She became a heartthrob among internet celebrities.

Chapter 146 Workplace Variety Show

"So, you're not coming back this summer?" The voice on the other end of the phone sounded a little disappointed, but quickly cheered up: "It's okay, it'll be the same if we meet again next time."

Jiang Lai said apologetically, "I'm sorry, it's rare that you have time."

"Don't say that, of course your business is more important!" Lu Jin perked up and asked curiously again, "So how long will it take you to film this variety show?"

"I don't know either, let's see how I perform! If other things come up in the middle, I can quit."

"Is this show really that easy to talk to?"

"Yeah." The main problem is that Qin Yifan opened the door too wide, it seems like the goal was just to get her there, and there were no requirements about how well she performed or how many episodes she could record.

"Is there some kind of conspiracy?" "It's unlikely."

Jiang Lai and Lu Jin exchanged a few words, and then the phone was returned to Lu Jin's mother. "Lai Lai, next time you come home, Auntie will bake you some little cakes!"

"Okay, definitely, thank you Auntie." "You're welcome! I was thinking that since Lu Jin finally finished his training camp and had a couple of days off, you could come over and play, but I didn't expect you to be busy."

Lu Jin's mother was as talkative as ever: "Don't worry, your aunt and uncle will definitely be watching you on TV."

"Hahaha, thank you, Auntie."

The two chatted for a while longer before the phone was returned to Lu Jin's hands.

"Is there anything else?" Jiang Lai asked.

"No, I just wanted to talk to you a little longer, but it's late now, you should get some rest!"

"alright, bye!"

"Bye-Bye!"

"Uh-huh."

"Bye-Bye"

"..." Jiang Lai asked, "Why say goodbye twice?"

Lu Jin's somewhat embarrassed voice came from the other end of the phone. He said, "I think I should say the last sentence. I'll wait until you hang up before I do."

"Let's count to three and hang up together!"

"it is good!"

"One, two, three, bye-bye!"

This time it was really over. Jiang Lai casually put her phone on the table, turned around and went to the bathroom to remove her face mask and wash her face.

Only Li Xiangyue and Jiang Lai remained in the dormitory. Xiangyue had applied to stay in the dormitory during the summer vacation because she was preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, while Jiang Lai had not left the school because she was going to record a variety show.

"Jiang Jiang, I'm back!" Li Xiangyue opened the dormitory door, bringing back the fried skewers that Jiang Lai had ordered. "Your midnight snack."

"Thank you~" Jiang Lai took it and took a deep breath: "This is the one, it's so tempting. Xiang Yue, don't brush your teeth yet, let's eat together."

“Okay.” Li Xiangyue sat down next to Jiang Lai. “Let’s do a variety show and relax a bit.”

"Ok!"

The two ate while watching a variety show. Li Xiangyue noticed Jiang Lai's open suitcase on the ground, which was already quite full. "Is it almost packed?"

Jiang Lai took a bite of cauliflower, made two "mmm" sounds, and only after swallowing did she say, "Yes, the program provides accommodation, but all the contestants stay together."

"That's fine, at least it's more convenient, but you should also be careful."

"I know~"

"Sigh, I'll be all alone in the dorm then." "That's great, no one will bother you."

......

Daqin Entertainment's workplace variety show also uses a live broadcast plus editing format. Impatient or free netizens can watch the whole live broadcast, and there are also edited versions available for everyone to watch later. It's summer vacation, and there are quite a few people watching the live broadcast.

In the past two years, online dramas and variety shows have become unstoppable. Various types of online variety shows have emerged one after another, including romance, escape room, dispute mediation, and music. Sponsors of variety shows have benefited greatly. Under such circumstances, workplace variety shows have also emerged.

Besides increasing viewers' understanding of a particular industry, workplace reality shows can also enhance the reputation of participating companies and serve as an excellent way to recruit talent.

Of course, overly rigid workplace reality shows won't be appealing, so the observers are important, and so are the contestants.

Among the observers invited by Daqin Entertainment this time, in addition to industry experts, there are also popular celebrities, Lin Yinchuan being one of them.

Among the contestants, there are students from prestigious universities as well as those from ordinary schools, since everyone likes to see underdog stories.

Jiang Lai was unaware of her role on the show. She had initially thought there would be a script or something, but Qin Yifan simply told her to do whatever she wanted, with the only requirement being to stick to it for half a month.

Half a month, which is halfway through the program's progress.

I have no idea what Qin Yifan is up to.

The production team didn't have any special requirements for Jiang Lai. She was originally chosen by the young lady herself, so it didn't matter whether she was good or bad, since the young lady would back her up. And putting aside her other achievements, just her face alone was enough to make even the artists in her own company rarely able to compare with her beauty.

The production team couldn't be happier with Jiang Lai's presence.

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When Jiang Lai received her employee badge and entered the room, there were already several people inside. She was taken aback by the scene, then smiled and greeted everyone, "Hello, I'm Jiang Lai from Imperial University."

"I am Shao Yang from Huaguang University." "Han Caiwei from Huaguang University."

"Zhou Qiwen from Haitian University."

"My name is Du Heng, and I'm from California College."

......

After everyone had finished introducing themselves, Jiang Lai realized that she was the last one to arrive.

“I’m sorry I’m late,” she said.

"It's alright, there's still plenty of time before the show's scheduled time, you've arrived just in time," Shao Yang said.

Han Caiwei immediately added, "That's right, you came at the perfect time, no need to wait long. I was the third one to arrive, I was waiting forever, I don't know what I was thinking, and I even had to introduce myself several times!!"

—I laughed so hard, I really did hear it several times, and I've memorized their names.

—Finally, some new people have arrived. It's so awkward that these people are sitting here without saying a word!

—Wow, these players are all pretty good!

—The newcomer is so beautiful!! No wonder she was the last to come in, she was just waiting to give us a pleasant surprise, right? Production team, you really know how to do it!

Perhaps because Jiang Lai was the last to arrive, there was only one seat left closest to the head of the table. She went over and sat down, then waited for the interviewer to arrive along with everyone else.

Silence has fallen again. Heavens, please say something!

—Aren't there enough beautiful women to look at?

—To be honest, number 10 looks familiar, Jiang Lai...

—Isn't that the internet celebrity? She participated in that show called "Brainpower Challenge," the latest season, the one where all the universities battled each other out.

—It's her! I remember now! She's so beautiful and talented.

The viewers in the live stream were very curious about Jiang Lai. Some searched for her on the official Weibo account, while others directly posted comments to discuss her. The most common comment was about her exceptionally beautiful face.

Other contestants would also intentionally or unintentionally cast their gazes at Jiang Lai. They didn't know her, but they were full of curiosity about her. Her appearance was arguably the most outstanding among the ten, which made others have some thoughts about her. Maybe she was just a pretty face with some talent, a smokescreen put out by the production team?

—It's another season of epic battles!

—Besides a few top domestic universities, there are also foreign universities, and a few ordinary universities that have nothing to do with finance. I bet on a comeback story.

—Then I'll bet you, we didn't manage to turn things around last time.

—I don't know about others, but if I were the boss, I would keep Jiang Lai; just looking at her face makes me feel happy.

—Be wary of the person upstairs; he looks like the type to sleep with someone close to him.

Office romance? Even dogs wouldn't talk about that! What kind of person would fall in love with a colleague? When I'm at work, all I want to do is drive everyone crazy.

—Add one more

—Ordered

—You all watch workplace reality shows, right? Okay, I'm going to ship this couple now. Did you see Shao Yang glance at Jiang Lai several times?

—You know what, it's true.

—Upon closer inspection, Shaoyang is quite good-looking.

—Han Caiwei is very pretty too!

—Isn't Zhou Qiwen good-looking?

While the viewers in the live stream were discussing the contestants' appearances, someone walked into the room.

She was a woman with a strong presence, dressed in a business suit, with sharp and keen eyes.

Everyone immediately stood up.

The woman spoke crisply: "In a moment, we'll conduct the interviews according to our seating arrangement, starting with the side closest to the door. Bring your resumes and head to the large conference room outside."

She looked around and then called out to Du Heng, who was sitting on the outermost side, "Come with me first."

Du Heng hurriedly left with his resume, and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Lai had originally thought that her position was not good enough, but now it seemed that by a twist of fate, she had been given more time to prepare.

She took out the resume from the folder, looked at it carefully, confirmed that there were no problems, and then began to wait patiently.

"I'm a tiny bit nervous," Tao Lu whispered to her, sitting next to her. "Luckily, we're the last ones."

"Yes!"

Why are these two whispering? Aren't they going to prepare anything? Look at the others over there, they've already started preparing their self-introductions.

—The production team has just started a new live stream where you can see what's happening with the interviewers. Go check it out!

—No, there are handsome men and beautiful women here, and there are interviews over there. I'm afraid I'll get nervous just like them.

—Add one, and I'll feel embarrassed for them.

—There are handsome guys over there too!!! You'll regret it if you don't go!

—Really? I'll go check.

The contestants were unaware of what was happening in the live stream. All they knew was that Du Heng had been inside for about twenty minutes, and then the woman from before entered the room again and called away the second person.

"Good morning/afternoon, interviewers. My name is Hu Chu. My father's surname is Hu, and my mother's surname is Chu, so my name is Hu Chu. I am 23 years old and currently studying at..."

Qin Yijian looked down at his resume. He didn't need to appear on this kind of show at all, but his sister had found him and insisted that he participate. His parents also persuaded him, so he had no choice but to agree. It was just that he didn't have much work lately, otherwise he wouldn't have had time to play house with a group of college students.

"Where's my secretary? I need all the information about this man in three minutes."

Your secretary is ready.

—Wow, he's so handsome! The way he looks with his head down, so focused and captivating.

—You look quite young. Are you already an interviewer?

There were six interviewers in the conference room: Qin Yijian, two older men, two older women, and one younger woman. They were all from the Qin family.

This variety show is divided into two groups, and the two groups will go to different types of companies for internships.

A financial company headed by Qin Yijian, and an entertainment company headed by another young woman.

—I saw the sign. Are the two youngest ones actually the general managers??

—Just arrived, what's the situation here?

—Could someone introduce these interviewers?

—The one in the middle is so handsome! *slurp*

—I'm really fed up with your infatuation. Don't you guys ever read economic news? That's the CEO of the Qin Group, don't you know?

Which Qin family?

——Qin of Daqin Entertainment

—Holy crap, a diamond bachelor?

......

"Du Heng, what's the situation inside?" someone asked.

The others also looked at Du Heng with expectant eyes.

Du Heng shook his head and said with a wry smile, "There were several interviewers inside, and the questions they asked were quite sharp. I didn't answer well at first; they were too difficult."

"Is it really that strict?" The others were also a little worried.

"However, they will group you according to your first choice, and you'll find out then," Du Heng said.

"What did you choose?" "I chose finance, since that's what I studied. I don't know much about entertainment companies, so if I go to a finance company first, I'll have time to research entertainment companies."

—Damn, you guys are rivals, in the end only two of you can be left, so don't say whatever comes to mind!

—I figured it wasn't a secret, so why couldn't we say it?

That's right!

"Once you're inside, it's best to listen carefully to the interviewer's questions and answer them in detail. Otherwise, they'll ask follow-up questions, which can be quite detailed, and if you haven't prepared, you might get stuck." Du Heng recounted his recent interview and shared some tips, earning everyone's gratitude.

Jiang Lai took it all in stride. No matter what, if she performed well, she would finish the whole season; if she was at worst, she would have to leave halfway through. She wasn't nervous.

Her calm and composed demeanor contrasted sharply with the other contestants. Several people glanced at her silently, and some even looked at her resume.

Everyone assumed that her calm demeanor showed confidence in herself and that she was well-prepared, and they regarded her as a formidable opponent.

The viewers in the live stream thought the same thing.

—Miss number ten doesn't seem flustered at all.

—Come on, the fact that they can appear on the show means they really have some skills.

—I envy people like that; I get so nervous when something happens that I feel like jumping up and down.

Time passed by in the waiting, and Jiang Lai was getting a little impatient. At this moment, she felt that it would be better to be the first to go in for the interview, at least she would die sooner and be reborn sooner.

Finally, the woman from before called her name, "The last one, it's your turn."

"I'm here." Jiang Lai stood up, picked up her resume, and walked towards the conference room.