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This, too, can be considered a benefit of fame and fortune. Renz and Erina only need to sacrifice some privacy or rather, it's not even a sacrifice of privacy, but simply dedicating some time to "play" with the program staff and participants in activities, helping the show generate ample traffic. In return, the program team provides them both with compensation. Similar variety shows are not only popular with celebrities, but even with famous figures from various elite circles.
This money, on one hand, is easy to earn. On the other hand, it depends on the depth of your background and influence. If your background is sufficiently strong, participating in this kind of program generally means you "play" the production team, and they wouldn't dare raise their voices at you, only timidly offering suggestions.
It's essentially going there to be treated like a "master."
To be precise, it's the benefit of status. If it were an artist whose contract was tied to an agency participating in such a variety show, the effect would be completely reversed. Artists on these shows are purely an exploited class; if they want to earn a living, they must bow their heads. Renz and Erina, on the other hand, are special elites. Variety shows are not their primary source of income; even without this, they have other ways to make money.
This is different from artists. If artists dare to speak out or show any dissatisfaction, and their agency isn't strong enough (or it's a small, independent one), then the show producers have the power to blacklist them, ensuring no one invites them, cold-shouldering them, and putting them on a blacklist. If you lose your source of income, don't you have to kneel and eat this meal?
But if the production team dared to give Renz and Erina a dirty look, they'd immediately jump outside the rules and refuse to play with the production team. What do they rely on? They rely on their ability, on the fact that they can earn money to live from other sources even if they don't appear on the show. Participating in the show is just an extra living expense. They don't have to go.
The market dictates that these variety shows need them, not that they need this show to earn a living. Renz and Erina are the ones being sought after.
"The show's requirement is for us to provide them with a recording segment of our daily married life." Renz glanced at the requirements. "All newlywed couples will live in the villas they provide." "After 6 PM is free time, and starting at 7 AM, it's filming time." "And then, the core requirement of the show is for us to show off our affection?" Renz was momentarily stunned by this core requirement. The show's demands were quite explicit and direct.
But Renz probably understood what the show intended to film. They likely weren't shooting the daily lives of couples, but rather snippets of their sweet married life.
The theme was "beautiful living." "Doesn't that sound like a classic matchmaking show 'We Got Married'?" A reality show immediately popped into Renz's head. "Is this kind of show popular these days?"
Erina wasn't surprised by this phenomenon. "Life is already hard enough; watching heartwarming content is good for physical and mental health." "However, the production team is quite direct, explicitly asking participating couples to show affection right from the start."
Erina said, rubbing her temples. "Are you good at showing affection?" "Weren't we quite good at showing affection when we first started dating?"
Renz mused. Showing affection, theoretically, was within their capabilities. "That showing affection was completely forced, wasn't it? Very stiff, definitely done under duress." Erina did not agree with Renz's idea.
Showing affection, good at it? Erina felt no sense that showing affection was their strong suit. "Later, after our relationship stabilized, we didn't really show much affection, did we? If we go on this show, we might become the couple with the least sweet interactions."
Erina rubbed her temples. "We've been living together for so long, I don't even know what showing affection means anymore."
"No, showing affection between husband and wife is an instinct, and the core of showing affection is interaction," Renz analyzed rationally.
"In the latter half of our lives, we've been focused on taking care of the children, and our interactions have decreased significantly, so the sweetness index would naturally decline." Renz stretched out his "hand of faith."
In the middle of winter, even though it was warm under the covers, it was definitely not as warm as the air inside Erina's clothes.
He reached out to rub Erina's back. "Are you trying to get hit again?" Erina said, unable to bear it any longer.
Renz was treating her like a hot water bottle? Doing something like this in the middle of winter was simply inhuman.
"Anyway, I don't think showing affection is difficult. We just need to be ourselves. If we really go on the show, we'll eat when we're hungry, and do whatever we usually do. I don't know what you're worried about," Renz mumbled.
"No, there are many elites from various fields on the show: from the manga industry, the entertainment industry, and even athletes. The couple that receives the most positive reviews from the audience will be named the 'Best Newlywed Couple of the Year' on this show," Erina explained in detail, her eyes sparkling, and she spoke with great enthusiasm.
"Then if we just be ourselves, we'll be the best 'newlywed' couple. Don't you think our decades-long marriage can't compete with these young couples?" Renz's hand had long since withdrawn, and he put his arm around Erina.
"Don't think too much about it, get some rest early.
Tomorrow we still have to deal with the Gourmet Street
matters." Renz yawned, "I'm about to become a very busy man."
"So many things, I can't even keep up." There are so many shops on Gourmet Street to challenge, and it might not even be possible to challenge them all in one day. The sushi and molecular gastronomy rounds had been cleared.
Ono Sadayoshi was skilled, but he was the type who excelled in single dishes, so with a little preparation, Renz could easily defeat him. Chef Morita's culinary concept was clearly somewhat outdated. Renz's years of molecular gastronomy experience put him far ahead, and in a real showdown, the aging Morita's concepts and ideas were left far behind by Renz. Molecular gastronomy updates relatively quickly; newer is often superior to older.
This seemingly heavyweight confrontation, if Renz didn't make unnecessary moves, was quite unexciting. For Renz, Gourmet Street wasn't about whether the opponents were strong or not; it was about whether he had enough time.
In one day, Renz had to challenge and win against all of them, which was very energy-consuming. In a gauntlet, he was afraid of making mistakes due to fatigue later on. If he continued to stay up late now, he would be at a great physical disadvantage when facing Gourmet Street tomorrow. If it weren't for this consideration, Renz wouldn't have planned to go to bed so early tonight.
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