An Athlete Held up by an Entertainment Career

Xiaowen and Daniel took out their raincoats from their backpacks and put them on, sat on the rocks and ate compressed biscuits and canned beef with mineral water.

In contrast, Xu Qiao, who was hiding under the broad leaves and looking up at the rain, looked much miserable.

He didn't have a raincoat to cover the rain. Even though the broad leaves blocked most of the rain, a lot of it still dripped onto him through the gaps in the leaves.

There was no water or food, not to mention his injured leg.

Xiao Wen suddenly couldn't eat and swallowed, and Daniel silently put away the water and food in his hand.

Seeing Xu Qiao resting against the tree trunk with her eyes closed, Xiaowen struggled to communicate with Daniel.

"Our food, can you..." He wanted to ask if he could give some to Xu Qiao, at worst, cut this scene later, anyway, the audience wouldn't know.

But when the words came to his lips, Xiaowen couldn't speak again.

Although they didn't get along for a long time, he also understood Xu Qiao's insistence on "principles".

This method of violating the program regulations is equivalent to cheating, and it is disrespectful to the boy in front of him. It is even better to give up the recording and announce the failure of survival.

Daniel knew what Xiaowen wanted to ask, so he clenched the camera in his hand and remained silent.

Xu Qiao leaned against the tree trunk to rest for a while, took out the water vine, cut it open and drank some of the slurry inside.

Today he came out to look for food, except for the necessary tools, he only had a water vine and a few wild fruits.

The situation is undoubtedly bad, but it is not to the point of giving up.

Unlike people who were really in trouble in the wilderness, Xu Qiao knew that he had a way out.He knew from the beginning that this survival journey would only last half a month at most, and he also knew that he could quit the game at any time as long as he said the word "give up".

Those who really fall into this dangerous situation will not have such an opportunity.

They can only put out the SOS distress signal, struggle to survive, and wait for the rescue who does not know when it will arrive.

……

After resting against the tree trunk all night, when Xu Qiao woke up the next morning, it was still raining.

Her throat was very dry and her mind was dizzy. Xu Qiao touched her forehead and realized that she seemed to have a low-grade fever.

The sharp cuts made by the razorweed caused him to lose a lot of blood, and the overnight rain exacerbated the loss of heat.He felt a little cold and reached out and rubbed his arms.

Looking at the worried eyes of Xiaowen and Daniel, Xu Qiao said to the camera: "The past few days were going well, we found water sources, built shelters, and even started a fire... But now the situation seems to be a little bit worse. It's getting worse."

He looked up at the incessant rain, and wiped the raindrops from his eyelashes, "Because of the heavy rain and the injury to my leg, I'm stuck here and can't go back to the shelter, and I can't find the shelter." food."

Eyelids drooped due to exhaustion, Xu Qiao yawned, as if she didn't get enough sleep: "I have a little fever, but luckily it's not too serious."

"The more you get into this situation, the more calm you are. Panicking is useless and will only increase your psychological burden. Since we can't do anything now, let's try to conserve our energy and wait for the rain to subside."

"I miss the big bed at home. The bright living room, the soft carpet, the sun shines on it, and I lie on the carpet to read a book..." Xu Qiao's voice became smaller and smaller, and she fell asleep again in a daze.

Xiaowen was about to shed tears when she heard his lowly rambling.

During the ten days of personal shooting, he was very aware of the difficulties Xu Qiao encountered.It is precisely because of this that I admire him more and more for persisting until now.

Daniel puts the camera aside, pacing back and forth anxiously.

Looking at Xu Qiao, he couldn't help but take off his raincoat and walked over to cover Xu Qiao.Xiaowen quickly stopped him.

The principle of recording the "Survival" documentary is that the column team will not have any help or interference with Xu Qiao, and faithfully implement the identity of the recorder.

Unless it is confirmed that Xu Qiao's vital signs are not suitable for further recording, it is absolutely not allowed to help.

"Daniel, we need to respect Xu Qiao's choice. If he didn't speak up, he must not go up to help."

Xiaowen's English was stuttering, but Daniel understood what he meant, put on his raincoat, and flicked his blond hair irritably.

On the other side, the column group is having a heated discussion.

"Director, I think Teacher Xiao Xu's physical condition is no longer suitable for recording."

"I was injured and was drenched in the rain for another night. It is impossible to complete the next four days no matter what."

"Yeah, hurry up and bring Teacher Xiao Xu back, it makes me feel so distressed."

Director Gong Sheng frowned and stared at the screen that came back.

From the screen, it can be seen that Xu Qiao's condition is already very bad.

He turned to look at the ambulance expert who had been following the column group: "What is your assessment of Xu Qiao's physical condition?"

The ambulance experts have already checked the medicine box: "Blood loss and rain, healthy adults may be able to persist, but Xu Qiao himself has been in a state of food shortage and malnutrition these days. He said that he has a fever and a large wound. Probability of mild infection, I think he needs immediate medical attention."

After listening to the ambulance experts, Gong Sheng took a deep breath and made a decision: "Notify Xiaowen and Daniel that we are going to end the filming, and take Xu Qiao——"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a voice from the screen.

It was a deep and powerful voice that penetrated the screen and hit everyone's eardrums.

"what sound?"

The sound came and went with a low vibration, and the air seemed to tremble because of this sound.

"Looks like an elephant?" someone asked uncertainly.

In the next moment, the cameras of Xiaowen and Daniel were facing each other.

Everyone in the column team in the helicopter immediately widened their eyes.What I saw in the camera was a group of wild Asian elephants.

Under the ultra-high-definition lens, these giant beasts gather together and walk in the forest with heavy steps.The muddy water splashed under their feet, and the frogs and poisonous insects hidden in the dead leaves fled in all directions. The visual impact of this scene is unimaginable.

"Oh my God……"

"what happened?"

There is a baby elephant in the herd, which is lovingly rubbing against the female elephant and acting like a baby.

Xiaowen and Daniel looked at each other and recognized that this baby elephant was the one that Xu Qiao rescued from poachers.Looking at it roughly, except for the juvenile elephants, every elephant is more than [-] meters tall, huge in size and amazing in weight.

The ground seemed to vibrate slightly when the herd moved about.

What is this scenario?Why did the elephant herd suddenly appear?Both of them had such a question in their hearts.

I saw the female elephant and the calf tenderly intertwining their trunks, and the female elephant, as a mother, sniffed and stroked her child with her nose.

After kissing its young, the giant wild Asian elephant slowly walks this way.

Xiaowen and Daniel swallowed their saliva and took a few steps back.The current distance is definitely not safe. Under normal circumstances, if they want to shoot wild Asian elephants, they have to be far enough away before taking pictures.

For safety and self-protection, the two photographers carried tranquilizer guns on their bodies.Xiaowen and Daniel planned to shoot the female elephant immediately if something went wrong.

And when they saw the herd of elephants not far away, they felt that their hearts were cold and cold. The tranquilizer gun can deal with an Asian elephant, can it deal with so many? ?

Everyone in the column team staring at the screen in the helicopter looked nervous.

"Why are so many elephants coming?"

"What is this elephant doing?"

"It's over, what should we do now!"

However, in everyone's eyes, the female elephant did not do anything to hurt Xu Qiao.

The female elephant came up to him and knelt on the ground with two thick front legs bent, and then her hind legs also bent down.

This situation made everyone startled.

"This is……?"

After a while, Xiaowen seemed to understand something, and murmured in disbelief: "It wants Xu Qiao to go on its back..."

The Asian elephant, which was more than two meters tall, knelt down on the ground and lowered its body, turned around and gently touched Xu Qiao with its nose.

Xu Qiao understood what it meant, stood up with difficulty and lay down on top of it.After he stabilized his body, the female elephant stood up slowly and swung her nose twice.

The baby elephant made a cheerful sound, walked in front of the female elephant and led the way towards the sanctuary.

The herd of elephants followed far behind.

In Xiaowen and Daniel's shots, the slender teenager, covered in blood and muddy water, is lying on top of a tall adult wild Asian elephant, followed by a herd of elephants walking slowly.

The rain didn't know when it stopped.

The world is vast and the forest sea is lush.

In the rainy forest, every plant and tree has a new look.The tip of the leaf condensed water and rolled down quietly, causing a "tick" sound on the water beach on the ground.

Countless rare birds and beasts pass through the leaves, and keep a respectful distance from the passing elephant herds.

Drones are circling in the sky, as if they have also become a member of the birds.

It was such a harmonious scene that people couldn't bear to spoil the beauty of this scene by making a sound.

Daniel stared at the camera and couldn't speak, he could only hear his heart beating like a drum.

He doesn't think he's ever taken a better shot.

Even the documentary that won the grand prize at the Krakow Documentary Festival and DOCTALK Film Festival is far inferior to the shock and emotion that this scene brought to him.

"This is... man and nature." Daniel concentrated on this scene and recorded it.

Xiaowen understood what he said, looked at the picture in the camera, pursed her lips and nodded.

Inside the helicopter, the program team fell silent as they watched the images sent back.

After a long time, Gong Sheng said with a sigh: "It's incredible."

"This scene can definitely be shortlisted for this year's top ten documentaries." Someone couldn't help but speak, and others nodded in agreement.

Documentaries focus mostly on people.Human history and civilization, human existence and life, human perception of the universe and society, relationship between human and nature...

The themes of documentaries have always tended to be more in-depth and resonant for a long time.

The theme of "Survival" is to survive in the wilderness.What I want to explore is life and death, survival and struggle, and the relationship between man and nature.

Everything Xu Qiao has done since entering the rainforest is not conquering nature.There is no bloody killing, no ecological destruction by exhausting the water, he rescued the wild Asian elephants shot by poachers, and respected and thanked the water vines that took many years to grow in the rainforest.

In the end, I got feedback from nature.

"The first promotional poster is here. Alright, now we are going to welcome our hero." Gong Sheng clapped his hands and laughed.