As soon as Jiang Mingxi finished speaking, the crowd burst into laughter.
Some people egged him on, whooping and hollering.
"I want it!"
"Me!"
"Over here! Sausage! Over here!"
Amid the commotion, Zhao Jiayuan shouted at the top of his lungs, "Sausage? He hasn't got one!"
Hahahahaha~
Another wave of laughter swept through the crowd.
Riding that lively atmosphere, Jiang Mingxi stood on the roof of the car and said, "I don't have sausage, but I do have beautiful scenery! Come take a look, everyone! You won't lose out, and you won't get swindled! Not 990, not 99, just 9.90!
"For 9.90, you can enjoy a perfect trip with transportation both ways!
"Famous singer Zhao Jiayuan will accompany you the whole way. You can request any song, anytime.
"Famous actor Chen Chong will accompany you the whole way. You can ask to stop the car wherever and whenever you like, because he'll be your driver!
"And, of course, there's famous flop Jiang Mingxi. You can curse me out however you like, anytime."
[Hahahahahahaha!]
[Jiang Mingxi, you really don't have to go that far!]
[What are they even doing? I'm so confused! What's this 9.90 thing? What is it supposed to be?]
[What else could it be? E-begging. Such a turnoff!]
[Exactly. Just because they're celebrities, they refuse to do any hard work and want to hold out their hands for fans' money. Shameless!]
[I'd rather go watch Lele. Watching Jiang Mingxi makes me want to puke.]
[Then get lost already!]
As Jiang Mingxi spoke, he raised his arm and called out.
"That's right, you heard correctly.
"For just 9.90, you can enjoy a trip to Bridgehead Village right now.
"Catch fish, admire the scenery, and pick mushrooms in the mountains of Bridgehead Village, all for just 9.90!
"Who's coming for 9.90? Who's coming for 9.90?"
Just as Jiang Mingxi was hawking his offer, someone in the crowd shouted.
"What do you mean?"
Jiang Mingxi smiled. "It means you pay 9.90 right now, and the three of us will take you in this car, right now, to have fun in the mountains of Bridgehead Village! When we're done, we'll bring you back here!
"We'll accompany you the entire way, with no extra charges.
"And you don't need to worry about your personal safety, because the entire trip will be livestreamed.
"Of course, if you mind being on camera, our cameraman will take care to keep you out of the shot."
At those words.
The crowd immediately stirred.
Never mind the 9.90.
The key was that they could hang out with Zhao Jiayuan and Chen Chong.
And it was only 9.90~
A young girl jumped up, her face flushed. "Really? Only 9.90?"
Jiang Mingxi looked at her and smiled. "No minors."
The girl: ...
She nearly burst into tears with a wail!
A woman in her thirties beside her immediately said, "I'm her mother. Can I bring her along?"
Zhao Jiayuan asked warily, "Can you prove you're her mother?"
The woman: ...
Was there something wrong with him?!
Chen Chong smiled and tugged at Zhao Jiayuan. "We're livestreaming. A human trafficker wouldn't dare."
The woman: ...
???
Seriously?!
Finally, her gaze settled on Jiang Mingxi. "We really can go have fun in the mountains of Bridgehead Village for 9.90?"
Jiang Mingxi thought she looked quite a bit like the girl. Besides, as Chen Chong had said, they were livestreaming, so safety probably wouldn't be an issue.
He smiled. "9.90 per person, for two hours in the mountains."
The woman waved her hand. "Then sign me and my daughter up. You don't need to drive us there and back. We'll take our own car!"
Chen Chong immediately said, "Please register with me over here!"
The woman took her daughter over to register with Chen Chong.
Neither Jiang Mingxi nor Zhao Jiayuan had expected their first customers to come so quickly.
They exchanged a glance, excitement filling both their eyes.
With that woman taking the lead, more people called out.
"Sign me up too!"
"It's 9.90, no going back on your word and charging extra!"
"You said you'd stay with us the whole way!"
All at once, another dozen or so people came forward to sign up.
But since this was their first time taking people out, they didn't dare accept all dozen or so.
Since the first group to sign up was a mother and daughter, Jiang Mingxi and Zhao Jiayuan discussed it and settled on another mother-daughter pair.
"This is our first time hosting tourists, so we don't dare take too many at once.
"For this trip, we'll start by accompanying these four visitors around the mountain behind Bridgehead Village.
"If you're interested, you can follow our livestream and enjoy the mountains and waters with us!"
After speaking, Jiang Mingxi jumped down from the roof of the car.
The first mother-daughter pair had their own car and didn't need to ride in the production team's vehicle.
The second mother-daughter pair didn't have a car, so Jiang Mingxi and Dabao rode with the production crew, leaving the back seats for the girl and her mother.
The group set off, heading straight for the mountain behind Bridgehead Village.
One stretch of the route into the mountain wasn't suitable for driving, so everyone got out and continued on foot.
One girl was in seventh grade and the other in eighth, and they soon struck up a conversation.
They stopped walking with their respective mothers, linking arms and excitedly whispering to each other instead.
[Oh my god, I'm so jealous of those two!]
[Seriously. And the scenery here really is lovely. Clear waters and green mountains-it feels like a hidden paradise.]
[I can't with these people. They even got two students to skip class just to play along with these actors? Ridiculous!]
[??? What's wrong with you? Zhao Jiayuan and the others were recruiting people in the square, and they signed up voluntarily, okay? How is that playing along?]
[Lele is working his ass off chopping wood to earn his money, while Zhao Jiayuan, Chen Chong, and Jiang Bitch are here selling smiles and begging. Disgusting!]
[Why haven't you left yet? If you don't like it, get lost, okay?!]
The bullet comments were saying all sorts of things.
Jiang Mingxi walked beside the two girls. Several times, he caught them sneaking glances at him before turning back and whispering to each other in hushed voices.
Unable to hold back, Jiang Mingxi asked, "How come you two aren't in class?"
The girl wearing glasses was a little more outgoing. Though she was visibly reserved, she still answered with flushed cheeks, "We had our monthly exams. We finished the last one this morning, so my mom brought me out for a walk, and we happened to run into you."
The girl beside her nodded, blushing. "Me too."
Jiang Mingxi smiled. "What are you two whispering about me?"
The two girls immediately dissolved into giggles, their faces red. Neither said a word.
Jiang Mingxi didn't ask again.
Zhao Jiayuan, on the other hand, made conversation from beside them. "Aren't you going to request a song? I'm all ready. I've been waiting the whole way. I'm so lonely. You're neglecting me."
The girl with glasses looked at Zhao Jiayuan, her face bright red. "We really can request one?"
Zhao Jiayuan snapped his fingers. "Anything you like. You're premium 9.90 VIP customers. Act a little more entitled."
The two girls had already been excited, and now they were even more thrilled.
The slightly shyer one tugged at the girl with glasses and murmured something.
The girl with glasses said to Zhao Jiayuan, "Then we'd like to hear your song, 'Under the Light.'"
Zhao Jiayuan cleared his throat and immediately began to sing.
[Oh my god, who's green with envy? Me!]
[I'm jumping up and down with jealousy. I'm buying a ticket to Bridgehead Village right now so I can be in the first batch they host tomorrow!]
[Zhao Jiayuan may have a sharp tongue, but his singing really is good.]
[This song, with them strolling leisurely into the mountains-it's so, so beautiful!]
After Zhao Jiayuan finished the line, "Under the light, I watch you smile~"
He swiftly curled his hand into a fist for a microphone and held it to Jiang Mingxi's mouth. "You sing the next line!"