Nymph Park, Zhecheng.
In the square in front of an artificial hill, stood a row of eight glamorous male and female celebrities.
Four men and four women, all wearing outfits provided by the production team.
The men were all dressed in matching blue suits and sunglasses, while the women wore pink dresses and pink hair clips.
The four men are Zhang Mianyang, Wu Ditao, Jia Xiaoliang, and Wang Jinyu.
The four women are Bai Xiaolu, Yang Jinli, Redi, and Liu Yifei.
"Hello everyone, welcome to Heart-Fluttering Moment!" Director Yan Ming said with a grin, holding the microphone and sitting on a small stool.
"In addition to all of you, we have also invited a special guest today."
Apart from Liu Yifei, everyone else was completely bewildered. What did this mean? Nine guests, and they didn't even form a group yet. Did this mean that after forming teams, one of them would have to go out alone?
How embarrassing would that be!
"So there are nine guests today, right?" Jia Xiaoliang couldn't help but ask.
"Yes!"
"Director, aren't you going a bit too far? It would be so awkward if one of them went out alone."
Wang Jinyu chimed in, "Exactly, he's already single, but he still has to go on a show all by himself?"
"Is this guest male or female?" Bai Xiaolu asked, raising her hand.
Yan Ming paused for a moment and said, "I really don't know if it's a man or a woman."
"You haven't seen it before?" Jia Xiaoliang asked.
"I've met you!"
"So you don't know if it's a man or a woman? It's not... you know, is it?" Wang Jinyu raised an eyebrow.
Everyone instantly understood what he meant.
Yan Ming chuckled and said, "Please welcome our last guest."
Everyone involuntarily looked back, but after waiting for a long time, no one came out.
Just then, a budgie flew in from behind the artificial hill, circled the group once, and landed on Wang Jinyu's shoulder.
Wang Jinyu was startled. "Holy crap, what's going on!"
"Don't make a fuss, calm down, I'm just the ninth guest."
"What the heck?"
"Really?"
Everyone was completely bewildered. A bird as a guest? Was Yan Ming getting Yan Ming for his britches?
Yan Ming then spoke up again, "That's right, Xiao Hui is our ninth guest. Since Xiao Hui is on the men's side, that means there's now one more male guest on your side."
"Director, can we stop this nonsense? You're making the four of us compete with a bird?" Wu Ditao looked utterly bewildered.
Ling Yi fluttered onto Wu Ditao's shoulder and said in a deep, domineering baritone voice, "What, kid, are you looking down on me?"
"Holy crap, director, did you guys give this bird a voiceover?"
"It's not voice-over. The production team has a limited budget and can't afford a voice actor." Yan Ming's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed. He hadn't expected this parrot to have such a talent.
Wu Ditao turned his head, looking at Ling Yi with some wariness, and asked cautiously, "This... brother, what's your name?"
"Onii-chan, my Xiao Hui, Duoduo to meet you from now on." Ling Yi suddenly spoke in an adorable anime voice that was irresistibly Xiaomeng.
This made Wu Ditao shudder.
"You, me, the director, and you still say it's not dubbed? This is a sound a bird could make?"
"Don't make a fuss. I'm a parrot. Haven't you heard of parrots mimicking speech?"
"Are you parroting me? You're like a parrot that's become a spirit, my goodness!"
" Xiao Hui, stop fooling around and get over here right now. Don't disrupt the recording." Liu Yifei suddenly shouted.
"Old woman, I'm also a guest on the show, you have no right to tell me what to do."
"You idiot, you're asking for it!" Liu Yifei roared in anger. This idiot, calling him an old woman normally was one thing, but to do it on a TV show? Didn't she have any dignity?
Liu Yifei ran straight towards Ling Yi Ling Yi, reaching out to grab him.
However, Ling Yi could fly. He flapped his wings and flew high into the sky, circled around, and landed on Yang Jinli's shoulder.
Yang Jinli's eyes lit up; this parrot was truly fascinating.
" Sister Yifei, is this parrot yours?" Yang Jinli asked.
Liu Yifei nodded. "I raised this stupid bird for three years, and it turned out to be an ungrateful wretch, no, a white-eyed bird." Liu Yifei said viciously.
Is this parrot Xiao Hui?
"Right!"
"So, Sister Yifei, can I team up with Xiao Hui later?"
"That depends on Director Yan's opinion; I don't care."
" Director Yan, can I team up with Yang Jinli?" Ling Yi asked Director Yan.
Hearing this, Liu Yifei rolled his eyes and cursed inwardly, "That idiot!"
"Director, I also want to team up with Xiao Hui," Bai Xiaolu said, joining in at this moment.
" Xiao Hui, I have some good food here. Team up with me, and all these snacks are yours." Reba grabbed a handful of snacks from her small bag and joined in.
Liu Yifei was dumbfounded. Was this silly bird really that popular?
But then she realized that the appearance of this silly bird was likely the highlight of the show; these women weren't stupid.
As long as she's with Xiao Hui, she'll obviously get more screen time.
For some unknown reason, Liu Yifei chuckled, took a few steps back, and returned to his seat.
That Xiao Hui devil is cunning; he's not going to take advantage of you so easily.
Besides, Director Yan Ming is very shrewd; he'll definitely stir up trouble later.
This is a dating reality show, how could we let this silly bird have all three beauties by himself?
"So, the show just started, and we were defeated by a bird?" Wang Jinyu said to Jia Xiaoliang.
"Why don't we all go home? What's the point of recording this?" Wu Ditao joked.
"Hehe, this Xiao Hui is so interesting. He can Imitation so many sounds. I wonder if he can even Imitation singing," Zhang Mianyang laughed.
The three of them looked at Zhang Mianyang with strange expressions. Good grief, are we on the same wavelength?
Our female guests have all been snatched up by a bird, and now you're thinking of getting a bird to sing?
If this bird can sing, then they're doomed!
" Yuanfang, what do you think?" Jia Xiaoliang shouted at Yan Ming.
Yan Ming picked up the microphone again, coughed, and said, "The first team formation is random; it will be decided by drawing lots. Only teams with the same lot can be formed."
"Hey, that's fair!" Wang Jinyu said, giving a thumbs up.
But then Yan Ming took out a blank A4 sheet of paper, tore it into nine pieces, and started writing and drawing on it with a ballpoint pen.
Finally, they were rolled into small balls, divided into two small piles, one with 5 balls and the other with 4 balls.
"Director, wasn't this the original program plan? You changed the program plan entirely for Xiao Hui's sake?" Jia Xiaoliang asked in surprise.
"Ahem, none of that matters, it's all for the sake of the show."
"You mean we can't even compare to a bird?"
You might really be no match for him. Thinking back to Xiao Hui's performance this morning, Yan Ming still felt a little disappointed.
Wu Ditao was right, this bird is truly a monster.
It's very likely that this bird will become a major highlight of the show.
"Alright, now everyone come over and draw lots. Those who draw the same lot will automatically form a group. However, there is one person in the boys' group with a 0 lot. The person who draws a 0 lot will temporarily be in a single group."
Upon hearing the director's words, Jia Xiaoliang and the others exchanged bewildered glances.
"Well, whoever draws 0 is going to be embarrassed!" Wang Jinyu said again.
"Who wants to go first?" Jia Xiaoliang asked.
"We'll definitely draw first, since the chance of drawing a zero is lower," Wang Jinyu said.
"Then I'll go first!" Jia Xiaoliang said, and was about to run towards Yan Ming, but Wang Jinyu grabbed his clothes and pulled him back.
"Hey, Wang Jinyu, aren't you going too far? You bullied me on 'Go Fighting!!' and you're still bullying me on this new show?"
Jia Xiaoliang struggled for a long time but couldn't break free, and cried out in despair.
"We need to be fair. What are you trying to steal? Shitou, paper, scissors."
Wang Jinyu not only served in the military but also studied judo, making her incredibly strong and Combat.
Seeing Wang Jinyu disciplining Jia Xiaoliang like a child, Wu Ditao and Zhang Mianyang were both speechless.
We can't afford to mess with them.
"What about Xiao Hui? He can't play Shitou- paper-scissors either," Zhang Mianyang said.
"It's all about luck. After the four of you draw, the rest are mine," Ling Yi said, landing on Jia Xiaoliang's shoulder.
" Brother Gray, that's impressive, you saw it all clearly," Jia Xiaoliang laughed.
"This thing has definitely become a spirit. First there was Tianpeng, and now there's Xiao Hui. Are all the animals going to become spirits?" Wu Ditao said, leaning closer to Ling Yi.
Ling Yi thought to himself, "Sorry, that's me too."
"Ahem, Shitou- paper-scissors, hurry up," Jia Xiaoliang coughed to remind them.
It's not appropriate to talk about Tianpeng on the show; it's easy to get caught up in the drama.
Wu Ditao understood Jia Xiaoliang's meaning and quickly said, " Shitou, paper, scissors, come on, who's afraid of who?"
"Director, can we skip the lottery?"
The girls started causing trouble too, with Yang Jinli being the first to speak up.
"Yes, yes, yes, can we girls...?"
"No way!" How could Yan Ming possibly agree to such a request? Otherwise, how could the show continue?
Everyone had to draw lots, and by this time, Wang Jinyu's group had already finished drawing lots.
Zhang Mianyang is No. 1, Wang Jinyu is No. 2, Ling Yi is No. 3, Wu Ditao number 4, so Number 0 is naturally Jia Xiaoliang.
"Director, this isn't fair!" Jia Xiaoliang was almost in tears. Damn it, why was he having such bad luck?
"Haha, no, this is very fair!" Wang Jinyu laughed loudly.
"Brother, how about I switch with you?" Zhang Mianyang said.
This was his first time participating in a dating reality show, and he was still a bit shy and reserved, unsure how to interact with the female guests. He seemed to prefer the Number 0).
"No need. We should follow the rules of the game. Life is mostly about luck, and there's always a bit of uncontrollable fate. That's just how it is."
"Besides, this is just the beginning. There will definitely be twists and turns later. In Director Yan's variety shows, there's no such thing as absolutes."
On the girls' side, No. 1 is Yang Jinli, No. 2 is Bai Xiaolu, No. 3 is Liu Yifei, and number 4 is Redi.
Well, after all this time, Ling Yi and Liu Yifei are teamed up again.
"Fool, you'll never escape my Five Elements Mountain." Liu Yifei clenched his fist and said through gritted teeth.
"Please be quiet!"
Yan Ming picked up his notebook and began explaining the program rules.
Please listen carefully to the program rules; I will only say them once.
"Over the next two days, the production team has prepared various challenges for everyone, with varying levels of difficulty and different points awarded."
"Your points will determine your future food, clothing, shelter, and even your right to change teammates. Therefore, this is both a team battle and an individual battle..."
Everyone was speechless. Are you sure this is a dating reality show and not Go Fighting!!"?