Chapter Twenty: Everything is ready, and the east wind has been borrowed.

  After everyone left, the only ones remaining in the hall were Guo Xiaoyu, her father and Hong Tao. It can be said that these three people are the core of "Where Dad Goes".

  Guo Xiaoyu had just sat down beside them when Hong Tao joked, "Xiaoyu, I didn't expect you to be so eloquent. You've got this old man's blood boiling with excitement." Hong Tao's words were a double-edged sword, as Guo Xiaoyu had just made some not-so-light and not-so-heavy remarks about the older generation at their TV station.

  "Hong Shu, stop teasing me. You also know that the TV station has sent away all the old folks and given us these newcomers. If I didn't say so, our show would really be cancelled."

  "Yes!" Hong Tao sighed and said with a worried face: "These newcomers mostly lack practical experience, and their grasp of the camera is definitely not as good as those old men. I don't know what kind of effect it will have when filming."

  "Uncle Hong, don't worry. Although they lack experience, we have a lot of people, so we'll just shoot more footage and then it's up to you to take care of the rest during post-production." Guo Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Uncle Hong, don't forget that I'm also from the directing department, and since childhood, I've grown up on various film sets. My grasp of camera work is not inferior to those old folks. When it's time to shoot, I can tell all these things to those newcomers." Guo Xiaoyu's words were not idle boasts. In his past life, although he was an assistant director, the job he spent the most time doing was cinematography, from being a camera assistant to a cameraman. Guo Xiaoyu had spent nearly eight years doing it, and if not for his girlfriend, he might have been doing that job for the rest of his life, as it could be said that it was the only job Guo Xiaoyu ever liked.

  "You, you. I think we've all been calculated by you." Hong Tao pointed at Guo Xiaoyu with a helpless smile. He didn't expect that Guo Xiaoyu had even edited himself into the final cut, and Hong Tao really felt like he was on a pirate ship now. But when he thought about the prospects outlined in the plan book, Hong Tao not only didn't feel troubled but instead felt his whole body filled with energy!

  "Uncle Hong, don't worry, sooner or later I'll turn our small boat into a luxury cruise liner, and what's more, we'll sail it all over the world."

  Seeing Guo Xiaoyu spouting nonsense again, Guo's father couldn't help but knock on his head and said, "You little brat, you're radiant just because of a little sunshine, this matter hasn't even started yet, and you've already begun to brag?"

  "Dad, that's where you're wrong. How is this bragging?" Facing the playful eyes of Guo Dad and Hong Tao, Guo Xiaoyu said: "I'm just stating a fact, with you and Uncle Hong here, it's like having the Dragon Slaying Sword and the Heaven Reliant Sword together! Do you think there's anything that can't be done with these two swords combined?"

  "You little scamp..." Mr. Guo couldn't help but laugh and cry as he gave Xiao Yu a slap on the back of the head.

  "Hahaha……" Hong Tao burst out laughing: "Old Guo, this son of yours has become a clever one! This sentence of his is actually secretly mocking us! We two have become the Heaven Reliant and Dragon Slayer, isn't that saying he himself is those two divine weapons? Is he praising us or is he praising himself?"

  "Hmm... this... ah... that... let's talk about the personnel arrangement work instead?" Guo Xiaoyu wisely shifted the topic, meeting her father's angry gaze.

  Guo's father didn't grab Guo Xiaoyu's hair and wouldn't let go, he is now holding back his strength, preparing to show off his fists and feet.

  "First of all, it's the location issue. We discussed it last night and decided to choose six locations, with two episodes for each location, making a total of 12 episodes. If we air one episode per week, that's 12 weeks, or three months." Hong Tao paused before continuing: "The first location is set in Ling Shui Village on the outskirts of Beijing, as Xiao Yu suggested; and the second location is set in Sha Po Tou, Ningxia."

  "Guo Xiaoyu, I said these places were all found by you from that lump, right? I had never even heard of them before."

  "Lao Guo, I haven't heard of it either. It wasn't until yesterday when Xiao Yu told me about it and I looked up some information that I found out these places are actually quite good. But I have a question?" Hong Tao looked at Guo Xiaoyu and asked: "I just can't understand why you didn't choose all six places? Why did you only choose two?"

  "It's not that I don't want to choose everything." Guo Xiaoyu said with a sense of helplessness: "But some places are not for us to choose from." Guo Xiaoyu was also very helpless about this, who wouldn't want to choose all the good places? But based on their current show's reputation, some places really wouldn't even give them the time of day.

  The crew of "Where Are We Going, Dad?" initially only chose Ling Shui Village in Beijing. If the show hadn't suddenly become popular, the following locations wouldn't have appeared at all. Now, Guo Xiaoyu has not only settled Ling Shui Village but also Sha Po Tou, which is already a huge piece of good news.

  What Guo Xiaoyu said made the scene quiet all of a sudden. Although the three people didn't say anything, each person's thoughts were churning in their hearts.

  Mr. Guo felt a mix of pride and guilt when he heard what his son, Xiao Yu, had said. He was proud that his son could single-handedly hold up such a big event, but at the same time, he felt guilty for being too busy to help out.

  Hong Tao was particularly excited at this moment. He heard something special from Guo Xiaoyu's words, that is "ambition". From Guo Xiaoyu's words, Hong Tao knew that he had already chosen all the places in his heart, so why didn't he say it out? It was because those places would not fully cooperate with them for the time being. From this, it can be seen that those places must have their own strengths, and Guo Xiaoyu was also full of confidence in the previous few episodes. He had the confidence to move the leaders of those places with his performance in the previous few episodes. Hong Tao was very satisfied with Guo Xiaoyu's confidence. As the creator of this program, Guo Xiaoyu was so confident that it was imaginable.

  What is Guo Xiaoyu thinking about now? He has already started to regret joining the camera crew. The people in the camera crew can be said to be the most hardworking in the entire crew, getting up earlier than chickens and sleeping later than dogs. How can Guo Xiaoyu survive this? Now all he can think about is how to get a good sleep.

  "That's settled then, next is the camera issue." Hong Tao's words finally brought back a certain someone who was spacing out. All he heard was Hong Tao saying: "Where Dad Goes" is a travel-type program, this type of program tests the camera's ability to capture shots. But we just so happen to lack experienced cameramen, so I suggest each guest have a few people following them to film."

  "Ah, Old Hong is absolutely right." Mr. Guo nodded and said: "I think it's best if we arrange two cameras for each of them, one in their living quarters and another in the areas where they usually hang out. This way, we can capture every detail of their lives from all angles."

  "What you said is very right. But... " Only our Xiao Yu Guo likes to demolish the stage like this: "But I think there's another place that needs a camera installation, which is the sky." Xiao Yu Guo pointed upwards and said: "We can use aerial photography, not only can it record the guests' actions, but also the scenery of those places. Later on, these will be excellent promotional materials."

  Guo Xiaoyu's proposal was unanimously approved by everyone. Hong Tao clapped his hands and said, "Xiaoyu, this is a great move! It seems that letting you lead the camera crew was indeed a wise choice!"

  "It's all over..." As soon as Guo Xiaoyu heard this, his brain went blank. Just now he was thinking of how to escape the camera crew, but now he had become the leader of the camera crew. Guo Xiaoyu really wanted to slap himself a few times and pointed at his own nose, scolding: "You asked for it, you asked for it..."

  It's really exhausting being so proud of oneself; the ancients were indeed not deceiving me!

  This conversation ended with Guo Xiaoyu's reluctance, and our Comrade Guo Xiaoyu also became a cameraman for the drama team, and was even a small leader, the kind of person who gets up earliest to shoot morning scenes and sleeps latest to shoot night scenes. Despite Guo Xiaoyu's resistance, he was forced to agree under the persuasion of his father, mother, and our Comrade Guo Xiangyi.

  Three days later, when Guo Xiaoyu and Hong Tao received the plans from each of the small teams, everyone nodded in satisfaction. Although the plans of these newcomers were full of loopholes, each one was made with great care, often with some unexpected clever ideas. Especially the post-production team led by a boy named Qin Feng, who spoke first at the meeting that day, proposed adding popular, cute, strange and down-to-earth subtitles to well-made programs in their plan. This idea made Hong Tao and Guo Xiaoyu exclaim in surprise, saying they were getting old.

  Looking at this idea, Guo Xiaoyu couldn't help but think of the divine subtitles that her father from her previous life used to make. It's said that those subtitles were made by a group of young interns, could it be them?!

  After reading the plan, Guo Xiaoyu and others gathered everyone again, held a meeting, and specifically arranged for everyone's work. Of course, those preliminary negotiations and preparations had already been assigned to someone earlier. All the Star Dads and Cute Babies had also been notified.

  Everything is ready, and with a bit of luck, we can now just wait for the program to start!

  PS: Now everything is ready, just waiting for you all! Tomorrow, the plot of "Where Are We Going, Dad?" will officially begin, and the star dads and cute babies will make a comprehensive appearance. Hope everyone can like it.

  Finally, thank you for Dandan's random wind PR reward, your small step is my big step! I really appreciate it!