The new project is a celebratory event for a TV station that leans towards cultural output, with a live broadcast.
The program featuring Sui Sui's debut is scheduled to air tonight, and Wen Ning believes it's crucial to arrange follow-up activities to promote Sui Sui's image in a better, more positive light.
The recording is scheduled for three days later, during which Sui Sui will perform a duet with Ling Feng Han, singing one of his previous ancient-style songs.
The vocal coach hands them the sheet music, divided into parts, for them to familiarize themselves with.
This song happens to be Xia Qingtian's favorite as well. She used to hum it often in her past life, and singing it now feels effortless. She casually sang a line, which immediately caught Ling Feng Han's attention, and he naturally picked up the melody.
They continued singing the rest of the song according to the sheet music. Wen Ning, Ling Feng Han's agent, and the vocal coach all nodded in unison.
This time, they were in the clear.
The meeting went smoothly and concluded sooner than expected.
"Alright, you two, schedule a time to meet at the practice room these next two days to officially go over it and communicate properly so there are no issues during recording," Wen Ning said, finishing her last sentence before getting up to rush to her next meeting.
"I don't have much time today. How about we meet at the practice room upstairs tomorrow afternoon?" Ling Feng Han proactively suggested a time to Xia Qingtian.
"Sure," Xia Qingtian replied, glancing at her watch. "How about tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock?"
"Okay, I'll be going then." Ling Feng Han bid farewell to Xia Qingtian and then waved to Li Mengxiao by her side. "Xiaoxiao, see you tomorrow."
Li Mengxiao was lost in thought and didn't notice Ling Feng Han greeting her. Ling Feng Han didn't mind, shrugged, and left the small conference room.
"Xiaoxiao, what's wrong with you?" Xia Qingtian waved her hand in front of Li Mengxiao.
"Ah? What? Is the meeting over?" Li Mengxiao finally snapped back to reality.
"It's been over for a while. Ling Feng Han said goodbye to you and you didn't even acknowledge him. When did you get so high and mighty?" Xia Qingtian playfully poked Li Mengxiao's forehead.
"Ah? I didn't know," Li Mengxiao said apologetically. "I wasn't paying attention. Oh dear... I might have offended him..."
Seeing Li Mengxiao's dejected look, Xia Qingtian smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, Ling Feng Han is a really nice guy. He won't hate you just for that. But what's up with you? I rarely see you so absent-minded."
Li Mengxiao was always full of energy, and Xia Qingtian seldom saw her so flustered.
"Actually..." Li Mengxiao bit her lower lip before speaking. "I think I've encountered a supernatural event..."
"A supernatural event?" Xia Qingtian frowned.
"If you don't have anything else to do later, would you like to come over to my place?" Li Mengxiao hesitated. "Strange things have been happening at my home recently..."
"Strange things?" Xia Qingtian tilted her head to look at Li Mengxiao.
【Beep——】
【The Chosen One System has been activated.
Choose A: Visit Li Mengxiao's home to investigate and resolve the issue, reward: one emotional release potion.
Choose B: Refuse Li Mengxiao's invitation, directly escort Xia Shang back to the Xia family, and keep your disguise hidden, reward: one roulette draw plus two luck points.】
Xia Qingtian hesitated.
That emotional release potion sounded rather useless.
And she would only get the reward after resolving the problem. If it were truly a supernatural event, how would she even solve it?
Her inventory was empty right now, and it was precisely the time to stock up on good items.
Logically, choosing B would be the decision that maximized her benefits.
However, looking at Li Mengxiao's tense expression, clearly in need of her help, Xia Qingtian decided to choose A.
She linked arms with Li Mengxiao and said, "Okay, I'll go back with you. But there's something I need to tell you first."
...
Xia Shang's interview went very smoothly. The interviewer clearly appreciated his abilities and offered a generous salary.
By the time Xia Shang finished his interview, Xia Qingtian was already waiting for him downstairs at Gu's Entertainment.
"Uncle, over here." Seeing Xia Shang, Xia Qingtian waved enthusiastically.
Xia Shang walked quickly towards Xia Qingtian. After getting into the car, Xia Qingtian introduced Li Mengxiao to him. "This is my friend, Li Mengxiao. She also works at Gu's Entertainment."
"Hello, Uncle. Just call me Xiaoxiao," Li Mengxiao greeted Xia Shang.
"Hello," Xia Shang said with a hint of awkwardness. "Just call me Xia Shang."
Xia Qingtian inquired about Xia Shang's interview. Upon hearing the salary offered, Xia Qingtian couldn't help but gasp. "Six figures even for an internship... Uncle, you're amazing!"
Xia Shang felt a bit reserved. He wasn't particularly interested in money. Finding a job or working was his adoptive mother's decision; he just followed her instructions.
"But I heard programmers lose a lot of hair," Xia Qingtian said, looking at Xia Shang's thick black hair. "Given your hair volume... you should be able to sustain it for ten or eight years..."
Xia Shang didn't know how to respond. He just moved his lips and shrunk back into the car seat, as if trying to minimize his presence.
The car stopped downstairs at Li Mengxiao's apartment building. The three of them got out and took the elevator to the 18th floor. Li Mengxiao said, "When I rented this apartment, I felt like this floor wasn't very good. The elevator only displayed '17b,' and the agent even laughed at me for being superstitious. But..."
Li Mengxiao shook her head, looking helpless. As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she froze.
This building had two units per floor. The unit on the right seemed to have been vacant for a long time, and a layer of dust had accumulated on its security door.
The door of the unit on the left was plastered with various messy notes. In front of the main entrance, there was an iron basin with burnt ashes inside. Scattered pieces of paper on the ground contained words like "bitch," "shameless," and "seductress..."
The wall outside the door was also smeared with black ink.
The notes on the wall were filled with scribbled curses.
Xia Qingtian felt a sense of oppression and fear upon seeing this. Just as she was wondering how to comfort Li Mengxiao, she saw Li Mengxiao stiffly turn her head to Xia Qingtian and declare with certainty, "See! It's a supernatural event!"
"Really, it wasn't like this this morning! I checked before I left. It wasn't there! I cleaned up yesterday's mess, and all of this..." Li Mengxiao gestured with her hand, her face filled with horror. "Supernatural!"
Xia Qingtian's lips twitched, and she exchanged a look with an equally stunned Xia Shang. Then, she called the police.
Li Mengxiao felt that calling the police wouldn't be of any use and was muttering about whether to find a Taoist priest or a spiritual medium. Just then, the police arrived and brought the culprit to Xia Qingtian and the other two.