Chapter 128

On the night *Ruyi Langjun* released its grand finale, Jin Li’s phone rang non-stop.

She told Sister Fang about the situation, and Sister Fang sent a voice message in a hurry.

"I also received many calls here, too busy, your phone number may have been leaked, turn on protective shielding."

Jin Li immediately turned on protective shielding, and only numbers recorded in her address book could call in.

Opening WeChat, the application to add her as a friend had already reached 99+.

Jin Li exhaled lightly, is this the feeling of becoming popular overnight?

Feels a bit too crazy!

On the other side, at Chenxi Entertainment.

Sui Lingfang had bitter words to say.

There were many film and television errands looking for Jin Li, several of which were big-name directors, and even someone wanted to find Jin Li to make a movie.

Of course, errands are errands, but whether they can be negotiated is another matter.

It’s just that these are all opportunities!

However, they can only look, but can't touch.

Jin Li’s schedule had long been booked by Zhong Wentai!

Thinking of this, Sui Lingfang took time out of her busy schedule to send a message to Zhong Wentai, asking if the script had been revised.

With so many high-quality film and television errands in front of her, Jin Li wasn't in a hurry, but she was!

Another day passed.

It was the live-streamed roast day for *Leisurely Slow Life*.

Jin Li and Qi Guan Mingzhu took the same car to the recording venue.

This recording location was a popular internet celebrity self-service barbecue restaurant, where they would roast meat while roasting the show.

Just as they were about to leave, someone suddenly jumped in two or three steps and quickly followed into the car.

A crisp door-closing sound rang out, a bit heavy.

Jin Li raised her eyes and looked, a touch of interest flashed in her eyes.

"Seems like a little mouse followed us up."

Qi Guan Mingzhu was looking at her phone with her head down, and when she heard this, she raised her eyes and raised her eyebrows.

"Hmm, a little mouse dreaming."

Jin Li: "Sleepwalking, should we kick her off?"

Qi Guan Mingzhu: "Of course, otherwise we are recording the show hard there, and let the little mouse play happily on the side, this is too unfair."

Xi Mengze, who was sitting in the front seat, finally couldn't help it, turned to look at them, and put her hands together to beg:

"Sisters, please be kind, take me in, I really have nowhere to go!"

Qi Guan Mingzhu: "You don't run errands?"

Xi Mengze: "I just rested today, I’ve been running around for the past few days."

Jin Li asked curiously: "Then go rest, why follow us to record?

*Leisurely Slow Life* sees you coming, they will definitely give you some camera time, and you have to be forced to work again."

Xi Mengze took a deep breath and sighed: "I have something I’ve been considering, but I don't know what to do.

Staying in the apartment will only lead to constant internal friction, so I might as well come out and walk around and listen to your opinions."

This is a long story.

Xi Mengze didn't want to say it in the group, preferring face-to-face communication with friends.

This isn't it, she originally came to the company to find Jin Li, remembering that today was the day Jin Li went to the company for a meeting.

But the time didn't match, Jin Li had already finished the meeting and was ready to leave to run errands, so she just followed along.

The driver was assistant Xiao Chen, and Jin Li was very relieved.

She said: "Then hurry up and say it, if it can be solved in the car, you don't have to follow to record, then I will let Xiao Chen send you back to rest first."

Qi Guan Mingzhu thought of something and asked: "You wouldn't be struggling with the variety show *I Am a Singer*, would you?

No way, how long has it been, you are still struggling with whether to sign, isn't it about to air?"

Xi Mengze sighed to the sky: "You’re right, it’s this variety show!"

She explained: "We haven't run variety shows much before, so we only know that this variety show is very popular and the online discussion is very high.

When I was preparing to take it, I went to ask friends who had participated before, and only then did I know some inside information."

Xi Mengze paused, very hesitant and struggling, and said: "This variety show’s hype is too strong, they will do anything for topics."

Jin Li frowned slightly: "How so?"

Xi Mengze: "For example, suppressing powerful contestants with good singing skills, questioning people for lip-syncing, and then not giving explanations.

Then, because of communication errors with the team, the anger is vented on the singer.

If the person to be promoted is different from the scheduled script, they will try their best to eliminate people in the grand finale.

Well, and cutting off the singer’s microphone is a normal operation, not letting powerful singers sing."

"Huh?" Qi Guan Mingzhu asked suspiciously, "Not letting powerful singers sing, what do you mean?"

Xi Mengze: "Very simple, for example, this is a party, and many singers have to go on stage to sing.

Because your strength is too strong, and other singers are newcomer singers, the production team is afraid that your strength will suppress the newcomer singers too much, so they cut off the powerful singer’s microphone, letting more new-generation singers make their own voices."

Qi Guan Mingzhu "tsk-ed", "A bit outrageous."

Jin Li also thought so, "There are so many singers at the party, there are powerful singers and newcomer singers, why only cut one powerful singer?

If you really want to make newcomer singers stand out, you have the ability to cut off all powerful singers' microphones; cutting off only one person is clearly targeting."

Qi Guan Mingzhu hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "I heard two pieces of gossip here, but they are all the same thing."

Qi Guan Mingzhu raised her eyebrows: "Don't be wishy-washy, hurry up and say it!"

Xi Mengze said quickly: "It’s just that *I Am a Singer* once held a session, and an old-school singer withdrew from the grand finale, catching the production team off guard.

One theory is that the old-school singer withdrew because he wanted to help his friend win the singer championship, so he automatically withdrew to give way to the virtuous.

But there is another theory that before the show started live streaming, the production team approached two old-school singers and asked them to withdraw automatically to give other new-generation singers a chance.

One old-school singer didn't withdraw, but the other singer decided to withdraw, these were all discussed by them.

As a result, the production team pretended to be confused and took the selling point of 'withdrawal' to do marketing, contributing to that so-called host’s god-level rescue of 30s."

Xi Mengze concluded: "In short, this is a production team that started with marketing, they love marketing very much.

I think this time, they use 'live streaming' as a selling point, and they will definitely do marketing, but I just don't know which marketing direction they will use."

Jin Li and Qi Guan Mingzhu looked at each other, they thought for a long time, but couldn't think of any good suggestions.

The reason is that they have participated in too few variety shows.

Jin Li said: "Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang, don't go, come with us to participate in the show recording, let Sanyuetian give you ideas."

Xi Mengze hesitated: "Can it work?"

Jin Li said: "Your competition songs were all selected by us together, you say it can work or not?"

Xi Mengze made a decision and said definitely: "It can work!"

Arrived at the popular internet celebrity restaurant.

Sanyuetian had arrived half an hour early, and they were curiously observing the venue.

Seeing Jin Li and the others coming, Gu Cheng and Chen Lin greeted them and took their bags.

Yan Xingdong saw Xi Mengze and asked curiously: "Are you here to play?"

"Uh..." Xi Mengze hesitated for a rare moment.

Jin Li took out 53 from her bag, opened one of the questions, she did this question yesterday, but she couldn't figure it out, and planned to discuss it with Gu Cheng.

Jin Li heard this and said: "No, she is here to seek help and point out the maze."

Chen Lin was about to take Qi Guan Mingzhu to see the special catering area, he found some very interesting ingredients.

But was pulled back by Qi Guan Mingzhu.

She presided over the overall situation and said: "While the live-streamed roast hasn't started yet, there is an hour, let’s discuss whether Mengmeng should take *I Am a Singer*."

As soon as this was said, Sanyuetian was stunned.

Yan Xingdong looked at Xi Mengze and said in astonishment: "*I Am a Singer* has been pre-warming and announcing on the whole network recently, you actually haven't signed the contract yet?"

Xi Mengze held her forehead and sighed, "This is a long story."

Jin Li and Qi Guan Mingzhu said in unison: "Then make a long story short!"

After listening to Xi Mengze’s doubts, everyone in Sanyuetian hesitated a bit.

Yan Xingdong asked first: "Have you told your agent?"

Xi Mengze nodded: "I have, but the agent feels that this is a live streaming mode, many things cannot be controlled, and live streaming is also a restriction on the production team.

She tends to let me take it, feeling it will help my singing career."

Yan Xingdong pondered for a while and said slowly: "Actually, we have heard of these news you mentioned."

He changed the subject, "However, things have passed for so long, and no one cares about the truth of the past.

I only know that singers who have participated in *I Am a Singer* have indeed welcomed a second peak in their careers."

Luo Yi nodded and said: "Yes, especially for those powerful singers, participating in this show will become popular very quickly, and several obscure cards have become popular again through *I Am a Singer*.

No matter how the show markets and hypes, it is also to accumulate heat. Once exposure becomes large, it is a good thing for singers."

Xi Mengze hesitated: "So, it’s impossible to have the best of both worlds, right?"

Yan Xingdong patted her on the shoulder: "Sister Mengze, you know this better than us, wanting both reputation and heat, you can't see a variety show that can do this in a year."

Gu Cheng didn't know what he thought of, and said: "I think on this point, you can trust the agent’s judgment.

Live streaming is indeed a double-edged sword, not only restricting singers, forcing them not to allow mistakes, but also restricting the production team.

Whether the live singing is good or bad, the production team cannot intervene, and the strength is clear to everyone.

By then, use your own band, don't use the band given by the production team, to ensure nothing goes wrong."

Chen Lin also agreed: "Although Chenxi Entertainment is quite small, you and Sister Jin Li were both dug at a high price. If something really happens, Chenxi Entertainment will definitely save you."

Xi Mengze pondered for a while, "Okay, let me think about it."

She stood up and looked around.

Looking at the dazzling array of buffets, she suddenly had an appetite.

She turned to Yan Xingdong: "Add one more for me, it doesn't matter, I can pay."

Yan Xingdong immediately said: "Of course it doesn't matter, no need to pay, the production team will reimburse it."

Qi Guan Mingzhu had a bad premonition, "Wait, you wouldn't be watching us record the show again!"

Xi Mengze giggled, "Guessed right, but no prize!"

Qi Guan Mingzhu shook her head and said helplessly: "You are here to torture us."

*Leisurely Slow Life* was also surprised by Xi Mengze’s arrival.

Surprise is surprise, the production team is very welcome.

But this time it’s different from last time.

Last time.

The production team kept Xi Mengze until the end as an egg for netizens.

And this time.

As soon as *Leisurely Slow Life* aired, they actively exposed Xi Mengze.

Well, it wasn't the production team that was active, but Qi Guan Mingzhu who was active in exposing.

Less than ten minutes after airing.

When Qi Guan Mingzhu saw them busy preparing music festival barbecue in the variety show, she roasted:

"At that time, I was preparing ingredients, and I thought it was good that Mengmeng wasn't there, otherwise I would have to serve her, too suffocating.

Why do I have to run errands hard, and she can play so happily?

Now I finally understand, it turns out it’s not that she didn't come, it’s just that the time hasn't come.

Just like now, Mengmeng is still eating and drinking beside me, and I still have to record the show sadly."

The director moved the camera to the other table very effectively.

Tonight, in order to record the show, they specifically booked a whole internet celebrity restaurant and cleared the field.

The camera swept, and the dining tables were empty.

But only at that one table, sat one person, still happily roasting meat.

When seeing the camera move over, Xi Mengze also waved brilliantly.

[Hhh, suddenly can understand Pearl’s psychological shadow area at this time!]

[Mengmeng: I not only eat and drink for free but also live for free, mainly white-piao (dog head)]

[Retribution has come, hahaha]

The previous episode played to the official start of the music festival, many tourists came, but foreign friends didn't seem to like barbecue, they all passed by and left after one look.

Although Sanyuetian didn't have kpi, they didn't want to waste ingredients, so they sent out the social cow skin disease representative—Chen Lin, to call guests.

He took out a small horn, spoke fluent foreign language, and said the barbecue slogan, simply put: if it tastes good, pay, if it doesn't taste good, don't pay.

Jin Li saw this scene and said: "I didn't know their slogan was this at the time, otherwise I would definitely have stopped it."

Gu Cheng sat next to her and asked: "Why?"

Jin Li looked at him silently, and after a while said: "Do you think the things you roasted are really delicious?"

Gu Cheng was also silent, "It seems a bit difficult to be delicious."

But fortunately, no tourists cared about such details.

Being shouted by Chen Lin, it really attracted a few young and beautiful tourists to taste.

During this period, netizens watched how Chen Lin persuaded tourists to eat more, that appearance was simply door-to-door sales.

Qi Guan Mingzhu asked: "Didn't you say you were acting cute last time, where is the cuteness?"

Chen Lin: "Eh, didn't you see it? The scene just now was acting cute."

Qi Guan Mingzhu twitched the corners of her mouth, "Aren't you calling people to eat more, where is it cute?"

Chen Lin said definitely: "That is acting cute, I wouldn't say such cheesy words in normal times."

Qi Guan Mingzhu recalled what Chen Lin said in the variety show—

"Eat a few more skewers, it’s delicious, eat a few more skewers!"

"Don't go, I’ll just give you a few skewers!"

"Welcome to come again, I’ll give you a few more skewers then!"

Uh.

Tough guy style acting cute?

[Hhh tough guy acting cute giving skewers?]

[Our Northeast men speak like this, paying attention to a heroic spirit!]

[Laughed, the acting cute in my impression: Sister, come another skewer~

Chen Lin tough guy style acting cute: Don't go, I’ll give you a few skewers! Don't go!!]