Chapter 8 Variety Show
A few days later, as Lin Yaohui was investigated, Jiang Wu's agent Yu Guangyuan was also taken away. Jiang Wu went to see him once because of his testimony. The agent first cursed at him, and then begged Jiang Wu not to sue him because of his help in the past.
Jiang Wu knew that Yu Guangyuan had brought his original body into the entertainment industry when he was in the most difficult time, and that he had indeed earned money for his mother's medical expenses and paid off a lot of debts, but when he accidentally killed his original body, all of this was cleared up.
He didn't even look at him, just completed the process and left.
Within two days, Star found him. They probably guessed that he was involved, but because they didn't know the relationship between him and Han Zhong, they just warned him in a sarcastic tone and threatened him that his contract had not expired yet.
Jiang Wu was not afraid. When he signed the contract, he had just debuted as the center of a talent show. The treatment was quite good and there were not many restrictions on him. At most, he would not be given any resources in the future and would be completely hidden. This was no different from before.
He has more pressing matters at hand.
When Jiang Wu looked at the shredded pork and green peppers without any shredded pork, the scrambled eggs with tomatoes without any eggs, and the bowl of seaweed and egg drop soup that was so big that it looked like a mirror, as well as the approaching final grace period for rent, he realized that making money was a pressing matter.
Fortune telling is no longer effective. After watching people on the street last time, he realized that things are different now. In the past, if a fortune teller was good, he could become a national strategist, but now, if a fortune teller is good, he will go to jail.
Besides, he had finally managed to clear himself a little, and he couldn't let it stain him again by being caught for street scams.
"Didn't you say that I was very popular when I first debuted, but no one wanted to act with me?" he couldn't help but ask Zhang Xiaoyu.
Zhang Xiaoyu was afraid of hurting his self-esteem, so he said tactfully, "Brother, it was several years ago when you debuted. In recent years, the entertainment industry has already replaced several batches of people. Moreover, this industry has always been full of people and insufficient resources. With so many people, how can you grab resources without some connections and backgrounds?"
Originally, these were the responsibility of the company, but now they are like unemployed people, so they can only ask around by themselves. Zhang Xiaoyu has asked almost all possible crews these days, but they either politely declined or simply ignored him. He is helpless.
"If there is no drama, then there is nothing else?"
"There is a variety show, but I rejected it for you."
"Why?"
Zhang Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, "Didn't you say you would never record variety shows again?"
Jiang Wuyi paused, "I don't remember."
Zhang Xiaoyu briefly recalled that it was probably when he had just debuted for three years. Because he was never popular, Yu Guangyuan asked him to take on a detective variety show called "Who is the Murderer". As a result, because he didn't know a lot of common sense knowledge, he often made mistakes and dragged his team down, and he even lied to cover up his mistakes, the audience was very disgusted with him and called him a leaky fish.
In order to stay in the variety show, Yu Guangyuan began to hype up a CP for him. Whenever there were big-name guests in each episode, he would try his best to get close to them and then spend money to buy the CP for marketing. However, his intention to get close to them was too obvious and the CP was too rigid for people to stick with. Instead, it aroused the disgust of netizens and finally caused public outrage and he was scolded and quit the variety show.
It is said that the original person shut himself off for half a year. Such a weak person, no matter what Yu Guangyuan said, he was unwilling to take part in variety shows again. It was obvious that he was scared by the scolding and was left with a shadow.
"How much does this variety show pay?"
"One hundred thousand, one issue, one contract."
"catch."
Now that Zhang Xiaoyu is unemployed, he only has a little over 1,000 yuan left. Not to mention the penalty for breach of contract, he has to solve the problems of food, clothing, housing and transportation first and pay the rent, otherwise he will have to sleep on the street.
As soon as he agreed, Zhang Xiaoyu started to contact the people there. After chatting on the phone for a while, Zhang Xiaoyu advised him to look at other things and forget about this variety show.
Jiang Wu was puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Zhang Xiaoyu concluded, "I originally heard that this travel variety show should be easy. As long as you work hard and have a sweet mouth, there shouldn't be any big problems. It's only one episode anyway. But I just found out that the places traveled on this show are a little different."
"Where?"
"Deserted island."
Jiang Wu thought he had heard it wrongly, "...what?"
"Desert island, survival on a desert island." Zhang Xiaoyu couldn't even laugh. "Have you seen Robinson Crusoe? It's like that, sending a group of modern people to an uninhabited island and letting them live there for a few days."
Jiang Wu was also startled, "Who came up with this idea?"
"Director Yang Chen is a man with a lot of ideas and is well-known in the industry. He used to be a photographer at Discovery Channel, but later he felt that it was not satisfying, so he switched to the entertainment industry as a variety show director, specializing in recording outdoor programs."
“Very thoughtful.”
“…”
It's more than just an idea, it's simply a fantasy. It would be fine if a group of wilderness exploration experts went there, but isn't it pure abuse to let a group of people who can't even make their own coffee go out to survive in the wild?
He glanced at Jiang Wu's frail body, and didn't dare to think whether his brother would be blown to death by the sea breeze on the first day after arriving on the deserted island. His brother was a pretty boy, not a tough guy, so why would he participate in a deserted island survival game?!
However, Jiang Wu just kept silent for a moment and nodded, "Okay."
Zhang Xiaoyu's face wrinkled, "Brother, are you really not going to think about it anymore?"
"No need, it's just a deserted island, no big deal."
“…”
A week later, a variety show called "Journey to the Unknown", abbreviated as "Tanlv", officially announced its guest lineup. The program has a big gimmick, highlighting the "desert island survival" element, and lists the guest list, namely Guan Qi, Wu Jiayou, Ji Ruoxuan, Nie Yumeng, Bi Yan, and Jiang Wu.
Except for the slightly gentle Bi Yan, the others are either tough guys who often play military movies, or girls who do fitness all year round. Even Nie Yumeng and Ji Ruoxuan, who are both idols, are the best who emerged from Japanese and Korean talent shows. They are good at singing and dancing and have very strong physical strength.
In contrast, Jiang Wu, such a thin actor, is just like a scholar who accidentally entered the quartet of Buddhist scriptures, and feels like he will be blown into the sea by the sea breeze at any moment.
Sure enough, the comment section was filled with ridicule and mockery.
Mumbling: …Does Jiang Wu’s main role in the film consist of stylization?
UU闲闲: Hahahahahahaha! I feel like he’ll be scared to death by the bugs as soon as he gets ashore!
Qing Shen Yu Meng: Is this true? We Yu Meng are not afraid of insects~
Spicy and Stinky Treasure: The program crew has a grudge against Jiang Wu, so they want to take the opportunity to trick him into an accidental death on an island?
Your God: Forget it. The program crew has a grudge against other people. It’s a team collaboration, but with someone like Jiang Wu holding them back, it’s others who are suffering!
The King of Showoffs: So funny. If Jiang Wu is really pushed to the limit by Guan Qi, will she just do it on the show? I wonder who will win.
Go home often to visit: Guan Qi, she is a fitness person, and she will not suffer any loss when she really does it. After all, she is the woman who sent the scumbag to the hospital with one punch.
Does this name have to be given to him: Not necessarily. After all, he was a soft persimmon who was forced to jump off a building and then quietly went to the street to beg for food. His abilities are unknown, but he has a strong desire to survive.
God of Tucao: I am dying of laughter! Jiang Wu: If you kick me, you are just kicking cotton!
Milk tea drink: I am speechless. Can Jiuluoyu stop ruining variety shows? I really don’t want to see him show off his ignorance and try to get attention from whoever he catches. I am sick of him! Ugh!
Xiang Mimi: Netizens are so deceptive that they can whitewash all the previous negative information with just a few press releases. Jiang Wu may be a victim, but he is not a good person.
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The online reaction was pretty much what the program crew had expected. The two highlights of "Survival on a Deserted Island" and "Entertainment Madness" attracted a lot of attention. The number of fans on the official Weibo account increased sharply, with an increase of 800,000 fans in just one week.