Chapter 1247: Chapter 1238: Accident (4)
This scene is actually not difficult. It’s also the last scene of the entire film, where the male protagonist has obtained evidence and, together with his teammates, deeply infiltrates the enemy stronghold to meet the female protagonist.
The earlier dialogue scenes have already been shot. Logically, the action scenes should have been shot immediately after, considering the difficulty in setting up the scenes.
But Director Ji, due to the previous incident with Zhang Fan getting into trouble and Xia Siyu getting injured from jumping off a cliff, decided to shoot the dialogue scenes first before the action scenes, especially since the action scenes are quite challenging. Setting up a stage in a foreign location doesn’t cost much, and it requires selecting some extras, considering the filming is overseas, which takes time.
Moreover, filming explosion scenes definitely requires the local government’s approval. Although Director Ji went through the procedures before shooting, getting additional clearance is still beneficial before shooting.
This pushback transformed it into the final scene.
There isn’t much fighting; the dialogue scenes have been completed, and the male protagonist and the female protagonist have already recognized each other at this juncture. Both parties are loyal to their respective masters, and a conflict is inevitable.
The female protagonist is the biological sister of the main antagonist drug lord. She grew up in this foreign village, starting from a background of extreme poverty where she couldn’t even afford to eat. Drugs harm many people, but if it weren’t for poppy cultivation, perhaps the female protagonist wouldn’t have survived to adulthood. As she grew up, she and her brother led the villagers as warlords, monopolizing the local drug trade, and gave back to the community so people no longer starved and lived in abundance.
However, over time, the female protagonist gradually became aware of the harm drugs cause to people and realized it wasn’t a sustainable path. She wanted to wash clean and legitimize everyone’s livelihood. But her antagonist brother and other villagers were unwilling to let go of this lucrative trade and sought to expand further. The female protagonist couldn’t change her brother or the villagers, and she didn’t want to abandon them and leave, so she had to confront the male protagonist with weapons.
The big explosion in the drama was arranged by the female protagonist’s brother. Many places in Southeast Asia were already rife with warfare; the conflicts might have spread continuously until today, and so bombs were planted throughout forests or villages. The female protagonist’s brother and other leaders of the gang knew there was no way out. Even if they were released after capture, their business would be devoured by other drug lords. Moreover, the female protagonist’s brother had committed numerous crimes before; once deprived of money and power, he could easily fall victim to assassination by rivals. Hence, this was a fight to the death.
They lived in a castle resembling a bunker, with bombs planted throughout it, ready to detonate as soon as the male protagonists breached in.
The supporting male, portrayed by Jiang Jiahe, who is the undercover agent, had actually “exposed” his identity beforehand and was imprisoned. The female protagonist, unable to persuade her brother, was also “detained.” The male protagonist and his teammates had already breached the village and stormed the building, while the female protagonist’s brother and other leaders resisted with all they had left.
At this moment, the female protagonist exploited a flaw in the guard’s defense to escape the room and reunite with the male protagonist. With the female protagonist’s assistance and reinforcements finally arriving at the male protagonist’s side, the antagonist was being defeated step by step.
Just when it seemed like justice was about to be served, the female protagonist’s brother enacted his most deranged plan; he pressed a button, triggering orderly explosions of mines buried along underground lines. Since they all had to die, he figured he might as well take a few more down with them. The entire village’s people, along with the male protagonist and his team, were all set to perish here.