CHAPTER 12: THE STAR HAS ARRIVED

All the trending comments related to Chi Yu directly buried the flattering comments about Sheng Yi at the very bottom.

Sheng Yi’s fans are quite combative, but against Chi Yu’s fans? That’s just handing over a victory!

Sheng Yi couldn’t help but sigh, "After all, I’m not as popular. If I had stuck with Yuanyuan back in the day, I would have been an international superstar by now." Instead, it benefited an ungrateful person.

Liu Ru added, "You’re still okay, your competition is female artists. The male artists competing with Chi Yu have it tough. This episode was originally going to invite two male guests and two female guests. Any rising male artist wanted to join, but upon hearing Chi Yu was participating, they all backed out, refusing to go on the same show with Chi Yu. Who dares to share a show with him? They’d be overshadowed instantly."

This is indeed the plain truth.

The day the crew arrived at the Ancient Water Village happened to be the Qixi Festival.

The twin-leaf gardenias and azaleas spread across the mountains, and just the scenery on the way to Ancient Water Village would leave one reluctant to leave.

The first three cars were the production team’s vehicles, followed by three business cars carrying Sheng Yi, Li Yan, Yu Yang, and Lin Xijiang. Chi Yu had a commercial performance and would arrive later at Ancient Water Village. To not delay the original filming schedule, the team decided to head there first to settle in.

Inside the car.

Manager Weng Lan turned off the mic and handed a box of pressed powder to Li Yan: "It’s the TH brand, the sponsor for this episode. Use this powder for touch-ups throughout the filming days, and the advertisement fee will be included with your filming compensation."

Li Yan showed a disdainful expression: "Can’t we switch brands? It’s only 169 yuan a box, I wouldn’t dare use it on my face."

Weng Lan glared at Li Yan: "It’s a domestic brand, why wouldn’t you dare use it on your face? Besides, with your current popularity, which luxury brand would pay attention to you?"

Li Yan’s face instantly turned cold, but she didn’t dare defy Weng Lan.

They look down on her because she’s not famous now.

Just wait, this show she’s going to hook up with Chi Yu to skyrocket in fame.

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The grape arbor made of bamboo was covered with large blooming roses.

The farmhouse was a traditional old-style courtyard, with rows of dried bacon hanging from the ceiling as you entered, and rows of dried corn. The vast courtyard was like a utopia, with a breeze pavilion, grape arbor, pond, swing, vegetable garden, poultry, and more, including an orchard behind it with many fruit varieties.

It had an atmosphere reminiscent of ’picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, leisurely seeing Mount Nanshan’.

Gu Yuan brushed off the rose petals that had fallen on her, and as she stood up from the rocking chair, she stretched lazily and took a funnel to the poolside.

The sound of the artificial waterfall was gushing as the cement pool was full of lively, swimming crucian carp. Gu Yuan used the funnel to scoop up a small fish just as the village chief’s loud voice came from outside the door: "Here they come, Yanyan, the stars are here."

The tranquility faded, and Gu Yuan frowned.

She put the crucian carp back in the pool, went inside to pour a glass of water and came out again. The village chief, panting heavily, said, "Yanyan."

"No rush, have a glass of water first, drink before you speak."

"Alright, alright." The village chief took the water and drank.

Originally, Gu Yuan was supposed to stay in Sydney, but here she was in this inconspicuous little village, a fact known only to her secretary Dao An.

She indeed went to Sydney, visited her biological mother, but returned after just three days, and then moved into the Ancient Water Village, renovating this farmhouse.

It’s very quiet here.

Quiet enough that Gu Yuan wanted to stay forever, because it fulfilled all her aspirations for her future retirement life and returned to the simple tranquility and leisure.

But that wasn’t possible.

All wounds had healed, and she had to go back to being President Gu, which is why she agreed to rent the farmhouse to the production team for filming the reality show.

And she, would leave tonight.