My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Chatting in private, Zhao Xueqing and Lei Xiaohui couldn’t help but marvel at the change. They used to think places like that were so fancy, the kind they only saw in TV commercials. They never imagined that after starting to work for Li Xiang, those restaurants would be their bare minimum.

As the three girls’ financial situations improved, so did their sense of style, fashion, and overall taste.

「The early hype for the film version of *The Return of the Condor Heroes* had already begun.」

The media reported that the scenes for the Ancient Tomb Sect would be a major part of the film, accounting for roughly a third of the runtime, and that the location chosen was near a small mountain village in Sichuan Province.

As soon as the news broke, many were surprised. It wasn’t long before someone dug up the two one-shot videos Li Xiang and his team had filmed, claiming that was the spot.

The media reached out to the production team for confirmation, and a staff member verified the story.

A reporter asked, ”Why did you choose that location? It’s pretty obscure and wasn’t well-known before. From what I’ve seen, the scenery is just average.”

After all, the area around Li Xiang’s home wasn’t a designated scenic area. While it had mountains and rivers, Sichuan Province has no shortage of famous landscapes. There were countless places far more beautiful than Li Family Village.

As for the cave... well, it was true that you wouldn’t typically find one so perfectly formed. That’s because the Ancient Tomb Sect’s base was, by definition, a manually excavated tomb.

Building it on a soundstage would sacrifice authenticity and diminish the overall quality of the film.

A crew member replied, ”These decisions are all made by the higher-ups—the director, producers, investors, and so on.”

Before long, another story broke: an actor who had originally been cast was filmed crying to a friend during a meal, complaining that Luo Feifei was a diva who bullied newcomers.

But the video—likely secretly recorded by his friend or a restaurant employee—was vague and lacked context, leaving netizens completely baffled.

This sparked a lot of gossip, with people trying to dig up more information.

Finally, the ”truth” was exposed: Luo Feifei had indeed bullied a newcomer!

This was sensational news.

Apparently, the actor had been chosen for the role, but Luo Feifei took one look at him, seemingly disliked him on sight, and immediately demanded the director replace him.

”Isn’t Luo Feifei being too domineering? She may be a big star now, but she only debuted a short while ago. How can she already be acting like such a diva?”

”What role was the actor even playing for Luo Feifei to hate him that much?”

”He was supposed to play Yin Zhiping, I heard.”

”Holy crap, in that case, I’m on Luo Feifei’s side. That guy is so ugly. If I were her and it was my first-ever intimate scene, I’d want to find someone handsome no matter what.”

”Exactly! I support Luo Feifei’s quest for a handsome actor. Even I can’t accept someone that ugly!”

”So Luo Feifei is filming an intimate scene? I heard she’s never taken a role like this before and never will again.”

”For real?”

”It’s true. I heard the director had to work on her for a long time to get her to do this Dragon Knight scene, and she only considered it after he repeatedly promised it would be filmed very conservatively.”

”A crew member leaked that this won’t just be her first intimate scene, but quite possibly her last.”

”I wouldn’t be so sure. Maybe it’s just because she’s still young and at the peak of her fame. Let’s see if she can still afford to be so picky when she’s in her thirties and her opportunities start drying up.”

’In her thirties? The Apocalypse will be here long before that,’ Li Xiang thought, sneering at the news. ’By then, Luo Feifei will be a Saint Tier expert, capable of Flying wherever she pleases. You think she’ll still be shooting intimate scenes for you lot? Dream on!’

Still, there was a reason Luo Feifei avoided intimate scenes. Her immense popularity was built on her pure and innocent image. Taking on a scene like that would shatter her public persona.

The casting for the role of Yin Zhiping in the film version of *The Return of the Condor Heroes* became a massive controversy after the male actor’s tearful accusation that Luo Feifei was oppressing newcomers.

The production team was likely fanning the flames behind the scenes. It was all for publicity, after all. Without the buzz, how could they guarantee a box office smash?