You're already divorced, why are you so anxious about him becoming a succubus?

Lu Ci was somewhat surprised to hear what the girl said.

He thought Deng Chao was just being polite, but to his surprise, the other party actually sent someone to invite him.

Lu Ci nodded to the girl: "Brother Chao, you're too kind. Please sit in the living room for a moment, we'll go upstairs to change our clothes and come down right away."

……

Because this stargazing villa area covers a large area and some areas are quite far apart, the female member of the program crew drove here.

The three got into the car and drove towards the other end of the villa area.

It took about seven or eight minutes to drive.

In the distance, several villas could be seen, with the open space in front of them filled with the production crew's vans and equipment vehicles.

The car stopped in front of one of the villas, and the three of them got out.

"hello!"

As soon as I got out of the car, a clear and sweet voice came from above.

Lu Ci looked up at the sound and saw Tian Weiwei standing on the rooftop, half of her body leaning out of the glass railing, waving at them.

Lu Ci smiled and waved to her. Shen Nian, standing to the side, seemed a little reserved. She tilted her head slightly and gave Tian Weiwei a shy smile.

The girl led the way, guiding the two of them through the villa's gate.

As soon as I entered.

Lu Ci noticed that there were fixed cameras placed on the back of the sofa, on top of the kitchen cabinets, in the corner of the TV cabinet, and at various other angles.

The few staff members were all crouching in the blind spots of these cameras.

Upon seeing Lu Ci and Shen Nian enter, the members of the Five Hare group, who were resting in the living room, all turned their gazes toward them.

When they saw that Lu Ci was accompanied by a pure and beautiful girl, everyone couldn't help but take a few more glances, and then they all greeted her warmly.

Deng Chao, wearing black-rimmed glasses, walked over warmly: "I forgot to get your contact information at the scene. Then you disappeared in the blink of an eye."

After saying that, he turned around and greeted Shen Nian, who was standing beside him.

Shen Nian replied softly, "Hello...you."

Deng Chao led the two to sit down on the sofa.

Just then, Director Wang walked over.

"Hello, Mr. Lu, I am the director of 'Five Ha'."

Director Wang sat down opposite Lu Ci and got straight to the point: "It's like this. I just took a moment to check online. You currently have 1.2 million followers across the entire internet, and the music festival buzz is still going strong."

"Later, we will be filming the guests cooking and interacting at night."

Your performance at the bonfire party will definitely be included in the final cut. So…”

Director Wang tentatively asked, "Since Brother Chao invited you to this meal, would you be willing to appear on screen in the upcoming recording? If you are willing, we can discuss your appearance fee."

If you don't want to be on camera, that's fine too. You can take your friends to the second floor to rest first, and we'll eat after we finish filming the footage.

Upon hearing the director's suggestion, Lu Ci hesitated slightly.

He turned his head and looked around at his surroundings.

In the kitchen, Chen He and Lu Han were rummaging through a large pile of ingredients they had just won at the bonfire party.

Meanwhile, Brother Fan leaned back on the single sofa, watching the football replay...

"Director Wang," Lu Ci withdrew his gaze and suddenly asked, "If I agree to appear on camera, then in the following segments... do I have to cook with them?"

Upon hearing this question, Director Wang was visibly taken aback.

He didn't immediately understand the meaning behind Lu Ci's question, and guessed in his head, "Oh... Mr. Lu, you mean you can't cook, right?"

Director Wang smiled understandingly: "It's alright! Our initial concept is..."

This could be seen as a perfect coincidence and for entertainment purposes. Your account is currently extremely popular and already generates a significant amount of traffic.

We can set it up like this: the production team bumps into you by chance at a scenic spot, you're pulled onto the stage unexpectedly, and then naturally invited to participate in the final play of this grassland episode as a hidden guest.

"Variety shows are all about authenticity and contrast. If you can't cook, you can just help them wash vegetables, do some light work, or create a little chaos. As long as you're on camera, that's fine."

Hearing Director Wang's considerate explanation, Lu Ci smiled helplessly to himself.

The other party completely misunderstood his meaning.

He wasn't worried about not being able to cook.

He was worried that they wouldn't let him cook.

The moment the director extended the invitation, Lu Ci immediately thought of the main storyline, "Human World".

This task required him to personally cook a meal for no fewer than fifteen people and earn their heartfelt praise.

Lu Ci had been planning that after the road trip ended and he returned to Jiangcheng, he should rent a small restaurant and invite Chen Feng, Xiao Wei, and even the staff from the bar to make up the number of people and have a meal together.

After all, there are fifteen people, and they can't all fit in our house.

But isn't now a good opportunity to complete the task?

Although the current five members are not enough, there are also the director and staff, which together definitely exceed fifteen people!

Lu Ci looked at Director Wang: "I can cook, and I'm willing to appear on camera."

Director Wang was not surprised at all by Lu Ci's agreement.

In this era of fierce competition for online traffic, although Lu Ci currently has 1.2 million followers, in the entertainment industry, he is just a fledgling internet celebrity.

The exposure opportunities from hit variety shows like "Five Ha" are resources that many third- or fourth-tier celebrities would kill for.

Director Wang could tell at the bonfire party that this young man, with his singing ability and good looks, was destined to become famous in the entertainment industry sooner or later, as long as he didn't ruin his own career.

He believed that after so many years in the business, he had the foresight to back it up.

In addition, since Deng Chao and the others had a good impression of Lu Ci, Director Wang decided to go with the flow and ask him if he would be willing to appear on screen.

Director Wang thought for a moment and offered a price:

"After all, it's just the last segment of an episode. The appearance fee... 80,000, do you think that's reasonable?"

Lu Ci nodded readily: "Deal."

It's a win-win situation: you get him to complete the task, get some free exposure, and even get paid.

Director Wang stood up and waved to the staff beside him: "Okay, it's getting late, let's start filming, we can finalize the contract later."

Several staff members stepped forward, clipped the microphone to Lu Ci's collar, and quickly tested the sound reception.

Director Wang looked at Shen Nian, who was obediently serving as a background figure, and said, "Young lady, we're going to be filming a program downstairs. If you don't mind, you can go upstairs to rest first."

Shen Nian glanced at Lu Ci, obediently responded, and walked towards the second floor.