I was slacking off on a dating reality show when the female guests treated me like a treasure chest.

Chen Nian came out of Lin Ran's office looking utterly dejected. Going to a dating show was one thing, but the time was so rushed.

Goodness, they only finalized the deal the day before filming was scheduled to begin.

"This guy, did he report me a long time ago? This is like acting first and informing later," Chen Nian muttered, thinking that was probably the case.

During the remaining two hours of work in the afternoon, Chen Nian was absent-minded, his mind filled with thoughts of how to spend the million.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian turned on his computer and searched for information about the variety show. Only after checking did he realize that the variety show had such a big background.

Although the guests have not been officially announced yet, the show has been trending on social media for the past few days.

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you, the appearance fee for the show won't be a million after tax." Lin Ran's message suddenly popped up.

Chen Nian glanced at it, thinking he was seeing things, so he quickly sent a message to ask and confirm it again and again.

"Otherwise? The company didn't take your share, and after deducting your personal tax, you'd only be left with about 600,000."

"..."

Chen Nian was heartbroken upon seeing this. Paying taxes to the country is a legal act, but losing hundreds of thousands of yuan at once is truly painful!

You have to understand, he only makes 6,000 yuan a month, and he basically spends it all every month. Hundreds of thousands of yuan is an unattainable dream for him.

"President Lin! Give me ten, one isn't enough!"

In the office, Lin Ran saw Chen Nian's message, ignored it, and closed the chat window.

After finally making it to the end of the workday, Chen Nian quickly packed his things, grabbed his backpack, and happily went home to pack his luggage.

As a music creator, he lives in an urban village. His small wardrobe contains only a few sets of clothes, and as for musical instruments, he has only an old guitar.

Chen Nian vaguely remembered that he bought this guitar when he was in college.

Seeing that his suitcase wasn't even full, Chen Nian sighed helplessly and looked at the guitar. He knew he couldn't bring it with him, so he closed the suitcase.

Three sets of clothes should be enough. As for the laptop, it's useless to bring it over, since you can't use it.

After packing his things, Chen Nian lay on the 1.5-meter-wide bed, staring blankly at the ceiling above him. "Once I get the money, I'll give Lin Ran 100,000 yuan, okay?"

Chen Nian muttered to himself, after all, this was a good job that she had helped him get. He had received a lot of kindness from her since he was a child, and he should repay her now that he had earned some money.

It's late at night...

This city that never sleeps has little to do with Chen Nian. After washing up and confirming his location for joining the crew tomorrow, he went to bed early.

Silent night...

The next morning, Chen Nian woke up, packed his suitcase, and hurriedly went out to take a taxi to a hot spring resort on the outskirts of Guangzhou.

In the sweltering summer, July is the hottest time in Guangzhou.

With the arrival of summer vacation, this already bustling city has become even more lively.

Today marks the start of filming for "Heartbeat". Although the filming takes place from Monday to Friday, many viewers are still looking forward to the behind-the-scenes footage of the cast being filmed tonight.

The program will be broadcast live over the weekend, and it is sure to be a huge hit.

Chen Nian sat in the car and checked the time on his phone. He had arrived there around nine o'clock, and the meeting time was ten o'clock, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

As for the guest information, he checked and found that there was still no news. It seems that it is currently in the confidential stage, and even the filming location is a secret.

Lost in thought, more than half an hour later, the car arrived at the entrance of Yangcheng Hot Spring Resort.

Chen Nian glanced through the car window at the entrance and found it completely quiet, with no one else except for the two photographers.

Did we come to the wrong place?

Chen Nian paid the fare and got out of the car with some doubts. He then took his luggage, looked at the entrance, and walked towards the resort's entrance.

As soon as he approached, a photographer pointed his lens at him.

Chen Nian was stunned for a moment, but quickly calmed down. This must have started recording. Although he was a little uncomfortable in front of the camera, he was not as resistant as he had imagined.

After a brief moment of distraction, Chen Nian continued walking towards the door, letting the photographer follow him and take pictures.

Upon entering the resort, there were eye-catching signs along the roadside guiding arriving guests in which direction. Chen Nian followed the signs and walked inside.

He didn't know if he was too early or too late.

Before long, Chen Nian saw the last signpost, pointing in the direction of a villa hidden in the woods.

At that moment, there were many figures walking around in front of the villa.

Chen Nian let out a soft breath and told himself that he was here to slack off and make money, so being nervous was unnecessary, and dating was even more unnecessary.

Not to mention that people wouldn't even look at him, even if they did, he wouldn't be able to afford it or want to. Dating a celebrity would make even going out for a simple meal of spicy hot pot a huge struggle.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Nian felt much calmer and then walked towards the villa entrance.

Perhaps sensing the footsteps, the next moment, everyone in the villa courtyard turned their gaze toward the entrance.

"That should be the last guy to arrive."

"Now everyone should be here, right?"

"Wow, he's handsome! But I don't think I recognize him..."

Along with curious gazes, there were also several voices.

Chen Nian pulled his suitcase into the courtyard, looked up and met everyone's gaze, then said expressionlessly, "Hello everyone, my name is Chen Nian. I'm sorry I'm a little late."

"Old?"

"It's okay, we just arrived recently, and the deadline is 10 o'clock."

"Yes, everyone's here. Let's gather. We still have some things to do before we go in."

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian pulled her suitcase over to stand next to the male guests and then followed their instructions.

Only then did he have time to check on the others.

Upon closer inspection, he felt uneasy. He had already mentioned the exceptional looks of the female guests, but were the guys next to him joking?

They're all as handsome as him, are they out of their minds?

Moreover, the clothes worn by these four male guests are not cheap!

Although Chen Nian doesn't understand luxury goods, he can still tell that the materials of the clothes he wears are vastly different from those of other people.

"Lin Ran didn't tell me that even small-time celebrities are this rich these days," Chen Nian muttered to himself, but his expression remained calm as he stood aside, trying to minimize his presence.

"Here's the thing, before you go in, there seems to be an adjacent game. There are ten rooms, and the two adjacent rooms are paired with one male and one female. So, do you draw randomly, or what?"

"Are there any proactive matching options?"

The speaker was a girl with pink hair, dressed fashionably, who stood out in the crowd. She looked around and asked for everyone's opinion.

Seeing that no one objected, she continued, "Then how about we draw randomly? We can draw the male guest's room, and then draw the adjacent female guest's room, is that alright?"

"No, this is fine."

"Hmm, I have no objection."

"....."

"Okay, which handsome guy goes first?" she said with a smile, looking curiously at Chen Nian and the others. "Also, please introduce yourself while you're at it."