After Transmigrating into a Cannon Fodder Submissive, I Became Popular by Foraging on the Beach - Chapter 10

Lu Yidong hung up the phone and was silent for a while.

Shen Qiu scratched his head: “Is something the matter?”

Lu Yidong simply explained: “A variety show is short of a person. It’s very easygoing, just traveling and cooking.”

He paused: “I just wanted to ask… are you interested?”

Shen Qiu “ah’d,” not quite reacting: “Should I go?”

Lu Yidong couldn’t help but smile: “Of course, it depends on whether you want to go. The theme for these few episodes is to go to the seaside.”

He sent him the introduction: “Just treat it as a vacation.”

Shen Qiu’s eyes lit up as he looked at the introduction; it was an absolutely perfect travel plan.

And it was the recently very popular show Experience Life. He had seen it on hot searches several times.

He was about to nod, but suddenly realized and asked suspiciously: “This wasn’t in the agreement, was it? You’re asking me to help you fill a guest vacancy!”

Lu Yidong paused: “…You are right, I am asking you for a favor.”

Having spent time together, Shen Qiu knew that Lu Yidong only looked serious and didn’t easily get angry over non-principle issues.

His eyes curved into crescents, cunningly: “Then what’s in it for me?”

Lu Yidong thought for a moment: “There’s a high appearance fee.”

Shen Qiu scoffed: “Liar. Without any fame, my appearance fee won’t be high.”

“Then I’ll add extra money for you.”

“That’s more like it.”

“How much?”

Shen Qiu suddenly felt conflicted. Actually, he was quite free, and he was willing to help Lu Yidong.

“Never mind, never mind, I was joking.”

“I can’t let you help me for free.”

Shen Qiu said cheerfully: “Then I want five cents.”

Lu Yidong laughed: “Only that much?”

Shen Qiu got into the spirit of it: “Then I’m raising the price on the spot. It’s doubled now, I want one dollar.”

He threatened: “If you hesitate again, the price will go up even more!”

Lu Yidong’s expression softened. He pulled open a drawer and found a coin: “If you have any problems during the filming, just tell me directly.”

Shen Qiu rubbed the coin, smacking his lips: “I won’t accidentally become a big star, will I? The kind with tens of millions of fans.”

Lu Yidong’s brow moved slightly.

If that happened, there would be many boyfriend and girlfriend fans, shouting ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ at Shen Qiu.

He looked silently at his own arrangements: “…Then, can we get the marriage certificate tomorrow?”

Shen Qiu blinked, giving a knowing smile.

He was very conscious of being a married man: “Sure, as a married man, I will be careful to maintain distance from others.”

Lu Yidong’s subtle uneasiness was soothed. He picked up his phone and sent a message to the person in charge, saying he had found the person.

Since it was someone personally recommended by Boss Lu, the person in charge, though shocked, didn’t say anything more. At least the investment wouldn’t be lacking.

After returning to his room, Shen Qiu repeatedly reviewed the variety show’s information.

The guests would live in a city for five days centered around a theme, edited into three episodes.

It consistently maintained a travel and leisure style, and Lu Yidong had already said it was just going to the seaside to look around and cook. His mindset was rock-solid.

Instead, he felt a little anxious about getting the marriage certificate the next day, tossing and turning for a long time before finally falling asleep.

Fortunately, his skin foundation was good. When he woke up the next morning, there was only a subtle light blue tint under his eyes.

“Did you not rest well?” Lu Yidong asked, looking at his complexion.

Shen Qiu casually replied: “It’s fine, just a little nervous.”

Lu Yidong lowered his eyelids, concealing the look in his eyes.

He couldn’t sleep because he was nervous about getting married…

He looked at Shen Qiu’s uplifted smiling face and temporarily put aside his messy thoughts.

Shen Qiu first detoured home to get his household register, then rode in Lu Yidong’s car to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

He took a deep breath and got out of the car.

Outside the Civil Affairs Bureau, there were couples everywhere. Shen Qiu looked at Lu Yidong and gestured with his hand.

Lu Yidong leaned closer. Shen Qiu sweetly took his arm, and he heard Lu Yidong quietly say: “Don’t be nervous.”

Shen Qiu smiled and looked at Lu Yidong: “Who wouldn’t be nervous about such a big event.”

He tilted his head and sized him up: “Oh, wait, you seem not nervous at all.”

Lu Yidong paused in his step but didn’t answer.

The two walked in, and the staff’s eyes lit up.

They were truly handsome and a perfect match. It was lucky to see such an excellent couple as the first of the day.

The staff congratulated them: “May you enjoy a harmonious life together.” (Literally, “a hundred years of good union”).

They quickly completed the marriage registration for them.

“Let’s go, time for the photo,” Shen Qiu tugged at his sleeve.

The two wore formal attire and stood in front of the red background, their eyes curved into smiles, looking at the camera together.

With a click, the happy moment was captured.

“Done! The young man is really good-looking!” The photographer exclaimed: “Happy wedding, a hundred years of good union.”

The same blessing landed on the two people’s ears, provoking different feelings.

Soon, the two received their two red booklets.

Shen Qiu thought for a moment and called out: “Lu Ge, hand out.”

He quickly took a photo, which only showed their hands holding the marriage certificates. He then blurred the background and posted it on his Weibo.

Shen Qiu openly took credit: “Feeling reassured now? I’m taken.”

Lu Yidong: “…I was always reassured.”

In the afternoon, Lu Yidong dropped Shen Qiu off at the company for promotional photoshoots.

“This is your assistant, Xiao Zhang. He will follow you for the variety show.”

Xiao Zhang patted his chest and guaranteed: “Boss Lu, please rest assured. Don’t let my young age fool you; I’ve been in the entertainment industry for five or six years. I’ll take care of everything.”

Lu Yidong nodded, loosely embraced Shen Qiu, and instructed: “Be careful.”

Seeing their intimate posture, Xiao Zhang’s smile became two parts more sincere.

After Lu Yidong left, Xiao Zhang gave an ingratiating smile and tentatively asked: “Brother Shen, your relationship with Boss Lu is very good.”

Shen Qiu: “He insisted on dropping me off even though we’re right here at the company.”

He had asked Lu Yidong before, and he didn’t mind the people around him knowing their relationship.

Shen Qiu dutifully explained: “Aiya, it’s the honeymoon phase right after getting the certificate, you have to understand.”

Xiao Zhang nodded, oh, marriage, I understand, I understand… huh?

Huh?!

Wait a minute! Boss Lu got married!!

He looked at Shen Qiu, dumbfounded.

Then this must be… the Boss’s wife? (The traditional term used for the wife of a company owner).

Xiao Zhang swallowed, feeling like he had met the biggest challenge since he started working: how to serve the Boss’s wife.

Shen Qiu smiled: “Just treat me normally, no need to make a fuss.”

Xiao Zhang nodded blankly and led him through the promotional photoshoot.

Shen Qiu had good looks and was very relaxed in front of the camera.

The requirements for the variety show’s promotional photos were not high, and they were quickly edited and posted online.

The program’s official Weibo account posted the promotional text, immediately tagging all the guests, accompanied by a nine-photo grid.

In the center was a stunning photo of a beach, with the text: Experience Life New Theme Recording Begins!

The last photo in the nine-photo grid was a picture of Shen Qiu, with the caption: New guest joins, what sparks will fly?

The show’s quality had always been good, and it had many fans, so the Weibo comments quickly increased.

[Congrats on starting filming! Looking forward to it!]

[I love Sister Jiang! Beautiful women hug!]

But quickly, people noticed the change in the lineup.

[Ah… is Gao Peng not in this episode? I liked him so much.]

[Upstairs, Gao Peng seems to have fallen out with the show and gone to record another program.]

[Upstairs, Brother Gao withdrew amicably, don’t spread rumors if you don’t know.]

[So, Gao Peng was replaced, and they just invited some nobody?]

[Who is this newcomer? Some eighteenth-tier celebrity!]

More and more people noticed Shen Qiu and clicked into his Weibo.

The discussion gradually increased, even making it to the tail end of the hot search list.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The assistant looked at the show’s promotional text, then clicked on the photo, fawning: “Brother Gao’s vision is indeed far-sighted. This show is petty, inviting some nobody.”

Gao Peng was the male celebrity who had breached his contract at the last minute.

He snorted: “They’re still relying on the traffic I brought them, aren’t they? Low pay, too much work, and I had to take their attitude every day. Won’t the show be scolded to death for inviting this person?”

He browsed his phone gleefully. Sure enough, there was a lot of skepticism on Weibo.

Gao Peng moved his fingers, liking the comments of those criticizing the show with a burner account.

[This person doesn’t even count as an eighteenth-tier, okay? Did anyone look at his Weibo? He’s just a food blogger.]

[Saying he’s a food blogger is giving him too much credit; he’s a sand digger, hahaha.]

[Trying to drum up hype?]

[Can’t find photos of him anywhere on the internet. Heh, they must have spent a lot of money on heavily photoshopping the promo pic.]

[Could he be some ordinary person planning to gain fame by leeching off the show?]

Things happened too fast, and his original video fans were caught in the chaos.

[Another one using the UP host platform as a stepping stone to enter the entertainment industry? Speechless.]

[Anyone who has watched the UP host’s videos knows that Qiu Qiu is clearly talented, okay!]

[The UP host was quiet for so long; turns out he went off to do something big! I knew from his voice that Qiu Qiu must be a handsome guy!]

[The new young guy looks good, the looks-fan is quietly following.]

[Upstairs +1, I’m basic, I just like handsome guys!]

[Will he be just eye candy? If the show couldn’t find anyone, they shouldn’t have added anyone. Don’t ruin the previously harmonious atmosphere!]

[This season’s atmosphere has been weird ever since Gao Peng joined…]

[This show is definitely going to flop, I said it a long time ago.]

The new season hadn’t even started filming yet, but the trailer, riding on various speculations, climbed steadily, rushing towards the top of the hot search list.

Someone from the production team was worried: “This doesn’t fit our show’s usual style. Our positioning is relaxed, slow-paced living, and now there’s a huge wave of haters.”

“Why did we sign him in the first place?”

The person in charge felt caught between a rock and a hard place.

The key was that he now knew about Shen Qiu and Boss Lu’s relationship. He didn’t dare offend Shen Qiu, let alone speak out against him rashly.

He wiped his sweat, vaguely saying: “…At least the show’s popularity has gone up.”

Shen Qiu was completely unaware of this.

He cooperated with the promotion, forwarded the Weibo post, and then turned off his phone, busy packing.

After all, he was joining the crew tomorrow.

The next day, the other guests had gradually arrived at the filming location, and Shen Qiu was on the plane.

In the waiting room, Xiao Zhang took out his phone and checked it, his face changing.

He cautiously said: “Brother Shen, don’t check Weibo for a while. I’ll handle any urgent matters.”

Shen Qiu smacked his lips, not taking it seriously.

He didn’t care about the online discussions.

He hadn’t signed with a company and wasn’t short of money. Secondly, he wasn’t planning to debut.

In short, he was just helping Lu Yidong and having some fun on the side.

Once he disconnected from the internet, no one could find him.

He was even thinking that maybe he could gain more fans this time, which would make earning money through filming videos much easier in the future.

There was no signal on the plane anyway. Shen Qiu put on his eye mask, closed his eyes, and when he woke up, he had already landed.