Ming Jiayi nodded and politely said "Oh".

Gu Shaojin spoke again in his deep voice, "I heard that your variety show doesn't have any investors?"

Ming Jiayi raised an eyebrow and replied calmly, "No."

"Then why didn't he want to invest?" Gu Shaojin asked with some suspicion. "Are you sure this director has pure intentions?"

Ming Jiayi looked up with some confusion. "You invested in our variety show? Why?"

Gu Shaojin answered frankly, "Because you're a regular guest. So are you sure this director has ulterior motives?"

Ming Jiayi paused for a moment, feeling slightly embarrassed by Gu Shaojin's answer, and then she asked in return,

"Do you think his motives aren't pure just because he didn't accept your investment? Or is there some other reason?"

"As a director, he has no start-up capital for making a film, but he is unwilling to accept my investment. It is hard to believe that his starting point is to make a good film."

“Yes, although good works have nothing to do with whether or not there is investment, having money can help him find a better team,” Ming Fengche chimed in.

"And it seems he only hired you as a regular guest, right? His team only has two men, and you were filming a variety show with them for 20 consecutive days. Doesn't he have any other motives?"

"What? The directing team only has two people?" Ming Fengche looked at Ming Jiayi with a puzzled expression. "Who would believe he doesn't have ulterior motives? Don't take this job."

"It's alright. Gu Shaojin just said that this variety show is being filmed in the Central Hospital of the Capital. There are so many people in the hospital; it's a public place. What could possibly happen?"

Ming Jiayi looked at Ming Fengche and Gu Shaojin with a serious expression and said,

"Besides, the Capital Central Hospital is the Gu family's territory. No matter how bold they are, they wouldn't dare to make a move there, right?"

Gu Shaojin frowned, momentarily unable to refute...

"But you didn't spend all 20 days in the hospital filming, did you? I remember the hospital director said it was only 3 days."

"Hmm... I've read the script synopsis. The second profession is a teacher, and the third job is a food delivery driver. Each of them requires filming in crowded places, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

"I've already accepted this variety show offer, and I won't breach the contract," Ming Jiayi said firmly.

Gu Shaojin didn't say anything more, but sent Du Yan a message, telling him to protect Ming Jiayi well.

...

A few days later, filming for the variety show officially began.

Because the crew didn't have a dedicated makeup artist, Ming Jiayi got up early to put on light makeup and changed into casual sportswear.

Adhering to the principle of not being late, Ming Jiayi arrived at the Capital Central Hospital early.

Because Mo Xing was with her, she couldn't chat idly with the cardiac surgeons and had to obediently wait in the parking lot for Chen Jing to arrive.

About ten minutes later, Chen Jing arrived at the parking lot in a semi-convertible car.

Ming Jiayi's nanny van was parked in a conspicuous spot, and Chen Jing most likely saw it, so he drove his car and parked it in a parking space next to Ming Jiayi's nanny van.

He and his friend, Jiang Yisong, another man in the team, got out of the car at the same time.

The two then climbed onto the "open-top" carriage at the back where the items were stored and unloaded all the photography equipment.

Ming Jiayi and Mo Xing each opened one side of the car door and got out. Chen Jing wiped his hands on his clothes and then took a few steps forward.

"Hello Ming Jiayi, hello, I'm the director of this variety show, my name is Chen Jing, nice to meet you." Chen Jing extended his hand and looked at Ming Jiayi with a smile.

Ming Jiayi also extended her hand, smiled politely, and replied, "It's a pleasure to meet you too."

Chen Jing glanced back at Jiang Yisong, who was still fiddling with the equipment, then went over and pulled him forward.

"This is our program's coordinator and assistant director; his name is Jiang Yisong."

Jiang Yisong is severely nearsighted, and he is also very focused when he does things, so he didn't see Ming Jiayi until Chen Jing pulled him over.

At this moment, he finally realized something. He wiped his hands on his clothes and then politely shook hands with Ming Jiayi, saying, "Hello."

"Hello," Ming Jiayi replied.

"Did you arrive very early? I'm sorry to have kept you waiting," Chen Jing said apologetically.

"It didn't take long."

Chen Jing glanced at his phone, then spoke with even greater apology,

"It's still more than half an hour before our agreed time. We still have some parts of our machine to finish, so we might have to trouble you to wait a little longer... We'll try to be as fast as possible, okay?"

Mo Xing went over and took a look at their equipment. There were about five or six machines. It didn't seem like much, but it would take at least two trips for the two of them to carry them up.

“This is all you have, right? I’ll help you with these,” Mo Xing said.

Ming Jiayi gently touched her chin, then stopped Mo Xing, "I don't need you."

Chen Jing chuckled sheepishly and earnestly agreed, "Yes, yes, no need, we can finish it quickly. I'm really sorry."

Mo Xing glanced at Ming Jiayi with a puzzled look, and when she turned back to look at Chen Jing and Jiang Yisong, she saw that the two of them had already taken the equipment and walked towards the elevator.

Ming Jiayi glanced around and then spotted four men in black suits hiding in a car not far away.

She slowly walked towards the car, and then knocked on the driver's side window.

"Hello, you're people sent by Gu Shaojin, right? Can you do me a favor?"

…

"Jiayi, who are those people? Are they bodyguards you hired?" Mo Xing asked, looking completely bewildered, as she followed Ming Jiayi.

Ming Jiayi glanced at the four people carrying the machine ahead, then lowered her voice and replied.

"They were sent by Gu Shaojin to protect me. I never expected they would come in handy now."

"Pfft," Mo Xing couldn't help but chuckle, "Isn't it a waste of talent to have them move things? And what if they complain to President Gu?"

"It's nothing, I'm just killing time anyway," Ming Jiayi replied earnestly.

Mo Xing gave Ming Jiayi a thumbs-up, then said with a smile,

"Oh my, you're such a clever little devil. I thought you just didn't want me to help them move things, but I didn't expect you had such a brilliant plan!"

Did you see what they did just now? The way they wiped their hands on their clothes before shaking hands with you.

Oh my god, this little detail really touched me.