Chapter 46: Polar Reversal

Chen Xingzhi's comment was made an hour ago. After careful inspection and confirmation, Ren Limeng recalled that Chen Xingzhi happened to be with her in the stairwell at that time. Neither of them had turned on their phones, let alone had the leisure to post a comment.

Ren Limeng decisively clicked on Chen Xingzhi's account and saw that at the same time, Chen Xingzhi not only commented on Xu Chichi, but also posted a promotional Weibo and interacted with several guests of the program team, which further confirmed her guess.

Ren Limeng's eyes narrowed, as if she remembered something. She searched the popularity of "Mountains and Seas" for the past two days on Weibo, and sure enough, it showed that tonight's show started high and ended low. The ratings for the second half of the first episode were much lower than the premiere data.

Then I switched from Weibo and opened WeChat, which had 99+ messages unchanged in the past two days. The staff who was in charge of the program team and Ren Limeng sent her a new message in the evening. In addition to communicating about the process, they also suggested that she interact more with other guests.

The reason is obvious.

Variety shows are too exciting.

Popularity is like a work KPI. The program team must be responsible to advertisers, platforms, etc. The first episode of "Shan Hai" has many highlights. The team building for answering questions and the first stop of the trip are classic segments of variety shows, and the guest configuration is also top-notch. If these contents are not enough, how does the program team plan to edit them later to stimulate the audience?

No one can allow "Mountains and Seas" to reach its peak on its first broadcast. All the guests are aware of the importance of the program's playback data and popularity. Ren Limeng can imagine that the next recording will be even more intense.

In the first episode, the peak of video playback popularity, in addition to the appearance of Shen Xingzhi, was mainly concentrated on the interaction between Chen He and Hong Qingli;

Although the overall popularity of the first episode declined, the segment where Shen Xingzhi and she recognized each other as "schoolmates" was the highest point in the entire first episode in terms of ratings. These points were also the focus of discussions and video clips on social media such as Weibo.

In comparison, the guests' initial stage performances were mediocre, with only Chen Xingzhi's "The End of an Autumn Hair" becoming very popular, but that was due to Chen Xingzhi's influence, not just the role of the stage.

Ren Limeng looked through her social media comment section again, and the content related to her debut performance of "Yu Tang Chun" was completely drowned out by the exchanges related to Shen Xingzhi.

Due to energy constraints, she has been silent online these past two days, apart from posting the program team's tasks, and has not participated in any interactions. However, the audience's enthusiasm has not diminished at all, and the person involved's invisibility has no effect. Everyone has already started arguing about her relationship with Shen Xingzhi. The content of her comment section overlaps a lot with the discussion points of the program, and the amount of "Shen" contained is excessive.

The pro-campaign side, upholding the principle of innocence, righteously stated, "I'm not talking about taking my brother away! They're just schoolmates! They hosted a school event together eight hundred years ago, and their relationship dates back over a decade. The production team shouldn't be marketing this! Xingzhi simply thought Ren Limeng was a schoolmate and new to the entertainment industry, so they helped cue her in the show and gave her some screen time. The production team, please have some manners! What a ridiculous editing! They're just trying to exploit Xingzhi!"

"Xingzhi is single! Single! Single! I say this three times because it's important! I have no problem with Ren Limeng, but some viewers need to go to the eye doctor. They just keep seeing her being beaten to death every day! This is a competition variety show, not an idol drama! Can you please get out!!"

"Think about it, passersby. If she's really my sister-in-law, how dare Xingzhi act so openly? Xingzhi has always been very helpful in supporting newcomers. Hanxing is the big nanny. Damn Hanxing is always useless!!!"

The opposing side "turned a deaf ear to the outside world" and only commented enthusiastically, "What a beautiful girl, I'm in love (drooling) Li Meng, if you are in a relationship with Shen Xingzhi, just change your profile picture to yourself, we all understand (wink) (wink) (wink)"

"A junior college girl, campus romance is definitely the best! Woohoo, it's worthy of being a "Mountain and Sea" romance show, I've found it again! Li Meng, you must be together with Shen Xingzhi, right? Although his fans are fierce, Shen Xingzhi and you really are a perfect match!"

"Li Meng and Xing Zhi are on the same team for the first round! How come there's still a week left? I really want to see how they get along. They're already on the same team, but Xing Zhi is still the unwavering first choice. I'll give you a little tease. Li Meng, you won't object, right?"

Ren Limeng: ...

With such a lively and "friendly" audience, if the discussion had nothing to do with Shen Xingzhi, and a little more time was devoted to her hosting career or her first stage performance of "Yu Tang Chun", Ren Limeng felt that she would wake up laughing in her dreams tonight. However, now she could only comfort herself that it was also good. With the "mass base" in place, Shen Xingzhi's "CP plan" would have taken another step forward.

In fact, she could only type the idea of ​​ellipsis silently in her mind.

During the broadcast, whether considering the overall program or being concerned about her cooperation with Shen Xingzhi, it was impossible for her to specifically clarify the relationship between herself and Shen Xingzhi. After all, the program crew was happy to see it happen, and she also signed the relevant agreement before the recording. All Ren Limeng could do was to practice the banggu twice more tomorrow.

If she regarded all the discussions related to Shen Xingzhi as unexpected attention, she was already lucky enough.

Chen Xingzhi has countless traffic topics and is the leader in broadcasting certified programs. Now, she is about to cling to Chen Xingzhi's thighs. With the broadcast of "Shan Hai", she will definitely be more and more "seen by the audience". So what she needs to do now is to turn this wave of traffic into her own use. She must not let down the live broadcast of the competition on Sunday.

A blacksmith must be strong himself, she can't just sit back and enjoy the success.

Ren Limeng made a secret decision in her heart, and her hands did not stop moving at all. She yawned, quickly and enthusiastically replied to the message from the program team, carefully checked the comment area of ​​familiar guests, and looked at the time that passed silently. Even though there were too many messages waiting to be processed on the social software, she could only "reluctantly" put down her phone and go to sleep first.

There are less than six hours of sleep left. She is not an iron man, and tomorrow's recording will probably not be easy. Ren Limeng is lying in bed, already regretting that she should not have opened the comment section so late. Browsing the posts really feels like time is stolen. An hour has passed without her realizing it. How much concealer will she have to use tomorrow to cover up these dark circles!

Ren Limeng couldn't help but ponder these things until she fell asleep, and at the same time, she began to seriously consider finding a professional agent to work with. Whether communicating with the production team or dealing with broadcast issues, she was too passive, especially during the recording. She lacked experience and was unable to split her time. The entertainment industry was indeed just as rumored, not suitable for single-handed operation.

Friday

Ren Limeng was awakened by the alarm clock. She was lying in bed, curled up into a ball. The light ringtone was so noisy. Ren Limeng moved slightly, frowned and turned off the disturbing phone, but reason told her that she had to wake up.

Feeling Xu Chichi getting up next to her, Ren Limeng finally found a perfect excuse to stay in bed. When Xu Chichi came out of the bathroom, she rubbed her heavy eyelids, slowly sat up, and overcame the lead-like "gravity of the bed."

Age always deliberately shows its presence at certain moments, such as at this moment. I used to be able to stay up until 8 o'clock if I stayed up all night, but now I can't stand going to bed at just 2 o'clock.

Ren Limeng sighed silently, and reminded herself again to record well, seize the opportunity, and become famous as early as possible, because she is not that young anymore.

But I’m not old either, I can still be full of energy!

Recalling the "couple hype" finalized last night, Ren Limeng's sleepiness was instantly dispelled. When getting dressed, she suddenly hesitated. Should she deliberately wear the same color scheme as Shen Xingzhi for private use? Should she create a couple atmosphere through details?

Please forgive her for being a newbie and never having shipped a real-life couple, let alone a celebrity couple. The last time she was associated with the word "couple" was in college, when she tried her best to spread rumors about her and Shen Xingzhi.

If you think about it this way, isn't it possible to achieve your wish?

The two poles are reversed, and now Shen Xingzhi is racking his brains to think of how to have a scandal with her. Sure enough, when people don't talk about feelings, they can always gain something.

Ren Limeng finally decided not to think too much and took out the blue suit she had put together in advance from the bottom of the suitcase. The blue shirt was paired with a refreshing white suspenders and neat light blue shorts. It had a summer atmosphere and subtly set off her fair skin.

Drawing the curtains, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly. The sunlight shone through the thin clouds onto the distant mountains, warm and bright. Ren Limeng opened the window and breathed in the natural atmosphere unique to Lin City. It was indeed a natural oxygen bar. They had come to the right place for their first stop!

"Alas, Brother Xingzhi is also unlucky. We really entered the deep mountains and forests when we came to Lin City!"

Elsewhere, Xu Chichi held her phone, gazing at the distant, lush green. Her face was thick with worry. Thinking about practicing again today, especially for the banggu, and the live broadcast the day after tomorrow, she couldn't help but feel melancholy. "Li Meng, you know, other teams have fans and paparazzi following them all the time, but our location is too far away. When they heard the paparazzi were coming, they just shook their heads, saying the terrain was too complicated. We even have fewer cameras than other teams! We're losing at the starting line for live broadcasts!"

"ah?"

Ren Limeng closed the window, started to pack the microphone, and made final preparations before going out.

"Look, Guan He and his group are livestreaming right now! The livestream room is bustling with activity. They've been doing a lot of livestreams this week, training, visiting tourist spots, and trying to build their own popularity. Isn't this just cultivating relationships and playing the emotional card in advance?"

"Does the program team allow it?"

Ren Limeng turned her head to look over and spoke in surprise. She was only focused on making strategies and training for Lin City, and really ignored other teams.

Speaking of which, among the four teams in the first stop, Guan He's team had fewer stars and more bloggers, so they chose to take a different approach by live streaming, which was something they did easily.

"I heard that half of their funds were withheld, and they can't use the income from live broadcasts. Sister Chen Xi and her group also tried to learn, but the results were not as good as Guan He's. After two shows, there was no follow-up."

Xu Chichi also started to use the microphone. The two chatted while preparing to tear off the towel on the camera in the room and make the final adjustments before recording began.

"Sister Chi Chi, do you want to live broadcast too?"

Noticing that Xu Chichi had turned on the waist microphone while talking, Ren Limeng also turned on the microphone and suddenly asked.