Chapter 53: Fishing Is Still Better (Please Favorite and Recommend)

Time flew by, and several days passed.

The originally planned shooting schedule was basically complete, and there was no movement from Director Lin's side.

The actors were a little excited—were they about to get a holiday?

Although there was no holiday, isn't a holiday a convenient thing?

The executive director was also a little excited—how about… I try continuing, shoot a bit more?

When the boss isn't here, I'm the boss. If you don't use your authority, it expires and becomes void. This opportunity is hard to come by!

However, before these people's little schemes could sprout, Director Lin returned. The next segment to film was the water scenes, and he led the team over.

The executive director continued filming here, but no need to go further—just plug the gaps, reshoot any missing shots.

The executive director was utterly deflated; those were all domestic, nagging, petty scenes.

Qi Hui, Lei Jiayin, Qiu Chixuan, and a few other actors were actually a little excited—getting in the water… that's great!

Finally they could play in the water and cool off.

The next day, the crew's van carried a pile of people to the banks of the Wu Songjiang.

Looking at the surging waters of the Wu Songjiang, Qi Hui's eyes lit up: "Great spot, perfect for casting a couple of rods!"

The fishing rod Station Chief Wu had given him, he still had it now, just never had the chance to use it.

Behind him, Director Lin, who had been about to walk past, immediately lit up and hurried over: "You kid have this hobby too?"

Fishing is great!

Young people nowadays always like those grandiose, empty things—starting a business, studying abroad, going beyond Asia, going global… not a bit of it is down-to-earth!

Fishing is still better. When you're fishing, background and resources are useless; the only things that count are skill, ability, and luck.

This is the real game for men!

He didn't used to like it either, but now once he starts fishing, he goes completely silent.

"Oh? Director Lin, you like it too?" Qi Hui's eyes lit up as he asked in surprise.

"You bet. Let me tell you, what I'm best at is making a fish bait spot…" Director Lin rubbed his hands together, saying excitedly.

"Ahem, Director, how about we chat about fishing after we finish shooting?" The life director came over and very spoilsport-ingly cut Director Lin off.

He had to interrupt—kayaks, lifeguards, and all those safety measures, they all cost money.

If they dawdled and delayed, it would waste another big chunk of money.

"Uh… right, right, work first." Director Lin nodded repeatedly, finally coming back to his senses.

There was quite a lot to do today—shoot Lin Pinru falling into the water, shoot Hong Shixian and Aili's ending where they die, and also shoot Gao Yuan Shanshan throwing herself into the river.

Besides these, there's also the scene of Gao Wenyan finding Lin Pinru by the river.

No need to count them up; just looking at it feels like a hassle. One day might not even be enough.

Moreover, Qi Hui's task was the heaviest—he had to go into the water twice and act with two women.

A middle-aged man in a black diving swimsuit walked over and exchanged a few words with Director Lin.

At the same time, two rescue kayaks also appeared on the river surface.

"Alright, everyone who needs to get in the water, come over." Director Lin called out: "Actors, cameramen, safety officers, get ready for warm-up exercises."

As Director Lin called out, the crew also handed out safety vests.

"Among the actors getting in the water, is anyone who can't swim?" Director Lin continued asking.

Qi Hui and the other actors looked at each other, and then Qiu Chixuan and Tu Liman slowly raised their hands.

Chi Shuai actually couldn't swim either, but he didn't need to get in the water.

Director Lin felt a twinge of a headache—he hadn't expected that among the actors getting in the water, only Qi Hui and Li Caihua could swim.

"Alright, follow along and do the warm-up." Director Lin continued.

Qi Hui stood behind the actresses, watching them do the movements rather clumsily.

However, Li Caihua stood stock-still, rooted there, just like the back-row underachiever in middle school who refused to do the broadcast calisthenics.

"Li Caihua, why aren't you doing it?" Qi Hui didn't hold back and asked directly.

"I don't need to." Li Caihua glanced at Qi Hui and said coolly: "I went to school in Hong Kong Island, I've had swimming lessons since I was little, I've known how to swim since I was little."

"Why are you bothering with her?" Lei Jiayin called out: "Their education in Hong Kong Island is aristocratic education, way better than ours."

"Still need this?"

Who says Northeastern men are straightforward? Isn't this passive-aggressive sniping pretty skilled too?

Li Caihua glanced at Lei Jiayin, too lazy to respond.

Qi Hui glared at Lei Jiayin—the one going into the water with her later is me; if anything goes wrong, I'm the one who might get dragged down!

No way—am I supposed to just wait for something to go wrong?

"Aristocratic education didn't quite educate you all the way." Qi Hui curled his lip and said with equal passive-aggression: "They don't even teach you to warm up before getting in the water, and it's an aristocratic school… really don't know what's so aristocratic about it."

Li Caihua's body stiffened, but she still dawdled without moving.

Not far away, Director Lin also saw her looking like this, strode over, and said a couple of stern words.

Only then did Li Caihua move, reluctantly, like a middle-school underachiever doing morning exercises, afraid that doing them properly would get her mocked.

"Alright, the rest of the actors rest on the side. Qi Hui, Qiu Chixuan, we'll shoot your scene first." Director Lin shouted, holding a megaphone.

This was an outdoor riverbank, the wind was strong, without a megaphone you simply couldn't hear.

Qi Hui and Qiu Chixuan changed into their clothes and gave the director a hand signal, indicating the two of them were ready.

The director briefly went over the scene, then directed Qi Hui and Qiu Chixuan to a wooden dock by the sandy riverbank.

This scene was the dispute between Hong Shixian and Lin Pinru about the baby in her belly—Hong Shixian insisted on aborting the child, Lin Pinru refused.

Of course, Hong Shixian's purpose in bringing Lin Pinru to the river was to appease her, because she liked watching the sea.

Later they argued, Lin Pinru ran onto a boat, and then she fell into the water, causing a miscarriage.

As for whether the Wu Songjiang is the sea... that doesn't matter; in any case, the river surface is vast.

Plus, with the background blurred, it creates the feeling of the sea.

Actually, what is truly vast is the Yangtze River, several thousand meters wide, where the opposite bank cannot be seen at all.

However, the Yangtze is a very busy waterway; large ships often pass by, so filming there would not achieve the desired effect.

Once the camera was set up and the crew stepped back, Director Lin's voice rang out through the loudspeaker:

"3, 2, 1, action!"

The camera remained fixed, filming the sparkling, gently rippling river surface.

Then, Qi Hui and Qiu Chixuan walked into the frame hand in hand, and slowly made their way to the riverbank.

At this moment, Qiu Chixuan was still wearing high heels.

She looked left and right, surveying the surroundings with a hint of confusion, and said in Korean: "Shixian, why did you bring me here?"

"I know you love watching the sea; look how vast this sea is, right?" Qi Hui pointed at the vast river surface and chuckled.

But Lin Pinru kept a stern face, showing no joy whatsoever.

Seeing this, Qi Hui continued: "Pinru, actually... we both understand that having a child is a burden for us..."

"..."

Under the director's tent, Lei Jiayin and other actors gathered beside Director Lin, watching the scene between Qi Hui and the other.

"Truly impressive..." Lei Da remarked: "Speaking both Mandarin and Korean."

Tu Liman nodded in strong agreement; had it been her, she would have stalled long ago and been unable to continue acting.

Suddenly, she remembered that her character, Gao Yuan Shanshan, had many scenes with Lin Pinru; immediately, she lowered her head, feeling deeply depressed.

Chi Shuai rubbed his chin; could it be that Qiu Chixuan was cold to him for this very reason?

Should I learn some Korean then?

On the set, Lin Pinru and Hong Shixian were already on the small sampan.

"Good, follow with the kayak; safety officers pay attention, camera crew pay attention," Director Lin said while holding the walkie-talkie:

"Qi Hui, keep an eye on Qiu Chixuan; speak up immediately if there's a problem."