Xu Yizhou put the instant noodles away yesterday, and after the crisis was resolved, he fell into a sound sleep.

The next morning, he was ready to go find Xiao He to show off.

As a result, as I just walked out of the tent, I saw director Li Weiwei and several actors gathered where the instant noodles were placed. They stood in a circle and whispered to each other.

"There really are strange things in this forest! To verify my guess, I placed a bucket of instant noodles here last night, and sure enough, something happened!"

Xu Yizhou smiled confidently.

"Aren't your instant noodles still there?"

He put it there with his own hands.

Li Weiwei's eyes widened with horror as he said, "But last night I put braised beef noodles here, and now it's become pickled cabbage noodles."

Xu Yizhou:......

He turned and glared at the bucket of instant noodles he had placed on the ground.

ah?

Is it so embarrassing?

It was dark last night and he didn't pay attention to what kind of instant noodles Li Weiwei put in. Who knew he could get the taste wrong!

He stood there stiffly.

Li Weilai and other actors are analyzing why the taste of instant noodles suddenly changed.

Xiao He also came over at this time. After listening to Li Weiwei's explanation of the situation, the expression on his face became complicated.

When she saw Xu Yizhou helping from afar yesterday, she felt a little relieved that the naughty kid had grown up and knew how to help resolve the crisis.

Unexpectedly, when one crisis was resolved, a bigger crisis emerged.

She was completely speechless, turned her head, and her cold gaze fell on Xu Yizhou.

Is the artist you manage a fool?

Xu Yizhou:......

He smiled guiltily.

At this time, several actors were gathered together for a heated discussion, but they still did not believe in the legend of My Neighbor Totoro, it was too bizarre.

They talked for a while, and only left one after another until the makeup artist came over to urge them.

Seeing that they didn't believe him, Li Weiwei felt very conflicted.

He bent down to pick up the instant noodles on the ground. A pine cone fell from above and rolled twice on the ground. Its smooth surface reflected the morning sunlight. It was round and very cute.

"Pine cones?"

But there are no pine trees nearby, where did this thing come from?

Looking at the thing in his hand, Li Weiwei had an astonishing guess in his mind.

He quickly put the pine cone into his pocket and then hurried to prepare for the shooting.

Daming Mountain has beautiful scenery, but the crew did not shoot many scenes here, and the filming was completed in about a week. The few scenes that were shot were all the peak battles between the swordsman and the villain.

The two walked among the towering trees, showing remarkable agility skills. However, because they were too high from the ground, they needed to use wirework to continue filming.

Li Weiwei sat behind the camera and directed the actors to take a shot. When he felt it was not good enough, he squatted on the ground, imitating the actors' movements, and carefully explained the changes in emotions.

After he finished speaking, he was about to go back. As he stood up, the pine cone in his pocket suddenly fell out.

Li Weiwei subconsciously bent down to pick it up.

Just as he bent down, with a whoosh, one end of the wire above his head suddenly broke, and the huge iron hook was pulled by another line and flew diagonally over Li Weiwei's back.

It happened in an instant. Everyone present gasped in shock when they saw this scene and hurried over.

If Li Weiwei hadn't bent down to pick up the thing, the iron hook would have hit him directly in the chest. Even if he didn't die, he would have had to go to the hospital.

Xiao He quickly grabbed the iron hook that was still swinging back and forth, asked someone to check the equipment, and then walked over.

"Director, are you okay?"

Li Weilai had no idea what was going on. After hearing what others had said, his eyes widened.

He looked at the pine cone in his hand in shock, his tone firm.

"It was this pine cone that saved me!"

Xiao He took a closer look.

It was the compensation that Xiaoguai left for Li Weilai when he took the instant noodles yesterday.

A pine cone that has been rolled into a smooth and round shape.

How can this thing save people?

Others were equally puzzled.

Li Weiwei was very excited and said firmly, "It must be this pine cone that saved me! I was saying there must be a magical Totoro living in that forest! It took my instant noodles, and then it gave me a pine cone. That's how it's played out on TV."

He said, holding the pine cones in his hands.

He had already felt that there was something wrong with the forest, and now that he had encountered this kind of thing by chance, he believed it to be true and immediately turned to metaphysics.

"Just now, a pine cone fell to the ground for no apparent reason. I bent down to pick it up, and it just happened to save my life!"

Once you believe in something, all coincidences will develop in the same direction.

Xiao He: ...

Xiaoguai has piled up a small mountain of pine cones in the space. How come I have never heard of this additional attribute?

She took a closer look at Li Weiwei's clothes and explained, "You put the pine cone in your chest pocket. There's a chance it will fall when you bend over. It must be just a coincidence."

"Then how do you explain the change in the taste of instant noodles?"

“…”

You have to ask Xu Yizhou about this.

Xiao He glanced in Xu Yizhou's direction and casually explained, "Is it possible that some idiot took it, but misremembered the flavor of the instant noodles and put it in the wrong place?"

Li Weiwei was stunned at first, then shook his head affirmatively.

"Who is so stupid?"

Xiao He: Yes, and it’s right in front of you.

After this incident, Li Weilai became more convinced about the lucky pine cones. He even asked someone to string pine cones together on a rope and hung it around his neck as a lucky charm. He told everyone about the strange things that happened to him.

Fortunately, he was just talking and didn't actually go into the forest to verify it.

Xiao He was in a complicated mood. Every time he saw the pine cone on his neck, he wanted to say something but stopped himself. He had no choice but to take the culprit to the forest for more training.

"Why am I the culprit? Xiaoguai took away the box of instant noodles. I was trying to help." Xu Yizhou looked wronged and sat on the ground gasping for breath.

Doesn’t it mean that once you join a group, the training frequency will decrease?

Why has Xiao He been practicing extra every day these past two days?

Whenever he sees Li Weilai telling others the story of "My Neighbor Totoro and the Pine Cone", he will be in trouble.

"If you're going to train someone, you should train that big hamster, right?"

Xiao He stood on the branch and looked down at him.

"Xiaoguai is my beloved pet, I can't bear to discipline him."

"?"

Xu Yizhou looked at Xiao He in shock, with a hurt expression on his face.

"You're reluctant to discipline it, but you're willing to discipline me?"

Xiao He nodded.

Willing to give up.

And I am willing to do so.

She said calmly, "I've been a little neglectful of your training recently. During today's filming, your movements were noticeably clumsy. Run another two kilometers and then head back. We have filming tomorrow."

Xu Yizhou had a look of pain on his face. He got up and ran forward behind Xiao He.

After a while, I suddenly came across a big tree stump.

The tree was broken in half, and its huge trunk fell diagonally to the side. The leaves were still green, and it must have been broken just a few days ago.

He ran over curiously and observed the broken end of the tree stump, which felt like it was caused by some external force.

"Why is this tree broken?"

Xiao He looked calm.

"It was accidentally broken when I was taking Xiaoguai for a walk."

Hearing this, Xu Yizhou widened his eyes in shock, raised his hands and gestured for a while, and the big tree that he couldn't even hug with both hands was actually broken by a hamster.

Or was it accidental?

Every time he thought the hamster was cute, he would be shocked by its amazing lethality.

"Such a big tree was broken by it? Is its head okay?"

"No matter how thick the tree is, nothing will happen."

Xiao He's tone was calm, as if he wasn't surprised at the hamster's ability at all. Instead, he shifted the blame and said, "It's just that this tree is too fragile."

Xu Yizhou was speechless.

This tree is so pitiful. It will be whipped even after it dies.

He walked over and touched the smooth trunk, feeling a strange sense of mutual understanding. He turned to Xiao He and said,

"Captain, next time you walk your hamster, please use a leash."

The lethality is really astonishing.

Xiao He had thought about this problem seriously.

"Xiaoguai is so strong that he can break even steel bars, not to mention ordinary ropes. How can we pull him?"

Hearing this, Xu Yizhou was also stumped by this question.

Fortunately, the hamster was very human-like and listened to Xiao He the most. Otherwise, if such a giant creature went crazy, the entire city would be overturned.

He silently climbed over the fallen tree and continued running forward.

When we returned after training, everyone else in the crew had already gone to bed.

Xu Yizhou looked at the calendar and counted the days.

The original shooting schedule was one week, which meant he still had to train for four days before leaving.

Xu Yizhou let out a long sigh. After so many years of working on the crew, this was the first time he missed home so much.

He posted in the group:

I want to go back.

Wen Keke immediately sent a caring message: [What's wrong? Did the filming go wrong? Or did something happen?]

Xu Yizhou: [The captain has been training me every day lately. The thought of me training while you guys are resting is more painful than if I were dead.]

Xu Yizhou: [I want to go back early, so the captain can go train you guys.]

Wen Keke: [……]

Huo An: [No, you don’t want to.]

Wen Keke: [I'll go and light the lights for you tonight. I hope the director will give you more scenes and let you shoot for two more days.]

Xu Yizhou: [Please be a human being!]

Wen Keke: [Giving you more roles is a blessing for you, so reach out and take it.]

Xu Yizhou: [crying cat head.jpg]

After sending the message, Xu Yizhou decided to work hard, finish the filming as soon as possible, end the training and go home.

The next day, everyone clearly felt that the leading actor's performance had improved by leaps and bounds.

He danced with the Tang sword in his hand neatly and smoothly, and several scenes were completed in one take. His hard work immediately inspired the other crew members, and they all started to train their physical fitness and acting skills.

The shooting progress was indeed accelerated a lot.

Just at this moment, the former martial arts director came back.

He was defeated by Xiao He before. After learning from his mistakes, he chose to leave the crew and go to Shaolin Temple to study, improve his martial arts skills, and become a qualified martial arts director in the future.

After two months of training, his strength had greatly improved. After receiving the approval of his master, he packed his bag and went down the mountain again.

When he learned that the crew of "Swordsman" was filming in Dameng Mountain, he rushed there without stopping, just to prove his strength to everyone.

At this time, he had come a long way and was full of expectations. After getting off the car, he was following Xiao He inside.

"During the time I was away, was the filming of the action scenes going smoothly?"

Xiao He thought about the recent situation and nodded slightly.

"It went pretty smoothly."

The martial arts director breathed a sigh of relief.

After he left, he felt a little regretful and thought he was too impulsive. Although Xiao He's martial arts attainments were higher than his, she might not be suitable to be a martial arts instructor. It was too irresponsible for him to leave so easily and leave the entire crew's work to her.

"You must have had a hard time when I was away," he said with concern.

Xiao He: "It's a bit hard."

The actors in the crew seemed to have fallen in love with martial arts. After learning the fighting scenes in the movie, they took the initiative to learn other martial arts moves. Even several engineers in the crew joined in the learning.

He said that if he couldn’t find a job in the future, he could become a martial arts instructor.

After hearing Xiao He's answer, the martial arts director felt even more guilty.

"Don't worry, I'll be able to help you reduce your workload when I come back."

He confidently carried his bag and followed Xiao He through the tree-lined path to the set.

"The director should be by the lake. I'll go call him over. You wait here for a while." Xiao He said.

"good."

The martial arts director nodded repeatedly, happily standing there waiting. After watching Xiao He leave, he began to look around.

The crew looked very lively. There was a male actor dancing with a sword in front of them, and his sword energy was as awe-inspiring as that of a martial arts director.

The martial arts director was startled by his action, and when he looked into the distance, he was even more shocked.

The actress holds the Emei Spear, exuding heroic spirit and each move is fatal.

The two actors were acting out their scenes while walking briskly among the rocks as if they were walking on flat ground.

Xu Yizhou was the most outrageous. He didn't need any wires. He just kicked the trunk of a three-meter-high tree branch with his legs, stepped on it twice quickly, and actually flipped up directly.

…

Everyone in the crew has outstanding martial arts skills and is as light as a swallow, comparable to a gathering of martial arts heroes.

The martial arts director's pupils trembled.

In just a few seconds, it was as if I experienced buildings rising and falling, mountains collapsing and the earth cracking, and my head was buzzing.

He had only been away for two months, so how come everyone in the entire crew had become martial arts instructors?

He had completed his further studies and was confident, but now seeing this scene, he immediately began to doubt his life.

Have the martial arts films in the entertainment industry reached this level?

But looking at the other staff members present, they all looked calm, as if they were accustomed to such scenes.

Martial Arts Director: Is it because I haven’t practiced enough?

He was full of confidence when he came in, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he immediately frowned and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he picked up his bag again, turned around and left silently.

"I'd better go back and study for another two months."

When Li Weili heard that the martial arts director had returned, he ran out excitedly with Xiao He to greet him, but when he looked around, there was no one there.

"Where are the people?"

The staff member shook his head and said, "He left just after arriving. He seemed very shocked to see them filming. He also asked me to tell you that there are so many action directors on the crew, so there's no need to call him anymore."

Li Weiwei asked doubtfully, "How can we have so many martial arts directors? Isn't Xiao He the only one?"

Xiao He nodded slightly.

"I thought that when he came back, he would be able to help me train the actors."

Li Weiwei was a little confused and turned to look around.

Seeing those actors who were flying over rooftops and had great martial arts skills, my eyebrows twitched and I suddenly understood what was going on.

"I think the martial arts director was scared away by you."

"I?"

Li Weilai said, "I was just helping with training back then. Who allowed you to train so many big guys? Seeing a scene like this, of course I would become withdrawn."

And he also shut himself off twice in a row.

This time I go back for seclusion, and I don’t know how long it will take before I can come out.

Xiao He glanced at the actors practicing martial arts moves and frowned slightly.

“Aren’t these basic operations?”

You can’t even climb a three-meter-high tree, and you still want to make a martial arts movie?

Li Weiwei muttered, "Don't forget, our crew's intimidation has only been used a few times since filming began. If you tell anyone about it, it'll scare people to death."

It’s not like that with other crews at all.

Previously, for publicity purposes, he had someone post a video of Xu Yizhou online.

The comments all said that the crew's photo-editing skills were really good, there was no trace of the wire at all, and Xu Yizhou didn't feel like he was being pulled away at all, as if he really had some martial arts skills.

When Xu Yizhou saw this comment, he felt very conflicted.

What photo editing technique is good?

There is no use of coercion at all.

Xu Yizhou could easily jump up to that height now, and he was not afraid at all.

Xiao He said, "Although we can jump higher using wires, it's unnatural and will slow down the filming process. Improving the actors' physical fitness will significantly shorten the preparation time before filming. I just read the script and there are two scenes left, so we can finish filming here."

There aren't many scenes here to begin with, and after filming is finished, unless something unexpected happens, the crew probably won't come back.

Thinking of this, Li Weiwei suddenly became a little anxious.

"But I haven't seen Totoro yet!"

Ever since getting the nut, Li Weilai has been convinced of his guess. In order to prove his idea, he even puts a bucket of instant noodles outside the forest every night.

But since then, nothing unusual has happened.

Li Weilai was very disappointed.

"I've been waiting for so many days, and the instant noodles haven't been touched."

Xiao He looked down at the ground without changing his expression and said nothing.

Of course no one would move.

After that day, she took Xiaoguai back to the space, and when she let it out late at night every day, she specifically ordered it not to get close to the crew.

Whatever the instant noodles you put down the day before looked like, that is what they will look like the next morning.

At this time, Li Weiwei sighed and said, "I even posted this secret online. Even reporters are coming to interview me."

Hearing this, Xiao He raised his eyebrows.

"Are there any reporters coming?"

"I discovered a chinchilla in the forest, didn't I? I told the villagers nearby. I don't know where the reporter heard the news, but he said he wanted to come over for an interview, hoping to capture a shot of a giant chinchilla appearing."

Li Weiwei's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

Xiao He smiled, lowered his eyes and said, "Then they may return disappointed this time."

Rumor has it in the industry that strange things often happen when the crew is filming.

But this is the first time that something as strange as "Swordsman" has appeared.

Mountains, mysterious creatures and metaphysics have always been the favorite elements of magazine news.

When the crew finished shooting all the shots and were about to pack up and leave, the reporters arrived as expected.

They even set up a special filming team for this purpose, consisting of four people. On the first day, they entered the forest and set up several cameras.

The crew's filming has ended and everyone gathered outside to watch the fun.

After a while, several exclamations were heard from inside.

"There's a tree here, it seems to have been broken by something!"

"We found a series of footprints! They're huge! We've never seen anything like them!"

Upon hearing this, Li Weiwei suddenly became excited.

Xu Yizhou was looking around nervously and secretly moved closer to Xiao He.

"Captain, nothing's going to happen, right?"

"Won't."

Xiao He had a calm expression on his face. He pulled a chair and sat beside them, watching them leisurely as they searched for evidence.

The "Magic Totoro" is still sleeping soundly in her space. Even if they turn the entire forest upside down, they will not be able to find any evidence.

The filming crew was divided into two teams, one team went into the forest to look for clues, and the other team began to visit people living in the crew.

As the initiator of this series of legends, Li Weilai was the first to be interviewed.

In front of the camera, a well-known director was beaming with joy as he recounted his late-night experiences with instant noodles. He also actively showed off the pine cone on his neck, and his description was vivid and lifelike.

The other actors were also skeptical.

After asking a few people, the reporter came to Xiao He.

"Did anything else strange happen during the filming?"

The people around were already in chaos, but Xiao He sat there calmly, watching the show while holding some melon seeds.

After hearing this, he thought about it carefully and said in a very serious tone: "Snacks these days always disappear very quickly. They are gone in the blink of an eye."

The reporter was stunned.

Isn't this your own fault?

"Besides this?"

Xiao He: "No more."

Indeed not.

It was not surprising to her that giant hamsters ran around and randomly broke a tree.

The reporter has interviewed so many people and always managed to get some information more or less, but this is the first time he has hit a wall.

She stared at Xiao He carefully for a while, but she couldn't see any concealment in his eyes, as if he really wasn't lying.

The reporter had to give up and turned his attention to Xu Yizhou who was standing next to him.

"Xu Yizhou, have you encountered any strange things?"

Xu Yizhou, who had been praised by everyone for his outstanding acting skills during filming, lost his acting skills instantly when he heard this. His body stiffened and he let out an exaggerated "Haha".

"No, I didn't see anything. What animals, what instant noodles, I don't know."

reporter:……

"You actually know that, right?"

To the point.

Cold sweat instantly broke out on Xu Yizhou's forehead and he laughed dryly twice.

"Y-Really? I don't know."

The reporter was skeptical and wanted to ask more questions, but at this moment, the photographer in the forest suddenly screamed. She had to give up for the time being and hurried inside.

As soon as she left, Xu Yizhou wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew—that was a close call. Luckily, my acting skills are good and I fooled her."

Is this called muddling through?

Xiao He looked at him with an indescribable expression.

When he was answering the reporter's questions just now, the words "I'm lying" were almost written on his face.

"Your acting skills need more practice."

Because of this incident, the crew stayed here for another day after finishing filming. When they left, the reporters still did not find any clues.

But they obviously had not given up. When Xiao He was leaving in the car, he saw them holding instruments and searching in the forest.

Li Weilai was looking forward to it.

"I hope they can find the Totoro who gave me the pine cone soon so I can thank him personally."

Xiao He remained silent.

There is no Totoro that sends pine cones.

There is a hamster.

At this time, Li Weilai added: "But fortunately, the reporter told me that once they find a clue, they will release the news, and I will be able to see it then."

Hearing this, Xiao He became interested and nodded slightly.

"When they release the news, let me know."

Li Weiwei immediately asked happily, "Are you curious about Totoro too?"

Xiao He smiled, a dark light flashing in his eyes.

"A martial arts crew appears in a supernatural news story like this. Is there any better free publicity than this?"

Hearing this, Li Weilai's eyes widened.

It's already this time, and you're still thinking about this?

He looked at Xiao He and said silently: "You should be the legendary career leader, right?"

The reporter's speed was faster than Xiao He had imagined.

A few days after the crew returned, reports about the "Legend of the Totoro in Damengshan" appeared on the Internet.

The video was shot very skillfully. The mysterious and silent forest, the stories passed down by word of mouth by the villagers, and the vivid descriptions by the reporter all give the entire legend a mysterious air, making people curious.

Until the members of the "Swordsman" crew, as the first discoverers, began to be interviewed one after another.

Netizens were shocked.

[Isn’t this the crew of “The Swordsman”?!]

[I never expected that the first material I received would be a myth or legend...]

[The crews I follow always go viral in some weird ways.]

[The fact that such a magical thing happened while filming a movie made me even more curious about this movie.]

I never thought I'd see Xu Yizhou on a show like this. Judging from his stuttering voice, I feel like there's definitely something wrong here!

…

Two different realms appeared in the same picture, breaking through the dimensional wall.

I don’t know whether it was the myths and legends that exposed the crew, or the crew brought popularity to the show, but such news actually appeared on the hot search.

Brother Jian was stunned.

Outrageous.

Can movies be promoted like this?

And as this exploration program continues to be updated, the public's attention to "Swordsman" is also increasing.

In just one week, attention increased by 10%.

Another free and effective publicity.

At the same time, more and more people have heard about the legend of the Totoro in Dameng Mountain.

Xiao He had been following the follow-up of this incident. By the time the program ended, the Tourism Bureau had already begun negotiations with the villagers at the foot of Dameng Mountain, planning to open a tourist attraction there, using this legend as a selling point.

Watching those legendary enthusiasts personally go to Dameng Mountain to find the legendary magical animals and get the lucky pine cones, she looked down at the mutant hamster lying at her feet, sleeping soundly.

The lucky pine cones that people outside are flocking to are all over the ground here.

She picked up a few and looked at them in her hand. At this moment, her cell phone suddenly rang.

An unfamiliar name popped up on the screen.

Zhong Zichuan.

The moment he saw the name, Xiao He immediately searched for information about him in his mind, but found very little.

The only clue he found was one of his own artists.

In the original novel, Xiao He likes to sign new artists very much. There are many of them, but the quality is uneven. In addition, she has no talent as an agent, so many artists only sign contracts but rarely show up.

This guy named Zhong Zichuan has been signed for more than two years, but he only participated in two episodes of the show last year, with mediocre performances, and he has never appeared since then.

The two of them rarely contacted each other, and this was the first time Zhong Zichuan took the initiative to call.

In a flash, Xiao He quickly reviewed the information in his mind and pressed the answer button.

"Hello?"

There was no response from the other end of the line.

After a few seconds, when Xiao He was about to ask for the second time, a voice as thin as a mosquito's hum and full of tension finally came.

"Hello, I'm Zhong Zichuan."

Xiao He: "I know it's you."

The other end of the phone fell silent again.

Xiao He raised his eyebrows.

"You called, what's the matter?"

Zhong Zichuan finally asked in a low voice: "I want to ask you, have you really seen a Totoro?"

"What?"

Xiao He was stunned for a moment.

Zhong Zichuan said, "I was watching 'My Neighbor Totoro in Dameng Mountain' and saw you on the show. Have you really encountered a chinchilla that big? Does it look the same as in the movie?"

His voice was originally small and nervous, but when he said this, his tone gradually became excited and full of curiosity.

Ever since the show aired, people in the company often ask her about this.

But Xiao He didn't expect that the first time the artist he hadn't contacted for a long time called was because of this?

"You called me just to ask this?"

"right."

Xiao He: "..."

In the original novel, what kind of strange people did Xiao He sign contracts with?

She said directly: "Where are you now? I just called you. I arranged a program for you. Come to the company now to discuss the details."

Hearing this, Zhong Zichuan's voice instantly became lower.

"I'm at home……"

He hesitated and said, "Are we going there now? Then I'll go ride my bike now, but I live quite far away, and it'll take more than an hour to get there by bike, so I might be a little late by then."

Xiao He glanced at the time.

It's time to get off work now. If we wait until Zhong Zichuan rides over on his bike, it will be dark.

She said directly: "Where is your home? I'll go find you."

Half an hour later, Xiao He drove to a farmhouse in the suburbs according to the address given by Zhong Zichuan.

This place is indeed a bit remote. There is only one family around, no bus station or shopping mall, and it feels like it is isolated from the outside world.

The yard on the roadside is surrounded by a fence with morning glory vines climbing on it. Through the gaps in the fence, you can see that the yard inside is planted with many colorful vegetables and flowers.

A mango tree and a longan tree are planted on both sides of the yard, with lush branches and leaves and abundant fruits.

Under the tree, there are a few roosters and ducks with beautiful tail feathers kept in a pen. There are a few snow-white eggs in the haystack, and a sheep is leisurely eating grass nearby.

A water pipe made of a bamboo tube connects to the small river nearby, bringing in the river water, which flows into the lotus pond with a gurgling sound.

In the sunshine, the lotus buds sway in the wind, and the air is filled with a faint fragrance.

For Xiao He, who was born in the end times, this place is simply a paradise.

It was hard for her to imagine that one of her artists actually lived in such a place.

He walked over and knocked on the door. A wheat-skinned boy in his early twenties ran out to open the door. His eyes were dark and shiny, but when he met Xiao He's gaze, he immediately lowered his head awkwardly.

He opened the door, stared at the ground, and bowed directly to greet her.

"Hello, sister."

It seems like I'm not very familiar with her.

Xiao He nodded slightly and walked in, only to find that Zhong Zichuan was followed by two cute little dogs.

There are not many people in this place, but there are a lot of animals.

As he approached the yard, Xiao He was even more surprised.

There are almost traces of human activity here.

It was obvious that he dug the lotus pond himself, built the doghouse himself, and even had a small solar converter to provide electricity for the entire yard.

"Did you do all this yourself?"

Zhong Zichuan nodded, his face flushed.

This was clearly his home, yet he stood stiffly by the side, following Xiao He helplessly, looking very nervous.

Xiao He turned around and felt surprised.

"Why do you live in a place like this?"

Other artists are trying their best to squeeze into the city center. Even Xu Yizhou and his friends have bought houses in the city. Being close to the crowd, they can feel the audience's preferences at the first time.

Zhong Zichuan is also an artist, but he lives in such an isolated place.

He held the dog in his arms and said nervously, "I'm not very good at interacting with people. I have a bit of social anxiety. After graduating from college, I moved here."

Xiao He looked at him carefully.

From the moment he entered the door, Zhong Zichuan was tense all over and spoke haltingly. His social phobia was too obvious.

I get very nervous when talking to people, but when facing small animals, I slowly relax.

This social phobia obviously only affects when interacting with others.

"If you have social anxiety, why did you sign a contract to become an artist?"

The job of an artist, living under the spotlight, is the least suitable for people with social anxiety.

Hearing this, Zhong Zichuan smiled bitterly.

"I have a bit of social anxiety, and you kept asking me to sign the contract. I didn't know how to refuse, so I agreed."

Xiao He: "..."

Is this okay?

Seeing her frown, Zhong Zichuan said again: "But sister, you are very good to me. You let me participate in two programs, and then found that I was not suitable, so you let me come back. I think it's pretty good now."

When he spoke to Xiao He, he was nervous and stuttered, but when he talked about his own yard, he could talk freely.

"I grow vegetables in the yard, generate my own electricity, and there's a river behind for fishing. Plus, I have fruits and eggs. As long as I'm not buying necessities, I can stay in all the time."

He added, "I haven't left the house for three months."

After saying that, he looked up and smiled at Xiao He, revealing two dimples at the corners of his mouth, but it only lasted for a moment before he immediately nervously looked away and frantically stroked the dog in his arms.

In just a few seconds, the dog had an afro and drooping ears.

Xiao He turned around and looked around.

Having a yard like this and being self-sufficient is indeed the dream of many people.

If he were an ordinary person, it would be fine to live like this for the rest of his life, but Zhong Zichuan signed an artist contract.

Before coming, Xiao He specifically checked the original contract, and there was a clause that stood out:

[Unless there are force majeure circumstances, contracted artists must participate in at least one activity every two years, including movies, TV series, variety shows, magazine shoots, etc.]

Counting the time, it has been almost two years since Zhong Zichuan last participated in the show.

"Go to the company tomorrow and I'll see if there's a job suitable for you. Then you can participate in an event. When the five-year contract is up, if you want to terminate it, I'll handle it."

She was a little worried that given Zhong Zichuan's socially anxious personality, such a request might be difficult.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Zichuan hugged the dog, mustered up the courage to nod, his face full of seriousness.

"good."

Xiao He raised his eyebrows.

This artist is pretty good.

Socially anxious, but obedient.