In the conference room.

The Minister of the Propaganda Department had a beaming look on his face as he was giving a report on the work of the Lucky Resort.

"Some time ago, the first episode of the variety show "Lucky Restaurant" was successfully concluded and achieved very good results, with a sharp increase in the number of tourists."

"Especially the female star named Sheng Yuan, what she brought——"

"jump over."

The man at the main seat of the meeting interrupted coldly.

“…”

The Minister of Propaganda stopped immediately and looked up blankly.

"Don't waste time discussing such trivial matters in the future."

Shi Xuan's eyes were unusually cold, and he ordered without allowing any objection: "Next part."

"Uh, yeah, okay."

The Propaganda Minister looked embarrassed and ashamed.

While doing as he was told, I was extremely puzzled.

Mr. Shi...was clearly very concerned about this variety show before, asking about every detail and seemed to be very attentive.

Why did he suddenly change his mind? Moreover, I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but when I mentioned the name of that female star, Mr. Shi’s attitude was obviously cold, as if he didn’t care anymore.

In the following work report, the subordinates were very tactful and began to intentionally or unintentionally avoid the topic of variety shows, only briefly mentioning it in one or two sentences.

I was afraid of displeasing the man in the main seat.

Shi Xuan clenched his fists and placed them on the conference table. His deep face was calm, and an indescribable irritation surged in his heart.

“…”

The theme of the meeting revolved around the resort project.

Halfway through, we talked about the resort’s new promotional video.

Someone from the creative department stood on the stage and turned on the projector.

"This time we plan to use local materials..."

Flipping through the pages of the PPT, each one showed actual video footage of tourists participating in various projects shot recently by a dedicated person in the resort.

"Especially this part."

The people in the creative department suddenly became excited and quickly pressed the remote control in their hands.

“Although this footage was not taken by our professional photographer, it is qualified enough to be edited into our new promotional video.”

The projection screen on the conference room wall dimmed for two seconds.

Everybody looked over there.

Immediately, a video was played.

Someone quickly recognized the background in the video: "Isn't this the shooting range over at the resort?"

As the man's voice fell.

A light-colored, slender figure appeared in the center of the big screen.

On the green, undulating lawn, a girl in a cotton sports shirt stands with her back to the man. Her black hair is tied behind her head with a headband. Her delicate, cold white profile is vaguely visible and cannot be seen clearly.

Both of her hands were wrapped in dark wrist guards, and her slender white fingers were holding the longbow.

His movements were casual, with a lazy sense of confidence. He tilted his head slightly, aimed at the bull's eye in the distance, and shot an arrow neatly.

“It’s beautiful.”

Some people couldn't help but let out a small exclamation.

Not only this person, but everyone at the conference table was stunned by the girl in this short video of just over ten seconds, and their eyes lit up instantly.

The man from the Creative Department immediately showed a smug look on his face.

He got this material by chance when he was inspecting the resort. When he saw it for the first time, he did not hesitate and immediately asked the staff to copy it and take it away.

He was sure that his "idea" would be recognized and even praised by his superiors.

But before he could raise his head——

Suddenly, a loud noise was heard above the conference table, shocking everyone.

The main seat fell to the ground with a loud bang.

The tall man who was originally sitting on the seat stood up, his deep and handsome face filled with dazed expression.

He stared at the projection screen on the opposite platform, and spoke anxiously and tremblingly: "Where did this video come from?"

The people in the creative department stood there in a daze, unable to react.

Shi Xuan almost shouted angrily: "Where did you get the video from?!"

"It's copied from the surveillance camera at the resort's shooting range." The man from the creative department shuddered, thinking there was something wrong with the video, and subconsciously tried to distance himself from it: "Boss Shi, this video has been edited. I have the full version here, but I haven't seen it yet. Do you want to see it?"

There was a long silence.

"Okay, okay."

The people in the creative department hurriedly reached for their laptop keyboards.

The PPT presentation was interrupted.

Everyone was silent and watched the surveillance video in confusion.

The resort staff edited and copied the short video clip as required, and the full version of the surveillance video was also put into a USB flash drive and taken away by the creative department.

Fortunately, there is this "convenience".

The people in the creative department quickly found the surveillance video, started to pull the progress bar, and then connected it with the ten-second video that had just been played.

“…”

Follow-up

The arrow shadow reaches the bull's eye.

The girl seemed to have expected this result, so she just turned her head and glanced at the target in the distance opposite.

She lowered her arms and moved slightly.

Slowly, turn around...

This scene suddenly seemed to be added with a 0.6 times deceleration effect.

The scene reflected in Shi Xuan's deep eyes and the scene hidden deep in his mind strangely began to overlap.

a little.

Little by little.

Shi Xuan almost held his breath, staring at the profile of the person in the video.

That light-colored figure...

And the slender figure in the video...

It was so similar that it made him feel dazed and his heart tremble.

In the throbbing memory, she was still wearing the light-colored sportswear, with the same cold white fingers holding the dark bow and arrow, and she was still as aloof and at ease.

The only difference is.

This time, she was not wearing a hat or a mask. He saw her turn around, revealing a vivid face without any obstruction, complete and clear...

Then.

The memory scenes completely overlapped...

Time stands still.

Shi Xuan only felt that his breathing had also stopped.

After such a long time, she appeared in front of him again, in front of his eyes, so close, and in this way.

It was like a mystery that had troubled him for a long time, and finally the fog was cleared and the picture became clear again.

The tall man's two hands hanging by his sides began to tremble uncontrollably.

It's her.

Sheng Yuan...

That figure, that person, whom I have been looking for for a long time, who has been haunting me and making me excited for a long time.

It’s not someone else, it’s…

Sheng Yuan.

“…”

Everyone at the conference table looked at the man in the main seat, as if he was in great shock, and dared not breathe.

They looked at each other, lowered their heads and whispered.

"Shi, what happened to Shi Zong?"

"I don't know, it just happened all of a sudden."

“Is there really something wrong with this video?”

“…”

Next second.

Everyone heard a "bang!"

The door was flung open with force.

The man had a gloomy face and left the meeting room in anger, regardless of the fact that it was still a meeting.

(End of this chapter)