34: Professional at breaking up couples

Behind the camera, the PD watched as the four female guests only changed their answers after seeing Lu Qingyu pick up his phone to write a text message.

He thought the show would witness the biggest reversal yet, where the person everyone assumed wouldn't form a CP would actually pair up. As it turned out—Lu Qingyu's text was sent to his Agent!

"I'm off work. Come pick me up."

Seriously, big brother? You could have sent that text anytime. Why did you have to send it right when everyone else was sending their Heartbeat Texts? Not only did you have no intention of forming a CP, but you also sabotaged those who might have actually paired up.

Bullet Chat:

"Pfft, I really couldn't hold it in this time. Does Lu Qingyu have a grudge against the Old Man under the Moon? He's a professional CP-breaker."

"Hahaha, I'm dying. Can he stop being so hilarious?"

"Help! He sent a text to his Agent. Everyone else is here to fall in love, but he's really just here to work."

"Is this 110? Someone here is being so funny it's a crime."

The female guests were going to explode with rage, especially Yao Yiyi. She never expected herself to fail so spectacularly.

If she hadn't changed her text at the last minute, she would have formed a CP with Lü Qing. Now, she had ended up with nothing.

Yao Yiyi could hardly mask her anger: "What were you doing sending random texts at a time like this?"

Lu Qingyu rubbed the tip of his nose: "I saw you all sending them. If I didn't, I felt like I wouldn't be fitting in with the group."

Bai Ting and Kaluo couldn't help but roll their eyes, while Yao Yiyi was about to faint from anger.

Oh, now you decide to be considerate.

Lu Qingyu: "Am I off work? Is it over?"

PD Zhao suppressed the urge to throttle Lu Qingyu and finished the show's closing lines.

"That's all for this episode. Thank you all for participating."

The other guests had never participated in such a baffling show. Lu Qingyu: "Thank you, everyone. I had a great time."

The recording of Love Journey officially ended. Su Jixing was overjoyed because Lu Qingyu's popularity had exploded.

Lu Qingyu was the most popular person on Love Journey. Su Jixing's original goal was just to get Lu Qingyu's face known, but he never expected that his bizarre antics on the show would make him famous. After just eighteen days of live streaming, Lu Qingyu already had over nine hundred thousand followers. He didn't just have a fan club; he also had a dedicated anti-fan club.

One must know that anti-fans are also an indicator of how popular someone is.

What a celebrity fears most is having no buzz. If no one even bothers to hate you, then you're truly beyond saving.

Some niche brands had already reached out to Lu Qingyu for endorsements, and various variety shows had sent him numerous invitations.

Su Jixing couldn't stop smiling as he drove to pick up Lu Qingyu. He had truly found a treasure this time.

After the live stream ended, the guests began to leave one by one. During the show, a mobile phone brand had sponsored the program, so everyone used that brand. The messaging app they used wasn't WeChat but a special software downloaded by the Program Production Team, which allowed them to access the guests' chat logs from the backend.

Once the show ended, everyone switched back to their own phones. Some male and female guests, unwilling to give up and hoping to develop things further outside the variety show, exchanged WeChat and other contact information.

Yao Yiyi's pride was wounded because she hadn't managed to win over Lu Qingyu on the show. Furthermore, she believed Lu Qingyu had only acted that way to maintain a specific persona on camera. Perhaps he was different offline. So, Yao Yiyi went to ask for Lu Qingyu's contact information.

"Qingyu, I'm so glad I met you on this show. I think you're a wonderful person. Why don't we add each other? If there's an opportunity in the future, we could even work together."

Lu Qingyu glanced at Yao Yiyi. When Kaluo heard Yao Yiyi say this, she naturally couldn't let the opportunity pass either.

"Qingyu, let's add each other too. I have access to many good resources and can introduce them to you later."

Lu Qingyu: "Work together, right? Sure, let's add each other."

Lu Qingyu recited a number, and the two women immediately searched for it on WeChat.

Just as Lu Qingyu finished giving the number, Su Jixing's car arrived. He turned and left.

Yao Yiyi watched Lu Qingyu's back with a curl of her lips. The cat's out of the bag; it seems he really was just maintaining a persona during the live stream.

Once the WeChat request was accepted, Yao Yiyi immediately sent a message:

"Qingyu, the day after tomorrow is the weekend. Are you working? If not, you can come over to my place. I have quite a collection of fine red wines."

Three seconds later, the reply came: "Hello, I am Su Jixing. For work collaborations, please contact our studio."

Yao Yiyi was stunned, her face instantly flushing red. Just as she was about to turn on the charm, she was doused with a bucket of cold water.

Only then did she notice that the WeChat name was SJX. Yao Yiyi was livid.

In the car, Su Jixing looked at Yao Yiyi's WeChat message. He had seen many people like her, and the implications in her words couldn't be clearer. He had told Lu Qingyu to memorize his contact information so that if anyone asked for his WeChat privately, he could just give out Su's. Thankfully, the kid was obedient. He could already imagine how angry the person on the other side must be.

Kaluo's situation was similar to Yao Yiyi's, and she was also half-dead with rage.

Su Jixing dropped Lu Qingyu off at home: "Take a day off. I'll come by tomorrow morning to go over your work schedule."

Lu Qingyu returned to his apartment, took a hot bath, and after tidying up, opened his computer.

It would take time—about a week—for his first paycheck to be settled, but he already had 200,000 yuan in hand.

200,000 yuan was too little for now, and Lu Qingyu didn't have many options. During his time with the Love Journey production team, he had been searching the internet for information to see the state of various industries in this world.

Based on a comprehensive assessment, with the constraint of only having 200,000 yuan, the best industry to enter was the entertainment industry.

That's right, he planned to open a media company himself.

During his days of surfing the web, he discovered that short dramass didn't exist in this world.

Recalling how short dramass dominated the world in his previous life—especially since an entertainment company under his wing once turned a 2 million cost into 200 million in profit—there was no way Lu Qingyu would pass up the golden, untapped field of short dramass.

He planned to use "Qingcheng Entertainment" specifically to develop and film short dramass.

However, because his status as an artist made it inconvenient to act openly, Lu Qingyu was now in urgent need of an assistant.