Chapter 44 Chapter 44 You Have to Be Good to Me

This travel variety show is called "Let's Go", and there are six guests, four women and two men.

In addition to Xia Nuan and Ji Mian, the guest list also included Xia Nuan's old acquaintance Fang Danyi.

Although we are old acquaintances, Fang Danyi has been in a semi-retired state since she got married and had a child three years ago. This is her first variety show after her comeback.

When Xia Nuan learned about Fang Danyi's marriage, she was still filming. She was shocked at that time because Fang Danyi was two or three years younger than her, and she got married at the age of 25. I heard that she got married because she was pregnant. The man seemed to be a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong with a net worth of over 100 million.

She and Fang Danyi might not even be considered casual acquaintances, but they were colleagues in the same company, and her uncle was the CEO of Langfeng, so Xia Nuan still gave her a share of the income.

The other three people:

New talent Le Zhiqi, under the management of Langfeng Media, is also the second female lead that Xia Nuan will be supporting in her next film. Lin Dayong stated that the company intends to fully support this newcomer. She has already played the second female lead in two films and the third female lead in one, and has gained considerable recognition. However, she and Xia Nuan had never previously interacted.

Another one is Duan Chunjing, an actress in her forties, who is a veteran. People in the industry say that she has a straightforward temper. Xia Nuan has never worked with her, so she has no way of judging whether this is true or not.

The last person was the new actor Ji Qi, who played the second male lead in a recent hit TV series. He was clean-shaven and handsome. Looking at the photo, he looked familiar, but Xia Nuan was certain she had never seen him before. A thought suddenly struck her: he looked a bit like Ye Li from college. Xia Nuan blinked, her emotions indescribable.

Langfeng Building.

Xia Nuan yawned and walked into her personal lounge.

Assistant Xiao Wang walked in with lunch, "Sister Nuannuan, why are you so sleepy today? Didn't you get enough sleep?"

Xia Nuan wiped away the tears that overflowed from the corners of her eyes due to yawning, and gently raised her eyes, "Nothing, I just had some insomnia yesterday and didn't sleep well."

Xia Nuan has fair skin, so the light black spots under her eyes are particularly obvious, but it does not make her look ugly. Instead, she has an inexplicable sense of broken beauty. Even with a hint of haggardness, she is still beautiful.

Xiao Wang's breathing stopped for a moment. Although she knew that Xia Nuan's appearance was very impressive, she had been with Sister Nuan Nuan for so many years, so how could she not resist it? How could Sister Nuan Nuan still be so beautiful without makeup?

Unable to live up to expectations, Xiao Wang was stunned again. He cursed himself in his heart for being a face dog. "Sister Nuannuan, I'm going to have lunch first. Call me if you need anything."

Xia Nuan nodded, and Xiao Wang closed the door and left.

Xia hadn't slept well last night, probably because she'd been suddenly informed that she was about to go on a trip with a group of strangers, which made her feel uneasy. But the contract had already been signed, and she had no chance to regret it.

I chatted with Ji Mian for a while last night. It seemed like he knew more than I did. I didn't expect that he had been holding it in for almost two weeks before telling me.

Xia Nuan yawned again. It had been a long time since she had stayed up all night. Even if she slept for the same amount of time, she still felt very sleepy.

She took a blanket, covered herself with it, and closed her eyes.

Not knowing who was knocking on the door, or whether she had just fallen asleep, Xia Nuan reluctantly opened her eyes, sat on the sofa for a few seconds, and then walked to the door.

Those who can enter the star lounge are either Langfeng’s internal staff or other stars of Langfeng.

So who was knocking on her door?

She had just checked her phone, but no one had contacted or sent her a message. So, the person knocking on the door must be someone she didn't know. If it was a staff member, they would have called her by name, but this person didn't.

Xia Nuan walked to the mirror and took a look at her appearance. Apart from the obvious dark circles under her eyes due to not wearing any makeup, there was nothing wrong with her.

Only then did she open the door.

Fang Danyi?! After not seeing her for a few years, Xia Nuan felt a little strange. She blinked, and although she had her usual faint smile on her face, she couldn't hide her surprise in her eyes.

"What do you want from me?" Xia Nuan's voice was soft, a little hoarse from just waking up, and inexplicably carried a hint of poison.

Fang Danyi still had that proud look on her face, but her edges were much more distinct than before, and she looked much more mature than she was then.

Although ten minutes later, Xia Nuan discovered that these were just superficial illusions.

Fang Danyi nodded and said, "If you have something to say, let's go in and talk."

As he said that, he walked into the house, sat on the sofa, and motioned Xia Nuan to close the door.

Xia Nuan raised her eyebrows, shrugged her shoulders, and closed the door.

This person still has the same temper as before, still so direct. Xia Nuan thought about the guest list and knew why Fang Danyi came to see her. However, the conflict between the two had been resolved long ago, and now they could only be said to be colleagues who had hardly any contact.

Xia Nuan sat in the other corner of the sofa and looked sideways at Fang Danyi beside her. She didn't know what to say, so she stood up and took a glass of water and handed it to her to hide her embarrassment. "Drink some water. The weather is a bit dry today."

Fang Danyi looked at Xia Nuan and smiled in surprise, "Thank you, I am indeed a little thirsty."

Although I've heard other people mention it before, Xia Nuan really hasn't aged at all, and I don't know how she maintains this look.

Looking at Xia Nuan's still clear eyes, Fang Danyi somehow thought of the bottle of grape-flavored mint candy she had taken away and stuffed in the back of her drawer. It might have grown moldy by now.

Xia Nuan blinked and waved her hand in front of Fang Danyi's eyes. "Fang Danyi, I asked you what you wanted to talk to me about. Why are you so dazed?"

Fang Danyi, not knowing what was going on in her mind just now, subconsciously held Xia Nuan's waving hand in front of her and blurted out: "You have to be good to me."

Xia Nuan's mind was full of questions. Could it be true that pregnancy makes women stupid for three years? What was this girl talking about?

Xia Nuan pulled her hand away and laughed dryly twice.

As if she knew what kind of mistake she had just made, Fang Danyi's big eyes kept blinking, and she opened her mouth and made a few "ah" sounds before she explained clearly.

According to Fang Danyi, she had to work hard to get her uncle, the owner of Langfeng Media, to give her a spot on the variety show "Let's Go." It was originally supposed to be for another new male actor from Langfeng. However, this incident has now caused a conflict between her and her uncle.

Before Fang Danyi semi-retired from the entertainment industry, although she was not very famous, she was still a well-known actress.

Fang Danyi is only 28 years old, which doesn't make her old age compared to the younger stars in the entertainment industry. However, she resolutely decided to retire from the entertainment industry at the ripe old age of 25, marrying and having children, and then retired for three years. With the rapid pace of change in the entertainment industry, she's no longer a household name.

Fang Danyi looked at Xia Nuan with a determined look. "I want to come back and continue acting. Although I have connections with my uncle, the scripts I've been given are all lousy, and they don't even let me play the female lead. This variety show is a great opportunity, so if you can act like you have a good relationship with me, I should be able to use this opportunity to become popular, and the road ahead will be smoother."

Xia Nuan relaxed a bit, roughly understanding Fang Danyi's request. She tilted her head and held her cheek, looking at Fang Danyi who was chattering. When she finally finished and closed her mouth, she said coldly, "Then why should I do this? Do we have a good relationship? What's the benefit of me helping you?"

However, Xia Nuan didn't know that Fang Danyi had snatched the newcomer's spot, which directly helped her to kill the company's plan of having her and the newcomer create a scandal.

Fang Danyi's eyes widened when she heard Xia Nuan's words, "I, I. Xia Nuan, you——"

Xia Nuan didn't ask Fang Danyi why she wanted to make a comeback. If Fang Danyi really had the bargaining chips to persuade her, she would naturally tell her about it.

Xia Nuan smiled at her, "Alright, Miss Fang. If you can bring me some benefits and convince me, I can help you."

"If you help me, I will join your personal studio."

Xia Nuan kept smiling as she looked at Fang Danyi, but this didn't seem to impress her.

Fang Danyi curled her lips and said, "My original makeup team will be transferred to your studio for free."

Fang Danyi's makeup team is one of the best in the industry. Xia Nuan's expression changed when she heard this, but she only raised her right eyebrow slightly, "Are you kidding?"

"Of course not. To be honest, my contract with Langfeng is about to end, but I think my uncle has absolutely no intention of renewing it. He doesn't support me returning to the entertainment industry at all. I need to find another way out now."

Xia Nuan lowered her eyes, "Let me think about it again."

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A week later, the official Weibo account of "Let's Go" announced the guest list.

In Xia Nuan’s super topic, the number of posts skyrocketed within an hour.

After all, Xia Nuan hasn't appeared on a variety show for many years, let alone been a regular guest on a variety show.

On the other hand, the daily active users of the Xia Ji CP super topic hit a new high in recent years. That's Ji Mian and Xia Nuan, Ji Mian and Xia Nuan, my CP is resurrected.

The pre-launch marketing for "Let's Go" was incredibly successful, and the production team already anticipated the buzz surrounding the show's official launch a month later.

However, they probably never imagined that what happened later would make the influence of this variety show even reach overseas, and the ratings of those episodes skyrocketed.

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The company originally wanted her to take part in three variety shows. One was a puzzle-solving type similar to Escape Room, and one was similar to the original "Rural Cottage", but without farming, just chatting.

When Xia Nuan saw the initial plans for these two variety shows, she was completely exhausted. Although she enjoyed watching others have fun, she had no interest in experiencing it herself. As for the latter part of the show where a group of people stayed in a fixed place and created fake personalities for others to see, Xia Nuan also found it too tiring.

Of the three variety shows, only "Let's Go" is slightly better. Although it requires traveling abroad, it's still a trip, and she has always loved traveling. And this time it's not a quick trip. In a month, three countries, you can actually see most of what there is to see.

Xia Nuan has traveled abroad before, but only for filming. She still prioritizes experiential filming these days. While she no longer suffers from the slow flow of her earlier work, she still finds herself immersed in the characters' thoughts. So, the few times she's been abroad in the past few years, she hasn't been in the mood to explore.

Xia Nuan's mind suddenly flashed back to the time when she and her boss had been negotiating and she had said she would only choose this travel variety show. The faint smile on his face suddenly struck her. She suddenly realized that she seemed to have been tricked by him. After all, given her personality, she could only choose this travel variety show.

Xia Nuan relaxed her brows. Although this trip was for work, it was also a trip. And Ji Mian was also there, which gave her great comfort. At least she had a close friend.

Xia Nuan certainly couldn't imagine what would happen next, otherwise, even if she had chosen Escape Room or Slow Chat, she would not have gone for this travel variety show.

Filming is scheduled to begin in a week.

Lin Dayong sent Xia Nuan to the airport. For some reason, he suddenly became like an old father and began to give her a lot of instructions. "You are not allowed to bring an assistant to this variety show. I don't know if you can take care of yourself when you are alone abroad. I——"

She was no longer old, so Xia Nuan listened to him without interrupting him. After he finished speaking, she smiled, her eyes curved into crescents, "I know, Brother Lin, you still don't trust me."

As soon as Xia Nuan arrived at the gathering place designated by the crew, she was hugged by someone.

Xia Nuan looked at Fang Danyi, who was hugging her waist and almost hanging on her. She sighed inwardly, not knowing whether her decision was right or wrong.

Xia Nuan hadn't pulled Fang Danyi off her body yet.

Suddenly, someone called her name from behind, "Axia—Xia Nuan."

The first two words were spoken so softly that even the microphone didn't pick up anything except the person who spoke.

Xia Nuan chuckled. It was a familiar voice, Ji Mian.