You were asked to be on a dating variety show, but all the guests failed?

Chapter 36: The Strange Operation of Southern Sichuan TV Station

Earlier, Zhong Xiaoyun, Han Fei, and Lu Siyuan all had problems playing Truth or Dare. Although the ways in which they went wrong were different, this game had apparently become a bit poisonous in the eyes of the guests. So when they played next time, everyone was more cautious, saying what they should say and trying to say things in a different way if they shouldn't.

Fortunately, there were no further problems.

When the game was over, among the four male and female guests, the ranking of the female guests was Song Mengran, Shu Yi, Qi Qingyi and Nie Wenjin, and the ranking of the male guests was Lu Siyuan, Han Fei, Ren Tuo and Zhong Xiaoyun.

Everyone had been looking forward to having a good meal after playing the game, but now that the rankings were out, neither the high-ranking guests nor the bottom-ranked ones were very happy.

After all... Lu Siyuan, who ranked the highest among the male guests, had a stable heart rate when he called his agent. Normally, he should have failed. However, the message that popped up the moment he finished the call scared him so much that his heart rate instantly reached 140+, and he completed the task perfectly.

He won the game and got points, but he didn't feel happy - it would be difficult for a normal person to feel happy.

Zhong Xiaoyun and Nie Wenjin, who were at the bottom, were even less happy. Not only did they have to eat pickled vegetables and steamed buns and drink cold water, but the game they played was also a bit embarrassing. Zhong Xiaoyun was not to be mentioned, and as for Nie Wenjin, she chose to tell the truth and was asked why she came to participate in this program. She answered according to the reason she gave in her previous appearance, but the result showed that it was wrong, so she silently gave up.

The atmosphere was awkward, and Qi Qingyi desperately winked at Han Fei.

Look, look! There must be a hidden reason why her idol came to this show, she is not making it up!
After the groups were formed, everyone ate dinner in silence. Whether it was a luxurious meal or steamed buns with pickles, the four groups ate in silence, and the atmosphere in the restaurant was so awkward that people felt uncomfortable. However, the popularity of the live broadcast room continued to rise, and the crowds of spectators from various platforms and forums came one after another, watching the undercurrents of these people eating was exciting.

After the meal, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

The live broadcast of the show itself is 12 hours long, from 9am to 9pm, and there is an edited version at the end. The guests take a break every three days of recording, and on the fourth day, the live broadcast room is closed all day, and an edited version will be broadcast online in the evening, and there will be an observation room perspective like in ordinary dating shows.

The guests all have their own announcements and things to do. It is impossible for them to stay in the Love Star House all the time like the amateur guests. The frequency of stopping every three days can give everyone time to catch up with other announcements. If there is anything during the live broadcast, you can also ask for leave, as long as you are willing to not appear on the screen due to such great popularity.

"Today's live broadcast ends here. See you tomorrow."

Director Li Wensheng came to the table with a camera and asked all the guests to greet the camera. Finally, he smiled and said:
"After the live broadcast, all the guests will need to hand in their cell phones. Our program team will distribute new cell phones to everyone, and the new rules regarding cell phones will be announced tomorrow morning. Please continue to watch our live broadcast tomorrow."

"As for the purpose of the new phone, it is prepared for everyone to send love messages - all the excitement will be broadcast after the edited version goes online at 8 o'clock on Thursday night!"

His smiling face made everyone clench their fists.

The audience in the live broadcast room jumped up and down.

[The variety shows on Southern Sichuan TV are really tricky. I thought I could get some fresh gossip just by watching the live broadcast, but I didn’t expect they had something else up their sleeves! ]

[If all the content is put in the live broadcast room, how many people will watch the edited version? They will only watch it if they don’t have time to follow the live broadcast. But now that it’s done, whether you have watched the live broadcast or not, as long as you are curious, you will watch the edited version on Thursday. I can only say that it is worthy of being the Southern Sichuan TV station. ]

【So what is the new rule? I’m so anxious! 】

[I came here following the trending searches. I have been waiting for so long but nothing has happened. Can I be more anxious?! ]

[I know you are anxious, but don't worry. Today is Monday, but I always feel that the Internet will be in turmoil tonight. Be prepared to eat melons all night long, sisters...] [Does the person above have some inside information or something? From the tone of voice, he doesn't sound like a staff member... like a paparazzi???]

【…】

No matter how chaotic and frustrating the comments were, the production team still ruthlessly closed the live broadcast room.

Southern Sichuan TV will not do business at a loss.

In the past decade, online video platforms have gradually become popular, and traffic has been growing. While Sichuan Southern TV has been constantly trying new programming methods, it has not lost its original position. The logo of Sichuan Southern TV is an apple. In the past, everyone jokingly called it Apple TV. Later, the station followed suit and named its own online broadcasting platform Apple Video.

The traffic of Apple Video is not as big as that of other Internet giants, but Sichuan Southern TV has a moat.

Their core competitiveness lies in their self-produced variety shows, self-produced dramas, and the trust and popularity brought by their position as the top provincial TV station in China.

For example, the show "Let's Fall in Love! Big Stars" uses software from other platforms for live broadcast and has reached a cooperation agreement, but the final edited version is still broadcasted exclusively on Apple Video. With enough gimmicks and appeal, they can even divert some users of this live broadcast platform to it.

The operation is tricky and easy to be criticized, but it works.

"Dear guests, please take out your mobile phones and exchange them with the program team to get new phones for recording."

Li Wensheng spoke to the eight guests with a smile.

Everyone knew why they didn't do this at the beginning, but waited until the show was already live for a day before doing it? It was because Lu Siyuan's incident today scared the production team, and they were afraid that a similar situation would happen again, so they simply replaced their phones for everyone, and they could just ask the staff for a replacement when they needed one.

Just now when they were having dinner, a car came hurriedly to the parking lot outside the villa, and the staff came out carrying a box.

Now, the box is in front of everyone, and inside are eight brand new mobile phones, which were obviously just bought.

The Southern Sichuan TV station is indeed very wealthy, and it has eight latest models of new mobile phones from leading domestic brands, which it says can be used as work machines.

"Please don't get me wrong, this is the sponsor of our Love Star program. We made a temporary investment today. Can you all cooperate? We have done background checks and found that none of you have endorsed competing products for the time being. This has been approved by your companies."

Li Wensheng added.

Han Fei secretly complained, thinking that this production crew was quite good at making money. They obviously sent out the work plan out of fear of accidents, and also brought in a sponsor. No wonder the Southern Sichuan TV Station could become so big and strong, there was money everywhere!
As a result, he turned around and saw Qi Qingyi next to him with a somewhat unnatural expression.

After a brief thought, Han Fei suddenly came to his mind and leaned over to whisper:

"This isn't your phone... is it?"

(End of this chapter)