Inside a mansion in the capital's most exclusive wealthy district, the butler and servants who had risen early were already attending to their duties.
An elderly man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties walked slowly into the dining room. After sitting down, he asked a servant to bring him a tablet, then asked the butler beside him, "The livestream starts this morning, doesn't it? Is everything ready on Xiao Yi's end?"
The butler bowed. "Everything has been arranged."
The old man nodded. As the servants brought breakfast over, he opened the Orchid App with the butler's guidance, muttering, "It's not as though the family needs that little bit of money. Fu Chi suddenly shoved him into the show, and Xiao Yi hadn't prepared at all. If he embarrasses himself during the livestream, he'll probably come crying to me again."
The butler smiled without speaking.
Just then, a figure entered through the doorway, accompanied by a deep, resonant voice. "Fu Yunyi said himself that he was bored and wanted some excitement. I happened to have recently invested in a new kind of livestream variety show, the first attempt of its kind in the industry. No one else dared to go, so there's nothing wrong with letting him find some excitement there."
"He can also help attract more viewers while he's at it. If it succeeds, I'll give him a share of the profits too."
As he spoke, the man unhurriedly sat down beside the old man, fixing his dark eyes on him. "During filming, the guests can't contact the outside world directly, nor can they bypass the production team to seek outside help. Dad, you can't send things over just because you feel sorry for Fu Yunyi and think he's suffering on the show."
Old Master Fu glared at him. "I know. Am I the sort of old man who meddles without understanding anything?"
Fu Chi's lips twitched.
Old Master Fu lowered his head and searched through the six livestream rooms under "Incredible Life" for quite a while. "Fu Chi, come help me look. Which one is Xiao Yi's livestream?"
Fu Chi glanced over. "According to the production team's procedure, they'll only change the livestream names after the guests appear and introduce themselves."
Old Master Fu said, "...Can't you just ask?"
Fu Chi said, "This is pretty interesting too."
Old Master Fu said, "..."
Old Master Fu snorted, just in time to see one livestream's name change. "Xia Zhiyi? Which celebrity is this? Does he know Xiao Yi?"
Fu Chi paused slightly and lowered his eyes.
Old Master Fu didn't care whether he answered. Since none of the other livestreams had changed, he simply tapped into the only one that had.
The moment he entered, the video filled the tablet's screen. Then he saw the camera abruptly pull back, and a figure "flew" from the far right of the screen to the far left.
The old man said, "Huh?"
The butler said, "?"
Fu Chi said, "..."
The old man's eyes widened. "Whoa! This young fellow has some skills!"
Then something else occurred to him, and he muttered, "That's good, actually. I was worried about what would happen if Xiao Yi got bullied while living with the others on the livestream. With this young fellow around, his safety is assured."
Fu Chi said, "..."
The old man continued muttering, "Oh, right. Don't livestreams have tips and things these days? I want to send this young fellow a gift. How do I do that?"
The butler fell silent for a moment and looked at Fu Chi.
Fu Chi had already withdrawn his gaze. "The production team disabled tipping," he said casually.
The old man asked, "Why?"
Fu Chi said, "As a precaution. Some of the celebrity guests' fans will be minors."
It was still summer vacation. Apart from a few schools that had students attend military training early, most students were lounging at home at this time.
If minors got carried away and spent money on tips, some parents might try to recover that money from the platform, creating another headache.
Although livestream tips could generate revenue for the production team and the Orchid App, they carried risks and might give this new show a bad reputation. Better not to enable them in the first place.
After having breakfast with the old man, Fu Chi changed into a suit and left for work.
After his special assistant went over the day's schedule with him, Fu Chi said, "Have someone keep an eye on that variety show."
The special assistant paused. Recalling the information he had received earlier, he assumed Fu Chi had made this arrangement because of Fu Yunyi, whom he had put on the show. He quickly nodded. "Understood. I'll have someone pay extra attention to the young master."
At that, Fu Chi raised his eyes slightly but said nothing.
The special assistant was accustomed to his boss's usual indifference. He turned and made the arrangements, adding another item to his own reminders as well.
Check Fu Yunyi's livestream when he had some free time.
Once they arrived at the company and Fu Chi was alone in his office, he sat at his desk for a while. Anyone who saw him would probably have thought he was contemplating some major matter concerning the company's future.
But in reality...
Fu Chi took a tablet from a drawer, opened Xia Zhiyi's livestream somewhat clumsily, and set it at one corner of his desk.
As it happened, Xia Zhiyi was being interviewed by the production team.
"May I ask why you decided to join our show?"
Xia Zhiyi smiled. "School's starting soon, and it occurred to me that I've never had a summer job in all my life, so I came to give it a try."
Xiao Yang said, "...?"
[Hahahahaha, what the heck! What do you mean, a summer job!]
[Ah, dimples! So cute! A cute and handsome little brother! Let me inhale!]
[Seriously? Filming a variety show counts as a summer job?]
Xiao Yang was also at a loss over Xia Zhiyi's answer. It took him a moment to move on to the next question. "Ahem, you do know what sort of show we are, right?"
Xia Zhiyi said, "Yes. An observational lifestyle variety show. The guests live their lives, and the audience observes."
Xiao Yang said, "..."
"Ahaha, that's not wrong."
Xia Zhiyi thought for a moment and added, "Hmm, a slightly unusual show for making friends?"
After all, without joining this show, a non-celebrity guest like him would probably find it difficult to cross paths with celebrities in everyday life.
Xiao Yang said, "...Yes."
That wasn't wrong either, but wasn't he supposed to give some polished answer?
[A! Show! For! Making! Friends!]
[Whoa, I guess he's not wrong when he puts it that way.]
Seeing that Xiao Yang's expression looked a little off, Xia Zhiyi thought for a moment and asked, "...Is something wrong with that?"
Xiao Yang said, "...Not really."
Xiao Yang chose to skip the subject.
Afterward, Xiao Yang asked a few more questions, such as whether he felt nervous about soon living with celebrities as a non-celebrity. Xia Zhiyi's answers to these questions were fairly standard.
After the interview, Xia Zhiyi let Xia Wanyi know, then got into a vehicle with the production crew and headed to the airport.
Meanwhile, the trending searches began to heat up.