When Old Master Fu saw Xia Zhiyi, he first smiled, then cheerfully held up the thermos in his hand and said, "I had dinner with an old friend tonight and found that the pigeon soup at that restaurant was quite good. I thought about how you and that brat are staying in the hospital and eating bland food, so I packed one for you."
Upon hearing this, Xia Zhiyi knew that the old man was thinking about the two of them.
He smiled and stepped forward to take the things from the old man's hands. "There's no need for you to bring them yourself. You could have just called me and come pick them up. At this hour, you'd probably be stuck in traffic for a while, which would be too much trouble for you."
The old man patted Xia Zhiyi's arm. "It's not hard work, what hardship have I experienced?"
As he spoke, he started to walk into the ward, asking, "How's that brat doing? Is he awake now? He's not asleep again, is he?"
"But it's good that you're asleep; you'll feel more comfortable when you're asleep."
Xia Zhiyi didn't immediately stop the old man from leaving. Instead, she stood there and said with a smile, "He's not asleep. We just finished eating. He went to the bathroom, and I had something to do, so I came out."
Upon hearing this, the old man stopped and turned to look at him, somewhat curiously. "What is it?"
Xia Zhiyi hesitated, seemingly unsure whether she should tell the old man.
The old man wasn't in a hurry to go into the ward anymore. He turned around and walked back to Xia Zhiyi, saying, "It's alright. If anything happens to you, tell me. If you're having any difficulties, maybe I can help you figure something out."
Xia Zhiyi hesitated for a moment, her eyes flickered, and after a while, she lowered her voice and whispered a few words in the old man's ear.
The old man's expression changed from serious to doubtful, and then to thoughtful.
After Xia Zhiyi finished speaking, he didn't speak immediately, but pondered for a while before looking up at Xia Zhiyi.
Xia Zhiyi looked embarrassed. "Don't you also think what I did was a bit inappropriate?"
The old man was still thinking.
Several minutes passed before the old man finally came up with a solution. He clapped his hands and exclaimed, "What's wrong with that? It's excellent! Your idea is great! That kid should practice more!"
"As for that program you mentioned, when will it be filmed?"
Xia Zhiyi: "I told my agent it would be at least half a month later, and she should be aware of that timeframe."
The old man narrowed his eyes. "Alright, you and that kid have the same agent, right?"
Xia Zhiyi nodded.
The old man said, "That's no problem. I'll contact your agent later and have her arrange for you two to go together."
Xia Zhiyi feigned hesitation. "Is that so? Then shouldn't we tell Yunyi about this first? What if he doesn't want to go?"
The old man said, "What could he possibly be unwilling to do?"
"Didn't he always say he wanted to be as good as you? But when we mentioned he wanted to learn from you, and you said you were willing to teach him, he said he was too busy with work and didn't have time."
"This is a perfect opportunity for you all to appear on the show together, so we have the time now, don't we?"
As he said this, the old man seemed to remember something, stroked his chin, and muttered, "Hey, speaking of which, I heard from an old friend that there's a new project coming up next year, a live-streamed variety show related to military training, which will probably take about a month to film. Are you interested?"
Xia Zhiyi paused, thinking to herself, "This program sounds familiar."
He quickly searched through his memory palace and finally found the corresponding program in the storyline— Ace Challenge.
It really is an official project, inviting fifteen celebrities and fifteen new recruits to participate in a live broadcast program, open to both men and women.
There are no gender restrictions, but background checks will be conducted on participating celebrities. Those with questionable identities, tax evasion, or criminal records are ineligible to participate.
Anyway, once this show airs, any celebrity who appears on it is essentially officially certified as having impeccable character.
In the storyline, both the male and female leads participated in the program, as did the second male and female leads. Xia Zhiyi sister, Xia Wanyi, an important supporting actress, did not participate due to health reasons, but she made an appearance during a day off half a month after the program's recording.
Yes, under the guise of visiting relatives.
In other words, this program is about plot points.
Even if the old man didn't say anything now, Fu Yunyi would still participate later.
And Xia Zhiyi...
He was considering whether he should get involved.
Xia Zhiyi very well that, given his current situation, registering was not a problem.
If he wanted to, he still had connections with the head coach, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to participate in the filming.
But this means he's directly gotten involved in the plot—although, so far, the plot seems to have never even started because the female lead, Gu Miaomiao, has completely gone astray.
But who knows what tricks the Power of the Plot pull?
If she participates, the female lead might still get involved due to some unforeseen circumstances, which would allow Xia Zhiyi to have close contact with Gu Miaomiao.
In fact, given the current situation, if Xia Zhiyi were to kill Gu Miaomiao, it would definitely severely damage the so-called plot.
But he won't do that. Although Gu Miaomiao is the female lead, she didn't do anything and she's innocent.
He didn't care about Xia Zhiyi's personal wishes.
Participating would be a great opportunity to build connections, but these connections aren't limited to the entertainment industry; they're more about...
If she doesn't participate and avoids Fu Yunyi's side, Xia Zhiyi believes she will encounter far fewer problems.
There's nothing he can do; being the protagonist is what it is. Even if Fu Yunyi doesn't want to, he'll still have a lot on his plate.
Otherwise, Xu Chen wouldn't be so busy. The fact that he could spare some time to deal with Xia Zhiyi's affairs is entirely because Xia Zhiyi is reliable and has few problems.
If Xia Zhiyi were like Fu Yunyi, she would probably have already discussed with Xia Zhiyi about arranging an executive agent for him or simply changing his agent.
However, this was all out of the old man's good intentions...
Xia Zhiyi hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "As for this matter, why don't we ask Yunyi what he thinks first?"
Upon hearing this, the old man thought for a moment and then concluded, "That's true. You're still studying; studying is more important."
Xia Zhiyi: "... Hmm."
His status as a university student would be useful if he wanted to refuse.
However, if that's the case, he might have to take leave next year to film, and I wonder if the old man will have any objections then.
Never mind, this isn't urgent.
Just then, Xia Zhiyi heard the commotion coming from the ward and knew that Fu Chi had come out of the bathroom, so she naturally changed the subject and took the old man back to the ward.
Fu Chi sat on the edge of the bed, and upon hearing the noise, turned to look at the door.
The old man frowned. "You..."