From yearning to becoming a mascot in the entertainment industry

That night, everyone who followed Xiangwang found that Xiangwang’s official Weibo account had released a new update.

"Thank you all for your company along the way. In the new season, Yearning will start a new recording mode. We will not forget our original aspirations and forge ahead. The new Yearning will be the most authentic yearning!"

At the same time, netizens who saw this update keenly discovered that all previous news about this season had been deleted.

"Oh my god, what happened to Xiangwang? The show was supposed to start in half a month, and now they say the recording mode has changed?"

"Well, it's just a gimmick. Aren't all variety shows these days the same? Scripts, scripts, nothing interesting at all."

"Who says it's not? It's just the same old story in a new bottle. Only Go Fighting used to be a true unscripted variety show, but it's a shame it's become just like any other variety show now."

"That's right. Extreme Challenge used to be so pretty! Now, it's just a big lump."

"No, you guys are talking about Ji Tiao under the official Weibo of Xiang Wang. Is that okay?"

"Alright, alright, there's nothing to discuss. There's still half a month left anyway. We'll know when we see it."

As the popularity of this news is growing, many self-media outlets have also begun to intervene and provide their own interpretations of this news.

No matter how popular this incident is online, the entire Longing for Life production team is now extremely busy.

In order to express his sincerity, director Wang Zhengyu personally led his team to contact the live broadcast platform.

Currently, there are four most popular live streaming platforms in the entire Blue Planet: Douyu, Maoya, Manshou, and Douyin.

Wang Zhengyu is the one who wants to cooperate with Douyin the most, because at this stage Douyin is the national software in the entire Blue Star and has the largest number of users among the four major live broadcast platforms.

At first, Wang Zhengyu was very cautious in his interactions with the other party and kept a low profile.

But what he didn't expect was that when Douyin officials heard that Xiangwang wanted to broadcast it live on their Douyin, the director of operations brought his team and flew directly to Xiangwang's recording location.

"Hello, Mr. Yu. Thank you for coming all the way here."

Wang Zhengyu walked quickly to a middle-aged man in formal attire and extended his hand with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, Yu Ze also shook his hand affectionately.

"Director Wang, when I heard you were planning to livestream "Yearning" on our platform, I immediately put aside all my work and flew over with my team."

When he first received the news from his employees that Xiangwang was preparing to live broadcast on Douyin, his first thought was that it was impossible, because he knew how great the risks were in live broadcasting variety shows. This is why no variety show has been broadcast live for so many years.

After repeated confirmation, he flew over with his team immediately, determined to secure the live broadcast rights!

This is the first variety show in China to be broadcast live!

You can imagine the amount of traffic contained therein!

When Wang Zhengyu saw Yu Ze's attitude, he was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Yu Ze would be so enthusiastic.

But then he thought of what Yun Mu had said before, and he felt even more emotional. At the same time, he took the matter of wanting the live broadcast rights more seriously.

Several people came to the Mushroom House, but He Jiong and Huang Lei did not participate. Instead, they went out for a walk and left the place to the program crew.

......

Bamboo house.

The villagers came to help early this morning, and the bamboo house was very lively.

Yun Mu's parents passed away early, and although he was raised by the village chief, all the villagers took great care of him.

He has been very sensible and likable since he was a child. After hearing that he was going back to live in the village, all the villagers were very happy even though they were working.

"Grandpa Village Chief, I'll treat you to lunch today. Let's go to a restaurant."

Yun Mu wiped the sweat off his face and said with a smile.

But after hearing his words, the village chief's face darkened.

"Why go to a restaurant?! Home is just a few steps away. Why go to a restaurant if you don't go home to eat?! You need to learn how to live! If you don't save some money, how will you get married in the future?!"

Hearing his words, Yun Mu couldn't help but scratch his head in embarrassment.

"Well, I can't let you all work for nothing! I offered to pay you, but you refused. Now I want to provide food, but you still disagree. You said you're all so old, I can't let you work for me for nothing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an old man working nearby straightened up and said with a smile, "Hey kid, we're just sitting around doing nothing, so we'll help you out and consider it as some exercise."

"Yes, our village hasn't been this lively for a long time."

Just as Yun Mu was struggling, the village chief spoke again, "Alright, on this matter, you listen to us old guys. If you really feel embarrassed, we'll arrange a good meal for you when the house is built and warmed up!"

"Xiao Mu, we're here to see you."

"Teacher He, Teacher Huang, why are you here?"

Yun Mu put down the work in his hands and walked up to them with a smile.

He Jiong said with a smile: "Zhengyu is discussing live broadcast cooperation with Douyin, so Teacher Huang and I came out for a walk."

Huang Lei also looked at Yun Mu with a smile on his face.

Unlike his previous superficial politeness, this time he was sincere.

If Xiangwang really regains its previous popularity, Yun Mu will definitely be the one who contributes the most.

"If we can reach an agreement this time, the live broadcast will probably be on the agenda soon. Why don't you join in the recording? It's just the two of us old guys now anyway."

Huang Lei really wanted Yun Mu to participate in the recording. With his and He Jiong's connections, he was confident that he could promote Yun Mu as long as he performed well in Yearning.

I can’t say how famous he is, but it’s no problem for him to live a comfortable life.

However, Yun Mu still refused.

"Thank you, Mr. Huang, but I'm just an ordinary person. Not only is it easy to make mistakes under the live camera, but what the audience wants to see is not me."

Hearing his words, He Jiong and Huang Lei fell silent.

This was the second time Huang Lei invited Yun Mu, but he was rejected both times.

"Teacher Huang, Teacher He, I'm staying here. When your live broadcast is over, I can come over and accompany you anytime."

Hearing this, He Jiong pouted, lowered his head slightly, looked at Yun Mu with sidelong glances, pretending to be angry.

"Okay, then it's a deal. When we're not live streaming, you can come find us."

After they chatted for a while, He Jiong and Huang Lei left.

When they returned to the Mushroom House, Yu Ze had already left with his men, leaving only Wang Zhengyu with a happy face.

"Looking at you, I think the deal is done?"

Huang Lei asked with a smile on his face.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhengyu excitedly said, "It works! Yun Mu's words really came true! Not only has the platform been very cooperative, but the revenue hasn't decreased at all. I even feel like it will be higher than any previous season!"

"Also, we don't have to worry about the promotion at all. We just need to announce the live broadcast cooperation with Douyin on the official Weibo account, and Douyin will take care of the rest of the promotion and marketing!"

"Luckily I remembered what Yun Mu said before, otherwise, I might have suffered a loss this time! Haha!"

He Jiong was also very happy when he heard that the cooperation was finalized.

"Then you must remember Xiao Mu's kindness and thank him properly when the time comes!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhengyu immediately revealed a smug expression.

"Need I say that? I've already made arrangements before you came back. I think his thank-you gift will arrive tomorrow!"