The director contacted the village from the car, and with almost no effort, they agreed to let the production team use the village for filming. They also expressed their full cooperation, but hoped that the production team could promote tourism in the village, like Bridgehead Village.
With all the arrangements finalized, the director turned to Jiang Mingxi beside him, "Originally, the third episode was supposed to be filmed at the beach; they spent a fortune on set design there. Now it's being moved to this village..."
Before the director could finish speaking...
Zhao Jiayuan, standing nearby, looked surprised. "Shouldn't these expenses be reimbursed by the show's investors? Aren't the investors the Song Family? Didn't Song Lan Song Bai nod in agreement? You don't have to pay anything! Why are you telling Xiaoxi this?"
The director choked, "But if I continue airing after this incident, the audience will definitely accuse me of profiting from tragedy!"
Song Lan patted the director's shoulder gently, "So you know the audience is going to criticize you now? You invited Bai Zheming on the show at the very beginning of the third episode, why didn't I, the investor, know at all? At that time, you didn't know that Bai Zheming was Xiaoxi's brother, and you didn't know what would be broadcast in the third episode. What was your original plan?"
director:...
I'm just doing this for the attention!
There are rumors online that you two are fighting over Jiang Mingxi...
Gao Le, clutching the treasure chest, chuckled, "Heh, so hypocritical, profiting from human suffering."
If they weren't in the car, the director would have just wanted to perform a monkey-like leap and stomp on the spot.
I'm so angry!
But not daring to offend Zhao Jiayuan or Song Lan, she finally unleashed her anger on Gao Le, yelling, "Why are you still carrying this broken box! Are you trying to become famous by forming a couple with this box, since everyone else is in pairs?!"
Gao Le rolled his eyes at the director on the spot, "Heh, the treasure chest represents victory, and victory means you can redeem it. You said that yourself back then."
"When the broadcast resumes in a bit, I'm going to open this treasure chest in front of all the viewers and make you redeem the corresponding rewards for me. Don't be unable to produce them then!"
director:...
director:!!!
"The reward is still over there on the beach!" the director roared.
Gao Le, "That's your problem."
He's definitely going to steal the spotlight this time!
director:...
director:!!!
Aaaaaah!
I want to cry!
Feeling utterly hopeless, he slumped over, his eyes lifeless as he stared out the window.
Why is it so difficult for him to film a TV show?!
The director collapsed, Gao Le cradled the treasure chest as if holding a newborn daughter, Zhao Jiayuan whispered to Chen Chong, Zhao Ke...
Zhao Ke was pretending to sleep, but he was actually eavesdropping on Jiang Mingxi and Song Lan's conversation. He listened intently, his face serious, and he desperately wanted to drag Zhao Jiayuan out to scoff right there and then. He couldn't hold it in any longer!
The car sped along.
From Yun City to Rongcheng Village Tongfu Township, Qin Family Village.
The production crew arrived at night.
As soon as they got out of the car, Zhao Ke, as if he urgently needed to urinate, grabbed Zhao Jiayuan and pulled him to stand some distance away.
Zhao Jiayuan pulled to the ground and stumbled several steps. Just as Chen Chong, unable to bear it any longer, was about to step forward to help him, he barely managed to regain his balance. "What are you doing!"
He lost his temper with Zhao Ke.
Zhao Ke, in his eagerness, completely ignored this temper and said in a low voice, "Just now in the car, Xiaoxi and Song Lan said that they felt they had no compassion."
Zhao Jiayuan retreated, grumbling, then asked, puzzled, "What? Sympathy? When the Butler Wang was exposed?"
At that moment, Bai Zheming couldn't bear it any longer and his legs went weak, causing him to kneel down.
Jiang Mingxi stood to the side, unmoved.
But Zhao Jiayuan think this was a lack of compassion.
Jiang Mingxi was too young when she left, only three years old, so she couldn't remember much.
Zhao Jiayuan was anxious, fearing that Jiang Mingxi would get stuck on the issue, and was about to step forward to persuade her, but Zhao Ke grabbed him, saying, "That's not it."
Zhao Ke glanced furtively at the crowd not far away and whispered, "I heard him and Song Lan say that although he's not the original owner of this body, he should be sad about what happened, but he's not."
Zhao Jiayuan raised an eyebrow. "Not sad? When he was at the beach, when he learned the truth about the fire, he was so sad he almost fainted. You call that not sad? His face was pale and he was trembling all over. You call that not sad? Did you hear me wrong?"
Zhao Ke tugged at him, "Hey, that's not the point. The point is he said 'original owner,' 'original owner!'"
"The original owner?"
Zhao Ke nodded, "Yes, from what I heard when he was talking to Song Lan, it seemed like he wasn't really Jiang Mingxi, that he had transmigrated into a book or something..."
Zhao Jiayuan was so shocked he almost jumped up, "Transmigrated into a book?"
He blurted out a shout, startling Zhao Ke, who quickly covered his mouth, saying, "Keep your voice down."
Zhao Ke pressed Zhao Jiayuan down and said, "That guy who did the DNA test for Xiaoxi at the beach, Gu Yanchu, I asked Feng Moshan about him when I was at the Bai Family. Feng Moshan said that Gu Yanchu is a very famous psychologist. You know Pei Ning, right? His sister-in-law, Shen Yan, was cured by Gu Yanchu."
Zhao Jiayuan stared blankly, indicating he knew nothing.
"Anyway, considering Gu Yanchu arrival and what Xiaoxi and Song Lan said, I think Xiaoxi is mentally ill," Zhao Ke concluded.
Zhao Jiayuan jumped up and slapped him, angrily shouting, "You're the one who's sick! Your whole family is sick!"
He left after saying that.
He loves crickets, but that doesn't mean he enjoys talking badly about his friends behind their backs.
Zhao Ke quickly pulled him, "Dad! Can't you understand what I'm saying? I didn't mean to say anything bad about Xiaoxi. What I mean is, we all think that Bai Zheming is the one who needs protection in this matter, the one who can't bear any more harm, but Xiaoxi might need more protection than Bai Zheming."
"He's clearly a living, breathing person, so why does he say he's not himself?"
"If he really is sick, we need to be careful when he starts interacting with that woman, keep an eye on Xiaoxi, and make sure he doesn't experience too much stress."
Zhao Jiayuan felt terrible.
The Xiaoxi is already in enough trouble, how can it be sick?
But I also know that Zhao Ke wouldn't lie.
"Then I'll talk to Chen Chong and tell everyone to be more careful. Should I talk to Gao Le too?" Zhao Jiayuan asked Zhao Ke, unsure of what to do.
Zhao Ke shook his head, "I won't say. We're not very familiar with Gao Le, and besides, Gao Le was bribed by Zhang Lin to try and harm Xiaoxi Xi."
If someone with ulterior motives finds out that Jiang Mingxi transmigrated into a book, and takes advantage of it, especially now that the Bai Family is in such a mess, who knows what kind of trouble they might cause.
We had contacted the village chief in advance, and he helped us arrange to stay in villagers' homes.
Because the production crew arrived late, filming definitely couldn't start that night.
In order not to alert the enemy, no one asked any questions.
Early the next morning--
"Ta-da! Surprise! The third episode of Survival Challenge is back!"
As soon as the live stream started, the director appeared in front of the camera, cheering excitedly.
Bullet comments--
[???]
[Re-broadcast?]
[Damn, the Bai Family caused such a huge tragedy, and you're here happily resuming your broadcast? Are you desperate to ride this wave of attention?]
[Damn it, this director is a disgrace for life! The production team is a disgrace for life! The investors are a disgrace for life!]
[I'll see who's the guest today! Damn it, I'll give them a piece of my mind!]