Chapter 8 - Entertainment Circle Reality Show 8

                                    

                                          
This was the chapter that I had translated and which Z proofread, but also the reminder that Daed has a bad memory – especially when she has school. It is The Chapter That Could Not Be Released Before Chapter 7 – which I forgot about. Apologies.
The Zhou family acted very quickly. After Mr. Zhou Sr. left,  Zhou Hongyi, made his move. After finding the best construction team in Yunjin County, he started to transform this small village. This made the people in the village all very grateful.
The people in Ming'an Village were all very honest villagers. After they learned that this matter was facilitated by the television crew and  Zhou Zeyi, they gave the television crew a lot of delicious food. They also called Zhou Zeyi a "lucky star". In the first place, he had dug out a ginseng, and now he personally paid for the construction of the village roads. This made the people in Ming'an Village very grateful.
The village chief also followed Zhou Hongyi every day and helped wholeheartedly. After all, as long as the road was built, the village would have a new way out from now on. He would naturally be happy about that. On the other hand, Zhou Zeyi—the one who actually started this whole shebang—continued to participate in the production team's activities and arrangements with Tang Bingyu every day. Tang Bingyu's ankle was almost completely healed, the swelling had gone down a lot.
If it had been the past, Tang Bingyu would definitely feel that it was very painful and that she should inform her parents. But this time, under the care of Zhou Zhou Zeyi, Tang Bingyu surprisingly did not find it difficult every day; instead, she watched as Zhou Zeyi was engrossed in the lifestyle of such a small village. She thought that Zhou Zeyi was seriously too amazing.
Taking advantage of the time that the cameras weren't in the room, Tang Bingyu sat on the bed and waved at Zhou Zeyi, motioning for him to come over.
Zhou Zeyi walked over and sat by the bed. The clothes that he was wearing were the ones that he had washed personally in the creek outside. They were quite clean.
"Why keep your dad here to overlook the construction of the road?" Tang Bingyu couldn't figure out why the adults in the Zhou family would actually listen to Zhou Zeyi, who was only a child. In her case, it had taken a long time and a huge amount of effort until her parents finally agreed to her celebrity dream.
Zhou Zeyi did not expect that the other party would ask this. At the same time, he felt that Tang Bingyu was kind of cute and said casually, "Because I am grateful. After all, I found a wild ginseng here. 'Sides, I'd asked the village chief before. The village is poor because there is no road and well, my family can build a road."
There was no other reason, it was just that simple. Compared to those words of "contributing to the development of the future flowers of his motherland," it was clear that what Zhou Zeyi said now was the truth.
"I-is that ginseng really so valuable?"
Even until now, Tang Bingyu still did not know the staggering value of that ginseng ~ She only knew that it was valuable; but to build a road, it would cost at least 500,000 to 600,000 yuan...
"Indeed, it's very valuable." Zhou Zeyi nodded. Seeing Tang Bingyu tilt her head in puzzlement, he couldn't resist reaching out and ruffling her hair.
"Don't worry about it. The television crew told me this morning that they've already started promoting the show. We don't have our phones right now, but we might already be famous outside. Aren't you happy? Aren't you surprised?"
Generally speaking, the participants who have come to be "transformed" have their phones confiscated. They were completely in the dark regarding everything related to the Internet. But the program,《Swapped Lives》,  wasn't broadcast after filming ended. Rather, it had been changed to be broadcast during the filming. The assistant director only talked to Zhou Zeyi about it this morning, generally saying that they might focus on promoting him. That was how Zhou Zeyi knew about it.
"What? So fast..." Tang Bingyu was stunned. In the beginning, she had joined this so-called《Swapped Lives》program because she had wanted to become a star. Yet now that she received the news that she might actually appear on TV, Tang Bingyu felt it hard to believe.
"Yeah. Bingyu, didn't you say you want to be a star? When we go back, I'll start a company to support your career as a star. What'cha think?"
The 14-year-old teen's declaration was so ludicrous that it made those who heard it laugh. When Tang Bingyu heard this, she snorted. She only thought that it was a pipe dream.
"You? Start a company? By the time you start a company, I'll already have become a big star!" She has always dreamed of becoming a star. Tang Bingyu was also aware that in this industry, if she didn't have a big company to lean on, she wouldn't be able to be very successful. Hence, she participated in this show hoping to sign with a good company.
"You'll know when we go back anyway ~" Zhou Zeyi didn't explain any further, it had been an impulsive idea anyway. After all, in this world of entertainment supremacy, the stars wield the greatest influence ......
The hushed conversation between these two was diligently recorded by the camera on the wall. Meanwhile, outside of this small mountain village, the fervid promotion of the pilot episode of 《Swapped Lives》 had begun!
《Swapped Lives》, which should have been scheduled to be broadcast after filming, was unexpectedly broadcast two months ahead of schedule after this whole thing with Zhou Zeyi! Furthermore, the TV station directly arranged for the prime time slot of seven o'clock on Saturday to broadcast, solely because this season of《Swapped Lives》 was completely different from what their television crew had imagined...
In 《Swapped Lives》, guests from four cities and children from four villages were invited to "swap lives". They were separated into pairs and sent off to different villages. While the other two children cried, fooled around, and even pilfered, Zhou Zeyi and Tang Bingyu were practically a breath of fresh air for the television crew. Especially Zhou Zeyi and Tang Bingyu's stunning visuals—that drew more attention from everyone. After all, it was natural for humans to be drawn in by beautiful things.
"If one day my dreams are dampened by the wind and rain, would you be willing to lend me a hand? If one day I am powerless to move forward, would you be willing to accompany me for a warm afternoon..."
When the touching promotional video launched, the apprehensive or expectant expressions of the teenagers sitting inside the buses—each of them anticipating their future—appeared in front of everyone.  
The public saw the contemptuous and fearful gazes of the city kids when they came to the countryside. They brought with them the breath of the city. They were out of place in these small villages. Even when they spoke, they used the most foreign tones. 
The trailer for 《Swapped Lives》 was only two minutes long, but it packed a lot. From the mental breakdown of the children from the countryside to the city boy's fiery temper in the village, Tang Bingyu's fall and Zhou Zeyi's luck—all these were compiled together to become the most viewed trailer... 
The most important thing was that when some viewers saw that Zhou Zeyi had dug up a wild ginseng, they suddenly remembered the news that overtook the headlines a few days ago! A wild ginseng that has just been dug out of a wild mountain forest was 640 years old! And it was a ginseng treasure! It was said that in the ginseng industry, someone has already raised the price to 50 million, but the family does not seem to have sold it. If this ginseng was the one that Zhou Zeyi had dug out...
It was almost impossible to think of!!!!
As might be expected, the television crew did not let go of this opportunity to build up the hype. They immediately let the Zhou family release the news, confirming this matter. After Mr. Zhou Sr. returned, he rushed to get that ginseng verified. When he received the news that it was more than 600 years old, he was so shocked that his jaw dropped. This value was the price that an old friend of Mr. Zhou Sr. had stated when he wanted to buy it. Even so, when one gets on in age, they grow afraid of getting sick. Mr. Zhou Sr. knew that this was the luck of his grandson. Naturally, he was unwilling to sell it...