The next day was the filming of the seventh season of Heartbeat's final group outing.
Early in the morning, everyone was waiting outside the villa with their bags.
Once the production crew had arrived, they started choosing cars.
Three to a car, and they'd drive themselves.
Everyone looked at one another, then, as if by unspoken agreement, they all turned to Tang Zhi Chu.
The move left Chief Director Li Hong Zhou, who was standing among them, momentarily stunned.
Tang Zhi Chu said, "Sister Lan, I'll ride with you. I trust you behind the wheel."
Jiang Lan paused, then smiled. "Sure. Yang Yang can come too. Three to a car."
Chen Si Yang glanced at Tang Zhi Chu, then nodded.
After all the production crew's cars had set off, Li Hong Zhou got into another van, but didn't start it right away.
Instead, he opened a laptop, put on his headphones, and checked the time. Then he sent an audio call request from the laptop.
A woman's voice came through the headphones when she answered. "Morning, Director Li."
Li Hong Zhou smiled. "I thought you didn't care about your artist."
"Is Director Li criticizing us for sending someone who isn't famous enough?"
Li Hong Zhou laughed. "Sister Yu, you've still got that sharp tongue."
"Hahaha, don't take it seriously, Director Li. You've certainly surprised me this time. A dating show with so many different elements!"
The woman speaking with Li Hong Zhou was Liu Yu. Tianhe Entertainment was packed with artists, but only two of its agents held an exceptional status. Liu Yu was one of them, and she was considered one of Tianhe's partners. She'd managed so many popular artists that you couldn't count them on both hands.
The previous day, Li Hong Zhou had sent Liu Yu an