Xiao Yi's side was very efficient. The next morning, Xia Weiliang received a call from Shang Rongrong's agent.
"Really? Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please also thank Sister Rong for me!"
After hanging up, she immediately sent a WeChat message to Xiao Yi, and also to thank him properly.
[Xia Bu Liang: Great kindness needs no words! I will repay you tenfold!]
He should be filming a morning scene at this time, so she didn't expect an immediate reply.
So after sending it, she went back to what she was doing.
Just as she was eating breakfast, Director Du's call came in.
"Little Liang'er, about our guest..."
"It's all handled."
"Oh, you truly are the treasure of our company! Little Liang, you are really..."
"Alright, stop flattering me. I'm just learning from my mistakes! By the way, is the stage ready?"
"Heh heh, don't worry, Director Du. I've been in this circle for so many years, it wasn't for nothing!"
The two of them chatted about a few more details. After hanging up, she saw a WeChat message from the film emperor.
[. : How will you repay me?]
She smiled sweetly, [Xia Bu Liang: At your beck and call! Ready at any time!]
[. : Heh, I believe you.]
Xia Meimei didn't like that tone.
Wasn't it clear that he didn't believe in her noble integrity!
Soon, the film emperor sent another message, [. : Marry me.]
She was stunned, staring at those four words, her fingers frozen for a long time.
Marry him?
He... was serious?
No, no, no, the core of the problem wasn't whether he was serious!
It was why should she seriously consider it?!
She shook her head, reminding herself that she was supposed to be a career-driven heroine, how could she be delayed by good looks?
Perhaps because she hadn't replied for half a day, the person on the other end gave a self-deprecating laugh, [. : Just kidding, no need to take it seriously.]
Kidding?
Heh heh, kidding.
See? Kidding~
Damn it!
Kidding!!
Xia Weiliang threw her phone aside and lay on the sofa, trying to remain serene.
It made sense. He was just starting an underground relationship with her, the excitement and novelty hadn't worn off yet, what future could they talk about? Clearly, she was overthinking.
So, after much painful deliberation, she opened her eyes, picked up her phone with a smile, and replied, [Xia Bu Liang: It's quite funny.]
Then, she put away her phone and ate!
At this moment, in the Xian County Film and Television Base.
Someone in the crew of "Re-establishment" stared at the message "It's quite funny" on his phone, and his expression suddenly turned cold.
Director Wang was telling him something, and he only responded with an "mm," with no further words.
"Uh... okay, then I won't bother Brother Yi."
"Mm."
Director Wang, with his keen insight into gossip aesthetics, one of the intangible classic cultures, acutely sensed something.
He leaned closer to Yan Zhi, "Brother Yi's mood this morning isn't very good!"
Yan Zhi looked back. Director Wang's glasses were flashing with a glow, almost like two laser beams.
"Director Wang, can we not talk about gossip during work hours?"
"I am working too! See, if Brother Yi is in a bad mood, it affects the progress of the crew, doesn't it? If the crew has problems, isn't it my dereliction of duty? Is there anything wrong with me caring about his emotional state?"
Huh?
Hearing it this way, it seemed to make sense.
Yan Zhi stroked his chin, then suddenly realized, "Don't try to pry information out of me!"
"Me pry? Ha, me pry? Don't you think I know that the film emperor returned to Jiangcheng after filming last night, and who he met with is no longer a secret..."
"What the! No way? Brother Yi and Niangniang are trending again?!"
Yan Zhi was almost possessed, reaching for his phone to check.
"Oh~ it really is Niangniang!"
Director Wang finally showed a relieved smile. Yan Zhi glanced at him belatedly, "Director Wang, that's not right of you!"
"Oh, am I an outsider? We're all on the same side! Can you reveal any inside story?"
"No!"
"Yan Zhi, this is no fun..."
Just as he was speaking, Director Wang's phone rang.
Upon seeing the caller ID, he immediately grinned like a proud peacock, put his hands on his hips, and answered the phone in front of Yan Zhi with a "lady's finger" gesture.
"Hello? Niangniang, it's me, your little prince..."
Yan Zhi was startled, who?
Behind him, the person reading the script also looked up slightly, looking in their direction. Sudan Novel Network
Director Wang really looked like he was about to spread his tail feathers, his smile brilliant as he said, "I'm not busy! Oh, you need my help with something? Okay, no problem, who told us to be family! Alright, Niangniang, you say..."
At the crucial moment, he walked further away as he spoke.
Yan Zhi glared at his retreating back, "Hey! Look at Old Wang! At his age, he's still, still 'little prince'?!"
*Pa*—
Behind him, the script was placed on the table, and then the pages rustled noisily.
Yan Zhi shrunk his neck, not daring to speak again.
Director Wang walked to the outside of the studio on his end, thinking he had misheard, "You want me to participate in a talent show? Niangniang, you're not joking, are you?"
Sensing his lack of enthusiasm, Xia Weiliang must have said something, because Wang Qiancheng's eyes lit up—
"Where there are people, there is a Jianghu... Niangniang! I'll participate! You've gotten into such big trouble, carrying such a heavy burden, with our relationship, how can I not help you share the weight? Haha, I must be included!"
—
The second episode of "Courage" was filmed in Guanqi Town, a border town in the north.
Guanqi Town is known as the coldest town in China. Due to its geographical location and climate, as well as material scarcity, two villages in the town have not yet escaped poverty.
Since October, while most areas have temperatures in the teens and twenties Celsius, here it drops to minus ten degrees Celsius at night.
Compared to Lianhua Village in the first episode, Lianhua Village was practically paradise!
Guanqi Town is remote and the conditions are harsh. Filming there would not only incur high expenses but might not even be outstanding, so the station disagreed.
But Huang Yanyan laid down an ultimatum: either he filmed it, or they would find someone else.
He was a young and principled director. The original intention of this show was to help the local residents through filming. If it became a show with a bunch of celebrities, it would completely lose its meaning.
Coincidentally, Xia Weiliang went to the station to meet at this time. Upon hearing that these two were about to quit, she also subtly expressed that she wasn't feeling well...
The most astonishing thing was that Brother Qiao carried his camera and filmed all of this, saying he wanted to cut it into the footage.
No one could stop him. If anyone got closer, he would hug the camera and lie down on the spot. He was with the camera!
In helplessness, the station's leaders couldn't afford to offend anyone, so they finally had to agree.
Thus, the second episode came to Guanqi Town.
Xia Weiliang got up at four-thirty in the morning for her six-thirty AM flight.
As soon as she finished washing up, her phone rang.
"It's cold there at night, bring more winter clothes."
From the other end of the phone, the film emperor's voice was slightly hoarse.
"What's wrong with your throat? Are you not feeling well?"
"Mm, I have a slight cold."
Her action of getting water paused. "Oh..."
As she spoke, she had already started rummaging through the medicine box.
Hearing her rummaging through the box on her end, the person on the other end of the call chuckled, his voice husky, deliberately softened: "Sui Xiang has already been to see me. I'm feeling better after taking the medicine, you don't need to worry anymore."
Who?
Lin Sui Xiang?
*Pa*—
Xia Weiliang closed the lid of the medicine box and shoved it all into the cabinet.
"Okay! Since you're fine, I don't need to worry unnecessarily. I'm hanging up now, I need to pack."
Without waiting for the person on the other end to say "See you at the airport later," she hung up.
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