There have been quite a few famous people who passed away recently.
First, at the end of November, Hollywood actor Paul Walker died in a car accident, which added a certain metaphysical color to the fate of the actor famous for "The Fast and the Furious".
Of course it's a tragedy for me personally, but it's an unexpected surprise for the film crew.
The "Fast and Furious" series was not originally considered a leading IP in China. This time, due to the death of the lead actor, it has become a hot topic. A large number of fans appeared out of nowhere to join in the fun.
So much so that, more than a year later, the seventh part of this series is still cutting a wave of leeks with the so-called sentiment of "Paul Walker's legacy".
In early December, former South African President Nelson Mandela, probably one of the most famous black people in the world, passed away, leaving behind a term that sounds very scientific but is actually very metaphysical called the "Mandela Effect."
The above two people have nothing to do with Lin, and he doesn't feel sad about it because he is about to see his girlfriend.
Gu Caiwei has begun to accumulate some fame after the last "Beautiful Girl Once in 5,000 Years" marketing campaign, and has been doing more activities during this period.
This time she had an announcement in the capital, and then she sneaked out secretly after finishing her official duties.
It's not quite accurate to say it was secretly, because Peng Yuchen, who personally led the team, knew about it and provided cover, while her teammates who were traveling with her knew nothing about it.
Xu Yali, the only insider, seemed to be aware of it. When Peng Yuchen took Gu Caiwei away, her eyes followed her until he disappeared, but she could not question these two people.
Because Gu Caiwei's identity could not be discovered outside, the pair of miserable lovers could only have a private meeting in Lin Yi's rental house. What was even more pitiful was that there was an extra light bulb.
This was requested by Peng Yuchen. Her reason was that there was one more person present, so that if she was photographed, it could be interpreted as a gathering of old classmates.
Gu Caiwei not only hadn't seen her boyfriend for a long time, but also hadn't seen her best friend for a long time, so she happily agreed.
Zhang Jiaqi had no consciousness of being a light bulb at all. After entering the door, she started looking around and making comments, and finally came to the conclusion:
"Lin Yi, it can be seen from the furnishings of the room that you really have no interest in life."
"What does it have to do with you whether I have fun or not?"
Zhang Jiaqi ignored Lin Yi's roll of the eyes, but followed Gu Caiwei, who arrived later, and whispered: "I checked before you came, and found no trace of other women, not even a single long hair."
After hearing this, Gu Caiwei found it funny: "Jia Qi, don't do such boring things. Act like in the TV series."
Zhang Jiaqi did not say that she learned the routine from the TV series, but just emphasized her consistent point of view:
"Men become bad when they have money. You should be more careful, Gu Caiwei!"
He told Gu Caiwei about Lin Yi's net worth, but the latter did not reveal it to his best friends.
However, classmate Zhang Jiaqi is very smart, and Wanli Travel’s latest round of financing has been very impressive. I guess I know that Lin Yi is no longer what he used to be.
Before she could continue teaching Gu Caiwei, Lin Yi, the host over there, had already greeted her: "You two are ready, it's time to start."
They ate a hot pot.
Because Lin Yi usually doesn't open the fire here at all, and Gu Caiwei and Zhang Jiaqi are obviously not people with cooking skills, so the three of them have only this option to fill their stomachs when they can't go out.
"Great!"
Gu Caiwei looked very excited, not because there was anything special about Lin Yi's simple hot pot meal, but mainly because she had been hungry recently.
"After debuting, Mr. Peng has become much stricter on our body management. We have to control our daily diet. We haven't had hot pot for a long time."
Zhang Jiaqi helped and said: "It's too inhumane for you to do this. Besides, Caiwei, you have a body that is not easy to gain weight before. It doesn't matter even if you eat normally."
Gu Caiwei stuck out her tongue: "No, it will look very obvious if it is slightly out of shape under the camera."
"We have just debuted. If someone takes ugly photos, we will be called unprofessional, and it will become a black history of our career in the future."
"Besides, her teammates are all nibbling vegetables as instructed by Mr. Peng, so I can't do anything special by myself, right?"
Zhang Jiaqi expressed sympathy: "It's not easy to do your job. Anyway, I can't stand eating vegetable leaves every day."
These are just the tiniest of costs.
Lin Yi rubbed her hair habitually, and then asked: "How did you escape today? Are there any paparazzi following you now?"
Gu Caiwei said: "I haven't noticed any paparazzi specifically following us, but there are many celebrities at the event and in the hotel today. There must be people around, so I couldn't protect them all and they were photographed casually."
"So President Peng arranged for me to get into her car, separated from her teammates midway, and personally took me downstairs before leaving."
Lin nodded, Peng Yuchen really took great pains towards Gu Caiwei.
However, he also knows very well that Peng Yuchen's ability to achieve this level is probably inseparable from his emphasis on Gu Caiwei and his current net worth.
Gu Caiwei said mysteriously again: "I have some big news, which I specially saved until today to tell you in person."
Zhang Jiaqi asked: "What is it?"
Counting the time, it's almost time now, and Gu Caiwei is about to usher in her first important moment to spread her wings and fly high.
Gu Caiwei did not see a curious look on Lin Yi's face, but she still said directly:
"Mr. Peng helped me get the qualification to appear on "Singer". I have been training for a while. After this event in Beijing, I will fly directly to Star City."
""singer"?"
Zhang Jiaqi's eyes widened in surprise, and she even turned up the volume: "Is it that "Singer" on Mango Channel, the popular music program last year?"
Gu Caiwei nodded.
"Isn't that program specially designed for old singers to become popular again? Can a young idol like you who just debuted be on it too?"
It’s not that Zhang Jiaqi looks down on her best friend’s status, but she is now considered a moderately famous third-tier celebrity at best. After the popularity of the first season of “Singer” last year, she is already recognized as a top resource in the industry.
Besides, the status of a girl group can easily cause controversy.
Gu Caiwei paraphrased what Peng Yuchen told her: "When we were preparing for the second season of Singer this year, it seemed that the program team was aware of the argument that talents in the Chinese music industry were declining, so they were determined to introduce new talents."
"Originally, the program team only agreed to let me be a kick-off singer. It meant that if I performed well, I could replace someone else. If I performed poorly, I could only sing one song."
"But Mr. Peng found out that one of the first singers included a young female singer from Hong Kong who had no foundation. She spent a lot of effort to switch places between me and that girl."
Lin Yi knew that Peng Yuchen was not bragging this time. "Singer" is Mango Channel's flagship program. It is not easy to achieve this. She really put her half-life accumulation in the industry to use.
As for the controversy surrounding idol singers?
Mango Channel has never been afraid of controversy in its programs. It will create controversy even if there is no controversy. In short, it can be regarded as the originator of traffic players.
Maybe they just saw that Gu Caiwei's identity as a girl group would definitely create a stir on the Internet, so they gave her this opportunity.
Anyway, this is a competition show. If the audience likes it, they can stay. This shows that the people on the stage have a keen eye and can identify new talents in the Chinese music scene regardless of their background.
If the response is not good, the person will be eliminated, which shows that the competition is fair and equitable and complies with the rules of the program and the expectations of the audience.