That son of a bitch agreed quite easily.

Damn it, you even got a visual, huh?

Aren't you afraid the Earth's chairman will fire you from the TV station?

Of course, that's just a saying.

In reality, Chen Yuan doesn't care.

After all, even if he's on TV, it's just adding some empty fame. He's not that eager for quick success and instant benefits.

Otherwise, he would have already used his super powers to become a famous Xia Hai detective.

He's just setting an example to stand up for his senior a little bit.

Just doing some small things.

As for whether it will have any effect, that's not clear.

But Chen Yuan feels he has a little bit of face.

But he doesn't want to ask others to do the same, that would be a bit too aggressive.

Let it be.

Never mind, time to memorize.

And so, Chen Yuan continued to memorize.

Fame is a small matter; studying is the most important thing.

He's already put on an act in front of his senior. If he doesn't get first place and doesn't even pose a threat to Shi Yi, he'll be a real clown.

Moreover, when he was out having fun, Xiao Sun was studying.

When he's studying, Xiao Sun is still studying.

This time, no matter what the ranking is in the joint exam, he must at least achieve one goal—the changing of the guard of the Eleventh High School’s holy son.

Xiao Sun, your era is coming to an end.

...

Since this Chen Yuan isn't willing, let's focus on filming other people.

Liu Chengxi, Shen Yating, Shi Yi.

Then add a student from First High or Fourth High.

Wouldn't that solve the problem easily?

And he's threatening me here.

And listening to his words, it seems like—if Su Yu isn't there, he won't participate either.

In the adult world, nothing is indispensable.

Everything can be replaced.

Just like the plan Su Yu had prepared, he didn't even look at it.

What professional would seek advice from a student?

And if he really took her advice, and then the documentary was made, and she went around claiming she was the original creator, wouldn't he be at a great loss?

But I have to say, the concept of this documentary is really good.

Not many people really pay attention to this kind of content.

If he could make this film well, he would have a representative work.

If the ratings are good, and the number of views online is also good, then basically all the good projects will be assigned to him in the future.

That's the current state of the TV station.

Since it became "responsible for its own profits and losses," half government and half enterprise, the station's income has become very polarized.

Those who do well can earn millions a year.

Those who are bad may only get a few hundred thousand a year.

Moreover, the good ones will have better resources.

The bad ones will have fewer resources.

A constant cycle of virtuous and vicious circles.

So this time, he must do a good job.

Make this film his representative work.

So, he continued to contact the remaining students.

Liu Chengxi, Shen Yating, Shi Yi.

Basically, everything was discussed and settled.

Finally, he created a work group.

Him, the remaining members of his team, and three students, plus two principals.

Since Chen Yuan is gone, then the principal of Eleventh High School probably doesn't need to be added, right?

Even though he graduated so many years ago, he knows that Xia Hai's famous schools are First High and Fourth High. Eleventh High School doesn't even make the list.

Okay, let's start assigning tasks.

So, he posted an announcement directly in the group.

...

While studying, Shen Yating glanced at her phone.

Group Leader Zhou: This is the entire participating staff for this documentary. The specific filming time will be notified to everyone later. Please cooperate.

"...What an annoying tone of voice." Seeing these words, Shen Yating couldn't help but complain.

It feels like the feeling has completely changed since the person in charge has been changed to someone from the TV station.

Before, it was her helping Senior Su Yu, and they would thank her.

Now, it's become her cooperating with the TV station to complete a program.

You're not giving me any money, so why should I 'cooperate' with you so much?

This guy is so rude; it makes me unhappy.

I'll complain to Xi Bao.

Just as she was thinking this, Liu Chengxi spoke in the group.

Liu Chengxi @ Group Leader Zhou: Chen Yuan hasn't joined the group yet. One person is missing.

Oh, right.

Chen Yuan isn't in the group yet.

Shen Yating also noticed this crucial point.

Yeah, how can it be complete without Chen Yuan?

To put it this way, if everyone goes out for a gathering, as long as Chen Yuan arrives, it doesn't matter how few people there are.

But if only Chen Yuan is missing, then it's as if it's not complete.

Of course, no matter how few people there are, it can't be Chen Yuan with me...

That would be a little weird.

In short, everyone can't get together without Chen Yuan.

Group Leader Zhou @ Liu Chengxi: Chen Yuan said he's not participating in the filming.

Not participating in the filming?

Why?!

Shen Yating felt very puzzled.

If this is really the case, why not tell everyone, instead of deciding on his own?

That's too dishonest.

So, she decided to chat with Liu Chengxi privately.

Shen Yating: Xi Bao, why don't you ask Chen Yuan?

Liu Chengxi: Already asking.

Liu Chengxi is already asking.

Then, she saw Chen Yuan's reply.

Chen Yuan: I think the people from the TV station are a bit aggressive, and they kicked Su Yu out, so I don't really want to film.

Chen Yuan: It's okay, you guys keep filming. It doesn't affect anything anyway.

What do you mean it doesn't affect anything anyway?

Liu Chengxi felt a little uncomfortable.

Not because of the TV station, purely because of Chen Yuan's attitude.

So, he replied with emotion.

Liu Chengxi: Do you think I really want to be on TV?

Chen Yuan: ...Xi-ge is angry?

Liu Chengxi: Of course, you should have told me about this first.

Chen Yuan: But I really wanted the Ya Xi duo to be on TV, and I couldn't bear to drag you into this with me.

Liu Chengxi: If you had said so, Yating would have supported you too.

Liu Chengxi: I believe everyone can tell what's more important.

Chen Yuan: Bro, I was wrong. Don't scold me.

"...Who's scolding you? This guy." Liu Chengxi's face turned red.

He was talking to Chen Yuan properly, and he actually said that...

Sigh—

With that, he sighed a long sigh.

Then, he clicked on the upper right corner, scrolled to the bottom, and indifferently clicked 'Leave Group'.

Just like that, he put down his phone directly.

He put the earphones in his ears, listened to light music, and wrote questions.

...

How come the group number suddenly decreased by one?

While Group Leader Zhou was surprised, he suddenly noticed that Liu Chengxi's note had suddenly turned into a string of QQ numbers.

Not long after he finished saying that sentence, he didn't even understand it further, and directly left the group.

What does this mean?

Seeing this, he felt a little puzzled and a little flustered at the same time.

Sure enough, the thing that made him panic happened.

In the group, another person was missing.

After opening the QQ members, he found that Shen Yating was also gone.

This person is Liu Chengxi's girlfriend. If Liu Chengxi leaves, she will definitely follow.

So, in the end, is he just going to have to rely on Shi Yi alone?

Crap, suddenly there's only one seedling left.

But fortunately, this is the most typical straight-A student.

Currently, his ranking is first in the entire Hai Dong.

He's like a super salesperson.

So, as long as he doesn't leave, it doesn't matter if the others leave.

After all, he can still interview the second and third placers.

As long as they are top students, they can be the subjects.

If it doesn't work, he can just write some drafts and have those top students read them verbatim.

Isn't the point to have program effects and pique the audience's curiosity?

Mm.

Damn it.

If you don't come, you don't come.

Like anyone is begging you!

You don't really think a mere child can threaten an adult, do you?

Thinking of this, he quickly sent a private message to Shi Yi.

Group Leader Zhou: Hello Shi Yi, for this documentary, I want to mainly film you. It's estimated that it will take up a large part of the footage.

Don't children all like to be on camera?

Especially in this kind of documentary that completely praises him.

Maybe if he performs well, he will be invited to variety shows and earn a lot of money.

Since he is the first in the province, he should be a smart person.

Shi Yi: Why? Didn't you say the time for the four people would be about the same?

Shi Yi: I'm a little tight with my studies. It's best to arrange the same amount of time for me.

Are there really people who don't want to show off?

It's a little tricky.

Thinking this, Group Leader Zhou had no choice but to continue coaxing him.

Group Leader Zhou: After all, you are the first in the province. It's appropriate for you to be the only protagonist.

Shi Yi: The only protagonist?

Shi Yi: What about Chen Yuan and the others?

Group Leader Zhou: The three of them have some things going on. They said it's not convenient to film.

Biting his lip, Group Leader Zhou became nervous.

This guy wouldn't also...

Shi Yi: Then sorry, I won't film either.

"..." Group Leader Zhou was stunned.

Then, he quickly went to the group chat.

Then, he saw Shi Yi speak.

Shi Yi: Sorry, my bad.

Then, his name also turned into a string of numbers...

"Damn it!"

Group Leader Zhou was so angry that he went numb.

What the hell is this?

Chen Yuan left alone, and the remaining three had to follow him?

What are these students thinking?

They gave up this great opportunity to be on camera, this opportunity to brag everywhere, just because their friend didn't want to do it?

While he was thinking this, several team members sent him private messages.

: What's going on? Why did all the students leave the group?

: If these students don't film, doesn't that mean we have to find new people?

: Who offended them? Why are they angry?

The team members were very confused.

But he couldn't answer, because after he rejected one, the remaining three ran away with him.

And because he hadn't replied, it was estimated that some team members had gone to the station leaders.

Then, the station leaders called over here...

"Hey, Director Fang, hello." Group Leader Zhou said in a flattering tone.

"Why did I hear that several students are on strike and not filming?" Director Fang questioned.

"There was a small problem, we didn't come to an agreement."

"Come to an agreement? What needs to be discussed? Didn't we already say everything? Why is there still a discussion?"

"One student said he didn't want to film, and the remaining students followed that one student and left the group..."

"So I want to ask, what exactly did you discuss?" Director Fang asked angrily, "We can just film directly. We've prepared the personnel, the school, and even the script. What did you discuss that you managed to get rid of everyone?"

"Director Fang, this is really not my fault. Those students are just too pretentious..."

"What does this have to do with being pretentious?"

"It's just that they insisted on having that student from Hai Dong University lead them... I didn't agree, and then he said he wouldn't film..."

"I don't care about all this nonsense. You quickly bring everyone back. If you can do it, you do it. If you can't, I'll replace you with someone else."

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll bring them back right away!"

Hearing that he was going to be replaced, he quickly agreed.

Then, the other party hung up the phone directly.

And Group Leader Zhou wiped his sweat with the back of his hand, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and felt very complicated...

Based on the leader's patience, if he didn't bring them all back, he would really be replaced.

After all, there are really a lot of people in the station.

There are also many people who can do this.

So, what should I do...

It's unrealistic to pull them one by one.

He who tied the bell must untie it.

Those people left the group one after another because Chen Yuan wasn't there.

Group Leader Zhou noticed just now that Shi Yi said 'Chen Yuan and the others', not something like 'Liu Chengxi and the others'.

In other words, the person with whom Shi Yi has a better relationship is also Chen Yuan.

No wonder he refused so decisively. So, he was confident all along.

This little brat... It's hateful.

Am I going to have to bow my head to this little brat?

Or should I directly find the principals of those two schools and have them recommend some more well-behaved children?

Forget it, I won't think about this for now.

And so, he dialed Chen Yuan's phone.

After a while, the other party answered.

"Hello, Chen Yuan."

Hello, still 'Chen Yuan'?

Chen Yuan noticed that the other party's tone and address had changed a lot at once.

At the same time, he looked at the trio chat.

He discovered that everyone was already chatting.

This group of friends, you guys are really... I'm so touched that I could cry.

"Hello, are you there?" the other side asked again.

"Oh, I'm here. What do you want to say?" Chen Yuan said.

"You want Su Yu to participate in the filming, right?" Group Leader Zhou said with a smile, "That's fine. I'll arrange it. Then, I'll pull you into the group. You can also tell them to join the group directly."

"Ah? Why aren't they in the group?" Chen Yuan asked, feigning confusion.

"Well... they heard you weren't filming, and they didn't really want to film either." Group Leader Zhou said timidly.

Hmph, so you’re still chickening out.

Then why were you acting so tough before?

Saying "ok," my ass!

Thinking this, Chen Yuan decisively refused: "Forget it, I have exams recently. I'm still not going to film."

"Then can you persuade them to film..."

"How can I manage other people's affairs? Go talk to them yourself," Chen Yuan said.

"Alright!" Group Leader Zhou immediately became anxious and retorted unhappily, "I also agreed to bring Su Yu along. What exactly do you want?"

Regarding his domineering mode, Chen Yuan said calmly: "I don't want to see you."

"Hey, wait—"

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Yuan hung up the phone.

It wasn't that he wanted to be so extreme.

It was just that he could already hear from the other party's tone that he had no way out.

Otherwise, this kind of person would not show weakness to others.

If he had sent a message instead of calling, he would have liked to see the look of defeat on this little bitch's face right now.

But how it actually is, he should be able to imagine it.

He's red, completely red.

Group Leader Zhou wasn't just angry.

But he knew that getting angry was useless.

So, he called Director Fang.

"Director Fang, hello. I have an idea that I want to discuss with you."

"Speak."

"We can tell the principals of Fourth High and First High to have them select some more well-behaved students to cooperate with us in filming..."

"Alright, alright, don't worry about it. I'll handle it," Fang Tai said.

After speaking, the other party also hung up the phone.

What do you mean, don't worry about it?

What does this mean?

He wanted to ask again.

But, he wasn't particularly daring.

Just as he was racking his brains, unable to figure it out, the four students were successively pulled into the group by the administrator.

It seems the station director took action.

Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it was finally resolved.

There's no way, I won't provoke these people later. I'll just focus on filming...

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly saw a line of words—

You have been removed from the group chat.

"..."

Seeing this line of words, his flushed face immediately turned black.

His heart also instantly turned cold.

Damn it, I've been replaced?!—

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