Wipe Out These Blacklisted Entertainment Industry Freaks

As Xie Chen spoke, one of the split-screen cameras happened to swing around for a close-up.

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

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

"Where the hell is your shame?!"

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

His eyes instantly reddened, and he looked on the verge of tears as he said pitifully, "Brother Xie Chen, I never meant to take your place. Don't hate me so much..."

Yes, exactly like this!

Curse him even harder!

Let the viewers see his vicious true colors,

and let the cyberbullying come even more fiercely!

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

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

Xie Ran froze in surprise and instinctively turned his head, only to see Li Sifan standing there with both hands in his pockets, looking cold and irritated. "Are you trying to stir up trouble? Picking fights inside and out? Do you think we and the viewers are all idiots?!"

The moment he finished speaking, the bullet comments exploded.

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

[Even if Li Sifan hadn't said anything, I thought Xie Ran was weird. But after that reminder, 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 this! Aren't effeminate men being banned now? How did he get on here?!]

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

Xie Ran's face alternated between red and white. Just as he opened his mouth to defend himself, Director Li seized control of the conversation and shouted through his megaphone, "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 every word, carrying an authority that needed no anger. It seemed he wanted to vent all the frustration he had held in over their lateness.

That was only normal. After all, this was Metamorphosis.

They had come here 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 hold onto the traffic. The audience would be gone after just a few episodes!

So Director Li, who had already mapped out the marketing strategy, had decided from the very beginning to work these blacklisted entertainment industry freaks to the bone...

"Where's the communal dormitory?" Xie Chen suddenly asked. "What are the conditions for staying there?"

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 corner of his mouth curving into a wild smile. "Then let's not waste time. Why not assign the tasks directly?"

Though displeased by that arrogant tone, Director Li could not help smiling when he imagined the looks on these freaks' faces after they heard the task.

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

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

"Tomorrow, our village starts farm work. The manure from every household hasn't been collected yet, so you youngsters will gather 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 environmentally friendly," the village chief answered, trying his best to speak more clearly. "Our village specializes in all-natural products! Healthy stuff to put in 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 boost the local economy.

After all, livestream sales were all the rage now. The neighboring village had gotten quite a few people rich through it first.

And so, without realizing it, the village chief had started advertising.

Luo Mingyu still did not understand. He muttered irritably, "What exactly is farmyard manure? You've said a whole lot without explaining anything."

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

"What? What shit?!" The spoiled young master did not even have the mind to argue back. As soon as the image formed in his head, he covered his mouth. "Bleurgh—"

Director Li was extremely satisfied 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!"

"Is it too late to quit now?" Li Jingfei's face was full of disgust.

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

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

The village chief hurried over and patted his back soothingly. "Young man, don't lose heart. I believe in you..."

While chaos erupted around them, Xie Chen had already walked over to the ox cart pulling a large barrel. He looked it over from both sides, then lifted his head to survey the layout of the village. 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, have you? How about I help you? In the years when I was trafficked away, I did quite a lot 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 his nest and lived a pampered life, thereby winning the viewers' sympathy through the disparity.

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 too pitiful! Xie Chen is awful. He occupied someone else's life for so many years and doesn't feel even a little guilty!]

[No wonder Xie Ran looks so fragile and falls apart so easily when he's slightly provoked. Anyone who had been tortured for that many years would feel insecure and afraid of losing everything, right?!]

[Kids raised in villages are pure-hearted. Compared to him, Xie Chen is so arrogant and overbearing. You can tell he was spoiled rotten. That timid behavior before was all an act, wasn't it?! 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 someone acting all sweet and calculating. It makes me sicker than farmyard manure!]

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

[Bleurgh—]

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

He turned back unhurriedly and smiled at the camera, his white teeth particularly striking. "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 with it, emphasizing his words. "Fighting!"

Then, without giving Xie Ran time to react, he turned and shouted at Luo Mingyu, "Hey, that Yu guy! Stop throwing up! Xie Ran said he'll help you with your work too!"

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