On the third day of attending the show, Nian Suian was already able to wake up naturally at a little past seven in the morning. On waking up, she would miss her own soft and comfortable bed at home a bit.
Nian Suian glanced at the other three people. They were still sleeping very soundly, so she didn't hurry to get up.
"Everyone awake?" After playing with her phone for a while, she asked, seeing that several people had woken up one by one.
"Hm, have you been awake for a while?" Qiao Peipei looked at Nian Suian. She didn't seem like she had just woken up.
Nian Suian got up and prepared to change her clothes. "Yes, I went to bed early last night and couldn't sleep in the morning." The best part of participating in this program for her, was probably the improved sleep schedule. She was usually a night owl, often going to bed at two and waking up at ten, but here she felt she needed to be considerate of others and thus went to bed early.
Xiao Yan and Xiao Zheng also sat up, with Xiao Yan looking a bit worried, "Sister Suian, Sister Peipei, will we be able to complete our task?"
Qiao Peipei waved her hand optimistically and said, "No problem, every issue will be worked out. Even if we can't complete the task, would the director really keep us here?"
Qiao Peipei did not believe in the director's so-called punishment of not being able to leave until paying back the money. This wasn't the Golden Triangle, so she was not worried at all and was able to eat well and sleep soundly.
Nian Suian also comforted, "Yes, don't worry, perhaps we'll think of a solution today."
Xiao Zheng also told her sister, "Don't worry, we will definitely complete the task."
Nian Suian felt that the tone of her speech was a bit odd, but couldn't put her finger on how. She pondered for a while but didn't get an answer, so she shrugged it off.
In the morning after breakfast, everyone did not go anywhere, but gathered to discuss the plan for the day. According to the program group's requirements, they needed to reach 10 million fans in the live broadcast room within 24 hours, i.e., by this afternoon, and maintain the same viewer number for another 24 hours until tomorrow afternoon.
"We currently have 7.83 million fans, which is 2.17 million short." Qiao Yan took out his phone and checked the live broadcast room.
By the third day of the program, it was quite clear that the growth rate of fans was going to slow down noticeably since the fans of many guests already followed the show.
"We need to find a way to attract passersby."
Sighs echoed from everyone. Though this was common knowledge, doing it was not that simple. If passersby were so easily drawn in, they wouldn't be passersby.
"Why don't you expose some insider gossip?" Nian Suian boldly suggested. As a former regular viewer, she thought that it should interest them.
Yue Qingchi gave her a "are you kidding me?" look, "If we do this, our traffic might go up, but after the show, we won't be able to mix in the circle anymore. We'd either be blacklisted by the big shots or torn apart by our peers."
...!
Nian Suian made a zipper motion with her hand, "Sorry, sorry, that was presumptuous of me."
Nian Suian was just speaking off the cuff, but the audience in the live stream got excited.
〈Suian is right, nothing beats the fun of gossiping〉
〈Exactly, isn't this more thrilling than paparazzi scoops?! Ten million is nothing, we could make fifty million happen〉
〈But they definitely wouldn't dare to reveal it under their real names, unless they're done with the industry after this show〉
〈Can you spill one for me to hear, just for me〉
The audience's comments were visible to everyone through their phones.
"Cough!" Yue Qingchi cleared his throat, "I can't spill someone else's beans, so I'll spill one of my own. I'm going all out today!"
"Wow, Teacher Yue!" Qiao Peipei gave him a thumbs up, "How about this? For every additional half million fans, one of us comes out and spills their own beans. Of course, if anyone dares, spilling someone else's is also an option."
"I have no objections." Ren Man was the first to agree.
There was no better plan, and everyone agreed to the proposal.
It must be said, the audience's enthusiasm for gossip was very strong, as the number of fans and viewers in the live stream kept soaring, quickly reaching the first half-million mark.
"Then I'll go first." Yue Qingchi clenched his fists and said to the camera, "I plan to retire from being in front of the camera and focus on songwriting behind the scenes."
Honestly, this news shocked not only the audience but everyone present.
〈Teacher Yue? Is this just for the show?〉
Yue Qingchi himself was quite calm, "Don't be too surprised, this has been my decision for a while now, and if nothing unexpected happens, this will be my last variety show. I've really been tired over the years, I truly want to rest."
After Yue Qingchi finished speaking, the room fell into a long silence.
Even though no one was speaking, the number of people in the live stream continued to rise steadily, not just fans but also passersby and various media, paparazzi, etc. The news was so sudden, everyone was completely unprepared.
Yue Qingchi, seemingly oblivious to everyone's mood, even proactively prompted the next step, "It looks like we'll reach the next half million very soon, who's next?"
"I'll go." Ren Man said solemnly, not to the camera but to Yue Qingchi, "Zhuang Zhuang's birthday is December 30th."
At first, the others present, including the audience in the live stream, did not understand what Ren Man meant by this, but everyone could see that after hearing this, Yue Qingchi's expression changed after a while, and he even grabbed Ren Man's hand.
"You previously said..."
"That was a lie."
Now, even the slowest could see there was a problem between these two.
"Let's go outside and talk." Yue Qingchi stood up and pulled Ren Man out of the living room.
Even though both parties had left, the audience's enthusiasm by no means subsided. They were all guessing whether the two were going to discuss the matter of Ren Man leaving the circle after their abrupt breakup during their hot love period to have a baby.
Just when Nian Suian thought that the plot had gone astray and was going crazy, someone else spoke up.
"I've received an offer from the University of Heidelberg in Germany," Xiao Yan unexpectedly voiced out.
"What did you say!?" Xiao Mo, who had been expressionless, suddenly stood up, grabbed Xiao Yan's hand, "Who allowed you to go abroad?"
However, Xiao Yan changed his usual submissive demeanor, "Mom, Dad, and sister, they all agreed. And I'm eighteen now, you're not qualified to control me, brother."
"Didn't I tell you that I wouldn’t allow you to go abroad?"
Seeing Xiao Mo becoming somewhat hysterical, and fearing he might hurt Xiao Yan, Qiao Yan was planning to step forward to pull him away.
However, Xiao Zheng was quicker, and gave Xiao Mo a kick from the side.
"You get out!"
"Is it you, did you persuade Xiao Yan to study abroad?" Xiao Mo yelled at Xiao Zheng.
"So what if I did? Don't you just want her to stay at home, to stay by your side forever? Don't you find yourself disgusting?"
