Fang Zhao didn't know that someone was plotting against him. During his time in Mazhou, besides working on team projects, he had also been preparing for his advanced studies graduation concert.
The graduation concert was similar to a graduation thesis. If the quality wasn't up to standard, if the overall score wasn't enough, then he would have to continue studying. Thus, some people could graduate early, while others had to stay and study.
Fang Zhao's little notebook had already recorded a portion of his work, but it wasn't enough.
After submitting the portion of the team project's results, Fang Zhao planned to go out for a walk when he heard Yan Biao mocking Zuo Yu.
"Look at how useless you are. You can't even compare to Curly Hair!" Yan Biao mocked the half-dead Zuo Yu on the treadmill. "One of my legs can last longer than you."
"Will you die if you don't brag? That leg of yours is powered by M! " Zuo Yu jumped off the treadmill and wiped his sweat with a towel. He glanced at Curly Hair, who was running along to a game song and jumping to the beat. He swallowed back the words he wanted to say to Yan Biao.
Humans are really inferior to dogs!
Fang Zhao rented two treadmills. One of them was specially for Curly Hair. This dog wasn't ordinary. Fang Zhao didn't intend to let him run for long periods of time outside, but he couldn't slack off either. When he was alone, he made Curly Hair persist in running every day and stop thinking about games.
However, Curly Hair had learned to slack off. When Fang Zhao wasn't around, Zuo Yu and Yan Biao couldn't control this little thing. Because Curly Hair's net worth wasn't low, Yan Biao and Zuo Yu had to be careful even when playing with the dog, afraid of pulling out a strand of fur. They didn't have the guts to do such things.
When Fang Zhao found out about this, he downloaded many game songs from games Curly Hair played on the treadmill. They were all from games Curly Hair played on a loop and automatically ended after three hours.
Thus, Curly Hair ran for three hours every day. Today, Zuo Yu tried running at the same time and jumped off the treadmill after two hours. Yan Biao mocked him for not being able to run as well as Curly Hair.
Zuo Yu tossed the towel aside and raised his head 45 degrees. "Back then, before I retired …"
"Don't think about the past. When I didn't retire, it was just as easy!" Yan Biao interrupted. "For this short distance, we still had to take care of strength training!"
Both of them despised each other for bragging and reminisced about their past selves.
After retiring, although he still insisted on working out, fitness was self-training. To put it bluntly, it was more like a kind of entertainment. Before he retired, it was passive training. He had to train for a long time. He couldn't just rest when he was tired. It was more like a job.
Zuo Yu sighed. "Sure enough, a comfortable life can corrupt a person. I am much more useless than before. I can't even outrun an unknown athlete from Mazhou." He gave up on competing with Curly Hair, this special dog that was worth two hundred million.
"Based on what you said, maybe he is a hidden top athlete? Don't look down on Mazhou's top-notch professional athletes. Those long-distance runners can run at least 40 kilometers and do all sorts of tricks. Before your muscles have even rested, they can run again. They are all talented people. We can't compare ourselves to them in this aspect, "Yan Biao analyzed rationally.
"Right. Back then, besides physical training, we also had to train our skills and techniques. It wasn't just running." Zuo Yu was a little consoled.
"Our garrison is much tougher than yours. The training intensity is much higher," Yan Biao said.
"Keep bragging. I have never seen it." Although Zuo Yu said this, he mostly agreed. Garrison troops on planet Wai might be slightly better, but he knew what kind of place Baiji had been. Even if he had never been there, he knew what kind of place Baiji had been. The planet's native species were too powerful. However, after new mineral deposits had been discovered on planet Baiji, it had been the domain of humans. Now that the competition for mineral deposits was intense, it wouldn't be a place they could go easily in the short term.
"You will know when you go to the Wai garrison. It doesn't need to be as difficult as planet Baiji. Those planetary bases at the end of the development sequence are similar. You will have to shed a layer of skin first."
"Aren't you looking down on me? As if I have never shed a layer of skin before. "
After saying this, the two of them felt gloomy. They couldn't go on like this. If they degenerated, they would only be abused when they met comrades in the future. They had agreed to start a new life after retiring, but their experiences in the military still had a deep impact. They didn't want to admit that they had become weaker.
Just as they were thinking this, they saw Fang Zhao come out and hurriedly set aside their distracting thoughts. Setting aside how to strengthen themselves first, this job couldn't be thrown away! It definitely couldn't be thrown away!
Zuo Yu and Yan Biao were worried that Fang Zhao had overheard what they had just said. They knew that Fang Zhao's ears were very sharp!
However, Fang Zhao didn't say anything. He walked over to check on Curly Hair's running time and condition. This little thing treated it like a game. He would perk up the moment he heard the game's song and was having a great time jogging.
"Where's Nanfeng?" Fang Zhao asked.
"He just took a call and went out. It seemed like someone was looking for him. I saw his surprised expression when he picked up," Zuo Yu replied.
As they were talking, Nanfeng rushed in from outside with a conflicted expression. He was delighted to see Fang Zhao. "Boss, the director of 'Up Close Contact' was looking for you. He wants to invite you to be a guest for the next episode."
"What the heck is' Up Close Contact '?" Yan Biao and Zuo Yu had blank looks on their faces. Although they had already looked up a lot of information on the entertainment industry, they had no recollection of this program.
"It's a slightly official variety show." Nanfeng had a deeper understanding of variety shows than Zuo Yu and Yan Biao. "To put it simply, it's an entertainment variety show with the goal of poverty alleviation."
"Poverty alleviation? Poverty alleviation where? Is there a need for that now? The various foundations aren't just for show. "Zuo Yu was curious.
Nanfeng pointed to the sky. "Extraterrestrial."
Zuo Yu and Yan Biao's eyebrows twitched, but they didn't say anything else. Regardless of what they thought, they still had to follow their boss's footsteps. Whatever their boss decided, they would follow.
Fang Zhao took the information Nanfeng handed over and quickly flipped through it. "Tell me briefly."
"It's like this..." Nanfeng told Fang Zhao everything he knew.
Fang Zhao had participated in variety shows before. Back then, he had joined Project Starlight during his military service.
Unlike Project Starlight, which was jointly promoted by the Ministry of Education and various military leaders, Project Starlight was mainly targeted at young people evading military service. This program was promoted by the Poverty Alleviation Office and supported by many official media outlets. However, it was indeed a variety entertainment program. It was just that it hadn't been able to invite popular celebrities or big-name artists. Most of the celebrities it had managed to invite were not popular enough or had already retired from the industry. Some online video platforms weren't willing to buy the rights, so most people didn't know about it.
The program had a niche audience. It was precisely because it was public welfare and poverty alleviation, as well as the support of several influential official media outlets, that it had managed to survive until now. In Nanfeng's opinion, the production aspect was rather average. The places that the program's guests had to go to were truly arduous. No wonder celebrities didn't want to go. If they were accidentally injured, it would be a huge loss!
"Let me take a look at past episodes. Nanfeng, did they say where they would be going for the next episode?" Fang Zhao asked.
Nanfeng shook his head. "They didn't reveal which planet. In any case, it will definitely be one of the lower end of the development sequence. That won't change." To put it bluntly, it meant poverty, hardship, and places where daily life was inconvenient.
"Also, because this program is public welfare, so..." Nanfeng glanced at Fang Zhao's expression. "The director might ask for a friendship discount."
When Nanfeng found out about this from the program team, he secretly curled his lips. How could there be a friendship discount if there was no friendship? Did they really think they were going there to suffer?
"Boss, because you were behind closed doors composing, they went to chat with Professor Carter first. They will look for you in a bit."
While Nanfeng was explaining the situation to Fang Zhao, the program team had already spoken to Carter. The program team was feeling bitter. It was fine dealing with people from the entertainment industry, but they really couldn't be tough with this bunch of academic professors. They could only soften their tone and show weakness, but their ultimate goal wouldn't change! They had even invited a few big shots from the Poverty Alleviation Office.
Actually, it wasn't that they had to find Fang Zhao. It had been requested by the people at the military base. Fang Zhao was their only designated guest. It didn't matter how many other guests were added or removed, as long as Fang Zhao was brought along.
The people at the military base were also very shrewd. Being stationed on an alien planet without much development value was already tough enough. Who would be willing to be a babysitter? It wasn't that they looked down on the descendants of great generals. Some of the descendants of great generals were rather impressive, but Leizhou's Zaro, Lazhou's Barbara, and Tongzhou's Woo Tianhao? What kind of people were they?
Even if one didn't follow the entertainment industry or watch other programs, one just had to search online to get a general idea.
Due to communication conditions and internal regulations, the number of entertainment programs available to the military base on many alien planets was limited. Therefore, the people in charge of culture and arts would select a few suitable entertainment programs and transmit them to the various bases and military districts. These included music and songs, television dramas, sports events, variety shows, and news highlights from various continents.
Some time ago, the entire season of "Founding Era" had been packaged and sent to the various bases and military districts. The compressed package also contained the original sound tracks of all the chapters of "Founding Era." Having a series to watch, and a top-notch production at that, delighted the garrisoned troops at the various alien bases. But amidst their happiness, they were also thoroughly abused by the plot.
Many people had become Fang Zhao's fans. A few of Fang Zhao's compositions were also loved by everyone. Fang Zhao also had the status of a reserve duty major. Many unlucky people who had been assigned there viewed Fang Zhao as an idol.
Of course, the leaders of the bases did not just look at Fang Zhao's popularity and his status as a reserve duty major. They also looked at the rise of planet Baiji and planet Wai. It just so happened that a program team had approached them and wanted them to cooperate with the production of an episode, so they had raised this request.
The effects of the program "Up Close Contact" were not that great. Otherwise, the garrisoned bases at the back of the development sequence would have become awe-inspiring long ago. Reality TV. Reality TV. That was a show! It was an entertainment program produced for people to watch!
Even though it was meant to help the poor, many military officers at the garrisoned bases rejected it. It was not that they looked down on these people. They were grateful for their help, but at the same time, it also brought trouble to the special guests. There had been a celebrity who had fallen seriously ill at a certain garrisoned base because his immune system was too weak. Luckily, he had been treated in time. Otherwise, there would have been a lot of trouble.
Therefore, sometimes the military officers at the garrisoned bases hoped that the big shot celebrity would come, but they were worried that something would happen on their own turf and cause even more pressure from public opinion. However, if it was Fang Zhao, they would feel much more at ease! Fang Zhao had served in the military on planet Baiji and had fought terrorists! His qualities were tough enough! Able to withstand torment! And he even had the title of a mythical beast!
Mythical beasts! Weren't they supposed to ward off evil in the legends of the Old Era?
The three special guests that the program team had chosen were too "evil." They needed one more to balance things out.
Due to the demands of the garrisoned bases, the program team tried their best to persuade Carter. They spoke with Carter for close to an hour before leaving to look for Fang Zhao.
While the other party was looking for Fang Zhao, Carter hurriedly sent a message to Mo Lang.
When Mo Lang found out about the situation, Carter lowered his head, not daring to look.
A silence that made one tremble.
Facing Mo Lang's eyes that were like death rays, Carter braced himself and said, "... Teacher, regarding this matter, I can explain..."
Mo Lang took a deep breath.
How infuriating!
He had just told Carter to isolate Fang Zhao from the entertainment circle during his advanced studies, and in the blink of an eye, he heard that a certain variety program had come to poach him!
Carter was indeed unreliable! He couldn't even keep an eye on a single person!
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