Future Water World is an entertainment project invested in by UBS Venture Capital.
It is located beside the Miaofengshan Reservoir on the outskirts of Beijing, boasting natural flowing water sources and pure natural landscapes.
However, due to its remote location, the business here has never been particularly prosperous.
To boost popularity and revitalize this project that has received over 100 million yuan in investment, the marketing department of the water world decided to spend a fortune to invite some variety show crews to the water world. They hoped to use the influence of the stars to bring the struggling water world back to life.
Since UBS Venture Capital has always intended to invest in Taoran Media, they invited two third - tier popular stars sponsored by Taoran to appear in this variety show. This was also a way to increase the popularity of these two minor stars indirectly.
This seemingly win - win high - level game ran into problems on the first day of the variety show recording.
Future Water World mainly consists of various water entertainment facilities, and the variety show is presented in the form of a light - hearted and funny competition.
There are a total of six stars, all so - called idols who know the secrets of attracting traffic.
Among the two artists from Taoran Media, one is Shao Lili, who appeared at the Wei family's dinner before, and the other is a singer named Asa who sings, dances and raps, and is in the same period as Song Yixuan.
Originally, when Shao Lili and Song Yixuan were hyping their CP, Asa was just a small fry, always following Song Yixuan around to pick up scraps of his popularity.
Unexpectedly, Song Yixuan had an accident suddenly, and Taoran Media had to quickly push Asa forward to take Song Yixuan's original position.
This variety show was actually designed to increase Asa's popularity among passers - by.
The other four stars include Fang Rui and Bai Ruoyun, two popular artists from Glorious Film Industry who are well - known in online big movies, and an out - of - favor actress named An Hong, who hopes to make a comeback through this show.
Finally, there is a special guest, Su Guohua, an apnea diver from the mermaid museum in Future Water World.
Ma Su, as the gold - medal agent of Taoran Media, didn't have to be on - site originally.
However, this was the first variety show for Taoran Media's artists, and she was the type who got involved in every detail. So, after the unpleasant end of the Wei family's dinner last night, she personally brought Shao Lili and Asa to the recording site of Future Water World.
The recording plan for the first night was very simple. It was just the part where the artists introduced themselves and the room - allocation session.
Who would have thought that even in such a simple recording process, Shao Lili would cause problems.
During the room - allocation process, she disappeared!
The main building in Future Water World is a nine - story hotel built to four - star standards, and the show crew was arranged to stay in this building.
All the staff of the working group stayed in the standard rooms on the third floor. In order to show the luxury and comfort of the hotel in Future Water World, the show crew required the six star team members to choose their own rooms in the hotel.
An Hong is a woman who pays extremely close attention to beauty. She is nearly forty years old this year. In order to hold on to her youth, she spends a lot of time on full - body maintenance every day. So, she chose a standard room on the third floor closest to the beauty salon on the second floor, aiming to save time for her daily care.
Fang Rui from Glorious Film Industry often plays the image of a super - intelligent and capable detective, and his on - screen lover Bai Ruoyun is a petite girl. Many fans who watch their dramas like to ship this CP.
They chose two luxury water - bed rooms on the top floor because Bai Ruoyun has mild neurasthenia and needs a quiet environment to rest.
Shao Lili had been coveting the top - floor rooms for a long time. They were the most luxurious rooms in the whole hotel, offering a panoramic view of all the water landscapes in the water world.
Moreover, she thought that such rooms were a symbol of status, and Fang Rui and Bai Ruoyun, as fellow actors, were challenging her!
So, Shao Lili played a trick. On the surface, she readily accepted their request to occupy the two luxury rooms, but she herself kept delaying choosing a room. Even after Asa had already settled on a privilege room next to the fitness center that was more in line with their persona, she still didn't go to put her luggage...
Asa had no choice but to carry both of their luggage to the fourth - floor room.
From then on, Shao Lili didn't appear in front of everyone again.
Even the follow - up photographer lost track of her after she asked to go to the bathroom.
She still hadn't returned to her room by 2 a.m. The director of the show crew started to get anxious. He had worked on many variety shows with stars, but never had anyone dared to go missing on the set.
So, the director personally called Ma Su to question her. Ma Su received the call at 3 a.m. In a daze, when she heard the news that Shao Lili was missing, her mind immediately cleared up!
This girl, even if she liked to throw tantrums, wouldn't dare to joke about her "career"!
Ma Su directly called Shao Lili's personal phone.
The phone rang only twice before it was answered, and Shao Lili's voice came through.
Ma Su questioned Shao Lili about why she hadn't returned to her room, but Shao Lili said that she was already in her room and almost asleep.
As she spoke, she also took a few photos of her guest room and sent them to Ma Su via WeChat.
After Ma Su saw the photos and confirmed that Shao Lili was in the guest room, she called the director back and said that Shao Lili was already in her room and wouldn't delay the shooting progress the next morning.
Only then did the director feel relieved. As long as it didn't delay the next day's shooting, he could tolerate the little temper of these minor stars...
However, when the director invited everyone to gather in the hotel lobby in the morning to start the first day's shooting, a staff member ran out of the elevator out of breath and said to the director in a panic that there was no one in Shao Lili's room, and there were no signs that her luggage had even been opened.
This time, the director was really angry and immediately called Ma Su.
Ma Su also stayed in Future Water World, but she didn't stay in the hotel of the recording crew. Instead, she asked for a forest villa separately. She had been coughing badly recently, especially at night. It was as if she was going to cough up her lungs. She didn't want others to know that she was the one holding up the whole Taoran Media. She was afraid that if others knew about her serious illness, the financing plan might fall through...
She still had to make money, a lot of money!
By the time Ma Su rushed to the recording site, the director had already questioned Asa, who was from the same company as Shao Lili. Asa said that he hadn't seen this woman since he put the luggage in Shao Lili's room.
The staff led the director and Ma Su back to the room assigned to Shao Lili. Sure enough, there was no sign of anyone. The bed was so flat that it seemed no one had ever touched it!
Ma Su called Shao Lili's phone again. This time, she directly made a WeChat video call.
It only rang twice before it was answered. Shao Lili, already dressed up exquisitely and looking fresh, was standing at the door of the guest room, about to go out.
"Sister Susu, you don't need to rush me. I'm going downstairs now!"
The environment she was in was exactly the same room where Ma Su and the others were!
Everyone quickly looked towards the door... There was nothing there, only a cold gust of wind sweeping by!