This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends-Chapter 56 - Save Twenty Years of Detours
Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Save Twenty Years of Detours
Chapter 56 -56: Save Twenty Years of Detours
Wei Chen’s company’s game was a single-player simulation game, where players took on the role of an eighteen-year-old dropout who had just entered the city.
Starting from basic physical labor jobs like brick-moving, players would improve their numerical values through work and exercise, step by step seeking better employment, earning big money, buying large houses, and eventually starting their own company to become the boss.
After listening to Wei Chen’s introduction and viewing the gameplay footage he demonstrated on the computer,
Wu Mu felt that this game was quite similar to a domestic single-player game called “The Majority” from his previous life.
The core gameplay and selling points were pretty much the same.
The commission for this particular episode required them to play the role of this worker, job-hunting in the city without a penny to their name.
Wu Mu found that Lin Qingyue’s choice of topic was always quite good.
Sending celebrities out to work for money was undoubtedly a very eye-catching theme at first glance.
Work for money?
Wang Xiaotian popped up, “Director Lin, can I make money as an entertainer?”
Lin Qingyue shook her head, “No, what job you get will be determined by a random draw.”
She had someone bring over a box, “Inside the box are slips of paper with various jobs written on them; whatever you draw is the job you must go out and find.”
Not only was the type of job determined by drawing lots, but also…
“These are first-phase jobs, representing the game’s main character who has just arrived in the city with no skills and no experience. The jobs inside are all entry-level like movers, waiters, delivery staff, cleaners, and so on. You’ll need to work at your corresponding job for an entire day, and then come back tomorrow to draw for the next stage.”
Actual physical labor for a whole day as movers or waiters?
The guests exchanged glances, this was…
Wu Mu smacked his lips, not very keen on the idea.
For someone like him, who was not even willing to make money as a boss and just wanted to take it easy and rely on the system, he was naturally averse to this kind of hard labor.
And nobody really liked doing such tough work.
Everyone said labor was honorable, but given the choice, who wouldn’t want to lie down and make a pile of money?
But there was no way around it; the mission for the show was just that, and with such high appearance fees, the guests weren’t about to back out from just one day’s experience.
The guests began to draw lots.
Always eager to be first, Wang Xiaotian drew first.
Then, upon unfolding his slip of paper, his face immediately soured, “Director Lin, I just remembered I have some stuff to take care of at home. I can’t film this episode.”
Lu Yao curiously peered over, “What, what is it?”
Seeing what was written on Wang Xiaotian’s slip of paper, she imitated his usual demeanor and laughed heartily, “Mover! Xiaotian, you’re in for it now.”
Indeed, a bit dire—it was hard physical labor, through and through.
Lu Yao was up second.
Her draw wasn’t great either: waiter.
Zhang Haoran drew delivery staff, and Zhang Lifeng got cleaner.
Finally, it was Wu Mu’s turn.
He reached into the box, pulled out a slip, and upon reading it, a slight smile appeared on his face, “Security guard.”
That was a shortcut through twenty years of hardship.
And as a known gathering place for old-timers, it wasn’t particularly demanding—just find a stationary security guard position, and he could spend a comfortable day sitting down.
The job draws were complete.
The guests had assumed that the production team would arrange where they would work.
But unexpectedly, “You need to find your own jobs, as long as they match the profession label you drew.”
Lin Qingyue also reminded them, “And for today, neither the money for meals and overnight accommodation nor other expenses will be provided by the production team. You need to earn it yourselves.”
Not really an issue, right?
With their celebrity faces, they wouldn’t worry about finding a place to eat or sleep.
But Lin Qingyue covered the last loophole too.
“During the filming of the program, participants must not leverage their celebrity status for any benefit; each infraction will result in a deduction of ten percent of that day’s earnings.”
Now they were truly simulating the game’s protagonist.
Not allowed to use celebrity status for an advantage and even having to find their own jobs meant they might not even get a meal, going hungry.
Even Zhang Lifeng’s face began to tighten, feeling that the difficulty of this episode was indeed a bit too much.
Zhang Haoran had an even bigger grievance, thinking that the production team was being a pain. They were celebrities, not really here to experience life; couldn’t they just get the show effects through some editing? Insisting on doing it this way was just a hassle.
Having drawn the security guard, Wu Mu was quite calm, even curious enough to ask, “Is there a reward for the person who makes the most money?”
Lin Qingyue nodded, “Yes, the show will be recorded over three days. After three days, the person with the most money on hand will receive a reward from the production team.”
“The reward consists of two parts: one is a special NPC modeled after the winner will be created in the game as a big boss to commemorate them, and a fee for the use of their image will be paid; the other is the winner will receive the money earned by the others over these three days.”
These two rewards weren’t actually substantial in value, but the hype was maxed out.
Wang Xiaotian’s eyes lit up, and he laughed wickedly, “This time I must take first! You guys just wait and work for me for three days!”
He held his head high, “Someone like me just screams ‘big boss,’ and my image is most suitable for the game.”
Lu Yao, unusually agreeable, nodded with deep resonance, “Xiaotian, you indeed look the part of a boss. When I first saw you, I thought you were a company boss accompanying an entertainer.”
Wang Xiaotian glanced at her sideways, “Heh, so you’re saying you look like an entertainer, right? You, someone who frequents Wu Mu’s shop, I’m afraid you’ll never be a boss in this lifetime.”
Lu Yao’s face instantly turned red, “I didn’t buy, I really didn’t.”
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Wu Mu didn’t like that one bit, “Hey hey, what’s wrong with buying from my store? I say those who shop at my store are the real bosses.”
Well, in a way, this was true—if you weren’t wealthy, why would you spend over two hundred on a cup?
The program content and mission briefing concluded.
The guests dispersed outside the hotel door, each on their way to find their job.
They agreed to meet again at the hotel entrance at the same time the next day to draw for the next phase’s profession.
Two cameramen, accompanied by Lin Qingyue, followed Wu Mu for filming.
Lin Qingyue watched Wu Mu with curiosity, eager to see how he would go about finding a job.
Honestly, despite the ease of the job Wu Mu had drawn, he might be the most challenged among them to find employment.
Because his appearance was simply too striking.
Someone like Wang Xiaotian could easily disguise himself and blend in as an ordinary person.
But for Wu Mu, that would be much harder; with his distinctive looks, he could easily be recognized as a celebrity.
And the rule was that they could not use their celebrity status to obtain any advantage.
Under such conditions, how would Wu Mu manage?
