Riding the wave of the immense popularity of "My Own Swordsman," Yuewen Live was launched. Coupled with the overwhelming pre-launch advertising, Yuewen Live saw a surge in registered accounts, with tens of millions of accounts registered in just a few days.

This highlights the advantages of a large, comprehensive video website: precise targeting to every customer within the site. At least 60% of new registered users are thanks to the website. Of course, some of these users are already enthusiastic about watching variety shows, and with the website's massive user base, the number of registered users will likely increase rapidly when the shows start airing.

Huang Xiaoping and Zhuge Jianming are completely busy. After several months of surveying and construction, all the preparations for the first season have been completed. With the regular guests and the first episode's celebrities already confirmed, there really isn't much for the two of them to worry about.

A week passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Huang Xiaoping led his team to Zhang Ze and others' homes and companies to film everyday life footage, which went very smoothly.

Of course, all this material was prepared for Hunan TV. For Yuewen Live, the live broadcast is the most important thing. For example, right now, staff member Xiao Li has just picked up Zhang Ze at the airport.

As soon as he got into the car, Zhang Ze noticed that he and his agent were sitting in separate cars, which he found rather strange. "Aren't they in the same car as me?"

Xiao Li smiled and said, "Teacher Zhang, from now on we have entered the filming stage. Agents and assistants are not allowed to be on camera. Now I will introduce to you the things to pay attention to during filming. Take a look at our cameraman. He will be filming you from eight in the morning to ten at night. During this time, except for the noon nap time, our cameraman will be your most loyal partner. For the sake of your appearance on camera, don't think about staying away from the cameraman."

Zhang Ze looked at the cameraman carrying the camera, extended his hand, and smiled, "Pleasure doing business with you!"

"It's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Xiao Li continued, "Our destination this time is a mountainous area in Jiangnan. The journey is quite long, taking about two hours. You can take a break, but the camera will be focused on you the whole time. If there are no problems, we can start recording."

Zhang Ze waved his hand, "It's alright, let's begin!"

The moment Zhang Ze made his statement, Yuewen's live stream went live, and viewers who had been waiting in front of the live stream flooded in. Although it was 10 a.m., because it was Saturday, the number of online viewers was still very high, reaching a million in just a few minutes.

Zhang Ze's distinctive large face was looking around in front of the camera, completely unaware that he was being filmed, and he was talking to someone next to him, "Little Li, is anyone coming over now?"

A female voice came from the side, "Teacher Zhang, I don't know either. I came here specifically to pick you up. As for the others, someone else went to pick them up. I don't know the specifics."

"Oh dear, it's been almost a month since I last saw them. I wonder how they're doing?"

Zhang Ze sighed repeatedly inside, while the viewers in front of the live stream held back their laughter. "I didn't expect that someone known for being a tough guy on screen would actually know how to care for others behind the scenes. By the way, what movie did Zhang Ze film a month ago?"

"You don't even have internet at home? You don't even know this? These past few days, the ads have been all over the country. Even the government has stepped in, saying that Yuewen Entertainment Media and Kyoto Film and Television, in conjunction with the Central Military Commission, have produced a military blockbuster to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The initial investment has reached 600 million yuan. This is a big-budget 3D blockbuster!"

"What? Another military blockbuster for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China? What's so interesting about military blockbusters these days? Are they just about tearing apart Japanese devils with bare hands? We've seen that kind of thing all the time in TV dramas."

"What the hell are you thinking? Don't you even know who the director of this movie is? It's Fang Yangyang, my god! Anything produced by Yangyang is bound to be a masterpiece! If you don't even know that, I'd suspect you just came from Mars."

"Oh, right. I just woke up from a dream that lasted a thousand years, and my head is still a bit fuzzy."

"I don't believe your nonsense! A thousand-year dream? Why don't you just turn into Zhuangzi and become a butterfly? Brothers, this Zhang Ze is the lead actor in 'Operation Red Sea.' According to him, the other lead actors are coming too?"

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The live stream chat was filled with comments. As more and more people joined, most of them, whether they knew it or not, already knew that Zhang Ze had just finished filming "Operation Red Sea". Although they didn't know what the movie was about, everyone knew that such a movie would be released during the National Day holiday. As for whether to watch it or not, they would have to wait and see what it was about. There was still no news about it!

Zhang Ze didn't even realize he was being live-streamed; he thought it was being recorded. After looking around, he closed his eyes to take a nap. Two hours was too long to do anything, and besides, looking at his phone in the car could make him dizzy, so a light nap would be more comfortable.

Unlike Zhang Ze's relaxed demeanor, Chen He, Huang Guang, Xu Peng, and Mu Yu were staring at each other, looking worried. Chen He angrily roared at Huang Xiaoping, "Director, is this what you meant by 'everything is prepared'? Come and see, is this something a human could do?"

Huang Xiaoping calmly said, "Teacher Chen, don't worry. Since this is the first episode, the sponsorship funds from advertisers are limited. Right now, only bottled water and milk have sponsors. Everything else is blank. You see, we don't even have a title sponsor. I'm like a skilled cook without rice to cook. Please make do for now and do it yourselves. When the production team has more money in the future, we will definitely treat you well!"

"But you can't just give us a blank room, can you? Look at this house, how long has it been since anyone lived here? There are no beds, no tables or chairs, not even a stove. Luckily, I cleverly brought pots and pans, otherwise you might have made me perform the magic of cooking with my bare hands, right?"

"If Teacher Chen can do that, that would be the best. I believe the audience will love your performance even more!"

Huang Guang took off his flip-flops and threw them at Huang Xiaoping. "I don't believe you! How can you be so wicked? You're so wicked you're beyond description. Do you believe I'll pack my bags and go back right now? Let's not film anymore, okay?"

Huang Xiaoping shrugged. "As long as you're willing to pay the penalty for breach of contract, I have no objection!"

Chen He's eye twitched violently. "Old Huang, I don't think I saw anything about a penalty for breach of contract?"

Huang Guang pulled a contract out of his pocket, and after a closer look, he exclaimed, "Old Chen, how come there's really a penalty for breach of contract? And it's ten million! I couldn't afford to pay that even if I sold myself!"

Chen He slumped to the ground with a thud. "That swindler! We shouldn't have agreed to his proposal in the first place. He'd been setting a trap for us all along. This...this...this is a hellish start! Xiao Xu and Xiao Mu, you should go back first. Don't get involved in this mess. Let us two old men carry the burden."

Xu Peng pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket, and after a closer look, he said, "Teacher Chen, I also have a penalty for breach of contract here, it's five million!"