Fu Yunyi wasn't the first to fall, but he didn't last long either. After Yang Linlin and Xu Qianmo took to the stage one after the other, they exchanged a glance and teamed up to attack Fu Yunyi, and he was quickly defeated.
After coming down, Fu Yunyi was also sweating a lot. He took the tissue Xia Zhiyi handed him and wiped himself, muttering, "You're targeting me."
Xia Zhiyi looked at him helplessly. "This is a method they came up with themselves. It's not like I asked Yang Linlin and Xu Qianmo to gang up on you. You might as well say that you acted too fiercely before and scared them, so they decided to kick you down first."
Fu Yunyi snorted, then asked, "How did I perform?"
At least he was forced to leave the field after his balloon was popped, rather than falling down after losing his footing in a club.
Xia Zhiyi smiled and nodded, "Not bad, better than I expected. You're quite stable now."
Unlike when the two first met, Fu Yunyi looked tall and strong, but the difference between someone who had trained and someone who hadn't was quite obvious. Xia Zhiyi was much shorter than Fu Yunyi back then, but she could still knock Fu Yunyi down even without using much strength.
Fu Yunyi has improved a lot since he was a few years ago.
Fu Yunyi said smugly, "That's right, I was serious, after all."
The competition on the field was in full swing, and Xia Zhiyi didn't have much time to chat with Fu Yunyi, after all, he still had the responsibility of being a safety officer.
The game went very smoothly in the end. Although some players would lose their footing or be accidentally bumped into by others and fall off the stakes, Xia Zhiyi was always able to catch them just as they were about to leave the stakes.
One particularly dangerous incident involved three people falling simultaneously, one in front of the other. Xia Zhiyi effortlessly caught them all safely, eliciting gasps of surprise.
Midway through the game, trending topics on the internet began to climb steadily, and the live stream traffic surged. The director and assistant director watched with beaming smiles.
The director also said to the assistant director, "I was worried about whether our mats could guarantee the safety of the athletes. What if someone fell and got hurt? Even with the mats, they might still get injured. But it turns out that our Teacher Xia, is the most reliable."
The assistant director nodded repeatedly. "This way, the audience will feel at ease watching and will also enjoy the show."
The director beamed, "Today's workout was quite intense. Remember to have them prepare water, and make sure the logistics are up to par."
Assistant director. "Don't worry, we're experienced, we won't forget."
Fu Yunyi rested for a while. He was quickly surrounded and eliminated, so he didn't lose much energy. He chatted with the other mentors for a bit, trying to persuade them to go on stage as well. After failing, he ran over to the director to take a look.
Fu Yunyi: "Wow, these data are pretty good."
The director was startled and quickly turned around to make sure Fu Yunyi's microphone was off before letting out a sigh of relief. He said irritably, "Even if our show is broadcast live 24/7, you can't just lay everything out on the table. It makes us seem so opportunistic."
Fu Yunyi glanced at him, "It's not like you don't want this data."
The director stared at him with a stern face.
Then, after a few seconds, he couldn't hold back and burst into laughter again.
Fu Yunyi laughed too, "Look how happy you are."
As they were talking, Fu Yunyi noticed out of the corner of his eye that his assistant had moved to the nearest blind spot in the camera's view and was waving his phone at him.
Fu Yunyi recognized his phone and the caller ID on the screen. He paused, told the director, walked over, took the phone, and answered as he walked towards a secluded spot, "Hey, Xu Chen, what's the rush calling at this hour?"
As their agent, Xu Chen would definitely be watching the live stream. The fact that he would choose to call at this time means he has something urgent to tell him.
Xu Chen: "Find a secluded spot first."
Upon hearing this, Fu Yunyi, who had only wanted to find a quiet place, sensed something was amiss. He glanced around, then simply walked to the restroom in a nearby building, casually placed the cleaning rack by the door, locked it, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xu Chen: "Something's happened. I got word that the movie star you had a bit of a grudge against before was caught having sex with a group of people."
This statement is somewhat vague. When Fu Yunyi heard the words "having a grudge," the names of so many people that he couldn't even count them all popped into his head.
But adding the title "Best Actor" immediately narrows the scope.
Fu Yunyi's expression turned somewhat ugly, even disgusted, at the thought of that person, "That guy surnamed Yan? He should have been in trouble long ago."
But what does his business have to do with me?
Xu Chen lowered his voice. "Do you remember that male celebrity who used to be at odds with you, the one who tried to climb the ladder by stepping on you a few years ago, the one who deliberately disgusted you?"
Fu Yunyi: "Just tell me your name."
Xu Chen said a name.
Fu Yunyi didn't immediately recognize the name when he heard it.
Helpless, Xu Chen then recounted some of the other party's past actions, which finally helped Fu Yunyi identify the person.
It's not his fault; there are quite a few people, both inside and outside the industry, who have had conflicts with him.
At the beginning, when Fu Yunyi had just entered the industry, he was still vengeful and remembered the names of everyone he had a grudge against, thinking about when to get revenge.
Over time...
Fu Yunyi was somewhat Zen-like; he didn't hold grudges. If he had a grudge, he would settle it on the spot to avoid being distracted by other things and forgetting about it, thus avoiding suffering more losses.
Fu Yunyi: "What, are they together?"
Xu Chen: "Hmm."
"What does that have to do with me?"
Xu Chen: "This incident happened some time ago, but it wasn't exposed until now. I just received news that the paparazzi who took the photos seems to be trying to extort money from those people involved, but they haven't been able to agree on a price."
"Then this paparazzi was staking out your whereabouts last night, but he didn't get any photos. On his way back, he was attacked and his arm was broken. He thinks it was that guy surnamed Yan who had it done, so he sent the information to me."
Fu Yunyi was speechless. "No, why am I telling you this? Just call the police!"
Xu Chen: "... Yeah, that's what I was planning to do too."
Fu Yunyi: "..." A question mark appeared above his head.
Why would you call yourself?
Xu Chen: "But I discovered that the villa next door, where they were fooling around that day, happened to be the one you bought two years ago. You remember staying there for a few days recently, right?"
Fu Yunyi: "..."
Fu Yunyi finally understood why Xu Chen had called him at this crucial moment.
He was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I just stayed there for a few nights. Can't I even stay in my newly bought house?"
How could this possibly get dragged into this?
He was so wronged!