Before the recording officially began, Bai Lixin asked the director a serious question.
“I’m supposed to stay in your crew for only one day. How do you plan to handle the situation after filming these scenes?”
The director replied, “I’ve already figured it out.”
Bai Lixin: “?”
The director pulled out another booklet and handed it to Bai Lixin. “The final ending is quite dramatic. In the evening, we’ll select the most attractive male guest, and you can simply say that you didn’t find anyone appealing and leave without looking back.”
Bai Lixin’s fingers hesitated as he prepared to flip through the script. He looked at the director with a complicated expression, “Are you giving me a sacrificial script?”
The director chuckled, “Oh, you me caught me, hehe.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
The director offered, “I’ll pay you ten times the amount.”
“…” Bai Lixin, “Let’s discuss the script, and try to perform without leaving any traces.”
S419: [The daily life of a working person – they can sell anything for money.]
Escape System: [But, Master Bai Lixin, you’ll only be in this copy for a few days, and you won’t even need the money. Why are you so persistent on this?]
S419M: [You don’t understand, Sister System. This is what it’s like for working people. They’re as sensitive to money as rats are to kerosene.]
Bai Lixin: [Although it’s a sacrificial script, the director’s strategy is most suitable for me. It allows me to naturally approach those men and leave quietly. Plus, I’ll make ten times the money. So why not?]
Escape System: [I may not understand, but I’m greatly impressed.]
The flower-giving stage began, and the guests followed the script and all gave their flowers to Bai Lixin.
At the moment of revelation, the three female guests couldn’t hide their surprise, envy, and desire to kill “Xiao Xin.”
Under the camera’s gaze, “Xiao Xin” hesitated for a moment and slowly said something all the female guests wanted to say but didn’t dare to: “Can I choose them all?”
The director exclaimed, “Good!”
This was just perfect!
The three female guests immediately put away their jealous expressions and looked at the director, “Director, can we go back to our rooms now?”
Bangs: “Yes, we can finally relax.”
The director: “Not yet, the three of you have another task. You need to decorate this small cabin together. Essentially, you’ll be bored in the courtyard, and one of you will suggest cleaning the canin to pass the time.”
“I’ll film your interactions,” the director emphasized, “This might be a love variety show, but pure romance can’t stand out. We need to be unique. I’ll capture some interactions between you girls.”
“Are we supposed to be jiguan bosses?” asked High Ponytail.
The director winked, “Who knows, sparks might fly. Let’s not be too rigid about gender; this is a love variety show with four men and four women, but it doesn’t mean they have to be paired up.”
The audience widened their eyes in surprise.
The director sure knew how to play the game.
————————
On an open grassland, five people walked over from a distance.
A girl with long black hair walked in the middle, with four different-styled men walking her on either side, like her protectors.
After walking for a while, they arrived at their destination for the date.
A small riverbank.
The creek water was clear, and there was a suspension bridge on the riverbank. This place used to be a tourist attraction, but it fell out of favor, and only a rope bridge remained.
In their script, this was the only bridge to the other side of the river.
In reality, there was another stone bridge upstream, a very solid one.
But the swaying rope bridge had a romantic charm that couldn’t be compared to the stone bridge.
Across the river, there was a forest where many historical dramas were filmed.
Today, they were going to the forest on the other side of the river to collect wild vegetables and mushrooms.
Even if there weren’t any wild vegetables or mushrooms, the production team had already marked out an area and secretly planted them.
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘Seriously, what is real?’
—————————
In the live broadcast room.
[About how I learned in a horror live broadcast that variety shows are faked.]
[The directors probably never dreamt that we’d see everything they’ve been doing.]
[So all those CP feelings are really just acted out. Return my jiquan boss, return my youth and childhood.]
[Farewell, to the genuine emotions that I’ve held dear.]
————————-
The group slowly walked onto the rope bridge. Just as Bai Lixin was preparing to cross, four hands simultaneously reached out in front of him.
Four male guests looked at each other, and finally, the competition among the males was about to kick off.
The profound and mature brother cleared his throat twice and was the first to talk, “Xiao Xin, hook your arm with mine, and I’ll help you cross.”
The tall model, “No, let me do it. I’m the tallest and the strongest. I can carry Xiao Xin across.”
Baby-faced Brother, “This bridge is about to collapse. It’s dangerous enough to walk on it alone. If we add another person, what if the bridge breaks? Do you want to fall onto Sister Xiao Xin? Sister Xiao Xin, I’m a bit scared too. How about you hold onto me and I’ll hold onto you, and we’ll support each other across?”
Cool singer-dancer, “You’re scared yourself, how can you protect Xiao Xin? Maybe I should do it.”
The profound and mature brother, “Let me do it.”
The model brother, “Let me do it.”
Baby-faced brother, “How about I do it?”
The cool singer-dancer brother, “It should be me.”
The four of them argued nonstop, while the director stood off to the side, looking excited.
This wasn’t arguing, this was generating buzz! This was generating heat and excitement!
While the four were still pulling and tugging, someone who shouldn’t have been there appeared in the frame.
The nearby staff originally intended to drive the person away, but when the director saw the person’s face, she quickly stopped the staff’s actions, eagerly watching the camera, even directing the cameraman to focus on the uninvited man.
Although the four were performing according to the script, there were traces of truth in their performance.
They came to participate in the variety show, but wherever there were people, there was competition.
They wanted to take the lead, to compete for the right to have the “female lead,” not to follow the “female lead’s” will.
As the four of them argued, oblivious to someone approaching, a voice with a magnetic, low-pitched tone interrupted them, “Since you’re so conflicted,” the voice said, “why not ask for the person’s opinion?”
The four were all stunned, looking up in confusion.
The person was dressed in a pale gray daoist robe, with silver hair and a face that was recognizable anywhere.
In an instant, the four were dumbfounded.
They had no idea why Shen Mo would be here.
Although the model was tall, Shen Mo was a few centimeters taller. He glanced at the four indifferently before focusing his gaze on Bai Lixin’s face, “Who do you want to take you across? The four of them?”
Shen Mo paused slightly, extending his hand from his long sleeves, “Or perhaps me?”
Bai Lixin looked up at the narrowed brown pupils: “…”
Oh great, the choice between four just became five.
My good, movie king, can you please not mess things up here?
“Quick! Record it!” The director’s excited voice rang out, “Record every moment, this is definitely going to be a hit!”
“This dramatic scene is so amazing.”
“Quickly choose, pick Shen Mo, you must pick Shen Mo!”
While the director excitedly shouted, she held the script in her hand so tightly that it got crumpled without her even noticing.
Bai Lixin: “…”
Is this knocking CP on the spot?
Bai Lixin’s gaze swept over the four expectant guests’ faces and then landed on Shen Mo, who had a slightly confident expression.
Amidst the nervous and anticipatory gazes of the crowd, he didn’t hesitate for a moment. He turned around boldly, stepped onto the rope bridge, and directly started running lightly on it.
He ran quite fast, yet the rope bridge didn’t sway much.
Within a moment, Bai Lixin had reached the center of the bridge.
From a distance, it looked as if an elegant emerald bird had spread its wings, soaring freely between the ropes.
The four guests were dumbfounded.
Even Shen Mo’s expression nearly lost its composure.
The director’s script was almost crumpled into a ball.
Even the camera was stunned in place.
Bai Lixin: “??”
‘Shocked, right? Not only can Laozi cross the suspension bridge himself, but he can also run, fly and even do acrobatics.’
———–
In the live broadcast room.
[Years later, I’ll show this video to my child and while they’re watching, I’ll say: ‘This is the reason you are single for 30 years.’]
[Hahaha, the director’s attempt to control her expression is almost failing.]
[Believe it or not, God Xin’s inner monologue right now must be, ‘Shocked, right? Not only can I cross the bridge myself, but I can also run! Come on, come chase me, can’t catch up, bah, a bunch of losers.]
[??? It’s so vividly portrayed.]
——————————-
In the blink of an eye, Bai Lixin had ran from one side of the river to the other.
Standing on the other end of the bridge, he waved, “Come over, aren’t we going to gather mushrooms? I’m waiting for you!”
The four people exchanged glances: “…”
The director’s script was almost crushed.
Five minutes later, everyone had crossed the river.
During their crossing, Bai Lixin observed the movements of the people walking on the bridge.
Yesterday, he had strangled the thing’s neck, but today, the necks of these people showed no traces.
Apparently, this angle couldn’t provide any leads.
He discreetly observed their movements. When they were about to reach the shore, he “accidentally” shook the rope bridge. Instantly, each person made their own reaction.
The baby-faced brother instinctively grabbed onto the profound and mature man closest to him, who in turn grabbed onto the rope bridge.
The model brother’s body swayed slightly, and soon, he also threaded his hands through the hemp rope of the bridge.
The cool singer-dancer shifted his feet, placing his hands on either side of the hemp rope of the bridge.
Only Shen Mo, who was walking at the back, stood steadily. His body naturally swayed with the bridge, but his stability was unaffected.
After seeing the performances of the four, Bai Lixin silently retracted his gaze and continued to wait patiently.
Once the production team arrived on the other side of the river, everyone moved towards the predetermined location together.
After walking for a few minutes, Bai Lixin couldn’t help but turn his head to the man beside him, “Shen Mo, did you take the wrong direction?”
‘Why are you still following us?’
Shen Mo replied matter-of-factly, “I’m heading in the same direction as you all. Why, can’t I walk this way?”
The director’s voice came from behind, “He can walk, of course he can walk! Let him walk! Whoever doesn’t let him walk, I’ll argue with them!”
This was a living advertisement delivering himself to them. There’s no way they would refuse.
Bai Lixin: “…”
The time for mushroom picking was originally supposed to be a competition among the male guests.
To show their masculinity in front of Bai Lixin, the four of them were going to compete fiercely to pick mushrooms.
Of course, this was the ‘original plan’.
At the scene now, Shen Mo didn’t leave, nor did he pick mushrooms. He quietly followed Bai Lixin, wherever Bai Lixin went, he went too. Occasionally, he would a warning glance over the other several men.
A discerning person could tell at a glance that Shen Mo had some hidden intention.
The four guests: “…”
So difficult, what’s the point of this competition?
Production team: “…”
Increase interaction, that’s how you generate traffic.
———————————
In the live broadcast room.
[Shen Mo didn’t do anything, yet it seemed like he did everything.]
[After all, he’s not an ordinary person.]
[I have a question, so in this copy, is Shen Mo’s character a normal person now? Does he have some hidden identity?]
[Like what?]
[I don’t know either. In the past, the characters of the big bosses weren’t ordinary, except for that Little Mom copy.]
[What the heck, “Little Mom copy”? That was the Cheongsam copy.]
[Hearing you say that, it seems like it’s true.]
[Speaking of which, before the screen went black yesterday, I think I saw a snake.]
[! Where?! How did I miss it?]
[It was quite late at that time, around four in the morning. I was staying up late watching the live broadcast. God Xin finished reviewing the surveillance footage and came back. When he lifted the blanket and lay down, I seemed to have seen a snake from the edge of the blanket. It was a silver snake, very long, very thick, very big. After that, the screen went black, and I don’t know what happened afterward.]
[Was it still hard?]
[??? Who is it! Who suddenly stepped on the gas pedal!]
[So, the big boss might actually be that snake?]
[Let me share some biological knowledge, snakes have two heads.]
[Heads? What heads? Snake heads?]
[“Turtle” heads.]
[…Fuck, fuck, fuck, stop the car! Stop the car! Let me get out, I want to get off now!]
[Let me share another piece of biological knowledge, snakes have a cold body all year round, so they like to cling to warm sources, such as warm bodies.]
[“Fear Of The Clingy Husband”.]
[Amazing, “Fear Of The Clingy Husband”? Brother, were you a former literature professor?]
[I’ve got the scene in my mind now, comrades, I’m going to start drawing my doujinshi.]
[??? We’re all in the same family, is there a need to be so formal? I have a friend. The friend is me, show it to me!]
Before the recording officially began, Bai Lixin asked the director a serious question.
“I’m supposed to stay in your crew for only one day. How do you plan to handle the situation after filming these scenes?”
The director replied, “I’ve already figured it out.”
Bai Lixin: “?”
The director pulled out another booklet and handed it to Bai Lixin. “The final ending is quite dramatic. In the evening, we’ll select the most attractive male guest, and you can simply say that you didn’t find anyone appealing and leave without looking back.”
Bai Lixin’s fingers hesitated as he prepared to flip through the script. He looked at the director with a complicated expression, “Are you giving me a sacrificial script?”
The director chuckled, “Oh, you me caught me, hehe.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
The director offered, “I’ll pay you ten times the amount.”
“…” Bai Lixin, “Let’s discuss the script, and try to perform without leaving any traces.”
S419: [The daily life of a working person – they can sell anything for money.]
Escape System: [But, Master Bai Lixin, you’ll only be in this copy for a few days, and you won’t even need the money. Why are you so persistent on this?]
S419M: [You don’t understand, Sister System. This is what it’s like for working people. They’re as sensitive to money as rats are to kerosene.]
Bai Lixin: [Although it’s a sacrificial script, the director’s strategy is most suitable for me. It allows me to naturally approach those men and leave quietly. Plus, I’ll make ten times the money. So why not?]
Escape System: [I may not understand, but I’m greatly impressed.]
The flower-giving stage began, and the guests followed the script and all gave their flowers to Bai Lixin.
At the moment of revelation, the three female guests couldn’t hide their surprise, envy, and desire to kill “Xiao Xin.”
Under the camera’s gaze, “Xiao Xin” hesitated for a moment and slowly said something all the female guests wanted to say but didn’t dare to: “Can I choose them all?”
The director exclaimed, “Good!”
This was just perfect!
The three female guests immediately put away their jealous expressions and looked at the director, “Director, can we go back to our rooms now?”
Bangs: “Yes, we can finally relax.”
The director: “Not yet, the three of you have another task. You need to decorate this small cabin together. Essentially, you’ll be bored in the courtyard, and one of you will suggest cleaning the canin to pass the time.”
“I’ll film your interactions,” the director emphasized, “This might be a love variety show, but pure romance can’t stand out. We need to be unique. I’ll capture some interactions between you girls.”
“Are we supposed to be jiguan bosses?” asked High Ponytail.
The director winked, “Who knows, sparks might fly. Let’s not be too rigid about gender; this is a love variety show with four men and four women, but it doesn’t mean they have to be paired up.”
The audience widened their eyes in surprise.
The director sure knew how to play the game.
————————
On an open grassland, five people walked over from a distance.
A girl with long black hair walked in the middle, with four different-styled men walking her on either side, like her protectors.
After walking for a while, they arrived at their destination for the date.
A small riverbank.
The creek water was clear, and there was a suspension bridge on the riverbank. This place used to be a tourist attraction, but it fell out of favor, and only a rope bridge remained.
In their script, this was the only bridge to the other side of the river.
In reality, there was another stone bridge upstream, a very solid one.
But the swaying rope bridge had a romantic charm that couldn’t be compared to the stone bridge.
Across the river, there was a forest where many historical dramas were filmed.
Today, they were going to the forest on the other side of the river to collect wild vegetables and mushrooms.
Even if there weren’t any wild vegetables or mushrooms, the production team had already marked out an area and secretly planted them.
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘Seriously, what is real?’
—————————
In the live broadcast room.
[About how I learned in a horror live broadcast that variety shows are faked.]
[The directors probably never dreamt that we’d see everything they’ve been doing.]
[So all those CP feelings are really just acted out. Return my jiquan boss, return my youth and childhood.]
[Farewell, to the genuine emotions that I’ve held dear.]
————————-
The group slowly walked onto the rope bridge. Just as Bai Lixin was preparing to cross, four hands simultaneously reached out in front of him.
Four male guests looked at each other, and finally, the competition among the males was about to kick off.
The profound and mature brother cleared his throat twice and was the first to talk, “Xiao Xin, hook your arm with mine, and I’ll help you cross.”
The tall model, “No, let me do it. I’m the tallest and the strongest. I can carry Xiao Xin across.”
Baby-faced Brother, “This bridge is about to collapse. It’s dangerous enough to walk on it alone. If we add another person, what if the bridge breaks? Do you want to fall onto Sister Xiao Xin? Sister Xiao Xin, I’m a bit scared too. How about you hold onto me and I’ll hold onto you, and we’ll support each other across?”
Cool singer-dancer, “You’re scared yourself, how can you protect Xiao Xin? Maybe I should do it.”
The profound and mature brother, “Let me do it.”
The model brother, “Let me do it.”
Baby-faced brother, “How about I do it?”
The cool singer-dancer brother, “It should be me.”
The four of them argued nonstop, while the director stood off to the side, looking excited.
This wasn’t arguing, this was generating buzz! This was generating heat and excitement!
While the four were still pulling and tugging, someone who shouldn’t have been there appeared in the frame.
The nearby staff originally intended to drive the person away, but when the director saw the person’s face, she quickly stopped the staff’s actions, eagerly watching the camera, even directing the cameraman to focus on the uninvited man.
Although the four were performing according to the script, there were traces of truth in their performance.
They came to participate in the variety show, but wherever there were people, there was competition.
They wanted to take the lead, to compete for the right to have the “female lead,” not to follow the “female lead’s” will.
As the four of them argued, oblivious to someone approaching, a voice with a magnetic, low-pitched tone interrupted them, “Since you’re so conflicted,” the voice said, “why not ask for the person’s opinion?”
The four were all stunned, looking up in confusion.
The person was dressed in a pale gray daoist robe, with silver hair and a face that was recognizable anywhere.
In an instant, the four were dumbfounded.
They had no idea why Shen Mo would be here.
Although the model was tall, Shen Mo was a few centimeters taller. He glanced at the four indifferently before focusing his gaze on Bai Lixin’s face, “Who do you want to take you across? The four of them?”
Shen Mo paused slightly, extending his hand from his long sleeves, “Or perhaps me?”
Bai Lixin looked up at the narrowed brown pupils: “…”
Oh great, the choice between four just became five.
My good, movie king, can you please not mess things up here?
“Quick! Record it!” The director’s excited voice rang out, “Record every moment, this is definitely going to be a hit!”
“This dramatic scene is so amazing.”
“Quickly choose, pick Shen Mo, you must pick Shen Mo!”
While the director excitedly shouted, she held the script in her hand so tightly that it got crumpled without her even noticing.
Bai Lixin: “…”
Is this knocking CP on the spot?
Bai Lixin’s gaze swept over the four expectant guests’ faces and then landed on Shen Mo, who had a slightly confident expression.
Amidst the nervous and anticipatory gazes of the crowd, he didn’t hesitate for a moment. He turned around boldly, stepped onto the rope bridge, and directly started running lightly on it.
He ran quite fast, yet the rope bridge didn’t sway much.
Within a moment, Bai Lixin had reached the center of the bridge.
From a distance, it looked as if an elegant emerald bird had spread its wings, soaring freely between the ropes.
The four guests were dumbfounded.
Even Shen Mo’s expression nearly lost its composure.
The director’s script was almost crumpled into a ball.
Even the camera was stunned in place.
Bai Lixin: “??”
‘Shocked, right? Not only can Laozi cross the suspension bridge himself, but he can also run, fly and even do acrobatics.’
———–
In the live broadcast room.
[Years later, I’ll show this video to my child and while they’re watching, I’ll say: ‘This is the reason you are single for 30 years.’]
[Hahaha, the director’s attempt to control her expression is almost failing.]
[Believe it or not, God Xin’s inner monologue right now must be, ‘Shocked, right? Not only can I cross the bridge myself, but I can also run! Come on, come chase me, can’t catch up, bah, a bunch of losers.]
[??? It’s so vividly portrayed.]
——————————-
In the blink of an eye, Bai Lixin had ran from one side of the river to the other.
Standing on the other end of the bridge, he waved, “Come over, aren’t we going to gather mushrooms? I’m waiting for you!”
The four people exchanged glances: “…”
The director’s script was almost crushed.
Five minutes later, everyone had crossed the river.
During their crossing, Bai Lixin observed the movements of the people walking on the bridge.
Yesterday, he had strangled the thing’s neck, but today, the necks of these people showed no traces.
Apparently, this angle couldn’t provide any leads.
He discreetly observed their movements. When they were about to reach the shore, he “accidentally” shook the rope bridge. Instantly, each person made their own reaction.
The baby-faced brother instinctively grabbed onto the profound and mature man closest to him, who in turn grabbed onto the rope bridge.
The model brother’s body swayed slightly, and soon, he also threaded his hands through the hemp rope of the bridge.
The cool singer-dancer shifted his feet, placing his hands on either side of the hemp rope of the bridge.
Only Shen Mo, who was walking at the back, stood steadily. His body naturally swayed with the bridge, but his stability was unaffected.
After seeing the performances of the four, Bai Lixin silently retracted his gaze and continued to wait patiently.
Once the production team arrived on the other side of the river, everyone moved towards the predetermined location together.
After walking for a few minutes, Bai Lixin couldn’t help but turn his head to the man beside him, “Shen Mo, did you take the wrong direction?”
‘Why are you still following us?’
Shen Mo replied matter-of-factly, “I’m heading in the same direction as you all. Why, can’t I walk this way?”
The director’s voice came from behind, “He can walk, of course he can walk! Let him walk! Whoever doesn’t let him walk, I’ll argue with them!”
This was a living advertisement delivering himself to them. There’s no way they would refuse.
Bai Lixin: “…”
The time for mushroom picking was originally supposed to be a competition among the male guests.
To show their masculinity in front of Bai Lixin, the four of them were going to compete fiercely to pick mushrooms.
Of course, this was the ‘original plan’.
At the scene now, Shen Mo didn’t leave, nor did he pick mushrooms. He quietly followed Bai Lixin, wherever Bai Lixin went, he went too. Occasionally, he would a warning glance over the other several men.
A discerning person could tell at a glance that Shen Mo had some hidden intention.
The four guests: “…”
So difficult, what’s the point of this competition?
Production team: “…”
Increase interaction, that’s how you generate traffic.
———————————
In the live broadcast room.
[Shen Mo didn’t do anything, yet it seemed like he did everything.]
[After all, he’s not an ordinary person.]
[I have a question, so in this copy, is Shen Mo’s character a normal person now? Does he have some hidden identity?]
[Like what?]
[I don’t know either. In the past, the characters of the big bosses weren’t ordinary, except for that Little Mom copy.]
[What the heck, “Little Mom copy”? That was the Cheongsam copy.]
[Hearing you say that, it seems like it’s true.]
[Speaking of which, before the screen went black yesterday, I think I saw a snake.]
[! Where?! How did I miss it?]
[It was quite late at that time, around four in the morning. I was staying up late watching the live broadcast. God Xin finished reviewing the surveillance footage and came back. When he lifted the blanket and lay down, I seemed to have seen a snake from the edge of the blanket. It was a silver snake, very long, very thick, very big. After that, the screen went black, and I don’t know what happened afterward.]
[Was it still hard?]
[??? Who is it! Who suddenly stepped on the gas pedal!]
[So, the big boss might actually be that snake?]
[Let me share some biological knowledge, snakes have two heads.]
[Heads? What heads? Snake heads?]
[“Turtle” heads.]
[…Fuck, fuck, fuck, stop the car! Stop the car! Let me get out, I want to get off now!]
[Let me share another piece of biological knowledge, snakes have a cold body all year round, so they like to cling to warm sources, such as warm bodies.]
[“Fear Of The Clingy Husband”.]
[Amazing, “Fear Of The Clingy Husband”? Brother, were you a former literature professor?]
[I’ve got the scene in my mind now, comrades, I’m going to start drawing my doujinshi.]
[??? We’re all in the same family, is there a need to be so formal? I have a friend. The friend is me, show it to me!]
