Chapter 69 The Birth of Love CP
After a full month, and after experiencing a series of dramatic events such as rescue difficulties, guest injuries, and early termination of recording, the highly anticipated and even controversial public welfare documentary variety show "Heart to the Distant Mountains" finally premiered amidst great anticipation.
Before the show started, the program team released the final trailer and promotional poster.
The trailer does not deliberately exaggerate the thrilling rescue process, but instead focuses more on the magnificent and pristine natural scenery of the Yunnan-Guizhou mountainous area, the simple smiles of the villagers, the children's eyes eager for knowledge, and the moments when the guests integrate into the local community and do their work steadily.
The pictures are warm in tone, slow in rhythm, and accompanied by melodious and soulful background music, highlighting the program's theme of "true recording and heartwarming assistance."
However, everyone knew that the audience's greatest attention was undoubtedly on Zhou Ai and Chu Yi.
Especially after the two experienced the test of life and death together, whether their relationship has undergone subtle changes as the outside world speculated has become the biggest suspense.
The show was broadcasted simultaneously on all major platforms during prime time on the weekend. That evening, discussions on related topics on social media continued to soar.
The first episode begins with an aerial shot of rolling green mountains looming in the mist, resembling a fairyland. The scene then shifts to the guests' somewhat awkward yet intriguing first arrival at Yuntou Village.
【Bullet screen explosion】
“Ahhhhhhhh here it comes——”
"Teacher Chu's temperament is amazing, like the breeze and bright moon in the mountains!"
"The looks are off the charts right from the start! Everyone's looks are off the charts!!"
At the beginning, the barrage was normal, and the camera followed the guests in and out in an orderly manner. Everything was very calm.
Until Zhou Ai, who was late that day, got out of the black SUV and appeared, the barrage of comments was instantly flooded with "Ahhh Zhou Ai is here!"
“Aaaaaaa——the wait is finally here!!”
“Ahhhhhhhhhh——husband——”
“Ahhhhhhhh…”
When Zhou Ai took off his sunglasses and a close-up shot of him looking a little tired but still handsome appeared, barrages of comments floated by.
"Although... the sickly beauty feeling is amazing!"
"Brother is so handsome, but he looks so tired, I feel bad!"
The comments floating across the entire screen were all about Zhou Ai's beauty. Where did things start to go wrong?
It was when Zhou Ai got out of the car and ignored the director and everyone present, walked straight towards Chu Yi and greeted him familiarly that the barrage of comments began to notice something was wrong.
"??? Zhou Ai, how did you lock onto Doctor Chu at first sight?"
"What's with this overwhelming sense of familiarity?"
"This... there are some things I don't know whether I should say or not!?"
"This....TF...why does it feel like I've hit something?"
Xu Yang, who was also watching the real-time barrage in the background with a group of platform staff, looked like he was "partially dead".
At that time, he only thought that Zhou Ai was like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, but he didn't expect it to have spread to this extent.
This kid's eyes have reached the point where they can automatically track the thoughts stored in his mind. Anyone with eyes in front of the screen can see it - his obvious thoughts.
Xu Yang closed his eyes in despair, and kindly asked the "Penguin Video" staff next to him to use the official account to post a few normal comments introducing the local situation in the barrage, trying to make the style of the barrage go in the right direction.
As a result...the barrage only maintained its normal trend for two minutes.
When the camera just turned to the moment when Zhou Ai refused to sleep on the bunk bed upstairs and insisted on sleeping on the couch outside Chu Yi's door, the comments went viral:
"Hahahaha, goddamn! Get closer to Dr. Chu so you can get help! Zhou Ai, could you be more obvious with your excuses?"
"I declare that the 'closest to the water, first to the moon' tactic has officially begun!"
"The look in Xie Mo's eyes that saw through everything made me laugh to death, as if to say, 'I understand you, kid.'"
"Doctor Chu: I have a phrase called MMP, but I'm not sure if I should say it or not."
Xu Yang's "alive and partially dead" state completely transformed into a "alive and already dead" state. The staff member next to him even turned around and asked him with a smile, "Brother Yang, did your company assign Zhou Ai some kind of hidden mission? Why is that so funny?"
funny?
Xu Yang couldn't laugh.
Does this require assignment?
This kid has reached the level of self-taught.
"Brother Yang, are you still sending it?"
Xu Yang stared at the increasingly outrageous comments and nodded in despair.
Just as the variety show's plot finally got on track, Xu Yang felt relieved. At least the camera wasn't focused solely on Chu Yi and Zhou Ai anymore. The comments on the comment section were also drawn to the main film.
As luck would have it, Zhou Ai, this kid, directly in front of the camera, offered to carry Chu Yi's backpack. Among so many guests present, this kid just happened to choose a key person.
"The first failed attempt at courtesy."
"Oh my, I've been a fan of Brother Zhou for so many years, and this is the first time I see him being so proactive!!"
"This... my wife fainted in the bathroom crying!!"
Xu Yang thought that this "one-man show" was starred by Zhou Ai alone, but when the camera turned, Chu Yi also automatically joined the theater.
When they were taking a break on the way to Gaduo Miao Village, Zhou Ai took out some biscuits from her bag and handed them to Chu Yi. The photographer happened to magnify the scene of their fingertips touching.
As soon as the picture came out, Xu Yang clearly felt that the staff around him looked at him twice more.
Fans repeatedly scrolled through this clip to savor it.
“I bumped into it! Doctor Chu’s expression changed!”
"Zhou Ai's hands are so hot! Does he have a fever?"
"Doctor Chu's hesitant expression! He's figured it out!"
"Zhou Ai shook his head! He didn't want Dr. Chu to tell anyone! Ahhh, this secret concern!"
Chu Yi handed over medicine and water: The barrage reached a small climax:
"'Eat it!' Doctor Chu is awesome! His tone leaves no room for refusal!"
"'Myocarditis warning'! That's caring, right? Right, right?"
"We even exchanged water cups! That's an indirect kiss, if you round it up! (bushi)"
"Zhou Ai, your smile is so worthless! How can you be so happy even though you're sick?"
Xu Yang felt his temples pounding as he watched the comments about "indirect kissing" floating across the screen. He could almost foresee the chaos that would follow the show.
Sure enough, the following long table banquet directly turned this pot of "messy porridge" into "official candy".
During the long table banquet, when Chu Yi's hand quickly blocked Zhou Ai's wine bowl, the barrage of comments was either flooded with "!!!!" or overwhelmed by "high energy warning" and "famous scene check-in".
The barrage is completely crazy:
"He made a move! Doctor Chu made a move!"
"'He's a singer, and his voice needs protection'—Doctor Chu, do you believe that excuse? You clearly care about him!"
"Look at Zhou Ai's triumphant expression! The corners of his mouth are almost stretched to the back of his ears!"
"The whole place is booing! The village chief and Dr. Li are both experts! It's just like that moment at a wedding where the best man blocks the toast!"
"#Chu Yi blocks the wine for Zhou Ai# It would be unjust if this entry didn't explode!"
"Dr. Chu's ears are red! He feels guilty! He loves it so much!"
Before Xu Yang could digest this part, he saw Zhou Ai jumping onto the stage and starting an impromptu performance.
Although the comments were full of praises of "The King Returns" and "So Handsome", when the camera swept across Chu Yi in the crowd and captured his moment of distraction and concentration as he looked up at Zhou Ai on the podium, the couple's fans were excited again:
"Doctor Chu was stunned! There was light in his eyes!"
"At this moment, only Zhou Ai was shining in Dr. Chu's eyes!"
"What's this? A top star peacock spreading his feathers just to attract the attention of his sweetheart?"
"I declare this a mating display! (bushi)"
Xu Yang has been in the entertainment industry for so many years, and this is the first time he has seen a double CP super topic be established so quickly.
Even within just half an hour of the show being aired, the "Love CP" topic list had already reached the top three, and it was completely out of control.
In particular, the scene where Zhou Ai held the fireflies and released them in front of Chu Yi was praised by fans as "one of the most romantic scenes in the history of domestic entertainment variety shows" and instantly took major social platforms by storm.
The phrase "Palm Starlight" under Firefly directly hung at the top of the CP super topic, and CP fans were cheering for the New Year! !
"Fuck! Zhou Ai, you're so good!!!"
"This is cheating! Who can stand this? The stunned look on Dr. Chu's face is exactly like me!"
"Ten thousand thumbs up to the photographer! The composition, the light and shadow, the atmosphere! Absolutely amazing!"
"How the top stars use natural phenomena to complete the final kill"
"If this isn't love..."
"Doctor Chu, is your heart beating faster? I can feel your heart beating even through the screen!"
The first episode ended on the night when the production crew returned from Gaduo Miao Village. From Chu Yi sending a hair dryer, to Zhou Ai bumping his head, to Chu Yi sending medicine and a thermos cup, this series of interactions made the barrage jump back and forth between "hahahaha" and "I'm so shocked".
"Hahaha, is Zhou Ai's head-banging meant to be funny? The idol drama has instantly turned into a comedy!"
“#周札撞头# is set to trend! The image of a top star has collapsed!”
"Doctor Chu is so gentle and professional when she squats down to examine me! She's a perfect wife and mother (?)!"
"You even gave me a thermos! And it's new! Doctor Chu, how thoughtful of you!"
"'Take the medicine and get some rest early'—the tone sounded like my wife telling me to do that!"
"Zhou Ai's silly grin as she held the medicine and the cup was unbearable to watch. I was completely captivated."
The public opinion storm after the premiere and the official certification of "Love CP" caused the Internet to completely explode within an hour after the first episode was broadcast, just as Xu Yang expected.
Among the top ten trending searches on major social platforms, six are related to "Heart to the Mountains":
#Zhou Ai Chu Yi Firefly#
#Chu Yi blocks the wine for Zhou Ai#
#Zhou Ai hits his head#
#LoveCP#
#《Heart to the Distant Mountains》Premier#
#Rural Doctor Li#
The quality of the program itself and its public welfare intention have received widespread praise, but the most popular one is undoubtedly the "Love CP".
The CP super topic rushed to the top of the list at a rocket speed, and fans frantically produced various screenshots, animated pictures, short essays and analysis posts, magnifying and interpreting every look, every touch, and every conversation between the two, calling it "love under a microscope."
Initially, some of Zhou Ai's fans tried to control the comments, emphasizing that "it's just a colleague relationship" and "the effect of the show", or interpreted Chu Yi's behavior as "the professional responsibility of a doctor."
However, this weak voice was quickly drowned out by the flood of CP fans and the exclamations of passers-by that they are a good match.
The most crucial blow came from one of the male protagonists at the center of the incident - Zhou Ai.
On the morning of the second day after the premiere, when the online discussion continued to ferment, some sharp-eyed fans discovered that Zhou Ai’s official Weibo account actually liked a Weibo post posted by a CP fan.
The post contained a nine-grid animated graphic, meticulously composing all the highlights of their relationship, from their initial gaze, their fingertips touching during a break, their steadfastness in resisting the wine, their gaze beneath the fireflies, to their nighttime medicine delivery. The caption read: "There are trees on the mountain, and branches on the trees. Do you know how much I love you? @周霭@储意【心】"
Although the like was quickly cancelled a few minutes later, it had already been screenshotted and spread by fans with extremely fast hands, instantly setting the entire Internet on fire!
#周眭点赞爱意CP微博# immediately topped the trending searches, followed by a bright red “爆” character.
Xu Yang nearly had a heart attack when he received a call from the PR team. He quickly contacted Zhou Ai, but the voice on the other end of the line was Zhou Ai's lazy yet self-righteous voice: "My hand slipped, is this okay?"
Xu Yang: "..." I don't believe you!
Actually, why was it cancelled in the end? It was Chu Yi who pressured him to cancel it, but he was caught by the fans in the end.
This "slip of the hand" official certification completely ignited the passion of CP fans and also made passers-by who were originally on the sidelines join in the carnival. Public opinion was almost one-sided:
"The main character personally came out to give out candies, how can you not be happy?"
"Zhou Ai: I'm laying my cards on the table. I'm just chasing."
"Doctor Chu, please take a look at him! It's so obvious!"
"Is this considered semi-public?"
"Hahaha, Zhou Ai, can you be more reserved?"
At the same time, Chu Yi was unusually quiet. There was no movement on his social media, and he did not make any response to the incident.
This silence was interpreted by CP fans as "acquiescence" and by fans of the only couple as "professional doctors don't want to bother with it." But no matter what, the popularity of "Love CP" has become unstoppable, and the attention paid to the program "Heart to the Distant Mountains" has also reached a new high.
Everyone is looking forward to it, wondering how these two people, whose relationship has been pushed into the spotlight, will get along in the next episode.
Zhou Ai's long-standing image as the "self-willed" Mr. Zhou in the entertainment industry resulted in him being labeled "the peacock with its tail spread" by fans after the first episode of the show was aired.
Looking at his phone that had been blown up again, Xu Yang could only sigh to the sky and resigned himself to his fate as he began to think about the next round of public relations plans.
The show had only just aired its first episode, but it already felt like half a century had passed.
As a result, before Xu Yang's public relations team had even written the plan, someone had already sent it out for him.
Shocking news! "Emergency Room Eye Contact" before the show taping revealed, "Love CP" origins predate "Heart to the Mountains"!
Just when major platforms were still celebrating the premiere of "Heart to the Distant Mountains" and the continued dominance of the popularity of "Love CP", a more significant "archaeological" discovery, like a depth charge dropped into a lake, completely detonated the entire network.
A netizen who claimed to be an intern at a fashion magazine posted a high-definition photo on his personal social media.
The caption was simply this: "I was sorting through my old photo inventory and found these I took when I was just doing my internship this year... Now I understand what I saw back then."
This photo was taken a few months ago when Zhou Ai injured her eyebrow bone in a stage accident and was rushing to the emergency room of the hospital. The photo was a freeze-frame of her and Chu Yi's fleeting glance in the corridor.
The center of the frame was Zhou Ai, fresh out of the clinic. He wore a black baseball cap, his fluorescent hair draped over his forehead, wrapped in white gauze. The suture marks along his brow bone were clearly visible under the high-definition camera, but rather than detracting from his looks, they added a touch of battle-worn wildness and unruliness to his appearance.
And in the direction of his sight, at the end of the gap where the crowd automatically parted, was Chu Yi standing at the door of Clinic No. 3.
Chu Yi wore a mask, covering most of his face, revealing only a pair of cold eyes and a smooth forehead. A silver-gray stethoscope hung around his neck. He lowered his head to write, revealing a wrist that looked unusually pale and slender against the blue-black ink of his pen and his white coat.
The most crucial thing is that the photo captured the moment when he raised his eyes - his gaze passed through all the noisy heads and dazzling flashes, and accurately and without deviation, collided with Zhou Ai in the center of the crowd.
The "Love CP" super topic instantly celebrated the New Year and was directly boiling:
"Holy crap!!! So our fate started long ago?!!"
"So Zhou Ai's appearance on 'Heart to the Distant Mountains' wasn't a coincidence at all?! Didn't he already..."
"I'm going crazy! This photo has an incredible story! A top-tier, battle-damaged idol x a cool, professional doctor, what kind of novel is this, brought to life?!"
"Case solved! Why did Zhou Ai immediately target Doctor Chu upon arrival? This is a complete combination of 'long-awaited reunion' and 'long-planned conspiracy'!"
"Think back to what Zhou Ai said on the show, 'Am I not late?' It turns out he wasn't just being polite! He really was going there for Dr. Chu!"
"The moment Doctor Chu raised his eyes... Help, does he remember Zhou Ai too?"
"No wonder Dr. Chu was so 'tolerant' of Zhou Ai later on, blocking her from drinking, offering her medicine, using a hairdryer...it turns out their first encounter was so dramatic!"
“This photo could have been titled ‘The Beginning of the Story’ or ‘In this noisy world, I only see you.’”
The hot search list was once again bloodbathed:
#Zhou Ai Chu Yi's eye contact in the emergency room# (explosive)
#Love CP Origin# (Explosion)
#Long-planned love# (hot)
#Novel shines into reality# (hot)
#Zhou Ai's old photo of battle damage#
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