Chapter 128: Finalizing the Next Itinerary—Choosing Two from Ten Scripts?

After careful consideration, Bai Ling shook her head. Although the appearance fee for such variety shows was exorbitant and suited her current popularity quite well, she felt she wasn’t particularly adept at variety show antics. Moreover, whether it was challenges or games, most of these required a lot of physical exertion, which was far more troublesome than simply singing or acting.

So after some thought, she decided not to consider those for the time being. After much deliberation, she selected one particular program.

“Wait, you’re actually choosing this show?”

“Bai Ling, are you sure? This isn’t exactly the best choice.”

Upon seeing Bai Ling’s proposal, Sister Ge’s face instantly showed a hint of confusion.

The show Bai Ling picked was called *Guess Who I Am*, a brand-new program that hadn’t appeared in music competitions before. Such a show had only two possible outcomes: either it would take off, attracting viewers with its unique format, or it would crash and burn if the producers lost control or something unexpected happened, resulting in a total flop.

Sister Ge included this show in the list of offers because she found its format somewhat special and worth referencing. The premise was that contestants could disguise themselves—using puppets or erecting a wall—to hide their true appearance from the audience and judges. Then, through their singing, they would lead the judges to guess their identity. If guessed correctly, the singer would be eliminated; if not, they would advance to the next round.

The show had already aired several episodes, and overall, its performance was decent. Despite an average production team, it managed to achieve some modest success. Yet, that was all it managed to do.

Most singers were not skilled at disguising their voices; their voices and singing styles were often their defining traits. Changing these easily was impossible. As a result, many contestants were quickly identified and eliminated in the first round, leaving little suspense and causing a significant portion of the audience to drift away.

The producers seemed to realize this was problematic and began frequently changing the panel of judges, encouraging them to act silly and prolong the guessing even when they figured it out, to boost entertainment value. While this initially stabilized the show’s popularity, the singers generally lacked performance talent, and audiences soon saw through the charade.

Moreover, the songs performed on the show were underwhelming, causing the program’s reputation to slowly decline. Though it wasn’t universally despised, the overall trend was downward, and Sister Ge began to regret bringing this offer in. She shouldn’t have considered this program at all.

Then she explained the situation thoroughly to Bai Ling, who simply chuckled, “It’s fine!”

“They’re paying well!”

Despite the uncertain future of the show, the payment was quite generous. If Bai Ling participated, they would pay four million yuan per episode. If she advanced to the next episode, the fee would increase to six million, and so on, with the maximum reaching ten million yuan per episode.

Goodness, with this arrangement, Bai Ling could potentially earn over twenty million yuan in appearance fees. Even if the company took half, she would still net more than ten million. This was an incredibly tempting prospect.

Sister Ge raised an eyebrow and rolled her eyes at her helplessly. “You, you!”

Knowing Bai Ling’s obsession with making money, and considering that she would likely donate part of this sum to charity as before, Sister Ge’s workload had increased significantly lately. This was largely because Bai Ling had entrusted her with managing some of the recent appearance fees for charitable purposes.

After some thought, since Bai Ling was determined to join the show, it was no big deal. The show’s potential failure wouldn’t reflect on Bai Ling herself. Even top-tier artists needed to take opportunities to earn money, and Bai Ling was no exception. The money was well worth it.

Of course, Bai Ling’s main reason for choosing this program was that most of the system’s recent rewards had been new skills rather than improvements in her singing. These new abilities happened to be quite useful in *Guess Who I Am*.

In fact, this show wasn’t unfamiliar to Bai Ling. In her previous life, a similar program called *The Masked Singer* had run quite successfully, spanning several seasons and featuring many big-name singers.

But in this parallel world, it seemed the idea had only just been conceived, and the show was mediocre at best—a real waste of a good concept. The name was even rather childish: *Guess Who I Am?* What, like it’s for kids? Guessing?

Having confirmed her participation, Bai Ling then took Sister Ge, Xiangzi, Miao Miao, and the others out for a proper outing. Whether it was karaoke, shopping at the mall, or enjoying delicious dinner, they all experienced an unprecedented sense of relaxation.

Except for poor Xiangzi.

Usually, he would go shopping with his new girlfriend Miao Miao, but just like Bai Ling in her previous life, he would collapse within minutes. Walking for two minutes was equivalent to working out for forty-eight hours. Moreover, today he was accompanying three women.

Bai Ling, now in a female body, seemed to be blessed with a special talent. During their three hours of shopping, she felt utterly content, as if she were lying in bed playing games in her past life. Tired? No such thing. Even if her body felt fatigued, her mind was exhilarated. Physical discomfort was a minor issue.

Still, she upheld the fine tradition of window shopping without buying, mainly boosting the mall’s foot traffic. This greatly relieved Xiangzi, who was struggling to carry all their shopping bags alone.

That night, the fatigue from shopping finally caught up with her. Just as Bai Ling was about to drift off into a drowsy sleep, the system’s voice echoed in her mind:

“Host has confirmed the next schedule and is already hard at work!”

“System rewards being issued…”

“Choose two from the following ten scripts!”

*The Legend of Sword and Fairy!*

*The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3!*

*The Journey of Flower!*

*Ashes of Love!*

*Palace!*

*Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils!*

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(End of chapter)