[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme":3,"chapter-starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-54":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from Hong Shixian: A Chinese Entertainment Rise",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2351333,4599,"Chapter 54: Safety Accident, Drowning (Please Favorite, Please Recommend)","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-54",54,"\u003Cp>\"Ah, it's wobbling so much...\" Qiu Chixuan sat in the sampan, looking at the deep, emerald river water, trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This must be very deep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river breeze blew, stirring up ripples, and the sampan swayed from side to side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Chixuan shivered; she felt no sense of security, feeling as if this thing could flip at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had several floats tied to her waist, she still felt no sense of security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you ready?\" Director Lin's voice came through the walkie-talkie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ready,\" Qi Hui replied in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? I... this...\" Qiu Chixuan glanced at Qi Hui, then looked at the safety officer on a speedboat in the distance, poised and ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... I'm ready too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, cameramen ready, actors ready!\" Director Lin shouted: \"3, 2, 1, action!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the command, filming continued!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sampan swayed violently, and in her panic, Lin Pinru suddenly stood up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, ah... ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't stand up!\" Hong Shixian's expression changed drastically, and he shouted: \"This thing is unbalanced, don't stand up, it's very dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit down quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words had faded, the sampan lurched to the side, and Lin Pinru fell into the water with a \"splash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shixian, Shixian... I...\" Lin Pinru stretched out her hands, splashing with her hands and feet, straining her neck to scream with all her might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't acting; she really couldn't swim. If it weren't for the few floats on her waist, she might have really sunk straight to the bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person truly drowning wouldn't be shouting like this at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pinru!\" Hong Shixian leaned over the edge, shouting with concern: \"Pinru, Pinru!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stretched out his hand with all his might, trying to grab Lin Pinru in the water, but found he couldn't reach her at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold on, I'm coming to save you!\" Hong Shixian shouted immediately, leaping into the water without hesitation, \"striving\" to swim toward Lin Pinru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as soon as he entered the water, he found he couldn't locate Lin Pinru at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shimmering water surface, combined with the waves stirred by the river breeze, made it impossible for him to determine her position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the distance between the two grew further and further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good! Cut!\" Director Lin's voice sounded in the earpiece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui perked up, spotted the right moment, swam toward Qiu Chixuan, and grabbed her in a hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, it didn't feel very good; it was quite bony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Chixuan looked terrified, holding onto Qi Hui for dear life, her fingers gripping his clothes tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked like she would never let go even if she died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright... it's okay, pfft... don't be nervous,\" Qi Hui comforted her repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qiu Chixuan couldn't hear a word; she still gripped his clothes tightly, and under the water, her two legs were wrapped directly around Qi Hui's waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite heavy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the director's tent, Lei Jiayin held binoculars, watching the busy crew from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Qi Hui was speechless, the speedboat arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The safety officers pulled the two up and handed them towels and dry clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the director's tent, Director Lin touched his chin while looking at the footage just captured; it was very good, but... he felt it could be better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should they do another take?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning his head, he saw Qiu Chixuan return, her face somewhat pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better forget it... Director Lin quickly dismissed the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qi Hui, change your clothes, get ready for the next scene,\" Director Lin called out: \"Caihua, is your makeup done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, Li Caihua also had two shots, but they were filmed on the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done,\" Li Caihua called out. The makeup on her face was somewhat pale, giving her the appearance of someone terminally ill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked nothing like the exquisite and arrogant urban beauty she usually was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the plot, she had cancer and was dying, so it was normal to look like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Chi Shuai was fussing over the newly changed Qiu Chixuan, making Tu Liman and the others roll their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are foreign women really that great?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lin looked at Li Caihua's makeup and expression, nodding with satisfaction: \"Good, just like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, I'm ready too,\" Qi Hui walked out; he had already dried his hair and changed his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hairstylist gave him a different hairstyle from the previous scene so that they could represent a different time and space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, get ready to shoot,\" Director Lin nodded and urged: \"Be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't stand by in full alert like the previous scene; that was only because Qiu Chixuan couldn't swim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for this scene, both Qi Hui and Li Caihua could swim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, unlike the previous scene in the deep water in the middle of the river, this scene was on the shallow shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shore was so shallow that the speedboat could potentially run aground, so there was no need to worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even so, preparations still had to be made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, actors in position, cameramen in position, everything is ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice sounded in the walkie-talkie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good,\" Director Lin shouted: \"3, 2, 1, action!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Caihua, playing Aili, paced slowly along the shore, walking leisurely along the long riverbank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameraman first took a long shot, then another cameraman followed, the lens gradually zooming in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a close-up of Aili's upper body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Aili's face was deathly pale, her lips bloodless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hair was tied up casually, and her once-exquisite clothing had become dowdy and old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former urban beauty was lifeless, with sadness and dead silence permeating her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good,\" Director Lin shouted: \"Cameraman follow, low-angle close-up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Caihua, walk toward the water, get ready to go in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Caihua maintained the deathly emotion on her face and walked slowly to the shore; the rippling river water soaked her pant legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the director's tent, Director Lin breathed a sigh of relief. It looked good; it should be a one-take pass just like the last scene... this was a sure win!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the lens, tears welled up in Aili's eyes, a look of relief and helplessness appeared on her face, and then she slowly walked into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, the river water submerged her ankles, her knees, and finally reached her hips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qi Hui, it's your turn, go!\" Director Lin shouted into the walkie-talkie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hui, who had been ready, showed an anxious expression, panting as he shouted loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aili—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Hong Shixian's shouts, Aili only paused for a moment, then continued to walk firmly into the depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aili! Aili!\" Qi Hui ran over frantically, taking off his top as he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to; Qiu Chixuan had been gripping his clothes earlier, hurting him, so it was better to take them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the director's tent, Director Lin looked at Qi Hui throwing away his clothes and subconsciously picked up the walkie-talkie to call for a stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't in the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he stopped with the walkie-talkie at his lips; taking off clothes to enter the water was, in itself, a rescue action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Qi Hui's anxious expression and running movements conveyed that sense of urgency and desperation to save someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a mistake, and it even added a nice touch... Thinking of this, Director Lin put down the walkie-talkie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn... this kid Qi Hui actually has a really good physique!\" Lei Jiayin said, looking shocked as he held the binoculars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid usually looked thin in his clothes, not even as sturdy as him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once he took his clothes off, those six-pack abs and the well-defined pectoral muscles made him grind his teeth in envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? Quick, quick, let me see!\" Tu Liman said excitedly, calling out repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the river, the acting between Qi Hui and Li Caihua continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aili!\" Hong Shixian grabbed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aili struggled continuously: \"Go back, Shang'en still needs you to take care of him, go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't let you die!\" Hong Shixian shouted: \"Last time I didn't save Pinru, didn't save my child, this time no matter what, I won't let go, and I won't let anything happen to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two struggled, but their feet went soft, and they fell into the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves crashed over them, and the two drifted toward the deeper water further away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aili, I'm here to save you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let go, let go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me your hand... I'm going to save you and get you up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go away...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man and a woman struggled and pulled at each other incessantly, drifting further and further toward the center of the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the two vanished into the river waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lin watched the footage on the monitor and nodded with satisfaction; that was about enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good, cut!\" he pressed the intercom and called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Qi Hui let go of Li Caihua in the water, turned his body, and swam toward the shore using the freestyle stroke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, we're done filming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't pay attention to Li Caihua; this woman was a nuisance if one got too involved with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, she knew how to swim, so there was no need to worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Qi Hui’s feet touched the riverbed, the water reaching his knees; there was no need to swim anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly, Qi Hui realized something was wrong—where was Li Caihua!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning his head, he saw two slender arms raised above the river surface in the distance, with no sound coming from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But white waves were churning constantly in that spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\" Qi Hui exclaimed: \"Something's wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, something's wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shouting this, Qi Hui tossed the intercom aside, dove headfirst into the water, and swam frantically toward Li Caihua’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The good swimmer drowns—the ancients truly did not deceive me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the director's tent, Director Lin shuddered: \"Quick, get the kayak to save her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1648,"2026-06-21T03:10:06.472Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8ef04f77830798e76313814dd2bb0cea6ea75aeeaa18adee175fd70519825f57","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-55","starting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-chapter-53",202,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-hong-shixian-a-chinese-entertainme-cover.jpg"]