Regarding this small unexpected incident, Piedmont Park quickly stepped forward to clarify:
Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ completion record would not be counted in the individual star system’s haunted house challenge leaderboard, so book fans from all star systems could rest assured and continue accumulating their scores.
After all, if Yu Mian, as the author, personally boosted Central Star’s score, it would indeed seem a little biased. Central Star already had the most frequent book fan events as it was.
As a result, the ones who ended up dissatisfied were actually Central Star’s Fish fans.
[We earned Teacher Fish Soup Noodles fairly, okay? He’s originally from our Federation Star anyway, so what’s wrong with him helping us earn some points?]
[Exactly, exactly! Besides, our Federation Star is already ranked first in the haunted house challenge competition. Where are your warriors? Where did they all go? [peeking around.jpg]]
Even Piedmont Park hadn’t expected that, as star system fans called out to each other across space, the already intense haunted house challenge competition would become even more heated.
Fans from all star systems were practically mobilizing all their friends and family to take on the haunted house challenge and earn points together.
It was all about fighting for honor.
Moreover, Piedmont Park’s brand influence was incredibly strong. Many interstellar residents who didn’t read novels might not have heard of “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain”, but if a friend gave them a ticket and dragged them to the amusement park, they were definitely willing to go.
As for only realizing after arrival that the attraction was a haunted house, well, that was another story.
Meanwhile, after participating in the haunted house live broadcast, the bizarre contrast between Ernis and his younger brother Douglas unexpectedly won over a large number of fans. This quickly drew the attention of many in the entertainment industry to this magical haunted house challenge event.
Producer Otek, who had once collaborated with Yu Mian on the talent show “Heavenly Voice: Rising Star” and personally launched numerous rising singers to stardom, keenly saw the haunted house’s potential for creating stars.
“If we produce a variety show where celebrities are invited to challenge the haunted house and faithfully record the entire process, wouldn’t it generate a huge buzz?”
[Fish: Of course! That sounds really interesting. OvO And I think Piedmont Park would definitely support it.]
When Producer Otek contacted Yu Mian, Yu Mian naturally agreed with both hands and tail included.
Thus, under Producer Otek’s rapid preparations, a brand-new variety show, “Haunted House Horror”, was quickly born.
The program team would invite the top-voted celebrities to form CPs and challenge classic haunted houses together, all while completing a series of fun tasks.
As soon as this novel haunted house adventure variety show was officially announced, it attracted widespread attention. The hashtag “#Who is your ideal candidate for the haunted house challenge?#” shot to the top of hot searches.
Since the program team would personally invite the most-voted celebrities, fans eagerly participated.
[A celebrity haunted house challenge? Then I absolutely have to sign my idol up for this show! (evil grin)]
[I want to nominate some actors who usually seem really serious and see what happens to them in the haunted house.]
[I know the tough guy, Tyson, will definitely clear it! I’m voting for him!]
[But wouldn’t the show be more fun if someone who already looks timid is voted? OvO]
After seeing this, many fans secretly tried to vote their idols into the program, causing a wave of panic among celebrities who couldn’t handle ghosts at all.
Every morning, the first thing they did upon waking up was check the voting page of “Haunted House Horror” to see their ranking and whether they would be sent to face the haunted house challenge?
After all, the show was really popular, and since it was considered a variety adaptation of Fish Soup Noodles’s novel, many managers were highly supportive of their artists participating. Didn’t you see that after Ernis joined the haunted house challenge, even his unknown younger brother was boosted to debut-level fame?
But the stars were full of resentment. This required surviving the experience first!
Did no one realize that Ernis was so scared he took half a week off work? Even Teacher Fish Soup Noodles personally visited him for a condolence visit!
The show was already trending constantly during the celebrity selection phase. Once it officially announced filming and premiered across the entire network, the twelve invited celebrity contestants delivered an absolutely outstanding performance in “Haunted House Horror”.
When faced with fear, people often revealed their most genuine selves, and this side usually stood in stark contrast to their public image.
Under Producer Otek’s direction, this contrast became the key to the show’s explosive success.
Take actress Lisna, for example, she had maintained a sweet and shy image since her debut, and netizens assumed that such a cute girl would be terrified in the haunted house, possibly even screaming in fear.
As a result, in “Haunted House Horror”The brave and quick-thinking Lisna became the team’s big sister, fearlessly leading the way while protecting her CP partner, the towering but trembling action star Tyson, as they hacked their way through the haunted house.
The moment the show aired, this contrasting duo, dubbed the “King Kong Barbie” CP, skyrocketed to popularity.
[Tyson, oh Tyson… You? I? I seriously didn’t expect this. You’re actually afraid of ghosts?! Our whole family laughed so hard we nearly died…]
[Sister Lisna is so cool! She makes me feel so safe! She should totally take on some powerful woman roles in the future, are there any directors willing to send an offer?]
Even Lisna herself hadn’t anticipated that, after years of barely making a name for herself, it was “Haunted House Horror” that finally propelled her to stardom.
“I have to thank Producer Otek, my partner Tyson, and of course, Teacher Fish Soup Noodles! I was able to react quickly to the haunted house traps largely because I’ve been following “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain” closely.”
Lisna laughed as she explained in an interview during the show’s red carpet event.
It turned out that before participating, she had carefully studied the haunted house challenge segments from Yu Mian’s live broadcast, allowing her to grasp some of the tricks in advance.
On top of that, Lisna was already a fanatical fan of “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain” and was very familiar with the haunted house scripts, making the challenge much smoother for her.
“As far as I know, many actors around me read Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’s novels and everyone hopes to land a role in his next book’s adaptation. But I never expected that I’d become well-known through his haunted house instead. Given my previous level of fame, it would’ve been nearly impossible for me to land a role in a his adaptation.”
Lisna’s straightforward remarks were like a natural advertisement for “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain”, and the subscriptions on Huanyu were pushed to new heights.
After the first season of “Haunted House Horror” concluded successfully, the number of celebrity applicants for Season 2 exploded.
It didn’t even matter whether the artists wanted to participate, managers were willing to drag them in by the collar. After all, what if they blew up in popularity too?
What had started as a small-scale offline pop-up haunted house event had now evolved, with the combined hype of the haunted house and variety show, into a textbook case of cross-industry IP integration.
[Crispy Shark: You have no idea how insanely popular this has gotten! Piedmont Park said they’re considering launching a third haunted house phase. As long as you keep writing new dungeons, they can…]
At the buzzing editorial office, Editor Shaxs excitedly reported on the haunted house’s expansion to Yu Mian.
[Fish: That sounds great, but “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain” only has about two more dungeons left before it’s fully completed. There’s a limit to how many expansions can be made.]
Shaxs had just finished his update when he was hit with a shocking revelation. “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain” was coming to an end!
“What? It’s ending this soon? I haven’t had enough!”
“No way, I can’t accept that Si Yao and 114’s story is ending so quickly! Their relationship just started developing!”
Everyone in the editorial office immediately gathered around upon hearing the news.
Ever since they got hooked on this type of infinite horror novel, everything else felt lacking. None of them could replicate that thrilling, spine-chilling rush.
On top of that, each of Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ dungeons was more innovative and exciting than the last. The way Si Yao and 114, who was gradually regaining his power, turned the tides and conquered each challenge had only become more and more exhilarating.
Tuning in every night for updates had practically become a daily ritual.
And now, it was ending?
“Plus, the data of “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain” is doing so well right now. Ending it at this point is like throwing star coins into water!”
The deputy chief editor’s eyes widened in shock when he heard the news.
Whenever Fish Soup Noodles had an ongoing serialization, the daily active users and revenue at Huanyu Reading Platform would spike noticeably.
Ever since “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain” gained traction from both the haunted house and variety show, its subscriptions had remained at an all-time high.
Under normal circumstances, most authors would extend the story indefinitely in such a situation. But Teacher Fish Soup Noodles? He was ending it, just like that.
What if his next book didn’t explode in popularity like “I Picked Up A Traveling Light Brain”? Wouldn’t that be a huge loss?
[Fish: The planned dungeons are almost finished, so of course, the story needs to end. Besides, there are plenty of great infinite horror novels out there now.]
