After the final exams, winter break arrived, and Song Shudi packed her bags and went home for vacation.
The second year of high school was completely over, and the time for the third year would be even shorter, so she had to make the most of her vacation.
As soon as Song Shudi arrived home, she saw her father, Mr. Bai, holding her report card, taking a sip of tea, and showing a pleased expression.
“You’re back for vacation? Come and talk to me for a while.” Mr. Bai put down his teacup and waved to Song Shudi.
“Okay.” Song Shudi put her schoolbag on the sofa in the living room and walked towards the dining table.
“You did very well on the exam this time. You truly are my daughter.” Mr. Bai was very satisfied with Song Shudi’s grades; he had witnessed her transformation during this period. She had truly achieved remarkable success.
In just a few months, his daughter had gone from last place in the class to third place, something to be proud of.
“It’s all good luck,” Song Shudi said modestly.
“By the way, this winter break, we’re planning to have you work on a reality show. It’s produced by our family, and the director is from our company. You’ll come along to familiarize yourself with the entertainment industry.” The Bai family, after all, made their fortune in the entertainment industry, and Bai Lin, as an only child, needs to understand its workings.
Besides, Song Shudi isn’t young anymore; it’s time for her to gain experience and broaden her social horizons. There are all sorts of people in the entertainment industry, and Song Shudi can learn a lot there.
Song Shudi nodded after hearing this; she had no reason to refuse.
“Okay, it’s settled then. You’ll be there as an investor throughout. If any conflicts arise on set, just be bold and resolve them. We’re the producers; no one will dare argue with you.”
After finalizing the arrangements, Song Shudi went back to her room to pack. This was her first time working in the entertainment industry, and she couldn’t afford to mess it up.
Meanwhile, Liu Xiyue was also arranging her winter break activities in the company building.
“Xi Yue, take a look at these shows, see if there are any you’d like to participate in.” Her agent handed Liu Xi Yue a form listing various company events scheduled for the winter break.
Although Liu Xi Yue was young, her status was considerable. In the entire entertainment industry, aside from those more than ten years her senior, no one could rival her star power.
Just looking at her Weibo followers, she surpassed her peers by tens of millions. Liu Xi Yue could choose any of these entertainment programs, and many programs were practically begging her to participate.
Liu Xi Yue herself represented viewership; if she was willing to appear, the show would attract a huge audience.
“Let’s arrange this reality show.” Liu Xi Yue glanced at it casually and immediately noticed the reality show sponsored by the Bai family.
She had a little ulterior motive in choosing this one. Song Shu Di was so career-driven, and it was winter break; he would likely visit the set twice, creating opportunities for interaction.
Even if Song Shudi didn’t come, she had still brought in viewers for the Bai family’s reality show, and she believed Song Shudi would like her even more.
“But, this show isn’t as popular as the variety show I recommended earlier, and the company is planning to give it to Xiang Wenyi.”
Xiang Wenyi is still a trainee, and giving her a reality show would help her gain fans.
“Does that mean I can’t go?” Liu Xiyue looked up at her manager. What if she insisted on going to the show?
“Uh, it’s not that you can’t go. I’ll go ask for you.” After saying that, the manager left Liu Xiyue’s private office.
If she couldn’t go to this reality show, she wouldn’t have a chance to get close to Song Shudi during the entire winter break. Thinking about this, Liu Xiyue felt a surge of frustration. She couldn’t let this opportunity slip by.
Half an hour later, the manager rushed back with good news.
“The leadership has agreed. You can go with Xiang Wenyi.”
Hearing this, Liu Xiyue breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, everything was arranged. … On the day the reality show premiered, Song Shudi arrived at the filming location early.
The filming location this time was chosen in a tranquil rural village, similar to a lifestyle variety show. The invited celebrities would need to spend a month there and celebrate the New Year.
“Mr. Bai, the celebrities will all be here soon. It’s cold here, you can go to the guesthouse to rest first, and come visit the set after filming starts.”
Song Shudi had been standing at the filming location for over an hour without saying a word, making the director extremely nervous, afraid of offending this investor.
“It’s alright, you can go do other things.” Song Shudi was looking at the program rules in his hand.
“Okay.” Director Zeng nodded and went to arrange the filming locations.
“The invited celebrities will need to live in the countryside for a month. They are not allowed to use their mobile phones during filming, and they must be responsible for cooking, washing clothes, and cleaning the guesthouse. There will also be special tasks, such as selling homemade agricultural products on the street, and visiting local residents to offer New Year’s greetings…” Song Shudi looked at the detailed requirements and fell into deep thought; it seemed quite interesting.
At 3 PM, the invited celebrities began to arrive one after another, with Liu Xiyue and her group being the first to arrive.
“Senior, we could actually have arrived later. With your status, you could be considered the final performer,” Xiang Wenyi said, touching up her lipstick.
“Arriving early allows us to get used to the environment beforehand; there’s no need to wait until the last minute.” Liu Xiyue wore light makeup today, saying it was to get used to the environment, but actually, it was to see Song Shudi sooner.
She had received news before filming began that the eldest daughter of the Bai family would be accompanying the entire shoot. Upon receiving this news, she immediately started packing.
“Senior is right.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the car stopped, and the cameraman was already waiting by the roadside.
The girls had brought a lot of luggage, almost filling the entire trunk; Xiang Wenyi alone had two suitcases.
“Do we have to carry them up ourselves?” Xiang Wenyi struggled to get her suitcases out of the trunk, and after she had cleared all the luggage and placed it by the roadside, she found that there was only one cameraman around; there were no other staff members.
“According to the production team’s rules, you have to carry this yourselves, and handle all other matters during filming as well.” The cameraman remained unmoved; the celebrities carrying their luggage was part of the show.
“Ah~, but this place is so far from where we live.” Xiang Wenyi complained, her cute little face immediately scrunching up.
If it were closer, they could carry their own things, but this place was a full five kilometers away, with narrow paths in between. She’d probably be exhausted by the time they got there.
She could forget about it; she was just a nobody. Liu Xiyue, on the other hand, was a national idol, with fair skin and a slender frame. Wouldn’t the production team be overwhelmed by fans’ criticism if she carried so much stuff?
“It’s okay, we can carry it ourselves. We’re not that delicate.” Liu Xiyue didn’t complain at all, comforting Xiang Wenyi before starting to carry her things. She hadn’t brought much herself, so she even helped Xiang Wenyi carry some.
There was just too much stuff. Every so often they’d walk a short distance, and even Liu Xiyue’s shoulders were starting to ache.
Xiang Wenyi couldn’t stand it anymore and called the director.
…
Song Shudi was taking a sip of hot water, feeling something was off. Why hadn’t the artists arrived yet?
“Director Zeng, it’s almost four o’clock, and no one’s here.” Song Shudi couldn’t sit still any longer, grabbed her coat, and went to Director Zeng.
“President Bai, two female artists are already on their way, they’re halfway up the mountain now. I wanted to make the show more entertaining, so I didn’t have anyone help them carry their things, and only assigned one cameraman. Now the two artists are too tired to carry everything. Does the crew have any extra manpower? Everyone’s very busy right now.”
Director Zeng was also helpless; he had overestimated the artists’ stamina.
Song Shudi rubbed her forehead. It was two kilometers from here to the halfway point, all mountain paths in between. How could two girls not be tired carrying all their luggage?
“He didn’t even consider this point. I don’t know how he became a director.
” “Forget it, I’ll go.” Song Shudi glanced around.
All the staff had their own work to do, and asking them to put down their tasks to help carry luggage might delay the filming schedule. It was better for him to go himself.
“You’re the investor, let us go.” Director Zeng was startled; how could he let the investor help carry luggage?
“I’m an investor, not disabled. Why can’t I go if I’m strong and healthy?” Song Shudi was quite strong and hadn’t been spoiled.
Before Director Zeng could speak, Song Shudi started walking down the mountain.