of course, it's because Qi Hui did it!
The withers are located on a horse's hindquarters, specifically between the spine of the neck and the spine of the back.

When ancient generals controlled their horses to kick the enemy, they would use their hands to pat and manipulate the withers.

Over thousands of years of domestication, most domesticated horses exhibit this behavior, which is similar to the knee-jerk reaction in humans.

In John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, John Wick used this method to deal with the assassins who attacked him in the stables.

This is why Qi Hui kept his legs tucked together while on horseback.

Of course, besides Qi Hui, Wu Ershan himself also contributed to the current situation.

If he hadn't gripped the horse's mane and reins so tightly, the horse wouldn't have been in pain or startled, nor would it have struggled or swayed.

However... this was exactly what Qi Hui had anticipated.

When a horse is startled, it is prone to trampling, so you must hold the reins firmly and keep yourself on the horse's back.

Half the credit for the broken leg of the eel belongs to Qi Hui, while the other half is naturally his own fault.

The crowd was bustling with activity, discussing the matter, but no one suspected Qi Hui.

After all, Qi Hui had repeatedly told Wu Ershan that there was something wrong with the horse and that he should be careful.

To others, this was simply the problem of the swamp eel itself.

Of course, it wasn't that no one noticed something was wrong; for example, Chen Kun.

Chen Kun gave Qi Hui a deep look, with a guess in his mind, but he was not sure.

He couldn't be sure whether Qi Hui did it intentionally or accidentally.

Moreover, it was the eel that was injured, not him and his friends.

Therefore, Chen Kun would never tell anyone.

……

During dinner, everyone in the crew chatted and laughed, reminiscing about the day's events.

The director's injury and absence did not plunge the crew into grief.

As long as there's enough money, the production crew can keep going even if they're short of people.

At 8 p.m., Qi Hui was playing a game when the producer called.

We'll have a two-day holiday, and work will resume on the third day. Soon after, cheers could be faintly heard from other floors of the hotel, seemingly celebrating this good news.

Soon, Yang Mi called: "What are you doing?"

"Playing games," Qi Hui said, his hands moving rapidly, the sound of gunfire blaring from the loudspeaker.

"Let's go out and chat," Yang Mi invited.

"I won't go!" Qi Hui refused without any hesitation, his refusal firm and decisive.

"Downstairs in the hotel, in the open air." Yang Mi said through gritted teeth, "It wasn't just me, there was also Teacher Chen Kun and Teacher Zhou Xun."

"Oh, why didn't you say so earlier? I'll go down now!" Qi Hui laughed, his tone full of complaint.

Yang Mi: "..."

Zhou Xun and Chen Kun, standing nearby, wiped their sweat and said, "You two... are really interesting!"

She felt that the relationship between Yang Mi and Qi Hui was... awkward and complicated!
For a moment, she couldn't find a suitable adjective.

A short while later, Qi Hui came downstairs, carrying a large bag of snacks.

Nuts, mainly walnuts and peanuts.

When drinking, you naturally need some snacks to go with it.

As soon as he got downstairs, Qi Hui saw Zhou Xun and the other two not far away, with beer and peanuts on the table.

The three chatted and drank wine, having a pleasant time.

Without Zhao Wei, that stock market guru is probably watching the stock market right now.

"You're here so fast?" Zhou Xun tossed a bottle of beer to Qi Hui, who deftly caught it and sat down in a chair.

"The director is injured, and I'm here eating and drinking." Qi Hui unscrewed a beer, took a swig, and sighed contentedly.
"Not so good?"

"He can live or die as he pleases..." Zhou Xun pursed his lips, resting his feet on the armrests of the chair, looking relaxed and carefree.

"It has nothing to do with us, we're not the ones who got hurt, hehehe..." Yang Mi and Zhou Xun shared the same attitude, showing no interest in Wuershan.

Chen Kun then gave Qi Hui a deep look.

"What are your plans for tomorrow, which is a holiday?" Yang Mi asked, taking a sip of her drink.

“Of course I’m going home… oh, to visit the set.” Qi Hui said, “Jing Tian is filming in Pengcheng, I’m going to see her.”

"You two are such a scoundrel..." Yang Mi fell silent, remembering how Jing Tian had bullied her many times, and silently drank her wine in anger.

"Who's Jing Tian?" Zhou Xun asked curiously, crossing his legs as he drank. "Is she your girlfriend?"

"Oh... I remember now, the lead actor in the Warring States period." Chen Kun suddenly realized, and his furrowed brows relaxed.

"Ahem... That's our junior from the class of 07, and we're very close." Qi Hui coughed lightly, making no further mention of the "Warring States" text.

"Hahaha..." Chen Kun understood the meaning and couldn't help but laugh.

At the time, "The Warring States" flopped terribly, a truly disastrous failure.

"What kind of movie is Jing Tian filming?" Yang Mi asked curiously. Could it be a good script that Qi Hui secretly got for her?
Qi Hui shrugged: "It's a police and gangster film, made by people from Hong Kong. She worked with Donnie Yen and Vincent Zhao."

Upon hearing this, the three of them paused for a moment. Almost simultaneously, they thought of the widely discussed conflict between Zhen Zidan and Zhao Wenzhuo on the internet.

This junior sister is no ordinary person... Chen Kun thought to himself, a thought stirring in his heart.

“Zhao Wenzhuo has already left the production team,” Yang Mi said. “It seems that the production team there has also come to a standstill, just like ours.”

You could tell she was a little gloating.

"What's the situation with those two?" Zhou Xun asked, frowning.

Her acting career is mainly in mainland China, and although she has some overlap with the Hong Kong entertainment circle, it is not much.

"What else could it be?" Chen Kun sneered, "It's Zhen Zidan bullying Zhao Wenzhuo."

He's been unhappy with Donnie Yen for a long time. Taking advantage of his popularity with "Ip Man," he looks down on mainland actors, boasts about his fighting skills, and keeps trying to provoke others.

Several of his friends had told him how difficult it was for Zhen Zidan to get along with.

“That’s always been the case in Hong Kong entertainment circles.” Yang Mi took a sip of her drink, looking equally displeased.

A few years ago, her agency was based in Hong Kong, so she had a deep understanding of the troubles that actors and stars there face.

"Oh...I see." Zhou Xun nodded thoughtfully.

Qi Hui chuckled to himself; it seemed no one had a good impression of Zhen Zidan...

He didn't feel that way; he thought Zhen Zidan was alright.

Before his time travel, Qi Hui quite liked "Heat" and "SPL: Sha Po Lang," and Ip Man's performance was also quite good.

He is gentle and refined, polite and courteous.

I could name ten iconic scenes; just thinking about them still gets my blood pumping.

(End of this chapter)