Group Pet Eldest Lady, She Just Wants To Be A Salted Fish

Chapter 62 – Why is the variety show investor like this?

Ruan You closed Weibo and messaged Qi Nuo. Just when she was about to call Qi Zhiyan and the others, Lu Xuan’s call came in.

“Sister Youyou, are you going to pick up the little brother?”

“Yes. We’ll meet at Chunhuan Road later. You can talk to Qi Zhiyan, Jiang Huai, and Fu Jia Zhan.”

“Great! That works, and I can buy some desserts there.”

Ruan You hung up the phone and rested on the back of the chair.

She left the task of notifying the others to Lu Xuan. Now she felt relaxed.

On the other hand, the audience in the live broadcast room was not as relaxed.

[So, it was their plan to go on the variety show together?]

[I thought it would be a fierce business battle and some drama among heirs. It’s completely different from the intense and dramatic wealthy family TV drama I watch.]

[Nervous business plot turned into a heartwarming variety show with friends. Not bad, hahaha! I just love watching the daily lives of the wealthy heirs.]

Thirty minutes later, the car stopped in front of the RG team’s base.

All the staff of the RG team who were watching the live stream saw this scene and looked at each other.

???

Why did the Bodhisattva Boss come to the base?

Could it be that he’s coming to visit them at the club before picking up the ninth guest?!

Realizing this, everyone was pleasantly surprised.

Qi Nuo packed up his luggage and bid farewell to the team members, team leader, and other staff.

“Goodbye, happy Spring Festival.”

“See you after the New Year, let’s charge together!” The Support player patted Qi Nuo’s shoulder heavily and said loudly with great momentum.

“Yes, let’s charge and win the championship.”

Qi Nuo nodded with a smile.

While holding their phones, all the team members waved goodbye to Qi Nuo. When he reached the base’s entrance, they waved goodbye to him, secretly glancing at Ruan You and Gu Fuchen’s car from the corners of their eyes.

Bodhisattva Boss, it really is the Bodhisattva Boss. The scene in the live broadcast room is almost identical!

Ruan You and Gu Fuchen’s cars are parked at the entrance of the base. The crew of the program <Heirs> follows closely behind. When they see Ruan You’s car stop, the filming crew quickly picks up their live broadcasting equipment, clangs open the car door, and finds a good angle to diligently capture the footage from a distance of two meters from the car.

The post-production team quickly understands and immediately provides Ruan You and Gu Fuchen with an additional live broadcasting angle.

Ruan You stays in the car and doesn’t get out.

After bidding farewell to the members of the team, Qi Nuo opens Ruan You’s car trunk by himself and puts the suitcase inside.

Team members : ??

Qi Nuo, you got on the wrong car!

This isn’t the car that came to pick you up; this is the boss’s car, Qi Nuo—

The team manager rushes forward in three big steps, taking Qi Nuo’s suitcase out before he has a chance to close the trunk, and anxiously says, “Qi Nuo, I know you want to go home urgently, but this isn’t the car to pick you up!”

He leans close to Qi Nuo, speaking cautiously, “This is the boss’s car. Quickly let go! If you want to go home, I’ll personally drive you there!”

Qi Nuo : ?

He is completely confused and hasn’t figured out what’s going on. He lets the team manager pull his hand away, close the car trunk, and then the team manager holds him on one side and his suitcase on the other, walking towards the base entrance.

Both of the live broadcast rooms on Channel 1 have many people watching.

The netizens witnessed the act of the man dragging away the boy, which left them puzzled.

What is this team member doing?

He should have just gone home, why did he open the boss’s trunk?

No one on the internet ever thought that Ruan You and Gu Fuchen were actually here to pick up Qi Nuo. Considering their previous interactions, the ninth guest should be someone who has a good relationship with them.

It’s likely that he’s also a member of the top wealthy family. This time, they’ve gathered together to participate in a variety show.

But it’s impossible for members of the top wealthy family to appear in an e-sports club. The netizens’ thoughts were the same as all the other members of the RG team, that after Ruan You’s identity as Fat Cat was revealed, she happened to pass by the team base while going to pick up the guest, so she came to greet and encourage them.

As the members of the RG team came to see Qi Nuo off, they are standing at the base entrance, feeling extremely nervous.

—Qi Nuo, why did you have to embarrass yourself and get on the boss’s car at the wrong time? The whole nation is watching!

When the team manager pulled Qi Nuo back, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, they managed to save the situation.

Ruan You looked at Gu Fuchen with confusion.

—What are they doing?

Gu Fuchen was also puzzled.

The team manager pulled Qi Nuo and walked over to Ruan You’s car window, intending to apologize to Ruan You.

Ruan You lowered the car window and asked suspiciously, “Do you still have training this afternoon?”

The team manager shook his head.

“Is the team on break now?”

“Yes, we are.”

Ruan You asked, “Since you’re on a break, where are you dragging him to?”

The team manager : ?

The online viewers in the live stream chat : ?

Ruan You looked at Qi Nuo and said, “Get in the car quickly, your sister is still waiting for us.”

Qi Nuo obediently nodded and said, “Okay.”

The team manager : ??

Online viewers : ??

After Qi Nuo put his luggage in the trunk again and sat in the car, the entire team members stared blankly at their phones, which were playing the live stream from inside Ruan You’s car.

They looked up, dazed, and then back to the entrance of the base.

This repeated three or four times, with their heads down, then up, and then down again, as if they were malfunctioning robots, clumsily and dully repeating the head movements.

The online viewers who saw this found it both amusing and astonishing.

[I declare that these team members are the substitutes for my face online.]

[I always thought that Qi Nuo’s was just coincidentally surnamed Qi… How could he be Qi Zhiyan’s younger brother, our ninth guest on the variety show…]

[Damn. People from the top wealthy family really pamper Ruan You. The young master of the top wealthy family works in Ruan You’s e-sports club. Who would believe such a rumor?]

…

Inside the car, after Qi Nuo got in, he remained silent, sitting quietly.

Ruan You turned to look at him curiously and asked, “Why did the team manager take your suitcase out just now?”

Qi Nuo honestly replied, “He thought you weren’t here to pick me up.”

Ruan Yuo: ….?

Seeing this scene, the five artists from the ‘Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company’ laughed until their faces hurt while watching the screen.

“As I’m also working in Ruan You’s company, more or less, that team manager should be considered my colleague. He’s so cute.”

“Guys, I feel so proud right now. The young master of the top wealthy family is working for Ruan You with me.”

Gu Fuchen drove towards Chunhuan Road, where he would meet up with Fu Jiazhan and Lu Jin, heading to the place provided by the staff.

Also on the way, the forgotten guest Cheng Guyuan was driving towards here.

The online discussions were lively.

[If Ruan You and her group of acquaintances participate together in the variety show, will Cheng Guyuan be excluded or not?]

[Firstly, let’s remove the words ‘will’ and ‘or not’ from the sentence. Secondly, if he gets excluded, so be it. I don’t care about him, and I don’t watch him anyway. Thirdly, he deserves this treatment. Before going on the variety show, his team took the lead in badmouthing other celebrities, and fans don’t want mediocre celebrities to ride on his popularity. Now, he’s just a mediocre wealthy heir in front of top wealthy families’ heirs. As a fan of Ruan You, who just started supporting her, I reject him coming and leeching off her fame.]

[Don’t come to rub off the top wealthy family.]

[Stop pretending to be compassionate; what’s there to pity about Cheng Guyuan? When there were rumors that Ruan You liked him, where were you to speak out?]

[What? Do they have to stage a lovey-dovey and harmonious scene just to avoid showing scenes of excluding someone in front of the camera? Is Cheng Guyuan even worthy?]

[After watching the four handsome Heirs and the aloof sister Qi Zhiyan, I feel Cheng Guyuan is so ugly.]

Meanwhile, the variety show has announced the upcoming schedule on their official Weibo account.

@Heirs : [This time, according to the investor’s request, we have arranged two buildings : one is a two-story villa that can accommodate nine people, and the other is a two-bedroom apartment~]

Ruan You’s fans breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, there’s a high chance that Ruan You won’t have to live with ordinary guys like Cheng Guyuan.

When Ruan You’s fans were celebrating, Cheng Guyuan’s fans were very dissatisfied.

[Who are your investors? Isn’t this clearly excluding Cheng Guyuan?]

[Program team, please come forward and clarify, thank you.]

An hour later, cars parked in front of a villa in the suburbs.

Ruan You felt tired sitting in the car, so as soon as they stopped, she opened the door and got out to stretch.

The program team was already prepared in front of the villa, with a row of cameras pointed at them.

On the way here, Gu Fuchen had gotten used to the presence of cameras. He had heard from Ruan You before that people online didn’t ridicule him, which made him feel relieved. Now, seeing the cameras, he wasn’t as nervous as before.

When they got out of the cars, Cheng Guyuan had already arrived.

Lu Jin, Jiang Huai, Fu Jiazhan, Qi Zhiyan, and Lu Xuan glanced at him with clear expressions of ‘we don’t like him’ written on their faces.

“Qi Nuo,” Qi Zhiyan frowned.

Qi Nuo didn’t expect his sister to call him. A hint of excitement appeared on his fair face. “Sister?”

Qi Zhiyan : “You stand on the far left.”

Being on the far left would make him the human barrier to separate the rest of them from Cheng Guyuan.

Qi Nuo : …

He obediently stood there, and Jiang Huai and Lu Jin were pushed to the left side by Gu Fuchen. Ruan You inexplicably found herself on the far right, the furthest distance from Cheng Guyuan.

[Hahaha, the way the top wealthy families heirs express their dissatisfaction is so straightforward, it’s quite enjoyable to watch.]

[I remember before, he appeared on a campus livestream and strongly supported the little starlet who was gaining popularity at the time, the one who was similar to Ruan You.]

[Yuck, karma has come~]

[Cheng Guyuan, don’t you run away. You still have many embarrassments to face.]

[Haha, I’ll say something a bit unscrupulous : If Cheng family sees him being excluded by the top wealthy families like this, they probably won’t dare to let him come home.]

[He probably thought appearing on this variety show would help establish the image of a noble son from a prestigious family, but now it’s all ruined, hehehe.]

The chief director, Director Mu, stood beside the camera and looked at their positions, reminding them, “Aren’t you supposed to let Ruan You stand in the middle?”

That’s the center position.

The seven human barriers next to Ruan You replied in unison, “No.”

—The center position isn’t as important as letting Ruan You stay away from that overly confident man.

Ruan You : …

[I have already noticed a bit of Ruan You’s status as the group pet]

[Wuwuwu, everyone is protecting her. It’s no wonder she’s the one bold enough to make the young master of the Qi family work for her. Her status is truly exceptional!]

Director Mu didn’t dwell on the matter of the seating arrangement anymore and proceeded to introduce the general details of the variety show.

“The second season of <Heirs> will be divided into four recording sessions. According to the requirements of the investors, the first session of four days will mainly focus on experiencing daily life. Today, we will give each guest an initial fund of 300 yuan, which will cover their living expenses and all other expenses during these four days. At the end of the first session, the guest with the most money left will be the winner.”

Ruan You frowned.

“What you mean is that we have to live on 300 yuan for four days and still have some money left at the end?”

Director Mu : “Exactly.”

After a pause, Director Mu added, “This is what the investors want. The remaining three sessions will be recorded after the Spring’s Festival in each guest’s respective homes, and the first session will focus on experiencing a life of poverty. The main purpose is to let the guests experience the taste of hardship before sweetness.”

Ruan You and the other seven people : ?

Thank you, but no thanks.

They can’t endure hardships.

[?? Director, you’re quite audacious. You’re only giving them such a small amount of living expenses. Are you trying to be acquired by them?]

Maybe this is the director’s strategy, provoking Fat Cat to the point where she will acquire the show. Then he can also join Fat Cat’s business empire and later retire to Ruan You’s retirement community (I’m talking nonsense).】

Gu Fuchen spoke indifferently, “300 yuan per person for living expenses is too little.”

Qi Zhiyan placed one hand in her pocket and cast a cold glance at Director Mu.

Director Mu shuddered all over.

He cleared his throat and tentatively explained, “These are all requirements from the investor.”

Lu Xuan pouted, feeling both angry and wronged.

Three hundred yuan, she could spend it all in a day, and then she would definitely go hungry, sob sob.

The little princess had never experienced this kind of life before. When she heard Director Mu mentioning the investor again and again, she asked angrily, “Who is this investor?”

She wanted to give them a piece of her mind!

How dare they let her go hungry!!

Director Mu Dao instinctively glanced at Ruan You and awkwardly raised the megaphone, saying obediently, “It’s the ‘Everyday Taking Down Entertainment Company.'”

Ruan You : ?

Gu Fuchen & Fu Jiazhan & Jiang Huai & Lu Jin & Lu Xuan & Qi Zhiyan : ??

All six of them looked at Ruan You.

The five artists from the company who were observing from the sidelines : ?!! The opportunity to shut down and retire to Ruan You’s retirement community has come!

[Hahaha, I never expected it was this company who was so bold.]

[At this moment, Ruan You’s inner thoughts : Cheng Xin, I told you to take down the entertainment industry, not to invest in variety shows and go against the big shots and the whole world (LOL.jpg)]