WIIAD? ### Chapter 42: Filming Wraps Up

Sun Yanwang's expression was somewhat awkward; he didn't expect Qi Lin to catch the flaw in his words. However, he had a thick skin and quickly adjusted, clearing his throat.

"I misspoke earlier; it's the method to obtain the Nine Yin Manual!"

Qi Lin's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and Sun Yanwang continued, "Ahem, if you want to exchange, do it quickly. Each martial art can only be taught to three people. Maybe by the time you get there, all the skills will be learned by others."

Upon hearing this, Qi Lin hurriedly exchanged information with Sun Yanwang and then enthusiastically followed his directions to search for the Nine Yin Manual. Just as Lao Bai was about to follow, Sun Yanwang pulled him back.

"Hey, Lao Bai, I heard you talking about filming durians and all sorts of things. It's quite troublesome. How about we exchange instead? I'll trade you three Seven Injury Fists for your Dragon Subduing Palms. How about it?"

...

Qi Lin ran around as directed by Sun Yanwang until dawn, but he didn't see any Nine Yin Manual. Instead, he bumped into Teacher Huang, who had just finished learning the Lion's Roar.

"Hey, Xiao Qi, what are you doing here?" Teacher Huang, being very friendly, walked over and, seeing Qi Lin sweating profusely, couldn't help but ask, "What have you been up to? You look like you've been on a morning run."

Qi Lin shook his head, "No, Sun Ge—uh, Sun Shu told me to come here, saying there's the Nine Yin Manual."

Teacher Huang burst out laughing, "Haha, silly kid, you believe him? You believe him? The Nine Yin Manual? That sounds like he's messing with you. We're learning martial arts here, like the Lion's Roar and the Toad Skill. Since when do we have cultivation manuals?"

Qi Lin: "..."

He suddenly felt that what Teacher Huang said made a lot of sense and realized he was quite gullible.

"Come, come, silly boy, sit down and rest for a while. Let me tell you, that guy is bad news, not a good person!"

As the two were chatting, they saw Lao Bai walking over, looking utterly dejected.

"What's wrong, Lao Bai?"

"Bai Shu."

Lao Bai sighed and joined them. "This show's too deep! I got conned!"

"What? What happened? Tell us in detail."

Lao Bai sighed again and recounted what had happened. Sun Yanwang had offered to trade three Seven Injury Fists for his Dragon Subduing Palms. Lao Bai thought a three-for-one deal was good and went to the transmission room to exchange. Who would have thought that as soon as he passed the Dragon Subduing Palms to Sun Yanwang, the guy got up and ran away, leaving Lao Bai standing there bewildered.

Lao Bai, looking like he was about to cry, said, "I've been on many variety shows, but I've never encountered one as wild as this!"

Hearing Lao Bai's story, Teacher Huang nearly died of laughter. Qi Lin also struggled to hold back his laughter, his shoulders shaking.

Seeing this, Lao Bai sighed again, "Nephew, if you want to laugh, just laugh. Don't hold it in."

Qi Lin couldn't hold it in any longer and laughed out loud. After everyone had laughed enough, Lao Bai clenched his fist and said, "Let's form an alliance! I don't care about winning or losing today. I must take down that old scoundrel!"

Teacher Huang also stood up, "Yes! Defeat this villain!"

...

"The Martial Arts Championship, let the drums sound! Begin!"

After more than three hours of filming, everyone had obtained their martial arts manuals, and it was time for the stage PK. The game rules were simple, similar to animal chess. The elephant is the biggest, the mouse is the smallest, but the smallest mouse can eat the biggest elephant. But now, no one knew which martial art was the elephant and which was the mouse. So during the competition, everyone was calculating.

It was at this moment that Qi Lin realized this variety show really had no script. Any dirty trick could be used! These people were full of betrayal and suspicion! Compared to them, Qi Lin and Lao Bai were as pure as could be.

Even Zhang Xingtai couldn't stand it anymore and pulled Qi Lin aside, "In this show, you can't trust anyone, not even me. You have to do everything to survive! That's the only way to get screen time, got it?"

"Uh, okay."

On the stage, the contest began. With multiple martial arts under his belt, Sun Yanwang was dominating! Even Qi Lin, with the Dragon Subduing Palms, was defeated by Sun Yanwang's Golden Bell Shield.

However, the show obviously wouldn't end there. Everyone who had PKed once could choose to return to the martial arts world, learn new skills, and come back for another match. But if they lost to the same person twice, they had to become that person's apprentice!

Qi Lin and Lao Bai naturally wouldn't choose to become apprentices and returned to the martial arts world to learn new skills. Qi Lin gradually got the hang of filming this variety show and enjoyed himself. But compared to these old hands, he was still a step behind. In the end, he was defeated by Sun Yanwang again, and this time Lao Bai was also defeated, making both of them Sun Yanwang's disciples.

The two of them looked utterly dejected, making the cameraman laugh.

The filming continued until the afternoon, finally wrapping up. From early morning until now, even Qi Lin was exhausted.

...

That evening, the director treated everyone to a meal again. By now, everyone was familiar with each other, making the meal more enjoyable. During the meal, everyone exchanged contact information, and Qi Lin felt he had expanded his circle.

After the night ended, Qi Lin and his team headed straight to the airport.

"Sister Hua, are we going back to Hengdian?"

"No, President Han called earlier, asking me to take you to Yanjing. He said there's a good opportunity."

"A good opportunity? What kind of opportunity?"

"President Han didn't say, but if he says it's a good opportunity, it must be good!"

Hearing this, Qi Lin didn't ask further. The group boarded the plane to Yanjing.

...

Yanjing, Tangshi Media.

"President Han, is this adapted from a game?" In the office, Wang Xiaohua was looking at a script. After reading half of it, she looked up and asked.

Han Wanli nodded, his head down, writing something. He answered without looking up, "Yes, they bought the adaptation rights for the game and came to me for investment. I thought the script was pretty good, so I secured a role."

Han Wanli finished speaking and completed his writing, then looked up. "This series is already in preparation, and shooting is expected to start next spring."

"The web series our company is preparing for Qi Lin is also almost ready. If we start shooting now, it should wrap up before the end of the year. It won't delay anything. What do you think?"

Wang Xiaohua looked at the script seriously again and nodded slowly, "The script is good, but I want to know the total investment for this series and how much we invested."

"The total investment is twenty million, and we invested ten million."

Wang Xiaohua pointed to the lead role's name, "Can we let Qi Lin play Jing Tian?"

Han Wanli shook his head decisively, "They already have someone for that role. The most we can strive for is the role of Xu Changqing."

Qi Lin didn't quite understand and curiously took the script from Wang Xiaohua. On the cover were six big characters: "Chinese Paladin 3!"


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