A Grand Country Villa, a New Variety Show, and the Third Level of Five Viscera Enhancement

The atmosphere in the conference room at the Mango TV was oppressive, while the atmosphere at the other stations was completely different.

When the variety show departments of those video platforms saw the news that " Walking the Flower Road Together " had received 80,000 reservations, many people sent "hahaha" emojis in their group chats.

While they gloated, they acted swiftly.

Since Cheng Che doesn't have a fixed variety show contract, isn't he just a piece of meat that anyone can grab?

As a result, Cheng Che's team in New York received more than a dozen invitations in just two days.

Some platforms contacted Qin Lie directly by phone, some relayed the message through Tengda, and others used connections to reach Chen Wei; their scripts were all similar:

"When is Teacher Cheng available? We have a project here that would be perfect for him."

Qin Lie sorted through the invitations, selected a few that seemed reliable, and waited for Cheng Che to return from training so he could review them.

Cheng Che leaned against the headboard, video chatting with Jiang Xue.

Jiang Xue held up her phone, the camera first pointing at her own face, then quickly panning around to film the old house in Pond Village.

The old house has changed.

The old two-story brick house was gone, replaced by a three-story country villa with a yard.

The exterior walls are painted with light gray stone paint, the windows are very large, and the two courtyards combined are more than twice the size of the original ones.

A stone path was paved in front of the yard, and several persimmon trees were planted on both sides. There was also a vegetable garden in the corner of the wall, and the soil had been turned over.

"Look," Jiang Xue's voice came through the phone, tinged with barely suppressed smugness, "It was just finished last month, and the furniture's been moved in. Your grandparents' been wanting to come back for ages. They live in the city, they don't know any of the neighbors across the street, and they don't even have anyone to talk to when they go for a walk."

Cheng Che looked at the new house in the camera lens; it was indeed much bigger than the old house.

The first floor has a living room, dining room, kitchen, and a room for the elderly. The second and third floors together have about seven or eight rooms, and there is also a separate annex on the east side of the courtyard.

He estimated that it could easily accommodate twenty people.

"This house is way too big," he asked.

Jiang Xue turned the camera back to face her own face.

She was wearing a floral apron today, probably having just finished tidying up inside. Her hair was casually tied in a ponytail, and her expression carried a satisfied and relaxed air.

"Bigger is better." She looked at her with an expression that said, "You don't understand."

"We don't have many people in our family. You don't have many relatives to begin with, and on my dad's side, there's only my aunt's family and Xu Qian's family. That's only about ten people in total. Why do we need so many rooms?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xue's expression changed slightly, then she chuckled, her tone carrying a subtle reproach. "Who told you to..."

She paused for a moment, as if considering her words.

"... a womanizer."

Cheng Che was taking a sip of water when he almost choked.

"If people come to visit, there won't be any room for them," Jiang Xue added, speaking with righteous indignation. "If you bring your friends and classmates home for the New Year, you can't expect them to sleep on the sofa, can you?"

Cheng Che swallowed the water in his mouth, his voice a little weak. "Mom, I haven't been flirting with anyone."

"I was talking about friends." Jiang Xue's tone was calm, but beneath that calmness was a clear "you know the answer in your heart."

Cheng Che opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but several figures flashed through his mind uncontrollably.

Su Miaoyin, Su Qingyue, Yan Ruanning, Pei Jingshu, and Ning Qing.

He counted them, then fell silent.

"Mom, I'm hanging up now, training is about to start."

Jiang Xue chuckled on the other end of the phone, didn't expose him, just said "Take care of yourself" and hung up the video call.

Cheng Che placed his phone on the bedside table, leaned against the headboard, and let out a long sigh.

He had previously wondered why there were so many rooms in the house.

Now I understand, Jiang Xue was making preparations in advance.

Although she called them "friends," her tone and expression clearly said, "I don't care who you bring back in the future, there's enough room for everyone."

He remembered that he was still a virgin and felt somewhat wronged.

But then I thought about it again, and realized that there were indeed some ambiguous feelings between the five girls.

Although Jiang Xue didn't know the specific details, her motherly intuition had probably been at work for a while.

He shook his head, not wanting to think about it any further.

My phone lit up again; it was a WeChat message from Chen Yu.

" Cheng Che, have you finished reading the script? There's something I'd like to discuss with you."

Cheng Che opened the dialog box.

Chen Yu is the director of " Easter Egg ". When he signed the contract, he said that the film was going to be a box office hit internationally. In addition to him, the female lead and several important supporting roles were all played by foreign actors.

"I'd like to cast a foreign actress, either from South Korea or Japan, to see who's more suitable. This will help with international box office performance, especially in the Asia market," Chen Yu sent a voice message, his voice decisive. "What are your thoughts on that?"

Cheng Che replied, "I have no objection, anyone is fine with it."

Chen Yu replied immediately, "That's good. I'll contact a few candidates first, and I'll let you know when I've made a decision."

Cheng Che replied with an "okay" and put his phone down.

He didn't care who the female lead was; his focus was on the US Open, and he would join the group after the tournament.

But Chen Yu's words flashed through his mind: South Korea or Japan.

He suddenly remembered Pei Jingshu.

She's interning at SM Entertainment in South Korea. If they really hire a South Korea actress, the two of them might even bump into each other on set.

He didn't think any further, turned over, and planned to take a nap.

Another WeChat message popped up on my phone; it was from Qin Lie.

"I've received over a dozen variety show offers, some of which have pretty good terms. I'll go through them for you after the US Open."

Cheng Che replied with "Okay," and then turned off his phone screen.

Then he opened the system panel and looked at the talent.

[ Five Viscera Enhancement (Passive): Your five organs will be continuously enhanced, up to a maximum of five levels. Current progress: Level 3.]

The strengthening of the five internal organs has reached the third level!