Who says real and fake daughters can’t be sisters?

The task was to shoot a promotional video. If they wanted to make a good promotional video, they naturally had to understand the local cultural characteristics first. On this point, the two groups of people thought alike.

After lunch, the two groups went to the village together to learn about the local customs and practices from the villagers. Yuanluo and her friends had already visited this scenic spot on the first day, so there was no need to rush.

Relying on the impression she had from the first day of interacting with the villagers, Yuanluo first led people to knock on the door of a household. Yuanluo remembered that there were several lanterns carved out of watermelons hanging in front of the porch of this family. Because she thought the shapes were unique and original, Yuanluo couldn't help but take several more glances at them that day.

Now that I think about it carefully, that should be the clue the program team left for them at the beginning, so that they could use it when shooting the promotional video on that day.

Before coming, Yuanluo specifically checked and found out that watermelon lanterns are a local specialty. In 09, they were listed as an intangible cultural heritage and can serve as a good entry point for promotional videos.

There was a knock on the gate of the courtyard, and the two old people were indeed at home. It should be that the program crew had communicated with the old people in advance. When the people from Group A arrived, they chatted for a few sentences and naturally talked about the watermelon lanterns.

"Grandpa, are there many people in the village who can make watermelon lanterns?" Yuanluo asked.

"There are many people who grow watermelons here. It's not too difficult to carve this watermelon. There are quite a few people in the village who can do it."

Su Yijun also said: "Our watermelon lantern seems to have a long history. I heard that it has been around since the Song Dynasty. Do we usually hang it under the eaves after we carve it?"

"Not only can they be hung under the eaves, but they can also be placed on the water surface to release river lanterns, which is also very beautiful. We have a beautiful scenery here. Last year, young people from the village came back for the summer vacation and released lanterns on the river, which was also very beautiful."

After learning about the culture of watermelon lanterns from the elders in the village, Lin Chao also brought the people from Building B over. On the first day, the people from Building B were so focused on their work that no one noticed other small details.

Lin Chao brought the people from Building B and chatted with the elderly and children in the village for a long time before he got a general understanding of the situation in the village and came over.

"Brother Lin is a step late. Let's go first." When Lin Chao brought people here, Yuan Luo and the others were just about to go out. When they passed by each other, Si Ran looked at Lin Chao with a little show-off.

Lin Chao looked at Si Ran's funny look, smiled, and said, "Since you guys got there first, it seems we have to hurry up."

Yuanluo and her group went to another elderly home. The person who opened the door was a man in his fifties. There were already traces of time on his face, but he looked very energetic and was very talkative.

Si Ran got to know this family by chance when he was chatting with an old man in the scenic spot before. After he mentioned shooting a promotional video, Si Ran thought it might be helpful, so he told the people in the same group. Therefore, when chatting with the old man who could carve watermelon lanterns, he asked about the location of this family.

This family is the inheritor of Changshui shadow puppetry. They have integrated the local unique singing style into the shadow puppetry to tell the local history and customs.

The old man introduced his dining utensils to them and sang a song for the audience. His singing style, in the local dialect, was filled with the unique style of this place.

As soon as Zhao Zhang heard the old man's singing style, he felt that he had found the right one. It was exactly the feeling he was looking for.

After that, it was Zhao Zhang who was communicating with the old man the whole time, and no one else could get a word in. Seeing this, Su Yijun took the others to see if there were any suitable photo taking spots nearby.

When the people in Building A gathered together again, they exchanged their views with each other.

"Doesn't it say that the watermelon lantern can be placed on the water? We found several bodies of water around here. The scenery is great and they should be suitable as locations for filming." Su Yijun said, pulling out the photos she had taken on her phone and showing them to a few people.

Zhao Zhang, who had just finished chatting with the shadow play inheritor, was also very excited at the moment, and couldn't wait to say: "I think we can incorporate shadow play elements into our promotional video, and it would be best if we could incorporate a complete singing style, and match it with the beautiful scenery of the lakes and mountains here, and we will definitely win."

Yuan Luo also spoke tentatively: "Actually, I have an idea, but I may not have enough time. Is there a possibility to compose a shadow play, and then use the singing style of the shadow play throughout the promotional video. The scenes can be shadow play performances, local specialties, unique scenery, and watermelon lanterns. I think the effect should be good."

Speaking of newly-written lyrics, Wang Zhe was also in the spotlight. He immediately said, "This is a good idea, but it will be too late to write new lyrics and make new shadow puppets. No matter how good the idea is, it's hard to implement it."

Ji Huaian looked at Yuan Luo, who looked so calm despite her young age, and said directly, "You have another idea, don't keep us in suspense, just tell us directly."

"Brother, didn't you investigate clearly before you came? Never mind, it doesn't matter if you don't know. I won't pretend anymore. I'm an investor and I'm going to reveal my cards."

As soon as Yuanluo finished speaking, everyone turned to look at Yuanluo, wanting to know what she would say next. Was she going to directly threaten the program crew?

Seeing them like this, Yuan Luo didn't keep them in suspense any longer. She directly picked up the loud speaker that the program crew used when issuing tasks to them, turned it on, and said to Wang Hai behind the live camera: "Be smart, give me an extension on this task."

After a while, the director's gnashing voice came from the staff's intercom: "This is not in line with the rules of the game, I am different..."

"You don't want the investment for "Come on If You Dare 2"? Hai'er, be more sensible and open-minded. Isn't the original intention of shooting the promotional video to help promote the local area? You are using this to embarrass us and affect the effect of the promotional video. It is really a bit ignorant."

Without waiting for Wang Hai to finish his words, Yuan Luo opened her mouth and directly pinched the back of Wang Hai's neck. Although this variety show has been completely out of his control with one melon after another, the ratings are still acceptable at the moment.

And most importantly, he was still counting on Yuanluo to invest in his "Come If You Dare 2". What Yuanluo said now made sense, and he really couldn't be tough.

Silence is Wang Hai’s last stubbornness.

On the other side, the members of Building B were also discussing the filming plan, but there was also a very realistic problem. Lin Chao could invite external assistance, but the time was too tight and they would not be able to get there in time.

Therefore, the plan for Building B came to a standstill for a while, and everyone was worried about how to best complete the task within the time and shoot this promotional video.

Seeing that everyone was at a loss, Lin Muci stared at the staff of the program and said, "Tell your director to extend the filming time. If he has any variety shows in the future, I will ask my eldest brother to invest in him. My eldest brother has money."