Milk Orange Omega Becomes Popular Through Dating Variety Show [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 23.1
Zhong Lin, she actually went viral on a small scale!
A few days ago, an accident occurred on the show. A few minutes of edited interaction between her and Pei Yi in the room were leaked online. The hashtag #PeiYiZhongLinRealityShowFakeTurnsReal, SuspectedTrueFeelingsInVarietyShow# climbed to the top of the hot searches. Although the time was short, it brought a lot of traffic to the production team.
Many ordinary viewers, anti-fans, and Pei Yi’s solo fans initially flocked to Zhong Lin’s Weibo to stir up trouble and awkwardly bash her.
However, after Pei Yi personally posted a clarifying Weibo stating “Nothing happened, not a script,” the group of people who had previously cursed and slandered Zhong Lin rushed back to apologize in her Weibo comments, literally flooding her feed with apologies. It was a scene of peace and tranquility.
Most gratifyingly, Zhong Lin’s Weibo followers increased by over 50,000 in the past two days.
The finished second episode had already been released. The production team keenly caught onto the public opinion trend and added more screen time for the two most controversial individuals. Pei Yi already had the most screen time,
But Zhong Lin was like a dark horse, her popularity recently skyrocketing. The post-production team seized the opportunity to edit many shots of Zhong Lin, making her face-time almost double that of other Omega guests.
Moreover, all the commercial advertisements Zhong Lin had recited seemed to have “caught fire,” even achieving a small-scale viral spread!
The key was that Zhong Lin’s timing for reciting ads was so unexpected. For example, she’d recite a sour milk ad when she scraped her arm, a mineral water ad when Pei Yi scolded her, and intentionally recite a cocktail beverage ad to cover up a burp after drinking sparkling wine-
The sales of these three advertisers-Youyi Duo Sour Milk, Changbai Mountain Villa mineral water, and Real Summer Love Cocktail-suddenly surged in the past two days!
And for no apparent reason, many viewers who watched Zhong Lin’s commercial ad videos suddenly had an overwhelming urge to buy, buy, buy! Sour Milk, buy! Mineral water, buy! Cocktails, buy, buy, buy!
What no one knew was that Zhong Lin’s true identity was a Bai Ze cub, an auspicious beast that brings good fortune and averts evil. She was practically a living cheat code with “great luck and prosperity” written all over her!
The delighted advertisers were raking in profits, thinking this young girl Zhong Lin was clumsy and cute, and also seemed somewhat divine-it was as if even her hair strands were inscribed with “attracting wealth and treasures” and “good fortune coming”!
Even before successfully debuting, Zhong Lin had attracted the attention of many brands. Zhong Lin was practically going viral just by reciting ads!
The official Weibo accounts of these three brands all clipped Zhong Lin’s commercial recitation scenes from “Thirty-One Days of Heart-Fluttering Challenge” and pinned them to the top of their Weibo feeds, planning to add Zhong Lin as their brand ambassador-
Zhong Lin instantly became an advertiser’s mascot, and simply having her in a shot could wildly boost sales.
If Zhong Lin were to check her account balance now, she would suddenly discover a large sum of money that appeared out of thin air-it was the additional fees from advertisers and the announcement fees from the production team~
She was no longer that poor and powerless Bai Ze cub!
Meanwhile, the show’s total runtime was limited. Zhou Xiaoduo’s screen time decreased due to Zhong Lin’s increased screen time. Furthermore, Zhou Xiaoduo’s performance in the previous episode had become a point of ridicule and humor for the show-
[Zhou Xiaoduo’s hints completely missed by Pei Yi, hahaha Pei Yi-an Alpha made of steel, a true tea-master discriminator!!]
[2333333 Congratulations to the American community pheasant university for joining the Ivy League package]
[Look, Zhou Xiaoduo’s twisted face when she was called “Uncle,” wow~ hope her newly done nose doesn’t get crooked from anger~ hahahahaha]
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Moreover, Zhou Xiaoduo’s followers only increased by a tiny bit, mostly casual fans-the kind who follow all the AO guests of “Thirty-One Days of Heart-Fluttering Challenge.”
Zhou Xiaoduo’s fan growth was the slowest among all the guests.
Zhou Xiaoduo should have been one of the main focuses of the editing, especially since most viewers had shipped Zhou Xiaoduo X Chu Yunze’s “DuoYun CP” and Pei Yi X Zhou Xiaoduo’s “YiDuo CP” in the past two days.
But it couldn’t be helped; Zhong Lin’s popularity surged too quickly this time. (:з)∠)
This was also why Zhou Xiaoduo deliberately called Zhong Lin “little celebrity” at the entrance. He had been so bitter these past two days that he felt like he had eaten all the kumquats under the kumquat tree.
Zhong Lin changed her shoes, put them into the shoe cabinet, and walked towards the living room.
Zhou Xiaoduo followed behind her: “You came quite early today. I remember the City People’s Hospital is quite far from here… Did you take a taxi?”
“No,” Zhong Lin, walking ahead, shook her head, glancing sideways at Zhou Xiaoduo, her light chestnut eyes shimmering with water. “Someone drove me.”
Zhou Xiaoduo’s lips slowly pressed down, and his brow furrowed, an alarm blaring in his heart. Could it be Pei Yi who drove her back?
This was absolutely impossible…
Pei Yi clearly disliked Zhong Lin the most among the Omega guests!
Absolutely impossible! Pei Yi would never let that most annoying Omega get into her car!
Zhou Xiaoduo asked, his tone light and seemingly nonchalant, “Who drove you? You really should thank that person. Good thing you weren’t late today; everyone thought you’d arrive later…”
Zhong Lin bent down to fetch a small stool and sat down by the marble coffee table. “Indeed, a kind person. She said it was on her way and she could give me a ride.”
“Well,” Zhou Xiaoduo joked, “You’re really careless. You dare to get into anyone’s car. Aren’t you afraid of being kidnapped and sold?”
Zhou Xiaoduo’s words were sour, with a strange suggestive meaning.
However, Zhong Lin didn’t take it to heart at all and had no desire to reveal that the person who gave her a ride was Pei Yi.
On the coffee table were small advertisements from sponsors: several bottles of sour milks, egg yolk pastries, and small packets of cookies. The Bai Ze cub felt a bit greedy just looking at them.
Zhong Lin reached out a finger and poked the cookie box: “Can I eat this?”
“Of course,” Liang Shan scoffed, thinking that Zhong Lin’s “self-promotion” ability was truly something… The show just aired one episode, and she’s already switched to an “ad fiend” script, and now a “foodie script”?
Was the “obsessed, clingy O” script from the first episode abandoned by Zhong Lin? Heh, isn’t she afraid of creating too many personas and eventually crashing and burning?
Chu Yunze, who was sitting furthest on the sofa, moved her leg in an inch the moment she saw Zhong Lin. Her entire posture became a bit stiff. She had secretly watched the first episode’s main cut this morning.
She discovered that the Alpha guest Zhong Lin chose for her “Heart Flutter” was not Pei Yi, but herself! Chu Yunze felt a bit unwell.
Zhong Lin was completely unaware of the strange gazes from everyone in the living room. She boldly tore open the packaging, grabbed a small cookie, and popped it into her mouth.
The rich, milky butter flavor danced on her tongue, and the crisp, sweet taste completely captivated her taste buds. She crunched “crack-crack” as she nibbled on the cookies piece by piece,
Trying one flavor, then another, Zhong Lin couldn’t stop her movements. The little cookies were simply too delicious!
Zhong Lin’s way of eating was so adorable, very eye-catching. Her pink cheeks were puffed up, like a little squirrel feasting.
The cameraman very wisely zoomed in, giving Zhong Lin’s small face a big close-up, accurately tracking Zhong Lin’s movements.
Zhou Xiaoduo’s expression grew more awkward, and the curve of his lips became stiffer. He clearly felt the cameraman’s differential treatment this episode. Ever since Zhong Lin entered the room, the manual camera had been continuously pointed at her.
He was known as the “cutest little brother in the dating variety show.” In the first episode’s “AO Random Date Time,” this kind of treatment used to be his!
Zhou Xiaoduo: “…” I hate it.
Zhong Lin suddenly felt a chill down her spine, as if many eyes were now aimed at her. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the cameraman approaching.
Zhong Lin quickly reached out to straighten the cookie boxes she had opened and eaten haphazardly on the table, aligning the “BITE” brand logo towards the camera.
She reached her small hand into the box, pulled out another small cookie, brought it to her lips, and took a tiny bite, creating a small notch. The cookie then moved away from her pink lips, stopping just an inch away.
Zhong Lin acted as if she had only just noticed the camera pointing at her, nervously waving her small arms: “I didn’t mean to sneak a snack…”
“It’s all because it… was too delicious! The rich, milky flavor, all in BITE cookies. I really want another bite~”
The last word was dragged out, sounding a bit like a spoiled kitten.
“What do you want to bite?” A familiar female voice suddenly came from beside her.
Zhong Lin was sitting on a small round stool. From this angle, she could see a pair of translucent iridescent flat slippers, round toes, fair feet, and slender ankles…
It was Pei Yi.
It was a huge, capitalized “awkward,” a social death scene. The surrounding guests began to snicker-
Zhong Lin froze for a moment, realizing Pei Yi had just asked her “what she wanted to bite.”
“I want to bite a cookie,” she had a flash of inspiration, immediately took out a chocolate chip cookie from the box, and offered it to Pei Yi.
“Cookie, I’ll share one with you.”
Pei Yi reached out to take the cookie, unintentionally touching the back of Zhong Lin’s hand. The sensation was smooth as silk, and her fingertips couldn’t help but tremble slightly.
The cookie was brought to her lips, but Pei Yi didn’t taste it. Instead, she sniffed it lightly at her nose, then lowered her gaze to Zhong Lin. Her eyes were long and narrow, and when slightly narrowed, they held a charming, flirtatious allure.
Pei Yi’s gaze flickered with amusement:
“Smells good.”
-One couldn’t tell if she was saying the cookie smelled good, or the person’s hand.
The atmosphere between Zhong Lin and Pei Yi suddenly felt like something extra had been added, verging on ambiguity, with a peculiar sense of tacit understanding, or rather, CP chemistry. Yet, it was unclear what had dissolved the barrier between them in just two days.
Zhou Xiaoduo (⊙_⊙): “…” Heh heh, the feigning-cute-flirty-O is clinging to Pei Yi for popularity again.
Liang Shan (smile gradually disappearing.jpd): “…” Happiness is no longer related to me. I feel like Pei Yi is actively letting her gain popularity, and even touched hands! Why?!
Suddenly, a wave of CP fans appeared-
[Look at Pei Yi’s eyes, so lustful. I feel like she’s actually saying Zhong Lin smells good!! She’s almost undressing the cub with her gaze [facepalm]]
[hhhhhhh I thought it was a “social death scene” with embarrassing lines, but I was too young. It’s truly damn sweet. Pei Yi, hurry up and make Linlin meow!]
[Pei Yi: What do you want to bite? / Zhong Lin: I want to bite you… / Pei Yi: Bite where on me? / Zhong Lin: Bite you there [blush]]
[(/ω＼) What is the upstairs talking about? I’m still young, I don’t understand. Handing a pen to the upstairs, please write more!]
[Quick, give me some explicit stuff… I want my CP to do it!]
Pei Yi’s solo fans were outraged, and the CP fans started to dance again-
[Thank you, take our Yiyi away. The upstairs commenter, please have some self-respect. Yiyi said she and Zhong Lin are just friends. Our Yiyi’s taste is definitely not this kind of woman!]
[I’m not an E-fan, I’m just a passerby. Honestly, I don’t think there’s anything to ship. It’s all scripted. We just need to appreciate Pei Yi’s beauty. I hope some bullet comments don’t overdo it.]
[Zhong Lin really doesn’t seem likeable at all. Please objectively view that dating variety shows are all scripted. Thanks~]
Zhong Lin’s newly increased, sparse solo fans immediately retorted-
[Thanks for the love, taking our cub away. Hope the E-fans upstairs have some self-respect. It’s your Yiyi who’s looking at our cub, not our cub initiating. Please go to the hospital and get your eyes checked…]
[Cub, you can do it, you’re the best!! Don’t mind certain solo fans! Hmph~]
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Chu Yunze, coolly observing everything, lightly coughed. Chu Yunze ignored the interaction over there. Whatever Zhong Lin did was irrelevant to her; she was just a somewhat cute little Omega sister. This kind of sweet little Omega girl was very common…
There were plenty of them. How could she compare to the sensible and adorable little puppy, Brother Xiaoduo?
She flipped open a card on the table and began to read the text on it-
“1. Tonight is barbecue night! Let’s prepare for a wonderful open-air BBQ tonight?”
“2. Guess your professions. Which field is your beloved at in?”
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(For the first three days and the fourth day of staying in the villa, the production team required guests to put aside their professions and family backgrounds for simple “heart flutter time” dates. Everyone’s profession was still a mystery.)
The filming principle of “Thirty-One Days of Heart-Fluttering Challenge” was: try not to affect the guests’ work and life. Not all guests were necessarily present every day.
Today was Sunday, and all guests were present.
Everyone gathered around the coffee table and began today’s division of labor.
“I’ll go check what ingredients we have first,” Liang Shan stood up and walked towards the kitchen refrigerator.
“It feels like there’s a limited variety of things in the fridge; it might not be enough for a satisfying BBQ,” Liang Shan returned a few minutes later with paper and pen.
“Everyone, please write down what you’d like to eat on this paper, and we’ll go shopping at the supermarket together later.”
Everyone in turn wrote down the ingredients they wanted to eat.
Pei Yi suddenly asked, “Besides me, who can drive?”
“I can,” Zhu Ying raised his hand.
Pei Yi: “Good, we’ll drive later.”
“Not quite,” Zhu Ying said with some difficulty. “My car was sent to the 4S shop for maintenance two days ago. I took a taxi here today.”
Everyone (speechless): …Then why did you say anything?
Zhou Xiaoduo suddenly stepped forward half a step, raised his hand, and said, “Then I’ll go buy ingredients with Pei Yi,”
“Zhong Lin’s arm was injured. I just remembered a scar removal cream that works really well. It wouldn’t be good for an Omega to have a scar…”
Zhou Xiaoduo’s plan in his mind was running fast. Using the excuse of buying scar cream for Zhong Lin was seamless-
It not only showed his image as a kind and good Omega who always cared for friends, but also provided an opportunity to be alone with Pei Yi and increase their interaction.
As Zhou Xiaoduo calculated this, he raised a pair of innocent, pure, and kind eyes, suddenly meeting Pei Yi’s dark brown eyes.
“What medicine?” Pei Yi coldly glared at him, her gaze indifferent, without a hint of emotion, like a deep, calm pool of water.
Zhou Xiaoduo’s heart “thumped”: “…” He was just looking for an excuse; how would he actually know the name of the ointment!
“Let me check my notepad. It’s been a while, I don’t remember clearly,” Zhou Xiaoduo lowered his head, hastily unlocked his phone, disregarding the camera filming him.
Zhou Xiaoduo turned his phone screen brightness to the lowest, opened “Baidu Q&A,” and started searching for “effective scar removal cream.”
A minute later, Zhou Xiaoduo frantically looked up: “I found it, it’s [Brand Name] Scar Removal Cream.”
Pei Yi replied blandly, “You don’t need to worry about it; she has that medicine,”
“Right, Zhong Lin?” Pei Yi glanced at Zhong Lin, asking lightly.
Zhong Lin, holding a cookie box, was suddenly called by name, like a student whose mind wandered in class and was then called on by the teacher. Her shoulders involuntarily twitched.
Zhong Lin nodded repeatedly in agreement: “Yes.”
Pei Yi’s eyes curved slightly, a smile spreading at the corners of her eyes. Her gaze inadvertently swept over the other Alpha guests present, with a hint of triumph in her eyes-
Of course Zhong Lin had that ointment. At the hospital, Pei Yi had asked the doctor to prescribe scar removal cream for Zhong Lin!
It wouldn’t look good for a young girl to have a scar on her arm…
Pei Yi had been thinking about the scratches on Zhong Lin’s arm.
Pei Yi lowered her eyes and saw the scratch on Zhong Lin’s arm. The scab had already fallen off, leaving a light pink mark on the inside of Zhong Lin’s slender, fair arm.
Her heart ached, filled with an inexplicable sense of guilt.
CP fans ecstatic-
[How did Pei Yi know Zhong Lin had it? Could it be from Pei Yi??]
[[/blush][/blush] What is the upstairs talking about? I really don’t understand…]
[Why do I feel like Zhou Xiaoduo wants to go out with Pei Yi, but Pei Yi is finding excuses to push him away?]
[Hahaha, cool Pei Yi online frying green tea!]
A passerby fan discovered the mystery-
[I always feel like Zhou Xiaoduo recommending scar cream to Zhong Lin is like a certain scheming, vicious foot-washing maid giving Shuhenjiao (scar cream) to Zhen Huan.]
Zhou Xiaoduo’s solo fans began to defend him-
[Upstairs, please don’t maliciously speculate, okay? Little Brother Xiaoduo was already pitiful enough last episode, being edited into a laughingstock QAQ~]
However, no one paid attention to what Zhou Xiaoduo’s solo fans said-
[Linlinzi hugging her cookie box, just like a little bear hugging its honey pot, so cute!! Such a dokidoki feeling!!]
[Taking our cub away, big kiss MUMA~]