Wang Xinyang shook his head. "I don't know. He's a little aloof."
He wasn't about to mention how he'd tried chatting him up on the plane, only to be ignored!
"Ah... really? He does look a little aloof." Chen Shiyu felt a little disappointed. He'd been hoping to get to know him.
"Back to what we were talking about. I heard the production team added Chi Yining at the last minute too. Were they afraid our variety show wouldn't take off? We already have Film Emperor Gu... Insisting on dragging in that goddamn clinger too is really something!"
When Chen Shiyu heard Chi Yining would be there, he hadn't even wanted to come. He felt that any good show would turn tacky the moment Chi Yining joined...
Wang Xinyang nodded. "Yeah, I heard too, but I think Chi Yining is pretty willing to put himself out there.
"Everyone online is cursing him out, but I honestly haven't seen him do anything wrong. Isn't he just an obsessive fan of Film Emperor Gu?"
Chen Shiyu frowned in disagreement. "No, you're the only one who thinks there's nothing wrong with him. How much public attention has he hogged already? You can't even see the good-looking celebrities. The internet is full of dirt on him-school bullying, organizing gambling sessions, all kinds of crap..."
Wang Xinyang had been born into a family where both parents were public servants. His father worked in politics and his mother in medicine, so he had to be especially careful about what he said. No matter how much he disliked something, he couldn't show it.
For the first time, Wang Xinyang interrupted Chen Shiyu. "You said it yourself: that's what people online say. Besides, is there evidence for any of those claims? As far as I know, he just wore the same makeup."
Being contradicted for the first time left Chen Shiyu particularly embarrassed. He couldn't understand why Wang Xinyang kept arguing with him over someone hated by the entire internet.
"Hmph. I'm not talking to you anymore." Chen Shiyu fell silent too, taking out his phone to scroll through videos.
Beside them, Hu Bing raised his eyebrows slightly as he listened. He didn't pay much attention to things online, so he didn't know just what kind of person this Chi Yining they were discussing was.
Relatively speaking, if someone could get the entire internet to mock him, didn't that make him a celebrity in a sense?
He was even more famous than that Film Emperor Gu or whatever.
Because sometimes, when his teammates chatted with him, they often sent all kinds of Chi Yining memes too.
They featured all sorts of goofy expressions and had seeped into people's everyday lives. How could that not count as success?
Hu Bing chuckled. It was time to smooth things over. "Everyone has different opinions. Why insist on winning an argument?
"Besides, it's not like you won't get to meet him. Wouldn't it be better to observe him carefully then, before drawing any conclusions?"
Chen Shiyu slowly raised his head. "True... Then we'll see! Let's see if you still dare to speak up for him, Wang Xinyang!"
"Sure, sure, sure. But it makes no difference to me. If he has good points, I'll still praise him for them." After this disagreement with Chen Shiyu, Wang Xinyang didn't feel quite so good about him anymore.
In his mind, Chen Shiyu's image had abruptly changed from a pure, cute boy who loved to smile into a gossip who bad-mouthed other people.
Human perception really was strange. He had his own views, and he would stick to them.
The viewers in the livestream were also watching and listening to their conversation, and a wave of mockery broke out.
[I thought the guy with the chestnut haircut was really handsome earlier, but the second I saw him sticking up for Chi Yining, I lost all interest...]
[Same here. With Chi Yining being like that, someone is still trying to whitewash him. Probably got paid.]
[Yes, yes, yes! I'm backing our cutie Chen Shiyu! Once Chi Yining shows up, let's flame him again!]
[Doesn't anyone think the handsome guy who just walked past was gorgeous? Licking my screen like crazy~]
[Me too!! Oh my god! I thought everyone here was already stunning. Was that just some handsome guy who drifted past? That's my baby!]
[Keep your panties on! They're flying into my face!]
[Gotta say, aside from going too far by squeezing Chi Yining in, the director has really catered to our tastes with everyone else!]
After arriving at the dining hall, Chi Yining glanced at the individual meals laid out on the table. He picked a box of beef rice with a label on it that was still warm, along with a serving of winter melon soup.
He put them on a tray and carried it a little farther away, choosing a corner where he began eating at a leisurely pace.
It was so comfortable where there was no one around.
Before Chi Yining could enjoy even a few seconds of comfort, that guy Wang Xinyang came in too.