After Reba finished packing, Lü Ming followed her downstairs to the hotel.

"There's something wrong with your complexion."

Seeing Lü Ming come down, Deng Chao couldn't help but ask Lü Ming a question with some doubt.

If Deng Chao hadn't acted so friendly when he was talking to Lü Ming earlier, he probably would have thought the two of them were enemies, as his eyes looked like he wanted to kill him.

"I'm fine, Brother Chao, I'm just feeling a little unwell!"

Upon hearing Deng Chao's words, Reba couldn't help but glance at Lü Ming standing beside her and burst out laughing. She then casually explained to the somewhat puzzled Deng Chao.

"That's good. It's gotten colder here in Hangzhou lately, so please take good care of yourself!"

After hearing Reba's explanation, Deng Chao nodded quickly and said to Lü Ming with concern.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Deng Chao led Lü Ming to the restaurant they had booked in advance.

Compared to the guest stars like Lü Ming and Dilraba, who only arrived today, Deng Chao and the others, who are long-time hosts of the show, arrived several days earlier.

After all, they are different from Lü Ming and Dilraba. Lü Ming and the others only recorded one episode, while they have to follow the show for almost the entire season.

Soon, Lü Ming and Reba followed Deng Chao to a private restaurant by West Lake.

At this moment, Chen Chichi, Bao Qiang, Baby and others were already waiting in this private restaurant.

"You've finally arrived!"

"Please sit down first!"

Upon seeing Lü Ming and the others arrive with Deng Chao, Chen Chichi quickly invited Lü Ming and Reba to sit down, but his attitude today was completely different from the last time they met.

It's worth noting that the last time Lü Ming participated in "Running Man," he was invited by Gangzi from Kiwi, and Lü Ming's popularity at the time wasn't that high.

So at the time, both Chen Chichi and Bao Qiang only regarded Lü Ming as someone with connections. Although they didn't give Lü Ming any special treatment, they didn't pay much attention to him either.

After all, there are just too many popular celebrities like Lü Ming in the entire entertainment industry. Almost every month, some popular celebrities emerge from the entertainment industry, while others disappear without a trace.

Not to mention that Lu Ming's popularity at the time was not particularly high among the popular celebrities in the entertainment industry, and he was far inferior to Wu Qian and others who were famous at the time.

Even when Lü Ming later gained some attention through his performance and interactions with Dilraba, they still didn't pay much attention.

At the time, they thought that given Lü Ming's reputation on the internet, it was possible that his reputation might suddenly collapse at any moment.

However, Chen Chichi and the others never expected that Lü Ming, whom they hadn't paid much attention to, would develop at a speed almost like a rocket after participating in that episode of "Running Man".

He first gained popularity and discussion by participating in "Go Fighting!", but he also offended Hong Lei and Huang Yingdi, who were at the height of their popularity at the time.

Especially when Huang Yingdi and Hong Lei stirred up trouble for Lü Ming online, with the overwhelming public condemnation at the time, Chen Chichi and the others thought that Lü Ming was going to fall from grace.

However, the TV series "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" completely turned the tide.

Not only did the online outcry disappear instantly, but its popularity also skyrocketed.

Even now, Lü Ming's popularity has completely surpassed theirs, and even Deng Chao, who is the most popular among them, is no match for Lü Ming.

At the time, almost everyone thought that Dilraba was completely blind to have chosen Lu Ming, that pretty boy.

After all, at that time, Lu Ming had no advantages other than his face.

Now let's think about it again.

Dilraba's eye for talent is truly amazing.

Female celebrities, especially those like Angelababy, were filled with envy and jealousy.

It's important to know that "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" not only propelled Lü Ming to become a top-tier idol in the Chinese entertainment industry, but also instantly transformed Dilraba, who was previously only a second-tier actress with little fame, into a first-tier star, with her fame and popularity soaring to the top.

In the eyes of those female celebrities and artists, Dilraba's current status is entirely due to Lü Ming's influence.

If they had been able to star in "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" back then, they would have the same fame and success as Dilraba Dilmurat today.

Even when Baby saw Dilraba walking into the restaurant's private room with her arm around Lü Ming's arm, she couldn't help but feel a strange emotion.

Baby has put in countless efforts to get to where she is today. Even her guest spot on the show "Running Man" was obtained through connections with Brother Xiaoming.

Even though the previous season of "Running Man" was quite successful, and guests like Baby gained a lot of popularity, it's still incomparable to Dilraba's current success.

To put it bluntly, Dilraba is now one of the top actresses in mainland China, with popularity and buzz approaching that of the most popular female stars.

As for the baby?
Even with her current popularity, she can only be considered a second-tier female celebrity. It's almost impossible for her to become a first-tier female celebrity through a variety show.

But it's so hard to come across any good works!

It's worth noting that this year, apart from Lu Ming's low-budget "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer," almost all the other hit shows were big-budget productions with huge investments. With Baby's current popularity, even if Xiaoming (Liu Xiaoming) were to pull strings behind the scenes, he wouldn't be able to get her in.

Do you two know the identities of the other two guest stars?

After the waiter brought the food, Baoqiang nudged Lü Ming, who was sitting next to him, and asked him curiously.

As the opening episode of the second season of "Running Man," Zhejiang TV clearly attaches great importance to the show, even going so far as to use its connections to invite Lu Ming and Dilraba, two artists and celebrities who are currently at the peak of their popularity. This inevitably makes Bao Qiang and his team quite curious about the other two guest stars.

Given the current situation, since Zhejiang TV has invited Lü Ming and Dilraba, the other two guest stars must also be of high status and influence; otherwise, it would be quite unreasonable.

"I don't know, the production team didn't tell us!"

Upon hearing Bao Qiang's question, Lü Ming shook his head and said casually.

For Lü Ming, he didn't care at all about the identities of the other two guests.

To put it arrogantly, there are very few people in the entire entertainment industry that Lü Ming can take seriously now, but those few don't seem like the type to participate in variety shows.

As for Dilraba, it's clear from the fact that her eyes never left Lü Ming after she entered the private room that she didn't care either.

Unlike Bao Qiang and Chen Chichi, who participated in the "Running Man" program for appearance fees or fame.

For Dilraba, the reason she agreed to participate in the show "Running Man" was simply because she wanted to spend a few days with Lü Ming. As for her appearance fee, although Zhejiang TV offered a high fee, it was actually quite high.

But if Dilraba really wanted to, she could easily earn that back by taking on just two endorsements.

As for fame, that's just empty talk. With Dilraba's current popularity, participating in "Running Man" would only increase the show's popularity, not significantly boost her own.

"Brother Chao, you're quite familiar with the production team, do you have any inside information?"

Seeing that Lü Ming and the others didn't know either, Bao Qiang patted Deng Chao, who was pouring wine for Lü Ming, and asked him.

"I do not know either!"

"However, based on my understanding of the production team, they will definitely invite some people who generate buzz!"

After Deng Chao finished speaking, he glanced at Lü Ming and Reba beside him and said jokingly.

Although Deng Chao wasn't part of the production team, he was quite familiar with the nature of variety shows, as generating buzz is exactly what variety shows love to do.

In the first episode of the second season of "Running Man," the real big names were actually Lü Ming and Dilraba. Deng Chao himself wouldn't believe that the production team didn't try to generate buzz around Lü Ming and Dilraba.

Even before the show announced Lü Ming and Dilraba, Deng Chao suspected that the show wanted to invite Gulnazar to participate.

If Lü Ming, Dilraba, and Gulnazar were to participate in the "Running Man" program at the same time, it would probably generate a huge amount of buzz online.

Because Deng Chao knew Nazha before, after the show officially announced Lü Ming and Dilraba, Deng Chao immediately asked Nazha if she had received an invitation or anything.

However, Nazha told Chao Ge that she would not participate in this episode of "Running Man" regardless of whether she received an invitation or not.

Although the production team didn't invite Gulnazar, they definitely won't let this opportunity pass them by. They will definitely choose some people who generate buzz, but it's just unknown who they will be.

After the show officially announced the identities of Lü Ming and Dilraba as guests, various rumors circulated online, such as hoping that Gulnazar could also participate as a guest, or that Gulnazar had accepted Zhejiang TV's invitation and decided to battle Dilraba as a guest.

Although Nazha isn't particularly bright, she's not stupid either, and naturally knows what those people mean by saying those things.

They just wanted to see the drama unfold between her, Dilraba, and Lü Ming.

Although Nazha said she didn't particularly like her fellow townsman and love rival, she definitely didn't want to embarrass Lü Ming on the show, as that would be tantamount to pushing Lü Ming into her love rival's arms.

So, even if she had received an invitation from Zhejiang TV, she wouldn't have accepted it.

To be honest, Zhejiang TV did consider inviting Gulnazar as a guest on this episode of "Running Man" at the beginning. After all, the mere sight of Lü Ming, Dilraba, and Gulnazar together, let alone any interaction on the show, would be enough to cause an explosion of online discussion.

However, this idea was rejected by a senior executive at Zhejiang TV shortly after it was proposed.

Although Zhejiang TV has always been considered one of the most unscrupulous local TV stations, willing to do anything for the sake of creating buzz, that only applies to ordinary celebrities and the like.

Given Lü Ming's current status in the entertainment industry, even Zhejiang TV needs to treat him well.

Unlike those celebrities who fawn over Zhejiang TV and hope to use the station's channels to showcase themselves and increase their fame and popularity, Lü Ming is not like them.

To put it bluntly, if Lü Ming had a falling out with Zhejiang TV, Hunan TV and other local TV stations would be laughing all the way to the bank, but it would have no impact on Lü Ming at all.

Not to mention that Lü Ming's participation in this episode of "Running Man" is a huge favor to Zhejiang TV. No matter how inhumane Zhejiang TV is, they shouldn't do something like this at this time.

If they really invite Gulnazar as a guest, the show's popularity might explode, but it will definitely make Lü Ming and Dilraba somewhat unhappy.

That would be a bit of a loss.

However, the fact that they couldn't invite Gulnazar doesn't mean that Zhejiang TV has no other options.

Wu Qian was a guest specially invited by Zhejiang TV.

Zhejiang TV certainly wasn't interested in Wu Qian's popularity and media attention. To be honest, they already had no worries about generating buzz when they invited Lü Ming and Dilraba.

The reason why Zhejiang TV chose Wu Qian was because of the 'story' between Lü Ming and Wu Qian.

The love-hate relationship between the two of them is a hot topic.

As for the other female guest, Zhejiang TV also carefully selected her, and she certainly won't lack for generating buzz.

"Lu Ming, Brother Xiaoming said he'd like to get to know you sometime!"

Halfway through the meal, Baby walked over to Lü Ming with a wine glass in her hand, a strange glint in her eyes, and said to him.

"That's such an honor! I've wanted to meet Brother Xiaoming for a long time!"

After hearing what Baby said, Lü Ming smiled.

Although Lu Ming and Xiao Ming were both under Huayue at the time, Lu Ming was just a nobody in Huayue, while Xiao Ming was Huayue's top star. Lu Ming didn't even have the right to get to know him.

As a well-known good guy in the entertainment industry, Brother Xiaoming has an exceptionally good reputation.

Although he is often criticized by netizens for his greasy acting skills, almost no one has said that he has any problems with his character.

If it were any other artist under Huayue, Lü Ming might not have been interested in paying any attention to them, but he didn't have much of an opinion about Xiao Ming.

Moreover, since Brother Xiaoming has already expressed goodwill, Lü Ming doesn't need to adopt a distant and unapproachable attitude.

"If there are any opportunities for cooperation in the future, you must consider me!"

Seeing that Lü Ming did not refuse, Baby pretended to jokingly raised the wine glass in her hand and said to Lü Ming.

"Of course!"

Upon hearing Baby's words, Lü Ming gave a casual reply, not taking it too seriously.

Putting aside the fact that Lü Ming and Baby's relationship wasn't that good, the resources available to Dilraba and Gulnazar weren't enough for them, so there was no room for her.

Not to mention this woman's acting skills, which even Gulnazar can't match.

It's worth noting that at least Nazha would study for her roles, while this person seems to use counting and green screen techniques for filming. (End of Chapter)

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