Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

This year, xxx has been on fire, with no negative news for three months, so please come over and make an appearance. Naturally, their fans will also come to boost the data, supporting their beloved idol.

What? You don't want to do it?

Come on, you don't want your idol to lose face compared to last year's endorsement, right? Look at you, your face is all red with excitement, true fan indeed.

"What about Mengzhou then, shouldn't be a problem, right?" he asked.

Lin Wanzhou looked out at the autumn rain through the window, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes. He shook his head.

"I don't know, Sister Yun asked me to try "Rice Fragrance" or maybe "Clear Skies". I've already given Pei Muchan a heads-up, if I get picked...

Copyright isn't a big issue. Two months ago, during that rainy night beneath the same roof, Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou had already reached a preliminary agreement.

Mutual authorization, maximizing benefits, just a token copyright fee of one yuan will do.

"It's fine, go try it." Xu Qingyan drove slowly, following the navigation with a relaxed demeanor, "Satellite TV stations select people based on fame, experience, and works, not on-the-spot performance."

"Otherwise, I'll write you a new song that's perfect for the occasion, a guaranteed hit."

"No need, that would be a waste." Lin Wanzhou pondered carefully, "Mengzhou's local station doesn't have much influence, there's no need to put in too much effort, it's fine if I don't get chosen."

"It's a good opportunity for me to write my own songs, or to perform at the New Year's Eve gala."

New Year's Eve gala?

Xu Qingyan's eyelids twitched. CCTV also had a New Year's Eve gala. The program was pretty much set in stone now, and it wasn't very realistic to try to shoehorn either Pei Muchan or Lin Wanzhou into it.

Damn, struggling to save himself, and here he was thinking of pulling strings to get others in.

He wasn't sure what attitude the chief director Ji Shi'an had, and he hadn't reached out yet. He really didn't want to deal with the heat from this mess, as he knew, trouble comes uninvited.

Luckily, he had prepared "Blue and White Porcelain" in advance, or else he would likely be in endless trouble.

After this lesson, he'd need to make preparations in advance from now on.

"For the New Year's Eve galas, the one with the highest viewership currently is the one from Xiangnan's Orange Station, right?" Xu Qingyan had just started speaking when the navigation indicated they were nearing their destination.

"Yeah, but my fame and experience are both far lacking." Lin Wanzhou sighed deeply, "Caught in between, there's not much hope."

"Ah, no rush, take it step by step." Xu Qingyan turned into a nearby parking lot as the navigation announced they had arrived at the destination, pulled the handbrake, and turned off the car.

With a pop, a black umbrella bloomed in the milky mist of rain, like a dark lotus.

Xu Qingyan, holding the umbrella, went around to the passenger side and escorted Lin Wanzhou out.

"If not this year then next, you're sure to make it big."

One umbrella for two, they walked into the rain.

Lin Wanzhou: "I haven't thought about making it big, but singing the songs you write... I think they should be hits. I heard you want to start a company, could I help you out if I become a top star?"

"Who told you that?"

"Pei Muchan."

Xu Qingyan looked up silently, these two nemeses actually communicated?

"She guessed it. She said you don't plan on setting up a studio and can't stay at her place either." Lin Wanzhou turned and glanced at him, "Given your personality, you're probably thinking of starting a company."

"Uh... she guessed right, I do have that intention."

"I want to join your company." she said.

"That's not possible, the risk is too high." Xu Qingyan refused without hesitation, "If you want to go solo, though, you could invest some money if you're interested."

Rain in Xinghai was different from the torrential downpour in Sheep City, fine and persisting the whole day. Everywhere was damp, only stopping at nightfall.

The two of them had already entered the amusement park, and didn't need to queue for ticket validation, there were hardly any people.

"How much more do you need?" Lin Wanzhou stopped, looking up to ask.

"Haven't even started on the company, it'll be next year's business if it happens." He felt somewhat embarrassed, his gaze drifting off to where a few people with umbrellas were standing scattered.

Seems like they were watching something; there must be some issue with the cave tour ride.

"Oh, then I'll save it for you." Lin Wanzhou moved in front of him, blocking his path, and counted on her fingers, "Thirty million, is that enough?"

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"...it's not like I need to go out of my way to save, I still have the ability to make money," the poorest of the three, Xu Qingyan, puffed out his chest and spoke with full confidence.

At the same time, he inwardly gasped, my word, thirty million.

He could write songs till he was bald, and his mouse would smoke from clicking, but he still wouldn't be able to earn thirty million. The little diva really was a printing machine for money, so capable.

"You don't want my money?" Her cheeks puffed up slightly.

"It's not that, I just really don't need too much money," Xu Qingyan turned his head and scratched it, saying somewhat awkwardly, "I estimate six million will be enough, and I can come up with two million."

"Then I'll put in four million!"

"Uh... actually, your two million would be enough," he said.

At that moment, Lin Wanzhou's eyes dimmed for an instant.

She understood that out of the six million share, she only accounted for two million. The remaining two million was... even with all her efforts, she could not fill it up to four million.

Does being first or last really matter that much?

With her head lowered, Lin Wanzhou stepped away and continued to walk beside Xu Qingyan. She looked up and pointed to the huge Ferris wheel ahead.

"I want to ride this."

"It's windy and raining, surely it's closed," Xu Qingyan knew she was in a bad mood, so he simply took her to queue for another ride, the carousel.

It's not really queuing since there were only two or three people in front of them.

After they rode the carousel and visited the alpacas—Xu Qingyan preferred to call them "grass mud horses"—they went to catch dolls, and the young girl's expression turned from gloomy to sunny again.

While they were playing, Ji Shi'an called. Xu Qingyan was puzzled and stepped aside to answer the call. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the other party's words left him feeling confused.

"Regarding the hot search issue, don't worry, we won't be swayed by a little questioning..."

This was too strange, almost saying outright, "You young fella are lucky, someone gave you a hand." As the conversation went on, Xu Qingyan began to understand.

"Director Ji, did someone explain the situation on my behalf?"

"I don't know."

With a click, the call ended.

Xu Qingyan was still puzzled and thought it might have been He Guojin who had covered for him. But then he thought that couldn't be right, as He Guojin ranked even lower than Ji Shi'an.

After much thought, he sent a message to Gan Wenchang to ask.

The other side didn't reply for a long time, so he had to let it go, his thoughts in disarray. When he returned to Lin Wanzhou, she was hanging her head, her mood seemingly downcast.

"What's wrong?"

She looked up, strands of her hair had gotten a bit wet while riding the carousel. Now wearing a mask that revealed only her eyes, her inescapable melancholy was evident.

"Sister Yun said there's no hope in Mengzhou, they told us not to go over, they rejected us outright."

At those words, Xu Qingyan was slightly taken aback.

"Why?"

"I'm not sure, it must be that they've already settled on someone," said the young girl sitting on a wooden bench, looking somewhat out of sorts in the drizzly weather.

"No worries, Mengzhou wasn't really a good choice anyway," Xu Qingyan patted her head to comfort her, saying, "A loss may turn out to be a gain; perhaps there are other opportunities."

"Yeah," Lin Wanzhou sniffled and muttered softly, "After all... it's only about saving two hundred thousand... I already have that."

Xu Qingyan didn't hear her clearly, he turned to look at the rain curtain, wondering where to take her to play next.

The rainy weather had closed many rides, like the hammer ride and roller coaster that had definitely ceased operation. Only a few indoor attractions remained, and they were quite far apart from each other.

Somehow, they came back to the topic of starting a company.

"You really don't need to save money specially for me, if you invest too much, the loss will be greater too," Xu Qingyan analyzed rationally, "Actually, it's enough to just invest a little, just to test the waters."

"If I don't invest for you, I have nowhere else to spend the money," Lin Wanzhou pursed her lips, her eyes slightly downcast, "After all... I'm alone, and I don't have anywhere to spend money on."

"You didn't even take the car keys I gave you last time."

Only Lin Wanzhou knew that since that dusk at the reservoir when she was a teenager, it took her eight or nine years, she had walked too far, just to come back to his side.

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