Chapter 104: Got Something For You
Hong PD was completely baffled by the topic the two were discussing. If possible, he didn’t want to disturb them, but there was something he had to mention.
“Teacher Zhou, regarding our dinner party tonight, do you think it’s about time to go invite Director Pan?”
Who knows if this shoddy film crew had any more exploding lights after they left.
Zhou Shiqing was reminded and remembered the important matter. He called over his assistant Xiao Hai to ask about the restaurant reservation, as this matter had been handed over to the assistant to handle.
At the same time, he turned to Xuan Xia and said, “When we go to the dinner party later, are you still wearing this outfit?”
Xuan Xia was stunned. She was going too?
“For the dinner party with Teacher Zhou and Director Pan, I won’t go, right?”
Zhou Shiqing frowned and said half-seriously, “Who do you think this dinner party is for?”
Xuan Xia: ???
Hong PD chimed in from the side, “Teacher Xuan, you have to go. Teacher Zhou and I aren’t as familiar with Director Pan as you are. With you there, at least you can help us keep the conversation going.”
Xuan Xia really wanted to say that with Hong PD’s mouth, he had previously managed to coax Director Pan into being accommodating, so was he afraid of not being able to keep the topics going at the dinner party?
Xuan Xia had a reason for refusing: she had a night scene tonight.
Tonight’s night scene was a key scene.
She was worried that going to the dinner party would affect the upcoming filming.
The director could be late, but would it make sense for an actor to be late?
Moreover, she hadn’t rehearsed tonight’s night scene with Jiang Feng yet. She was afraid there wouldn’t be enough time to rehearse, and she might mess up when formal filming started later. Another thing was the situation on the film set; she had left it unattended for an afternoon and should go back to check.
With so many things to do, she couldn’t split herself.
But Zhou Shiqing kept staring at her relentlessly. His gaze wasn’t fierce enough to devour her, but it clearly conveyed that if she dared to refuse, he would make her regret it.
Then Xuan Xia thought that with such a huge online storm today, he could have temporarily canceled the filming plan, avoided this point in time, and observed the follow-up. But instead, he stuck to the plan and came to Hengcheng, even specially doing a live broadcast.
No matter how he considered it, from her perspective, it could be called “righteous,” right?
Interpersonal relationships always require returning favors, don’t they?
They say people have quick wits in emergencies, and Xuan Xia suddenly had an idea.
“Then is it okay if I leave early, Teacher Zhou?”
Zhou Shiqing made an OK hand gesture.
After finishing the talk here, Hong PD got the specific restaurant information and was preparing to personally invite Director Pan. Xuan Xia hurriedly said she would go with him.
Hong PD thought that was perfect.
But Zhou Shiqing said, “Are you done chatting? Then go.”
Hong PD hurriedly said, “Then you two teachers continue chatting.”
Xuan Xia said, “Teacher Zhou, I’ll give you something later.”
Give? A gift?
Zhou Shiqing raised his eyebrow in surprise.
Hong PD also stopped his movement to leave, saying “oh” and “Teacher Xuan, why didn’t you say so earlier? You should have given it during the live broadcast just now.”
That would definitely add fuel to the fire for their CP and the program’s popularity.
Xuan Xia hurriedly said, “That wouldn’t be appropriate.”
What was she going to give? And something inappropriate?
Hong PD was full of curiosity but tactfully didn’t ask out loud.
Zhou Shiqing was even more surprised, which made him curious too.
Just for this curiosity, Zhou Shiqing let go of the unfinished topic and spared Xuan Xia.
Xuan Xia quickly signaled Hong PD to leave.
But before returning to the film set, Xuan Xia first checked the talisman she was carrying.
This time, it was indeed different from before. The talisman she carried had taken effect, but it wasn’t completely depleted.
The cinnabar mark had faded a bit, but it still looked usable.
She didn’t know if it was because her talisman was too good, extending its usage lifespan, or because this situation was different.
With the situation unclear, she didn’t dwell on it. She put the talisman back and followed Hong PD back to the film set tent.
After Xuan Xia and the others left the film set in the afternoon, no more prop lights exploded, but the successive explosions still affected the filming progress. Director Pan simply let everyone wrap up early and focus on preparing for the night’s night scene.
However, the exploding lights were indeed a good thing for the film crew.
Because the film crew made the hot search.
The hot search #Jiao Yue Zhuan Film Crew Exploding Lights# directly hung high at sixth on the hot search list.
Although getting to such a high position was largely due to being scolded by Zhou Shiqing’s fans and live broadcast room viewers, for the film crew, this was popularity, this was exposure.
The hot search was full of scolding the film crew for being shoddy, stingy, and rundown, with props not even complete. Didn’t that indirectly prove that the film crew had put all their effort into production, so they were stingy in other aspects?
Their film crew was sincerely committed to producing a good drama.
When Xuan Xia and Hong PD went to invite Director Pan to the dinner party, they only heard the assistant director saying this to Director Pan.
Hong PD immediately secretly curled his lip.
Utterly speechless.
……
However, the film crew’s early wrap-up also did Xuan Xia a favor.
She carefully inspected the two exploding light locations, along with the entire set tent back and forth, even testing them personally.
But she didn’t detect anything.
But that was exactly right.
Which film crew doesn’t do a worship ritual at the start of filming, paying attention to all sorts of things? How could they casually pick up something they shouldn’t?
Sure enough, the problem was elsewhere.
***
At the evening dinner party, aside from Xuan Xia, none of the film crew’s lead actors were invited, but several directors and assistant directors from the film crew were called.
Out of courtesy, Xuan Xia definitely had to invite Ji Ziyao.
Ever since she gave Ji Ziyao the clue, he had been busy all day, and his expression hadn’t been friendly the whole time.
In the afternoon, he had let Xuan Xia roam free, but he didn’t expect her to arrange a dinner party for him.
After getting the notification, Ji Ziyao grumbled about Xuan Xia several times, telling her that next time, no matter who organized the dinner party, she should tell him first and not make decisions on her own.
Especially since it was a party organized by Zhou Shiqing.
Had she forgotten what happened the first time she ate with Zhou Shiqing?
Xuan Xia played the obedient card and actively promised that next time she absolutely wouldn’t act on her own.
As for the hot search matter, her black hot search was still fixed at third on the hot search list, unmoving.
The ones before and after hers were topics related to Zhou Shiqing, live broadcast, and dating show, which made her hot search seem even stranger.
But Ji Ziyao said hers would be taken down soon.
Additionally, Ji Ziyao revealed that Huang Ke would rush over tonight.
Thus, even without saying it explicitly, it confirmed that the clue she gave was correct.
On the way to the dinner party, Xuan Xia handed a talisman to Ji Ziyao and said, “You’ll definitely have to stay until the end of the dinner party. When it ends later, give this to Zhou Shiqing.”
Ji Ziyao held the talisman that matched his own, looking at Xuan Xia with incredibly complex eyes.
“Are you planning to distribute all these talismans throughout the entertainment industry?”
Ji Ziyao frowned deeply and said grumpily, “Then why don’t you just emboss the name and address of your Daoist Temple on this transparent protective sheath? To make it convenient for everyone to find the way and go offer incense later?”
Xuan Xia was first stunned, then her eyes lit up.
You know, that’s not a bad idea.
“Good idea.”
Ji Ziyao: “…”
Why did he have to open his mouth?
Then Ji Ziyao asked again, “Why are you giving this thing to Zhou Shiqing?”
