Recaps

Chen Qi completed To the Moon, bringing Saria and Kristen closer while its release inspired a charitable foundation. In Lungmen, he assembled the cast for Kung Fu Hustle as filming stirred up martial artists, drew public attention, and gave Theresia reason to wonder whether Chen Qi still remembered her.

• The Dukes of Windermere and Wellington sent Vina with Chen Qi’s crew and gave him the Breath of Kings, which he passed to her before departing for Columbia with Talulah.
• Chen Qi’s crew uncovered a Kazimierz ambush, fought off the Campaign Knights, and received Zuo Le’s invitation from Yan’s emperor to make Kung Fu Hustle.
• Chen Qi cast Kristen as Doctor Eva Rosalene, Saria as Doctor Neil Watts, and Alina as River in To the Moon, then filmed John and River’s memories with them.
• Kristen and Saria uncovered the childhood meeting that connected John and River, and John and River ultimately fulfilled their dream as the spacecraft rose beyond the barrier.
• To the Moon premiered, moving Rhodes Island’s leaders and prompting Muelsyse to propose a foundation, and Saria resigned from Rhine Lab to join Chen Qi’s crew.
• Chen Qi arrived in Lungmen, impressed Huai Tianpei with his power, and recruited Lungmen’s martial artists and officials to act in Kung Fu Hustle.
• Chen Qi filmed Wei Yenwu and Madam Wen Yue as the Landlord and Landlady, then staged the Axe Gang’s attack on Rat Stronghold with Waai Fu, Tai He, and Shang Zhong fighting back.
• Eureka livestreamed the fight before Talulah caught her, and Chen Qi hired her to report on the film, and Theresia read Amiya’s message, chose to support Theresis, and wondered whether Chen Qi still thought of her.

Chen Qi completed Kung Fu Hustle, whose martial arts stunned audiences across Terra and led Great Yan to honor Wei Yenwu and Madam Wen Yue. He then went to Leithania to make a film that would draw out public grievances and expose the Witch King's remnants, while Great Yan granted him permission to film its own failings if his work helped avert disaster.

• Chen Qi defeated Second Brother with Buddha's Palm, freed Huai Tianpei from possession, and was recognized by the Sui siblings as their thirteenth sibling.
• Chen Qi finished and released Kung Fu Hustle, and its portrayal of Great Yan's martial arts alarmed foreign leaders while the Lion's Roar Technique led the emperor to order ancient bells installed in every Mobile City.
• Great Yan's emperor awarded Wei Yenwu and Madam Wen Yue formal titles, and Chen Qi gave Wei Yenwu the Buddha's Palm manual as part of his plan to gain the nation's support.
• Earl Hyacinth told Chen Qi that Witch King's remnants were plotting a coup in Leithania, so Chen Qi agreed to make a film with Ebenholz and Kreide to expose public grievances and draw out the remnants.
• Ebenholz portrayed the Witch King in public, and Leithanians welcomed him and spoke openly about low wages, rigged elections, discrimination, and resentment toward foreigners.
• Chen Qi coached Ebenholz to use the Witch King's rhetoric, and Ebenholz's broadcasts angered the Twin Empresses and attracted suspected remnants.
• Ebenholz confronted two nobles connected to the Witch King's remnants and demanded that they take him to their leader, while his reputation spread through Leithania.
• Talulah told Chen Qi that Chen Huijie and Lin Qingyan had arrived from Great Yan, and Lin Qingyan delivered the emperor's permission for Chen Qi to film Great Yan's failings if his Leithania film helped avert disaster.

Chen Qi filmed Great Yan Dynasty 1566, forcing Great Yan’s rulers and visiting leaders to confront the corruption and political maneuvering shown in the drama. As the court’s land policy continued to endanger the people, Chen Qi’s work and relationships with Xi and Nian became increasingly entangled.

• The Witch King’s film unsettled Leithania, while the Twin Empresses investigated his remnants and arranged the release of people held without evidence.
• Chen Qi accepted the Witch King’s Spiral Horn, and after the Witch King tried to possess him, a golden lion emerged from Chen Qi and drove the soul back.
• Chen Qi brought his crew to Great Yan, where he began filming Great Yan Dynasty 1566 with the emperor and court officials involved in the production.
• The drama exposed factional corruption and the disastrous land-conversion policy, as Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang tried to limit the harm to Zhe City’s people.
• After the emperor of Great Yan reacted angrily to the flooding episodes, Chen Qi continued filming and welcomed foreign rulers who wanted to watch the drama.
• Chen Qi screened another episode for the state guests, and Jiajing kept Hu Zongxian in charge while the court continued maneuvering over the flood and land policy.
• Xi and Nian’s feelings for Chen Qi erupted when Nian kissed him, and Ling warned him to keep their affairs hidden from Talulah.
• Zheng Michang and He Maocai planned to frame Qi Dazhu, while Chen Qi prepared to show how Hai Rui could thwart them and Wei Yenwu filmed Jiajing taking elixirs.