Chapter 54: "Heavenly Beings" Wraps Up

After the film crew moved back to H City, the pace of filming became tighter than before.

In half a month, they are about to complete all the filming wrap-up work.

Right now, Shen Qingzhi has just finished her last scene as Feng Yasong. Her face, with makeup wounds still on, is squatting in front of the monitoring camera, watching her own splendid performance just now.

The girl from the Yuan clan was dressed in red like blood. Surrounded by layers of blood, she looked at the white figure in the crowd with a sad and resolute smile.

"I never believe in destiny, heaven, or ghosts and gods. I only believe in you."

These were the last words she said before she died. Afterward, all people could only see a piece of the sunset like blood, frozen on the day before the girl's seventeenth birthday.

Of course, the story doesn't end there, but Shen Qingzhi's role is finished.

This scene was filmed by eight cameras at different camera positions, perfectly restoring the scene of Feng Yasong’s battle damage in 360 degrees. Even the maple leaves on the trees were given several close-ups.

Not to mention, the scene was quite beautiful.

Shen Qingzhi looked at the camera and nodded, affirming her performance just now.

Director Xue glanced at Shen Qingzhi's narcissistic look and said nothing.

She remembers that when this little girl first came to the crew, she had a very strong sense of self-esteem.

Whenever she knew she didn't perform well, she would silently compete with herself for a while, and during regular filming, she was always very cautious. Now, almost four months have passed, and as the filming progresses well, she has gradually started to liberate her nature.

Being more relaxed is a good thing for actors. She hopes the girl can maintain this state in the future.

Director Xue's emotional moment didn't last too long. After all, her work wasn't finished yet, and there was the last scene of "Heavenly Beings" waiting for her to film.

Shen Qingzhi, who had no job at the moment, also occupied the VIP audience seat next to Director Xue.

The plot progressed to Feng Yasong negotiating with Meng Xifeng alone, pretending to agree to his threat, and pretending to be a coward to buy time for his companions to come to Chaoyun City.

Meng Xifeng was not an easy man, and he placed multiple restrictions on Feng Yasong. If she does not cooperate obediently, she will not survive and won't be able to die.

He had calculated everything, but he underestimated the super strong willpower of this sixteen-year-old girl, and he never thought that someone would actually look at death fearlessly.

At the critical moment of the Divine Worship Ceremony, Feng Yasong exposed Meng Xifeng's conspiracy despite the pain of the poisonous insect's backlash and gave the other party an unexpected stab in the back. Naturally, she could not get any advantage.

The people around, as well as the martial artists, were shocked by this sudden turn of events, and Cang Xingyun, with tears in her eyes, saw her loved one collapse before her. She picked up her sword and charged to the altar with her companions.

The protagonist group won the final victory, and the masses finally saw through Meng Xifeng's conspiracy and no longer believed in it, and a martial arts catastrophe that almost swept through was averted.

The villain was executed, and the protagonists' group bid farewell at the crossroads, going their separate ways from then on.

The rivers and lakes have returned to peace, and when the camera turns, it is already ten years later.

"Heavenly Beings" Scene 250, Last Take

After the battle in Chaoyun City, Cang Xingyun did not take charge of Chengfeng Villa again but started teaching in a small town.

She is now wearing a plain robe, with a scholarly look on her face and eyes. Except for her cooler temperament, she is no different from the master next to her.

"Teacher, teacher, I have finished my homework today. Please tell me the story of the Lady in Red again." A little girl with braids ran up to Cang Xingyun.

"Alright, sit down." Cang Xingyun gently touched the little girl's braids and reminisced.

"Once upon a time, in Chaoyun City, martial artists from various factions gathered..."

Cang Xingyun has told this story countless times, and every generation of students remained just as captivated by it.

She used to be a person who disliked repetition, but when it came to this, she would never grow tired of it.

She wanted to leave more marks in this world about that bright girl who was as radiant as the morning sun. This way, even if one day she grew old and her memory faded, there would still be someone in this world who remembered her existence.

Sixteen years, as a human life, is still too short.

She started teaching here and there ten years ago, and her first batch of students has now grown up.

They remembered Feng Yasong's righteous deeds of sacrificing her life to protect the peace of the world, and made a statue of her, revering her as the Lady in Red and respecting her like a heavenly being.

Cang Xingyun didn't agree with this at first. Back then, everyone paid such a heavy price to eliminate the superstition in people's hearts.

Now that all the false gods run by Meng Xifeng have been destroyed, these people actually took the initiative to create one themselves.

But later, she saw with her own eyes that some people who failed the imperial examination regained their confidence after paying homage to the Lady in Red and fought again the next year;

If there is a disagreement between father and daughter, after paying homage to the Lady in Red, they will calm down and communicate easily;

Feeling frustrated for a while, after paying homage to the Lady in Red, they will hold their breath and refuse to give in.

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And so it goes, the list is endless.

There is no omnipotent god in this world, but some people need faith in their hearts.

Belief is good, but what is wrong is using other people's beliefs to satisfy one's selfish desires.

Cang Xingyun said goodbye to her students and walked to the temple of the Lady in Red without realizing it.

She watched the people who came to worship leave one after another until there was only one person and one statue left in the entire temple.

She stepped forward, her posture was the same as when they first met, but her expression no longer lived up to her youthful spirit.

She paused in front of the stone statue for a long time and said.

"I remember once you asked me if there was anything in my heart that mattered more to me than swordsmanship, Chengfeng Villa, or the righteous cause of the martial world.

"I didn't have time to tell you the answer at that time, but I'm here to answer you now. Yes, there is."

"She is far away on the horizon, but right before my eyes."

After Cang Xingyun said this, her eyes were full of longing and sadness. Finally, a tear fell, carrying all her emotions.

***

Gu Jinrong, who was acting in the scene, wept and held back her affection, but Shen Qingzhi, who was watching outside the scene, cried openly, not holding back.

Gu Jinrong had finished her performance, and as her first glance was cast towards Shen Qingzhi, she was almost startled.

With a face full of vicissitudes of makeup, she came to Shen Qingzhi and deliberately joked: "Why is Qingqing so touched? Are you impressed by my superb acting skills?"

The saying goes, "Those who are close to ink get stained." Being with someone like Shen Qingzhi, who loved to talk about a lot of things, for a long time, she had also learned to make jokes.

Shen Qingzhi looked at her with the same expression, her spirit absent.

She felt even sadder, and her nose was twitching.

Shen Qingzhi is a tearful person. During the previous intense scenes, she had teary eyes several times. 

But it is very rare to see such a big reaction as now.

Gu Jinrong saw that the joke not only failed to amuse someone but also made someone cry more and more sad.

What happened?

Gu Jinrong looked around in confusion but saw that the staff around her seemed not to notice, and they were busy with their own business.

Xiao Ling originally wanted to approach but was held back by Li Qian, who was stacking plates of snacks. There were five plates in total, and she was repeatedly arranging them.

Director Xue was sitting in front of the monitor, seeming to be focusing on the shot just now, with a hint of disgust in her eyes, but she had personally said "It's a wrap." not long ago.

The atmosphere on the set was genuinely eerie. Even though it was the end of the main shooting, no one had come to present flowers.

But now is not the time to analyze the source of the strangeness. Gu Jinrong is most afraid of seeing Shen Qingzhi's tears. She is crying so sadly right now, and she can't ignore it.

"Qingqing, did I offend you? Why don't you pinch me to calm down and stop crying."

Gu Jinrong took advantage of the fact that no one was looking at her at the moment, so she didn't even bother to pretend, and without saying a word. She immediately extended her snow-white arm in front of Shen Qingzhi.

If she had a pair of ears on her head right now, they would probably stand up straight.

Although Shen Qingzhi felt sad after watching the live filming, she also remembered that this was a public place, and she felt a hint of embarrassment.

She pressed down Gu Jinrong's snow-white arm, turned around, covered her face with a tissue, and continued to cry.

Gu Jinrong:...

"Boss, why don't you go and take off the makeup on your face first." Xiao Ling, who had arranged the plates no less than ten times, finally couldn't listen anymore and kindly reminded her.

Gu Jinrong suddenly realized, her mournful makeup indeed had quite an impact on the mood.

She hurriedly went to find the makeup artist, and before leaving, she did not forget to tell her, "Then take care of her for me first."

Xiao Ling looked at the back of her boss as she hurriedly left, and sighed in her heart: It's hopeless, it's hopeless. The boss used to be so smart, but now Miss Shen just cries, and her entire IQ drops to this point.

Shen Qingzhi is a bit stubborn. Like when she cried so sadly in front of Gu Jinrong just now.

But now as soon as the person left, she immediately stopped crying.

She wasn't pretending to be sad to gain sympathy, but sometimes it was difficult to control people's emotions.

She actually already knew the ending of the script, but just seeing Gu Jinrong's makeup as she would look ten years later suddenly gave her a sense of how much things had changed.

The protagonists who never spoke up until death never managed to express their feelings for each other. However many beautiful memories there were before, the ending had just as much lingering regret.

The eighteen-year-old Cang Xingyun and the twenty-eight-year-old Cang Xingyun seem to be separated by a galaxy that can never be crossed.

Just like the twenty-one-year-old Gu Jinrong and the thirty-year-old Gu Jinrong; or fourteen-year-old Shen Qingzhi and twenty-three-year-old Shen Qingzhi.

Almost ten years could change so much.

Everything could have been fine originally, so why did she leave so decisively back then?

Shen Qingzhi felt that she had once again entered a dead end, which had trapped her for many years.

She closed her eyes and walked forward until she couldn't see any traces of the dead end, thinking she had already walked out of it.

But now she realized it wasn't the case, just an optical illusion.

Only some vague connections had pulled her back into the dead end.

She wasn't just crying for Cang Xingyun in the film; she was also crying for the nine years of her own life that had passed.

Those nine years brought countless twists and turns, hardships, and unwillingness until she learned to let go of everything.