This top guy is crazy!

On the day of the trial opening of the White Snake Film and Television City, tourists from all over the country flocked to Yuhang.

The couple, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Wang, were among the excited crowd when they caught sight of the iconic, majestic, and ethereal outline of the ancient city wall of the White Snake Film City.

Xiao Wang glanced ahead and saw the seemingly endless "dragon," and began to complain:

"Holy crap, is there some serious crowd? There are just too many people!"

He was dragged out of bed early this morning by his girlfriend, who insisted on taking stunning photos today, and he felt like his soul was still in bed.

Xiao Yuan ignored his complaints; she was recording, and as the camera panned across the throng of people in front and behind her, she said:

"There are bound to be a lot of people on the first day of the trial operation! Everyone comes here for this place, it's the ultimate photo spot for 'The Legend of the White Snake' and 'Green Snake'! We were the first ones here!"

Xiao Wang knows his girlfriend well; she's the kind of person who always wants to be trendy, chasing whatever's hot, flocking to wherever internet celebrities are, and her social media is always full of meticulously edited nine-grid photos with captions like...
These are some of the popular online sayings: "Brave people enjoy the world first," "Life is a wilderness," "The wind comes from a faraway place, so it doesn't matter if it goes away," and "Everything that happens is for my benefit."

He, on the other hand, scoffed at these trendy spots, feeling they were just a waste of money to suffer.

But he had no choice; he had to bite the bullet and go so he could be with his girlfriend.

Just as he was getting impatient, he suddenly saw a young lady in a light green dress carrying a bamboo basket walking over and distributing lemonade and green rice dumplings to the people in line.

"Dear visitors, thank you for your patience. The film studio has prepared free lemonade and qingtuan (a type of glutinous rice dumpling) for you. Please wait a little while, and you will be able to enter the venue in about ten minutes."

Xiao Yuan exclaimed in surprise:
"Wow, there's lemonade and qingtuan (a type of glutinous rice dumpling) too! How thoughtful!"

Xiao Wang took a sip of lemonade and found it quite delicious, which instantly improved his mood.

However, it's unclear whether this feature was only available on the first day of the trial operation or has been available continuously since then.

If it's like this every day, the service is truly impeccable.

Xiao Yuan's attention was more drawn to the lemonade paper cups, which were printed with cute cartoon versions of Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing. They were very photogenic, so Xiao Yuan immediately took a few pictures to make sure she could post them on her WeChat Moments after the day's activities to create a nine-grid photo collage.

At 7:50, the LED screen at the ticket gate finally lit up, and cheers erupted from the crowd.

At 8:10, after queuing for another twenty minutes, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Wang finally passed through the gate. A staff member dressed in a dark blue modified "yamen runner" uniform, with a decorative "water and fire stick" at his waist, smiled and handed them two lightweight smart bracelets, which were also printed with exquisite white snake patterns.
"Greetings, esteemed guests! This is our city's 'Spirit Bracelet.' Please bind it to your mobile phone. After binding, you can view the real-time queue times for various attractions, show times, and city map navigation. In case of emergency or if you need assistance, you can also use the bracelet to call the nearest 'Yamen Officer'—that is, our staff! There are 'Yamen Offices' in the city, which are service shops, so you can go there at any time for help."

"Wow!" exclaimed Xiao Yuan. "This is so high-tech!"

Xiao Wang's initially picky attitude has changed; this thing really is useful!
It shows the queue time, saving you from wandering around aimlessly; it also allows you to call for services with one click, which sounds reliable.

As expected of a tourist attraction built under the supervision of Brother Frog, the visitor experience here is miles ahead of many other overrated tourist spots in China.

Next, Xiao Wang quickly linked his phone number, and a simple interface immediately appeared on the screen:

Current map location, nearby government offices, handwashing stations (public toilets), inns, hotels, opera stage, performances, West Market, East Market, Yanhuo Lane (food street), Yunxiangyi (ancient costume experience hall).
What Xiao Wang was most interested in was the performance. He clicked on it and saw a long performance schedule: Peking Opera "The Shocking Change at Dragon Boat Festival" (Realgar Wine) - 9:30 AM - Liyuan Stage
Cantonese Opera "First Encounter on the Lake" - Noon (11:00) - West Lake pleasure boat (real scene)
Sichuan Opera "Flooding Jinshan Temple" - 11:45 AM - Jinshan Temple Square

Henan Opera "The Battle of Two Snakes" - 13:00 - Liyuan Stage
Pingju Opera "Stealing Herbs from the Immortal Mountain" - Shenshichu (15:00 PM) - Liyuan Stage
The play "The Legend of the White Snake: Love" - ​​17:00 PM - Liyuan Stage
The White Snake and the Green Snake Dance - Multiple Time Slots - Central Square
Meet and Greet with the Cast and Crew of "The Legend of the White Snake" - 19:30 PM - Leifeng Pagoda Square

Upon seeing it, Xiao Wang was completely stunned.

No, how come there are so many versions of the Legend of the White Snake in Peking Opera, Cantonese Opera, Sichuan Opera, and Henan Opera?

There are even stage plays?

He quickly asked:
Are all these Peking Opera, Henan Opera, and Cantonese Opera performances real? Isn't there only one TV series and one movie about "The Legend of the White Snake"?

The staff member smiled and replied:
"Of course they are all true. Director Cheng Cheng personally led the project, inviting top troupes and renowned artists from various theatrical genres to re-arrange and refine the story based on the core of the White Snake story he created."

Actually, there are many different plays, including different versions of Huangmei Opera, Shaoxing Opera, and Qinqiang Opera. Normally, we arrange four free performances daily at two locations. However, today is the trial opening, so we've arranged eight performances. If you want to know what plays are performed at the film studio each day, you can follow our official Weibo account. We will release a detailed performance schedule three days in advance.

Xiao Yuan also came over to take a look and exclaimed in surprise:
"My goodness, this is so amazing! I feel like I could watch the show all day long!"

The staff member said:
"To fully experience all the performances at the film and television city, you need at least two days. The tickets you buy are valid for three days, and you can enter the film and television city within three days with your ticket! At the same time, we also have accommodations at the White Snake Film and Television City. The 'Yuelai Inn' and 'Xianju Hotel' are designed by well-known chain hotel brands."

Xiao Wang was completely stunned.

After holding it in for a long time, he finally uttered two words from the bottom of his heart:

"Awesome! Awesome!"

Damn, no wonder he's called Frog Bro!

This move completely blows other tourist attractions out of the water! Especially the fact that the ticket is valid for three days—that's incredible! 30 yuan for three days of fun—it's unbelievably cheap!
The staff member added:

"After entering the film city, you two distinguished guests may wish to first visit 'Yunxiangyi'. That is our ancient costume experience park, where all the merchants offering ancient costume rentals, makeup and styling, and travel photography are gathered. There, you two distinguished guests can change into different costumes. We offer costumes for different identities, including officials, knights-errant, demon hunters, Taoist priests, monks, wealthy merchants, beggars, scholars, and young ladies. Each identity corresponds to a 'hidden activity' in the film city."

Hidden gameplay?

Xiao Wang and Xiao Yuan's curiosity was instantly piqued.

The staff member said, "Yes, that requires our esteemed guests to discover it themselves."

Xiao Wang was completely convinced. This wasn't a vacation; it was practically a massive immersive role-playing game!
"Let's go! Let's go to 'Yunxiangyi' first!"

Xiao Yuan couldn't wait any longer. (End of Chapter)