Mu Li was at a loss for words, looking at the rapidly increasing album sales.
He had worked so hard precisely because he didn't want A Li's identity to significantly impact his music career.
Yet, it still happened.
Although his identity wasn't exposed, his album sales indeed skyrocketed because of A Li's identity.
“Should I just give up?” Mu Li doubted himself for a moment, but he immediately dismissed that thought.
“A Li is still A Li, and I am still me; we are not the same.” Mu Li forcibly hypnotized himself, trying to accept the situation.
However, the surge in Mu Li's album sales also brought him into the spotlight of more people.
Many variety shows tried to invite him to participate, especially music variety shows.
But he rejected all of them.
He still wanted to rest well during this period.
The heat of this matter quickly subsided due to the Champion's declaration video, and everyone's attention shifted from Mu Li back to A Li.
Mu Li never expected that while the online buzz ended, his real life also underwent many changes.
For example, some people wanted Mu Li to introduce A Li to them.
Such shameless individuals were mainly concentrated in a certain university dormitory.
When Mu Li's two roommates, Li Yu and Wu Yao, heard that Mu Li and A Li were good friends, they almost flew directly to Magic City to give Mu Li a good taste of 'love education'.
Ultimately, only after A Li's signed autographs bribed them did the two quiet down.
When Li Yu showed off A Li's autograph to Zhang Linlin, Zhang Linlin didn't know what to say, only looking at her foolish boyfriend with sympathetic eyes.
Compared to Mu Li's calm, Liu Yun was practically going crazy.
Countless variety shows, commercial performances, and endorsements came knocking.
If A Li couldn't be found, settling for Mu Li was also an option!
But who knew, because A Li was rarely seen, the audience directly handed over fan letters and other items meant for A Li to Mu Li, asking him to pass them on to A Li.
Mu Li was truly defeated.
Now, as soon as he stepped out, he would inevitably encounter a crowd of A Li's fans, stopping him and asking him to pass on gifts.
Mu Li didn't want to start this trend, otherwise, there would be even more trouble later.
Taking advantage of the show's recording, he also enjoyed some peace.
At the recording site of 《Wonderful Life》, inside the Mushroom House, Mu Li and Long Cheng lay on beach chairs, looking at the boundless sea.
“This kind of life is truly wonderful,” Long Cheng suddenly exclaimed.
“Then retire early, go fishing every day, and stop fighting all the time; you're already over seventy,” Mu Li retorted.
“I just want to do more while I still can,” Long Cheng sighed, “Soon I won't be able to do anything; I'm getting old.”
Mu Li suddenly looked at Long Cheng's white hair, and the wrinkles on his face had, at some point, already covered Long Cheng's cheeks.
Compared to the Long Cheng in his memory, the Long Cheng in front of him suddenly felt a little unfamiliar.
Had time passed so quickly?
Mu Li still remembered watching Long Cheng's movies in the past, where Long Cheng seemed to be only thirty or forty years old.
At this moment, Huang Xiaochu and He Lin, who were still busy in the kitchen, also seemed to have deliberately left some space for the two to communicate.
For these three days of recording, the program team also seemed to have intentionally avoided any chaotic tasks, instead letting the show return to its original form.
A few friends sat together chatting, going fishing by the sea when they had nothing to do, buying some small dishes, drinking a little wine—everything returned to the simplest form of rural life.
In fact, from the first season of Wonderful Life until now, there have been many voices online, some positive and some negative, and all these comments were seen by everyone.
However, the direction of a show cannot be entirely decided by a director, a host, or a guest.
What kind of sparks certain people will create, perhaps the program team can prepare a script in advance, but how the final product turns out is another matter.
Just like Long Cheng's movies in recent years, although many people supported them, they still couldn't compare to his peak state when he was young.
This movie can be said to be based on Long Cheng, telling the story of an action actor's life after he gets older.
For Long Cheng himself, what he saw more in this movie was a sense of nostalgia.
But putting aside the nostalgia, this movie really couldn't be considered a good movie.
Didn't Long Cheng himself know that?
He knew, but he couldn't change it anymore.
Three days passed quickly, and this period was also a holiday Long Cheng had not enjoyed for a long time.
For Wonderful Life, this was also a very good ending.
Just like this show, a simple, slow life, starting simply and ending simply.
Even Wang Xiang and the others didn't know if this show would have another season; everything depended on the audience's feedback.
However, based on the previously aired episodes, Mu Li's addition clearly injected a good remedy into the Mushroom House, creating a brand new chemical reaction.
At least from the current response, there is still a chance for the next season to appear again.
After all the filming ended, Mu Li and the others took their final group photo in front of the Mushroom House.
Returning to Magic City, Mu Li, after a long absence, came to his company again.
“What are your plans for your future development?” Liu Yun, Xu Ming, and Mu Li sat in Liu Yun's office, beginning to discuss Mu Li's career development.
“Currently, there are no regular variety shows, and we don't mind you participating in other music variety shows,” Xu Ming analyzed, “Those shows are nothing more than covering previously sung songs, which means nothing to you.”
Normally, his album had been released for less than two months, and he should be actively promoting it.
However, because A Li's name was so effective, whether he promoted it or not didn't make much of a difference now.
Mu Li was feeling a bit troubled when his phone suddenly rang; it was an unfamiliar number.
After answering the call, a voice came from the other end: “Hello, we are the latest variety show team for CCTV, ‘Seeking Myths,’ and I am Li Muhua.”
Li Muhua?
Mu Li immediately remembered; that was the archaeology professor he met when researching Manaphy's habitat. At that time, he had planned to design a brand new archaeological variety show.
Could it be this one?
“I am now inviting you on behalf of the entire program team to participate in our recording,” Li Muhua directly stated the purpose.
Mu Li didn't expect the other party to get it done so quickly.
However, since he had agreed before, there was no reason to refuse now.
Hearing Mu Li agree, the other end of the phone seemed to let out a long sigh of relief: “Then we will come to Magic City as soon as possible for an early meeting to discuss the future filming content. The time is set for three days from now, and all team members participating in the recording will be present.”