Liang Li pursed her lips when she heard Director Wen's words, wanting to say something, but seeing Director Wen's resolute gaze, she ultimately said nothing.
Indeed, Liang Li had some personal feelings involved in this matter.
If the person being targeted wasn't Su Yang, perhaps Liang Li wouldn't be so concerned at this moment.
"Liang Li, I know you're doing this for Su Yang's own good, but you need to think more about our Long Country. You were with Su Yang yesterday yourself. Think about it, do you want foreigners to always look down on Long Country people?"
Director Wen spoke earnestly to Liang Li.
Liang Li pursed her lips, lowered her head, and gently shook it.
"You've always been a sensible child, I know this very well. So, don't overthink this matter.
Hand over your responsibilities properly. If you want to take a vacation and relax over there, take some time off. If you don't want to stay there, finish your work quickly and come back."
After speaking, Director Wen didn't say anything more to Liang Li. After a few more words with Su Yang, he hung up the phone.
Looking at the person in front of him, Su Yang sighed and said, "You heard what Director Wen said. Don't dwell on unnecessary thoughts. If you're not handing over today, you're not handing over today. It's fine to join them the day after tomorrow."
Liang Li could only nod in response, having no other options.
The Cultural Bureau attached great importance to this program, and with the grand fanfare of the selection process, the entire Long Country was paying close attention to this show.
The starting point was too high, and it wasn't easy to back down now.
After settling things with Liang Li, Su Yang went back to catch up on sleep. For the next two days, Su Yang focused on adjusting to the time difference. The time in Long Country and Mei Guo was quite different, and Su Yang needed to make some adjustments.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have the energy for recording the show.
On the third day of arriving in Mei Guo, with twenty-four hours remaining until the program recording began, Su Yang and Liang Li arrived at the television station where Ni Nong Wo Nong was located. They were to attend a meeting with the other guests and the production team.
The main purpose was to explain what kind of program it was and its general flow.
When Su Yang arrived, several guests had already arrived. Due to the limited space in the conference room, each guest was only allowed to bring one assistant.
Su Yang therefore only let Liang Li accompany him inside.
The Ni Nong Wo Nong program this time featured twenty guests from around the world, ten men and ten women. Su Yang, as the male representative of Long Country, was participating in the recording of this Ni Nong Wo Nong program.
He had initially expected many guests in the conference room, as several large vans, typically used by artists, were parked outside the television station when Su Yang arrived.
This led Su Yang to believe there would be many people in the conference room.
However, upon entering, he found only three people in the spacious conference room.
Two were unfamiliar, and the third was Hans, who was smiling unnaturally.
"Hi Su Yang! Long time no see!" Hans stood up and greeted Su Yang. Su Yang wasn't particularly inclined to engage with him.
But the program was set to begin recording tomorrow, and in fact, some recording was already underway.
Su Yang glanced at the hidden small cameras in the wall behind the three people and immediately understood what the production team was trying to achieve.
He wondered what challenges they would present to observe the guests' reactions.
If Su Yang guessed correctly, the guests' reactions would definitely be broadcast later.
He let out a silent scoff, pursed his lips, and then walked inside.
"Long time no see, Mr. Hans," Su Yang greeted Hans.
"Hi Miss Liang Li." Hans looked at Liang Li, his eyes seeming to stick to her.
Liang Li felt disgusted by Hans, but at this moment, she had to force a smile. "Long time no see, Mr. Hans."
After the greetings, the two people who had been sitting at the table without speaking smiled at Su Yang.
Hans introduced, "Su Yang, Miss Liang Li, this is the director of our Ni Nong Wo Nong program, and this is the producer. Related matters will be communicated to you by these two."
Saying this, Hans sat down and then said to Su Yang and Liang Li, "Please have a seat."
Perhaps it was because of the cameras, but Hans spoke like a normal person today.
There was less mockery and passive-aggression.
Regardless, it couldn't erase Hans's actions from the previous two days.
Su Yang scoffed inwardly, then looked at the people in front of him and said, "Hello Director, hello Producer. I am the guest from Long Country, my name is Su Yang, and I am twenty years old."
Hearing Su Yang's self-introduction, one of them, a middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes, said, "Hello Su Yang, my name is Mike, and I am the director of Ni Nong Wo Nong. We will be spending three months together."
"Hello, I am Jon, the producer of Ni Nong Wo Nong. I probably won't be on set for this recording as I have other matters to attend to. But don't worry, anything you need, just tell Mike or Hans, it's all the same."
After hearing the director and producer, Su Yang glanced at the two of them.
He could tell that these two were sincere when speaking to him.
However, if anything could be discussed with Hans, even with Su Yang's keen eyes seeing the sincerity of these two, he still maintained a degree of suspicion.
After all, Su Yang was well aware of Hans's previous behavior.
"Okay, Director, okay, Producer."
Mike smiled and gestured to Su Yang, saying, "Please sit down, Su Yang, let's chat. Don't be nervous."
Su Yang smiled and sat down in front of the three of them.
Liang Li glanced at Su Yang, then at the three people opposite them.
Apart from her dealings with Hans, whom she knew was not a good person, Liang Li had no idea what kind of people the other two were.
However, if Hans wasn't a good person, Liang Li didn't consider Mike and Jon to be good people either.
Seeing Su Yang sit down, Liang Li also sat down with him.
"Miss Liang Li, is that right?" Mike looked at the script in front of him and then asked Liang Li with a smile.
Liang Li remained suspicious, but outwardly maintained a smile. After Mike finished asking, she nodded with a smile, "Yes, Director. I am Liang Li, the liaison sent from Long Country."
"You seem a bit defensive. Don't be too nervous. You must have learned something about our program to be participating.
Perhaps it's because you're in a foreign country this time that you're a bit tense. Don't worry, we're just having a casual chat."
A casual chat, with hidden cameras behind them.
As an experienced host who had been in the industry for over a decade or two, even without Su Yang's keen eyes, Liang Li knew which part of the room was unusual as soon as she entered.
"We originally thought all the guests would meet together for the briefing, as it would be more convenient for you.
We didn't expect to find only the three of you here, so we were a bit confused and nervous." Seeing Liang Li's delayed reaction, Su Yang quickly explained to Mike and Jon.
"That was the original plan, but we changed our minds temporarily," Jon said with a smile.
Su Yang nodded, then looked at Mike and Jon, pursed his lips, and asked, "May I ask why?"
"Because this is a dating show, so when the guests meet for the first time during recording, their genuine initial reactions can be captured, which is better."
"That's true," Su Yang replied.
"All guests will come to this room individually to chat with the three of us.
Relax, it's just a chat," Jon said with a smile, flipping through the script in front of him and looking at Su Yang and Liang Li.
Whether it was just a simple chat or not, Su Yang and Liang Li were already seated here. Even if these two didn't just want to have a simple chat with Su Yang and Liang Li, they were already here.