After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 465 - 456: Deciding to Go to the Desert

Chapter 465: Chapter 456: Deciding to Go to the Desert

"Boss?"

"Head straight back to Xiyuan, and book a flight for Liangchuan first thing tomorrow morning. Also, arrange for desert-crossing vehicles and supplies..."

He Jing listened intently and mentally repeated it, but couldn’t help asking, "Boss, are you also going into the desert?"

"Yes."

"But your health..."

Shen Yunqing, typing a message on the phone, interrupted him, "It’s fine. You don’t need to follow this time; stay in Imperial City, keep an eye on Zhang Anfeng and Chen Rui’s companies, and report any developments by phone."

"... Understood."

[Huzi just called. They’ve found traces of the Changcang Sect in the desert near Liangchuan.]

It wasn’t long before Wu Jue responded to the message: [Isn’t Huzi and Changning supposed to be with Your Majesty on the set filming? Is Chong Yin’s—I mean, Yin Chong’s—target not Your Majesty, but something in the desert?]

[It’s still unclear. They have obtained a U-disk marked with the Changcang Sect’s insignia. I’m planning to go there personally; it’s likely becoming more unsafe over there.]

[But you just recovered.]

[I’ve already booked the ticket.]

Wu Jue deleted his message saying ’Tickets can be refunded’ because he knew very well that this was not about booking tickets; Shen Yunqing was telling him: My mind is made up, and there’s no point in trying to persuade me.

[Fortunately, my situation here has stabilized. I’ll go with you this time.]

[I’m leaving first thing tomorrow morning.]

So urgent?

[I’ll try my best to get there quickly as well. Let’s meet up at the location. The desert is unlike other places; don’t act rashly before I arrive.]

[Okay.]

Wu Jue, seeing the word ’okay,’ finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He then jumped up, saying, "Someone needs to take over the hospital side immediately."

This way, he could quickly detach himself and rush to the desert.

The car drove all the way back to Xiyuan, and Xia Zhi soon found out about Mr. Shen’s decision to go to the desert.

Seeing the tense expression of the person in front of him, he swallowed back the words of dissuasion and turned to meticulously pack the luggage.

Since it was destined to be unconvincing, there was no need to waste more words.

*

Jiang Lingxi did not wait for Yun Chan and the others to return from the cocktail party; after saying a reluctant goodbye to Shen Chuyue, she got into the car heading back to the set.

She arrived at the set before the sun had set.

Wei Xiao raised an eyebrow while seeing Jiang Lingxi, who came back to cancel her leave, "Yin Chong has a flight tomorrow; why didn’t you stay in the city for another day?"

"I returned right after the show. Did Yin Chong say he’s coming back tomorrow?"

"Yes, he finally announced it early this time. Your scenes with him aren’t scheduled to start until the day after tomorrow."

Jiang Lingxi couldn’t help but think of the call Huzi made to Shen Yunqing before she returned.

If Shen Yunqing really plans to come personally and is leaving from Imperial City, he might also be on the flight tomorrow morning. Could he possibly run into Yin Chong then?

"Sister Xi is back!"

Wei Minmin, in costume, came running over.

Jiang Lingxi looked at her outfit, "Do you still have night scenes tonight?"

"Yes," Wei Minmin’s face instantly turned aggrieved when asked about this, "Since you and Mr. Chong took leave, Director Wei has been squeezing us other actors hard. The third and final episode of ’Inheritance of Calligraphy and Painting’ airs tonight too; I guess I’ll have to watch the replay."

Jiang Lingxi touched her nose, "Can they broadcast here considering the signal’s so bad at the set?"

"The signal’s been okay these past couple of days."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lingxi took out her phone, seeing the signal bars flashing between two and three bars in the upper-left corner of the screen.

Indeed, it’s much better than the previous one-bar or no-bar situation.

"The last episode is quite exciting."

Especially the part where Lin Nuo proves her innocence, though she wasn’t sure how the production team edited it in post-production.

Thinking of this, she planned to watch it after dinner.

So, after dinner, when Wei Minmin went for another gruelling night shoot, Jiang Lingxi, with Lu Zhengzheng and Changning, played the live version of ’Inheritance of Calligraphy and Painting’ in the RV, watching it intermittently with the fluctuating signal.

Shen Chuyue had an industry dinner in the evening but regretted it not long after arriving.

He Jing was there too, making a point of showing up last.

Not wanting to be confrontational nor offend the host organizing it, she let Yu Ruibai, who came with her, handle it. Then she found a quiet spot, put on her headphones, and opened the newly released third episode of ’Inheritance of Calligraphy and Painting.’

Seeing her cousin-in-law appear in that luxurious white dress, even having wowed the audience at the show earlier, she couldn’t help but take a sharp intake of breath.

Indeed, the grandeur could only be matched by her cousin-in-law’s temperament.

Upon reaching the segment where the judges were evaluating the works, she glanced at the progress bar at the bottom of the screen, thinking it was almost at the end, only to find it just halfway through.

This episode is quite long!

At this moment, the plot on the screen suddenly changed.

Shen Chuyue couldn’t help but widen her eyes while watching.

The audience watching the same show had a similar reaction as hers now.

Who would have thought a reality show promoting traditional calligraphy and painting would have such a big plot twist?

Not many in the audience knew Chen Cheng, but seeing the paralyzed girl pushed onto the stage, they couldn’t help but start cursing.

The few who followed Chen Cheng’s account suddenly realized that Chen, who usually was very active online, had indeed been silent recently, without sharing any new works.

Turns out he had already hit a bump.

Netizens quickly dug up information about Chen Cheng.

The second young master of the Chen Group, a typical second-generation rich kid.

Under the official account of Chen Group, a flood of ’rich and unkind’ comments began to appear.

Chen Rui sat in his study, in front of him was a desktop and a laptop.

The screen of the desktop showed Chen Cheng’s terrified and stubborn face, while on the laptop was the company’s account and an overworked PR department.

But the criticism kept growing rapidly.

"Thud!"

There was a knock on the door.

Chen Rui looked up and saw a head cautiously poking in.

"Brother..."

Before Chen Cheng could say anything else, Chen Rui grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at the head without hesitation.

The spacious villa was immediately filled with a piercing scream.

The dire situation in the villa was unknown to the indignant audience watching the show, but as they went to check the trending topic during the commercial break, they found out, besides #LetChenChengApologizeAndAtone#, there was another trending topic related to a guest on ’Inheritance of Calligraphy and Painting’ quickly rising.

#JiangLingxiWearingKnockoffDress#

Shen Chuyue, hearing footsteps stop before her, looked up into He Jing’s mocking eyes.

"You might not know yet; this morning, that Jiang Lingxi who sat next to you wore a knockoff dress for the recording. Seems the dress is a copy of your Shanyue Zhiheng. How does that betrayal feel?"

Shen Chuyue: "..."

She hadn’t checked the trending topics yet, genuinely bewildered for a moment by this comment.

Upon realizing, she paused the show, turned the screen over, "Are you talking about this program? Who said she wore a knockoff?"

"I remember you said publicly that the dress wouldn’t be lent out."

"Indeed, I don’t lend it out; I gave it to her, is there a problem?"

He Jing was left speechless.

However, Shen Chuyue had lost interest in entertaining her, and answered a call from her cousin.

"About the knockoff dress, clarify it."

"Got it, I just found out. I’m about to handle it."

Not only would she clarify, but she also wanted to make a big deal out of it!

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