Chapter 110: Liu Yifei

Today, nearly one-third of the space on web portals is filled with news about Hu Ge. As one of the most popular young actors born in the 80s in the country—arguably the most popular—it is no surprise that the media is paying such close attention to this major accident.

While on his way to the airport, Wei Jin received a call from Liu Yifei, and the two agreed to go visit together.

"Brother Wei Jin, how could something like this happen?"

Liu Yifei's face was somewhat pale; she found it hard to accept the accident that had befallen Hu Ge.

Although the two had not collaborated much, they had known each other for over two years, and given Hu Ge's pleasant personality, their relationship was quite harmonious.

"Don't think too much about it. People face unpredictable fortunes and misfortunes; it's not something you or I can control."

Wei Jin didn't know what else to say, only that it was Hu Ge's fate, though he felt it was a pity for his Assistant—a fresh, living life.

After getting off the plane, the two headed straight to the General Hospital.

By this time, a large number of reporters and fans had surrounded the outside of the General Hospital, making it impassable, and many of Hu Ge's friends and family had also arrived.

Wei Jin and Liu Yifei saw many acquaintances: Sun Li, Yuan Hong, Lin Yichen, Miss Cai, Liu Shishi, and many actors from the *Legend of the Condor Heroes* crew.

"President Wei, Yifei, you're here."

"President Cai, how is the situation now?"

"The initial surgery is finished, and he has woken up, but he will likely need several rounds of facial reconstructive surgery later. This... his future..."

At this moment, Miss Cai's expression was somewhat dejected. For a popular young actor like Hu Ge, his face is his livelihood, and now that this has happened, his future is worrying.

"Don't worry about the future for now. As long as he is still here, it's fine. Can we visit him?"

"Yes, he only suffered facial injuries; his life is not in danger."

As she spoke, Miss Cai led the two into the hospital room.

Half of Hu Ge's face, including the bridge of his nose, was wrapped tightly in gauze, and he lay there looking lifeless.

"Director Wei, Yifei, thank you for coming to see me. I might not be able to be an actor anymore..."

Seeing Wei Jin and Liu Yifei, Hu Ge spoke slowly; it seemed he was still in great pain after the anesthesia wore off.

"Focus on recovering and don't think so much. Medical technology is so advanced these days; you must have confidence."

Seeing this, Wei Jin could only offer words of comfort. Liu Yifei's eyes were slightly red, and she just nodded along with Wei Jin, unable to speak.

"But she is gone, and she was so young..."

Hu Ge's voice carried a sense of *Dead Silence*; it seemed his psychological trauma was far more severe than his physical one.

Everyone in the room was trying to comfort him, but Hu Ge just kept talking to himself, ignoring them, immersed in his own pain and regret.

"Brother Xiaoyao, you will get better. In the future, we will make movies together."

Liu Yifei couldn't bear it anymore and spoke up to console him; the Hu Ge she knew was such a cheerful person.

"Yifei, thank you. I don't intend to give up. I will live on, it's just... my heart hurts so much... *sob*..."

Hu Ge tried hard not to cry out loud, but everyone present could understand, and many of the emotional women had reddened eyes.

"Lao Hu, rest well, cooperate with the treatment, and when you are better, come star in my movie."

Looking at the once cheerful and optimistic Hu Ge now sobbing uncontrollably, Wei Jin also felt a bit uneasy. If he had let him come directly to the *Zhu Xian* crew back then, would this tragedy have been avoided?

Miss Cai was still outside giving interviews, stating bluntly that she would never give up on Hu Ge; Tangren would always wait for him, and the crew would always wait for him.

The news of Hu Ge's disfigurement also leaked from the doctors, sparking frantic discussion online. *Chinese Paladin* was still fresh in everyone's minds, and many fans could not accept it.

After staying to chat with Hu Ge for a while longer, Wei Jin saw that they couldn't help much by staying, so the two took their leave.

Wei Jin had to rush back to prepare for *Brotherhood of Blades*, and Liu Yifei had also taken leave from her crew to come. Before leaving, Wei Jin chatted with Miss Cai for a few moments. Learning of her decision, he felt a sense of admiration; having a whole crew wait for one person meant burning money every day, and he couldn't help but change his opinion of this woman.

On the plane back to Beijing, Liu Yifei was in low spirits, so Wei Jin tried to chat about other things: "Yifei, how do you feel about the crew?"

"It's quite good. There are many young people in the crew, and everyone gets along well."

When talking about the filming, Liu Yifei's mood eased slightly, but as if thinking of something, she hesitated to speak several times.

"What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?"

It must be said that when it comes to reading people and guessing a woman's thoughts, Wei Jin is an expert.

"Brother Wei Jin, I... I went to an audition..."

"Hmm?"

Caught off guard by the sudden remark, Wei Jin didn't react for a moment, then immediately understood what she meant: "You mean Huayi's new film? Hmm... how did it go?"

"They told me to wait for news, but the director, Ming Kefu, seems to think highly of me."

Liu Yifei didn't know why she wanted to tell Wei Jin these things; perhaps she wanted his advice, or perhaps she had other thoughts. "That's great. If you are actually chosen, it's a good resource and could very well help you break into the international market directly."

Wei Jin said nice things, but in reality, he wasn't very optimistic about the project. Two top action superstars with completely clashing styles, plus a foreign director telling a Chinese myth—it was highly likely to be a bad film. In his past life, he didn't remember this movie making any waves.

"Are you that optimistic?"

Liu Yifei was pleasantly surprised to hear Wei Jin's words, as she highly valued his judgment.

"Uh, it's not that I'm optimistic. With a production of this scale and the participation of Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, the overseas box office shouldn't be bad, but it's hard to say for the domestic market..."

Seeing that the young girl was genuinely asking for his opinion, Wei Jin didn't want to be too blunt, so he started to hedge: "Purely from a resource perspective, it's a high-quality project, but I'm just afraid a foreign director won't be able to tell the story well..."

Given their relationship, this was as far as Wei Jin could go; he couldn't just tell her to refuse it. In what capacity would he do that? "Is that so? I understand..."

Liu Yifei nodded thoughtfully, as if she had thought of something, and then asked: "Brother Wei Jin, how did you and Jing Tian meet?"

"Tian Tian is a relative of an old friend of my uncle's. By the way, how are you and her getting along in the crew?"

Wei Jin didn't explain too much, instead showing concern for how Liu Yifei and Jing Tian were getting along.

"It's quite good. Tian Tian is very cute and has a very good personality."

Thinking of the girl in the crew who always loved to give her spicy strips to eat, a smile appeared on Liu Yifei's face. "That's good. Tian Tian has a simple personality, quite like yours. I told you you two would get along."

When saying this, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Wei Jin's mouth. It really had been a while since he had seen the young girl.

This inadvertent look of doting on Wei Jin's face was noticed by Liu Yifei beside him, who asked as if casually: "Brother Wei Jin, do you like her?"

"Why do you ask that?"

Wei Jin was a bit surprised. Was he being that obvious? "Since she debuted, you've been helping her produce singles and arranging for her to star in TV dramas. It's hard for an average person to do that much, right?"

Liu Yifei did not even realize herself that there was a sour tone to these words when she said them.

"That doesn't prove anything, does it? Following your logic, Yifei, it seems I like you even more, don't I?"

Seemingly amused by Liu Yifei's simple train of thought, Wei Jin said teasingly:

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Wei Jin's words made Liu Yifei's little face turn slightly red, but thinking about it carefully, it was true; although Wei Jin was good to Jing Tian, he seemed even better to her, with movies, singles, and even television dramas, and for a moment her mind was filled with sweetness, completely falling into self-persuasion, though she immediately felt troubled again: "But, Brother Wei Jin, Mom won't let me date this early."

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Now it was Wei Jin's turn to be speechless; young lady, I was just teasing, do you understand teasing? How did you start self-persuading? But this seemed to open a new door for Wei Jin. Second update of the day. I'll take a nap in the afternoon and see if I can get the evening update out on time; if not, I'll have to owe it for now. Please forgive me, everyone.

(End of this chapter)