Chapter 28: Killing the Final Scene, Leaving the Set! (Please Collect and Recommend)

Hospital, emergency operating room.

The lights went out; the door opened, and a doctor in a white coat stepped out quickly.

Several directors from the "Infiltration" crew frowned slightly—they'd only sent him in less than half an hour ago.

So fast… either he's fine, or he's dead.

"The patient is safe, no life-threatening danger," the doctor, well aware of their thoughts, immediately announced:

"The injury is on the sole of the foot, and it's not deep—similar to stepping on a nail. There will be no lasting complications."

"Actually, stepping on a nail is more troublesome—you'd need a tetanus shot. The patient doesn't need anything here."

Though all true, these were comforting words; to fully recover, the patient would likely need nearly a month confined to a wheelchair.

Hearing this, Jiang Wei and the others exhaled heavily in relief—thank goodness he was okay.

"But," the doctor suddenly changed tone, making everyone's hearts tighten again.

"The patient must not stand or use the foot for this period, or infection is highly likely."

Hearing this, Jiang Wei and the others frowned slightly—Yao Chen still had several scenes left; this was a problem.

Among the crowd, Beside Qi Hui Hui raised an eyebrow—clearly, for the remaining scenes, Yao Chen would have to use a stunt double.

This wasn't years later, when bad movies flooded the market and pretty boys did whatever they wanted; using stunt doubles for multiple scenes meant her character couldn't be nominated for any awards.

If he remembered correctly, before his reincarnation, Yao Chen had won an award for this very drama… Beside Qi Hui Hui's heart stirred—this was an unexpected bonus.

He'd only wanted to teach Yao Chen a lesson; he hadn't expected this outcome.

At that moment, hurried footsteps approached; Ling Xiaosu arrived, panting: "How is Yao Chen?"

Beside Qi Hui Hui immediately stepped forward and briefly explained the current situation.

Hearing this, Ling Xiaosu exhaled heavily: "What a scare… good thing it's nothing serious."

"It's my fault, Senior Brother," Beside Qi Hui Hui said, eyes shifting guiltily: "I didn't check thoroughly beforehand—I'll cover my sister-in-law's medical bills…"

"What nonsense are you talking, kid?" Jiang Wei cut in, stepping closer: "You've checked it multiple times already—this was an uncontrollable factor."

Not just Beside Qi Hui Hui—he himself had checked it multiple times too, and to prevent accidents, he'd even banned everyone else from entering the set.

Beside Qi Hui Hui and he had done everything possible to ensure safety.

"The crew insured everyone. Don't go thinking crazy things, kid," Jiang Wei continued.

Ling Xiaosu patted Beside Qi Hui Hui's shoulder: "Filming always has accidents. Your sister-in-law's injury isn't serious—just a nail."

"Didn't you get hurt before? And didn't your sister-in-law cause it?"

"You didn't say anything—why should we? Don't overthink it."

Beside Qi Hui Hui nodded: "Alright, Senior Brother."

Looks like no one suspects me.

…

Three days later.

Yao Chen was discharged in a wheelchair, her face tight, brimming with resentment, as if nothing pleased her.

Even her assistant dared not speak loudly.

Back at the "Infiltration" set, Jiang Wei gathered the main cast and several assistant directors to check on her, then resumed filming.

Today's shoot was the final scenes for Teacher Zu Feng and Wang Xiaoyi; Beside Qi Hui Hui handled martial arts choreography, Jiang Wei oversaw filming.

As before, the action style was sharp and deadly, fast and intense.

But the ending remained unchanged—Teacher Zu Feng's Li Ya and Wang Xiaoyi's Liao Sanmin still died together.

"Cut!" Jiang Wei shouted: "Next shot—falling to the ground."

"Check the wires multiple times—ensure absolute safety, no accidents whatsoever."

Beside Qi Hui Hui no longer needed to be present—he quietly left the set; the rest was Jiang Wei's domain.

In the distance, Yao Chen sat in her wheelchair, watching Teacher Zu Feng and Wang Xiaoyi about to "fall," secretly imagining them crashing down, injured—or dead.

The set had so many accidents—why should they be exempt?

But things didn't go as she hoped—no accident occurred.

Teacher Zu Feng and Wang Xiaoyi were perfectly safe; the scene filmed smoothly.

With this, Teacher Zu Feng, Wang Xiaoyi, and Beside Qi Hui Hui all completed their roles.

Actually, Beside Qi Hui Hui had finished days ago—but wasn't this Director Jiang's heartfelt invitation?

"Beside Qi Hui Hui, great collaboration—thank you very much," Jiang Wei patted Beside Qi Hui Hui's shoulder, then handed him two sets of Zhongshan suits and two sets of suits.

All were costumes, custom-tailored to Beside Qi Hui Hui's measurements.

Now that filming was over, he might as well give them to Beside Qi Hui Hui.

At the same time, Jiang Wei slipped a red envelope into Beside Qi Hui Hui's hand.

"Oh no, no need, no need—you already paid my salary. Director, you're too kind," Beside Qi Hui Hui took the clothes and casually snatched the red envelope from Jiang's hand.

"What do you mean no need? You just said you wanted more—" The words hadn't even finished when his hand was empty.

Jiang Wei: "..."

This kid's movements were too practiced.

"Beside Qi Hui Hui, I'm giving you the fishing rod you used," Teacher Feng Enhe walked over and handed Beside Qi Hui Hui a fishing rod.

"Thank you, Teacher Feng—you're too generous…" Beside Qi Hui Hui took it, then paused: "Wait—"

"Teacher Feng, isn't this the rod you lost the fish with last time?"

"Nonsense—it's the one that caught the fish," the old man scowled.

Beside Qi Hui Hui: "..."

Fine, whatever you say.

To one side, Sun Honglei handed him a collection of short stories by Long Yi.

Long Yi is the original author of "Lurk".

However, the original novel was merely a short story of around ten thousand characters.

After reading it, Jiang Wei personally took up his pen to revise and expand it, combining it with his undergraduate history major knowledge to create the drama "Lurk".

To put it bluntly, the drama "Lurk" has a connection to Long Yi, but the connection is not great.

The original author was also very clear on this point; he stated without any hesitation that his current fame relied entirely on the drama "Lurk", belonging to empty fame.

It was "Lurk" that achieved him, not him who achieved "Lurk".

One has to say, he saw through it very clearly, even more clearly than Xie Ruolin.

Wu Gang... Wu Gang had finished filming long ago.

A week after the farm stay, he finished filming and left.

After packing up, with a joyful mood, Beside Qi Hui Hui, Zu Feng, and Wang Xiaoyi left the film crew.

Wang Xiaoyi had someone to pick him up and left by taxi first, while Zu Feng lagged a few steps behind, walking side by side with Beside Qi Hui Hui.

"Junior brother, do you have time in the coming period?" Zu Feng asked.

"Uh... there is a drama in two months where I am the male lead," Beside Qi Hui Hui thought for a moment and said.

He still had a Hong Shixian to play!

Hearing this, Zu Feng's eyes brightened slightly: "Our school is holding a celebration in a month and a half; will you come back to see how the school is?"

"Yang Mi from your class will also be returning."

Whether she comes or not has nothing to do with me... Beside Qi Hui Hui thought to himself, but since Zu Feng's hospitality was hard to refuse, he agreed.

"No problem, senior brother."

"In a couple of days the school will send you an invitation letter; remember to check it. Oh, by the way, give me your address."

"Okay."

After seeing Zu Feng off, Beside Qi Hui Hui returned to his rental apartment and took a wonderful shower.

To be honest, he felt no interest in Yang Mi; Yang Mi had countless rumors, with Ma Tianyu, Hua Han, Hu Ge, Yu Haoming, Liu Junlin, and everyone rumored with her able to form a combat squad.

This did not even count Feng Shaofeng, Zhao Youting, and Wei Daxun a few years later.

Hu Ge's mother had said that Yang Mi's personality was not suitable for a family; she could be an ordinary friend, but unsuitable as a life partner.

One has to say, her view was quite accurate.

Getting involved with Yang Mi, one might be stepped on by her to rise to power.

So before the other party gets married, Beside Qi Hui Hui would not get close to her... it was a bit strange, but that was roughly the meaning.

More than a month passed quietly.

Hunan Province

Yang Mi packed her things and went to the airport with great enthusiasm; she was returning to school.

If one does not return home when prosperous, it is like wearing brocade at night.

Last time at school, she was merely an obscure little character.

Now, with "Chinese Paladin 3" backing her, she had become one of the Four Little Female Stars alongside Huang Shengyi, Wang Luodan, and Liu Yifei.