Chapter 25: The Rich Lele chose a wealthy family for me.

Before the plane took off, Ning Heng sent Gao Shule six photos, which were architectural exterior photos of the six houses where the guests lived during the filming of this episode.

Although Gao Shule's group did not come, since they won first place in the final sales session of the previous episode, they had to abide by the rules of the competition and be allowed to choose the house first.

Gao Shule wanted to ask Gao Luo to choose, but Gao Luo didn't sleep well the whole night and fell asleep as soon as she got on the plane. After hearing Gao Shule's words in a daze, he replied: "You choose, choose the biggest one."

Gao Shule remembered this request and chose a...very big house.

That photo is the only one that was taken from a bird's-eye view, probably because the house cannot be fully captured when photographed from the front. Or, calling it a "house" isn't quite accurate, it looks more like a villa.

The plane landed two and a half hours later. They took a taxi and it took nearly two hours before they finally got off the car, but they still hadn't arrived.

The shooting location this time is on the mountain, and the car can only drive to the foot of the mountain, because the area ahead is private and outside vehicles cannot enter at will.

Duanduan called her colleague and someone came to pick them up soon.

In addition to the driver, there were two other people in the car, one was Jin Qi and the other was someone she didn't know. They don’t look like the people from the program crew. Judging from their clothes, they look more like local residents.

The local man helped them carry the luggage, while Jin Qi carried the camera and performed her job diligently.

He asked A'Luo, "Are you feeling better?"

After the matter was resolved, Gao Luo's gloom was swept away. When your mood improves, your body will naturally be fine too.

"I'm fine now. Sorry for making you worry, Aqi." Gao Luo said to Jin Qi, and then turned to the camera and said, "I'm fine now. Don't worry."

Gao Shule’s live broadcast room was only open for a few minutes in the morning and has been closed since then. Fans and passers-by were waiting anxiously until four hours ago, when the live broadcast room title updated the status to show that the guests had boarded the plane and the live broadcast would be resumed as normal soon. Only then did they feel relieved.

Jin Qi started filming as soon as he set out from the mountain, and the live broadcast room was opened. Netizens haven’t seen this group of guests for almost a day, and now they finally see them.

[My little bun is still so well-behaved. As soon as he comes out, he knows to report the situation to the aunts. 】

[Wow, why is your face still so pale, and you seem to be so weak when you speak? Are you really okay? Don't lie to us. 】

[It’s so pitiful, let the child rest quickly! 】

Gao Luo was fine, she just felt weak because she didn't eat much today. He walked and talked weakly, as if he was working while sick.

*

Because of the unexpected events that happened to two groups of guests today, the overall work of the program team has been postponed.

Ning Heng was checking the subsequent steps in the B&B, while Xu Man was sitting on the side analyzing the data.

Xu Man held a notebook and pointed to a real-time data line chart on the computer screen and showed it to Ning Heng: "See, the power of little A'Luo."

On the day the first episode of "Wonderful Holiday" was aired, the data took off. During the seven days of the entire broadcast, the number of viewers and popularity far surpassed all other variety shows of the same period, and it has been dominating the hot search list. Even during the suspension period, the discussion level remained high.

The second episode can be said to have been aired with great anticipation from audiences across the country. It was also the first episode to be aired after advertisers officially made additional investments, and it was a moment to test their investment vision.

There were even several advertisers who came to the shooting site for business negotiations, all wanting to see whether it was worth their investment of so much money.

The second episode was launched with great fanfare amid the anticipation of so many people, but today, only a few minutes of data flew up in the morning, and the rest of the time it was rubbing against the ground.

There was a hot search in the morning, the term was #阿洛生病#, and the online discussion continued afterwards, but the number of viewers in the live broadcast room never increased.

Facing the sullen faces of major advertisers on the spot, Xu Man was so nervous that he couldn't stop sweating. This is just like borrowing other people's money to invest in stocks, saying that you will definitely double your money, but then you end up losing everything and have to tell those people that you can't pay them back.

Fortunately, the situation was reversed after Gao Shule's live broadcast room was opened. Even half an hour before the opening, when they didn't even show up on the way down the mountain to pick them up, the number of viewers had already increased rapidly. After A'Luo appeared, the number of people in the live broadcast room increased dramatically, and the line graph almost bent into a 90-degree angle.

Today's data clearly shows that A Luo is indeed the true traffic king of this season.

"They're almost here, I'll go pick them up!" Xu Man estimated the time and prepared to pick them up.

Ning Heng couldn't stand him: "Look at your lackey-like appearance."

"A Luo is our data traffic password now, so of course I have to be a bit of a bootlicker!"

Xu Man has a very good attitude. It’s all for data and for the team’s results, so what’s wrong with being a lackey! Not shameful at all!

Seeing the change in the number of people in the live broadcast room, the expressions of the advertisers on the scene eased a lot. After all, they invested so much money, all real money, and they almost thought they were the ones who were wronged by taking over at a high price.

The car stopped 400 meters away from the top of the mountain. Because the road ahead was too narrow, the car could not pass through, so the group had to get off and walk.

We should be thankful that it is not a dirt road, otherwise it would be difficult to pull the suitcase.

About ten minutes later, they stopped in front of a fairly large building.

There is only this one building on the top of the mountain, so after dark, the surroundings seem somewhat empty and quiet.

With the help of the light outside, Gao Luo saw a solid wood luminous sign hanging on the wall outside the house, with "Gu Cha B&B" written on it.

"Are we staying here today?" Gao Luo said happily, "It's a B&B. That's great! Lele, you really know how to choose!"

B&Bs are places for external profit, and their essence is a commercial entity that provides accommodation services to travelers. Then complete facilities and adequate services are the most basic requirements.

Gao Luo could imagine that she would be able to sleep well in the next seven days.

But the next moment, Gao Shule hesitated and said, "I didn't choose this..."

Gao Luo walked in excitedly, and suddenly heard this. She thought for a long time and said in disbelief: "You didn't choose this?!"

"Didn't you say you wanted to choose a bigger one..."

Gao Luo pointed at herself and said, "Did I say that?"

Gao Shule stammered, "...you said so."

Duanduan said: "I can prove that you did say that."

Gao Luo: “…”

[Hahahaha, little Baozi was in a sleepy state and didn’t remember anything. 】

[So there is a house bigger than this B&B? Where is it. 】

[There is only this family on the top of the mountain. There are no other houses there.] 】

[It can’t be the house at the foot of the mountain. I see that several other guests live at the foot of the mountain. There should be a hotel at the foot of the mountain...right? 】

[Anyway, as far as I know, the B&B seems to be the best house at the moment. 】

Because the director asked Gao Shule's group to choose a house remotely first, the other guests could only choose from the remaining houses.

Because Gao Shule was late, the other guests and netizens in the live broadcast room didn't know what the house their group had chosen looked like.

Although Gao Shule saw the photo, it was only an aerial view. The area looked quite large, but she didn't know what the accommodation was like inside.

After Gao Luo accepted the reality, she asked Jin Qi: "Since we didn't choose this, why did you bring us here?"

"Have dinner, you haven't eaten yet."

"All the guests are having dinner together?"

"Yes, after dinner, the director will probably tell you about tomorrow's procedures."

"The director lives here?"

"right."

"So this is just the staff's residence?" If it was not within the range of guest selection, Gao Luo would feel a little more balanced.

"No, Wen Cheng and Jun live here."

"So this is actually one of the six houses for guests to choose from?"

"right."

That’s it, Gao Luo thought, Ning Heng will definitely choose a good place to live. In the last episode, all the guests stayed at the villagers' homes, but he stayed in a hotel.

He also lives here in this episode, so doesn’t that mean this is the best place? Otherwise, as Gao Shule said, the house she chose is bigger, why not live there?

[A Luo, do you feel like the sky is falling?] 】

[I saw her expression was so shocked, her eyes wrote two words: "It's over!"]

[In fact, I also think that B&Bs are probably the best. The size of a house should not be considered, but whether it is comfortable to live in. When you are away from home, staying at someone else's home is definitely not as comfortable as staying in a hotel. In a hotel, there are people to clean the room for you. 】

…

All guests must gather at the B&B first.

Gao Luo thought no one would be later than her, but when she went in, she found that there was still a group that had not arrived, which was Feng Daiyue's group.

She guessed that he might be late temporarily, but he didn't show up for dinner, and Ning Heng didn't intend to let her wait.

When no one asked, Gao Luo asked, "Aren't Vera and her sister coming?"

Ning Heng said: "Due to some personal reasons, they have temporarily withdrawn from the filming of this variety show."

"quit?"

"yes."

Gao Luo was very surprised. She didn't expect Feng Daiyue to quit the filming in the second episode.

She remembered that in the novel, the show was about to end, and Feng Daiyue was forced to withdraw from the filming because she was attacked too harshly by Xue Chen's fans and her reputation was drastically damaged. Then a female artist was added later, but Gao Luo didn't remember her name because there was not much description about her.

How come she quit in the second period? This is different from the plot in the book.

Why? Is it because of what happened last night? This decision was too hasty. Netizens started scolding her and she quit right after that, without even waiting for the matter to ferment. Although the company knows that she has an impulsive personality, does it still allow her to act as she pleases? Doesn't the agent want to give some advice?

Gao Luo always thought that it was Feng Daiyue's own decision to withdraw from the filming, but in fact, she really didn't want to withdraw. She even wanted to whitewash herself through the subsequent filming of the show.

What's wrong with being a green tea girl or betraying your best friend? Xie Ran and Song Rui are not together. As long as they are not together, she is not a mistress. Everyone has the right to pursue true love. Why can't she pursue Song Rui just because she and Xie Ran are best friends?

Feng Daiyue always has a set of twisted theories to defend herself. She has already thought about how to fight back against netizens, but the company did not give her this opportunity.

The company issued an order last night, asking her to withdraw from the filming and also stopped Lin Huiyu's current work.

The company’s explanation was that if Lin Huiyu had not released the recording later, people would not have focused on Xie Ran, and Feng Daiyue’s incident would not have happened. Lin Huiyu should bear great responsibility for this matter.

But Lin Huiyu was also innocent, because Feng Daiyue never told her that she was the third party who interfered in other people's feelings. She was so self-righteous that Lin Huiyu really thought she was pitiful.

Lin Huiyu was also betrayed by her own artist.

Except for Gao Luo, other guests at the scene and netizens in the live broadcast room were all very surprised.

[Such a big thing, I thought I was the only one who just found out about it, but it seems like the guests at the scene also just found out about it. No one asked? 】

[There are a few artists that I am used to. They always wait for others to speak first and are determined not to be the one to speak out. 】

[It’s not a serious matter to just ask why my colleague who was filming with me didn’t come, right? You don’t even dare to ask this? 】

[Feng Daiyue was just exposed last night, and the whole network was in an uproar. The guests were probably afraid of being associated with her. 】

[They broke off the relationship so quickly. The entertainment industry is really realistic. 】

[It still has to be our A-Luo!] Little bun is fearless! Just ask when you need to. 】

[But it seems that no one cares about Feng Daiyue's group, because their live broadcast room was also closed for a day, and no one found it strange...]

[If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten. I just remember that Gao Shule's live broadcast room was always closed. 】

[Of course, everyone is only concerned about when Gao Shule and Gao Luo will come over. Several entries on the hot search list are theirs, and no one cares about Feng Daiyue...]

[So there will only be five groups of guests from now on? 】

Netizens were curious whether there would only be five groups of guests in the future, and Ning Heng happened to talk about this.

"A new guest will join you tomorrow, so there won't be any major changes to the filming process."

"Who is it?" Shen Siyan asked.

She wanted to do her homework ahead of time.

Ning Heng replied: "You probably don't know him. He's a newcomer."

When the live broadcast room heard that it was a newcomer, they were very disappointed.

[You're a newcomer, that's boring. I also want to see if there are any big names. 】

[You can be called over to save the day at short notice. Apart from the newcomers who have not been announced, which big star has time to spare for you? 】

After knowing that he was a newcomer, no one had any expectations anymore.

Ning Heng then notified the time for tomorrow's gathering: "8 o'clock in the morning, the location is still here. Gather first, I will explain the task to everyone in detail. I can give you a hint, the person who will be on the mission is not me, but our advertisers who are on the scene."

When the camera turned over at this time, we could see a row of people sitting opposite the guest, all dressed in business clothes.

[There are so many sponsors, and there are also sponsors...]

[I heard that after the first episode of the show was aired, advertisers couldn’t even get a spot even after paying. 】

[Yes, I have seen marketing accounts saying that their advertising fees are sky-high. 】

[It doesn’t matter, our show is just so good and so popular! 】

[The advertiser has a task. What task is it?] Could it be related to the advertisements placed? 】

[I feel like this is not a mission, this is business! A bunch of business resources are waiting there, so artists should seize the opportunity! 】

Netizens in the live broadcast room can guess that tomorrow’s task is related to advertising, and the artists on the scene can naturally guess it as well.

The three major factors in judging the status of artists in the entertainment industry: traffic, awards, and commercial value.

No worker in the world dares to say that I work just to realize my dreams and pursuits, and I don’t care about money.

When it comes down to it, any industry still comes down to money.

Artists hope to win awards, and of course they also hope that their commercial value will increase.

The guests present all had an idea in their minds and knew that the row of advertisers in front of them were their opportunities.

After Ning Heng briefly announced the process, he let the artists eat their meal in peace, and after dinner they went back to rest.

Gao Shule and Gao Luo followed the staff down the mountain and headed towards the unknown "big house".

According to Jin Qi, the location is a bit far, halfway up the mountain. After walking the first 400 meters, you can take a bus there.

There are a few street lights scattered along the roadside. They are not very bright, but you can roughly see the situation nearby. There are many trees, almost as high as Gao Luo's neck, neatly trimmed. Even without wind, you can smell the refreshing scent of green leaves blowing towards you on both sides of the avenue.

Gao Luo picked up a leaf bud from the top and put it under her nose to smell. Apart from the astringency of the leaf itself, she could smell a floral scent and a faint fruity aroma.

"Will the shooting location this time be a tea garden?" Gao Luo asked.

There were tea trees planted on the roadside. It was pitch black in the distance. Although she couldn't see clearly, it was vague and seemed that the height was about the same. She guessed that this area was full of shrub-type tea trees.

"How do you know?" Jin Qi was a little surprised.

It was pitch dark, and yet she could see?

"I smelled it." Gao Luo showed him the leaf buds in her hand: "My grandparents sell tea leaves. I can smell this smell often."

Jin Qi was particularly supportive and immediately praised her: "You are so amazing!"

"Of course."

[It was pitch black and I couldn’t see anything. I just saw what looked like a row of bushes on the side of the road. 】

[A Luo probably couldn't see either, so she relied on smelling. 】

[This little nose is so sharp, it can smell it. 】

[Because children's five senses are generally more sensitive than adults. 】

[She said in the last episode that her grandmother’s family sells tea. She really didn’t lie. Let those who laughed at her apologize! 】

…

The car drove through the mountains for about twenty minutes and reached the halfway point of the mountain. A Chinese-style building gradually appeared in front of us.

What catches your eye is an old-fashioned vermilion door with gold edges and cymbals. At this time, the lights are on under the eaves, so the entire door can be seen.

Gao Luo looked up and saw, from low to high, that the top of the door was built with hangings, flower boards, flying rafters, and drip tiles in sequence. The eaves of the roof curled outwards, like a gabled structure. There are symmetrical hanging flower columns under the eaves and on both sides of the gate. Looking down further, the threshold stone on the ground is divided into three sections.

Duanduan saw her looking at the door so seriously and asked her if she could see anything special about it.

I was just kidding her, but Gao Luo nodded and said, "I see, this is the general's family. Lele chose a wealthy family for me."

[What?] What is General Gate? 】

[The doorfronts of Chinese-style buildings are quite particular, and different doorfronts have different meanings. The General Gate is one of them, which was the gate used by dignitaries in ancient times. 】

How do you know this? 】

[Look at the structure and design. Different types of door heads will definitely be different in appearance. But people who don’t study this kind of thing probably won’t be able to recognize it, right? 】

[A Luo knows too much! When I go out to visit a garden, I will only say, this door is pretty, that window is beautiful...】

[Not only does she know him, she can also call out his name. I suspect... our little Baozi could be from a wealthy family? 】

Duanduan didn't expect A'Luo to be able to tell such a story. She was surprised and asked, "How do you know so much?"

"Because I've seen it before."

Gao Luo originally wanted to say that her grandparents' house was just this kind of house, but she was afraid that it would sound like bragging.

After Duanduan rang the doorbell, someone immediately opened the door for them and led them in.

As soon as the camera showed the scene inside the door, there was a burst of "wow" in the comments.

[Wow~ This is really a wealthy family! There are corridors, pavilions, ponds, and rockery! 】

[It is much bigger than the B&B, Gao Shule made the right choice! 】

[I thought it was a factory at the foot of the mountain, but I didn’t expect there was actually a house that was better than a B&B! Gao Shule's vision is still good. 】

The house was built according to the mountain terrain, with lush green plants and abundant flowers and trees. Corridors connect the scenery and buildings, dividing the space into a staggered layout.

The man who opened the door led them inside and introduced himself: "I'm the housekeeper here. You can come to me if you encounter any problems in your life these days. My name is Lu Tong."

He handed over a business card and said, "Just call the number on it."

Gao Luo reached out and took the business card.

[He is big and strong, and looks more like a security guard than a butler...]

[Is this the contrast... Such a classic house is matched with such a tough butler? 】

The barrage said that Lu Tong didn't look like a butler.

Lu Tong certainly doesn't look like it.

In everyone's impression, most butlers wear formal clothes, their clothes are neat, their hair is combed meticulously, and their appearance is also quite decent.

But Lu Tong was wearing a striped polo shirt, casual pants, and sneakers. He was tall and strong, with a sturdy back and strong arms. There were two words written on his face: "fierce".

Gao Shule said: "We... don't have a cell phone, so we may not be able to make a call."

"Is that so? Then you can just find someone. Everyone here knows me and can find me. By the way, have you had dinner?" Lu Tong asked.

"have eaten."

"Well, I won't let the kitchen prepare dinner."

"No, no." Gao Shule said, "Thank you."

[The image is a bit different, but he is still quite polite. 】

[I really want to try their dishes. The decoration is so tasteful, and the chef they hired must be tasteful too. 】

After walking for another fifteen minutes, Lu Tong finally led them to the place.

It is an enclosed independent courtyard with blue tiles, white walls, carved beams and flower windows, and a quiet environment.

"Is it okay?" Lu Tong asked.

"Sure." Gao Shule replied.

"Someone lives in the east, you can choose any of the other two rooms." Lu Tong pointed to the two rooms on the south and west sides: "Or you and the child can each have one room."

"Okay, I...I want to ask." Gao Shule hesitated and said, "Who lives in the room on the east side? Will we disturb him if we shoot here?"

"No, just pretend he doesn't exist." Lu Tong said casually. After a pause, he said, "Okay, you guys take a rest, I won't disturb you anymore."

Lu Tong brought them to their residence and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he glanced at the little girl led by Gao Shule.

The little girl kept her head down and didn't say a word the whole way. Lu Tong thought that she was an introverted girl.

He finished his work and went to report to his boss.

The boss is the owner of this house and the tea garden, Xie Fan.

Xie Fan is very busy at work. He manages more than 2,000 acres of tea gardens by himself, and works from dawn to dusk every day. At this moment he was working in his room, answering some questions from buyers over the phone.

After finishing the phone call, he took some time out of his busy schedule to ask Lu Tong: "How many people are coming?"

"There should be two people living here, one female, one big and one small. I don't think they are the kind of people who would make a fuss. They are both very quiet and pretty."

"That's fine."

Some time ago, the program crew found Xie Fan and discussed the idea of ​​using this tea garden for shooting an episode of a variety show. Xie Fan originally disagreed. He was busy enough with the affairs inside and outside the tea garden, and he had to find time to entertain a group of outsiders. This was not a tourist attraction.

Later, one of the largest buyers in the business found him and persuaded him to agree, because filming variety shows would increase exposure and also help promote sales of their products.

Xie Fan thought about it and agreed. It was not for any other reason, but because he was afraid that the buyer would be unhappy and turn to another supplier, which would be a waste of time and effort. Anyway, it's summer now and it's not that busy, so let them take the photos.

*

Gao Shule and Gao Luo moved into the house on the south side. The house looked simple from the outside, but had modern decoration inside. It had one bedroom, one living room and one bathroom, just like a hotel suite.

After they chose the house during the day, the staff installed cameras in the south and west houses, so Duanduan and Jinqi sent them over and left.

Gao Shule asked Gao Luo to rest for a while while she went to pack her suitcase.

[Why is Luo so quiet?] 】

[Yes, I haven’t spoken since I entered the door. 】

[Are you too tired?] 】

What is she looking at? 】

Gao Luo sat at the desk in the room. She turned on the desk lamp and looked at Lu Tong's business card carefully. In addition to the name, the business card also has a position. It is not a housekeeper at all, but the general manager of the Tea Industry Co., Ltd.

Gao Luo's grandparents had three children: the eldest son Xie Fan, the second daughter Xie Cui, and the youngest daughter Xie Yanzhi.

Among the three children, only the eldest son, Xie Fan, was willing to inherit the family business and come back to start the tea plantation business. Since a long time ago, Xie Fan had a helper by his side, who could be said to be his right-hand man, and that person was Lu Tong.

Gao Luo recognized Lu Tong, but didn't know how she met him here. She wondered if he had changed jobs. Because their tea garden is not in Shencheng at all.

The desk was placed under the lattice window with a circular pattern, and the curtains were open. Suddenly, Xie Ran caught a glimpse of light in the yard out of the corner of his eye.

She stood up and leaned against the window. Through the glass, she saw that the light in the room to the east was on.

There is a small pond in the yard. The lights from the house shine onto the pond, and the surface of the water is sparkling.

It turned out that the resident of the east room had returned.

Gao Luo shrank back and drew the curtains.