"However, before heading to the mission location, each of your groups needs to participate in a teamwork challenge. The number of times you successfully complete the challenge will determine your initial score."
"This is your only chance to earn points from the show for free, so please be prepared."
This part is naturally not a test of teamwork.
Even among acquaintances, it's difficult to achieve true consensus when it comes to things like tacit understanding.
The real purpose of this step is to increase mutual understanding.
For example, favorite fruit, favorite color, favorite food, favorite city, etc.
There are ten questions in total, each worth 10 points. If you can answer all of them successfully, you will receive 100 points.
However, achieving perfect coordination is virtually impossible.
"Director, what should I do?" Jia Xiaoliang said, both amused and exasperated.
"Because you are in Group Number 0, and there is only one person there, the production team will directly give you 100 points."
"Haha, I knew it! How could Director Yan's show not have a plot twist? How about that?"
Jia Xiaoliang immediately became smug and shouted loudly.
"Is that even possible? Does that mean Brother Liang is the richest right now?" Wu Ditao was dumbfounded.
"It's alright, we'll just eat his food and drink his drinks when the time comes," Wang Jinyu said, clenching her fist.
"This guy is a robber, Wang Jinyu. This is a dating reality show, not 'Go Fighting!!' You can't do this."
"Yeah, I'm bringing Bai Xiaolu to eat and drink your food, is there a problem?"
"I'm speechless. Director, look at him, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
Yan Ming said helplessly, " Wang Jinyu, tone it down. This is a dating show, not a game where you and Bai Xiaolu act as a pair of male and female bandits."
"Pfft! Haha, a pair of male and female bandits, how about that!" Bai Xiaolu burst into laughter.
Wang Jinyu was a little confused by Bai Xiaolu's laughter. What was so funny? I played like this on "Go Fighting!!"
"Alright, Group 1, Yang Jinli and Zhang Mianyang, prepare for the teamwork challenge. To prevent leaks, all other members, please wear your headsets."
All eyes turned to Ling Yi; they were curious why this bird was wearing a headset.
At this moment, Ling Yi was already wearing a small wireless microphone, which was already quite large for a parrot's head.
The next moment, in addition to eight headsets, the production crew brought out... a pot.
" Yan Ming, I advise you to be kind." Ling Yi stared at Yan Ming, speaking in a domineering CEO-like tone.
"Bring the props!" Yan Ming waved his hand.
Seeing Ling Yi's gaze fixed on him, Yan Ming Yan Ming unfazed and said calmly, "The production team has a contract with you."
The contract was indeed signed, and it was signed between Liu Yifei and the production team.
After all, he belongs to Liu Yifei.
Ling Yi knew this, of course; he was just intimidated by the pot.
I have a feeling that I'm about to be stewed.
"Silly bird, why are you talking so much nonsense?" Liu Yifei grabbed Ling Yi, shoved him into the pot, and then slammed the lid on.
"So you're just stewing it dry without adding water?" Wang Jinyu asked.
"We need to add more salt, keep it up!" Jia Xiaoliang laughed heartily.
"No scallions, no garlic, it doesn't count as a meal!" Wu Ditao laughed.
"I urge you to be kind!" Ling Yi shouted after splashing the pot a few times.
"Haha!" Bai Xiaolu was laughing hysterically, squatting on the ground with her mouth wide open, laughing so hard you could see her throat.
Redi and Yang Jinli covered their mouths, trembling all over.
"What a pathetic bird, haha!"
"But Xiao Hui can still hear us," Wu Ditao asked, snapping out of his reverie.
"Brother, it doesn't matter whether Xiao Hui can hear or not, as long as Sister Yifei can't hear," Zhang Mianyang explained.
Ling Yi also came to his senses at this moment, and with a loud bang, he jumped out of the pot, the force of which even knocked the lid off.
Everyone was startled.
"Wow, that's some serious strength. I don't know why, but it reminded me of that Tianpeng again," Wang Jinyu said.
At this moment, Ling Yi had already flown to the top of Yan Ming's head and started scratching Yan Ming's hair wildly.
He turned Yan Ming's hair into an afro before finally flying back onto Liu Yifei's shoulder, completely satisfied.
Upon seeing Yan Ming's appearance, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter again.
Yan Ming didn't care at all. This show had one bombshell after another. He could easily edit it together and it would probably be enough for an entire episode.
"Everyone else, please put your headsets on the floor. Group No. 1, the teamwork challenge officially begins." Yan Ming had to take the initiative and set the pace, otherwise the rest of the content couldn't continue.
But there was no tacit understanding. Out of ten questions, Yang Jinli and Zhang Mianyang only managed to work together once, and they only got 10 points.
In Group No. 2, Wang Jinyu and Bai Xiaolu did slightly better, scoring 30 points.
In Group 4, Wu Ditao and Redi performed the best, but they only scored 50 points.
Yan Ming clearly put Ling Yi and Liu Yifei from Group No. 3 last.
"Group No. 3, please get ready, the teamwork challenge is about to begin."
Because they were the last group, none of the others wore headsets. They were quite curious whether each person with a parrot could work together seamlessly.
"First question: Please name your favorite fruit."
Durian! x2!
"Wait a minute, it's understandable that Sister Yifei likes to eat durian, but a parrot likes to eat durian too?" Wu Ditao asked incredulously.
"This silly bird really loves durian, and it eats almost anything," Liu Yifei explained.
"Question 2: Please name your favorite food!"
Hot pot! x2!
Ling Yi added, "It has to be spicy broth, the kind where the broth is bright red."
"Really?"
"This silly bird has been to the vet several times because of eating spicy hot pot. We can't stop it no matter what we do. Every time I eat hot pot at home, I have to lock him up," Liu Yifei said with a wry smile.
"I'm impressed, I don't even dare to eat hot pot that's too spicy," Jia Xiaoliang said, shaking his head.
"For the third question, please name your favorite color, Yan Se."
"Blue Cesium!" x2
"That's not right, Director! We've never seen Sister Yifei wear Lanse clothes before. Did you leak the questions to them? Director, you're being too biased!" Bai Xiaolu shouted dramatically.
Bai Xiaolu wasn't actually suspicious of leaking the questions; she mainly used it to shut up some trolls.
There's never a shortage of keyboard warriors online.
"I don't like blue cesium, but I know old women like blue cesium!"
"You idiot, if you call me an old woman again, I'll stew you!" Liu Yifei was furious; this time, he really couldn't take it anymore.
This jerk keeps calling me an old woman. Who's old? Does being thirty-six mean I can't be Xiao Xian Nü?
They're over forty and still playing high school students.
"Cough cough, I was wrong!" Ling Yi shrank back when he saw Liu Yifei's death stare!
"Tell me, how did you know I like blue cesium?"
"Your car is blue!"
It's not just the car, even the little clothes you're wearing are blue, but we can't talk about that.
"But why doesn't Sister Yifei like wearing blue clothes?"
"Blue Se's clothes are too hard to pull off; they don't look good on me," Liu Yifei said.
She liked sapphire blue, that extremely dazzling bright blue cesium.
But this kind of brightly colored clothing looked incredibly tacky on her.
In the next 7 questions, the person and the parrot successfully solved 4 of them in perfect harmony.
In this way, Ling Yi and his group had 70 points, the highest among all groups except Jia Xiaoliang.
"Next, please get on the bus and head to the mission location."
"Please hand over your phone before boarding. Aside from essential clothing, you are not allowed to bring anything else. Our production team will conduct a check, and you may board only after passing the inspection."
Male staff members will check male students, and female staff members will check female students.
Apart from the necessities, everything else was confiscated by the production team.
In the car, Wang Jinyu said, "I have a bad feeling about this!"
"Are they going to send us to play a Qiusheng?" Zhang Mianyang guessed.
"There's bound to be a huge pit ahead," Jia Xiaoliang said confidently.
"Is this really a dating reality show?" Bai Xiaolu asked worriedly.
" Director Yan's dating reality show is different. Didn't you guys watch the first season? Director Yan made the guests play a 100-yuan Qiusheng. Goodness, after seven days, there wasn't a single moment of romance. You just watched how miserable the guests were."
Yang Jinli said with an exaggerated expression.
"It's not that there was no romance at all; they added a ' Heartthrob Points ' system at the end, so it barely connected to the show's theme." Redi had also watched the show.
Liu Yifei hadn't watched the first season, or rather, she rarely watched variety shows, always feeling they were too fake. But now, hearing everyone talking about it, she began to worry as well.
The car drove out of Zhecheng and out of the urban area, heading south for a full four hours before arriving at a small seaside village.
After everyone got off the bus, they were all a little lost and uneasy, wondering what awaited them next.
Ling Yi was also very curious about what Yan Ming was going to do next.
Welcome to Seaside Town and Seaside Village!
"It's said that you can share both hardship and prosperity. Love requires the joint effort of both parties to blossom and bear fruit," Yan Ming said Yan Ming.
"Love is not just a romantic garden, but also the mundane details of life, the daily grind. It's through constant compromise and adjustment in the process of building your own little homes that you can truly understand each other."
"True love is when you can accept each other's strengths and weaknesses."
"The production team has provided each of you with a home; you need to take good care of your respective homes over the next three months."
Everyone understood that Yan Ming was Yan Ming the issue to stay on topic.
"Here, points are your only currency. Every day, the production team will issue a batch of tasks. You can earn points by completing these tasks, and then use those points to exchange for supplies with the production team."
"In addition, you must complete one 'Heartbeat Challenge' arranged by the production team every day to earn 'Heartthrob Points.'"
"Every ten days, the Heartthrob Points' of each group will be tallied. Heartthrob Points of 100 is the maximum, and 60 is considered acceptable. Groups that do not meet the Heartthrob Points will be re-drawn for team formation."
"Now, please enter the village and find your respective homes."
At this moment, Jia Xiaoliang raised his hand and asked, "Director, what should I do?"
Yan Ming thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you two choices."
"First one, wait!" Yan Ming said with a smile.
"Isn't that obvious? It's like you said nothing at all."
"Secondly, the production team will give you the identity of a Ravagers. You will receive a ' Heart-Flutter Value Halving Card' every day, which you can decide which group to use it on."
" The Heart-Flutter Value Halving Card' cannot be accumulated and expires."
"Furthermore, once you accept the role of the Ravagers, you will completely lose the opportunity to regroup, meaning you will be alone for the entire duration of the show's filming."
"So, you mean I'm going to be the bad guy for a season?"
"Hehe, I'll take the bad guy role. You all better watch out!"