Chapter 721
The Unlucky and Tragic Assistant Director
Seeing that everything was ready, Director Zheng began to shout:
"Wire crew, get ready and proceed according to the pre-set route. Move Gu Cheng from point A to point B. I'll start when I say 'start'."
Jinli spotted point B, which was located on a bamboo house supported by bamboo poles.
Point B is the highest point of the bamboo building.
Jinli spotted the assistant director darting around the set. Just then, the assistant director ran up to her, and she immediately grabbed him and asked:
"Was Gu Cheng just continuously hitting point B from point A?"
The assistant director was taken aback when she grabbed him.
Few people in the crew dared to stop him like that.
Upon seeing that it was Jinli, he was stunned again. "Weren't you going to film for Group B? What are you doing here?"
Jinli asked with a serious expression and in a fast-paced manner, "Just now, was Gu Cheng constantly hitting point B from point A?"
The assistant director nodded subconsciously, "Yes, we've already crashed three times, and we're going to crash a fourth time. Director Zheng wants to shoot from more angles."
Jinli: "We can't film anymore."
Assistant director: "Huh?"
Her expression was extremely solemn: "Didn't you all hear that? This bamboo house is about to fall apart. If Gu Cheng crashes into it, bamboo will fall on him."
She didn't know how to explain her premonition to others.
Logically speaking, since point B is located at such a high position as the bamboo house, even if it falls apart, Gu Cheng, being at the highest point, would have a very limited impact.
However, her intuition told her that Gu Cheng's point of impact would not be at point B, but rather in the middle of the bamboo building.
This impact will completely collapse the bamboo house, and the bamboo poles high up will fall on him, bringing him bloodshed.
Assistant Director: "Huh? Huh? Huh!"
The assistant director was stammering, "What...what should we do?"
Jinli: "Stop immediately, check the stability of the bamboo house, and only continue after you're sure everything is alright."
Assistant Director: "No, I... I can't..."
The assistant director wanted to say that, despite being an assistant director, he had no special privileges when it came to filming.
He might be able to handle the finances, but when it comes to filming, he wouldn't dare say a word to Director Zheng.
The assistant director was still thinking about communicating with Director Zheng when he saw Jinli already crossing the film set and arriving at the wire stunt operator's place.
Director Zheng was shouting, "Wire crew, get ready! 3, 2—who is it! Who suddenly ran in? Get out of here!"
Director Zheng shouted until his face turned red, and because he was so excited, he looked like he was about to explode with rage.
Everyone stared blankly as Jinli rushed into the props department, asking the wireman to put Gu Cheng down first.
The wire harness operator recognized Jinli and said blankly, "Huh? This, this isn't a good idea."
Jinli said with certainty, "Put him down. There's a problem with the bamboo building you built. It will collapse after the next violent impact."
Director Zheng called for everyone to leave several times, but Jinli did not leave.
Through the camera lens, he recognized Jinli as the person who had suddenly barged in, and was taken aback.
Director Zheng put down the megaphone: "What's going on? Wasn't Jinli filming with Group B tonight?"
The assistant director rushed over and offered a few explanations.
Director Zheng frowned, his tone somewhat unfriendly: "The props shouldn't be a problem; she's worrying unnecessarily!"
At this moment, Gu Cheng, who had been hanging in the air, waited for Director Zheng to speak but could not feel any movement from his body. Looking down, he found that it was Jin Li.
He realized something was wrong and immediately made a hand gesture.
That's a gesture actors make when they're suspended in the air and feel uncomfortable.
Seeing this, the wireman finally put him down.
If an actor feels uncomfortable, they must be immediately taken down from the air, even without the director's permission.
Gu Cheng landed slowly, and Jin Li reached out her hand, which Gu Cheng grabbed.
Meeting her worried gaze, Gu Cheng softened his voice: "What happened? Weren't you filming on another set?"
Before Jinli could answer, Chen Qin, seeing more and more people gathering around, even Director Zheng coming over, immediately said loudly:
"The props were poorly designed and hadn't undergone strength testing. This bamboo house is going to collapse soon, and yet the actors are being made to crash into it. What if the actors get injured?"
Not only this prop, but all the other props hadn't been tested beforehand. Jinli insisted that all the props she needed be tested first before the performance.
Director Zheng stared at Jinli with a serious expression: "If there's a problem with the props, you should communicate with me privately instead of barging into the scene where you're filming and obstructing the shoot."
Jinli knew she had been reckless.
But with lives at stake, and in such an emergency, she didn't have much time to consider other people's feelings.
The assistant director tried to smooth things over, saying, "Oh, Jinli was just worried that Gu Cheng would get hurt, wasn't she? This... this is just the actors showing their care for each other."
He sensed something was off halfway through his sentence and immediately changed the subject.
It feels strange that the actress was worried about the actor getting hurt.
Especially since these two have so many fans who ship them as a couple, and there have been repeated rumors that they are already together, the production team also saw the huge popularity of this celebrity couple, which is why they invited them to act in the show.
Although this assistant director was an investor, he did not interfere too much with the casting process.
So he didn't know that after Director Zheng confirmed Gu Cheng as the male lead, he gave Gu Cheng the role of "Xiao Yue" to choose from.
He can work with whichever actor he wants.
Gu Cheng personally decided on Jinli; it was the only one he could choose.
The two sides are quite close to the bamboo house.
After the assistant director spoke up for Jinli, he went on to speak up for the director, personally walking over to the bamboo house and patting a bamboo stalk.
"Haha, although the props in the film crew haven't undergone strength testing, the prop masters we hired are very professional, and each scene was built very carefully, so there won't be any problems."
Jinli, you didn't worry for nothing. This bamboo house is very sturdy!
To ensure the truthfulness of his words, the assistant director patted the bamboo a few times.
As soon as he took the picture, he sensed something was wrong.
That bamboo is swaying quite a bit!
And the sound it makes is quite loud, a crackling sound.
The assistant director couldn't help but move a few steps to the side. Oh my, getting too close was a little scary.
Jinli glanced at him and couldn't help but say, "You'd better come over quickly. I have a feeling you're going to have a bloody disaster. Don't get too close to the bamboo house."
Just as the assistant director was about to walk over, he caught a glimpse of Director Zheng's face, which was so dark it looked like it could drip water.
He walked back to the vicinity of the bamboo house to show his support for Director Zheng.
"Jinli, don't be too superstitious. This bamboo house looks shaky, but it's actually very sturdy. It has already withstood three impacts, so there's no reason why it won't withstand a fourth one."
As he spoke, he moved closer to the bamboo house.
He didn't dare to hit it hard, but leaning on it should be fine, maybe it could even stop the shaking.
But the next second, he heard a crisp click.
Before the next second even arrived, the rope binding the top bamboo suddenly broke, and the other connected bamboo stalks followed suit.
Soon after, the falling bamboo triggered a chain reaction; first, a section collapsed, and then the entire bamboo house collapsed.
The assistant director had already run away when the bamboo fell.
However, because he was closest, he was still hit by the falling bamboo as it bounced up.
"Ah!!!" the assistant director screamed.
The others ignored him. The moment the bamboo fell, Gu Cheng grabbed Jinli tightly, shielded her behind him, and moved her to another place.
Chen Qin is the same.
"Quick, the bamboo house has collapsed!" A few minutes later, the dust settled.
The bamboo building completely collapsed. Gu Cheng was unharmed, but the most seriously injured person was the assistant director, who was suspected of having a broken bone.
The assistant director, who completely disregarded the possibility of bloodshed: ...
He wanted to slap himself in front of Jinli.
I misunderstood you, Master Jinli!
Director Zheng also canceled the evening's filming because of this incident and even apologized to Jinli.
"I'm sorry, it was my fault. I didn't do a strength test on the prop. If you hadn't stopped me in time, Gu Cheng might have been injured from that collision."
Jinli said magnanimously, "It's okay, at least the actors weren't injured this time."
Director Zheng asked hesitantly, "How did you know there was something wrong with the bamboo house?"
Jinli pointed to her ears: "I have very sensitive hearing, and I can hear subtle sounds that many people can't hear."
While Gu Cheng was filming, I could tell there was something wrong with the bamboo house. The bamboo was very brittle and seemed like it could break at any moment. The ropes connecting them were also making a hissing sound as they were being stretched thin.
My intuition is usually very accurate, and out of unease, I immediately stopped filming.
Jinli paused, then, giving Director Zheng some face, said sincerely:
"I'm sorry, Director Zheng, the situation was critical, so I had to resort to this tactic. Next time, if there's an opportunity, I'll communicate with you first."
She had no intention of challenging the director's authority on set.
But since it concerned Gu Cheng's safety, we had to interrupt first.
Director Zheng let out a long breath, still shaken, and said:
"On the contrary, I'm glad you came in and interrupted. If something had happened to Gu Cheng during this shoot, the schedule would have been delayed for who knows how long, which would have been very damaging to the crew."
"We won't be filming tonight. You all get some rest. We'll check the props overnight to make sure there won't be any problems during tomorrow's filming."
Director Zheng left the hotel; he still had to go to the film set to oversee things.
Fortunately, it was the assistant director who was injured this time. If it had been a member of the crew, losing even one person would have been a big problem.
The hotel room.
Gu Cheng looked at Jin Li and asked with some concern, "What did you see? Will it be bad for your health? Did you change the future?"
He was with Jinli and never knew that her hearing was so sensitive.
Her vision and hearing are within the normal range, and her overall physical condition is even more fragile than that of an average person.
However, Jinli's sixth sense was indeed very accurate.
Anyone in the industry can sense this; you can tell just by looking at Jinli's eye for selecting scripts.
Almost every drama she chooses becomes a huge hit. Even if it doesn't become a hit at the beginning, it will rise in popularity and become a hit in the later stages. "Assassination" is a good example of this.
As he spent more time with Jinli, he discovered that her sixth sense wasn't limited to choosing scripts.
In some ways, it was like a prophecy.
Moreover, Jinli is good at physiognomy, and she's very accurate, but she usually doesn't tell others.
Only she could see that the assistant director was going to suffer a bloody disaster and warned him not to go near the bamboo house. It was the assistant director who was recklessly going near it, which is why he was so badly injured.
Jinli shook her head. "I didn't see anything. I just came here on a whim because I felt you might be in danger."
Gu Cheng: "I don't believe it."
He stared intently at Jinli's face. "You look a little pale. Are you feeling unwell?"
Before Jinli could answer, he reached out and touched her forehead, saying with a serious expression, "You seem to have a slight fever. Do you have a fever?"
"As expected, because you changed the established facts, your body suffered a backlash. Will this have a significant impact on you? Will you cough up blood?"
Seeing that Gu Cheng looked so nervous he seemed about to cry, Jinli reached out and pinched his face.
"Don't worry, I said it's nothing, and it's nothing. You'll just be weak for a while, but you'll recover with rest."
She pinched his face into a goldfish mouth shape. "Smile, okay?"
Gu Cheng forced a smile, but it looked terrible.
"Let me take you to the hospital. I don't feel comfortable leaving you alone in the room."
Jinli: "The hospital is useless to me."
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Gu Cheng's mind, "Let's go to the Taoist temple!"
“How about going to a Taoist temple? I remember there’s a small Taoist temple nearby where villagers can burn incense. It’s not far from here,” Gu Cheng said quickly.
Jinli hesitated, "If I can go, what if I don't make it back in time?"
Gu Cheng replied firmly, "No."
He went back to his room to pack his things. His assistant, not understanding why, asked him where he was going.
Gu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "You know what happened on set today, right?"
Assistant: "Are you talking about the bamboo house collapsing tonight? It's all thanks to Jinli who suddenly barged into the filming crew and saved you."
Otherwise, given how easily the assistant director's building would collapse with just a few bumps, you would definitely get hurt if you crashed into it.
Gu Cheng: "Jinli saved me. Her sixth sense is always very accurate. You know, people with strong intuition are often physically weak and easily entangled by evil spirits."
Especially since she saved me from a bloody disaster today, I'm worried something might happen to her, so I want to take her to a Taoist temple to rest for the night.
If Gu Cheng directly tells his assistant about Jin Li's unusual physical condition, the assistant won't understand.
But he phrased it differently, and the assistant immediately understood.
"That means I need to go to a Taoist temple to avoid trouble. By the way, are consecrated jade bracelets and pendants useful? I brought some with me. My grandma took me to have them consecrated when I was a child, and I've never taken them off since."
Also, do you need some yellow talismans? We often go out together, and I'm afraid we'll go to unclean places, and my righteous energy won't be able to suppress it, so I always carry them with me, like the Heavenly Official Bestowing Blessing Picture, the Evil-Exterminating and Repelling Talisman, and the House-Protecting Talisman..."
Gu Cheng paused in his tidying up. "You've prepared quite thoroughly."
The assistant said apologetically, "I'm frail, so my parents and elders have been trying to find things to help me suppress my condition."
Gu Cheng: "We're going to the Taoist temple soon, so we won't need any of these things. But if you have time, could you make a list for me? I'll prepare one next time, just in case."
Compared to Gu Cheng, he also had to explain to his assistant.
Jinli's tidying up went very smoothly.
It's just for one night, so there's no need to pack too much; just bring a change of clothes for one day.
Seeing Jinli's pale face, Chen Qin couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you not go to the Taoist temple? I'll go, and I'll livestream it to you so you can pray in front of the video?"
Jinli shook her head: "No, this method is too weak. We have to go to the Taoist temple in person."
Chen Qin: "You—"
She sighed, "Never mind, I won't say anything to you."
She knew Jinli's sixth sense was very accurate, but she didn't know anything more than that; at most, she could sense that Jinli really liked the Taoist temple.
The Taoist temple specially cultivates golden pears.
Whenever Jinli's schedule is particularly busy, she goes to a Taoist temple to recuperate, and she can quickly regain her energy.
Perhaps this is what is known as the "Taoist constitution".
Going to the Taoist territory is more comfortable than going to other places.
If it weren't for saving Gu Cheng, Jinli wouldn't have felt so uncomfortable.
But should we tell her not to save him?
If it were her, she probably would have saved him too.
After all, who knows if this accident might cost Gu Cheng his life? (End of Chapter)