While Zhejiang TV was recording this season of "Running Man," at least several million viewers were also watching the live stream on iQiyi.

As a collaborative project between Kiwifruit and Zhejiang TV, Kiwifruit TV will broadcast the entire recording process live.

This collaborative approach had already achieved great results in the previous season, so after Zhejiang TV officially announced the recording schedule for this season of "Running Man," even on a weekend morning, there were still many people watching Kiwi's official live stream.

[It's finally going to air! I've been waiting so long!]

【Chao Ge, Chi Chi, Bao Qiang, I love you guys!】

Did you guys see that promotional poster at the beginning? Baby looks so beautiful!

I miss Huka and Dilraba so much! I really want to see them interact again. I became a fan of them last season!

Hurry up, hurry up!

It's said that Zhejiang TV invited four guest stars for the first episode, but we don't know who the other two are.

[Zhejiang TV is keeping things very secret; they haven't revealed a single piece of information!]

To be honest, I really want to see Teacher Huang, Li Changfeng, and Wu Qian participate in the show. I want to see these washed-up celebrities act crazy again!

[That's impossible, they probably wouldn't dare share the stage with no-name celebrities!]

[You guys are just bluffing here. How could my Qianbao possibly be interested in this kind of show? My brother is going to star in a Stephen Chow movie!]

[He makes movies? No, he thinks he's an unknown actor!]

This is the funniest joke I've heard all year!

【I'm coming! 】

As the clock struck ten, the previously dark live stream room finally lit up, exciting the viewers who had been waiting for so long.

After a long series of commercials, the live broadcast of this season's "Running Man" finally began.

As Deng Chao and the other regular MCs walked out one after another, Lü Ming and Dilraba soon followed, amidst their feigned puzzled expressions.

【It finally begins! 】

[Kiwifruit is inhuman! Five minutes of commercials. Are you even human? If I really wanted to see something blurry and didn't want to miss a single thing, I would have just turned off my phone!]

Exactly! They're practically obsessed with money!

[Here it comes! Here it comes! Huka, I love you! Dilraba, I love you too!]

[Isn't that flop really handsome? Every time I see his face, I often wonder, can someone's appearance really be that perfect?]

Please call me Jiangdong Xiao Lü Ming!

Dilraba is so beautiful too, they're such a perfect match!

Just seeing those two, the relatively unknown actress and Dilraba Dilmurat, standing together makes me want to ship them as a couple!

[Let's not waste any more time, let's just get married right here and now, I agree!]

Who do you think you are? You agree? My Nazha hasn't even agreed yet!

When Lü Ming and Dilraba appeared on the screen, the barrage of comments almost overwhelmed Kiwi's official live stream.

In other words, Gangzi had anticipated Lü Ming's influence and had prepared several extra servers, which allowed him to barely hold on.

Looking at the ever-increasing number of viewers in the official live stream room, and the dense, almost unreadable barrage of comments, Gangzi's face was full of a smug smile.

Despite the complaints from netizens about their five-minute kiwi fruit commercial, the data from the backend shows that...

Even during the five-minute commercial break, not many viewers left the live stream; the vast majority of viewers watched it obediently.

This is a five-minute commercial!

This is the influence of Lü Ming!
Since Lü Ming officially announced that he would be joining this episode of "Running Man" as a guest, the episode has received widespread attention online.

That is, Lü Ming!
If it were any other guest, Kiwi would never dare to play such a long advertisement before the live broadcast, otherwise it would definitely turn away many viewers.

Just those five minutes of advertising made Gangzi and his kiwi fruit business a fortune. Compared to traditional TV stations, advertising slots are relatively scarce.

As an online video platform, Kiwi is much more flexible. In particular, many advertisers who cannot get resources from Zhejiang TV have to come to Kiwi in the hope of paying a high price to get a portion of their advertising.

After Lü Ming agreed to participate in this episode of "Running Man," Kiwi Fruit signed dozens of additional advertising deals, earning tens of millions of yuan.

This is just the revenue from the extra ad clips, not to mention the original advertising sponsorships that were the real money.

Compared to these benefits, the exorbitant appearance fees that Zhejiang TV shared with Lü Ming and Dilraba are simply not worth mentioning.

According to a report from their internal kiwi fruit research conducted a few days ago, the development of kiwi fruit this year can be described as a great leap forward, with revenue increasing significantly.

Revenue directly or indirectly generated by figures like Lü Ming accounted for nearly 10% of the total.

Leaving aside the advertising and sponsorship revenue from variety shows, the drama "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" alone made Kiwi a fortune, and even now it still dominates their TV drama rankings, continuously creating value.

It's worth noting that while Kiwi Fruit may not be as large and powerful as Tencent Video, it's still a major company. Every year, it produces at least several hundred variety shows or purchases various works, and it works with at least several thousand artists.

Lu Ming alone accounts for nearly 10% of kiwifruit's revenue this year, which is ridiculously high.

This is why Gangzi and his team value Lü Ming so much now.

"Keep watching closely, don't miss any interesting shots!"

Gangzi gave a few simple instructions to his subordinates, and then continued to look at the live broadcast screen. To be honest, although Gangzi already knew the identities of the next two guests, he was still very curious about how netizens would react when they saw them.

Hmm? It feels like something's missing.

[I feel the same way. Maybe it's because these less popular celebrities haven't been on variety shows in a while; they seem a bit reserved!]

[Yeah! I came to see you cause a scene on the show, not for this!]

[They definitely didn't serve the washed-up actors drinks? Production team, bring them drinks! What about last season's RIO?!] [Still at RIO! Last season they almost went bankrupt because of those washed-up actors, didn't you see the sponsor changed this season?!]

[Haha, I almost forgot about that! That washed-up guy was really something else. He went on a live show and yelled at his sponsor—only he would dare to do something like that!]

Don't worry, knowing this guy I know, he'll definitely show his true colors in no time and cause some trouble!

I'm so curious to see who the next two guest stars will be!

Holy crap, Wu Qian?

[He actually came? I remember he only recently recovered from his injury; he hasn't had any announcements lately!]

[This is funny! I remember Wu Qianke saying on Weibo a while ago that some washed-up celebrities are petty!]

Let's stop talking and observe a moment of silence first!

【+1! 】

When Wu Qian walked out from behind, the netizens in the live broadcast room instantly went wild, and they couldn't help but admire Zhejiang TV's selection of talent.

Zhejiang TV is really good at choosing people!
Almost any netizen who knows Lü Ming knows about the 'love-hate relationship' between Wu Qian and Lü Ming; there's so much to talk about between them.

From the very beginning of their appearance on "Back to Field," when Lü Ming rewarded Wu Qian with a generous portion of braised pork intestines, the two have maintained contact on subsequent variety shows. Just thinking about the upcoming interactions between Lü Ming and Wu Qian has made viewers incredibly excited.

This is even more entertaining than watching Lü Ming and Dilraba interact!
It's important to understand that not all netizens are fans of romantic pairings. While the interactions between Lü Ming and Dilraba are enjoyable, they certainly aren't as entertaining as the interactions between Lü Ming and Wu Qian!

If Wu Qian and the others had some expectations, then when Xiao Zhao walked out, the entire live chat screen seemed to freeze instantly.

Not to mention the ordinary netizens in front of the screen, even some of Xiao Zhao's fans who had just received the news and rushed over were in disbelief.

While some might be surprised that Wu Qian would participate in "Running Man," it was still somewhat expected, given the history between Wu Qian and Lü Ming, who had previously appeared on several shows together.

However, it's important to understand that Zhao Liying isn't like Wu Qian, a popular celebrity who needs to appear on variety shows like "Running Man" to maintain her presence and keep her popularity and online traffic.

Xiao Zhao is an actress by profession, and among the current female celebrities and actresses in the Chinese entertainment industry, she is definitely a powerhouse, and she has no shortage of popularity and buzz.

From the previous drama "Legend of Lu Zhen" to "Shan Shan Comes to Eat", they have been steadily building their careers.

Moreover, since the broadcast of "Shan Shan Comes", Xiao Zhao has firmly established herself as a first-tier actress, and her popularity is not much different from that of Dilraba's boss, Sister Mi.

Judging from the rumors circulating online recently, Xiao Zhao has received quite a few invitations, including some film crews.

So no one expected that Xiao Zhao would accept Zhejiang TV's invitation to participate in this episode of "Running Man".

Xiao Zhao is on a variety show?

Although Xiao Zhao debuted from the Yahoo! Search Star talent show, she has been busy with various film and television productions since her debut and has never participated in any variety shows except for occasional announcements.

Even after she became a sensation with the drama "Shan Shan Comes to Eat," Zhao remained unmoved by the exorbitant appearance fees offered by various variety shows and the expectations of her fans, and did not agree to any of them.

No one would have expected that Xiao Zhao would appear in the live broadcast at this moment.

Am I really not seeing things? Is that really Xiao Zhao?

[I can't believe it, how did Zhejiang TV manage to convince Xiao Zhao to come?]

[Could it be because of the unknown celebrity's influence? There was a video of Zhao Liying talking to the unknown celebrity at the last Harper's Bazaar charity gala. Could they have some kind of relationship?]

"Surely not? Even though that unknown actor is handsome and talented, he shouldn't be able to attract Zhao Liying, right?"

[From Weibo, who spread the rumor that my Xiao Zhao is participating in this lousy show? Holy crap, Xiao Zhao is really here?]

【I'm a huge fan of Xiao Zhao, and I knew absolutely nothing about this!】

No, I remember that around this time, Zhao Liying's fans and Dilraba Dilmurat's fans were fighting so fiercely that their brains were practically spilling out. And now these two are appearing on a variety show.

[Your Majesty, we were about to fight to the death, why did you surrender first?]

Get lost! It must be your boss who hired this nobody to apologize to our Xiao Zhao!

The previously paused barrage of comments was quickly overwhelmed by a surge of new comments, even more so than when Lü Ming and Dilraba appeared earlier. After all, Lü Ming and Dilraba had already been announced as guest stars for this episode of "Running Man".

Xiao Zhao was a complete surprise; no one would have expected him to come.

Especially now that Zhao Liying and Dilraba are vying for the Golden Eagle Goddess title, their appearance on the same variety show is sure to generate a lot of buzz.

Just minutes after Xiao Zhao appeared on the show "Running Man", the hashtag #XiaoZhaoParticipatesInRunningMan# immediately topped the Weibo trending list.

Many netizens immediately thought it was fake when they saw the news, and simply did not believe that Xiao Zhao would participate in the variety show "Running Man".

However, as more and more people began to say this, especially after some screenshots and clips from the live stream were uploaded to Weibo, even those netizens who firmly believed it was impossible had to start to have doubts and clicked on the official live stream of Kiwi.

[Fight, fight! 】

If Zhao Liying and Dilraba were to fight, who would the less popular actress sided with?

[It's definitely Dilraba! There's no need to guess, what's their relationship?!]

[Not necessarily. I think there's definitely some connection between the unknown actor and Xiao Zhao!]

[You're overthinking it. Knowing Hu Ka as I do, this guy will definitely be sitting there with sunflower seeds, gossiping as he watches them fight!]

You know what, you're definitely a hater of that washed-up celebrity!

【.】

Just when the viewers and netizens in front of the screen were looking forward to the confrontation between Dilraba and Zhao Liying, what happened next disappointed them.

Although Zhao Liying and Dilraba Dilmurat are currently competing for the Golden Eagle Goddess title, their fans are fighting tooth and nail online.

However, the two seemed completely unaffected; instead of arguing, they greeted each other with smiles. (End of Chapter)

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