Waiting to Laugh at the Young Masters

Since Qi Wang had been watching the livestream, Xiang Qianchong did not dare deliberately make things difficult for Qi Si on camera.

Of course, the key word was "deliberately."

But if everyone was treated equally badly, then it was no longer deliberate.

"Now that everyone has eaten their fill and had a good rest, it's time for you all to shine and give off some heat!"

"The moment the director said that, I got a bad feeling." Xu Zhening rubbed his neck, his face practically bearing the words: bad feeling.

The others nodded in agreement, feeling exactly the same way.

Xiang Qianchong directly ignored the unwarranted accusation and announced the next task.

"Since you have eaten someone else's food, shouldn't you pay a little for the meal?"

"Director, why don't you just say it? We're rather pressed for time too." Seeing that the director was still keeping them in suspense, Xu Zhening could not help urging him.

Xiang Qianchong frowned. "What are you pressed for time to do? Rushing off to eat again?"

"Of course! People are iron, food is steel!"

"If you aren't enthusiastic about eating, there's something wrong with your thinking." Qi Si quietly twisted the knife from the side.

Xiang Qianchong took a deep breath and forced the words "rice bucket," already at the tip of his tongue, back down.

[Hahahaha! I agree with that!]

[Xiang Qianchong is probably regretting inviting Qi Si now. The whole show's vibe already feels like it's going off the rails. (covers face)]

[I think Director Xiang wanted to say—rice bucket!]

[Are you tired of living? Chairman Qi is still sitting in the VIP seats!]

[Sorry, sorry! Chairman Qi, I wasn't insulting Young Master Qi! I was just voicing Director Xiang's unspoken thoughts!]

[Xiang Qianchong: How noble! How amazing! Do you think I need your fake kindness? (furious)]

[hhhhhhhhhhh]

Although Qi Wang had kept the livestream open, he was not staring at it all the time.

He was, after all, the chairman of such a large corporation. How could he have that much free time to watch livestreams every day?

Most of the time, Qi Wang had his assistant monitor the livestream and record it for him so he could watch it later when he had time.

All that could be said was that Xiang Qianchong had terrible luck. He had happened to run into the exact moment Qi Wang was watching.

Ignoring Qi Si and Xu Zening's complaints, Xiang Qianchong read out the next task expressionlessly.

"Everyone, today is your first day here. Considering that you've all had a tiring journey, the production team prepared lunch in advance, but!"

He emphasized that "but," and everyone immediately realized that the main event was coming.

"Lunch was certainly not free, so the guests must use their own labor to pay for this meal!"

The guests' reactions to Xiang Qianchong's words were rather flat.

They had clearly already guessed that something like this was coming.

After Xiang Qianchong finished speaking, he did not get the excited reactions he had expected and felt somewhat disappointed.

"You... aren't going to react at all?"

The guests: "???"

Qi Si asked, "What kind of reaction do you want? Should we beat you up?"

Xiang Qianchong immediately wiped the expression from his face and continued, "The way to pay for your meals is simple. You can look for villagers who need help and assist them in completing tasks. You will then receive corresponding compensation to pay for your food."

"Note! This is not just for today's meal. Every meal from now on must be earned this way!"

"Got it. We came here for labor reform." Jiang Han hit the nail on the head.

Xu Zhening sighed. "How is this All-Round Charge!? This is obviously Metamorphosis!"

[That was a great summary! Don't summarize again next time!]

[I'm dying, look at the other guests' expressions, especially Zhou Linzhe's, hahahaha!]

[Oh ho! The second young master's face has turned green, hhh!]

Qi Si once again fell into self-doubt. Why exactly had he come on this variety show?

So the spot would not go to waste on Lin Weiwei?

But Lin Weiwei had come anyway!

And now he himself had to suffer on this show. The price was far too steep, wasn't it?

Qi Si suddenly felt a little stupid.

He glanced at Zhou Linzhe beside him and saw that this young master's expression was no better than his own. He suddenly felt more balanced.

Wasn't there someone else being stupid alongside him?

If two people were stupid together, he would not look especially stupid.

"Director Xiang, a question." Qi Si raised his hand.

Xiang Qianchong looked over. "Ask."

"Is this the only way to pay for food?"

"If you have other ways to obtain food expenses, that is naturally fine. But remember one thing: you cannot use your own money, and the food expenses can only be obtained within this village."

In other words, if Qi Si wanted to use his own money to buy food from the villagers, that would not work.

Because the production team had not given them the right to spend their own money at all.

After hearing Xiang Qianchong's words, Qi Si fell into thought.

At this point, Xiang Qianchong had not yet realized the severity of the problem. He thought that these young masters could not spend their own money, and when they went hungry with no food to eat, the scene would definitely be entertaining.

The others were easier to deal with. They were artists, after all, and had to care about their image in front of the cameras.

No matter how unhappy they were inside, they still had to put on an act outwardly.

So from the very beginning, Xiang Qianchong had been looking forward to Qi Si and Zhou Linzhe's reactions.

Clearly, the viewers were looking forward to those two's reactions as well.

"So our task this episode is to find a way not to starve to death?" Yang Yi asked.

"You could understand it that way."

"Are you sure there are no other special tasks?" Xu Zhening looked at Xiang Qianchong with distrust.

Xiang Qianchong raised his head and looked at the sky. "There's a saying that goes—"

"Don't want to hear it! If there's nothing else, I'm going to make money!" Qi Si turned and left.

Zhou Linzhe paused, then followed him out.

The others saw this, hesitated for one second, then decisively ran after them.

"I haven't finished talking! Do you people have any manners?!" Xiang Qianchong roared.

No one paid him any attention.

The staff monitoring the livestream fearlessly added the sound effect of crows flying past.

The livestream viewers nearly died laughing.