Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

After dinner, they drove for a while longer and then got off the highway in a prefecture-level city in Yunzhen that evening, where everyone rested.

The next morning, Wang Xiaozhou received a call from Xia Fanxing, who said that everything had been arranged and that the local authorities would fully cooperate no matter where the filming took place in Yunzhen.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Xiaozhou called everyone to set off again.

Yunzhen is not a large province in China, but it has too many mountain roads. If you just drive around in circles and don't rush, a large group of people will set off in the morning and take the highway directly, and they will still be more than 400 kilometers away from their destination at night.

It was evening again, and Wenye came over and asked:

"What should we do? We agreed to do a live stream today, so we definitely won't be able to get to Jingli now. Should we issue an announcement to postpone it?"

Wang Xiaozhou hadn't expected that the two cities within the province were so far apart. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke:

"Ask everyone if they're sleepy. If not, let's travel through the night, start a live stream on the road, chat with everyone, and treat it as a preview. But we need to make it feel like a road movie."

After nodding, Wenye immediately went to do it. He shared the same idea as Wang Xiaozhou: if there were other solutions, they should try their best not to break their promise to the audience.

In the eyes of the audience, this is a matter of character. If you promise to do a live stream, you must do it, even if it's just to chat. It's better than letting everyone's expectations down.

A reply came quickly from the walkie-talkie: Wenye said everyone was in good spirits and there was no problem starting a live stream.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaozhou did not hesitate and immediately took out his phone to report to Changping. Then, Wen Ye personally took the stage to warm up the audience and started the live broadcast.

The moment the live stream started, a large number of viewers flooded in, and the barrage of comments was dense and overwhelming.

"I love Xiao Zhou's unpunctuality. Good morning, brothers!"

"Are you going to stare directly at the camera with that handsome face? Where are we going today?"

"It's so hard to get plane tickets to Chang'an right now, it's impossible! As soon as Xiao Zhou was filming his show there, I immediately tried to buy tickets. I don't believe you guys aren't working!"

"It's summer vacation now, buddy. Working people don't have time to compete with you guys, but what about us college students?"

"My god, you college students are really something! I came to Chang'an a few days ago just to join the fun, and now I can't leave! Do you even understand? Not only can't I buy a return ticket these days, but the hotels I'm staying at are getting more and more expensive. When did this become a tourist city?!"

......

The comments section was filled with all sorts of things, and as the main guest of the show, Wang Xiaozhou was naturally the one to give the opening remarks, with the main camera zooming right in on his face.

Hello everyone, it's been a long time.

"..."

Bunno: "That's...it's over?"

Wang Xiaozhou: "Should we say hello? That's it..."

Wenye took a deep breath and whispered into his headset, "Give us some more, bro. We have over 200,000 viewers in the live stream, let's not have a dull start."

Wang Xiaozhou: "Um... I'm not very good at talking. We're currently in Yunzhen, heading towards Jingli. But unlike last time, I don't really recommend visiting Jingli. You can understand why by watching my movie 'The Return of the Soul'. If you want to travel, I'll visit a few tourist cities in Yunzhen on my way back, and you can come over then."

From the moment Wang Xiaozhou mentioned that his destination was Jingli, the person in charge of the tourism office there started showering him with gifts. They were willing to use up their entire year's budget to make Wang Xiaozhou feel their sincerity.

But Wang Xiaozhou then added that he didn't recommend people come to visit, which left the person in charge somewhat confused: should they accept the gift or not?

After a moment's hesitation, I gritted my teeth and swished!

No matter what Wang Xiaozhou says, his arrival will bring a huge influx of visitors. Tourism offices from other places are lining the streets to welcome him, so we can't be ungrateful!

Just as the person in charge was about to recharge another round of Q coins and rack up a huge score in the live stream, he saw Wang Xiaozhou frown:

"What kind of work is Wenye doing? Immediately notify the people at Tencent to turn off the tipping function. We make money from traffic; what's the point of letting viewers tip?"

While speaking, Wang Xiaozhou also thanked some people from the Jingli Tourism Office: "Thank you to this good friend who gave me the gift. I came to Jingli purely for sightseeing. Official friends don't need to pay too much attention to me. Of course, if anyone needs any help, please feel free to let me know. I am happy to do my part for the local tourism office."

After saying all that, Wang Xiaozhou had given them face and dignity, then turned away and ignored them, focusing on creating a good show.

"We are currently at the Nujiang River, a great river that spans Yunnan and Tibet. On the other side of the river, there is a bridge named after the Nujiang River that is where the story begins. That bridge is located on the famous Sichuan-Tibet Highway and is a magnificent building constructed in the early days of our country."

According to records, a young soldier fell into a bridge pier while repairing a bridge. Given the circumstances, his comrades had no way to rescue him and could only watch as he slowly sank into the concrete.

Since then, the Nujiang Bridge has undergone many renovations, but that bridge pier has been preserved to this day, becoming a memorial monument for the armed police officers.

All drivers honk their horns in respect when passing by, as a way of paying tribute to and remembering the hero.

Our timing wasn't ideal; we didn't have the chance to pay our respects to the heroes on the Nujiang Bridge. So we sounded our horns along the Nujiang River to show our remembrance and respect.

Wang Xiaozhou honked his horn for thirty seconds, and the cars behind him honked in response. Everyone in the cars had someone watching the live stream on their phones, so they could hear everything Wang Xiaozhou said.

After explaining his location, Wang Xiaozhou also pointed out his position to prepare everyone mentally, telling them that he couldn't start the live broadcast in Jingli today, and that they should just treat it as a road trip movie.

As comments scrolled by randomly, Wang Xiaozhou chatted with everyone as if he were a live streamer.

"It seems like everyone really likes Yunzhen. It's a city of romance and beautiful scenery, and the climate is pleasant all year round. But why is everyone focusing on the city? Doesn't anyone want to see the most appealing exotic culture?"

The Dai and Jingpo ethnic groups—there are so many interesting things here that you might not know about. I'll show you all tomorrow!

The live stream couldn't just be Wang Xiaozhou talking all by himself, so things got a bit awkward. Wang Xiaozhou then kept giving Meng Ziyi meaningful glances, trying to get them to take over.

Meng Ziyi's gaze shifted, and she quickly chimed in, "So when will we arrive? Will we keep the live stream running?"

Wang Xiaozhou shook his head: "Of course we won't be live streaming all the time. We'll just chat today. We should arrive at our destination around 3 a.m., and then we'll get some rest. We'll start the live stream again at 7:30 tomorrow."

Meng Ziyi glanced at him to make sure Wang Xiaozhou had more content to offer, then blinked her big eyes and said, "So, are we just going to chat today? No other live stream content?"

Wang Xiaozhou smiled naturally: "Of course not. Ever since my debut, everyone has been quite curious about how I write songs. How about I demonstrate songwriting on the spot today?"