51: Chapter 51: The production team struck gold!

The six guests responsible for voting looked at each other.

The senior Song Dandan asked with a smile, "Who wants to state their choice first?"

Lin Chen decisively raised his right hand, "I'll go first. I've already made up my mind; I must cast my sacred vote for Brother Lei Jiayin."

Upon hearing this, Lei Jiayin gave Lin Chen a thumbs-up.

The Executive Director held up a megaphone and asked, "Please state your reason for supporting him."

Lin Chen kept a straight face and replied solemnly, "I'm afraid Yue Yunpeng will run off with my wife halfway through."

"Hahaha!" Song Dandan and Song Zuer immediately clapped their hands in amusement.

Beside them, Tong Liya, Liu Shishi, and Guli Nazha also covered their mouths, giggling uncontrollably.

Liu Shishi even reached out with her fair, delicate hand and playfully slapped Lin Chen on the arm.

Yue Yunpeng gave a bitter smile while taking small, quick steps over to Lin Chen, grabbing his arm and shaking it, "My good brother, you must clarify this statement in front of the camera today!"

"I don't mind not being the tour guide, but my wife is definitely holding her phone watching the livestream right now! If this isn't explained clearly, I don't care if your wife runs off, but my wife will definitely make me pack my bags and get out!"

Lin Chen was not flustered at all and retorted leisurely, "Just now when you were canvassing for votes, you patted your chest and promised that even if I fell behind, you would take good care of my wife for me."

"Based on my experience watching hundreds of TV dramas, any man who says that line is one hundred percent the big villain."

"Hahahaha!"

The guests nearby laughed until they were bent over, tears almost streaming down their faces.

Yue Yunpeng covered his fleshy face, feeling speechless, "Let's not talk about TV drama tropes. Just look at my face—do you really think I could snatch away stunning beauties like Yaya and the others?"

Lin Chen shook his head, his tone very heavy, "You have no idea how treacherous the outside world is. I used to be as simple and innocent as you, but what happened?"

"I was just serving dishes in a restaurant, and before I knew it, I was dragged to the Civil Affairs Bureau by the five of them to get married! You..."

"Shut up!"

Tong Liya, Liu Shishi, and Guli Nazha couldn't listen anymore; both embarrassed and angry, they stood up from their chairs simultaneously and forcibly pushed Lin Chen back into his seat.

Laughter filled the room, and Lin Chen's personal livestream channel was completely flooded with "Hahahaha" comments.

The chief director and producers sitting behind the monitors couldn't help but smile.

They all mentally labeled Lin Chen as "extremely clever."

The senior management of the Production Team felt that this move by Lin Chen was excellent.

A poor boy marrying five top-tier female celebrities was already the focus of ridicule across the entire internet.

Instead of hiding it, treating it as a joke and poking fun at it openly, as he was doing now, was actually more likely to win the audience's favor.

What surprised the Production Team most was that they had thought Lin Chen was just cannon fodder to attract hate from anti-fans, but they didn't expect this kid to have such surprisingly good variety show instincts.

Just look at the popularity of the livestream.

The number of online viewers on Lin Chen's channel had already soared to over 1.7 million!

He had directly surpassed the senior Song Dandan, and his ranking was no longer at the bottom.

This was enough to prove that he truly had the charm to keep the audience engaged.

Of course, these were all wild imaginings by the show's executives; Lin Chen didn't have all those complicated thoughts in his head at all.

He couldn't be bothered to care whether the ratings exploded or not, and he cared even less about how netizens evaluated their marriage.

He was talking nonsense purely to find some fun and kill boredom.

Traveling with the group on a budget would take at least two months to film; if he didn't talk nonsense to amuse himself, how would he get through the days?

The atmosphere on set, which had been a bit stiff, was completely enlivened by Lin Chen's banter.

After Lin Chen finished voting, it was the turn of Liu Shishi, who was sitting next to him.

She looked at the candidates, then glanced at Lin Chen, and stated with a smile, "Brother Jiayin and Little Yueyue are both great, and I believe you will both be very responsible as team leaders."

"But... after all, I am a married woman. To prevent my petty husband from getting jealous for no reason, I have decided to cast my vote for Brother Jiayin."

"Oh, my goodness! How did this blame suddenly land on my head! Lin Chen, I hate you!"

Yue Yunpeng was so anxious he squatted on the ground, holding his large head and wailing.

After Liu Shishi voted, it was Tong Liya's turn.

Without any suspense, she also chose Lei Jiayin, giving the exact same excuse as Liu Shishi.

Immediately after, Guli Nazha used the same tactic and gave her vote to Lei Jiayin.

Counting it all up, there were six votes in total; Lei Jiayin took four in one go, directly securing his victory.

The remaining two, Song Dandan and Song Zuer, gave their votes to Yue Yunpeng out of consideration for his feelings, but this couldn't change the outcome.

Lei Jiayin was officially elected as the tour guide and team captain of the travel group.

"Thank you all for your trust! I swear on my character that I will serve everyone comfortably and let everyone enjoy a super satisfying budget trip!" Lei Jiayin clasped his hands together and delivered his acceptance speech excitedly.

Yue Yunpeng squinted his small eyes and complained with a resentful face, "Stop acting like a good guy here! You should kneel down and kowtow to Lin Chen! The four of them in his family bundled their four votes together, you won without even trying!"

"Hahahaha!" Song Dandan laughed so hard she slapped her thigh.

The team leader selection was over, and the Executive Director cleared his throat to announce the second challenge.

"Everyone, please pay attention. Right now, in the theater's audience seats, there are five hundred invited enthusiastic audience members."

"Your challenge task is to perform a show for these five hundred audience members."

"After the performance, the Production Team will decide your initial travel funds based on the audience's satisfaction rating."

"The maximum fund is fifty thousand, and the minimum is ten thousand. Whether you end up eating bran and vegetables or big fish and meat depends entirely on your own abilities."

The director gave the Divas Hit the Road Group half an hour to prepare.

At the same time, the budget travel route for the first stop was announced: Hulunbuir — Hailar — Morigele — Manzhouli.

A five-day grassland itinerary.

"Since that's the case, Jiayin, don't worry about the performance."

The senior Song Dandan immediately arranged the strategy, "You are the captain, hurry up and check the travel guides. How to travel for these five days, where to stay, what to eat—it's all up to you to solve. You must find the most cost-effective plan."

Lei Jiayin nodded heavily, "Leave it to me; I will definitely handle it clearly."

He immediately borrowed a laptop from the Production Team and squatted in the corner, frantically searching for routes.

From the moment they set off, the Production Team had announced that, except for the initial funds, they would not provide any assistance.

With Lei Jiayin having a specific task, the burden of performing on stage naturally fell on the shoulders of the other seven people.

Everyone gathered together to discuss for a moment.

Eventually, it was decided that the four beauties—Tong Liya, Guli Nazha, Liu Shishi, and Song Zuer—would be responsible for dancing.

The four of them were all trained in dance.

Tong Liya and Guli Nazha were of ethnic minority backgrounds and had been able to sing and dance since they were children.

Liu Shishi was even a graduate of a professional dance academy, with an extremely flexible physique.

Song Zuer also had a foundation in dance.

Time was tight; it was impossible to rehearse a high-difficulty dance, but putting together some simple moves was definitely not a problem.