Chapter 358 - 359: Preparations

Chapter 358: Chapter 359: Preparations

An idea sparked in Zhao Xuechu’s mind. ’A true businesswoman.’ Though Li Yang’s explanation was simple, she had immediately spotted the key opportunity.

"The prizes... how much will they cost?" Zhao Xuechu asked.

"It shouldn’t be too much!" Li Yang said. "Oh, right, she sent over the list of prizes. Let me show you."

With that, Li Yang hung up and forwarded the image from Director Song to Zhao Xuechu.

Zhao Xuechu glanced at it and saw that the first prize was ten thousand yuan for one winner.

Second prize was an LCD television for two winners.

Third prize was a robotic vacuum cleaner for three winners.

’Not bad at all!’

Besides, each episode only had fifteen contestants, and only those who completed the course would be eligible for prizes. At most, there would only be six winners per episode.

In fact, even that wasn’t a guarantee. It was doubtful that even six out of the fifteen contestants would be able to finish the course.

Zhao Xuechu immediately spoke up. "I don’t have any objections, but could I make a small suggestion?"

"Of course!" Li Yang knew a businesswoman like Zhao Xuechu would definitely have some ideas of her own. "I’ll pass it on to them for you," he said.

"Could I set up a special prize? A one-thousand-yuan medicinal cuisine pot set. It would go to the most dedicated contestant, selected on-site from those who didn’t win."

Li Yang chuckled. "Alright, I get it. I’ll let them know."

"Okay!"

Li Yang quickly called Director Song and relayed the suggestion.

"That’s great!" Director Song was overjoyed. She hadn’t expected Li Yang to sort things out so quickly. "I’ve got to hand it to you, you found a sponsor in no time!"

"Sister Song, actually, I have a stake in this business..." Li Yang said with a dry laugh. "I saw we were in a tough spot, so I discussed it with my partner. She’s on board, she just had that one condition."

"No problem!" Director Song laughed heartily. "You did a great job. Okay, let’s consider it settled for now. My crew will be over soon to set up the obstacle course. Please keep an eye on things for me."

"You got it!"

The next day, the installation team arrived, bringing a large amount of equipment for the obstacle course.

The villagers were all quite surprised. "Xiaoyang, what’s all this for?"

Seeing the villagers gathered in front of the small clinic, looking eager and curious, Li Yang laughed and said, "What do you think? I’ll tell you what—we’re going to be filming a TV show here!"

"Filming a show?" The villagers were dumbfounded.

"Does that mean... we’ll be on TV?" one villager asked in a low voice.

"That’s right!" Li Yang nodded before any of the other villagers could even ask another question.

"We’re really going to be on TV!" The villagers were stunned. "Then can we be on TV, too?"

"Of course!" Li Yang said with a smile. "We’ll need an audience, so you can all come and watch. When the cameras pan over to you, you’ll get your moment in the spotlight!"

"That’s great!"

The villagers, who hadn’t seen much of the world, were overjoyed at the thought of being on TV. Every single one of them was grinning from ear to ear.

Li Yang couldn’t help but smile. ’Honestly,’ he thought, ’people from the countryside really are more pure-hearted.’

The installation of the obstacle course proceeded in an orderly fashion.

Meanwhile, Yun Yun had also received confirmation from Li Yang that she would be allotted one contestant spot, which immediately filled her with confidence.

After getting approval from the station, Yun Yun officially began advertising at her travel agency.

She placed advertising signs both inside and outside the agency, and they quickly started attracting attention.

"’Aqua Rush’?" someone said, pausing as they read the sign. "A joint production by our station and Ningzhou TV Station? Huh, filming starts next week... ’Sign up for the tour group and get a chance to be randomly selected for one contestant spot.’"

"Wow, really? Let me see the prizes... ten thousand yuan... Not bad!"

"I know, right? And this Bishui Village... I feel like I’ve heard of it before!"

...

Ruizhou TV Station had also begun its promotional campaign, and as a result, the number of inquiries at the travel agency surged.

"Here, sign me up for five spots!"

"Yes, yes, my family of three wants to go have some fun. It’s for next Saturday, right?"

...

In no time, quite a few people had signed up.

When the final tally of the day’s sign-ups was handed to Yun Yun, she was stunned.

Eighty-five people had signed up in a single day.

Seeing the number, Yun Yun was thrilled.

She immediately called Li Yang. "We had eighty-five people sign up for the tour group today alone! I expect even more tomorrow. They all want to come on Saturday. Can your village handle that many people?"

Li Yang was shocked. ’That many people?’

This was far beyond his expectations.

So he said, "How about this? Why don’t you just book two buses for Saturday, and then bring another two on Sunday? The show is filming for two days straight anyway. Would that work?"

"That works!" Yun Yun replied. "But let me tell you, the service on your end needs to keep up!"

"Don’t worry," Li Yang assured her. "Everything on our end is already finished, and we’ve nearly finished hiring our staff. We won’t let you down!"