Chapter 30: Zhou Pingchuan Can't Afford to Reach This High!

"Congratulations!" Zheng Qiming and Chang Yi, who were eliminated, clapped as they followed the director out.

"Xia, how did you come up with that? That's amazing! I can't keep up with your train of thought at all when I'm doing a relocation," Zheng Qiming said curiously.

Because of their high popularity, even though they were eliminated, the production team arranged live recations for the three guests, ensuring viewership while also appeasing their fans.

“You guys have so much work, you don’t usually have time to play escape rooms or murder mystery games. I’ve played them all when I’m just sitting at home doing nothing. The show’s routines…” Xia Mian shrugged and gave a knowing look.

While collecting points, the director also wanted to criticize the screenwriter, leaving him both amused and exasperated: "Alright, alright, let's call it a day."

“I have another question,” Zhu Ziqi said, standing behind the two male gods, putting on a sweet smile with all her acting skills, “Why were we eliminated? Did we accidentally break some rules?”

Why should Xia Mian, a nobody, steal all the limelight? With her intelligence, if she hadn't been the second to be eliminated, she could have solved the mystery herself!

Besides, she's clearly the main focus of "Infinite," so what is the production team doing?

In a variety show, the director doesn't have the final say on who gets more or less screen time and who gets promoted or not. For example, in Xia Mian, if the higher-ups say to only sign two episodes, then the directors and other members can only do as instructed.

But for someone who loves the industry he works in and treats his work like a child's, while following "instructions from superiors," he still wants to create a good program.

Therefore, in terms of content, the director did not arrange a script or spoil the plot for anyone in advance. He firmly believed that the most attractive aspect was the realistic portrayal.

Including "Carnival", these three were already destined to be eliminated when they drew their identity cards.

“The princess was of noble status and must have lived on the second or third floor back then, so she would prioritize killing the people on the upper floors,” Xia Mian said. “Assuming no one violates the rules of the Carnival, those who draw higher-ranking identities are destined to be eliminated.”

Yes, that's how it's supposed to be. The director smiled, silently praising Xia Mian's cleverness in his heart.

When he saw Zhu Ziqi across from him, his smile vanished.

Zhu Ziqi suffered a minor setback, gave an awkward smile, and fearing that continuing the conversation would cause him to lose his temper and ruin his image, he secretly glared at Xia Mian before going to chat with Chang Yi.

Everyone else offered their blessings to Xia Mian, except for Zhang Yuno.

Zhang Yuno stood outside the crowd, looking at the sea, lost in thought.

Because the instance ended early, the cruise ship needed to change its route and wouldn't dock for another two hours. Xia Mian returned to her room, lay on her bed, opened her live stream, and began anxiously watching the comments.

[Aaaaaah, I'm screaming like a groundhog! That part about estivating and solving the mystery was so cool!]

[He was even more handsome when he suddenly ran back into the fog to save Zhang Yuno and handed him his hand! Someone who was clearly terrified himself was willing to run back to save his teammate—I'm totally a fan now!]

[How did summer-dormant little brains grow up? They're both beautiful and clever. Does God have to be so biased?]

[Zyn is really hard to judge. She completely ignored XM, deliberately framed XM and put her in jail. In the end, XM helped her despite past grievances, and she didn't even say thank you.]

[So what if you don't want to be associated with Xia Mian? Don't forget those course materials; they brag about solving a puzzle that even a child could solve. Aren't they ashamed?]

Your master can't even solve a riddle that a child could solve; isn't that even more shameful?

Wait a minute, Xia Mian wasn't this smart before. I remember he was so stupid he would stutter when talking to reporters.

Did he get his brain fixed while he was getting plastic surgery?

Xia Mian was quite relieved that it was no longer all black.

He then opened Weibo. Presumably, his performance in the first instance was quite outstanding, as he gained a lot of followers, with his number of followers reaching over 300,000, a number he never dared to imagine before.

If it weren't for the scandalous storyline... Xia Mian thought, perhaps if he recorded the entire season of "Infinite Escape," he could also dream of having a million fans.

However, without the scandalous plot, the author would not have given him the opportunity to star in "Infinite Escape".

Fate is truly fair; misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise.

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Two hours later, the decommissioned ship completed its final voyage and docked at the designated pier.

The second episode will be recorded next week. Xia Mian rented an SUV from a local car rental company, stuffed his two large suitcases into the car, and started heading towards South Port.

The journey to Nangang took only forty minutes on the highway. Xia Mian found a place to park the car and called Zhou Pingchuan: "I've arrived in Nangang, where are you?"

The person who answered the phone was now his assistant: "Hello, Mr. Jay is busy right now. You can leave a message for me if you need anything."

"No need, I'll send him a WeChat message." Xia Mian hung up the phone and found the "Dead Man's" WeChat: [I've arrived in Nan'gang, where are you?]

The banquet is in the evening, and it's still early. Given Zhou Pingchuan's status, he doesn't need to arrive early; he's probably resting somewhere right now.

After sending the message, Xia Mian waited calmly for a reply.

But after waiting for almost twenty minutes, the other party suddenly disappeared again!

Xia Mian couldn't hold back any longer, so she exited WeChat and continued calling the other party.

Unfortunately, it was his assistant who answered: "Hello, Mr. Jay is busy..."

Xia Mian said angrily, "You said you'd leave a message, did you leave one for me?"

Realizing who this was, the assistant said in a slightly impatient tone, "You just said you didn't need to leave a message."

"You really don't want me to stay just because I said I don't need it!" Xia Mian muttered in dissatisfaction, then realized that she was actually making things difficult for a working person!

People who work for money don't have it easy either, and he really did say there was no need to leave a message, yet now he's blaming him...

That was truly a loss of composure and decorum.

All of Mommy's years of education have been wasted.

Xia Mian took a deep breath and apologized to her assistant. After sitting in the car for a moment to calm down, she suddenly understood.

If Zhou Pingchuan ignores him, then so be it. He didn't bring any formal attire for this recording anyway, so he could just find a nearby shopping mall, use the money Zhou Pingchuan gave him to buy clothes and get his hair done, and dress up in a dazzling way.

Let Zhou Pingchuan climb! No! He can! Not! Achieve!

Oh!