Trembling At A High Altitude

"Before we start filming, let's get to know a few new friends,"

"You guys go ahead and introduce yourselves. Of course, you don't have to use your real names, you don't even have to tell the truth, and you can even skip the introduction if you want," Director Liu Shiyuan hinted to the three newcomers.

The group exchanged glances... What kind of self-introduction was this?

The three newcomers looked at each other, and the chubby woman in her thirties stood up first.

"My surname is Luo, I'm Luo Bijiao, and I used to work in dubbing," the woman introduced herself briefly. She appeared like a plump aunt but had a voice just like a little girl's. If one didn't see it with their own eyes, it would be hard to connect her voice to her appearance.

"I'm Guo Haopeng, a former soldier, and she's my wife, also a former soldier," the male of the remaining couple stood up and introduced himself briefly, then sat down.

The woman beside the man didn't introduce herself either.

"Welcome to our cast, the three new friends," Liu Shiyuan led the applause.

Liu Shiyuan, compared to the former, Yao Xue, was much more approachable in every way.

Whether newcomers or veterans, everyone seemed very patient.

Not like Yao Xue, who always had a keep-out demeanor.

"Today's filming is a bit special; we need to pair up eight actors into four groups."

"Pairing males and females makes the work less tiring, so the principle of grouping is one male actor with one female actor."

"The principle of pairing is ladies first."

"First, the four ladies will choose the male partner you want. You don't need to care about who others have chosen; you can pick the same as someone else," Liu Shiyuan said a few words and then signalled to the four ladies.

"I choose him, haha, I'm a sucker for good looks," Luo Bijiao pointed at Li Teng and spoke.

"I choose him," Guo Haopeng's wife quickly picked Guo Haopeng, probably afraid someone else would take him first.

"I also choose him," Elsa pointed at Li Teng.

Any actor here, as long as they weren't foolish, would definitely choose Li Teng as a partner. They wouldn't need to worry about anything; just let Li Teng do the thinking and busywork.

"I choose him too," Bunny Girl also pointed at Li Teng.

"Great, we have three female guests who have chosen Li Teng simultaneously. Now it's time for the male guest Li Teng to make a choice. May I ask, which one of these three ladies will you choose?" Liu Shiyuan's manner of speaking was very much like the host of "If You Are The One."

"Choose me!" Elsa's face was filled with anticipation.

"Choose me! You won't regret it!" Luo Bijiao also spoke up.

"You owe me," Bunny Girl whispered to Li Teng.

"I choose her," Li Teng picked Bunny Girl.

He really did owe her.

"Excellent! Congratulations to Li Teng and our Little Bunny for forming the first couple. Guo Haopeng and his wife have formed the second couple. Next, we will proceed with the second round of selections," Liu Shiyuan continued his process.

It had to be said that Liu Shiyuan really had a knack for stirring up a lively atmosphere on set.

In the second round, Elsa and Luo Bijiao both chose Gao Fei, and Gao Fei chose Elsa.

Gao Fei and Elsa became the third couple.

The remaining Luo Bijiao and Huang Xun became the fourth couple.

"Ah! Tsk tsk, what kind of mess is this? Really! How can you pair me up with her? How am I supposed to act now?" Huang Xun looked very dissatisfied. His task as the new actor was to guide Luo Bijiao, and the two of them didn't get along well. Moreover, the most important thing was that Luo Bijiao was too ugly and very fierce; just looking at her face was troublesome.

"You should already be happy that I'm not repulsed by you, and yet you dare to complain about me? You should take a good look at yourself in the mirror with that shriveled look of yours! Just seeing you is enough!" Luo Bijiao, upon hearing what Huang Xun said, was not pleased either.

It was clear the two disliked each other.

But there was no helping it; all four couples were matched, and no one would be willing to switch with them.

"The scene we're going to film today is from a movie called 'Time Prison'."

"For this shoot, we've employed Time Bubble technology."

"Once everyone enters the Time Bubble, you may spend several months inside, but only an hour, or even less, will have passed on the outside."

"It is a prison made of time."

"You will be divided into four groups to enter this Time Prison."

"As long as one group successfully breaks out, the performance will be considered a success."

"The group with the lowest Time Index completion will have the actor with the lower Time Index among the two, eliminated from the game! That is, they will be sealed in wax!"

"What exactly the Time Index is, you will understand once the filming starts."

Everyone exchanged glances, seemingly sensing that something wasn't quite right.

Prison? Prison break?

"To prevent the actresses in each couple from being bullied, each actress will receive a defense alarm and a 'Fan Fly Palm' skill after entering the Time Bubble for filming."

"The defense alarm is intangible and will sound off irrespective of consciousness if the actress is attacked or violated by a male actor."

"The 'Fan Fly Palm' skill, as its name suggests, allows her to send her male partner flying with a palm strike anytime, anywhere, but is limited to her partner only."

"So, the actresses need not worry about being bullied by the male actors."

Liu Shiyuan spoke again.

"Damn! That's not good, right?" Huang Xun was dumbfounded. When he was doing a task to help newcomers, he already had some unpleasantness with Luo Bijiao. And now he had to be locked in the same prison with her, and she's been given the 'Fan Fly Palm' skill? Wouldn't he be dead meat then?

"Hahahaha..." Luo Bijiao flashed her plump palm gleefully.

"You better be careful!" Guo Haopeng's wife teased him quietly.

"Hehehe..." Bunny Girl showed her delicate hands and then looked at Li Teng with a mischievous smile.

The time for revenge had arrived.

"We'll get along fine." Elsa was the only one who didn't threaten Gao Fei.

Initially anxious about the prison plot, the actresses now forgot about the crisis contained in the storyline, becoming cheerful and excited.

"As long as the Time Index is up to standard, you can successfully break out of the prison."

"The group that completes the breakout first and leads everyone to a successful shoot will receive double their salary as a reward, with the extra amount covered by me personally."

"All right, I will now take you all into the Time Bubble, to start our shoot for 'Time Prison'!"

"Unlike other shoots, this time we will use high technology to transport the actors to the set."

After Liu Shiyuan's words, a bus drove up from the side of the street to take the actors to the filming location.

Li Teng seemed to realize why that fat director called Liu Shiyuan a 'pervert.'

This 'Time Prison' might be very terrifying.

Perhaps even beyond their imagination.