My absurd experiences in North America over the years

The air in Tel Aviv is filled with the salty dampness characteristic of the Mediterranean and a dry, dusty smell.

It's not as glamorous as Los Angeles; it has a more raw, tense atmosphere.

After all, Tel Aviv has long been located in the heart of the Middle East in a state of quasi-war.

According to the itinerary in the email, the Maxim filming crew has moved into a private studio in Ramat Gan.

The project team sent someone to pick her up at the airport.

The staff member who picked him up at the airport, Aria, was a typical white American woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, dressed in a smart business suit. When she saw Li Fu, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Perhaps it's because Li Fu is more like an actor or model in some ways.

He wasn't a bodyguard.

Putting aside her excellent figure, her facial features are much more attractive than in the photos.

"Mr. Li, it's a pleasure to meet you." Aria handed him a temporary pass. "Our filming is in progress, and the situation is a bit... unusual."

"What's so special about it?" Li Fu took the ID and casually tucked it into his waistband.

"As you know, the theme this time is women in the Israel Defense Forces," Emily explained quickly as she drove, her tone carrying the cautiousness typical of a public relations professional. "The model herself has military service experience, but the magazine wants to present a very impactful visual effect..."

A visually striking effect?

This is easy to understand; the visual effects of men's magazines are mostly related to sexiness.

"This subject matter is somewhat sensitive in this region. Before filming even started, it was already being targeted by some local conservative groups. We were worried that radicals might come and cause trouble," Aria continued to explain the situation. "So we need someone who really knows their stuff to be in charge of perimeter security."

Li Fu nodded.

This is a reasonable concern.

In places like these, the real deadly threat is the fanatical nationalist extremists, not the paparazzi.

Sexuality is sometimes considered sacrilege in strict religions.

The magazine's photo studio is located in a heavily guarded park.

As soon as Li Fugang stepped through the gate, he felt a wave of heat, not from the high temperature, but from the restless atmosphere on the scene.

However, instead of going directly into the core filming area, he headed straight for the outermost barbed wire fence of the park.

"Mr. Li, the filming location is over there..." Emily pointed to the brightly lit studio inside.

"I know," Li Fu interrupted her, his gaze sweeping across the street outside the wall like a hawk's, "but I need to make sure the people outside can get in, and through that gap."

He acted quite professionally, though it was just for show; in fact, he knew very well that the filming went very smoothly.

It's the same whether he comes or not.

At this moment, Gal Gadot, who is 21 years old, is being photographed in the studio.

She was wearing a modified, extremely form-fitting Israeli military uniform and holding a prop submachine gun.

She's currently just an unknown model, or rather, a model with no fame in Europe and America. To be honest, if the subject matter of the shoot wasn't somewhat sensitive, there would be no need for such a large-scale production.

The real danger doesn't come from the act of secretly filming, but from the radicals who oppose the theme of this filming project.

Li Fu stood in the shadows, observing the commotion outside the wall, where hundreds of protesters had gathered, holding up signs and chanting slogans in Hebrew.

He was curious as to why these people were so sensitive.

Can openness and conservatism coexist?

Or is it that only the upper class is "unrestrained," while using doctrines and rules to constrain the common people at the bottom?

Most of the security personnel are primarily used to keep an eye on the visible protesters, ready to respond to any potential attacks.

But Li Fu's gaze passed over the crowd and locked onto an inconspicuous white bread truck across the street. The truck was parked two hundred meters away from the gate, and its windows were covered with black explosion-proof film.

He has to do something, otherwise he'll seem a bit superfluous.

"Ailiya," Li Fu pointed to the car, "whose car is that?"

Aria glanced at it, somewhat confused: "Is that a vehicle belonging to the property management of the park? Or perhaps a nearby resident's?"

"Absolutely not," Li Fu's voice was cold. "It could be a mobile broadcasting vehicle, and the raised part on the roof could be a hidden signal receiver."

Arya found a pair of binoculars and looked inside. Sure enough, she found a very thin telescopic antenna on the roof of the car.

"But... what are they live-streaming? There's no filming location here, just protesters."

"Perhaps they don't need to film what's happening inside," Li Fu said casually. "They only need to film the protesters' intense reactions and then add inflammatory commentary to incite even greater unrest online. It's a propaganda tactic."

Aria frowned immediately. "Then what should we do? It seems we don't have much authority to force them to leave."

"You could try calling the police," Li Fu calmly suggested. "The key point should be to emphasize that the vehicle is suspected of illegal broadcasting and disturbing public order."

Aria immediately instructed her staff to take care of it.

The protests are ongoing and are gaining momentum online.

In the afternoon, a man wearing a work vest and a safety helmet entered the filming location under the pretext of debugging equipment and repairing air conditioners.

He was able to get past the outer security mainly because all his documents were genuine.

I am indeed a skilled worker.

However, he was under Li Fu's surveillance ever since he came in.

When he was secretly taking pictures through the hidden camera in his sleeve, Li Fu stood directly in front of him, blocking his view.

He then snatched the hidden mini camera.

There's no doubt this guy has been bribed.

This scene was witnessed by the editor-in-chief of the Maxim project, who was watching from a distance.

He initially didn't think much of the Asian bodyguard, believing it was just a matter of paying for psychological comfort.

But now, he has to reassess the value of this "Mr. Li".

In fact, even if Li Fu hadn't stopped it, others would have discovered it anyway, since he remembered that these photos were still re-released.

The filming went very smoothly that day.

Li Fu's actions garnered some approval, but he didn't care. He only remembered a piece of gossip from his past life: Gal Gadot admitted to attending Didi's "party."

Although he didn't know if it was too early to investigate this lead, it was the only clue he could currently grasp.

Perhaps we can actually hear some snippets about that industry from this future "Wonder Woman".

As for Gal Gadot now?

Li Fu glanced at the girl posing under the spotlight from a distance through the barbed wire fence.

She is dazzling and very young.

But she didn't know that the world of fame and fortune she was about to enter was not just full of flowers and applause, but also a bottomless abyss of darkness.

During the filming, Gadot glanced at Li Fu inadvertently.

Their eyes met.

The other person gave a very faint smile, a smile that carried a hint of something else.

Perhaps this wasn't their first meeting.