Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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In fact, whether in the past or now, whether it was a blue guest or a red guest, everyone’s words and deeds were within the boundaries of friendship and love.
Their feelings were so different. He had no idea about them before, but now he would spend a lot of time analysing even a micro-expression. The only thing that changed was his mood and perspective.
He was like a frightened bird now. He could not assume that Hu Ying and Duan Yihua liked him just because of their words or looks.
Maybe he was just scaring himself.
He couldn’t tell which was more thrilling: becoming the love rival of the red guests or becoming a heartthrob.
Just at this moment, Guo Bing suddenly came over.
He sat down beside him wearing a Lei Feng hat and a coat and said, “Shall we divide the houses first?”
The eight people looked at him straight in the eyes: “Now?”
Huo Cheng complained: “Director, can you please wait until we finish eating? How can we continue eating after what you said?”
Guo Bing said, “You all have to go back and change clothes later, right? The show starts at 7 o’clock. First, it’s the regular show of the theatre, which lasts for an hour. You will go on stage at 8 o’clock. It will take at least half an hour for eight people to perform, so it will be 8:30. If you have to pack up and move afterwards, it will be very late, and it will be very troublesome to move at night.”
“So you also know that your arrangement is unreasonable?” Duan Yihua said.
Guo Bing smiled and said, “So now everyone divide up the house first, we can move your large luggage there first, and it will be faster for you to pack the rest later.”
“How to divide it?” Hu Ying asked.
Yan Zhi and Pei Xu both put down their chopsticks. Yan Zhi tugged at his collar, while Pei Xu put his hands in his pockets.
The eight people were very nervous.
Yan Zhi, Pei Xu, Huo Cheng, and Hu Ying all wanted to share a room with Zhai Xingchen.
Wen Nuo was just hopeful.
Duan Yihua was conflicted but also wanted to share a room with Zhai Xingchen.
Lin Qingning was also very nervous, but the reason he was nervous was that he was afraid that he would be assigned to the same room with Pei Xu.
But none of them were as nervous as Zhai Xingchen.
Guo Bing smiled and said, “It’s very exciting and fair of us to divide the house this time.”
“Will it be another draw?” Hu Ying asked.
“It’s as fair as drawing lots.” Guo Bing said, “We’re going to perform soon, so let’s discuss and decide the order of performance. We’ll use the order of performance to divide the rooms… Actually, our previous plan was not to tell everyone about the room division, but just let everyone decide the order of performance freely. After the performance, we’ll tell everyone that we’ll divide the rooms according to the order of performance, so that everyone will be caught off guard and not expect it. But after thinking about it, we felt that it was too unfair, so we decided to tell everyone in advance and let everyone decide freely!”
The production team didn’t think that was unfair, they just thought that it wasn’t exciting enough, right?
Without knowing the situation, the guests were passive. Now that they were allowed to make their own decisions, passivity became active. Wasn’t the Shura field about to begin?
They were already nervous enough now, could the program crew please stop making trouble?
Zhai Xingchen immediately looked at the other people around him.
“The order of appearance determines the house?”
Guo Bing nodded: “No. 1 and No. 2 share a room, No. 3 and No. 4 share a room. And so on.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the cameramen gathered around him, turned on all the cameras, and aimed at their facial expressions.
As expected, the production team deliberately wanted to see a Shura scene.
Because they were being filmed, everyone’s expressions became serious and they still had to be somewhat restrained in front of the camera.
“Is it live broadcasting?” Hu Ying asked.
“Not yet, we’ll start broadcasting it live before the performance.” Guo Bing said.
Everyone was silent for a while, and Duan Yihua spoke first: “Then let’s start to decide the order.”
Zhai Xingchen calmed himself down.
Each of their subsequent speeches would surely be filled with their own little thoughts. Who wanted to share a room with whom, who was friends with whom, and who was a love rival? We should be able to find clues from their respective speeches.
He immediately became fully alert and focused.
“I think Hu Ying should be the first one.” Huo Cheng spoke first.
Everyone looked at Huo Cheng.
Hu Ying’s mouth slightly widened, with a hint of hostility: “Why?”
“Because your show is the most exciting, it’s suitable for the opening. Not only do we have to perform for the live audience, but we also have to broadcast it live. I think the first show should be able to both heat up the place and calm everyone down. It’s most appropriate for you to open the show.”
Zhai Xingchen felt that Huo Cheng’s words seemed a bit selfish, but also very reasonable.
Yan Zhi immediately agreed, “I agree with Brother Huo’s point of view.”
Pei Xu also nodded.
Seeing that most people seemed to agree, and those who disagreed were silent, Hu Ying asked, “Then who is second? I think Xingchen can be ranked second.”
Zhai Xingchen: “…”
Hew was now just like when he asked Pei Xu to play the piano.
The doubts in his heart were confirmed once again!
Damn.
He pursed his lips and was unable to speak.
“Xingchen’s “Love Song” is similar to your style. His piano piece is very exciting. Didn’t you listen to it in the afternoon?” Pei Xu said lightly.
Zhai Xingchen: “…”
Pei Xu was very smart. He only said half of the sentence and did not say that it would be better to separate the two programs.
Although Pei Xu’s words were the same as Huo Cheng’s just now, they sounded very objective and reasonable.
But he felt that Pei Xu just didn’t want him to be grouped with Hu Ying.
Then why did he want to separate Hu Ying from him?
Wasn’t it because Hu Ying might also like him?
Confirming his suspicions once again!
Zhai Xingchen pursed his lips, and his small Adam’s apple moved.
Huo Cheng immediately replied: “If the styles are the same, it’s best to separate the two program groups. Maybe one at the beginning and one at the end.”
One beginning and one end?
Why don’t you use the Milky Way to separate us!
Hu Ying sneered: “Then we can also arrange it in a way of first suppressing and then escalating. Xingchen and I will be the last to bring the whole performance to a climax. I think my show is more suitable for the finale. I am confident that I can create the best atmosphere.”
“Since we are all discussing it, let’s vote and decide.” Huo Cheng said.
Hu Ying: “…”
“I think we can arrange it this way,” said Yan Zhi, who always liked to be in charge of the overall situation: “Hu Ying will be the first, because his program is exciting and can heat up the place immediately. Qingning will be the second, and his “Standing in the Dusk” is relatively calm. The contrast between the dynamic will be quite huge, and it is not easy to compare them.”
Lin Qingning nodded upon hearing this.
Yan Zhi continued, “Brother Huo can be ranked third. His show should be more funny and of a different style.”
Huo Cheng: “…”
“Go on.” Duan Yihua stroked the back of his hand nervously.
“Brother Duan can be ranked fourth. “Travelling” is very suitable for the middle and late stages. Wen Nuo’s martial arts can be ranked next.”
Hu Ying felt that Yan Zhi’s thoughts were about to be exposed, so he sneered and asked, “What about the other three of you? Pei Xu, then you, and then Xingchen, right?”
Hahahahaha…
Huo Cheng said: “…This arrangement is not a good one.”
“I can line up behind Wen Nuo and let Pei Xu and Xingchen be the finale.” Yan Zhi said.
Hu Ying and Huo Cheng were both stunned.
Pei Xu was also stunned for a moment.
Even Zhai Xingchen himself was stunned.
Yan Zhi didn’t even arrange him and himself together!
Seeing that no one was talking, Lin Qingning said, “But I think it would be more reasonable to have Pei Xu’s performance followed by Wen Nuo’s martial arts, and then Yan Zhi’s magic followed by Xingchen’s “Love Song”. This way, the two piano pieces would also be staggered.”
As soon as Lin Qingning said this, Hu Ying and Huo Cheng seemed to instantly understand Yan Zhi’s thoughts.
The first half made sense, but it was a bit unreasonable to put two piano pieces together at the end. Hehe, it’s playing hard to get!
Hu Ying instantly remembered Huo Cheng’s tactics of playing hard to get when they rolled the dice last time.
Two mind-boggling attacks!
“So will Yan Zhi still share a room with Xingchen?” Hu Ying said, “I think it would be best if we all mix it up this time, so they don’t always live together.”
Zhai Xingchen pursed his lips.
My God, are they fighting for the opportunity to live with me now?
He just regretted that he didn’t notice it because it was dark under the front light!
His eyes swept over the remaining seven guests one by one.
Finally it fell on Lin Qingning.
It was quite obvious that Lin Qingning liked Pei Xu, right?
He couldn’t possibly like me, could he?
After searching around, Lin Qingning was the safest candidate.
He really couldn’t live with other people right now. He was very confused. In just less than an hour, he had received too much information that shook his worldview. He needed time to sort out his thoughts.
He had to take the initiative.
“I think I can switch with Hu Ying,” he said. “Hu Ying’s program is definitely the most exciting. It’s more appropriate for him to play at the end rather than the beginning, which can push the whole performance to a climax, and I will warm up the audience. I will switch with him, so that the two piano pieces of mine and Pei Xu will be separated.”
“That’s good, that’s good.” Lin Qingning said.
He was very Buddhist now. He didn’t mind living with anyone as long as it was not Pei Xu.
Pei Xu pursed his lips and said nothing.
To be fair, Zhai Xingchen’s allocation was more reasonable than Yan Zhi’s.
“So the order now is, Xingchen’s ‘Love Song’, followed by Qingning’s ‘Standing at Dusk’, followed by Huo Ge’s dance, followed by Duan Ge’s ‘Traveling’, then Wen Nuo’s martial arts, Yan Zhi’s magic, and then my ‘Fire’?” Hu Ying sorted them out.
He thought it was okay.
He always wanted to be the last one.
He had seen it just now. The internal struggle between him and Huo Cheng and others was so serious that none of them could be assigned to the same group as Zhai Xingchen. It was a well-known fact that Lin Qingning liked Pei Xu. He was indeed the safest candidate.
Huo Cheng also thought so. Lin Qingning was much stronger than Yan Zhi.
“That’s fine with me,” he said.
Hu Ying said: “I have no objection either.”
This plan was unanimously approved by everyone, and it was indeed the most comprehensive and reasonable arrangement.
Zhai Xingchen gave a thumbs up to his clever little head!
He let out a long sigh, looked at Lin Qingning and smiled at him.
His palms were sweating.
“It’s settled, right?” Guo Bing asked.
Everyone nodded: “It’s settled.”
Guo Bing took a look at their assignments.
In fact, it didn’t matter who lived with whom. A house was just a place to sleep. They were recording a show, and it is impossible for two guests to fall in love with each other and mess around while living together.
So how they divided it was much better than the results of the score.
Guo Bing was very satisfied with this Shura field and the surging undercurrents.
After they finished their meal, the production team brought their costumes. They went backstage to change. Because it was a bit cold in the small theatre, the production team turned on several warm lights in the dressing room. The lights were golden yellow, which was a bit dazzling. Because they didn’t need to take off their clothes, they were all men, and there were a lot of staff, so they changed clothes in a room. Zhai Xingchen walked to the corner and unzipped his down jacket with fear.
Don’t think too much. Don’t think too much.
He unzipped his clothes, pursed his lips, and took off his down jacket and sweater.
When he took off his sweater, the sweater rolled up his T-shirt underneath, revealing his slim, fair waist. The moment the sweater blocked his vision, the golden color in front of his eyes turned into a hazy black. He took off the sweater, shook his messy hair, and suddenly his eyes met Hu Ying’s.
Hu Ying pursed his lips and suddenly avoided his gaze, with the smile he had seen on Huo Cheng’s face on the corner of his lips.
The kind of loud and impetuous person suddenly smiled shyly and passionately.
Zhai Xingchen was left with only a T-shirt and tight autumn trousers, revealing his tall and graceful figure, with broad shoulders, narrow waist and perky hips. He didn’t look at anyone, but he felt like everyone might be looking at him.
He was tired of saying the word “God”.
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