Three minutes later.
As they watched Jiang Kaiyuan, who had just climbed less than two meters high, slip back down again, the whole group fell silent.
"Cough, this tree is different from the ones I climbed before. The trunk is too slippery. Let me try again."
Shen Man glanced at Jiang Kaiyuan's ten fingers, which were already red from the bark, and the white branded sneakers on his feet, which had acquired several black marks from intense friction that were hard to wash off. She couldn't help but advise, "Maybe we should give up and look for another place..."
Before she could finish saying "there might be another place," with a 'swoosh,' Jiang Kaiyuan's third attempt declared failure.
"The production team thought of putting the ingredient card on the tree. Let's see if we can find it elsewhere," Xu Yin said with some annoyance, while looking around. "Hey, where's Xiao Xi?"
Moments ago, everyone had been looking up at Jiang Kaiyuan climbing the tree, but in the blink of an eye, one person was missing.
Just as she finished speaking, rustling sounds came from the bushes nearby, followed by a splash of bright red emerging from the sea of green.
The camera followed suit, almost ignoring the broken bamboo stick in Jiang Lingxi's hand, which looked like it had just been snapped.
Shen Man slapped her forehead when she saw the bamboo stick in Jiang Lingxi's hand. "I forgot we could use tools to help."
They had seen a bunch of bamboo on their way here, and they weren't too tired at that time, even taking photos in front of the bamboo bushes.
Others also regretted it. Lin Xuefei couldn't help but grit her teeth in frustration.
It turned out that the spotlight would definitely shine on Jiang Lingxi, and even Jiang Kaiyuan, with his foolish antics, would get plenty of camera time. Only she, who also cared about being in the spotlight, would probably end up at the bottom!
The bamboo stick was resilient, almost two meters long, and combined with Jiang Lingxi's height, the ingredient card trapped on the tree branch at less than four meters high was easily poked and floated down with the wind.
Jiang Kaiyuan didn't hesitate to rush over to pick it up. "Jiang Lingxi, here's yours."
The ingredient card ended up in Jiang Lingxi's hands, and no one objected.
After all, Jiang Lingxi had discovered the ingredient card first and successfully retrieved it last.
Although Jiang Kaiyuan had made an effort, he didn't mind at all.
When picking up the ingredient card, he quickly scanned the words on it. This card could be exchanged for ingredients to make small cakes.
Asking him to toss a salad was fine, but making a cake? Spare him.
There would definitely be more straightforward ingredient cards later.
After Low Man and Xu Yin took turns looking at the contents of the ingredient card, they looked at Jiang Lingxi with a touch of sympathy.
A cake, the easiest thing to mess up, and with Jiang Lingxi's skills—she couldn't even cook instant noodles—none of them dared to have too much expectation.
Jiang Lingxi put away the ingredient card. Making a cake was something she had never done before, but everything had a first time, right? It's not a big deal!
The higher they climbed, the harder it became, not because the mountain path became steeper, but because everyone's energy was gradually depleting.
Even the film crew, who had the best physical fitness, were panting heavily, sweating profusely.
Rest breaks became more frequent.
Luckily, they also began to reap the rewards of ingredient cards, and with each card collected, everyone's spirits lifted a bit.
However, out of the five ingredient cards obtained so far, Jiang Lingxi had discovered four of them first.
Low Man couldn't help but exclaim, "Xiao Xi has sharp eyes."
This was not just polite talk like before.
Lin Xuefei nodded reluctantly, still holding the ingredient card in her hand. Her card was also discovered by Jiang Lingxi. She wanted to refuse, but everyone else already had one. If nothing unexpected happened, this would be the last one, and she could only reluctantly accept it.
By this point, even Lin Xuefei had forgotten how many times Jiang Lingxi had embarrassed them and left them with difficult problems to solve.
Also, just a few days had passed. What kind of training course did Jiang Lingxi attend to completely change herself?
She wanted to sign up for it when she went back!
Upon reaching the mountaintop, Lin Xuefei's mind was still filled with the gaze Jiang Lingxi had cast towards her. She had almost stumbled due to her distracted thoughts.
"Be careful!"
Seeing the hand that suddenly appeared to support her arm, Lin Xuefei looked at the owner of the hand with a complex mood and said thank you.
In the previous recording, Jiang Lingxi was like a butterfly, appearing wherever there was a camera. Even when there were no cameras, she would force herself in front of them. They were all annoyed by her behavior, as if she was the only one putting in effort in this show!
This time, she didn't deliberately seek out the cameras, nor did she avoid them. She simply wasn't accustomed to facing them.
As a result, even though she didn't actively move towards the cameras, the cameras around her subconsciously followed her.
Jiang Lingxi didn't deliberately seek out the cameras, nor did she intentionally avoid them. She was just not used to facing them.
Thus, becoming the focus was not something she could control; she was always the center of attention.
When it came to finding the ingredient cards or discovering hidden ones, or even just sitting down to rest, cameras always seemed to gravitate towards her flawless face from every angle.
Jiang Lingxi didn't deliberately seek out the cameras, nor did she intentionally avoid them. She was just not used to facing them.
Thus, becoming the focus was not something she could control; she was always the center of attention.
When it came to finding the ingredient cards or discovering hidden ones, or even just sitting down to rest, cameras always seemed to gravitate towards her flawless face from every angle.
Jiang Lingxi didn't deliberately seek out the cameras, nor did she intentionally avoid them. She was just not used to facing them.
Thus, becoming the focus was not something she could control; she was always the center of attention.
When it came to finding the ingredient cards or discovering hidden ones, or even just sitting down to rest, cameras always seemed to gravitate towards her flawless face from every angle.
Jiang Lingxi didn't deliberately seek out the cameras, nor did she intentionally avoid them. She was just not used to facing them.
Thus, becoming the focus was not something she could control; she was always the center of attention.
When it came to finding the ingredient cards or discovering hidden ones, or even just sitting down to rest, cameras always seemed to gravitate towards her flawless face from every angle.
Jiang Lingxi didn't deliberately seek out the cameras, nor did she intentionally avoid them. She was just not used to facing them.
Thus, becoming the focus was not something she could control; she was always the center of attention.
When it came to finding the ingredient cards or discovering hidden ones, or even just sitting down to rest, cameras always seemed to gravitate towards her flawless face from every angle.
Jiang Lingxi didn't deliberately seek out the cameras, nor did she intentionally avoid them. She was just not used to facing them.
Thus, becoming the focus was not something she could control; she was always the center of attention.
When it came to finding the ingredient cards or discovering hidden ones, or even just sitting down to rest, cameras always seemed to gravitate towards her flawless face from every angle.
Upon reaching the mountaintop, they took a short rest and then proceeded to take group photos.
Originally, everyone planned for Shen Man and Xu Yin, the two highest-ranking individuals in the industry, to stand in the middle, with the other three standing on either side.
Jiang Lingxi was about to move to the side when a hand reached out from the side and pulled her towards the middle.
Shen Man smiled and said, "During this trip up the mountain, Xiao Xi has made the greatest contribution. Except for Jiang Kaiyuan's card, all of our ingredient cards were found with Xiao Xi's help. I suggest letting Xiao Xi stand in the center. Does anyone object?"
Xu Yin waved her hand with a smile. She didn't care about this, it was just a position, it didn't affect her much.
Jiang Kaiyuan happily agreed.
Lin Xuefei's smile was barely holding up as she reluctantly nodded her head.
It had only been a morning, and they had all forgotten how many embarrassing moments and difficult situations Jiang Lingxi had caused them. And how could they forget that just a few days ago, she had changed so much after attending some sort of advanced training?
She wanted to enroll in that course when she got back!