It seems that the more successful a person is, the more hard work they put in behind the scenes. William Clark didn’t just appear out of nowhere with only talent.

The dazzling brilliance on stage is made up of countless drops of sweat.

Andrew Bennett was inexplicably inspired.

He... he doesn’t want people to think that he only became popular because he happened to partner with William Clark; he doesn’t want to be all show and no substance.

If respect can be earned through hard work, then he wants the respect of others, and he also wants the respect of William Clark.

*

Half a month later, "Our Perfect Journey" officially launched and announced the first group of guests.

The first group was a pair of Beta sisters who were always at the center of online discussions.

These two sisters are only two years apart in age and have repeatedly fallen for the same guy several times, publicly bickering and exposing each other’s secrets online. Every time netizens thought their relationship was finally over, they would, by some twist of fate, end up crying and saying the other was the most important person in their life.

In short, their drama comes in endless waves—there’s never enough to gossip about.

The first pair of guests ignited the enthusiasm of netizens.

The show’s publicity strategy was to announce one group of guests each day, both teasing the audience and “insulting” them with a mere 5 yuan.

The second group was a pair of AB couple—both are popular celebrities. An A and B pairing isn’t unusual these days, but it’s not favored either. After all, dating an Alpha but not being marked always leaves Betas feeling insecure.

Fans of both sides keep a close eye on their relationship updates, and flame wars break out at the drop of a hat, each side defending their own idol.

That alone was already quite a spectacle.

By the third night, netizens were already waiting early for the official Weibo to reveal the final group of guests.

[I bet it’s a father-son duo! There was a father-son duo last year!]

[Could it be John Mason?! Ahhh I’m so lucky, I get to see my husband and my father-in-law on the show at the same time!]

[John Mason is only seventeen, wake up! Chicken coop warning.]

[You’re all too naive. Look at the lineup: one BB, one AB, what’s missing? Obviously, the last group is AO!]

[Respect! That’s logical and convincing!]

At 8 p.m., the final group of guests was finally announced.

"Our Perfect Journey" official Weibo V: Circling a starry river, the promises made last for billions of years. The asteroid is for you, braving all obstacles. @William Clark45361V @Andrew BennettzzV Friendship is invincible!

[!!!!!!!!!! What?!!!!!!!]

[What did you say?!!!!!!! Mom, I can’t read anymore!!!!!!]

[Ahhhhhhhhhhh]

[Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

A few minutes later, the Flow server was on the verge of crashing.

Andrew Bennett finally managed to open Flow. He didn’t look at the comments—he could imagine they were already flooded with “William Clark is going on a variety show” posts.

He just had one question: “Doesn’t William Clark not have a Flow account? Who did the official Weibo tag?”

William Clark45361.

No matter how you look at it, this username seems like a knockoff.

Henry Foster, busy checking the itinerary, didn’t even look up and said, “Oh, the company made him open one. His name was already registered in all sorts of ways, so the system generated one randomly. That’s who they tagged. Remember to follow him, so it doesn’t look like you two aren’t close at all.”

Andrew Bennett replied with an “oh.”

His follower count shot up to 9999+ in a short time, and it took him several tries to finally get into the Flow homepage of this “William Clark45361.”

The owner of this account didn’t even have a profile picture, just the default blue avatar. Only the bio confirmed his identity: Star Realm signed artist, singer.

There was only one post, and it was the system’s auto-generated message upon registration.

William Clark45361V: Hi~ I’ve opened a Flow account. You can follow me to keep up with my latest updates. Come find me and hang out.

From the time the show announced William Clark’s Flow account to when Andrew Bennett clicked in, in just over ten minutes, there were already more than 30,000 comments under William Clark’s auto-generated post.

[In my lifetime, sob sob sob, I’m dead, I’m really dead]

[Our brother finally remembered his phone can access the internet]

[Awei crematorium!! Today! Who dares tell me there’s anything impossible in this world!!]

[Ahhhhh my Che has an account ahhhhhhh]

……

The number of comments was growing at a terrifying speed.

However, William Clark himself didn’t make any further moves. He didn’t repost the show’s official announcement, didn’t post any personal info, and even his “following” count was zero. It was as if he’d registered the account just so the show’s official Weibo could tag him.

Andrew Bennett, on the other hand, obediently followed Henry Foster’s instructions, reposted the show’s official announcement, and even added a very official caption.

Andrew BennettzzV: I heard this show is a lot of fun. Looking forward to meeting everyone [cute].

The comments under his post were a different story. Aside from a few die-hard fans who knew and liked him, the rest of the comments were almost identical to those under the show’s official announcement.

[??? hello? Can someone tell me who this is?]

[So is it true that William Clark is going on a variety show!!! Feels like he’s lowering his status, and it’s so dramatic to be with an Omega]