Chapter 513: Variety Show Call

Hearing this, Fan Bingbing curled the corners of her lips, revealing a very standard, professional smile: "A friend recommended this movie to me, saying the script was excellent and the cast was full of talented actors, so I gave it a try."

"The result was unexpected; this movie really gave me a big surprise. I believe that after watching it, the audience will have a very pleasant experience."

Beside her, Xie Fengdian keenly captured the key information from this sentence.

"Since you put it that way, it means that friend isn't on set and isn't a lead actor in *Tai Jiong*, which makes me even more curious: who exactly is this person, to have the ability to persuade you?"

Fan Bingbing's eyes flickered slightly, and she said with composure: "He isn't in the industry; he just happens to know me and Director Xu, and was responsible for acting as a bridge. The main reason I agreed was that the script moved me."

Xu Zheng chimed in: "Yes, yes, he isn't a public figure, so there's nothing to dig into."

The others immediately lost interest; what kind of news could one dig up on an outsider?

The program moved to the next segment.

Teacher He's expression became playful: "Next, let's play a game—Who is the Undercover. The loser must accept a punishment: the production team will randomly select someone from their contacts, and they must call that person to borrow 100,000 yuan."

Everyone had no objections after hearing this.

Then the game began, and under the keen gaze of the audience, the result was revealed.

Fan Bingbing lost.

And the target randomly selected by the production team was the third from the bottom of her contact list.

Everyone wore expectant expressions, eager to see the drama unfold.

Teacher He held up the phone and asked: "Bingbing, who is this Shen Majiang? It seems they aren't someone from our industry."

Uh...

Fan Bingbing was stunned; she never expected to draw this guy.

"His name is Shen Yan, he isn't in the industry."

Hearing this familiar name, Xu Zheng, Bo Ge, and Bao Qiang exchanged glances. Oh my! There's a good show to watch.

Du Pangzi couldn't help but exclaim: "It seems Bingbing has quite a few friends outside the industry; the first one drawn is one."

Fan Bingbing, however, answered very seriously: "He is one of my few friends."

Suddenly, Xie Fengdian seemed to think of something and exclaimed: "Could this Shen Yan be the founder of Kuaida Delivery who went viral on the internet a while ago, the one known as the National Husband? He even had rumors of a romance with Bingbing."

Once said, everyone present had an impression, and the anticipation level instantly maxed out.

Of course, there was also a portion of the audience who knew nothing about Kuaida Delivery.

Teacher He took the initiative to explain: "Some viewers might not have heard of Kuaida Delivery. Everyone, please look at the big screen; let's get a rough understanding of this legendary figure."

As his voice fell, the big screen behind them suddenly changed, clearly presenting Shen Yan's Baidu Baike interface.

Name: Shen Yan, Gender: Male, Age: 19, Sophomore student at Hangzhou University Law School, started Kuaida Delivery in April of this year...

In just half a year, the number of delivery users exceeded 60 million, with operations covering all universities across the country.

After briefly browsing the relevant introduction, Teacher He learned some information through his earpiece and added: "According to inside information, the outside valuation of Kuaida Delivery has reached a staggering 500 million USD. This means a student under twenty years old has already reached a height that ordinary people find difficult to attain in a lifetime."

Boom!

The audience instantly erupted into an uproar, with a buzzing sound like thousands of bees flapping their wings rising and falling; they simply couldn't believe their ears.

After all, the data introduced it very clearly: Shen Yan had no parents, was born into an ordinary family, and achieved such brilliant success entirely with his own two hands.

It was hard to imagine how a twenty-year-old college student managed to do it.

Just how monstrous must he be?

Compared to Shen Yan, they had completely wasted their lives all these years.

And he was so handsome; no wonder he was called the National Husband—it was well-deserved!

Who wouldn't want to marry such a man?

The stars on stage were equally dumbfounded, even Fan Bingbing was no exception.

She still remembered Shen Yan saying this: "Once I expand my business, I'll have to earn at least a hundred or a thousand billion a year."

Before, she had only listened to it as a joke, but now it seemed Shen Yan wasn't joking at all.

"Call him!"

"Call him!"

"Call him!"

It was unclear who started it, but the audience's calls to make the phone call grew louder and louder.

Seeing this, Teacher He knew the ratings for this episode were secure. He chuckled and said: "It seems the audience is very much looking forward to meeting this legendary figure. Let's hurry; Bingbing, you can begin."

Fan Bingbing pondered for a moment, thought of an opening line, and dialed the number.

"Hey! Why are you looking for me?"

A magnetic voice echoed through the venue, making everyone perk up.

But Fan Bingbing's response caught everyone off guard: "Brother Shen, can't I look for you if there's nothing wrong?"

Many people got goosebumps, while the rest wore ambiguous expressions.

Shen Yan on the other end of the line felt baffled: "Hey, hey, hey! Did you forget to take your medicine today or what? Can you speak normally? If you really can't, I'll lend you my medical insurance card to swipe; find a hospital and get a proper check-up."

The people at the recording site covered their mouths and snickered; judging by this opening, it seemed the two had a good relationship, and their joking was casual and natural.

Fan Bingbing pouted, revealing a bit of playfulness: "Why are you so boring? Others can't even find a place to let me act spoiled."

"Oh, then go find someone else. If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."

"Hey! Don't, don't, don't. Is it convenient for you to talk now? I need to tell you something."

Fan Bingbing hurriedly spoke to stop him, as they hadn't even reached the main topic yet. Shen Yan replied: "Go ahead!"

"That... I've encountered some difficulties now; could you lend me 100,000 yuan?"

As her voice fell, the scene fell into an eerie silence.

The audience and everyone on stage were in a posture of watching a good show.

Shen Yan checked the caller ID on his screen several times, and combined with the playful address from just a moment ago, he finally confirmed it wasn't a scam call. He tentatively asked: "Are you for real, asking to borrow 100,000 yuan from me?"

"I haven't heard any news about you being cancelled, or are you playing some kind of game?"

He hit the nail on the head.

As expected of a monster, he guessed the answer with ease; everyone gave Shen Yan a thumbs-up in their hearts.

Fan Bingbing flatly denied it: "It's neither, stop asking so many questions and just tell me, are you going to lend it or not?"

"You're so arrogant while borrowing money; I believe you're truly short on cash now, otherwise you wouldn't be unable to afford medicine."

Honk honk honk!

It was that running gag from the opening again; everyone couldn't help but laugh until they sounded like geese, with Xie Fengdian laughing the hardest, trembling as he leaned on Teacher He's shoulder.

In just a few short sentences, Shen Yan had left an incredibly deep impression on them; he was humorous and witty, the type who was relatively easy to get along with.