Yuanyuan's unusual place in showbiz, the second episode airs, and the fourth gets ready to film

Qiguan Yuan a rather unique position in the entertainment industry.

He's supposed to be an internet celebrity, but he never even goes online.

He's an artist, but he doesn't have an agent, a studio, or a single serious work.

Although he's not considered an insider, his popularity has surpassed that of top-tier celebrities. His Weibo follower count ranks high on various lists, with only a few long-time industry veterans above him.

Countless brand ambassadors are eyeing Qiguan Yuan, eager to submit their contracts before he officially signs with any brand.

But they couldn't get in touch with Qiguan Yuan at all.

I don't know if it's because President Pei of Huateng Group intervened, but no information about Qiguan Yuan has been revealed.

Qiguan Yuan has no agent, no business contact email, and no publicly available contact information.

The only way to contact him is through Pei Yubai.

Everyone knew what seeking out Pei Yubai meant.

Pei Yubai's endorsements are all for top luxury brands, with prices that are widely recognized as astronomical in the industry.

The brand quoted Pei Yubai Pei Yubai on his market value, not his actual market value.

It is said that a watch brand offered Pei Yubai ten times the price of an average A-list celebrity in order to sign him.

However, Pei Yubai's fans, especially his Imperial Fans, have extremely strong purchasing power.

None of the brands that wanted Qiguan Yuan to be their spokesperson could afford a price tag of this level.

Instead of going to Pei Yubai, some went to Meng Xu, some went to Shen Yuzhou, and some even managed to contact Chen Xiaolei.

The responses were consistent: Teacher Qiguan has no plans to accept any endorsements at the moment.

However, Qiguan Yuan's popularity did not decrease as a result.

After the post about the red rope from the car accident was published, the trending topic was: # Qiguan Yuan #

It turned into: #Is Qiguan Yuan really a deity?#

This topic has been divided into two camps.

One side insists on science, saying that all coincidences can be explained by probability; the red rope breaking may have been caused by friction, and the burn marks may have been caused by some kind of chemical reaction.

The other side's attitude was simple. "Explain it to me."

The two sides argued for three days without reaching a conclusion.

In the comments section of the car accident post, more and more people began showing off the red string they received from Qiguan Yuan.

Someone posted a picture of a lottery ticket in the comments section, showing they won 500 yuan, with the caption, "I won the lottery on my first try after wearing Yuanyuan's red string bracelet."

Someone posted their payslip in the comments section, saying they got a raise last month.

Some people said they bought a red string for their younger sister, and that same day, her sister received an interview invitation from her dream company.

The most popular comment in the comment section was from a girl.

She said that after she received Qiguan Yuan's red string in Village Above the Clouds, she made a wish on the red string in her hotel room that night, hoping that she could pass the postgraduate entrance examination.

Then she received her acceptance letter; it was her first choice.

She took a picture of her acceptance letter and the red string together, and captioned it with only four words: Thank you, Yuanyuan.

Netizens commented that this girl's score was normally a bit low, and she would basically not have been admitted, but she was suddenly admitted by chance.

I'm so envious!

This reply was pushed to fifth place on the trending topics list.

The comments below were all saying "Good luck," line after line, neat and orderly.

Qiguan Yuan only publicly gave away red ropes twice.

One time it was at Village Above the Clouds, but only a few fans who were there received it.

Another time was when he set up a stall at the entrance of a comic convention. He sold more red strings that time, but compared to Qiguan Yuan's tens of millions of fans, a few hundred red strings were not even a fraction of the total.

What's more, someone bought dozens of them at once.

Therefore, the number of people who truly possess the Qiguan Yuan Red String across the entire internet is no more than five hundred.

Among these 500 people, some gradually stood up and spoke out.

Whether out of fan mentality or a genuine desire to test its effectiveness, so many people are paying attention to this, with many wealthy and curious individuals wanting to try it out for themselves.

As a result, those who had extra red ropes were being snapped up at inflated prices.

The one who was widely recognized as having the most red ropes made a fortune.

The topic is gaining popularity.

While defending Qiguan Yuan's "divine" reputation under the trending topics, Xiao Yuan Grains also dredged up old grievances in the supertopic.

Someone extracted the part where Qiguan Yuan said "Let Pei Yubai red envelopes" during the live stream, and captioned it: Originally, Yuanyuan promised to let us draw red strings, but he was tricked by that old sixth brother Pei Yubai.

So the hashtag # Pei Yubai # climbed all the way up from the bottom of the trending topics list to the top spot.

Below were all of Xiao Yuan Grains's cries.

Pei Yubai hid Yuanyuan's red string and wouldn't give it to them.

Pei Yubai monopolized Yuanyuan's good fortune; doesn't Pei Yubai have a conscience?

Meng Xu and Shen Lingyi had been keeping a close eye on the online trends, so no negative comments appeared, and the internet remained peaceful.

It can only be said that with money and power, 99% of the problems in the world can be solved.

After the live-stream filming concluded, the second episode of " Travel to Those Little-Known Places " was also released online.

Lin Xiao worked overtime until 9 p. m., and it was already completely dark when she left the company.

She was scrolling through Weibo on the subway when she saw several influential figures she followed sharing clips from a variety show.

She didn't open it, put her phone in her pocket, leaned back in her chair, and closed her eyes for a while.

The group she follows is making a comeback this week, and they've already had several music show performances, but she hasn't had a chance to watch them yet.

She planned to go home, take a shower, and lie in bed to watch it at her leisure.

It was almost 10 o'clock when I got home.

After taking a shower and drying her hair, she leaned against the bed, opened her tablet, and clicked on some of the shows she often watched.

I watched two, and I felt a bit tired; it was getting less and less interesting.

She dragged the progress bar back and watched it again, but still couldn't bear to watch it.

She exited the media player, swiped a few times on the homepage, and saw the name of that variety show again.

She hesitated for a moment, then clicked on it.

She wasn't a viewer of this variety show. She knew it was popular and that Pei Yubai was a participant, but she had never paid any attention to it.

She really liked Pei Yubai's face, but she didn't become a fan for two reasons: firstly, it's said that Pei Yubai doesn't do much work, and secondly, his Imperial Fans are too busy, and she's usually too busy with work to spend a lot of time chasing after celebrities.

Just watch the variety shows and admire Pei Yubai's face.

After the opening credits, the camera shows the guests on a bus.

Actually, the variety show " Travel to That Unknown Place " doesn't have any gimmicks, but looking at the scenery of Village Above the Clouds, it inexplicably draws people in.

The scene shifts to Village Above the Clouds, where terraced fields are layered one on top of another, reflecting the sunlight on the water in an orange-red hue, stretching from the foot of the mountain all the way to the summit.

Lin Xiao didn't turn on the bullet comments; she didn't like them because they interfered with the viewing experience.

The guests began their tasks.

Everyone in this variety show is good-looking, which is good for the eyes. Lin Xiao's favorite is Pei Yubai, and she watches him very intently.

Before she knew it, she saw the place where the wine was served at the entrance.

In the scene, the village elder stands beside a long table with twelve earthen bowls on it.

Imagining Pei Yubai blocking the door, Lin Xiao smiled, but just as her lips curved into a smile, her gaze was drawn to a pair of hands at the edge of the screen.

Those hands held wine bowls, with long, slender fingers, distinct knuckles, and neatly manicured nails, the tips of which were a faint pink.

Wan Lin Xiao stared at those hands for several seconds, her mind still reeling, when the camera panned upwards.

The man's silver hair hung down to his shoulders and chest, the ends swaying gently in the wind.

Lin Xiao brought the tablet close, almost touching her nose to the screen.

???

Who is this?

Holy crap, how can anyone look like that?

Lin Xiao watched the scene of the welcoming wine ceremony three times over, completely unable to focus on anyone else.

Then they excitedly watched the previous episode of the variety show and the live stream clips.

Finally, she put down the tablet, picked up her phone, and went to Qiguan Yuan's Weibo.

She followed him, and then promptly unfollowed the boy band members she was following.

Who are these people?

From now on, Yuanyuan is her only true love.

After this episode aired, Qiguan Yuan's popularity surpassed Pei Yubai's for the first time.

A large part of the reason is that a large number of Imperial Fans switched sides and went to eat at Xiao Yuan Grains's restaurant.

They ate with great relish.

Pei Yubai was completely preoccupied with filming, had no time to spare.

A big fan of Pei Yubai posted a long post in Qiguan Yuan's super topic, titled: Why I like Qiguan Yuan -- A former Imperial Fans's confession, of course, I am now Taro Balls.

The post detailed her experience following Pei Yubai from his first movie to the present, her feelings for Pei Yubai, and her emotions when Qiguan Yuan appeared on screen.

"The moment I saw him, I knew Pei Yubai was finished, and so was I." That was the last sentence.

The replies below were all "It's over".

All I can say is that these people are incredibly good at initiating team fights and instantly joining in.

Pei Yubai was filming in seclusion on set and was not very aware of what was happening outside.

He rushed his scenes forward, never filming a second take if he could get it right in one, and never postponing scenes he could film ahead of time.

He just wanted to finish filming quickly so he could go find Yuanyuan.

But his own fast pace is useless; the actors in the scenes have their own rhythm, the extras need to be coordinated, and the weather, props, and lighting—every aspect affects the filming schedule.

He was in a hurry, but Song Yuan; after all, he wasn't in a rush to find a wife.

In the last few days before filming wrapped, Pei Yubai couldn't help but ask, "How many more scenes are there?"

The assistant flipped through the shooting schedule, carefully checking it, and then replied to Pei Yubai, " Teacher Pei, you have two more scenes today. Three more tomorrow. Filming will wrap up the day after tomorrow."

Pei Yubai took off his coat and draped it over the back of the chair. "Tell Director Song to move tomorrow's three scenes to today. I have something to do the day after tomorrow."

The assistant opened his mouth, as if to say that Director Song might not agree.

Pei Yubai glanced at him, and the assistant shut his mouth and turned to find Song Yuan.

Song Yuan knew that given Pei Yubai's current level of romantic infatuation, it was already quite impressive that he had persisted this long, even if it was a bit early. So he agreed.

When the assistant returned, he told Pei Yubai that Song Yuan said he would adjust the schedule in the next couple of days to finish filming his scenes as soon as possible.

The other actors who aren't in a rush can finish up in a couple of days.

Pei Yubai nodded, took the script, flipped to the scenes for tomorrow, and began to read.

On the day filming wrapped Pei Yubai's last scene was shot until 2 a. m.

When he walked out from in front of the camera, he still had his character's makeup on and hadn't changed his clothes.

His assistant handed him the phone, which he took and glanced at; there was a message on the screen.

The person who sent the message didn't leave a note; the number was just a string of digits.

The message contained only one line. "Meng Xu, we're waiting for you to turn on the camera. The poster is ready."

It must be that agent Chen Xiaolei changed his phone number. His phone has been harassed so much lately that he's been complaining to Pei Yubai and threatening to change his number.

It seems they're really fed up now, so they've changed.

Pei Yubai did not reply.

He put his phone in his pocket, went to the dressing room to remove his makeup, and changed his clothes.

When I came out of the dressing room, Meng Xu was standing in the hallway.

Meng Xu was holding his phone, admiring it with satisfaction.

He handed the phone to Pei Yubai, Pei Yubai took it and looked at the poster Meng Xu was preparing to post on Weibo.

The poster's background is the Yue Lao Temple in Cloud-Hidden Town, with an old locust tree on the left and Tree of Fate on the right.

Qiguan Yuan stood in the center of the picture, his silver hair cascading over his shoulders and down to his waist. He wore a dark red robe and held a red rope in his hand. One end of the rope hung down and was wrapped around his finger, while the other end extended out and disappeared at the edge of the picture.

Pei Yubai was standing beside him.

The two were surrounded by other guests: Shen Yuzhou, Cheng Yanqiu, Lin Yanru, Ji Shiyu, Jiang Wantang. Each of them held a red string, and the red strings were all pointing towards Qiguan Yuan.

The bottom of the poster reads, "Special Episode 3 of ' Travel to Those Little-Known Places ' - The Yue Lao's Origins."

Pei Yubai stared at it for a few seconds, then handed the phone to him. "What Yue Lao?"

Meng Xu leaned against the wall, hands in his pockets. "Don't you know that your wife has been turned into Yue Lao by people online?"

Pei Yubai silent for a long time before finally saying, " Yuanyuan hasn't said anything attacking him online, has she?"

Meng Xu shook his head. "No way, Auntie Shen and I are keeping an eye on things, don't worry, it'll be fine."

After Pei Yubai nodded Meng Xu turned and left.

He took a couple of steps, then stopped, turned back to look at Pei Yubai, and said, "Hurry up and rest for a bit, then go find your wife."

During this period, Meng Xu was not in a hurry to start recording the program because Pei Yubai and Ji Shiyu on set.

Cheng Yanqiu won first place this time, and Meng Xu directly gifted her an endorsement deal with a top luxury brand from the Meng Family.

This delighted Cheng Yanqiu's agent.

At the same time, Cheng Yanqiu's reward once again proved that Meng Xu really had the resources to give, and countless people were scrambling to get into " The Travel to That Unknown Place ".

This variety show already has a lot of popularity, not to mention the other guests. Just having Pei Yubai and Qiguan Yuan, two top-tier celebrities, is enough to make most people fight tooth and nail to get a spot.

With a director like Meng Xu who has access to countless top-tier resources, who wouldn't want to direct an episode of his series?

Meng Xu wasn't in a hurry, but these artists and their agents were; they all wanted to contact Meng Xu and get on board as soon as possible.

Meng Xu insisted on waiting for Pei Yubai to finish filming.

He persuaded Pei Yubai to agree to film an episode focusing on Qiguan Yuan by arguing that Pei Yubai wouldn't even have a wife if it weren't for his show.

Of course, it definitely needs Qiguan Yuan's consent.

So, Pei Yubai, who couldn't stand Meng Xu's nagging any longer, told Qiguan Yuan about it when he relayed the message to him.

Qiguan Yuan thought about it. Meng Xu had indeed helped a lot and had even adopted that little one, so agreeing to his request wasn't out of the question.

The reason Meng Xu wasn't in a hurry to start filming was that he needed to wait for Pei Yubai to finish filming so they could go find Qiguan Yuan together and then start recording the new episode.

As soon as Meng Xu stepped out of the room after meeting Pei Yubai, he posted the edited official Weibo post.