The director looked at the treasure chest in front of him and took the initiative to pull 500 yuan out of his pocket.
Watching the director's brisk movements, Qin Huai shook his head speechlessly. He handed it over so readily that he had clearly made quite a lot over the past few days.
With all the ingredients ready, it was time to see everyone's cooking skills. The production team had not gone completely overboard and still provided the guests with some small barbecue tools.
Pei Yanchuan volunteered to handle the fish, while Xu Wang decided to walk along the edge of the woods to see if he could pick up some branches to make lighting a fire that evening easier.
Xia Yu and Qin Huai had the same idea, so the three went together.
The ground in the woods was fairly level. Many enormous branches spread out to either side, looking like a giant protective umbrella from a distance. Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, leaving several spots of light on the ground.
Xu Wang and the others picked up some dry branches. Spotting a long branch in front of him, Xu Wang promptly put down the pile in his arms and picked it up. He raised his right leg slightly, gripped the branch with both hands, and pressed down hard. With a crisp crack, the branch snapped cleanly in the middle.
Watching from beside him, Xia Yu grew excited. He turned and spotted a long branch nearby, so he decided to copy Xu Wang's movements and snap it with the same flair. But before he could put any force into his hands, Xu Wang caught them.
"What's wrong?" Xia Yu looked bewildered.
"You have to pick the right branches, too. This one's solid inside. If you bring