Chapter 92. Variety Show Recording (1)

     There are five guests in “Journey to the West”, who are both guests and hosts. In addition to them, there will be two flying guests in each episode.

     In addition to Song Ruqing and Hong Kong singer Shu Shuang, the guests of the first season also include a female group member Fei Er. The remaining two are male, namely Yu Cheng, a male group member who has just terminated his contract with a Korean company and is now at the center of controversy, and Tian Zhiguang, a national-level drama actor who often plays the role of a villain with deep scheming in historical dramas.

     Although the five people had met before the official filming, they were still a little restrained and awkward for the first time working together. At this time, Song Ruqing, who received an additional task, bit the bullet and started to say some warm-up words. She was the only one of the five guests who had been to Xingzhou Island, so it was very appropriate to use Xingzhou Island as a warm-up topic.

     Yu Cheng also interacted with her from time to time. For example, when she mentioned that the program team would definitely “not well-intentionedly” arrange difficult tasks for them, he would say: “Could it be that the clues are hidden in the seabed for us to dive to find?”

     When everyone heard this, they thought this guess was too outrageous and laughed.

     This laugh brought everyone closer.

     Song Ruqing asked the director: “By the way, aren’t there two mysterious flying guests? Where are they?”

     The director smiled to make trouble: “They will arrive later, but everyone can look forward to it.”

     Song Ruqing’s back was chilled by his smile. According to the nature of the general program team, some contradictions and conflicts will be deliberately created for the effect of the program. Although each of them got a script, it was only a general shooting process. The specific performance still depended on the guests themselves, so in order to seek true feelings, the program team would inevitably make trouble.

     At the same time, a high-speed train drove into Biwan Station and slowly stopped at the platform. The station, which only had a dozen or so passengers during non-holidays, suddenly welcomed two or three hundred passengers, making this small station, which was surrounded by mountains and forests, instantly lively.

     Although the scale of Biwan Station is not as large as the high-speed railway terminal, its facilities are not backward at all, and the decoration is also based on the standards of large stations, so the appearance of these two or three hundred passengers will not make this high-speed railway station look crowded.

     In the crowd, Zhou Bingyan slowed down a little, let other passengers leave the station first, and walked slowly behind with his suitcase.

     There was a photographer next to him. He asked the photographer: “I am not the only guest who needs to find a way to get to Xingzhou Island, right?”

     The photographer just smiled and said: “Mr. Zhou seems to have been to Xingzhou Island twice. He should be very familiar with how to get there, right?”

     Zhou Bingyan said: “I took a taxi directly there those two times. This time… I heard there is a direct bus. We don’t have much money, so let’s take the bus!”

     He was very satisfied with his words, creating an image of being friendly and frugal. He hoped that the program team would keep this part.

     The reason why Zhou Bingyan appeared here was actually because he was invited by “Journey to the West” to be the first flying guest.

     The program team originally invited Zhou Qunfang, the purpose of which was to let her confront Song Ruqing in front of the camera to create highlights for the program. But Zhou Qunfang refused because of a schedule conflict. The producer thought of another trick and invited Zhou Qunfang’s rumored boyfriend Zhou Bingyan.

     Just imagine, if Song Ruqing and her rival’s rumored boyfriend record a program together, what kind of sparks will be created between the two? At that time, whether the two sides want to avoid suspicion or interact, it can be a highlight.

     Of course, they are not Taozi TV and Blueberry TV, and they will not maliciously edit for the program effect. They are all doing things upright, and the real reactions of the guests will be put on the screen in full by the program team.

     Zhou Bingyan naturally knows that the program team has bad intentions, but he is from Xi Province, and his hometown is in the “Beibu Gulf City Group Chat”. This program does not conflict with his schedule, and it can also establish a good image with the official. He has no reason to give up this opportunity just because Song Ruqing and his girlfriend are sworn enemies.

     Following Zhou Bingyan’s steps out of the station, the changes in this small station will gradually be presented to the audience through the camera. 

     In the past, there was only one staff member at the exit to catch ticket evaders. Now, with the surge in the number of passengers, more staff have to be assigned.

     The square in front of the entrance and exit, which used to be deserted, is now bustling and lively.

     There are several buses, more than 20 taxis and online ride-hailing cars parked in the parking lot for buses and taxis. On the other side, there are Wenhua Travel Agency and their through buses, and even illegally operated motorcycles. The drivers squeezed at the exit to ask passing passengers if they want to take a ride.

     There are also many small vendors pushing carts here to sell water, drinks, snacks and instant noodles. Some locals who have lived in other places for a long time can’t believe that this is their hometown.

     Many people know that this change is caused by the popularity of Xingzhou Island, because 90% of the two or three hundred passengers are going to Xingzhou Island.

     After the official promotion of the oil market, many people know that there is a bus from Biwan Station to the pier, so tourists will choose to get off at Biwan Station instead of going to the main station. Besides, the ticket price from Yangshi to Biwan Station is dozens of yuan cheaper than going to the main station.

     The road from Biwan Station to the pier is a little deserted, but the road is very smooth. For tourists who are used to seeing high-rise buildings in the city, the lush forests on both sides of the road are also a kind of scenery. There are few cars and people, and the scenery along the way is good. They have begun to look forward to this coastal tourism trip.

     In front of the bus stop.

     Zhou Bingyan looked at the bus information on it and said to himself: “There are two bus routes, which one should we take?”

     The photographer put the camera in front of the bus stop. There were only three bus routes on it, namely the original D303 bus, the newly added D425 tourist bus to Baoren Port Pier, and the D484 tourist bus to Liantou Port.

     Can this also be “choice difficulty syndrome”?

    The photographer said he didn’t understand.

     While muttering, Zhou Bingyan had already made his choice: “I heard that Xingzhou Island has opened a new route from Liantou Port to the island. I haven’t been there yet, so I’ll go and take a look this time!”

     The East Pier of Xingzhou Island and the ticket waiting hall of Liantou Port have been built, and Qianlai Tourism can’t wait to apply for the opening of a new route, and one week after the D484 tourist special bus was opened for operation, it also launched the “Liantou Port-East Pier” flight.

     The original “Baoren Port-West Pier” flight was also adjusted for a week, and the flights were gradually reduced. As a result, many tourists need to go to Liantou Port to take a boat to cross the sea, which also indirectly increases the number of passengers on the D484 tourist special line.

     The official Youshi released several short films to promote the Youshi tourism brand and played them on the special bus. After being brainwashed repeatedly, many tourists knew that this special tourist bus would pass through many scenic spots along the way. They all thought that if they had free time after leaving Xingzhou Island, they could visit these places…

     Liantou Port is a newly built industrial port, which is relatively desolate. If tourists come alone, they may not dare to do so.

     However, with the opening of the special tourist line and the completion of the ticket waiting hall of Xingzhou Island, the popularity here has increased a lot.

     And as a new port, there are many advantages here, that is, there are many idle open spaces. Xingzhou Island rented an open space here and built a large parking lot with more than 200 parking spaces, as well as parking spaces for buses and minibuses.

     The charges are the same as those at the parking lot at Baoren Port Terminal. The first two hours are free, and the next hour is five yuan, with a maximum of fifty yuan a day. If you are a tourist at Xingzhou Island Holiday Hotel, it is free.

About 100 meters along the coast from the parking lot is the ticket waiting hall of Xingzhou Island. This newly built ticket hall has more convenient designs than the previous ones, such as the addition of public toilets to meet the physiological needs of tourists while waiting for the boat.

The ticket hall at Baoren Port Wharf was not built because there was already a public toilet nearby, but Liantou Port is relatively remote, and there is only one public toilet on the Jiahai side, but it is too far from the ticket hall, so the public toilet has to be taken into consideration.

     In addition to the public toilet, there are some shops here. Although Xingzhou Island has not posted “rental” information, various businesses and villagers on the Liantou Port side have long smelled business opportunities and asked every day whether the shops here would be rented out.

     In fact, these shops are specially rented out.

     Li Yaolin knows that many people want to open specialty stores, convenience stores, restaurants, and even lease project management rights on Xingzhou Island, but she can’t do this, and she won’t give up the management rights of any project.

     In order to deal with these businesses and stop them from staring at this small place on Xingzhou Island all day, she deliberately planned some shops when building the ticket hall of Liantou Port this time.

     There are not many shops, only eight. Before the construction, Xingzhou Island had already started to rent out.

     This time, the renting out was not public, because Xingzhou Island has its own rules. If you want to play together, you have to abide by the rules of Xingzhou Island. Li Yaolin did not want to attract attention, so the merchants participating in the renting out were basically acquaintances.

     Zhang Yaode’s cooperative took the lead in getting a shop with a relatively good location. He will sell specialties here, such as fish balls, shrimps, and dried seafood.

     Fang Xinhua also asked his wife to rent a shop here to sell cakes, desserts and afternoon tea.

     The rest of the shops include chain convenience stores, sunglasses, sun hats, and cosmetics, and the majority are catering shops.

     The reason why there are not too many shops is that Li Yaolin wants to leave some opportunities to make money to the surrounding villages. Only in this way, they will not come to do bad things.

     After the relevant departments spread the word that Xingzhou Island would open a new route here, the villagers near Liantou Port were excited and began to think. Those who opened restaurants continued to open restaurants, those who opened small shops also planned to expand their stores, and those who did not open stores were thinking about whether to open a seafood store…

     Finally, the village committee stood up and warned the villagers: “After this place develops, the law enforcement department will definitely come here every day to monitor it. Restaurants that have not obtained relevant certificates should quickly complete the procedures. Others who want to open stores must also be approved by our village committee. Don’t mess up and affect the appearance of the village.”

     Now that the construction of “new countryside” is being carried out everywhere, the village committee is keeping a close eye on it, and the villagers really dare not occupy the road for business at will. Therefore, under the organization of the village committee, the villagers raised funds to build some stalls on both sides of the road near the ticket office. Villagers who want to do some business rent those stalls to do some small business.

Although tourists all come to Xingzhou Island, they will inevitably have a desire to consume when they see local snacks for sale.

What the photographer captured was this backward fishing village, which was gradually gaining popularity due to the arrival of tourists.