So the Buddha of Beijing's Elite Circle Liked Comedians?

Xie Ran's face immediately fell at the blatant targeting. "Xie Chen, don't go too far. I've yielded to you again and again, yet you keep pushing your luck. Do you really think everyone will fall for your scheme? How ridiculous. They..."

Suddenly, he could not continue, because the guests had all pulled out their phones to accept Xie Chen's transfers.

"It's fine if it's a little cheaper. Either way, the acquisition price is the same," Wei Mingqi explained eagerly from the side.

The other guests nodded in agreement.

"Exactly, exactly. The rules only punish those who fail to sell. A lower price is no big deal." Li Jingfei could not help but laugh.

Ha, wasn't this task a little too easy?!

She did not even need to create drama. Someone would always throw a tantrum and play the clown to attract attention anyway...

With that thought, she casually glanced at Xie Ran. His expression was utterly awful; his mouth hung open for a long time, yet he could not force out a single word.

The livestream cameras captured every bit of his embarrassment, and the comments began to discuss it.

[Poor Xie Ran! What, are normal people supposed to get excluded now? Unfair competition is being treated as perfectly justified?]

[Even if everyone here is a villain and anything can happen, isn't this Metamorphosis? Shouldn't they be changing for the better?! Is the director just going to let them do whatever they want?! What guest star would dare come on the show after this?!]

[I don't know why, but I kind of want to laugh. There are so many people around me who act all fake and delicate, always trying to morally blackmail others! Seeing the guests remain unmoved feels so satisfying!]

[Hahahaha, agreed with the commenter above. These guests are seriously committed to ruining their reputations, but they're somehow kind of adorable!]

[Hahahaha, sincerity is always the ultimate move!]

Because the buyers were in a hurry to fulfill their orders, they left with the accompanying villagers to collect the goods from the warehouse as soon as they paid.

Xie Chen and the other guests got onto the tractor, intending to drive back, but Xie Ran hurriedly blocked the way. "I haven't finished selling yet. You can't leave! How am I supposed to get back if you leave?!"

From the driver's seat, Xie Chen turned his gaze to the director's assistant. "Are there any rules saying we can't leave after we've finished selling?"

"N-no, I don't think so."

The assistant quickly racked his brain to recall the rules. There really was no such provision.

The main reason was that Director Li had never expected these guests, who had absolutely no experience selling goods, to sell the rice so smoothly at such a high price.

According to his plan, they were supposed to roast under the sun for a while, sweat up a storm, and only then would he send in customers with an interest in making deals...

The moment Xie Ran heard the assistant's answer, his face turned deathly pale.

Was the production team openly favoring them?!

Weren't they afraid of being scolded by netizens?!

If he had known this would happen, he never would have joined this variety show because of Huo Wenye...

Seeing Xie Ran on the verge of tears again, Xie Chen gripped the handrail and slammed on the accelerator, shooting off.

He had no patience for idiots throwing tantrums.

At most, he would leave idiots with a cloud of excessive exhaust fumes!

Watching the tractor disappear into the distance, Xie Ran finally resigned himself and turned around, his face full of grievance as he deliberately faced the cameraman. "I'm sorry for making you all stay with me to sell goods. It's so hot, and the sun is so harsh. How about..."

"How about you hurry up and start selling?" the cameraman said expressionlessly.

Xie Ran, "..."

See? They were all taking Xie Chen's side!

Who knew which old sugar daddy he had slept with to receive such preferential treatment!

Disgusting!

A flash of venom crossed his face. He said nothing more and turned to walk into the bustling crowd.

Director Li had just finished a watermelon and was about to head over to the monitors to check on the situation when a rumbling sound approached, followed by a cloud of dust.

He waved his hands repeatedly as he choked, then narrowed his eyes to see who it was. His brow immediately furrowed. "Why are you back already?!"

Xie Chen executed a neat stop and leisurely jumped down from the driver's seat. "We came back because we finished selling."

"You finished selling?!" Director Li stared in disbelief, then looked at the guests getting out one after another. "All of you finished selling?!"

"How is that possible?!"

Last year's rice had filled two large warehouses. The quantity was not enormous, but they would still need to find several buyers.

How had they managed to sell it all just like that?!

Especially since—

The buyers he had prepared in advance had not even made their entrance yet!

The theme of this episode had originally been supporting rural development. As one of the producers, Director Li had long since negotiated terms with the investors: they were to help Bright Village sell off some of its old stock, then use livestream sales to move the rest...

Yet these guests had sold everything out in less than an hour?!

Director Li clearly did not believe it, so he specifically went to watch the livestream replay. A few minutes later, his expression became extraordinarily colorful.

Call Xie Chen an idiot, and he had immediately found buyers to make bulk purchases.

Call Xie Chen clever, and his acquisition price was practically no different from the retail price.

Call Xie Chen cold-hearted, and he had monopolized the market while still helping out the other guests.

Call Xie Chen warm-hearted, and he had targeted nothing but that delicate little innocent flower from beginning to end.

Director Li felt that he could not figure Xie Chen out at all.

Just what kind of person was he?!

While his mind was still a mess, Director Li was surprised to notice that the observer had been staring at the corner of his mouth, his expression strangely subtle, as if he were smiling. His gaze was not on the screen at all!

Director Li followed his line of sight and was even more stunned.

Wasn't that Xie Chen eating watermelon?!

With no regard for his image, his mouth was completely smeared with it!

Holy shit.

So the Buddha of Beijing's elite circle liked comedians?!

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Time passed bit by bit, yet Xie Ran still had nothing to show for it at the market.

The sun overhead climbed higher and higher, making everyone hot, irritated, and restless.

The cameraman was visibly growing impatient. He said to Xie Ran, who was still resting, "If you just sit here doing nothing, are buyers going to come knocking on your door?"

Xie Ran rubbed his calf, looking pitiful and aggrieved. "It hasn't been long since I sprained my ankle. I can't handle walking for too long."

"Then you should've waited until you recovered before coming on the show," the cameraman could not help but snap.

Normally, he should not have been so unprofessional.

But Xie Ran walked for a while, stopped for a while, and showed no initiative in looking for buyers. It was as though he was simply killing time.

Xie Ran might not be in a hurry, but the cameraman was suffering.

He was hot and exhausted, with no end to his workday in sight. It was utterly hopeless!

"Mr. Cameraman, are you blaming me?" Xie Ran blinked his innocent big eyes. "Isn't following and filming me your job?"

He had clearly seized on the key point, leaving the cameraman speechless.

Sure enough, the livestream fans were led off track.

[Yeah, yeah! Isn't filming him your job?! What are you complaining about?!]

[How ridiculous. Someone can't participate in a show just because they're injured?! The director approved it, so who are you to say anything?!]

[Holy shit, look! Who's here?! Is that Xie Jinran? Am I seeing things?!]

[The third Xie brother?! The famous pianist?! The one who's won so many awards he can barely hold them all?! Damn, did he come to fiercely protect his little brother?!]

[Now this is going to be interesting!]