Chapter 38 Chapter 38
"The Impossible Journey" has created a unique presence among a host of travel programs in a peculiar way. The program crew knows how difficult it is, and everyone works overtime, trying to take on this wave of traffic with a pious heart.
As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait.
If the guest's disappearance caused huge trouble to the program team, then his sudden popularity was like compensation from God.
Before this, the producer did not believe in mysterious powers, but after the two female guests returned safely, he could not help but take out the Buddha statue he had kept in the bottom of his box and burn incense every day.
"No, what's the point of chanting? It's not us who did it."
Privately, Xiang Yu secretly complained.
This time the case was concluded quickly, and there were not many opportunities to take action, which made its self-confidence go nowhere.
"Why don't you go and spar with the camel spirit?" Ning Su suggested after work.
As a team leader, Ning Su needs to listen to the complaints of his subordinates, especially when he can solve their problems with painless means. Ning Su is certainly not afraid to give suggestions.
Sure enough, Xiang Yu's eyes lit up.
In the morning, it was still able to suppress its inner urge to try, but in the afternoon, seeing Ning Su was still filming, it found an excuse to slip away.
"Are you sure you're not harming it?" Yuxi couldn't help but complain as he looked at Xiangyu's receding back.
In recent days, in order to deal with the mess left after the Demon King's retreat, several leaders from the General Administration have come, and the officers of the X City Demon Bureau have also been stationed directly on the construction site. Even so, they are said to be very busy.
At this time, Ning Su instigated Xiang Yu to go and fight the camel demon, but the final result would most likely be that he would fail to fight and would be drafted into the army by the terrifying Deputy Director Lin.
"You're wrong." Ning Su said with a smile, "How can this be called harming him? This is clearly giving it a chance to show off in front of its superiors!"
Ning Su said seriously that he couldn't sleep for several days because of the filming and had to adapt to the 007 rhythm of the entertainment industry again.
She looks like a kind-hearted person who cares about her colleagues.
Yuxi shuddered and ran away: "Come on."
Anyway, it won't accompany you anymore.
All the colleagues had left, leaving Ning Su alone at the filming location. After a while, the staff came to call him to film the next scene.
"Teacher Ning, we want to take some photos of the starry sky here, so we will arrange a scene for everyone to ride camels under the moonlight at the end. Do you think this is okay with you?"
Facing this airborne guest with a mysterious official background, even though some of his memories were erased, the director seemed too polite.
Logically speaking, the director has been in this circle for quite some time and has met many collaborators with backgrounds, but none of them makes him as in awe as Ning Su.
In a sense, this is even an intuitive fear.
Specifically, during filming, the producer and director showed great respect to Ning Su, and this unique performance also made Ning Su a frequent topic of discussion in the crew.
Some people speculated about his background, while others simply thought he was the son of the investor.
When Ning Su saw someone speculating on the Internet one day that he was a second-generation rich man who came to the entertainment industry to experience life, he was completely overwhelmed.
"Maybe subconsciously I feel that it's because you saved us?"
Privately, the two teachers who played Zhao Liang and Ling Minmin were amused by these speculations. After laughing, they also analyzed the reasons for Ning Su.
Logically speaking, after a case is over, all humans involved in the monsters should have their memories erased so that they forget the monsters' existence, but sometimes there are exceptions.
For example, these two teachers took a risk and met the Demon King. They said they were unwilling to lose this little precious memory no matter what.
When the X City Monster Bureau and the two teachers were in a stalemate, it was Ning Su who came forward to speak in good words for the two teachers.
"If the two teachers forget about this, the diamond issue will be hard to explain."
"Besides, the two teachers are also victims in this matter."
Because there was a precedent of preserving victims' memories in previous cases, and taking into account the face of the Demon King, the staff of the Demon Bureau deliberated and ultimately did not use coercive measures.
However, both actors signed a strict confidentiality agreement and are not allowed to mention anything related to the demon clan in the future.
Because of their shared secret, the three of them became close unknowingly during the filming of the show. They talked and ate together, and they also got together from time to time to chat about gossip.
However, these images have become evidence of Ning Su's "extraordinary origin".
After all, because of their popularity on the Internet, the two female guests were in the spotlight. If Ning Su didn't have a background, why would these two popular and experienced guests treat him differently?
Seeing the three of them gathered together again, the other guests and staff pretended to pass by and exchanged glances with each other in a covert way.
This seemingly covert method was actually fully utilized by Ning Su.
The unique atmosphere in the crew made him laugh and cry.
Often at this time, he would miss the little demons in the Demon Bureau - at least the little demons' imaginations were not as rich as those of humans.
Fortunately, most of the content had been filmed in the first three days, and when Ning Su’s patience was about to reach its critical point, it was finally time for the last scene.
The scene of them riding camels and moving forward in the moonlight on the sand dunes.
However, this seemingly simple scene encountered problems during filming.
For some unknown reason, when the guests approached, the camels actually lay on the ground and trembled inexplicably.
"What's going on? Why are all these camels like this? Are they sick?"
After arranging the filming plan, we rented camels from local villagers at a high price. But when the time came, the camels refused to do the job.
The problem occurred in an unexpected place, and the entire production crew was a little numb.
Fortunately, after spending a lot of money, the camel breeder came quickly, took a look at the camel, thought for a while, and asked the program crew to stay away.
The amazing thing is that after the crew members had moved away, the camel did not stand up normally, but it stopped shaking visibly.
"What happened?" the director wondered.
The boss was also a little surprised. He knew that his camels were not timid. The only time he saw them so scared was when they encountered wild beasts.
But there are people all around, how could there be a creature that scares the camel?
After saying that, the boss glanced at the crowd, feeling a little weird in his mind - could someone be possessed by a ghost?
The boss, who is a horror movie lover, thought silently in his heart.
The camels were in poor condition and the boss felt distressed, but after all he had received money from the crew, so he tried every possible means to persuade them and finally coaxed these camels to stand up.
One guest climbed onto the camel tentatively without falling off.
"Great!" The director breathed a sigh of relief.
However, this matter was obviously not that simple. When it was Ning Su's turn to approach the camels, the camels fell to the ground with a "thump" again.
This time, he didn't just lie down, he was completely trembling and crawling on the ground.
As the discovered traitor, Ning Su looked bewildered - his pressure had clearly been withdrawn long ago.
The cause of the camel's abnormality was found, but it involved a big shot in the crew, and the producer and director were also a bit troubled.
In the end, considering the filming costs, the director hesitated and finally negotiated with Ning Su in an extremely tactful way.
"Teacher Ning, if it's convenient, how about we change the script?"
Therefore, in the program "Impossible Journey", although Ning Su was not a relative, he inexplicably ended up enjoying the privileges that were exclusively reserved for second-generation rich people who brought money into the group.
Add drama.
The original scene where all the guests rode camels was changed to other guests riding camels under the moon, while Ning Su changed into ancient costume and played the role of a mysterious hero.
According to the director, they would shoot a scene of "sword dancing under the moon" specifically for Ning Su when the camera cuts to a long shot.
"Under the moonlit night, the Milky Way is vast, and you are as free and easy as a swordsman who comes and goes without a trace, coming and going at your leisure."
"I find this scene beautiful just thinking about it - what do you think?"
In order to make Ning Su accept this sudden change, the director racked his brains and said all the good things he had said in his lifetime.
"But this is a modern background, and the guests are wearing windbreakers." Ning Su reminded calmly.
Asking him to wear ancient costume and dance with swords, is that crazy?
The director had anticipated this and said with a smile, "A moonlit night is often a special moment. Perhaps at this time, the guests encountered a distortion of time and space and accidentally saw a swordsman dancing in another dimension?"
Ning Su: “?”
How could you make up such nonsense?
Because this setting was too outrageous, Ning Su simply planned to withdraw from the filming of this scene - although he had put away his pressure, it was probably because of the gift given by the Black Turtle that he was temporarily unable to perfectly control his power.
"That won't work." The director's original idea was just to think of a way to find a job for Ning Su so that the other party wouldn't be too embarrassed.
But who would have thought that when the producer heard this, he also had his second child spirit and immediately decided: "Let's do it!"
"If we take this picture well, we will definitely be popular."
After finding impossible guests, the producers decided to challenge impossible scenes for the sake of traffic.
What else can Ning Su say now? He loves what he does. Although he may not love this line of work, he still has basic professional ethics.
Normally, the producer and director are very respectful to him, and he cannot give up at critical moments.
"By the way, sword dancing - you can do it, right?" After deciding on the topic, the two of them belatedly noticed another problem.
"Yeah." Ning Su answered implicitly.
When the camel, guests and cameras were in place, everything was fine. But when Ning Su changed into ancient costume and walked out, the others couldn't help but be stunned.
There is no other reason, it’s just that Ning Su’s ancient costume look is unexpectedly stunning.
Although the costume was found temporarily and the hairstyle was just done casually, the other party had a good foundation. In the dim moonlight, he was a knight holding a sword and walking slowly.
"If a knight looked like this, no one in the world would do evil." Perhaps out of nowhere, one of the guests murmured.
Just looking at this face is enough to forgive the whole world.
And such a chivalrous man with an extraordinary appearance would be dancing with a sword in the moonlight - when this thought came up, the expectations in the guests' hearts almost reached the sky.
The Milky Way is shining, the moon is high in the sky, and the sand dunes are silent.
At this moment, Ning Su didn't know that the guests not far away were staring in a daze because of him - as a worker under the hands of a producer and director, he posed competently.
Sword dance—he really can do it.
As a former idol, and an unknown one at that, Ning Su and the group members learned a lot of seemingly useless skills in order to increase the possibility of being recognized.
Tai Chi, wire hanging, and sword dancing are just a few of them.
Once upon a time, when Chinese folk music was popular, they also released a piece of ancient style music - although the performance of this song was terrible, the MV was indeed shot by them.
Now that time has passed and the situation has changed, Ning Su picked up the sword again and subconsciously used this sword dance.
However, when he really got into the starting position and started the first movement, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
This sword dance no longer seems to be suitable for him.
When this dance was first choreographed, the company invited a well-known martial artist in the industry to be the technical director. At that time, this martial arts director looked down on them.
"You young people, you don't have any real strength, yet you insist on doing this."
At that time, although they were exercising every day, they were dieting every day intentionally or unintentionally in order to look good. Although they had a thin layer of muscles, they did not have the "real strength" that the martial arts director said was trained hard.
Therefore, out of practical considerations, although the dance rehearsal that time was also a sword dance, the overall style was "soft", with the aim of showing the friendly side of their characters.
However, this plan that was changed repeatedly obviously went against the original intention of Sword Dance and was not recognized by the audience.
"It's sissy, I don't know what you're doing."
"Is this considered a sword dance?"
"Although, it's better to stand still."
At that time, STUN had just debuted and was not yet as numb as it was later, and they still had innocent expectations for the future of their group.
You can imagine how I felt at that time because the product I spent so much effort on not only failed to gain recognition, but also attracted unprecedented bad reviews.
Many days later, when Ning Su recalled the past, he still felt that it was not easy back then.
However, when he performed this familiar sword dance again, many of his old emotions were gradually replaced by new understandings - at the same time, he seemed to have truly comprehended this set of sword moves after many years.
Follow your heart, thinking of this, the next second, Ning Su's sword style has changed.
If their sword dance previously focused on "softness" and was criticized by the audience for being too feminine, then at this moment, Ning Su achieved "softness with strength", or in other words, "a combination of strength and softness".
After all, as a great demon, he possesses "real strength" that even humans do not possess.
Possessing a unique physical condition and a mentality that had already experienced many things, many years later, when Ning Su used this set of sword moves again, he was in a quite good mood.
This time, he was not doing it for performance, but for enjoyment.
As if sensing his good mood, the cheapest prop sword in his hand was briefly endowed with spirit, and it made a slight "buzzing" sound as the sword's owner made moves.
The guests were already stunned.
If there is an exception, it is probably only the director who had an unrealistic idea in his mind - could it really be that time and space are intertwined, and they accidentally saw another real swordsman in a parallel universe?
How can people in this world wield such a sword?
When the director thought this, the moonlight on the sand dunes seemed to be gathering on Ning Su's sword.
At this moment, not only the little demon in the desert absorbing the moonlight, the demons in the demon bureau who were working overtime, but even the black tortoise in seclusion could not help but open their eyes.
"What is this little dragon doing again?"
After the sword dance ended, Ning Su came back to his senses from his immersion and felt refreshed. Feeling carefully, the extra energy that he had gained from the gift of the black tortoise not long ago seemed to have been digested and absorbed in this sword dance.
What a pleasant surprise!
Ning Su couldn't help but his eyes sparkle.
"Director, is it ready?" After the sword dance was completed, the director didn't say "cut" for a long time. Ning Su couldn't help but put away his sword and looked at the guests.
Who would have thought that both the guests and the camel could not withstand the concentration of the moonlight and fell asleep out of thin air.
Looking at the director's camera, there are no other scenes except Ning Su's sword dance.
This night's filming ended with Ning Su waking everyone up. When the director saw the footage captured by the camera, it was like he had accidentally found a treasure.
As for the guests who were not filmed riding camels as planned, the director didn't take it to heart at all - what's so good about ordinary people riding camels?
The director happily returned to the camp with the newly recorded material, and even forgot that today was the last scene they were shooting.
But the director not caring doesn’t mean that others don’t care - after going through the hardships, the guests also went from strangers to partners.
After going through so many hardships and being about to say goodbye, everyone hugged each other reluctantly.
When the emotions were strong, the other guests finally decided to ignore Ningsu's personality as a relative of a rich kid and told him sincerely that even though he had a bad magnetic field and was disliked by Luotuo, they would not laugh at him.
Ning Su: “?”
In early December, "The Impossible Journey" completely finished filming in City X, and the official Weibo account immediately released a group photo and announced the latest news.
Since this was considered the final promotion for the program, the official Weibo account did not give up this opportunity and took the opportunity to release a lot of promotional footage.
Among them, the clip of Ning Su being disliked by Luotuo was also released.
The production team originally wanted to use this as a joke, but unexpectedly, this topic attracted a lot of discussion.
Some people are old-fashioned and say that animals are smart and can see what humans see. Ning Su was disliked, probably because of some mysterious metaphysical reasons.
Others are younger and don’t believe in anything like gods or ghosts at all. They just say it’s because of the incompatible auras.
If these two groups of people were still discussing within the existing framework, then the third viewpoint was completely unexpected to everyone:
"It must be because the camel is fascinated by my treasure!"
"My baby is so handsome!"
As soon as the words "my baby" came out, everyone who should be in a daze and shouldn't be in a daze became in a daze.
These speeches with strange styles are really hard to complain about.
What's more, when Xiao Luo heard this, it happened to be the second day that he saw Ning Su and the leaders of the Monster Bureau participating in the X City Little Monster Scholarship event.
After witnessing the elegance of that young demon, and thinking about the "my son", "my treasure" and "Ningzi" mentioned by his young female classmates, for a moment, Xiao Luo even doubted whether these two were the same demon.
But most of the time, the star-chasing girls are irrational. Xiao Luo did not intend to argue with them, but just sat in his seat quietly and did his homework.
"Hey, didn't you say you won't make up your homework if you take a leave? The sun is rising from the west?" The top student's desk mate couldn't help but be surprised to see Xiao Luo actually studying.
He had never seen his deskmate act like this before.
"Are you in a good mood?" After being desk mates for two years, the top student was not only surprised by Xiao Luo's unprecedented action, but he even sensed Xiao Luo's unexpectedly bright mood.
"Yeah." Xiao Luo stopped writing, thought for a moment, and nodded seriously.
"I received a scholarship from an elder." Ning Su is a great demon, so calling him an elder - should be correct, right?
While Xiao Luo was thinking, his classmate who was a top student at the same table was already shouting happily: "That's great!"
In the eyes of his top student deskmate, Xiao Luo is good in everything except that he lacks motivation to study. He is lazy in everything he does and doesn't look like a student who is about to take the high school entrance examination.
Xiao Luo lowered his head and smiled, but said nothing.
What it didn't tell its top student deskmate was that in conjunction with this scholarship, the Monster Bureau had issued it a formal monster identity card.
With this certificate, it can pass the test and take the junior high school entrance examination and even the college entrance examination together with its classmates.
With legal status, he no longer has to waste time in junior high school, reading the same content several times.
"Then you have to work hard. Let's apply to the same high school, okay?" The top student deskmate encouraged, "Then we can sit at the same table."
In the past, Ronaldinho could only answer the same question vaguely and hesitate to refuse, but today, he nodded seriously and said, "Okay."
Not only does it want to go to high school, it also wants to go to college and become the most knowledgeable tree demon in the entire desert.
On the second day after the filming of the program, at the X City Airport, Ning Su appeared in the terminal hall in the most conservative manner, wearing a hat, a mask, and carrying a bag on his shoulder.
"I don't think it's okay for you to do this. There are still many humans watching you."
There was a voice muttering in Ning Su's ear.
How could Ning Su not know this truth?
In fact, he had been discovered intentionally or unintentionally since he got off the car - it was because with the popularity of the variety show "Impossible Challenge", City X has gradually become a popular tourist city.
Although it cannot compare with several cities in Northeast China that are known as Ice City in the cold winter, it has gradually left an impression on many people because of its low prices, unique scenery and abundant food.
Just along the way from Ningsu to the hotel, you can see many newly opened stalls.
“I believe it will become even more popular after the variety show is broadcast.” Both ordinary citizens and business people think so.
"That's great." Ning Su stood up and changed his seat, avoiding being secretly photographed. The secretly photographed person shrank back and ran away.
"What about you? Why do you think the money you earn from participating in the show is a scholarship for the little demons?"
Even when Ning Su was setting up the scholarship, he specifically limited the award scope to the little monsters within the Xiliang Monster Country.
It was because of his behavior that the Monster Bureau had to speed up the identification of ordinary little monsters.
Originally this link was not that simple.
"Don't you dragon cubs all like money?" This is true for both Western lizards and Eastern dragons.
"I'm not short of money." When saying this, Ning Su finally reluctantly spent the money and bought a seat in the VIP lounge in order to avoid harassment.
"Besides, you gave me a gift."
The first half of the sentence is half true and half false, but the second half is completely true.
"Hmph, Xiaolong." The voice next to my ear murmured, seeming a little touched, but also a little disgusted, "So poor."
Forget it, it has money, so it can give some subsidies to the cubs later.
A voice suddenly started talking all sorts of things in his ear, and after saying all that, it even looked down on him for being poor. Ning Su got angry, put down his backpack and unzipped it.
A tiny, pocket-sized black turtle had mixed in with the group at some point.
"Aren't you in seclusion?"
The black tortoise said innocently: "Yes, but I am out of retreat now, right?"
Besides, no one has stipulated that one must stay in seclusion until the end of time.
It also has to attend the handshake meeting.
"Get out." Ning Su said coldly, not intending to abduct the demon king, "Who asked you to follow me?"
But who would have known that this black tortoise's face was as thick as its shell. When it heard Ning Su was angry, it was not worried at all, and even blinked its eyes shamelessly:
"No way, no way, some monsters won't refuse to give the birthday gifts they promised, right?"
A strange sound came from the bag. The person sitting next to Ning Su was about to look over curiously, but Ning Su reached out and pinched the turtle's mouth.
"Shut up."
These two words were squeezed out from between teeth.
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