Ji Shuyao took the proposal and frowned as he looked at it. "With so many variety shows, why did you choose this one?"
Song Shi'an leaned back on the sofa. "What's wrong with this? Isn't it good?"
"It's not that it's bad." Ji Shuyao pinched the bridge of his nose. "This is a live broadcast from the very beginning. The director is that famous adventure variety show director from abroad. If the live broadcast goes well, you can become famous overnight, but there are countless examples of live broadcasts going wrong. It's too much of a challenge to human limits."
Song Shi'an hesitated. Could an adventure program really lead to someone's death? It shouldn't be that bad. It's only three days and two nights; it sounds so interesting.
Ji Shuyao looked at the expectation in his eyes and sighed.
He was also surprised when the director contacted him, saying that he had seen the video of Song Shi'an's basketball game and thought the young man had good physical fitness.
The people who go there are all seasoned rock climbers or extreme sports enthusiasts. I really have no idea whether a newbie could handle it if I threw him in.
"Since you like it, then join us. Get some exercise lately; the people going are all seasoned veterans of rock climbing or extreme sports."
Song Shi'an nodded, his tone brimming with confidence. "No problem, Brother Yao!"
So exciting!! He's someone who's watched every single episode of Bear Grylls Ed Stafford, so this simple wilderness adventure is a piece of cake for him.
When the show airs, he'll definitely share the link with the dorm group chat so Jiang Ye and the others can see what a true wilderness survival master looks like.
Ji Shuyao didn't discourage him. Many newcomers start out with this kind of excitement, but halfway through filming they can't stand it and want to quit, preferring to pay the penalty for breach of contract rather than leave.
"There are five more scripts. Take a look at them tonight. They're all for different release dates. The company has already given you the best resources, so you can choose first." He emphasized his words, "Don't give me any more obscure roles."
Song Shi'an touched his nose a little embarrassedly. " Brother Yao, you know I don't have that much time to film. I did earn less, but at least I didn't lose money, right?"
Ji Shuyao couldn't figure him out for a while. Others would take on eight roles a year, but this guy was different; he wouldn't take on leading roles even when he had them.
But never mind, he's only nineteen, he has a long way to go.
"It's best to finalize things within three days so we can sign the contract here." Ji Shuyao stood up, picked up his car keys, and left.
The door lock clicked shut, and Song Shi'an immediately slumped onto the sofa like a boneless kitten.
Eating and drinking to your heart's content, lying on the sofa—that's what life is all about.
He closed his eyes and enjoyed the moment for a while, then took out his phone to check the time; it was almost ten o'clock.
I got up, took a shower, changed into my pajamas, grabbed my tablet, went to bed, snuggled under the covers, and opened T Fruit Station.
Today, SVIP members can watch an extra episode. Episode 7 is the scene where Meng Zhen reprimands the ministers, a five-minute long take.
This is his first time using a long take in a proper broadcast, and it would be a lie to say I'm not looking forward to it.
The moment he clicked on it, the screen was filled with red exclamation marks that almost blinded him.
Song Shi'an thought he had clicked the wrong button, so he adjusted the bullet screen ratio from full screen to a quarter, and finally he could see the faces clearly.
In the first six episodes, viewers were able to pinpoint half of Meng Zhen's head, a silhouette, or a hand resting on his whisk in every corner.
Finally, in these five minutes of the seventh episode, the all-around flawless Meng Zhen arrives.
The comments flew by in a blur.
"I finally saw him after waiting for six episodes!"
" Meng Zhen is such a man!"
"Sister, are you praising him or making fun of him...?"
"That's so exciting! So, is he a hero or a villain? If he's a hero, you blindly follow him; if he's a villain, you follow him with your brain."
"I knew he looked familiar! That academic genius! I saw him in videos before, I never would have guessed it was him!"
"What video?! I'm asking what video it is!"
"To the person upstairs, search for Song Shi'an's basketball on D Station, you'll come back and thank me."
"Just got back from the search. Is this man even real? He can act and play basketball so well. Where is the door God closed for him? I can't find it."
"God didn't put a door on him, he just opened a panoramic sunroof."
Song Shi'an was completely bewildered. After admiring his own long shot, he immediately opened Weibo and scrolled through it before realizing it was about the basketball game that afternoon.
That dunk video was uploaded everywhere with all sorts of exciting background music.
He then followed Weibo to D Station and, sure enough, found himself in the recommendations.
Watching himself play from a third-person perspective, the screen was filled with suggestive and provocative language that made his ears burn.
Some people shouted "Husband, call me!" in the live chat, some sent a long string of "Ahhhhhh!", and others seriously analyzed his take-off angle and hang time.
I swiped back to the homepage and glanced at the number of followers, then my finger stopped.
What did he do to gain over three million followers? Last time I checked, he only had a few hundred thousand. Even planting a mushroom wouldn't make it grow this fast.
He rubbed his eyes, wondering if it was lagging. He exited and reopened the app, but the numbers remained unchanged.
While I was still in shock, the WeChat group started buzzing with notifications.
Chi Xun sent several messages in a row, the last one consisting of a string of exclamation marks. " Shi'an!! I'm going to die!! I don't know who spread this rumor!!"
Song Shi'an was completely bewildered. What rumors? How could so many things happen in one night?
He clicked on the link Chi Xun sent him and almost choked on his saliva.
#Song Shi'an of Jingchen University is suspected of being kept by a sugar daddy/sugar baby and having a chaotic private life#
The title was followed by a bright red "Explosive" word.
He's just a nobody actor, and people are actually attacking him? He thought he was no big shot and wouldn't even make it onto the marketing accounts' lists, but they not only targeted him, but also gave him a "viral" rating. That's giving him way too much credit.
I almost laughed out of anger when I opened the article.
The first picture is a candid shot taken of him and Shen Lingshu at a coffee shop near the school on the day they signed the contract. The two are sitting face to face across a table with the contract on it. He is signing the contract with his head down, while Shen Lingshu is holding a coffee cup and looking out the window.
The photos are quite artistic, with good lighting and composition, but the accompanying text is lacking, such as "Mysterious Rich Woman Meets Young Male Actor" and "Luxury Car Pickup and Drop-off Suspected Close Relationship."
Shen Lingshu's silver-gray sports car was parked on the corner near the coffee shop. Someone took a picture of it separately, and when combined with the previous picture, it became "ironclad evidence."
The second one is even more outrageous; did he only stay at that bar in Rongcheng for a minute?
I was squeezed into the crowd, overheard a couple of suggestive remarks, and ran away. It's hard to say whether the whole thing took more than sixty seconds.
This was even captured on camera! And in the photo, he's the only one standing at the bar entrance, the neon lights shining on his face; the couple who were flirting with him aren't even in the frame.
He looked like he'd just come out of a bar in style; the angle was so tricky and the timing so precise, it was obvious someone was deliberately staking him out.
Song Shi'an tapped his phone screen repeatedly as he scrolled to the comments section, expecting a barrage of criticism, but the tone was quite different from what he had anticipated.