"Director Xie, you're too kind. Just for that bottle of good wine at noon, I have to help you with this!"
Xu Lu laughed and casually added:
"You haven't even seen my lock-picking skills yet, and you really think I can help?"
Hearing that Xu Lun could help, Director Xie visibly relaxed and jokingly said:
"Since Mr. Xu says it's possible, then it must be possible. I choose to believe you without reservation!"
"Brother Xu, I believe in you too!"
Pang Yue, who was standing to the side, also chuckled and gave a thumbs up.
Although everyone is confident in their abilities, Xu Lu still needs to understand what tasks he will be assigned to during the pre-recorded program.
Fortunately, Director Xie quickly arranged for staff to contact him.
The difference between this program and the one in the morning is that Xu Lu's screen time in this afternoon program is estimated to be as high as 90%.
The vast majority of the shots will show him opening various locks, as well as close-ups...
"Mr. Xu, if there are any problems along the way, just give me a signal."
Fortunately, our broadcast was pre-recorded, so pauses are normal. We can just edit it in post-production and insert a few commercials.
Just before the recording, Director Xie came over and gave him a couple more words of advice.
Xu Lu said there was no problem.
Soon, the recording of the afternoon session began, with Xu Lu appearing on the show as a 'lock picking expert'.
Thanks to the host's guidance, Xu Lu performed flawlessly in the subsequent recordings.
Here, I have to mention how useful the 'Performance Mastery' skill is.
It's not just for filming; this skill can be useful in any aspect of acting.
Therefore, with Xu Lu's excellent performance skills, his stage presence and variety show sense are also superb.
Of course, since the theme of this episode is 'door lock security', the main part is still introducing various locks and lock-picking demonstrations.
Actually, after hearing Xu Lu say that he could pick locks, Director Xie did not doubt his lock-picking ability.
The other party was mainly worried that Xu Lu was not very familiar with the introduction of locks, and that they had given him too little time to prepare.
But to Director Xie's surprise, Xu Lu was equally fluent when introducing locks, not to mention unlocking them.
His mastery of thievery is a strength of his.
"This is just 'a little bit of knowledge'? Brother Xu is being too modest!"
Pang Yue, who also watched the entire recording process, stared wide-eyed and muttered to herself.
The host of this episode was equally surprised.
When the male host learned before the recording that a "lock-picking expert" had been replaced at the last minute, he thought he was going to have a tough time.
But to everyone's surprise, the host found the recording process surprisingly easy.
"Moreover, this expert's lock-picking ability is terrifyingly amazing. Where did the director find a substitute?"
The host couldn't help but mutter to himself:
"However, I don't know if the director told this substitute expert that there is actually a 'little surprise' in this episode."
Thinking of this, the host came to his senses and said:
"Everyone has already witnessed Xu's lock-picking skills, so you should keep that in mind when choosing locks..."
The locks displayed here today are mostly modern locks, but in our ancient Xia Dynasty, we actually had very sophisticated locks, or rather, mechanisms..."
Hearing this, Xu Lu was somewhat surprised.
Because when the staff contacted him before, they didn't mention this.
Meanwhile, Director Xie, who had been overseeing the recording process from the audience, paused for a moment, then muttered to himself:
"I forgot to tell Mr. Xu about this. Sigh, it's all because today's situation came too suddenly."
Fortunately, this latter part was originally intended as a bonus for the audience, so we can stop and discuss any issues later!
As the host spoke, he gestured for a staff member to bring a plate onto the stage.
The plate was mysteriously covered with a piece of red silk, so no one knew what was underneath.
The audience below the stage were also very curious, but fortunately, the host quickly lifted the red silk and said:
"Ta-da! Look, viewers, this is the ancient mechanism lock from the Xia Dynasty that the production team went to great lengths to find."
What? Someone said, isn't this just a square block of iron? No, it just looks like an iron block..."
The audience immediately began to whisper among themselves:
"Really? This really looks like a cube of iron, but since it's so easy to hold, it must be hollow."
"This is actually an ancient mechanical lock. What was it used for? An ancient safe?"
"I don't know if this is an antique or a modern replica. It's a pity we can't get a close look at it!"
...
Just as the audience craned their necks, the host said with a smile:
"Now, I will randomly invite a few audience members to come up on stage and check this mechanism lock."
In this way, audience members whose seat numbers end in '3' and '8' can go up on stage for a closer look.
Upon hearing this, about ten people immediately stepped forward from the audience.
They surrounded the so-called mechanism lock in the center and began to examine it one by one.
Soon, exclamations rang out:
"Holy crap, this thing is hollow, but I can't find a single place to open it!"
"Although you can see a few traces when you look closely, the seams are so tight that water probably can't get in."
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