Yin Chengjue was somewhat surprised to hear that someone as busy as Hua Yun had agreed to come and record the last episode of "When It Gets Dark" for Qin Linlin.
As far as he knew, the Hua family was probably busy with internal strife lately. After all, the pie was only so big, and Old Master Hua was getting on in years; he might pass away any day now.
When he was young, Old Master Hua had a lot of bad romantic relationships, so he had many mistresses and illegitimate children. However, with the Hua family's vast wealth, if it were divided equally among everyone, not much would be left in the end, at least for those who were used to enjoying wealth and luxury.
So Mr. Hua decided that, regardless of whether the children were born in wedlock or illegitimate, the best son would inherit all of his wealth, while the unsuccessful ones would each receive 50 million.
From a fortune of hundreds of millions, how could his children accept being given only 50 million? Besides, Old Master Hua is already this age, and his sons and daughters have all started their own families, some even have grandchildren.
If you divide 50 million among several generations, it won't even be enough to fill a tooth gap.
So they were all desperate, wanting to get all of Old Master Hua's assets.
Hua Yun's father was also one of those people who were desperately competing.
Therefore, Yin Chengjue couldn't understand how Hua Yun had time to record a variety show.
"Hehehe, because I told him that the theme of this final episode is love~" Qin Linlin's smile was full of excitement: "I've already finished the script, you guys just need to enjoy the game to your heart's content! I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Yin Chengjue then became interested: "About love? Doesn't your variety show like to create a scary atmosphere? Is it okay to suddenly change the style in the last episode?"
"Who said I was going to change my art style? Can't love stories have horror elements?" Qin Linlin held up a finger and shook it in front of Yin Chengjue: "You guys still don't understand me at all!"
Yin Chengjue: "So, what do you want to do? Let me make this clear first, I'm very busy lately, and if your reasons can't convince me, I won't go."
Qin Linlin: "Even if it's for Xiaoyu's sake, you're not going?"
Eun Seung-jue: "It's not like I can only see him on variety shows."
Qin Linlin: "But don't you want to kiss Xiaoyu openly and honestly on the show?"
Yin Chengjue: "...Are you crazy?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's obvious you didn't understand what I meant. Let me tell you, people are just so strange. The more fake something is, the more they want to say it's true; the more real something is, the more they want to hide it." Qin Linlin said with a slightly helpless tone.
Yin Chengjue: "What exactly are you trying to say?"
Qin Linlin: "Isn't what I said clear enough? The more you try to hide it, the more people will think there's something going on between you. On the contrary, if you openly flirt, people will think you're just doing marketing. Don't you watch dramas often? In romance dramas, the male lead and the second male lead go from holding hands, hugging, and lifting each other up, to accidentally falling from a height and giving each other a deep kiss with wide eyes, and finally taking a bath together in a hot spring. Because they are two grown men, they don't shy away from going shirtless, and they even pinch each other's muscles and compare them. If they get injured, they can treat each other and share a bed."
Qin Linlin: "In short, the male lead and the second male lead in romance dramas do everything they should and shouldn't do, making the female lead seem like she's just a bystander. In contrast, the two male leads in BL dramas become brothers, unwavering best friends. Whether it's the official announcement or fan promotion, they all use the same promotional material about brotherhood, waving the flag and shouting that it's pure brotherhood. As soon as a marketing account mentions the word 'love,' the fans of the original work, the drama, and the actors' fans will rush in, aiming and attacking, reporting and accumulating negative comments, taking them all down in one fell swoop."
Qin Linlin: "What does this mean? It means that the more you try to hide it, the more people will want to expose you; the more open you are, the less interested people will be in exposing you."
Yin Chengjue: "..." You talk too much, you win.
Qin Linlin's tone suddenly became excited as she said this: "So, in this final episode, I've arranged a lot of scary elements. As long as you cooperate, make Xiaoyu scream 'I'm so scared' and then 'slip' and fall into your arms, then you can kiss her in public, right?"
Yin Chengjue: "..." To be honest, I can't even imagine Rong Yu shouting "I'm so scared" at the same time.
Qin Linlin: "As for the scary parts, just leave them to us without worry!"
Yin Chengjue: "...Alright then."
Qin Linlin: "Okay!"
After receiving a correct answer from Yin Chengjue, Qin Linlin immediately asked Sally about Rong Yu's recent schedule.
For the final episode, Qin Linlin wanted to invite the original cast from the pilot episode of "When Darkness Falls." Most of these people were young masters with plenty of free time. As long as Rong Yu, Liu Qingling, and Yang Ji's schedules overlapped with those of Hua Yun and Yin Chengjue, they could start filming immediately, or even film ahead of schedule.
After learning about the situation, Sally immediately put Rong Yu's schedule out for her.
Qin Linlin then inquired with Liu Qingling and Yang Ji, and finally asked them to come and report next Wednesday, and then spend two days recording.
"This is the finale of the first season of 'Darkness Falls,' so we have to make it a big one!" Qin Linlin pulled several people into the same group chat, tagged everyone, and made a declaration of her determination.
People who joined the group started sending emojis to express their congratulations.
Qin Linlin: This game's background is a bit complicated. I've compiled everyone's character settings into files, which I'll distribute now. Please take a look first, and then we'll roll the dice in the group to choose our characters.
After Qin Linlin sent the message, several files were updated one after another. Yin Chengjue randomly opened one of the files and found that it read "Mutation Crisis".
Yin Chengjue: "..." Why do I know the content just by looking at the title?
Below the main heading is a subheading: Survival, or Mutation? That is a question worth pondering!
Background: This is a sealed underground laboratory that has been sealed off for ten years and has been ignored until recently. Someone was preparing to acquire this land and remembered that there was an abandoned underground laboratory here. So they wanted to demolish and fill in the laboratory and then rebuild it.
Just then, the Treasure Hunting Team received a letter of request, asking them to send a few people to help them find something called "Water of Life" in the abandoned laboratory that was about to be demolished.
The letter was signed "Dr. Fu".
This "water of life" seemed very important to Dr. Fu, so much so that along with the letter of authorization, he also included a key, a key card, and a bank card in the envelope, along with the bank card's PIN and a manageable deposit.
The letter also stated that if he retrieved the Water of Life, he would deposit the remaining balance into the card, and the amount would be ten times the current balance.
Driven by money, the treasure-hunting team set off for the abandoned laboratory after dark.
The treasure hunt team had learned that the abandoned laboratory would be dismantled in three days. Once the dismantling machine arrived, one shovelful would surely destroy everything in the basement, and the seemingly precious Water of Life might be lost. Therefore, they decided to go two days early to try and get the Water of Life that their client wanted before the laboratory was demolished.
So, the members of the three treasure-hunting teams set off in a grand procession.
Meanwhile, the Dark Sky Detective Agency also received a letter of commission from Dr. Fu, requesting them to go to the abandoned laboratory. The letter included the key to the door, access card, and bank card. However, the commission was not to find the Water of Life, but to find out the real culprit who killed Dr. Fu's wife years ago.
Seeing the considerable sum in the bank account, the three detectives set off.
The six people met in the abandoned laboratory.
So here's where the game rules are different. This time, people on the same side know each other's identities and don't need to look for their teammates, so the difficulty is much lower than before.
However, it was clearly impossible for Qin Linlin to let them play a game without having to think too much. You could tell from the smug emojis Qin Linlin posted that she was very happy at the moment.
The first person to let out a wail was Qin Ke.
This poor brother, after finally enjoying his freedom abroad, was dragged back by his younger sister to work as a laborer.
Of course, he protested, but his parents, who were pressuring him to get married, arranged several blind dates for him.
Left with no other option, he had to beg his younger sister to play along. But imagine, when a potential blind date discovers that the man has a spoiled younger sister who also seems to have an Oedipus complex—can the blind date possibly end well?
Qin Linlin helped her brother fend off countless blind dates, and in return, Qin Ke had no choice but to obediently participate in the recording.
Now, Qin Ke has discovered that blind dates and recording TV shows are equally mentally taxing.
WeChat group chat —
Qin Ke: An undercover agent?! I finally found out who my teammates are, and you're telling me there's an undercover agent among them! There are only three teammates, and you're telling me there's an undercover agent among them?
Qin Linlin: Brother, I'm sitting right next to you. Please don't type with such a fierce expression, thank you. Your blind date is right across from you, watching you.
Qin Ke: Do you think I'm blind? She's clearly looking at you, okay? Go for it, sis! Use your acting skills to make her back down! My freedom depends on you!
People in the group: ...
Well, these two are still at the blind date table.
Lei Miao: Little Qinzi, you'd better be more careful. I heard you bring Linlin with you to every blind date now. Be careful, they might take a fancy to your sister.
Qin Ke: Hahaha! How could that be! Are you trying to make me laugh to death?
Qin Ke: ...
Qin Ke: Holy crap! She just praised my sister for being cute! But my sister has been playing the role of my spoiled little sister the whole time!
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