After talking to Chen Yiran on the phone, Li Linlin lay on the bed with nothing but regret in her heart.

Why did she just agree?

“Ah……” Li Linlin rolled on the bed in hopelessness. It’s fine, the situation could still be saved. A variety show wasn’t the same as filming a drama. A villainess could still be popular, but as long as she does nothing on the show, her shots would definitely be removed in the editing process so no one would notice her at all!

Yes, that’s right! Li Linlin suddenly sat up from the bed, feeling that life was full of hope again.

While filming the drama, she would worry about dragging others and affecting everyone, however, she didn’t need to fear the same in a variety show! Anyway, there were many people participating and if she didn’t perform well, the program group would naturally increase the footage of the others—— Not only could she get to be a salted fish, she could also help others get more shots. There weren’t many things that benefit both others and oneself like this!

Li Linlin’s eyes lit up again, determined to be a salted fish!

———

The next day, Manager Pan learned that she had agreed to participate in the variety show, so she actively sent her the electronic contract. Wu Hui printed it out. She looked at the remuneration stated on it and instantly felt the warmth of the money. “My goodness, the program group is so generous. Li Linlin, look!”

“No, I’m not looking!” Li Linlin firmly turned her face away. Stop using money to hurt her anymore! “Hui’er, can we lower the fee?”

After Li Linlin said this, Wu Hui was stunned for a moment, then she understood her strategy. “Oh, I get it. Last time you said you didn’t want money and the other party ended up paying us twice as much. When you refused to accept the previous advertisements, the brands also directly increased the fee. Are you trying to—”

“……” Li Linlin picked up the pen and quickly signed her name on the contract. “Let it be.”

“……Okay.” Wu Hui collected the contract and called a courier to have it send. “This show seems to be almost ready. Once the guest lineup is confirmed, the recording will begin. I estimate it will be around next week.”

“Oh.” Li Linlin nodded. She had decided to be a salty fish anyway, so it didn’t matter what happened.

Wu Hui patted her shoulder. “Linlin, you have to perform well this time. If you have a strong sense of variety and did well, there will definitely be a steady stream of variety shows coming to your door in the future!”

“……” Don’t scare her. It looked like she had to work hard on being a salted fish.

“Though it’s not good to be on variety shows all the time. I think it’s still better for you to take the path of an actor.” Wu Hui was seriously planning Li Linlin’s career. “So we’d better get more scripts. Speaking of which, I gave some to you last time, have you look at them yet?”

“……I’ll look, I’ll look.”

“That means you haven’t read them!”

Li Linlin: “……”

There’s no need to live so plainly, Wu Hui’er.

《A Meal in the Woods》 was planned and produced by ABA’s ace variety show team, and was backed by the wealthy Huachuang and Yu family. This combination of not being short of money and having the technology naturally attracted many artists.

The program group quickly decided on a team. The eight guests were all popular celebrities and Shang Ci was also included.

Shang Ci was strongly invited by the program group. He had received a lot of traffic recently and his performance in 《Fatal Heartbeat》 was also noteworthy. The industry was generally optimistic about him. When the program group learned that Li Linlin had also accepted the invitation to record 《A Meal in the Woods》, they were even happier.

The ace CP of 《Fatal Heartbeat》, Northern Beauty, was going to reunite on their show. What a big hype would it be?!

Their show would be stable!

When Li Linlin and her assistants carried her luggage up the mountain, she had no idea that Shang Ci was also on the show. The program group did a good job of keeping it a secret. They deliberately did not tell the two of them and the cameras were already ready to record their reactions when they reunited.

It’s best to reduce it and play it on a loop as a promotional video.

“The air in the mountain is so fresh.” Li Linlin got off the nanny van, followed by two assistants and a cameraman. According to the arrangement of the program group, the guests would arrive one after another and stay there for one night. They would get up early tomorrow morning to start completing various tasks.

“We’re going to that restaurant in front, right?” Li Linlin looked at the invitation in her hand and checked their location. “The buildings here are all well-built and give off a fairy tale feel.”

This restaurant was located in the woods and all four sides were made of large pieces of floor-to-ceiling glass, which looked very dreamy. It was Li Linlin’s first time coming to Youxian Mountain so she was a little excited, not to mention that this place was created by Chen Yiran.

She stepped onto the wooden stairs and pushed the door open, making the bell hanging on it produced a jingling sound.

There was a woman standing behind the bar counter. She seemed to be in her late twenties and appeared like a capable working woman at first glance.

“Hello.” Li Linlin walked in and greeted the other person. “Are you the restaurant manager?”

The woman behind the bar shook her head, looked at her and said, “I’m the one responsible for taking you to the villa. We’ll set off as soon as everyone arrived.”

“Oh, I see. There are villas here? I saw a hotel when I came here just now and thought we’re staying there.”

“There are various accommodations of all sizes here to meet different needs.”

“Oh……” Li Linlin couldn’t help but think that perhaps the other person was an employee of Huachuang Group.

“This is the restaurant you’ll be running so feel free to look around.”

“Wow.” When the other person said so, Li Linlin became interested again. She had thought about opening a restaurant like this herself when she was a child, but she never imagined that this dream would be realized in a variety show. “I really like the style.”

The decoration of the restaurant was Nordic style, which matches the outside environment very well. The various small ornaments were also exquisite and it could be seen that they were carefully selected.

“The place is just briefly decorated first. It’s all up to you to decide what changes you want to make afterwards. There are very few things in the restaurant right now, such as ingredients, which you need to obtain by completing tasks.”

The person in charge was briefly introducing the show to Li Linlin when the bell at the door rang. Li Linlin glanced back and saw Shang Ci walking in from outside.

He was dragging a suitcase in his hand and there’s a cameraman following beside him. After seeing the situation in the restaurant, he seemed to freeze for a moment before looking somewhat surprised.

“Shang Ci’s here. He’s also one of our guests.” The person in charge walked up and invited Shang Ci in. “Welcome to 《A Meal in the Woods》.”

“Hello.” Shang Ci greeted the other person and nodded towards Li Linlin.

The person in charge was like a CP fan, unable to hide the excitement in her eyes. “Shang Ci should be familiar with our Little Sister Linlin, right?”

“It’s okay.” Shang Ci said very business-like. “We’ve worked together.”

“I’m also watching the drama. The scenes between you two are really exciting.”

“Thank you.”

“What’s Little Sister Linlin’s impression of Shang Ci?” The person in charge suddenly cued Li Linlin.

Li Linlin let out an “Ah?” before answering, “Pretty good. He’s very dedicated on set.”

“Then do you think he’s handsome?”

“Pretty handsome. My two assistants like him very much.”

“Then do you like this type of guy?”

“Ah?” Li Linlin, who was on a variety show for the first time, was caught off guard. So this was how it started? “Are you asking about the character or the actor? If it’s the character, Ou Jiaxu definitely doesn’t like Xiao Yiren. He wants to arrest her. If it’s the actor, I still like Lin Zhen the best.”

The person in charge: “……”

Lin Zhen was like a piece of brick being moved wherever needed.

While they were chatting, the other guests arrived one after another. The person in charge led the crowd to a large villa in the mountains and assigned rooms to everyone.

Only the guests were staying in the villa and the assistants they brought were arranged in another hotel. Cameras were installed in the public areas of the villa to capture every move of the guests. There’s also a large lawn outside on which some equipment were set up and would be used as an activity space later on.

In the evening, everyone had dinner together and then went back to their rooms early to recharge. The program group asked to get up for filming at six o’clock tomorrow.

Because she was only staying there for one night and would go down the mountain after tomorrow’s recording, Li Linlin didn’t bring too many things— but still brought her puppy, Marshmallow, with her!

Only after placing Marshmallow next to her pillow did Li Linlin became satisfied and prepared to go to bed. Unexpectedly, before she could change clothes, her phone started vibrating.

After so many times, Li Linlin already had some experience. Most people wouldn’t usually call her this late, but because Chen Yiran was busy with work during the day, he was the most likely person to call her at night when everything was done!

She quickly picked up the phone and took a look. Sure enough, it was Chen Yiran calling. “Brother Yiran.”

“En. Are you asleep?”

Chen Yiran seemed to be outdoors and Li Linlin could hear the slight sound of wind through the receiver. “Not yet. Brother Yiran, you’re still outside?”

“En.” Chen Yiran responded with a hint of laughter in his voice. “Do you want to come out?”

“Come out?” Li Linlin was a bit confused. “I arrived at Youxian Mountain today and have to record the show tomorrow.”

“I know.” Chen Yiran’s voice still contained an imperceptible tinge of laughter. “I’m on the lawn outside the villa.”

Li Linlin: “!”

Li Linlin stepped on her slippers, then opened the door of her room and ran out.

The small lights around the lawn were still on. Chen Yiran, wearing his usual black suit, stood on the grass and was slightly looking up. As if sensing someone approaching, he turned his head and saw Li Linlin at the gate of the villa.

Li Linlin couldn’t believe it for a moment that Chen Yiran was really standing right there. Was this heaven’s gift to her for being an earnest salted fish?!

“Brother Yiran.” Li Linlin ran to Chen Yiran, still holding the phone in her hand. “Why are you here?”

“I heard that the show will start recording tomorrow. I was worried, so I came over to take a look.” Chen Yiran looked down at her. “Why did you come out in your slippers?”

“Err……” Li Linlin also looked down at her feet. “I forgot to change them just now.”

“You’re already twenty years old but still making people worry.” Chen Yiran raised his hand and tapped her forehead with his index finger. “Go and change to shoes.”

“It’s alright, it’s alright.” Li Linlin shook her head repeatedly. “You don’t know, there are cameras in the living room. What if they find me when I go back and won’t let me out?”

Chen Yiran chuckled and said, “They wouldn’t dare.”

“Well, never mind, the slippers don’t bother me.”

“I see.” Chen Yiran showed a slightly troubled expression. “And here I was thinking that since I’m already here, I should show you the night view on the mountain.”

“!” Li Linlin doubled back. “Wait a sec, I’ll change into shoes and be right back!”