The director snorted and turned to walk towards the thatched hut. When he came to Wu Youxuan, he immediately put on a fawning face.
"Youxuan? Youxuan, you have a scene to film this morning where you're making breakfast for everyone. Could you please help me?"
Wu Youxuan turned away impatiently, intending to continue sleeping.
The director could only continue to coax her softly. After a long while, Wu Youxuan sat up with an impatient look on her face.
"I need to wash up. Call my assistant over."
The director advised, "Youxuan, we're filming a reality show now, and we need to show the audience the most authentic side of things. You'll have to make do for the next three days and find your own water source for washing."
"I just woke up, I'm sleepy and hungry, how am I supposed to find a water source? You clearly have water, and we haven't even started filming yet, can't I even have some water to wash up?" Wu Youxuan's face grew increasingly grim.
Yang Caiwen and her three assistants immediately rushed over. Several women surrounded the director, arguing incessantly like shrewish women. The director could only leave in a hurry with a frustrated expression.
Bai Qianmo and Su Peishan witnessed the entire process.
Su Peishan sneered: "As expected, the wicked will always be punished by the wicked."
Bai Qianmo scoffed coldly and remained silent.
Kind people are often bullied, and good horses are often ridden. Was Wu Youxuan's behavior excessive? In the eyes of that director Zhang, Wu Youxuan was definitely throwing her weight around. Director Zhang smiled on the outside, but he didn't know how many curses he was cursing in his heart.
But how much stronger are Director Zhang and Wu Youxuan? Big fish eat little fish, little fish eat shrimp. In people's evil nature, they bully those they can bully and fawn over those they can't afford to offend.
Therefore, no matter what circle you're in, you have to be at the top of the pyramid to be qualified to talk about respect.
After Wu Youxuan's antics, the filming team ended up providing the six artists with their own water for washing up, but this part couldn't be shown on camera. The director also required the artists to act out various embarrassing and awkward moments of not having drinking water to wash up.
By the time Wu Youxuan finished cooking the pot of peach gum, it was already 10 a.m.
After breakfast, the three groups split up and began searching for fresh water sources up the mountain.
Bai Qianmo and Du Muchen are in the same group.
"Qianmo, where do you think we can find fresh water on this mountain?"
Today, Bai Qianmo followed Su Peishan's instructions and pretended to know nothing in front of the camera.
"Brother Chen, how could I possibly know?"
If the camera hadn't been pointed at them, Du Muchen almost couldn't resist rolling his eyes.
"You two, don't take pictures yet."
After greeting the photographer, Du Muchen pulled Bai Qianmo aside and whispered, "Little Momo, you were tricked by Wu Youxuan yesterday. Do you want to get your revenge today?"
Bai Qianmo blinked her clear, bright eyes: "Brother Chen, don't bother looking. There's no fresh water on this mountain, and even if there were, it's definitely not drinkable."
Yesterday, while searching for ingredients in the mountains, she had already scouted out the area. After spending the night in the mountains, she became even more certain of her guess.
"The island is lush with greenery, but there has never been any trace of human habitation, indicating that the island is not suitable for long-term human habitation. Moreover, there are almost no frogs or water birds on the island, and it is difficult to find even traces of other animals, indicating that the island's freshwater is extremely scarce."
Animals will seek out water sources as habitats. Yesterday, when they went up the mountain to look for food, she observed the weeds on the ground along the way, but did not find any traces of animals passing by.
She then examined the soil and strata and was fairly certain that there was groundwater, which explained the lush vegetation on the island. However, the water veins were very deep, and without a professional well-drilling team, it would be impossible to extract fresh water.
Du Muchen frowned slightly: "If there really is no fresh water, why did they assign us this task?"
Bai Qianmo smiled meaningfully: "Have you ever heard of the traveler's palm?"
"Traveler's palm? What's that?" Du Muchen asked with the look of a curious child.
Bai Qianmo pointed to a plant not far away: "That's it!"
Du Muchen looked in the direction Bai Qianmo was pointing. It was a plant that looked like a fan, with a trunk like a palm tree and oblong leaves that resembled banana leaves.
Bai Qianmo walked over first and said to Du Muchen, "Open the folding bucket."
"oh!"
Du Muchen obediently followed Bai Qianmo's instructions and opened the folding bucket he had brought. Bai Qianmo then took out a military knife and stabbed it into a stem, from which a clear spring immediately gushed out.
Du Muchen was astonished and hurriedly began to collect water from the rootstock with the folding bucket in his hand. One rootstock could collect 1 to 2 liters of water.
Here, not long after the news of Bai Qianmo and Du Muchen finding a water source spread, news also came from Wu Youxuan and Gu Hongxun that they had found a freshwater lake.
Upon hearing the words "freshwater lake," Bai Qianmo frowned deeply.
Du Muchen stroked his chin: "Um, Xiao Momo, it seems you've been proven wrong."
Just five minutes ago, Bai Qianmo was speaking confidently and assertively, saying that there would be no freshwater lake here. Yet, only a few minutes later, Wu Youxuan has already found one.
Isn't this a slap in the face?
Bai Qianmo's expression was calm, her eyes full of confidence.
"Brother Chen, it seems you've forgotten the second half of what I just said."
"Hmm?" Du Muchen frowned, carefully recalling what Bai Qianmo had just said.
"Even if you do have it, you absolutely cannot drink it," Bai Qianmo added.
Du Muchen raised an eyebrow: "So sure?"
"We'll know once we get there." Bai Qianmo put away her military knife and led the way towards the place where Wu Youxuan had found the water source.
Bai Qianmo and Du Muchen arrived at the freshwater lake. Located in the mountains, the lake was not very large. A layer of duckweed floated on the surface, densely covering the entire area.
Wu Youxuan was using a wooden stick to pry open the duckweed on the lakeside, revealing the water quality.
Wu Youxuan said happily, "It looks quite clean. It should be safe to drink after boiling."
Gu Hongxun praised, "Sister Youxuan, you're amazing! You were able to guess that there was a freshwater lake here based on the nearby plants."
Wu Youxuan felt a surge of pride, but outwardly she feigned humility: "Actually, I learned all this experience from special forces soldiers in the Southeast Asian rainforest. Otherwise, how would I know these things?"
As she spoke, Wu Youxuan used a wooden stick to test the depth of the water.
"I wonder if there are any fish in this lake? I brought my fishing rod with me, I'll bring it over and try it out later."
To get a clear shot of Wu Youxuan's face, the photographer who was following her put one foot in the water, which was just up to his calf.
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