Indoor recording studio.
When Ji Li arrived at the dressing room, Yuan Yifei and Ji Yunqi were already chatting animatedly.
As soon as the latter saw him, he immediately shouted, "Ji Li, come here quickly, I was just about to ask you something! Teacher Qin Li is really going to participate in this program?"
Ji Li saw through Ji Yunqi's trepidation when he asked the question and curled his lips, "Well, hasn't the program team already semi-officially announced it?"
The last glimmer of hope in Ji Yunqi's eyes suddenly disappeared, and he sighed heavily, "Help me, then my nightmare on the crew is back again?"
Yuan Yifei took a sip of coffee and teased, "It's been almost a year, why are you still so afraid of him?"
"Can you blame me for this?" Ji Yunqi glanced at his friend resentfully, "Among the three of us, my relationship with Teacher Qin Li is the least close."
Yuan Yifei and Qin Li have known each other for seven or eight years and have collaborated three or four times, so they have a close relationship.
As for Ji Li, needless to say, he and Qin Li are in a relationship where they sleep together!
In fact, Ji Yunqi was not afraid of Qin Li, he just felt a little guilty. If he had known that the latter was interested in Ji Li, he should not have been so presumptuous when he was on the crew.
When Ji Yunqi thought about how he had forgotten himself and said in front of everyone, "Ji Li, you are so beautiful," he wanted to bite off his tongue.
Qin Li looked at him with such a cold look at that time. Did he think that he was seducing Ji Li as a "male mistress"?
Ji Yunqi was so shocked by his own imagination that he trembled for a while. He said hurriedly, "Ji Li, we are brothers, right? The kind that are very straight!"
Yuan Yifei almost rolled his eyes to the sky and reminded, "Don't say such things while we're recording the show."
If it gets out, it will easily be over-interpreted by netizens who are too picky.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Ji Yunqi replied.
When facing the camera, knowing what to say and what not to say is one of the qualities that stars must learn.
Ji Li was taken to the designated seat by the makeup artist and sat down. "He can't come for the first episode, so it should be just the three of us."
When Ji Yunqi heard this, he immediately became happy again.
It would be better if Teacher Qin Li came less often.
He can also maintain his cool persona!
"I just don't know where to go for fun?" Yuan Yifei was vaguely looking forward to it.
Over the years, he has never stopped and his work schedule has always been full.
He was very happy that he could take the opportunity of recording the program to travel with good friends.
"After the preliminary interview, we will start the blind audition, right?" Ji Li let the makeup artist put on makeup.
The reason they gathered in the studio today was to record the pre-interview and randomly select the travel destination five days later.
The four tourist destinations were 'blindly selected' by the four guests.
An hour later, the three of them finished their respective interviews before gathering in the same recording room.
The fixed host position scanned the faces of the three people at once, and the female directors on the scene all turned into groundhogs in their hearts.
Ahhhhh!
So cool! So cool! So cool!
Yuan Yifei is a gentle beauty, Ji Yunqi is a spoiled young master, and Ji Li has the usual pure and lustful temperament.
Who can resist the male beauty?
We are all mature old perverts, we must stand up!
At this moment, all the young female directors have completely transformed into star-chasing fans, with their eyes shining.
"How could our production team be so lucky to invite three handsome guys to perform on the same stage?"
"Brother Li will be participating in the future. He is another mature, sexy and abstinent guy. The best decision I have ever made in my life is to join this program team."
"Director Chen, please try to arrange a hot spring or swimming pool later. On behalf of today's star-chasing girls, I want to see the four male guests showing off their bodies at the same time."
"Oh my god, my mouth is watering just thinking about it."
"You can also secretly support their relationship, hehe."
Chen Xiaoyun heard the chatter of a group of girls around him and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Let's write down these ideas first and discuss them in the subsequent meeting."
As the chief director of the program, Chen Xiaoyun is very good at listening to the opinions of other people in the team.
In his opinion, program production is not a one-man show. If you want to make a good program, you must concentrate all the interesting ideas.
One of the advantages of female directors being star-chasing girls is that they can try to control the preferences of current young audiences, making it easier for the program crew to adjust the shooting direction at any time.
"Director Chen, the microphone and tracking camera have been almost adjusted, we can start shooting."
"OK."
Chen Xiaoyun responded and looked at the female directors beside him, "It's officially recording time, you guys better keep quiet."
"Don't worry, Director Chen, we understand."
Three minutes later, everyone was in place.
The staff brought up a covered blackboard and handed over a golden dart.
Representative Yuan Yifei took over and asked, "Director, what are you doing?"
"Hello, three guests, welcome to our "Poor Travels". I'm sure everyone knows that our program has no script, no specified travel destinations, and the funding is all randomly arranged."
Ji Li nodded in agreement and his eyes returned to the blackboard.
"Behind this blackboard, there are 360 tourist landmarks, covering the seven continents and all the countries you can visit in the world."
Of course, how many tourist landmarks each country occupies is completely random.
The program crew had a huge amount of preparation work to do beforehand. In order to ensure a smooth recording, they started strategizing and planning three months in advance, with 360 landmarks and 360 feasible plans.
The program may be forced to abort due to the shortage of funds and lack of support from the outside world...
It was under such circumstances that the entire planning team completed the entire landmark planning with full enthusiasm.
From the very beginning, they were determined to make the show seriously.
Once the results of the blind selection of guests are announced, the program team's advance team will immediately set off and try to complete all the necessary conditions for food, accommodation and transportation before the guests arrive for recording.
"Three guests, you can now choose a representative and use the golden darts in your hands to make a blind selection. I wish you good luck." Chen Xiaoyun stated loudly.
In fact, the palms of his hands holding the loudspeaker were already filled with sweat from nervousness. As the program's chief director, he was more nervous and excited than the guests.
Because their production crew has finally reaped the rewards of their hard work and finally reached the day of official recording!
Ji Yunqi looked at the dart in Yuan Yifei's hand, ready to make a move. "Let me do it. To be honest, I've always had incredible luck since I was a child. I'm sure I can pick the best one blindly."
Yuan Yifei was skeptical, "Are you sure?"
Ji Yunqi raised his chin with pride, hugged his two friends on his left and right, and whispered, "I just asked a master to calculate my fortune yesterday. It's very good luck, absolutely good luck!"
"The master said that whatever I do in this reality show will go incredibly smoothly."
Ji Yunqi's exclusive director spent a lot of effort to hold back his laughter.
Miss Third, what's the point of you whispering? I still have wheat on me!
Going on a variety show and asking someone to tell your fortune?
If the wall doesn’t obey you, then you will obey!
Ji Li and Yuan Yifei looked at each other and began to sing in unison.
"Why do I feel that this is a bit unreliable?"
"Indeed, it's a little unreliable."
Ji Yunqi hissed, "Hurry up! I'll go first!"
Yuan Yifei handed over the golden dart in his hand. Ji Li smiled and had no objection.
Anyway, each person has only one chance to throw the dart, so it doesn't matter who goes first or last.
Ji Yunqi took the dart and fiddled with it coolly, "Wait, I'll give us a good start!"
——whoosh!
The golden dart shot forward and landed accurately in the center.
"It's stable, it's stable, the C position will definitely not be too bad!" Ji Yunqi was very confident.
Ji Li nodded and thought this idea was reliable. "Director, can we reveal the answer now?"
"Not now. See you at the airport in five days."
Yuan Yifei pushed his glasses and took the opportunity to ask, "Director, you guys are not going to cheat, are you?"
Will all the destinations behind the blackboard be the same?
"Our show is very sincere and we will never use such deceptive means."
Chen Xiaoyun patted his chest and promised, "After you leave this door, we will directly record and announce the answer."
The machine has been recording, and there is video as evidence!
"Okay, let's stop here today?" Ji Li asked.
"Thank you for your hard work, all three."
Chen Xiaoyun asked the staff to take Ji Li and others out and closed the door of the recording studio.
Suddenly, all the directors who knew the situation burst into laughter, "Director, you actually guessed it right, they really voted for the center position."
How does the saying go?
Don’t try to guess the program team’s routine.
According to conventional thinking, everyone would think that the center position is the best, but the program team did the opposite.
The cloth covering the blackboard was completely torn off, and the cameramen who were unaware of the situation saw this landmark and immediately burst into laughter.
"Director Chen, you are too mean!"
"Although our program defines it as a budget trip, the funds are not so tight, right? Are we really taking the guests to this place?"
Chen Xiaoyun rubbed his palms excitedly, "Yes, I will go!"
Good job!
This will definitely be the most cost-effective travel variety show in history!
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Five days later, Haishi Airport, VIP lounge.
Ji Yunqi looked at the plane ticket in his hand and raised his eyebrows, "I didn't expect that I would choose a domestic one."
Liangzhou.
It is the southwestern hinterland of China, with eight mountains, one river and one piece of farmland.
"Why do I have a bad feeling?" Yuan Yifei glanced at Ji Li, "Are we going to be kidnapped into the valley?"
"Not necessarily. I heard that there are many villages of ethnic minorities in Liangzhou, with beautiful scenery and rich culture." Ji Li maintained a good attitude.
When you go out for a trip, you should just relax.
Now that we're here, what's the point of worrying?
"What are you afraid of? Have you seen what I'm wearing?" Ji Yunqi took out his sunglasses and put them on pretentiously.
The aura of wealth is about to emerge from your whole body!
Where he is.
It is impossible to travel on a budget.
As soon as he finished speaking, the program crew brought a small box.
"Please hand in your mobile phones and wallets. The way to get the funds this time is very simple."
"The phones you hand in are weighed, and they cost one yuan per pound."
“…”
“…”
“…”
Ji Li and the other two were collectively silent.
One dollar per pound?
The program crew thought this was collecting junk! How much does a mobile phone weigh?
Chen Xiaoyun continued to shout through the megaphone, "Please ask all guests to hand in all their mobile phones and cash within five minutes. If you are found hiding any of them, your travel expenses will be deducted."
I haven’t earned a penny yet, and yet they are deducting funds?
Director, you are a ruthless person!
The three people had no choice but to hand over their mobile phones as required by the program.
Before Ji Li put his phone into the recycling bin, a video call came in.
"I called my family to let them know I was safe."
Ji Li saw the caller ID, quickly asked the director to turn off the headset, and ran to a small corner on the side to answer the call.
"Hello, Qin Li."
"Libao, are you recording at the airport?" Qin Li saw the nervousness in his lover's eyes and restrained his tone slightly, "Where are you going?"
"Liangzhou, the specific location was not mentioned."
Ji Li glanced at the cunning director team and coughed twice, "I'm going to hand in my phone for money."
Qin Li frowned, "You mean, I have to cut off contact with you for the next three days of recording?"
"Well, that should be it." Ji Li had a bad feeling about the unknown journey ahead.
He looked at his lover whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and his voice softened unconsciously, "I feel like I've walked into a den of thieves and am about to be sold off."
"I invested in this show. If they are a den of thieves, I am the leader of the den of thieves. It seems that you will still fall into my hands."
"Nonsense, are you almost done?"
Ji Li chuckled and took advantage of the time to chat with his lover.
Little did he know that there was also a female director on the other side whispering about him——
"Was my eyes blurry just now? There was a word '涼' on the call display of Ji Li's phone?"
"Oh my god! Is he talking to Brother Li on the phone?"
"Ahhh stop talking! My CP brain is about to burst out uncontrollably!"
All three of them are deep-cover fans of the Rose CP. During this reality show recording, they are just waiting for Jili and Lige to show their affection offline!
Of course, they have the ethics of being a staff member, and they also take into account the idols' future careers, so they will never tell anyone about any details of the program recording.
They suppressed their inner excitement, but couldn't stop glancing at Ji Li——
Ah, he must be calling Brother Li!
Otherwise, why would she smile so sweetly? These pink bubbles are about to burst into the sky!
Seeing this, Yuan Yifei had to cover for his friend, "Ji Li, the time is almost up."
When Ji Li heard this, he lowered his voice and said goodbye to Qin Li, then trotted back.
As a result, when he saw the mobile phone box, he was completely stunned——
One, two, three, four, four mobile phones?
"Miss San lives up to her name. She carries three cell phones with her." Yuan Yifei teased.
"What's the use of one cell phone of yours? I can get more money with three cell phones." Ji Yunqi hit back.
Ji Li smiled and quickly handed over the phone.
For the five mobile phones, the director team felt guilty and gave them ten yuan.
Ji Li held onto the meager travel funds and fell into deep thought.
The amount of travel expenses is determined by the travel destination. Where are they going?
Yuan Yifei also felt something was wrong. Ji Yunqi, who was standing next to him, realized it later and began to feel guilty.
"...Don't worry about it yet. It might just be a cover-up by the director team."
A cover?
Does not exist.
Two hours of flight, two hours of bus, and one hour of mountain road cart.
It was almost dark when we arrived at our destination.
"Meh~~~"
The trio looked at the old farmer herding sheep passing by, then looked at the muddy path on the ground, and fell into a collective rigid silence.
From the city to the countryside, from the countryside to the mountain valley, is this a budget travel program?
This is the Metamorphosis!
Ji Yunqi had never been to such a place before, and now he couldn't even keep his sunglasses on to look cool.
"Have you consulted a master to calculate Feng Shui?"
"Give us a good start?"
"Ji Yunqi, you have poisonous luck!"
Yuan Yifei's words were more hurtful than the last, and he almost wanted to quit on the spot and leave.
Ji Li was speechless. He finally understood why the production team was so stingy.
Because in this place, I'm afraid I can't even spend ten dollars.
Ji Yunqi swallowed his saliva nervously and raised his hand to protest, "Director, I want to see the replay of the dart attack!"
"You can watch it, one dollar per time." Chen Xiaoyun was a good director, but he turned into a profiteer.
"Small business, honest business."
“……”I believed your lies.
Ji Yunqi didn't give up and still spent one dollar to confirm the result of his dart throwing.
The program team did not cheat, he won the first prize.
Liangzhou, Qinshan Valley.
“This is a great area for outdoor adventures and sightseeing. It is connected to Yuncheng in the west and Chuancheng in the north, both of which are well-known tourist cities.”
The reason why the program team chose this place was actually after careful consideration.
It is a great country with countless beautiful sights.
When you go to developed tourist cities, not only are there a lot of people, which is not conducive to filming, but they also always feel a bit monotonous and boring.
The beautiful scenery in Liangzhou is definitely no less than that in neighboring provinces, but it has been developed more slowly and is easily overlooked by the public who choose to travel.
Of course, tonight is just the beginning.
The real beauty and culture will only begin tomorrow.
"Okay, please three guests, take your luggage and check into the cabin that the program team has prepared for you!"
"Let's go, now that we're here." Ji Li was in a good mood. He picked up the suitcase and led the way.
Yuan Yifei glanced at the surrounding environment and followed silently.
How could Ji Yunqi, who had been spoiled since childhood, have ever been to such a place? He lowered his eyes and looked at his brand new limited edition sneakers, almost crying with anger.
However, the travel destination that I chose with a smile must be completed even if I cry.
Cool guys never give up easily!
Ji Yunqi carried the suitcase and walked upstairs with a grunt.
Fortunately, the program crew still had a conscience and the house they prepared for them was relatively clean and tidy.
"Thank you for your hard work, three guests. The program team has specially prepared local specialties for you. The prices are one yuan, two yuan, and three yuan respectively. Please choose."
Ji Li took out the huge fortune from his pocket - a full nine dollars.
The three of them stared at the cash on the table and once again fell into a strange discussion.
"Spend sparingly?"
"This doesn't save much, does it?"
"Is one dollar enough for food?"
“Isn’t that three dollars too extravagant?”
The staff had a hard time holding back their laughter——
These celebrities usually travel in a grand manner, but now they are so tight on money that they have to negotiate even whether to spend one dollar or three dollars?
This contrast will probably become a hot topic once it’s broadcast!
The three of them discussed for a while, and finally decided to spend two dollars, which was a decent amount.
They didn't believe that the director team could be so cruel. No matter what, they should be able to eat enough!
It turns out.
Having enough food is possible, but being cruel also exists.
They spent three dollars on a pile of raw potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Ji Yunqi suspected that this was a prank show, "Why do you eat like this?"
"The kitchen thoughtfully prepared all the ingredients for you. Since this is your first trip, we won't charge you for it."
Thank you very much.
Seeing that the production crew really had no plans to prepare dinner for them, Ji Li had no choice but to go to the kitchen first with a bunch of food.
As soon as he entered the room, he was dumbfounded——
It's an earthen stove.
The kind where you have to make your own fire.
Ji Li was originally a novice in cooking, let alone facing such a primitive stove.
As for Ji Yunqi, the young master from a wealthy family, he certainly can't be relied upon.
"Let me start the fire. Potatoes and sweet potatoes are easier to get. We can throw them in the fire and roast them a little, or we can peel them and steam them."
Yuan Yifei volunteered to take over.
Ji Li was a little surprised, "Yifei, can you do it?"
"Yes." Yuan Yifei looked around and said, "Yunqi, help me wash the food."
"Ji Li, help me."
Ji Li and Ji Yunqi looked at each other and quickly did as they were told.
Yuan Yifei first picked up some small dry branches nearby and piled them together, then rolled up a handful of dry straw into a small ball. "Ji Li, help me hold it for a while while I light a match."
"good."
Yuan Yifei took out a matchstick, lit it easily by striking it, stuffed the small stick into the grass ball to let it burn, and then carefully put it into the pile of dead branches.
Yuan Yifei's operation was very skillful, which completely shocked the entire program crew.
In fact, they prepared dinner for the three guests, so they asked them to light the fire and cook, of course, in order to get interesting materials.
"Yifei, why are you..." Ji Li was also surprised.
Knowing how to make a fire and burn wood is one thing, but being able to do it skillfully is another.
Yuan Yifei blocked the microphone for a moment, smiling faintly, "One summer vacation, my family was severely threatened by debt collectors, so my mother took me to hide in the countryside."
Yuan's father owed a huge amount of money from gambling. The mother and son mortgaged their house, but it was far from enough to pay off the debt.
The mother and son were fleeing to avoid debt, and the living conditions at that time were even worse than they are now.
Yuan Yifei was not used to that environment at first and clamored to go back to the city, but faced with his mother's tearful beating and scolding, he had no choice but to accept his fate.
Later, they returned to their original city. It was only a two-month vacation that year, enough money to remember until now.
Yuan Yifei's narration was very calm, as if he was just talking about someone else's past that had nothing to do with him.
His management team will review the final version of the reality show, and this conversation will be deleted. He never likes to use his past experiences to gain sympathy.
Ji Li thought of Yuan Yifei's life experience and felt a little distressed.
His father was jailed for gambling and his mother died in a car accident.
Yuan Yifei was exploited by the company to make money for five whole years right after his debut.
Later, he was finally qualified to choose film scripts, but until now, he has always been a runner-up in awards.
The steadily burning fire reflected on Yuan Yifei's lenses, and a very faint trace of loneliness flashed across his eyes hidden beneath the lenses.
"It's not, actually..."
Just as Ji Li was about to say something, Ji Yunqi came back with a pile of food.
"Look, is it clean enough?"
From childhood to adulthood, Ji Yunqi has never needed to work, but today is an exception in the show.
If the video of washing vegetables was broadcasted, I'm afraid that if the Ji couple saw it, they would shout out "my son has suffered".
Yuan Yifei stood up and said teasingly, "Thanks to Miss San, these potato and sweet potato peels can be used as mirrors."
"screw you."
Ji Yunqi was a natural optimist. In less than half an hour, he had already adapted to this environment. "What should I do next?"
"How about roasting it?" Ji Li suggested.
Just a simple meal would be fine. I'm really tired after a whole day's journey.
Yuan Yifei took the food from Ji Yunqi and said with a smile, "You two can bring small stools over and sit next to the earthen stove."
It’s cool in the mountains, so keep warm.
"Okay." Ji Yunqi agreed and ran happily to find a small stool, obviously looking forward to such a novel experience.
The three of them sat around the stove and had a simple and unpicky dinner.
The directors outside the venue looked at each other in bewilderment. The sumptuous dinner that had been prepared long ago had not yet been served.
Ji Li is a laid-back person, Yuan Yifei is unexpectedly down-to-earth, and Ji Yunqi, who seems to have the most "young master syndrome", is also surprisingly cooperative.
The three of them have their own popularity and strength, but they never acted like big shots during today's filming, and they also provided enough laughs.
Their production crew must be so lucky to have such guests!
"Director Chen, I just received a call from Teacher Qin Li. They have booked the earliest flight tomorrow and said they will rush over to record the first episode."
"Why are you coming again suddenly? Can't you make time for it?" Chen Xiaoyun was shocked.
Before the assistant could reply, the female director beside him jumped for joy.
Ahhhh.
Brother Li is coming!
Doesn’t that mean we can have fun offline tomorrow?
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