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Chapter 407 Accident
🕑 Added 2025-07-29 16:22:29 +0000 UTCIt happened so suddenly that no one in the crew could react.
"Oh no! Benny, run!"
Nanaya had already noticed something was wrong and issued a warning.
But it was too late. Before Nanaya could finish his words, a loud noise came from the stage.
As something collapsed, Nanaya's pupils instantly dilated as he looked forward.
Just a few meters away from him, the entire staircase set fell apart and collapsed.
From the time Nanaya heard the noise to the time the stage collapsed, the entire process took less than 5 seconds.
With such a short time, Benedict Cumberbatch, who was standing on the stairs, certainly had no time to evacuate.
"Ah------!"
As everyone in the crew watched, screams were heard.
The incident happened so suddenly that Nanaya, who was closest to the stage, could feel the vibration caused by the collapse of the stage.
Everyone was shocked by this unexpected accident.
Even Uncle Li, who was about to drink tea, dropped the thermos cup in his hand and the tea spilled all over the floor.
But at this time no one cared about this little thing.
From Nanaya to the crew chores, everyone's eyes were focused on Benedict Cumberbatch lying in the rubble.
"Ah------!"
Benedict Cumberbatch let out a series of heart-wrenching screams, reminding everyone what had just happened.
The first person to react was Nanaya. While most people were still in a daze, he shouted loudly.
"Hurry! Save him! Where's the emergency doctor?! Call an ambulance!"
Nanaya gave the order as he walked quickly towards the ruins.
Because they were at a certain distance from each other, and because Benedict Cumberbatch was covered in dust, Nanaya had no idea how badly he was injured.
However, the other party is still conscious and it is unlikely that his life is in danger. But he is definitely not in a good condition after screaming so miserably.
Nanaya wanted to go and check the situation, but was blocked by the ruins.
"Come and help!"
Nanaya quickly cleaned up the debris and yelled without even raising his head.
At Nanaya's reminder, more crew members joined in the work of clearing the debris.
With everyone's help, a passage was quickly cleared.
Nanaya came to Benedict Cumberbatch, who had a lot of blood on his body and looked quite miserable.
"Benny, are you okay?" Nanaya asked anxiously.
At this time, Benedict Cumberbatch was no longer screaming. It was not known whether he was numb or he had no strength to scream, but his forehead was covered in cold sweat and his face looked very scary.
After hearing Nanaya's question, he replied breathlessly: "Fortunately, the rest are just scratches, just the legs..."
Nanaya took a look at the other person's legs and found that his right leg was bloody.
“Hmm…”
The pungent smell of blood made Nanaya feel somewhat uncomfortable. Horror movies were never his cup of tea, and this kind of situation in reality made him even more uncomfortable.
However, Nanaya still took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then carefully observed Benny's wound.
Fortunately, Nanaya didn't see any bones at first glance, and his calf didn't show any extremely abnormal twisting.
But Benedict Cumberbatch was still seriously injured, and Nanaya didn't know whether he could save his leg.
Nanaya quickly comforted him: "Benny, you will be fine."
"Haha, I won't die." Benedict Cumberbatch was very open-minded. He comforted Nanaya with a trembling voice, "I contracted dysentery in Nepal that year, but I didn't die. This little thing is nothing."
"How can that be the same? You big fool."
Nanaya was so angry that he wanted to hit him, but considering that the other party was injured, he could only put his hand down in dismay.
At this time, the emergency doctor from the crew finally ran over.
This guy was holding a medical kit in his hand and shouting as he ran.
"Don't move! Don't touch him!"
Nanaya quickly stood up and gave up his seat: "Don't worry, we didn't touch him."
Everyone knows this simple first aid knowledge. None of the crew members involved in the first aid dared to touch Benny's body and carry him out.
None of us are professional first aid personnel, and moving the injured person at will is likely to cause secondary injuries, which will greatly aggravate the injury.
So Nanaya and his men only cleared a path for the doctor to enter, and they didn't even touch the injured Benedict Cumberbatch.
The doctor came to Benedict Cumberbatch and gave him emergency treatment while asking him questions in a low voice.
Nanaya stood outside, frowning, not saying a word, just quietly waiting for the result.
During the years of filming, the crew of Nanaya had encountered various emergencies, big and small, but this time was undoubtedly the most serious.
A major character was injured. Even if Benny was fine and could recover smoothly, he would definitely not be able to film for the next period of time.
But Nanaya didn’t think that far at all. He was just filled with anger.
It is inevitable that accidents may cause injuries during filming, and some serious accidents may even result in death.
Such a situation occurred in the later "Deadpool 2". Zazie Beetz's stunt double had an accident while filming a chase scene, and eventually the stunt double died due to ineffective rescue.
However, being unavoidable does not mean it will happen, and the crew cannot escape blame for such an accident.
Soon, the crew doctor finished treating Benedict Cumberbatch's wound and walked to Nanaya's side.
"You are injured too. I will help you take care of it."
The doctor took out a mirror and let Nanaya see for himself.
Only then did Nanaya realize that he also had a small cut on his forehead.
It was just that Nanaya had been worried about Benedict Cumberbatch, and only after the doctor's reminder did he feel a slight pain.
"It's troublesome."
Nanaya sat on a chair nearby under the doctor's guidance.
After the doctor once again reminded people not to touch Benedict Cumberbatch, he took out iodine and cotton and began to wipe it carefully.
"H-how is he?"
While the doctor was treating his wounds, Nanaya asked in a low voice.
The doctor immediately replied, "It's mainly the right leg that is broken, the rest of the body is just scratched. I didn't dare to move the bones because I didn't know the condition of them, I just helped him stop the bleeding."
"The ambulance will be here soon, will he be okay?"
The doctor nodded: "Although the fracture is quite serious, he is lucky that there is no heavy bleeding."
The so-called good luck only applies to Benedict Cumberbatch, as it survived. However, it was still a very serious accident for the crew.
Soon, the ambulance arrived at the studio, and Benedict Cumberbatch was carried into the ambulance and sent to the nearest hospital for treatment.
Because a large amount of green screen-wrapped cushions were used in the set design, Benedict Cumberbatch had a soft landing when he fell.
In addition, Benedict Cumberbatch had experience as a hiker, and after hearing Nanaya's reminder, he immediately took the correct protective posture, which prevented the situation from developing to the worst possible point.
According to the hospital's comprehensive medical report, in addition to a serious fracture in his right leg, Benedict Cumberbatch also had multiple abrasions all over his body and a mild concussion.
In addition to such a serious accident, it is impossible for the crew to continue filming today.
Nanaya and others accompanied Benedict Cumberbatch to the hospital, while Shiki Matsuno and Ori helped maintain order on the crew.
They said they were maintaining order, but they just issued a gag order on the matter and gave people leave after they signed the relevant agreements.
This gag order does not require crew members to keep silent about the incident, but to unify their external statements.
It is absolutely impossible to conceal such a big thing.
All major Hollywood film crews have paparazzi waiting at designated locations, so the fact that an ambulance entered the studio could not be concealed.
In addition, because of this incident, the crew will definitely have to suspend filming for a while in the next few days - because there are still a series of necessary investigation procedures to go through with the Actors Guild and the police.
If the crew keeps it secret, the news of the death of someone in the FZ crew will probably spread everywhere the next day, and the crew will be in a very passive position.
Whenever personal interests are involved, people always act very quickly.
In the evening of the same day, the FZ crew held a small press conference in conjunction with Washimine Entertainment to make a statement specifically regarding the accident.
"A few days ago, actor Benedict Cumberbatch was involved in an accident during filming due to the accidental collapse of the set. Mr. Cumberbatch fractured his right foot and is currently receiving treatment in the hospital. For this very unfortunate accident, our entire crew deeply apologizes to Mr. Ben Cumberbatch. The crew will fully cover all his medical expenses and hope that he can recover soon."
At the same time, the crew also promised: "Currently, the crew is fully assisting the investigation agency to investigate the cause of this accident. Ensuring the safety of all crew members is the crew's primary responsibility. We will definitely track down the individual responsible for this incident!"
Despite what they said, according to the preliminary police investigation, the accident was caused by the wear and tear of the load-bearing screws used in the scenery, and was an accident.
After finding out this, Nanaya no longer had any interest in investigating further. He simply asked Ori to strengthen the education of all the members of the set design team and deducted the bonuses of all of them.
After this happened, the set design team was also in a panic.
We really need to track down that person, or kick them all out of the crew.
Then, people in the circle will determine that they are the culprits of the accident and will be banned from the circle in the future.
Don’t talk about the survey results. Sometimes people are more willing to believe in hearsay than official results.
Nanaya took this situation into consideration, and after making sure that it was not intentional, he did not pursue the matter further. He did not want to ruin someone's career because of this incident.
Everyone in the set design team breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the crew did not fire them.
As for the bonus that was fined, it is no longer important as long as they can keep their jobs. What's more, they did deserve to be fined for this matter.
The police side is easy to handle, the only more troublesome thing is the actors union side.
Because of this accident, the Actors Guild was very concerned about the safety of the FZ crew and sent people to conduct a very strict inspection.
This is because Benedict Cumberbatch is not yet a member of the Screen Actors Guild - he has only joined the British Screen Actors Guild. Otherwise, the issue of compensation for Benedict Cumberbatch's injury alone could have been a long-running dispute.
It’s not that Nanaya doesn’t want to pay, but if the union gets involved in this kind of thing, they’re likely to ask for an exorbitant amount of money.
Finally, after discussing with Benedict Cumberbatch himself, the two sides came up with a solution that the crew would cover all medical expenses and add an additional $100,000 in compensation to the injured person after declaring insurance.
After all, it was just a broken foot, and the compensation was considered quite sincere, so Benedict Cumberbatch gladly accepted it.
All in all, although this accident happened suddenly, it did not bring much reputational and economic impact to the crew in the end.
But now the only thing that is giving the crew led by Nanaya a headache is that Benedict Cumberbatch is lying in bed. What should they do with the next filming?
