Reborn in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1980s

As Li Lin made her intricate and profound hand gestures, it seemed as if the heavens and earth resonated with each other, and ripples spread through the air, layer upon layer like waves.

A profound and obscure incantation came from Li Lin's mouth, and then a dazzling light emanated from her body, causing her long hair to move without wind and rise into the air.

Following the light, Li Lin appeared in a long red robe embroidered with auspicious clouds, its wide sleeves billowing in the wind. In one hand she held an ancient scroll, while in the other, she used her fingers as a brush to paint in the air. Countless ancient characters flew from the scroll, forming a storm-like aura that swept towards the flame-patterned red spiders below under the influence of incantations.

The land is frozen solid for thousands of miles.

The originally ferocious and extremely arrogant Flame-Patterned Red Spiders were frozen in place, frozen in place.

Li Lin slowly descended from the sky, her bare feet as white as snow, stepping onto the back of the Flame-Patterned Spider. Her face was pale. "Noah, my magic can only freeze them for one hour. You must retrieve a branch of the Sun Tree within one hour."

"I will definitely get it!" Noah led his three special forces teammates toward the volcano. Along the way, frost covered everything, even their eyebrows and hair were covered in white frost. The frost also suppressed the volcano's intense heat, so they didn't have to suffer from the intense heat the closer they got to the volcano, as they had before.

However, the frost also caused a thin layer of ice to form on the ground, and the four special forces soldiers slipped and fell several times during their journey. On one particularly dangerous occasion, one of the special forces soldiers slipped and almost fell off a cliff, but fortunately, he managed to grab onto a protruding rock at the critical moment and stabilize his body. Later, with the help of his teammates, he finally climbed back up.

Upon reaching the volcano, on its smooth, icy crater, they secured themselves with climbing ropes and began their descent.

The volcano was scorching hot with molten lava beneath it. One of the special forces soldiers' ropes melted from the lava, and he fell into it, tragically dying.

Noah and his companions watched helplessly as their teammates died, calling out their names in anguish. Time was running out. After another perilous ordeal, they finally found a branch of the Sun Tree, only half a meter tall, its surface a deep red. Fortunately, the temperature was only slightly elevated, and their skin could still tolerate it.

Noah obtained a branch from the Tree of the Sun and tied it to his back.

Now, without the oppressive force of the Sun Tree's branches, the volcano is about to erupt.

The three embarked on an extremely dangerous escape.

After reuniting with Li Lin, the volcano finally erupted, spewing out scorching lava that shot into the sky, with thick smoke and red lava dancing wildly in the air, followed by an earthquake.

Li Lin and Noah, among others, struggled to leave Black Flame Mountain amidst the shaking of the earth.

Afterwards, the group of four arrived at the Valley of Immortality in search of the immortal flame of the phoenix.

The Valley of Immortality is located in a primeval forest, where towering trees reach into the clouds and wild grass grows taller than a person.

While searching for the Valley of Immortality, three special forces soldiers and Li Lin encountered a giant python thicker than a water bucket and nearly lost their lives in its jaws.

Having barely escaped the giant python's jaws and found the Valley of Immortality, they encountered a giant centipede with hundreds of legs. The giant centipede bit a special forces soldier to death and swallowed him whole.

Li Lin had no choice but to use her witchcraft once again, unleashing a thunderbolt to strike the giant centipede to death.

After obtaining the Phoenix's immortal flame, Li Lin took out a branch of the Sun Tree and used a secret technique to burn the Demon Contract to ashes.

At this point, only three of them remained: Li Lin, Noah, and Gisele.

The three found the spacetime rift. Noah and Giselle were responsible for clearing out the small demons that crawled out of the demon realm from the edge of the spacetime rift and protecting Li Lin, while Li Lin used witchcraft to repair the spacetime rift.

However, after casting spells twice, Li Lin's vital energy was damaged, and the spacetime rift was larger than they had imagined. In order to repair this rift, Li Lin did not hesitate to burn her life force.

As the spacetime rift was repaired, Li Lin fell from the sky, her long robes fluttering and her long hair flying. She looked at Noah and revealed a melancholy smile.

After resolving all the crises, Noah and Giselle returned to the big city and began their normal lives. But Noah always carried a trace of melancholy. He came to the old bookstore again, walked past rows of quaint bookstores, and came to the window. The retro chair was empty.

Noah closed his eyes and sighed softly.

As he was leaving the bookstore, he suddenly turned back and looked at the stairs leading to the second floor.

Light streamed in through the window, and in the beam of light, Li Lin slowly walked up the stairs. She was wearing a dark velvet dress and a hat adorned with flowers, exuding an extremely luxurious and extravagant court style.

Her elegant figure ascended the stairs, stopped, slowly turned back, and smiled slightly at Noah, a smile so beautiful it was breathtaking. Then she turned away, her figure disappearing into the dimly lit second floor, gradually fading into the distance.

"cut!"

Hu Xiaoxiao's filming has finally wrapped up.

The movie "The Magic Contract" is a special effects movie with a simple story and no concern for the depth of character development. Its main selling point is the special effects.

The scaly snails and flame-patterned spiders of Black Flame Mountain, the scenes of Li Lin casting spells, the realistic experience of volcanic eruptions, the giant pythons and giant centipedes encountered in the Valley of the Undying, the thrilling chases by them, and the grand scenes of thunderous magic – these post-production special effects are the most important parts of the film.

Whether Li Lin died in the end remains a mystery, as seen through Noah's perspective.

In the original script, Li Lin died while repairing the crack, but after reading the script, Hu Xiaoxiao wanted to change it to the current version. It doesn't explicitly say whether Li Lin died or lived after burning out her life force, leaving suspense and giving the audience more room for imagination regarding the character of Li Lin.

Two of the four special forces members died, leaving only Noah and Gisele. It is clear that if a sequel is made, John and Emily will continue to star, while the other special forces members will be replaced by actors promoted by the company.

Philip clapped his hands, congratulating Hu Xiaoxiao on wrapping up filming. His eyes were filled with admiration as he looked at Hu Xiaoxiao's last dress, which was full of extravagance and ultimate romance. "Miss Xiaoxiao's looks in the movie are all stunning. I look forward to the huge impact the movie will have on the audience after its release."

Hu Xiaoxiao took off her hat and handed it to her assistant, letting out a long sigh of relief: the filming was finally over.

She smiled at Philip and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Philip. I hope this film will bring you satisfactory box office results."

"It definitely will," Philip said confidently. He had hired the most capable special effects company for the post-production special effects and would be closely monitoring the process. As long as the other scenes being filmed didn't fall short, he was full of confidence in this movie.

Philip was extremely satisfied with Hu Xiaoxiao's performance, which far exceeded his expectations. In particular, the scene of Li Lin casting a spell was stunning. Even though there was a green screen behind her, it did not diminish his amazement at all. When she drew in the air, he felt as if he really saw a wizard casting a spell.

Furthermore, Li Lin's costume exceeded his expectations. The outer robe was specially brought from China by Hu Xiaoxiao, made of the finest silk, and the embroidery on the robe was done by a master embroiderer with a long lineage. Even the scroll prop in Hu Xiaoxiao's hand was an old item borrowed from China.

The inner garment beneath the outer robe was provided by a high-end clothing company. They had originally provided Hu Xiaoxiao with several pairs of shoes, but none of them could match the weight of the robe and her imposing presence. Hu Xiaoxiao simply went barefoot, and the effect was surprisingly good.