The person who took the video sounded like an elderly middle-aged man. He did not speak Mandarin very well and had a strong regional accent. There were some words that he probably could not pronounce in Mandarin, so he used dialect instead. As a result, the five names he pronounced were so horrible that not a single name was pronounced completely correctly.
Everyone wanted to laugh when they heard the author introduce Sang Luo, but they held it back. It was not until the author introduced Jiang Zhixia that everyone finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Hahahahahahahahaha," Cheng Yunan laughed so hard that he fell backwards and forwards with laughter. His laughter was so hearty that it scared away the flock of birds resting in the woods.
Xiao Han held his stomach and laughed till he lost his voice; just the shape of his mouth looked very funny.
Sang Luo was better than them. She wiped the tears from her eyes, patted Jiang Zhixia on the shoulder, and called him like the author, "Juan Jixia."
Jiang Zhixia: “…”
"Hahahahahahahahahahaha." Cheng Yunan and Xiao Han laughed even more wildly.
Xia Zhi finally couldn't help it and smiled silently with her lips pursed.
Xu Tian and Gu Fang had already watched this video, but they still couldn't help laughing.
Xia Zhi couldn't help but click on the comments.
[With this picture quality, did you use your door lock to take the photo? [Sweat]]]
[What are these names? Xiang Luo, Qin Yu'an, Xue Han... Are there any of these people in the entertainment industry? ]
[They are probably just some internet celebrities. Nowadays, any small internet celebrity with some fans dares to call themselves a star. The entertainment industry is doomed! ]
[Wow, even the mosaic quality can’t hide the long legs that fill the entire screen! Absolutely handsome! ]
[Am I the only one who feels that the tallest person standing at the edge looks familiar? ]
[Does our country have this surname? This is the first time I've heard of it. ]
[It shouldn't be Juan, probably because the author has an accent. ]
[How many times did you roll? How many times did you Jia? How many times did you cut? How many times did you Jiang? Jiang, Jiang Zhixia... ? ]
[Fuck! Jiang Zhixia! ]
"What the hell!" Xiao Han miraculously got in sync with the netizens in the comment section and was amazed. "Is this netizen Conan? How did he guess it so quickly?"
Cheng Yunan was quite calm: "That's normal. Lao Jiang is so popular now that there are many people who know him. And the author's Mandarin is not standard, but it's not too outrageous. Someone with a keen eye can quickly guess the answer after analyzing it."
Sure enough, since someone mentioned Jiang Zhixia, more and more people began to speculate that this Juanji Xia was Jiang Zhixia. Everyone tried to say the two names together and found that the pronunciations were indeed very similar.
After identifying the suspect, another netizen soon posted a full-body photo of Jiang Zhixia, blurred the photo and compared it with the person in the video. They were surprised to find that even the body shapes were extremely similar.
[Fuck! It's really Jiang Zhixia! Isn't he a movie star? Why is he going to the countryside for a banquet?! ]
[What's wrong with the movie emperor? What's wrong with the countryside? The movie emperor cannot have relatives from the countryside! ]
[Is your focus wrong? Does anyone remember that the MC introduced that the group coming to the banquet today was a group? ]
[But if that person is really jzx, why would he stand with them? ]
[I turned up the volume and listened carefully to the conversation between the MC and the member named Xiangluo. It seemed that their group had been disbanded for eight years.]
[Eight years... Jiang's first drama was filmed eight years ago... That means he has actually debuted once! Later, the group disbanded, and he switched to the film and television industry, and debuted again? ]
[Ah, this... But didn't Jiang Zhixia always market herself as an overnight sensation who became famous the moment she debuted? ]
[It's just a character setting, it makes him look awesome [rolling eyes]]
[??? Are you guys okay? You guys think it’s Jiang Zhixia when the video is so blurry that you can’t even see her face clearly? It’s really hard for you to keep thinking about her. My actor is busy filming with Director Zheng right now. We don’t have time to go to the banquet [covering mouth and laughing]]]
[I was wondering why the above sounded sour. It turns out that this is the little sister who debuted for eight years but is still an amateur and has been a nobody for eight hundred years [rolling eyes]]
[They are just a bunch of 18th-tier actors, everyone should go away. Our Zhixia is currently filming a drama, so he is very busy. He never appears on variety shows, let alone reality shows. How could he possibly go to a remote mountain village to record a show?]
[Instead of eating rotten gossip, why not pay more attention to Jiang Zhixia's new movie "The Widow"! It will be released during the Spring Festival this year~]
After Jiang Zhixia's fans came out to stir up trouble, everyone began to doubt whether the person on the stage was Jiang Zhixia.
The video is currently only circulated in a small circle on the Internet and has not yet expanded its influence. However, according to the current trend, it is only a matter of time before Victoria is recognized. However, everyone is not particularly worried and continues to film and produce in an orderly manner, and makes final preparations for the official announcement of the program.
Only Gu Fang frowned slightly and looked at Jiang Zhixia frequently, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. It seemed that she had something to say to him, but in the end she didn't say anything.
Gu Fang had to rush back to City A today, so after finishing her business, she rushed back to City Y to catch a plane. This time, Jiang Zhixia didn't need to drive her, so Xu Tian called the driver of the program team to take her to the airport.
At this time, it was already dark. Xu Tian originally wanted to continue filming, but everyone said they were a little tired and wanted to rest for a night, so he didn't force them and simply finished work early.
As soon as Xu Tian and his staff left, the room suddenly became quiet.
The five people stood silently in the yard, all looking thoughtful.
Sang Luo was still holding the secretly photographed photo of Xia Zhi and Jiang Zhixia in his hand. He looked down at the photo, then looked at the two of them, and his expression gradually became clear.
Cheng Yunan leaned against the wall with his hands folded, his eyes moving between the two of them. After a long moment, the corners of his mouth slightly raised into an arc.
Xiao Han squatted by the pond and watched the fish for a while, then stood up while rubbing his stomach and said to the four people who were in a daze, "I'm hungry. When will you cook dinner?"
"It's getting late, let's cook dinner." Cheng Yunan was the first to come to his senses and suggested, "How about having hot pot tonight? I brought some hot pot base from home, and there are also some meat dishes for hot pot in the refrigerator."
No one objected.
"Okay, let's decide to eat hotpot. Lao Jiang and I will prepare the ingredients first." Cheng Yunan pulled Jiang Zhixia and walked towards the kitchen.
"I want to help too!" Xiao Han raised his hand and followed.
"No need," Cheng Yun'an stopped at the door, smiling gently, "It's just washing and cutting vegetables, it doesn't require so many people, you can go and play by yourself." After saying that, he patted Xiao Han's head, his action was exactly the same as when he usually coaxed his daughter at home.
"Oh." Xiao Han ran to find Xia Zhi and Sang Luo again, "Then what should we do?"
Sang Luo thought about it, reached out and patted his shoulder: "Go to Aunt Hua's house to play with Xiaobai."
"What about you guys?" Xiao Han tilted his head.
Sang Luo smiled and said, "Xia Xia and I have something to talk about."
"What's the matter?" Xiao Han frowned in dissatisfaction, "I can't listen?"
"No," Sang Luo refused firmly, "The adults are talking about something, what do you want to hear as a kid? Just go play."
"Little kid?" Xiao Han's eyes widened. "I'm one year older than Xia Xia!"
"So what?" Sang Luo glanced at him sideways. "You have only grown up in physical age, and your mental age is about the same as Xiao Zhuzhu." Xiao Zhuzhu is Cheng Yunan's daughter.
"How is that possible!" Xiao Han was so angry that he jumped up and down, "Xiao Zhuzhu is only three years old!"
"Yes, your mental age is only three years old." Sang Luo gently pushed him on the back, "Okay, okay, go play with Xiaobai. When we get back to City A, I'll take you to the children's playground."
Xiao Han: “…”
Xia Zhi felt sorry for Xiao Han and couldn't help but complain to Sang Luo: "Why are you teasing him?"
"It's fun to tease him!" Sang Luo answered confidently.
Xia Zhi: “…”
Sang Luo folded her hands and glanced at him: "You still have the mind to care about him, you should take care of yourself first."
"What's wrong with me?" Xia Zhi asked puzzledly.
Sang Luo took him to the second-floor terrace and asked directly, "You two went out alone that day. Did Lao Jiang get back together with you?" Xia Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly, "So you really knew. I thought you were just drunk that time?"
"I have vaguely guessed something over the years, but I don't know the specific situation between you two," Sang Luo put his arm on his shoulder, "If you don't mind, can you tell me about it?"
"Actually, there's nothing much to say," Xia Zhi took a breath and slowly began to narrate, "We were together before we debuted, but the company didn't allow us to date at that time, so we were dating secretly without telling anyone. I originally wanted to wait until the group was stable before telling you, but the group disbanded before I could tell you. Then we had conflicts over some things, and we broke up not long after the group disbanded."
"You broke up because Lao Jiang wanted to go solo?"
"Roughly the same."
"Then what?"
"What then?"
"Didn't Lao Jiang ask you to get back together? What do you think?"
"Speaking of this," Xia Zhi asked curiously, "how do you know that he got back together with me?"
Sang Luo did not answer his question. Instead, she reached out and gently pinched his cheek, then asked with a smile, "Do you know why Gu Fang came here today?"
-
In the kitchen, there was the sound of running water.
Cheng Yunan and Jiang Zhixia were preparing the ingredients, one washing the vegetables and the other arranging the dishes.
Cheng Yunan was leaning over the sink, washing vegetables attentively, while Jiang Zhixia was preparing a fruit platter beside him.
"Are you and Xia Xia dating?" Cheng Yunan's voice suddenly sounded, and his tone was casual as if he was discussing the weather.
Jiang Zhixia paused while cutting the watermelon, but her face remained calm: "When did you know?"
"In fact, when we were still in the group, I felt that your relationship seemed too good, but I didn't think too deeply at that time, and I thought you two were getting along well. It wasn't until just now, when I saw that photo, that I realized it." Cheng Yunan smiled softly when he said this, "You two are really good. You did a good job of keeping it a secret, even hiding it from us."
"It was not convenient to let too many people know at that time, and later..." Jiang Zhixia's voice became lighter, "Later it became meaningless."
Cheng Yunan sighed imperceptibly, put down the dishes, and patted Jiang Zhixia's shoulders twice with his wet hands: "If you still like me, try harder to win me over."
Jiang Zhixia looked at the obvious wet handprint on the gray T-shirt expressionlessly, then retracted her gaze and said calmly, "I tried to get it, but he refused."
"So you are ready to give up." Cheng Yunan said angrily, "Liu Bei invited Zhuge Liang to work for him and he visited him three times. Now you are looking for a partner. If you back off after being rejected once, how can you let others believe that you are sincere?"
Jiang Zhixia put down the knife, turned around and asked seriously: "Then what should I do?"
"Keep pursuing her." Cheng Yunan was very satisfied with his attitude, so he decided to pass on some of his experience to him. "When I was pursuing your sister-in-law, she thought I was unreliable and rejected my confession three times! It was not until I confessed to her the fourth time that she believed that I really wanted to be with her, and she agreed to be my girlfriend."
"So, dating is different from looking for a job," Cheng Yunan said earnestly, "Looking for a job, if the recruiter says NO, then there is no hope. But in dating, as long as the other party doesn't completely reject you, you still have a chance."
Jiang Zhixia asked without shame: "What does it mean to completely refuse?"
"I've made it clear that I don't like you and there's no possibility for you. I've blocked all contact information and we'll never see each other again."
Jiang Zhixia fell into deep thought.
Cheng Yunan patted his shoulder and said, "Come on, brother."
-
"Didn't Gu Fang come to visit the set today?" Xia Zhi was puzzled by Sang Luo's question.
Sang Luo smiled meaningfully: "You should have seen it when you were browsing the comments just now. Lao Jiang's fans said that he is currently filming a movie with Zheng Yu."
Xia Zhi nodded, but he always thought that it was just a fabrication made up by fans to refute netizens' speculation.
"How can such a thing be made up? Once the movie information comes out, it will be exposed in an instant." Sang Luo couldn't help laughing after knowing Xia Zhi's thoughts, "Lao Jiang and Director Zheng did cooperate. According to the original plan, he should have been filming on the set by now."
"Original plan?" Xia Zhi keenly grasped the key point, "So the plan has changed now?"
"Yes. In order to participate in this program, Lao Jiang postponed his joining the crew for half a month." Sang Luo said, "Did you know that when the crew is filming, each actor's schedule is determined in advance. Lao Jiang is the leading actor, and almost all the filming plans are carried out around him. His joining the crew was postponed for half a month, which means that all the original plans of the crew were disrupted and needed to be re-planned."
Xia Zhi couldn't help but worry: "Does the crew have any objections?"
"How could I not have an opinion?" Sang Luo said, "Director Zheng was so angry that his lungs almost exploded, but Lao Jiang came to apologize in person for three consecutive days. In the end, in order to make amends, he took the initiative to not ask for any salary and act in the film for free."
Xia Zhi couldn't believe it. With Jiang Zhixia's current status, his salary should be at least seven figures. He risked offending famous directors, producers and investors, and also spent a large amount of money on his salary, just to squeeze out time to participate in a mediocre variety show that couldn't even get sponsorship. If this matter was exposed on the Internet, I'm afraid everyone would think Jiang Zhixia was crazy.
"Moreover, all of this was decided by Lao Jiang on his own." Sang Luo told him another explosive news, "Didn't Gu Fang say before that he was sick and on leave for a while? Lao Jiang took advantage of her leave to privately agree to Chuan Xing's request, and then went to negotiate with the crew. So, when Gu Fang found out about this, she was almost mad, and she rushed over right after she returned from vacation."
Xia Zhi lowered his eyes and stared at the ground in a daze.
Sang Luo extended an index finger and tapped his forehead gently: "With your clever mind, it should be easy for you to figure out the purpose of his doing all this. Although I don't know what happened between you two, I can see that Lao Jiang still cares about you. If you are still interested in him, don't reject him. After all, you two are not young anymore, so it would be good to settle down sooner. If you have no feelings for him at all, tell him clearly as soon as possible so that he can give up as soon as possible and then you can clean up and look for your second love."
Xia Zhi remained silent.
At this moment, a familiar cry for help suddenly came from outside the house.
“Help—”
"Someone! Help!!!!"
It was Xiao Han's voice.
The two looked at each other and hurried to the terrace to look outside.
Cheng Yunan and Jiang Zhixia also heard the cry for help and hurriedly ran out of the kitchen.
Cheng Yunan quickly ran to the door and asked, "What's wrong?"
"There's a goose chasing me!!!" Xiao Han cried miserably while running forward desperately.
Four fat geese were flapping their wings and chasing briskly behind, cackling as they went.
At the back was Aunt Hua's dog, Xiao Bai. The white Chinese rural dog was barking and chasing the geese, trying to divert fire from Xiao Han, but it was useless.
"Mom! Help me! Someone is nagging me QAQ!!!"
Four people: “…”
Xia Zhi lay on the terrace and watched the chaotic scene below. Suddenly, he laughed softly and said to Sang Luo beside him, "Sometimes I really envy him. He is happy all day long and has no worries."
(End of this chapter)