The next day, at seven in the morning, Jiangrong International Airport.
Fang Xiaole walked into Terminal T3 with a travel bag on his back. Today he and Zhang Zhiqin were going to Nanshuangbanna to select a recording location for "A Longing for Life".
To be precise, it is to find a suitable farmhouse.
There is a large yard, wild flowers climbing all over the wooden railings, coconut trees standing in front of the door, a quaint pavilion, and a romantic swing.
There is an earthen stove kitchen piled with firewood, a dormitory with bunk beds that can sleep three people, wooden stairs that creak when you step on them, and a silly dog and a stupid goose.
It is best to build a house near the mountains or water, where you can pick wild vegetables in the mountains and catch fresh fish in the river. There is an acre of fertile land around it and a simple village nearby.
If I could live with her in a farmhouse like this, with the man tilling the fields and the woman weaving during the day, and at night sitting on the rooftop watching the stars, and then sleeping together...
"Brother Fang, Brother Fang!"
When Fang Xiaole's thoughts gradually shifted from making the show to an unknown direction, an annoying voice interrupted his beautiful reverie.
"Zhang Zhiqin, you're here so early?"
Fang Xiaole calmed himself down and pushed away Zhang Zhiqin's hand that had been waving in front of him.
"I was so excited last night that I couldn't sleep!"
Zhang Zhiqin had two panda eyes, but her face was full of excitement.
"What are you so happy about? Staying up late often makes you old."
Fang Xiaole pointed at Zhang Zhiqin's head full of white hair and asked curiously.
"Brother Fang, you're out of your mind! This is called natural white, it's so cool! Oh, by the way, didn't you watch the show?"
Zhang Zhiqin proudly brushed her white bangs, then asked in surprise.
"I watched it, then went to sleep right after. I had to catch a flight this morning."
Fang Xiaole answered.
"Haven't you seen the online reviews of our show?" Zhang Zhiqin became excited again:
"It exploded! The reputation exploded!"
"How explosive is it?"
Fang Xiaole was actually very confident about this episode. After all, the quality of "Dark Flower" was there, but he didn't think too much about how popular it would be after it was broadcast.
Do your best, but listen to the flowers bloom.
However, after hearing Zhang Zhiqin's words, Fang Xiaole also felt a little itchy. He took out his mobile phone and entered an entertainment website. A big headline on the homepage caught his eye -
"Super Challenge" creates the pinnacle of domestic variety shows!
This is a report that was recently released, and it is full of praise for the third season of Super Challenge.
The report was filled with praise words such as "unprecedented", "comparable to suspense blockbusters", and "domestic variety shows are no longer just about traffic and awkward acting", which made Fang Xiaole happy.
In addition to this headline, there were seven or eight other news stories about last night's "Super Challenge", in which the performances of Lin Yao, Hong Sanshi and Zhu Xun received a lot of praise.
"Brother Fang, there's more to it than that. Go check out Weibo."
At Zhang Zhiqin's reminder, Fang Xiaole went to Weibo and saw the top trending topic:
"I win if I kill everyone."
This is what Lin Yao said at the end of the show when she killed Lei Tao and Zhu Xun without distinguishing between friend and foe. Unexpectedly, it became a hot search and ranked first!
Although Lin Yao has been very popular recently, she is not yet considered a top star in the Chinese music scene. There are many top singers, even kings and queens of singing, ahead of her.
In theory, she is far from being able to become the number one trending search just by saying something.
This should be a bonus to the super challenging show.
Fang Xiaole scrolled down and found that there were indeed several hot searches about Super Challenge and several popular guests.
Even a slightly outdated second-tier actor like Zhu Xun has seen a resurgence. Someone on Weibo revealed that after the show aired last night, a spy drama crew approached him to play a secret agent...
In short, thanks to its wonderful "hidden meaning", Super Challenge has become the hottest topic in the entertainment industry in the past two days.
At this time, Li Wan called and Fang Xiaole answered the call.
"Director Li, good morning."
"Xiao Fang, it's over 2.5! Last night's show's ratings broke 2.5!"
On the phone, Director Li, who is always serious and capable, had a slightly trembling voice, and there were cheers from the program crew beside him.
“Is it really broken 2.5?”
Fang Xiaole was a little surprised. He remembered that the highest record for variety show ratings seemed to be around 2.3%. If the ratings of Super Challenge last night really exceeded 2.5, wouldn’t that be a record-breaking number?
"Just got the data, our ratings are 2.51%!"
Li Wan paused, and finally stopped his voice from trembling, but it was still filled with unconcealable excitement.
"2.51%, that's a record, right?"
Fang Xiaole found himself surprisingly calm. On the contrary, Zhang Zhiqin next to him shouted excitedly after hearing the data "2.51%", which attracted strange looks from people around him.
"Yeah, it's a record, a record!"
Li Wan sighed, then said sincerely:
"Thank you, Xiao Fang, you saved this show."
Fang Xiaole quickly said, "Director Li, please don't say that. I only wrote a few episodes. The success of Super Challenge today is the result of the hard work of you and everyone on the production team."
Li Wan was silent for a moment. She wasn't the type to get sentimental, so she continued talking about work:
"I heard from Director Chen that the station requires the new Thursday 4 o'clock show to be aired by mid-October. The leadership wants you to compete with Yunhai Station's 'Flower Show'. Are you sure about that?"
There was nothing to hide in front of Li Wan, so Fang Xiaole answered honestly:
"I don't know either. We haven't even decided on a recording location yet. I can't think that far ahead right now. I'll just do my best."
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