Duan Xuanyu took out the black iron rod.
It is half a meter long and two fingers thick, with a circle of auspicious floral patterns carved on the stick.
When not in use, it's easy to carry by putting it in a bag.
Su Mian held it in her hand and weighed it; the weight felt just right.
Duan Xuanyu also demonstrated the other functions for Su Mian.
"Although it looks like just an ordinary stick, turning it to the left reveals a blade tip. Turning it to the right reveals a ring of barbs at the top."
Su Mian exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, using this to stab someone is so-so when it goes in, but it's amazing when it comes out!"
She admits that she is a very materialistic person.
Being materialistic is not her persona; it's simply her personality.
She genuinely loves beautiful jewelry, and also has a weapon that suits her perfectly.
She was genuinely happy to have these things.
But now that the jewels have been unearthed, it proves that this isn't a parallel universe. The thought that the person I went through so much trouble to save might still die in the end makes me a little unhappy.
Sigh, I guess I'm just too responsible.
You get a job, you get paid a salary, and you're still thinking about after-sales service.
She raised her hand, staring at the handful of jewels, lost in thought.
Duan Xuanyu propped himself up on the bed with one hand, his gaze fixed on her face.
Her hair, freshly washed and dried, was fluffy and slightly messy. She was looking intently at the jewelry, her eyes slightly lowered, her long eyelashes gleaming.
When he saw her happy, he couldn't help but smile too.
Then he saw the worry in her eyes, and he began to think about his own future...
After getting his phone back from Duan Hongxu, he immediately checked whether the ending had changed.
He was quite confident in himself.
Doesn't this have historical precedent to prove that things did indeed change?
Perhaps unofficial histories are more truthful than official ones?
Next time there's another chance to activate the short-range conditions, just kill off Prince Sheng's son and his cousin as well.
Even if we can't change it, it's okay.
" Su Mian," he suddenly called her name softly.
"Um?"
Su Mian raised her head.
Duan Xuanyu loved this moment.
Because in her clear, bright eyes, there was only him.
Their eyes met. For a long time.
Duan Xuanyu's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice low and slightly hoarse. "Actually, even if my fate cannot be changed, it doesn't matter."
"Because in the three years since I met you, I've lived more like a human being than all my previous lives combined."
"Without you, I wouldn't even have had these three years."
Count your breaths in silence.
Su Mian slowly approached him.
Duan Xuanyu could slowly feel her breath, gently falling on him, like a small brush scratching at his heart.
He instinctively held his breath, his gaze involuntarily falling on her lips.
Suddenly, she spoke softly, with a hint of amusement. "You've learned another new trick from that male model blogger you follow?"
Duan Xuanyu hurriedly explained, "... I didn't! This is the truth!"
"Really?" she asked, looking incredulous.
"..." I'm so angry! It's all Duan Hongxu!
Duan Xuanyu was upright and honest; the only thing he ever did that was to pay attention to male models—something shameful.
If Duan Hongxu hadn't been randomly using his phone, Su Mian wouldn't have found out!
We'll get our hands on him sooner or later!
-
It was late at night.
The hotel where the production crew was staying.
We are currently holding an emergency meeting.
"Ahem!" Director Zhao cleared his throat.
"Now I'll talk about a few important things."
"Our dating reality show has completely gone astray!"
"This episode features the guests living under the same roof and filming sweet fanfiction written for them by netizens. The goal is to create a sweet romance and spark a love story!"
"But now, the guests go straight to the film set to get their makeup done, memorize the script, and film... They're busy until late at night, then they just collapse into bed!"
"Even when they play a little game, their eyes are only filled with a desire to win!"
"They come to our show to find love, not to compete!"
Yin Xiaohong crossed her arms. "But none of the guests have any objections!"
"...Teacher Xiaohong, please go back to commentating on esports for your next show, really."
Director Zhao politely offered career advice.
"Now let's talk about the second point."
"Some guests have now reached the point where the production team has to go easy on them."
"Look at Teacher Gu, he stops and stares at big sycamore leaves for ages when he sees them on the street!"
He clearly wanted to take it back and use it!
"Therefore, we must find ways to help guests in need, but we cannot help too directly or obviously."
"Otherwise, the guests will think, 'We'll lose the competition anyway, and the production team will still help us, so why don't we just give up and play it safe from now on?'"
"Therefore, let's brainstorm and think of a solution!"
This night was another night of baldness for the production team.
-
The next morning, the production team posted a lot of documents in the guest group.
Director Zhao: "As filming for the short drama is nearing its end, in order to make the final product even better, we invited a renowned screenwriter in the industry overnight to write the script for the last few episodes. The remaining filming will strictly follow the script."
At the same time, the script was also made public, and all the viewers of the show could see it.
Please read it quickly.
The original ending was: the rebels succeeded in their rebellion and ended up with the Empress; the Emperor and his nanny, Chao Xiong, left the palace to travel the world; the henchmen and their lackeys successfully upheld justice in the capital; and the concubines and the imperial physician became soulmates... In short, it was a very happy ending.
But the new ending is: just when everyone is satisfied, suddenly the refugees rebel, rush into the palace, and kill the entire main group!
Soon, a chorus of curses erupted!
[Holy crap, what is this thing?!]
[A silly drama, but the whole cast dies in the end? What's with the joke? Just have fun to the end!]
[We agreed to let the guests improvise, and the footage was all silly and funny, but then you suddenly killed everyone off in the finale? Are you kidding me!]
[I accept a high opening followed by a decline, but what do you mean by a high opening followed by a complete decline!]
[I have absolutely no resilience. I can't even handle the slightest bit of angst in novels. If you're going to send the whole cast into a tomb, I'm seriously going to give your variety show a bad review on Douban!]
After being criticized and trending on social media, the production team slowly released the subsequent arrangements.
Heartbeat Radio Waves v: [Filming is on hold today. The guests will have a day off and participate in a dating challenge!]
The guests will wear their long-awaited "heart-fluttering watches" and participate in a dating challenge following the program's arranged dating process!
If you can get the other person's heart rate to 120 or higher, you can choose one of the following rewards:
1. Script modification permissions. One "heartbeat" allows you to change one word, two "heartbeats" allow you to change two words, and so on.
2. Obtain living supplies. Each time you have a heartbeat, you can obtain one item.
Note: Guests may make purchases for today's date, but none of the items purchased may be taken home.
In other words, all they can do is eat, drink, and have fun.
You can't sneak around buying daily necessities.
As for heart rate, last time we did this activity, we set it to 100.
As a result Duan Xuanyu was able to jump seven or eight hundred times in front of Su Mian.
He's always smitten whenever he sees her.
Therefore, the production team set the threshold to over 120 this time, as it's impossible to do it on a normal day; a slightly stronger level of stimulation is needed.
Viewers are very dissatisfied with the current ending.
Moreover, this was a collective creation.
They wrote happy and cheerful stories, with sweet moments, and everyone ended up with a happy ending.
However, the production team gave the original creators a considerable fee and stipulated in the contract that "all adaptation rights belong to the production team."
They couldn't interfere with the production team's changes to the storyline, so they could only pin their hopes on the guests.
I watched this drama unfold from the very beginning, and I feel like I was a part of it, so I really hope it has a happy ending!
Forget about comedy being inherently tragic! We want pure comedy! Pure joy!
[Each time you fall in love, you can only change one word. If a short drama episode has 800 words, then you'd need to fall in love 800 times to rewrite the ending!]
[It's not necessary to revise every single word; four or five hundred words should be enough, but that's still a lot. With all the guests working together, the number of repetitions might be sufficient!]
[That won't do; some guests will probably need to exchange their supplies.]
Please, everyone! Use every trick in the book to make them fall for you!