I put you on a dating reality show, but I didn't make you a viral sensation!

Lin Zhou quickly composed himself, took out his phone, and began to examine the documents sent by the production team.

The show was filmed on a meticulously prepared beach, and the crew will likely be staying there for the next month.

Although I'm going to the venue tomorrow, the official program won't air until three days later.

Lin Zhou guessed that he went there early to record behind-the-scenes footage or something, since the platform clearly put a lot of effort into this dating reality show, even opening a separate entry point next to the app.

It's normal to shoot some behind-the-scenes footage to generate buzz.

The show has eight guests in total, four men and four women, a standard combination.

Although he was a special guest, he still received an appearance fee, with a basic fee of 100,000 yuan, which is a considerable sum for ordinary people.

Moreover, although the number of participants is matched, there should be an elimination round. We don't know the information about the other guests yet, but those who were invited by the production team must not be ordinary people.

Therefore, netizens now unanimously believe that Lin Zhou will definitely be eliminated.

Lin Zhou didn't care about the comments online. After all, he wasn't on the dating reality show to find love; his ultimate goal was to earn emotional points.

But come to think of it, he's never been to the beach before.

For him, the first real trip away from home was when he was in college, when he took a high-speed train for the first time to a place thousands of kilometers away to attend university.

Although I had considered traveling during college, I didn't have that much time.

He always wanted to study hard and quickly master a skill that could help him make a living in the future, so much so that during holidays he would choose to stay in the city where his university was located and find a decent part-time job to earn money.

At the time, I thought that once I graduated and made money, I would definitely travel around.

However, when it came time to actually graduate from university, I was entangled in all sorts of things in life and simply didn't have the time!

Now, finally free from those constraints, and with the system awakened, I can finally have the confidence to live the life I want.

Let's start a brand new life with this island romance reality show!

After filling out the information form sent by Lianzong, Lin Zhouxuan took a taxi to the bank.

He deposited the 20,000 yuan into his card and checked his balance.

Not bad, there's still about 100,000 yuan left. For a young person who has only graduated a few years ago, it's quite impressive to be able to save so much money while supporting two people.

With the added compensation from the production team, he could live comfortably for quite some time even without working.

Lin Zhou originally wanted to contact the landlord to terminate the lease, but considering that time was tight and packing his things would take time, he reluctantly gave up the idea.

Back in his rented room, Lin Zhou quickly tidied up his things and sat on the bed. Suddenly, he thought of making a phone call home.

Participating in the show and resigning from his job are both big decisions, and Lin Zhou was afraid his parents would overthink things if they found out.

"What's wrong, Xiao Zhou? What happened?"

Hearing that familiar voice from the microphone, Lin Zhou suddenly felt his eyes sting.

In fact, his family was just an ordinary family. His father, Lin Jianguo, was an ordinary employee in the system, and his mother, Li Shumei, ran a small supermarket in a small county town.

The supermarket business wasn't very good, but luckily the store was owned by the family, which saved them the money on rent. Even so, they couldn't save much money in a year.

It wasn't easy for the couple to scrimp and save to send their child to college. In addition, Lin Zhou also had a girlfriend. At this age, marriage, dowry, house and car would be another considerable expense.

Fortunately, Lin Zhou is very ambitious, so the elderly couple doesn't feel too much pressure.

Lin Zhou composed himself and said with a smile, "It's nothing, Mom. I just didn't miss you, so I called you."

Hearing Lin Zhou say that, Li Shumei was clearly very happy, and cheerfully called out to those behind her, "Old Lin, come quick, you've made a phone call."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something else, "Xiaozhou, aren't you at work right now? How come you have time to call Mom?"

Looking at the smiles on his parents' faces on the screen, Lin Zhou felt a great relief from the suppressed emotions in his heart. He smiled and explained, "Mom, I quit my job."

The two people on the other end of the screen were visibly taken aback. Old Lin frowned: "Why did you suddenly resign?"

Lin Zhou certainly couldn't tell his parents the truth. Letting them know would only make them worry. As for the system, he figured they wouldn't believe him anyway. He just smiled and explained, "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired and want to relax."

Lin Jianguo was about to offer some advice, saying that working is tough these days, but Li Shumei stopped him, saying gently, "So what if you quit? It's okay. You can always find another job. If you're tired, just come home, and Mom will cook you something delicious."

"Mengting and I have also broken up."

"You broke up?"

"Yeah, it wasn't a good match, we broke up."

Lin Jianguo hesitated, but then realized that he had heard Lin Zhou mention Zhu Mengting's civil service exam before, and this connection made him understand something.

Li Shumei had obviously thought of this as well, and comforted him, "It's okay, Xiaozhou will definitely meet even better people in the future."

Lin Zhou sniffed and gave a soft "hmm".

There's really nothing to be moved about, since his parents have always treated him this way.

Just like his father often told him, they were all minor matters.

But why do I want to cry?

He laughed and changed the subject:

"By the way, Mom and Dad, I was recently selected for a TV show, and it might be for about a month. I just wanted to let you know so I can go out and explore with you."

After all, we live in the internet age. Even if he doesn't say anything, his parents might see it on the screen at any time. This is a way of giving them a heads-up.

The elderly couple didn't press further, they just smiled and nodded.

"Okay, relax when you need to. If you really can't, go home. Your parents are here."

"Okay, you two can rest assured."

After chatting with his parents for a while, Lin Zhou finally hung up the phone.

After the show ends, I'll definitely go home and spend time with my parents.

Lin Zhou thought to himself.

It was already noon, and Lin Zhou checked the system again.

At this point, after the online buzz, the emotional value was steadily increasing, and the progress to the 100,000 mark was almost halfway complete.

It should be around the time the show starts.

Lin Zhou put down his phone, got up, and drew back the curtains in his room.

The bright sunlight shone on him, both radiant and intense.

He wore a comfortable expression; he hadn't felt this relaxed since graduating from university.

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