[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-that-year-in-huayu":3,"chapter-that-year-in-huayu-that-year-in-huayu-chapter-26":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","That Year in Huayu",{"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},2286862,4473,"Chapter 26: Disliking Huang Rong","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>Shu Chang had already flipped back her hood and taken off her sunglasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan and she walked toward the tent at the very back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the crew camp along the way, the staff coming and going did not pay much attention to the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When passing by the director, Yu Min did take a glance at Shu Chang, who hurriedly made a \"quiet\" gesture and whispered, \"Director, I'm here to visit Xixi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan also smiled and greeted him, then followed Shu Chang further inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is that? I feel like I've seen him somewhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Min muttered as he watched Lin Nan's back. A props crew member reacted, \"Director Yu, isn't that Director Lin Nan? *Return to Youth* had a box office of over a hundred million.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sentence immediately enlightened Yu Min. The news discussed most by people in the circle recently was him: *Return to Youth* breaking the hundred-million mark, becoming the second director in the domestic hundred-million club. China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, and Enlight Media could be considered to have profited. It was said the film had even been imported by the South Korean side, and the remake rights alone had sold for eight million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't he about to start a new film? How does he have time to come to our set?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Min was puzzled. If it were official business, it should not have bypassed him, the director. So, was it a private matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking again that Lin Nan was with Shu Chang, and Shu Chang visiting the set definitely meant Liu Yifei, then what about Lin Nan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, another martial arts choreographer added, \"Probably visiting Liu Yifei. I heard they were classmates before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Min nodded, didn't think much more of it, and continued discussing the location shooting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the tent, Lin Nan slowed his pace, and Shu Chang also felt playful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voices could be heard from inside; it was the stylist and Liu Yifei talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Chang pointed at herself, then pointed inside, meaning she would go in first. Then, without waiting for Lin Nan to react, she lifted the tent curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xixi...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, a shrill exclamation was heard inside, followed by laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stylist and makeup artist came out within two minutes. Lin Nan hurriedly stepped aside before walking in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in white like snow, a braid reaching her waist draped over her shoulder to her front. Her head had no adornments, and paired with her delicate and pretty cheeks, she looked like a fairy who had fallen into the mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she saw Lin Nan enter, Liu Yifei was first pleasantly surprised, then quickly put on a cold face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't break my word. I said I'd come to visit, so I definitely came, and I even brought an extra person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's already the 29th today. I'm acting as if you never told me about visiting the set.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Chang laughed heartlessly on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan looked at the feigned-angry Liu Yifei and sat on a chair. \"You don't know. Ask Shu Chang; I've been busy to death this month. Today this meeting, tomorrow that meeting. This leader wants to see you, that leader is looking for you. I even ran away halfway through the celebration banquet for fear of being forced to drink too much, and today I missed my flight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Lin Nan finished speaking, he gave Shu Chang a death stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, Director Lin is right. Can you stop glaring at me? Haha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei couldn't keep her expression anymore and started laughing too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Lin, congratulations. Now you're a top-tier big director.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei changed her face very quickly; Lin Nan guessed she must have taken an advanced course when she went to Jiuzhaigou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xixi, can you not call me Little Lin? I'm three years older than you,\" Lin Nan said, feigning pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I'm going to call you that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them chatted and laughed for over an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's your mom? How come I haven't seen her for so long?\" Lin Nan finally remembered and felt something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom might be over at the location site; we'll be filming there tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, how long are you staying?\" Liu Yifei asked, a hint of expectation in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Chang played with Liu Yifei's braid. \"I'm flexible. I took a few days off, just treating it as coming out to play.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shall we watch your scenes tomorrow?\" Lin Nan probed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\" Liu Yifei's eyes sparkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the evening, the crew specially bought many ingredients from the foot of the mountain, firstly to reward everyone, and secondly to welcome Lin Nan and Shu Chang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan and Shu Chang took many photos with the crew in the evening; the press releases were probably already written.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu's mother was much more enthusiastic toward Lin Nan this time, with many more smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some actors lived in a hotel at the foot of the mountain, while some staff stayed on the mountain; there was so much equipment to look after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Chang went to the hotel with Liu Yifei and her mother. Lin Nan chose to stay on the mountain, wearing a military overcoat and watching the stars; it was truly beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, Lin Nan met the actors for this scene: Kong Lin playing Huang Rong, Zhong Zhentao as Gongsun Zhi, Chen Zihan as Guo Fu, Fu Miao as Gongsun Lü'e, and Yang Rui as Lu Wushuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the most important one, Yang Guo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Xiaoming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan and Huang Xiaoming shared a hug, each using their respective titles for the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm so envious of Danchen. The lead actress of a hundred-million-box-office film, she's incredibly popular. When will you save a role for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there's a suitable script, I'll definitely look for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could question Master Huang's popularity; he had upright values and a kind heart. It was just that his acting skills might fluctuate later on, which depended on the director and the crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a newly minted big director, the news of Lin Nan's visit had already spread through the crew, and many actors took the initiative to come over and greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was in place. Lin Nan was invited to sit next to Director Yu to watch and chatted a few words with Zhang the Bearded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Chang held some oranges, watching the excitement while eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were crew members filming behind-the-scenes footage, and Lin Nan and Shu Chang were in the frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan saw it all and admired Producer Zhang's thoughtfulness. For the sake of Dragon Girl, he endured it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Cliff of Broken Hearts, Gongsun Zhi fought everyone. Yang Guo saved Gongsun Lü'e. A line: \"What am I worth? Why do you bother?\" made Little Dragon Girl have the heart to fulfill them and the intention of self-sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei held double swords to confront them, appealing to emotion to obtain the Heart-Severing Pill, and finally resorting to force, saving the other party as they fell off the Cliff of Broken Hearts, thereby obtaining the pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Guo, not seeking to live alone, threw the bottle containing half a Heart-Severing Pill off the Cliff of Broken Hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some persuasion from Huang Rong, by the next morning, there was no trace of Little Dragon Girl, only the Heart-Severing Grass and Dragon Girl flowers left on the edge of the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xixi acted really well,\" Shu Chang said, hugging Liu Yifei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a day, the crew finished the scenes for the Cliff of Broken Hearts, and Little Dragon Girl had also jumped off the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Nan, who do you hate the most in this *Return of the Condor Heroes*? I hate Guo Fu the most; she cut off Yang Guo's arm, just an ill-bred young lady,\" Shu Chang asked Lin Nan, answering herself as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan looked at the gazes from Liu Yifei and Shu Chang and thought for a moment. \"I hate Guo Fu's mother the most. If it weren't for her meddling, Yang Guo would have jumped off the cliff, and once down there, he could have met Little Dragon Girl without having to wait sixteen years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, you're too funny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was amused by Lin Nan's answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the morning of the 31st, Shu Chang still wanted to play for two more days before returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan was already prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm leaving. Don't push yourself too hard while filming on set, and be careful when on the wire harness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan gave a few instructions, like an old mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will, you take care too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei appeared a bit constrained; there were quite a few people seeing them off, but fortunately, Liu's mother didn't come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The *Return to Dust* crew was set to start filming on the 5th. The assistant director was already contacting Lin Nan, and most of the main creative team had already moved into the villagers' homes prepared in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news of Lin Nan visiting the *Return of the Condor Heroes* set had already started appearing on web portals, along with a large number of photos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landing, transferring to a sedan, then a bus, and finally a mule cart, it took a long time to reach the destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a different world from the big cities, facing the yellow earth and backing the sky. There was no need to deliberately set anything up; this place perfectly matched the era and location described in the script. Lin Nan had made all the adjustments he needed to in the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan refused the local leaders' hospitality; he couldn't bring himself to do that, and promised to donate 200,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Baotian was chatting with the villagers, laughing and talking; his accent blended in very quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Wenli was in makeup, looking like a weather-beaten rural woman. \"Sister Wenli, make the makeup a bit yellower, that waxy yellow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Guiying's setting was that she had lived a life of being despised at her brother and sister-in-law's house for years, living in a wooden shed exposed to wind and rain, suffering from Qi deficiency and cold, and also having a lame leg. Her appearance did not match her age at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There really was a river outside the village that wasn't small, just without many fish; that was her final destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dear teachers, for the next month, we will be together day and night. I hope everyone will cooperate fully so that this film can express the most sincere emotions and tell of the evil and good in human nature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opening ceremony was very simple, with no media or reporters. Those who applied to visit and interview were all rejected by people Lin Nan arranged, and those who snuck in were also blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the state, Li Baotian was completely the image of an old widower, his aura perfectly fitting Ma Youtie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One treated as a long-term laborer by his brother and sister-in-law, the other regarded as a pig or dog by hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first day, after a simple test shoot, the crew officially began, using Cao Guiying, played by Jiang Wenli, as the entry point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting from being beaten so badly she couldn't walk for half a month for giving a bun to a village madman, Cao Guiying's background was unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years of abuse and an inhumane living environment left her disabled, unable to bear children, and often suffering from incontinence, unable to care for herself, so that under the double devastation, her heart was numb and dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cut,\" Lin Nan shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Wenli expressed the deadness in Cao Guiying's eyes very well; what was alive was only a broken body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan understood why other directors always liked actors with mature acting skills, because filming was very smooth. Whatever effect you wanted, she could show you; even if not perfect, it could reach 70 or 80 percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Baotian's appearance interpreted what a veteran actor and first-class actor meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gold, silver, copper, iron—he was the poorest Ma Youtie in the whole village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Cao Guiying was \"introduced\" to him, his long-term submissive life seemed to have a slight difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Nan sat behind the machine, watching Li Baotian's performance. The calm, dead water began to ripple because of Cao Guiying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew filmed like this, and after half a month, it went very smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During breaks, Li Baotian offered Lin Nan many opinions and suggestions, including lines and positioning. Lin Nan felt they had great reference value, and Li Baotian never tired of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The film crew continued shooting, and life after marriage seemed to have given the two of them something to rely on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Guiying’s numb heart began to awaken, and Ma Youtie also started to have aspirations for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Youtie worked diligently in the fields and even raised chickens, always thinking of saving money to treat Cao Guiying’s illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a hemp rope always breaks at its thinnest point, and misfortune only seeks out the wretched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss Zhang Yongfu, who came to the village to collect grain, was hospitalized...\u003C\u002Fp>",2195,"2026-06-20T03:22:09.099Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2950c99ea0a4c77bf2d05d3fcefa28f7bca6100a8435f962c61a438c9d9187e2","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-27","that-year-in-huayu-chapter-25",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthat-year-in-huayu-cover.jpg"]