Chapter 220 The Unexpected Person
At the observation point determined in advance on the river bank, Ren Limeng showed the audience the flooded surroundings. Even when her mouth was filled with rain as soon as she opened her mouth, Ren Limeng's voice remained calm and firm.
The program crew kept a close eye on the comments in the live broadcast room. An Ling listened to the real-time comments summary compiled by the staff in the headphones, and occasionally raised some more specific questions about the details. Ren Limeng also listened to the feedback prepared by the staff in the headphones. She multitasked by referring to the staff's explanations and answering An Ling's questions in simpler language that was easier to understand. The two of them worked together in perfect harmony.
At the beginning, there were nearly 100,000 viewers watching the live broadcast of "Shan Hai". When they found that there were only two guests, An Ling and Ren Limeng, in the live broadcast room, the number of viewers gradually decreased. However, as the live broadcast continued, the number of viewers gradually increased again without them noticing.
Fan Ruofang stood behind the camera, looking thoughtful. Ren Limeng's professional report was so clear to her ears that she couldn't help but nod frequently. She suddenly walked up to Dong Zhu and whispered a few words.
Ren Limeng and An Ling were earnestly explaining the rescue situation at the Gangcheng site. Suddenly, they both heard Dong Zhu's prompt voice in their headphones.
"Sister Ling, Li Meng, and Fan Tai suddenly came up with the idea and hoped that we could connect with the host currently reporting from the TV studio to report the latest situation."
Hearing Dong Zhu's voice suddenly coming from the headset, Ren Limeng paused slightly, but her calm expression did not change at all. She faced the live audience slowly while listening to Dong Zhu's continued explanation.
"Originally, the TV station only agreed to cooperate with our live broadcast. If you follow Director Fan's current suggestions, our cooperation will be even closer, and the live broadcast will be more effective. However, since the TV station has already reported the latest flood situation, when you connect with the studio, you can't just repeat the prepared content. You may need to be more flexible and adapt to the actual situation on the ground."
To put it bluntly, it is a live quiz show like a real host competition, with no rehearsal and no back-up.
This requires extremely high professional qualities from Ren Limeng and An Ling, and the risk of live broadcast becomes even greater. Dong Zhu didn't want to agree at first, but after thinking about it, if he cooperated with the official TV station to conduct live broadcast interaction, it would be of great significance to the Orange Platform Entertainment Channel, and Dong Zhu couldn't help but be tempted.
"Director Dong, don't blame me for not mentioning this matter at all in the meeting just now. If I hadn't seen Li Meng and Sister Ling's performance on the spot and believed that they could successfully complete this task, I wouldn't dare to give it a try. If anything goes wrong, I can't bear it!"
Dong Zhu seemed to hear Fan Ruofang's whisper again. Through the earphones, she continued to speak to Ren Limeng and An Ling expectantly, "If you two agree, take a step forward with your left leg and raise your right hand at the same time."
An Ling subconsciously looked at Ren Limeng who was calmly answering her questions. Ren Limeng's expression remained unchanged. After Dong Zhu finished speaking, she immediately took a step forward. At the same time, as she explained, she slowly raised her right hand and pointed to the torrent not far away.
"...Sister Ling, what do you think?"
The next second, after answering An Ling's question, Ren Limeng suddenly asked a small question. She tilted her head and looked at An Ling, who was motionless, in front of the camera. Her silent gaze fell quietly on An Ling with meaningful words, revealing a kind of subtle encouragement and determination that An Ling could not ignore.
Since they had decided to broadcast live according to Ren Limeng's suggestion, at this moment, even though An Ling was afraid that there would be problems in the interaction with the TV station, she couldn't help but secretly feel the same excitement as Dong Zhu.
The TV station is an official TV station. If the live broadcast of their entertainment channel can successfully interact with the official TV station, it will be very valuable to the entire channel. Since Ren Limeng has decided to seek wealth and fame through risks, she might as well give it a try.
"Of course, Li Meng, I think the same as you."
An Ling took a deep breath and finally made a similar move under Ren Limeng's gaze. In front of the camera, she smiled, without any trace of the struggle and hesitation she had just shown.
"Thank you, Sister Ling..."
Ren Limeng's left hand, which had been hanging by her side, had been secretly clenched into a fist at some point, and then slowly stretched out with An Ling's gentle smile.
Although Dong Zhu described the interaction as serious and random through the headphones, when she actually connected with the TV station, Ren Limeng felt that the interaction was not as difficult as she had imagined, and she was not even as nervous as she had been in the previous host competition.
They had already learned about the latest situation of the flood in Gangcheng in advance. With the help of her interview and reporting experience in traveling all over the country over the years, Ren Limeng could easily answer the simple questions deliberately raised by the host in the studio of Gangcheng TV Station. Her answers were even deeper than the host's questions.
The host in the studio looked at Ren Limeng with a hint of approval in his eyes, and the following questions were more like a normal live call at work. Ren Limeng's answers were still very steady. She even used her peripheral vision to observe An Ling's expression and movements. When she felt that An Ling was able to answer, she deliberately turned the question to An Ling, giving An Ling more opportunities to show off.
An Ling was very cooperative throughout the live broadcast, without competing or fighting, and almost all the highlight moments were given to her. Ren Limeng could feel the kindness released in An Ling's words, and she was willing to reciprocate.
No matter what their own plans are, at least when they pick up the microphone during the live broadcast, they are willing to put the collective first. The only thing they want to do is to try their best to complete the live broadcast, which is already very rare and precious.
At 5:20 pm, the live broadcast was nearing its end. According to the original plan in the conference room, the live broadcast would end at 5:30 pm. Ren Limeng and An Ling had already started an interactive chat about donations for earthquake relief.
Suddenly, a hint of surprise that was hard to conceal flashed across Ren Limeng's eyes as she inadvertently looked at the camera.
Relying on her remaining professional qualities, Ren Limeng in front of the camera reacted extremely quickly, her face still remaining calm as usual, but only she herself knew how much restraint was shown in her clenched fists under her straight back, and how shocked she was in her heart at the moment.
An Ling was beside Ren Limeng and seemed to notice the slight pause in Ren Limeng's voice. She followed Ren Limeng's gaze and finally revealed a sincere smile in her eyes. Her eyes moved slightly and she suddenly turned her head to look at Ren Limeng who was holding the microphone tightly.
"Li Meng, the accident in Gangcheng was so sudden. I heard the production team put a lot of effort into being able to broadcast it live in time. In addition to the support from all walks of life, everyone on our show is also actively working together. Not only do our group of guests in Gangcheng want to do their part for Gangcheng, but the other four groups of guests are also very concerned about our situation here."
An Ling suddenly changed the subject, shifting the conversation from earthquake relief to the program. Ren Limeng wasn't surprised at all. Her ears twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but think about An Ling's unusual cooperation this afternoon. With the sudden appearance of this person behind the camera, everything seemed to make sense...
"Yes, I received a lot of caring greetings from friends from other teams at noon. Everyone wanted to come to Gangcheng to live broadcast together and contribute their own strength to Gangcheng, but the situation is urgent now. The program team and other guests are afraid that asking everyone to come together will cause trouble for Gangcheng, so they finally decided to let our team represent the program to live broadcast. At the same time, the program team decided to donate 5 million to Gangcheng for earthquake relief. As far as I know, many guests have also announced their donations on Weibo. Dear viewers in the live broadcast room, if you also want to do your part, you can click on the link in the lower right corner of the live broadcast to jump to the donation page. No matter how much, it is a token of your kindness. On behalf of the people of Gangcheng, I sincerely thank everyone for every bit of love."
Ren Limeng spoke with emotion as she naturally took over An Ling's words. Except for the staff on the scene, no one knew that the content of her speech at this moment was mostly instructed by the program team. As An Ling changed the subject in the live broadcast room a second ago, a temporary prompt from the program team also appeared in Ren Limeng's headphones.
"Besides that, there's a surprise!"
An Ling suddenly smiled, and her eyes finally looked towards the camera. There was already someone there who was quietly looking at them.
"Another team sent a representative to Gangcheng as a volunteer to deliver relief supplies provided by the program team and guests. He has also come to our site. Let us welcome him together - Shen Xingzhi!"
Ren Limeng clapped her hands in welcome along with everyone present. She had a polite smile on her face, but she never met Shen Xingzhi's eyes for a moment.
Shen Xingzhi's arrival was completely unexpected by Ren Limeng.
Ren Limeng and Shen Xingzhi have been in contact today. Even though Ren Limeng's replies have not been so timely, until the live broadcast began, the last chat sent by Shen Xingzhi was just concerned about Ren Limeng's live broadcast safety and wished Ren Limeng all the best, without mentioning his own arrival at all.
Thinking about it carefully, the train and flight services to Gangcheng have been temporarily cancelled. Chen Xingzhi was able to arrive in Gangcheng at this point, so he must have taken the highway and probably set off at noon.
In such severe weather with wind and rain, did Chen Xingzhi think he was too lucky to choose to come to Gangcheng, a mountainous and flood-prone place?
Thinking of this, Ren Limeng finally couldn't help but glared at Chen Xingzhi very quickly in the dark. This was also the first time she looked at him since they met.
On the other side, Chen Xingzhi was chatting with the audience in the live broadcast room about his experiences on the way to Gangcheng under the focus of all cameras. Feeling Ren Limeng's burning gaze, he seemed to inadvertently raise his eyelids and slightly curl the corners of his mouth.
In front of the camera, no matter how much the two of them want to talk about, the most important thing now is the live broadcast.
Ren Limeng quickly returned to work. She looked at Shen Xingzhi gently, and cooperated with An Ling to ask Shen Xingzhi about the things that were of concern in the barrage. The atmosphere in the live broadcast room was very harmonious.
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