If They Weren't Vicious, Could They Join This Show?

It was well past midnight before the entire production crew finally got settled.

Since it was so late and everything had been rushed, everyone could only sort out dinner on their own.

In his previous life, Xie Chen had broken his leg and spent a long time in the hospital. Bored out of his mind, he had curiously opened the livestream of the variety show he had missed and ended up watching an entire episode.

He had possessed an exceptional memory since childhood and could basically remember anything at a glance. Even after experiencing so many quick-transmigration worlds, he still remembered every detail of this episode's filming.

So while all the guests lay hungry in bed, tossing and turning without sleep, Xie Chen had already finished the scallion pancake wrap the village chief had given him and was sleeping blissfully in a single room.

The next day, at the first light of dawn, Director Li grabbed a megaphone and shouted, "Gather outside within ten minutes! Anyone late gets no breakfast!"

"I'll say it again: gather outside within ten minutes! Anyone late gets no breakfast!"

Several of the guests had severe insomnia, along with a chronic inability to get out of bed. Even if someone drove a police car over and blasted the horn in their ears, they probably still would not make it to the gathering on time.

That was exactly the effect Director Li wanted.

Ideally, no one would get up. They could work on empty stomachs, which would not only establish his authority but also satisfy the viewers' desire to see villains get put in their place.

The traffic would be through the roof!

Pleased with his own prediction, he turned around, about to tell his assistant, They can prepare less breakfast. These guys won't get up at all, when a lazy, yawning voice interrupted him.

"The ten minutes aren't up yet. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Director Li turned back in surprise and saw Xie Chen, hands in his pockets and eyes still heavy with sleep. His expression was full of surprise. "Hey, how did you..."

Before he could finish, he suddenly remembered the scallion pancake wrap from last night and immediately turned stern. "I haven't even talked to you about that! How could you ask ordinary villagers for food?!"

Xie Chen glanced at him. "If I don't ask the villagers, should I ask you? Would you give me any?"

"Me?" Director Li pointed at himself.

He truly could not understand how Xie Chen had the nerve to say that!

"Didn't the production assistant notify you already?! Dinner was your own responsibility!" Director Li suppressed his temper and tried to maintain a good image in front of the cameras.

Xie Chen nodded slowly twice. "Mm, that's right. I did sort it out myself."

If he had not been in such a hurry to come back and watch the show, he definitely would have stayed at the village chief's house to mooch another meal.

Who would have thought—

Luo Mingyu and Li Sifan had not fought at all.

What a pity!

It could have trended.

He still vividly remembered the hashtag.

#LuoMingyuAndLiSifanGoCrazyAndPullEachOthersHairInTheDorm#

Honestly, Xie Chen had really wanted to see that kind of fight.

"Fine, fine, even if you handled it yourself," Director Li said, unwilling to waste time dwelling on something that had already happened. The new task was what mattered now. "Since you arrived on time, you can start preparing for breakfast."

"You have two choices, A and B..."

"I choose B," Xie Chen blurted out.

The viewers who had been waiting in the livestream early in the morning instantly lost all their drowsiness at the sight.

[What was that? A blind guess?!]

[Is Xie Chen determined to be arrogant to the bitter end?]

[Knowing Director Li, he definitely won't let the guests get breakfast easily. There might be a trap hidden in one of those choices. Xie Chen actually dared to pick?!]

[Hahaha, I don't know why, but when Xie Chen said he was choosing B, Director Li's face seemed to go a little dark. Did Xie Chen really guess right?]

Sure enough, in the next second, Director Li roared, "I haven't finished explaining yet!"

"Too much nonsense. Don't want to hear it." With a tuft of hair sticking up like a chicken feather, Xie Chen strode over to Director Li's assistant, raised an arm, and drew the slip marked with option B.

He casually glanced at it, stuffed it back, then turned and headed toward the guesthouse.

Director Li stood there as if smoke were pouring from his head. "..." Was this bastard trying to establish authority over him?!

Xie Chen had only taken one step when Xie Ran came jogging out with a pale face, apologizing nonstop. "Sorry, sorry, I'm late!"

"My stomach problem flared up last night, and I couldn't sleep, so..."

"So you ran out first thing in the morning to put on an act?" Xie Chen dodged the way Xie Ran was about to bump into him and gave him a disgusted look. "Aren't you tired?"

The instant Xie Ran heard that, his eyes reddened. "Brother Xie Chen, I wasn't acting. You know my stomach has always been bad..."

[Why is Xie Chen so vicious?! The guy has a stomachache, and he says it's acting?! I can't take this anymore! Can't the production team kick him out?!]

[The comment above is hilarious. If they weren't vicious, could they join this show?!]

[Maybe it's just me, but does it feel like there are more paid commenters in the livestream now?]

Director Li lowered his gaze to check his watch. "There's still one minute left. I'll count you as on time. You can have breakfast, but you have to complete a task first. You have two choices. A: wake everyone up and help the farmers with work together to earn breakfast vouchers. B: find a farmer with breakfast vouchers on your own and exchange labor for them."

Having learned his lesson, he spoke extremely fast, afraid of being interrupted again.

"What did Brother Xie Chen choose?" Xie Ran seemed to casually glance at the retreating figure that had already left.

"B!" Remembering what had just happened, Director Li was clearly a little irritated.

Xie Ran broke into a bright smile. "Then I'll choose A. Everyone went to bed hungry last night, after all. I couldn't bear to go eat breakfast alone."

[Xie Ran is still the kind one. Even when others speak harshly to him, he never thinks of abandoning everyone to eat alone!]

[Please, this is a villain variety show. Don't you think this deliberately ingratiating persona feels kind of out of place?]

[Hahahaha, compared to waking everyone up, I think it'll be easier for Xie Chen to find breakfast vouchers by himself. Those guests are all impossible to wake up!]

Sure enough, Xie Chen went back to his room to change clothes, put on a baseball cap, and swaggered past the whole group of production staff.

Director Li ground his teeth in hatred, but then seemed to think of something. A pleased curve lifted at the corner of his mouth. "Have the split-feed camera follow him."

Let's see how he thinks he can find those painstakingly hidden breakfast vouchers!

Morning in the remote countryside had nice air.

That distinct mixed smell of soil and manure gave people the illusion of returning to childhood.

Xie Chen walked while casually looking around. The cameraman following him trailed closely behind, but upon suddenly seeing a figure, he gave a shudder, seemingly shocked.

"Morning." A deep, magnetic voice drifted over.

Xie Chen halted and instinctively looked back. That face belonging to the aloof, revered Buddha of Beijing's elite circle came into view.

"Y-you're up too?"

He stammered slightly, questions swirling through his mind.

Are observers this free?

Wandering around everywhere at the crack of dawn?!

Just as he was silently complaining, something seemed to knock against Xie Chen's chest, and he inexplicably felt that this scene was somewhat familiar.