Chapter 84 Vanity and Impetuosity

After intensive post-production, "Our Little Life" was officially launched on all platforms.

The first two episodes will be released consecutively, and VIP members can watch the first two episodes in advance.

The official Weibo account tagged all the guests, including Xia Mian. Xia Mian immediately clicked the link, and without even blinking, she generously bought a six-month membership.

The first two episodes focused on showcasing the guests' personal lives, with clips of each guest interspersed throughout. Xia Mian didn't skip ahead or adjust the playback speed; "how to be an artist" is a lifelong subject that requires cultivation, including a sense of variety show humor, and he wanted to see how others performed.

Rebecca is very busy, spending almost the entire day at her company, filming endless promotional videos and attending countless product selection meetings. Besides live streaming, she also manages her own brand. Almost everyone praises her.

[A clear-headed and independent female lead, I love it!]

[A woman is most captivating when she's focused on her career!]

Of course, some people also made a fuss about her private life:

[Using a rich kid to climb the social ladder? Ha, as long as you're willing to go all out, you can always make a living off of online traffic.]

She just gave birth, so her recovery is going very quickly.

[Having a baby? Where did this gossip come from? Come and have a look!]

She's pregnant with a married tycoon's child and secretly went abroad to give birth recently, probably planning to force him out of the marriage once things are stable.

She finally managed to seize this incredible wealth.

Liu Er is good at creating a good man persona, and he and Xu Ning are affectionate and loving in front of the camera. The "Ningjie Chengtang CP" is surprisingly popular.

Only Xu Ning held them back a bit:

[Is this that fashion blogger on Bilibili? She always manages to pick out the ugliest items from among all the pretty clothes and buy them.]

It's him; his style gives me a feeling of refined yet rustic charm.

When it came to Zhou Ting and Xia Mingzhao, the audience wiped the drool from the corners of their mouths, completely stunned.

Zhou Ting had briefly gained some popularity after being secretly photographed, while Xia Mingzhao had never appeared on camera before. The combination of these two stunningly beautiful women left viewers in awe.

Is this some kind of divine beauty I'm not worthy of looking at?

[Aww, aren't they much better than those pretty boys in the Chinese entertainment industry who constantly market themselves as just good-looking? I need their social media accounts, I want them to debut!]

And they are so gentle and polite, just like children raised in a wealthy family.

[They're not just "similar"; they're children raised in wealthy families. Zhou Ting is the eldest grandson of the Zhou family in Beijing, while Xia Mingzhao is the only son of the Xia family in Beijing.]

[The Zhou family? The Xia family?]

[Talking about families might not give you a clear picture, so let's talk about businesses. The Zhou family is associated with the Kepler Group, which I probably don't need to elaborate on. The Xia family's most famous business is the Intercontinental Cinemas; you've likely heard of it.]

[Humph, they're certainly wealthy! And they're such a perfect match, the little details are so sweet, they give off the vibe of an old married couple.]

[A powerful alliance like this; there's probably no company in China with a stronger financial foundation than these two, right?]

Summer hibernation, on the other hand, is a much simpler life.

The scene shifts to the hallway, where the security door opens, revealing a sleepy-eyed little head with a very stylish hairstyle.

The audience was greatly puzzled:

He looks so tired he's almost out of breath, it doesn't seem like he's faking it. When did he get his hair done?

[Considering his left cheek, which is covered in wrinkles, I have a guess]

You're not saying he did it in advance last night, are you?

[His idol image is off the charts, hahaha!]

The camera pans to the living room. Viewers have always had a strong voyeuristic desire to see the glittering stars on TV, and they observe very carefully, easily spotting the coral fleece pajamas.

The PD even gave them close-ups.

So, this young man, so concerned about his image, actually wears coral fleece pajamas in private?

The thought of the static electricity crackling as he took off his clothes made me feel both speechless and amused.

What the hell is static electricity?! I'm dying of laughter! The live chat was flooded with "hahaha".

The camera continued to pan to the restaurant, where Xia Mian, holding a coffee, opened a parasol and sat on the bay window. Suddenly, the program sped up to ten times the normal speed.

No matter how fast the playback speed was, the picture remained frozen, and some viewers thought the network was down. They turned it off and reconnected, but the same picture was still displayed.

It wasn't until the "20 min later" sign appeared that the audience realized it wasn't a problem with their own network—it was that Xia Mian had suddenly lost connection with the world!

Then the scene suddenly changed. He entered the dance studio, and the moment he heard the music, his eyes lit up and he started dancing wildly.

[My goodness, what an extraordinary man, as still as a virgin and as wild as a madman! He must be an ENFP, right?]

The audience roared with laughter while simultaneously screaming wildly—[Is Xia Mian's display of professional skills really that cool?]

Son, please stop trying to charm your mother!

After jumping for an unknown amount of time, the extraordinary man finally emerged from the house.

So, everyone went to a meal with him that cost 100,000 yuan, and then accompanied him to a figurine store, where they bought figurines estimated to cost nearly a million yuan.

Because he muttered to himself as he bought things, the immersion in the experience was incredibly strong. By the end, everyone had become a bit numb to spending money, and the comments section suddenly paused briefly.

In contrast, Xia Mian's fan base has grown rapidly.

Until the observer said, "Hibernation's life is monotonous, day after day, either shopping or on the way to shop, it's very boring."

The audience rallied and attacked!

Yes, summer sleep is too boring, it's not suitable for him, let me take over for him.

[God, if I could, could I experience such a dull and monotonous life, just for one day, just one day!]

[So, how about Xia Mian buys me and keeps me as a collectible figure? I don't need any maintenance, I just need three meals a day.]

Two meals are enough for me.

Why are you guys engaging in such cutthroat competition? Pick me, pick me! I don't want to eat, I just want to experience the thrill of spending money right now!

Of course, the internet has a long memory, especially since Xia Mian just experienced a dramatic reversal from being universally condemned to being universally apologized. Everyone remembers that he came from a very poor background.

Where did he get the money to squander so lavishly?

Are they going to create some kind of persona again?

This question was answered in the fourth episode, which was available for members to watch in advance.

Xia Mian not only lives in a high-end apartment in a luxury residential area, but also hired a chef who is as obsequious as a chick pecking at rice and calls him "Young Master" at every turn to cook for him!

If Xia Mian's family background were as good as the other guests, all of this would be perfectly normal. But the problem is that he doesn't come from a good background, and his career is just starting out; he probably can't even earn enough to cover his daily expenses.

Coupled with various small details suggesting a rental arrangement, the truth quickly came to light.

—That's right, he does intend to continue to maintain his rich young master persona!

The audience was puzzled:

As the old saying goes, "Once bitten by a snake, twice shy." Xia Mian has clearly suffered from her carefully crafted persona, so why does she persist in flaunting her wealth?

[It's easy to explain. First, the company is incompetent; second, he gained popularity through his persona and wants to continue playing the victim to attract attention. But either way, the fact that he agreed and didn't object shows that he genuinely desires to be a rich young master.]

His vanity and ostentatious nature can be seen from the fact that he made the chef call him "young master".

I can understand that. It's a world of fame and fortune; if your core isn't stable, it's easy to be blinded by the allure of a glamorous lifestyle.

[Furthermore, the cast of "Little Days" is extremely rich in second-generation rich kids, especially Zhou Tingxia and Mingzhao. Having grown up struggling at the bottom of society, they must really aspire to be like them, right?]

I understand but don't respect it, so I've unfollowed.

Since it involves their private lives, the participating guests were afraid of causing controversy, so they all behaved in a very proper manner. Only Xia Mian revealed a bit of her "true colors," which sparked a wave of discussion.

But this isn't considered a flaw; viewers only discussed it briefly before going on to admire the beauty filters frame by frame and spend money on virtual gifts.

Unexpectedly, later that evening, a fan-edited video clip of Xia Mian's "Little Days" suddenly went viral. Public opinion surged like a tidal wave, driven by online traffic, and the topic's popularity climbed steadily from the bottom of the trending searches.

After a few days of respite from summer hibernation, summer has once again come into the public eye.

— Accompanied by labels of vanity and superficiality.