There are five guests in "Towards the West". They are both guests and hosts. In addition to them, there will be two flying guests in each episode.
In addition to Song Ruqing and Hong Kong singer Shu Shuang, the guests of the first season also include a member of a girl group, Fei Er. The remaining two are both male, Yu Cheng, a member of a boy group who just terminated his contract with a Korean company and is now at the center of controversy, and Tian Zhiguang, a national-level drama actor who often plays the role of a cunning villain in historical dramas.
Although the five people had met before the official filming, they were still a little restrained and awkward for the first collaboration. At this time, Song Ruqing, who received an additional task, bit the bullet and began to say some warm-up words. She was the only one of the five guests who had been to Xingzhou Island, so it was very appropriate to use Xingzhou Island as a warm-up topic.
Yu Cheng would interact with her from time to time. For example, when she mentioned that the program crew would definitely "have bad intentions" to assign them a difficult task, he would say, "Could they hide the clues on the seabed and let us dive to find them?"
When everyone heard this, they thought this guess was too outrageous and laughed.
This laugh brought everyone closer.
Song Ruqing asked the director, "By the way, aren't there two mysterious flying guests? Where are they?"
The director smiled to make trouble, "They will be here later, but everyone can look forward to it."
Song Ruqing felt a chill down her spine because the program crew usually creates some contradictions and conflicts for the sake of the program effect. Although each of them has a script, it is only a rough shooting process. The specific performance still depends on the guests themselves, so in order to seek true feelings, the program team will inevitably make trouble.
At the same time, a train drove into Biwan Station and slowly stopped at the platform.
The station, which only has a dozen passengers on non-holidays, suddenly welcomed two or three hundred arriving passengers, making this small station with mountains and forests in sight instantly lively.
Although the scale of Biwan Station is not as large as the high-speed rail terminal, the facilities are not backward at all, and the decoration is also based on the standards of large stations, so the appearance of these two or three hundred passengers will not make this high-speed rail station look crowded.
In the crowd, Zhou Bingyan slowed down his pace a little, letting other passengers exit the station first, and he walked slowly behind with his suitcase.
Next to him was a photographer who was following him. He asked the photographer: "I shouldn't be the only guest who needs to find a way to get to Xingzhou Island by myself, right?"
The photographer just smiled and said: "It seems that Teacher Zhou has been to Xingzhou Island twice, so he should be very familiar with how to get to Xingzhou Island, right?"
Zhou Bingyan said: "I took a taxi directly there both times. This time... I heard that there is a direct bus. We don't have much money, so let's take the bus!"
He was very satisfied with what he said, creating an image of being friendly and frugal. He hoped that the program team would keep this part.
The reason why Zhou Bingyan appeared here was actually because he was invited by "To the West" to be the first flying guest.
The program team originally invited Zhou Qunfang, with the purpose of having her confront Song Ruqing in front of the camera to create a highlight for the program. But Zhou Qunfang refused due to schedule conflicts, and the producer thought of another trick, inviting Zhou Qunfang's scandal boyfriend Zhou Bingyan.
Imagine, Song Ruqing and her rival's scandal boyfriend recording a program together, what kind of sparks will be created between the two? At that time, whether the two sides want to avoid suspicion or interact, it can be a highlight.
Of course, they are not Peach TV and Blueberry TV, and they will not maliciously edit for the effect of the program. They are all upright and upright, and the real reactions of the guests will be fully put on the screen by the program team.
Zhou Bingyan naturally knew that the program crew had bad intentions, but he was from Western Province, and his hometown was in the "Northern Bay City Group Chat". This program did not conflict with his schedule, and it could also establish a good image with the authorities. There was no reason for him to give up this opportunity just because Song Ruqing and his girlfriend were sworn enemies.
Following Zhou Bingyan's steps out of the station, the changes in this small station will gradually be presented to the audience through the camera.
In the past, there was only one staff member at the exit to catch ticket evaders, but now with the surge in the number of passengers, more staff have to be dispatched.
The square in front of the entrance and exit, which used to be deserted, is now bustling and lively.
Several buses, more than 20 taxis and online ride-hailing cars were parked in the parking lot for buses and taxis. On the other side were the local tour operator Mandarin Travel and their through buses, as well as illegally operated motorcycles. Drivers crowded at the exit to ask passing passengers if they wanted to take a ride. There were
also many small vendors pushing carts here to sell water, drinks, snacks and instant noodles. Some locals who have lived in other places for a long time could not believe that this was their hometown.
Many people knew that this change was caused by the popularity of Xingzhou Island, because 90% of the two or three hundred passengers were going to Xingzhou Island.
After the official promotion of the oil market, many people know that there is a bus from Biwan Station to the pier, so tourists will choose to get off at Biwan Station instead of going to the terminal. Moreover, the ticket price from Yangshi to Biwan Station is several dozen yuan cheaper than going to the terminal. The road from
Biwan Station to the pier is a little deserted, but the road is well built. For tourists who are used to the high-rise buildings in the city, the lush mountains and forests on both sides of the road are also a kind of scenery. There are few cars and people, and the scenery along the way is good. They have begun to look forward to this coastal tour.
In front of the bus stop.
Zhou Bingyan looked at the bus information and said to himself, "There are two bus routes, which one should we take?"
The photographer moved the camera to the front of the bus stop. There were only three bus routes, the existing D303 bus, the newly added D425 tourist bus to Baoren Port, and the D484 tourist bus to Liantou Port.
Is this also a case of "choice difficulty"?
The photographer said he didn't understand.
While muttering, Zhou Bingyan had already made his choice: "I heard that Xingzhou Island has opened a new route from Liantou Port to the island. I haven't been there yet, so I'll go and take a look this time!" The
East Pier of Xingzhou Island and the ticket waiting hall of Liantou Port have been built, and Qianlai Travel can't wait to apply for the opening of the new route. One week after the D484 tourist special bus was put into operation, the "Liantou Port-East Pier" flight was also launched.
The original "Baoren Port-West Pier" flight was also adjusted for a week, and the flights were gradually reduced. In this way, many tourists need to go to Liantou Port to take a boat to cross the sea, which also indirectly increases the number of passengers on the D484 tourist special bus.
The Oil City authorities have specially produced several short films to promote the Oil City tourism brand and play them on the special bus lines. After being brainwashed so repeatedly, many tourists have come to know that this tourist bus line will pass by many scenic spots along the way. They all think that if they have free time after leaving Xingzhou Island, they can visit these places...
Liantou Port is a newly built industrial port and is relatively desolate. If tourists are allowed to come alone, I am afraid they will not dare to do so.
However, with the opening of the tourist line and the completion of the ticket waiting hall of Xingzhou Island, the popularity of this place has increased a lot.
And as a new port, there are many advantages here, that is, there are many idle open spaces. Xingzhou Island rented an open space here and built a large parking lot with more than 200 parking spaces, as well as parking spaces for buses and minibuses.
The charge is the same as the parking lot at Baoren Port Wharf, free for the first two hours, five yuan for the next hour, and fifty yuan per day. If you are a tourist at Xingzhou Island Holiday Hotel, it is free.
About a hundred meters along the coast from the parking lot is the ticket waiting hall of Xingzhou Island. This newly built ticket hall has more convenient designs than the previous one, such as the addition of public toilets to solve the physiological needs of tourists while waiting for the boat.
The ticket hall at Baoren Port Wharf was not built because there was a public toilet nearby. However, Liantou Port is relatively remote, and there is only one public toilet on the Jiahai side, but it is too far from the ticket hall, so the public toilet had to be considered.
In addition to the public toilet, there are also some shops here. Although Xingzhou Island has not posted "For Rent" information, various businesses and villagers in Liantou Port have long smelled business opportunities and ask every day whether the shops here will be rented out.
In fact, these shops are specially rented out.
Li Yaolin knows that many people want to open specialty stores, convenience stores, hotels, and even lease the right to operate projects on Xingzhou Island, but she cannot do so, and will not give up the right to operate any project.
In order to deal with these merchants and prevent them from staring at Xingzhou Island all day long, she specially planned some shops when building the ticket hall of Liantou Port this time.
There are not many shops, only eight, and Xingzhou Island has already started to rent out before it was built.
This time the rental was not made public, because Xingzhou Island has its own rules. If you want to play together, you have to abide by the rules of Xingzhou Island. Li Yaolin didn't want to attract attention, so the merchants participating in the rental were basically acquaintances. Zhang
Yaode's cooperative took the lead in taking a shop with a relatively good location. He will sell special products here, such as fish balls, shrimps, and dried seafood.
Fang Xinhua also let his wife rent a shop here to sell cakes, desserts and afternoon tea.
The rest of the shops are chain convenience stores that sell sunglasses, sun hats, and cosmetics, and the majority are restaurants.
The reason why Li Yaolin didn't plan to have too many shops is that he wanted to leave some money-making opportunities for the surrounding villages, so that they wouldn't do anything bad.
After the relevant departments spread the word that Xingzhou Island would open a new shipping route here, the villagers near Liantou Port became excited and began to think about it. Those who run hotels continued to open hotels, those who run convenience stores also planned to expand their stores, and those who didn’t run stores were thinking about whether to open a seafood store... Finally,
the village committee stood up and warned the villagers: "After this place develops, the law enforcement department will definitely come here every day to keep an eye on it. Hotels that have obtained relevant certificates should quickly complete the procedures. Others who want to open stores must also be approved by our village committee. Don't mess up and affect the appearance of the village. "
Now the construction of "new countryside" is being carried out everywhere. The village committee is keeping a close eye on it. Villagers really dare not occupy the road to do business casually. Therefore, under the organization of the village committee, the villagers raised funds to build some stalls on both sides of the road near the ticket office. Villagers who want to do some business rent those stalls to do some small business.
Although tourists all come to Xingzhou Island, they will inevitably have a desire to consume when they see local snacks for sale.
Under the lens of the photographer, it is this backward fishing village that is gradually gathering popularity due to the arrival of tourists.
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"Ah, Zhou Bingyan!"
Zhou Bingyan's appearance excited the girls in the waiting room.
Seeing that there was a photographer next to him, they immediately realized that he was filming a show. A brave girl stepped forward to ask them what show they were filming. Zhou Bingyan smiled gently and said, "I'm participating in the Litchi variety show "Journey to the West". You can pay attention to the broadcast information!"
"Okay, we will pay attention to it!" The girl said excitedly.
When the people around heard that they were recording a show, those who didn't want to show their faces consciously avoided it, while those who were curious and thought it was fun found the opportunity to get in the camera and join in the fun.
Someone asked the photographer: "Will the owner of Xingzhou Island appear in the show?"
This question instantly attracted the attention of many tourists. They were also curious whether the mysterious owner would appear in the show. If he really did, they would watch the show no matter what.
After all, who doesn't want to know the true face of the owner?
Zhou Bingyan was vague: "Everyone will know when they watch "Journey to the West". It will be broadcast in mid-May. Everyone should stay tuned to Litchi TV!"
Although he was just a flying guest, he did his best to win the favor of the program team and sponsors and avoid editing the show in a mess.
After he met up with the five guests, he asked the director: "Don't some links require the cooperation of the staff on the island? Will the island owner show up?"
The director said: "Unfortunately, Xingzhou Island has sent their tourism ambassador, Ms. Lin."
Yu Cheng said with some disappointment: "I thought I would have the opportunity to meet the mysterious island owner when I came to Xingzhou Island to shoot this time!"
Shu Shuang and Tian Zhiguang seldom go online, and even less pay attention to these news, so they were both confused when they heard it.
Fei Er gave them some scientific knowledge: "I heard that the owner of Xingzhou Island is only in her twenties. Everyone is curious about what she looks like, but no one has ever taken a photo of her..."
At this time, Song Ruqing, who just knew that Zhou Bingyan was a flying guest, felt a little unhappy about it and said, "I have met the owner of the island."
Everyone instantly locked their eyes on her face: "You have met? Is it true?"
In fact, the moment Song Ruqing said it, she had already regretted it, but she couldn't take back what she said, so she could only bite the bullet and say, "Of course it's true, I played table tennis with her."
Everyone didn't believe it unless she showed evidence.
But Song Ruqing didn't have any evidence! She never took a photo with him, and she didn't see him this time. She couldn't just go to his office and say, "I played table tennis with your island owner, let her come out to testify for me", right?
It would be strange if they didn't put her on the blacklist!
She couldn't produce any evidence. Judging from the program crew's desire for ratings, this segment would most likely be released, and the haters would definitely laugh at her and say she was lying. This is why she never told anyone that she had met the island owner.
Unexpectedly, she couldn't keep calm when she met someone related to Zhou Qunfang.
Sure enough, Zhou Qunfang was her nemesis!
The agent standing with the program crew was very surprised. Song Ruqing had never mentioned this to her!
I guess it must be fake. If I really met the island owner, why did I buy a hundred blind boxes in one go last time?
Oh, by the way, I opened those hundred blind boxes in vain, without even a limited edition postcard. In the end, I decided to "cut off my hands" in despair and never buy blind boxes again.
However, if this scene is released by the program team, it will attract a lot of ridicule. It seems that several public relations plans should be prepared in advance.
Sure enough, after the program was broadcast, Song Ruqing became a hot search because of this speech, attracting a lot of sarcasm from water soldiers and black fans.
The island owner happened to be browsing the blog and saw the comments of the marketing account.
Unable to bear seeing these people using such vicious words to say about a woman, the island owner posted a message on Weibo: "Let's play table tennis together again if there is a chance." She
also attached a signed photo that Song Ruqing forced on her.
Netizens: "???"
Song Ruqing actually knew the island owner?
The island owner even asked her for an autographed photo? It seems that the island owner is undoubtedly a fan of Song Ruqing.
After that, everyone thought that the island owner was a fan of Song Ruqing... Only Song Ruqing was so embarrassed that she could dig a mermaid square with her toes.
Of course, this is all a story for later.
Li Yaolin, who was busy with work, had no time to pay attention to the filming of the program group, as all of this was being watched by Vice President Qi. However, after Lin Qitong came back, she asked, "Are you happy recording a program with so many celebrities?"
"It's just so-so!" Lin Qitong said listlessly, "I always felt that celebrities were far away from my life, so I chased them like crazy, and even wanted to become a star myself. As I came into contact with more people in this industry, I suddenly realized that this kind of life doesn't seem to suit me."
As the tourism ambassador of Xingzhou Island, she is responsible for almost all activities that require going abroad, and her frequent appearances have attracted a lot of popularity for her, and her fans have already exceeded one million.
After she was happy for a while, she slowly felt the pressure, because as a tourism ambassador, her words and deeds have attracted everyone's attention.
She can no longer do whatever she wants, for fear that someone will take some indecent photos of her and magnify them, affecting the image of Xingzhou Island. She can't speak casually on the Internet, because as the head of the publicity team,
she must take the lead. There is no such thing as a tourism image ambassador going to work or not, and she is not an image ambassador during working hours, and she is just an ordinary person after work. Others will not care whether she is at work or not. If they catch her doing something wrong, they will definitely criticize her.
In the office, in front of Li Yaolin, she can be her true self, but once facing the camera, she feels like a robot even more than "Good Delicious".
Li Yaolin said, "You seem not to have been clubbing for a long time."
Lin Qitong was surprised, "How did you know?"
"The housekeeper... Xiaoyu told me."
Lin Qitong suddenly realized, "Assistant Yu goes clubbing every night and hasn't seen me for a long time, so he must have noticed it!"
The little mermaid said, "The island owner is talking nonsense. I never said such a thing!"
Li Yaolin said in her heart, "Didn't the housekeeper remind her that she is under too much pressure and needs timely counseling and relief? I can only use you as an excuse to avoid revealing my flaws!"
The little mermaid: "╭(╯^╰)╮"
Li Yaolin asked Lin Qitong, "Are you under too much pressure at work recently?"
Although her good sister is the boss, Lin Qitong couldn't say it out loud. To be honest, she was afraid of affecting the relationship between the sisters, and she actually didn't figure out what kind of life she wanted.
If she tells the truth, Li Yaolin will definitely reduce her workload or stop her from being an ambassador in order to take care of her.
But is this the result she really wants?
If this question is put in front of Zheng Xuan, Zheng Xuan will not hesitate. She is different. Before coming to work on Xingzhou Island, she was just a small internet celebrity who lived a somewhat casual life and still wanted to be famous. She only needed to complete the promotion tasks of the merchants, and the rest of her time was free.
Because she is not famous, she does not have to worry about being recognized even if she goes clubbing, which will affect the effect of her promotional videos.
If she is asked to give up her current life and go back to the past, she is unwilling.
She also knows that it is impossible to be famous without bearing the pressure of fame. That's why she is so entangled.
Li Yaolin asked again: "Do you want me to assign you an assistant?"
"Assign you an assistant?" Lin Qitong was a little confused. Did Sanniang really treat her like a star?
"I've thought about it. You have to be responsible for external publicity and promotion, as well as advertising bidding. You also have to appear in various videos as the image ambassador of Xingzhou Island. The task is too heavy. It would be good to assign you an assistant to share the pressure. Or if you have any other ideas, you can tell me, not as a boss, but as a friend."
Lin Qitong thought: "I will."
After work, Lin Qitong ran out of the island again, but she didn't go clubbing, but to find Zheng Xuan.
She told this to Zheng Xuan and asked, "Do you think I'm overdoing it? With my qualifications and abilities, I need to work in this industry for at least two or three years before I have a chance to become a supervisor. But Sanniang trusted me so much and had high hopes for me, but I backed down."
Zheng Xuan said, "Since you know everything, what can't you tell Sanniang? She won't blame you."
Lin Qitong didn't say anything, but she was thankful in her heart that Sanniang didn't split out the business that was originally under her management, because her original intention might be to share her pressure and let her have less work, but she couldn't help wondering if Sanniang thought she was unwilling to endure hardship and couldn't withstand pressure, so she didn't want to use her anymore.
Zheng Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You, have you watched too many workplace dramas? Why do you keep these things to yourself? You know what Sanniang is like. She doesn't have such a mind. Don't worry about it."
"I have watched a lot of workplace dramas recently, but that's not the point. I feel like I can't keep up with you guys now, so I'm confused."
Let's not talk about the three of them, Li Yaolin. Even if they are classmates, Lin Qitong doesn't dare to say that she knows each other very well after all these years.
Zheng Xuan experienced such a change right after graduation, suffered a lot, and saw a lot of things in the world clearly. For this reason, she clearly knows what she wants and how to go in the future.
Only she feels like an astronaut, and she took off on a rocket without receiving professional training. I was in a state of confusion, and I felt uneasy.
Zheng Xuan said, "In fact, you are not lost, you are already quite clear-headed."
Many people start to show off after becoming famous, but Lin Qitong always remembers her work, which shows that her nature is still sober and calm. Lin
Qitong said: "The more you praise me, the more uneasy I feel."
Zheng Xuan pondered for a while and said: "Why don't you tell Sanniang the truth and ask Sanniang to change you to a position where you can shine? For example, come to help our cultural and creative products group to sell goods live, and then calculate the commission. In this way, you can take a break after earning enough commission this month, and come out to sell goods when you are short of money."
Lin Qitong: "..."
Thinking of talking non-stop, she felt that her throat was about to smoke, and suddenly felt that this job was pretty good.
...
After a few days, Lin Qitong's assistant arrived at the post, and Li Yaolin asked her: "Do you want to go on a business trip to Hong Kong and Macau?"
"Ah?" Lin Qitong was confused.
"It's like this, I want to attract some overseas tourists to Xingzhou Island. After this period of preparation, I decided to let Deputy Manager Song go there on a business trip to discuss online and offline promotion with the TV stations there. It's a good opportunity for you to go and learn. Of course, it depends on whether you want to go."
"How long will the business trip be?"
"You have to ask Deputy Manager Song, but the deadline I approved is one month."
Lin Qitong was a little tempted, and asked hesitantly: "What about the publicity work if I'm not on the job?"
"There is Manager Gao, and if you keep your assistant, it's just right for her to get familiar with the work first."
Lin Qitong agreed.
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