[Honestly, do we really need to mention every day that Yun Tong scored 657 on her college entrance exam? Plenty of people know Yun Tong scored 657 on her college entrance exam. Bringing up Yun Tong scoring 657 on her college entrance exam every day makes us look like we're showing off /doge/]
"Sinian, you're up." Once the women had finished introducing themselves, the director turned to Chen Sinian with another beaming smile.
Chen Sinian gave a slight nod this time and offered a perfectly conventional introduction. "Good afternoon, everyone. I'm Chen Sinian. I work in acting and have achieved a modest amount of success so far. I look forward to getting to know all of you over the next three months."
He probably had the most fans out of everyone here. The moment the director cued him, comments flooded all the livestreams, especially his individual stream and the main one.
[Aaaaaah, hubby! Give me a kiss!]
[What's this? Chen Sinian? Gotta give him a kiss!]
[Hubby, remember to keep your distance from Su Tangtang, okay? Love you, mwah!]
[Keep Su Tangtang far away, and your career will shine all day!]
[Hey, that actually rhymed pretty well!]
The two remaining male guests introduced themselves next without waiting for the director to prompt them.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Qiao Yufan. I play the second male lead in the hit drama Immortal Bone. As for my ideal type, as long as she's a woman, that's enough."
[Nice! Girls, I'm not buying it. Are you?]
[Hahahahaha, the person above is way too clearheaded.]
[You don't have to believe it. His fans do. Just look at all the 'marry me' comments filling the screen /doge/]
"Hello, everyone. I'm Xiao Ziyao, a lyricist and composer." Compared with Qiao Yufan's enthusiasm in front of the camera, he was rather reserved.
Still, that one sentence was enough for his fans to flood the entire comment feed.
[Aaaaaah, hubby, you're so handsome!]
[Baby, come into my arms!]
[Hello, Xiao Ziyao. I'm an ordinary working stiff. I stumbled across you by chance and really like you, but I'm just an ordinary working stiff and have no money. Can we get married? /kiss/]
[No, he can only marry me!]
[Do you realize he's going to have to spend all night reassuring me because you said that? /doge/]
After hearing his introduction, Su Tangtang wanted to browse through his gossip, but as she kept looking, she suddenly came across something about someone else.
[Holy crap, here's a big one!]
That single sentence drew everyone's attention.
Xiao Ziyao felt a little uneasy. Going by the pattern of Su Tangtang's gossip browsing so far, it should have been his turn now.
He started wondering what major scandal he might have, but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't come up with anything more explosive than the dirt on Liao Xuliang and the director.
Could it be about someone else?
[This really is a huge scandal!] Su Tangtang clicked her tongue twice as she thought that.
Everyone: "?!!"
We don't believe you. Tell us what it is and prove it!
[Breaking news: popular actor Peng Yijie hired prostitutes!]
"?!!"
Who did you say?!!
[Too bad the money backing him protected him. The paparazzi were useless, too. They didn't get a single incriminating shot.]
[It won't actually come out until a year from now.]
Everyone: ... That really is a shame. We thought we'd be able to see it on Weibo right now.
Wait, a year from now? You can predict the future, too?
Su Tangtang gave no response to that. She continued browsing the details of Peng Yijie's prostitution scandal. [Still, he's really something. He actually called in three women in one night!]
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[A threesome wasn't enough for him anymore, so he moved on to a foursome, huh?]
Everyone: "?!!"
Holy crap, that's intense!
You really wouldn't know it from looking at him. So that's the kind of guy you are, Peng Yijie!
[Wow, wow, wow~~~]
There's more?!!
Everyone immediately pricked up their ears.
[He'd already gone limp and still wanted more. The women were scared he'd die in bed!]
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"Ahem, ahem, ahem!"
Two of them couldn't handle her blunt words and broke into coughing fits. You really don't need to go into that much detail, do you?
An Ruzhi was particularly flustered. Yes, she had called in ten men, but her best friend had egged her on! She was still very innocent at heart, and now Su Tangtang's words had her cheeks burning.
The director pressed his fist to his lips and gave a light cough as well. He glanced at Su Tangtang, who was probably still flipping through her book and enjoying the gossip, then hurriedly spoke up. "Now that introductions are over, the time is yours. Apart from a few scheduled activities, the production team will mostly stay out of things. We won't be providing dinner or anything like that, either. You'll have to sort it out yourselves."
Everyone turned to him and answered, "Okay, Director. We'll take care of dinner ourselves."
Then Xue Ruyin lifted a hand to sweep back her long hair and asked everyone, "Do you have any ideas? Should we buy some ingredients and cook for ourselves?"
Although she had addressed everyone, her gaze had already settled on Liao Xuliang.
The implication was obvious.
Su Tangtang: [One wants money and status, and the other wants sex and thrills. Aren't these two a match made in heaven?]
[I just wonder whether Liao Xuliang will take her home to sleep in his dad's room someday.]
[Let me search for it. Hehehe.]
Liao Xuliang: "..."
Xue Ruyin: "..."
Before Su Tangtang's next thoughts could reach them, Liao Xuliang spoke first. "I'm fine with anything."
His gaze swept across everyone's faces. Seeing that, Qiao Yufan chimed in, "I'm fine with anything, too."
He had no choice. He was the lowest-profile celebrity there and had no powerful financial backing, so all he could do was agree.
Neither Chen Sinian nor Xiao Ziyao spoke. Xue Ruyin took their silence as agreement and continued, "How about we buy some ingredients, bring them back, and cook together?"
"I think that works." Remembering the "assignment" her manager had given her-to create more talking points-An Ruzhi nodded as well.
Su Tangtang naturally went along with them. Whatever they said, she nodded, faithfully following Sister Du's instructions at all times!
She didn't try to steal their camera time, either, simply staying quietly off to the side and browsing her gossip.
That settled the plan, but when they began discussing who would go shopping, Liao Xuliang spoke up first. "I have something to take care of, so I won't be going with everyone."
Xue Ruyin glanced at him and added with a gentle smile, "There are so many of us that there's really no need for everyone to go. How about anyone who's busy stays behind to deal with their things?"
[Agreed, agreed! Sending all eight people would really be a waste of manpower!]
[Ruyin is so thoughtful. She even considered that people might have things to take care of. Love her~]
[That's my favorite girl for you! Let's go, let's go!]
Knowing what she meant, the others said nothing, mainly because none of them had any interest in those two.
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