This scene genuinely stunned everyone.
The production team was also dumbfounded.
Although Island Survival had aired for many seasons, it wasn’t that villagers had never given ingredients to the guests before, but…
There had never been this much!!
Look at the granny’s pancakes—a huge basinful!
Check out the uncle’s catch—a massive bucketful!
See the big sister’s chicken—a whole big one!
There were also those bringing vegetables and fruits, and the most unbelievable part was that two kids even showed up carrying two large bottles of cola and fruit juice…
Transporting supplies to this island was inconvenient, relying mostly on a weekly ferry delivery.
Items like fresh vegetables, fruits, and snacks were scarce resources on the island.
Yet they had brought Wen Ruqiao so much…
The Director rubbed his bald head, feeling like the few remaining hairs were about to fall out.
“This Wen Ruqiao is basically a bug in our show…”
Xiao Ou quickly stepped forward and politely declined, “Thank you, grandpas, grandmas, uncles, aunts, big sisters, big brothers, younger brothers, and sisters, but we’re filming a show here, and there are rules—we can’t accept these.”
At this, everyone became unhappy.
“What rules or no rules, what’s wrong with giving some food!”
“Exactly! This stuff isn’t worth much, Xiao Ou, stop being so polite!”
“It doesn’t matter if you can’t accept it—we brought these for little Ru Qiao! The little girl saved Old Wang. Even though we’re not educated, we know good people deserve good rewards!”
This woke everyone up, and they chimed in:
“Right, we brought these for Ru Qiao.”
“Xiao Ou, step aside, don’t block the way.”
“It’s fine. You big men are tough and can handle a couple of meals without food, but don’t let the fresh and delicate little girl go hungry.”
Xiao Ou: ??
So I’m just not worthy after all.
He watched helplessly as a large group of enthusiastic villagers surrounded Wen Ruqiao.
The girl clearly hadn’t experienced such a situation before; her innocent, round, clear deer-like eyes were filled with confusion.
Before she could react, an old granny stuffed a pancake into her hands.
“Good girl, eat it while it’s hot.”
Wen Ruqiao instinctively took a bite.
The old granny’s pancake was big and round, even larger than Wen Ruqiao’s head. The girl with her small, palm-sized face hugging the giant pancake and munching on it looked both innocent and adorably clueless, instantly hitting the cute spot for countless viewers!
[Ahhh, so adorable!]
[Anyone want to team up and steal this pretty sister??]
[Qiao Mei, what color sack do you like? I’ll go buy one right now!]
The others placed the things they had brought at Wen Ruqiao’s feet. Knowing the show’s rules, they didn’t linger in the courtyard and left in a swarm.
Aunt Liu, hearing the commotion, came out of the kitchen and her eyes lit up at the sight of all the ingredients on the ground!
“Wow! So much food! I must prepare a full imperial banquet for everyone at noon!”
Cheers erupted in the courtyard.
While the guests were overjoyed, the Director was nearly driven to despair.
The core appeal of their variety show was gone—wasn’t this the beginning of the end?
But what he never expected was—
“Director! Look quickly, the number of viewers in our livestream has increased again!!”
The Director was stunned: “What?”
He took the tablet handed to him by a staff member and found that not only had the viewership skyrocketed, but the comments had exploded as well!
[Ding-ding, Mrs. Fu checking in!]
[I wonder if the show my husband liked is any good]
[Nonsense, Fu Yuchuan is clearly my husband!!]
[Give it up, the one sitting on my husband’s lap right now is me!!]
【Fu Yichuan is right in my bed, hehe panting pants flying…】
【Wow, I tripped over all the Fu wives’ pants as soon as I came in】
【Sisters, be a little more reserved, this is the comment section, not the wild west!!】
…
In the entertainment industry, there’s probably only one person who can create such a huge scene without even showing up—
Film Emperor Fu Yichuan.
The director was stunned: “Film Emperor Fu liked our variety show??”
“Yes, he liked this clip.” The staff member pulled up a Weibo post.
It was a GIF posted by a medical influencer showing Wen Ruqiao performing first aid on Uncle Wang, accompanied by the text:
【Textbook-level first aid measures! /thumbs up/thumbs up】
Fu Yichuan had liked it a few minutes ago, and now the post had already surpassed 100,000 likes.
Some netizens had dug up that this was a clip from “Island Survival,” which was why so many new viewers were being drawn to the show.
The director looked dazed.
If Lu Minglang was a top-tier star, then Fu Yichuan was the top of the top—the kind of guest “Island Survival” could only dream of inviting!
But now, two top-tier stars—one was actually participating in their show, and the other had actually liked their show!
Are top stars all philanthropists these days?!?
“Old Meng, snap out of it.” The screenwriter laughed and nudged Director Meng.
Director Meng rubbed his face and immediately instructed the person in charge of the show’s official Weibo account to repost Fu Yichuan’s Weibo, making sure to include the livestream link.
He had a feeling that today was the turning point for their show’s revival!
“Do you think we should invite Film Emperor Fu to join our show?” the screenwriter asked. “Since he liked it, maybe he’s interested in our program?”
Director Meng: “Don’t daydream. That’s a film emperor! Our little obscure show is already lucky to have Lu Minglang. How could I dare invite a big shot like Film Emperor Fu…”
As soon as he finished speaking, Director Meng’s phone rang.
After answering, a calm and professional male voice came through the receiver: “Hello, Director Meng. I’m Fu Yichuan’s agent. I was wondering if my artist has the honor of collaborating with your show?”
With a clatter, Director Meng was so shocked that his phone fell straight to the ground!
The courtyard.
After some discussion, the guests kept a portion of the ingredients sent by the villagers and gave the rest to the production team.
Even just that portion was enough to make a feast.
Previously, even the cleverest housewife couldn’t cook without rice, but today Aunt Liu finally had the chance to showcase her exceptional culinary skills.
The firewood stove burned hot, and the rich aroma of iron-pot stewed goose could be smelled from far away.
The fish was scored, coated in egg wash and seasoning, deep-fried, and finally drizzled with sweet and sour sauce—a fresh sweet and sour fish was ready.
Chicken was cut into pieces, coconuts were cracked open to scoop out the meat, and coconut milk was poured in for stewing. A dipping sauce made with sand ginger and green lime completed the coconut chicken hotpot.
Although the excitement of finding ingredients was gone, Director Meng had a sudden inspiration and kept switching the camera between Aunt Liu cooking and the sea fishing group.
On one side was the miserable fishing, and on the other was the mouthwatering food…
The contrast was so hilarious that the audience’s reaction was even more enthusiastic than Director Meng had imagined.
【Hahaha I’m laughing my head off. One side is a survival show, the other is a food show—how does that work?】
【So satisfying! It feels like reading a post-apocalyptic novel where the protagonist hoards supplies while others have nothing to eat!】
[“No one can disagree that Qiao Mei is the GOAT, right?”]
Just as netizens couldn’t stop laughing, they suddenly noticed that Lu Minglang, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up:
“X-Xiao Qiao, can I talk with you?”