Chapter 201: The Iron Triangle Reunites

The scene: Zhou Huimin's "Huaxia" album launch press conference.

Camera flashes flickered like a torrential downpour; reporters held their voice recorders high, scrambling to ask questions.

"Miss Zhou, the style of this album is vastly different from your previous work — what prompted you to make such a change?"

Zhou Huimin smiled faintly, her fingers tapping lightly on the table: "Actually, every single song on this album is my love for the motherland, and the words I want to say to my listeners.

"There's a rumor that this album was tailor-made for you by your lover?"

Zhou Huimin's smile deepened: "Yes, he loves me very much."

"Then will you be returning to acting? The audience for the 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' series has been waiting for you to play Shirley Yang again!"

Zhou Huimin blinked: "Well... that depends on whether my lover has finished writing the fourth 'Ghost Blows Out the Light'. I saw the words 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' on the computer in the study recently."

The reporters below the stage immediately stirred — that was practically an outright confirmation!

Feimin Entertainment president's office, wreathed in smoke.

Wang Jing sat with one leg crossed over the other, a cigar pinched between his fingers: "Fei-ge, about Xingxing's matter?"

Xiang Fei leaned back on the leather sofa and shook his head: "Business is business — Uncle Qiang won't fall out with Xingxing over something like this."

Liu Furong held a teacup, lost in thought: "Li Xiuxian really went all out this time. I heard he gave Xingxing a box-office profit share plus creative autonomy."

"Creative autonomy?" Wang Jing scoffed, "You believe that? That old fox Li Xiuxian — as if he'd ever truly hand over power!"

Xiang Fei didn't pick up the thread; he pulled a thick stack of script from the drawer and pushed it in front of the two of them.

Wang Jing looked down and his eyes went wide: "'Kunlun Palace'?!"

Liu Furong also sat bolt upright: "The fourth part is finally being filmed?!"

Wang Jing flipped open the script impatiently: "Fei-ge, I thought you'd forgotten about the fourth 'Ghost Blows Out the Light'!"

Liu Furong rubbed his hands together excitedly: "After we finished filming 'Yunnan Worm Valley' last time, I told my agent — I have to be in the fourth part!"

Wang Jing skimmed quickly through the script, then slammed the table and burst out laughing: "Brilliant! This time the story is set on Kunlun Mountain — glaciers, ancient tombs, mysterious cults... the visuals are going to be absolutely explosive!"

Xiang Fei nodded: "So this time, Yongsheng and Feimin will be working together."

"This time—" Wang Jing burst into laughter, "the Iron Triangle is finally reuniting."

Wang Jing's eyes lit up: "Is Ah Min confirmed to star?"

"She just finished recording her album, and she has a window of free time." Xiang Fei took out his phone and pulled up a recording: "Have a listen."

Zhou Huimin's cool, clear voice came from the phone: "At the peak of Kunlun Mountain lies a secret more terrifying than the ancient city of Jingjue..."

"That's Shirley Yang's monologue?" Liu Furong exclaimed joyfully.

Xiang Fei nodded: "Ah Min recorded this audition just last night."

Wang Jing stroked his chin: "Interesting... Shirley Yang has more screen time in this one than in the first three parts, and there are action scenes too?"

"Glacier climbing, gunfights in ancient tombs, religious ceremonies..." Xiang Fei flipped to a page of the script, "In this scene, she has to climb up bare-handed from a thirty-meter ice crevasse."

Liu Furong frowned: "Isn't that too dangerous? Should we use a stunt double?"

"You don't know Ah Min's personality yet?" Xiang Fei laughed, "She read the script a few days ago and went straight to a climbing gym to train."

"Two months of location shooting in the real Kunlun Mountains of Qinghai, the rest will be added in with Minyang special effects." Xiang Fei pulled out a stack of materials, "These are the photos sent back by the location-scouting team."

Liu Furong gazed at the towering snow-capped mountains in the photos and couldn't help sighing: "Real-location shooting like this — Xiangjiang cinema hasn't seen it in years..."

"So you'll need to join the crew early to acclimatize to the high altitude." Xiang Fei said seriously, "Kunlun Mountain is five thousand meters above sea level — it's no joke."

Wang Jing closed the script, a sharp gleam in his eyes: "Fei-ge, if this film gets made, it'll definitely smash the Xiangjiang box-office record!"

Wang Jing stroked his chin: "Then how should we arrange the promotion?"

"Next month we'll release the concept poster first, and the headline will be—" Xiang Fei paused, "'The Iron Triangle reunites on Kunlun, to unveil the ultimate secret.'"

At dusk, Zhou Huimin pushed open the office door. "How did the talks go?" She took the cup of water Xiang Fei handed her and drained it in one go.

Wang Jing held up the script with a grin: "Ah Min, ready to be Shirley Yang one more time?"

Zhou Huimin wiped the corner of her mouth, her gaze resolute: "For the action scenes this time, I want to personally complete eighty percent of them."

Liu Furong gave a thumbs-up: "That's the fighting spirit!"

Xiang Fei put an arm around his wife's shoulders: "I'm flying to Qinghai to scout locations next Monday — do you want to come along?"

"Of course." Zhou Huimin flipped open the script and suddenly laughed, "Did you know? There's a song on the 'Huaxia' album called 'Snow Dragon Chant' — it's perfect as the promotional theme for 'Kunlun Palace.'"

Wang Jing slapped his thigh: "Perfect! This is fate!"

The news of the Iron Triangle's reunion was about to unleash a storm even greater than Zhou Xingxing's transfer.