"Fatty, Teacher Li, why did you two come to participate in this episode of 'Survival on a Desert Island'?" Zhang Yixing asked casually as he ate a pot of seafood and grilled fish.
"I'm not young anymore, and I want to give it my all on this show to see if I can win the championship and share the prize money so that my family can have a better life," Li Xiang said, his eyes filled with anticipation and determination.
"What about you, Fatty?" Zhao Liying asked curiously.
"I... I'm also here for the championship and the prize money," Li Yinsheng said after a pause.
The voice became noticeably lower, no longer as cheerful and pleasant as before.
Thinking back to how her family was originally quite wealthy, it's just that her father ran a record company, which was poorly managed and lost a lot of money, almost to the point of bankruptcy. When she saw that winning this variety show would mean winning a prize of ten million, she went through her best friend's connections to participate in the show as an ordinary person, and unexpectedly, she was actually selected.
"Yingbao, eat more." Huang Xiaoming seemed to notice that the chubby girl was a little upset. After exchanging a glance with Liu Yifei, Huang Xiaoming picked up a sea snail and gave it to Zhao Liying.
Zhang Yixing glanced thoughtfully at the chubby girl, while Zhao Liying, the foodie, was so engrossed in eating that she didn't notice anything unusual about the chubby girl.
"I'll first smoke the shelter with a piece of wood, then light the mugwort powder I made today. We'll be able to get a good night's sleep tonight." After finishing his late-night snack, Li Xiang took a piece of wood that had been extinguished and was emitting thick smoke and went into their shelter to smoke it up and down.
Huang Xiaoming glanced at Liu Yifei, who immediately understood and said, "Fatty, the back of my neck is very itchy. Why don't you go to the shelter and get some mint, crush it up, and rub it on me?"
“Okay, I’ll go right away.” Li Yinsheng nodded without any suspicion.
"Cough cough cough." After the fat girl left, Huang Xiaoming deliberately coughed loudly a few times to attract the attention of Zhang Yixing and Zhao Liying. Then he tapped the microphone and pressed the button.
Seeing this, Zhang Yixing, Zhao Liying, and Liu Yifei all turned off their microphones. At this point, the viewers watching the live stream could only see the screen and could not hear them speaking.
"After spending the last two days with Fatty, I feel that she is mature, generous, and hardworking. She gave me a very good impression. Just now, when I asked her why she participated in this program, I could clearly sense that she seemed a little down. I'm afraid there's something going on." Huang Xiaoming looked at Fatty's departing figure, feeling somewhat puzzled.
"How long did you sign with the production team?" Liu Yifei asked, thinking of this.
While the reality show "Survival on a Desert Island" is indeed unscripted, there are no behind-the-scenes stories or shady dealings. However, the invited celebrities and singers have signed agreements stipulating that unless there are special circumstances, such as physical injury requiring withdrawal or special family reasons, the contract stipulates that they must stay on the desert island for a certain number of days, and they cannot unilaterally break the contract.
"I have twenty days. In twenty days, I will be joining the film crew to start shooting," Zhao Liying answered first.
"I'll be here for 25 days." Huang Xiaoming mainly participated in this program to experience life and feel different lifestyles.
“I signed for twenty days,” Liu Yifei continued.
“I signed a 30-day contract,” Zhang Yixing said.
"Since everyone has signed the contract, we have to follow it."
There are tens of thousands of cameras on this island. Every decision we make and every action we take will be seen and evaluated by the audience. Therefore, we must do our best to show our best and most authentic selves.
"If Fatty really has any difficulties, we'll help her out privately in the future if we can." Huang Xiaoming looked at everyone with a serious expression.
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The next morning, Zhao Liying and Liu Yifei went to the beach, Huang Xiaoming and Li Xiang went to check the pheasant traps, while Li Yinsheng took Zhang Yixing to cut some thatch, banana leaves, coconut leaves and moss for later use in building and decorating the shelter.
Now that the framework of the Group A shelter is complete, all they need to do is use these natural decorations to make it look more comfortable and livable.
Sunlight filtered through the dense foliage, dappling Li Yinsheng and Zhang Yixing. They wandered through the thick jungle, searching for suitable thatch, banana leaves, and coconut leaves.
In the past few days, Li Yinsheng had already explored the area around the shelter several times, so she already had a general idea of where they could find the materials they needed.
They first arrived at a small hillside covered with dense thatch.
"Let's cut these thatch now and take them back. Cut as much as possible, we'll need it for the roof, the walls, and the ground." Li Yinsheng bent down and cut handfuls of thatch. This thatch was soft yet tough, making it an ideal material for building the shelter's roof. She didn't hesitate to choose thatch with wide and thick leaves.
They now have two Swiss Army knives in their hands, specifically for this job.
After seeing the chubby girl start working, Zhang Yixing imitated Li Yinsheng's movements and began his own lawn-cutting work, though he occasionally let out a series of gasps.
Because the thatch grass grew so lushly, reaching even above their waists, and given the slope of the hillside, Zhang Yixing had to constantly bend over and stand up. The thatch grass leaves were also very sharp, and one could easily cut their skin if they weren't careful.
However, seeing the chubby girl so busy, he felt embarrassed to stop. He gritted his teeth and did his best to cut the thatch. Although his movements were clumsy, his efforts were genuine, and although he was a bit awkward at first, he quickly became skilled.
Noticing Zhang Yixing's hard work, Li Yinsheng stopped her work, walked over to him, and gently patted his shoulder. "Yixing, take a rest. Cutting thatch requires skill; you can't just use force to cut it well."
Zhang Yixing looked up, his face covered in sweat. He glanced at the straw in his hand, then at the pile of straw that had already formed a small mountain over the fat girl, and scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
"Yixing, why don't you go find some vines and bundle these thatch grasses together so you can carry them back later? I'll cut them." Li Yinsheng saw that Zhang Yixing had been cutting thatch grass for a while, and his face and neck were cut by the grass.
It seems this child has never done this kind of work before; injury was inevitable.
"Damn! How come this chubby girl seems to be able to do everything? She's like an all-rounder."
"Could there be a wilderness survival expert infiltrated into Team A?"
"Thank you for your hard work, my dear Yixing."
"My brother got scratched by thatch grass, I'm so sorry for him."
In the live stream, the comments were scrolling rapidly.
Hearing Li Yinsheng's words, Zhang Yixing felt a warmth in his heart. He nodded and didn't say anything more, then went to find some vines that could be used to tie up the thatch.
He knew that the chubby girl was doing this to take care of him. Although it seemed insignificant, he was still willing to do his best to contribute his own strength to their group.
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