172 For a Beauty, He Throws Caution to the Wind

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Nuanwen was experiencing this wire-doubling stunt for the first time, and her movements were quite stiff. She didn't loosen up until Director Zhang made her spin around twice. It's indeed dangerous to move about in mid-air between stone pillars.

Director Zhang watched lazily from below, rather liking how she darted in and out of those stone columns.

Very amusing.

This scene was a fight sequence where Princess Xiangxiang and Young Master Nalan were practicing intensely for an impending battle. The movements were quite vigorous; yet Nuanwen insisted on performing the dangerous actions herself without relying on a stunt double.

Huang Chen had been filming martial arts dramas for several years now, so being harnessed to wires was second nature to him by this point. It wasn't particularly difficult as long as his instructors adjusted the angle properly; however, since they were in between stone pillars, it was quite perilous.

"Look at her—so clumsy and awkward! There's no sense of beauty whatsoever." Linda whispered to Han Bi, who couldn't help but compare Nuanwen unfavorably. In Linda’s eyes, Han Bi was the best actress out there; nobody could match up to her.

Cheng Ying smiled gently, "Clumsy and awkward I don’t think so—Nuanwen's movements are very graceful indeed, and she looks quite elegant as well. And that glance back just now… She played it perfectly."

Director Lin interjected from the side: "Teacher Cheng, you don't understand this—when a dog sees dog excrement, he only thinks of it as dog excrement. Don’t expect him to see it as a flower; their levels are different, so there's no point in forcing it."

Linda was livid with rage but Han Bi pulled her sleeve to hush her—there was nothing worth saying.

Linda glared at Director Lin hatefully.

Cai Xiaojing smiled and said quietly, "Only you would dare say that about her."

"Such a talentless person! Cut!" Lin Ning wasn't impressed. The whole crew was laughing at the renowned director's and Han Bi’s expense; yet Director Lin had no intention of getting into it with Han Bi so he turned back to Cai Xiaojing, discussing the particulars of their collaboration on Magnificent Beauty.

This scene between Nuanwen and Huang Chen would be filmed in three takes. After two of them, Nuanwen was feeling quite drained from being harnessed up but there was still one more take to go; so she had to remain suspended as Director Zhang gave her some lines. The final scene saw Nuanwen soaring among the stone pillars while Huang Chen swooped down behind her. Given their rather ambiguous relationship, the last part of this scene involved Huang Chen embracing Nuanwen’s waist and spinning down with her.

The scene was very beautiful with cherry blossoms flying around.

A clap of the clapper marked the start of this scene. First, Warm flew out from the eastern side of the stone pillar, stretching her limbs gracefully as she flew, smiling back with a beaming face.

"Wu Shuang, come chase me! You can't catch up to me."

Then there was another round of laughter. Warm circled around the stone pillar once, her laughter ringing like bells. Lin Ning and Cai Xiaojing couldn't help but look up. Originally, Chen Hang would fly out when Warm reached the middle of circling the stone pillar.

But unexpectedly, as soon as Warm turned back after flying around the pillar, Chen Hang flew right out. According to the script, Warm should have looked back and delivered her lines after passing another stone pillar. However, Chen Hang flew straight towards Warm instead of going around from the other side, startling her.

Director Zhang also noticed something was wrong and shouted, "Stunt team! What's happening!"

Chen Hang was equally alarmed; he couldn't control his speed since the wires were set up by the stunt team. Warm was shocked as she hung in mid-air with nowhere to evade. Chen Hang crashed right into her.

The two were startled, and their steel wires tangled together. A metal plate on Chen Hang's wrist cut a long gash across Warm's arm, causing blood to flow immediately.

Everyone gasped in horror; Cai Xiaojing stood up anxiously with bulging eyes, shouting, "Nuan Nuan..."

Lin Ning also got up.

The producer shouted from the side, "Quickly lower them down!"

But it was too late. After Chen Hang crashed into Warm, their wires tangled together, and when the stunt team tried to lower them, both of their bodies were sent flying straight towards the stone pillar.

"Ah..."

The two hit the stone pillar; especially on the inner side was Warm, who suffered even more. She could only shield her head with her arms but still ended up hitting her forehead, causing it to bleed and making her dizzy, her vision going black.

It hurt so much!

Although it was not a real stone pillar but merely a prop, the inside was entirely made of wood. To make it look realistic, Director Zhang added many materials and put in much effort to build this set. The prop is quite sturdy.

Chen Hang's body was pressed against Warming's, effectively transferring the weight of both bodies onto her alone.

During the wire work, Chen Hang couldn't even protect her.

A terrified Cai Xiaojing rushed over. Someone immediately called an ambulance. When Warming was lowered down, a deep cut appeared on her right arm and she had also hit her forehead, resulting in a red and swollen wound with blood seeping out of it. Dizzy from the fall, plus being lowered from high up, she felt like her body was floating.

It was as if she were on a boat, continuously swaying.

The people around her seemed to be shaking.

Cai Xiaojing held her face and anxiously called out her name. Warming blinked for quite some time; the figures in front of her became blurry, and the voices sounded increasingly distant.

Warming coolly thought that she had never fainted before, so she didn't know what it was like.

The moment this thought flashed through her mind, Miss Warming completely fell into darkness and fainted as wished.

Chen Hang was extremely anxious. He only had some scratches and wasn't seriously injured, but Warming's condition was worse. Lin Ning frowned and carried her horizontally. Not caring about the reporters guarding outside the set area, Lin Ning kicked open the door forcefully and carried Warming out.

The entrance was filled with flashes from cameras.

"Director Lin, what happened Is anyone injured during filming"

"Director Lin, isn't this Warming Director Lin, what is your relationship with her"

"Director Lin, please say something. What exactly is your relationship with her"

...

"Get lost!" Director Lin roared loudly as a reporter dared to step in front of him, blocking his way. Ling Ning was worried about Nu Wen's injury and kicked the reporter forcefully, sending them rolling more than a meter away.

This scene captured everyone's attention instantly, with people scrambling to take photos of it.

Cai Xiao Jing hurriedly had someone pull the reporters back while Ling Ning, in an effort to prevent further injury to Nu Wen’s head, held her close to his chest. With the crew's assistance, they got into a car and rushed straight to the hospital.

Big news, big news...

The director flew into a rage for beauty indeed, such an amusing title.