Chapter 46 Arrival in Paris
Hearing Ji Qi's affirmative answer, Le Zhiqi's eyes moved slightly, and she looked much more lively than she did in the TV series.
Le Zhiqi and Ji Qi were now chatting even more happily, but after a while the topic would always subtly turn to Ji Mian. However, judging by Ji Qi's cheerful expression, he clearly didn't notice.
The first-class seats were occupied by the production crew, except for the six guests. After the plane officially took off and stabilized for a while, the production crew officially started filming.
The destination of this flight is Paris. All actions after arriving in Paris must be decided by the guests themselves, including accommodation, travel plans, and how to eat three meals a day, whether to cook by themselves or eat out. These have nothing to do with the program team.
During the ten days in France, the total amount of money that the program team will provide to the guests is fixed, and it is emphasized that the program team will not give money to the guests in any form.
These requirements had been notified to all guests in advance, but they were only informed today that the total amount of travel funds to be provided was RMB 150,000.
Xia Nuan checked the current exchange rate. 150,000 RMB is more than 19,000 Euros, which means each person gets about 6,400 Euros. Xia Nuan blinked. It seemed that the money given by the program team was really a lot.
The average cost per person is more than 600 euros per day, which is not a small amount even after deducting accommodation and transportation.
Xia Nuan looked at the clouds outside the window, and her eyelashes trembled slightly.
In the second semester of her sophomore year, the college had an opportunity for outstanding students to go to France for an exchange program. The exchange lasted for one year, and there were two places with free tuition. Based on various comprehensive rankings, Xia Nuan was one of the students awarded the scholarship.
The public announcement period is one month.
At that time, Xia Nuan's father had just passed away a year and a half ago, and her mother had also been gone for nearly half a year. The money that the couple had worked hard for half their lives was left to Xia Nuan. Although she was not rich, she could at least support herself and live a good life.
However, one week before the confirmation, Xia Nuan submitted an application to withdraw from the exchange.
After learning about this, the counselor came to counsel her and helped her analyze the pros and cons of the exchange. Xia Nuan also knew that the pros far outweighed the cons, but she still chose to give up this opportunity.
Her eyes darkened for a moment, and Xia Nuan took a breath silently. If she had chosen to go abroad for exchange, she wondered what her situation would be like now.
Unlike Xia Nuan's calm reaction, when Fang Danyi and the other two young people heard the program crew's words, their expressions were more or less a little off, and their faces were obviously frozen.
Fang Danyi wanted to say something, but she looked around and saw no one was speaking, so she stopped herself. But she felt a little uneasy. She had just promised everyone that she would be their tour guide and help them plan their itinerary and accommodations, but with only this much money, it was completely insufficient for the accommodation she had planned.
What could one possibly do with 150,000 yuan, especially for six people over ten days? Le Zhiqi curled her lips slightly. She still had some sense and didn't say it out loud. But then she blinked, suddenly remembering the popular term "poor travel" recently. That was exactly what they were doing, and her eyes lit up.
Near Le Zhiqi was Ji Qi. She turned her head and caught a glimpse of Fang Danyi and Xia Nuan's expressions.
Ji Qi and Fang Danyi were obviously a little dissatisfied with the amount of money, with a slightly gloomy look on their faces. As for Xia Nuan, Le Zhiqi glanced at her. She had a calm expression and nothing could be seen, but she might have the same idea.
After a moment of thought, Le Zhiqi said with a smile, "Then let's just consider it as a budget trip. Everyone, cheer up."
It's a budget trip, Xia Nuan held her chin with her hand. Although she didn't think so, when she thought about Le Zhiqi's family background, it seemed that she was indeed a budget trip.
The program director smiled and rolled his eyes. Without commenting on Le Zhiqi's words, he continued, "Everyone, I have good news. Since we'll arrive at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport at 12:20 local time, we'll provide lunch that day. Of course, if you don't like the lunch we provide, you can choose something else at your own expense. I hope you all have a pleasant journey!"
Having volunteered to be the tour guide, Fontaine was the first to speak up excitedly. "After we get to Paris and finish our meal, it might not be until two o'clock. Let's find a hotel to put our luggage in, rest for a while, have dinner, and then go to the Eiffel Tower in the evening. Or maybe the Montparnasse Tower, which offers a great view of Paris at night. After we're done touring Paris, we can go to Nantes or Provence."
Duan Chunjing said with some emotion, a hint of excitement in her voice, "That's a good idea. I've heard that the night view of Paris is beautiful. We came at the perfect time today. After we put our luggage at our accommodation, we can go enjoy the beautiful scenery."
Ji Qi nodded vigorously.
Le Zhiqi, not knowing what she was thinking, echoed Ji Qi, "Sister Danyi, didn't you stay here before? Do you have any hotel recommendations?"
Fang Danyi's cheeks, which were originally slightly flushed due to excitement, gradually turned pale, and her expression seemed a little strange.
Although Fang Danyi had done some research before coming here, compared several hotels, and even considered that the production team might not pay much, so she considered a room that cost more than 2,000 yuan a night, she was surprised that the production team only paid an average of 2,500 yuan per person per day.
If you really stay in the hotel of your choice, apart from being able to have breakfast, let alone going out to play, whether you can have lunch and dinner is also a problem.
The temperature in the first-class cabin was just right, but Fang Danyi still shivered.
Xia Nuan withdrew her gaze from the distance and saw Fang Danyi frowning. She asked worriedly, "Are you okay? Why did you suddenly turn pale? Are you feeling unwell?"
Fang Danyi forced a smile and shook her head. She walked over to Xia Nuan and said hesitantly in a low voice, "The prices in the guide I made seem a bit high. We can't afford it. I didn't look at other cheaper places, so—"
She stopped talking here, but Xia Nuan already knew the reason. Her body, which had been tense from worrying just now, relaxed and patted Fang Danyi's shoulder. "It's okay, there's still time, we can discuss it later."
The two people spoke softly, and the others could not hear the conversation clearly. Perhaps they thought Fang Danyi was really unwell, so they kept expressing their concern.
But after hearing these words, Fang Danyi's face turned even paler.
She gestured for Xia Nuan to let go of her hand, took a deep breath, blinked countless times in those few seconds, and finally said, "Well, everyone, why don't we discuss it again and brainstorm where to live. The place I originally planned may not have enough money."
After he said this, the air seemed to be quiet for a moment.
The forced smile on Fang Danyi's face fell, and she said with deep guilt, "I'm so sorry, everyone."
Xia Nuan patted her on the back.
Le Zhiqi immediately said, "It's okay, Sister Danyi, you don't have to blame yourself so much. We're all fine, and we're traveling together. We can't leave all the planning to you alone; that would be too tiring. And you already have a plan, so we can just find somewhere else."
Fang Danyi's favorability towards Le Zhiqi increased a little.
Fang Danyi: "Initially, the hotel I wanted to book provided airport transfers. But now, oh well."
Duan Chunjing remained silent while they were talking. After a while, she chose a suitable time to speak:
"Today is our first trip together, so unexpected events are inevitable. After all, plans never keep up with changes. I just calculated that we have 150,000 euros, which the production team has already converted into euros for us, which is a little over 19,200 euros, or a little over 640 euros per person per day. We plan to spend a few days in Paris, so we'll book a room for a few days."
Xia Nuan thought to herself, as expected of a senior, he is reliable. She nodded in agreement, "We can make plans now and discuss how many days we will spend in Paris."
After Xia Nuan finished speaking, Ji Mian added, "Indeed, it's not the peak season now, so it should be easier to book a room. Don't worry."
Duan Chunjing took in everyone's reactions and continued, "Although I haven't been to Paris, I did some research after learning the program had chosen Paris as the first stop. I also looked up hotel prices, from high to low. If their prices don't change, we'll have more than enough money now."
Xia Nuan looked at Duan Chunjing with admiration. He was indeed a senior, so reliable. Xia Nuan had also done some research before coming here, but it was obviously not as detailed as Duan Chunjing.
Although Fang Danyi made some mistakes with her accommodations, she had no issues with her sightseeing. With Le Zhiqi's input, the ten-day itinerary was roughly finalized.
After leaning over, Ji Qi suddenly thought of something and raised his hand like a primary school student. "Everyone, I suddenly thought of a question. The production team said they would give us money, but where is the money now?"
The six of them looked at each other and shook their heads.
Then the next second, a staff member from the program team took a large stack of euros in an envelope and put it in the hands of Ji Mian, who was closest to him.
Ji Mian smiled helplessly and said, "This shouldn't be forgotten."
He waved the money, "Who's going to take this money? We should split it up and let everyone keep their own."
It seemed that no one wanted to take the money, so Ji Mian had no choice but to keep the money for safekeeping. He said with a smile: "Well, it seems that I have to play the role of an accountant now."
He wasn't too dissatisfied, so there was a smile in his tone.
Xia Nuan nodded solemnly to him and said in a serious tone, "Thank you very much, Accountant Ji."
When the others heard Xia Nuan's words, they also started laughing.
The smile on Ji Mian's face was much more genuine than before.
After nearly half a day of flight, the plane finally landed.
The program crew had previously negotiated with the restaurant manager and was allowed to film without affecting other diners, so the group was arranged in a corner of the restaurant against the wall.
The food in this restaurant is not particularly delicious.
But the food on the plane was terrible. Even in first class, the food didn't taste very good. Most people were starving, and when you're really hungry, anything tastes delicious. Xia Nuan ate the lunch provided by the program crew with a look of happiness on her face.
Ji Mian glanced at Xia Nuan and smiled slightly.
The airport was bustling with people, most of them with foreign faces. Even though Xia Nuan and her group were surrounded by a bunch of professional cameras, not many people paid much attention to them.
This is much more comfortable than back home. Xia Nuan stretched and leaned against the glass wall behind her, looking relaxed and comfortable.
The hotel we finally settled on was on the Champs-Élysées in France, and we booked three double rooms for three nights. While the hotel price was less expensive, the airport pickup service was naturally missing.
There are three ways to get there from the airport, the metro, Air France cars and taxis.
After a ten-hour flight, everyone was already exhausted. Looking at the struggling faces of the group, and then glancing at the nine pieces of luggage belonging to six people, Duan Chunjing waved his hand and said, "Don't be so wronged. We can still afford the taxi fare."
Ji Qi cheered, then scratched his head embarrassedly amid the good-natured laughter of the crowd.
Ji Mian automatically closed the distance between him and Xia Nuan. Fang Danyi glanced at him coldly and stood to Xia Nuan's right. As for why she didn't put her arm around Xia Nuan like before, it was because she also had to control her two large suitcases.
For this trip, except for Fang Danyi, Le Zhiqi and Ji Qi each brought two pieces of luggage; the remaining Duan Chunjing, Xia Nuan and Ji Mian each only brought one large suitcase.
Duan Chunjing looked at them and said directly, "That's great. No need to bother me with grouping. Let's go."
At 3:40 in the afternoon, everyone checked into the hotel.
Anyway, no one knew how the production team communicated with the hotel, but no one stopped the production team from filming. Xia Nuan guessed that it was probably the power of money.
Naturally, Xia Nuan and Fang Danyi shared a room, Ji Mian and Ji Qi shared another, and the remaining Duan Chunjing and Le Zhiqi shared another.
Everyone agreed to meet in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel at six o'clock.
The two photographers who followed Xia Nuan and Fang Danyi left after Xia Nuan and Fang Danyi entered the room and packed up their things.
After the two men left, Fang Danyi immediately stopped what she was doing and sighed gloomily, "Nuan, do you think I behaved really badly today? I was like an idiot."
Xia Nuan glanced at her, then walked over to sit beside her, "You're still thinking about that."
Fang Danyi nodded, her expression dejected, and then she shook her head vigorously. "Forget it, forget it. I don't want to think about it anymore. I must change other people's impression of me later. Classmate Xia, you have to help me."
A faint smile flashed across Xia Nuan's eyes, "Of course, we agreed on that."
After getting Xia Nuan's reassurance, Fang Danyi slapped her face. Her sad and embarrassed mood came and went quickly, but after blinking a few times, Fang Danyi instantly turned her head to look at Xia Nuan, with a gleam in her eyes.
Xia Nuan was frightened by her sudden turn of head and leaned back.
Fang Danyi moved closer to Xia Nuan. Although there was no one around, she whispered, "Nuan, tell me the truth. That Ji Mian really likes you, right? And it's definitely not the kind of friend you're talking about."
Her tone was absolute, without a trace of hesitation.
"Really? I don't think so. Haven't you been here many times before? Which restaurant are we going to tonight?"
Xia Nuan casually changed the subject, and watched Fang Danyi continue talking along with her words, but her heart trembled slightly.
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