"Sister Xia, you have no idea how many 'friends' live in this house. I've been here for two days, but it feels like I've been here for two years."
I feel like I'm about to collapse, and I might wet my pants next time! Ugh... I don't want to embarrass myself in front of the whole country.
Ji Qian felt an unbearable headache and was extremely distraught. How had things come to this?!
After all, they were childhood friends who grew up together, so Liu Xia believed he had a certain understanding of Ji Qian.
When they were little, they met a lot of so-called 'friends' in the orphanage. Although Ji Qian was scared, she was always the one who rushed to the front.
"Qianqian, don't worry. As long as you're willing to stay, I'll contact Xu Qi's agent and make sure he stays on the show too. With him at the bottom, you definitely won't be the most embarrassed one!" Liu Xia, adhering to the life principle of "better to sacrifice a friend than yourself," didn't hesitate to sell out another childhood friend.
“Qianqian, don’t forget,” Liu Xia stared intently at Ji Qian, “you’ve always wanted to be a star since you were little. You started as an extra after graduating from university, and it took you five years to get just a few lines, going from being a corpse to a sidekick. You’ve finally made a name for yourself these past two years, are you really going to give up like this?”
Ji Qian felt like she had encountered a massive PUA session: "My only achievements in the past two years have been those few scandals with Xu Qi and Sister Meng. I didn't even hold hands with them, and I was suddenly labeled a hooligan. Am I at a loss?!"
Ji Qian gets angry whenever she thinks about it. Xu Qi lost his balance while taking a shower, which not only caused her to have to make an emergency appointment with an ophthalmologist, but also earned her the label of a hooligan.
The incident with Han Mengyao was even more outrageous. She was the one who was sexually assaulted! How did it become her sexually assaulting Han Mengyao?!
Ji Qian spoke a little louder, and Han Mengyao, who was also communicating with her agent, looked over when she heard the voice. After hearing her own name, she quickly turned her head back and pretended that she hadn't heard anything.
Han Mengyao never expected that she would touch someone's breasts while drunk. She never had this problem before!
Liu Xia was speechless for a moment, and it took her a long time to speak: "First of all, we can't afford to pay the breach of contract fee for this program. You definitely have to finish recording. Since you have to record the program anyway, hiding it is more painful than running away for your life, right?"
These words struck a chord with Ji Qianxin, who had been exhausted these past two days trying to hide the fact that she had seen a ghost.
Ji Qian has never been very discreet, and she has always been prone to making careless remarks since she was a child. Therefore, Liu Xia has never let her participate in variety shows in the past five years, for fear of causing trouble.
If the program hadn't offered such good benefits, Liu Xia probably wouldn't have agreed to participate.
Sensing Ji Qian's wavering, Liu Xia pressed her advantage: "Just focus on participating in the show, and I'll get you some sponsorships from Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries. That way, you won't have to become a nun, and you can still focus on being an actress."
"Taoist temples and Buddhist temples can actually solicit sponsorships?!"
"We'll definitely need it when the new policy comes out! Times have changed, and religion should keep up with the times too!"
Ji Qian felt that she had been persuaded.
Han Mengyao's situation wasn't as complicated as Ji Qian's. After all, she didn't have Ji Qian's special constitution, and she wasn't the main person signed this time; she was at most an assistant.
Moreover, Han Mengyao had also read the contract, and the terms were entirely beneficial to her. If handled properly, it could even help her career reach new heights.
Han Mengyao's agent kept urging her to sign the contract as soon as possible, but Han Mengyao knew that the decision-making power was actually in Ji Qian's hands. If Ji Qian was unwilling to sign, then even if she signed her name until it was worn out, it would be useless.
Seeing that Ji Qian agreed, Han Mengyao immediately contacted her agent to finalize the contract.
With that matter settled, Ji Qian felt utterly exhausted. She hadn't accomplished much that day, but she inexplicably felt completely drained.
After hanging up the phone with Liu Xia, Ji Qian chatted with Han Mengyao for a few more minutes, then slumped over and fell asleep without even removing her makeup.
Around 1 a.m., Ji Qian was fast asleep when she suddenly heard a shrill scream coming from downstairs.
"It's Mi Yesi!" Ji Qian woke up with a start, jumping out of bed. Han Mengyao, who was sleeping next to her, was also awakened: "Ah, what's wrong?!"
As Ji Qian put on her shoes, she explained the situation to Han Mengyao. Han Mengyao also got up and walked out the door with Ji Qian.
All the lights in the house were off at night. Ji Qian tried to turn them on, only to find that the stingy production team had cut off the power in the middle of the night!
With no other option, Ji Qian could only grope her way towards the central hall in the dark.
The moonlight outside the window reflected a pale blue light, which fell directly on the side of the pendant hanging from the beam, making it look particularly eerie. Ji Qian felt a chill run down her spine just looking at it.
Fortunately, the old man did not suddenly erupt as midnight approached.
Ji Qian pushed open the door, walked into the corridor, and peered down. She remembered that Mi Yesi's voice seemed to be coming from the bathroom. Sure enough, when she looked down, the bathroom door was ajar.
Thinking of the two legs hanging on the bathroom window, Ji Qian felt her own legs tremble.
Just then, Han Mengyao happened to see Xu Qi peeking out through the crack in the door, so she patted Ji Qian on the shoulder as a reminder.
"Aww!"
Ji Qian jumped three meters high in an instant, letting out a scream that was much louder than Mi Yesi's.
The director's room downstairs lit up instantly, followed by lights throughout the entire courtyard.
Director Liu rushed out of the house shirtless, the cupping marks on his back particularly noticeable: "What happened? What happened?!"
Xu Qi, who had been peeking through the crack in the door, stopped pretending and calmly pushed the door open, asking, "What happened?"
Zhao Chengyuan came out dressed neatly, and his overly neat hairstyle suggested that this elderly man hadn't even had time to go to sleep yet.
Ying Xu, being physically challenged, was much slower than the others. By the time Ji Qian and Han Mengyao had already gone downstairs to explain the situation to Director Liu, he had already arrived late.
"So Mi Yesi is missing? Then, Teacher Ji, what's your name?!"
Under Director Liu's eager gaze, Ji Qian silently looked at Han Mengyao standing to the side. Han Mengyao was naturally too embarrassed to say that this was a misunderstanding caused by the two of them.
Moreover, there is something even more worthy of everyone's attention now, which is—"Is Mi Yesi alright? She didn't come out despite all the commotion outside."
When Han Mengyao asked the question, everyone suddenly realized that Mi Yesi hadn't come out of the bathroom yet.
Considering the differences between men and women, the production team specially asked a female director who had trained in martial arts to knock on the door.
After knocking more than a dozen times, the bathroom remained quiet, and everyone began to get impatient. Ji Qian suggested another solution: "How about we break down the door?"
For a moment, no one responded. At this moment, Zhao Chengyuan, as the most senior guest, took the initiative to stand up.
"Director Liu, get a few cameramen here, get ready to break down the door!"
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