A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 2393 - 1606: Peril on the Snowy Mountain
"Hooray for Teacher Jixiang Temple!"
Standing at the ski resort, Arima Kaname raised both hands high, looking like a "praise the sun" stance.
"Is it really that exaggerated?"
Looking at the excited Arima Kaname, Duanmu Huai was full of confusion.
"Of course, although there are many scenes like this, it’s great that it’s a ski resort! Generally, similar ambiguous scenes take place by the sea, right!"
"That’s true."
Many shoujo mangas feature similar scenes by the sea.
"And in this weather, you want us to perform by the sea? And act like we’re happily playing in the water?"
Arima Kaname sighed in despair, and next to her, Hei Chuan Chi Yin also nodded in agreement.
"Actors are essentially laborers, after all. Whether it’s the summer in the desert or the winter by the sea, we have to grit our teeth and complete it."
"That indeed is... quite miserable."
At this moment, Duanmu Huai finally understood why these two looked so relieved. After all, it’s early winter now. Going to the seaside to play in swimsuits would be killer. In this sense, Teacher Jixiang Temple setting this scene in the ski resort in ’Jintian’ is like salvation for the actors.
This is also why the second season chose to start filming at this time, as it coincides with the season.
"Luckily, these two episodes aren’t our main scenes, so we can really enjoy the fun of skiing!"
Now Arima Kaname was as excited as a high school girl on a school trip. No surprise, since these episodes mainly featured Duanmu Huai and Sakurajima Mai, while Arima Kaname and Hei Chuan Chi Yin only had a few scenes, leaving them plenty of time to relax.
In contrast, Sakurajima Mai was not so laid-back.
Arima Kaname’s character, being a lead who had never left home, didn’t know how to ski, so even if she fell on her butt, it didn’t matter. But Sakurajima Mai’s character, Liangzi, was different. She was set up as a well-rounded rich girl who came to the advanced slope to unwind, hence triggering the upcoming events.
And Sakurajima Mai’s own skiing skills were just average. Although she could perform on intermediate slopes, she insisted on practicing on advanced slopes. After all, the thrill of skiing differs between intermediate and advanced slopes, and for Sakurajima Mai, earning attention and elevating presence were presently crucial.
Thus, with her earnest request, the crew agreed to let her practice first, and if it went well, they would shoot on the advanced slope directly.
"Miss Mai is quite dedicated indeed."
Watching Sakurajima Mai practice on the advanced slope, Hei Chuan Chi Yin couldn’t help but express admiration. Arima Kaname nodded as well.
"She is an actress too. It’s odd though, isn’t it? She’s a good performer, but why couldn’t I remember her before? It’s like she’s a background actor. But she works so skillfully with me..."
"Indeed, it is peculiar..."
Listening to Arima Kaname and Hei Chuan Chi Yin, Duanmu Huai remained silent, merely watching Sakurajima Mai practicing hard.
Hopefully, everything will go smoothly this time.
The shooting that followed was relatively smooth. The group arrived at the snowy mountain and played joyfully. Liangzi guided the lead and friends in skiing, and everyone laughed heartily. The lead also showed a long-lost smile.
Up to this point, everything went smoothly. Then came the highlight.
"Alright, Scene 45, action!"
As the director shouted "Cut," Sakurajima Mai stepped onto the advanced slope—this part involved the lead and her friends resting after getting tired from skiing. Liangzi wanted some alone time on the advanced slope, marking the real beginning of the "Liangzi arc." She stood on the peak, gazed down, then slid down the slope with a swing of her arms.
"Wow."
Watching Sakurajima Mai glide down the advanced slope, everyone couldn’t help but be amazed. The girl on the advanced slope swayed left and right, appearing like a graceful swan in flight, captivating the audience. Just from this moment, she had indeed achieved a perfect realm.
Well done.
Duanmu Huai nodded while watching Sakurajima Mai. In this section, she relied solely on herself. Although the manga depicted an unexpected event while skiing, the TV series wouldn’t shoot it like that, and no real accident was possible. They could only shoot some scenes simulating an accident and then edit them.
After all, TV series are like that, not documentaries.
Seeing Sakurajima Mai nearing the downhill without encountering any issues, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
However, it was at this moment that an accident occurred.
"Eh? Wait? What’s that?"
A staff member, astonished, pointed towards the woods behind Mai. Everyone looked in that direction and saw a large black shadow emerge, chasing after Sakurajima Mai.
"Wait, is that... a bear!?"
"You’ve got to be kidding, why is there a bear!?"
"Miss Mai, run!!"
Witnessing this scene, the crew members were stupefied. Who would have thought a bear would appear in a ski resort!
"What do we do now? Director!"
"Quickly find the ski resort staff, and call the police immediately!"
Instantly, the atmosphere on set turned anxious and restless, and in front, Mai seemingly hadn’t noticed the bear chasing her. If this continued, the situation would become dangerous!
But the crew was at the top, unable to help her—even if they wanted to, facing a bear, they could only run!
"This is really troublesome, leave it to me!"
At this moment, Duanmu Huai stepped onto the snowboard, took a leap, and before anyone could react, he slid down the slope straightaway!
"Wait! Xiao Ai!?"
"Xiao Ai? What are you doing?"
At this moment, Arima Kaname and Hei Chuan Chi Yin both screamed, yet Duanmu Huai had already become a bolt of lightning, swiftly racing down the slope! 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Sakurajima Mai was using skis, while Duanmu Huai was on a snowboard. He dashed down the slope as if surfing, with a stance more dazzling than that of professional snowboarders. Within moments, everyone saw that he had already reached the bottom of the slope, gradually approaching Sakurajima Mai, which also meant he was getting closer to the bear.
"Hu........."
Sakurajima Mai had already started to slow down and instinctively looked back, wanting to see the filming situation above.
However, when Sakurajima Mai turned her head, what she saw was a bear baring its teeth, opening its bloody mouth towards her.
"Eh?"
At that moment, Sakurajima Mai’s mind went blank, which was understandable—who would think a bear would suddenly appear behind them while skiing!
Run!
At that moment, Sakurajima Mai’s body instinctively issued the command, and she desperately slid forward again. Unlike before, now Mai’s hands and legs were trembling. After all, she was just a high school girl; staying calm in the face of a bear attack would indeed be odd!
Right now, Sakurajima Mai was haphazardly sliding down, trying to get as far away from the bear as possible. Her mind was in complete disarray,
Sakurajima Mai did not even notice that she had deviated from the skiing path until she saw more and more trees appearing ahead. It was obvious she had completely gone off course, and not only that......
"Wah!"
A horizontal tree branch suddenly appeared in front of Sakurajima Mai, knocking her directly to the ground. Now, completely out of control, she rolled all the way down the slope.
Then...... she suddenly felt herself become weightless underneath.
"Eh?"
Mai opened her eyes and saw a vast expanse of white around her, the slope moving further away from her.
In other words, she was now...... falling off a cliff.
Am I going to die?
Am I going to die here?
Sakurajima Mai hopelessly closed her eyes, seemingly ready to accept her fate.
Yet at that very moment, a figure leapt down from the slope and caught her.
"???
Feeling this sudden impact, Sakurajima Mai opened her eyes again in surprise, only to see Duanmu Huai staring at her.
"Xiao Ai? Wait, you......"
"Don’t talk, hold on tight to me!"
Duanmu Huai shouted as he held Sakurajima Mai tightly. Then he kicked the nearby cliff wall, and the two soared outwards, forming an arc before heavily hitting the ground.
"Bam!!"
Perhaps because she was being held by Duanmu Huai, Sakurajima Mai only felt a shock but no pain at all. She opened her eyes, looked at Duanmu Huai, and quickly got up.
"Are you okay, Xiao Ai?"
"I’m fine, I’m alive, I won’t die."
Duanmu Huai waved his hand, then got up from the snow, jumped a bit, and shook off the snow from his body to the side.
"Wait, are you really okay? You just fell from such a high cliff, didn’t you?"
Sakurajima Mai looked at the cliff above; it must be ten meters high!
"It’s fine, you forgot I know kung fu, this is nothing at all."
Duanmu Huai stretched his sore body. For him, this height was indeed no big deal, let alone here with the snow; even if he jumped onto cement, with Duanmu Huai’s physical attribute, he would only make a dent in the cement......
"Glad you’re okay......"
Sakurajima Mai carefully examined Duanmu Huai, in disbelief, but seeing that Duanmu Huai wasn’t coughing up blood or injured, she was reassured.
"Speaking of which, you were really unlucky to be chased by a bear......"
"Yeah, if I didn’t have much presence, the bear wouldn’t have chased me."
At this moment, Sakurajima Mai was also pretty frustrated. If she was still unnoticed as before, perhaps the bear wouldn’t chase her. But now, as Mai’s presence gradually returned, even the bear chased her.
"How does it feel to be a Disney Princess?"
"I will definitely not go to Disneyland."
This was already leaving a psychological shadow.
"Whoosh whoosh........."
The howling gale mixed with the snowstorm blew through the forest, interrupting their conversation. They exchanged a glance, and Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders.
"Seems like we’ve really gotten into a comic-like situation."
"What should we do now...... Will the crew come looking for us?"
"Right now it’s impossible."
Duanmu Huai looked up at the weather, which was already starting to snow heavily.
"Let’s find a place to take shelter first, maybe like in the comics, there’s a cabin nearby."
