49: The show has started. Qu Lang: My brother is awesome!

One by one, light boards were lit up, and one fan group after another was automatically established.

On the same floor, Reba, bored, opened TikTok and started scrolling, unexpectedly coming across Gao Xiaofan's livestream.

Watching him chat with a playful grin, Reba also stayed in the livestream room to watch.

All morning, Gao Xiaofan had been livestreaming. Qu Lang and Little Orange also came to find him, but seeing that he was livestreaming, they left again.

Just as he was about to end the stream, a bullet chat message appeared.

"Brother Wo Zi, the broadcast starts tomorrow. Which teammate do you want?"

The system notification sounded.

"nine-turn continuous daily mission, triggering the ninth task: As a fan-loving person, you will eventually receive rewards from your fans. Tell your fans your choice and let them help you fulfill your dream."

Gao Xiaofan's eyes lit up: "Reba, Brothers, I want Reba."

Amidst a screen full of 'hahaha' and laughter, Gao Xiaofan closed the livestream.

Meanwhile, Reba blinked, staring blankly at the phone screen where the livestream room had already closed.

"He wants to team up with me?"

What Gao Xiaofan said during the livestream was quickly recorded and spread by others.

Gimmick Bro: Tryst with Mi Mi Yesterday, Says He Wants Reba Today》

Gao Xiaofan: Only Kids Make Choices, He Wants Them All!》

"LMAO, Brothers, I support this union. Compared to a handsome guy like Liu Yunning, Brother Wo Zi clearly makes me feel more at ease."

"Roger that, Roger that, everyone vote for Gao Xiaofan."

"Gimmick Bro simply can't stop. It makes me unsure whether to watch him or Reba. Now they can just team up so we can watch them together, which is reasonable."

"Mi Mi, Reba, and Han Han have all been roasted; only the Mage is left."

"What is the person above talking about? I'll have my Hua Hua send you a lawyer's letter."

Gao Xiaofan didn't care about the fermenting comments online. At this moment, he had a steamed bun in his mouth while his hands were busy unwrapping packages.

Gao Xiaofan tilted his head, looking at the advertisement clothing sent by Intentional Punch.

To his surprise, apart from a few words, it wasn't as gaudy as he had expected.

After sending a message to Intentional Punch saying he received it, he didn't bother looking at the words. He casually tossed the clothes into his suitcase and turned to head out.

Qu Lang had looked for him in the morning, and he hadn't seen him when he went downstairs for lunch, so he planned to go and ask if anything was up.

After reaching Qu Lang's room and asking, he found out there was nothing special; Qu Lang just wanted to ask if he was nervous about the broadcast starting tomorrow.

Gao Xiaofan shook his head. Seeing that Qu Lang was no longer busy, he took the remote and lowered the temperature, lazily leaning on the sofa to enjoy the free air conditioning.

"Sigh, I see you want to team up with Reba."

"Yeah, there are only two choices: Mi Mi or Reba." Gao Xiaofan played with his phone without even looking up.

The program rules were to pair celebrities with influencers—otherwise, they wouldn't have invited influencers. Furthermore, the groups were alternated by gender, so what Gao Xiaofan said was correct.

"Hmm, I chatted with Mi Mi today. She seems to want to continue the CP hype with you. Reba and Liu Yunning will likely be in a group." Qu Lang rubbed his chin.

Gao Xiaofan frowned. More hype? This gave him a hint of aversion, and he felt even more convinced in his heart that yesterday's events were arranged by Mi Mi.

In Mi Mi's room, Reba was also sitting on the sofa, quietly listening to her boss speak.

"Liu Yunning doesn't have any scandals, and his company has contacted us. If you have no problem with it, everyone will boost the votes together, and it'll be settled."

Reba didn't say anything and just nodded.

In professional matters, Reba knew what was important. As an artist of the company, she naturally had to consider the company's interests.

Although being paired with Liu Yunning was the CP group she hated most in both companies' plans, she didn't object.

She could already predict that once the grouping was complete, countless water army accounts would lead the narrative to hype up their CP.

"Okay, then I'll contact the other company to finalize it. You should go back and pack up too."

Reba walked out of the room in a daze, but her mind couldn't help but think of that sentence Gao Xiaofan had excitedly shouted in the livestream.

"I want Reba."

Returning to her room, she sighed and began to organize her luggage.

Throughout the day, apart from Gao Xiaofan's stunts in his livestream room and his declaration of wanting to be in a group with Reba, there wasn't a single ripple in the Xiushui Mingshan Program Group.

However, the atmosphere grew tense. The companies behind the participating guests all began to exert their influence. Besides Gao Xiaofan, even those influencers had MCN agencies behind them. Only he, after finishing his bun, hurriedly ran to the floor of his room to sleep.

On the day the program started, around five in the morning, Gao Xiaofan washed up and dashed downstairs, looking excited.

He had found another bug in his dream: as long as the program started and the notification in his mind said the task was complete, wouldn't he be able to eat?

Then he definitely had to buy, buy, buy.

Fried spring rolls, fried rice dumplings, soup dumplings, pan-fried buns—he bought a little of each.

Gao Xiaofan munched on a steamed bun, occasionally glancing at the snacks he was carrying, feeling happy and satisfied.

At this time, in a corner room at the very end of the hotel, it was bustling with noise—it was the Program Production Crew's office.

"Ready?"

Qu Lang held a walkie-talkie and listened to the replies inside. Upon learning that everything was ready, he gave the order.

"Start the broadcast."

Subsequently, the highly anticipated 24-hour live variety show "Show Water Bright Mountain" suddenly started broadcasting without any prior announcement of the start time, parachuted onto the front-page spots on the homepages of multiple channels like Ai Qi Film and Television and TikTok.

Under a large screen, the backstage staff of the Program Production Crew were seen busy at work.

Subtitles appeared, continuously scrolling through the introduction of the program's background and rules.

Below the big screen, it was divided into eight small screens, with the corresponding guest names displayed in the top left corner of each livestream room. At this moment, the cameras were constantly shaking until they stopped, facing individual door numbers.

Although it was six o'clock and foot traffic was low, there would always be some die-hard fans staking out. In a short time, the livestream room's popularity surpassed ten million.

Bullet chats flew by, scrolling continuously.

"This trick again. Needless to say, it's another surprise attack on the guests." This came from Han Han's livestream room.

"Love to see it, update faster, can't sleep at night, *slurp*~" This came from Mi Mi's livestream room.

"Go in already! They're all dressed, what are you still looking at???" This came from Reba's livestream room.

Qu Lang looked at the bullet chats on the big screen, his face darkening slightly, but he still breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the equipment was running smoothly without any lagging.

"Enter," Qu Lang said softly into the walkie-talkie.

Then, within the eight camera frames, knocking on doors began.

Just as the bullet chats had guessed, although Qu Lang hadn't said anything, how could anyone in the entertainment industry not know? They were all dressed and prepared early, precisely to guard against the director's team doing this. Even those influencers had been reminded by their MCN agencies last night.

Qu Lang looked at Cheng Seventeen's camera. Seeing Cheng Seventeen with exquisite makeup yawning as she opened the door, his face turned black.

"Your lipstick is applied so thick you look like you could eat a child, who the hell are you trying to fool?"

Sure enough, compared to the influencers, the celebrities' acting was much more realistic. Basically, none of them wore makeup, nor did they deliberately strike a pose like they had just woken up; instead, they joked around with smiles.

"The director didn't say when the broadcast would start yesterday, so I guessed you guys would definitely pull this trick."

Qu Lang sighed. Since they were doing a 24-hour non-stop livestream, they were playing for real. Starting the broadcast at 6 AM, he had already prepared for a low popularity scene.

Right then, Qu Lang glanced over and saw the bullet chat speed soaring. He narrowed his eyes and looked.

"Holy crap, did Brother Wo Zi sleep like the dead? The photographer's hand is numb from knocking." This came from Brother Wo Zi's livestream room.

"I can't take it, I'm going to die laughing. Gimmick Bro is pulling stunts again." This came from Brother Wo Zi's livestream room.

"Hahaha *hiccup*, I'm on the toilet, and the oligie was pinched off by my laughter." This came from Brother Wo Zi's livestream room.

"Just came from Liu Yunning's livestream room, decided to only watch Brother Wo Zi now. I'm a fan." This came from Brother Wo Zi's livestream room.

Qu Lang beamed with joy. Saving the day still has to be my good brother~ Pulling stunts, my brother is super awesome.