The whiteboard Director Niu wheeled out displayed eight costume design sketches.
The outfits in the eight sketches came in a rich array of colors: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. At first glance, they looked rainbow-themed, but on closer inspection...
"Aren't these the Calabash Brothers?"
Once Lai Bingxuan said it, the others found the resemblance increasingly obvious, their faces taking on the Confused Subway Grandpa expression.
Xie Mi reacted fastest.
"Then I'll take the brown outfit. No particular reason, I just like brown. I'm a pretty steady person. Bright colors aren't my thing."
At first, there seemed to be nothing wrong with that explanation, but this season's viewers were quick on the uptake.
[Isn't the brown outfit Grandpa's?]
[Hahahahaha, I was just wondering how seven Calabash Brothers turned into eight outfits. Turns out Grandpa gets one too.]
[Old Xie, you sure are quick.]
[Of course. One second slower and she'd have ended up somebody's grandson.]
Shen Yeqing raised an eyebrow slightly. "Do you like brown, or do you like jumping up two generations?"
[Old Shen really gets her.]
[No one knows Old Xie like Old Shen.]
The others finally caught on and began scrambling to claim brown.
Qiu Chengye: "I like brown! Who likes those flashy colors, anyway?"
Lai Bingxuan: "Weren't you pretty flashy when you went out in that red suit with nothing underneath? Look, you can wear red. You're well suited to being the eldest grandson, too. I'll wear brown."
Yu Jinche: "I'd really like to be Grandpa too."
"Easy, everyone. Easy."
Director Niu raised a hand to stop their argument and motioned for them to study the sketches. "These were designed by a Weibo user. Since their submission received the most likes, we ultimately chose their designs."
"Next, we'll call this Weibo user live and