As the director looked over, trembling.
Song Lan raised an eyebrow on his expressionless face and asked indifferently, "Is it my turn to introduce myself?"
He had drawn second place.
The director swallowed, completely pinned down by Song Lan's icy aura, and nodded.
Song Lan stepped forward.
"My name is Song Lan.
"I'm not interested in dating.
"And don't use me for clout."
[That's our Brother Song, simple and brutal with his rejections!]
[Hear that, clout-chasing bitch? Get lost!]
[Hehehe, I love watching a bitch get face-slapped!]
The director: ???
That was it?
Over the years, plenty of people had confessed to Song Lan.
Every time Song Lan rejected someone, he said the same thing: don't appear anywhere within my sight.
There was even a story about an actor from the same production confessing to Song Lan.
After Song Lan rejected him, that actor refused to give up and forced his way into Song Lan's presence several more times.
As a result, he was kicked straight out of the production, and even his role was scrapped.
This man spared no one's feelings.
The director had nearly been scared to death just now.
He had even begun considering how to get Jiang Mingxi to leave.
And yet.
That was it?
The director let out a huge sigh of relief and was about to cue the third person.
Looking eager to stir up more trouble, Zhao Jiayuan asked Song Lan, "Teacher Song, what do you think about yesterday's trending topic about you and Jiang Mingxi?"
The director looked at Song Lan apprehensively.
Song Lan glanced at Jiang Mingxi. "It was spliced together."
The instant Song Lan looked over and their eyes met, Jiang Mingxi flirted openly. "Teacher Song, am I handsome?"
[Can you just get lost?!]
[How can anyone be this annoying?!]
[But honestly, Jiang Mingxi really is good-looking. Better-looking than the fake young master, at least.]
[Stop trying to drag Lele into this. That clout-chasing bitch isn't worthy!]
Afraid Song Lan would run out of patience and cause an even bigger incident on the livestream, the director hurriedly cued, "Next!"
Zhao Jiayuan was number three.
He rolled his neck and stepped forward.
"I'm Zhao Jiayuan.
"A popular singer.
"All my songs sound great."
[Seriously, is something wrong with you?!]
[Hahahahaha, looking down on everyone else as always!]
[That's so you!]
When Zhao Jiayuan finished, everyone else fell silent.
Zhao Jiayuan stuck his hands in his pockets and raised an eyebrow. "Seriously, aren't any of you curious about the beef between Chen Chong and me?"
[???]
[They didn't ask, and you're volunteering to tell them anyway?]
Jiang Mingxi laughed outright and played along. "Why, then?"
Given a chance to speak, Zhao Jiayuan immediately pointed at Chen Chong. "This bastard slept with my girlfriend yesterday!"
Chen Chong grabbed a bottle of water beside him and hurled it at Zhao Jiayuan.
"You piece of shit, listen carefully. I'm only saying this once.
"First, I only slept at her place yesterday. I didn't sleep with her."
Zhao Jiayuan caught the water bottle and opened his mouth to curse.
But Chen Chong was faster.
"Second, she's my biological older sister. Same dad, same mom.
"If we took a DNA test, our results would be the same as Jiang Mingxi and Jiang Ke's. That kind of biological sister.
"Did you get that, you stupid dog?!"
Zhao Jiayuan's mouth, poised to start cursing, froze.
Shock covered his face.
After a long silence, he finally said, "Huh?"
"Don't fucking 'huh' me!" Chen Chong roared furiously.
[Hahahahahaha!]
[Holy shit, what a massive misunderstanding! Hahahahaha, I'm fucking dying!]
[So Zhao Jiayuan beat up his girlfriend's younger brother?]
[This show is so good, hahahahahaha!]
Faced with Chen Chong's roar, Zhao Jiayuan awkwardly licked his lips.
Then-
He jumped up and shouted.
He said, "I'm done introducing myself!"
[Hahahahahaha!]
[Fuck, I thought you were actually going to say something!]
Chen Chong rolled his eyes at Zhao Jiayuan, rolled up his sleeves, and stepped forward.
He was number four.
"Hi, everyone. I'm Chen Chong.
"On my way here, my sister sent me a message asking me to pass something on to Zhao Jiayuan.
"Let's break up. We've been dating for three months, and you won't even hold my hand. I suspect you have problems with your sexual function."
[Hahahahahahaha!]
[Holy fuck!]
[Is this variety show actually real?]
[Scandalous and hilarious. One second it's a melodramatic fight between a wealthy family's real and fake young masters, and the next it's a male celebrity having sexual-function problems.]
Zhao Jiayuan instantly turned scarlet, his eyes blazing with anger.
But he couldn't get out a single word of rebuttal.
After all, he really hadn't held her hand.
Fuck!
He angrily kicked a small stone by his foot.
Having finished his introduction, Chen Chong took a few steps back into the line.
It was Jiang Mingle's turn.
His eyes still red-rimmed, Jiang Mingle wore an innocent, aggrieved expression.
"Hi, everyone. I'm Jiang Mingle.
"I'd like to offer Jiang Mingxi a solemn, sincere apology here.
"I'm sorry.
"And I believe all these misunderstandings can be cleared up.
"I hope everyone will give my eldest brother a little time."
Jiang Mingle finished speaking.
On the left-
Zhao Jiayuan had Chen Chong in a headlock and was demanding to know whether his sister had really said he had sexual-function problems.
On the right-
Jiang Mingxi took a candy from his pocket, set it on his palm, and offered it to Song Lan.
Song Lan glanced at the candy and ignored him.
Jiang Mingle: ...
Not one person looked at him?
[Hugs for Lele. You did nothing wrong. You don't need to apologize to anyone! Wuwuwu, my poor baby!]
[Is Jiang Mingxi deaf? Can't you hear Lele talking to you? No manners at all. No wonder the Jiang family won't acknowledge you!]
[How shameless can Jiang Mingxi get? Song Lan already rejected him outright, and he's still crawling up to him like a dog!]
[Compared to everyone else's introductions, Jiang Mingle's was utterly unremarkable, hahahahaha!]
Seeing that no one was paying Jiang Mingle any attention, the director feared he would feel embarrassed.
After all, Tianli Group was their sugar daddy.
Jiang Ke had specifically asked him to look after this person.
Stepping forward, the director moved straight to the next segment.
"Now, we'll officially begin today's task!
"As you can all see, we're livestreaming from Bridgehead Village.
"For the next few days of livestreaming, you'll be eating, drinking, staying, and getting around here.
"Your first task is to help the villagers deliver the bagged corn to the village stage.
"The guest who finishes first gets first pick of the accommodations."
As the director spoke, the crew led the guests toward the task site.
Many woven plastic sacks were piled on a field ridge.
The sacks were filled with corn.
They had already been divided evenly into five shares.
The director pointed to the clothes laid on the sacks.
"The production team has prepared work clothes for everyone. Once you've changed, you can begin!
"The rules: you may not use any means of transportation.
"Do your best, everyone. After all, the house you're assigned will determine your accommodations for the next few days."
[Oh my god, each person has to carry one, two, three, four... twenty-five sacks of corn? Are they working the guests like donkeys?]
[Each sack must weigh over thirty kilos, right? Oh my god! Isn't the production team going a little too far?!]
[It's a survival-challenge variety show to begin with. The guests haven't complained, so what are all their fans barking about?! This is only the beginning. There are bound to be harder things later.]
Amid the barrage of curses in the comments.
Jiang Mingxi looked at the clothes on the woven sacks, then at Song Lan.
Hehe?
Changing clothes?