3: Ye Bai's appearance sparked insane jealousy among the male students.

Yanhuang Entertainment Headquarters!

"What? Going on an entertainment adventure? Is it fun? Can I bring a basketball? I'm telling you, I won't participate in any show that doesn't let me bring a basketball!"

Kun Kun expressed his dissatisfaction to his manager.

"Kun Kun, we are participating in an adventure show, not an outdoor sport..."

The manager looked utterly weary of life.

"Just bear with it for a bit."

"That won't do. The basketball must be brought. Go discuss it with the Production Team; they can't possibly have a hard rule against bringing a basketball, right...?"

"But..."

"But what? It's just a trip, an adventure. Will we have to go in the water to catch fish or something? I can't swim. When the time comes, prepare a submarine or something for me. The Production Team should have enough funding..."

...On the other side.

Inside a luxury villa.

"Oh my! Sis, why am I included in this adventure? Did I sign up?"

Seeing the announcement released by Banana TV, Meng Ziyi looked at her manager in surprise.

"That was arranged by the higher-ups. Because you're the company's top star. Liu Haocun even wanted to get on your show, but unfortunately, she didn't have the capability!"

The manager had a face full of smiles.

"Sis, you're so good. This show is officially organized! After participating, won't my fan count go up another level? Won't I be promoted to the top star of the entertainment industry?"

"Of course. From now on, our Ziyi will be the top star of the Great Xia entertainment industry!"

"Wow, just hearing it gets me so excited. This is a great show; I just love adventures!"

...Almost all the celebrities knew they had been selected before the final roster was released. They were extremely excited because this show was simply too popular. Not only did it come from the hottest platform, Banana TV, but it also had the enthusiastic sponsorship of domestic billionaires, combined with the current nationwide focus on adventure-type shows.

It could be said that after participating in this show, their future stardom would be bright, and they might even become targets for collaboration in the eyes of wealthy families.

Those endorsements would practically be like free money being handed to them!

And then there was the accumulation of fans.

To think, within twenty-four hours of their names being announced by the show, even the one with the fewest gains had increased their fan count by five hundred thousand!

This was a tangible economic benefit!

Three days later.

Banana TV and the Live Stream Room started broadcasting simultaneously. As the Live Stream Room opened, the number of viewers instantly reached ten million.

And this number was still soaring at an exaggerated speed.

The host had already been waiting in a temporary studio set up at the airport. When the live camera pointed at her, she revealed a standard, professional smile.

"Viewers, the much-anticipated 'The Strongest King of the Wild' has finally begun broadcasting. I believe you all already know about and have been looking forward to this show. Let's not waste words; next, the Production Team will conduct a continuous twenty-four-hour broadcast, following the guests as they explore mysterious and unknown forbidden lands."

"The guests are currently waiting outside the airport. Once everyone has arrived, we will immediately set off for our first stop."

"The primeval forest on the Xia-Myanmar Border!"

As soon as the host finished speaking, the camera suddenly shifted.

Several figures appeared before the lens, carrying backpacks and wearing casual sportswear. The ten people slowly stepped onto the red carpet, walking toward the host.

The ten of them could be described as handsome men and beautiful women.

Upon seeing these ten figures, the Live Stream Room's bullet comments flashed in unison.

[Holy crap! Da Mimi!!]

[Brother Jing, Brother Jing!!!]

[Kun Kun really came! I thought he wouldn't. Were all the previous rumors fake?]

[I think Brother Jing is very suitable for this show. After all, Brother Jing is someone with real skills; he's most suited for this kind of wilderness show!]

[I think so too. I'm really looking forward to Brother Jing's performance.]

[Ziyi is so beautiful; she's my goddess!]

[I think so too!! My Reba is even better looking; she can make casual clothes look as high-end as a gown!!]

The audience and fans continuously praised their idols.

But soon, some people began to complain.

"Damn, what's that guitar that Mage is carrying on his back?"

"Wait, my Kun Kun brought a basketball for an adventure?"

"For real? Why does this feel like such a joke?"

"Crap, looking at the relaxed expressions on their faces, I don't feel like this is an adventure show, but more like they're going on a picnic?"

In the frame, except for Wu Jing who appeared somewhat normal, the other male celebrities were simply eccentric.

There was Kun Kun holding a basketball, and Hua Hua carrying a guitar on his back.

Even Wu Jing couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle at the sight.

Wu Jing had participated in adventure shows before, but he had never seen anyone play it like this.

Wu Jing counted the people who had arrived; the celebrities all seemed to be there, but he remembered there were supposed to be 11 people in total, including an ordinary person!

Where was the person?

It wasn't just the audience who were confused.

The celebrities were also curious, though Kun Kun and Hua Hua looked very dissatisfied. Originally, they were supposed to be the grand finale, but that damn ordinary person was arriving even later.

The show had already started, and he still hadn't appeared. Was he that impressive?

Just as they were about to express their dissatisfaction to the Production Team, a scream suddenly erupted from off-camera.

Then, a young man stepped onto the red carpet.

Wearing a black hoodie, with a handsome face and a long, black-cloth-wrapped stick-like object on his back, he also had a backpack. Step by step, he walked toward the crowd.

Ye Bai's expressionless, handsome face even shocked the Production Team.

His looks actually overshadowed the most handsome one, Kun Kun, by quite a bit.

If Kun Kun had a sort of feminine beauty,

Then Ye Bai possessed a blend of strength and softness, along with a cool, aloof aesthetic that warned others not to approach!

Almost instantly, even someone like Yang Mi, who had seen countless handsome men, couldn't help but be deeply attracted by his face.

Reba even covered her mouth with slightly reddened cheeks and let out a low cry: "So handsome!"

In the Live Stream Room:

[Ahhhh!!! So handsome!!!]

[Is this Ye Bai? He looks even more handsome than on the previous posters!! This outfit looks so mysterious!]

[He's really too handsome; if I didn't know better, I'd think he was the leader of some mysterious organization.]

[Handsome!! So handsome!! I love it!!]

[Wow, wow, wow, this is way more handsome than those celebrities. I'm becoming a fan right now!]

[Just looking at the photos sent by the Production Team, I couldn't feel that my Brother Ye Bai was this handsome. My god, I want to have his babies!!!! I can't take it!!!!]

The fans on-site were all captivated by Ye Bai's handsome face, causing waves of screams to erupt one after another.

Cai Xukun, Zhang Dada, and Hua Chenyu felt uncomfortable after seeing the reactions of the celebrities and fans.

It was bad enough that this guy was the grand finale!

But now, all the limelight had been stolen!

"Who is this guy? Even more of a poser than me? We celebrities didn't get the grand finale spot, but he did."

Huang Zitao was the first to be unable to suppress his displeasure, looking sideways at Cai Xukun and Hua Chenyu.

"What ordinary person? He's probably just a new artist trained by some management company. You guys should have more experience with this than me; it's just an inside job."

Kun Kun spoke dismissively, but his peripheral vision remained fixed on Ye Bai's face, his envy increasing by several degrees.

"That's true. He just has a good face; without talent, he's just a vase. Let him ride our coattails; we can use this opportunity to show him that the entertainment industry's waters run deep."

Hua Chenyu added from the side.

"You guys are right, I agree."

Zhang Dada directly gave them a thumbs up.

He's just for show—at best a little fresh meat, at worst a vase, unfit for higher stages... Wu Jing's mouth twitched. He was also initially shocked by Ye Bai's appearance, but when he saw Ye Bai's hands, which had some calluses and were different from ordinary people's, his eyes suddenly widened.

"This guy is not simple!"

He paid attention to things other than Ye Bai's handsomeness again and suddenly discovered that the thing on his back wasn't an ordinary item either.

It seemed to be a sword?