Chapter 006: Bridge Princess? Ghost!
"How are all the teachers preparing? We are about to start the machine."
There was a knock on the door of the preparation room. The assistant opened the door and a young stagehand stood outside the door, asking with a smile on his face.
The assistant smiled back at him and said gently, "Everything is ready. I'll be there soon."
"Okay, then I'll go talk to the director." The stagehand nodded and turned away.
This is the recording site of the live variety show "My Mysterious Journey". Those who are preparing in the room are the guests invited by the show. There are 5 permanent guests: Gu Qianwen, Jia Lan, Jin Fan, Shen Junyan, Fang Yongwen, and a special guest for the new season: Bai Kai.
Although the six guests invited by the program team are not very popular, they are all stars with relatively upright conduct in the circle and good national reputation. After the previous season's program, the guests and the program team achieved mutual success. By the second season, the popularity of both had increased significantly.
Today is the recording of the first episode of the second season of the show, and everyone arrived at the scene early to prepare. After a busy morning, it's finally time to start work.
"Teachers, do you have anything else to prepare? If not, let's go over there." The assistant turned around and looked at the guests.
A gentle-looking man looked at his companions and said to his assistant, "It's almost done. Let's go and get to work."
His name is Jin Fan, and he is well-known in the circle for his good acting skills and professionalism. Don't be fooled by his gentle appearance. When it comes to acting, he is willing to give it his all and is a drama fanatic who loves acting.
He chose to participate in this variety show because his management company felt that his current image was too one-dimensional and no longer attractive enough to fans. In addition, his career was on the rise and the company was not going to give up on him, so they brought him to participate in variety shows to enrich his personality and increase his popularity.
Jin Fan didn't mind, as long as it was work he would complete it seriously. After a few episodes, he indeed attracted a lot of fans, so the company let him join the show as a permanent guest.
"It's been a long time since I finished. I've already played several rounds of the game." The second person to speak was Gu Qianwen, an internet addict. She wanted to play with her phone whenever she had free time in the program crew, and was often beaten up by her assistant.
Bai Kai, who was sitting next to the crowd, was a new guest in this episode. He was not familiar with everyone, so he did not speak. However, after seeing Gu Qianwen being glared at by the assistant again, he couldn't help but laugh.
The group walked towards the filming location, talking and laughing. Everyone was a self-respecting person and there was nothing dirty about it. They all got along quite friendly with each other.
"Okay, all units get ready, we'll start working right away."
Seeing that the guests were in place, director Hou Xingping shouted to the staff to get ready and avoid any trouble.
Before the program officially started, Hou Xingping stood next to the camera and gave the six guests a brief introduction to the place they were going to explore today. "I think everyone has read the information. This is an abandoned village with no one in it. Because of government development, the villagers moved into the city, so the village became empty. But don't worry, people often pass by here, and there are no scary rumors."
Their program is not focused on horror or suspense, and the adventure locations they choose are not haunted places. They are basically wandering around some remote and relatively beautiful small attractions. The main highlights are the interaction between the guests and the scenery.
So even though we were shooting in an uninhabited village this time, no one was afraid.
"The legend here is related to an ancient bridge in the village. You will need to find out the specific story. We have put the information in, so everyone should do your best this time."
This is a fixed routine of the program. The director will choose a scenic spot with strange stories and legends, divide the complete story into several parts, and hide them in the scenic spot. The guests will then need to search for these story fragments in the scenic spot, and finally put them together to form the complete story of this scenic spot.
During the search process, the director team will also set up some checkpoints to make it harder for them to find and increase the watchability of the show. But it’s usually not that difficult. After all, this is a live show. If the guests can’t pass it, it will affect the effect.
"good."
"Understood~"
The guests responded very positively. The levels set by the director team were quite interesting. They had a lot of fun most of the time and it wasn’t all acting.
"Okay, then the first episode of the second season of "My Mysterious Journey" officially begins, Action!"
At the director's command, the program team started to operate and the live broadcast began.
【Long time no see~】
【See you again everyone~】
[Look at Qianqian's expression. I have been away from my phone for 3 seconds. I am thinking about it.jpg hahahahahahaha]
[Qianqian is about to be scolded by the assistant lady again hhhhhh]
[My Kaikai is still so handsome, I love him]
[Which corner did the director go into this time? The background looks like an uninhabited village? 】
[Eh~ A deserted village, no way, then this episode would be very scary? 】
[Why are you worried? This isn't a ghost show. How can it be scary?]
The program went smoothly with lively speeches from the audience.
After some fighting, wits and courage, the six guests finally collected all the story fragments. Now everyone is gathering at the ancient bridge at the east end of the village, sitting on the ground in an undignified manner to organize the information.
"According to the description passed down by word of mouth by the villagers, this is the story." After some sorting, everyone finally figured out the story, and Jia Lan explained it to the audience. She had studied broadcasting and hosting, and she was the most beautiful, so the audience especially liked her to read the story.
"Legend has it that this village was very wealthy in ancient times. It was the hometown of a high-ranking official in the imperial court. This official's family had a sickly young lady. For the sake of her health, her family sent her back to her hometown to be nursed back to health."
Jia Lan turned the page and continued reading: "After the young lady came back, she never left the house. Almost no one in the village had ever seen her true appearance."
[Why would you send him back to his hometown to recuperate?] I think there is something wrong here.]
[Great minds think alike. Ancient times are not modern times. There is still air pollution in big cities. How could people raise children in ancient rural areas when they had nothing? 】
[Maybe the young lady made some mistake, such as eloping? So he was exiled? 】
[If you don't go out of the front door or the back door, you might be disfigured, right? 】
"It seems that everyone thinks that things are not that simple." Shen Junyan looked at the comments on his phone, "But maybe that lady is just in poor health?"
He unconvincedly expressed the opposite view.
[Here it comes, Shen Tianzhen appears! 】
[Yan'er, I don't want to say that you have been slapped in the face so many times, but you are still so naive. There is nothing simple in these stories, okay?]
[Hahahaha, straight man Yan once again put forward his shallow views without fear of danger] [Straight man is a man, he always thinks it's so simple]
Shen Junyan is a tough, cool guy, but maybe because he looks too manly, his personality is also very straight, a steel straight man, and because of this he is often teased by other guests and fans. But he couldn't see it every time and fell into the trap every time, providing the audience with countless laughs.
Fortunately, he has a good temper and never gets angry when being teased. Sometimes he even laughs along without knowing why, so he is very popular with the audience.
"Maybe that lady has a special fate, and she was sent back to suppress something?" After hanging around for most of the day, Bai Kai finally let go of his restraint and he also expressed his opinion.
[Chuunibyou boy attacks! 】
[It’s over. Xiaobai’s true nature is finally exposed]
[Hahaha, everyone was shocked. I didn’t expect you to be such a Bai Kai.jpg]
[Xiaobai starts talking nonsense again]
Shen Junyan and the others really didn't expect Bai Kai to be this kind of person, although they had heard a long time ago that he was a bit silly, often said shocking things when rushing to make announcements, was often sanctioned by his agent, and had even been on the hot search because of this. But when we first came into contact with it, we were still a little surprised.
Being stared at by his friends and the audience, Bai Kai felt a little embarrassed and began to stutter, "What, what are you doing? I'm just making a random guess." He knew that his idea was unreliable, but it was fun to think about it this way.
And what if this possibility really exists?
Fang Yongwen laughed along with everyone, not caring at all about the youngsters' thin skin. Bai Kai was funny and it was fun to get along with him.
[It's over. Xiaobai has no face left in front of his seniors.]
[Teacher Fang, you have to believe that Xiaobai is still very reliable]
[Is Xiaobai reliable?] Brother in front, are you serious? 】
[That’s right, everyone knows that Xiaobai is the least reliable among all people]
[Think about Xiaobai's performance when playing the game just now. Can you tell me again that Xiaobai is reliable? 】
[Okay, I was wrong. Xiaobai is just a middle school student with no hope.]
"How can everyone be like this? How am I unreliable?" Looking at the passing comments, Bai Kai was not convinced. Why was he the most unreliable?
"Okay, okay, let's get back to the point." Jia Lan came out to smooth things over, motioning for everyone to continue with the story. "In short, the young lady has been staying in her ancestral home to recuperate until one year, when a sudden flood occurred here, causing serious damage to the surrounding villages. When everyone was about to give up and was ready to leave their homes to escape, the young lady stood up and said that she was born with a noble character and now she couldn't bear to see everyone suffer this disaster, so she decided to dedicate herself to the water god to appease the wrath of heaven and help the villagers escape from the sea of suffering."
Jia Lan frowned, showing that she didn't like the story very much, but she didn't say anything and continued to read: "The villagers were very moved. After persuading the young lady in vain, they still set up a sacrificial platform according to the young lady's instructions. After a few rituals, the young lady decisively jumped into the surging flood. Later, God appreciated the young lady's selfless dedication and really made the flood recede, leaving only a river at the place where the young lady jumped into the water. In order to thank the young lady, the villagers built a bridge over the river and named it 'Ji Lang Bridge'. Every year, festivals are held to worship her."
"This is the story of the bridge." Jia Lan put down the manuscript and looked at everyone.
"This lady is really kind-hearted." Shen Junyan's speech was as straight-forward as ever.
Fang Yongwen objected: "I don't think so." He debuted very early and has produced many works, so he can be considered a senior to everyone here. Normally, he rarely offers opinions and acts as a lubricant in the team, tolerating everyone's mischief. This time he expressed his opinion, which is rare, and it seems that he doesn't like this story very much.
[I stand for Mr. Fang, this story is definitely not that simple]
[+1, I also think that if this lady is not the reincarnation of a saint, there must be something hidden behind this.]
[Everyone knows the stories from ancient times. All voluntary actions were basically forced.]
"Can't this young lady be a person who understands the bigger picture?" Shen Junyan said again unconvinced.
"Come on, Brother Chen." Gu Qianwen waved her hand disdainfully. "If it's true what that young lady said that she has a precious destiny since childhood, her family would treat her like a treasure. Why would they raise a weak little girl like her alone in their hometown?"
"Indeed, I am more inclined to believe that this young lady was forced to jump into the water by the villagers." Jin Fan took the information from Jia Lan and sorted it out. "As for why this young lady was chosen, I don't know the reason."
[hhhhhh Yan'er is so miserable, no one supports him]
[That’s true. I can’t think too much about this story. Once I think about it, I don’t know how dark it is.]
[In ancient times, when ignorant villagers encountered natural disasters and man-made disasters, what good things could they do?]
[Why force the young lady to jump into the water?] What else can I do? I hate the rich, so I just take this opportunity to take revenge.]
[You two are too dark, even though I think so too]
[Speak quickly in your next life, I can’t take back my 40-meter-long sword]
"Okay, now that all the stories have been collected, today's event is coming to an end." Jia Lan clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention. "Finally, I will take you to appreciate this ancient bridge, and then we will say goodbye."
Ignoring the audience's wailing, several guests stood up, packed up, and prepared to walk around the bridge before going home.
From the live broadcast in the morning to the afternoon, we have to pay attention to our image at all times. To be honest, even if we are used to it, everyone is still very tired after a show.
Accompanied by the audience's barrage of comments, the six people walked onto the ancient bridge in groups of three or four, slowly appreciating the masterpiece of the ancients. Although not famous, the Jilang Bridge is still very exquisite.
Just as Jia Lan was about to say goodbye to the audience again, a faint sigh sounded in everyone's ears.
“I didn’t expect that this story would be passed down to this day.”
【? ? ? ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 】
[Fuck fuck fuck!] ! ! 】
[Oh my God! ! ! 】
[You guys behind me, turn around quickly!] ! ! ! ! ! 】
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