Chapter 342 Current Rehearsal
"What are you thinking, you young man? I'm a respectable man."
"..." Look at what you're saying! Anyone who didn't know better would think I had some ulterior motive towards you. How shameless of me!
Ye Wanxi rolled her eyes helplessly: "It's just a consensual twilight romance, how is that improper? It's not like I'm asking you to seduce some married woman, that's disrespectful to your elders. I'm telling you, what era are we living in? Feudal thinking is unacceptable, and your timid, wife-like behavior is even more unacceptable, Director."
"Pfft..." Several staff members who were watching the commotion couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The director nearly burst out laughing: "Who...who's acting like a timid wife?! If you keep this up, I'll make things difficult for you later."
Ye Wanxi shrugged, looking completely innocent: "You're the one who asked me to do the calculation, I was just telling the truth. Sigh, honest advice is always hard to hear, I should have known better than to say it."
Ye Wanxi sighed, and the assistant director, who was a close friend of the director, immediately stood up for her.
"Old Li, that's not right of you. Xiao Ye kindly reminded you, but you don't appreciate it."
The assistant director's face crinkled with laughter as he fawned over Ye Wanxi, saying, "Little Ye, don't take your Uncle Li's words to heart. He's just a hypocrite with a sharp tongue. Why don't you help Uncle Lai with his fortune telling too? I promise I won't question you like he did. I'll believe whatever you say, and I'll even give you a big red envelope later. I wish you a successful and smooth-sailing recording of the show today."
"What are you doing? What are you doing?" Old Li immediately grabbed his good brother and pulled him back when he saw his brother stabbing him in the back. "When did I say I didn't believe you? Stop spreading rumors about me behind my back! Big red envelope, huh? You make it sound like I can't even afford a red envelope? Get out of here, get back to work. Are you all just slacking off here? Have I not given you enough work lately?"
As soon as Old Li said this, everyone scattered like birds and beasts. Some people who had originally thought of taking advantage of their proximity to Ye Wanxi to have her read their faces shook their heads with regret and turned to leave.
The assistant director didn't want to leave, but he couldn't fight against the big boss and was grabbed and dragged away by the stagehand.
As he left, he angrily protested, "Only officials are allowed to set fires, while common people are forbidden to light lamps! Humph!"
Once everyone had dispersed, Old Li couldn't help but look around, then fidgeted like a thief and said, "Um, Xiao Ye, what you just said..."
“It’s all true.”
"But I'm already this old, who knows when I'll be holding my grandchild..."
Love will come when it's meant to be; it's never too late.
"But my son..."
"You're both adults, he'll understand."
"Really?!"
"……real."
Gao Min listened to the two of them chatting enthusiastically about their twilight romance, which was still nowhere in sight. Her lips twitched slightly, and she had to cough lightly to remind them that they had more important business to attend to.
"Director Li, it's getting late, what do you think..."
"Oh, look at me." Old Li slapped his forehead. "Let's get down to business first. First of all, I still want to thank you for coming to help out at the last minute. Otherwise, I don't know how I would have handled the situation."
In fact, the original initiator of this program was indeed the actress Fang, whom most people had mentioned before. Everything had been arranged in advance, and all that was left was to make an official announcement.
As a result, just a week before the show, Fang Qijun suddenly backed out because a major overseas film had sent her an invitation to play a popular female role.
Although Fang Qijun holds the title of Best Actress, she has been seeking opportunities to go international in recent years.
I was overjoyed to receive the invitation and turned down their program almost without hesitation.
After all, given the choice between a golden opportunity to enhance one's own image and being a mere decorative figure on a lukewarm show, it's obvious which one to choose.
Even though this program belongs to an official television station.
When Lao Li received the news that the other party had dropped the contract, he was furious. Unfortunately, Fang Qijun had a backup plan and had been delaying the signing of the contract until now.
She just suddenly decided not to come, and there was nothing they could do about it. In the end, they could only suffer in silence and find someone else to fill in.
It just so happens that Lao Li and Qi Yingxuan's father were old acquaintances, and Lao Li knew that the higher-ups were planning to promote Ye Wanxi recently. That's why he shamelessly asked Qi Yingxuan for help, so that Ye Wanxi could take on this variety show to save the day.
"Director Li, you're too kind. Such a great opportunity is hard to come by for anyone else. It's my good fortune that you and the TV station have chosen me. It's just that I don't know much about this program. Although I've taken some time to watch your previous season, I still don't quite understand what the initiator is supposed to do. I'd appreciate it if you could explain it to me."
Ye Wanxi's humble and eager-to-learn demeanor eased Old Li's anxiety, which had been building up for several days.
"It's alright, it's alright. What you need to do is very simple. You just need to act as a guest host. As you know, our program mainly talks about ancient musical instruments, such as the guqin, pipa, and flute. Before each guest goes on stage, the organizer needs to introduce the origin of the instruments they are performing. To put it simply, it's about using the program to promote these ancient cultural elements."
Old Li sighed as he spoke: "Young people these days don't value the things our ancestors left us as much as possible. Even if they do learn them, they tend to let their children learn Western instruments like the piano and violin, thinking that they are more fashionable and respectable. But in reality, the instruments left by our ancestors are in no way inferior to those of others!"
"The station director started this program in the first place to promote these things. So, your job is still very important. But don't worry, it's not like you're just going to improvise on stage. The production team has already written down all the historical backgrounds. You just need to familiarize yourself with them before going on stage, and when you do go on stage, try to read them fluently and with feeling."
"Okay, sure."
"Perfect timing. They'll have a rehearsal this afternoon, so you can go on stage and go through the process to get familiar with it. Our show starts promptly at 7 p.m., and it's a live broadcast."
"That would be perfect."
Old Li breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ye Wanxi cooperating.
Before meeting Ye Wanxi, he was worried that she might act capriciously, make demands, and be difficult to please, taking advantage of her high popularity.
Fortunately, after meeting the person, he realized that his worries were unnecessary, and he was finally able to relax.
Without further ado, Lao Li had the assistant director hand over the prepared script to Ye Wanxi, and then took Ye Wanxi to the front desk.
At this moment, all the guests who were scheduled to perform in the previous nights were present, and they were all taken aback when they saw Ye Wanxi coming over.
When Ye Wanxi saw one of them, she couldn't help but frown.
(End of this chapter)
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