It was already five o'clock in the afternoon. The scorching sun that had been hanging high overhead had become milder, moving westward to the horizon and about to set. However, its location has little impact on people. After all, the sunlight is divided into beams by the lush branches and leaves and can only serve as lighting.
The breeze blew, making the leaves rustle.
The crew members are collecting the machinery and equipment for sorting and organization. After being swallowed and spit out by Xiao Hui, Jing Ling jumped directly into the river with his clothes on. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the cold water reached his shoulders. The smell on Xiao Hui is so strong that even ordinary people can hardly stand it, not to mention his extremely sensitive sense of smell.
He held his breath and sank to the bottom of the water, only to surface after a few seconds. Then there was a splash and something fell into the water, making a huge splash. It was Xiaohua. Seeing Jing Ling in the water, it jumped down as well, submerging its body in the water, revealing its big head and circling around him.
The little flower girl was obviously having a great time.
Director Gu squatted on a nearby rock, using a loud speaker as a microphone, and interviewed Jing Ling with a malicious expression, "How did it feel to escape from Shekou?"
Jing Ling reached out and pushed Xiao Hua's head away, and said to Director Gu, "Thank you for your concern, but what you really need to worry about now is Xiao Hui's food problem. We agreed that we don't need to pay her for food, but you didn't forget that, did you? And Xiao Hua, although she didn't help much, as a family member, how can you let her go hungry? The little girl doesn't eat much, so about 30 kilograms of beef will be enough to get rid of her. As for Xiao Hui, you can learn about the appetite of snakes. Generally speaking, it can reach more than 25% of its own weight, but it can eat one meal for a year or so, so I'll give you a discount, 10% will be enough. Considering that the appetite of the two animals combined is a bit large, I suggest you give the cash directly to the army, and let them be responsible for purchasing and feeding, what do you think?"
Director Gu felt terrible after hearing this. It sounds like a good deal to not pay for food but just get enough food, but it depends on the situation. For example, now if he hires a supporting actor and pays him, it would only be a few hundred yuan a day at most, but if he gets enough food, even Xiaohua, a family member, would have to spend more than a thousand yuan, not to mention Xiaohui, who has to pay based on a percentage of his body size.
I feel like I've been cheated, my heart is bleeding!
Director Gu looked hopeless.
Jing Ling said in a bad tone, "Director Gu, you are not trying to cheat, are you? Xiaohua is young and has a good temper, so it's okay, but Xiaohui is not so easy to talk to." As he finished speaking, the giant tree not far away shook.
Director Gu was so frightened that he shivered and said quickly, "Don't talk nonsense. I have a very good reputation. It's just a meal. You don't need to give me a discount. I will pay the original price! But I'll trouble you to contact the army."
"Director Gu, I forgot that you are a rich man. No problem, I'll contact them later." Jing Ling sank into the water again, letting the river water wash away the breath on his body. It took a long time before he floated up.
Xiaohua was fluttering around happily.
Jing Ling patted its head and said, "That's enough. Let's play again later, dear."
Xiaohua rubbed his hand reluctantly and fluttered a few times to get ashore.
The crew has almost packed up and is preparing to go down the mountain.
Jing Ling waved his hand towards the crowded area, "Excuse me, does anyone want to take a photo with a tiger? Normal photos are 100 each, intimate photos are 200, only for one day, no waiting after that! You can also take a photo with a snake, the price will be doubled!"
Everyone: “…”
Although the tone is quite annoying, this proposal is really exciting! The zoo ticket costs over a hundred yuan. Although there are more than just tigers in the zoo, I didn't dare to get close to take pictures. Now there is a ready-made one, which looks very well-behaved, even a little cute. Now that it has come and been scared, it would be a pity not to keep a commemoration. then--
"I!"
“I want a photo!”
"One of each! But I don't have enough cash, do you want a red envelope?"
"...I kind of want to take a photo with Xiao Hui, is there anyone who wants to join?"
"Uh, I want to, too."
"Add me one!"
It took almost another hour to take the photo. The most people took photos with Xiaohua. At first, they only dared to stand aside and make the scissors hand gesture. Later, the brave ones came over, hugged Xiaohua's neck, and took a photo with a heroic expression on their faces. With this beginning, the rest of the people seemed to be reassured and they hugged each other, patted each other's heads, and snuggled together in all kinds of ways. As for taking a photo with Xiao Hui, everyone wanted to do so but they really didn't have the courage. In the end, everyone decided to take a group photo together.
Jing Ling felt that he had suffered a great loss.
The sun in the sky has already set halfway, the light in the forest has become very dim, and night has arrived early. Considering that the mountain road was difficult to travel, Jing Ling asked for everyone's opinion and suggested that Xiao Hui give them a ride. This proposal was a huge test of everyone's psychological endurance. Everyone was somewhat tempted, but they were also instinctively afraid. In the end, Director Gu gritted his teeth and made the final decision, "Give it away! Why not? Others want to give it away but don't have the chance yet! I will personally sponsor 200 yuan for the ride!"
That's indeed the case. If it weren't for this coincidence, they might never have seen a creature like Xiao Hui that was completely beyond their cognition in their entire lives, let alone had such a close encounter with it.
"I'm tired after a day's work. I don't want to walk anymore. I want to hitchhike! 100 yuan fare!"
"Me too! I'll give you 100 yuan as a red envelope when I get back!"
"And me!"
One, two, three... Finally everyone nodded in approval of the proposal. They tied the prop rope to Xiao Hui and a group of people climbed up.
Director Gu sat at the front, holding a loud speaker and shouting, "Everyone sit tight, right? Xiao Hui, let's go!"
Even though he is so old, he still loves to play. Jing Ling pinched his forehead helplessly after hearing this, and patted Xiao Hui's body with one hand, "Let's go."
Xiaohua roared at the right time, and the small gray hitchhiker started moving, shuttling through the mountains and forests, moving unexpectedly smoothly. The crew took a long time to get here, but it took less than 15 minutes to get back. This was because Xiao Hui deliberately slowed down his speed to maintain stability, otherwise it would have been even faster.
When reaching the outskirts of the forest, Xiao Hui stopped. Everyone got off it reluctantly, unloaded the machinery boxes, and then stood there to say goodbye to it, watching it carry Xiaohua back to the depths of the forest.
It was a dream-like experience. Everyone was still in a daze until they got on the bus down the mountain and returned to the hotel. However, compared to them, the driver frowned the whole way, wondering what these customers were doing in the mountains. They were fine when they went, but they looked dazed when they came back. They also had a fishy smell all over their bodies, which filled the entire car. Even turning on the air conditioner didn't work. He would have to charge them a cleaning fee later!
Not only did the driver dislike them, but other guests who met them on their way back to the hotel also avoided them. But everyone didn't care at all and took the machines and equipment back to the room.
The next afternoon, the crew returned.
That evening, the official Weibo account of the movie posted a Weibo post.
Movie Lonely Island V: #电影孤岛#After more than three months, the shooting of the Ninth Person (@景玲天下第二) is finally completed! See you at the cinema on May 1st!
Director Gu retweeted this Weibo post.
Gu Qingsong V: The child is very talented in acting, dedicated to his job, and deserves praise! By the way, I have a question: Is there anyone brave enough? @I can no longer look directly at Xiaohua @I can no longer look directly at Xiaohui @I can no longer look directly at Xiaohua and Xiaohui @What can a tiger and a snake produce [picture]
The picture accompanying the Weibo post was a photo of a forest, with a huge black shadow vaguely visible among the vegetation and trees. Due to the word limit on Weibo, it was impossible to tag everyone, so Director Gu specially circled all the staff who participated in the filming that day in the comments. Everyone reposted the Weibo post and spit at him.
Although the onlookers didn’t understand what happened in the middle, it didn’t affect their forwarding. Word of this sentence spread from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred. Finally, this sentence became a hot meme, and many people are using it, but basically no one knows where this sentence came from.
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After the filming of the movie was completed, Jing Ling jumped directly from the middle of the semester to the winter vacation. During this period, he took the final exams after finishing the filming the day before and flew back to take them. The exams lasted for a total of three days. After finishing, he flew back to Jiangcheng to continue filming on the same day. A week later, the results came out, and he sat firmly at the top of the department with full marks in almost all subjects, shutting everyone up.
After finishing the filming at Changchuling, it was already February 15th, and in three days it would be the Lunar New Year's Eve. Perhaps he was used to it, even though he had almost no relatives in his hometown, Jing Qiu still chose to go back to celebrate the New Year. Jing Ling didn't care, so he just went along. Jing Qiu prepared a table full of sumptuous dishes. After offering them, he lit firecrackers. Amid the crackling sounds, the two of them started eating.
After the meal, Jing Qiu gave Jing Ling a red envelope, "You will be eighteen years old next year, this is the last time you will get a red envelope," one thousand yuan, meaning perfect. This was what she earned from working part-time during college.
Jing Ling accepted it with a smile, "Thank you, sister!"
For the next three days, the two of them kept eating leftovers, and finally ended on the third night of the New Year. While Jing Ling was expressing his feelings, he casually posted a Weibo.
Jing Ling Tian Xia Di Er V: Thank God, I don’t have to eat leftovers tomorrow!
There were a lot of comments expressing sympathy and hahahahahahahaha.
School started shortly after the New Year. On the day Jing Ling returned to school, Jiang Sijin, who hadn't been in touch for a long time, suddenly called.
"Hi Miss Jiang, what can I do for you?"
"Jing Ling, are you free this weekend? It's my birthday, and I want to invite you to join me."
Ever since what happened during military training, he knew there would be such an invitation, but he didn't expect to have to wait so long and to receive it in such a tactful way.
He smiled and replied, "Okay!"
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