Take These Entertainment Industry Blacklist Freaks Down for Good

As Xie Chen spoke, the split-screen camera happened to swing around and shove itself right in his face.

He had actually anticipated the filming order long ago, but he could not be bothered to avoid it. He opened his mouth and fired back, "Do you think this is still the Xie Family? That everyone has to treat you like some precious treasure?"

"I feel sick just seeing you, let alone living with you!"

"Where the hell is your shame?!"

His words came like machine-gun fire, leaving Xie Ran utterly battered.

Xie Ran's eyes reddened instantly. Looking on the verge of tears, he said pitifully, "Brother Xie Chen, I didn't mean to take your place. Don't hate me so much..."

Yes, exactly like that!

Curse him even harder!

Let the netizens see his vicious true colors,

and let the online abuse come down even harder!

Xie Ran secretly calculated, as though he had already foreseen Xie Chen's miserable future. But just then, an extremely impatient voice crashed into his ears.

"Can you shut up? You start crying at the drop of a hat. You're seriously annoying!"

Xie Ran was briefly taken aback. He subconsciously turned his head and saw Li Sifan standing there with his hands in his pockets, looking cold and irritated. "Are you deliberately stirring things up? Do you think we and the viewers are all idiots?!"

As soon as he said that, the bullet comments erupted.

[Hahahaha holy shit, are all the guests on this variety show experts at spotting fake innocent bitches? That was so precise!]

[Even if Li Sifan hadn't said anything, I thought Xie Ran was weird. But once he pointed it out, three words immediately came to mind—white lotus bitch!]

[Xie Ran's a guy, right? What's with crying all the time? Even I, a grown-ass man, can't stand watching him! Aren't effeminate men being banned now? How did he show up?!]

[I'm dying, a variety show full of villains, and the first one to get cursed out is the surprise guest. Where's the justice in that?!]

Xie Ran's face alternated between red and white. He opened his mouth to explain himself, but Director Li seized the right to speak first, shouting through a loudspeaker, "You didn't listen to the rules, and now one after another, you're holding little private meetings?"

"You all don't want to sleep tonight, is that it?!"

He emphasized the words, carrying an imposing air even without anger, seemingly intending to vent all the frustration he had held in over their lateness.

That was perfectly normal, really. This was Metamorphosis.

They had come to be reformed, not to enjoy themselves.

If the guests lived comfortably and freely, what would be the hook? What would the viewers who had come specifically to watch even have to see?!

They would never retain their traffic. After just a few episodes, the viewers would all be gone!

Therefore, Director Li, who had already mapped out his marketing strategy, had decided from the very beginning to take these entertainment industry blacklist freaks down for good...

"Where's the group dormitory?" Xie Chen suddenly asked. "What are the conditions for moving in?"

Seeing that someone had finally noticed the key point, Director Li stroked his chin mysteriously. "It's actually very simple. Just complete the tasks assigned by the villagers."

Xie Chen nodded, the corners of his lips curving into a reckless smile. "Then let's not waste time. Why not announce the task directly?"

Though dissatisfied with that arrogant tone, Director Li could not help smiling when he imagined the looks on these freaks' faces after hearing the task.

"The task will be announced by the village chief."

He raised an arm in a welcoming gesture. A plainly dressed, dark-skinned middle-aged man walked over, picked up the loudspeaker, and spoke in a heavy dialect.

"Tomorrow, our village starts farm work. The manure from every household hasn't been gathered yet, so you youngsters will collect it all together..."

Before the village chief could finish, Luo Mingyu interrupted, "What manure? Don't you use chemical fertilizer?"

"Young man, chemical fertilizer is expensive and not green," the village chief answered, trying his best to keep his dialect in check. "Our village specializes in all-natural products! It's healthy when it goes into your belly!"

When he had agreed to let the production crew film here, aside from the generous payment that would supplement the villagers' income, he had also hoped that if the village became popular on television, it might help boost the local economy.

After all, livestream sales were popular now. Plenty of people in the neighboring village had gotten rich first through that.

So, without realizing it, the village chief started advertising.

Luo Mingyu still did not understand. He muttered irritably, "What exactly is farm manure? You said so much without explaining anything."

"Pig shit, cow shit, donkey shit, horse shit—all kinds of livestock droppings." Xie Chen raised a brow. "You don't even know that much common sense? Did you never go to school? Keep dawdling, and you can forget about sleeping all night!"

"What? What shit?!" The pampered playboy did not even have time to retort. The moment his imagination kicked in, he covered his mouth. "Blegh—"

Director Li was extremely pleased with Luo Mingyu's reaction. He clapped his hands and said, "Come on, come on! Get to work, you freaks! I'm sure tonight will give you an unforgettable experience!"

"Can I quit now?" Li Jingfei's face was full of disgust.

Wei Mingqi, beside her, shook his head helplessly. "If you can afford the breach-of-contract penalty."

"I can pay it. I'm quitting, blegh—" Luo Mingyu raised a hand as he protested. "This is fucking not work for humans!"

The village chief hurried over and patted his back as if to comfort him. "Young man, don't lose heart. I believe in you..."

While chaos reigned around them, Xie Chen had already walked over to the ox cart dragging a large barrel. He looked it over from side to side, then lifted his head to survey the village layout. Just as he was about to reach out, that punchable voice sounded behind him again.

"Brother Xie Chen, you've never done farm work before, right? How about I help you? During those years when I was trafficked, I did plenty of it. I'm very familiar with this kind of work."

Xie Ran deliberately spoke slowly and clearly in front of the split-screen camera. His goal was to contrast himself with Xie Chen, who had taken over someone else's nest and lived a pampered life, using that contrast to win the netizens' sympathy.

Sure enough, plenty of bullet comments fell for it.

[He was clearly a rich young master, yet he was trafficked into a mountain village to do farm work. That's so pitiful! Xie Chen is awful. He occupied someone else's life for so many years and doesn't feel guilty at all!]

[No wonder Xie Ran seems so fragile. He's so easily pushed to the brink with the slightest provocation. Anyone tortured for so many years would become insecure, wouldn't they?!]

[Kids who grow up in villages are so innocent. Compared to him, Xie Chen is arrogant and overbearing. You can tell at a glance that he was spoiled rotten. That timid behavior from before was all an act, right?! The moment the Xie Family kicked him out, he showed his true colors!]

[Please, am I the only one who thinks Xie Ran is being so fake? This is a villain variety show. I don't want to watch that cloying act. It's even more disgusting than farm manure!]

[How is he fake? I think you just lack sympathy!]

[Blegh—]

Xie Chen did not know about the arguments in the livestream, nor did he care.

He slowly turned back around and smiled at the camera, his white teeth especially eye-catching. "So you're that capable? And that enthusiastic?"

"Then we'll leave our work to you."

Xie Chen clenched his fist and made a gesture, stressing his words. "Fighting!"

Then, without giving Xie Ran time to react, he turned and shouted at Luo Mingyu, "Hey, what's-your-name Yu, stop puking! Xie Ran said he'll help do your work too!"

The moment Xie Ran heard that, he panicked. "Who—who said I was helping him?!"