Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 116: Fighting While Ill

Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Fighting While Ill

Gu Qiao looked at the smooth, eye-pleasing scene in the camera lens and his furrowed brows slowly relaxed. He slightly nodded, "He Jinxia, this scene was a one-take success."

"Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People" is a historical romance culinary drama that, apart from the melodramatic love and hate entanglements, deliberately incorporates the popular culinary elements of the time.

Su Qingwan and Su Qingying, from the Su Mansion in the Capital City, hailed from a culinary house with centuries of heritage. As the only two daughters of the Su family, they naturally possessed excellent culinary skills.

However, "Small Bridge Flowing Water, People," frankly speaking, only leveraged the popularity of culinary arts, which was not the core throughout the drama. Therefore, for scenes involving cooking, the production team could film them all at once.

He Jinxia had been filming from morning until 7 p.m., completing two-thirds of Su Qingwan’s cooking scenes, with the remaining third only needing a day, no, just half a day, to finish.

The progress that was delayed by Luo Sifang had been pulled back thanks to He Jinxia, making Gu Qiao’s expression much more pleasant, and he rarely offered a word of encouragement to He Jinxia, "Well done."

He Jinxia smiled slightly, even though the sweat was streaming down her forehead due to the surrounding heat, she maintained a calm demeanor and spoke humbly, "Director Gu, you flatter me."

Gu Qiao was noncommittal and turned his head to hurry the extras cleaning up the set to speed up.

Seeing there was nothing for her, He Jinxia left the kitchen first.

As soon as she opened the door and stepped out, a brisk wind greeted her, making her immediately sneeze.

Cheng Xiaohua was sitting idly somewhere outside; seeing He Jinxia emerge, she quickly ran over with a down jacket, saying, "It got colder tonight. How come you look all damp? Hurry and go change out of your costume."

He Jinxia nodded and while walking, she said, "Inside, they turned on the heat to simulate summer for filming."

Cheng Xiaohua sighed, "Filming out of season is hard; all production crews have out-of-season scenes, and it’s tough on the actors."

He Jinxia, recalling something amusing, laughed and said, "Someone told me, ’if it weren’t for the high pay of being an actor, just this would be enough to make someone quit.’

Walking behind, Cheng Xiaohua failed to notice that He Jinxia’s smile at that moment was exactly like the one she had seen the day before!

After changing out of her costume, He Jinxia didn’t go back to the hotel with Cheng Xiaohua but drove away from Film City to Dongting Lake Garden for rest.

Tomorrow, He Jinxia had a magazine shoot which was required by "Chen Xiaohui, Go Forward!" The entire crew would attend as it would serve the purpose of a promotional film.

Before and after every movie release, there are many forms of promotion, among which magazine shoots are one. Some stars go to the extent of appearing in seventy magazines in a month to promote a film.

It’s already the end of January. In half a month, it will be the New Year celebration. The shoot arranged by the "Chen Xiaohui, Go Forward!" crew is specifically for a special edition released for the New Year.

Regarding the magazine shoot, Dong Qiin had already informed her in advance, and He Jinxia had heard the news before joining the "Small Bridge, Flowing Water, People" crew.

As soon as she joined the crew, she informed the coordinator, who had made the arrangements in advance, which is why He Jinxia was able to leave the crew so smoothly without causing any ripples.

By the time she returned to Dongting Lake Garden, it was already after 10 p.m.

Cheng Xiaohua said, "We have the shoot tomorrow afternoon, but we need to get there early in the morning for hair and makeup, and it’s likely to go until evening. I’ve talked to the crew; they can give you a day off the day after tomorrow. Why don’t you come back to the set the day after that?"

He Jinxia shook her head, "No need, I’ll finish the magazine shoot tomorrow, and then continue filming the day after. I want to finish it early to enjoy a well-rested holiday."

Cheng Xiaohua originally wanted to say she didn’t need to push herself so hard, but after hearing what she said next, the advice died on her lips.

Yes, the New Year was approaching...

"Okay, as long as you know what you’re doing. If you can’t hold up, you must tell me. I’ll negotiate with the crew. Don’t be stubborn, especially if it ends up with you spending the New Year in a hospital, right?"

Cheng Xiaohua said earnestly.

He Jinxia smiled gently and peacefully, "Don’t worry, Sister Xiao Hua, I understand."

Seeing that she had assured her, Cheng Xiaohua felt relieved, told her to rest early, and then left the apartment.

Nobody could have anticipated that Cheng Xiaohua’s words would come true the very next day.

He Jinxia fell ill with a low-grade fever.

Even He Jinxia didn’t realize she had a fever. She just felt lethargic. It was Cheng Xiaohua who noticed her face looked unusually red, even without makeup, and it felt warm when touched. She immediately realized something was wrong, quickly grabbed a thermometer, and found out about the fever.

Although it wasn’t severe enough to require hospitalization, He Jinxia definitely needed rest at this point.

"Brother Luo, what should we do now? Can we postpone the magazine shoot?" Cheng Xiaohua asked Luo You in the car.

He Jinxia’s application for a dedicated company car was still under review, so currently, she was using Luo You’s car, which Cheng Xiaohua had also driven previously in Film City.

Now, as they returned from Film City to Imperial City for an event, Luo You naturally went along with them.

Luo You frowned, his expression growing serious.

He turned to look at He Jinxia seated in the back, his voice deep, "Jinxia, do you think you can participate in the magazine shoot in your current condition?"

He Jinxia nodded, her usually crisp voice a bit hoarse now, but still as calm and collected as ever, "Brother Luo, I can do it. I believe my mind is still clear."

Her fever wasn’t severe; she just felt her body was a bit heavy. If not for Cheng Xiaohua’s attentiveness, she wouldn’t have known she was running a fever.

Cheng Xiaohua anxiously said, "Jinxia, you might have a low fever now, but if you don’t rest properly, it could easily turn into a high fever. Then, it won’t be a matter of just taking some medicine and resting, you’d have to go to the hospital for IV fluids!"

Luo You frowned harder, also feeling the dilemma, "The date for this magazine shoot was set by Dong Qin a long time ago. Although it’s not a top-tier magazine like ’L&G Charming Women,’ it is still a well-established second-tier magazine.

While Jinxia is popular, she is ultimately just a second-rate celebrity; the magazine won’t change their schedule just for her, not unless she was a top-tier celebrity."

Second-tier magazines are not lacking in celebrities; even top-tier celebrities wouldn’t turn down an invite from a second-tier magazine. With the holiday approaching, the magazine schedules shoots with countless celebrities each day; they couldn’t possibly change their schedule just for He Jinxia.