When Mo Chenghong learned that the "Survival" program team had decided that Xu Qiao was the final candidate, he fell silent.
He even suspected that there was some inside story that he didn't know.
Seeing Xu Qiao standing in front of the mirror, taking out a hair clipper and gesturing back and forth on his hair, Mo Chenghong was startled and snatched the clipper from his hand: "What do you want to do?!"
Xu Qiao stared at himself in the mirror and said casually, "Shave it shorter, it will be more convenient."
Mo Chenghong: "... Wait for me to arrange a stylist for you."
Xu Qiao hummed, walked back to the living room, took out the medicine box, and treated the wounds on his arms and legs.
Mo Chenghong frowned and watched from the side. His skin was originally fair, so the blue and purple spots were particularly obvious. If you looked closely, you could see blood in many places.
Needless to say, these injuries were caused by participating in the selection of the program team.
"I haven't asked you yet, how did the program team choose you?"
Xu Qiao applied iodine and put the medicine box back, saying, "After spending a few nights in the mountains, the program team chose me."
In order to assess the survival abilities and wilderness survival knowledge of several candidates, the program team sent everyone into the mountains to assess everyone's performance.
Mo Chenghong listened to him speaking lightly, pushed his glasses away and pinched his nose bridge with a headache.
"Are you really going?"
Xu Qiao: “It’s quite interesting.”
Mo Chenghong frowned but said nothing.
After the "Survival" program team finalized the candidates, they announced the recording time and the first episode broadcast time on the official Weibo account.
When netizens saw that the final candidate was Xu Qiao, they first thought they had seen it wrong. But when they found out that the person on the official Weibo was indeed Xu Qiao, the comments section suddenly became boiling.
[? ? ? ]
[No, I'm thinking today isn't April Fools' Day, right?]
[I'm sick of it. Why did they invite Xu Qiao to star in a documentary about survival? I give up. This guy is really awesome. He pushed everyone else out.]
[The above person doesn't need to say that. What good can recording this documentary do for Xu Qiao? Wouldn't it be better to participate in a variety show?]
[Yeah, it’s a thankless task no matter how you think about it]
[I’m a little worried. During the recording of “Guofeng”, several guests were trapped on an island. Xu Qiao was unconscious and was carried out by Xu Siyi. How can he participate in a survival documentary with this physique?]
When Xu Qiao’s friends saw the official announcement, they all sent messages to ask.
The message list popped up one after another. Just as Xu Qiao was about to reply, Hu Zhenghua called.
"Hello, Director Hu."
"Are you really going to record that documentary?"
"Yeah, we're going to record in a few days."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time, and Hu Zhenghua sighed: "I also know that Guan Chaosheng made things difficult for you. My friends are all signed with Huijin, and they suddenly said that they can't cooperate with you. They all feel embarrassed. After all, they really want to invite you to play a role in their own movie."
Xu Qiao did not intend to complain and expressed his understanding: "I understand, Director Hu."
"If it doesn't work, I can help you think of another way. Huijin's hand won't be that long. Don't be so desperate to make this documentary. This production team is poor and has no resources..."
Xu Qiao interrupted him with a smile: "Director, I have already officially announced it, what will it look like to withdraw now?"
"Well, fine. I wish you good luck on your journey."
The two chatted for a few words and hung up the phone. After replying to friends' messages, Xu Qiao rested at home for two days, went to the TV station building, and set off with the program crew.
The program team was quite complete, but not many people participated in the filming. There was only one chief director, three cameramen in shifts, and several assistants accompanying the paramedics.
In the documentary channel office area, chief director Gong Sheng held the work plan and emphasized again the points that need to be paid attention to during the recording process.
After getting to know everyone, the cameraman named Xiao Wen said to Xu Qiao, "Teacher Xu, when we get to the location, I will follow you to shoot first, and then the others will take turns."
To simulate being trapped in a place like a forest, a canyon, or a snowy mountain and survive for half a month, the camera needs to follow and film 24 hours a day. One camera is definitely not enough.
Xu Qiao nodded at him, and the two of them walked out with the team.
When I walked to the public office area, a well-dressed man came towards me and stopped in front of the chief director Gong Sheng with a coffee cup.
"Are we leaving now, Director Gong?"
Gong Sheng stopped and nodded impatiently.
The man smiled and said, "There's quite a lot of discussion about your documentary online right now, which is a good thing. Maybe the ratings will go up."
"Then I'll take your good words." Gong Sheng replied.
"But don't be too stressed. The ratings of our variety show channels aren't very good right now, not to mention yours. There aren't many people watching to begin with."
It sounded like words of comfort, but the expression was so subtle.
Xiao Wen whispered to Xu Qiao, "That's the director of the variety show channel."
Even in the same TV station, different channels receive different treatments. Documentary channels have always had few sponsored advertisements and have difficulty generating revenue, so their benefits are naturally not as good as those of the popular variety show channels.
Take the production budget of "Survival" for example, it's so low that it's heartbreaking.
Without further ado with the man, Gong Sheng asked everyone to go downstairs.
The first recording location was set in the Xishuangbanna tropical rainforest. After filing with the local government, an undeveloped area in the rainforest was chosen.
The filming equipment was shipped to Yunnan in advance, and the group had to take the high-speed rail to Kunming separately, and then take the highway from Kunming.
"Why are they so arrogant? It's just because they benefited from the channel. Do they really think their show is so good?"
We walked too far and some people in the team couldn't help but complain.
"If he were transferred to our documentary channel, I don't know what he would be able to do."
Gong Sheng waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, stop talking and focus on our own work."
Several people sighed, and seeing Xu Qiao, they couldn't help but say, "But with Teacher Xu here, it will become a hot topic anyway, and the ratings will definitely not be worse than other documentaries we've made."
"That's right, Teacher Xu has quite a few fans."
Gong Sheng called to inquire about the recording equipment. Xiao Wen introduced to Xu Qiao: "Our equipment was allocated by the higher-ups. Those equipment were basically given to us by other channels. They are quite old now, so we definitely won't get new ones. But don't worry, Mr. Xu. If the equipment is not good, we can make up for it with technology. We will definitely do our best to shoot well."
He was afraid that Xu Qiao would feel wronged and neglected.
Xu Qiao didn't care too much about it. With better equipment, the recording effect would definitely be better. Since the conditions were really limited, he would try to do better in terms of content.
When the group exited the building, they saw a transport truck parked outside.
Xiao Wen took a look and asked in confusion: "What is this?"
No one in the program team cared and prepared to take a taxi to the high-speed rail station. But a short-haired woman got off the truck and greeted Xu Qiao, "Mr. Xu!"
The woman was wearing a small suit, had delicate makeup, and her eyebrows and eyes looked very neat.
Gong Sheng, Xiao Wen and others turned to Xu Qiao: "Teacher Xu, do you know him?"
Xu Qiao looked at the unfamiliar face and shook his head.
The short-haired woman had already walked towards him and greeted Gong Sheng again: "Hello, Director Gong, I'm here to deliver the equipment to you."
Gong Sheng: “?”
"You'll know when you come and take a look." She pointed at the transport vehicle. The program crew walked over and were immediately dazzled by the brand new equipment inside.
"Fuck! Isn't this the top-notch ultra-high-definition recording equipment that went viral on my friends' circle a while ago?" Xiao Wen cursed and widened his eyes.
"Oh my god... From the machine to the accessories, this must cost several million, right?"
"No, who is so kind to give us this?"
The short-haired woman smiled at Xu Qiao and said, "Si Yi learned that the equipment on the documentary channel is a bit old, so she specially transferred it here for you to use."
"Xu Siyi?" someone asked subconsciously.
She nodded.
The program crew looked at each other in surprise. What a big deal! They must have benefited from Xu Qiao's help...
With top-notch equipment, you don’t even need to worry about the quality of the photos!
The short-haired woman continued, "Si Yi has also arranged two helicopters for you, the director, to use."
Listen, the helicopters have been arranged!
Gong Sheng tried hard to keep a reserved expression, but he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Oh, this is too troublesome."
Xiao Wen coughed lightly and lowered his voice to Gong Sheng: "Director, but none of us three cameramen know how to use this equipment."
Gong Sheng was stunned for a moment before he realized that this kind of high-end equipment requires a certain learning cost. Xiaowen and the others had never had the opportunity to come into contact with it before, so naturally they didn't know how to use it.
The short-haired woman seemed to see their embarrassment. She raised her wrist to check the time on her watch and said with a smile, "They are almost here."
"???"
Before everyone could ask who it was, a car drove up and stopped nearby. Three young men got out and walked towards them, two of them had blond hair and blue eyes.
"Let me introduce you to Lu Cheng, Daniel, and Matt. Si Yi also prepared an aerial photography machine. Lu Cheng is a professional drone pilot. These two—"
"No need to introduce him." Gong Sheng interrupted her, his eyebrows twitching, "I know this photographer who has won awards at the Krakow Documentary Festival and the Doc Talk Film Festival."
The three of them greeted everyone in the program crew.
Xiaowen's eyes widened when he saw these two people.
We are all in this industry, so how can we not know these two award-winning photographers!
That makes him a master in the industry.
What a big deal, what a big deal. How did you invite these people
"Since we all know each other, I won't introduce them any further." The short-haired woman tucked her hair behind her ears and handed Gong Sheng a business card. "They will all assist the director in your filming. If you have any difficulties or needs, you can contact me again."
“I just hope you can try your best and make a good enough film.”
Gong Sheng's expression became more serious: "Of course, I will try my best even if you don't tell me."
The short-haired woman smiled with satisfaction: "Then we won't delay your trip. The driver will transport the equipment to the recording location."
Having said that, she waved to everyone and turned to leave.
Xu Qiao saw her wink at him before turning around.
After she left, everyone came over to look at the business card in Gong Sheng's hand.
"Xu...Siming, is this Sister Xu Siyi?"
Everyone was speechless and kept glancing at Xu Qiao.
Of course, they would not be so narcissistic as to think that Xu Siyi was kind enough to give people and equipment out of kindness for their sake.
Thinking that Xu Qiao was from Xu Siyi's studio, everyone couldn't help but mutter in their hearts that this boss was quite generous.
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