Ji Xizhi was still signing autographs when the follow-up PD of "Life Experience" was caught.
When he was caught, the camera in Ji Xizhi’s live broadcast room was still running.
The PD, caught without a hint of panic, simply pointed at the camera in his hand and said to Director Guan, "Director Guan, shall we discuss this?"
Director Guan: "..." Although he hadn’t watched "Life Experience," he had certainly heard about the show’s trickery!
But when the PD played the blooper where he discovered Ji Xizhi’s identity, Director Guan relented.
This was a pitfall they had to face head-on; this blooper could bring enormous attention to the film crew!
What PD wanted to discuss with Director Guan was quite simple. Ji Xizhi wanted to be a group actor in the "Love Begins Here" crew, but couldn’t sneak in every day. One day might be okay, but two days and he’d easily be spotted.
PD used the blooper to successfully exchange for a pass to film behind-the-scenes on the "Love Begins Here" crew.
News of Ji Xizhi being a group actor in the crew spread quickly, sparking countless discussions, and raising the online attention for "Love Begins Here" significantly.
Even the fans continuously following the live broadcast of "Life Experience" didn’t know how Ji Xizhi was discovered by Director Guan. They only saw Ji Xizhi being chosen as a group actor, and the live broadcast paused for the main filming, leaving viewers equally tantalized, much like watching a drama without being shown the climax, making them itching for more.
Many people demanded to see the site bloopers under the official "Love Begins Here" blog; the followers of the official blog soon exceeded twenty thousand.
Taking advantage of this hype, Director Guan didn’t keep it under wraps and directly released the edited bloopers shot by the "Life Experience" PD.
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Fans found satisfaction watching the entire blooper, laughing uncontrollably.
[The lead actress’s expression, I died laughing, the mystical unveiling ceremony!]
[Director/Lead Actor/Group Actor: Listen to me, I can make you famous! Reality: Sorry, Ji Xizhi is more famous than the whole crew! Hahaha~]
[This crew’s assistant director has some talent; they could manage to blind-guess someone big. Assistant director must have a background in gambling stones, right?]
[Let me clarify, I’m a crew member. Didn’t you find anything off while watching the live broadcast? Didn’t notice the assistant director was missing? Yes, he was busy buying lottery tickets!]
[Ji Xizhi understands creating the ultimate experience. This morning the tasks were split into Groups A and B, and Ji Xizhi already found tomorrow’s work ahead, as a group actor, without the middleman Uncle Wang profiting, thumbs up!]
The heat for "Love Begins Here" soared again; Director Guan and a few lead actors also seized the opportunity to forward the Weibo posts, initially just to ride on the hype for future promotions.
Unexpectedly, after Director Guan forwarded the post, calls on his phone started coming one after another.
"Director Guan, heard your ’Love is Here Crew’ doesn’t have a suitable investor yet?"
"Director Guan, available for a detailed chat tonight?"
"Director Guan, we’re from Dajiang Culture..."
The investment issue that worried the entire crew was easily resolved.
Director Guan clutched his phone, watching Ji Xizhi still carefully signing autographs amidst the crowd, unaffected by the outside commotion. He felt a gratitude beyond words.
Ji Xizhi finished signing for everyone in the crew, and the sun was almost setting.
The crew had packed up, and the assistant director returned with his lottery tickets.
He arrived cheerfully, holding several large envelopes, with the thinner ones meant for the ladies who joined Ji Xizhi as group actors.
The thick wad, however, was meant for Ji Xizhi.
This was instructed by Director Guan.
Though Ji Xizhi was a group actor for their crew, they couldn’t truly treat him as one, and giving a big envelope was only appropriate.
Even without accepting it, Ji Xizhi could tell its thickness and actively refused the surplus, only taking the hundred yuan for the group actors.
The reason was simple; her role as a group actor indeed was worth a hundred!
The assistant director couldn’t persuade Ji Xizhi, ultimately having to put the large envelope away.
Ji Xizhi left the "Love is Here Crew" without seeking other places, planning to head directly back to the "Life Experience" cabin.
The dusk began to set in, wind rising by the seaside.
Ji Xizhi traipsed along the coast, feet sinking into the tender sand, with faint cries of ’homecoming’ echoing by her ears.
In the midst of this peaceful, harmonious scene, there came a series of dense sobs.
"What can I do? Money, money, money, is that all you see? When you adopted me, was it only to raise a money-making tool?"