With Xu Qi's brilliant performance preceding it, Ying Xu's luggage unpacking seemed rather ordinary. Even the underwear that accidentally fell off only elicited a few screams from fans, failing to generate any buzz in the live chat.
Miyesi brought three suitcases and one briefcase. The first suitcase was full of snacks, which were confiscated by the production team as soon as she opened it.
The second box was filled with all kinds of kitchen utensils, including pots, pans, salt, oil, soy sauce, and vinegar, and even a small bag of raw rice. Unfortunately, it was confiscated by the production team in the end, leaving only a frying pan that Miyesi claimed to use for self-defense.
The third box and the small suitcase were filled with clothes and skincare products. Mi Yesi even brought a sexy silk nightgown, which was obviously taken away by the production team.
In the end, apart from a frying pan, skincare products, and some underwear, Miyesi left almost nothing behind.
Perhaps because so much was taken away, Mi Yesi seemed to be greatly affected and didn't use her witty remarks for a long time afterward.
Ji Qian was the last to pack her luggage. She brought two suitcases, one of which she had urgently purchased locally the day before and was filled with special items that could not be taken on the plane.
Although Liu Xia tried her best to stop her from packing the luggage, these were all life-saving items, and in the end, Ji Qian still managed to secretly pack up this box of treasures while Liu Xia was sleeping.
Now it seems that Sister Xia probably knew there would be an unpacking session all along. Ji Qian thought absentmindedly, resignedly opening her suitcase.
The contents of the box were scattered haphazardly, clearly stuffed in in a hurry. White paper money was scattered in the four corners of the box, and a large plastic bag in the upper left corner was filled with gold ingots, with gold paper underneath for folding the ingots.
But the most conspicuous items were the two sharp machetes lying in the middle of the box. The blades of these two knives were still gleaming coldly, clearly the real murder weapons that had been sharpened.
Ji Qian took the two knives out of the box and tried her best to look weak, pitiful and helpless in front of the director: "These two knives have been with me since I was a child. I can only fall asleep with them in my arms. Can I keep them?"
Unfortunately, Ji Qian doesn't understand herself. Most of her acting skills come from imitation, and the objects of her imitation include her friends and various ghosts. These objects could never possibly act pitiful.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the lack of reference points that Ji Qian is least adept at playing the pitiful, and even appears particularly ferocious because she cannot control her expressions well.
The production team trembled as they looked at Ji Qian, who was holding two machetes and glaring at them with a ferocious expression, but they knew they had to confiscate those two knives.
So Director Liu, who was facing Ji Qian, coughed and subtly turned his head to the assistant director beside him and whispered, "Take it away."
The assistant director gave the director a subtle glare, then turned to the cameraman beside him and said, "Go and pack it up." The guy holding the camera adjusted his headphones, pretending not to hear.
The assistant director looked left and right, but couldn't find the next victim, so he turned his attention back to the director.
Director Liu remained calm and unmoved by outside opinions. As long as he didn't move, no one else dared to make a move. He watched as Ji Qian put the knife back into the basket. Upon seeing this, the previously quiet comments section exploded again.
[I...I didn't see wrong, did I? Ji Qian took a knife?]
[It's still sharpened; the tip is even gleaming coldly!]
Is she really this brazen? Isn't anyone going to do anything about it?!
[If you dare to interfere, then you go ahead and do it!]
Why is everyone talking about the knife? Has no one seen the paper money and gold ingots?
[Hey, Ji Qianyang is famous in the entertainment circle, she's definitely used as a tribute, right?]
I urge you not to demonize Ji Qian; demons aren't that scary.
Lin Xiao, you...
After everyone had packed their luggage, the production team arranged for the guests to go to the side room for makeup and styling.
As the director mentioned earlier, "Into the Truth" is an immersive detective variety show, so each guest has to be made up to fit the detective era, and each guest is given a background identity.
In this segment, the guests play the roles of a wealthy family who moved into the old mansion after the Lin family. Zhao Chengyuan is the patriarch, Han Mengyao is the eldest daughter, Ji Qian is the second daughter, Xu Qi is the eldest son, Ying Xu is the youngest son, and Mi Yesi is the cousin who admires the eldest son.
In fact, Mi Yesi should have been the third young lady in her family, but her agent insisted on adding this unrequited love story to the show in order to facilitate creating a romantic pairing.
Since the historical setting is the late Ming Dynasty, the guests are all dressed in ancient costumes. After all, it is a program promoted by the platform, with a sufficient production budget, and the makeup and costumes for the guests are more exquisite than those of some small web dramas.
This was the first time Ji Qian, who had always played maids, had worn such a lady's dress. Her originally delicate features had taken on a somewhat otherworldly quality under the stylist's guidance.
I never realized Ji Qian was so pretty!
Guess why I didn't notice before? Because her acting is so bad she can only play maids!
[Clothes really do make the man; Ji Qian looks good even like this.]
Yao Yao is so beautiful, she looks like a pampered young lady.
[Mi Yesi is pretty good too, look how alluring her eyes are.]
[Don't come here, you shady fortune teller and green tea bitch! Our Yao Yao is beautiful on her own!]
[Is the fortune teller talking about Ji Qian? Hahaha]
You know what, you really shouldn't say it.
Zhao Chengyuan was the first to come out of the dressing room. Although he was nearly fifty years old, he was still tall and straight. He was wearing a dark blue robe and looked more like a refined scholar than a wealthy businessman.
Xu Qi appeared just a few seconds after Zhao Chengyuan. He had acted in many period dramas before, and the moment he appeared, the comments section was filled with mentions of the famous roles he had played. Combined with his cold and handsome face, he gave netizens a feeling similar to that of a beloved idol returning home.
Han Mengyao also came out quickly. Wearing a light pink dress, she looked particularly playful. Although she was the second oldest among the guests, she looked more like the youngest sister in the family.
Ji Qian was the fourth to come out. The production team dressed her in a light blue dress, and the emerald green hairpin in her hair made her already fair skin look even whiter, giving her the air of a young lady from a scholarly family.
The remaining two were moving very slowly. Ying Xu was changing clothes because of a leg injury, while Mi Yesi was arguing with the production team because the yellow dress arranged by the production team did not match the red dress her manager wanted.
About ten minutes after Ji Qian came out, Ying Xu, pushing a wheelchair, finally arrived late. Mi Yesi was the last to arrive. She was wearing a pale yellow dress arranged by the production team, but her makeup was a different style from the bright red dress, making her look somewhat out of place.
Mi Yesi didn't seem very satisfied with this arrangement either; the fake smile that had been on her face disappeared.
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