Chapter 345

Chapter 345

Yellow Hair was falling apart.

But he was not someone who gave up easily.

After thinking for a moment, he pulled a crying face, shouted, “So scary! So scary!” and threw himself into Lin Junruo’s arms.

Lin Junruo fell silent.

If I refuse to feel embarrassed, everyone else will be embarrassed instead. Yellow Hair had put that saying firmly into practice.

At the same time, Yellow Hair’s performance caused two System notifications to sound in his mind.

First, he gained a large wave of Popularity. Combined with the earlier buildup, the comedic effect was at its peak, earning him 30,000 Popularity in one go. At the same time, however, he lost 10,000 Popularity for breaking character. After the gain and loss, he still came out 20,000 ahead. Not a bad deal.

The horror movie was not actually frightening.

But after Yellow Hair’s stunt, the psychological pressure on both of them doubled. When they finally left the theater, they each breathed a sigh of relief. The viewers saw this and filled the comments with laughter, earning them another wave of Popularity.

Who could have imagined that although they had chosen a dating show, they would ultimately attract Popularity through comedy rather than sweetness?

Zhou Jingying went numb too.

Not a single one of them was normal.

Hmm. That included Shen Xianglan.

Although Shen Xianglan was the camera operator assigned to follow the cast and had no opportunity to appear on screen, there were still ways for him to gain Popularity. Yet Shen Xianglan seemed to treat himself as nothing more than an obscure camera operator, without the slightest presence. He neither lost nor gained Popularity. His performance could only be described as remarkably steady.

Fortunately, the situation was not especially bad. At least a faint trickle of Popularity was still coming in.

Zhou Jingying felt that the other three variety shows might not be as fortunate as theirs.

Xie Cheng’s variety show was continuing as well.

He was alone.

He had to carry all the Popularity by himself, which made things difficult. On the other hand, he had fewer opportunities for a Character violation. At least so far, he had not broken character once, though he had not gained very much Popularity either.

After all, asking an adult to act like an adorable child while still producing memorable highlights was far too difficult.

As for Xia Zeqin… the less said, the better.

He had turned the slow-paced variety show into a peaceful retirement. He stayed in character, while his Popularity crept upward at a snail’s pace.

All four variety shows proceeded in an orderly fashion.

Yellow Hair and Lin Junruo’s romantic date finally ended without incident.

Lin Junruo hugged Yellow Hair.

The two had been immersed in comedy, but this embrace between a handsome man and a beautiful woman gave them a genuine hint of sweet romance and earned them some Popularity. Before the date ended, Yellow Hair had to give Lin Junruo another gift. This time, he chose a pair of white sneakers.

Lin Junruo was wearing high heels.

After an entire day of dating, however, she would inevitably be tired.

Of course, none of this was real, so Lin Junruo could not feel it at all. Still, the more Yellow Hair looked, the more he felt it would not do.

How exhausting must those high heels be? And the heels were so thin.

Of course, Yellow Hair was not much taller than Lin Junruo. With her wearing heels more than ten centimeters high, the pressure on him increased sharply. Switching to flats would be good.

The sight sent the viewers into another shipping frenzy, and the show gained another large wave of Popularity at the end.

Lin Junruo, meanwhile, very earnestly gave Yellow Hair a one-year membership card for a hair salon. One could say it was extremely practical.

What about Escape Room?

With the female ghost in red helping them, Jian Fan and the other two advanced as if aided by divine intervention.

However, considering how their Popularity had risen earlier, although the three already knew the Script was unreliable, they still reacted according to it. This produced another series of comedic moments, and Lu Jing, without understanding why, gained another huge wave of Popularity.
With the female ghost in red’s help, the three successfully opened the hospital’s main doors.

When the female ghost in red saw them off, she was exceptionally reluctant to part with them.

As for Jian Fan and the other two?

Naturally, they felt no reluctance whatsoever.

Another wave of Popularity announced the end of this episode.

The four variety shows did not end at the same time.

Those that finished first returned first to the technology-filled room.

Qin Nan’s group of five appeared first.

Thanks to the female ghost in red, they had been exceptionally efficient.

Yellow Hair, Lin Junruo, and the other three returned soon afterward.

When Yellow Hair saw Jian Fan and the others, he looked close to tears.

“How did things go for you?” Yellow Hair asked as soon as he approached.

Yellow Hair had silver hair during the show, but after leaving it, his hair turned yellow again. Lin Junruo found it rather regrettable. Yellow Hair, meanwhile? He had not paid any attention to it.

His only concern was how to clear this world.

“We don’t have any clues for now,” Qin Nan replied.

All they could do was comply with this world’s requirements. They had gained a great deal of Popularity, but being forced to follow the world’s demands was not a good thing for them.

Yellow Hair grew worried when he heard this.

“Can’t we just follow these rules?” Yellow Hair asked worriedly. “If that’s the case, doesn’t that mean only six of us can clear the game at most?”

“This has only just begun. Don’t lose heart yet.” Qin Nan reached out and patted Yellow Hair consolingly.

Yellow Hair could only sigh.

Qin Nan did not know what else to say. He turned toward Jian Fan and saw him standing in silence, so he asked, “Jian Fan, do you have any ideas?”

Jian Fan glanced at Qin Nan. “Points Mall.”

Hmm?

Qin Nan froze. How had he forgotten something so important?

He hurriedly opened the Points Mall and began browsing its items.

Jian Fan’s words reminded more than Qin Nan. They reminded everyone else as well.

The moment they arrived in this world, they had encountered the robot and received their task. They truly had not had time to examine the items in the Points Mall properly.

Now, those previously ignored items finally entered everyone’s view.

At the very top of the Points Mall were fan-support items such as glow sticks and cheering signs. They added anywhere from 10,000 to 1,000,000 Popularity. The higher the Popularity gained, the fewer times the item could be redeemed. Naturally, the corresponding Points cost also rose.

“Tsk.” Yellow Hair suddenly felt that victory was assured again.

Wasn’t this simply a contest of who could spend the most Points?

Yang Zhen had plenty of Points.

After these fan-support items came several inexplicable ones.

For example, there was a book whose description contained only the word “autobiography,” yet it cost a steep 500 Points to redeem.

There were also ordinary, practical items that could be used immediately.

For a romance show like Yellow Hair and Lin Junruo’s, there was an item called Heartflutter. It could be redeemed once for 300 Points. When used, it would make the audience experience an intensely sweet feeling for one hour.

However, the description did not state how much Popularity that sweet feeling would add. The result probably depended on the specific circumstances.

There were also items that could be used in Escape Room.

For example, Secret would randomly reveal one piece of information for solving the escape room. It could be redeemed up to three times and cost 100 Points per redemption.