Chapter One Accident

  Jiang You looked at Lu Li's puzzled eyes and was stunned for a long time before hesitantly opening his mouth to say, "Something has happened."

  But these three words made Lu Li even more confused, and he didn't know what had happened. He hastily asked: "What's going on? Tell me."

  Jiang You waited until Lu Li sat down before saying, "After you left, I've already started filming 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'." Jiang You stopped after finishing the sentence, looking at Lu Li with concern that his arbitrary decision might make Lu Li unhappy.

  But Jiang You looked over and found that Lu Li's expression hadn't changed, nor had he shown any displeasure. He continued to say: "The filming of the first two days went smoothly, but yesterday when filming the scene where Yin Susu stood on a kite to grab the Tulong knife, Wei Ya suddenly malfunctioned, causing Yin Susu's actor, Yin Xinyi, to fall from mid-air and get injured and fainted."

  "After a pause, Jiang You continued: 'Fortunately, the height was not high at that time. After being sent to the hospital for examination, it was found that the injury was not serious and needed to be hospitalized for treatment for some time. This morning I was preparing to skip this scene and continue filming, but the reporter somehow got the news and came to interview me, so I interrupted the filming and returned to the hotel.'"

  Lu Li listened to Jiang You's words and didn't blame him, but only said after a long time: "Stupid, stupid, soy sauce. Yesterday such an accident happened, what you should do today is hold a press conference instead of continuing filming." After pausing for a moment, Lu Li continued: "And besides, something so big happened, why didn't you tell me when I called you yesterday?"

  "Me..." Jiang You heard this and rubbed the back of his head, seeming a bit embarrassed, and after a long time muttered: "I'm not afraid you'll blame me for starting to shoot without waiting for you?"

  Lu Li heard the words and was speechless, but she could also understand Jiang You's eagerness to prove himself, so he didn't mean to blame Jiang You at all.

  "But still with a stern face said: 'You shouldn't have started filming again this morning, should you? The reporters are here, and if word gets out, what will the outside world think of us, not caring about the actors' lives?'"

  "Ah?" Jiang You let out an "ah" after hearing Lu Li's words.

  Jiang Wei listened to Lu Li's words on the side and suddenly understood, saying: "It was my idea to continue filming for Jiang You. Alas, I've been in the entertainment industry for so many years, but I didn't even think of something like this."

  "Never mind, Uncle Jiang, don't blame yourself. Those reporters just left, we can still make up for it now." Lu Li looked at Jiang Wei, Jiang You's father, who was filled with self-reproach and comforted him.

  "That's enough, Lü Li. You just got off the plane, why don't you go rest first? I'll take care of the press conference." Jiang You said, looking at Lü Li with a somewhat tired expression.

  "It's okay, just sleep a bit later, let's deal with this matter first." Lu Li said with a smile.

  Lu Li then called Gu Yun, the manager of the Tang Movie World branch in Hengdian, to explain the situation and ask for help arranging a press conference.

  Gu Yun didn't know about it until he received the phone call, and he reassured Lu Li that everything would be settled soon.

  Actually, whether shooting a TV series or a movie, safety accidents often occur. Especially when filming martial arts dramas or some very dangerous scenes, even due to human negligence, unexpected accidents often occur, and there have been cases where people lost their lives.

  Li Lianjie still remembers that Li Guohao, the 28-year-old son of Bruce Lee, was shot dead in a gunfight scene while filming a movie in the United States because real bullets were loaded into the prop gun. Gao Hu also accidentally killed a lighting technician by driving a van during filming and was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for negligence. These are all accidents that occurred due to the crew's negligence.

  It's not that Lu Li is making a big deal out of a small matter, but mainly because Yin Xinyi has fallen into a coma. Such an accident can be either big or small, and it's easy for the media to sensationalize it.

  The occurrence of such an incident is precisely the time to test the crew's ability to handle a crisis. If handled well, it may bring benefits to the crew, but if not handled properly, even if no serious consequences are caused, the reputation will still be severely damaged.

  So Ludi is now paying attention to this matter. For a new entertainment company like Bielei Entertainment, a good reputation is very important.

  The efficiency of handling things in Tang's film is still very fast. Before 1 o'clock, he has already helped Lu Li contact the reporter and prepare everything.

  Lu Li called on Jiang Yu, Gu Yun and several leading actors of the crew to hold this press conference.

  "Hello everyone, today's press conference is mainly to explain the situation regarding the injury of the actors in the 'Yi Tian' drama team to some media friends who care about the 'Yi Tian' drama team." After the press conference began, Lu Li, although extremely exhausted, still forced herself to speak into the microphone.

  "Firstly, I'm deeply sorry to hear that Ms. Yin Xinya was unexpectedly injured due to a wire problem during filming. I hope she can recover soon and return to the set as quickly as possible. Secondly, thank you to all media friends for their concern about the 'Yitian' crew. According to the information we've received from the hospital so far, Ms. Yin's injury is not severe and she will be able to recover after a few days of treatment in the hospital. Our 'Yitian' crew has also suspended filming and is conducting a thorough inspection of all props used on set to avoid similar situations from happening again."

  After Lu Li finished speaking, it was time for the journalists to ask questions freely.

  "Excuse me, Lu Li, why did Director Jiang say that the filming of 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber' would continue this morning, but you just said it has been suspended?" a reporter quickly stood up to ask.

  Lu Li furrowed his brow upon hearing the question, then said: "The shooting of 'Yi Tian' was actually delayed for a long time before it officially started. Director Jiang You is anxious and that's understandable. But now the shooting has been completely stopped, and we will resume normal shooting only after all props have been thoroughly checked for any hidden dangers."

  "May I ask if the 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber' crew has reported this incident to the Entertainment Association?" another reporter asked.

  The Entertainment Union was established to protect the rights and interests of performing artists. In cases like this, the union usually intervenes to investigate. If the situation is severe, it even has the power to order the crew to disband.

  This is something that does not exist on earth.

  "We have already reported the incident to the Entertainment Association as it is." Lu Li said affirmatively, although they haven't done so yet, but will do so immediately after the press conference.

  "Excuse me, Fang Zhanpeng, were you at the scene when the incident occurred?" another reporter asked.

  "At that time I didn't have any scenes to shoot, so I was resting in the hotel. I also only heard about it later." Fang Zhanpeng replied when he heard the question.

  ……

  Although the reporter occasionally asked others some questions, Lu Li was still answering most of the time.

  "Finally got the media's public opinion settled." Lu Li said after the press conference.

  Ludi immediately reported the cause of the unexpected event and the handling measures truthfully to the Entertainment Guild.

  Lu Li finally let out a sigh of relief after finishing all these things and returned to the hotel to rest.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, many entertainment media outlets reported this incident as their headline news on the second day.

  "The 'Heavenly Sword' crew encountered an unexpected accident, and the actor was injured and fell into a coma." - Tian Tian Entertainment.

  "The 'Heavenly Sword' crew has suspended filming due to an unexpected accident." Xing Entertainment.

  ……

  It's also good that the press conference was held in a timely manner, which didn't let the media make a big deal out of it. Although it will still have some impact on the crew, overall I'm positive about the measures taken by the "Yitian" crew to suspend filming and inspect props.

  The Entertainment Union also sent someone to the hospital to verify Yin Xinyi's injuries and understand how the "Yitian" crew handled the situation.

  In the end, the Entertainment Union imposed a certain amount of fine on the crew of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", and this incident was settled.

  "What's going on, Lu Li? Something happened as soon as you went over there?" Due to the crew stopping filming to investigate the hidden danger of the props, Lu Li didn't go out and was staying in the hotel when he received a call from Lu Qiang.

  "It's nothing, fortunately I arrived in time. If it wasn't handled properly, the impact on others' entertainment would be quite big." Lu Li replied.

  "That's good, you also need to pay attention to your own safety." Lu Qiang said with a nod.

  "Uh-huh, I know." Lu Li said and hung up the phone.

  Just after hanging up the phone, Jiang You came to Lu Li's room: "Lizi, all the props in the crew have been checked and there is no problem. Can we start filming now?"

  Lu Li didn't respond, but instead said: "Let's wait another day, tomorrow we'll go to the hospital together to see Yin Xinye, and starting filming the day after tomorrow won't be too late."

  "Alright." Jiang You agreed reluctantly.

  Lu Li watched as Jiang You somewhat reluctantly walked out of the room, and smiled as he shook his head.

  The next day when Lu Li and Jiang You arrived at the hospital, they found that Yin Xinyi had already woken up, but her face was still very pale.

  "Xin Ya sister, how are you? Are you feeling a bit better?" Lu Li looked at the woman lying on the hospital bed, who was several years older than him, and asked with concern.

  "Lu Li, you're here?" Yin Xinyi turned her head and looked at Lu Li upon hearing the voice.

  "Yeah, I came two days ago, but there were a lot of things going on, so I only had time to see you today." Lu Li said with a smile.

  "It's nothing, I'm actually not hurt that badly, I was just startled." Yoon Hee-ya said in response to Rukiri's words.

  "Okay, then just stay in the hospital and recover well. The crew will leave your scenes for later, and we'll film them after you're discharged from the hospital. You don't have to worry," said Lu Li.

  "Yeah, I've caused trouble for the crew." Yoon Hee-ja apologized.

  "What are you talking about? It's our fault for not doing a good job that hurt you." Lu Li said.

  Finally, Lu Li had a few more words with Yin Xinyi, expressing the crew's concern for her and hoping she would return to the crew soon, then left the hospital with Jiang You.

  "Lizi, thanks a lot this time." Jiang You said to Lu Li on their way back.

  "What's the point of us two brothers saying these things?" Lu Li said, putting his arm around Jiang You's shoulder.

  "Alright, let's not talk about these things." Jiang You also said.

  Two people put their arms around each other's shoulders, chatting and laughing as they walked forward.

  PS: Thank you for the unexpected reward