Xu Chen said, "I don't believe it."
So Xu Chen began asking questions.
Then Xu Chen was shocked.
Xu Chen: "You really have a photographic memory!?"
Xia Zhiyi touched her nose, "... Yes."
Although his photographic memory was developed through training, he truly possesses it.
Living a long time, even an insect can develop higher mental strength than most humans, not to mention that Xia Zhiyi has learned skills specifically designed to address this over the long years.
High mental strength is just one of the additional attributes; memory is merely a secondary attribute.
After a few seconds, Xu Chen quickly accepted the fact. "That's good. The stronger your abilities, the more resources I can secure for you."
Then, Xia Zhiyi signed her name on the contract.
Xu Chen: "We can deal with some follow-up matters after you finish filming the show, is that alright?"
Xia Zhiyi: "No problem."
As Xu Chen put the contract away, he got up with Xia Zhiyi, preparing to take him back to rest.
Xia Zhiyi asked casually, "By the way, Sister Chen, may I ask what happened to that guest who came to the show before?"
Xu Chen didn't find it strange that Xia Zhiyi asked this question. It's normal for people to be curious, especially since they had only spent a short time together. It's perfectly fine for her to be a little curious.
So she answered directly, "You mean Zhou Kai? There's nothing wrong with asking that, but Zhou Kai seems to be having a run of bad luck lately. He was fine on his way home that day, but I heard he went straight to the hospital and even made it to the trending topics."
"However, news came out the next day that she got into a fight with an elderly man at the hospital, was doused with boiling water, and suffered burns to her face and body. She is currently receiving treatment at the hospital."
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
Xu Chen glanced at him, assuming Xia Zhiyi was sympathizing with him, and said, "But you don't need to sympathize with him too much. Zhou Kai got into this mess entirely on his own."
"What those people online don't know is that Huanyu is suppressing the news and preventing it from spreading. Actually, Zhou Kai was scalded with boiling water because of his own foul mouth. That old man was the grandfather of a former artist at Huanyu. Now that artist has retired from the industry and gone home, claiming he couldn't make it in the business, but actually he's suffering from depression."
" Zhou Kai has been suppressing that artist, and I heard he's bullied him quite a bit. He went a bit too far. From what I've heard, the artist is depressed, and Zhou Kai is 80% responsible."
"The old man just happened to hear about Zhou Kai being hospitalized and came over to demand an explanation for his grandson. Zhou Kai was probably in a bad mood after being kicked out of the show and didn't watch his mouth. He insulted the young artist in front of the old man, which made the old man so angry that he grabbed a kettle of hot water from a passing patient's family member and poured it on Zhou Kai."
Xia Zhiyi frowned. "Then, what about the old man now...?"
The hut was just a few steps away; any further and they would be in filming range. Xu Chen stopped, paused for a moment, and then said, "The old man was too old; one step and he'd be in the underworld. He collapsed after splashing Zhou Kai."
Xia Zhiyi fell silent.
Xu Chen didn't say it directly, but Xia Zhiyi could roughly guess some of it after some speculation.
Xu Chen quickly regained her smile, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Alright, you should go back and continue filming the show. I can't stay here too long; I still have some things to take care of at the company. I left a cell phone with Director Gong. If you need to contact me, just ask Director Gong for the phone."
As he spoke, he gently pushed Xia Zhiyi into the frame and waved.
Once in front of the camera, Xia Zhiyi quickly composed herself and turned around to see Xu Chen already turning and leaving, very decisively.
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
Besides smiling, she had no other expression.
The following days of filming went smoothly without any major mishaps.
Well, Xia Zhiyi didn't think that flying up to the third floor to save someone was any kind of accident.
Well, it's not surprising that he swiftly chopped down several old bamboo stalks with the bamboo sword he made himself.
Well, it's not surprising that someone would carve out a set of building blocks on the spot to appease a child.
Just a few random, minor things.
As a guest, Jian Zhu stayed in the cottage for one night, chatting and working with the other guests—mainly picking corn. Everyone intentionally avoided letting this "old lady" do the other heavy work.
According to Jian Zhu herself, "It's quite interesting. As I've gotten older, I've always wanted to live a rural life, but I can't bear to give up the convenience of the city. Coming here occasionally to experience it makes me feel like my body and mind are cleansed."
Then, starting with Jian Zhu, the production team probably unlocked some kind of traffic-generating code, or perhaps after the first half of the show had been brewing, someone finally spotted a business opportunity and enthusiastically submitted their resume—anyway, they had new customers every day after that.
Xue Ranran: "It's great to meet friends, whether I know them or not, in these mountains. It's a new experience for me and it's also helped me develop new social skills. But it would be even better if I didn't meet some people who don't know anything about farming, are lazy, and still try to show off."
Yes, with more people coming, even though Director Gong said he had carefully selected the guests, two guests who knew nothing but causing trouble still managed to sneak in.
On the surface, everyone is on good terms, and everyone is getting along well.
Privately, Xue Ranran rolled her eyes at Wang Chengran to the heavens.
However, it was these two guests who snuck in that made Xia Zhiyi that his two fanboys and girlgirls... well, he's already acknowledged their identities. Anyway, because of these two, Xia Zhiyi realized that Xue Ranran and Wang Chengran weren't really that naive and innocent.
The first one is genuinely lacking in emotional intelligence and brains, and also looks down on Xia Zhiyi, an ordinary person. After entering the company, she has been trying to get close to Fu Yunyi, so only Fu Yunyi has been persecuted.
Fu Yunyi:?
The second type is those who come purely with malice, intentionally or unintentionally trying to provoke the guests' anger through their words and actions.
Including Xia Zhiyi.
At first glance, she seemed like a normal person, gentle and frail, somewhat resembling Qin Yue, but after a morning...
Xue Ranran & Wang Chengran: Damn it, she's a green tea bitch!
Because the guest was female, Xue Ranran had more contact with her. Just when she was about to lose her temper, Xia Zhiyi made a dazzling appearance!
He picked up a chopstick and, with a smile, stuck a large summer mosquito next to the female guest onto the wall.
Yeah, it's like... whoosh, it just grazes the female guest's hair and stabs her.
Female guest:...
The crowd:...
Xia Zhiyi smiled and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I just saw a mosquito that looked like it was going to bite you, and I didn't have anything else in my hands, so I was just using a chopstick."
"I'll have another pair made later."
Female guest:...
Everyone:...
Xue Ranran smiled and said, "Thank you, Teacher Xia!"