The signal in the studio was not decent.
The chat interface failed to load for a moment, and the system automatically sent out another message which appeared in their chat dialogue without waiting for the contents of “the other party is typing” to be delivered
Xu Tangzhouzz V: Click on my homepage to discover more bloggers with similar interests as you and expand your social circle! Making new discoveries is the reason why Flow is so amazing!”
“……”
Wtf. Is this rogue software Flow providing user guidance to new accounts as a form of advertising itself?!
Xu Tangzhou suddenly felt relieved at the bottom of his heart.
At the very least! He won’t be falsely viewed as a lunatic!
To be honest, he will occasionally feel guilty for having constant dreams where he did so-and-so with the other party.
“The other party is typing” prompt disappeared, which indicated that they either gave up sending the message or the message had already been delivered. But Xu Tangzhou was unable to tell because the signal icon had turned into a revolving circle once more.
He held his breath in anticipation, he especially wanted to know whether Ling Che had sent out the message in the end or not.
At this moment, everybody nearby scattered and Ling Che, whose height surpassed the crowd, walked over to him.
Ling Che only came to a halt after he was a step away from Xu Tangzhou.
Due to their differences in height, he slightly lowered his head: “Xu Tangzhou, what the hell are you doing?”
“Well, I discovered that you became my follower on Flow……” Xu Tangzhou clarified himself in a hurry with the intention of complaining about how rotten Flow was, and how this sort of rottenness has nothing to do with him.
However, Ling Che wasn’t inquiring about this matter at all: “They are requesting us to assemble——“
It seems that he had no choice but to pause after speaking thus far and picked up from where Xu Tangzhou had left off: “You only just realized? This account had been handed over to Si Tuya since registering, and it was her who followed you.”
I see.
Xu Tangzhou had a sudden feeling of realization.
Prior to his debut, Huang-ge had also taken custody of his account and deleted all his private info before applying for certification. In addition, he followed a small number of “morally legitimate” bloggers for him in passing as well.
Therefore it is not unexpected for Si Tuya to become his follower using Ling Che’s account.
But was Ling Che the one typing out the message just now or Si Tuya?
Xu Tangzhou was a little curious.
Ling Che shot a glance at him and said without much emotion: “Stop messing around, let’s assemble.”
The other party quickly got into character, so Xu Tangzhou temporarily put this matter behind them and hurriedly followed suit as the two returned to the spotlight of the studio together.
The guests arrived at their seats once more after a short break, and the show switched to a new scenic design.
Filming has begun.
In front of them were three different sets of flight tickets which were made into KT cards.
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Vfa C: Mlgra Jijrr. Glgfma oiluta ab Veglgjw Prijcv, joafgcbbc vfqjgaegf, fifnfc-tbeg oiluta klat 14,000 EZD jr atf abaji mbra obg atf aglq bo akb qfbqif.
Vfa D: Derlcfrr Jijrr. Glgfma oiluta ab Veglgjw Prijcv, fnfclcu vfqjgaegf, fifnfc-tbeg oiluta klat 8500 EZD jr atf abaji qglmf obg atf gbecv-aglq bo akb qfbqif.
Set C: Cheap airline. Departing tonight with one layover midway through, a fourteen-hour flight, and 3500 RMB would be the total expenditure for a round-trip of two people.
Qi Mu gracefully stood before enlarged versions of the tickets and highlighted the key points with a pen: “After coordination and negotiations between the program team and all parties, these are the most cost-effective flights at present. Of course, the price is also preferential.”
Lu Cheng’an said, “Preferential? Our base funds are only worth 20,000 and the tickets from Set A cost 14,000, how are we supposed to survive for the next 7 days?”
Mi Fei disagreed with him this time: “Ge, that’s not how it is. Look, Set A is the only ticket that can depart this afternoon. Those who choose Set A will definitely be able to make it to the island first.”
In regards to what rewards the first-place winner will receive, there’s no need for Mi Fei to speak further.
Surrounded by competitors, it’s unknown whether he had intentionally come to a pause or not, but those who understand would get the point either way.
However, Xia Xing went on to say: “The first-place winners have three days of free accommodation and the privilege to be the first one to select a room! That’s equivalent to half a week settled! Xia Yue, let’s pick this one!”
Xia Yue had a different opinion: “What are you in a hurry for? We have the lowest amount of funds at the moment, did you not realize that we would only have 4400 if we go for that option? It’s not as if you can win by surviving through the week, the winners are the ones who have the largest amount of funds remaining, do you understand?”
Qi Mu smiled: “Yup, that’s indeed the case. However, there are no guarantees in this world. By the time the program team arrives at Suriram Island, they will occasionally assign everyone interesting challenges to enrich the fun. The cost for lodging varies as well, therefore the ones with the least funds at the moment may not necessarily be the ones with the least funds in the end.”
No one could predict what actions the program team will take next, so nobody had the guts to use Qi Mu’s words as a complete reference.
Taking the later stages into consideration, everyone was repeatedly weighing the advantages and disadvantages regarding the three sets of tickets.
Selecting tickets from Set B meant arriving at Suriram Island second with more than half of the base fund remaining and get to enjoy the preferential treatment of rent or utility reduction despite not receiving free food and lodging for three days,
But if you were to choose tickets from Set C, you would be the last one to arrive at Suriram Island and receive the lodging that’s left unclaimed by everybody else with an enticingly cheap cost.
“That’s enough.” Qi Mu interrupted their discussion, “For the sake of fairness, the selection of tickets will not be made public, which indicates that you are allowed to prevent other guests from knowing when you choose to arrive. Please be aware that the same flights can be chosen multiple times, so it doesn’t mean that you can no longer go for an option if it has already been selected by others.”
That’s so deceitful ah.
Xu Tangzhou sighed in defeat.
It’s quite unexpected for the show to plant the seeds of collusion from here on out.
He really wanted to know who exactly was the executive for this show! And why did they not write imperial harem soap operas if they have so much talent?
Qi Mu distributed an envelope which had the program’s logo printed on it and contained the base funds for each group.
“The timer has started ticking, let’s see each other at Suriram.” Qi Mu concluded with a smile, “I am expecting every guest to have a perfect vacation. Wishing you all the best!”
Lu Cheng’an and Mi Fei were the first ones to leave.
Xia Yue and Xia Xing then left as well.
Prior to leaving, Xia Xing was still making a fuss about choosing the tickets from Set A and ended up being dragged away by Xia Yue.
Ling Che and Xu Tangzhou were the only ones remaining in the studio, along with assistant Mo-Mo and their two photographers.
Ling Che handed over the envelope: “Hold onto it.”
Xu Tangzhou received it, but he felt that money management wasn’t his specialty therefore he was a little hesitant: “I am not the sort of individual who is good at handling numbers……”
“It doesn’t matter.” Ling Che said, “If you were to miscalculate, I’ll just exchange you for cash.”
Xu Tangzhou: “Is it too late for me to withdraw from the show?”
Ling Che curled his lips and said: “Have you thought about which set we should choose yet?”
Xu Tangzhou found out that Ling Che became much easier to interact with as soon as he got into character for filming. Therefore he set aside those chaotic thoughts and nonchalantly spoke up as his friend: “Why don’t you take a guess as to which set of tickets they will choose? I have a feeling that Senior Lu will go for Set A.”
Judging from Ling Che’s gaze, it’s likely that Xu Tangzhou would get scolded for being a dummy if there weren’t any cameras here.
However, Ling Che only spat out two words: “They won’t.”
Xu Tangzhou had no idea why Ling Che could be so certain that they wouldn’t choose tickets from Set A, but he didn’t dare ask.
At the end of the day, the two of them had no tacit understanding at all.
“There’s no need for you to be concerned about what decision the others would make.” Ling Che said, “You should focus on which set you wanted to choose instead.”
Xu Tangzhou took out his phone and opened his notepad: “This is a travel guide I created a few days prior, and it includes the all prices of essentials, rooms, as well as labor service fees in Suriram. I estimated that if two people were to live there, the daily consumption would be about 2,000 yuan with accommodations and food as an addition. That being said, we are able to spend a minimum of 1500 yuan per day if we were to save some more.”
He looked up as soon as he finished speaking, and realized that Ling Che was concentrating on the screen in his hands.
They were so close to each other that he could even count the number of Ling Che’s long and slender eyelashes clearly.
There was a faint masculine scent on Ling Che’s body.
But what made Xu Tangzhou’s heartbeat accelerate was the pheromone of the blazing sun.
In the hours since the recording of the program, the gland which was tingling at first had slowly calmed down, and Xu Tangzhou gradually got used to the distance between him and Ling Che. He had taken the medicine prescribed by Qiu Yan on time, so his immunity to the alpha pheromones on Ling Che’s body had improved greatly.
However, they were incredibly close to each other at this moment.
Even if he wasn’t embarrassed by coming into contact with the pheromones, his heartbeat was so loud that it nearly shattered his eardrums.
There’s no need to be flustered. Xu Tangzhou internally screamed. Qiu Yan is a doctor, he can’t be wrong about it! There’s no way that I will have a nosebleed in front of the camera! If that were the case, I will go back and dispose of him!
“You even did your research.” Ling Che suddenly looked at him with his amber-coloured eyes which were as cold as a piece of gemstone, “Your IQ increased quite a lot.”
Under the camera lens, Xu Tangzhou couldn’t dodge aside on the spot.
As friends, keeping such a distance between each other wasn’t considered a transgression, so it’d be strange if he were to overreact.
His earlobes turned crimson as he shifted his gaze back onto the screen: “Therefore, we cannot go for Option A. Look for yourself, after spending 14,000 on the tickets, we still have to endure through the last 4 days even if we were to receive 3 days free food and accommodation in return. Our spending for the last 4 days will be at a minimum of 6000 yuan, we are going to end up in last place at this rate.”
Ling Che sat on the ground, but space here was limited, so he had to bend his left leg which made him look very casual.
And thus, the distance between the two of them widened.
Xu Tangzhou secretly heaved out a sigh in his heart.
He took a seat next to him as well.
“I praised you for being smart just now.” Ling Che snatched away his phone and opened the calculator, “But why haven’t you thought of reverse psychology?”
“Huh?” Xu Tangzhou was puzzled.
Ling Che spoke while inputting the numbers: “Our average consumption is 2000 per day, and the same goes for them.”
Spending a minimum of 1500 yuan by reducing their consumption wasn’t a part of Ling Che’s plan at all, “Tickets from Set B will provide only 2 days of free accommodation, which is equivalent to spending 10,000 yuan for the next few days. With 8,500 tickets as an addition, they will only be down to 1,500 yuan.”
This scene had a sense of familiarity to it.
Xu Tangzhou realized: Wasn’t this nearly identical to the time when Ling Che taught him how to solve questions in his dream?
However, they did something else in his dream as well……
“……” Xu Tangzhou was scared stiff by his own indecent thoughts.
He got rid of these images and focused on the issue at hand but he still hadn’t figured out what exactly was Ling Che pertaining to, “If we were to go for Set A, they’d have a larger sum of money leftover compared to us.”
Ling Che noticed that the pale and jade-like earlobe of the person in front of him was gradually turning into a darker shade of crimson.
He averted his gaze and said, “Have you forgotten that we can obtain the privilege of being the first ones to select a room.”
“That’s right!” Xu Tangzhou suddenly widened his eyes, “How could I forget?”
They had watched all the previous episodes, and the ones who received privilege in room selection from each episode could choose a house with a particularly low rent.
There were even free rooms available if you can tolerate the poor conditions and facilities.
That is to say, their average consumption each day would be greatly reduced if they were to receive the privilege of being the first ones to choose a room!
“Got it?” Ling Che finished his lecture and was waiting for an answer from his student.
It appeared that Xu Tangzhou had figured it out, yet he also didn’t seem to understand at all.
He had one more question: “Then, why don’t we go for the tickets from Set C? No matter what, going for Set C will allow us to end up with the largest sum of leftover money.”
Of course, the schemes set up by the program team could not have been only for a day or two, but at present, it seems that tickets from Set C are the most cost-effective.
“Are you a dummy?” Ling Che remained motionless as if he was staring at a fool.
“Huh?” Xu Tangzhou felt that he was being a total dumbass in front of him.
The sort of dumbass that lacks intelligence.
“Have you forgotten? I won’t be able to queue up for a transfer flight from a cheap airline.” Ling Che said helplessly, “Zai-zai, the airport will reach a state of immobilization.”
Edited by: Amanagawa and Huixuan
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