Variety Show Broadcast

Lin Chudong: ...

Can you even say that!

Shopkeeper's wife, don't teach him nonsense. And Jia Lu is so carefree, one dares to teach, and the other dares to speak.

"Alright, go practice. What time is the Super Challenge broadcast?"

"Eight in the evening!"

"Shopkeeper's wife, are the procedures done?"

"She's on her way back!"

Lin Chudong nodded. Everything was going according to plan. Tonight was the first step in his return to the music scene. Whether it would be successful depended on fate.

Although the band had nothing – a lead singer with no resources, a half-baked drummer, a beginner bassist, and an unreliable shopkeeper's wife – they looked like they had no future.

Sigh, there was no other way. He could only take it one step at a time.

When evening came, everyone sat in front of the television, waiting to watch the latest episode of Super Challenge.

Lin Chudong wasn't in a hurry. He would appear last. The treasure chest's time was almost up, so he could open it first.

Countdown, 3, 2, 1!

Open!

[Red Treasure Chest x1] [Chess Mastery (Master Level)]

Lin Chudong gave another wry smile.

Good heavens, another irrelevant skill. Chess Mastery? What use could this possibly have?

Was he supposed to participate in chess competitions?

Lin Chudong's ambitions lay elsewhere!

Forget it. It's always good to have more skills. The most important thing this time was that the quality of the treasure chest had improved, from purple to red.

Moreover, this time Chess Mastery was directly at Master Level, unlike his previous Cooking skill which was only Intermediate. This showed that the items in the treasure chest were getting better and better.

Open the red treasure chest.

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[Acceleration requires amount]: 50000

Seeing two lines of text, Lin Chudong was a little surprised.

This treasure chest is a bit unusual!

It takes a long time to open, seven days for a red treasure chest, but it can be accelerated!

I don't know if this acceleration means opening it immediately or doubling the opening speed.

If it means opening it immediately, then it's quite a good deal. Fifty thousand yuan, not too much, not too little.

If it were before, Lin Chudong would definitely have spent money to try it, but now, he decided against it. The band is in need of money, and he couldn't explain spending fifty thousand to the shopkeeper's wife.

Moreover, the most crucial point is that the rewards are all life skills he won't be using anytime soon, so it's really not worth it.

Let's first see what the red treasure chest contains, and then decide whether to accelerate next time.

Unknowingly, the Super Challenge has aired halfway through, reaching its final segment: the culinary competition.

On TV, Lin Qiqi was running fast, making the cameramen pant, the variety show effect was quite good.

Lin Chudong thought for a moment and directly used a Lucky Card.

At the same time, Liang Yin had also finished setting up her computer.

"Da Fei, I've successfully released it, our band's first song!"

Chengdu went online, successfully released. There's no promotion yet, so the playback count is still in the single digits.

Liang Yin kept refreshing backstage and posted several advertisements on her social media, but the playback count hadn't even reached a hundred.

"Why is it so slow!"

Lin Chudong said, "What's the rush? Without promotion, consider it zero playback. Let's see how this episode performs."

On TV, Lin Chudong's cool appearance on an electric bike made them all laugh.

"Holy crap, Fei Ge, you're too cool! You made an electric bike look like a race car."

"I can't anymore, I'm not watching with you guys. I'm going to watch the live stream on my computer. I need to see the audience's comments!" Liang Yin was most concerned about netizens' reviews and directly entered the live stream room.

"Da Fei, someone recognized you!"

Someone in the comments had already started recognizing him as Da Fei, and it was like a ripple effect, everyone recognized him at once.

"Holy crap, is that Da Fei? This show's arrangement is too deliberate, right? How could they just happen to bump into a passerby who is Da Fei?"

"That's not right, Da Fei never participates in variety shows. Maybe it was a real chance encounter."

"This is hilarious, worthy of Super Challenge, the good-hearted Brother Da Fei?"

"Lin Qiqi probably hadn't even debuted when Brother Da Fei was popular, right?"

"After leaving the company, Brother Da Fei participated in a variety show? Don't you think there's something strange about this?"

"You mean the company is blacklisting Brother Da Fei? Forbidding him from participating in variety shows? This is a conspiracy!"

The bullet screen was filled with all sorts of guesses and analyses, which were even less reliable than Wang Zhi's.

When the playback reached the part where he won against the Special Grade Chef, the bullet screen exploded again.

"My Fei is awesome, Special Grade Fei!"

"I know Fei Ge, he was kicked out of his band and became a culinary god overnight."

"That judge made me laugh so hard, '<You didn't preserve the original flavor of the ingredients>!'"

"Hahaha! What a psychological shadow!"

It had to be said, the show's effect was quite good. The final scene of the Special Grade Chef throwing off his clothes and leaving was even given a close-up.

"Next, let's invite Lin Qiqi's group to perform their talent."

The scene of Lin Qiqi and Lin Chudong, one sitting and one standing, was incredibly beautiful. The bullet screen was filled with nothing but calls of "wife."

When the camera panned to Lin Chudong, there were also many comments.

"With Brother Da Fei around, the talent is guaranteed."

"I still think this is scripted, otherwise it's too coincidental."

"My wife is truly talented, she can play and sing, and she sings really well!"

"Mainly because Fei Ge taught her well!"

As Lin Chudong's voice rang out, the entire venue erupted in thunderous applause. The production team even added special effects to highlight the shock of the live audience.

"Professionals are professionals, Brother Da Fei is awesome!"

"I love this song, I've already learned it after listening to it once."

"At this moment, a college student quietly opened Quanmin K Ge."

"This song isn't on Quanmin K Ge yet, but it's on QQ Music!"

"At this moment, a high school student picked up the guitar in the dorm..."

"This song is simple, I've already figured out the chords. Click my avatar if you want to learn!"

"..."

The show's effect was surprisingly good. Super Challenge was the hottest variety show recently, with tons of topics every episode.

The production team had also meticulously edited the footage, giving Lin Chudong plenty of screen time, and his singing performance was excellent. Perhaps it was the effect of the Lucky Card.

Liang Yin said, " 'Chengdu' has surpassed fifty thousand plays!"

In the blink of an eye, it had broken the fifty thousand mark.

It had already entered the top 100 of the soaring charts!

This promotional effect was simply heaven-defying.

Lin Chudong let out a long sigh of relief. The Lucky Card hadn't been used in vain. At this rate, it would reach the trending songs chart within three days.

Just then, with a sudden bang, the door of the Piano Shop was pushed open, and a young lady rushed in in a panic.

"Excuse me for disturbing you, let me hide for a moment!"

With that, the young lady crouched directly behind the sofa, right next to Lin Chudong.

Lin Chudong sized her up. "Miss, are you alright?"

The young lady nervously kept looking outside. "I'm fine, I'm fine. Someone is following me, I just need to hide for a bit."

Wang Zhi stood up and went to the door to look. Such a beautiful young lady out alone at night was indeed not very safe.

Outside the door, not far away, a middle-aged man sitting in a black car held his phone and said respectfully.

"Manager Jing, the young lady has entered a Piano Shop."

"Understood, Manager Jing. I'll head back to the company then."

With that, the car turned around and drove away.