Chapter 210: The Final Battle for Acting Skills
In the live broadcast room of “Dear Roommate”.

The eight guests on the island were in a similar situation. They had all arrived at the fishing spot by the sea to receive their fishing gear and were sitting there anxiously, basking in the sun and fishing. They had been sitting there for half an hour, but without exception, all of them had come up empty-handed, with not a single fish taken.

The rest of the people are fine, they don’t usually go fishing. At most they just play with their elders, they don’t have this hobby.

But the only fisherman, Han Fei, was in a miserable state.

In his previous life, Han Fei was a small police officer who worked at the grassroots level every day and dealt with people every day, so he liked fishing. Whenever he had a holiday, he would find a fish pond or a wild fishing spot and sit there for most of the day with a fishing rod, a stool and a thermos cup, until dark.

Anyone who observes more will find that the composition of fishermen seems very complicated, but it is not.

Needless to say, middle-aged men just need a quiet place to daydream. This place can be an empty fishing spot, an underground garage after get off work, or an empty path for night jogging and climbing. In short, it should be deserted and can temporarily escape from work, family, and noisy children. There is also a buff that allows one to avoid answering the phone when the signal is bad.

Young people, who usually have to communicate with the outside world a lot, also need this kind of environment. Fishing is not tiring and is quiet, and there is basically no disadvantage except that there are many mosquitoes.

Han Fei used to belong to the latter.

And anglers all know that if they don’t catch any fish for a long time, they will blame the weather, the earth, the air, the bad location, the lucky guy next door who lured all their fish away, or even blame the bad rod they brought with them.

Han Fei understood very well that it is better to blame others than to waste time on oneself.

“Director Li, who is fishing in the sea near the beach?”

He casually stuck the fishing rod in the sand, turned around and rushed towards PD with a fierce look.

He didn’t get angry at the innocent PD. Han Fei’s purpose was very clear. He even spitted accurately at the camera and only pointed at Li Wensheng who was staring at them from behind the screen:

“I see that people go fishing in the sea on yachts, fishing as the boats go. We have been sitting here for a long time and have not caught any fish. This is enough to explain the problem. If you expect to catch fish here, you might as well give each of us a fishing net and let us fish directly. Even fishing at sea is much easier than this.”

“It’s a good thing I just fought for it. Otherwise, at this rate, by the time we get to exchange fish for supplies, everyone would be starving, right?”

Li Wensheng in the backstage: …

Li Wensheng was almost crying.

He didn’t press the call button to talk to the guest, but turned his head to look to the side.

Kou Hongying has gone back to Changshan. A living mother has passed away. Among the guests is Han Fei, a living father. Ren Tuo will be here soon. He is under great psychological pressure. Now the only place where he can find some comfort is Xia Liu who is with him at the control center.

However, facing Li Wensheng’s pleading gaze, Xia Liu suddenly shrank back:

“Don’t look at me. The program plan was decided by you and the writing team. I am the producer. I don’t care about the content. I am only responsible for logistics. You think I am useless.”

His skill in pushing the pot was first-rate, and Li Wensheng’s eyes were blazing with anger when he heard this:
“What do you mean you don’t care about the content? Didn’t you go to the meeting or didn’t listen? Now we are the only ones who can make the final decision, and you keep silent, leaving me scratching my head, right? I still have a few hairs on my head that are enough to fall out!”

The door curtain of the tent was rolled up for ventilation and lighting, and the effect was really good. So at this time, a breeze blew into the tent, brushing the Mediterranean coast above Li Wensheng’s head, making him look particularly desolate.

Xia Liu seemed to be a little embarrassed. He scratched the back of his head, pondered for a moment and said:

“How about… we give them a boat and let them go fishing?”

Li Wensheng slammed the table, seeming even angrier than before:

“If the guests always agree to their requests, then what is the composition of our program? I have been doing this program for so many years, and I have never been pushed to this extent by a guest!”

Xia Liu sighed and said faintly:

“The previous guests were not associated with the Changshan Municipal Bureau, and they did not have sponsorship from a Fortune 500 company, so they were not so popular…”

Depend on!
What he said made so much sense that Li Wensheng couldn’t refute it!
There was silence at the console for half a minute, until Han Fei on the screen opened his mouth as if to continue speaking. Li Wensheng then pressed the talk button on the small speaker and said through gritted teeth:

“The guests can now go to the beach to catch seafood or look for the supplies they need. At the request of the guests, the program team needs time to discuss whether the process arrangement is reasonable. We will give you a reply after the discussion is over.”

Han Fei was finally satisfied:
“Okay, then our lunch…”

Pushing the envelope.

Li Wensheng couldn’t help it and finally roared:

“The island is rich in flora and fauna. The program team has confirmed that there are no protected animals. Apart from the necessary items, the guests can only obtain meat through fishing and hunting!”

“Han Fei, if you want to eat, just go grab it yourself, don’t just open your mouth and ask for it!”

Han Fei shut up.

He shrugged at the camera, and the calm expression on his face after being scolded made Li Wensheng look particularly annoying:
“I know, I know. You only talked about fishing and sea urchins before, but you never said we could hunt. How should I know? If you don’t know, you have to ask.”

“Director Li, don’t be so angry. I’m just asking about the rules. I’m not asking you for anything.”

Li Wensheng spat out a mouthful of blood and almost had a cerebral infarction from anger.

Suppressing his anger, he released the call button and yelled at the innocent Xia Liu next to him:

“What are you still standing there for? Call someone in for an emergency meeting! Don’t we need to arrange a ship for them? Don’t we need to arrange a safety officer? If another blue-ringed octopus comes, we’ll all be in trouble!”

Xia Liu: …

Okay, you are angry now, you are not a big deal, I can’t afford to offend you.

He went out silently to call for help.

…………

The other end.

It is still the separate waiting hall in Changshan Airport, and outside the window is still the familiar Gulfstream G700.

But it’s different from the last time. The previous plane was for the entire program crew, and it could be said that the program crew was rich and generous. But this time, it was a round trip just for a guest and his PD, which seemed like throwing money away.

Ren Tuo only watched a little bit of the live broadcast and heard only part of the content. After he was discharged from the hospital, he got his phone back, but it was taken away by the PD who came to pick him up before it was even half an hour old. So he actually never saw the chartered plane, he only heard about it.

I just saw it in the barrage when I was watching Nie Wenjin clumsily fishing.

The audience knew that Ren Tuo had been watching Nie Wenjin’s live broadcast room, so many people went there specifically to post comments, reminding Ren Tuo to buy more things needed for survival on the deserted island, such as going directly to an outdoor goods store on the way to buy a big gift bag. Some people also asked him to go directly to the supermarket to buy fast food, such as self-heating hot pot, self-heating rice, instant noodles, canned meat, and do whatever he could to improve the food so that he would not be under the control of the program team on the island.

After noticing the key point, Ren Tuo did not hesitate and immediately told the PD that he needed to purchase some things and asked if he could get off halfway and go to the airport. Then he was ruthlessly rejected by the PD.

Ren Tuo sat in the terminal lounge with only him and his PD, touching the leather sofa, looking at the comments, and smiled helplessly:

“I had no choice. They went directly to the hospital to pick me up. I only had spare clothes and nothing to eat. The car and driver were arranged by the production team and they didn’t listen to me at all…”

“It seems that we can’t bring any supplies to the island now. The production team is guarding it very tightly, leaving no room for any slack.”

As he was speaking, Ren Tuo suddenly saw a barrage.

[If they don’t let you get off the bus, you can get it here. There’s a buffet in the first-class lounge. Is there no food in the charter flight lounge?]

His eyes lit up, then he controlled his expression, looked back at the PD, and said:

“Can I go to the bathroom alone?”

The PD hesitated for a moment, but eventually turned off the hidden camera clipped to his collar:

“The microphone is turned off, go ahead – you have to go and come back quickly, otherwise if the guest leaves the camera for too long, Director Li will scold me.”

After saying that, the PD was also cautious. He pretended to help keep the luggage and brought Ren Tuo’s backpack to his side to prevent him from taking the bag to the toilet. Who knows what kind of trouble he might get into.

Seeing this, Ren Tuo did not raise any objections. He calmly asked the staff in the terminal hall for directions. He was then led to the bathroom and disappeared from the camera.

Due to the previous blunder of Xu Qing’an bringing half a box of dangerous goods to the island, the guest Ren Tuo who traveled alone this time was only more dangerous than Xu Qing’an, and was more than one level higher. Therefore, the program crew was extremely cautious. Even though they did not give him special treatment and let him go through a special security check, they still used the simplest and most effective method of unpacking the box for inspection.

At present, Ren Tuo’s big suitcase has been handed over to the staff to be sent to the plane. He and PD only have a backpack.

Bathroom door.

The person who led Ren Tuo was a female staff member, a young and pretty girl, her face full of youthful beauty that had not been destroyed by the office atmosphere. It seemed that there was not much work to do in this separate waiting hall, unlike the ground service staff in the ordinary waiting hall next door – that is, ground service staff – who were worked as hard as cattle and horses.

She politely stretched her arm toward the bathroom door:

“Sir, this is the bathroom.”

But unexpectedly, Ren Tuo, who had just asked where the bathroom was, did not intend to go in. Instead, he stood at the door and smiled at her:

“Hello, I would like to ask, does the VIP lounge here provide meals?”

The ground service officer was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded:

“Of course, if you need a meal now, we can prepare it immediately. This terminal is rarely used, so there is no buffet, but we have a kitchen and chefs, so we can prepare it immediately.”

Ren Tuo shook his head and said again, which was beyond her expectation:
“I don’t need to eat now, but I have a request that I would like to trouble you for.”

“You should know that I’m going to record a TV show, right? The show is called “Dear Roommate”. It’s very popular recently. You can find it by just searching online.”

She didn’t seem surprised at all, and her standard smile with eight teeth on her face was now more sincere:
“Yes, Mr. Ren. I am a loyal viewer of “Friends and Family”. I have been watching it since it was called “Let’s Fall in Love! Superstar”. I just can’t watch it during work hours. I know you and where you are going later.”

Now that she has watched the show, she can save herself a lot of trouble.

Ren Tuo also smiled more sincerely:
“Actually, I want to ask… if there are self-heating foods and fast foods in the reserves here, such as canned food, self-heating rice, self-heating hot pot, instant noodles, or biscuits that are more filling, can you secretly put some in my suitcase? It’s the big suitcase that I just gave you to take on the plane. If possible, I’ll tell you the password to the suitcase, and you can put some in. It doesn’t matter how much, just use it as a fallback.”

“Besides that, you can put anything you think is useful in that environment and will not interfere with your work.”

“You should know from watching the show that the production team has been competing with the guests. I didn’t bring anything on the way here, so this is the only way. If you are worried about the trouble of opening the suitcase, I can use your phone to record an authorized video now. You can also record the whole process when you open the box. There will be no problem, right?”

What he asked for was not unreasonable.

Even in the ordinary VIP lounge, the buffet food, snacks and drinks are placed outside, and you can take as much as you want. You can also order some dishes. As this is a separate terminal, the passengers’ demands will naturally be met if possible.

It is indeed taboo and even illegal for the luggage to be opened by the staff after it leaves the hands of the passengers, but Ren Tuo took the initiative to suggest recording a video to avoid risks. This is so thoughtful and it is not considered to be unreasonable.

This local service representative, as a spectator she is also a fun-loving person. She is naturally happy to help Ren Tuo and personally participate in the production of the show’s effects without any risk.

“No problem, don’t worry!”

She looked around to make sure no one was around, so she patted her chest and said proudly:
“Don’t worry, I promise that when you arrive on the island and open the box, you will definitely surprise the production team!”

…………

After a few hours of flying.

The Gulfstream G700 landed smoothly, and Ren Tuo repeated the process of the previous guests and was taken to the beach along with his luggage by the sightseeing bus sent by the program team.

It was already around noon.

The other eight people were also on the beach, but they had put away their fishing rods and other things, and were running around trying to find the food they needed. Although steamed buns were enough to fill you up, everyone had exercised a lot yesterday and today, and they really couldn’t survive without some oil and water.

Only Nie Wenjin, who was disabled, sat alone in a wheelchair, still staying at the fishing spot set by the program team. She couldn’t look for things like everyone else anyway, and this road was extremely unfriendly to the disabled, so she might as well just stay here and fish.

What if you really catch it?

That was why, when Ren Tuo came over, only Nie Wenjin noticed him.

She was stunned for a moment, with shock, surprise, confusion, and a moment of timidity on her face. Then she quickly glanced at the camera, restrained her emotions, and put on a superficial polite smile again:

“Ren Tuo, why are you here?”

Ren Tuozhan smiled gently:
“I’ve signed a contract, so I can’t give up halfway. But I’m mainly worried about you.”

Han Fei, who was hiding behind the woods and pretending to be busy but actually secretly observing this side, forcibly pulled the PD next to him and used the camera in his hand to zoom in and capture this scene in the distance.

Han Fei nudged Qi Qingyi next to him with his elbow:
“Hey, your idol’s acting is really good. Look at the layers of expression, the transitions in emotions, the richness of her character… Damn, she didn’t get the Best Actress title for nothing!”

“That guy’s acting is also good, he really acts like a real person. Wow, this is the showdown of the top acting skills.”

Qi Qingyi who saw nothing:
“??? What are you talking about?”

(End of this chapter)