Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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When Si Huang and his group returned to the gathering place, it was already past 10 o’clock in the evening.
The assistant smartly handed her a bottle of mineral water. Si Huang opened it and took a few sips, then saw Yu Xi coming over.
She handed over the phone in her pocket and said, “Book a hotel.”
Yu Xi originally wanted to ask her what she was thinking and why she was having so much fun, but now that he saw that she had returned to normal, he couldn’t say what she wanted to say.
“What’s your ideal price?”
Si Huang looked indifferent, but then she looked at Mi Lu and said, “Within 11,000. The remaining half will be deposited into her card.”
Yu Xi thought of her performance tonight and had nothing to say. Just as he was about to do as she said, Mi Lu next to her shook her head and said, “No need to transfer. Just book the same hotel as Si Huang for me, and the rest will belong to Si Huang.”
Her female agent, who happened to come over at this moment, changed her expression when she heard this.
“Then what about the money for tomorrow’s meal?” Her original intention was to remind Mi Lu to clear her mind and stop playing now that she was back.
Who would have known that Mi Lu turned around and looked at her with the same expression as usual, and handed over the thousand yuan she had saved from playing billiards in her pocket, “Is that enough for you guys to eat? Si Huang and I can eat together.”
She seemed normal the moment before, but became crazy again when facing Si Huang the next moment, “You don’t mind feeding me a few meals, right?”
Feed? It’s a good thing she could say that.
The expressions of the people present were a little speechless. Si Huang also looked at her twice, then smiled.
In Mi Lu’s eyes, this expression meant tacit approval.
A staff member suddenly came over and asked the few people to follow him. It was Du Xiaoguang who had asked them to come to a room.
“This gentleman, please come in as well.” Facing Xia Qitong, the staff members all unconsciously used honorifics.
Xia Qitong did not refuse.
A few minutes later, the staff opened the door.
Si Huang saw Le Xian and his agent already sitting inside.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Le Xian turned around with an embarrassed expression.
There were five chairs in total, which were obviously for the five guests to sit on. In front of the chairs was a video screen, and the figure currently playing on it was Wu Taishu.
“Now please asking the returning guests to sit on the chairs and appreciate the mission performance of their classmates together.” Du Xiaoguang’s voice came from the loudspeaker in the room, “Other relevant personnel please sit outside the camera. Thank you for your cooperation.”
Si Huang, Mi Lu and Yu Lianjun each chose a chair to sit on, while Xia Qitong sat on the sofa not far away.
Wu Taishu on the screen was drawing in front of a four or five-year-old child, who kept urging him in a childish voice, “Uncle? Are you done?”
“Wait! It will be done in a little while, be good!” Wu Taishu smiled, revealing his perverted aura.
The people standing next to him should be the child’s parents, staring at him with suspicion in their eyes.
If the guy who was filming had not explained it to them, they would not have agreed to let the child stay.
“Okay, okay.” Wu Taishu finally stopped drawing and handed the portrait he had drawn to the child.
When the child saw the colorful Q-version portrait on the paper, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he completely forgot his previous impatience. He looked at Wu Taishu with his round, bright, and pure eyes and said, “Thank you, uncle!”
The parents also saw it, and the mother asked, “How much is it?”
“It’s free, it’s free. As long as the baby is happy.” Wu Taishu’s eyes were still fixed on the child, with a full loving smile.
The parents couldn’t stand it anymore. No matter whether the explanation given by the guy filming the video was true or not, at least they felt something was wrong, so they grabbed their baby and turned around and left.
“Eh? Wait, uncle has some candy here!” Wu Taishu rummaged into his pocket, but when he looked up, he couldn’t see the family anymore.
“Senior Taishu, the mission time has finished.” The cameraman received the message.
“What?” Wu Taishu seemed to have just realized that it was getting late, and he also realized that he didn’t seem to have made much money in a day. He looked at the guy filming innocently and asked, “How many paintings have I drawn today?”
The guy filming followed him the whole time. The whole process was quite relaxing. He even chatted with his colleagues by text message in the middle and got to know the “hardship” situation of each of them. So he had a good impression of Wu Taishu, and after thinking carefully, he answered, “About twenty or so paintings.”
Wu Taishu frowned awkwardly, “More than twenty paintings, then why don’t I seem to have made any money?”
The photographer stared at him speechlessly for two seconds before saying, “Because you always give people free paintings, senior.”
He really couldn’t say that Wu Taishu only painted for people he liked, and after finishing the painting, he looked like a pervert. Not to mention collecting money from people, he was almost giving money to people.
Eighty percent of these twenty or so paintings were drawn for children, probably because adults had seen Si Huang’s super-good-looking girlfriends, and their standards had become higher.
“Ah?” Wu Taishu was stunned for a moment, then laughed, “There’s nothing I can do, I’m just too kind.”
“…” The guy who was filming couldn’t respond.
It was also obvious that Wu Taishu didn’t want him to respond.
About ten minutes later, Wu Taishu came to the room where Si Huang and the others were.
The guy never gave up filming along the way, so before he came, Si Huang and the others had already captured his conflicted expression several times.
“Hahaha, you’re back so early.” As the door opened, Wu Taishu laughed heartily, pretending to be a victor who had returned with a great load.
If Si Huang and the others hadn’t seen the video just now, they would probably have been fooled by him.
“Okay, Wu Zi, go sit in your seat.” Du Xiaoguang laughed.
When Wu Taishu heard the tone of his voice, he felt that something bad was going to happen, so he sat down in the remaining empty seat. When he looked up, he saw that the screen in front of him was divided into five sections, showing the previous task status of the five guests.
Du Xiaoguang’s voice continued, “This was your task today. According to the actual task situation and the live shooting, the first one to be eliminated was Le Xian, who earned zero money. Yu Lianyun’s situation was a bit better, but she was robbed in the middle of the game and is currently penniless, but she has the help of a hidden guest. Wu Taishu, how much money do you have on you?”
Wu Taishu cleared his throat, “About a hundred yuan.”
“Tsk.” Du Xiaoguang skipped him, “Si Huang and Mi Lu, who have currently made the most money, each have ten thousand. I think they should be able to sleep well tonight. As for the rest of you, I have to ask first, Fourth Master, are you willing to participate in the show for Yu Lianyun?”
“What do you mean?” Xia Qitong asked.
“Once you agree to participate in the program, you will participate in the tasks with the guests for free and abide by the requirements and rules of the program team.”
Xia Qitong did not answer immediately, “It sounds a bit like a prank.”
“Ah! You found out!” Du Xiaoguang said calmly with an obvious smirk, “As far as I know, Fourth Master, you have already booked a hotel room when you came here, but there are only two. If you agree to participate in the program, your money will be confiscated from now on. If you want to help Yu Lianjun, you can only invite her to stay in your room!”
The last sentence clearly had an inducement. Surprisingly, Yu Lianjun did not have any intention of refutation, and seemed to have put all the decisions in Xia Qitong’s hands – as long as he was willing, she was willing to really stay in the same room with him.
“Sorry.” Xia Qitong shook his head, “I’m not used to this kind of game rules.”
“Oh, that’s a pity.” Du Xiaoguang sighed.
“But I think from now on I have become a loyal viewer of this show.” Xia Qitong smiled and said, “You don’t mind if I accompany you to film, right?”
Du Xiaoguang: “As long as you don’t secretly help a certain guest.”
Le Xian and the others instinctively thought that he was talking about Yu Lianjun, and they all looked at her, but saw that there was no happy expression on Yu Lianjun’s face at all.
“Of course.” Xia Qitong’s gentle voice was pleasant. “I think with the strength of each of the guests, they don’t need my help.”
“Okay.” Du Xiaoguang acquiesced to Xia Qitong’s companionship in watching the filming, and then continued to explain the tasks, “Now I would like to ask all the guests, does anyone among you want to use points to exchange for food, drink and accommodation?”
Wu Taishu raised his hand, “I want to know what one point can be exchanged for?”
The picture on the screen in front of them changed again, showing a clear point exchange ratio.
As soon as Le Xian and the others saw it, their expressions changed.
One point could only be exchanged for an empty house. It seemed that even the shower room was the oldest one, and they didn’t even know if it had water supply. Two points just got you a slightly better homestay, and staying at someone else’s house was like sleeping in their home. With three points, you could finally get a hostel, the kind of farmhouse hostel built by the residents of the ancient city themselves. Hotels were available for only those with four points or above.
As for the hotel’s star rating, it corresponded to the accumulation of points.
“This is too stingy!” Wu Taishu couldn’t stand it anymore.
Du Xiaoguang laughed and said, “Of course, you can choose to spend the time in your own nanny car, but there is one thing I want to make clear. The crew does not provide water. Want to take a shower and remove makeup? There is not enough water in the nanny car? Okay! Either exchange it with points or borrow some from someone. All violations of the rules will be recorded and will result in unimaginable punishments.”
Le Xian and Wu Taishu looked as if they were about to collapse.
“I like the expressions on your faces right now,” Du Xiaoguang gloated. “It’s getting late. I wish you a good night. Good night.”
Beep – the loudspeaker turned off.
End of conversation.
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