Thousands of miles of rivers and seas, ten thousand miles of snow-capped mountains
This is the source of the Yangtze River, the mother river of China, but due to its high altitude, there are very few people living here.
The filming location was scouted by the production crew several days in advance.
Before filming begins, the production team must ensure that the environment is secluded and pristine, and that there are no dangers and the roads are clear. This is to ensure both the exciting atmosphere of the variety show and the safety of the artists.
Therefore, the final filming location was chosen at the foot of a snow-capped mountain at an altitude of 4,000 meters.
This is a valley, on a leeward slope, which is relatively safe, and the altitude is within the range that people can tolerate.
The group of artists arrived at the foot of the mountain by car, and according to the local guide, it would take three hours to walk to reach their destination.
Actually, the journey from the foot of the mountain to the valley can be made by motorcycle, and the film crew was prepared to do so. However, due to the continuous heavy snow in the past few days, the only road has been covered by thick snow.
Therefore, the entire team had to switch to walking.
The biggest problem with hiking is that the artists are all carrying their own luggage, which weighs at least 40 or 50 kilograms. The male artists can still manage, but the female artists are obviously struggling a lot.
"I can't go on anymore, Director!" Su Le'er stopped first, threw her heavy backpack on the snow, and sat on it.
While rubbing her sore calves, Su Le'er said to the photographer beside her.
"Stop filming, I need to rest!"
The photographers had the hardest job along the way, having to follow and film the artists while traveling.
Fatty Liu walked up to Su Le'er and said with a forced smile, "Le'er, we've only covered less than a third of the distance. Hang in there a little longer. The guide said we have to reach our destination before dark, otherwise the temperature will drop to minus ten degrees Celsius at night, and we won't be able to walk anymore."
"Director, it's not that I don't want to leave, it's just that I really don't have any strength left..." When Su Le'er spoke to Fatty Liu, her whole demeanor changed instantly, revealing the coquettishness of a little girl.
Fatty Liu's heart almost melted when he looked at the delicate young girl in front of him.
He stretched out his greasy hands and massaged Su Le'er's calves: "Alright, alright, let's rest for ten minutes first, but we have to continue our journey after ten minutes."
Hearing that there were only ten minutes left, Su Le'er was very dissatisfied.
Chen Feifei, who was standing nearby, quickly took off her backpack and said to Bai Qianmo, "Qianmo, sit down and rest for a while."
Bai Qianmo responded, but glanced at the western horizon, her brows immediately darkening.
She glanced down at her watch again.
It is now 4 p.m. They set off at 2:40 p.m. and have only covered less than a third of the distance in nearly an hour and a half.
This time has already far exceeded the guide's estimate. It will take more than four hours to reach the destination. If Su Le'er delays us along the way, it will be difficult to reach the destination before dark.
Moreover, what's worrying is that the weather doesn't seem very good today.
at the same time
The guide who was filming was drinking water when his gaze suddenly drifted to the western horizon, and his expression changed drastically.
He hurriedly screwed on the cap of the water hose and rushed toward Fatty Liu.
"Director Liu, look at that cloud in the western sky, it doesn't look normal!"
"What...what's wrong?" Director Liu stood up from beside Su Le'er and looked in the direction the guide was pointing.
The guide looked worried: "That cloud looks like a cyclone. If it forms a strong wind, it will bring strong winds."
Director Liu frowned and took another careful look at the cloud.
The snow stopped today, and the weather was great, with clear skies, which is why they chose to enter the filming location today.
The guide's words made Fatty Liu very unhappy.
"Guide Wang, you said we could go out today, and we followed your instructions exactly. Now you're telling us there will be strong winds. Aren't you just lying to us?"
The guide was also innocent: "The weather is actually quite good today. I'm just a local guide, not a god. How could I possibly have guessed that there was a cyclone? If this cloud forms a weather system, there is a possibility of a storm. We must speed up and get to our destination as soon as possible. That side is a leeward slope with low terrain, which is a good natural barrier to avoid the storm."
Director Liu fell into deep thought.
Su Le'er, standing to the side, said with dissatisfaction, "I think you're just exaggerating. What kind of weather can that little cloud form? A storm? Don't try to fool us, we're not locals. Storms have only happened a handful of times in Xichuan. We've only been here for two days and we're already going to encounter one?"
“Miss Su, I’m your guide. I can’t speak for other things, but I certainly know more about the local weather than you do. For everyone’s safety, I suggest we either return to town to rest or speed up our journey and get to our destination as soon as possible.”
“Returning to town is impossible. The celebrities participating in the variety show have very full schedules. We only have two and a half days for filming, and we absolutely cannot delay it.”
Su Le'er grabbed Liu Pangzi's arm and pulled him aside.
"Director Liu, I think this guide is deliberately trying to rip us off. You'll see, he's going to say something like the weather is bad and there's a risk of a storm, so the price will have to be increased several times over. Don't let him fool you."
Fatty Liu also became suspicious. He looked up at the clear blue sky in front of him and couldn't see anything wrong with the little cloud.
Perhaps Su Le'er's guess is correct; there is something wrong with this guide.
Bai Qianmo walked to Du Muchen's side: "Brother Chen, what the guide said is right, the weather is indeed about to change."
Du Muchen frowned and looked at Bai Qianmo: "You can read the weather?"
"I had read books about this before. The original color of that cloud is very similar to that of a cyclone cloud. Just as the guide said, once it takes hold, even if it doesn't form a storm, it will definitely generate strong winds. So we need to speed up our journey to our destination."
Bai Qianmo took in Liu Pangzi and Su Le'er's attitudes.
The two of them behaved in an overly ambiguous manner throughout the journey. Fatty Liu is greedy and lustful, and his decision to have Su Le'er join the currently popular variety show must have been for a reason.
He was either after money or women, and perhaps Fatty Liu got something out of both.
Su Le'er's coquettishness was enough to make Fatty Liu lose all his principles.
After careful consideration, Bai Qianmo decided to let Du Muchen speak up, as he was the most influential and highest-ranking of the six artists.
This way
Su Le'er insisted on taking a break, and Director Liu acquiesced. Yu Zhehan, Gu Hongxun, and Chen Feifei also agreed to take a break.
Yu Zhehan said, "We can't let everyone die of exhaustion just because of a little cloud, can we? We're carrying dozens of kilograms of stuff, and the roads on this snowy mountain are too difficult to walk. The men can grit their teeth and keep going, but the girls are delicate and weak. We don't want them to get sick before we even reach our destination."
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