Xiao He sighed for a moment, then closed his laptop again.

This matter really can only be decided by Qu Qiuyan herself; outsiders cannot force her to do it. Perhaps only her own son, Lin Yipeng, might be able to persuade her.

But nobody knows how long it will take.

Xiao He was still a little disappointed. After all, the movie "The Thief Catcher" had achieved good results, and he really liked it. It was just a pity... Oh well, he didn't want to think about it too much. These were issues that the director should consider.

Xiao He temporarily put the matter out of his mind, washed up, and went to bed.

The following day, Xiao He and his group prepared to return to the island by small boat.

However, the area around their boarding gate was quite lively today.

As soon as Xiao He parked his car in the open-air parking lot, before he even got out, he saw that the beach was surrounded by people in the distance.

Xiao He was somewhat surprised: "Is it the weekend? Why are there so many people here?"

Xiao Chen, standing nearby, asked suspiciously, "Brother Xiao, has our itinerary been exposed? A lot of paparazzi and fans have come again?"

Xiao Chen still vividly remembers his experience of taking photos for others on the island, so when he saw so many people, this idea came to him subconsciously.

Xiao He also looked at Liu Rulan.

Liu Rulan certainly knew these things better than they did.

Sure enough, Liu Rulan looked out the car window for a while and then deactivated the alarm: "It's probably some variety show crew coming here to film a variety show. It has nothing to do with us."

She looked through her phone for a while and finally remembered: "It's the production team of 'Fearless Journey'."

"A fearless journey?" Xiao He recalled, "It seems to be the kind of challenge?"

“It’s called a large-scale outdoor competitive reality show,” Liu Rulan said, using a relatively professional term. “To put it simply, it’s a show where several celebrities are divided into several teams, compete against each other, and challenge some extreme or impossible things to attract the audience’s attention.”

Xiao He: "I think I've seen this before."

"Fearless Journey" is a long-running national variety show. Xiao He used to love watching it on TV when he was young, but as he grew up, he gradually stopped liking to watch these kinds of shows.

And to be fair, most variety shows have indeed become boring and lack originality.

"They must have invited a big influencer this time," Liu Rulan said, getting out of the car first.

She said to Xiao He in the car, "Director Liu of this program crew is no ordinary person. Since we're passing by, I'll go and say hello to him. You wait here. Xiao Chen, go over there to the boarding gate and ask when we can set off."

Xiao Chen: "Okay, Sister Liu."

Xiao He nodded: "Then I'll wait for you."

After Liu Rulan and Xiao Chen left, Xiao He, who had nothing to do, leaned against the car window and quietly watched the scenery outside.

Just then, he suddenly heard the voices of several girls behind him—

"I'm speechless! The production team went too far! They knew perfectly well that my Yin Yin couldn't swim, yet they still insisted on making her go into the sea. I saw Yin Yin's face turn pale just now!"

"Yeah, and they already filmed it once, but because the footage wasn't good enough, they made everyone compete all over again. It's disgusting!"

"Can Yin Yin please not participate in variety shows like this next time? It breaks my heart to see her like this."

"There's nothing we can do. After all, 'Fearless Journey' is a long-running variety show with a high level of national recognition, which is a great resource for Yin Yin. All we can do is continue to support him."

Xiao He turned his head and saw that there were several young girls standing behind the car next to him.

Xiao He overheard everything they said.