Chapter 7: Little Moon and Shen Xun to Participate in a Romance Variety Show
Two days later, the production team called Su Jian Yue.
“Hello, Miss Su. I am Feng Xiangpeng, the assistant director of the production team. I wanted to ask if you have a Weibo account. When our show makes its official announcement, we need to tag the guests on Weibo, so if you don’t have one, you’ll need to register one in advance,” Feng Xiangpeng reminded her.
“I don’t. My Mama and Mommy have them, but I only have a side account. That’s my dedicated gossip account, so I can’t use it to promote the show,” Su Jian Yue said truthfully.
“Oh, then it’s best if you register one now. Just use your real name. Having this account will be beneficial for you too. If the engagement is good, you might even be able to get business deals in the future. There’s no downside, anyway,” Feng Xiangpeng continued.
“Oh, okay. I’ll register one in a bit,” Su Jian Yue said readily.
“Alright, then I’ll hang up now. I still have to notify the other guests.”
“Mhmm.” Su Jian Yue hung up the phone and immediately registered a new account.
After some thought, she even posted a selfie she had taken at her school. Su Jian Yue edited the Weibo post and then clicked send.
Su Jian Yue: Finally, break is almost here! (cute cute.jpg)
Below the text was her adorable selfie.
However, since she was considered a non-celebrity now, her Weibo post didn’t get much traffic. After all, she was almost twenty, no longer the top-tier three-and-a-half-year-old cub she once was.
After posting on Weibo, Su Jian Yue went to take her exam, making sure not to delay anything.
Feng Xiangpeng called Shen Xun last. The reason was simple: he had hit a wall with Shen Xun so many times that he was on the verge of a breakdown, so he was a bit scared to call her.
Taking a few deep breaths to mentally prepare himself, Feng Xiangpeng finally dialed Shen Xun’s number. Fortunately, this time, Shen Xun did him the favor of answering.
“Hello?”
“Hello, Miss Shen. I am the assistant director of the Heartbeat Emergency production team. I’m calling to talk to you about Weibo. Because our show’s official announcement needs to tag the guests on Weibo, the director asked me to check with each of you if you have a Weibo account,” Feng Xiangpeng said all in one breath.
Shen Xun’s brow furrowed. “Is it okay if I don’t have one?”
Sweat beaded on Feng Xiangpeng’s forehead. He remembered what the director had said before and quickly replied, “During the official announcement, you and Su Jian Yue will be placed together. If you don’t have a Weibo account, then Su Jian Yue will have to be placed next to another guest.”
Shen Xun’s frown deepened. “Fine, I understand. I will register an account after my exams are over and call you back then.”
“Alright, alright. Thank you for your trouble, Miss Shen.” Feng Xiangpeng hung up the phone, thinking to himself how clever he was. Sure enough, to persuade Shen Xun, you have to bring up Su Jian Yue. There’s definitely something going on between those two!
For the next four or five days, both Su Jian Yue and Shen Xun were taking exams. By the beginning of July, both of them were on break.
Su Jian Yue packed up her things from the dorm, said goodbye to her roommate, and went home with her suitcase.
After that, she began a leisurely life of waking up whenever she naturally did.
Sometimes, Mo Fan Xing even envied her older sister. Her sister only thought about eating, drinking, and playing all day, without having to worry about company matters at all.
On the fifth day of Su Jian Yue’s break, she received a notice from the production team. Three days later, on July 10th, the show would officially begin recording. They would first film a segment at her home. The entire fifteen-day program would be broadcast live to the public. Of course, the purpose of this, besides attracting attention, was to dispel the rumor that romance variety shows were scripted.
Su Jian Yue was bored to death at home. Her greatest joy every day was talking on the phone with Shen Xun for hours, or teasing her little sister until she exploded when she came home. Now, she could finally go out and play.
Su Yubing was also in the living room at that moment. Seeing her daughter jump up with joy, she asked with a smile, “What’s wrong with you? Is your Xunxun coming to see you?”
“Mama, something like that. Hehe, that romance variety show is about to start recording!” Su Jian Yue jumped around the living room excitedly for two rounds.
Su Yubing was amused by her daughter. “Look at you, almost twenty years old and still like a little child.”
“I’m just Mama’s little child~” Su Jian Yue immediately took the opportunity to act cute.
Su Yubing was so amused her eyes curved into a smile. “Alright, when you go on the variety show in a few days, you have to take good care of yourself, you know? You’ll be gone for half a month. I’m really a bit worried about you.”
“Mama, are you afraid I’ll be bullied by others? Don’t worry, Older Sister Xunxun will be there too. No one will dare to bully me,” Su Jian Yue said with a smile.
Su Yubing looked at her daughter, wanting to say something but holding back. She wasn’t afraid her daughter would be bullied; she was afraid her daughter would be a heartbreaker. After all, her daughter had loved keeping a school of fish since she was little. But Su Yubing was too embarrassed to say this out loud.
“That’s good. Take care of yourself then,” Su Yubing could only instruct.
“Mhmm, definitely!” Su Jian Yue replied with confidence.
She remembered that the production team was coming to their home to film and added, “Mama, on July 10th, the production team is coming to our house to shoot. Will you and Mommy be here?”
Su Yubing nodded. “Yes, your Mommy and I will be here to give you some courage. We’ll just postpone our company matters for that day.”
“Yay!” Su Jian Yue was extremely happy.
On Shen Xun’s end, her reaction to the notice was much calmer. The only thing that made her happy was that she would be able to see Su Jian Yue in a few days.
That evening, the production team officially announced the ten guests participating in the recording and tagged everyone in a Weibo post.
Heartbeat Emergency Production Team: The seventh month flows like fire. Let us embark on a heart-fluttering journey together for a hot summer! @SuJianYue @ShenXun @ZhaoQifei @ZhengTianming @LiangWenjing @YuLin @ChenZhibin @JiangYing @MaoYu @RenPeng.
Below the text was the logo for Heartbeat Emergency.
Of course, Cheng Fei also had someone buy a trending topic. After all, everything needed to have buzz these days.
Soon, the official announcement for Heartbeat Emergency was released, almost at the same time as the neighboring Wilderness Survival for 30 Days. Moreover, both variety shows were presented to the audience through a full live broadcast format.
Cheng Fei anxiously asked in his studio, “How is it? Has the popularity gone up? Have we surpassed the wilderness survival show next door?”
“Director, I’m afraid it’s a bit difficult. The show next door has invited Jiang Jinhua. Needless to say, that Film Empress Jiang’s national recognition is off the charts. And there’s that infamous starlet named Ye Qing. Their popularity is maxed out. Our show is all non-celebrities, so it’s really tough.”
The assistant director, Feng Xiangpeng, had blisters in his mouth from all the stress. They had never expected to clash head-on with another live variety show.
“Do this: go buy off a few marketing accounts and expose the fact that Shen Xun and Su Jian Yue were on a variety show as children. Back then, Pastoral Cuties was a phenomenal, king-tier variety show. Now, the two most popular kids from it have grown up and are going on a romance variety show. I refuse to believe it won’t make a splash,” Cheng Fei said through gritted teeth.
“Okay, Director Cheng. I’ll have someone prepare for it right away.” With that, he quickly went to contact the marketing accounts.
These marketing accounts were all backed by companies, so they were easy to find.
And so, that evening, the story of Shen Xun and Su Jian Yue’s childhood, after many years, reappeared in the public eye.
Entertainment Fan Circle: Who still remembers Little Moon and Shen Xun from Pastoral Cuties? Your cyber cubs have grown up and are going on a romance variety show! Reliable sources say the two will be participating in the romance variety show Heartbeat Emergency, which will premiere on time on July 10th!
This Weibo post was accompanied by a photo of Little Moon and Shen Xun as children. In the photo, Little Moon was happily stretching out her little hands, asking Shen Xun for a hug, while the adults behind them were all smiling with curved eyes.
This marketing account had over a hundred thousand followers, so after this Weibo post was published, it attracted a lot of comments. After all, basically everyone had seen that variety show. For so many years, no other variety show had become as big a hit as that one.
[Whoa, for real? Little Moon is old enough to go on a romance variety show? Sob, my cyber cub has grown up so much.]
[Who understands the tears of a generation? I still have so many of Little Moon’s stickers on my Green Bubble.]
[I shipped her and Shen Xun when I was little. They were both so cute as kids.]
[God bless, I hope my cyber cubs didn’t have a glow-down.]
[God bless +1!]
[Let me just weakly say, I actually shipped Little Moon’s Mama and Mommy’s CP when I was little. They were so sweet.]
[Yes, yes, Shen Xun’s Mama and Mommy were also super sweet. Shen Xun’s Mommy loved to act cute and was a particularly adorable alpha.]
[I’m crying out loud. It feels like that variety show just finished airing yesterday. Has it really been over ten years?]
[I’ve become a corporate slave. No wonder the cubs have grown up too. Sob~]
[I’m about to cry. Don’t say anymore, sob sob sob.]
Soon, more and more people joined the gossip train. When they saw that the people going on the romance variety show were Little Moon and Shen Xun, a lot of mama fans and grandma fans showed up. Of course, many casual viewers who had seen that variety show also came. That night, Shen Xun and Su Jian Yue became a trending topic, and it was the number one topic, followed by a red “Explosive” tag.
#Little Moon and Shen Xun to Participate in Romance Variety Show (Explosive)
#Romance Variety Show Heartbeat Emergency Announces Guest Lineup
#Pastoral Cuties Tears of a Generation
#My Favorite Cyber Cubs Have Grown Up!
#Wilderness Survival for 30 Days Official Announcement
#Film Empress Jiang Jinhua to Participate in Wilderness Survival Show
With this, the popularity of the show Heartbeat Emergency skyrocketed in an instant.
Director Cheng Fei was grinning from ear to ear in his studio. “The thirteen million spent on inviting Shen Xun and Su Jian Yue was really worth it. This level of popularity, this is the rhythm of a hit. It seems Su Jian Yue and Shen Xun are destined to be hits. Whatever show they’re on becomes popular. It’s truly magical.”