4: Chapter 4: What are your expectations for participating in a dating reality show for the first time?

The gathering point was the main building lobby of the resort.

By the time Lu Li arrived, the others had almost all arrived.

All seven of them were dressed to the nines and looked radiant.

The men were all dressed in suits and leather shoes, while the women vied with each other in beauty; their dresses were shorter than the last, and their make-up more exquisite than the last.

Seeing Lu Li walk in, several gazes fell on him simultaneously, then quickly looked away.

Soon, Director Zhou walked in with a few people, holding a folder in his hand.

"Everyone is here, I will say a few words."

Everyone quieted down.

"The livestream will officially start in five minutes. The first round is the entrance segment. You all know the process, right?"

Everyone nodded.

"The entrance order is in reverse order of social status, with the lowest status going first." Director Zhou said, his gaze falling on Lu Li.

"You are first."

Lu Li nodded; he had expected this long ago.

"Shen Qingxue and Zhou Yichen will be the last two for the grand finale." Director Zhou continued.

"When you make your entrance, walk across that red carpet. At the end, there is an interview area where a host will ask you a few questions. Just answer them casually."

"Remember, it is livestreamed the whole way through. There is no editing and no retakes." Director Zhou's gaze swept across everyone.

"Watch what you say and do, don't cause trouble for yourselves, and don't cause trouble for the Program Team."

"Got it," everyone replied.

Director Zhou looked at his watch.

"There are three minutes left, get into your positions."

Everyone walked towards the door.

The red carpet stretched from the entrance of the main building all the way to the distant seaside, visually estimated to be about one hundred meters long.

At the end, a white background board was set up with the large characters "Heartbeat 72 Hours" printed on it. A standing microphone was placed in front of it, which should be the interview area.

Dozens of cameras were set up densely on both sides of the red carpet. The Program Team clearly put in a lot of hard effort for today's livestream.

Lu Li was led by a staff member to the starting position to wait. Next to him was a small screen showing the livestream countdown.

The numbers shrank bit by bit, but Lu Li's mood was very calm. Anyway, it was just going through the motions, and as for whether he would become popular or not, he didn't care.

After all, his brain now contained classic hits from the entire Mandopop music scene, and becoming famous was just a matter of time.

With this kind of confidence, he wasn't afraid of doing anything.

As the countdown numbers grew smaller and smaller and then hit zero, the on-site photography crew immediately entered working status.

At the exact moment the livestream started, a massive number of viewers flooded into the livestream room, and the real-time online audience directly broke through one million!

Most of the viewers came for Zhou Yichen and Shen Qingxue because the fan bases of these two people were terrifyingly large, and their response was even greater.

[Shen Qingxue! Shen Qingxue! Shen Qingxue!]

[Yichen! Husband, I love you!]

[I heard there are eight guests on this show? Who are they all?]

[Who is that Lu Li? Never heard of him at all.]

[Just making up the numbers. Isn't this how these shows always are?]

[Hahaha so miserable, entering first, the smallest status is solid proof.]

[He looks okay, better-looking than in photos.]

[I just want to wait for Shen Qingxue to appear.]

[+1, I am here to see the goddess.]

The bullet comments scrolled past extremely fast, and various voices sounded.

Lu Li knew nothing of this; he only knew that the staff member in front made a gesture at him.

It was time to go.

With an indifferent expression, Lu Li directly stepped onto the red carpet.

...

The red carpet was longer than he imagined.

Lu Li walked forward at a neither-fast-nor-slow speed. On both sides were dense rows of cameras, their lenses shooting him crazily.

As an obscure eighteenth-tier unknown singer, plus he had experienced things before transmigrating, he had nothing to be nervous about.

Anyway, it was just walking; who couldn't do that?

When he walked halfway, he heard someone shouting something nearby.

Turning his head to look, they were a few girls holding light boards, with the three large characters "Zhou Yichen" written on the light boards.

They should be fans who sneaked in.

Seeing him look over, the expressions on those girls' faces became a bit awkward, and they hurriedly lowered their light boards.

The camera happened to capture this entire scene, triggering a burst of uproarious laughter among the netizens in the livestream room.

[I'm dying of laughter, this is too disrespectful, right?]

[What a miserable guy, it feels like not a single person supports him.]

[However, to be fair, this brother's appearance is still quite decent, it's just a pity he doesn't have much fame.]

Lu Li took all of this into his eyes, but he didn't care that much and continued to walk forward.

When he reached the end, a male host wearing a suit was standing in the interview area, walking up with a beaming smile to welcome him.

"Welcome, welcome! Come, this way please!"

Lu Li walked to the front of the background board and stood still.

Holding cue cards, the host began to go through the routine.

"Lu Li, say hello to everyone."

Lu Li nodded at the camera.

"Hello everyone, I am Lu Li, a singer."

A bunch of bullet comments drifted across the livestream room instantly again.

[Such a brief self-introduction.]

[Hahaha compared to others, it's so perfunctory.]

[A singer? Never heard his songs before.]

[An eighteenth-tier unknown, normal.]

The host asked further: "May I ask, it's your first time participating in a dating variety show, do you have any expectations?"

Lu Li thought about it and answered seriously: "I expect... the food can be a bit better."

The host was stunned for a moment.

The bullet comments in the livestream room instantly burst into laughter.

[The food a bit better? What kind of expectation is this?]

[Hahaha other people participate in dating variety shows expecting to encounter true love, but he expects good food.]

[Laughing to death, confirmed foodie.]

[I'm crying to death, he's not here for romance, he's here to chow down.]

The host also reacted and took up the conversation with a smile.

"Rest assured about that, the food of our Program Team is absolutely guaranteed, seafood feasts can be fully provided."

Lu Li was even more satisfied with this.

Subsequently, the host asked a few more questions, all of which were routine ones, and Lu Li answered them casually.

Seeing this, the host ended it there, preparing to welcome the next guest, after all, there were really not many talking points on Lu Li.

"Alright, thank you Lu Li, please go to the resting area nearby to wait for a moment, let us look forward to the next guest."

Lu Li nodded, walked towards the resting area nearby, then plopped down on the sofa, and directly picked up a bottle of milk to drink.

As soon as Lu Li sat down in the resting area, before he finished drinking the milk in his hand, the second guest began to make her appearance.

It was Lin Yu, that internet celebrity.

She wore a sequined short skirt and stepped on slender high heels, swaying gracefully as she walked, looking very glamorous overall.

The bullet comments in the livestream room scrolled past with a wave at the right time, crazily licking the screen.

Lin Yu walked to the interview area, smiled charmingly at the camera, and after self-introducing, she even improvised a dance, feasting the eyes of the male compatriots in the livestream room.

The third person to appear was Chen Wenwen, who was also a very famous female internet celebrity.

Although slightly lesser in topic buzz than the preceding Lin Yu, she also had supporters, which was much better compared to Lu Li.