The next day.
Early in the morning, Li Mubai was woken up by Fan Chengcheng, who said they needed to gather outside because Zhang Yixing was taking them to Happy Camp today.
Li Mubai rubbed his eyes. "Did your sister agree to let you participate?"
As Fan Chengcheng's sister, Fan Bingbing hadn't been involved in any scandals in this world yet, so she still had plenty of resources at her disposal.
Fan Chengcheng nodded. "My sister said that since there's an opportunity like this, I might as well go and treat it like having fun."
Li Mubai couldn't help sighing.
It must be nice to have resources and a background.
Going on a show like Happy Camp was just pure fun for them.
Meanwhile, he needed to use this opportunity to build viewer rapport as quickly as possible, ensuring that he could successfully debut in the center position after Idol Producer ended.
After a quick wash, Li Mubai and Fan Chengcheng headed to the entrance together.
Two people were already standing outside. To their surprise, it was Gege and Wang Ziyi. Upon seeing Li Mubai and Fan Chengcheng, they greeted them.
"Teacher Zhang Yixing said he was bringing two more people. It looks like it must be you two!"
Gege was relatively enthusiastic and took the initiative to greet Li Mubai.
Wang Ziyi maintained his usual cool demeanor, simply giving Li Mubai and the others a brief nod.
At that moment, a Toyota Alphard pulled up in front of the four of them. The door slid open, and Zhang Yixing waved from inside. "Get in!"
The recording location for Happy Camp was also in Modu, and it wasn't far away.
When they arrived at the production set, they found to their surprise that Teacher He was already waiting in the backstage area.
Zhang Yixing and Teacher He started making small talk on the side, leaving Li Mubai and the other four standing idly nearby.
"I never realized Teacher He was so talkative in private!" Fan Chengcheng remarked, watching Teacher He laugh and chat with Zhang Yixing.
Gege suddenly asked, "Fan Chengcheng, do you know Teacher He?"
Fan Chengcheng shook his head. "My sister is close with Teacher He and talks about him often, but I've never met him myself."
Zhang Yixing and Teacher He didn't chat for long. After just over ten minutes of casual conversation, Zhang Yixing led the four of them away.
In the car, Zhang Yixing pulled out four scripts and handed them over. "Look these over tonight so you'll have some direction during the recording tonight!"
"Huh? Happy Camp has scripts too?" Gege exclaimed in surprise.
Zhang Yixing smiled and said, "Any show has a script. It just depends on how many restrictions the script places on the guests."
Back at their quarters, Li Mubai sat down with the script to read it. Since this was his first time on Happy Camp, he took the opportunity very seriously.
However, after reading through it, Li Mubai realized that the script was practically useless; the entire show was controlled by the hosts, and guests like him were essentially just there to make up the numbers.
Precisely because of this, Teacher He played a huge role, because as long as Teacher He was willing, he could create opportunities for you to showcase your talents on the show.
The more camera time you got, the higher your chances of becoming popular!
"No wonder everyone loves going on Happy Camp!"
"It takes zero effort, yet the exposure is sky-high. It's simply the ultimate spot for stars to build their presence!"
After sighing with emotion, Li Mubai started his live broadcast as usual.
That evening, the official recording of Happy Camp began.
According to the show's requirements, Zhang Yixing, Li Mubai, and the other three performed a dance as the opening act—the routine they usually practiced, which wasn't too difficult.
After the opening, Teacher He and the various guests stood in a line.
"Hello everyone, we are the Happy Family!"
"Welcome to Happy Camp, I'm host He Jiong!"
"Thanks to... for their generous support of this show!"
"Thanks to... for their generous support!"
After the hosts finished reading the commercial sponsorships according to protocol, Teacher He turned to Zhang Yixing. "Yixing, it's been three years since our last time filming Happy Camp, hasn't it?"
Zhang Yixing smiled. "Three years, four months, and twelve days, Teacher He!"
"Hahaha, Yixing remembers it so clearly!" Sister Na burst out laughing from the side.
After that, Teacher He chatted extensively with Zhang Yixing, mostly reminiscing about the past and similar topics.
"Yixing, our theme today happens to be nostalgia. Why don't you treat everyone to a song!"
Zhang Yixing immediately smiled and said, "Actually, I already prepared one on the way here, but this time, I'm going to sing a duet with one of my trainees!"
With that, Zhang Yixing directed his gaze toward Li Mubai.
As for Li Mubai, he had been staring blankly at the camera lens, and suddenly being singled out left him momentarily flustered.
"Oh, that's right, Yixing. I heard you're a mentor on a show next door now. There must be all kinds of interesting stories!" Teacher He clearly noticed Li Mubai and began guiding the transition of the topic.
Zhang Yixing nodded. "Actually, the feeling is quite strange. Looking at them, I feel like I'm seeing myself back when I was a trainee."
"Suddenly becoming a mentor feels a bit unnatural!"
After a brief chat, Li Mubai was invited by Zhang Yixing to sing.
Li Mubai hadn't expected this segment either, but singing was his strong suit anyway, so he wasn't intimidated in the slightest.
To Li Mubai's surprise, Zhang Yixing was actually going to sing "The Wind Rises" with him.
As the music began to play, their voices rose melodiously and resounded across the entire stage.
Countless audience members in the seats quickly became immersed in the mood conveyed by the song.
After the song ended, everyone present was still lingering in the aftertaste.
Sister Na asked, "Yixing, is this your latest original song? It sounds amazing!"
Zhang Yixing pointed at Li Mubai. "This song is his original work!"
The camera immediately shifted to Li Mubai, and everyone began to look at him with a serious, appraising gaze.
Looking at Li Mubai, Sister Na suddenly blurted out, "Wow, you're in such great shape!"
"How did you get a body like that? Can I touch it?"
Du Haitao hurriedly grabbed Sister Na's hand. "Sister Na, he's a newcomer. Don't go grabbing him right off the bat!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Teacher He jumped in to steer the conversation. "Young man, introduce yourself!"
Hearing this, Li Mubai smiled, facing the camera with a gaze full of confidence.
Seeing Li Mubai look like this, Zhang Yixing and Fan Chengcheng suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.
"Hello everyone, I'm Wang Hanxu!"
"Ever since I was little, my mother told me that children of poor families have to shoulder household responsibilities early... For the sake of my dream, I came to this stage."
As he spoke, Li Mubai began to play the sympathy card! But before he could fully work up the emotion, he completely broke character!
The very next second!
"Hhahahahahaha!"