Lin Chudong: …
Can you even say that?
Boss Lady, don't teach her nonsense! And Jia Lu is so clueless. One dares to teach, and the other dares to say it.
"Alright, go practice. What time does Super Challenge air?"
"Eight o'clock tonight!"
"Did you get the paperwork sorted, Boss Lady?"
"On my way back!"
Lin Chudong nodded. Everything was going according to plan. Tonight was the first step in his return to the music scene. Whether he succeeded or not was up to fate.
Even though they had nothing: a lead singer with no resources, a mediocre drummer, a beginner bassist, and a scatterbrained Boss Lady, it didn't look promising.
Ugh, there's no other way, I'll just have to take it one step at a time.
In the evening, everyone sat in front of the TV, waiting to watch the latest episode of the Super Challenge.
Lin Chudong wasn't in a hurry. He was scheduled to appear last. Now that the treasure chest timer was almost up, he could open it first.
Countdown: 3, 2, 1!
Open!
[Red Treasure Chest x1] [Chess Mastery (Master Level)]
Lin Chudong smiled wryly again.
Good heavens, another useless skill. Chess Mastery? What good is this thing?
Am I supposed to go compete in a chess tournament?
Lin Chudong's heart wasn't really in this!
Well, it's always good to have more skills. The most important thing this time is that the treasure chest's quality has improved, going from purple to red.
And this time, Chess Mastery was directly at the Master level. Unlike before, when the cooking skill was only at the Intermediate level, this shows that the items in the treasure chest are getting better and better.
Open the Red Treasure Chest.
[167:59:59] [Acceleration required amount]: 50000
Lin Chudong was a little surprised to see those two lines.
This treasure chest is a bit different!
The time is very long; opening the Red Treasure Chest takes seven days, but it can be accelerated!
He wasn't sure what the acceleration meant: would it open immediately, or would the opening speed be doubled?
If it opened immediately, it would be quite a deal. Fifty thousand yuan wasn't too much, but it wasn't too little either.
If it were before, Lin Chudong definitely would have spent the money to try it. But now, after thinking about it, he decided against it. The band was in dire need of funds, and spending fifty thousand yuan wouldn't sit well with the landlady.
And most importantly, the skills he'd likely get were lifestyle skills he couldn't use anytime soon. It just wasn't worth it.
He'd take a look at what the Red Treasure Chest yielded first, and then decide whether to accelerate again next time.
Unknowingly, the Super Challenge had already aired halfway through. It was now at the final segment, a cooking competition.
Lin Qiqi was running around quickly on TV, and the cameramen were panting and gasping for breath. The variety show effect was pretty good.
Lin Chudong thought for a moment and directly used a Lucky Card.
At the same time, Liang Yin had also finished setting up her computer.
"Da Fei, I've successfully released it, our band's first song!"
The show "Chengdu" has been released and is successful, but there hasn't been any promotion yet, so the view count is still in the single digits.
Liang Yin kept refreshing the backend, and she'd also posted advertisements on her WeChat Moments several times, but the view count still hadn't reached a hundred.
"Why is it so slow!"
Lin Chudong said, "What's the rush? Without any promotion, consider it zero views. Let's see how the show's effect is this time."
In the show, Lin Chudong made a cool entrance on an electric scooter, which immediately made everyone laugh.
"Damn, Brother Fei, you're so cool! You made an electric scooter feel like a race car."
"I can't watch with you guys anymore, I'm going to watch the live stream on my computer. I need to see the audience's comments!" Liang Yin was most concerned about the viewers' opinions and immediately entered the live stream.
"Da Fei, someone recognized you!"
The comments section immediately blew up with people recognizing Da Fei. It was like a stone thrown into a pond, causing ripples of recognition.
"Holy crap, is that Da Fei? Did the show arrange this? What are the odds of running into Da Fei like this?"
"Wait, that's not right. Da Fei never does variety shows. Maybe it's a real chance encounter."
"This is hilarious. This is what you expect from Super Challenge, right? Kind-hearted big brother Da Fei?"
"Lin Qiqi hadn't even debuted when Da Fei was at his peak, right?" Pubfuture Ads
"Da Fei is doing a variety show now that he's left his company? Does anyone else think something's up?"
"You're saying the company is freezing out Da Fei? Preventing him from doing variety shows? This is a conspiracy!"
The comments were filled with all sorts of speculations, even more unreliable than Wang Zhi's analyses.
The moment the episode showed Da Fei winning and becoming a Special Grade Chef, the comments section exploded.
"Da Fei is awesome! Special Grade Da Fei!"
"I know Da Fei. Kicked out of a band, and then he becomes a god of cooking."
"That judge cracked me up, 'You didn't preserve the original flavor of the ingredients!'"
"Hahaha! What a huge psychological scar!"
The show's effect was undeniably great. The scene of the Special Grade Chef throwing his apron and storming off even got a close-up.
"Next, let's invite Lin Qiqi's group to perform a talent show."
The image of Lin Qiqi sitting and Lin Chudong standing was incredibly beautiful. The comments section was filled with people calling Lin Qiqi "wife."
When the camera turned to Lin Chudong, there were also quite a few comments.
"With Da Fei around, the talent show is a lock."
"I still think it's scripted, otherwise it's just too coincidental."
"My wife really has a lot of talents, she can play and sing, and she sings really well!"
"It's mainly because Brother Fei taught her well!"
As soon as Lin Chudong's voice came out, the audience erupted in thunderous applause. The program crew even added special effects to show the shock of the audience.
"Professional is professional, Da Fei is awesome!"
"I love this song, I've already learned it after listening to it once."
"At this moment, a college student silently opened up Quanmin K Ge."
"This song isn't on Quanmin K Ge yet, but it's on QQ Music!"
"At this moment, a high school student picked up the guitar in his dorm…"
"This song is easy, I've already figured out the chords. Click my profile if you want to learn!"
"..."
The show's effect was surprisingly good. Super Challenge was the hottest variety show recently, and every episode had tons of buzz.
Moreover, the show's editing team carefully edited the footage, giving Lin Chudong a lot of screen time, and his singing was also very good, perhaps due to the effect of the lucky card.
Liang Yin said, "The play count for 'Chengdu' has exceeded 50,000!"
In the blink of an eye, it had broken through the fifty thousand mark.
It was already in the top 100 of the rising chart!
This promotional effect was simply incredible.
Lin Chudong let out a long sigh of relief. The Lucky Card hadn't been used in vain. At this rate, he could hit the hot song chart within three days.
Just then, there was a sudden bang as the door of the music store was pushed open, and a girl ran in, looking flustered.
"Sorry to bother you, let me hide for a bit!"
With that, the girl immediately squatted behind the sofa, right next to Lin Chudong.
Lin Chudong sized her up. "Beauty, are you okay?"
The girl stared nervously outside. "It's okay, it's okay. Someone's following me. I just need to hide for a bit."
Wang Zhi stood up and went to the door to look outside. Such a beautiful girl, it was indeed unsafe for her to be out alone at night.
Outside, not far away, a middle-aged man sat in a black car, holding his phone and speaking respectfully.
"President Jing, the young lady has gone into a piano store."
"Okay, President Jing. Then I'll head back to the company."
With that, the car turned around and sped away.