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.
“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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