After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved-Chapter 419 This - is Very Exciting

Qingmang TV is known for its variety shows. Almost every new show they create causes a sensation online, prompting other TV stations to imitate them.

In addition to consistently coming up with novel and creative content, another major reason Qingmang TV’s shows are so popular is that they love to do live broadcasts.

Unlike those shows that rely on months of teaser footage, weekly updates after official airing, and a heavy dose of malicious editing to stir up drama for eyeballs—

Qingmang TV’s live broadcasts are all about being fast and authentic.

If a show lasts several days, it’s livestreamed continuously for those same days. Except for scenes during sleep or those involving private moments that are either muted or censored, what the audience sees is almost exactly how the guests truly are during the show.

What’s even more outrageous is the program team’s knack for strategically placing hidden cameras everywhere, leaving no corner unwatched.

For instance, there was this one time when two actors, unaware of a hidden livestream camera, badmouthed another actress behind her back. That same night, this incident shot to the top of the trending topics, and the two actors were fiercely criticized online.

Now, it’s no different.

The program team scheduled Lu Sheng and her group to convene at 1:30 PM. Starting from 1 PM, participants in the program began arriving at Qingmang Tower one by one, with Lu Sheng’s group being the last to show up.

Hence, the official livestream began at 1 PM.

It wasn’t until the last to arrive, Lu Sheng’s group, entered the tower and stepped into the Great Hall for assembly that Qingmang TV’s official Weibo finally revealed the name of this mysterious new program—

"Real Dream Island Survival"

—Huh?

Netizens, upon seeing the title of the program, were collectively dumbfounded.

What the heck is this?

Island survival... Could it mean that the program team intends to send these straight-A high school students to an isolated island to test their wilderness survival skills?

But what does the "Real Dream" part mean at the beginning? It was utterly baffling.

However, the program team wasn’t offering any further explanations at this moment, likely still intending to keep things under wraps.

So, the curious netizens had no choice but to return to watching the livestream.

Since everyone had arrived, the two livestream feeds, originally focused on the tower entrance and the Great Hall, now switched to exclusively show the Great Hall.

As Lu Sheng’s group took the elevator up, they noticed a standing noticeboard by the entrance of the Great Hall, instructing them to place all their phones, tablets, and other electronic devices into the box on the table. Their luggage was also to be left outside, not brought into the Hall.

Seeing that the box was already stacked with phones and the space packed with suitcases, Lu Sheng and her group exchanged a glance and followed suit, handing in their phones and leaving their luggage behind.

Once they entered the Hall, it was apparent the space wasn’t very large, and it felt somewhat confined. There were no hints of additional information, other than a seating area marked out with numerous chairs. Name tags were placed on each chair.

It appeared that the program team had pre-arranged the seating. Shi Yuwei was assigned the center-most seat.

She was meticulously dressed in a Qipao, instantly standing out. To her left sat another girl with an equally refined appearance, who was enthusiastically chatting with Shi Yuwei, seemingly very familiar with her.

Lu Sheng glanced over at this girl’s name tag—"An Xianni."

Another girl sitting in front of An Xianni also drew attention. She wasn’t particularly pretty, but wore headphones and exuded a cool and distant aura, not engaging in conversation with anyone around her. Her name was "Xu Xinya."

It was unclear if the program team sorted them by rank or on purpose, but Lu Sheng was conveniently placed to Shi Yuwei’s right, putting them both in central positions.

Clearly, Lu Sheng’s group of five was the last to arrive.

Because apart from their five unoccupied chairs, the rest of the seats were already filled.

Many of the attendees had been engaged in conversation, but the moment Lu Sheng’s group stepped in, those already seated turned their gaze toward them in unison.

Lu Sheng gave the room a quick glance, surveying the attendees.

The first impression was that top students indeed lived up to their reputation for focusing on academics.

Among them, aside from Lu Sheng’s group, Shi Yuwei, and An Xianni, the majority of the other boys and girls wore glasses.

Some had a scholarly air about them, while others appeared to be outright bookworms. A few seemed deeply introverted or socially anxious, visibly avoiding the cameras and refusing to look up.

Lu Sheng did a headcount. Including Lu Youye, there should have been 31 people, representing the top 30 rankers in the college entrance exams.

But only 28 were present, suggesting three invitees had declined the program’s invitation.

Still, 28 participants were quite a substantial number.

Even though they were already at the program venue, they had no clue what the program’s actual objective was. Everyone took their assigned seats anyway.

As soon as Lu Sheng sat down, her sharp hearing picked up complaints from others around her, their irritation barely concealed in their tone.

"So, what exactly are we here for? We’ve reached the gathering point, but still haven’t seen a single staff member," someone grumbled.

"Yeah, everyone’s here, so why hasn’t the host shown up yet? Can’t they at least explain the program’s content and rules?"

"Seriously! Even if they’re trying to build suspense and mystery, they don’t have to keep us participants in the dark as well. We had no idea what was going on before, and now that we’re here, we’re just as clueless. It’s so confusing."

"And they even confiscated our phones. What are we supposed to do, just sit here making awkward eye contact with each other? If we at least had our phones, we could check for updates on Qingmang’s official Weibo..."

Something was indeed odd about the situation.

As Lu Sheng thought about it, she realized they hadn’t seen any staff members during the entire journey here.

Even now, with all the participants present, there still wasn’t a single staff member to be seen.

While it was typical of Qingmang TV to pull off unexpected stunts, this was starting to seem like it might actually interfere with the program’s proper commencement, right?

Just as Lu Sheng furrowed her brow slightly, her ears suddenly caught a faint "hiss—" sound, like air being released.

...Hissing sound?

Why would there be a hissing sound in this Great Hall?

Lu Sheng instinctively turned toward the source of the noise—

Then she froze in shock as she saw a pipe protruding from the upper-left corner of the wall in the Great Hall.

White gas was quickly being released from the pipe.

!

The gas hadn’t yet spread far, but Lu Sheng thought she could smell a sharp, sour odor.

This scent... it strongly resembled some kind of gas anesthetic that could render someone unconscious within seconds.

Not good!

Lu Sheng’s nerves instantly snapped to full alert. She shot up from her chair, startling everyone else around her.

"Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, Lan Yu, Han Jing, cover your noses and follow me out!" Lu Sheng shouted immediately.

"...What?"

Lu Sheng’s sudden reaction left everyone else confused. Lu Youye blinked in bafflement.

Lu Sheng didn’t have time to explain. Once the door to this Great Hall was closed, the space became entirely sealed, with no windows at all. If this really was a high-concentration anesthetic, they might pass out before they even had the chance to escape.

"Don’t talk. Cover your noses and come with me," Lu Sheng instructed as she shrugged off her jacket and handed it directly to Lu Youming. "Fourth Brother, use this to cover up."

Lu Sheng then held her breath, using her hand to cover the mouth and nose of the still-bewildered Lu Youye, and began pulling him toward the door.

At first, everyone else in the room was utterly confused by her sudden actions. But in the very next second, they too noticed the white gas spreading rapidly throughout the Hall.

What... the hell is this?

The others immediately started panicking.

As if on cue, An Xianni let loose a piercing scream, which only served to heighten the sense of alarm and prompted everyone to instinctively follow behind Lu Sheng.

However, Lu Sheng was the first to reach the door. She pushed on it firmly, but it wouldn’t budge.

Just moments ago, they had been the last to enter, and the door hadn’t been locked.

There was only one possibility: someone had locked the door from the outside.

"Let me try!"

The Great Hall was now in complete chaos. Lu Youye, regaining his composure, covered his mouth and nose with one hand and joined in trying to push the door open. But it wouldn’t budge. "It’s jammed... feels like it’s locked..."

"Stop talking. The more you talk, the more gas you inhale," Lu Youming’s voice came from behind.

The next moment, Lu Youming swiftly tied the jacket Lu Sheng had given him around her mouth and nose.

His demeanor then turned serious as he raised one leg and began forcefully kicking the heavy wooden door, attempting to break it down.

But one person’s strength clearly wasn’t enough. Soon, Lu Youye and Han Jing, along with a few other boys who realized what was happening, joined in on trying to break the door down.

Yet, at this point, the gas from the pipe was growing heavier, and the air in the Great Hall had visibly begun to cloud with the thick haze.

People were coughing non-stop. Within seconds, bodies started collapsing to the floor, one after another.

First one, then two, three, four...

In less than 30 seconds, more than half the attendees had fallen to the floor. Even Lan Yu had fainted.

Han Jing, seeing Lan Yu unconscious, ignored his own struggle to hold his breath and shook her shoulders, trying to wake her. The next second, he himself passed out as well. frёewebηovel.cѳm

Soon, only Lu Sheng, Lu Youming, and Lu Youye were still on their feet. Lu Youye was still attempting to kick the door open.

But it didn’t take long for Lu Sheng to start feeling a foggy sensation in her own head.

"Shengsheng..." Seeing that escape was impossible and unconsciousness inevitable, Lu Youming took a deep breath and held Lu Sheng tightly in his arms.

That way, when Shengsheng lost consciousness, at least she’d fall against him and not hit the floor.

In the next moment, Lu Sheng completely blacked out.

Time passed unmeasurably. When Lu Sheng began to groggily regain consciousness and opened her eyes, the first thing she felt was an uncomfortable pressure in her ears, as if they had been blocked by altitude changes.

As her vision cleared and she focused on the surroundings, her eyes widened in astonishment.

Her two brothers were seated to her right, still unconscious. In fact, all 28 participants were here, still fainted and completely unresponsive.

To her left was a window.

Turning to look out the window, Lu Sheng saw floating white clouds, and then came to a startling realization about their situation—

All of them were now aboard an airplane.

An airplane in mid-flight.