Wang Chengran secretly went out at night, and his reason was simple.
He was just thinking of going to the host's house in advance, just in case, to get a heads-up and discuss things with them so that the gift-giving process would go smoothly the next day and everyone would benefit.
He thought he had avoided the cameras and photographers, but in reality, he was filmed the whole time.
At first, the production team didn't understand what he was trying to do. It wasn't until they noticed he was walking in the wrong direction that the assistant director ran over to Director Gong and asked, "Hey, is he cheating? Should we stop him?"
Gong Cheng paused for a moment, stroked his chin, and remained silent.
They watched everything perfectly, but when Director Gong discovered it, he didn't immediately have the live stream camera switched to that angle. So, at that moment, the viewers in the live stream only saw the other guests sitting together chatting, unaware that someone claiming to be going to the toilet was causing trouble.
After a while, under the watchful eye of the assistant director, Director Gong said, "No need to stop them, keep the footage."
In other words, they're keeping it for later use as footage. After all, since they're going to be doing a live broadcast, they need to leave some footage that the audience doesn't know about during post-production to keep them interested.
Not every viewer is willing to watch the live stream and then watch the recording.
The assistant director thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, let's leave him alone for now."
Director Gong smiled and said, " Wang Chengran cheated during tomorrow's settlement, so the task is invalid."
In other words, even if the mission is successful, Wang Chengran lose his two hundred yuan.
Assistant Director: "... Okay."
As expected of Director Gong.
It can affect a person's mindset.
Meanwhile, in another city far away, Fu Chi finished his day's schedule and returned home to find his elderly father sitting on the living room sofa with a cold face, clearly looking like he was about to cause him trouble.
Fu Chi glanced at the butler, who pointed to the tablet on the coffee table in front of the old man. After a moment's thought, he understood—it was about the live stream again.
His expression remained unchanged as he calmly walked into the living room. "Dad."
The old man glanced at him and snorted coldly, "So you know how to come back? All you do all day is work, work, work. Is there nothing else you do? Can't you care about your family?"
Fu Chi handed his coat to the butler, sat down on the single sofa next to the old man, and asked, "What happened to Fu Yunyi again?"
If nothing serious had happened, the old man wouldn't have been so angry and caused him trouble.
Although the old man wasn't wrong, Fu Chi's only job all year round was work, and he basically didn't indulge in leisure and entertainment. Even if he occasionally watched a program, it was for work reasons.
After all, besides work, he couldn't find anything else in the world that could even remotely pique his interest.
There have been some changes recently, but Fu Chi is still unsure whether they are special cases or a mutation in his own world. In any case, he doesn't plan to tell his father, nor is he in a hurry to explore.
When Old Master Fu heard Fu Chi's words, he glanced at him and clicked his tongue.
When his youngest son was little, he could tell what he was thinking, but as he grew older, even he, as his father, found it difficult to figure out what his youngest son was really thinking.
Fortunately, although Fu Chi is aloof and even has some reputation as a cold-faced devil, Fu Chi is still quite humane at home. He treats the old man gently and usually goes along with him.
The old man snorted, knowing his youngest son wanted to save time, and got straight to the point, "I don't say anything because you're busy with work and don't watch the live stream. But why isn't one of your assistants keeping an eye on it?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Chi recalled the hesitant expression on his assistant's face before he went home, and said, "He's probably planning to tell me tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Fu knew that he was still concerned about his nephew's situation. His expression softened slightly, and after a light cough, he said, "It's not a big deal, it's just that the production crew chose such a location that there were two accidents in one day. Xiao Xia even ended up in the police station twice because of it. As the investor, couldn't you have asked them to change the location for filming?"
"If they really have nowhere to stay, I own a few properties. I could lend them a suitable one for filming the show, and it's convenient in the city, isn't it?"
Fu Chi's eyebrows twitched. "An accident? What accident?"
Old Master Fu glanced at the butler.
The butler stepped forward and explained the situation in a few words.
Fu Chi: "..."
Old Master Fu remarked, "Including the first day, this is the third time their show has taken them to the police station, isn't it?"
The first time, I went directly to the police station.
Even Fu Chi himself, upon hearing this, couldn't help but show some doubt on his expression—going in twice in one day, even if the production team wanted to create some entertainment value, shouldn't be done so obviously.
Before investing, he had someone investigate the production team to make sure that Gong Cheng, the variety show director, wasn't the kind of person who would deliberately cause trouble before he invested.
He invests to make money. At least for now, Fu Chi has no reason to invest in those kinds of programs that deliberately cause trouble for the sake of traffic, which could easily backfire. He also has no reason to ruin his own nephew's life.
Although Fu Yunyi is actually not young anymore.
Fu Chi: "I'll contact the production team to confirm the situation."
Old Master Fu: "... Couldn't we film the show somewhere else?"
Fu Chi paused for a moment, then added, "The production team signed an agreement with the local cultural bureau and village officials."
After a moment of silence, Old Master Fu muttered, "So it's a poverty alleviation project after all."
Although there was a slight discrepancy, the predicted results were correct.
Old Master Fu: "No wonder they chose such a remote place to film the show. Fine, I'm too old to care. Just tell the production team to be careful and not let those young people get hurt."
"They're all just kids..."
The last sentence carried a hint of regret, and it wasn't just directed at Fu Yunyi, but also at the other guests on the show.
In Old Master Fu's view, the guests on the show were all still children; how could he bear to let them face danger directly?
Even though Xia Zhiyi seems very capable on the show, in the old man's eyes, she is probably still a child who needs to be protected.
Old Master Fu got up to go back to his room, no longer pressing Fu Chi about having the production crew come to the city to film the show. He was old, and wanted to go back to his room to watch the live stream a little longer while his grandson was still awake.
Fu Chi watched his father leave, then took out his phone to contact his assistant. He saw a WeChat message; his assistant had already compiled the whole story, including the production team's response and the current online sentiment. It was clear that the assistant had done the work the boss wanted to do in advance.
Fu Chi remained silent for a moment, then sent a red envelope to his young special assistant.
Working past the designated off-duty time is considered voluntary overtime.