Chapter 30: Li Rui Plays with Fire and the Newbies of the Crew

  Dad and the kids have rested, and the busy crew members can also take a short break. Those who eat are eating, those who drink water are drinking water, and several rookie trackers gather together to discuss today's details. At this time, Dad Guo walked over from afar. After sleeping for a while, Dad Guo woke up and greeted Guo Xiao Yi before coming to the crew to check on today's shooting situation.

  "Director Guo..."

  "Why doesn't Director Guo accompany Xiao Yi?"

  "She is playing by herself."

  Mr. Guo walked all the way with the crew and greeted them until he reached Old Qin's side, saying: "Old Qin, how was the shooting this morning?"

  "Take a look." Old Qin said, turning the camera towards Guo's father.

  Mr. Guo was initially full of confidence, but as he looked on, his expression became increasingly solemn.

  "Old Guo, how's it going? You've also figured out the problem."

  "Hmm." Mr. Guo sighed and said, "The camera's capture isn't very good, many details aren't grasped well."

  "Ah..." Old Qin said, "What can you do? Newbies are always like this."

  "Later this afternoon's shooting you must pay attention, especially the expressions of dad and kids."

  "Hmm, I see." Old Qin glanced at the young birds around him and said: "Fortunately, they're young and full of energy, willing to put their heart into learning anything. Although the camera work isn't great, they've taken enough shots to make up for it!"

  "Yes." Guo's father smiled and said, "It's just poor old Hong who will suffer during the later editing stages. Who made our crew not have an experienced editor?"

  "Don't forget, apart from Old Hong, that little brat Xiao Yu won't be able to escape either. What are you gloating about here?"

  "Xiao Yu." Guo's father glanced at Old Qin and said nonchalantly, "This kid used to just sleep all the time. This time he finally has something proper to do, I'd be delighted if he were busier."

  "Lao Guo, don't let Xiao Yu hear you say that. If he finds out you're plotting against him and disturbing his sleep, you'll be in trouble."

  "What can he do to me? This kid is just lazy, needs to be whipped from behind with a whip, otherwise he won't move."

  "Yes." Old Qin obviously agreed with Mr. Guo's words: "You said, when we were at Xiaoyu's age, we had some skills and wanted the whole world to know. You said why Xiaoyu likes to hide and conceal, if it wasn't for this show, I really didn't know that Xiaoyu had such skills." Old Qin actually knew Guo Xiaoyu from a very young age, he was of the same generation as Mr. Guo, and they were close friends for a long time, even holding Xiaoyu in his arms when she was little, only Xiaoyu didn't remember much.

  "Never mind, let's not talk about that little brat anymore. He'll learn his lesson slowly. You go and tell those rookies again the key points of filming, I'm going to find Li Rui to discuss something." After saying this to Old Qin, Guo Dad went to look for Li Rui.

  Li Rui was holding the materials in his hand and looking at the next shooting schedule.

  "Old Li, what are you looking at?" Mr. Guo patted Li Rui's shoulder and sat down beside him.

  "Old Guo." They were all familiar with each other, so they called each other by simple names. Li Rui handed over the materials in his hand and said, "I'm thinking about how to divide the six kids into two groups this afternoon."

  "What's difficult about it? Three on three is fine."

  "It's too good for him to go with the two people looking for pots, while four people are looking for materials. I'm thinking about how to divide these two groups of kids so that they can create problems among themselves."

  "Hmm, that's right, but..." Mr. Guo said with a smile: "Old Li, you're really wicked, actually thinking of how to stir up the kids' emotions."

  "This is still for the show." Li Rui smiled and said, "Let's analyze it first. Which kids had an emotional outburst early this morning and which ones didn't?"

  "The first one who got emotional was Zhang Zhen's son Tian Tian, but now it seems he is much better."

  "Uh-huh." Li Rui continued, "Then there's Tian Lian's daughter Dy. This little girl can cry up a storm when she starts."

  "Others didn't make a fuss."

  "Although that's what they say." Li Rui's tone changed, and he said: "However, the other kids also have a lot of problems. Like Lin Zhiying's son KiMi, he is especially close to his dad, I estimate it will be hard for him to complete tasks on his own. Then there's Yue Lun's daughter, this kid we all know, from small Yue Lun and Li Xiang treated her like a treasure, held in their hands afraid of dropping her, held in their mouths afraid of losing her. I estimate she may not be able to bear hardship."

  "Tian Cheng's daughter is also like this, I'm afraid she can't bear hardships."

  "I'm afraid I'll have to add my daughter too."

  "No way, I think Xiaoyi is quite obedient." Li Rui was somewhat skeptical of Guo Dad's words.

  "Good, that's just her appearance." Guo Dad continued to scold his daughter and said: "This girl is usually not making trouble, but if she does make trouble, except for my son, no one can coax her. If you are harsh on her, she will make even more trouble."

  "It seems that the only one who can be at ease is Guo Zhen's son."

  "Uh, Shi Tou is the eldest of six children, which indeed makes people feel more at ease." Guo Dad paused and continued: "However, before Guo Xiao Yu came to me and mentioned that Guo Tuo's discipline towards him was too strict. In front of so many people, Shi Tou also has a sense of self-respect. I'm afraid he will have conflicts with his dad."

  "That's right, but nothing should happen today, after all, it's the kids who go out to find things, and has nothing to do with us dads."

  "So how do you think it should be divided?" Mr. Guo abruptly threw this question at Li Rui.

  Li Rui didn't rush either and slowly said: "I thought so, since they are big kids every day with Shi Tou, and also boys, I let each of them lead a group."

  "Is it about Tian Tian looking for a pot and a stone looking for vegetables?"

  "No." Li Rui shook his finger and said, "If it's arranged like this, with Shi Tou's social skills, taking the kids to find food would be a piece of cake. There wouldn't be any unexpected events. So I let Shi Tou go find pots, and go find food every day."

  "So in that case, wouldn't the stone responsible for finding the pot be completely predictable?" Guo's father also raised his own question.

  "So I let the stone take KiMi, and the two of them go find the pot. This group might have problems before they even set off!" Can't help but say that Li Rui guessed it right!

  "So your idea is to let Tian Tian bring three girls with him every day?"

  "Right." Li Rui said excitedly: "A spoiled dy from childhood, a little princess in her parents' hands, Guo Xiaoyi who is usually well-behaved but can't be tolerated when she gets noisy, plus Tian Tian who has been making trouble since early on, this combination is interesting." As he spoke, Li Rui's eyes shone brightly.

  "Hmm..." Mr. Guo swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said cautiously: "Do you know, you're playing with fire."

  "I just want to play with fire, if I don't play with fire this program won't be popular."

  "Alright!" Father Guo gave Li Rui a thumbs up and said, "I think if all these kids get riled up, how are you going to wrap things up?" After that, Father Guo left with a flourish.