After Going Viral for Exorcism, I Was Kissed Senseless by the Top-Tier Ghost King! - Chapter 9

A few days later, Zhou Jie dropped Bai Qingxu off at the recording location.

“Qingxu, if you encounter anything unpleasant, endure it, but do not push yourself too far. Stay alert, do not trust just anyone, and do not let yourself be framed again. Be good,” Zhou Jie said, coaxing Bai Qingxu as if he were a small child.

A mother’s worry follows a child a thousand miles. Zhou Jie was worried sick, terrified that Bai Qingxu would be bullied by other artists as he had been before, so she could only offer a few more words of caution. She knew that if Bai Qingxu followed her arrangements and was not so weak, his beauty alone would allow him to rise as a top star in the industry in no time. Unfortunately, things had not gone that way.

Along the way, Bai Qingxu heard these words so often that he felt calluses forming on his ears. He found it somewhat amusing, yet he also felt lucky to receive this kind of child-like treatment.

“I know, Sister Zhou. Do not worry,” he replied before stepping out of the car.

This was a filming base filled with recording equipment and staff members. However, everyone who passed him hurried away, and not a single person acknowledged him. It seemed he truly was a person despised by all. Bai Qingxu found it funny and looked around with curiosity, completely indifferent to the contemptuous gazes of those around him.

Before he had been standing there long, a staff member finally approached him. She was a delicate-looking young girl who greeted him timidly. “Are you Teacher Bai?”

“I do not deserve to be called Teacher; you can just call me Qingxu,” Bai Qingxu said, the corners of his mouth curling into a smile. His eyes curved like crescent moons, making him look very approachable. In front of outsiders, Bai Qingxu considered himself a polite person and intended to maintain that image to the end.

The young girl was momentarily dazed by his appearance. Her face flushed slightly as she muttered awkwardly to herself, “He is so handsome. When the tasks were assigned, did everyone not say his character was terrible? He clearly seems quite gentle.”

Bai Qingxu’s hearing was very sharp. Hearing her quiet remarks and the compliment, he simply raised an eyebrow, his smile deepening.

“Teacher Bai, my name is Jian Yu. You can call me Xiao Jian. I am your variety show assistant.” The young girl tried to help him carry his bag, but Bai Qingxu politely declined. The bag was filled with tools for exorcising ghosts, and there was no need for others to handle it.

Jian Yu could sense that although the youth before her seemed polite and had a friendly smile, he carried a faint sense of detachment. Coupled with that beautiful face, he looked like a celestial being who did not belong to the mortal world. Jian Yu sighed inwardly as she led Bai Qingxu to the assembly room.

Bai Qingxu had researched this show in advance. The public labels for the program were horror, adventure, and friendship, but netizens had already dubbed it a “Horror Dating Show.” This was because this third-rate variety show had already filmed several seasons, and each episode followed the same two patterns: horror elements and shipping couples. Furthermore, the horror elements were poorly made, and the romantic pairings were entirely forced and sickly sweet.

However, netizens could not demand much from a third-rate show with a limited budget. Bai Qingxu, on the other hand, did not think the budget was that limited. As a guest, he would receive five hundred thousand dollars after taxes. To someone like him, who usually lived on the minimum subsidies of the Exorcism Association, this was an astronomical figure.

Before each episode began, the guests had to arrive at the assembly room for brief contact, interaction, and to receive their tasks. This process allowed the production team to quickly judge which couple best suited the tastes of the livestream audience, allowing them to focus the cameras on that pair during the broadcast to gain more traffic.

As soon as Bai Qingxu entered the assembly room, he saw the screen directly facing the door. Comments were flashing by rapidly, and the scene looked very lively.

“I heard my Zhouzhou is coming!” “Oh my god! This low-class show actually managed to invite the popular top-tier actor, He Yanzhou, who even has a Movie King buff!” “Zhouzhou, your wife is here!” “Zhouzhou, your mother is here! Your wife is useless!” “You are talking nonsense! Your mother-in-law is even more useless!” “Hehe, a husband-fan has also arrived.” “You are all too young; I am a father-fan. Happy to be a dad, haha.” “Husband-fans and father-fans are the absolute worst!” “The door is opening! Is my Zhouzhou here!” “Get the support ready to welcome the Movie King!”

Bai Qingxu pushed the door open against the light. He saw that his image on the screen was very blurred, and the netizens online had clearly mistaken him for someone else. This popular top-tier star, He Yanzhou, was a newly crowned Movie King with immense popularity. He was liked by both the young and the old, and even by both men and women, which was quite impressive.

However, the situation was now somewhat awkward. Everyone seemed to have recognized the wrong person. Should he introduce himself? Bai Qingxu stroked his chin and fell into thought.