After a moment of silence, Channing asked, “Aren’t you supposed to be in the dressing room?”
“I’ve done makeup, so I came out for a walk.” Winnie asked, “Why are you...”
Before she could finish her words, she suddenly recalled that her assistant mentioned another
unknown guest who was quite brilliant would also join the program’s filming.
She realized that her assistant might be referring to Channing.
Winnie felt a bit surprised, “I got it. Is this job the program that your company has given you?”
Channing nodded, “Yeah. I forgot to tell you.”
Winnie was taken aback for a moment. She said, “Oh... It’s alright. I just didn’t expect to see you here.”
Channing recalled what had happened earlier when they met. He pressed his lips together in silence.
Winnie didn’t mention it either, “Well, have you told Stella about this program? She will come here with
Sherry later. Will you...”
“I’ve told them already.”
“All right. The program will start soon. See you later.”
“See you.”
Winnie smiled at him, took a few steps back, and quickly turned away.
After she had gone far, the staircase was overwhelmed by silence again.
Channing leaned against the wall, pulled out a lighter and a pack of creased cigarettes, getting lost in
thought while lowering his head.
Back to the dressing room, Winnie sat down and heaved a sigh.
Her assistant asked, “What’s up, Winnie?”
Winnie said, “I... I met Channing.”
Her assistant’s eyes lit up, saying, “Is he also here? Part-time or...”
“He’s the sixth entertainer in this program.”
The assistant was shocked, “It turns out to be him. He hasn’t told us before, has he?”
Winnie heaved a sigh, holding a cushion in her arms. She was lost in her thoughts when recalling the
scene earlier.
She hadn’t expected that this young man would smoke behind others’ back. She didn’t perceive it
before.
However, Winnie believed that it was normal. Stella used to tell her what had happened in her family.
Channing only smoked to release his pressure caused by such a family and his father, but he didn't
turn into a person with a twisted character. It was a good thing.
Also, Channing was an outstanding man with a handsome face, excellent performance in study, and
good manners. He was low-key, modest, and quiet.
“Hiss-” Winnie felt that life was too tricky for Channing.
Her assistant was studying her expression, seeing that Winnie frowned from time to time and looked
quite sorry for someone.
After ten minutes, all the entertainers had arrived at the filming studio of the program.
Flora stood there while holding her arms, looking quite impatient. Her assistant was holding a small fan
and a cup of coffee for her aside.
Seeing Winnie coming in, Flora snorted and said to her assistant, “I’m not famous enough, so I have to
come here early to wait. Some popular actress must come out at last. I guess she thought she was
attending a movie festival, saving the best for last, huh?”
Actually, there was plenty of time before the filming. Since Winnie and Flora were supposed to be
seniors, other entertainers dared not to arrive later than they did. Hence, they had arrived earlier while
waiting there.
In this case, the last one to arrive truly seemed to be a prima donna.
Upon hearing it, the other entertainers and staff held their breath, afraid that they would get into a fight.
Although it was indeed a highlight of their program, the filming would be pretty difficult if the two women
started arguing before the filming began.
Winnie didn’t answer, so Flora was pushing her luck. Looking at her assistant, she continued, “Sure
enough, a powerful backer is so important. She has the right to be late. Unlike us, we are just working
for the company. I do envy her....”
Before she finished bitching, an upright figure came in from the outside.
Channing asked the deputy director, “I’m sorry for being late. Has the filming started yet?”
The deputy director hurriedly answered, “Not yet. There are still five minutes left.”
Channing said indifferently, “I see. I thought my watch was broken.”
Because of his interruption, the quiet atmosphere became weird.
The deputy directory coughed and started to call the staff, “Come on. Don’t just stand there. Check the
props. We can’t let anything unexpected happen later.’
The staff separated and went back on their work. Finally, the atmosphere in the filming site returned to
normal.
Flora snorted unhappily, turned around, and sat on the sofa for a rest.
Her assistant hurriedly followed her.
Looking at Channing not far away, she raised her chin and asked, “Who is that?”
“I’ve never seen him before. It seems he’s one of the guests for filming as well. He should be a green
hand from an entertainment company.”
Flora sneered, “How can a newcomer be so arrogant nowadays? Does he think he could save that
bitch?”
Her assistant lowered her head in silence. However, she couldn’t help glancing at Channing from time
to time.
A staff member was talking to the filming details with Channing, who slightly lowered his head. While
listening, he nodded slightly and occasionally answered.
Channing was relatively young and infamous. However, when he was standing there, all girls’ gazes
were glued on him unconsciously.
Winnie’s assistant whispered, “Channing cannot be hidden any longer after this program is on.”
Winnie withdrew her gaze. She couldn’t quite understand, “Hide?” she asked.
“He’s not popular so far, so he only has a few fans, including us. After the program is on, he must
become popular and get a great many fans. He’s my treasure boy, but he’ll be found by the public
soon.”
Winnie was shocked.
She asked, “Since when you’ve become his fan?”
Her assistant grinned, “When he acted in your last movie, a lot of girls in the crew had crushes on him.
They also set up a fan group.”
Winnie was speechless.
The assistant said, “By the way, Winnie, do you know what kind of girl he likes? Does he like the cute
and obedient or the enchanting and hot?”
Winnie raised her eyebrows, meaning she also didn’t know.
On the other side, after talking to the staff member, Channing walked aside to get something.
Winnie looked around, only to find that Channing had come here alone without an assistant.
Shortly after, the filming started.
All the entertainers were locked up in a big room. Within the limited time, they must find the clues left
by the program team. Then they would resolve the puzzles and enter the next room.
If the time was exceeded and they still hadn’t left the room, they would receive the automatic
punishment in the room.
However, none of them knew what exactly the punishment would be.
After entering the room, Flora sat on the sofa and closed her eyes. She looked pretty superior, not in
the mood to talk to others at all.
Except for Winnie and Channing, the other three entertainers automatically formed a group. They
started looking for the clues in the room.
Winnie walked to Channing. After a thought, she asked, “Hasn’t JH Film Company assigned any
assistants to you?”
Channing looked around and answered, “Yes, they have. I’m not used to being followed.”
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