Chapter 36
Xie Xichao's words were purely inspired by his feelings.
As soon as he finished speaking, he clearly saw the corner of the female ghost's mouth twitching in front of him.
Ai Qingyuan downstairs was confused: "Eat?"
"Sure." He shouted upstairs cheerfully, "I'll treat you to a meal when you get out. Four dishes from the cafeteria, okay."
Yun Pan looked at him silently, as if he was looking at a fool.
Xie Xichao didn't want to argue with the idiot, so he gave the female ghost a polite smile, then walked around her and went inside. He heard unwilling footsteps behind him, but he didn't pay any attention to it and just looked at the layout of the second floor.
Compared to the lobby on the first floor, the second floor is visually much narrower, with only a narrow corridor leading to the end, and single rooms on the left side.
Xie Xichao glanced at the room names and first found the room labeled "Hongyan".
As expected, this is where the clue corresponding to Luo Yan is located.
He walked towards the room, paused when his hand grasped the door handle, and suddenly turned back.
The female ghost who was following behind him and wanted to take the opportunity to scare him almost gave him a kiss on the cheek, but was frightened and took a step back.
Xie Xichao said, "Do you have a flashlight? Borrow it for me."
Female ghost:?
She finally couldn't help but speak, trying to make her voice hoarse: "Are you talking to me?"
Is this something a human can do?
Can you please respect her current status?
Xie Xichao smiled: "Are you so dedicated? I just think it's a bit dark. If you guys have done something wrong and I can't see it, it will be a bit troublesome if there is an accident during the filming."
Female ghost: “…”
Female ghost: “…………”
Half a minute later, she pulled out a flashlight from her blood-stained robe.
Xie Xichao took it: "Thank you."
He tested the brightness and added, "Don't come in. This flashlight can only illuminate a limited area. Safety is more important than professionalism."
Female ghost: “…”
Suddenly I felt it was quite thoughtful. What was going on?
She stood at the door and watched the thin boy cough because of the flying dust, then walked in with a flashlight. He showed no surprise even when he saw the bloody prop head on the wall. She finally accepted that the other party was really not afraid of this matter at all.
She wasn't afraid, and she didn't want to put any effort into it, so she just focused on looking at the boy for clues.
Then, she discovered that the other party was quite good at finding things.
This place was originally a film and television studio, and it was not a specially designed secret room, so the furnishings were numerous and messy. But the boy just looked around and then looked precisely at the wall beside him.
He walked over, knocked tentatively, and then pressed down on one of the bricks.
With a "boom", a secret compartment popped out on the other side.
Jie Xichao took the note inside, raised the flashlight to avoid the "broken limbs" on the ground, and left the room.
The whole process took no more than five minutes.
The female ghost originally felt that she was insulted, but now she felt that the entire program team was insulted. She finally couldn't help but speak: "How do you know that's the clue?"
Xie Xichao: “Hmm?”
It took him a while to realize that it was the NPC talking to him, and explained:
"Because that's where the most terrifying arrangement is."
The selling point of horror puzzle games is either extreme terror or ingenious puzzle solving.
As a derivative variety show of a talent show, it obviously cannot be that sophisticated, and can only be a low-profile version of both.
The overall idea of the director team is to scare the contestants by using the simplest and crudest horror elements, so as to guide them to avoid clues that are not so interesting.
Unfortunately...
Resolve evening and morning thoughts.
This was also his idea when he first became a director.
The main thing is that he should be a little stupid in the script setting, otherwise he wouldn't mind designing some ingenious plots to test the protagonist.
The reality is that if it were any more sophisticated, the Destiny Child wouldn’t have come out.
It is more important to complete the task.
He sighed with regret in his heart, then raised his head and looked at the female ghost in front of him.
The other party was obviously shocked by his words and fell into a brief state of speechlessness.
Jie Xichao smiled at her, and the female ghost also smiled.
Then, she heard Xie Xichao's voice: "So, can you give me all the clues in your pocket now? Then we can both go home from get off work."
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When Lu Yan returned to the inn after finishing the call, the director crew at the door had already dispersed.
An intern stayed where he was, squatting on the steps and playing Candy Crush on his phone, bored.
He was halfway through playing Candy Crush when he heard footsteps. He quickly stood up and said, "Sister Yan, you're back."
Lu Yan asked: "Where are the people?"
"We went to shoot over at the pond." The intern said, "We're done shooting here."
Lu Yan was somewhat incredulous:
"Is that the end?"
Didn’t she just talk on the phone for more than half an hour?
"Yeah." The intern nodded honestly.
Ever since Jie Xichao found the general clue of the "Four Beauties", the progress has been rapid, almost as if it was running at double speed.
By the time Jie Xichao took the key and went out, many people had not yet reacted.
The staff stopped them: "You guys still have that last clue..."
"Just get it." Ai Qingyuan said confidently, "If I had tools, I would pry open this broken lock first."
Staff: “…”
hehe.
You seem pretty cool now. It turns out that you were not the one who was crying for fear just now.
A group of people helplessly watched the people walk out. However, Jie Xichao walked at the end. After hearing their questions, he responded, "It's the clue about the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The person in the letter was killed on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This means that a 'ghost' will appear on every full moon night. Therefore, the clue about Bi Yue points to the ghost itself."
He paused, "Okay?"
The staff member said awkwardly: “…It’s OK.”
Xie Xichao followed the remaining two people and walked out.
The program crew was left in disarray in the wind.
Someone whispered "So handsome", and the rest of the people woke up as if from a dream. The photographer quickly chased after him with his camera. In the end, there was only one intern left, who was used to notify Lu Yan who had not returned yet.
The intern was also muttering in his mind, "What a handsome guy!" But of course he couldn't use such a subjective and emotional comment at this moment.
He gave Lu Yan a brief account of the situation at that time.
Lu Yan was silent.
Jie Xichao was smart and she now understood everything clearly.
When he sat in the C position for the first recording, she and Ma Hongping both felt that the child was ambitious, but ultimately immature. But now, she finally figured it out, maybe it's the opposite.
The selection of the song was accidental.
But there will be the first stage, theme song re-evaluation, fan meeting, and first public performance.
They can see it today.
Xie Xichao actually planned every step of his steps very clearly and was very confident.
He knows he has the strength.
This kind of strength is enough to break through all kinds of restrictions and be seen by others.
He is indeed ambitious, but not immature.
Lu Yan doesn't dislike such children.
On the contrary, she thinks it would be a good thing if there were more and more people like this in the current entertainment industry.
...It would be great if Jie Xichao belonged to Sheng Hong.
She rubbed her temple.
If it were, things wouldn't be so difficult.
*
At 11:30 in the morning, Xie Xichao's group was the first to finish recording.
As for the other groups, the program team had given hints and the progress had reached the third or fourth clue, while some of the smarter and more self-reliant ones had just left the secret room. All in all, it looked like they were going to stay up all night again.
Ai Qingyuan was very satisfied with the result, mainly because he had finally escaped from the terrifying atmosphere.
He was a little excited when he got on the car, and wanted to talk to someone, but when he turned around, he saw Jie Xichao fell asleep with his head resting on the backrest.
He curled his lips, but finally closed them and went to play with his phone.
Xie Xichao was really tired.
He slept almost without dreaming and slept all the way to the dormitory. I was still a little dazed when I woke up.
When I arrived at the dormitory, Guan Heng and Fu Wenzhe were still awake. A few people chatted for a while, and then Guan Heng said: "Xi Chao, I saw your agent when I passed the administrative district today."
When these words came out, the remaining two people were stunned.
Xie Xichao was packing up his things beside the bed, and he didn't look surprised when he heard this: "Yeah."
"If you want to contact me, I can lend you my cell phone." Fu Wen Ze said.
Xie Xichao thought for a moment and said, "No need."
If the production team has news that they want him to know, then there is no need to contact them privately. If not, then there is no use in contacting privately.
"If you ask me, you should just terminate your contract and sign with Sheng Hong." Ai Qingyuan said lazily, "As for your small, broken company... What's your boss' name? I think I know him."
"Qi Yin." Guan Heng said.
Xie Xichao looked at him gratefully. In fact, he himself doesn't know.
"Oh, him." Ai Qingyuan said, "My parents always used him as an example, saying, do you want to be a lazy and wasteful son like Qi Lao San? What a joke, how can he compare with me?"
There was an eerie silence.
Ai Qingyuan: “…”
After a moment, Xie Xichao said first: "Our boss is a very nice person."
The tone is sincere.
Although he had only seen it once, it seemed that his taste was slightly ahead of its time. But... well, it's good.
Ai Qingyuan rolled his eyes.
The topic ends here.
The next day, everyone started to repeat their previous training life.
A few days later, the program team found Li Xichao.
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At that time, Xie Xichao was in the practice room, and the person who came to see him was an election officer.
He has a good relationship with all the election officials. This little boy has a lively personality. As the two walked, he said, "Why don't you work so hard? Take a break for two days."
He felt that Jie Xichao's life was really boring.
After all, there are contestants who have private contacts with fans or even secretly meet their partners. As long as the matter doesn’t get out of hand, they turn a blind eye.
Xie Xichao chewed a piece of chocolate and said in a vague voice: "I'm fine recently."
He paused and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about, Brother Ma?"
"I don't know either." The little boy said, "But it should be a good thing. I see that Brother Ma looks very unhappy."
Xie Xichao: “…”
Um.
Perfect logic.
He didn't ask any more questions. When he arrived, he greeted the people in the room first: "Director Ma, Director Lu."
As he finished speaking, he saw the person sitting next to him.
One is an acquaintance, his agent Fang Qingqing. another……
He thought about it and finally remembered with his good memory that it should be one of Yaoxin’s senior executives.
She is a woman who looks very capable.
"Then you guys chat." Ma Hongping and Lu Yan stood up.
The door closed behind him.
Xie Xichao raised his eyes: "Sister Qing?"
Fang Qingqing's expression was very subtle. She said, "Xi Chao, please sit down first."
Xie Xichao sat down.
Fang Qingqing took a deep breath and told him about the current situation.
*
When Fang Qingqing received the call from the program crew, she was actually both surprised and not surprised.
They were not surprised because after so many days, everyone in Yaoxin’s company knew that the new person they picked up was a Purple Star.
The boss Qi Yin originally went to his own team every day, but now he finally remembered that he still had achievements in the entertainment industry, so he enthusiastically directed the entire company to build momentum for Ziweixing.
Of course, no matter how this momentum is created...some of it is quite unnecessary.
But as the saying goes, gold will always shine. Jie Xichao has a solid foundation, and his money always plays a role. Although they have been busy during this period, all affairs are actually getting on track.
The fan club company has already contacted the president, and the public relations and marketing departments have been keeping an eye on public opinion. The rest is up to the program team.
But it is clear that enthusiasm from the program team will not solve the problem.
After receiving the call, Fang Qingqing came here.
Things are different now, and she is much more mature than before. Before coming, she also consulted her friends for advice.
But when she actually sat down and heard what Ma Hongping said, she was still surprised.
"Hello, Miss Fang." Ma Hongping said, "I'm bothering you to come here today because I want to discuss matters related to the debut positions of my artists."
There was a moment of silence in the air.
After a moment, Fang Qingqing said, "This...is not something we can control."
Ma Hongping and Lu Yan looked at each other.
This statement seems to be pretending to be ignorant, but it is indeed not wrong.
After all, who will make their debut in the end depends on the fans’ vote.
Thinking of this, Ma Hongping felt a little headache.
"Of course," he said, "but since this is a show, there is still some room for discussion."
He paused, "You should also know that Xi Chao has been very popular recently. He is an artist with great potential. As his parent company, I wonder if Yao Xin has any plans and arrangements for him in the future?"
this……
Fang Qingqing said: "...Not yet."
Ma Hongping and Lu Yan both fell into silence for a moment.
"That's right." Fang Qingqing silently added, "Our company is more humane. The future plans will mainly depend on his personal wishes."
Having said that, Ma Hongping no longer beat around the bush.
"Has he ever thought about making his debut?" he asked.
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"Of course I want to." Fang Qingqing said, "Who comes to the talent show and doesn't want to debut?"
Even if it's someone like Ji Yan who uses his reputation.
If it becomes popular unexpectedly, the company will not stop it.
Xie Xichao listened to her very carefully: "And then?"
"What the program team wants to do," someone nearby said, "is to exchange resources with Yao Xin."
In short, resource exchange means both parties take a step back.
This is actually Yao Xin's progress.
Otherwise, based on the original size of this company, it would not be qualified to discuss cooperation with the platform behind the program team.
We are still talking about the debut position.
But there was no joy on the face of the person who spoke.
She just said calmly: "You should know that the operating company of the debut group is Shenghong, right?"
If the debut is successful, the debut group's operating company, the platform behind the program team, and the original companies of the debut group members will jointly share the profits earned by the group.
Therefore, these three parties are actually a community of interests.
Xie Xichao nodded.
"The program team has proposed two plans," the woman said. "First, you terminate your contract with Yao Xin and sign with an agency under the platform label. The platform will help you pay for the breach of contract fee."
Xie Xichao raised his eyes in surprise.
Signing directly with the company on the platform means that you will be an artist of the platform.
Since they are our own people, the program team will definitely promote them strongly.
The fact that such a plan can be offered shows that the senior management of the platform are very optimistic about him and think that the benefits he can bring are far greater than the penalty for breach of contract.
He paused.
If that was the case, he could understand why the two people in front of him didn't look happy.
He asked, "What about the second one?"
Hearing that he did not agree immediately, Fang Qingqing on the side breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound.
Then she said, "The second option is for you to stay in Yaoxin and sign out some of the sub-contracts."
She paused and said, "They specifically want your film and television contract."
Xie Xichao really laughed this time: "Isn't that a bit far-fetched?"
"Not far." Someone on the side said, "Your limited group is for five years. On the one hand, the platform is reluctant to give up the talent show group's traffic, and on the other hand, with such a long contract, they will not let you just perform on stage. They will definitely maximize their benefits."
She said, "Two years at most. After two years, you will definitely start to develop on your own under the name of the group."
That's true.
Xie Xichao sighed: "So, what are the conditions for the exchange?"
Fang Qingqing and her colleague looked at each other.
Although they had seen Jie Xichao's calmness before, his calm attitude still surprised them.
After a moment, Fang Qingqing said, "The program team means that they will give you appropriate recommendations later. Your popularity has risen, so your debut should be no problem. But..."
"No C." She uttered the last words.
The C position is reserved for Sheng Hong.
A debut spot is reserved for Jie Xichao. And it will provide Xie Xichao with a more outstanding parent company as capital.
This is the condition offered by the platform.
Fang Qingqing gritted her teeth: "Actually..."
She knew that Jie Xichao would agree, the difference was plan one or plan two. So, she wanted to fight for her own company again. She thought that Yao Xin was not that bad.
"No." Xie Xichao said.
Fang Qingqing: “Hmm?”
She was stunned for a few seconds, then reacted and raised her eyes in shock: "What?"
"I say, let's just push it off, Sister Qing." He smiled, "This negotiation is unnecessary and meaningless."
He paused and said calmly, "The premise of negotiating at the gambling table is that both parties have their own chips in their own hands."
"And the C position is our bargaining chip, not theirs."
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