Your Rival in Love Gets Prettier Every Day

Chapter 90: Superstar Style

"Ready to shoot. All departments are in place. Three, two, one, action!"

The rocker camera slowly raised and merged into the sun. A group of young men in flight suits stood in formation. In front of them, a middle-aged man in a military uniform put his hands on his waist and said: "Today's the day you're entering the battlefield. All eyes of China are watching you. Fly high and crush those Japs and come back to me safe and sound. Squadron leader..."

Squadron leader Liu Gang stepped forward: "Here!"

"I'm trusting you with this group of outstanding men. Remember, your lives are far more important than the planes. We must bring everyone back safely!"

"Yes!"

Everyone went to their own fighter jets. Chen Zheng walked in hurried steps catching up to a young man: "Ye Wen!"

Ye Wen turned his head and grinned: "We are finally going to fight."

"Did you hear what the instructor said just now?" Ye Wen and he was about the same age, both 20. Due to this they have the best relationship in the group. While Chen Zheng was calm, Ye Wen's personality was hotheaded. He wasn't afraid of anything.

Ye Wen: "Don't worry. Even if I die, I will use my last breath to take down those Japs!"

Chen Zheng said: "The instructor said that our lives are more important than the plane's. If the plane is bombed, you must try to protect yourself. Don't be too combative. As long as you survive, you can take down more of those little devils in the future!"

Ye Wen smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I know it in my heart."

He gave a casual military salute and said: "I'll see you in the skies!" After he finished speaking, he climbed into his fighter jet with eagerness.

Chen Zheng glanced at him before climbing into his fighter jet.

The instructor patted Liu Gang on the shoulder: "The enemy's Type 96 is 60 kilometers faster than our Hawkeye. If you can't hold it, you must first pay attention to your own safety. Did you go home to see your wife and child yesterday?"

Liu Gang smiled and said: "No, but during training yesterday, I flew around my house. My wife and daughter must have seen it."

Liu Gang got into his fighter jet, looked at his teammates next to him, and shouted: "The Chinese Air Force, the Fourth Brigrade, is taking off!"

Aircraft after aircraft flew off the ground one after another. Liu Gang led his group of Hawkeyes, towards the distance leaving behind the rumbling sounds. Their first mission was to raid a Japanese airbase.

After this scene was filmed, the crew had officially moved to the Republic of China Film and Television city to shoot three consecutive air battles. Each was more tragic than the other.

Ye Wen had died during the first battle. He was planning to refuel at an airbase. Before the plane landed, he received a call from the captain saying that the enemy planes were besieging the base. Hearing this, he took off again before landing. He fought with the enemy planes for a few minutes before his plane was shot causing him to eject from it. Chen Zheng had provided him cover so he could safely skydive to the ground. Unfortunately, he strayed into the enemy's position. Remembering Chen Zheng's words that he must stay alive, Ye Wen yelled: "We cannot let ourselves be captured alive! For China!". He then took out a gun and shot himself in the head with the last remaining bullet.

Li Meilan cried while reading the script in the car. This story was adapted from history, so it was easy to make people emotional. She was worried that Shen Jintai will enter the play too deeply, especially given that the adaptation was based off of real events and Chen Zheng was also a historical prototype. This kind of movie was more exciting than The East Palace because Lu Ming had made <Pilot> extremely bloody and cruel.