Chapter 18. This camera angle is good...
Jing Yitong deliberately remained silent, quietly observing Fang Xin's subtle actions in the front row.
Fang Xingu pushed the coffee around for a long time, but there was no movement behind him. He wondered if Jing Yitong had heard him. He could only cough a few times to attract Jing Yitong's attention.
Jing Yitong then suppressed his smile, realizing that continuing to pretend would be a bit too much. So he took the can of coffee with his left hand, but mischievously pinched Fang Xingu's fingertips with his right.
Fang Xin Gu: ?
Fang Xin tried to pull his hand away from Jing Yitong's clutches but failed. He reached out to slap Jing Yitong's mischievous hand, but Li Wenyu, who was sitting in front of him, suddenly turned around: "Senior brother, why are you coughing? Do you have a cold... What are you doing?"
The instant Li Wenyu turned around, Jing Yitong immediately released Fang Xin's fingers.
Fang Xin, having finally regained his freedom, hurriedly pulled his arm back, which was almost reaching the back seat, but the movement was too large and Li Wenyu caught him red-handed: "What happened to your hand?"
Fang Xingu immediately sat up straight: "It's nothing, I just got a static shock."
He had barely finished speaking when he heard Jing Yitong, the instigator, chuckle behind him. Fang Xingu cursed him in his heart.
Li Wenyu looked suspiciously at Fang Xingu and Jing Yitong, who was smirking, and frowned as she sat back down in her seat.
Seeing her frown, Liang Jiyan asked, "Why do you look like that?"
Thinking about the lamb leg incident last night and the online uproar, Li Wenyu shook his head and sighed in a mature tone, "Sigh, some people just can't give us peace of mind."
Seeing that Li Wenyu had sat back down, Fang Xingu finally breathed a sigh of relief. After a while, he reached out to the window and gave Jing Yibi a thumbs-up.
Taking advantage of his advantageous location, Jing Yitong flicked him with his hand, which angered Fang Xingu so much that he immediately withdrew his hand.
Seeing that Fang Xin had stopped moving, Jing Yitong stroked the warm coffee can in his hand, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips.
clatter--
He pulled the tab, tilted his head back, and took a sip. The coffee flowed down his esophagus and into his body, making him feel refreshed. Although it was just an ordinary can of coffee that wasn't particularly good and was only lukewarm, Jing Yitong tasted a rich aroma he had never experienced before.
It was given to me by Fang Xin, and it tastes good.
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The bus traveled along the coast.
Yan Tu, sitting at the front, outlined the itinerary: "We are now on our way to visit the Yegerez Lighthouse, which is our first destination on this trip and marks the official start of our Antarctic journey."
The seven people applauded enthusiastically, saying, "Looking forward to it!"
Yan Tu, however, poured cold water on their hopes: "Don't get too excited yet. This journey might not be as easy as you imagine. We've finally made it to Ushuaia after a long and arduous journey, and we're boarding the ship tomorrow to Antarctica. But there's still the toughest hurdle ahead—the Drake Passage. That area is known as the Roaring Forties, with its raging winds and waves year-round, and many people get seasick. I'm giving you a heads-up, because once you're on board, there's no going back."
Jing Yitong chimed in, "There's no going back, but there is seasickness medicine. I brought some; anyone who's afraid of seasickness can ask me for some."
Wang Peiyang immediately raised his hand: "I'll reserve one first."
Li Wenyu retorted to Yan Tu: "Director Yan, it's too late for you to say that now. We can't just walk off the set."
“Of course not,” Yan Tu slapped his thigh, “but I believe everyone already knows the answer.”
Li Wenyu said confidently, "That's right. I've encountered big storms and waves when I've been on yachts and ocean liners before, but I've never gotten seasick. I'm sure I'll be fine this time too."
Rhoda: "Exactly, we have to handle little Drake!"
Yan Tu waved his hand: "Words are no proof. I have a pre-trip declaration here. Let's all take it together. I'll read a sentence and you all repeat it. If anyone complains during the trip, we'll make them watch a video."
Even Liang Jiyan was speechless: "Aren't you being a little too cautious?"
Wang Peiyang muttered, "It feels like they're trying to shift the blame ahead of time."
Rhoda further suggested, "Since we've come this far, why not set up a punishment mechanism? Anyone who violates the tourism declaration should be punished. Otherwise, what's the point of just watching the video?"
Fang Xingu couldn't stand it anymore and tried to stop them: "Why don't you stop making things difficult for yourselves?"
Li Wenyu replied enthusiastically, "What's the big deal! We all have strong professional ethics and would never violate them."
Meng Hui laughed and said, "Wenyu, don't set yourself up for failure. You might end up being the one who gets seasick the most."
"Definitely not!"
Seeing that he couldn't get a word in edgewise, Fang Xin could only rub his temples. It was impossible to persuade the damned devil with kind words. That was the Drake Passage. Even he and Jing Yitong, who had relatively rich experience at sea, didn't dare to say that they were 100% safe. Where did they get their confidence?
Oh well, let them be.
Yan Tu never expected that even though he was prepared to let them off the hook, these guests were not going to let him off the hook.
Yan Tu had never seen anyone like to challenge themselves, but when it came to something that would enhance the show's entertainment value, he certainly wouldn't refuse: "Alright, alright, first, swear to me: one, I will never say 'I wish I hadn't come'; two, I will never say 'I'm tired, you guys go have fun'; three, I will never give anyone a hard time during the trip..."
The first two points were fine, but when it came to the third point, Li Wenyu burst out laughing. She teased Fang Xingu, "No way, no way, that's not fair. My senior brother could break the third point at any time, hahaha."
As soon as Li Wenyu finished speaking, a camera immediately focused on Fang Xingu, who had no expression on his face.
Fang Xin Gu: ...
The others laughed, but Fang Xingu's brow twitched, and he looked coldly at Li Wenyu: "I don't want to give you a hard time right now, I'm going to teach you a lesson."
Li Wenyu quickly raised his hands in surrender: "I'll shut up, I'll shut up."
Rhoda: "Don't you bad people slander our Xin Gu! He just had a cold expression on his face!"
"Ha ha ha ha."
After the group finished their noisy oath, Yan Tu said, "Alright, since you yourselves suggested that there be a punishment, then you can decide the punishment yourselves."
Li Wenyu answered quickly, clearly having already planned out the punishment in her mind: "Those who violate the travel declaration must dance a girl group dance!"
“What kind of punishment is this for you?” Rhoda immediately rejected the idea. “Why not shoot some low-fat short videos instead?”
"This is great! This is great!"
"I also vote for low-fat short videos!"
The group discussed the punishment in the car, as if they could already see how the others would embarrass themselves in front of the camera after the trip, but they didn't think for a second that they would be the ones to break their vow and be punished.
A short while later, the bus stopped at the pier, and the group transferred to a speedboat to visit the Yegraz Lighthouse in the Beagle Strait.
Fang Xingu always habitually walked at the back of the crowd, so when he boarded the speedboat, there was only one seat left next to Jing Yitong and in the corner. Fang Xingu only took 0.1 seconds to think before sitting down in the corner seat.
But that seat could only fit half a person. When Wang Peiyang saw that Fang Xin wanted to sit next to him, he had to move over to make room for him.
Fang Xingu showed no embarrassment at crowding people and generously said, "Thank you."
Wang Peiyang was slightly reserved: "Teacher Fang, you don't need to be so polite."
Fang Xingu wondered if Wang Peiyang was planning to call him "teacher" for the entire season. He said, "You don't need to keep calling me teacher."
Wang Peiyang was a little flustered. "Uh, should I call you 'brother'?"
It was a perfectly normal form of address, but Fang Xingu paused for a moment, then replied stiffly, "Yes, either is fine."
As soon as Fang Xingu finished speaking, he looked up and saw Li Wenyu sitting diagonally opposite him frantically winking at him. Following her gaze, Fang Xingu saw Jing Yitong sitting on the other side, smiling at him.
Fang Xingu felt inexplicably guilty, but Jing Yitong deliberately asked, resting his chin on his hand, "Isn't it crowded for Teacher Fang to sit there?"
Fang Xingu sensed the sarcasm in Jing Yitong's tone and straightened up, saying, "It's not crowded."
He had barely finished speaking when Li Wenyu on the other end let out a long sigh, which made Fang Xingu look at her in bewilderment.
Why are you sighing for no reason? There's not a single normal person around you all day long.
At this moment, Li Wenyu felt exhausted and became even more certain that there must be some irreconcilable friction between Jing Yitong and Fang Xingu. Otherwise, Fang Xingu would not have left the empty seat next to Jing Yitong unoccupied, but instead squeezed into the half-seat next to Wang Peiyang.
What's even stranger is that among these people, only Wang Peiyang and Jing Yitong call Fang Xingu "Teacher Fang," a title that carries a clear sense of distance. That's why Fang Xingu reminded Wang Peiyang to change his address, but when Jing Yitong calls him "Teacher Fang," Fang Xingu doesn't have any objections or comments.
This is clearly a case of discord. Their fans are already fighting online. Once the show airs, won't the fans argue even more when they see how these two interact?
Li Wenyu shook her head helplessly, feeling that she was carrying too much burden that she shouldn't have to bear at her age.
Fang Xingu frowned as he looked at Li Wenyu, whose expression was contorted, and asked, "Did your facial muscles cramp up after being exposed to the cold wind?"
Li Wenyu, who was clearly thinking of him, gritted her teeth upon hearing this: "Thank you so much! You've taken my kindness for granted!"
Fang Xingu said in a very serious tone, "I'm not kidding you. Doing this all the time can easily cause facial paralysis."
Li Wenyu initially thought Fang Xingu was mocking her, but upon seeing his expression, she realized he was serious. Li Wenyu felt even more angry and had nowhere to vent her frustration.
At this moment, the crew on the speedboat came over to check for safety issues. Seeing that Fang Xin was squeezed into the back, he immediately frowned and pointed to the empty seat next to Jing Yitong, saying, "It's too crowded here, it's not safe. You should sit there."
Fang Xin Gu: ...
Feeling like he had won back a point, Li Wenyu couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Fang Xingu pretended not to hear her shrill laughter, but eventually got up and sat down next to Jing Yitong.
Jing Yitong teased, "Teacher Fang, this place is more spacious, isn't it?"
Fang Xingu didn't reply. He didn't even dare to look at Jing Yitong, afraid that he would burst out laughing if he made eye contact with Jing Yitong.
So along the way, he could only turn his head to look at the sky and the sea, or stare at his toes, without giving Jing Yitong even a glance. Jing Yitong was in the same state, making the two of them, though sitting together, give people a strange feeling of being in the same bed but dreaming different dreams.
After the ship had been sailing for a while, they suddenly heard Liang say, "Look over there, the Yegeles Lighthouse."
Following Liang Jiyan's pointing finger, the group looked to the side of the speedboat and saw that the red and white lighthouse at the end of the world had appeared not far from them.
"Oh, really? Is that the Yegeles Lighthouse?"
The lighthouse stands atop rugged, jagged rocks. Further on, one can see a range of mountains. The year-round cold climate of the mid-to-high latitudes keeps the mountaintops covered in snow. Thick white clouds hang in the vast sky, and seabirds soaring overhead add a touch of liveliness to this tranquil scene.
For a moment, no one on the ship had time to speak. Everyone quickly took out their phones and cameras and pointed them at the lighthouse, wanting to record the scene before them. Only Fang Xin Gu just watched quietly, as if he wanted to imprint the scene in his mind with his gaze.
If you look at that lighthouse alone, it's not particularly unique. Compared to the thousands of other lighthouses in the world, it's not special at all, except perhaps for its solitude. Even though it's only existed for about a century, it gives the impression that it has stood there for millennia, its loneliness and isolation amplified by the world.
Perhaps it is only the title "lighthouse at the end of the world" that adds to its mystique.
But when the lighthouse stood in this unique and vast landscape, the scenery before him kept overlapping with the scenes in "The Polar Messenger" in his memory. It had long since become one with this world, especially the red color on the tower, which had remained so dazzling and captivating even after many years.
More importantly, the person who accompanied him to watch "The Polar Messenger" and promised to come to Antarctica with him in the future is now actually standing beside him.
Thinking of this, Fang Xingu finally mustered up his courage. He wanted to see Jing Yitong and share his feelings with him.
To his surprise, when he turned around, he didn't see Jing Yitong's familiar face, but rather the dark camera lens that Jing Yitong had raised.
As Fang Xin looked at the camera, his brows furrowed, and a sense of doubt arose in his heart.
From this shooting angle, can Jing Yitong capture the Yegerez Lighthouse in the background?
...From this angle, it seems like he's the only one who can be photographed, right?
A note from the author:
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Jing Yitong: Yeah, they're filming you. [Sunglasses]
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