Chapter 106
What are you doing?
The director roared, then strode over, pulling away the hands that were on Yang Haolin, shouting, "Let go! Let go of him! Look at the state you're in!"
Where is morality? Where is the bottom line?
Xu Gui had long been pushed to the back by the people who came later. Now, standing at the back of the crowd, he watched as the director squeezed into the crowd like a sardine, pushing a group of people aside.
The people who were pulled apart exclaimed, "Hey, director, what are you doing?"
"What am I doing? I should be asking you what you're doing!" The director rolled his eyes and said irritably, "This is a legitimate program, don't mess around with this..."
The director told everyone to disperse, and the group reluctantly left. It was then that the director noticed that there were even a few cleaning ladies from the hotel among them... No wonder he thought there were so many people.
"The director is so petty. It's not like he touched his muscles, why is he getting so angry?"
"Exactly, I think the director is just jealous that the cameraman's muscles are better developed than his!" — I forgot to mention, the director is also a fitness fanatic, with very defined muscles that often make people feel like he could punch several people.
"Wow, that guy's muscles are really firm, they feel really nice to touch!"
"Right..."
Amidst the dispersing crowd, whispers drifted over. The director, hearing them, exclaimed incredulously: "Huh? I'm jealous that his muscles are better than mine? Why would I need to be jealous?"
The director gave Yang Haolin a forced smile, and Yang Haolin immediately looked away guiltily. The director glared at him resentfully, his eyes filled with disappointment.
...
Fortunately, despite some initial setbacks, Xu Gui and his team's program officially premiered on the originally scheduled date.
At nine o'clock, everything was ready. The originally dark official live broadcast room of "360 Trades" finally lit up gradually amidst the anticipation of countless netizens. The moment the show started, a dense barrage of comments instantly covered the entire live broadcast screen, making it far more popular than any other variety show at the moment, leaving viewers envious.
[It's here! It's finally here! We've waited so long, the show is finally starting! Hooray!]
Ahhh, I saw my brother! He's still so handsome even after two months!
[Every guest looks great! Is that Su Ya? She looks so much prettier than before!]
[I saw my little turtle too! Wow, it looks much better than before! It's still the same turtle, but it seems brighter overall. Is this the embodiment of "dazzling"?]
[I've wanted to say this before: Xinghai really doesn't value Xiaogui enough. During the last shoot, she appeared completely without makeup, but her skin is so amazing! Even without makeup, it looks better than my skin with makeup—clear, radiant, and rosy. It's so enviable! So, really, no one wants to hire Xiaogui to endorse skincare products? They'd definitely sell out!]
[Not only that, the clothes and shoes Little Turtle wore before were also the kind of cheap, low-quality items you could tell at a street stall. This time, at least he looks like he's been styled and made up. Is [Starry Sea] finally starting to behave? Are they no longer letting our Little Turtle roam free?]
[Insider information: Xinghai has changed Xu Gui's agent. This agent is very influential in the industry and has completely replaced Xu Gui's team. Xu Gui is not the same Xu Gui as before.]
[If that's the case! That's great! [Starry Sea] has finally shown some humanity. I'll refrain from cursing them so much from now on!]
There were so many comments in the live stream chat at that moment; it was overwhelming and you didn't know which one to look at.
Each of the ten guests has their own fans, and the fans naturally choose to talk about their own favorites. Xu Gui's fans are interspersed among them, and there are quite a few of them. At a glance, you can see quite a few "god turtles," which are very eye-catching.
As Xu Gui's fans, they naturally noticed that Xu Gui's image today was different from before. It was obvious that she had been styled. Compared to her previous sloppy appearance, she now looked much prettier and more glamorous.
In particular, the clothes Xu Gui was wearing were specially provided by "fashion" magazine—after the last photoshoot, they sent Xu Gui a lot of clothes.
After the show started, the director, as is customary, said a few words at the beginning and then announced the new rules for this episode.
Compared to the first episode, the rules for the second episode have changed again, with the production team introducing a points system.
Everyone was bewildered: "Points?"
"Haha, aren't you all curious about how these points work?" The director smiled, his smile appearing incredibly sinister to everyone. He said, "For every hundred yuan the guests earn, they will receive one point, and these points are what you need to survive each day..."
"The resources you need for your daily life in the hotel, such as your room and daily food, all have to be redeemed with points!"
According to the director, the rule is actually quite simple: you accumulate points for staying at the hotel. However, there are some more detailed regulations involved.
For example, the program divided the hotel rooms into three categories: superior, middle, and inferior. The superior room was naturally the best, the hotel's top-of-the-line luxury suite, while the middle room was a large standard room, and the inferior room...
Everyone looked at the photos projected on the screen and silently glanced at the director, who was beaming with smiles.
"Director, did you just dig out the hotel's dormitory and use it?" everyone couldn't help but ask.
The lower-class room turned out to be a six-person dormitory. Although it looked very tidy in the photos, the space was cramped, and it had bunk beds, which made one momentarily imagine the dormitory life of high school.
The director exclaimed "Oh my!" and said with a bright smile, "If you don't want to stay in rooms like this, then work hard to earn money and try to get upgraded to a standard room... However, to upgrade to a standard room, you need 20,000 points."
One hundred yuan equals one point, so 20,000 points equals two million... This isn't money you can earn in a day, which means the guests have basically decided to stay here for the first day.
The director sighed, seemingly genuinely, and said, "It's not that I wanted to do it this way, but I consulted with netizens. Everyone felt you guys had it too easy before and demanded that we increase the difficulty! Otherwise, they won't watch our show!"
"Our production team is doing this in response to everyone's requests."
The director was perfectly justified.
Viewers in the live stream: ?? Who are you talking about?! Who are we? You're not talking about us, are you?
[Slander! It's all slander! We never made such a request!]
[Insidious, truly insidious! The guests probably won't believe his nonsense, right?]
Uh, it seems like the guests actually believed him...
...
The viewers in the live stream were furious. Now, looking at the director's smile, they felt that it was truly sinister.
"By the way, your goal this time is one hundred million!" The director smiled and held up one finger. "Whoever is the first among you to earn one hundred million will be the ultimate winner!"
"If no one earns 100 million by the end of the show, then our production team can only regretfully say that everyone has failed the challenge, there are no winners, and therefore no one will receive the winner's prize!"
The director's bombshell remark left the guests completely stunned.
"No, director, is your production team treating us like enemies?" one of the guests couldn't help but ask. "Earning 100 million a month? Aren't you overestimating us?"
He had something else to say: If they were really capable of earning 100 million yuan in a month, they wouldn't be on this show; they'd be lying at home already.
Seeing the guests stirring and looking quite disgruntled, the director reached out and pressed them down, saying, "Everyone, calm down and let me finish. I haven't finished speaking yet... A target of one hundred million is indeed an impossible target that we have set!"
"This is indeed a huge challenge for the guests, so whoever can complete this challenge will automatically win the competition."
The director looked at everyone and said, "However, if no one achieves this goal, don't worry. After filming, the first place winner will still receive the corresponding reward we promised!"
After the director's explanation, everyone finally understood what the production team meant.
The reward promised by the production team remains unchanged for the first place winner. However, the production team has added a new challenge: the challenge of "earning 100 million yuan".
This is a virtually impossible challenge, so the program offers extremely generous rewards to the challengers.
"...Whoever succeeds in this challenge will not only receive a reward of 100 million, but will also be sponsored by twenty brands and become their spokesperson! Of course, if you don't want the endorsement, the brands can also directly convert the endorsement fee into cash!"
As the director spoke, the names of twenty brands appeared on the projected screen, and at first glance, many of the guests held their breath.
"...That's BA magazine, wow! That's a big brand!"
"Not just BA, there's also YL, and even Denla... These are all globally renowned luxury brands!!!"
"Is the production team spending so much money this time?"
"Ahhh, if I could complete this challenge, I can't even imagine how happy I would be!"
...
The guests had no objections to the program's arrangements. After all, while the challenge of "earning 100 million" seemed crazy, the reward offered by the program was also incredibly generous.
Leaving aside the 100 million yuan prize money from the show, just look at the twenty sponsoring brands... They are all well-known brands, including many high-end luxury brands. So, if anyone can complete this challenge, even if it's just the endorsement fee in cash, it can make them instantly wealthy and a millionaire.
Of course, if you choose to be a brand ambassador, that would be even more impressive—endorsing so many well-known brands…
Thinking of this, countless people suddenly found themselves breathing heavily.
Seeing the guests' reactions, the director was pleased and smiled, "Well then, I wish you all good luck. I hope some of you can earn a hundred million within a month and complete this impossible challenge!"
After the director finished speaking, the official live stream ended. The viewers in the live stream room, seeing the now-blacked-out room, were somewhat in an uproar and immediately began a heated discussion online.
My goodness, the show "360 Trades" is absolutely insane! The challenges they set for the guests are crazy, and the rewards for succeeding are crazy too!
[Whoever succeeds in this challenge will see their net worth skyrocket! It feels like they could become a top-tier celebrity overnight!]
Watching the live stream today, my initial reaction was: "Has the production team gone mad?" after hearing the director's earlier remarks; and then, "The production team really has gone mad!!"
I had heard from industry insiders that Hunan TV made a lot of money from this program, which was incredibly enviable. While other programs have the production team seeking out sponsors, "360 Trades" is a case of sponsors seeking out the production team. So, for this episode, quite a few sponsors approached us, but I didn't expect so many, and all of them are big brands.
Anyone who can complete this challenge will instantly become a winner in life!
[This person can earn 100 million in a month; even without this reward, they're already a winner in life, right?]
[Everyone, calm down. The reason the show's rewards are so generous is because the challenge is practically impossible! Earning 100 million in a month—that's simply an impossible challenge!]
"That's true. Earning 100 million a month? I wouldn't even dare to dream of doing that."
After the initial discussion, netizens gradually calmed down and realized that the challenge arranged by the program team was simply impossible to complete. Since it couldn't be completed, the so-called rewards were just castles in the air and could not be achieved.
However, the challenge presented by the production team has indeed brought them a lot of attention. Currently, the show "360 Trades" occupies several trending topics on Weibo, making other production teams extremely envious.
Meanwhile, at the hotel, Xu Gui and the other ten guests were discussing the show's "one hundred million" challenge.
As the discussion progressed, everyone's heated thoughts gradually calmed down, and they realized that the challenge set by the program team was impossible for them to complete. Who can earn 100 million a month?
If they were that capable, would they still be standing here? They would have been trillionaires long ago, right?
Thinking about it this way, the guests became more level-headed, but Xu Gui was clearly not among them, as his eyes were practically sparkling.
She thought that if she could achieve this challenge, wouldn't she be closer to her goal of building the world's number one amusement park? This business seemed like a sure thing!
Xu Gui made his decision, clenching his fist and saying, "I've decided, my goal this month is to earn 100 million!"
Upon suddenly hearing her statement, Kuang Ming said, "...On the premise that you can earn this 100 million!"
He admitted that Xu Gui was very good at making money with his unique "professional" skills, but he should know that he was making 100 million yuan a month, not 100 yuan or 10 million yuan a month. Even the richest man in the country would not dare to guarantee that he could make 100 million yuan in a month on this show.
so……
“Instead of a hundred million, you should earn two million first, and move from a six-person dormitory to a standard room of average quality!” he said.
Xu Gui snapped out of his daze and said, "Of course! I'll go make some money right now!"
At that moment, her desire to make money was incredibly strong, so after putting her suitcase in the six-person room, Xu Gui hurriedly took Yuan Lu and her photographer Yang Haolin out.
She wants to make money; her goal is to earn 100 million!
At this point, the other guests were doing similar things to Xu Gui. Everyone was eager to go out and make money, so they all rushed out after putting down their luggage, some even faster than Xu Gui. Therefore, Xu Gui's behavior was not surprising.
Kuang Ming was a little worried, so he gave Xu Gui a few more instructions before letting them out.
After leaving the hotel, Yang Haolin turned on the live streaming equipment. Xu Gui's fans were already waiting in the live stream room. Seeing that the other guests' live stream rooms were all open, but Xu Gui's was not yet open, the fans were getting a little anxious.
Fortunately, Xu Gui's live stream is finally open now.
[Here it comes! Wow, it feels like ages since I've seen Little Turtle! Is this what they mean by "a day apart feels like three autumns"?]
[The little turtle looks much better than before! Its skin still looks so good, truly flawless, fair and tender with a rosy tint! Ah! It's so incredibly cute, even moms are screaming!]
Of all the celebrities I've watched, I still like Xiao Gui's live stream the most. It feels like coming home here.
[Haha, Xu Gui is going live, which means I'll have some fun again! My go-to entertainment for work and meals!]
[Actually, Xu Gui could have continued live streaming after the show ended. I've seen other guests do live streams every few days, but Xu Gui doesn't. She only did one live stream two days ago in two months. What kind of person does that?!]
So, where is Little Turtle going? Is he going back to his fortune-telling stall under the overpass?
...
The live stream chat was buzzing, but Xu Gui didn't pay any attention to it for the time being.
She thought about it for a moment, wondering if she should continue to set up a fortune-telling stall under the overpass like before, but she always felt that she couldn't make much money doing fortune-telling there.
Xu Gui stroked his chin: So, we need to find another place, right?
Suddenly, an idea struck her. She picked up her phone and sent a message to a friend. Soon, the friend replied. Xu Gui looked at the address the friend had sent and immediately said, "It's decided, we'll go here today!"
An hour later, Xu Gui and his group arrived at their destination, a residential area called "Peony Garden".
The residential complex is named Peony Garden because it contains a century-old peony king. When the complex was built, the developer spent a lot of money to buy the peony king from a family and planted it in the middle of the complex.
It is said that this peony king has been growing for over 800 years. Every year when it blooms, it is a magnificent sight, so beautiful that it can be called a national treasure-level peony.
Because of the existence of this peony king, all the greenery in the Peony Garden community is planted with peonies, and new ones are added every year. As a result, the variety of peonies here is extremely complete. Every spring, the peonies in the entire community bloom in competition, making it a veritable world of peonies. The name "Peony Garden" is truly well-deserved.
Over the years, the Peony Garden has become famous, and more and more people know about it. As a result, every spring, countless people try to find ways to come in and take photos.
It's a pity that this is a residential area, not a peony garden or tourist attraction. If people want to come here, they have no choice but to buy a house. However, the house prices here are exceptionally high. To buy a house here, you need to start at hundreds of millions.
However, the harder something is to obtain, the more curious people become. The more mysterious the Peony Garden is, the better its reputation becomes, attracting countless people to flock to it. In short, it is very famous.
Many people in Xu Gui's live stream knew about the existence of [Peony Garden], so they were all a little puzzled when they saw her arrive here.
Why is Xu Gui here at the Peony Garden instead of setting up a fortune-telling stall?
【Peony Garden】? Is it some kind of peony flower base?
【The Peony Garden】is not a flower base! Although they have more varieties of peonies than those so-called peony bases, it is indeed a residential community.】
Haha, you guys are making a big fuss about this. It's just a residential area, but they've turned it into a tourist attraction. I thought I could get in with a ticket!
I heard that security at the Peony Garden is very strict, with security guards patrolling at all times, and non-residents can't get in at all. What is Xu Gui doing here?
The netizens had just said that "non-residents can't get in at all" when Xu Gui and his group's car arrived at the entrance of the Peony Garden and drove in very smoothly.
Netizens: ? ? ?
Could it be that Xu Gui lives here?
Xu Gui certainly didn't live here, but she had a friend who did. Before coming, she gave him their license plate number, and he passed it on to the security guard. After the guard entered the number, Xu Gui and her friend's car was able to enter smoothly.
Once inside, the person standing at the door quickly walked over.
"Fu Xia!"
"Xu Gui!"
Xu Gui opened the car door, and Fu Xia, who was standing outside, immediately climbed in. The two friends, who had just met yesterday, hugged each other happily when they saw each other again, as if they hadn't seen each other for ten days or half a month.
Fu Xia glanced at the live stream camera, then looked at Xu Gui and said, "Why did you suddenly come to find me? You're filming right now, is this alright?"
Xu Gui said, "It's okay, I came to see you because of work!"
Fu Xia was puzzled.
Xu Gui thought for a moment and said tactfully, "Aren't all the people living in your community very wealthy? I think there must be some of them who need my help, so I came here specifically to help them solve their problems!"
"As long as they're willing to pay me even a tiny bit of money!"
She stretched out her hand and made a slight gesture.
All I can say is that Xu Gui's words were somewhat euphemistic, but not tactful enough. Her meaning was immediately clear to everyone, and Fu Xia instantly understood—Xu Gui was here to "make a fortune" and "rip off the big spenders."
“I introduced you to an uncle before, but you refused.” Fu Xia brought up this matter.
Xu Gui said, "Times have changed!" The situation now is completely different from before.
“I’m going to make a lot of money now!” she said.
After watching the show's previous live broadcast, Fu Xia instantly understood Xu Gui's meaning. She blinked and asked, "Do you want to challenge the show's goal of 'one hundred million'?"
Xu Gui nodded.
Fu Xia pondered, "...That's not easy." Even her family couldn't guarantee a net profit of 100 million a month.
“It’s okay…” Xu Gui said.
She really wanted to say, "I'm sure I can achieve this goal," but remembering what Kuang Ming had said, she chose to be more modest and said, "I will work hard, and maybe I'll be lucky and succeed?"
In any case, without putting in the effort, this will definitely not succeed.
Hearing this, Fu Xia nodded in agreement: "That's true."
"Besides, isn't that why I came to find you?" Xu Gui added.
She had a good plan. The neighborhood where Fu Xia lived was full of wealthy people, and among these wealthy people, there must be many who needed her help. They could definitely contribute to her money-making endeavors.
Thinking of this, a sly glint flashed in Xu Gui's eyes.
What a cunning and clever turtle I am! To think I could come up with such a brilliant plan.
Xu Gui thought with great pride.
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