Superstar's Development Diary-Chapter 765 - 766: Relatives Are the Easiest to Deceive
After solving one significant difficulty, all other difficulties seemed to melt away, and good news came one after another.
On August 20, the production team finally secured a location, allowing them to travel to the site seven days ahead of the originally planned schedule for filming.
The location was in Country L, a small country fraught with two political factions fighting fiercely over national sovereignty. Almost every month, a live-fire skirmish would erupt, making it a veritable war-torn little country.
He Jinxia set out for Country L ahead of schedule. Before her departure, Mrs. He and Aunt Rui were both very worried about her safety, persistently asking her if she could avoid going there to shoot.
He Jinxia understood their concerns and knew that Country L was indeed very dangerous.
Originally, she had planned to secretly go ahead with the shooting without informing the two elderly family members, or perhaps tell them a month or two into the filming, to spare them unnecessary worry.
However, the problem arose from Luo You’s big mouth.
Before leaving, Luo You specifically visited her home to remind her of some matters and casually mentioned that she should remember to bring sunscreen and such.
"Oh, by the way, Jinxia, I know you don’t often wear makeup, just some basic skincare products which Tony always insists you remember to apply every day.
But this time, Tony will not be accompanying you to Country L as I have assigned him another task. Remember to bring your skincare and makeup products, especially the sunscreen.
The weather in Country L is even hotter than here; if you don’t apply sunscreen, your skin will certainly get sunburned."
Luo You then breezily finished his speech and walked out the door.
He Jinxia initially didn’t catch on and casually responded while she was writing sunscreen and other items in a notebook, planning to check them off one by one as she packed them in her suitcase.
However, before she had written more than a few words, Mrs. He snatched away the notebook.
Mrs. He looked at her sternly and asked, "Are you going to Country L to shoot a movie?"
He Jinxia paused, her lips parting slightly, her mind freezing momentarily.
Damn! It!
She had forgotten to instruct Luo You not to reveal to her mother that she was going to Country L for the shoot!
Before He Jinxia could think of an explanation, Mrs. He began an intense interrogation from the depths of her soul—
"Why did you keep this from me? Don’t you know Country L is very dangerous? Aren’t your injuries enough already? Can’t you just not go?"
This only made He Jinxia’s head ache.
She simply didn’t know how to bring up the topic with Mrs. He, which was why she had thought to keep it from her initially.
In fact, when she had taken on this film role, she had never considered the dangers of Country L.
The film was about saving war-ravaged areas, and those smoke-filled scenes couldn’t just be simulated in Film City.
Moreover, according to the script, many scenes required foreigners, and under such circumstances, He Jinxia still wanted to go there, having subconsciously accepted the fact that "the shooting location would be chaotic."
This led to Director Qian finalizing the location, and when he called her to say the filming would be in Country L, aside from being a bit shocked initially, she quickly calmed down.
After much persuasion and even bringing up officials like the weapons development team, she barely managed to alleviate Mrs. He’s worries.
Mrs. He wanted to go with her but feared she might become a burden to Jinxia in such a place. After thinking it over, she secretly called Aunt Rui to discuss, and they decided against going together.
He Jinxia did not know what agreement she had reached with Aunt Rui, she only knew that on the day of departure, Mrs. He had a smile on her face at the airport that had been missing for a long time, looking as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders.
He Jinxia felt itchy inside, always feeling that Mrs. He was hiding something from her, but she stubbornly refused to speak, leaving her pondering on the plane for a long time without figuring anything out.
August 23, Country L.
The sun hung high, the weather was scorching hot, and not a cloud was in sight, with outdoor temperatures reaching 32 degrees Celsius.
Walking in a foreign land, He Jinxia felt as if the ground in her vision was emitting a faint heat, like a furnace.
The group of them all wore cool clothing, shorts, and T-shirts, unlike the women around them who were tightly wrapped in robes and had their faces covered with scarves.
He Jinxia and her party were searching for the agreed-upon filming location.
Since the location was surveyed in person by Director Qian a few months ago and he found it satisfactory, he had someone come over to negotiate, and thereafter, all local matters were handed over to an assistant.
The local assistant was busy today and couldn’t make it to pick them up at the airport, so they took a taxi to the city where the location was.
In this sweltering city, they had walked for a good half-hour, with Luo You and Director Qian being the first ones unable to take it anymore.
The two walked at the front, discussing whether to sit down at a roadside stand to rest, order a refreshing drink, and then ask the locals about the assistant’s given address.
According to Director Qian’s foggy memory, the location was somewhat remote, situated in a suburb of this city, but he had forgotten the exact place, and all of them had to rely on the assistant for guidance.
After sitting down, Luo You ordered chilled fresh lemon water for everyone, then elbowed Director Qian, "Hey, is that assistant you found reliable or not?"
Director Qian wiped his sweat with a paper towel and said tiredly, "It’s a distant relative of mine, what do you think?"
Gong Hongyu suddenly said, "Isn’t it said that relatives are the easiest to deceive?"
Luo You and Director Qian were speechless and at a loss for words.
He Jinxia chuckled, just as the drinks arrived. She took a sip and squinted her eyes slightly, the cold water extinguishing the burning sensation inside her, making her heart feel instantly cool and refreshing.
She couldn’t help but exclaim, "Refreshing!"
The others took a few sips and also couldn’t help but praise, "Comfortable!"
He Jinxia checked the time on her phone, three in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day.
She said, "Director Qian, why don’t you have your relative send us the address, and we can take a taxi there ourselves."
Director Qian shook his head, "We agreed he would drive here to pick us up, he should have already arrived, let’s wait a bit longer and see."
He Jinxia, "That makes sense, if he arrives then we wait, but if he doesn’t come, we can’t wait forever, knowing the address in advance would also give us peace of mind."
Director Qian looked down at his phone and just realized that the assistant had sent him a message a few minutes ago.
Upon opening it, he sighed with relief and said, "Here he is, he’s just entered the city, asking where we are now!"
He Jinxia looked up at the unfamiliar name of the shop in the language of Country L, unclear on what it said.
Nearby, Luo You’s voice sounded, "We don’t know the name of this shop either, let’s see if there are any distinctive buildings around here so we can take a picture to show him."
