So, if there's a chance to avoid the camera later...

"Alright, now it's time to begin our mission!"

Qi Jiu glanced at the number of people around her, and the smile on her lips became even more pronounced.

If everyone is divided into two teams, there will be one person left over. If they are divided into three groups, there will still be one person left over. With the coach and a total of seven people, it seems unfair no matter how they are divided.

Seeing this, Qi Jiu was about to step forward to speak when she heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

"To be fair, shall we split into three groups? Didn't the production team already prepare tasks for all three groups?"

Upon hearing this, the director scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, glanced at Qi Jiu, and looked conflicted.

There were supposed to be two guest stars for this episode, and I thought they would each bring someone along, but it turns out one of them didn't bring anyone.

That's why this awkward situation arose.

"It's okay, Ah Lin and I can manage. We've done some wilderness survival in this jungle before out of interest. Besides, we shouldn't go too deep into the jungle and shouldn't encounter any danger."

“Yes, there’s no danger on the outskirts of this jungle. With Teacher Qi Jiu’s extensive experience, there shouldn’t be any problems, right, Teacher Qi Jiu? Then I’ll team up with two of the teachers.”

Lulu then spoke up, but the coach's nodding didn't work, and shaking his head didn't seem to work either.

Qi Jiu watched her silently from the side, her eyes filled with emotions that ordinary people could not understand.

There is indeed no danger on the outskirts of the jungle, but...

The coach, who was hesitant and wanted to give up the plan, had no choice but to nod back after seeing the director nod beside him.

The final groupings were: an experienced coach and one of the artists in one group; Lulu and the remaining two artists in another group; and Qi Jiu and Qi Silin in yet another group.

"Remember, our activity area is limited to this area! For safety reasons, we cannot go any further in!" the coach emphasized.

Once each group received its task, they began to carry it out.

I still think it's not safe to travel in groups of three.

What's unsafe about this area? The outer edge of the jungle only has some wildflowers and grass; there are practically no wild animals. I was lucky enough to go there once before. The real danger lies deeper into the jungle.

[Yeah, Qi Jiu and the others have experience, right? Lulu is also a regular guest on this show, so she should have a lot of experience by now, not to mention the coaches.]

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the three teams had long since separated, and Qi Jiu took in the quiet surroundings.

She glanced at the camera following behind her, pursed her lips, exchanged a look with Qi Silin, and as she bent down to tie her shoelaces, she picked up a small pebble in her hand.

Seizing the opportunity, while the cameraman's lens was not on their side, they threw the small stones in their hands at the camera.

The force of the small stone was so great that with just one strike, the lens was instantly filled with spiderweb-like cracks, and the cameraman was stunned by this sudden change.

His brows furrowed, and he looked at the camera in his hand, momentarily at a loss.

They're doing a live broadcast, so if anything goes wrong, the whole country will be watching.

"Hey, cameraman, your lens is broken." Qi Jiu suddenly spoke up, drawing the attention of Qi Silin next to her. He looked at the broken lens and smiled helplessly.

[Huh? What's going on? Something unexpected happened to Qi Jiu's group right from the start?]

"No way, these cameras are so expensive, they just break like that?"

[I just don't understand. The environment is so quiet and there's no danger, how could the lens just shatter like that?]

"Hey cameraman, I remember there are those handheld cameras? Let's use that for now. You should take this one back and get it fixed."

Seeing this, the cameraman could only nod in agreement. "I'll call the other cameramen to come along."

“Other photographers? I remember there weren’t many photographers for this wilderness survival trip. We’re a bit short-handed right now, so we don’t need them. We can just use this handheld camera.”

Qi Jiu looked at the action camera in her hand, a clear smile on her lips.

If no one else is around, whether the camera is on or off is entirely up to her, isn't it? She can just come up with an excuse and move on.

Seeing this, the photographer said nothing more and hurried back the way he came.

[Oh! Is the shot ready?]

【Huh? This direction seems a bit off...】

[I was wondering why it changed from a panoramic view to a single-person shot; it turns out it's become a motion camera.]

[Poor cameraman, what a bad start...]

Upon seeing this comment, a faint smile appeared on the girl's lips.

These past two days, I was initially very serious about finding the plants on the task card, but perhaps because the whole process was too calm, some scenes naturally drew away some viewers.

However, this was exactly what Qi Jiu wanted; she was now eager to draw everyone's attention to other celebrities.

The directing team, who were still on site, naturally knew about the changes in Qi Jiu's group, but seeing that there was no particular reaction on the screen, they were relieved.

"Hey, we need to hurry, Teacher Qi Jiu's group has already found two people."

At this moment, one of the singers in Lulu's group showed a slight look of worry on his face.

Hearing this, Lulu's competitive spirit suddenly rose. "Then let's hurry up! Although Qi Jiu and the others are experienced, there are three of us! It would be a bit unfair if we lost."

Moreover, she didn't want to lose to Qi Jiu!

As soon as he finished speaking, their group began to speed up.

On the other side, Qi Jiu and her companion had already walked quite far. Looking at the warning sign that the production team had placed in advance, they subconsciously exchanged a glance with Qi Silin beside them.

It seems the production team did make preparations.

But today, we have no choice but to go against the director team's good intentions.

Qi Jiu didn't turn off the action camera in her hand. The two of them found a clever angle and made the lens avoid the warning sign in front of them.

For someone unfamiliar with the jungle, there is no difference between the outer perimeter and the depths of the jungle, and the production team probably only had slight doubts.

The two walked through the jungle, observing their surroundings. Unbeknownst to others, they slowly approached the depths of the jungle, slowly approaching the site of the recent explosion.

At this moment, the director, who was standing still, stared at the camera on the screen, paused for a moment, and patted the arm of the assistant director next to him.

"Look at Qi Jiu's group, the surrounding environment seems a bit off."

The assistant director glanced at him and looked at him with amusement.