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"Yay! All done!"

Haojiang Tourist Tower.

When Baoqiang, the male guest with the air of a migrant worker, finally completed the bungee jumping challenge and was pulled up, the filming of the "Let's Go! Adventurers" Macau episode was declared a complete success.

"You've all worked hard."

Director Huang Hongfei was all smiles. Although there were many twists and turns, at least the ending was good.

The most important thing is that the filming was completed smoothly.

"Thank you for your hard work, Director Huang!"

The artists are seasoned veterans who have put the unpleasant incidents behind them. After completing the recording, they celebrated their success, and despite being busy all day, their spirits remained high.

It feels exactly the same as when ordinary workers leave work on Friday.

wrong.

Not very objective.

Cattle and horses don't necessarily have a two-day weekend.

"Hey Chao, wanna go to the casino tonight?"

Feeling relaxed and free from work pressure, Chen Hao immediately started looking for fun. He approached his favorite partners, both on and off the show, and patted his chest, saying, "I'll take you, I guarantee you'll win money."

Zheng Chao clutched his chest, seemingly still reeling from the bungee jump, his heart pounding. He didn't even flinch. "Who do you think you are? Zhou Runfa?"

"Okay, if we lose, it's on me, alright?"

money.

Chen Hao has no shortage of resources, but Zheng Chao has no shortage of resources either. "What do you mean? Are you looking down on us?"

"Then I'll go with you. If I lose, it's on you."

"Screw you."

Zheng Chao grumbled, patting his chest. "Bungee jumping isn't a game for the average person, especially for an 'old man' like me. It's very challenging."

Ugh.

Who can blame me when I have two children to raise?

Being rich is a comparative concept; there's no absolute definition. Standing on the 61st floor and looking out, many of the people who squander their wealth and enjoyment in this gambling city are far more extravagant than these celebrities.

Another day of envying capitalists.

"Stop thinking about gambling all the time. Is it easy to earn an appearance fee?"

Zheng Chao gave a thumbs-up and pointed, "Come with me to the bar, Manpai."

Chen Hao sighed helplessly, "How old are you? You're still so energetic? If your wife finds out, you'll be in big trouble."

"Damn, what's wrong with having a drink? It's normal entertainment, who can say anything about it? You think I'm like you? In my family, I'm still the one who calls the shots."

Stop bragging.

Chen Hao bluntly exposed, "When you were working with Yang Ni, you were flirting with her on set. When your wife found out, what did she do? She went straight to the set to supervise. Tsk, what a high position she has in the family."

"You don't know anything."

Zheng Chao cursed, while making exaggerated gestures, clutching his heart and swaying his upper body as if to act out the feeling of a heartbeat. "That's because your sister-in-law loves me too much, love, you know? Your sister-in-law said that she can't live without me."

"vomit--"

Chen Hao immediately turned his head away and bent down to pinch his neck.

"Go vomit somewhere else!"

Zheng Chao kicked him in the buttocks.

Chen Hao staggered, almost falling, but barely regained his balance, dusted himself off, and came closer again.

"...By the way, are you and Yang Ni really having an affair?"

He lowered his voice and made faces.

Zheng Chao immediately retorted sharply, glaring at her, "I'm warning you, don't talk nonsense. I'm absolutely loyal to your sister-in-law."

"Keep pretending. Keep pretending."

"You think I'm like you? We have principles. We absolutely do not provoke married women. That's just baseless accusation and spreading rumors."

Chen Hao looked slightly embarrassed, but quickly composed himself.

He does have a dark past.

His love story with his current wife has been widely criticized.

but.

Is it illegal?
Was he the only one who inherited the legacy of Cao Cao?
Many, even most, men have this kind of hobby, okay?

"Come on, Yang Ni was already divorced when she acted with you."

Zheng Chao suddenly stopped explaining and began scanning Chen Hao from top to bottom like an X-ray.

Chen Hao was confused and uncomfortable at the same time.

"What are you looking at?"

"Why are you so interested in this kind of fabricated story? You're not thinking about Yang Ni, are you?"

Although divorced and with a child, Yang Ni's qualities are, to be fair, quite attractive even in the star-studded entertainment industry.

wife.

Young woman.

Slim yet voluptuous.

She's not young, but her voice is soft and tender, suitable for both mature and youthful women.

The buffs are maxed out.

"How could that be? Yang Ni doesn't like funny guys."

Zheng Chao immediately pointed at him, "You've been exposed, haven't you? Whether Yang Ni likes funny guys or not has nothing to do with whether you're interested in her or not. Want me to play matchmaker for you?"

Chen Hao shook his head decisively, "I have a family."

"It's good to know!"

"Brother Chao".

A reporter walked over and said, "Director Huang is looking for you."

Zheng Chao nodded: "Mm."

"I'll be waiting for you."

Chen Hao raised his hand to make a heart shape with his fingers.

Zheng Chao smiled irritably and approached the chief director, Huang Hongfei, alone. "Director Huang, you wanted to see me?"

Zheng Chao thought the other party wanted to talk to him, the "team leader," about work-related matters, such as a review of this session or a plan for the next session. But to his surprise, the other party had a dark face, handed him a few photos, and said in a deep voice, "Take a look."

Zheng Chao took it with a puzzled look, then looked down and his pupils contracted.

"what is this?"

He quickly looked up.

"You're asking me? I'd like to ask you that."

Zheng Chao became serious and looked through the papers again; there were only five or six in total.

"what happened?"

Huang Hongfei asked with a stern face, lowering his voice to avoid attracting attention, which only made him seem more intimidating.

"I...I don't know."

Zheng Chao was a little confused.

"You don't know? Is that you in there?"

Zheng Chao's lips moved slightly. He met the director's gaze, clutching the photo, and said, "...Yes."

Is this your room?

"……Yes."

"Then why are you saying you don't know?!"

Huang Hongfei's tone became more forceful.

If it's just a selfie of one person, I don't care, but there are two people in the photo.

The background is a hotel room, and besides the male protagonist Zheng Chao, there is also a female protagonist.

—Kim Joo-hyun, a female guest on the adventure team.

What are you doing?

"Eat...a late-night snack."

"Just having a late-night snack?"

Huang Hongfei's face was ashen and his eyes were stern. How would a teacher feel if he found out that his students were misbehaving?
He was almost the same at that point.

If such a scandal were to break out, not only the man and woman in the photo, but the entire show "Adventurer" would be disastrously affected, and might even face the risk of being taken off the air.

As the director, such consequences are certainly unbearable.

Who took this picture?

Zheng Chao's eyes were glazed over, and he mumbled incoherently, clearly still not clear on the matter. "I don't know. Someone just brought them over! Tell me, are these photos real?"

Although the man and woman in the photo are neatly dressed, it is nighttime, and the fact that they are alone together, coupled with the tricky shooting angle, creates a very ambiguous feeling in the picture, leaving a lot of room for imagination.

"Yes or no!"

Zheng Chao nodded subconsciously, then shook his head abruptly. Gradually realizing the implication in Director Huang's words, he forced himself to steady himself and said incredulously, "Director Huang, you don't suspect me and Zhu Xuan..."

"Do you know she works for CX?"

Huang Hongfei took half a step forward and whispered a command.

How could I not know?

Yesterday at Black Sand Beach, didn't CX's big boss come to visit the set?

With his silver hair, Zheng Chao put aside his usual carefree attitude and realized the seriousness of the problem. He immediately gave a serious and firm explanation: "Director Huang, these photos are fake."

"Didn't you just say it was true?"

Zheng Chao's mind was in a mess, but his outstanding eloquence and quick wit saved him. He quickly replied, "What I mean is, it's true. Zhu Xuan and I had a late-night snack in my room, but it wasn't just the two of us."

"Who else?"

"Chen Hao".

Huang Hongfei frowned. "Where is he?"

"These photos have definitely been edited; Chen Hao has been photoshopped out. Director Huang, the person who took these photos secretly is despicable; they're deliberately trying to frame us!"

Zheng Chao slowly came to his senses.

Huang Hongfei remained silent, picked up the photos again, and looked through them one by one. "Are you sure?"

"Confirmed. Director Huang can call Chen Hao over and ask him. He arrived first, and Zhu Xuan came later. When Zhu Xuan left, the two of us were still eating."

Huang Hongfei remained noncommittal, then waved his hand, beckoning a staff member over, "Call Chen Hao over here."

"Director Huang."

Chen Hao came running over excitedly to report.

Huang Hongfei ignored him and asked Zheng Chao first, "What day of the week?"

Zheng Chao tried hard to recall before answering firmly, "Monday. Our second night in Haojiang."

Chen Hao looked confused and didn't understand.

Huang Hongfei looked at him and asked, "What were you doing on Monday night?"

"what?"

What were you doing Monday night?

Huang Hongfei repeated.

Why are you looking at me like that? Tell me!

Zheng Chao said anxiously.

Chen Hao frowned, pondering, "...sleeping."

"Think it over carefully!"

Zheng Chao was sweating profusely. "Weren't you having a late-night snack with me?"

"Let him say it himself."

Huang Hongfei interrupted.

After all, there is suspicion of collusion.

"Oh right, Chao and I had a late-night snack in his room. Director Huang, don't worry, we didn't drink alcohol, and we didn't miss the filming the next day."

"you sure?"

"……what?"

Chen Hao was completely baffled. How could something like this be uncertain?
"Just the two of you?"

"And Kim Joo-hyun."

Chen Hao did remember, and chuckled dryly, "Director Huang, I'm hungry. Having some late-night snack shouldn't be against the rules, right?"

Huang Hongfei didn't say anything, but his expression visibly relaxed a bit.

Since Chen Hao brought up Kim Joo-hyun on his own initiative, there is definitely no suspicion of him committing perjury.

He silently handed over the photo.

Chen Hao took it curiously, looked down, and saw that his reaction was exactly the same as Zheng Chao's.

"what is this?"

"Someone took a picture of us without our consent and then photoshopped you out."

"Wow!"

Despite Chen Hao's seemingly unreliable demeanor, he was quick-witted and instantly grasped the whole story.
"Who did this? So insidious!"

"I don't know, the person who sent the photos ran away."

Chen Hao continued to examine the photo carefully. "No, this looks like it was taken outside a window. It's so high up, is it Spider-Man?"

There's a thing called a drone.

Zheng Chao's expression was grim.

I initially thought it was just bad luck that I stumbled upon the He family's funeral, but now it seems that I was being targeted from the very beginning.

"Director Huang, Brother Chao is innocent. Someone is setting us up."

Chen Hao spoke out righteously, "Given Brother Chao's character, how could he do such a thing? He is absolutely loyal to his family."

Touching.

No matter how much we tease each other in private, brothers will always be brothers.

"Yeah, why was Chen Hao photoshopped out? Wouldn't it be more convincing if I were photoshopped out?"

Chen Hao's expression froze, as if constipated, and he looked at Chao Zi, who had repaid kindness with ingratitude, feeling deeply hurt.

What do you mean?
Does that make him fit the profile of a petty thief?

“That’s in your room.”

Huang Hongfei said expressionlessly.

"..."

"..."

Knowing it was a misunderstanding, Huang Hongfei was undoubtedly relieved. After pondering for a moment, he sent someone to fetch Jin Zhuxuan.

"Director Huang."

After exchanging greetings, Kim Joo-hyun politely looked at Chen Hao and Zheng Chao, who were standing side by side, but the two men, who were also her seniors, remained silent and had strange expressions.

The photo then reached Kim Joo-hyun's hands.

Huang Hongfei changed his tone and said gently, "Zhu Xuan, someone used a drone to secretly film the three of you having dinner together, and they even maliciously photoshopped Chen Hao out of the picture."

Kim Joo-hyun was stunned before she could even look at the contents of the photo.

"It's clearly a movie about three people, so why can't I have a name?"

Chen Hao suddenly began to hum a melancholy tune, which, it must be said, had an excellent effect and greatly eased the awkward atmosphere.

Kim Joo-hyun flipped through the pages one by one, then looked up, "Director Hwang..."

Huang Hongfei raised his hand to stop her, "No need to explain. Zheng Chao and Chen Hao have already told me the whole story in detail. It's perfectly normal for the three of you to have some late-night snacks. It's just that the person who took the photos had malicious intentions. After all, the public only wants gossip and fodder for conversation, not the truth."

"Yes, it takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of legwork to refute them. It's outrageous. No matter how much you try to wash away the mud you've been splashed with, the stains will remain."

Chen Hao's words make a lot of sense.

We're all in this industry, so of course we know the impact of this kind of negative public opinion.

Just like last time when he acted with Yang Ni, Zheng Chao felt he had a clear conscience, but the rumors outside were quite convincing and detailed.

As public figures, there's nothing we can do about it.

"No doubt, it was those same people who did it. What did we do to offend them? Why are they going to such lengths to deal with us?"

Zheng Chao identified the suspect, and this was unanimously agreed upon.

Besides those bastards, who else is so bored?
"Who knows? And sometimes people might target you for no reason at all."

Huang Hongfei said, then pondered, "...Since it has already happened, we have to prepare for the worst. You should all report to the company and your agents. If these photos are really leaked, we must work together to clarify the situation as soon as possible in order to minimize the negative impact."

"clear."

Zheng Chao and Chen Hao nodded immediately.

This wasn't the first time they'd experienced something like this; after all, they were both people with dark histories. But Kim Joo-hyun was clearly a bit inexperienced, taking a beat to the beat, and only said "...okay" a while after Zheng Chao and the other person spoke.

"Zhu Xuan, isn't your boss in Haojiang?"

Zheng Chao whispered a "reminder," then said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "You'd better explain properly that we're innocent."

You're innocent, aren't you?
They didn't even dare to use the word "innocence".

Chen Hao suppressed a laugh, wanting to get revenge for what had just happened, but at this moment, he dared not speak recklessly.

Kim Joo-hyun, unsure whether she understood what the group leader meant, clutched the photo tightly and let out a barely audible "...Mmm." (End of Chapter)