Now, let's return to the present. There are only eighteen days left until Xiao He's birthday party.
As the birthday party drew closer, Xiao He became increasingly busy.
In addition to rehearsals, he also had several advertising endorsements to shoot, which were compensation from the Peach platform for the previous stage incident. If he hadn't activated the 【Recovery+】 skill early on, which allowed him to maintain abundant energy, Xiao He truly felt he could have followed in Lu Yuxi's footsteps and ended up in the emergency room from exhaustion.
The reality is that Xiao He can't rest, he's exhausted but not dead, he's too busy to keep up, and he's still radiant, while his team is working themselves to exhaustion. Liu Rulan and her assistant take turns working, and Xiao Chen and three other assistants arranged by the company also take turns following Xiao He, which is barely enough to keep up with his pace.
However, this also caused them to treat Xiao He as if he were a monster every time they saw him.
If it weren't for the need to ensure he remained within the realm of "humanity," Xiao He said he could have gone even crazier and simply stopped sleeping altogether.
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"Come on, look down from above, reach out your hand—yes, look at the camera—"
The photographer shouted instructions while looking at the people in the lens, constantly switching the shutter button with his finger.
"The lights turn, turn, turn—"
The young man unscrewed the cap on his drink, tilted his head back, and began to drink.
The lights kept flashing, but he didn't even blink. His Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and finally, he downed the drink in one gulp.
"Lime is like spring all year round, the best partner for exercise."
The beverage in her hand was facing the camera, revealing the full brand name and flavor description.
Finally, he withdrew his hand, placed the drink in front of him, and flashed a bright, sunny smile at the camera.
"Through every season, we will always be by your side—"
OK!
The advertising director next to him shouted something, and Xiao He slowly put away his smile.
"Thank you, you've worked hard."
He said this to the filming crew in front of him.
"It's alright, thank you for your hard work, Teacher Xiao."
The group began tidying up the props and equipment in the studio, and Xiao He also came down from the central shooting area and handed the beverage bottle he was shooting to Xiao Chen.
"I'm going to the restroom first."
Xiao He said to Xiao Chen, "Just wait for me over there by the elevator."
"OK."
Xiao Chen nodded.
Just as the two were leaving, the new photography team arrived; they were the ones who would be using the studio next.
"Quickly, pull the light over there."
"The variety show logo is right there, yes, yes!"
As he passed by, Xiao He glanced at it again, then raised an eyebrow in understanding.
What a coincidence! The posters for the first episode of "Ace Deduction" that we're filming here in a bit are for the guests.
Simply put, the guests from the first episode came here to take a photo.
Several celebrities came over, including several comedians who were regulars on various variety shows. Xiao He wasn't particularly close to them, but he still greeted them anyway.
So, if the first guest of "Ace Deduction" is already getting ready to generate buzz, does that mean the promotional video he filmed for the murderer will be released soon?
Xiao He pondered for a moment, deciding to ask Director Li about it later.
As soon as Xiao He left, he hurriedly walked into the photography studio, only to be stopped by another person who had been waiting at the door.
He stopped the man, his expression grim: "I knew you hadn't given up. Who sent you? Get the hell back here! Otherwise, you can forget about ever getting ahead again!"
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Xiao He found the restroom.
Just as I was about to zip up my jacket, one person dragged another person in and rushed in.
Xiao He was startled.
When he turned his head, he found that one of the people was actually an acquaintance!
Upon seeing that there were other people in the restroom, Yan Lewen, who had been looking fierce, immediately composed himself # Nоvеlight # and released his grip on the other person's collar: "Sorry, sorry, we were just joking around. We didn't expect there to be other people in the restroom."
Xiao He glanced at Yan Lewen, but did not speak immediately. Instead, he looked at Liang Cheng, who was standing next to Yan Lewen, with a serious expression.
That's right, the two people who just came in are Yan Lewen and Liang Cheng, two members of the ECL boy group!
Liang Cheng goes without saying. I had met with him several times recently, and he even spoke up for Lu Yuxi in his case. The two of us have a fairly friendly relationship.
Yan Lewen, standing next to Liang Cheng, has handsome features and a good-looking appearance, which is indeed quite in line with the current preferences of young girls. Although Xiao He is not very familiar with him, he knows that Yan Lewen has a relatively high status in the boy group, which is completely different from Liang Cheng, who is relatively unknown.
It's normal for these two to get together, but they don't seem to be very good friends or brothers.
Upon seeing Xiao He, Liang Cheng was somewhat surprised. Then, as if remembering something, he lowered his head in shame.
"Was it just playing around?"
Xiao He asked casually.
Although Yan Lewen and Liang Cheng were older than Xiao He, Xiao He exuded an inexplicable aura of seniority simply by standing there.
"Yes, yes, Liang Cheng and I are very close. Last time I even asked Liang Cheng to introduce me to Brother Xiao! I never expected that we would have such a coincidence this time."
Yan Lewen quickly responded.
Liang Cheng moved his lips, but didn't dare to make a sound.
Xiao He was slightly disappointed, then glanced at Yan Lewen and said bluntly, "It's good that it was just playing around. I thought your actions just now were bullying within the group."
"Hehe, how could that be?"
Yan Lewen chuckled awkwardly, then patted Liang Cheng on the shoulder, "Liang Cheng and I have the best relationship in the group."
"That's true."
Xiao He chuckled: "Such a big man, with some muscle on his shoulders, if he can still be bullied by a greyhound, then I really admire him."
Hearing Xiao He's sarcastic words, Liang Cheng's face became even more embarrassed, and he clenched his fist in shame: "I'm sorry, I..."
"Don't apologize to me. You don't owe me anything, and I don't owe you anything."
Xiao He simply remained indifferent.
If you don't even have the courage to resist, how can you expect others to help you?
It's embarrassing to talk about a grown man like this.
"So you guys are going to the bathroom? If you're not, don't bother me."
Xiao He immediately kicked them out.
"No, I'm sorry."
Yan Lewen apologized as he pulled Liang Cheng outside.
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"Brother Xiao!"
At the elevator entrance, Xiao Chen greeted Xiao He, only to notice that Xiao He's expression was rather sour, and he seemed to be in a bad mood.
"Brother Xiao, what's wrong?"
Xiao Chen was a little confused.
"It's nothing, I was just bothered by the smell in the toilet."
Xiao He said with a cold face.
"Oh? There's such a thing?"
Xiao Chen sighed a little, then said to Xiao He, "By the way, Brother Xiao, I just saw that we're filming 'Ace Deduction' later! I just checked all the guests, and the lineup seems pretty good. Maybe it'll be a huge hit!"
"Really? I didn't notice."
Xiao He shrugged and then stepped into the elevator.
"Yes, it features a popular young male celebrity who was very popular recently, a very experienced host, and the visual representative of a popular boy band. If this variety show comes out, I will definitely watch it."
Xiao He's eyes darted around: "The visual standout?"
As Xiao He asked a question with an ambiguous meaning, the elevator doors began to slowly close.
Unaware of the situation, Xiao Chen nodded: "Yes, it's Yan Lewen from the ECL boy band!"
The next moment, a hand reached out and pressed down on the elevator door that was about to close, and then the sensitive elevator door opened again.
The young man looked up menacingly, a mocking smile on his face.
"who?"
Who would dare to mess with the resources provided by Sister Liu?!
