CHAPTER 783: CHAPTER 773: BIG SHOT CARRYING TWO, BOOSTING THE NOVICE

Five days felt neither too long nor too short.

The others were fine; having participated in one or two seasons, they had summed up some experiences. During the tough survival process, they could always find some fun, making the days quite bearable.

But for Chen Keyun, who was participating for the first time, this period felt relatively long.

It was not even because of the daily efforts to find food to fill her stomach, nor because of completing the extra task of exploring the island, but simply because she ’succumbed’ to Jiang Lingxi’s mental journey, which was really too tortuous.

From being forced to swallow snake meat soup, which she had never drunk and never expected to drink, to being kicked into a muddy pit while hurriedly avoiding a swarm of bees, and then being dragged out covered in mud after the swarm left.

There were always foods that challenged her endurance that she had never eaten before, along with various accidents and unexpected solutions.

Every day was nothing short of an extreme challenge!

After five days, Chen Keyun not only added several ingredients to her diet that she wouldn’t have eaten in the past even if beaten to death, but also learned how to climb trees quickly, catch rabbits with her bare hands, startle snakes by rustling the grass, start fires and cook in the wild, and more.

For her, it was a veritable history of blood and tears of succumbing.

The only perk was that she had managed to survive five days under various stimuli; although she got injured during the period, they were merely minor falls and scratches, and she didn’t end up starving.

The audience squatting in the livestream watched her tremendous transformation little by little.

Normally, they watched the survival livestreams for the fun; looking at the usually glamorous celebrities on screen, being exhausted and made a wreck in the wild for just a bite of food or a sip of water.

But this time, there was another highlight—Chen Keyun.

Summing up her short five-day experience, it was about seeing how a novice in wilderness survival, who came knocking on the door, was simply and brutally trained by a master into a junior wilderness survival little expert?

This could totally be edited into a short video.

They even had a name ready, "The Growth of Little Yun".

Not to mention, quite a few talented individuals actually worked overtime to edit a lot of material, even mischievously adding some special effects, uploaded it online, and the clicks were skyrocketing.

Of course, Chen Keyun herself didn’t know anything about this yet.

When everyone spent five days on the island and finally returned to the starting point of the survival challenge, the director announced the successful conclusion of this survival challenge, and the livestream was subsequently closed.

Guests’ assistants and managers who had been squatting behind the cameras all stepped forward to retrieve their artists.

Chen Keyun had just met her manager when she was met with a gaze that was so complicated it couldn’t be described.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I know I look a bit of a mess right now, but it’s not that exaggerated, is it?"

The manager opened his mouth and then closed it again, handing over the phone he had been keeping, "You better look for yourself."

He really didn’t know how to put it into words.

But before Chen Keyun could turn it on, the ship that came to pick up the crew arrived.

After the hustle of everyone boarding the ship, Chen Keyun finally turned on her phone, searched online for news related to "Survival Third Season," and ended up staring at her own short videos being dragged around and tormented by Jiang Lingxi, becoming completely speechless.

She knew that she had been in quite a mess these days, but... How could it be this funny?

She clearly wasn’t aiming for a comedic angle!

Looking up blankly, she saw her manager walking towards Jiang Lingxi.

Could it be that he wanted to stand up for her?

This speculation made her nervous all of a sudden.

If the last secluded training taught her that there’s always someone better out there and not to be recklessly proud just because she had some skills.

This survival challenge personally taught her that Jiang Lingxi was someone you couldn’t afford to mess with!

Skinning a snake with bare hands was the least of her skills; kicking someone without a word was her basic operation!

Anyway, she had been trained to the point of a Spartan these days.

As for fighting back, that was out of the question.

She already realized that resistance would only make her situation worse.

She immediately got up and chased after her.

But before she could catch up, she saw her manager walking up to Jiang Lingxi and bowing with no words said.

"Teacher Jiang."

Jiang Lingxi was comfortably talking on the phone with Tong Yue while enjoying the sea breeze.

The call came in just after the livestream ended.

Just as she was mentioning the positive feedback of the show, which even hit several hot topics, she heard a voice from her side.

She turned her head, holding her phone.

"Thank you, Teacher Jiang, for taking care of our Little Yun over these five days."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lingxi knew who it was—it didn’t help that Chen Keyun was chasing after them.

"No need to thank me; it’s mutual aid."

After all, during the livestream, since Chen Keyun approached her, she couldn’t just ignore her.

If they had been as pretentious and hypocritical as Jiang Xiyu, she wouldn’t have tolerated it.

But Chen Keyun’s performance was commendable; despite being tormented, she never complained about hardship or exhaustion and would willingly do whatever she could, saving her a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, she would have told Chen Keyun to cool off elsewhere long ago.

It’s not worth doing something thankless.

"Then I won’t disturb your call, Teacher Jiang."

Chen Keyun waited for her manager to come back, "I thought you were..."

"Am I that shallow of a person? Although, this time, Jiang Lingxi did give you a hard time, the benefits were substantial. Not only did you manage to get through five days safely on the island, but you were also brought up multiple times in hot searches."

"In a comedic hot search?"

"Ahem, you’ve already seen it? Comedic or not, it’s a hot search; your account has gained hundreds of thousands of followers. The fans say that although you are a bit of a newbie, you are a hardworking newbie, better than those who’ve been on the show before."

Chen Keyun: "..."

Gaining followers is undoubtedly a delightful thing, but this time, how to say it, it’s a bit complicated!

"Was that Chen Keyun’s manager who just thanked you?"

"Yes."

"Not bad," Tong Yue said with a smile in her voice, "they know to thank you. To be honest, that night when Chen Keyun was hungry and found you by following the smell, I was worried you wouldn’t bother with her."

After all, it used to be a competitive relationship.

"Am I that unapproachable?"

Of course, it’s a different story if it was someone like Su Linlin.

"Haha, honestly, your interaction once became a trending topic! It’s a highlight of this season, bringing an unexpected delight not only to the show but to you, and to Chen Keyun too. Her manager probably realizes this, which is why they specifically came over to thank you."

Though the ordeal was tough, the outcome was good, with undeniable popularity.

So the rest is not a big deal.

In the entertainment industry, popularity is what matters the most!