This recording was exceptionally peaceful. Ang Lee didn't see the scene he wanted until late afternoon. With dinner time approaching, he still hadn't seen anyone with badges walking towards the cruise ship, and he was getting so anxious he was about to stomp his feet.
On the first day of recording for the second episode, nothing happened at all...
How are we supposed to edit this in post-production? How do we edit the footage from the first day? Can we just gloss over it with a single sentence?
"All the guests slept all day, and nothing happened..."
If that's really the case... then Ang Lee would rather hang himself.
He recorded this variety show with the intention of not following a script and relying entirely on the artists' spontaneous reactions, aiming to be the most authentic director in the Chinese entertainment industry. And this is how these artists repaid him.
That's absolutely fantastic!
Just as Ang Lee was seriously considering whether to prepare a script for the next episode as arranged by the assistant director, he finally got the footage he wanted in front of his laptop.
"Aaaaaaahh ...
A scream pierced the sky, followed closely by Qi Huan's voice, "Sister Ning, you'll always be my sister, you're the best, please let me go this time, I'll kowtow to you..."
As Qi Huan ran frantically, he grabbed whatever he could find on the island and threw it at An Ning. He himself didn't even know what he was grabbing.
When his eyes met those of a white silver-ringed snake, the scream that erupted from his mouth grew even louder.
"How come there are snakes on this wretched island?! Aaaaaaah..."
Qi Huan flung the snake behind him, this time with perfect aim, throwing it directly at An Ning. Just as the snake opened its mouth to bite her, An Ning accurately reached out and pinched the snake's vital spot.
With a slight pressure from her fingertips, blood splattered, and the already limp snake lay directly on her arm.
Staring at the dead snake, An Ning belatedly realized, "Is this a banded krait?"
Meng Qi, who had followed along, paused for a moment after hearing the question before answering, "This snake is a banded krait."
The banded krait is a Class II protected animal in China.
An Ning's ease with which Li An, who was originally on the periphery of the incident, felt a chill in his heart.
Ang Lee, who was engrossed in watching the show at his computer desk, was horrified when he saw this scene.
That's illegal... He wouldn't dare do it at all.
Who knew that An Ning would actually do anything, even killing a Class II protected animal so casually.
"Oh, then it's nothing." To everyone's surprise, even after hearing Meng Qi's words, An Ning remained expressionless and showed no reaction.
They seemed completely unconcerned about it.
Meng Qi, worried that she hadn't heard him clearly, kindly repeated himself, "I said this snake is a banded krait, a Class II protected animal in China. If you kill it, you might get into trouble..."
Before Meng Qi could finish expressing her thoughts, An Ning, finding it troublesome, spoke first about her own situation, saying, "It's nothing, I didn't kill him. He'll be bouncing around again in a bit."
This explanation is not convincing at all, because she personally witnessed An Ning crushing the snake's vital spot. No matter where things went wrong, her eyes couldn't possibly be wrong.
In fact, her eyes weren't wrong; it was just that An Ning's movements weren't obvious enough for her to see clearly.
Taking the snake from Meng Qi, An Ning patted its head slightly and then tossed it into the air with swift, decisive movements.
Seeing how An Ning treated living beings, Meng Qi was shocked; her values were challenged.
It looks like... wait a minute, how come the snake is perfectly fine after falling on the ground?
No... wait, this snake is moving so fast, how does it look like its vital spot has been crushed?
"Just kidding. What got crushed wasn't its vital spot, but the tip of its tail."
An Ning remained where she was for a while, waiting for Meng Qi to come up and ask her about something.
"Isn't it seven inches? I do look quite like it..."
An Ning simply nodded. "I know the silver-ringed snake."
The implication is crystal clear.
I don't need you to tell me.
After a moment of stunned silence, Meng Qi nodded. "Okay."
It is true if one does not intend to do something bad.
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In just a short while, Qi Huan had completely disappeared, and no one could be seen anywhere.
Anning picked up a white fish bone from the beach, held it in her hand, and turned to walk back the way she came.
It looked as if they were about to give up the pursuit of Qi Huan.
Even Qi Huan himself thought so.
An Ning must have left at this time because she couldn't see herself anymore... that must be it.
Realizing this possibility, Qi Huan immediately got up and stopped hiding behind the sand pile. However, he didn't notice that he only heard a faint footstep at the beginning, but then the footstep suddenly disappeared.
By the time he suddenly realized this, it was too late.
The sharp tip of the fishbone was pressed against Qi Huan's throat. He had no doubt that An Ning could easily pierce his neck with that fishbone.
However, this was just an ordinary TV program recording, and there was no need to take it so seriously.
Yes, there's absolutely no need to be so serious.
After figuring this out, the dejected look on Qi Huan's face gradually faded, leaving only a bright smile. "Sister Ning, it's my honor to get you a different meal."
He said this, raising his hand to remove the badge pinned to his chest and hand it to Anning.
However, An Ning used the enormous fishbone in her hand to knock Qi Huan's hand away.
"There's no need. I'm not here to trade you for food."
An Ning frowned slightly and thought about it seriously for a while. "How about you go undercover and steal a badge for us tonight? It's a life for a life, right? Doesn't that seem like a good deal?"
Her expression was very serious, and it was impossible to tell that she was joking. Qi Huan stared at An Ning's face, and after not being able to read any joking emotion from it, he was a little frustrated. "Are you kidding me?"
When they find out he's an undercover agent sent by the other side, won't they tear him to pieces?
But An Ning seemed to have guessed Qi Huan's concerns and said reassuringly, "I'll protect you, you will definitely not die."
Did Qi Huan finally agree?
No.
He righteously and firmly rejected Anning's suggestion, and said seriously, "What you're doing is wrong."
"Okay, then trade your badge for it."
An Ning showed no extra emotion on her face, not even when she took off the badge from Qi Huan's chest. Only after she got the badge did a smile finally appear on her face.
Before Li An could report, An Ning announced without his permission, "Qi Huan, your attempt to survive has failed."
Then he waved to Qi Huan with a regretful expression.
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