Chapter 60 - Chapter 60: Another Accident?
Chapter 60: Another Accident?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The official account of the Capital Zoo took advantage of the positive comments to follow up with promotional messages, highlighting that all the zookeepers were professionals who loved animals, which garnered more positive sentiment.
Since this variety show was animal-themed, featuring animals in each episode and mainly filmed at the Capital Zoo, many viewers were calling for Xia Xin to become a long-term guest.
After Xia Xin finished reading the comments, Lu Yuan explained, “The production team contacted me again. They want you to be a long-term guest and technical advisor for the show, responsible for the animal segments. I’ve also inquired about the compensation. Almost every episode’s pay is equivalent to your monthly salary here at the zoo. I think it’s a good opportunity. You should consider it.”
Hearing the compensation offer, Xia Xin was tempted. From the first episode’s recording, it seemed she wouldn’t need to appear frequently, and it wouldn’t be too taxing. More importantly, she would have the chance to interact with animals.
After Lu Yuan, the zoo director had previously canceled Xia Xin’s opportunity to study animals throughout the zoo, she rarely had the chance to interact with different animals. With this variety show, she could now connect with various animals to increase her animal affinity points, which was a good thing for her.
Xia Xin said, “Since you’ve already spoken to the director, please contact them to let them know I agree to be a long-term guest.”
Then, Xia Xin mentioned another matter that concerned her, “Mr. Lu, regarding the investigation into the intentional damage to the rockery, have there been any leads?”
Lu Yuan sighed and said, “We’ve been investigating for a while, but we’ve had no results. The surveillance footage was tampered with, and we lost all the footage from that day. However, I’ve informed the production team about this, and they will be cautious. Hopefully, there won’t be any more issues.”
Xia Xin furrowed her brows but didn’t press further. At that moment, both Xia Xin and Lu Yuan thought that this incident was simply a case of fierce competition among peers.
The schedule for the second episode was announced, and it would take place at the panda enclosure. It was already quite large due to its popularity, making it the largest area in the entire zoo. It could accommodate two hundred spectators, doubling the number from the previous episode.
Despite the increase, tickets were still quickly sold out. Zhao Nan had initially wanted to try her luck to get tickets, but since she wasn’t successful, she gave
up.
Xia Xin offered to help Zhao Nan get tickets from the director, but Zhao Nan stopped her and said, “You’re going to be a long-term guest on this show from now on. If they prepare a ticket for you every time, other staff might start gossiping behind your back. Plus, this episode doesn’t have Xu Zhi involved; I’m not that interested.”
Only then did Xia Xin realize that she didn’t even know who the guests were for this episode.
Zhao Nan was speechless and said, “You really pay no attention to the entertainment industry at all. The female guest for this episode is Wan Wan from the previous episode, and the male guest is MO Shu, who debuted in a boy’s band. He’s quite popular recently.”
Xia Xin nodded, somewhat understanding. But in truth, she didn’t know who these two were. Zhao Nan explained to her that MO Shu had acted in a recently popular idol drama in ancient theme, gaining a large following and ranking tenth on the list of hottest male stars.
Not fully comprehending, Xia Xin didn’t ask further. Zhao Nan was too lazy to explain and just reminded her, “Pay attention to your safety during the recording and try not to have another accident like the last time!”
“Don’t worry, accidents are called accidents for a reason. They can’t happen every time,” said Xia Xin.
It’s worth mentioning that, as a result of the first episode’s popularity and the revelation of the second episode’s guest list, online comments about Xia Xin became increasingly positive.
Xia Xin’s number of fans began to rise steadily, and marketing accounts started creating videos about her. On some social platforms, fans even formed Xia Xin fan groups.
Happily, Xia Xin discovered that her affinity points had started increasing again, and the rate of increase was even faster than before. Unknowingly, her affinity points had already reached 30,000.
After experiencing the rockery incident, Xia Xin began to attach great importance to Reflex. She would increase her Reflex attribute whenever she gained enough affinity points, almost immediately. It had now reached ten points for Reflex.
The day of the recording happened to coincide with the day she would be picking up Layle. Xia Xin planned to finish recording and leave work early to pick up Layle..