Chapter 195: Guest Performer
Xuan Xia thought as she walked that the term “Shura field” came from Buddhism, yet Chang Xi had become a spirit through their Daoist deliverance ritual, but it was using a Buddhist term.
Does she understand competitive relationships or not?
Besides, who’s having a Shura field with whom? It couldn’t possibly be her, right?
Walking past the beach and around the splashing pool area, the holiday hotel they were staying at this time was right in front of them.
Xuan Xia had just reached the hotel entrance when Hong PD, dressed in a floral shirt and floral shorts, happened to come out from the hotel. Seeing her, he immediately came up with a beaming smile.
“Teacher Xuan, you arrived really early.”
Xuan Xia greeted him.
Hong PD asked her: “Teacher Xuan, how is the small island we arranged?”
Xuan Xia said: “It’s really nice. I walked over from the beach side; the sand is very fine. The pool area is also very large; I saw there are quite a few water amusement facilities.”
As Xuan Xia spoke, Hong PD nodded in agreement while becoming animated, “Yes, yes, yes, not only the ones you saw—there’s quite a few other facilities on the other side of the hotel. Teacher Xuan, you can go experience them. Especially at night; it’ll be even livelier.”
Hong PD had also arrived in the early hours, but it was clear he had already familiarized himself with the small island and hotel facilities. Enthusiastically, he introduced many amusement facilities to Xuan Xia in a row.
Xuan Xia politely kept saying it sounded good.
This recording was only three days at most, but seeing Hong PD so excited, one would think they were spending a long holiday.
After finishing introducing the nearby amusement facilities, Hong PD’s animated expression changed to a mysterious one, and he said to Xuan Xia: “Teacher Xuan, for this island recording, our program group specially invited a few guest performers to record together. Do you know about it?”
Xuan Xia said she knew; the contact had notified her long ago.
Hong PD asked again: “Then does Teacher Xuan know who the guest performers are?”
While asking, Hong PD raised his eyebrows.
That expression, in Xuan Xia’s view, was like telling her that there should be someone related to her among the guest performers.
Xuan Xia directly asked back: “Is there someone I know?”
Hong PD looked at Xuan Xia again and again, seeing she really didn’t seem to know, and couldn’t help saying in surprise: “Teacher Xuan really doesn’t know?”
Xuan Xia was speechless and simply looked at Ji Ziyao and Yang Wanxiu beside her.
Did they know?
However, it was confirmed that these two didn’t know either.
Even Ji Ziyao, her agent, didn’t know, so Xuan Xia immediately felt justified.
“I don’t know. Hong PD, don’t keep it a secret; spill it.”
Hong PD thought about it: the guests were arriving on the island one after another today, so whether he revealed it or not, they would meet today anyway, so there seemed no need to hide it.
Having figured it out, Hong PD grinned and announced the list of guest performers.
The program group had invited four people in total: two male guests and two female guests.
Xuan Xia had no connections with the two female guests.
But she knew both male guests.
One was the top male star she was about to collaborate with, Song Yuhan.
The other was the popular young actor she had collaborated with before and was about to collaborate with again, Jiang Feng.
After hearing the list of guest performers, Xuan Xia let out a “wow” and immediately turned to look at Ji Ziyao again.
Sure enough, Ji Ziyao already had a toothache expression.
After looking at Ji Ziyao, Xuan Xia turned back to Hong PD and sincerely praised: “The program group has such a big face!”
Hong PD followed up: “It’s Sister Chu Yan who has the big face.” Although the boss wasn’t there, the flattery still had to be given.
Xuan Xia: “Yes, yes, yes.”
Skipping over the feud between Jiang Feng’s agent and Ji Ziyao for now, for Xuan Xia, this recording felt a bit like the Worldly Fireworks film crew doing advance team building.
Speaking of which, in the script, the older brother played by Song Yuhan would also have a few opponent scenes with Han Tianhai played by Jiang Feng.
And they were the kind of tense scenes where they fight.
However, Jiang Feng coming to the program as a guest performer—why hadn’t he told her in advance?
Was it to give her a surprise, or some other reason?
Xuan Xia pondered it but couldn’t figure it out.
After saying a few more words, Hong PD checked the time and said there was a music party on the beach on the other side. He was going to join in the fun and left eagerly first.
After bidding farewell to Hong PD, Ji Ziyao, who had been holding back for half the day, could finally vent his feelings and muttered: “Enemies on a narrow road.”
Xuan Xia quickly comforted him with a few words.
With this comforting, Ji Ziyao’s attention fully turned to her, and he said righteously: “This time, you must stay far away from him for me.”
Xuan Xia immediately said obediently: “I’ll listen to you, listen to you, all listen to you.”
“Mm.” Ji Ziyao’s expression improved a lot.
……
Not long after Xuan Xia arrived, the other guests also arrived on the small island one after another.
While Xuan Xia was resting in the hotel room, she received a message from Yang Wanxiu.
Yang Wanxiu sent the message specifically to inform her that Jiang Feng had arrived.
According to Yang Wanxiu, she had just left the hotel when she ran into the arriving Jiang Feng face-to-face.
Yang Wanxiu also said: “Teacher Jiang even asked about you, Xia Xia. He doesn’t seem like what Brother Ji described.”
Xuan Xia didn’t know what Ji Ziyao had told Yang Wanxiu, but after Yang Wanxiu’s message, Jiang Feng’s message came right away.
As Xuan Xia had guessed, Jiang Feng candidly said he originally wanted to give a surprise, but now it seemed the surprise wasn’t successful.
Xuan Xia very much agreed with this; it really wasn’t successful at all.
Taking advantage of this text message opportunity, Xuan Xia proactively brought up the matter of them being photographed having dinner last time.
Ji Ziyao had been misunderstood by his agent over that, and she had been tied up with temple matters and hadn’t thought to specially explain it. Only today did she realize she shouldn’t have cold-handled the misunderstanding.
However, what she didn’t expect was that Jiang Feng acted as if he didn’t know his agent had talked to Ji Ziyao.
He was even more shocked than her.
『Jiang Feng: This matter is my fault. Later I’ll personally apologize to Brother Ji.』
Xuan Xia: “So it was a misunderstanding.”
As for Jiang Feng saying he would apologize to Ji Ziyao, Xuan Xia wouldn’t refuse on Ji Ziyao’s behalf.
This matter really was an undeserved grievance for Ji Ziyao; he had been wronged, so receiving an apology was only right.
Even if it wasn’t Jiang Feng apologizing, his agent should apologize.
However, compared to his agent, Jiang Feng personally apologizing would indeed better soothe Ji Ziyao’s resentment.
In terms of closeness, Xuan Xia of course stood on Ji Ziyao’s side.
Additionally, there was one sentence Xuan Xia also wanted to take the opportunity to mention.
Xuan Xia: “Is it because you became famous too quickly, like lightning speed, that your agent hasn’t caught up with the pace yet?”
It took a while on Jiang Feng’s side before he replied, thanking Xuan Xia for the reminder.
Just after finishing chatting with Jiang Feng here, the program group issued a notification: at eight o’clock tonight, all guests gather at the beach outside the hotel to shoot some footage first.
At the same time, there would be a synchronous live broadcast for the evening filming.
Once the notification came, all the guests almost simultaneously got busy.
Live broadcast—makeup and styling must be done up.
