Xie Zhuzhou did not want to appear on camera, but this was his first job, after all, and he did not want to quit on a whim either. So he did his best to keep the director from feeling he had lost money on him.
He hoped the director would invite him again the next time an opportunity this good came along.
Director Wang bitterly regretted it.
Instead of enjoying life as a perfectly respectable young master, Xie Zhuzhou insisted on coming here to earn his million.
Director Wang suspected the money his production team made probably did not even amount to a fraction of the man's savings!
While the director questioned his life and suffered miserably, Xie Zhuzhou remained reluctant to appear on camera. With a full set of equipment, he went off to one side to learn skiing from the professional instructor who had accompanied him from home.
The guests put on their equipment under the guidance of the ski resort staff. Zhang Yin, Wang Zhengxiao, and Xuelai were all very familiar with the sport and had often gone elsewhere for ski jumping and snowboarding before. They had a keen feel for this kind of cross-country skiing and thought it was not that thrilling or particularly adventurous.
Qin Fang had originally been very excited about this activity, hoping Xie Zhuzhou would need his help. Then he could condescend to show him the ropes, and the two of them could reconcile.
Reality, however, slapped him hard in the face. Xie Zhuzhou had even more resources than he had imagined, even bringing his own professional skiing instructor for a crash course.
This body of Xie Zhuzhou's had a pretty good sense of balance. On top of that, he had recently resumed his training, slowly accumulating internal energy at night. Even a somewhat risky sport like this was still easy for him to master.
Qin Fang stayed beside him, but Xie Zhuzhou ignored him. He focused on familiarizing himself with it first, finding his balance before gradually picking up speed.
I'm really making eyes at a dog! Qin Fang thought.
Unable to get what he wanted and gradually blackening, Qin Fang charged toward Xie Zhuzhou. Sensing a hint of danger, Xie Zhuzhou instinctively spread his legs. In the end, Qin Fang's scheme backfired, and he slid straight between Xie Zhuzhou's legs.
Everyone around them: ...
Director Wang: ...
Ji Wangyun, who was up in the sky with binoculars and badly wanted to join the fun: ...
That was his little brother, all right.
The livestream happened to catch the scene.
[Hahahahaha]
[Qin Fang, you really... couldn't wait, huh.]
[Bro, don't be so impulsive! No matter what, you can't...]
[Hahahaha I can't, I'm dying. Did that Xie What-zhou do that on purpose?!]
[I suspect Qin Fang looks like he's lost the will to live under those goggles hahaha]
[I feel like someone got desperate and then crashed and burned haha]
Qin Fang finally lost it.
Xie Zhuzhou looked utterly innocent. This was not his fault. He did not have eyes in the back of his head.
He continued moving slowly down the gentle slope while everyone around him doubled over laughing. Xuelai and Yu Wei admired Qin Fang for actually trying to mess with Xie Zhuzhou!
Did he not know Young Master Xie was a natural black-belly?!
Qin Fang lay in the snow, questioning his life.
Passing by, Zhang Yin helped him up with a smile. "Don't lose heart." Then he burst out laughing.
Xie Zhuzhou ignored the bunch of them laughing like fools. He spotted a helicopter watching him from a distance. His second brother really had too much damn time on his hands. Why didn't his eldest brother rein him in and give him more work, instead of letting him watch him all day?
After Xie Zhuzhou had grossed Ji Wangyun out last time, the man had finally come to his senses and realized he had been trying to scare him. Now he was back to being a lark, trailing after him.
Xie Zhuzhou felt helpless. After learning to glide, he spotted a cameraman carrying a camera who looked ridiculously cool. He could ski while carrying a camera! That was incredible!
Drawing on a tiny bit of internal energy, he kept pace with the cameraman too.
Director Wang stared, his eyes full of alarm. "Didn't he just start learning?"
By now, Xie Zhuzhou was no longer appearing in the livestream. He followed behind the cameraman, even entertaining the wild idea of taking over the man's job.
Xie Zhuzhou was still a noob, so he wanted the cameraman to hand him the camera once he got tired of skiing.
He could be a guest or a temporary crew member.
It all happened in a flash.
Suddenly, an out-of-control figure hurtled toward them. Wen Nan yelled, cursing Wen Ruohuai by name. That guy had actually rammed into him! Because he was going too fast and had stayed up late the night before, Wen Nan's stomach churned, and nausea surged through him. He could barely control the skis beneath his feet. He desperately fought the urge to vomit, feeling as though something had lodged in his throat.
Just as his discomfort drove him to despair, a figure swiftly appeared and intercepted him with a textbook maneuver, wrapping an arm around his waist and bringing him off to the side, where they slowly stopped.
"Thank you..." Wen Nan was still shaken. He had never expected Xie Zhuzhou to be the one who rushed over to save him.
The staff nearby, who had been unable to reach him in time, finally arrived too.
With a calm look in his eyes, Xie Zhuzhou patted him on the shoulder and left.
Only after Xie Zhuzhou left did Wen Nan's calves begin to go weak, barely able to support his weight.
Later, someone took him back to the base. His face had gone white.
[My internet-addicted husband saved my son!!! Aaaah!]
[Is Wen Nan okay?]
[Something just bumped into Wen Nan! Then he lost control of his skis!]
[Who was it?]
[I saw the hem of their jacket. It looked like Wen Ruohuai's!]
[Several of them are wearing black. What makes you say it was Wen Ruohuai? Can you show some evidence?]
An all-out argument broke out in the livestream. Director Wang was thankful the drone's recorded footage had captured what had really happened. He had thought those two were just having a minor squabble. Never in his wildest dreams had he expected something like this to happen...
Thank goodness Xie Zhuzhou had saved him. Otherwise, even selling off his lousy production team would not have covered the compensation!
After the accident, Wen Nan's fans rose up en masse to demand accountability from the production team. During this time, Director Wang also received a call from the Wen Family.
Director Wang did not have a single hair left on his head. He was so worried he had stopped wearing his hat.
They did not want to offend the Wen Family, but they could not withstand this pressure either!
Nor could they shift the blame onto Qin Fang, who had proposed the activity. While he was fretting, Xie Zhuzhou had already returned from having fun. He entered the makeshift control room with practiced ease, treating himself as a crew member, and grabbed a cup to get some hot water.
"Little Xie..." The moment Director Wang saw Xie Zhuzhou, he looked as though reinforcements had arrived, his eyes brimming with warmth and excitement.
Xie Zhuzhou took a sip of water and frowned slightly. "Director, did you have something to say?"