This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 359 Chicken King Competition

Not long after chatting with Su Qingtang, the van arrived at the filming location of "Earth Trainees".

It was already evening, and the sky was getting dark.

Lu Ran waited for a while, and then Wang Jiayue, Li Haorui and Qin Yue arrived one after another.

Today's episode is a team-building activity for the Burning Studio; there are no outsiders present.

Wang Jiayue and the other two were also a little worried about Lu Ran's current situation.

At this moment, the director of the trainees walked up to the crowd.

"Everyone, go inside and rest for a while. The others are still outside doing missions and won't be back until tonight. They're doing a live stream, so please be careful."

Lu Ran asked, "Are you sure you won't be back until tonight?"

Director: "Yes, it will be at least nine o'clock. Our program will start recording as soon as you walk into the courtyard. You can get ready."

Lu Ran returned to the van and took out the box containing the fully automatic guzheng.

He brought this thing specifically to play with.

Wang Jiayue and the other two all cast curious glances their way.

Li Haorui asked, "What's in here?"

"My graduation project."

Lu Ran carried the box on his back, and the group walked along the cement road toward the house where Zhao Long and the others lived.

Zhao Long and his family's house was a two-story building with a courtyard and some areas for raising animals. The surrounding vegetation was also very lush.

Everyone chatted and laughed all the way to the courtyard. Lu Ran opened the box, revealing the guzheng inside.

The extra features on the guzheng attracted everyone's attention.

Wang Jiayue asked in confusion, "What is this?"

Lu Ran: "This is called a fully automatic guzheng. It is programmed in advance so that the plectrum can automatically pluck the strings, allowing you to play music without human hands."

Wang Jiayue frowned and pondered for a moment: "What's the difference between this and playing music directly through speakers?"

Lu Ran: "Playing it through a speaker will waste electricity."

"And what about yours?"

"This also consumes a lot of electricity."

Wang Jiayue was speechless for a moment.

Lu Ran ignored Wang Jiayue and began to decorate the yard.

He found a low table, placed the guzheng on it, and then found a power strip to plug it in.

The guzheng is placed in the middle of the courtyard, and can be seen as soon as you enter the gate.

Lu Ran also added some green light strips, which gave it a slightly eerie atmosphere.

At first, Wang Jiayue and the other two didn't quite understand what Lu Ran was trying to do, but after watching for a while, they understood.

Lu Ran was trying to scare Zhao Long and the others.

Wang Jiayue and the other two immediately became interested and offered Lu Ran suggestions on how to create a sense of terror.

Time flies by.

Soon it was evening.

Zhao Long and his group dragged their tired bodies as they walked out from the road.

It was completely dark by then, and with no moonlight, the group had to rely on the streetlights to make their way back.

But when everyone saw the small courtyard, their expressions changed.

Why are the lights in the yard out?

Normally, at least one light is on in the yard for illumination.

Zhao Long looked at the photographer following him.

The photographer cast a helpless glance his way.

I've been following you guys all day, how am I supposed to know what's going on?

Peng Zhuoran said, "I remember Lu Ran and the others came today."

At this moment, tens of thousands of viewers are still watching Dadi Trainee's live stream.

Part of the show "Earth Trainees" is broadcast live, while the three episodes that are updated every week are edited.

These programs all have a certain audience.

Some viewers, having nothing else to do, will open the live stream and watch for a while to pass the time.

When Peng Zhuoran said that, some viewers caught the key words.

"What? Lu Ran is here?"

"real or fake?"

Why didn't you advertise this beforehand!

Many viewers immediately went online.

"Everyone hurry to Dadi Trainee's live stream, Lu Ran is here!"

The number of viewers in the live stream of "Earth Trainees" began to rise due to everyone's promotion.

"So that's why Lu Ran was silent!"

“Director Lu, don’t go farming too! Say something!”

"I can't stand the online mockery anymore, Director Lu, come out here!"

In the live stream room, viewers followed the camera and began to approach the courtyard.

Just as they approached the courtyard, the sound of a zither drifted over.

In the pitch-black night, the music sounded terrifying.

Who played the piano?

Zhao Long and the others were startled.

Moreover, the sound doesn't seem to be coming from a speaker.

Zhao Long and the others slowly approached the courtyard, becoming increasingly cautious.

Suddenly, a green light appeared.

Everyone was startled.

"What's that?!" someone shouted, pointing into the yard.

Bathed in green light, one can see a guzheng (a traditional Chinese zither) on a table in the courtyard.

The melodious sound of the zither was coming from the guzheng.

But there was no one in front of the guzheng.

Some of the people having fun in the live stream thought of what Lu Ran had said before.

"Could this be the fully automatic guzheng that Director Lu was talking about? Did he actually make it?"

"This thing really works in a haunted house, it really gives it that vibe."

"I have to say, if I saw a guzheng being played by itself in a dark room in the middle of the night, I would be scared half to death."

As netizens know, Zhao Long and his team didn't realize it at first.

After a lot of pushing and shoving, the group finally entered the courtyard and saw the guzheng in its entirety.

His heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. Zhao Long still felt a little regretful: "I thought there was a female ghost."

Lu Ran and the others also came out of the house.

After exchanging greetings, everyone sat down together in the room and chatted.

Peng Zhuoran took out a work phone.

"Director Lu, we're live right now. You need to check the comments from the viewers and reply to them."

Peng Zhuoran handed the phone to Lu Ran.

The phone was playing live footage from the scene.

At this point, there were already more than 200,000 people in the live stream.

Most people are just enjoying the show.

Usually, these kinds of questions are between the trainees on the farming show and netizens, but today everyone is asking questions about Lu Ran.

Lu Ran glanced at the comments and then selected one to read aloud.

"Let me answer this netizen's question first. The netizen asked if I really made this fully automatic guzheng. Yes, I did make it. I passed my thesis defense this morning. I don't know if my thesis will be published on CNKI. If it is, everyone can check it. My thesis is genuine."

Lu Ran was very proud of this.

"Director Lu was busy with his thesis defense this morning, no wonder he ignored the Huaqu Award."

Lu Ran continued reading the comments section.

"This netizen said that the music I play on my guzheng has no soul. I don't agree with that. If it's in a music room, it certainly has no soul, but if it's in an old house that no one lives in, it will have a soul."

Lu Ran continued reading.

Many netizens are asking about the Huaqu Awards.

Lu Ran was also prepared to give a simple response.

"How do you watch the Huaqu Awards? Watch it on your phone, on your tablet, on TV. Don't rush me, everyone. We still have to harvest wheat tomorrow. I'll make a video to respond to this matter after the harvest."

Lu Ran is all prepared for tomorrow's wheat harvest.

This matter is far more important than dealing with the Huaqu Awards.

In the live stream, netizens were speechless.

"Is harvesting wheat more important than responding to public opinion?"

"Yes, that's very Lu Ran."

"Agriculture is the most important thing. What does mere public opinion matter? How much can it affect the Department of Land and Resources?"

"Just wait for the video from the Ministry of Land and Resources."

The live stream continued until 10 PM, after which Lu Ran and the others went back to their rooms to sleep and prepare for the wheat harvest the next day.

Marketing accounts also posted the situation from the live stream online.

#Lu Ran will film a video to respond to the controversy surrounding the Chinese Music Awards.

Soon, a trending topic appeared on the entertainment trending list.

Lu Ran hadn't responded all day, but now he finally gave a more formal response, which reignited the curiosity of netizens.

That evening, Yin Shuzhi saw the trending topics on the internet.

"What is Lu Ran up to? How can he respond?"

Yin Shuzhi guessed that Lu Ran was probably having his PR team prepare a statement right now. He would memorize the statement, record a selfie video, and sincerely try to cover up the incident.

This is a common practice within the industry.

This will naturally not have any impact on the Huaqu Awards.

Does Lu Ran really dare to cause a scene at the Huaqu Awards?

What can he use to explode?

What makes him so special?

"It's not a big problem."

Yin Shuzhi instructed his subordinates to continue monitoring Lu Ran's movements.

The next day, following the director's plan, Lu Ran and a group of people went to the wheat field to harvest wheat.

With over 100 acres of land and two harvesters, everything was fine for Lu Ran except for the hot weather.

With more than a dozen people working together, they harvested more than 100 acres of land in no time.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, a group of people were already drinking tea and chatting in the courtyard.

Lu Ran asked, "I want to shoot a short film. Does anyone want to participate? I need a few actors."

With the defense over and the busy farming season finished, it's time to get some work done.

Everyone looked at Lu Ran.

"You can't act?" Li Haorui asked, somewhat embarrassed.

"If you can't, then you can't. If you could, I wouldn't want you anymore."

Li Haorui raised his hand: "Then I'll participate."

Upon hearing that no acting skills were required, everyone raised their hands.

"I come!"

"I'm coming too!"

"Okay, I'll bring the script over."

The video he was going to shoot was a response to the Chinese Music Awards.

The script was prepared long ago.

Lu Ran went back to his room, took out the paper script, and distributed it to everyone for reading.

Li Haorui's gaze fell on the title of the script.

"Chicken King Competition?"

The Chicken King Competition is a plot point from the TV series "My Own Swordsman". Lu Ran used the memory rewind card to go back in time, retrieved the script, and made some modifications.

Li Haorui continued reading.

The story begins with a trainee from Dadi who has over 300 chickens that he can't sell. He happens to meet Mr. Hua, who, seeing how pitiful they are, decides to help them get rid of the chickens.

So a chicken king competition was held.

If you want to participate in the competition, you first need to buy a chicken.

As Li Haorui looked at it, he realized something was wrong.

What, take care of the chickens at the village store owner's house? What, the veterinary hospital director gave sponsorship? The veterinary hospital director's chickens must win an award.

This isn't a chicken king competition, this is insulting people.

This is clearly referring to the Huaqu Awards.

Netizens might say such things, but people in the industry wouldn't, or wouldn't dare to.

Lu Ran is about to flip the table!
Li Haorui looked at Lu Ran with a shocked expression.

"Have you made up your mind?"

Lu Ran nodded.

Without wasting words, Li Haorui handed the script to Qin Yue and said directly, "I'm going with it."

(End of this chapter)