Chapter 3: The person being targeted for a staged accident during the live stream is also there!

The next morning, Jiang Mingyue woke up and was about to call Zhu Min to discuss terminating her contract with Xinghui Entertainment when she received a call from Zhu Min.

"Hey, Mingyue, the 'Brothers Who Go Forward' program is short of a guest star today. I've signed you up. The program is being filmed live, and they'll be here at 8:30 to start filming. Hurry up and tidy up your room. I'm not going to talk to you anymore, get up now."

Zhu Min hung up the phone in a hurry, not giving Jiang Mingyue a chance to refuse.

With 8:30 approaching and it being a live broadcast, Jiang Mingyue remained calm and decided to hold back and deal with the filming first.

Five minutes later, the dormitory doorbell rang.

Jiang Mingyue went to open the door, and there were three staff members wearing black hoodies standing outside. The logo on the front of the hoodies read "Brother Who Goes Forward" in seven large regular script characters.

The three were stunned by the sudden beauty bombardment.

It's November in Lingcheng, and the weather is starting to cool down. Today it's only 13 degrees Celsius. Most people are wearing thick fleece sweatshirts, or two-piece outfits with a thin down vest on top.

Jiang Mingyue wasn't afraid of the cold; she wore a blue and white striped short-sleeved t-shirt and light-colored denim pants, showing off her curvaceous figure.

They all knew that Jiang Mingyue was the visual center of the Clover Girls Group. She was already quite beautiful in videos or TV shows, but now that they were in close contact with her, they felt that she was even more beautiful and had a better temperament in person!

Her eyes sparkled with charm.

However, Jiang Mingyue has a bad reputation, and she is ranked number one on the list of "green tea bitch" female celebrities selected by netizens.

Jiang Mingyue frowned. What were these three people staring at her for? They were being so unprofessional.

She raised her voice and said, "Shall I start with the opening remarks?"

Standing in the middle, the bespectacled male staff member holding the microphone was the first to come to his senses, and introduced himself with a smile, "Hello, Teacher Jiang, I am Xiao Yang, the executive director of Brother's program team. I came here to pick you up to participate in a one-day variety show live filming. Would it be convenient for us to go in and film some footage? It will be edited and included in the program later."

The phone camera was pointed at Jiang Mingyue. Jiang Mingyue couldn't see the live stream or the rapid scrolling of comments from netizens. She exchanged a few pleasantries with the three people and gestured that they could come in and film.

[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter! What do you mean I have to start?!]

[This pretty lady has a bad temper. Doesn't she know this is a live stream? She'll be attacked online.]

[I think Jiang Mingyue is right. The production team came to film without warning, and they were so focused on admiring her looks that they forgot to introduce themselves. It was really awkward!]

To be fair, Jiang Mingyue has a really good figure.

[If you block her with a spicy snack, Jiang Mingyue's haters will arrive immediately.]

As expected, Jiang Mingyue's army of haters arrived upon hearing the news, spamming the live stream with insults and vulgar language. The live stream was almost shut down due to the large number of prohibited words.

Seeing that all the attention was going to Jiang Mingyue, the assistant director of the show was afraid of upsetting the brothers, so he quickly called the director.

"Director Chen, Jiang Mingyue's live stream viewership is about to break 50,000, surpassing Xue Huanyu's. Do you think we should pause her live stream for now?"

Director Chen Huasheng and others observed the live stream of the seven brothers and three guest stars in a hotel conference room rented at the filming location.

Chen Huasheng naturally noticed the rapid increase in data in Jiang Mingyue's live stream, and he was overjoyed. "Pause my ass! If we pause, netizens will criticize our program for having a black hole! They'll say we only know how to suck up to capital!"

"Today's show is all about live streaming. The ten guests will each rely on their popularity to make a living. You need to give the order that the medical team is on standby at all times to ensure the safety of every guest. Don't worry about anything else."

Seeing this, the assistant director stopped talking and continued to follow up on the filming progress.

The girls' dormitories were all pretty much the same. Before Jiang Mingyue time-traveled, she was quite clean, so there wasn't much to film about her dormitory. The production team filmed for a few minutes as a symbolic gesture before ending the shoot.

Jiang Mingyue had already put on the headset and lap microphone prepared by the production team, received the task card handed to her by Director Yang, and read it aloud in accordance with the filming requirements.

"Disguise yourself as a cameraman and don't let the seven brothers discover you. If you're lucky enough to remain undetected by the end of the final game, you'll receive a mystery prize. If your identity is exposed along the way, you'll be eliminated."

Wow, a close-up shot! This woman is stunning; she even looks amazing under such unflattering camera angles!

[Your voice is so beautiful, I love its cool and serene quality.]

[Based on previous patterns, the production team will definitely pull some tricks; if Jiang Mingyue is eliminated midway, she won't get any screen time.]

When Director Yang saw the comments from viewers in the live stream, he thoughtfully explained, "Being eliminated means you don't have to continue filming. You'll be waiting in the small dark room prepared by the production team until all filming is finished in the evening. However, there are other programs in the small dark room. I'll keep you in suspense for now and tell you later."

The van drove straight into Lingcheng Hot Spring Resort Hotel. The ten guests first met at the filming location prepared by the production team, which was in front of the fountain pool at the hotel's main entrance.

Jiang Mingyue's task was to impersonate a cameraman. Her van was parked not far from the fountain, blending in with the production crew's vehicles.

She remained in the car, waiting for the seven guests to arrive and join her. Half an hour later, when all seven guests had arrived, she looked closely, and the memories of her dead began to assault her.

Unbelievable! Two of the seven guests were people she had 'offended'.

The person showing off their biceps is Qi Sheng, a rising star this year who gained popularity with an ancient costume drama.

Fans dug up his past bit parts and discovered that he has superb acting skills and can play any role convincingly, not just a stereotypical, formulaic performance.

The key point is that Qi Sheng is a very silly and easy-going person off-screen.

Moreover, this person was one of the people Jiang Mingyue had previously tried to extort money from.

Why would a member of a third-tier girl group get involved with an actor? It's all thanks to the various award ceremonies in the entertainment industry!

At a fashion event, the Clover girl group took photos with all the participating celebrities, but when it came to Jiang Mingyue's turn, it was assumed that she was trying to take advantage of Qi Sheng.

It was a coincidence. She was hungry that day and ate a wife cake prepared by the organizers at the event. Qi Sheng also ate a wife cake and updated his Weibo, saying that the color of the pastry was the same as the color of the clothes he was wearing that night.

Agent Zhu Min bought some marketing accounts and did some marketing to imply that she was dating Qi Sheng. Qi Sheng remained silent and did not respond at all. In the end, she did gain a wave of followers, but they were all haters.

Besides Qi Sheng, Wei Lai, who was wearing sunglasses next to him, was also "bumped into" by Jiang Mingyue!

Wei Lai is a specialist in playing second male lead princes in period dramas, with both acting skills and good looks.

Wei Lai is a very mysterious person. Whenever he plays the male lead in a TV series, it never becomes a hit. On the contrary, when he plays the second male lead, the series becomes very popular. Later, I heard that he no longer plays the male lead and specifically chooses to play the second male lead roles with outstanding characters.

As for how Jiang Mingyue managed to frame Wei Lai, the reason is both laughable and pathetic.

During a live stream by the Clover Girls Group, Wei Lai's fantasy drama was airing and was very popular. Tan Li and Liu Mo'er mentioned their favorite characters in the drama, and Jiang Mingyue casually mentioned that she liked the devoted second male lead played by Wei Lai the most. That night, she was attacked by anti-fans and became a trending topic, who said that she was like a toad trying to eat swan meat, and in short, all kinds of nasty things.

Xinghui Entertainment seized the opportunity to ask her to release a video to explain and tag the person in question, which Jiang Mingyue did. However, instead of gaining the understanding of netizens, she attracted even more insults, being called a hypocrite and desperate for fame.

Jiang Mingyue felt extremely wronged at the time and almost had a mental breakdown. She couldn't understand why netizens echoed that Tan Li and the others liked their favorite characters, but she was scolded when she mentioned her own favorite character.

Ha, the past is the past? How could it possibly be the past!

Star Shine Entertainment and the "Brothers Who Go Forward" program team are really scheming against her, using her scandals to boost ratings. They're really going all out for their KPIs this year!

That's ruthless!

Fine, since they're so heartless, then don't blame her for being ruthless too. Anyway, she's planning to retire from the entertainment industry, and she won't rely on those haters for a living anymore, so what is she afraid of?!

Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose. Let's get started!

Jiang Mingyue took a deep breath and quietly cheered herself up. She had a hundred ways to hide herself and get discovered by the celebrities, which would create a highlight for the show. Hmph, dream on!

"Director, please, please stop messing with me this time! Can I just give up my role as the mascot this time?!"

The youngest of the seven, child star Qiu Qiu, who just got into the film academy this year, snatched the microphone from host Yang Jie and faked crying in front of the production team.

Of the eight episodes filmed so far, Qiu Qiu suffered the most and has developed a psychological trauma. Despite being the youngest, his six older brothers are even more shameless than him when they act like scoundrels.

The directing team remained indifferent, but assistant director Yang Chun went even further, holding up a sign that read, "Iron-fisted directing team, rejecting any form of sob story."

Everyone burst into laughter, and the viewers in the live stream laughed along with them.

Ren Guangnan, who returned from a solo career after joining a foreign boy band, shed his baseball cap and started dancing a hip-hop dance, accompanied by the voiceovers of Xue Huanyu and Qi Sheng.

These kids are hilarious!

"Guangnan, stop dancing! This isn't a dance competition show, don't insert advertisements for other programs!"

The three men, all over thirty, couldn't stop smiling; being with young people is always so much fun.

Host Yang Jie was both amused and exasperated. She grabbed the microphone back and gestured for everyone to be quiet. "It's windy and cold today, so I won't keep you in suspense any longer. This time, our two teams will swap three members to form new temporary teams, and then we'll draw lots to decide who will hide and who will find!"

Qiu Qiu: "Huh? It's that simple?"

Qi Sheng: "Is it really just a swap of three members? No undercover agents involved, right?"

Wei Lai: "I don't want to go there; I can't lead Hua Ge's team."

Xue Huanyu: "Ahem, keep your voice down, what if Brother Hua takes you away!"

Liang Guohua: "You brat, who do you think you can't handle?"

Ren Guangnan: "I don't mind, it's quite fun to switch."

Xiao Lei: "Guangnan, you're not an undercover agent, are you?"

The seven brothers discussed it animatedly, but in the end, they decided to draw lots, and Xiao Lei, Qi Sheng, and Ren Guangnan were chosen to switch places.

The oldest veteran actor, Liang Guohua, wanted to replace Wei Lai, as the two had worked together on several films, but the production team disagreed.

Wei Lai smiled broadly and clasped her hands in a fist salute to Liang Guohua, "Brother Hua! I'm so sorry!"

Liang Guohua feigned anger and embarrassment, "You just wait and see, next time you'll be begging me for help!"

After exchanging members, they drew lots again. Qiu Qiu's group of three was responsible for searching, while Liang Guohua's group of four was responsible for hiding. The game was set up at the entire hot spring resort hotel.

The resort is huge, stretching from the mountaintop to the sea; it would take at least two days to explore it all.

To save time, the beach and the foot of the mountain were fenced off, limiting the game area to only the first floor of the hotel.

Host Yang Jie continued to control the situation, "Brothers, we have three guest stars this episode. They've disguised themselves as tourists or random passersby. You need to find them too!"

"Sister Yang, isn't this unfair? The three of us are responsible for finding seven people!" Qiu Qiu was the first to raise her hand in protest. "And aren't you going to give us photos? Otherwise, how are we supposed to know if you've hired ordinary people?"

Host Yang Jie chuckled, "Tomorrow it's your turn to hide, and we'll also have guest stars. They're not ordinary people; all three guest stars are from the entertainment industry, some are actors, and some are singers."

Liang Guohua frowned. "Oh no, if it's a newcomer, I definitely won't recognize them. Leilei, you have to help me."

Xiao Lei patted his chest and assured him, "No problem."

Before entering the entertainment industry, Xiao Lei was a retired archery athlete with excellent eyesight and memory. He performed outstandingly in the first eight episodes of the show and made it to the top of Weibo's trending topics twice because of his amazing memory.

Qi Sheng took an unconventional approach, rushing out first to examine each member of the production crew.

Ren Guangnan called out to him, "Brother Sheng, they definitely won't pretend to be staff this time. We caught them the last two times."

Qi Sheng glanced distractedly at assistant director Yang Chun, "The more impossible the place, the more possible it is. Director Yang likes to stuff guest stars among the staff."

Wei Lai laughed loudly, "Qi Sheng, you're on Brother Hua's team now! You're the ones hiding! Why are you helping us find him?"

Qi Sheng: "..."

Another burst of laughter followed.

Next, everyone boarded the electric sightseeing vehicles provided by the hotel and followed the terrain map distributed by the production team to prepare for the game.

At the same time, other cameras were also filming the guest stars, including Jiang Mingyue, which will be edited into the final cut and included in the program.

Some staff members were curious about Jiang Mingyue's reaction. Faced with her rumored boyfriends Qi Sheng and Wei Lai, Jiang Mingyue seemed not excited at all. What was even stranger was that her whole demeanor was almost indistinguishable from that of the program's cameramen, as if she were one with them, as if her job was really to follow and film them, and to treat everyone equally.

Qi Sheng passed right in front of her twice without noticing her, it's unbelievable!

Someone asked the chief director, Chen Huasheng, "Director, what if Qiu Qiu and the others don't find Jiang Mingyue in the end?"

This variety show has consistently high ratings. It doesn't actually need to rely on Jiang Mingyue, who has a lot of scandals, to gain attention. If it's not handled properly, it might offend Qi Sheng and Wei Lai's teams.

However, the selection of guest stars was not up to Chen Huasheng; he simply followed orders from above.

"No, she's a girl, and the camera is heavy, she can't last long."

"What if?"

"...Act according to the situation. If we can't find out in the end, expose her five minutes before the end."

"Okay."

A note from the author:

Is anyone still waiting for this book?