Chapter 45, Village Chief Xiao Kong
"Xiao Kong is good. She is pretty, good at talking, and can give massages." Another villager whose shoulders and neck had been massaged by Kong Xiyan also voted for Kong Xiyan.
"What are you all doing?" the short-haired man wearing round glasses said unhappily, "Xiao Kong is a doctor brought by the archaeological team. He's not a villager from our village!"
"What's the big deal? It'll only be a week. Once the archaeological team recovers, they'll go digging. Xiao Kong is a doctor and won't be digging. He's just hanging out with us. There's nothing big happening in our village anyway, right?" The aunt who brought Kong Xiyan over waved her arm for everyone's approval: "Right!"
"Yes." Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Since everyone is so enthusiastic, I won't let you down." Kong Xiyan stuffed the melon seeds into her pocket, cleared her throat, and waved her hand: "Starting tomorrow, I will be the acting village chief for a week! Please take good care of me!"
"Good!" Everyone applauded and finalized the matter together.
The village chief, party secretary and others looked at the scene in front of them, wanting to say something but stopping themselves.
The man with round glasses who had objected before looked at the village director and frowned.
How come this is different from what we agreed? Shouldn’t we choose him?
The village party secretary also turned to look at the village chief: "This..."
"Forget it. The archaeological team was sent by higher-ups. Doctor Kong has been helping everyone out in the village these past few days. Since everyone has nominated her, let's do it. It's only for a week anyway." Seeing the public's support, the village chief also smiled and applauded. At the end, he looked at the village director and whispered, "I'll be away this week, so you'll have to work harder."
After hearing what the village chief said, the village director could only nod and chuckle in response, and then silently gave the man with round glasses a look that said "Just accept your fate."
The latter glared at Kong Xiyan unwillingly.
A stranger will cause trouble!
Although he thought so in his heart, when Kong Xiyan looked over, he still smiled and clapped.
Kong Xiyan took in everyone's gaze, with a bright smile on her face, but she was thinking in her heart.
Who poisoned the archaeological team?
What is his purpose?
After the acting village chief was elected, the meeting was over. Only Kong Xiyan was left behind by the village chief and the village director to give them some private instructions.
After the village chief finished speaking, Kong Xiyan asked, "Does the acting village chief get paid?"
After hearing Kong Xiyan ask this, the village chief and the village director looked at each other, then looked at Kong Xiyan and explained with a dry laugh: "There is no salary, but there is a subsidy. I will give it to you when I come back from the meeting."
"Okay." Kong Xiyan made an OK gesture, and the matter was settled.
The next day, the stars followed the filming crew into the village.
The variety show recorded this time is called "Dear You!", which is a reality show that records the affection between siblings. The program will be broadcast live and edited later.
There are four groups of guests participating in the recording of the program, in addition to three groups of celebrity families, there is also a group of ordinary families.
But this so-called amateur family is just a name. They are actually a brother and sister from a wealthy family in Beijing. The brother usually has many followers online, and the sister has a good figure and beautiful looks. She likes to show off her wealth by taking photos and vlogs, and has also gained a lot of fans.
Although this group is called amateurs, they are actually closer to internet celebrities.
The most eye-catching among them are Zhong Qihan and his sister.
Zhong Qi Han played the protagonist's student days in his first film. Although he was a supporting role that only appeared in two and a half episodes, his handsome appearance, melancholy and passionate eyes, and the innocent smile that occasionally appeared from the heart won the hearts of many female audiences.
Even when the real male lead appeared later, the audience was clamoring online for "Change it back!"
After that, Zhong Qi Han starred in a low-budget short drama, playing the role of a domineering prince who chased his wife to the crematorium. The plot was melodramatic and addictive, and Zhong Qi Han's face and acting skills made everyone addicted to it. Until the later part when the prince chased his wife, everyone was scolding the heroine for being ungrateful.
The low-budget short drama became a huge hit, and Zhong Qi Han officially entered the public eye, becoming the most popular new husband of the younger brother type.
Just when everyone thought his star journey would be smooth and brilliant, Zhong Qihan was photographed getting into a Maybach sports car late at night. Some people maliciously spread rumors that he slept with and climbed into the bed with both men and women.
They even posted AI-swapped, revealing photos of women accompanying guests for drinks and a price list, which listed information such as Zhong Qihan's price for sleeping with others.
The Zhong family then urgently issued a statement, proving that Zhong Qihan was the second son of the Zhong family, the richest family in South City, and that the Maybach was the car his elder brother drove when he visited his younger brother, and stated that they would hold the person who spread the rumors accountable.
The rumormongers quickly deleted the posts and cleared their accounts, but it was too late. The Zhong family had already had people preserve the evidence. Not only did they hold these people accountable for their legal responsibilities, they also pulled out the real culprit behind the scenes - the male lead whom Zhong Qihan offended because of his popularity in his first drama, and sent him straight to jail to work on a sewing machine.
It was only then that everyone realized that this handsome and delicate-looking husband was actually from a wealthy family. Zhong Qihan's fame also grew completely at this time. His fans increased dozens of times, and the scripts and endorsements he could take on also reached a higher level.
It was also from this time that Zhong Qihan's temper began to deteriorate. He often scowled in front of the camera, showed impatience during scenes, refused to attend various social events arranged by the company, and stood up reporters...
Although these negative news were harmless, they caused Zhong Qihan to lose most of his fans in a short period of time.
Some people say that he is a bold and true person, while others say that he is aloof and impatient.
But no one said he was not handsome.
At this moment, Zhong Qihan had just gotten out of the car, and the barrage of comments in the live broadcast room immediately became lively.
Some called him "young master", some called him "husband", and so on. Of course, there were also many who cursed him.
After Zhong Qihan got out of the car, he immediately turned around to help Zhong Yangyang who was still in the car: "Are you okay?"
"Yeah." Zhong Yangyang lowered her eyebrows. She had taken motion sickness medicine in advance, but it didn't work very well. Now she felt nauseous in her stomach and her head ached. She felt very uncomfortable all over.
When the haters in the live broadcast room saw this scene, they started cursing.
Who forced them to come? The brother and sister are both pretending to be so sullen, with such gloomy faces. Who owes them anything?!
[That's why they're all spoiled by their brainless fans. They've been paid but still look so sad. Look at other groups, the siblings have such good relationships, but these two act like they don't know each other at all. What a wealthy family... Tsk tsk tsk!]
[I came here just to see how much pretentious this Zhong Qihan can be. Haha, rest assured, this pretentious guy is performing steadily.]
Zhong Qihan’s fans were furious and started to talk back, but were all labeled as brainless fans.
On this side, Zhong Qihan was unaware of the verbal battle in the live broadcast room. He and Zhong Yangyang followed the program crew to join the main group.
On the way, Zhong Qi Han met another group of guests, a brother and sister.
Sister Qin Siyang is an acquaintance of Zhong Qihan. The two of them starred in a low-cost short drama that became popular on the Internet. They were also named the annual couple of the short video website and attracted a lot of CP fans.
Although Qin Siyang is not as popular as Zhong Qihan, she is beautiful and hardworking. With her previous works as a support, her development is also good.
This time, she brought her younger brother who had just finished the college entrance examination to participate in the recording of the variety show, and also to warm up for the new drama that will be aired in the second half of the year.
"Teacher Zhong." Qin Siyang took the initiative to greet Zhong Qihan, then looked at Zhong Yangyang: "This is your sister, she is so beautiful."
After hearing Qin Siyang praising Zhong Yangyang, Zhong Qihan smiled slightly as a response.
[Did you see that? The couple I support is real! The young master gets angry at everyone who comes, but only Siqing can make him smile!]
【I hit it! I hit it! 】
As they were talking, the two groups were taken to their destination to formally reunite with the main force.
After everyone was gathered, the director team gave an opening speech and began to distribute tasks: "Now, please find the village chief and complete the tasks to get the key to your next room and today's lunch."
At the same time, under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, the program team found Kong Xiyan and handed her the key. Kong Xiyan looked at the key in her hand and spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth: "Any task is fine?"
"Our reality show focuses on authenticity. Any mission is fine, but it's best if it has some profound meaning." The other party hesitated, "But don't go too far."
"Okay, got it." Kong Xiyan put away the key and smiled deeply.
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