Huayu 2007: Starting with fleecing the "Fairy Sisters"

When Liu Yifei arrived at the film set that evening, she was clearly not in the right state of mind.

He became much quieter and frequently spaced out.

Fortunately, she was professional enough, and the scenes for Group B tonight were simple enough, so the filming went relatively smoothly overall.

During breaks, she would always steal glances at Wu Wei.

It seemed as if they wanted to see through his heart and understand what kind of person he really was.

At the same time, she tried her best to avoid any eye contact with Wu Wei.

She immediately looked away the moment she saw even the slightest movement of him as if he might turn his head.

On the one hand, it was because of the things his mother did to him that he was criticized and condemned by the entire internet, which also affected his work and life on set.

She felt guilty and ashamed, and dared not look him in the eye.

On the other hand, her mother's words from today kept swirling in her mind, like a thorn stuck there, impossible to pull out.

She refused to believe that Wu Wei was that kind of person.

But she couldn't help but wonder if what he did to her was purely out of affection, or if he really just wanted to use her as a stepping stone into the entertainment industry.

These two thoughts kept tug at her mind, making her restless.

……

Wu Wei's situation is similar.

He no longer watched her from afar as he had the previous two days, nor did he try to find opportunities to linger in front of her or speak to her whenever he could.

He simply stood quietly to the side, waiting for the martial arts group leader to assign him tasks, and then quietly completed them.

After taking the photos, he immediately moved away from the crowd and stayed alone in a corner.

Almost everyone in the crew kept their distance from him, not wanting to be implicated by him.

He also deliberately kept his distance from everyone—he didn't want to implicate them.

Both sides maintained a tacit understanding, just waiting for the production team to issue the dismissal notice.

Strangely, despite such a huge public outcry, the production team has yet to take any action.

For the next two days, Wu Wei remained with the stunt team as usual.

The internet is already rife with criticism, but the higher-ups in the production team seem to know nothing about it.

Wu Wei initially found it strange, but after thinking about it, he understood.

The production team has neither fired him nor made any public statement, clearly using this public opinion for publicity.

This is an excellent opportunity for exposure.

Once the hype has fully built up, then kick him out.

In that case, the production team can gain a "righteous" image and completely exploit the popularity.

As for whether he lives or dies, no one cares.

Wu Wei smiled as he thought about this.

This is truly the entertainment industry.

……

Over the past two days, Liu Yifei's condition has visibly deteriorated.

Not only his mental state, but also his physical state has become problematic.

Besides her poor mental state affecting her health, the biggest reason was that she hadn't used any fever-reducing patches in the past two days.

Because those fever-reducing patches were all given to her by Wu Wei.

For her right now, it's like a hot potato.

If he was truly sincere towards her, she felt guilty towards him—she slandered him like her mother did, yet she was still enjoying the gifts he gave her.

If he really is as his mother says, then she doesn't want to use him at all—she just wants to draw a clear line between them, the farther the better.

Having grown accustomed to the cooling effect of fever-reducing patches, Liu Yifei found it difficult to withstand the high temperature of over 40 degrees Celsius again.

Seeing Liu Yifei's condition, Wu Wei felt very uncomfortable.

He realized that he could no longer cause her trouble.

It's time for him to leave.

He never wanted to affect Liu Yifei; all he ever wanted was the system's reward.

Of course, during his interactions with her, he inevitably developed some wonderful fantasies and expectations.

But ultimately, it's mainly for the sake of rewards.

Although this media storm was created by her mother, it all started because of him.

Staying on set will only worsen her condition.

He himself would not receive any benefits or rewards, and would only become a tool for the production team to hype things up.

He made up his mind: after filming today's scenes, I'll leave tomorrow.

Tonight's scenes are all very important. Team leader Shu Jian and Ni Haifeng have helped him a lot these past few days, and he doesn't want to cause them any trouble.

At the very least, we must do our best on this last day.

……

Tonight's filming will depict the scene where the foreign lead actor and Jackie Chan are being chased by heavenly soldiers, but are rescued by Golden Swallow, played by Liu Yifei, and the three of them escape on horseback.

These scenes were all large-scale and complex to staging, with the entire cast and crew of extras and stuntmen gathering at the Qin Palace, the filming location.

Liu Yifei's mood has been fluctuating greatly these past two days. She hasn't slept well for several nights in a row, and with her period starting, her overall condition has deteriorated to an extreme.

The temperature in Hengdian these past few days has been terrifyingly high, reaching over 40 degrees Celsius every day, and even at night it's still around 37 or 38 degrees Celsius.

At first, Liu Yifei was able to persevere with her willpower and sheer determination and successfully complete the filming.

But by 2 a.m., he was clearly not feeling well.

Wu Wei saw this and was very anxious.

But he couldn't do anything.

……

After a short break, filming resumed.

The next scene takes place indoors.

A bunch of machines and lights turned the room into a sauna, hot and poorly ventilated.

The scene to be filmed is that Liu Yifei, Jackie Chan, and a foreign young man playing the male lead, in order to escape being chased, ride horses into a brothel, gallop through the brothel, and then break through a wooden wall to escape.

Liu Yifei was still wearing that airtight costume, riding a horse, her hair on her forehead was already wet with sweat, and strands of it stuck to her face.

However, this shot didn't show a close-up of her face; it focused on her entire body and her posture while riding the horse, so the smudged makeup didn't affect the shot.

Looking down from her vantage point, Liu Yifei's gaze unconsciously drifted forward, landing on the figure standing silently in the corner.

"Yifei, are you alright?"

Martial arts director Yuan Heping stepped forward, patted the horse, and said to Liu Yifei, "Just bear with it a little, and rest after this scene."

"Yes, Eighth Master."

Liu Yifei withdrew her gaze, enduring her physical discomfort, and nodded heavily.

"Action!"

With the director's command, filming officially began.

Jackie Chan, Liu Yifei, and a foreign young man rode horses one after another through the brothel.

The guests and courtesans inside were so startled that they all moved away.

However, when the three of them rode their horses past a pool in the middle of the brothel, Liu Yifei's horse suddenly veered off course for some reason, its front hooves stepping on the raised edge of the pool.

The horse's entire body tilted down instantly.

Liu Yifei was already somewhat dazed and unfocused, and didn't adjust herself immediately.

By the time she realized what was happening, the horse was already on the verge of falling over!

"what!"

With a short scream, she lost her balance and fell forward off the horse!

This position is extremely dangerous. If you fall, you are very likely to land headfirst, and the consequences could be disastrous!

What's even more terrifying is that there was a foreign young man riding a horse galloping behind her.

After falling, you are very likely to be trampled by the horses behind you, causing secondary injuries!

"Sissi!"

"Be careful!"

"Oh my god!"

It all happened so fast that everyone only had time to gasp in surprise, but there was nothing they could do.

Jackie Chan was riding at the very front, completely unaware of what was happening behind him.

The foreign young man behind him was caught off guard and could only watch helplessly as his horse continued to gallop forward.

It looked like Liu Yifei was about to hit the ground headfirst and fall heavily to the ground.

Just at this critical moment, a figure rushed out from the corner by the pool!