Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Wilderness Survival
"Go on an adventure together" was announced two days early.
Therefore, on the day the live broadcast resumed, fans of previous guests and fans of Gu Cheng and Miaomiao came upon hearing the news.
[I’m here for Miaomiao. I don’t know about this show, what exactly is it?]
[It’s basically parents with kids + a low-budget version of Wilderness Survival]
[The guests can be parents with children or siblings, mainly surviving together in the wild. However, because kids are participating, the wild places chosen are relatively safe. Additionally, if guests cannot secure food in the wild, they can choose to participate in program-provided games to obtain survival kits]
[Yeah, also the program will guarantee accommodation. At the start of the game, guests can gain things like igloos, treehouses, tents through games]
[Got it, it’s kind of like a wilderness trip, just with tougher conditions]
Some people were curious why Gu Cheng and Miaomiao joined the program.
[I know Gu Cheng, the best director of Golden Spirit Tiger, the top person domestically, young and handsome. Isn’t he focused on movies? Why would he join a show?]
[Probably wants to maintain the hype after discovering his sister’s popularity, the entertainment industry is all about this]
[Honestly, Miaomiao first joined "With Parents 2," and now this, I think, the focus is too much on gains]
[Are the ones saying this unaware of Gu Che’s posts?]
[What posts?]
Immediately, some netizens went to look and found that on the day of the announcement, Gu Che angrily posted something. The gist was that Director Gu discovered that his relationship with his sister improved after they joined the program and secretly enlisted his sister in a new program, without informing him in advance.
This shows Gu Che’s genuine thoughts. Everyone could sense his anger through those words.
[Director Gu secretly joins a show out of jealousy to build a relationship?]
[Such an adorable contrast, I love it]
[This family is just too fun]
[I kind of believe this reason because Director Gu has never participated in reality shows before. Even when he won the best director of Golden Spirit Tiger previously, he only attended some talk shows at most]
[Come on, it’s just trying to hide the truth, isn’t it to keep the hype going?]
[Gu Cheng’s new movie is probably in competition again, likely here to advertise]
[Exactly, getting the Golden Spirit Tiger was just lucky, the films competing in his year weren’t great, he took advantage of it. This film festival has many good films aiming for the Golden Snow Wolf Award, he will definitely be eliminated in the first round]
[Some people are just criticizing for the sake of it, the judging panel won’t give him any awards just because he joins a show]
All of this has nothing to do with Gu Cheng and Miaomiao.
Following the program’s instructions, they left the hotel early in the morning to head to the designated location.
When they arrived, there were already people there.
"My daughter was thrilled to hear that Miaomiao was coming."
Well-known actor Fu Guoqiang actively came forward to greet them.
He immediately mentioned Miaomiao, easily winning the siblings’ favor.
Gu Cheng: "Mr. Fu."
Tuanzi obediently greeted, "Hello, Uncle."
Soon, her gaze fell on a little girl.
She was about the same age, but had exceptionally white skin, like milk, blue eyes, black curly hair, very much like a doll in a shop window.
Tuanzi saw someone with blue eyes for the first time, and the little girl looked especially delicate and pretty.
"I’m Miaomiao, four and a half years old."
The little girl shyly hid behind Fu Guoqiang for a while before peeking out again.
"I’m Youyou, four years old."
Fu Guoqiang helplessly nudged his daughter forward.
"Weren’t you saying you liked Little Heroine and wanted to learn martial arts? Now Miaomiao is right in front of you."
The parents chatted casually, and Gu Cheng learned that Fu Youyou was an avid viewer of "Travel with Parents 2," and became a little fan of Miaomiao after discovering there was a flying Little Heroine.
Their group had been previous guests, having streamed live for two episodes.
The program had stopped due to some incidents, and Fu Guoqiang initially planned to terminate the contract but decided to bring his daughter when he learned Gu Cheng and Miaomiao would come.
Though shy at first, Youyou quickly boldly approached the Little Heroine she admired.
The two little Tuanzi stuck together.
[This scene is just too adorable]
[The delicate doll and Little Heroine]
[Is Fu Youyou mixed-race?]
[You can tell from the eyes that she’s mixed, supposedly her mom decided to marry because of Mr. Fu’s cooking skills]
Knowing that such a pretty little girl is a little fan, Tuanzi restrained herself from gloating with hands on her hips.
"Do you want to fly? I can take you flying."
In order to act more like a big sister, she didn’t refer to herself as Miaomiao.
Little Heroine has to maintain her dignity too!
Youyou whispered, "Can I?"
"Of course, it’s a piece of cake."
Tuanzi, acting like a big sister, wrapped an arm around Youyou’s waist, quickly mustered her strength, and in a blink, they were on a nearby large tree.
The cameras quickly focused on them.
Director Li excitingly said, "Great, the first highlight after the episode rebroadcast is here, send the prepared tags to the trending spot."
Since Miaomiao was invited, he had already prepared many tags for this girl and booked trending spots.
The tags are quite exaggerated, intended to attract netizens and direct traffic to the show.
As for repeatedly being on hot searches and excessive marketing, and whether it might negatively affect Miaomiao, he didn’t care.
He’s using this opportunity to stage a comeback.
This approach is entirely different from Director Qian’s.
Director Qian also wanted popularity, but relied mainly on netizens, and never wasted money.
Just an hour into the live broadcast, the search term related to Little Heroine unexpectedly dropped to seventh place.
However, it stayed there for only five minutes before it was removed.
When the staff informed Director Li, he was a bit baffled.
"Wasn’t it agreed on beforehand?"
The staff whispered, "The money was refunded, they said our program should trend with its strength."
Director Li’s face immediately turned dark.
"Someone must have intervened, who could it be?"
He suspected it was Gu Cheng; however, Gu Cheng had only gained fame last year.
This young director had only made three movies, and his third won a Golden Spirit Tiger best director, but his connections were not yet deep enough for such influence.
At this point, other guests began to arrive one after another.
Previous guest Cui Chi, a sportsman, and son Cui Jixing, five and a half years old.
Previous guest Gu Ran, an A-list actress, and son Gu Jiujiu, five years old.
New guest Xiong Chenfei, former leader of the WWS girl group, and younger brother Xiong Chenli, five and a half years old.
All five groups of guests had arrived and greeted each other; Director Li had no time to consider the trending issue as he announced everyone to trek into the rainforest.
"A plot of land has been pre-arranged for filming the program."
Fortunately, the filming location wasn’t far, and guests successfully arrived after spending over an hour.
"Alright, as usual," Director Li grinned, "let’s first determine the accommodation for the next few nights. After ensuring housing, everyone can focus on solving meals and drinks for the next few days."
"We’ll provide one treehouse, one luxury tent, one regular tent, and one simple tent. The five groups of guests will choose through games."
Cui Jixing, a boy with a tiger-headed look, raised his hand and asked, "Why are there only four?"
Director Li laughed, "Because the fifth group needs to use trees in the rainforest to build temporary housing on their own."
The five groups of guests: "..."
[Does this director know why the program was stopped? If no changes are made, it will surely stop again.]
[He did make changes. Previously, five accommodations were provided; this time, it’s four.]