#Ye Qingzhou makes a surprise appearance on a dating show#
#Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci team up on a dating show#
#Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci candy-wrapper kiss#
#Chu Ci Plunder Card#
#Chu Ci Exchange Card#
#Zhou Jin, the unluckiest male guest on "Let's Fall in Love"#
#Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci, a match made in heaven#
#Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci "First Kiss" ship#
#"Let's Fall in Love" is so good#
After the variety show finished filming, the names "Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci" completely swept Weibo's trending searches. During the filming of "Let's Fall in Love," its popularity reached the tens of millions, and the number of viewers online in the livestream even reached several million-plus.
For the cash-strapped production team of "Let's Fall in Love," this was a windfall.
The Weibo trending searches were filled with comments from netizens.
[Aaaaaah! I was lucky enough to watch the whole thing! Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou were really amazing in this episode! The tasks the production team set really fit the "dating show" theme too, especially "kiss through a candy wrapper for thirty seconds" and "share a chocolate stick." The way Ye Qingzhou looked at Chu Ci was practically smoldering.]
[I actually think the sweetest part of this episode was when Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci looked into each other's eyes. Ye Qingzhou had been smiling the whole time before that, but he suddenly turned serious when he looked into Chu Ci's eyes. There was this sense of destiny between them.]
[Wait, I clicked through from the trending searches and haven't had time to watch the livestream yet. Are you sure it was really "Ye Qingzhou" who was smiling the whole time? That doesn't sound like him...]
[Yes! And Ye Qingzhou got shy several times during this episode, especially during the "candy-wrapper kiss." His neck, cheeks, and earlobes were so red they practically looked like they could bleed. The girls who missed it are in trouble.]
[But I think their kiss was the sweetest part, especially when Ye Qingzhou fought through his embarrassment to ask Chu Ci, "Am I sweeter, or is the candy sweeter?" Do you know how I felt when I heard that? I wanted to kiss him to death! He's so cute!]
[I didn't really feel much about the parts where they did the tasks. I actually thought the "Exchange Card" setup was really interesting, especially when Zhou Jin worked so hard running around for ages, only for Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci's team to win. That was peak entertainment.]
[Hahahahaha, Ye Qingzhou and Chu Ci probably just couldn't be bothered to run, right? Poor Zhou Jin...]
[Aaaaaah, I missed out on a fortune just by going to my stupid job. Does "Let's Fall in Love" have a replay of the livestream? I want to catch up on this episode.]
[Not too sure. I'd suggest following the official Weibo account for "Let's Fall in Love." I think the production team will probably post an announcement, or you could just DM them.]
[Watching this episode really made me a Chu Ci fan. Do you have his Weibo? I want to follow him.]
[Chu Ci's Weibo is just his real name, @Chu Ci. You can follow him directly.]
In just a few hours, the official Weibo account for "Let's Fall in Love" gained several times as many followers, while Chu Ci's Weibo follower count also rose by twenty thousand and showed signs of continuing to grow.
After filming ended, the director approached Chu Ci alone.
"Teacher Chu, is your schedule full lately?"
Chu Ci looked a little bewildered and said nothing.
The director mistakenly took this to mean Chu Ci "wasn't busy" and continued on his own. "If you have time lately, could I invite you to continue filming the next episode of 'Let's Fall in Love'? You don't need to worry about your appearance fee. I'll definitely pay you the highest rate on the market..."
Before filming for this episode had even ended, the director had already received a steady stream of calls from advertisers, instantly filling the production team's coffers. He knew very well that this episode's explosive popularity depended on Chu Ci and Ye Qingzhou.
Ye Qingzhou held a very high position in the entertainment industry, and countless major directors wanted to invite him onto their variety shows. After filming this episode, the director could also tell that Ye Qingzhou had chosen to appear on this episode of "Let's Fall in Love" because of Chu Ci...
As long as he could persuade Chu Ci, he was confident he could persuade Ye Qingzhou to join the next episode of "Let's Fall in Love" too.
"I..."
Chu Ci had no interest in filming variety shows. He was just about to refuse when a faint mechanical voice flashed through his mind. "Master, agree to it."
Chu Ci: "!"
That voice... was it Lele?
Lele was the mecha that had always fought alongside Chu Ci. Mechas in the interstellar era developed self-awareness. The higher their grade and combat power, the stronger their self-awareness became.
Chu Ci had thought it had also perished in that war. He hadn't expected to hear its name here.
Lele was the name Chu Ci's mecha had given itself after developing self-awareness. In Lele's own words, it hoped its master, Chu Ci, could always be happy.
"Teacher Chu, do you have any other requests?"
Seeing that Chu Ci still hadn't spoken, the director couldn't quite gauge his thoughts. "Are you unhappy with the show's game rules? Or do you think the appearance fee isn't enough..."
"No."
As a good friend who had fought alongside it, Chu Ci chose to trust Lele unconditionally. He nodded. "I agree."
Not expecting things to go so smoothly, the director froze for two seconds before reacting. "Thank you, Teacher Chu. If you have any requests, feel free to contact me anytime..."
"All right."
Chu Ci's thoughts were entirely on "Lele." He nodded politely to the director. "If there's nothing else, I'll get going, then?"
The director hurriedly nodded.
After watching Chu Ci disappear from view, he hurriedly called Ye Qingzhou.
The director had only obtained his number after filming ended.
"Hello?"
The call connected quickly.
A clear, youthful voice reached his ears through the receiver. The director cleared his throat twice and asked quietly, "Teacher Ye, is your schedule full lately?"
Hearing this, Ye Qingzhou guessed the director's intentions. He raised an eyebrow casually. "You want to invite me to film the next episode too?"
With his thoughts exposed, the director chuckled. "Sure enough, nothing gets past you."
Ye Qingzhou said nothing.
The director continued explaining, "After filming ended, our production team landed a lot of advertisements. We have plenty of funding now, and we can afford your appearance fee..."
"Do you think the appearance fee is what I care about?"
Ye Qingzhou interrupted him with a smile.
The director secretly congratulated himself on approaching Chu Ci first. He explained quietly, "I forgot to tell you, Teacher Chu will also be filming the next episode..."
"Really?"
Ye Qingzhou's voice rose instinctively.