dkrc Chapter 50 Identity Swap Mission
Chapter 50 Identity Swap Mission
The official vehicle was traveling on the road to the airport.
Tomorrow, Beijing TV will be recording a major cultural program called "Chinese Poetry Competition," and she needs to catch a flight back tonight. This is her new program since her comeback.
Li Shen asked blankly, "Recording the first episode of the first season of 'Chinese Poetry Competition'?"
"yes!"
Li Shen covered his forehead in deep thought.
In my previous life, "Chinese Poetry Competition" had been airing for eight or nine years, but in this life, it's still a new program.
Moreover, in this life, Dong Qing looks much younger than in her previous life, around 40 years old, still charming and graceful, with delicate skin and a gentle temperament.
"Ms. Dong Qing, how old are you this year?"
"Li Shen, don't you know that age is a woman's secret? Can I just tell you that directly?"
Li Shen waved his hand: "Alright, I guess I was just being nosy."
"I'm already a 500-month-old baby! Wow! Hahaha!"
Li Shen turned his head to look at her and saw Dong Qing with her head buried in her knees, her shoulders shaking with laughter.
Isn't she supposed to be known for her intellectual and dignified image?
Is your sense of humor really that low in private?
What are you laughing about in front of me? This isn't the persona you, the top female host of Beijing TV, should have!
Oh, what a contrast!
Li Shen asked, "What brings you here?"
Dong Qing wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes: "It's like this, for the first recording of the Poetry Competition, I wanted to elevate the theme. This is not just a cultural competition program, but I also hope that while everyone is learning poetry, it will ignite their desire to create poetry."
Therefore, I would like to borrow one of your poems to begin the recitation, to set an example for everyone!
"Oh! Which poem would you like to use?"
Dong Qing opened her bag, took out several photocopies of the poems, and looked at them one by one, hesitating.
She liked all four poems in her hand, but upon closer examination, they didn't seem to fit well with the "Chinese Poetry Competition".
She expressed her hesitation: "Both 'Facing the Sea, With Spring Blossoms' and 'Mistake' are modern poems, while 'Chinese Poetry Competition' is a knowledge competition of classical Chinese poetry, so they don't quite match."
Li Shen nodded: "Mm."
Dong Qing: "As for these two untitled ancient poems, they are too short, leaving one with a feeling of incompleteness. Especially the line 'Do not think of old friends and old country, but try new tea with new fire, enjoy poetry and wine while you are young,' which is only three lines long and is not really a poem."
"What's there to agonize over? If it's not suitable for the program, then don't use it!"
"But I really like it and want to use it! Among the poets I know, you are the best at writing modern poetry and also the best at writing classical-style poetry."
"We can add 'one of'."
"In private, it's just the two of us, why add 'one of'?"
Dong Qing kept flipping through the four photocopied poems, hesitating for a long time. She wanted to use any of them, but was reluctant to give up the others.
"Stop fighting amongst yourselves. Which of the two ancient poems do you want to use? I'll expand on it for you and that'll be fine."
"Expand?"
"Um."
"Could you send me the expanded poem before 7 p.m. tomorrow? The program needs to be recorded at 8 p.m.
"Yes. Which poem should I expand upon?"
Dong Qing excitedly flipped through the two ancient poems, comparing them repeatedly. After much deliberation, she finally handed one of them to Li Shen.
Li Shen took the paper and said, "Pen."
"what?"
"Pen."
Li Shen took the pen and added the full poem below the lines: "Those who have abandoned me, the days of yesterday cannot be retained; those who trouble my heart, the days of today are full of worries."
A long wind carries wild geese across ten thousand miles; one can enjoy this view from a high tower.
……
You can't cut water with a knife; you can't drown your sorrows with a cup of wine.
……
Swish!
Li Shen's calligraphy flows smoothly and is completed in one go.
Dong Qing stared wide-eyed, head bowed, astonished at the poem that had been expanded in an instant. She then looked up, equally astonished, at the nonchalant Li Shen.
"It's finished expanding so quickly?"
When writing his mood diary before, Li Shen only wrote down the poems that best reflected his state of mind, without needing to include meaningless content at the same time.
Li Shen nodded and handed her the pen, but she didn't take it. Instead, she raised her hand and pushed the pen back to him.
Li Shen: "Huh?"
"Could you please complete this poem as well, 'Do not dwell on old friends and homeland, but instead use the newly kindled fire to brew new tea, and enjoy poetry and wine while you are young'? Thank you."
"Didn't you say you'd use the poem 'Those Who Abandon Me'?"
"I just thought about it, only kids make choices, I want them all! Haha!" Dong Qing waved the four pieces of paper in her hand.
"Okay, just make sure the royalties are correct. By the way, Professor Dong Qing—"
"From now on, call me Sister Qing."
"Sister Qing, have you heard of 'The Reader'?"
Dong Qing shook her head, her eyes filled with confusion.
"Okay, I understand."
……
When Li Shen returned to the guesthouse, Le Jia had already left in an official car, carrying Dan Dan's sorrow.
Yoko handed Li Shen a gold-embossed business card: "Le Jia asked me to give this to you. He said you can contact him anytime, 24 hours a day, if you need anything."
Li Shen: "Ha, this is inexplicable."
"Shenzi, when you went to see Dong Qing off, the tour guide and itinerary for tomorrow were finalized. The tour guide will be Liang Song/He Meiyan's group. Then, tomorrow, we have a new task: we'll switch roles as couples!"
In other words, tomorrow, you are Tian Xiwei, and Tian Xiwei is you; you will play each other. These are the rules. Look at them while I call the other two out.
There was a card on the table explaining the rules.
Couples switch roles, each playing the other, and observe their partner's performance from a fresh perspective.
This is a new highlight of the show, combining entertainment and subversion, and also a way of self-reflection from an alternative perspective.
In the segment where couples switch roles, viewers will judge the most successful couple, who will then become tour guides at the final travel destination.
Just as Li Shen finished reading the card, Yangzi led Liang Song and Mai Lin to the courtyard.
The most unstable element of the show: the four villains have all gathered.
Yoko: "Let's have a meeting tomorrow. After we switch roles, we need to perform well. If they make things difficult for us, then we have to accept their difficulties. We must abide by the rules of the game, we can't quit halfway, and we can't have any complaints."
[Yoko talks about following the rules of the game?]
[Yoko looks so different today!]
[With roles reversed, Huang Shengyi, the cowardly Liang, is about to stand up for herself.]
[I'm still curious, what's the interesting aspect of Li Shen and Tian Xiwei swapping places?]
[Looking forward to the new storyline...]
……
After Yoko finished speaking, she looked at Merlin and asked, "Merlin, can you do it?"
"able!"
Yoko: "Can everyone do it?"
Everyone shouted in unison, "Yes!!!"
……
Meanwhile, inside the guesthouse, the other four people gathered in the living room.
The four of them came up with all sorts of bad ideas, one after another, which were both harmful and detrimental.
Tian Xiwei listened intently, her eyes lighting up.
An eye for an eye! Just thinking about it feels so good!
The three women even tailored a plan for Li Hangliang, but later, considering Li Hangliang's safety and the enjoyment of everyone's trip, they directly canceled the plan to help Li Hangliang turn over.
The four people put their palms together and shouted:
"Revenge for wrongs, revenge for grudges! The Avengers are formed!!!"
He Meiyan: "Xiao Tian, don't just stand there grinning like an idiot!"
He Meiyan then looked at Li Hangliang: "Liangzi, don't just keep talking! Don't be afraid, just do it!"