Chapter 13. Jing Yitong's thoughts on "staying at home"...
The first group trip of "The World Is So Big" was tacitly arranged by a few people with their own agendas.
It was 4 p.m. local time. The rest of the day was originally intended for everyone to adjust to the time difference and rest, and there was no recording plan. Of course, they were free to do as they pleased, but since they were in a foreign country, they still had to inform the production team before going out as a group.
Li Wenyu jogged over to find Yan Tu: "Director Yan, we're planning to go for a walk this afternoon."
"'You guys'?" Yan Tu turned to look at her. "With whom?"
Li Wenyu gestured a circle: "There are seven of us, all of us together, coming with me to buy hats."
"You've got quite the program, organizing your own ice-breaking activities," Yan Tu chuckled, then quickly added, "Go ahead, we'll go with you to record later, and you can do a live stream. We can't waste such a great opportunity."
The show "The World Is So Big" originally had a live broadcast plan, with some of the broadcasts being filmed by seven guests, leading viewers to experience the itinerary of the "The World Is So Big" travel group from a first-person perspective. Today is the first time the group is traveling together, and Yan Tu certainly won't miss this great opportunity.
The plan was good, but there were still some problems in its implementation. Fang Xin glanced at the time: "Director Yan, have you forgotten about the time difference? It's still early morning in China, isn't it?"
Liang chimed in, "It's too early. Will anyone even watch it?"
Yan Tu confidently waved his hand and said, "Have some confidence in yourself, just broadcast it!"
“Yes, if people watch, we’ve made a profit; if no one watches, we don’t lose anything,” Li Wenyu confidently patted his chest. “I’m the best at live streaming, leave it to me.”
So the group settled their luggage at the hotel and prepared to go out. However, they were unfamiliar with the area and this was not part of the itinerary. The seven of them stood at the hotel entrance looking around, clearly a little lost.
Luo Da knew the production team must have scouted the location beforehand, but these guys were cunning and didn't offer any directions. So Luo Da had to ask Yan Tu, "So how do we get there?"
Off-camera, Yan Tu shrugged, offering no indication of which direction to take.
While adjusting the live stream camera, Li Wenyu muttered, "So they're already trying to create some entertainment value? At least give us some direction."
Wang Peiyang muttered, "It's even colder than the wind here."
Seeing Yan Tu's expression, Jing Yitong knew that they wouldn't be able to get the correct route out of the production team today, so he had no choice but to say, "Never mind, I'll go ask the hotel staff."
Meng Hui laughed and said, "The production team didn't even provide us with a translator. It seems we won't be able to travel without Yi Tong for the next couple of days."
Li Wenyu deeply agreed: "Damn the production team, we only have one Jing Ge, don't exhaust him."
A group of people watched Jing Yitong go to the front desk to ask for directions. Fang Xingu glanced at him twice and then looked away. Suddenly, he remembered that Qi Qiu had complained to him about how stingy the production team was. He turned to look at Yan Tu and pondered, "You guys didn't find out that one of the guests speaks Spanish, so you're planning to save money on hiring a translator, did you?"
Just as Yan Tu was about to defend himself, he noticed that the suspicious gazes of the others had also fallen on him. Clearly, everyone had heard how poor the production team was.
Those distrustful glances instantly pierced Yan Tu's fragile heart, and he shouted angrily, "Slander! We are still very powerful!"
Just then, Li Wenyu's live stream started, and fans flooded into the room. Suddenly, a man shouted that he was "talented," and everyone immediately spammed the chat: "Talented? What kind of talent?"
"Oh? V me 50 to see my strength."
Li Wenyu burst into laughter: "You shouldn't flaunt your wealth, Director Yan. The viewers in the live stream are all asking you to V50 them to see your strength."
"...You started your live stream without saying a word," Yan Tu's voice suddenly weakened, "Ahem, the V50 is out of the question, let's save where we can, this money should be spent wisely."
Fang Xin added fuel to the fire from the side: "So you're saying that the viewers in our live stream aren't the blade?"
Yan Tu: ?
"I didn't mean that at all!"
The live stream chat was filled with laughter.
"I can't take it anymore. How come I never knew Fang Xingu was so good at stirring things up? Hahaha."
"The poor director's life was a complete joke [shakes head]"
"So where is the production crew now? When are they leaving for Antarctica?"
At this moment, Li Wenyu turned the live stream camera around, and greeted everyone with a bright smile: "Hello friends, welcome to our live stream - 'The World Is So Big,' we'll take you to see it. I'm your tour guide today, Xiao Li, and I'll be happy to serve you. We've just arrived in Ushuaia and are about to go out for a stroll. Come on, everyone, say hello to the viewers in the live stream."
The group took turns reporting in the live stream until Fang Xin Gu finally got his turn. He raised his hand towards the camera and said, "Everyone got up pretty early?"
During the live stream, a virtual chat went: "Hehe, is it possible that he hasn't slept at all?"
"The morning is bad, the new is good."
"Teacher, where did my big Jing Yitong go?"
Li Wenyu answered every question: "Brother Jing went to ask for directions for us. He's the only one among us who speaks Spanish... Oh, he's back."
Li Wenyu's camera panned to Jing Yitong, who was walking gracefully towards him. Jing Yitong's handsome face was slightly furrowed as he stared intently at the map in his hand, a jacket draped over his wrist. His long legs moved with a brisk pace, and his fluffy hair swayed with each step. He didn't look like he was returning from asking for directions; it looked more like he was filming a blockbuster movie.
It wasn't until Li Wenyu called him that Jing Yitong pulled his attention away from the map. He noticed the live stream camera on his phone pointing at him and asked, "Is the live stream on?"
Li Wenyu: "It just opened, and all the fans are looking for you."
"Sorry everyone, I'm late," Jing Yitong said with a smile to the camera, then said to the others, "I just asked for directions, and they said there are many shops in the block to the left. Let's walk and look around."
"OK".
Following Jing Yitong's directions, everyone headed towards the shops along the street. Although "The World Is So Big" had been filmed sporadically for two days, they had mostly been traveling and hadn't had much interaction with each other. So, strictly speaking, today was the first day of the official filming.
Fang Xin had thought that it would be a bit awkward for the unfamiliar group of people to walk together, but fortunately, the person in charge of the camera today was the outgoing Li Wenyu. She held the phone for the live broadcast, occasionally taking pictures of the scenery on the street and the guests, and then singing a few skits with Luo Da. There was no sign of an awkward silence throughout the whole process.
But in the end, everyone was still a bit lost. After the production team refused to provide help again, the group collectively condemned the production team and finally had to send Jing Yitong to ask passersby for help again.
Li Wenyu pointed her phone camera at Jing Yitong with a touching expression: "My God, this world can't be without Brother Jing."
Luo Da chimed in from the side, "Our Teacher Jing, this is an essential item for home and travel!"
Fang Xin raised an eyebrow and subconsciously replied, "'At home'?"
Li Wenyu realized something was wrong and burst into laughter: "How did we get to 'home' so quickly? Brother Jing's 'home' function still needs to be developed, hahaha."
A few words made everyone laugh, but Fang Xin glanced at Jing Yitong out of the corner of his eye, thinking that Jing Yitong's "home life" was indeed top-notch.
Just then, Jing Yitong returned after asking for directions and saw the group laughing loudly. He asked curiously, "What are you laughing at?"
Li Wenyu's smile froze. He was too embarrassed to criticize the person in front of them, so he simply said, "...We were just praising you for being so amazing and for being able to speak Spanish."
Jing Yitong casually said, "I happened to have learned this before, so it came in handy this time."
Li Wenyu pressed further, "Did you learn it when you were a child? How did you come up with the idea of learning Spanish?"
Jing Yitong glanced at Fang Xingu subconsciously. In the instant their eyes met, a past event flashed into Fang Xingu's mind, and he awkwardly looked away—
Jingyi's Spanish language skills issue was all because of him.
I remember it must have been during summer vacation one year when Jing Yitong's mother, Song Jiao, hired a French teacher for them, hoping they could learn a second foreign language together. However, he insisted that it would be a waste for two people to learn the same language. He said that if they learned two different languages, they would be able to understand more languages when they traveled abroad together in the future.
Jing's mother was both amused and exasperated, but Jing Yitong, as always, agreed with his point of view and took the initiative to learn Spanish. He persisted for a long time and can now even communicate with native speakers without any problems. On the other hand, Fang Xingu gave up halfway through learning French.
Thinking back on these past events, Fang Xingu felt that he was really capable of causing trouble in the past, and he didn't know how Jing Yitong could put up with him.
Fortunately, Jing Yitong couldn't reveal these past events in public, so he just gave a random answer to evade Li Wenyu's question.
The group walked a little further, and when no cameras were watching, Jing Yitong secretly used her phone to ask Fang Xingu: What were you talking about when I asked for directions? You were laughing so happily.
Fang Xin felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He picked it up and saw a message from Jing Yitong.
Fang Xingu savored the conversation and found it somewhat amusing. He replied sarcastically: "They're objectifying you."
Jing Yitong: ?
Fang Xin Gu: You'll see for yourself when the show airs. [Please see vcr.gif]
After saying that, he turned off his phone and walked away quickly. Jing Yitong watched his departing figure and smiled helplessly.
It was summer in the Southern Hemisphere, but Ushuaia, located in the mid-to-high latitudes, was perpetually cold. As the southernmost city on Earth, Ushuaia is nestled between mountains and the sea, and even the air is filled with the scent of the ocean.
After walking for another ten minutes or so, and turning a corner, the vast ocean finally came into view. Li Wenyu's eyes lit up, and she ran quickly toward the sea, exclaiming, "We can see the sea! Are those fishing boats?"
"Oh, there's a lighthouse there too."
Jing Yitong was at the end, watching the group cross the road and run towards the coast, excitedly admiring the scenery of this harbor city.
But in the end, his gaze still fell on Fang Xingu.
The sunlight seemed to favor Fang Xin Gu today. As he looked up intently at the albatross soaring through the sky, the interplay of light and shadow on his face created a vibrant tapestry of light and shadow, blurring his features yet imbuing him with a holy radiance. His clear pupils shone like translucent amber in the light, his distinct eyelashes fluttered like feathers, and even his hair seemed to take on the golden luster of the sun.
Fang Xingu's gaze followed the albatross in the sky until the seabird disappeared from sight, only then did his eyes return to the human world.
Jing Yitong stared at Fang Xingu's face until Fang Xingu seemed to sense this tangible gaze. He turned his head, and their eyes met in mid-air, but Jing Yitong's gaze did not waver even slightly.
Fang Xin saw Jing Yi staring straight at him and thought he had something to say to him, so he tilted his head and blinked in confusion.
To everyone's surprise, Jing Yitong suddenly smiled as he looked at him.
That smile clearly disturbed Fang Xingu's mind. Subconsciously, the expression on Fang Xingu's face relaxed, and he also responded with a slight smile.
Just then, a bright light flashed beside them.
The sudden noise broke the quiet atmosphere between Fang Xingu and Jing Yitong. When they came to their senses, they turned around and saw that Li Wenyu had somehow picked up a Polaroid camera and was now sneakily trying to hide it, looking like a guilty thief.
Fang Xingu immediately realized what was going on. He squinted and said, "Taking a sneaky photo with the flash on?"
Li Wenyu bristled and retorted defiantly, "How could that be! Who wants to take your picture!"
Jing Yitong looked at her amusedly: "Oh, so you're taking pictures of me?"
Li Wenyu: ...
Li Wenyu stammered, "Can't we just film everything?"
A note from the author:
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Great! We have our first amazing CP (couple) picture with Xin Yuan!
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I usually update around 6 PM (I finished editing today but forgot to put it in the drafts folder... [angry])
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