Chapter 208: Chapter 206: Opening Ceremony 1

"Then why don’t you tell me about that Forest Protection System next door?" Wen Ying didn’t think she was pushing her luck.

The system was the one that brought it up.

[Matters concerning other systems are classified and cannot be disclosed to the host.]

"So, my dear system, you’ve already leaked classified information many times?" Wen Ying’s tone was full of surprise.

[This system only mentioned its name!!!]

After Little White had a chat with the five squirrel leaders, the squirrel army retreated in an orderly fashion.

Little White stood on Wen Ying’s shoulder and whispered, "Master, they said they can guarantee the safe recording of the show."

Xu Jiali pursed her lips. ’I heard that,’ she wanted to say.

Hearing what Little White said, Wen Ying stopped bickering with the system.

"Little White said there’s no safety risk here. Let’s go back."

Walking back, Wen Ying felt like she’d gotten the short end of the stick this time.

’I took my four million in payment, and now I have to guarantee the crew’s safety too?’

’Should I ask Director Wen for a raise?’

Song Jiayan was preoccupied with his own thoughts and didn’t speak again the entire way back.

When they reached Xuanyang Lake, neither Xu Jiali nor Song Jiayan closed their eyes this time. They wanted to see how Little White rowed a boat!

An opportunity like this was rare, perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime event.

They absolutely could not miss it.

After they boarded, the dilapidated wooden boat still let out a CREAK... CREAK... as if it could fall apart at any moment.

But having experienced the terror of the trip over and with his newfound understanding of Little White, Song Jiayan’s emotions were much more stable.

Xu Jiali, on the other hand, had practically deified Little White in her heart and didn’t believe for a second the boat would fall apart midway.

And so, the three of them sat securely in the boat.

Little White glanced at Song Jiayan and Xu Jiali. The two of them seemed a little... excited?

"Immortal Xiao Bai, are you missing anything?"

The smile on Xu Jiali’s face was obvious.

Little White shook his head. "What are you two so excited about?"

As he spoke, the two of them saw Little White holding an oar in his paw. "Master said you have to row yourselves back."

Xu Jiali and Song Jiayan, "..."

"Sister Yingying, I don’t know how to row..."

Xu Jiali still wanted to see Little White row.

Song Jiayan didn’t know how either, but he silently picked up an oar. Recalling Wen Ying’s movements when she rowed, he did his best to imitate her.

His form looked good, quite professional even, but as soon as the boat set off, it suddenly veered off their intended course.

Simply put, he was going the wrong way.

"Song Jiayan, you’re going crooked!" Xu Jiali immediately warned. Seeing this, Song Jiayan also grew anxious.

The more anxious he got, the harder it seemed to be to control the direction.

So Xu Jiali took over from Song Jiayan and started rowing.

The oar itself wasn’t heavy, but when it entered the water, it felt like it weighed a thousand pounds, resisting the direction Xu Jiali wanted to row.

’Is there really such a huge difference between watching someone do it and doing it yourself?’

’I knew it would be a bit difficult, but I thought I could manage if I tried hard. It was only after trying it myself that I realized this was a gap that theory couldn’t bridge.’

They say practice reveals the truth, and how right they are!

"You two should practice more. Based on my understanding of these variety shows, I’m afraid rowing will be one of the challenges in the adventure segment. If everyone fails spectacularly, are you going to attract any fans?"

After hearing Wen Ying’s words, the two, who had been somewhat discouraged, started taking turns. Following the key points Wen Ying had explained, they practiced, corrected their mistakes, improved, and persevered, finally managing to row the boat to the opposite shore.

But they were truly out of breath.

Xu Jiali was a girl with delicate makeup, and now her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat.

Song Jiayan was even worse off. Believing that as a guy he should do more, he had rowed more than Xu Jiali and was naturally more tired.

But the good thing was, they had both grasped the fundamentals.

After getting off the boat, Xu Jiali looked at Wen Ying. "Sister Yingying, is there really a challenge like that?"

"Yes."

After receiving the affirmative reply, Xu Jiali felt all her physical fatigue vanish, replaced by a sense of spiritual delight.

When the three people and one fox returned to the inn, the others stared at them as if waiting for a good show.

"Song Jiayan, what were you doing with these two beauties? Why are you all panting, red in the face, and looking a little... drained? No way... you guys didn’t...?"

The speaker, Meng Xiaoyi, suddenly covered her mouth, her eyes wide as if she had discovered some incredible secret.

Jiang Beibei also looked at them in surprise. ’The state Song Jiayan and Xu Jiali are in isn’t right. Could it really be like that?’

’Tsk, tsk. They come out here to film a show and they’re already this desperate?’

’People like that are probably just trying to sleep their way to the top.’

’I don’t even need to consider people like this as rivals. So shallow!’

’And to think she chose a boring loner like Song Jiayan, who has no background and no fame!’

’With such a promiscuous private life, how could she possibly make it in this industry!’

"Xiao Yi, when we’re out and about, you need to learn to mind your own business, you know?"

’I’d originally wondered what this Doctor Wen, whom the director treats so respectfully, was taking them to do. That’s why we waited at the inn to ridicule them. I never thought they’d be doing *that*.’

’How ridiculous to have considered such people potential rivals!’

Jiang Beibei had more important things to do, like sharing this matter with Xie Fu Yao.

’Just think of it as hearing a funny joke.’

Xu Jiali was about to fly into a rage when she suddenly remembered that the matter of rowing couldn’t be spread, as it concerned the outcome of the show later on.

She held it in.

Song Jiayan was even less talkative and offered no explanation.

Early the next morning, the production crew started bustling about.

Director Wen watched all this with a surging heart. His time to shine was coming soon.

Only three of the guests had brought their own assistants; the rest were all on their own.

For makeup and such, they used the production crew’s makeup artists.

After seeing the makeup the crew did for Meng Xiaoyi, Xu Jiali decisively took charge of her own and Sister Wen Ying’s makeup.

Fortunately, she had studied makeup for a while, and fortunately, both of them had great natural features. They looked beautiful even without any makeup.

Just as the production crew had finished all preparations and was about to start shooting at the simple set built near Xuanyang Lake, Director Wen suddenly rushed over to the guests.

"Doctor Wen, I just had a thought! Aren’t you a psychologist? Why don’t you help us perform a ceremony before we start filming?"

Jiang Beibei was speechless. "Brother Fu Yao, is this director insane? He’s asking a guest with no background whatsoever to lead the opening ceremony?"

"Shh, he’s the director, after all. Keep your voice down."

"I heard that! Director Wen, Jiang Beibei just said you must be insane to have Sister Wen Ying do some opening ceremony."

Xu Jiali announced loudly.

She hadn’t forgotten Jiang Beibei and Meng Xiaoyi starting rumors about her and Song Jiayan.

Xu Jiali was of the opinion that women could be petty. It wasn’t that she wouldn’t get revenge; it was just a matter of waiting for the right time!