“Beep beep… Cannot refuse.”
Heartbeat Bear immediately responded. What a joke. If they all refused, where would the show’s appeal be?
“Lin Lin is overjoyed inside.”
“Haha, Sister Linlin is shy.”
…
The male guest’s teasing arrived as expected. He might as well have had “I’m willing” written all over his face.
Women truly are one thing on the outside and another on the inside.
“It’s getting late today. Guests, get some good rest. See you tomorrow.”
Heartbeat Bear announced the end of the live stream, and everyone said their goodbyes one after another.
The show couldn’t be broadcast 24 hours a day. Artists needed privacy too.
The yard instantly turned busy. A group of staff members appeared and began cleaning up the mess.
“I’m exhausted. Anyone want to grab some late-night food together?”
Yang Shu found a reclining chair and seemed to collapse into it instantly, his energy and spirit completely gone.
“Brother Yang, I’m heading back first. See you tomorrow, everyone.”
Zhang Wenbo wasn’t in a good mood. He said goodbye and left.
The others also bade farewell one after another and returned to their own guest rooms.
The show had only just aired, and they all wanted to go back and see how they had performed during the livestream.
“Lin Lin.”
Li Lu called out, preparing to say goodbye to her.
As for the other female artists, he still felt a little too embarrassed to face them.
After all, it had been a very, very long time since he had spoken to them.
“Oh, see you tomorrow.”
Lin Lin looked a little panicked and, with quick little steps, ran off like a rabbit.
What was he going to say to me? At the very least, it should be gradual.
It couldn’t be this fast.
Li Lu looked for Little Jiang, the producer who had brought him here earlier, among the crowd. He had arrived too late, and no one had even told him where his room was.
Besides, shouldn’t they reimburse the plane ticket he came here on?
“Li Lu.”
A familiar voice called him to a stop.
“What, are you avoiding me?”
“No, Sister Liu Mian.”
Li Lu gave an awkward smile. This dating variety show was really exhausting.
Aside from Lin Lin, he really couldn’t bring himself to talk to any of the female guests.
“Sister Liu Mian? Back when we were watching the moon together, you didn’t call me that.”
Although her voice was very low, they were standing close enough that Li Lu heard every word clearly.
His face instantly filled with panic.
Little Sweetie? Was that really something I could call her now?
“Ha, I was just teasing you. Look at how frightened you got.
You don’t have to be like this. You’re being too deliberate.
Even if you still can’t let go, you can interact more with the other female guests.
Don’t let this opportunity go to waste.”
Liu Mian turned serious. He had a lot of camera time today, but he hadn’t said a single word to her.
He was avoiding her. Keeping his distance was just too obvious.
That definitely wouldn’t last long. In a few days, once people got tired of the novelty of him and Lin Lin, his camera time would drop a lot.
After a breakup, people can still be friends. It’s not like they have to become complete strangers forever.
“Mm, thank you.”
Li Lu was already a veteran in the industry. Liu Mian was telling him to interact more with her.
To ride on her popularity, and on that of the other female guests.
But how could he do that? He couldn’t make himself do it.
Besides, he was just here to coast. Why would he need to piggyback on anyone?
Once the show ended, he would fly far away.
The next time you hear news of me, it’ll be about the famous writer Li Lu.
The next time we meet, you’ll have to call me Teacher Li.
“Good night.”
Liu Mian quickly walked a couple of steps forward. There were many people around, and she didn’t want to draw too much attention.
Then she suddenly stopped again and turned to look at him.
“And you lied to me? You used to say you had no secrets from me.
But you never told me you wrote a song for your ex-girlfriend.”
Li Lu froze. What was she talking about? He hadn’t written anything. At most, it could only be called a demo.
Liu Mian looked at his stupid expression, smiled brightly, and walked away quickly.
She used to worry about whether he was doing well. Now she didn’t need to anymore.
That song just now was already a representative work.
With such a good song as a foundation, plus the buzz from this show and his own conditions…
At the very least, he could make a minor hit comeback this time.
But when did he start singing so well? Just that magnetic mid-low voice alone was enough to establish a foothold in the music industry.
With that level of skill, did he even need lip-syncing? Maybe he really could wash the dirt off his name.
Only the staff members were still busy in the yard. Li Lu wasn’t in a hurry to leave.
“Where does this go?”
He casually lifted a box and wanted to help them finish cleaning sooner.
He wasn’t just some ordinary star. He was the helpful little prince.
“No, no, Teacher Li, put that down.”
“Teacher Li, you’ve had a long day. Hurry back and rest.”
A staff member beside him immediately rushed over, and the two of them started tugging over the box.
“It’s fine, it’s very light. Let me do it.”
“Teacher Li, please put it down. You don’t want me to lose my job, do you?”
“Heh, you’re kidding me. It’s not that serious.”
…
After a brief dispute, Li Lu got his way and carried the box to the warehouse.
Then he came back to keep looking for work.
His personal producer, Jiang Zi, quietly followed behind him, took photos, and anonymously submitted them online:
“They say extras scramble for work on set. A past-his-prime artist doesn’t have it easy either.”
…
Li Lu returned to his room feeling very satisfied, and he didn’t even go online to check for news about himself.
Lying on the bed, he called out to the system.
“System, system, how many resources can I exchange for now?”
He had worked hard for half the day. He should at least get one new chance, right?
“Exchangeable resource count: 0.”
“That’s not right. Didn’t you say I could exchange infinitely if I did good deeds?”
“The system cannot detect the host’s sincerity. Exchange count: 0.”
“How am I supposed to make you feel sincerity? At least explain it clearly.”
“When the system detects the host’s sincerity, the exchange count will automatically increase.”
…
Li Lu asked several times back and forth, but got no useful information.
“Damn it, isn’t this screwing me over?”
He cursed silently in his heart and started to get anxious. He had used up the previous chance so easily, and now getting another one depended on sincerity?
He thought about it carefully. Was helping them work not enough?
He had taken their money. Helping them work seemed only natural.
No, no. He needed to get out for a bit.
At the very least, he had to figure out how to increase his exchange count.
Staying in this closed-off villa area all day, where was he supposed to find a chance to do good deeds?
He picked up his phone and casually scrolled through a few things.
His WeChat unread messages had exploded. The whole screen was red dots, with 99+ unread messages.
A lot of old friends in the industry who hadn’t contacted him in years had also sent messages.
He knew his song could at least become a minor hit, but he hadn’t expected the reaction to be this fast.
Li Lu gave a disdainful smile and couldn’t even be bothered to look.
Most of them should have been deleted a long time ago, but some were just too troublesome, so he had left them there.
Anyway, he never posted on Moments.
He still needed to reply to a few people he had decent relationships with.
“Hey, your new song sounds pretty good.”
“Didn’t you end the broadcast?”
…
“Am I interrupting your date with your ex-girlfriend?”
“Sorry.”
Wasn’t this Gao Xiaolan? She had added him on WeChat after their last phone call.
They had never chatted there before, yet she had sent him so many messages.