Chapter 55: Almost there!

"Sister Dong, as you said, I'm an employee of the Orange platform and I'm one of the same family as the production team. If the production team needs anything, just call me."

Ren Limeng smiled and looked at Dong Zhu with a sincere face. Her tone was humorous with a hint of mischief, "I have a very high cost performance. Even if I take on another hosting job, I don't need to pay extra. I am willing to work hard and it's all up to the program team to arrange it."

"Oh? Li Meng, you really never miss any opportunity to recommend yourself."

Dong Zhu shook Ren Limeng's right hand with emotion, his attitude ambiguous, "You're the only professional host among the guests. In fact, when we first met at the taping, I suggested to Director Yao that you host. It's just... many people are looking forward to Chen He and Chen Xi's hosting debut. You should also be able to see that the production team has been under a lot of pressure recently. Speaking of which, what is your current relationship with Xingzhi? We in the production team are your in-laws, you can't hide it from us! Why don't you ask Xingzhi to help talk to Director Yao?"

Director Yao refers to Yao Xin, the chief director of the program "Twenty Changes of Mountains and Seas". Ren Limeng lowered her eyes, kept smiling, and gently shook Dong Zhu's left hand.

"Sister Dong, thank you for your advice. Don't worry, if I have any problems, there's no way I wouldn't report it to the unit. I also understand the difficulties faced by the production team. I'm not picky. Even if it's an outdoor interview or post-production, I'm very willing to do it, even if there's no footage. This is my first time participating in a large project like "Shan Hai". It's a good thing for me to experience it more."

As they were about to arrive at the training room, Ren Limeng didn't beat around the bush with Dong Zhu anymore and directly expressed her desire to be the host. Her sincere tone was full of sincerity. It was just a job application and there was nothing shameful about it.

More importantly, Ren Limeng understood the implication of Dong Zhu's words.

Dong Zhu hoped that she could tie up Shen Xingzhi in front of the camera, and it would be best if Shen Xingzhi admitted that they had a close relationship. However, hyping up the CP was just a temporary measure for her and Shen Xingzhi. She was not Shen Xingzhi's so-and-so, and it was impossible for her to rely on Shen Xingzhi to stand up for her. After the show was broadcast, the marketing would dissipate like the wind. She just wanted to take advantage of the wind.

Ren Limeng could recommend herself almost humbly like she is now, just for a hosting opportunity, but she didn't want Shen Xingzhi to get involved in her hosting work.

The hype of CP, which was a helpless move, has never been her life-saving straw.

Dong Zhu smiled but didn't respond. She just patted the back of Ren Limeng's hand slowly, pulled her hand back, and stopped while looking at the shed where the training room was. "Limeng, I have something else to do, so I won't take you in."

Ren Limeng immediately understood that the "deal" between the two had not been reached. She was very important to the program team and the platform, but what was important was her who was with Shen Xingzhi, not "Ren Limeng" as a person.

She has no traffic and cannot bring advertisers to the program team. Since she does not want to cater to the program team's binding with Shen Xingzhi, the program team is naturally unwilling to invest more money in her. Although the performance host is insignificant, whether it is marketing for celebrity guests or doing favors for investors, it may be more cost-effective in the eyes of the program team than giving her a small host on the platform.

Ren Limeng walked back to the training room alone and came to the shadow corner in the greenhouse. She suddenly couldn't help asking herself, since she had already agreed to Shen Xingzhi's CP promotion, why couldn't she just go all out and promise the program team to carry out the plan to the end.

Even if there is a conflict of interest between Chen Xingzhi and the program team, she is the host of the platform, so it is possible that she can benefit from the conflict between the two.

Moreover, as long as she told Dong Zhu that she was Chen Xingzhi's ex-wife, she would have gotten what she wanted without Chen Xingzhi having to do anything, and there was no need to be so humble and recommend herself.

After all, you are just unwilling to accept it.

She clearly told herself that she didn't want to lose her original heart in the entertainment industry like Shen Xingzhi. She couldn't complain about Shen Xingzhi's choice in her heart and actually do the same as him. Although as a humble worker, she loved money and wanted to make a lot of money, but a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way.

She has her own way to go.

Ren Limeng practiced until the last moment before the quiz.

Team Chen He had completed the quiz in the morning. Staff told us that the show was very good. Team Chen He used Chen He and Hong Qingli as the protagonists on stage to show the joys and sorrows under the theme of love. The entire quiz was completed with a high degree of completion, especially the stage performance and appeal, which made the examiner nod frequently.

After completing a relatively smooth rehearsal on the performance stage, Team Chen Xingyi finally officially began the quiz. Even after practicing countless times, the performance of "Song of Heaven and Earth" in the quiz still gave them a different feeling.

Just like an arrow on a bowstring, the gorgeous lighting and stage design were just right. A smile appeared on Ren Limeng's face. Compared to the dignified and generous smile of a professional host, the smile she had at this moment while immersed in the performance had a bit more of a gangster feel. The high ponytail was matched with a simple and powerful headband, and the loose hair around her ears fluttered in the wind, adding a bit of chic and casualness, and the angular eye makeup added a bit of heroic spirit.

She immersed herself in her role, chanting, striding, pulling in her legs, going uphill, beating the drum, every step was just right. Even though she had been on many stages, this moment was a little different. She played the mortal swordsman in "Song of Heaven and Earth" who "has a three-foot sword in the dust of heaven and earth, and a poem in the years of the rivers and lakes". Cooperating with other guests in the team, she used dance and song to depict the sword-raining rivers and lakes they imagined.

Even though it was her first time on stage as a non-host, Ren Limeng was not as nervous as one might imagine on such a gorgeous stage. She immersed herself in the role, understanding the role with a carefully thought-out expression, presenting the role with carefully polished movements, and expressing the role with sonorous drum sounds.

The bright and dazzling red stage lights burned like flames, illuminating the entire stage with a mysterious and warm look, like the afterglow of the setting sun, or the heroic waves of bloody storms. It not only set off every corner of the stage, but also seemed to put on a layer of bloody battle robes for performing guests such as Ren Limeng.

At the top of the steps, the sound of bang drums rumbled simultaneously from the left, center and right. Every blow of Ren Limeng and the other two was like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, sonorous and powerful, piercing the clouds and splitting the rocks. The compact and passionate rhythm was just like the firm steps of the knights walking in the world, stirring up endless passion and fighting spirit. The stage seemed to have become a passionate world full of swords and shadows, which made people yearn for it, as if they were about to plunge into a magnificent journey in the world of Jianghu in the next second.

The drums stopped beating, and red lights focused on Yan Baiwei and Li Qingzi at the bottom of the stage steps. They sang "Song of Heaven and Earth" while walking from the left and right sides of the stage to the center.

Ren Limeng also put down the drumstick immediately, and with the dim light in the shadows, she walked down the stairs lightly and nimbly.

Next is a dance of five people. They will gather in the center of the stage again, disperse and gather again, and show the battlefield of Jianghu with speed and precise control.

An accident happened suddenly——

Ren Limeng had just walked to the far left side of the stage, took a deep breath, and got into position, waiting for the light and shadow to come, when she heard a scream from the right. She tilted her head slightly and immediately looked towards the source of the sound, only to see Xu Chichi's entire body collapsed on the floor in front of her, and the red light flowed on her panic-stricken face like blood.

Oh no.

This was almost the first reaction of every guest on Team Shen Xing, but no one could change the reality.

There was only one quiz, and we practiced the parts that we often made mistakes in with trepidation. The banggu drums played for the night, and after the last group dance, it was time for the ending pose, but there was only less than a minute left.

"Xu Chichi, why did you fall again!"

Yan Baiwei couldn't suppress the boiling emotions in her heart even after taking a deep breath. Li Qingzi kept comforting her and looked at the gathering of people not far away with a concerned look.

"Bai Wei, Chi Chi was just careless. Everyone has been too nervous these past two days. Luckily, the doctor just said it was just a sprain and shouldn't be serious."

"But we were so close! Our performance was going smoothly this time, but now she fell, and we haven't even finished it. We'll definitely be last on the quiz!"

Yan Baiwei pulled off the recording microphone in annoyance and muttered softly, "Not enough to accomplish anything..."

Li Qingzi immediately shook her left arm, signaling Yan Baiwei to pay attention to the camera with her eyes. A trace of helplessness flashed in her eyes. If Shen Xingyi's "heart" had not been on Ren Limeng, and marketing sisterhood with Yan Baiwei was the best choice after comprehensive analysis, she would never just stand here and hold Yan Baiwei's hand at this moment.

Look at Ren Limeng, this is the choice of a smart person. The anxiety and worry on her face are about to burst out, her brows are slightly furrowed, and her dignified and generous eyes seem to be shrouded in a layer of mist. Under the camera, this worry did not cover up her delicate facial features. Her face added a different kind of charm, making people unable to look away.

Even though it was Xu Chichi who fell, in Li Qingzi's opinion, the protagonist in the current environment was more like Ren Limeng. She calmly and considerately stabilized Xu Chichi's emotions and calmed the scene down without panic. As the team leader, Shen Xingzhi just communicated with the program team silently and gave all the highlights to Ren Limeng.

Li Qingzi didn't care about the ranking as much as Yan Baiwei. They both knew that even if the whole team ranked last, it would only be embarrassing. The only ones who might be eliminated from the team were Ren Limeng and Xu Chichi. The sudden situation at this moment was very bad, but it was also an opportunity.

She chose to market sisterhood, so she put the interaction with Yan Baiwei first. Ren Limeng wanted to highlight her own personality, so she hosted the scene as soon as possible. What about Shen Xingzhi?

He could have performed well in front of the camera, but he let Ren Limeng "steal" his performance. The communication process with the program crew could not be the focus of the broadcast. His silent behavior is too unlike someone in the entertainment industry.

Li Qingzi looked at Ren Limeng coldly. She couldn't help but wonder if Chen Xingzhi and Ren Limeng were just marketing their relationship.

Agent Xu Jiao was vague, and Li Qingzi was a little unsure. She was even more unsure about how to treat Ren Limeng.

Ren Limeng didn't think so much. When the accident happened, the program crew didn't react at all. Ren Limeng understood that the recording would continue. She immediately looked at Shen Xingzhi and watched him calmly walk towards Xu Chichi, arranging the doctor in an orderly manner and coordinating the scene.

She walked forward quickly and happened to meet Shen Xingzhi's eyes.