How much? They exchanged shocked looks.
Pei Yanchuan was stunned by the production team's outrageous asking price too. Three digits weren't enough for them anymore? They had moved on to four?
[OMG!]
[Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands. Three fingers won't cover this anymore.]
[Director: Scared now?]
[I seriously suspect that if Film Emperor Gu spends this money, we won't be seeing him tomorrow.]
[His wife says: No money, but you can have two lives.]
[Hahahahaha, is Film Emperor Gu's life worth nothing? (Laughing and crying)]
[Even President Pei is stunned by the production team's audacity.]
[The first production team in history to be labeled profiteers. Truly one of a kind.]
Pei Yanchuan didn't waste any time with the production team. He strode toward the cottage door on his long legs.
The assistant director didn't even have time to pitch his product. All he could do was blankly reach out an arm, a moment too late.
Huh? Did he really not want to hear the product introduction?
The assistant director had memorized a whole pitch with nowhere to use it, and suddenly felt a little dejected.
"Is your information reliable?" Hou Yunqi eyed the assistant director skeptically.
Gu Yunlan, who had been about to leave, paused. Although he was terrified of his wife beating him up, he still wanted to find him as soon as possible.
Leng Yifan stayed where he was too.
At Hou Yunqi's question, the assistant director's expression instantly turned serious.
"Of course it's reliable. One hundred percent reliable! A thousand yuan gets you one phone call with your partner. You won't lose out, you won't get sca... Hey! Don't leave!" Before the assistant director could finish, Gu Yunlan and Hou Yunqi left the cottage without looking back.
Gu Yunlan shook his head as he walked. "I already did this without asking him first, and your supposedly reliable information is just a direct call to my wife? Isn't that asking for a scolding?"
Hou Yunqi looked helpless too. Given his wife's professional habits and how excited he had been earlier, never mind getting him to reveal his location over the phone-he might even start sharing his insights on being kidnapped.
Both men had only one thought at that moment: the production team was unreliable.
[Hahaha, we can conclude that the assistant director really isn't cut out for any kind of sales work.]
[President Pei never had any hopes for them to begin with.]
[Film Emperor Gu: You successfully hit my sore spot.]
[Hahaha, the assistant director really is something.]
[Wait, Young Master Leng doesn't seem to have left yet!]
[I did some quick math. Their team only has enough to buy one piece of information.]
[Oh, whatever. At least this counts as a sale for the assistant director, haha.]
[A whole bag of fat fish, and the assistant director managed to catch the skinniest one.]
[Wait! Everyone, go look at Xu Wang's livestream!!!]
[What happened? (Confused kitty)]
[The hostage broke out! So cool!]
Meanwhile, in the little pavilion in the river.
Xu Wang lightly scuffed the ground with his right foot. The path from the bank to the pavilion was paved with granite. It wasn't all that smooth, but it was much better than stone bricks fitted together.
Looking at the path before him, which stretched nearly fifty meters to the bank, Xu Wang's lips curved into a smile.
Xu Wang assumed a proper running stance, then shot toward the entrance to the path like a cheetah.
The two staff members on the bank were still discussing what had happened in the house earlier when they suddenly heard movement behind them and turned together.
Seeing that Xu Wang was trying to escape, they instinctively stepped forward to block the exit.
Xu Wang showed no panic at their movements. In fact, his smile grew even wider.
Aiming for the gap between them, Xu Wang dropped into a crouch with one leg angled out. The next second, he slid straight past them and emerged behind them.
Xu Wang quickly stood up and waved at them with a smile. "Bye-bye, you two."
The cameraman failed to keep up and ran straight into the two staff members guarding the exit.
The three faced one another, seemingly all too stunned to react.
[Holy crap!!!]
[Guys, I'm watching a dating show, and somehow I'm getting fired up!]
[Cameraman: So I'm the clown here?]
[The staff members and the cameraman stare at each other: ???]
[(Meme: Does this look right to you?)]
[Hahaha, I thought a prince would rescue another prince. Turns out the two princes are running toward each other.]
After escaping the two guards, Xu Wang ran straight toward the village's peach grove. After yesterday's goose-herding operation, he had gotten a rough idea of some of the paths around the village.
The cameraman followed behind Xu Wang. He could keep up for the first ten minutes, but after that, he began panting heavily.
"Teacher Xu, Teacher... Xu, slow... down..."
The two staff members refused to give up either, chasing close behind Xu Wang. But the paths through the peach grove were so complicated that before long, they realized the person they were chasing had vanished.
In the end, the two had no choice but to call the director with a headache.
Inside his tent, the director was catching up on sleep after staying up all night. He was enjoying a dream in which his scheme had succeeded, only to be woken the next second by his vibrating phone.
The director sat up in a daze, stretched, and took out his phone.
"What is it? Which team ran out of money and wants to buy on credit?"
"No, Director! Xu Wang ran away!"
"Mm... Huh? What???" Three different expressions crossed the director's face, from initial grogginess to confusion, and finally wide-eyed shock.
The director's composure was now completely gone, leaving only an expression of utter disbelief.
Even when his phone slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground, he had no attention to spare for it.
After shaking off the two behind him, Xu Wang slowed down and began strolling leisurely through the peach grove.
The cameraman following him breathed a sigh of relief. This guy could really run.
[Watching this livestream feels like riding a roller coaster.]
[Agreed, agreed. I almost threw up on reflex.]
[Is Xu Wang really an omega? How can he run so well? He's practically leaving afterimages.]
[What do I do, everyone? I think I love him even more now. President Pei, draw your sword!]
[President Pei says haughtily: What do you want to compete in? Power, wealth, or looks?]
[KO!]
After standing in the peach grove for a while, Xu Wang was ready to go find Pei Yanchuan. Just as he was heading toward the exit, a voice brimming with curiosity suddenly came from nearby.
"Bro, did the production team arrange for you to kill the hostages?"
"Bro, how much do you think I'm worth? I don't think our family has much money."
"Is three thousand enough? If not, I'll have to ask Old Hou to borrow some. He has more connections than I do."
"Bro, are you tired? Too bad there are only three of us right now. We're one short of a table of four. That's a bit tricky."
"Bro? Bro? Why aren't any of you talking? Huh? Don't cover your ears!"
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