FS-novel Chapter 578: Receiving the Silk Route Vlog
Chapter 578: Receiving the Silk Route Vlog
After Xiao He returned to Shanghai, he was busy handling the backlog of events.The year was ending again, and the number of year-end parties and award ceremonies was endless. As one of this year’s popular actors, Xiao He naturally couldn’t miss them.
Xiao Chen, who had come back with him, wasn’t idle either.
This time the team had gone to the desert. Not only did Xiao He have work, but Xiao Chen was also assigned a task: to film Xiao He’s desert daily life in G Province without revealing the production’s important plot points.
After all, there were few paparazzi photos of Xiao He, and his appearances during the filming of Super Spacetime Confrontation and Thief Catcher 2 were rare. So to ensure Xiao He’s exposure, the team had to use other means to make sure Little Box fans could see him often.
When Xiao Chen returned to Linghui Entertainment, the team immediately started editing, and on the weekend during peak hours they uploaded Xiao He’s “Silk Route vlog.”
[Linghui - Little Box Studio: Ding! Claim today’s Brother Xiao! A long journey on the Silk Road, it’s really a bit cold, slurp~ [video]]
The video was long and packed with content. The editing style actually felt a bit like a travel variety show, which made up somewhat for Xiao He not participating in Journey Across Mountains and Rivers.
Nobody knew where Xiao Chen had hidden to film; he captured clips of Xiao He and Pu Rong riding camels and running around, and he also filmed the crew lying on the ground together admiring the desert’s afterglow. That atmosphere—crew members filming while playing, friends teasing each other mercilessly—instantly moved countless netizens.
[Wow, they look so happy. Working on set looks much more lively.]
[You can’t deny it, when a group of friends get together it’s just this joyful.]
[I miss my college life a bit. Back then, for a graduation project shoot, a group of us went diving in Haishi. Although there were many clashes on the road, the sunset over the sea that night was truly beautiful. It felt like all the setbacks along the way were worth it.]
[Hahaha, Brother Xiao tricked Pu Rong into riding the camel and running, and Vision got tricked into eating sour fruit—friends who’d rather swallow it themselves than not prank others, truly hilarious.]
[So that’s what camels look like when they run! Faster than I saw on TV! I thought they’d be slow because of the two humps.]
[If you’re curious, check out the camel races in that province, and some foreign tribes hunt while riding camels. Their survival and development in those regions make sense.]
[But this looks so dangerous. Not funny at all, just terrifying. Camels run so fast, and Pu Rong had no protection. If he fell or met another accident, Xiao He couldn’t afford a human life.]
[Here we go again. Seeing comments like that really makes me not know how to roast people.]
[A cold fact: Pu Rong is excellent at equestrianism and once won a national-level championship. He and Xiao He were joking around. Didn’t you see how stable Pu Rong’s waist and abdomen were when the camel ran? He didn’t complain himself, but netizens started stirring things up.]
[Forget it, don’t argue with people like that. On the internet, even Pu Rong must train!]
[Enough of that, I really want to know when Brother Xiao will be on a variety show. He seems so charming; it’d be great to see him on one.]
[A little rumor: Journey Across Mountains and Rivers originally wanted Brother Xiao as a regular, but he declined because of Thief Catcher 2.]
[Huh? Which work is that? The costume one they’re filming now?]
[Thief Catcher 2! Don’t you know? Their production started a long time ago, I think they’re almost wrapped.]
[What? My white moonlight is getting a second part? Thief Catcher didn’t hit theaters back when, what a pity! My family and I watched it back then, we loved it—especially the fight scenes, so handsome!]
[Awesome, I ran into Brother Xiao at Beijing Drama Academy last year. When I heard Thief Catcher had no sequel, I was sad for a long time. Now it’s finally here, woohoo!]
A small vlog exploded into all kinds of topics, with a swarm of people discussing it below.
Soon Thief Catcher 2 was on the trending list, and even the news that Xiao He hadn’t joined Journey Across Mountains and Rivers trended under the variety show’s big name.
Anyone with eyes could see this trending topic was bought by the show’s team—just trying to ride Xiao He’s wave of popularity, since Journey Across Mountains and Rivers had recently started recording.
However, because the show’s team had treated Xiao He well and offered a sky-high fee, Linghui’s operations checked the situation and didn’t intervene much. They tacitly allowed some free promotion for the variety show.
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Linghui Entertainment.
After signing off on company papers, Xiao He went out to stroll during a break and noticed Liu Rulan carrying a small bag, looking very much like she was leaving early.
“Sister Liu, why are you leaving so early today?”
Xiao He asked in surprise.
It wasn’t that he wanted to be a malicious capitalist squeezing overtime out of staff—Sister Liu had always been this way. The title of Linghui’s second competitive king wasn’t for nothing. She was the one who always worked overtime; he had never seen her leave early.
“Is something up, Sister Liu?”
Xiao He asked with concern.
Today Liu Rulan dressed quite casually: a simple beige trench coat with knee-high boots and shoulder-length slightly wavy hair. She looked noticeably gentler, without her usual workplace assertiveness.
“Ah, going to meet an old friend.”
Liu Rulan touched the sunglasses atop her head, glanced at Xiao He, then seemed to think of something and casually asked, “Wanna come along?”
“Is this a friend I know?”
“Yeah, kind of a connection. Come and take a look.”
“Sure.”
Curiosity piqued in Xiao He.
“Then dress up a bit. Don’t attract paparazzi or unauthorized photographers—he can’t appear in public media.”
“Okay, don’t worry, Sister Liu.”
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A few minutes later, Xiao He sat on a dining chair, exchanging glances with two other acquaintances.
“This Chinese restaurant has been open for many years and has excellent privacy.”
Liu Rulan removed her mask and said with a smile, “So you don’t need to worry. Take off your mask and hat; everyone can speak freely.”
Xiao He took off his hat and mask, glanced at Zhou Junhao sitting on one side of the table, then at Tong Junhui on the other side, and finally looked at Liu Rulan beside him, feeling both amused and embarrassed. “Alright.”
Okay, okay. He truly hadn’t expected that when Liu Rulan said meeting an old acquaintance, it would be to see Tong Junhui!
And of all coincidences, Tong Junhui had brought reporter Zhou Junhao along!
Seeing the people at the table, Xiao He really didn’t know what to say.
“This is Xiao He, you should know him.”
Liu Rulan continued the introductions and fixed her gaze on the person Tong Junhui had brought. “This is—”
Tong Junhui calmly introduced, “This is my friend Zhou Junhao. He’s now my colleague, also my partner and senior.”
Across the table, Zhou Junhao met Xiao He’s eyes from a distance, and both offered awkward dry laughs.
“Hehe, hello, hello.”
“Hello, Teacher Xiao. Hello, Teacher Xiao.”