The program was recorded in a relatively remote town on the outskirts of Yuming. They specifically found a place where there were no other houses or residents within a hundred meters, because only in this way could they control the program recording site without being disturbed.
If you want to record a reality show now, you must find a place like this.
Li Zhenzhen and the others made the final confirmation on site and began to follow up on the progress of each group.
"All the groups have already set off and are on their way here. Li Zhibai and his group are expected to be the first group to arrive." Assistant Director Zheng Hesong said to Li Zhenzhen.
Li Zhenzhen nodded.
The estimated time of arrival was also carefully adjusted by them.
Letting Lu Yanhe and the other three arrive first will be of great benefit to the effect of the first meeting between everyone.
According to Li Zhenzhen's understanding of them, Yan Liang is the most gentle and kind, and will not let people feel awkward. Lu Yanhe will help Yan Liang to liven up the atmosphere. Li Zhibai is more arrogant and may not look down on others, so there may be conflicts between their personalities.
Li Zhenzhen did not give each of them a detailed performance script, but their production team did have a script for how to arrange the artists and how to set the scenes.
They are all carefully designed.
Chen Biqiu wore a pair of sunglasses and stood beside Li Zhenzhen, helping her to take charge.
After all, this is Li Zhenzhen's first time to be in charge of a variety show, and today is the first day of recording.
Li Zhenzhen took a deep breath.
"The program has already started recording. Trust your team," Chen Biqiu whispered to Li Zhenzhen. "Even if there are any problems on set, that's normal. We'll solve them one by one as they arise."
Li Zhenzhen nodded and said okay.
At this time, someone reminded: "Li Zhibai, Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang are expected to arrive in ten minutes."
Li Zhenzhen immediately perked up and said, "All departments, get ready, and the artists, get ready to go on stage."
There were quite a few staff members on the scene, but there was no one in every fixed camera shot.
In reality shows, there is a principle that, except for staff members who play NPC-type roles, basically no one else can appear in the camera, which will affect the audience's sense of immersion.
When Lu Yanhe and the other two arrived, there were only cameras at the scene and no staff.
This is an atmosphere deliberately created by the program team.
The cameraman who was filming them got out of the car, but the PD didn't.
The three people looked at each other.
In front of me is a small building with a yard and a lake next to it.
The lake shimmered in the sunlight.
"What's going on? What should we do?" Lu Yanhe looked around and asked.
There were only a lot of cameras at the scene, but no instructions.
Can they just go in like this?
At this time, Yan Liang pointed to a door in front and said, "There seems to be something hanging on it."
The three of them walked over dragging their suitcases.
There was a sign hanging on the door that read "Check-in Guide".
"Welcome to the Youth House. Please choose a question and give an honest answer. Only honest people can live in the Youth House."
On the side of the door, there is a bracket with eight questions posted on it.
Lu Yanhe and the others immediately looked at those questions.
At first glance, wow, they were all tricky questions, and one of them was even "Are you single now?"
This problem is common, but not for artists.
Many celebrities hide their relationship status and do not make it public.
"Eight questions, does that mean there are eight people in total?" Yan Liang asked.
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "That should be it."
"What question do you want to choose?" Yan Liang asked.
Lu Yanhe looked around and chose the question, "What kind of person do you least like living with?"
He turned and looked around and asked, "Who should I answer to?"
Li Zhibai answered the question, "Are you single now?" and said, "Just ask directly. There must be dozens of people staring at us from unknown places. Once we answer, someone will use a remote control to open the door and let us in."
After saying that, he raised the question card in his hand and said, "Single, single as can be."
However, after he answered the question, there was no movement at the door.
Li Zhibai looked confused.
Lu Yanhe asked, "Does this door only open after all three of us have answered?"
After he finished speaking, he immediately added: "What I hate most is living with people I hate."
Li Zhibai: "Isn't this nonsense?"
"He didn't restrict how I could answer," Lu Yanhe said. "Of course, I hate living with the person I hate the most."
"So who is the person you hate the most?"
"Someone like me who is more handsome than you?" Li Zhibai asked immediately.
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath and said, "Pooh!"
Yan Liang laughed and took down the question "Do you snore when you sleep?", saying, "No one has ever heard whether I snore or not, but from my own feeling, I don't."
After he answered, there was still no movement at the door.
Li Zhibai immediately accused Lu Yanhe, "You see, your answers were too perfunctory. They thought your answers were substandard and refused to let us in. You guys haven't participated in many variety shows, especially reality shows like this. Let me tell you, the directors of these reality shows are really mean. They're desperate to get some reaction out of you. If you don't tell them the truth, they won't let you go."
Li Zhenzhen and the others who were hiding in the small room behind the scenes watching the live broadcast said: "..."
"Li Zhibai's temper is really not..."
After Li Zhibai said this, Lu Yanhe couldn't help but wonder in his heart, could it be that his answer was too perfunctory and the director team thought it was not good enough?
Lu Yanhe said doubtfully, "Then let me change my answer. I hate living with hypocritical people. Isn't this direct enough?"
Li Zhibai looked towards the door, but there was still no movement.
"What should I do with this door?" Yan Liang said, and tried to push the door, but the door opened directly.
"Huh?" Yan Liang was stunned.
Lu Yanhe and Li Zhibai were also confused.
"Is the door already open?"
The three of them pushed the door open and went in. Inside the door, there was another sign. It said, "Just push the door open to get in. You don't have to answer any questions. You didn't just answer the questions to get in, did you?"
Lu Yanhe: “…”
This tone is so cheap.
He and Yan Liang both looked at Li Zhibai immediately.
Li Zhibai also turned around and looked at them immediately.
I still remember what Li Zhibai said before: the door will be opened only after the questions are answered.
At this moment, no one spoke, but what they wanted to say had already been expressed in other forms.
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In the "small black room", a display screen was broadcasting the situation of the three of them in real time. This scene made many people at the scene couldn't help laughing, and they covered their mouths and laughed.
"Director, is this design really okay?" someone asked, laughing. "Li Zhibai's expression, hahahaha, I think it'll become an emoticon when it's broadcast."
Li Zhenzhen also smiled and said, "Isn't this the effect we want?"
"No wonder Li Zhibai is the most popular of the three of them. He has so many memes."
"Yes, he seems to have the worst temper, and I thought he was the least cooperative one. I didn't expect that among the three of them, he was the one who could produce the most results." Lu Yanhe's PD Chen Mo also said in this "small black room".
Li Zhenzhen said, "This is the first time for Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang to record a reality show. They're definitely not very relaxed. Li Zhibai is much more familiar with the routines of reality shows and knows how to create the desired effect. But don't speak too soon. This is only our first time, and they'll become more and more interesting from now on."
"Yeah, I've already felt it," Chen Mo said. "When we went to pick them up this morning, it was obvious that the relationship between the three of them was really good. As long as Li Zhibai was around, Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang would relax a lot, and their banter was particularly entertaining."
Li Zhenzhen nodded and said, "Just wait and see about these three people. They are just the tip of the iceberg right now."
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After being "ridiculed" by the program crew, Lu Yanhe and the others remained silent and decided to go into the house.
As soon as they left, a staff member suddenly pushed open the door of a small compartment next to them and closed it.
When Lu Yanhe heard the noise, he looked back in surprise, and saw that the staff member was covering his face with a sign with five big words written on it: "Pretend I don't exist."
Lu Yanhe showed an incredible expression, and then looked at the staff member in disbelief as he went back into the secret compartment.
"Uh..." This was Lu Yanhe's first time filming a reality show, and he didn't know these routines. Now he understood. Although there were various signs on the surface, and it seemed that they were asked to do things according to the signs, there were actually staff members on the scene doing some flexible things.
Lu Yanhe and the others walked across the yard and into the house.
The house is very big and looks very new. It must have been built here specifically for the filming of this show.
They put the suitcase aside, looked around, and were about to take a look around the house when suddenly, they heard the sound of a door opening outside.
A figure appeared at the door.
Lu Yanhe and the others looked over immediately.
"Huh? Song Linxin?" Lu Yanhe was a little surprised to find that the figure looked very familiar. It was someone he knew.
The person who came in was Song Linxin, the female singer who became famous this year and an "old acquaintance" of Lu Yanhe.
"Hi!" Song Linxin saw Lu Yanhe standing at the door across the yard. Her eyes lit up instantly and she waved at him.
Seeing Song Linxin dragging two large boxes by herself, Lu Yanhe immediately went out to meet her and helped her take one of the boxes. "So you're here too."
Song Linxin's face was full of surprise. She said, "I'm so happy to see you. I thought everyone was a stranger. I was very nervous before coming here."
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In the "small black room", the directors looked at each other in confusion.
"Are Lu Yanhe and Song Linxin so familiar with each other?" asked assistant director Zheng Hesong.
Li Zhenzhen said, "They just met at some evening performances, right?"
"Song Linxin first gained recognition when she sang Lu Yanhe's song 'Remembering.' They must be familiar with each other," Chen Biqiu said. "How come you don't even know this?"
After Chen Biqiu said this, everyone else shut up silently.
Indeed, it is indeed a dereliction of duty for them to fail to do this homework when making a program.
"Speaking of which, several other guests on 'Young Days' also have some connection with Lu Yanhe," Zheng Hesong said. "Qin Zhibai also recorded 'Little Song Gathering' with Lu Yanhe."
"They don't have any personal relationship. I asked about this," Li Zhenzhen said. "They just recorded a show together."
"What about Peng Zhixing?" Zheng Hesong said, "I saw a few days ago that the latest episode of 'Zhixing', which will be aired this Saturday, features Lu Yanhe as the guest interviewed."
Li Zhenzhen was a little surprised, "Huh?"
"Lu Yanhe knows all the other guests, right?" someone asked immediately. "Didn't we say we wanted to create a show about young strangers living together? If Lu Yanhe knows everyone, it seems like there wouldn't be any strangers."
"How could he possibly know them all? Even if he did, most of them would just be nodding acquaintances," Zheng Hesong said immediately. "Lu Yanhe has only been famous for a short time. He was just studying before and had no experience in the entertainment industry. It's impossible for him to be familiar with so many people."
After saying that, he glanced at Li Zhenzhen.
He knew that his director attached great importance to the positioning and purpose of this program, so when someone raised questions just now, he was the first to deny the other party's statement.
He also thought he was right.
Li Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Regardless of how many of them know each other and how many don't, the artist lineup has been finalized. From now on, we can only shoot the show as we go along. We don't know what the final show will look like. The early designs are just desk designs. The final shape will depend on the actual process. We don't have to always use the initial design and expected goals to correct our filming process. This is inherently unknown, and the unknown is the most interesting part."
Everyone is already very accustomed to what Li Zhenzhen said.
She often says this.
However, everyone knows that this is her first time officially directing a program, so her experience is definitely insufficient.
When it comes to newcomers, everyone appears to be supportive on the surface, but no one knows how much trust they have in their hearts.
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The guests who came to participate in this show appeared one after another.
After Song Linxin, it’s Qin Zhibai.
He is also a singer who just debuted. He is handsome but rather aloof. Everyone knows that his family is very wealthy and he studied abroad.
This was Lu Yanhe's second meeting with Qin Zhibai.
It's been almost a year.
On the contrary, Yan Liang and Qin Zhibai are more familiar with each other. They recorded "Xiao Ge Ju Zhong Hui" together and met several times at work later.
After Qin Zhibai, someone Lu Yanhe didn't know finally came.
Actor Xiao Yun.
After Xiao Yun, another figure appeared, which made Li Zhi stunned.
Not only Li Zhibai, but Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang also showed expressions of disbelief. They could not believe that this person would appear.
Mongolian grain.
She walked over leisurely, holding a parasol and dragging a suitcase.
As the heroine of the summer hit drama "To the End of the World with You", although her popularity is not as high as Li Zhibai, she is also quite famous.
Song Linxin and Xiao Yun's eyes lit up, and they praised Mengli for her beautiful look today.
Meng Li greeted everyone with a smile, her eyes fell on Li Zhibai, and the corners of her mouth curled up, "Li Zhibai, long time no see."
Li Zhibai was overwhelmed by this female star who had been pestering him recently.
He swallowed, a rare look of embarrassment showing.
Fortunately, in front of so many people and so many cameras, Meng Li didn't say anything that would make the situation difficult to end. She just smiled and said, "Li Zhibai is very popular now. Every time I contact him, he never has time to reply me."
Li Zhibai was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say.
Lu Yanhe had no choice but to step forward to smooth things over, jokingly accusing Li Zhibai, "So you really don't reply to anyone's messages. It's fine if you don't reply to Yan Liang and me, but you didn't even reply to Meng Li's message. Don't you check your phone?"
Yan Liang understood and immediately said, "That's right."
It seems like an accusation, but in fact it is turning the incident of Li Zhibai not replying to Meng Li's message into Li Zhibai not replying to everyone's message, thus diverting the conflict.
Meng Li glanced at Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang indifferently and said, "Oh, by the way, I haven't asked you yet, Lu Yanhe. Last time you told me that you no longer lived with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, but how come I just heard from my PD that the three of you still live together? Are you living together or not? Why are you being so ambiguous?"
Song Linxin and the others thought Meng Li was just teasing Lu Yanhe and the others, and they all smiled playfully.
Only Lu Yanhe's pupils trembled.
Breaking into a cold sweat.
Last time, Meng Li was waiting for Li Zhibai at the door of their dormitory, and Lu Yanhe accidentally ran into her when he returned. Meng Li asked Lu Yanhe to see if Li Zhibai was there. In order to help Li Zhibai cover up the fact that he was in the room, Lu Yanhe had to lie and said that he didn't live here either, and then turned and left.
"We—" Lu Yanhe hesitated to explain, but Yan Liang suddenly stepped forward and said, "He moved out for a few days, but moved back in to record this show. Have you been to our place since? When?"
Meng Li: “Not long ago.”
As she finished speaking, someone else came.
Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief.
Very good.
This topic can finally be put to an end for now.
However, a dark cloud loomed.
Meng Li actually also participated in this program!
As for the future cohabitation life... Lu Yanhe was filled with pessimism. He turned to look at Li Zhibai. Li Zhibai's face was expressionless, and his eyes seemed to be a little empty. It was unknown what he was thinking deep down at that moment.
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In the "small black room", several members of the director team looked at each other in confusion.
According to their original plan, Meng Li's appearance should have formed a topic of reunion with Li Zhibai after the broadcast of "To the End of the World with You". However, the expected hugs and memories did not appear. Instead, an indescribable atmosphere emanated between the two people.
"They two seem a little strange, don't they?"
"Why do I feel like Meng Li has been a bit hostile to Li Zhibai and the others since he arrived?"
"have no idea."
"My radar tells me there's a story between these guys."
"Meng Li seems to have some resentment towards Li Zhibai?"
Li Zhenzhen carefully looked at the details of their expressions in each camera angle.
She did not participate in the discussion just now, but she also realized that there were some more complicated things between Li Zhibai and Meng Li.
The relationship between them seemed to be more complicated than they had imagined from the beginning.
Li Zhenzhen was silent, and suddenly felt a little panicked in her heart. She had a hidden worry that the recording of the program would develop in an unexpected direction.
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At this point, there are already eight artists on stage.
A few people were sitting and standing in the living room, and I didn't know if there was anyone else there.
However, according to the question cards they saw at the door, there should be eight guests.
Just at this time, Peng Zhixing arrived.
"Hi, everyone!" Peng Zhixing walked in casually wearing a straw hat.
At this moment, his advantage as the host was instantly revealed, and everyone knew Peng Zhixing.
Peng Zhixing also greeted everyone warmly.
Another round of greetings.
When we arrived at Luyan River, we were already the last one.
Peng Zhixing gave Lu Yanhe a brief hug and said, "I didn't expect we'd meet again so soon."
Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded.
"Have you met just now?" Xiao Yun asked curiously.
Peng Zhixing said: "He just came to record my show. The latest episode of Zhixing, which will be aired this Saturday, is about him."
Xiao Yun exclaimed "Wow" and looked at Lu Yanhe enviously.
After the greetings, everyone looked at each other.
Peng Zhixing said, "How about we choose a room first? Have you all looked at the rooms?"
"Not yet." Xiao Yun shook his head.
"Then let's take a look at it together. After we're done, let's see how to divide the rooms." Peng Zhixing automatically started the Cue process.
No one had any objections.
"If you have any special requests for the room, please let us know in advance. We'll probably be staying here for quite a few days. Don't force yourself or you'll end up feeling uncomfortable." Peng Zhixing said, then looked back and suggested, "How about we be gentlemanly and let the three girls choose first?"
Of course, Lu Yanhe and the others had no objections, and Qin Zhibai nodded silently.
Xiao Yun exclaimed happily.
After she let out this cry, Meng Li looked at her, as if surprised by her performance.
The house has three floors and more than a dozen rooms.
After they walked around the house, Meng Li said, "Let's not be so picky. It's three stories high, so we girls can live on the third floor, and you guys can live on the second floor. If we have guests coming, we can also separate them by gender. This way it's convenient."
"Okay." Peng Zhixing nodded. "This is the most convenient way to divide it."
The three girls prepared to go upstairs with their suitcases.
"We'll help you move it up, just go up directly." Peng Zhixing said immediately.
Xiao Yun was still being polite and said, "It's okay, we can move it up there ourselves."
Meng Li glanced at her, let go, and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you. It's reliable."
After saying that, Meng Li went straight upstairs.
Xiao Yun felt a little embarrassed for a moment and didn't know what to say.
Song Linxin patted Xiao Yun, smiled, turned to Peng Zhixing and the others and said, "Thank you for your help."
Peng Zhixing: "It's okay, you're welcome."
Li Zhibai directly bypassed Meng Li's suitcase and picked up Xiao Yun's.
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Lu Yanhe really wanted to say a lot to Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, but this house was filled with cameras, and there wasn't a single vacuum corner. Especially since everyone of them had a microphone on, everything they said could be heard, and there was no private space at all - of course, the toilet and bathroom were OK, but it was too weird for several men to run to the toilet and bathroom together.
He sat down on the chair and sent a message to the small group of three of them, @李治百, asking: Surprise?
Li Zhi Baihui: What a surprise, it was a complete shock. Zhou Ping'an told me that he had already dealt with Meng Li, but who knew she would suddenly show up today? I almost got stunned.
Yan Liang: So what about the next recording session? I felt like she was targeting you the moment she came in.
Li Zhibai: Who knows? I’m so annoyed now that I wish I could just carry my suitcase and go back.
Yan Liang: The penalty for breach of contract is very expensive.
Li Zhibai: Then I would rather pay the penalty than suffer here.
Lu Yanhe: Actually, apart from Meng Li, everyone else is pretty good.
Li Zhibai: But with her here, no matter how good other people are, it’s useless. I have to discuss with Zhou Pingan. I want to quit this show. This crappy show can’t be recorded anymore.
Lu Yanhe: Take it easy, this is just the beginning. It would be weird if you left suddenly.
Li Zhibai: Wouldn’t it be even weirder if I were like Meng Li?
Li Zhibai said this, and Lu Yanhe really couldn't refute it.
I guess everyone felt the strange atmosphere between Li Zhibai and Meng Li just now.
At this moment, Lu Yanhe suddenly received a message that he had joined a new group chat.
It was Peng Zhixing who created a group for the eight of them.
Peng Zhixing said in the group chat: Everyone, please pack up quickly. We will gather downstairs in 10 minutes and have lunch together.
It is almost noon now. According to the director team's arrangement, this lunch is also the first formal gathering of the eight of them after they checked in.
Ten minutes later, Lu Yanhe came downstairs. He was the fourth one to arrive. Peng Zhixing was chatting with Song Linxin and Xiao Yun, and Yan Liang was standing by and listening.
"Let's discuss what to do this afternoon while we have lunch," Peng Zhixing suggested. "The director didn't provide us with any scripts, so we'll have to find something to do on our own."
Song Linxin was still a little surprised and asked, "Will the director team really not design some segments for us later? Just let us do whatever we want?"
"That should be it, right?" Peng Zhixing was also a little unsure. "I asked them before, and that's what they said."
Song Linxin nodded, "Okay."
Everyone seems to be a little uncomfortable with this kind of shooting mode.
Li Zhibai and Qin Zhibai also came down one after another.
When these two people appear together, they give people the feeling of brothers.
Both have expressionless and cool looks, but the former has an expressionless look with a hint of irritability, while the latter has an expressionless look with a hint of aloofness.
The most outrageous thing is that these two people came down one after the other, walking together all the way without saying a word.
"She's almost here. Has she come down yet?" Peng Zhixing asked.
Song Linxin said: "We looked for her when we went downstairs, and she said she would be downstairs soon."
So they continued chatting and waiting.
This wait lasted another ten minutes.
"Why haven't you come down yet?" Peng Zhixing asked, "How about I go up and take a look?"
Just then, Meng Li arrived late.
She actually changed her clothes into a Bohemian-style long dress, put on a sun hat, and appeared in front of everyone in a graceful manner.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting." She said with a smile.
Although she was apologizing, Lu Yanhe didn't hear that she really felt sorry.
Peng Zhixing smiled and said, "It's okay. It won't take long. Now that everyone is here, let's get ready to go. Does anyone else know how to drive?"
Li Zhibai said, "Let me open it."
So, Peng Zhixing and Li Zhibai each took charge of a car and took everyone to the hotel.
The hotel was chosen by the director team.
The director team informed everyone in advance and arranged the camera positions.
After the nine people entered, the dishes had already been placed on the table. The table was full of dishes, the aroma was fragrant, and it looked very tempting.
"I'm really hungry." Peng Zhixing said, "So hungry."
A group of people sat down one after another, and Lu Yanhe sat with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang.
Peng Zhixing was indeed the host, never letting the atmosphere get dull. As soon as he sat down, he said, "Although we all know each other, why don't we just briefly introduce ourselves? We'll be living together for a few days, so we can introduce our personalities and hobbies to each other. If there's anything we need to pay attention to, you can also let us know directly. That way, we can get to know each other more quickly."
"Okay." Xiao Yun agreed immediately.
"That's unnecessary." Meng Li suddenly frowned and said, "Introducing yourself is too vulgar." (End of this chapter)
