Bai Jinyan buried his head in his neck, not interested in looking at these messages.
He closed his eyes and let out a long breath, saying, “Hmm.”
The phone kept buzzing with notifications.
Zhao Jiamo’s messages continued: [By the way, the variety show preview is out. When you have time, remember to repost and promote it on Weibo.]
Zhao Jiamo added, [We don’t have to stick to a consistent promotion script. You can post whatever you want, preferably something genuine that can connect with fans. Of course, if you don’t want to, it’s fine too.]
Qiao Huaiyao raised an eyebrow; the variety show recording hadn’t even finished yet. The preview was already out? Zhao Jiamo was certainly fast.
Qiao Huaiyao wondered, [Isn’t it not time for the broadcast yet?]
Zhao Jiamo replied, [Do you know there’s a hot search about Bai Jinyan right now? The hype is so high that I stayed up all night to get the production team to edit it.]
[Although it’s just the first episode, it’s sufficient,] he added.
The air date for the variety show hadn’t been confirmed.
Zhao Jiamo wanted to ride the hype and released the first episode earlier.
Since it was a weekly show, as long as they edited the second episode before the next week, it wouldn’t delay the broadcast.
This was just an online variety show and wouldn’t be aired on TV, so the broadcast time wasn’t as strict.
Without public announcements, the timing was pretty much based on Zhao Jiamo’s decisions and arrangements.
If things went well, they might not even need a preview and could just air the first episode directly.
Zhao Jiamo was confident that his variety show would be a hit, with the right content and warm atmosphere.
Once viewers watched the first episode, they would be hooked and keep watching until the last episode.
If the first episode was a success, they wouldn’t have to worry about the rest.
Each episode had plenty of content, with abundant humor and touching moments.
Qiao Huaiyao replied, “Alright.” Bai Jinyan’s breathing gradually stabilized, as if he had fallen asleep. “Brother?” Qiao Huaiyao said softly.
“Hmm…” Bai Jinyan’s voice was soft, as if he heard the sound in a half-dream state and responded subconsciously.
Qiao Huaiyao was held in his arms. He turned his head slightly, struggling to see if his brother was still sleeping, and then remained silent.
Silently acting as a pillow, he waited for Bai Jinyan to fall asleep before picking up his phone again.
He accessed his Weibo account, and the preview and air date for the variety show were on the homepage.
Qiao Huaiyao reposted it and then opened it to watch.
The preview was composed of clips. Qiao Huaiyao could guess it was about the interactions between the cast members.
However, he didn’t expect that after a simple prelude, the first scene was Bai Jinyan feeding him snacks while he looked at his phone.
Qiao Huaiyao: “…?”
Wasn’t the cameraman sitting in the front at that time?
Why was the angle from behind? And it was so clear.
It seemed like they were shooting almost from behind, to the point where even the phone screen was visible.
However, the images were fuzzy, showing only vague clothing and colors, making it hard to see.
Perhaps it was because the lens was too small, and he hadn’t noticed.
At the time, he thought they hadn’t officially started shooting and didn’t pay much attention, seeing the cameraman in the front passenger seat.
He pursed his lips, realizing he had been careless.
In the montage of cast members, at the end, there were five scenes of him and Bai Jinyan, while other guests had only three, or even fewer.
Maybe they didn’t capture enough usable footage during the shoot, so they included them in the preview, leaving little for the actual show.
Videos in the preview that reveal all the essence make it easy for people to mock them.
The comments were quite diverse: [Wow, when I clicked, I thought I entered the wrong romance show next door.]
[Who’s shooting this? Huh? They’re so close, and they didn’t think to adjust the angle? Let these two start with a kiss scene, and this season’s variety show will hit the charts.]
[Fake romance show: Dear Darling, Real romance show: Feeding candy to little kids!]
[I have to admit, Bai Jinyan’s looks are truly remarkable. As long as he doesn’t speak, he’s like a CEO who walked out of an idol drama.]
[But what if he speaks?]
[If he speaks, I can’t compete with him. I’m blocking him.]
[What kind of candy did Bai Jinyan give to Qiao Qiao? I’ve searched the whole internet and can’t find it. It looks so delicious.]
[The candy bag doesn’t even have any words on it. It’s so hard to find with just a pink round candy.]
There were many people directly mentioning Bai Jinyan and Qiao Huaiyao, asking what brand the strawberry candy was.
Perhaps knowing that Bai Jinyan wouldn’t respond, more people asked Qiao Huaiyao.
But… Qiao Huaiyao didn’t know either.
He still had the candy that Bai Jinyan gave him yesterday, which he didn’t finish, so he left it on the bedside before sleeping.
Qiao Huaiyao reached out, took it, and snapped a high-resolution photo to post on Weibo.
This was all he could do; the rest depended on whether they could figure out the brand.
After all, he was also curious about the brand. While he wasn’t curious about the brand of the candy itself, the curiosity stemmed from not knowing.
People are naturally curious about things they don’t know.
However, the comments section didn’t provide a straightforward analysis of the candy brand.
Instead, they said things like, [Why does the nightstand in this picture seem familiar?]
[It’s not just me; I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere.]
[The archaeologist is back. After digging through my precious live recordings, I’m sure this is Bai Jinyan’s room’s nightstand. The patterns are exactly the same.]
[Qiao Qiao!!! What’s happening so early in the morning! Where are you? Mom’s not happy!]
[In the end, Bai Jinyan got the advantage.]
[I get it, post-show spoilers.]
[Wuwuwu, is Qiao Qiao okay or not?]
…
Qiao Huaiyao was stunned, slowly raising his eyebrow. He glanced at the nightstand, just a very ordinary low cabinet; there were many of these. How did the people in the comments know it was the nightstand from Bai Jinyan’s room?
Qiao Huaiyao thought for a moment and replied to one of the comments, saying, [I don’t have the candy; my brother has it. I took the picture in his room.]
This is also a fact; the candies are all given by his brother.
He doesn’t give many at a time, just one or two each time.
He only gives new ones when the previous ones are finished.
It’s not about controlling the quantity; it’s just that Qiao Huaiyao sometimes forgets to eat when he takes snacks.
He doesn’t have a high demand for snacks; if he’s given a lot of candy at once, he might not eat a single one.
Bai Jinyan woke up, furrowed his brow, hugged Qiao Huaiyao tightly, and kissed his cheek.
He glanced at the comments on the phone and asked, “What candy?”
“Strawberry candy, the ones you gave me,” Qiao Huaiyao shook the candy in his hand and asked, “Brother, what brand is this candy?”
Qiao Huaiyao didn’t search very seriously. Occasionally, when he remembered, he would take a look at the shelves in the supermarket. The foreign supermarkets didn’t have it. It’s quite strange that a strawberry candy is so hard to find.
Bai Jinyan embraced him and softly said, “No brand.”
“Hmm?” Qiao Huaiyao turned suspiciously, raised his eyes and asked, “What is it then?”
“I made it myself,” Bai Jinyan lowered his head to kiss him, and the words lingered in the breath between their lips and teeth. He murmured, “I didn’t like the candies outside, so I figured it out myself.”