Even After My Death-Chapter 99 - 84 Mother Huo’s Worries

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Topics related to the show went straight to the top of the charts, with a surge in popularity, and securing the number one spot. Countless netizens flocked into the show’s live stream, and the viewership skyrocketed beyond a million in a flash!

If Orange Entertainment hadn’t anticipated this and tasked programmers to work tirelessly, the modest live streaming room would have likely crumbled under this unexpected burst of popularity!

Under the pitch-dark night sky, the heavy rain fell like splattered ink, Jiang Ning and Nong Chun’s tent was pitched on high ground, supported by waterproof cloth. As long as the ground did not form puddles, the rain couldn’t touch their tent at all.

In contrast, down below, Best Actor Ling and Huo Miao were frantically fleeing out of their tents into the rain.

The dry beach they had comfortably slept on was now submerged by the rising waves, with the cold seawater reaching their calves.

The guests who had appeared bright and glamorous during the day were now all drenched like drowned rats.

"Move, move!" Ling Bo grabbed his backpack and spoke with urgency, "We don’t know how long this rain will last! Let’s run into the forest!"

Truth be told, they didn’t need him to say it. In the face of such a natural disaster, everyone felt the crisis and fear. Before Ling Bo even spoke, Yuan Wei and Lin Qi had already started running towards the forest by moonlight.

In the midst of thunder and lightning, Huo Miao, barefoot, stepped into a hole and fell to the ground. The wild grass was sharp, and her arms and calves were instantly assaulted with a sensation of dense, prickling pain. Huo Miao cried out in fear, "Ahhhh! Help me! I’ve fallen!"

"Miaomiao, don’t cry, I’m here," Mu Mingxuan, who had returned to his tent to retrieve his backpack, said. He pulled out a flashlight and quickly spotted Huo Miao lying in the water.

He rushed over immediately and helped Huo Miao up.

Huo Ziheng was not far away and wanted to run over when he saw her, but Jian Tiantian, who had been left alone, saw Huo Ziheng in the light and instinctively grabbed his hand. She clung to him like a vine, her voice pitiful, "Wuwuwu, Mr. Huo, can you run with me?"

Ziheng, entangled by her and unable to shake her off, had no choice but to escape into the forest with her.

After the group’s figures disappeared into the forest, amidst the thunder and flashing lightning, a massive wave hit, and the tents where the guests had been sleeping were instantly engulfed by the sea.

[Oh my gosh, that’s terrible...]

[In the face of nature, human strength is very weak. It’s lucky they woke up and ran early, or else they would’ve been straight out of the game.]

[Now I know why the show chose to use virtual reality for filming, who can withstand this?]

[The production team is really sick! Our Miaomiao was scared to tears! They must compensate for emotional distress!]

[I feel so sorry for Tian Tian; she must have been very scared when she was alone.]

[Thankfully, Best Actor Ling was quick to react and fast to run.]

[Yuan Zai and Lin Qi were great too! These brothers woke up, realized something was wrong, and immediately ran for the forest.]

[What do you mean ’ran for their lives’? That’s called selfishness, isn’t it? They are supposed to be a team now. When they saw danger, they sneakily ran off. Although Ling Bo also ran, he at least shouted out before he did.]

[How is that selfish? They are all adults, whose fault is it if they can’t keep up? And besides, haven’t they all already run into the forest by now!]

The barrage of comments was filled with noisy chatter.

Mother Huo wasn’t very adept at using smartphones; She could manage WeChat and browse short videos fine, but she didn’t really know how to specifically go to a live broadcasting room to watch a live stream.

It wasn’t until that afternoon when Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian, the two brothers, returned from school that they cast the broadcast to the TV, and what they saw nearly gave Mother Huo a heart attack!

"How could the production team dare! This, what kind of a variety show is this? It’s clearly a murder program!" Mother Huo was frantic and immediately tried to contact Huo Song, who was still at the company.

Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian were also shocked by the sorry state of their second brother and Sister Miaomiao in the live stream.

Huo Kaiping was angry, "The production team went too far! Filming in such heavy rain, don’t they know people could die!"

"That’s impossible..." Huo Kaiping hesitated a bit, "Would the production team be so foolish as to joke with people’s lives?"

And judging by the barrage, the other viewers didn’t seem to be in a hurry.

Huo Kaiping took out his phone and did a search, then he came across some trending topics.

"Mom, brother, don’t panic, it seems the situation is like this..." Huo Kaiping explained what he found online.

Mother Huo’s expression changed, "24-hour live broadcast every day? Your sister and your second brother don’t even know they are being recorded right now!"

"Hmm hmm." Huo Kaiping nodded, "The explanation is a bit complex, the production team is using holographic technology, in fact, what we are now seeing in the live streaming room is not actually second brother and Sister Miaomiao themselves..."

Huo Kaiping carefully explained everything to Mother Huo, who grew increasingly somber, while beside her, Huo Kaian became more and more excited as he listened, and eventually couldn’t help but start browsing on his phone: VR technology, it sounds so cool.

He loved gaming, and if this company released a holographic game, no matter how expensive it is, he was going to play it! Just thinking about it made him too eager to wait.

After listening to everything, Mother Huo darkened, "Quick, call your father and your eldest brother immediately, tell them to contact the production team right away, we can’t allow Ziheng and Huo Miao to remain on this show!"

This live broadcast format without the celebrities’ knowledge, it would have been fine if it were just the two of them, but the problem was Jiang Ning was also there! Mother Huo had a strong premonition that if the live streaming continued like this, the issues regarding Huo Miao’s identity that the Huo Family had taken great pains to conceal might be exposed in public!

The concerns Mother Huo had were also envisaged by Huo Song and Huo Li, two businessmen. After ending the call with Mother Huo, the father and son immediately contacted the "Survive for 30 Days" production team, stating that Huo Miao and Huo Ziheng wanted to leave the show.

The Huo Family father and sons thought it would be easy to get Huo Ziheng and Huo Miao off the show, little did they know that as early as that afternoon, agents and contracting companies of other stars had already contacted the production team stating their artists wanted to withdraw from filming, including Huo Miao’s agent Liu Hong and Hongguo Entertainment.

After all, the Huo Family weren’t the only ones with secrets they couldn’t afford to see the light of day!

This live broadcast format without the celebrities’ knowledge was enjoyable for the viewers to watch, but it kept the agents and contracting companies in constant fear. If one wrong word was said or one wrong action was taken, scandals could break out at any moment.

But the production team had anticipated this and presented the contracts that all the guests had signed previously, with all the details spelled out.

If the production team could refuse the agents and contracting companies, they could certainly refuse the Huo Family as well, no matter how they were threatened or enticed. The production team, with strong support behind them, wouldn’t budge.

The Huo Family had a night long as years, with Mother Huo squatting in the live streaming room all the time, anxious and uneasy. The feeling that their secret could be exposed at any moment was like knowing a sword was hanging over their heads without the power to remove it, only watching and hoping it wouldn’t fall.

Thank heavens Jiang Ning was unaware of all the trouble caused and abetted by the production team. Otherwise, she definitely would have given the production team two big thumbs up.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Jiang Ning woke up early.

The torrential rain from the previous evening continued until midnight. Although the tent didn’t leak, the pitter-patter of the rain made it difficult to sleep until she managed to drift off in the latter part of the night.

Upon waking, Jiang Ning opened the tent zipper, pulled back the waterproof cover, and walked out of the tent.

Nong Chun from the adjacent tent seemed to have heard the commotion and rustled out of his tent too.