Chapter 39 Panda House
On the mountain trail, before Xu Chichi finished speaking, the atmosphere around him had quietly changed without anyone noticing.
Ren Limeng stood beside the stone stairs, looking at Xu Chichi who was slowly approaching, her expression unchanged. She stared at Xu Chichi silently, while the cameraman next to her had already subconsciously held his breath, focusing the camera on Ren Limeng, and filming her every move at the moment.
There was an indescribable tension in the air. Everyone was waiting for Ren Limeng's answer, looking forward to her choice to break the silence.
Are there any questions among the guests?
The conflict between Chen Xingzhi and Yan Baiwei had already been recorded on camera, and everyone present knew it well. But in front of the camera, did Ren Limeng, the transparent host who came to the rescue temporarily, dare to directly and frankly point out the discord within her team?
Xu Chichi's question raised on the spot could be explained as a momentary confusion due to exhaustion, or even the previous complaints could be removed directly by using editing that swapped the scenes. However, Ren Limeng looked at the subtle expressions on the faces of the staff around her, and she knew very well in her heart that Xu Chichi's question and her answer were likely to be retained in the broadcast footage.
No matter how she answers, it is hard not to be discussed by the audience.
The camera of a reality show is the most exaggerated magnifying glass. Everyone's words and actions will be magnified unlimitedly, and any little disturbance may be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
Ren Limeng looked at Xu Chichi, who had a gloomy expression on his face, and a sharp glint flashed in her eyes. She couldn't help but wonder whether her variety show strategy in recent days was too conservative. Playing it safe does not mean allowing others to bully her, nor does it mean becoming a springboard for other people's topics.
The thought only lasted for a moment. No matter whether Xu Chichi was intentional or not, Ren Limeng raised her eyes, smiled slightly, walked forward, and gently hugged Xu Chichi.
"Sister Chi Chi, don't worry. You see, the protagonists in TV dramas always have bumps and bruises along the way, so there will definitely be no problem with our performance!"
"But......"
Ren Limeng's words of comfort didn't seem to dispel Xu Chizhi's worries. But before Xu Chizhi, who looked worried, could continue to speak, Ren Limeng quickly grabbed her and continued walking towards the stone steps ahead, shouting, "Brother Xingzhi, wait for us! We are a team, and we can't let you listen to the tour guide's explanation alone!"
Her energetic appearance swept away the tense atmosphere behind her, and her seemingly complaining tone was filled with a bit of flying playfulness, which immediately attracted the attention of Shen Xingzhi and others, and completely disrupted Xu Chichi's pace. Xu Chichi could only smile and look at Shen Xingzhi in front of him, and was half-dragged by Ren Limeng to quickly walk down the stairs.
There are two pandas in the panda house in Lin City. Built on the mountainside, the house has a shimmering artificial lake in front of it. Panda posters of various sizes and shapes are posted around the house, vividly showing the cuteness of the two pandas to visitors.
Xu Chichi put her left hand on her waist, held the black railing beside her with her right hand, looked at the poster in front of her and took a deep breath, with more fatigue in her eyes. For her, a beauty blogger who stayed at home all day, the performance practice in the past few days was not easy, and walking down the mountain was "adding insult to injury."
She clearly didn't want to look at the pandas at all, but in front of the camera, she could only adjust her breathing, stand up straight, and pretend to be interested as she walked forward.
"Brother Xingzhi, Li Meng, why did you stop? Hey, there's no panda?"
Finally catching up with Shen Xingzhi and the other two in front, Xu Chichi shifted his attention to the surroundings of the pavilion. The empty room was also covered with beautiful panda posters everywhere, but Xu Chichi took a look and could not see the pandas who were the protagonists of the panda pavilion.
"Pandas prefer the cold to the heat, so they must be hiding."
Chen Xingzhi put one hand in his pocket, stood straight, and stared at the panda residential area behind the glass in front of him. Gray and white rocks could be seen among the layers of bamboo rockery. Everyone couldn't tell whether the rocks hiding in the gaps between the bamboo shadows were just rocks, or pandas that were "lazy at work".
"Over there, isn't it!"
Ren Limeng also started searching for pandas as soon as she entered the door. When arriving at the panda house, no one is not attracted by the pandas.
After looking around carefully, her sight gradually focused on the area with the densest bamboo. She slowly walked to the corner of the venue. The artificially constructed mini bamboo forest seemed to have become a corner of nature under the shade of layers of green. The much-anticipated panda was rolling its white belly upside down. Through the bamboo forest, only some vague afterimages of the black and white "balls" could be seen.
The small black and white shadow was enough to excite everyone present. Even Ren Limeng took off the dignified smile on her face, raised her finger, pointed excitedly, and subconsciously moved closer.
“It seems so!”
Xu Chichi's attention was completely focused on the black and white spots in the green in front of him. There was also excitement in his words, and the fatigue on his face was gone. The two of them picked up their mobile phones at the same time, turned on the camera, increased the speed of the camera, and watched the giant panda's every move from a closer distance through the glass fence.
The giant panda, which was "half-covered with its face like a pipa", finally revealed its full appearance before her eyes. Ren Limeng's face was filled with a bright smile. If "hugging cats" is a healing moment for many workers, then pandas are the source of love engraved in the bones of countless Chinese people.
Who doesn’t want to own a cute giant panda, even though it’s just a fantasy.
Ren Limeng and her partner were more responsible than the program crew's photographers as they took 360-degree photos of the giant pandas, recording the giant pandas in front of them from all angles. They were like fans who finally saw their "birthplace", with light in their eyes.
This is genuine interest.
These days, Ren Limeng is a little tired of the cautious variety show shooting and weighing the interpersonal relationships with various parties. When facing the camera, she prefers her previous self as the host of the agricultural channel, reporting on the simple land of the motherland and feeling the real world.
Just like at this moment, her smile is finally no longer just a "must smile" in front of the camera.
After a burst of frantic pressing of the camera button, Ren Limeng's attention finally seemed to be distracted a little, and she returned to her surroundings. She subconsciously turned her head and met the deep eyes of Shen Xingzhi behind her. He looked in her direction intently and charmingly, as if he was more distant than the blue sky outside the venue, and as hot as the summer sun, making it impossible to ignore him.
Unfortunately, the eye contact lasted only a moment.
From such a distance, can Shen Xingzhi see the giant panda?
Noticing Ren Limeng's stunned gaze, Shen Xingzhi raised his head, frowned slightly, and showed some doubt in his eyes. Although he didn't say a word, Ren Limeng seemed to understand his gaze.
She now looked a little dazed.
At this moment, she looked at him with eyes that seemed a little bewildered, but the corners of her mouth showed a smile that she had not had time to retract after successfully "chasing stars".
He probably wanted to ask her what was wrong?
After understanding what Shen Xingzhi meant, Ren Limeng seemed to be electrocuted. She immediately lowered her eyes, turned around and continued to use her mobile phone to take pictures of the giant panda in front of her who was having a lot of fun playing by itself. The panda was slightly sticking its butt out, slowly hugging the bamboo next to it, and stumbled with its right foot slipping. The cute look made people smile knowingly.
Ren Limeng could only hear her own accelerated heartbeat. Although there was a cute panda in front of her, she was inexplicably distracted.
What's wrong with her?
Was Shen Xingzhi just looking at her? Or was he looking at the giant panda behind the glass?
Didn’t he come to the panda house specifically?
Can he see the giant panda clearly standing so far away?
He insisted on walking down the mountain to the panda house. Was it really... to see the giant pandas?
"Brother Xingzhi, Li Meng, let's take a picture together!"
Xu Chichi finished speaking with a smile, turned her head to look at Shen Xingzhi, and then turned her gaze to the program staff behind her. During the silent time watching the pandas, Xu Chichi not only took many photos of the giant pandas, but also sorted out the current situation in her mind and strengthened her determination. She couldn't waste today's itinerary in vain, just like the question she deliberately threw to Ren Limeng just now, she had to do something.
When recording a variety show, what is more terrifying than suffering is not having any shots.
In the group photo, Xu Chichi smiled beautifully. After leaving the panda house, Xu Chichi cooperated well with the journey down the mountain. She even gritted her teeth and quickened her pace. She did not complain to Ren Limeng again. As everyone talked and laughed, it seemed that they reached the foot of the mountain in no time.
Ren Limeng and the other two had just gotten in the car to rest for a while when they arrived at the banggu training room and started today's practice.
"No, no, Li Meng, you and Brother Xingzhi should practice first!"
Xu Chichi threw the drumsticks on the drumhead, supported herself with her hands on both sides, and slowly walked out of the central training venue. She felt like she had no chance to breathe at all.
From going down the mountain to practicing, they were more diligent than the donkeys in the production team. Even if they had a clear idea in their mind, when they actually picked up the drumsticks and hit the drumhead over and over again without any compromise, they could only feel that they were willing but unable to do so.
She was too tired, she had to continue slowly. Their goal was obviously just to prepare for the weekend stage, so why were Ren Limeng and Shen Xingzhi learning banggu so seriously that she had to repeat useless work.
Moreover, after the banggu training in the afternoon, the entire team has to prepare for the weekend performance together in the evening. At night, she can't be the one who lags behind in front of the camera.
"Brother Xingzhi, we've been practicing for... twenty minutes. How about we all take a break?"
Hearing Xu Chichi's somewhat collapsed tone, Ren Limeng looked up, glanced at the clock on the wall of the training room, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and turned her head to look at Shen Xingzhi, who looked normal.
Chen Xingzhi nodded, and Ren Limeng picked up three bottles of mineral water from the corner. After handing one to Chen Xing who was still standing there, she slowly walked towards Xu Chichi who was half paralyzed on the sofa.
"Sister Chi Chi, drink some water."
Ren Limeng sat down on the sofa next to Xu Chichi and heard Xu Chichi say softly, "I wonder what Qingzi and Baiwei are doing now. Are they as tired as us?"
Ren Limeng had just raised the mineral water bottle and taken a sip when Xu Chichi continued to encourage her, "But it's okay, I can definitely hold on!"
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