Chapter 254

"Everyone, in two days it will be the next member health check-up. At that time, I plan to accompany the rescue team and medical staff to visit contestant Xiao Yi to discuss the 'Final Challenger' matter with him."

"After all, although we have planned everything perfectly, Xiao Yi, the person involved, is still in the dark and doesn't know what's going on."

Li Yong looked at everyone sitting there and said with a smile.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned; they hadn't expected Li Yong to choose to go in person this time.

But then they felt relieved; after all, although the prize money is one million per day, they believe Xiao Yi would almost certainly not refuse.

But that is only "almost," not a certainty that Xiao Yi will participate.

On the day of the negotiation, if Xiao Yi really made up his mind to spend the remaining days in the log cabin just to earn that ten million, the other members of the production team wouldn't really have a good way to persuade him.

After all, the "Final Challenger" wilderness travel plan, while very profitable for Xiao Yi, also means Xiao Yi must take on more risks.

At that time, Xiao Yi will once again face a shortage of food and will also have to leave the warm log cabin to face the even harsher environment of the Arctic wilderness.

If he is not careful, he could get frostbite, and in serious cases, if the rescue isn't timely, he could even lose his life.

But if Li Yong talks to Xiao Yi face-to-face that day, even if Xiao Yi refuses on the spot, there will still be plenty of room for maneuver.

Li Yong could even make decisions on the spot to provide Xiao Yi with more help, a right the other members of the production team don't have.

Of course, the reason Li Yong attaches such importance to it, even going to persuade Xiao Yi in person.

Is also because Xiao Yi's choice this time will directly affect whether the final ratings of their "Wilderness Challenge: 100 Days in the Arctic" show will end with a whimper.

As the person in charge of this show, and with the show concerning Li Yong's future status at Yinfu, it is clear that the show's ratings ending with a whimper is something this Mr. Li cannot tolerate.

"Since Mr. Li has chosen to go talk to contestant Xiao Yi himself, we will naturally support it, but how should we explain it to the audience?"

"If contestant Xiao Yi agrees, it won't be easy for us to explain to some viewers; after all, as long as contestant Xiao Yi agrees, he will directly receive the final grand prize. I'm afraid some viewers will say the production team is unfair."

"That's right, there is actually an even more important problem: what if Boss Shen Hao agrees to the plan that day, but chooses to leave on the first day of the trip?"

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Hearing this, the others were stunned.

Although... they thought Xiao Yi wouldn't be that shameless, but... but if Xiao Yi really did something that shameless, wouldn't their production team be crying to death?

"Ahem! Ahem!"

Just then, Li Yong suddenly coughed to interrupt everyone's bad fantasies.

Even Li Yong, upon hearing this, had a dark face and even felt a little lingering fear.

If such an "accident" really happened, he, Li Yong, might truly become a joke in the industry, and his promotion might vanish into thin air.

Hearing Li Yong's cough, everyone looked at Li Yong somewhat awkwardly.

As for Li Yong, he said with a smile.

"Our initial concept had some loopholes, but it's not too late to discover them now; this is the meaning of our meeting to discuss."

Of course, the reason the production team hadn't thought of this before was because Xiao Yi's little money-grubbing personality was too obvious.

Likewise, Xiao Yi's performance in the wilderness was simply too powerful and perfect.

A guy who loves money and has the ability—faced with this opportunity to earn a large amount of money, they subconsciously didn't think in this direction.

Then Li Yong continued, "Since we've discovered the problem, we'll just solve it. Everyone, share your thoughts."

"Since we've recognized this problem, I think the one million prize money per day can remain, but we must negotiate with Boss Shen Hao to complete the 100 days of travel to receive the full prize money."

Hearing this, someone rolled their eyes directly. Is Xiao Yi a fool?

Everyone knows that if Xiao Yi chooses to walk out of the log cabin, the variables will increase infinitely.

No one can guarantee how long they can persist in an Arctic wilderness trip.

After all, nature is the most ruthless; even with sufficient preparation, and even with Xiao Yi's extremely strong survival skills, if he really encounters extreme weather, it's not impossible that he wouldn't last a single day.

And complete 100 days? Are you planning to not even give him the ten million prize money he's about to get? Xiao Yi would have to be kicked in the head by a pig to agree to that!

"I think Director Li's suggestion is not feasible. With such a requirement, even if Mr. Li goes to talk to him in person, contestant Xiao Yi will definitely not agree, and he might even offend contestant Xiao Yi, which would be counterproductive."

Hearing this, the others nodded in agreement.

The money is a small matter; if he really gets disgusted with Xiao Yi, that's the real trouble.

At that point, if Xiao Yi is eliminated and returns home today, and goes to report to the Suxhou "100 Days of Braving the Hengduan Mountains" show tomorrow, then their Yinfu production team will have something to cry about!

I believe Boss Ji from Suxhou would definitely not refuse Xiao Yi's arrival, and might even secretly curse the Yinfu production team for being stupid while happily welcoming Xiao Yi with open arms.

"Mr. Li, I think other conditions can remain unchanged, but Boss Shen Hao must guarantee to our production team that this trip will not be less than ten days, even if we secretly support him, that's no problem."

Hearing this, Li Yong stroked his chin and began to think.

This idea is acceptable to Li Yong; even if Xiao Yi only persists for ten days, the show's popularity is actually enough.

After all, if Xiao Yi really sleeps in the log cabin for more than twenty days, the popularity of their "Wilderness Challenge: 100 Days in the Arctic" show might be completely slept away by Xiao Yi over these twenty-plus days.

Actually, ending the first season when the show's popularity and topic level are at their highest is not bad; there's no need to insist on persisting for exactly 100 days.

After all, Li Yong still has to think about the second season of the show!

If the show ends the first season when popularity is high, it can leave many fans with topics and anticipation, making them look forward to the second season even more.

"I agree with this idea; we can raise our hands to vote!"

Li Yong said with a smile. Hearing this, the others also raised their hands one after another.

Just kidding! The boss of the production team has nodded in agreement with this plan; what reason do they have to refuse?

"Next is the issue of the fans. In my opinion, this problem is actually simple. We will send our thoughts directly to the official website in a moment and let the fans vote to decide. I don't believe the fans who like our show would want to see contestant Xiao Yi sleeping in the log cabin for the last twenty-plus days."

"I agree with Mr. Li's idea!"

"That's right, even if some fans really feel it's unfair, for the sake of the show's effect, I think they will still be willing to support our 'Final Challenger' plan."