Chapter 74 Camping at Yueming Mountain (1)
Not long after Sheng Yanyu and Yi Chuheng were exposed, Lei Lie, Tao Xiaotie were also exposed.
Even after Tao Xiaotie denied his identity, the girl still had doubts, so she secretly took photos and posted them online asking her friends to help identify him.
However, before she could get a response from the idol moms, she saw that Sheng Yanyu and Yi Chuheng were spotted by fans playing shop assistants in a milk tea shop in Universal Studios.
Looking back at the tall, somewhat timid figure in the distance, fully armed with a hat, mask and glasses, he looked like Lei Lie no matter how you looked at him.
For a moment, the answer was self-evident.
Meanwhile, Bai Li and Xu Tingchuan, for unknown reasons, remained unrecognized until the ice cream shop closed. This was even more true for Zheng Xingye and Cui Junxi, who had spent the day working in doll costumes.
Of course, compared to their teammates, Mo Bei and Zhong Gaoyi's part-time jobs that day were obviously the easiest.
Apart from the somewhat eerie working environment and the noisy screams of tourists, I was either lying down or sitting. Occasionally, when tourists arrived, I would stand up and run a few steps to scare people for fun. I didn't feel tired at all.
When the working period was over, Mo Bei and the others returned to the dormitory and saw Lei Lie and the others looking grief-stricken.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Oh, forget it." Lei Lie sighed. "We were already dressed like that, but we were still recognized."
In order to avoid being discovered by fans, he and Tao Xiaotie wore wigs, glasses and hats, but they were still discovered by sharp-eyed fans, causing the mission to fail.
Mo Bei understood immediately after hearing this.
Gionee had already explained the rules beforehand: once a member's identity was exposed, it would be considered a mission failure and they would no longer be able to earn points. It was no wonder Lei Lie and the others were sighing.
Unlike the two failed groups, Bai Li smiled confidently: "Our group will definitely take first place."
"That's not necessarily true," Zheng Xingye said immediately. "Today, there are so many people coming to the doll shop to buy peripherals. Lao Cui and I are almost overwhelmed."
"Who isn't?" Bai Li said unyieldingly, "The line outside the ice cream shop today stretched all the way to the Ferris wheel."
As the two of them argued, Lei Lie looked over curiously: "Brother Mo Nan, how are you two doing in the haunted house?"
Mo Bei: "Very good."
Zhong Gaoyi: "It was a bit scary at first, but it turned out to be quite fun in the end."
Everyone: “!!!”
Oh my god! Xiao Zhong, who is extremely afraid of ghosts, actually said that a haunted house is fun. Could he be possessed by some unclean thing?!
For a moment, Zheng Xingye couldn't help but recall the paranormal incidents some netizens had reported online: someone went to a horror escape room, and upon returning home, their family noticed their mental state was off, their personality had changed drastically. Later, after having someone look at their body, they discovered they were actually possessed by an unclean spirit...
Thinking of this, Zheng Xingye's expression became a little serious.
He walked to the kitchen with a thumping sound, took out a box of salt, walked up to Zhong Gaoyi, grabbed a handful and sprinkled it on him.
"Evil spirits, retreat!"
“…”
Zhong Gaoyi: ???
Everyone:!!!
"Zheng-Xing-Ye!"
Zhong Gaoyi, who was usually good-tempered, couldn't help but get a little angry at the moment after being suddenly insulted.
"What are you doing!"
Zheng Xingye was startled by the yelling and stammered, "Well, I heard that places like haunted houses are unclean, and salt can drive away evil spirits, so..."
Zhong Gaoyi's face suddenly darkened, "Then why don't you tell Brother Mo Nan?"
"But Brother Mo Nan doesn't look like he's possessed..."
Hearing Zheng Xingye's muttering, Zhong Gaoyi's eyes suddenly widened.
Is he like it?
Seeing the two about to quarrel again, Sheng Yanyu coughed and said, "Alright, stop it. Brother Jinli is still waiting."
Upon hearing this, the members who were originally fighting and making noises immediately calmed down.
Gionee already had the statistical results of the five groups.
The top-grossing store was owned by Cui Junxi and Zheng Xingye, followed by Baili and Xu Tingchuan's ice cream shop, Mo Bei and Zhong Gaoyi's haunted house, Tao Xiaotie and Lei Lie's fast food restaurant, and Sheng Yanyu and Yi Chuheng's milk tea shop.
The store's turnover is linked to task points. The higher the turnover, the more points you get. So Choi Jun-hee and Zheng Xingye each received a big gift package.
Upon learning the result, Bai Li's eyes widened: "Impossible? Why aren't we first?"
Xu Tingchuan was also a little surprised.
Jin Li coughed and explained succinctly, "Although the ice cream shop's business is good, the prices of the doll peripherals are even more expensive. Besides, it's summer vacation now."
Zheng Xingye suddenly realized, "No wonder there are so many children in the store today, it turns out it's summer vacation."
Lei Lie nodded. "Many parents bring their children to the amusement park during the summer vacation. Nine out of ten kids will be paralyzed when they see the dolls. A piece of doll-related merchandise can cost a few dozen yuan at the cheapest, or several hundred yuan at the most. Compared to ice cream, they definitely make more money."
Bai Li frowned upon hearing this. "This is so unfair. There are inherent differences in spending between different types of stores. Higher-priced items generate higher sales, so it's going to be hard for us to compete from the start."
Jin Li coughed awkwardly and said, "You're right. Taking this into consideration, we will also give out individual rewards based on each person's performance."
The last two groups failed the mission because their identities were exposed and therefore did not participate in the subsequent individual evaluation.
The remaining six members, according to the impressions of each store manager, who performed best and were most popular with customers were:
Bai Li, Zheng Xingye and Jiang Mo Nan.
The latter is because the zombies he played were vivid and lifelike, which scared every visitor to the haunted house to death, causing the haunted house's online reviews to soar, and thus won high praise from the owner, Brother Li.
As for Zheng Xingye, he's known for his outgoing and lively personality. Whenever he sees children in the store, he's either performing magic tricks or actively interacting with them and taking photos. Coupled with his adorable doll costume, he's a surefire hit with the kids.
Although the customers who came to the ice cream shop were attracted by the two handsome guys, Bai Li and Xu Tingchuan, Xu Tingchuan's popularity was far lower than Bai Li's due to his overly cold personality.
Upon hearing this evaluation, Mo Bei, Lei Lie, and Tao Xiaotie all had the thought, "As expected."
After all, Bai Li is a fox demon.
When it comes to attracting and charming humans, Xu Tingchuan definitely can't compare to him.
So all three of them received individual rewards.
It’s a pity that the members don’t know what the big gift package and the so-called individual rewards are yet.
Jinli just told them mysteriously that all the rewards would be announced in the next group variety show.
The next episode of the group variety show will be recorded tomorrow.
After instructing the members to pack their luggage and gather downstairs at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning, Jinli stood up and prepared to say goodbye and leave.
Upon hearing this, the members were confused.
"What's going on? Are we going to record the next group variety show in another city? The company didn't tell us in advance."
However, Gionee said nothing could be revealed and only said vaguely:
"You'll find out tomorrow. Friendly reminder, this episode is recorded outdoors, so you'd better bring some mosquito repellent."
After Gionee and the crew left, all the Originore employees were still sitting on the sofa in the living room with serious expressions.
Zheng Xingye: "I always feel that things are not that simple. The production team must have set us up."
Cui Junxi couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Aren't you talking nonsense?"
Zheng Xingye was used to being criticized and didn't feel the slightest bit dissatisfied. He just analyzed it seriously.
"Just now, Jin Li said that the recording will be outdoors and asked us to prepare mosquito repellent products. Do you think it will be near water or somewhere with grass and trees?"
Yi Chuheng stroked his chin, "It's possible. I guess it's either by the sea or the lake or in the mountains."
"The beach is great!" Zheng Xingye suddenly became excited. "I've never been to the beach before."
"I think you should not think too highly of things."
Sheng Yanyu, who had rarely participated in such topics, suddenly spoke up, "It's summer now, so there must be a lot of tourists at the beach. Judging from today's situation, the production team probably won't let us go to a place like this to record the show without any cover."
"If the show's recording location is confirmed to be at the seaside, they might just throw us onto a deserted island to survive."
“!!!”
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
Zhong Gaoyi looked terrified, "...the production team wouldn't be so cruel, right?"
Having said that, the situation the captain described is not completely impossible.
Lei Lie shook his head. "I don't think it's necessarily the beach. After all, they just mentioned 'outdoors' and reminded us to bring insect repellent. It sounds more like they're taking us to the mountains."
Zheng Xingye yawned. "Whether it's the beach or the mountains, we'll know tomorrow. I've been tired all day, and now I just want to take a shower and have a good sleep."
It was almost midnight, and they were supposed to gather at 7:00 the next day. They still had to pack and wash up, so time was running out. Furthermore, they were exhausted after a long day, so no one wanted to think about other things, so they all went back to their rooms and got busy.
As soon as Bai Li returned to the house, she took her clothes into the bathroom. During this time, Mo Bei began to pack his luggage.
Because Jinli did not disclose where the recording would be held or whether it would take many days, he followed the other party's instructions and organized it in the direction of outdoor sports.
In addition to basic items such as cooling oil, mosquito repellent spray, long-sleeved jacket, and change of clothes, Mo Bei also took a lighter, a flashlight, and a folding fruit knife just in case.
After Mo Bei finished packing his luggage, Bai Li came out of the bathroom, wiping his hair. Looking at the pile of things in front of him, he couldn't help but laugh: "Are you really going to survive in the wilderness?"
Bai Li felt that if the other party had some things like ropes, tents, and sleeping bags, they might have brought them too.
Hearing Bai Li's joke, Mo Bei smiled disapprovingly, "It's better to be prepared."
But Bai Li shook his head and said, "There's no need for that. We're not human. Some things don't affect our survival whether we have them or not."
Hearing this, Mo Bei was stunned.
...It seems so.
Bai Li patted Mo Bei's shoulder and said, "Relax a little. Others may feel nervous, but there is no need for us to feel nervous."
After listening to Bai Li's words, Mo Bei thought about it and took out some extra items from the suitcase.
Seeing that Bai Li had already laid down, he asked, "Aren't you going to pack your luggage?"
But Bai Li stretched out his hand and said, "It's ready."
Following the direction of his finger, he saw a small handbag on the bedside table. Judging from the size of the bag, it could only hold two pieces of clothing and toiletries.
Mo Bei was stunned.
In his impression, Bai Li is a very fussy person.
Whenever he went to Shenzhen to shoot a commercial before, he would bring a massager and a pillow. But this time when he went to record a program outdoors, he only brought these few things?
Astonished, he reorganized the remaining luggage and put it into his backpack.
This bag was given to him by Lu Yu. She accompanied him in the entire season of "Youth Project" and is now accompanying him in the recording of the group variety show.
Because they were too tired, the members fell asleep quickly after washing up.
At six in the morning, everyone struggled to get out of bed amidst the annoying sound of their alarm clocks. They quickly washed, changed clothes, and ate breakfast, arriving downstairs in the residential complex before seven o'clock.
Looking at the members with disheveled hair and yawning, Gionee couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic.
After a busy day yesterday, I had to be packed up and sent to the mountains early this morning. I have to say, it was a bit miserable.
"So where are we going today?"
After getting on the van, the members who were not yet fully awake finally remembered to ask about today's destination.
"We are going to Yueming Mountain today."
Hearing this, Mo Bei was suddenly stunned.
Isn’t the body he resurrected buried in Yueming Mountain?
After hearing Jin Li's words, Zheng Xingye, who was originally dozing off, instantly perked up. "Isn't that the place where the zombie rumors appeared before?"
"What zombies? What rumors?"
Unlike Zheng Xingye, the members weren't particularly interested in horror movies or strange stories. Furthermore, when the "Mount Yueming Zombie" incident was reported, everyone was still recording a program in the park, disconnected from the outside world. Even Zheng Xingye didn't hear about it until after the program had finished filming.
Seeing that his teammates were unaware of the situation, Zheng Xingye vividly recounted the news and gossip he had previously seen on the Internet.
Whether it's tomb robbers encountering zombies while digging ancient tombs, or funeral home staff encountering inexplicable supernatural events, it adds a touch of spooky and mysterious color to the Yueming Mountain they are going to next.
After listening to Zheng Xingye's story, Lei Lie, Bai Li and Tao Xiaotie calmly turned their gaze to Mo Bei in the corner.
However, they did not connect the zombies in the news with the zombies in front of them.
I just thought to myself: I didn’t expect that there are other zombies in Yuehai City. Could it be that they know Mo Nan/Brother Mo Nan?
Only Zhong Gaoyi felt unwell. Playing ghost had alleviated his fear somewhat, but now he was back to the days before liberation.
"This has to be fake, right? This is definitely fake, right?"
Yi Chuheng took out his phone and began searching the internet for news related to the "Yueming Mountain Zombie" incident. He then patted his shoulder comfortingly and said, "It must be the tomb robbers who lied. How could there be zombies in this world? We have to believe in science."
Mo Bei, the protagonist of the "Moonlight Mountain Zombie" incident: "..."
Jin Li smiled and said, "Chu Heng is right. We must believe in science."
"You will be camping in the mountains for two days. From noon today to noon the day after tomorrow."
"We have prepared basic camping equipment such as tents and sleeping bags for you in advance. As for food and water, you need to provide them yourself."
"By the way, members who received individual or group gift packs as rewards in yesterday's mission can exchange them for various survival supplies from the production team."
"There are camping gear like fishing chairs, folding tables, and camping lanterns, as well as tools like ropes, axes, and Swiss Army knives. Of course, there's also mineral water and instant noodles."
"However, the points required for food and water are higher than the former. You have limited points, so you must spend them wisely."
Because Gionee only gave a vague hint yesterday, and time was too tight, the members had no time to prepare those professional tools. Besides clothes, everyone's luggage mostly only contained some simple daily necessities.
In addition to Tao Xiaotie, the child still brought a bunch of snacks.
For a moment, the older brothers in the group all cast expectant and excited glances at the youngest.
Fortunately, they have Xiaotie.
It’s great to have a foodie in the group!
However, amidst their excitement, they also thought of the production team's unkind nature, and looked at Gionee with a wary look on their faces.
"Are you going to confiscate our luggage later?"
"No." Jin Li smiled. "We're not evil. You're responsible for the luggage you bring with you. The production team won't interfere."
Although Tao Xiaotie brought a bunch of snacks, there were ten people here, almost all of them young men. How could this little food be enough?
What's more, Tao Xiaotie has a big appetite.
With a frown on his face, Gionee dropped them off at their destination and let the cameraman and crew members get out of the car. The rest of the production crew stayed at a hotel at the foot of the mountain.
Although it is on the mountain, it is not an uninhabited area. There is also a signal near Yueming Mountain. In addition, the production team will monitor the members' movements at any time to avoid danger and fail to rescue them in time.
"Enjoy your two days and two nights of camping."
Before leaving, Jin Li suddenly smiled at the members with a meaningful expression——
"Although there are no wild animals in Yueming Mountain, it's best not to run around at night."
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