Chapter 564: Chapter 563: Distance (1)
Zhou Weiwei soon admitted, “I just wanted to be closer to you, and Huixing seems pretty good. My current company is okay too, but they focus on music, girl groups, and boy groups, and I don’t feel like I have much opportunity.”
“That’s good.” Xia Siyu put away her phone, and Qin Baizhou added, “Because her contract hasn’t expired yet, and it’s just initial contact without a specific contract, so I couldn’t tell you. It’s just that you asked about this just now, so I’m mentioning it.”
“Oh, of course.” She might be aggressive, but she knew what she should say and what she shouldn’t. Since Zhou Weiwei was planning to leave, the company naturally wouldn’t allocate resources to her. She could originally tie herself to Wang Zisu or someone else, but now she definitely wouldn’t have that privilege.
There was no helping it; the company wasn’t a charity after all. Naturally, they would allocate resources to whoever could make money. Without resources, one could either endure the hardship or switch companies.
Her contract was different from Zhou Weiwei’s, and she wouldn’t cause the company to lose money just to help her. They were all adults, and she believed that whatever Zhou Weiwei ought to fight for, she would. If she needed help, Xia Siyu would be willing to facilitate connections, but beyond that, she was helpless.
Afterward, the variety show officially began recording. Xia Siyu and Wang Zisu were indeed in the same group, but they were not partners; they were competitors. To provide some benefits for the guest stars, they were allowed to go first, while regulars like Xia Siyu were to start later, deciding the outcome of the first day’s battle before competing tomorrow.
As this was a special episode, this time the variety show would approximately create six hours of content, spanning three episodes: beginning, middle, and end, so the shooting would also take more than three days. Considering Xia Siyu’s incident of switching off her phone to sleep late at night, the organizers proposed that the phones they provided to the guests must be kept on for twenty-four hours, ensuring availability for immediate contact.
Moreover, after determining the winner tonight, they would need to travel to another city using transportation. The winning group would travel comfortably and with ease, whereas the last place would have to take a train, potentially encountering real passersby under difficult conditions.
Everyone fought hard to win.
Xia Siyu’s recent training showed its results. The program included competitive elements, requiring all guests to find a pass, a card hidden in any corner of the foothills of this national forest park. Xia Siyu was strong in athletic competition, never dragging Qin Baizhou down. Moreover, Qin Baizhou was exceptional in intelligence, quickly deducing the general location of the cards from the subtle hints provided by the program team. Not only that, but he also found as many as possible.
The two cooperated closely, and even though Wang Zisu was young and fast, his partner—a fat agent—was panting from exhaustion after climbing a hill, making it difficult to find clues among a crowd of tourists and NPCs.
For variety shows, it’s all about the entertainment effect. Unreasonable concessions could backfire with the audience. But with Qin Baizhou, a cunning fox with a benign facade, even if he let Wang Zisu win, it was calculated, expecting unconditional assistance from Wang Zisu’s team in the next round.
With no other choice as he watched other groups briskly proceeding to the next stage of the journey, he could only accept this unequal treaty.
All along the way, Xia Siyu took charge of the brute force, and Qin Baizhou handled the intelligence. Regardless of any hidden agendas, their years of tacit understanding carried them through challenges, leading them to first place.
But unexpectedly, the program team required the first-place team to take the train!