Chapter 42 Why is it that all the other children are fine, but she is the only one who is in trouble...
The first day of filming took place in an ancient city.
The program crew chartered two buses. After getting off the plane, all the guests and staff took the buses into the city.
It was evening, the sky was dim, and there were mountains on both sides of the road. A casual glance out the window showed a scene as if a huge, murderous bird of prey had spread its wings, looking down at the two lonely buses on the road, staring at them hungrily, as if it was about to swallow them up.
The long journey made everyone tired. No one spoke in the car and it was quiet. When the journey was halfway through, Paipai's voice rang out in the carriage.
"Are we entering the mountains?"
Paipai and Shen Cong sat in the second row, and Xu Man sat in the row in front of him.
Hearing this, Xu Man said, "We are not going into the mountains today. Today we are going to the ancient city, a very interesting place."
After arriving at the destination, Paipai found that the ancient city was also surrounded by mountains. He asked Xu Man in confusion: "Isn't this going into the mountains?"
Xu Man smiled mysteriously at him: "We are still outside the mountain. You will know later that I am not lying to you."
After hearing this, the other guests all showed miserable expressions at the same time - it seems that they will have to move to another location for the next few days of filming, and move it into the mountains.
When they arrived at the ancient city, it was completely dark, and the bus took them to an inn near the scenic area.
The program team booked the entire inn in advance, and the staff handled the registration procedures and the guests checked in directly.
After the staff member completed the formalities and was about to return the certificates to the guests, Xu Man stopped the staff member and said to him, "You take a rest, I'll go and distribute them."
So the bunch of documents fell into Xu Man's hands.
Xu Man flipped through the pictures one by one. When he came to the one about Xia Shi, he took a careful look at it.
Ning Heng was coordinating with the person in charge of the scenic spot about tomorrow's work. Xu Man waited for more than an hour, and the two parties finally confirmed the final process.
As soon as the man left, Xu Man showed the ID to Ning Heng - the name on the ID was "Xia Mushi".
"He really is Shengchun's boss! So why did he change his name?"
Ning Heng had known about this for a long time, so he acted very calmly, "Isn't it normal to choose a stage name when debuting?"
"That's right... huh? How come you're not surprised, brother?"
Ning Heng said unhappily, "I was just about to ask you, as the assistant to the chief director, you don't even pay attention to the identity information of the artists on the show?"
Ning Heng personally oversees every process of every program planned, including signing contracts with the artists. He had reviewed those contracts, and the contracts clearly required the artists to provide their stage names and real names. If you need to go out for filming, the artist will also need to provide ID information.
From the moment it was decided that Xia Shi would replace Feng Daiyue in filming, Ning Heng knew that Xia Shi was his stage name, and of course he also knew his real name.
"You're the one who decided on this, right?"
Facing Ning Heng's death stare, Xu Man smiled awkwardly: "I was the one who finalized it, but... well, it was my negligence."
Ning Heng snorted coldly.
Xu Man changed the subject: "You said he was doing well as the boss of an agency, why did he want to debut as a star?"
Ning Heng asked back: "Why did you decide on him at that time?"
After Feng Daiyue withdrew from the filming, the artist's company had the priority right to recommend a substitute, and Shengchun Culture sent Xia Shi's information to the program team.
"What a handsome face." Xu Man whispered, "Even more handsome than Xue Chen, this face will definitely attract a group of young female audiences."
Although they are newcomers and cannot bring their own audience like the already debuted artists, newcomers also have their own advantages: there is a sense of freshness. Secondly, he is handsome enough and might become the dark horse of the show.
"So..." Ning Heng said slowly: "With such a tough face, I want to debut as an artist, is there a problem?"
"That's not a problem, but I think he doesn't look like a boss, nor an artist. It always seems a bit strange to me."
He is a shareholder of Shengchun who actually has decision-making power, but he does not reveal his identity publicly and wants to find a nominal boss to replace him; when he was an artist, he did not care about the camera effects, nor did he care about business resources. After finally getting a couple with a female artist hyped up and gaining fans, he personally broke up the couple and did not care if his fans dropped to zero. He does not behave like an artist in the entertainment industry at all.
Ning Heng had the same doubts about what Xu Man said. Xia Shi's performance on the show did not seem like he was going to enter the entertainment industry as an artist. He always felt that he had other purposes in joining "Wonderful Holiday".
As for the purpose, Ning Heng couldn't think of it for the time being. All in all, he hasn't done anything out of line since he came on the show, and he has completed the tasks that needed to be completed. Ning Heng didn't bother to meddle in other people's business as he didn't disrupt the filming process of the program or break any laws.
He wanted Xu Man to stop interfering, but he heard Xu Man say: "He doesn't want to hype up the CP, but why is he so special to Gao Shule?" Xu Man emphasized: "He is only special to Gao Shule!"
"No……"
Ning Heng subconsciously wanted to say that he didn't know, but halfway through his words, he remembered that he hadn't finished his work yet: "We're shooting at the scenic spot tomorrow, and there will be a lot of people. I just asked you to confirm the security and traffic control measures at the scenic spot again. Have you confirmed it?"
Xu Man hesitated: "Not yet."
"Then hurry up!"
He hasn't finished his work yet, but he's already here gossiping with him. It seems like I've been too lax with him recently, causing him to forget what's important and what's not.
"Go now!" Seeing Ning Heng's stern face, Xu Man ran out of the room.
The next morning, staff from the scenic area came to lead the guests into the ancient city.
It was my first time shooting at a tourist attraction with a large flow of people, and there were many passers-by coming to watch.
Each group of guests walked side by side in pairs, with Xue Chen and Xiao Yu walking in the front. As soon as he appeared, his fans flocked to him. Fortunately, the security guard stopped us, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to move a single step today.
The fans stretched their arms out, holding their phones, as if they wanted to put them in his face. Xue Chen politely waved and greeted the fans, causing screams.
[Our Xiao Xue’s popularity is really not exaggerated. It feels like the whole audience is his fan. 】
[I wanted to go, but I overslept this morning. Woohoo, my little Xue~]
[I envy the fans who can be there. Someone, tell me if Xiao Xue looks exceptionally handsome today. 】
[He is super handsome!] I'm on site! But there are too many people, I am about to be squeezed to death...】
[Be safe, baby!] If you can't squeeze in, don't force it. Just stand far away and watch. 】
[Who is Xiao Xue looking at? He is smiling so sweetly! 】
Fans in the live broadcast room saw Xiao Xue in the camera looking back several times with a smile on his face, and they were curious about who he was looking at.
The cameraman seemed to have heard their thoughts and turned the camera away.
So, the fans in the live broadcast room saw Shen Siyan behind him.
The second row of guests entering the ancient city were Chen Siyan and Ze Yin. Xue Chen was looking at Chen Siyan behind him.
After a week of rehearsal, Xue Chen and Shen Siyan's relationship developed further.
Xue Chen saw Shen Siyan's strength in the field of plot creation and her shining side in her professional field. It was completely different from how he knew her before. She was charming and dazzling like that.
Xue Chen hates work and hates going to work, but because of Shen Siyan, he begins to look forward to this episode of filming and looking forward to seeing her.
Under the gaze of so many fans, he couldn't help but look back at Shen Siyan behind him. When Shen Siyan saw him looking back, she returned the same look and smile.
The fans in the live broadcast room were originally trying to deceive themselves, saying that it was a visual error, but they were immediately slapped in the face - they asked the photographer to come up with a panoramic composition. On the screen, Xue Chen and Shen Siyan looked at each other and smiled. The fans who were holding up their phones and excitedly shouting Xue Chen's name became the background.
Fans praised him for his sweet smile one second, and questioned what he was laughing at the next second.
[What’s so funny? I don’t understand…]
[There are so many fans at the scene, don’t look at the fans, look at the woman behind him? Do you have any professional qualities? 】
[Xue Chen, please go back and recite the idol rules again.] 】
What are those who scold Xiao Xue trying to do? Don’t you nod and say hello when you meet your colleagues in the company? 】
What's wrong with smiling? What kind of occasion is this, with so many cameras facing him, it would be a problem to have a sullen face at this time. When the marketing account takes a screenshot and says that Xiao Xue is acting like a big shot, will you be happy? 】
[Chen Siyan seemed to be wearing the black pearl necklace today. Maybe Xiao Xue saw this and smiled at her. 】
[This woman must have done it on purpose. She is so scheming.] 】
[Wearing a necklace means you are scheming?] Doesn’t this show that our Yanyan is polite and values other people’s gifts? 】
Originally the comments were full of compliments, but gradually it turned into a large-scale quarrel. Xue Chen’s fans were arguing among themselves, and Shen Siyan was arguing with some of Xue Chen’s fans.
Amidst the quarrels, a small number of people took advantage of the chaos to eat candy:
[Did you see it? Did you see it?] Xue Chen looked at Shen Siyan and smiled! So sweet~]
[Chen Siyan actually wore that necklace today! When the real person gives out sweets, there is no reason not to eat them! 】
[With so many fans at the scene, Xue Chen couldn't help himself, "Word mom, why is it progressing so fast suddenly?" 】
[There is a rumor that they are going to perform a small plot together this time, and they probably rehearsed together in Lincheng. 】
The person who posted this barrage was Yao Cancan. She used her second account to reveal the news and set the tone. Sure enough, those who were supporting the couple in the live broadcast room became even more excited.
【Um? Give us a big gift package right away? Such good treatment? 】
[The entertainment industry’s ability to replenish stocks is too strong. Just as Xia Shi and Gao Shule were broken up, Chen Siyan and Xue Chen followed suit. Hehe~]
[Is there any super topic? I will join the main group to discuss it! 】
[Yes, sister, yes! 】
Yao Cancan doesn’t fight a battle without preparation. She has set up a super topic early in the morning, just waiting for CP fans to join.
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Chen Cong and Paipai walked in the third row, and Gao Shule and Gao Luo walked in the fourth row.
Paipai ran to Gao Luo and said, "Ah Luo, thank you for giving me the original design draft. The artist is so amazing! I'm still learning. But I feel like I'll never be that good."
When the program crew temporarily called everyone to the TV station to participate in the filming, Gao Luo brought the original design draft to Paipai.
The first half of the design draft covers the exterior design, internal structure, materials used, and detailed changes under different lighting and weather conditions of various buildings. The middle part is the design draft of the game character, including the character's appearance, clothing, different expressions and different actions. The last part is the details about the weapons and how to use them. Some weapons are even drawn with special effects.
It was a thick book. After Paipai took it home, she would admire the artist's imagination and painting skills every time she turned a page.
"Don't underestimate yourself. You are only nine years old, which is already very impressive. I believe you can do it." Gao Luo encouraged him.
Paipai looked at Gao Luo, who was half a head shorter than him, and said suspiciously, "But you are only five and a half years old, and my drawing is not as good as yours."
"I...you can't compare me. I am close to her and have learned from her since I was a child." Gao Luo lied.
"Then can you introduce me to her? I also want to learn from her."
"She is very busy at work. Teaching me would squeeze out her own sleep. I am afraid she won't have time to teach you."
Paipai was feeling discouraged when Gao Luo continued, "If you don't mind my age, I can teach you when I have time."
It might be a bit embarrassing to let someone much younger than you teach you how to draw, but Paipai doesn't mind at all. He showed his two rows of white teeth excitedly: "Okay, okay! Teach me when you have time!"
The two of them were chatting happily when Xiaonian suddenly squeezed in between them. He frowned and looked at Gao Luo: "A Luo, what are you talking about with him? Why are you smiling so happily?"
The laughter couldn't even be drowned out by the noise of the crowd.
Paipai replied: "Let's talk about painting. Oh, Xiaonian, you don't understand."
When Xiaonian heard this, his lips pouted.
[It's over, A'Luo has a new friend, Xiaonian is angry, his mouth is pouted high, and he can hang the oil bottle again, hahahahahaha. 】
[Xiao Nian: I don’t understand!] Only you understand! Show it to you! 】
[Xiao Nian looks at A-Luo: look in my eyes, who is the best person in the world for you? ! 】
Seeing Xiaonian puffing up his cheeks and looking angry, Gao Luo immediately hugged his shoulders and coaxed him: "Xiaonian has never learned it, so he doesn't understand. But Xiaonian is smart, he will learn it once he is taught, right?"
Xiaonian nodded vigorously: "Yes! If you teach me, I will understand!"
[It seems that our Xiaonian is the best one. As soon as she saw that he was unhappy, A'Luo came to comfort him. 】
Xiaonian was almost coaxed into submission by Gao Luo, when Paipai said, "Even if you can understand it, it's just the basics. You still can't understand the professional terms."
A'Luo warned Paipai with her eyes, and Paipai finally shut up.
[A Luo: I was so tired that I just had to coax her into giving me back my feelings!] 】
[Why are these two kids so funny?] 】
After entering the ancient city, the scenic area enclosed the shooting site with a circular guardrail. Fans and onlookers were kept outside, and the guests finally breathed fresh air.
First, the scenic area staff and performers held a welcome ceremony, and then the guests greeted them one by one.
Knowing that the program crew would come to the scenic spot to shoot, everyone watched the live broadcast in advance. These people are not fans, they are real audiences. Therefore, when they got inside, Luo became the most popular person.
Everyone likes A-Luo very much. When A-Luo comes to greet them one by one, they will bend down or squat down, pull her little hand, or pinch her little face.
An older sister who had just performed a local dance secretly took out a box of chocolates from her pocket and stuffed it into her pocket. Later, others stuffed nuts, potato chips, and dried meat into her pockets... Gao Luo couldn't hold it all anymore, and then a kind-hearted older brother appeared and put a plastic bag over her.
[No, why is this scene so funny? He collected snacks along the way and even thoughtfully prepared a plastic bag for her? 】
[This doesn't seem like the production crew is here to shoot a variety show, but more like A-Luo's personal fan meeting. 】
[I can't help it. If I see her, I'd also like to give her some snacks. The little bun is so cute!
[I guess everyone remembers how pitiful she looked when her snacks were collected in the first episode. 】
After the last lap, Gao Luo returned with a full load.
Ning Heng saw Gao Shule holding a large plastic bag and finally came out to stop her: "I know everyone is very enthusiastic, but our filming environment does not allow guests to bring snacks. So, you have to return this."
Gao Luo pretended to be in a difficult situation: "But these are all gifts given to me by everyone. They are a token of everyone's love. I can't..."
Ning Heng interrupted her ruthlessly: "Then wait until this episode is finished, and I'll let you take it away."
Gao Luo turned around to look at the people who had just stuffed snacks into her mouth, blinking her eyes and looking pitiful: "Thank you, brothers and sisters, but I can only take these back to eat. Don't worry, I will eat them all!"
The pitiful expression coupled with the soft tone of voice softened their hearts.
Everyone pleaded with Ning Heng: "Director, we gave it to Luo just to watch her eat it. It's just a snack. Don't be so fussy about it."
"That's right, Luo is so young, how can you bear to see her sad!"
"This show will be filmed for seven days, just give her something to eat."
There were quite a lot of people who agreed, and Ning Heng couldn't handle it anymore, so he took a step back and said, "Okay, I won't confiscate it today, but you have to listen to me tomorrow."
Gao Luo was happy and winked at those people to express her gratitude.
After the welcome ceremony, the next step was to invite guests to dance the bamboo pole dance with the scenic area performers.
The performer will first perform the dance for everyone, and then teach the guests the basic steps of the bamboo pole dance.
The performers performed an extremely difficult fancy bamboo pole dance - apart from the horizontally placed bamboos used to strike out sounds, the simplest bamboo pole dance was to use only two vertical bamboos that opened and closed. The performer used twelve sticks this time, and placed them crosswise, which was very difficult and made the guests gasp.
The scenic spot manager immediately told them: "Don't worry, your jump is not that difficult, it's very simple."
The last prop was put on display. It was certainly not a fancy bamboo pole, but it wasn’t the most basic kind either. There are four poles, and four people sit at both ends holding the poles, each holding a pole in their hands, and they cooperate with each other to make the bamboo poles separate and strike together rhythmically.
Gao Luo saw that the bamboo pole was very thick, almost as thick as Gao Shule's forearm. She asked the person in charge: "If it gets caught, will my foot be useless?"
The person in charge laughed and said, "This dance requires rhythm. If you get the rhythm right, your feet won't get caught at all. And don't worry, we will be very gentle with the children."
Gao Luo believed what he said.
The performer taught the steps and asked the guests to try it out, and they all passed.
When the dance officially started, Xue Chen volunteered to be the first to go up.
[Our Xiao Xue is a professional idol. He can perform difficult dances without any problem. A bamboo pole dance is nothing. 】
[This is really too easy for Xiao Xue.] 】
Xue Chen started learning dance at the age of four and mastered various dance styles. Bamboo pole dance was really a piece of cake for him, so he completed this task very well.
The following order is Chen Cong, Bian Yuan, Xia Shi, Chen Siyan, and Gao Shule is the last one.
To everyone's surprise, Gao Shule had a beautiful ending.
She has studied opera, and sense of music and rhythm are the basis of opera learning, so this bamboo pole dance is not difficult for her.
But it was not so easy for the children’s group. They had never learned dancing, and they were small with short legs. They were afraid that if the rhythm was wrong, they would not be able to retract their feet in time and get them pinched.
No one dared to go up, and Paipai, as the oldest one, had to force himself to go up first. Fortunately, the staff were very friendly, slowed down the pace, and moved more gently, so Paipai finally completed the task successfully.
After Paipai finished dancing, Zeyin took over after him, and then Zhang Tianen. Everyone automatically arranged themselves according to age, one after another as if they were rushing to the "battlefield".
The fourth one was Gao Luo’s turn, and she was really a little scared.
Because every time the bamboo pole is closed, it makes a very loud banging sound, like a guillotine, but this time it chops off the feet.
As if he could see her nervousness, Xia Shi asked Ning Heng: "Why don't you let Luo jump? She looks scared."
"It's not dangerous. Just look at Paipai and the others and you'll know. Luo's problem is psychological. She just needs to work hard to overcome it." He then teased Luo, "You can overcome it, right?"
Gao Luo didn't want to be looked down upon by him, so she replied with two words: "Of course!"
Gao Luo went over with her head held high. The man holding the pole first used bamboo to knock out two four-beat beats. Xia Shi and Gao Shule went down together to count the beats for her.
Gao Luo mustered up the courage to step in and jumped down in four beats. It felt quite simple and not as scary as she had imagined. The more she danced, the better her mentality became, and the more relaxed her body became. At the same time, the rhythm of the bamboo pole's sliding was quietly getting faster, but she didn't notice it.
At the third-to-last beat, there was a "crack" sound, and two bamboos clamped her left foot.
It is said that the finger-pinching punishment was one of the ten major tortures in ancient times. It refers to pinching the fingers with a wooden stick and is mostly used on female prisoners. Gao Luo felt at the time that the pain from having her feet pinched was probably similar to finger-pinching.
There is not much fat in the ankle area, and Gao Luo is very small and thin at the moment, so there is no fat to act as a cushion. When the ankle bone was pinched by a hard object, the piercing pain instantly reached the top of her head.
She fell to the ground all of a sudden, holding her left ankle with both hands, as if pressing hard could relieve the pain.
When she thought back to the scene afterwards, she was thankful that it was her left foot that was pinched, otherwise she would have been "exposed" on the spot, and the consequence would have been even more terrible than a broken bone.
Xia Shi and Gao Shule reacted at the same time. Xia Shi ran over, quickly picked up A'Luo and told Ning Heng to go find a doctor.
Some netizens in the live broadcast room felt that Xia Shi was making a fuss out of nothing.
[Is it that exaggerated?] I've been pinched before, and it didn't hurt that much. 】
[I also played this when I was traveling. It wasn’t that bad actually. My shoes were caught and fell off. 】
[I think the staff is quite slow. They can't even react in time. She must be stupid. 】
[Yes, why are all the other children fine, but she is the only one who is in trouble?] 】
[Because Gao Luo is more delicate.] 】
One netizen spoke up to defend Gao Luo:
[The rhythm of the bamboo pole was slow at the beginning, but it accelerated later. I could see that, and the person holding the pole used a lot of force when clamping it. Luo is thin, and children's bones are still in the development stage. I suspect that she broke her bones. 】
This person's speech was then criticized:
[This is too exaggerated. This is not the way fans would sell sympathy. . . 】
[I see that the speed and strength of the staff are quite even. Why can't I see any changes? 】
[When you say that, it makes it seem like someone is deliberately harming her. 】
[That’s nonsense. The male staff member just stuffed snacks into Gao Rose’s mouth. He obviously likes her. How could he deliberately harm her? 】
[Gao Luo’s fans are crazy. Not only are they playing the victim, they are also throwing dirty water on the workers. . 】
The barrage of comments was full of criticism, and the person who helped Gao Luo explain never spoke again.
It was not until the live camera captured a close-up of Gao Luo's feet that those who were criticizing her in the barrage finally stopped their attacks.
Gao Luo's ankle turned red and swollen on the spot. When the doctor arrived at the scene, a large lump had formed on her ankle.
The doctor touched the injured part of Gao Luo with his hand, and after just pressing it a little, Gao Luo fell into Gao Shule's arms in so much pain, tears streaming down her face.
The doctor behind her grabbed her ankle and twisted it, and the blood color on Gao Luo's face disappeared instantly.
People on the barrage wanted to ask if she was pretending, but before they could finish typing, they heard the doctor say, "Local swelling accompanied by severe pain and bone rubbing. There is a high probability of fracture. Send to the hospital immediately."
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