Xiaowen and Daniel took out their raincoats from their backpacks and put them on. Then they sat on the rocks and ate compressed biscuits and canned beef with mineral water.
In comparison, Xu Qiao, who was hiding under the broad leaves and looking up at the rain, looked much more miserable.
There was no raincoat to protect him from the rain, and even though the broad leaves blocked most of the rain, a lot of it still dripped onto him through the gaps between the leaves.
There was no water or food, not to mention that he was injured in his leg.
Xiaowen suddenly couldn't eat, and Daniel silently put away the water and food in his hands.
Looking at Xu Qiao who was resting against a tree trunk with his eyes closed, Xiao Wen began to communicate with Daniel with difficulty.
"Can we have our food..." He wanted to ask if he could give some to Xu Qiao. At worst, he could just cut this scene out later, and the audience wouldn't know about it anyway.
But when the words came to his lips, Xiaowen couldn't say them.
Although they had not been together for a long time, he also understood Xu Qiao's adherence to "principles".
This violation of the program rules is equivalent to cheating. Bringing it up is disrespectful to the young man in front of you. It would be better to just give up the recording and announce that you have failed to survive.
Daniel knew what Xiaowen wanted to ask, so he held the camera tightly 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 juice inside.
He went out to look for food today, and besides the necessary tools, he only had a water vine and some wild fruits.
The situation is undoubtedly bad now, but it is not to the point of giving up.
Unlike those who were stranded in the wilderness, Xu Qiao knew he had a way out. He knew from the beginning that this survival journey would only last for 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".
But those who are truly in such danger will not have such an opportunity.
They could only send out an SOS distress signal, struggling to survive, waiting for rescue that might arrive at an unknown time.
…
After resting against a tree trunk for a night, Xu Qiao woke up the next morning and it was still raining.
His throat was dry and his head was dizzy. Xu Qiao touched his forehead and realized that he seemed to have a low fever.
The sharp wounds from the razor grass caused him to lose a lot of blood, and the rain overnight exacerbated the loss of heat. He felt a little cold and rubbed his arms.
Seeing the worried looks in Xiaowen and Daniel's eyes, Xu Qiao said to the camera: "Things went smoothly in the past few days. We found a water source, built a shelter, and even started a fire... But now the situation seems to be getting worse."
He looked up at the incessant rain and wiped the raindrops from his eyelashes. "Because of the heavy rain and my injured leg, I am trapped here and can't go back to the shelter or find food."
His eyelids drooped due to fatigue. Xu Qiao yawned, as if he didn't get enough sleep: "I have a little fever, but it's not too serious."
"The more serious the situation, the calmer you need to be. Panic 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 stop."
"I miss the big bed at home. The bright living room, the soft carpet, the sunlight shining on it, lying on the carpet and reading a book..." Xu Qiao's voice became smaller and smaller, and he fell asleep again in a daze.
Xiaowen was about to cry as she listened to his low mumbling.
After personally filming for the past ten days, he was very clear about the difficulties Xu Qiao encountered. It was also because of this that he admired him even more for being able to persist until now.
Daniel put the camera aside and paced back and forth anxiously.
He looked at Xu Qiao and couldn't help but take off his raincoat and walked over to cover Xu Qiao. Xiao Wen quickly stopped him.
The principle of recording the documentary "Survival" is that the program team will not provide any help or interference to Xu Qiao and will faithfully perform the role of recorder.
Unless it is confirmed that Xu Qiao's vital signs are not suitable for further recording, you must not help.
"Daniel, we need to respect Xu Qiao's choice. You must not go up to help him until he asks."
Xiaowen spoke English haltingly, but Daniel understood what he meant. He put his raincoat back on and smoothed his blond hair in annoyance.
On the other side, the program team was having a heated discussion.
"Director, I think Teacher Xu's physical condition is no longer suitable for recording."
"I was injured and was caught in the rain all night. There was no way I could finish the next four days."
"Yes, please bring Teacher Xu back as soon as possible. It makes me so sad."
Director Gong Sheng frowned and stared at the images sent back.
From the picture, it can be seen that Xu Qiao's condition is very bad.
He turned to look at the rescue expert who had been following the program team: "What is your assessment of Xu Qiao's physical condition?"
The rescue expert has already checked the medical kit. "With the blood loss and the rain, a healthy adult might be able to hold on, but Xu Qiao has been suffering from food shortage and malnutrition these days. He said he has a fever, and there is a high probability that his wound is slightly infected. I think he needs immediate treatment."
After listening to the rescue expert's words, Gong Sheng took a deep breath and made a decision: "Notify Xiaowen and Daniel to prepare to end the filming and take Xu Qiao—"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a voice coming from the screen.
It was a deep and powerful voice that penetrated the screen and hit everyone's eardrums.
"what sound?"
The sounds that came one after another carried a slight vibration, and the air seemed to be trembling because of the sound.
"It seems like an elephant?" someone asked uncertainly.
The next moment, Xiaowen and Daniel's cameras were facing each other.
The crew members in the helicopter widened their eyes immediately. What appeared in the camera was a group of wild Asian elephants.
Under the ultra-high-definition camera, these giant beasts gathered together and walked in the forest with heavy steps. Mud and water splashed under their feet, and frogs and poisonous insects hiding in the dead leaves fled in all directions. The visual impact of this scene is unimaginable.
"Oh My God… "
"what happened?"
There was a baby elephant in the herd, rubbing against the female elephant affectionately and acting coquettishly.
Xiaowen and Daniel looked at each other and recognized that this baby elephant was the one that Xu Qiao had rescued from poachers. A quick glance showed that except for the young elephants, each of the elephants was over two and a half meters tall, huge in size, and incredibly heavy.
When the elephants moved, the ground seemed to shake slightly.
What was going on? How did the elephants suddenly appear? Both of them had this question in their minds.
The mother elephant and the baby elephant were seen tenderly intertwining their trunks, with the mother elephant sniffing and caressing her baby with her trunk.
This huge wild Asian elephant slowly walked towards this side after kissing its child.
Xiaowen and Daniel swallowed their saliva and stepped back. The distance now was definitely not safe. Normally, if they wanted to take photos of wild Asian elephants, they would have to be far enough away to take photos.
For safety and self-protection, the two photographers carried tranquilizer guns. Xiaowen and Daniel planned to shoot the female elephant immediately if anything went wrong.
When they saw the elephants not far away, they felt disappointed. The tranquilizer gun could handle one Asian elephant, but could it handle so many
Everyone in the program crew staring at the screen in the helicopter looked nervous.
"Why are so many elephants coming here?"
"What is this elephant doing?"
"It's over, it's over. What should I do now?"
However, in the eyes of everyone, the female elephant did not make any move to harm Xu Qiao.
The female elephant walked up to him, bent her two strong front legs and knelt on the ground, and then bent her hind legs as well.
This situation left everyone stunned.
"This is… ?"
After a while, Xiao Wen seemed to understand something and murmured in disbelief: "It wants Xu Qiao to get on its back..."
The Asian elephant, which was more than two meters tall, knelt on the ground, lowered its body, turned around and gently touched Xu Qiao with its trunk.
Xu Qiao understood what it meant, and stood up with difficulty and lay on top of it. After he stabilized his body, the female elephant slowly stood up and shook its trunk twice.
The baby elephant made cheerful noises and walked in front of the female elephant, leading the way in the direction of the shelter.
The herd of elephants followed far behind.
In the shots taken by Xiaowen and Daniel, the thin boy, covered in blood and mud, was lying on a tall adult wild Asian elephant, with a group of elephants following slowly behind him.
I don't know when the rain stopped.
The sky and earth are vast, and the forests are lush and green.
In the forest after the rain, every blade of grass and every tree looks brand new. Water drops condense on the tips of leaves and quietly roll down, making a "tick-tick" sound in the puddles on the ground.
Countless rare birds and beasts flew through the leaves, keeping their distance from the passing elephants.
The drones circled in the sky, as if they had become one of the birds.
It was such a harmonious scene that one couldn't bear to speak out and destroy its beauty.
Daniel stared at the camera, speechless. He could only hear his own heart beating like a drum.
He felt that he had never taken a better shot.
Even the documentary that won awards at the Krakow Documentary Festival and Doc Talk Film Festival could not compare to the shock and emotion this scene brought to him.
"This is... man and nature." Daniel was fully focused and recorded this scene.
Xiaowen understood what he said, looked at the picture in the camera, pursed her lips and nodded.
Inside the helicopter, the program crew fell into silence as they watched the images transmitted back.
After a long while, Gong Sheng finally sighed and said, "This is incredible."
"This scene can definitely be shortlisted for the top ten documentary scenes of this year." Someone couldn't help but speak up, prompting others to nod in agreement.
Most documentaries focus on people. Human history and civilization, human survival and life, people's views on the universe and society, the relationship between people and nature...
The themes of documentaries have always tended to be deeper and more resonant with people for a long time.
The theme of "Survival" is survival in the wilderness. It seeks to explore life and death, survival and struggle, and the relationship between man and nature.
Everything Xu Qiao did since he entered the rainforest was not to conquer nature. There was no bloody killing, no ecological destruction by exhausting the resources. He saved wild Asian elephants from poachers, and respected and appreciated the water vines that took many years to grow in the rainforest.
Finally, we received feedback from nature.
"The first issue's promotional poster is ready. Okay, now it's time to welcome our heroes." Gong Sheng clapped his hands and smiled.
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