Chapter 113
Two days, 48 hours, not too short, not too long either, but Lu Zixi knew that every minute and every second that followed was crucial, and every moment could determine his life or death.
On the phone, the doomsday survival system was still reminding Lu Zixi.
[Apocalypse Survival System]: I'm not sure how closely this defecting system still connects to its superiors, but one thing is certain: since it dared to defect, it must have anticipated being discovered. Even if it hasn't left any escape hatches, it must have devised countless schemes to drag you down with it. Therefore, you should try to remain nonchalant and avoid alerting it, lest you force it into a desperate situation and ultimately destroy it.
[Melon-eating system]: OK, I got it.
Seeing that the Doomsday Survival System no longer sent any messages, Lu Zixi turned off the screen of his phone and put it back in his pocket.
He looked up and saw Fu Ruixing's back not far ahead. He seemed unaware of what had just happened and was still chatting leisurely with Lin Muyuan beside him.
As if realizing that someone was watching him from behind, Fu Ruixing suddenly turned around, and his gaze seemed to slide across Lu Zixi inadvertently. His face was still smiling, but his eyes were cold, like a falcon examining its prey.
Lu Zixi looked back at him calmly, neither humble nor arrogant, and was very calm, as if he was not aware that the crisis was about to come.
Fu Ruixing smiled more meaningfully, turned his head and looked away.
The bus slowly drove along the winding mountain road, crossing the mountains and hills. The road was rugged, the slope became steeper and steeper, and the sharp turns that appeared from time to time were also terrifying. Seeing this, the program crew had people set up the camera again to specifically shoot footage of the difficult journey on the road for later editing.
Facing such a dangerous situation, Lu Zixi wasn't terrified. He knew that unless the host entered a world that treated human life as worthless, or unless the mission required killing, no host could arbitrarily harm the lives of the inhabitants of their original world. Society is a connection between human relationships. The death of a group of people, especially those with considerable influence and complex interpersonal relationships like the guests on the bus, would cause an uncontrollable butterfly effect, which was not what the defecting system wanted to see.
Therefore, it is safer when there are many people around. The most important thing to pay attention to is when Lu Zixi is alone.
Yan Yunzhen, who was standing by, had not yet learned the news and was still frowning as he looked at Fu Ruixing's back.
Seeing the exchange of glances here, it seemed that something was going on, and the camera crew quickly pushed the camera over. Lu Zixi didn't want to cause trouble, so he used the system's function to remind Yan Yunzhen in his mind. Yan Yunzhen seemed to be awakened, and immediately turned around and looked at him.
It's strange to say, maybe it's because Lu Zixi hasn't fully mastered how to use the system, he can talk to Yan Yunzhen in this way, but Yan Yunzhen can't respond to him in the same way. The barrage in his mind that Lu Zixi can hear appears randomly, and usually only appears when Yan Yunzhen himself has large emotional fluctuations.
Therefore, despite having this ability, they cannot communicate through "brain waves" in public.
Combining what the Doomsday Survival System said before, and the fact that Yan Yunzhen seemed to be startled and reacted strongly after hearing his reminder, Lu Zixi had a new guess about this function.
The Doomsday Survival System instructed him to cooperate with them, and at a critical moment, "awaken" the sanity of the human who was almost devoured. So, does the so-called awakening mean forcibly entering the human's mind in this way and pulling him out of the chaos suppressed by the system?
Yan Yunzhen turned his back to the camera, raised his eyebrows at Lu Zixi in some confusion, and waited for his next words.
On this side, Lu Zixi saw that the photographer was still taking pictures. Although he had made a new discovery, he didn't say much. He just hurriedly said in Yan Yunzhen's mind, "I have something to tell you after we get off the car", then turned his head and waved politely at the camera.
Yan Yunzhen was slightly stunned, but quickly reacted. He maintained a flawless facial expression and nodded towards the camera.
The staff who were able to sneak into the camera crew in such a program group and were responsible for filming the celebrity guests were not fools. They were all almost smart. The photographer obviously realized that the two guests in front of him were obviously unwilling to continue filming, so he calmly put away the camera equipment and smiled embarrassedly at Lu Zixi, who seemed to be more easy to talk to.
Lu Zixi was never willing to embarrass the staff, so he smiled back and took the initiative to speak, giving him a way out: "The road doesn't seem as bumpy as before. Are we almost there?"
"I heard it'll take some time," the photographer said as he packed up his equipment while chatting with Lu Zixi. "This journey is really a bit uncomfortable. This wasn't the place we originally planned to visit..."
The photographer mentioned a more familiar place name. From his introduction, Lu Zixi quickly realized that this choice was more in line with the consistent style of the "Heading Out to the Fields" program team - a place with a relatively safe and more complete tourism industry chain, which is beneficial to the development of local tourism and the safety of guests.
He didn't believe that such a poor township could offer any benefits to induce the "Heading to the Fields" production team to temporarily change the filming location at the risk of guests being in danger and the IP being affected. So there was only one possibility, that is, the system existing in Fu Ruixing's body, with the help of Tianhan's power, intervened in the selection of the filming location of the program.
As for why such a dangerous place was chosen, Lu Zixi could imagine it with his toes.
The other party can't wait to take action.
This is the burial place chosen for him by the other party.
Thinking of this, Lu Zixi felt a chill running up his spine.
"...Now that we've moved to this place, the poor conditions are secondary. We've seen many difficult working environments when filming on location. The problem is that these cliffs are so steep, personal safety is really hard to guarantee. The production team also plans to broadcast live, but I don't know what they're going to broadcast..."
Seeing that Lu Zixi seemed a little distracted during the conversation, the photographer immediately ended the topic very tactfully: "Well, anyway, thank you for your patience. It will probably be here in an hour or two. Let's not shoot for now. You should rest well and I will start the camera when the time comes."
Before Lu Zixi could react, the photographer turned around and left with his photographic equipment.
Yan Yunzhen, who was standing by, seemed to be thinking: "Live broadcast?"
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After several hours of driving along the mountain road, we finally reached the end. The bus stopped at a relatively flat, clean concrete lot. A few cars were parked scattered around, the white paint dividing the parking spaces blurred by the sun and rain. This was the local parking lot. From afar, I could see the overlapping mountains stretching to the horizon, as if once I set foot in, I would never be able to leave.
The destination of their trip was in the endless mountains.
Next, several guests and program staff will have dinner at a farmer's family restaurant nearby, and then reach their destination by slingshot or climbing.
After getting off the car, Lu Zixi raced against time to explain to Yan Yunzhen the contents of the apocalyptic survival system reasoning, while on the other side, the program crew was busy resuming filming.
Consistent with what the photographer said before, for some unknown reason, the program team suddenly decided to temporarily add a live broadcast segment. Before the main film was released, the live broadcast was used to show the real scenes of some of the filming locations and the real performances of the guests.
Suddenly, except for Fu Ruixing himself and Lu Zixi and Yan Yunzhen who had received the news in advance, other guests expressed their dissatisfaction.
"This isn't even written in the contract. How can we just add more equipment?" The female guest sitting behind Lu Zixi was a popular and powerful actress. She spoke with confidence, was cheerful and generous, and believed in speaking her mind. She was the first to complain, "Besides, don't we have to cross the suspension bridge next? It's such a dangerous part, and the camera crew has to carry cameras on their backs. Isn't that unsafe?"
"Yeah, the signal in the mountains isn't very good either. What should we do if the live stream freezes?" another guest chimed in, "This kind of hardware problem can't be fixed overnight."
Even Lin Muyuan, who is also an artist of Tianhan, stood there at a loss. He looked at the silent Fu Ruixing, and then at the two guests who were fighting for their legitimate rights. It was obvious that he was not very willing to add the live broadcast segment.
After a burst of noise, gradually, everyone turned their attention to Fu Ruixing and Yan Yunzhen standing at the two ends of the bus.
To put it bluntly, whether in terms of their own status or the power behind them, these two people have the most say among all the people present. If these two people have a disagreement, it will be difficult to continue filming.
"Sure, I have no objection." Fu Ruixing was the first to express his opinion and shrugged his shoulders very easily.
"I don't agree." Just when the other guests were disappointed, Yan Yunzhen spoke lightly.
Everyone suddenly became quiet.
Yan Yunzhen is not someone who is afraid of hardship, and he basically cooperates with the arrangements of the crew and the program team. Therefore, although he has been in the industry for many years and has a strong background, he has never been involved in any negative news about being a big shot.
At this moment, he suddenly stood up and directly opposed the artist with whom he already had some conflicts. Does he no longer want the perfect reputation he has maintained for so many years?
"Oh?" Fu Ruixing smiled with interest. "What do you mean?"
This kind of confrontation is the effect that the program crew wants most. A young photographer who just joined the crew this season had just excitedly set up the camera, but was pushed down by an old man in the camera crew who was sweating coldly.
Are you kidding? Who is Yan Yunzhen? If he has the order to shoot, he must also have the order to broadcast. If he offends Yuanhong, do he still want to continue in this industry?
"There are several reasons." Yan Yunzhen was very calm, as if he was simply stating the facts without any personal emotion. "First, we did not include the live broadcast segment in the contract. What platform will be used for the live broadcast, which platforms will be used for publicity and distribution, and whether there will be any conflicts with your business resources? These issues were not discussed in advance, which is too sudden. Secondly, as everyone just said, the safety of the artists and staff is difficult to guarantee. Finally, I don't know the significance of adding this segment. I want to know who decided to add this segment and under what circumstances. If the director or other production staff who made the decision can convince me, then I will agree to the live broadcast."
Apart from dialogues or interview programs, Yan Yunzhen rarely spoke so much in public. Everyone realized how much he valued this matter. The staff who had wanted to smooth things over swallowed their words and could only stand there and watch what happened.
"Are you really not worried about... the other artists under your management?" Fu Ruixing laughed to himself. "After all, you finally got over the live broadcast and don't want to go back. I understand."
Fu Ruixing's words were almost like mentioning the name "Lu Wenqi". The other onlookers not only held their breath and dared not say a word, they almost wanted to run away.
To put it bluntly, no one would think that life is too long, and intervening in the dispute between these two entertainment industry giants would only bring trouble to oneself.
"Are you talking about me, Senior?"
What no one expected was that Lu Zixi actually walked past Yan Yunzhen, stood side by side with him, and directly interrupted the conversation. Some people who had been working in this industry for a long time even changed their expressions immediately.
In the entertainment industry, it has always been a principle not to hit someone who smiles at you. There are very few people who would make a scene in a way that would make them look bad. Even if someone like Fu Ruixing was implying something to his face, no one would directly point at his nose and scold him.
But this newcomer directly pointed out all of this. What exactly does he want to do?
"Actually, I don't understand why Senior seemed to be targeting me from the very beginning." Lu Zixi stood there calmly, bearing everyone's gaze. "From the first time we met."
"Since the first time we met..." Fu Ruixing seemed to smile, but his voice was still lazy. "Go on."
"I did livestream, but I don't think it's some kind of 'black history' that shouldn't be mentioned." Lu Zixi was completely unfazed and continued, "Senior, is it inappropriate to directly say that Brother Yan refused livestreaming because he didn't want to affect my commercial value?"
And Fu Ruixing just looked at him.
Looking at him blankly and strangely.
Almost in an instant, Lu Zixi realized that what was looking at him at this moment was not that pair of eyes, but the twisted and fused soul hidden behind this body.
The first meeting he mentioned wasn't just that quick encounter after the show, but the real...
They first met in their previous life.
However, Lu Zixi could no longer remember what exactly happened during their first meeting. He had no idea when he first met Fu Ruixing. He was only certain that it was after he signed with Yuanhong.
The words of the Doomsday Survival System reappeared in Lu Zixi's mind.
Two days, 48 hours, if you can hold on, there will be help.
No matter what happens during this period, he must first ensure the safety of himself and those around him.
"I'm afraid of heights." Lu Zixi spoke before anyone could react.
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