The Time Girls are about to release their third single!
Besides this exciting news, another piece of news has everyone hyped up!
[Rumor has it, top international streaming platform Fox is launching a new variety show.]
[A dating reality show?]
[“Hot and Romantic Lovers”?]
Everyone’s attitude is one of excited anticipation, like they’re waiting for juicy gossip.
[Is this true?]
[Who have they invited?]
The person who released the news is also very excited!
[The participants for the show are not yet confirmed.]
[But it should be all top international stars.]
[One couple has already revealed their identity. It's Mike Li and Yingying Ma, they won the best couple award last year – rumored they’re joining this dating show!]
This makes everyone even more curious.
[Aren't they a recognized couple? So this isn't a game where strangers meet and fall in love?]
Someone quickly screenshotted the official description.
[Creating opportunities for couples who are not yet officially dating – giving them a chance for intimacy.]
[I think it's not about strangers dating, but more like a temporary couple show where they act as a couple for a few days?]
[Ah, I remember an old variety show, "We Got Married"! I wonder if anyone watched it, that's a tearjerker from back in the day!]
[Same, "We Got Married"! So this show is based on that concept!]
[Anyone else?]
Everyone is avidly consuming the gossip.
[If it's just Mike Li and Yingying Ma, I'm not interested.]
The comments under the show's announcement are also filled with netizens from various countries asking questions.
Then, the production team released a few silhouette images.
This, all of a sudden, was like thunder from a clear sky!
[That silhouette… doesn’t it look familiar to you? At least it looks familiar to me. One of them is definitely someone we know.]
[Wait, let me check… damn, it’s Ling Qianhe!]
[Isn’t this the silhouette from his overseas concert stage?]
[I remember when he was eighteen and appeared on the biggest music show overseas, his performance shocked the international audience. They all said he was like a god descending to earth, with the aura of an absolute superstar…]
[The silhouette matches that stage perfectly!]
[He’s joining a dating show?]
[Has he lost his mind?]
The onlookers are all dumbfounded.
[What? What? Ling Qianhe is joining a dating show?]
[Impossible, what a joke. He would never join a dating show… What is his status? He’s a global top superstar, him on a dating show? I’ll chop my head off!]
People would almost swear oaths, and they're making the most poisonous vows.
[How could Qianhe possibly consider a dating reality show? It's utterly ridiculous!]
As Ling Qianhe reads these comments, his fingertips slowly glide across the comment section, a mysterious and unfathomable smile playing on his lips!
He scrolls past these comments.
The next second.
Ling Qianhe’s phone suddenly rings.
He answers it.
On the other end, Madam Ling's voice is clearly tinged with deep anger.
“Ling Qianhe! What exactly do you want to do?”
“You’re actually joining a dating show?”
“If you continue like this, which wealthy family’s daughter will be willing to be with you in the future?”
Ling Qianhe listens to the furious voice in his ear, his expression unfazed.
“I certainly won’t be with any of those wealthy family’s daughters, so— does it matter what I want to do? No, it doesn’t.”
Madam Ling is silent for a while, then she says.
“The Ling Corporation is about to hold a shareholder meeting to reallocate share ownership… Ling Qianhe, no matter how much hatred you have for me, you must understand that we are, after all, the owners of the Ling family.”
“If you don’t want to end up with nothing, you must listen to me.”
Ling Qianhe sneers.
“End up with nothing?”
“Why would I end up with nothing?”
His words are calm.
But they cut like a knife.
Piercing directly into Madam Ling.
“Even without the Ling family shares, I still have my own company, and I am a globally popular top star with unparalleled earning power.”
“Conversely, you and your son, if you lose the Ling Corporation, what will you have left?”
“Utterly laughable!”
His words are blunt and without courtesy.
Madam Ling gasps for air!
“You…”
Ling Qianhe’s voice is extremely low.
“What about me?”
“The Ling family can fall, I don’t care.”
Madam Ling is clearly grinding her teeth in anger.
“You can’t do this… Ling Qianhe, everything you have, I gave to you…”
Ling Qianhe lowers his head, looking at the plush carpet, a deep sneer flashing in his eyes.
“You gave it to me? What did you give me?”
He looks up, retorting to Madam Ling.
“A childhood full of holes?”
“You know exactly how my mother died.”
“For you, a woman like you, even being cut into ten thousand pieces wouldn’t be enough.”
Madam Ling on the other end clearly gasps, she stares at Ling Qianhe as if in disbelief.
“You want to kill me?”
“Are you crazy?”
“I’ll lock you up, I’ll call the police, I’ll send you to jail!”
Her voice is hysterical, but Ling Qianhe can’t be bothered to listen to her babbling, and directly hangs up the phone.
…
In the group chat, Lin Mumu is still chatting with Yang Weiyang.
Yang Weiyang nervously sends her a message.
[Xiao Mu, my agent wants me to join a dating reality show with Fei Siyu… I’m a bit nervous, I don’t know how to face him. I haven’t met him in person yet, only seen him online a few times.]
[I don’t know if I can get along with him.]
Although being a celebrity means being prepared to participate in all sorts of variety shows, Yang Weiyang still feels a bit scared.
Hearing Yang Weiyang say this.
Lin Mumu thinks for a moment and asks her.
[Are you scared because there’s no one you know?]
Yang Weiyang nods, sighing.
[Yes, yes! Without anyone I know, aren't I at a disadvantage?]
[I heard some international big shots are coming, which makes me even more nervous,呜呜呜, my English isn't good, will I only be able to rely on Fei Siyu? But our relationship isn't that close yet…]
Yang Weiyang sends Lin Mumu a cute but pitiful emoji.
Seeing Yang Weiyang’s emoji, Lin Mumu can’t help but chuckle.
[It’s not that scary, is it?]
[Don’t worry.]
Yang Weiyang is still worried.
[This is different from filming a drama… and usually for group activities, we’re together, singing or whatever. With you guys around, I don’t feel uncomfortable.]
Lin Mumu pauses, hesitating whether to tell Yang Weiyang.
That she herself is also going on this show.
Or should she surprise Yang Weiyang by appearing in front of her then?
She’s still thinking.
Yang Weiyang directly exclaims.
[Ah, if only you, Xiao Mu, could appear on this show!]
[But I can’t imagine anyone who would be a good match for you.]
[I heard Ling Qianhe is joining the show too, I also can’t imagine anyone who would be a good match for him.]
Lin Mumu smiles silently at Yang Weiyang’s exclamation, thinking in her heart, so Yang Weiyang hasn't considered the possibility of her and Ling Qianhe appearing on the show together?
…
Yang Weiyang truly hadn’t considered this possibility.
The show “Hot and Romantic Lovers” is a hit even before its premiere.
Mike Li and Yingying Ma are the first officially announced couple.
But according to the show's usual practice, those with less fame are announced first.
So, the next day, Yang Weiyang and Fei Siyu are officially announced!
The fans get excited.
[Wow! It’s cutie Weiyang and esports god Sweet Siyu! We’re in for a show hahaha, have you guys seen their livestream connections? The chemistry, it’s super amazing, they totally nailed it!]
Fans are super excited.
[Silly cute beauty, a female star with both beauty and cuteness, and a seemingly shy but actually calm and intelligent scholar esports god.]
[So compatible!]
Fans who supported Yang Weiyang and Lin Mumu as a couple feel a bit sad.
[呜呜呜, it’s too bad Xiao Mu isn’t coming.]
[They have such a good relationship!]
[I feel like if Xiao Mu also brought a guy to the show, the scene would be even more beautiful!]
[Dog face.]
[I can totally imagine two beauties being super affectionate, inseparable, and then two guys being wildly jealous! @Production Team, did you see this? Hurry up and make it happen, invite Lin Mumu!]
[Exactly! Hurry up and invite Lin Mumu, if the money isn’t enough, we can crowdfund! But we have only one request: invite Lin Mumu!]
The public’s demand is incredibly strong.
Hearing the public's outcry, the production team urgently reposts a Weibo message.
[We’ve heard everyone’s voices, and we won’t disappoint you!]
The fans erupt in excitement. What does this mean? Are they really planning to invite Lin Mumu?
…
While the outside world is abuzz, Lin Mumu is sitting on the sofa.
On the tablet in her hand, overseas news appears. Her gaze is focused on the news reports, her brows furrowed.
“That research institute… there was an explosion?”
She's referring to Dr. Stephen’s research institute, the one she had visited.
The research institute related to the SZ637 injection administered to Ling Qianhe.
The little system nods, and in a matter-of-fact tone, tells Lin Mumu.
“Yes. That research institute did have an explosion!”
Lin Mumu’s expression turns cold.
Her intuition tells her this is not good.
“It exploded, was someone trying to destroy evidence?”
“Didn’t you say I need to accumulate a thousand points to exchange for the ‘Master of Potions’ skill? But even if I successfully exchange for it, I still need to find the potion formulas to decipher them one by one.”
“If that laboratory had an accident, will the super potent medicine be lost?”
The little system generously gives Lin Mumu some inside information.
“That won’t happen. According to the main storyline of this world, the super potent medicine will definitely be cultivated. But it will take some time until the super potent medicine appears.”
“The host’s current global fame hasn’t reached fifty percent, so the prerequisite for the super potent medicine to appear hasn’t been triggered yet.”
Need to reach fifty percent fame?
Her current fame is only in the twenties.
The little system reminds her.
“It’s twenty-three percent now.”
Meaning, there’s still about half the fame to gain.
“Can I only make movies?”
The little system says.
“You also need to participate in various events. Performing at the Super Bowl in North America, just one appearance can boost your global fame by about five percent.”
“Also, the title of UN Charity Ambassador, if obtained, can increase fame by about two percent…”
“These are our estimations. There’s a table, the host can refer to it!”
Lin Mumu is simply speechless.
“If you have such good stuff, why didn’t you show it to me sooner?”
She can’t wait to take a look!