After a Contractual Marriage, Little Taotie Went Viral!-Chapter 268 - 262: I Have a Wife
A few looked at the director who was unexpectedly roped into recording, with sly smiles in their eyes.
After being tricked so many times, if we don’t turn the tables, it just won’t feel right...
"Director, come on!" Wang Sirui was extremely excited, rushing forward to pull the director, dragging him into the house.
The director looked at the house, feeling like entering meant walking into a trap, immensely resistant but unable to resist.
Looking at everyone’s expressions, he knew it was unavoidable today, and if he went in willingly, at least he’d look better.
The director withdrew his hand, took a deep breath, "I’ll go in myself."
"Director, are you sure you don’t need me to help?" Wang Sirui asked with a cheeky grin.
Director: "No need."
As his words fell, everyone made an elegant gesture, "Director, please."
The director closed his eyes for a moment, steeled himself, and walked in amid the gazes of all the guests and staff.
As long as there’s buzz and heat, isn’t it just recording a show? It’s his own designed segment, how could he possibly be tricked by this group of guests!!
Luckily, the guests didn’t know the director’s thoughts, otherwise, they’d certainly fulfill them!
Shooting to the top of the trending list wouldn’t even be a problem!
They each found a spot to sit.
The director dutifully stated the rules, "Everyone puts out one hand, and if all five fingers bend down, it’s considered a loss. Otherwise, let’s say losers treat winners to dinner, you all have money."
While Wang Sirui was worrying what he’d do if he lost, and whether he’d have to treat everyone to a bowl of noodles, he heard Yang Leqi laughing, "Director, if you lose, don’t you have to pay from your own pocket?"
The director was instantly stuck, feeling like he had dug a pit and buried himself.
"Can we order freely?" Yang Leqi continued to ask.
"After all, you’re the director of such a big show! Surely won’t be stingy, and will let us order anything! I heard there’s an insanely expensive Japanese restaurant nearby, supposedly a thousand per person, wonder if we have the honor tonight!" Wang Sirui chimed in promptly.
Upon hearing about the expensive yet delicious Japanese food from Wang Sirui, Qin Yun instinctively licked her lips, her eyes sparkling subtly.
With everyone staring like that, the words had been spoken, backing out wouldn’t be good.
At that moment, the executive director generously opened the live stream.
Because today’s recording was in advance, many fans hadn’t reacted yet, but most knew this show’s nature, spontaneously live-streaming at unplanned times, so most had followed the live stream early, and upon receiving the notification, they flooded in.
[What’s happening? Sitting in rows, no sound?]
[The director is even sitting together? Hasn’t been taken down by the guests yet?]
[Seeing the director there, I feel today’s episode will be great!! Exciting, gosh!]
[Quick, quick, let’s get it started!]
"Sure, order freely as long as the loser has the money to pay." The director clutched his wallet and squeezed out the words.
"Director, I feel like you’re targeting me!" Wang Sirui touched his wallet, only with a few hundred, feeling complicated.
"I only have over three hundred... if targeting anyone, it should be me, right?" Qin Hao spoke quietly.
Wang Sirui shouted in surprise, "What the heck! You’re even poorer than me? Aren’t you supposed to have thousands?"
"Can’t help it, the rent’s too expensive..." Qin Hao sighed.
Wang Sirui then remembered, cheap housing was limited, so with Qin Hao ranking second to last, seemingly having more, in reality, deducting airfare and rent, he had less than Sirui.
Feeling comforted and couldn’t help but pat Qin Hao’s shoulder, exclaiming: "Troubled brothers... Alas..."
[Anything happened that we don’t know? Do the guests actually pay rent themselves?]
[The director is so heartless! Quick, show him the harshness of society!!]
"Ahem, let’s start with Chen Yao." The director coughed lightly, glanced at Chen Yao sitting in the center, directly using him to close the topic.
"I filmed five dramas in one year, none of them aired." Chen Yao raised his hand, spoke calmly.
"Five in one year?! So you were nonstop rushing from set to set? What were the titles? Are they still not aired?" Wang Sirui said in shock.
"Yes, that year I was basically stationed in the crews, finished one and rushed to the next, no breaks, sometimes not even sleep during tight schedules. Couldn’t help it, wanted fame so badly, took any role, mostly as the second, third, fourth male leads, not heavy, but not light either." Chen Yao explained helplessly.
No choice, the entertainment industry is that realistic, if you’re not famous, you get overlooked, but once a drama hits, and the role becomes known by the audience, there’s a chance to be noticed.
Some even shot dozens of dramas without anyone knowing who they are.
[Ah! Chen Yao filmed so many dramas not aired? Heartbreak!]
[Why weren’t they aired?]
[I know! Two were due to the historical drama ban! The other three are unknown.]
[Silently complaining, one was supposedly due to issues with the lead...]
"They will surely air," Qin Yun voiced, comforting.
"Take your kind words, but! Why are the fingers still upright? Everyone bend one!" Chen Yao shouted loudly.
The atmosphere that had been somewhat heavy instantly vanished due to Chen Yao’s comment.
Immediately everyone on site bent one finger.
No choice, except Pei Yan who had worked with Chen Yao, other participants basically hadn’t, let alone five dramas in a year, yet all not aired...
Can’t help but bend!
Yang Leqi glanced at the order. If it continued like this, she wouldn’t even get a turn before being eliminated!
She immediately protested, "Wait, director, I don’t think this is fair! There are seven of us, and only five fingers on one hand. If each person says one thing, I’m out before we even start! Do you think that’s reasonable? There’s no game experience at all!!"
The director realized the problem and immediately said, "Okay, let’s say each person gets three chances, is that alright?"
Yang Leqi nodded.
"In that case, I’ve directed three variety shows," the director said with a smile.
"Director, that’s just sneaky!" Wang Sirui immediately shouted.
"Why? You all can speak, but when I’m filming a show I can’t say anything?" The director looked at him, feeling quite dignified.
"Alright, no problem. Then Mr. Pei can say he won the Best Actor award twice, huh... let’s bend three fingers starting from Sister Yun," Yang Leqi said seriously.
Qin Yun thought for a moment, then said with a straight face, "None of you can eat as much as I can."
Everyone: "..."
They had been boasting earlier, but then Qin Yun’s comment changed the tone completely.
And yet, none of them could really out-eat Qin Yun.
A proper female celebrity! Can eat more than a guy, is that even reasonable?
But there was no choice...
Qin Yun eats without gaining any weight...
It’s only the fourth round, and Yang Leqi had already bent four fingers.
"I have long hair!" Yang Leqi tossed her head of black hair and said proudly.
"That’s gender discrimination!!" Wang Sirui immediately disagreed, shouting.
"I’m not discriminating against gender, aren’t there men with long hair too?" Yang Leqi said innocently.
It’s true, it wasn’t exactly gender discrimination...
Many men in the arts have long hair; long hair isn’t exclusively for women.
But all the men here had short hair.
Reluctantly, Wang Sirui bent all five fingers.
Because of that, Yang Leqi kept one finger, and Qin Yun had two fingers left.
"Wang Sirui and Qin Hao lose one chance. Let’s continue starting from Wang Sirui," the director said with a smile.
Now, he wouldn’t be the last.
"Luckily Yang Leqi asked for three chances, otherwise we would be out before even starting," Wang Sirui said with relief, complaining to Qin Hao. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Wang Sirui, like a proud peacock, boasted, "I can start dancing right after watching a performance."
"I can do that too," Yang Leqi hesitated for a few seconds before saying.
Last time, she was only a bit slower than Wang Sirui.
Wang Sirui paused slightly, then nodded in agreement.
Only the two of them could do it.
"Pei Yan, Chen Yao, including myself, we’ve all bent five fingers, so we’ve lost one chance and have two chances left," the director said.
"In that case, Sister Yun and I have clinched first and second places! Sister Yun has two fingers left, and I still have one left," Yang Leqi proudly wiggled her fingers.
"Impressive!" Wang Sirui praised.
Pei Yan then made a gesture, and the group immediately understood.
Qin Hao closed his eyes and said, "I hugged a bottle of tonic wine and got laughed at by netizens into the trending list."
"I was on it too," Wang Sirui immediately responded.
Chen Yao: "So was I..."
With Qin Hao’s words, everyone but those three bent a finger, even Qin Yun and Yang Leqi did. Qin Yun now had one finger left, while Yang Leqi had two chances left, but thinking about that trending topic made them both want to laugh.
The director clearly remembered his own deeds, but pretended not to understand and calmly said, "I have a wife."
After saying it, his face was full of smiles, and he said proudly, "Come on, everyone bend a finger."
Single guests: "..."
"Do single people have no rights?!" Wang Sirui said resentfully.
"Can’t be helped! If you have the ability, find yourself a spouse, hahahahaha..." The director laughed smugly, not expecting that one day he would win against the guests just for having a wife!
Finished laughing, seeing everyone reluctantly bending their fingers, the director was very satisfied.
But then found that Pei Yan hadn’t bent his, assuming he forgot, reminded him, "Mr. Pei, why didn’t you bend your fingers?"
"I have a wife too, why should I bend?" Pei Yan said, his gaze fleetingly sweeping over Qin Yun as he said ’wife,’ his lips curving slightly and eyes smiling.
Qin Yun’s eyelids twitched, sensing something ominous.
"What??!!! You have a wife?!" The director stood up in shock.
"Mr. Pei, when did you get married?!" Wang Sirui was even more startled.
