Chapter 34 - Twinkling Stars

Chapter 34: Chapter 33: Twinkling StarsThe location for the third wilderness survival show is within the Great Wilderness Mountain in the northwest of the country.

Years ago, there used to be villagers living in the mountain, but because the village was deep within the mountains and transportation was inconvenient, the villagers were poor and backward. Later, with government support, they gradually moved out, and the place became increasingly desolate.

Ye Qiu had no complaints about the location of the reality show, but she felt somewhat helpless about the two guests this time.

One was Crown Prince Xiang Yu, who had co-starred with her in "Emperor Xiang" and harbored hostility towards her, and the other was her old foe, Lin Feifei.

Feeling their more-or-less malicious gazes, Ye Qiu smiled faintly. Two temporary guests, did they really think they could do anything to her here?

Xiang Yu had disliked Ye Qiu from the beginning of the filming crew, even though he had more screen time, her name was still listed ahead of his. Moreover, during interviews, the director along with Dan Ming and Wen Xin only praised Ye Qiu and never mentioned him. Was there something wrong with what he did? He often treated everyone to milk tea and snacks during breaks, unlike Ye Qiu, who didn't spend a penny.

Yet even so, in everyone's eyes, Ye Qiu was still better than him.

As for Lin Feifei? Actually, she didn't understand why. Although the two of them had no interactions and their roles didn't conflict, when Lin Feifei first saw Ye Qiu, she inexplicably felt that it shouldn't be like this, but she couldn't figure out what it should be like.

But this did not prevent her from hating Ye Qiu, feeling that everything about Ye Qiu should have been hers.

So when she saw Ye Qiu becoming increasingly popular because of this program, even though she knew the price she had to pay to join, she still came.

"Stay away from her," Li Yan whispered in Ye Qiu's ear, "I always feel that something is off about her, her looks at you are a bit strange."

It must be said that Li Yan, who had experienced the highs and lows in the entertainment industry, was very keen, and quickly noticed Lin Feifei's issues.

"Thank you for the heads-up," Ye Qiu replied with an easy smile, "But with so many people around, what can she really do to me?"

Though she said this, Ye Qiu did not lower her guard at all. Knowing how low Lin Feifei's bottom line was, she had seen it in her past life.

"It's always good to be careful, and also that Xiang Yu, I heard he is rather petty and begrudging, be careful around him too," Li Yan frowned, feeling that this time the guests were even more annoying than Li Yaxin from the last session.

Upon reaching the depths of Great Wilderness Mountain, they indeed saw several scattered, dilapidated huts from afar, due to years of neglect.

But having experienced an island and the tropical rainforest, Yi An, Bo Rong, and others were very pleased. They were finally not having to eat and sleep in the open air.

After checking out all the huts, everyone finally chose a house with flat terrain and fewer weeds, but even as the best house there, a lot of effort was needed to clean and tidy it up—it was not an easy task.

Usually, it would be Ye Qiu's job to start a fire, find food, and cook, but today, Lin Feifei spoke up.

"Senior, can I try? I watched your previous episodes before coming here and was very interested," Lin Feifei said with sparkling, pitiful eyes full of enthusiasm, looking at Ye Qiu with a cautious yet hopeful tone.

Ye Qiu thought: If this were a man with less resolve, he probably would have done whatever Lin Feifei asked!

However, Lin Feifei wanted to steal the limelight, and she couldn't refuse in front of the camera, so she could only smile and pass it to the other party. But given Lin Feifei's scheming, she probably already learned how to start a fire before coming!

Ye Qiu was right, Lin Feifei did indeed learn, and not just starting fires. She even learned swimming, hunting, and fishing, but she couldn't master the last two no matter what, so she could only relentlessly practice her fire-starting skill, hoping she could attract followers like Ye Qiu by friction fire.

Moreover, in front of the netizens, she has always been tagged as a fairy and school beauty. If she could successfully start a fire in front of the whole nation, it would definitely cause an even bigger sensation!

"Xiao Hua and Lin Cheng are cleaning up the weeds and furniture in the house. Let's go out and see if there's anything to eat!" Li Yan came in, glanced at Lin Feifei and immediately knew her little trick. It wasn't appropriate to say anything else in front of the camera, so she just pulled Ye Qiu out, letting Lin Feifei perform alone!

Ye Qiu nodded, and courteously said to Lin Feifei: "Li Yan and I will go take a look, Brother Yi and the others are next door, if you need anything, just ask them."

When Lin Feifei heard Ye Qiu and Li Yan were leaving, she became a bit anxious. From her prior analysis, due to the relationship with Li Yaxin, the netizens were skeptical about new temporary guests, so it was better for her to keep her distance from Yi An and Bo Rong this time.

If she wanted to gain popularity, she would have to ride on the coattails of Li Yan and Ye Qiu. Once she wasn't in the same frame as them, how many people would still watch her livestream?

But she was the one who suggested starting the fire, wouldn't retracting now make the netizens dislike her?

Lin Feifei held back her anger, making her movements inevitably a bit clumsy. A fire that usually took her twenty minutes to start during practice now took nearly twice as long to even begin to smoke.

The netizens watching the livestream had mixed opinions about Lin Feifei's performance: some said she was manipulative and trying to steal Ye Qiu's thunder, while others admired her diligence as a newcomer, since across three episodes, besides Ye Qiu, she was the only one to successfully start a fire.

Lin Feifei, especially as a new guest, not only had to showcase her skills, but also had to seem very humble and hardworking in front of the audience to elevate their favorable impression of her.

So when the fire finally started, she immediately went outside to gather more firewood, persisting even when it was difficult to carry, and then humbly went to ask Yi An what else she could do.

Even though Yi An said that the tasks were almost done and she just needed to keep the fire going, she continued working diligently, passing tools to everyone, wiping the tables, and doing so quietly.

As expected, her actions, even if previously some netizens were dissatisfied with her, now left them with nothing negative to say.

Some netizens even compared the three female celebrities Ye Qiu, Li Yan, and Lin Feifei, concluding that in terms of beauty, Li Yan is first; in terms of capability, Ye Qiu is first; in terms of effort, Lin Feifei is first.

This conclusion was not agreed upon by the fans of either Li Yan or Ye Qiu.

What does it mean by Li Yan is first in beauty? Are they saying she's just a pretty face? Where is their Yan Yan lacking, and where didn't she work?

The fans of Ye Qiu, however, believe that while it's true that Ye Qiu is first in capability, isn't Ye Qiu beautiful too? Doesn't she also work hard? Just because Lin Feifei started a fire and wiped the table, does that mean she worked more than Ye Qiu?

On the other hand, fans of Lin Feifei thought that their Feifei is indeed a kind-hearted and hardworking artist! They didn't misjudge her.

With calculated planning, Lin Feifei also managed to meet her initial goals on the first day.