I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 111: Why Can’t the Red Team Bribe Me with Big Money?
After the Yellow Team lost Guan Yu, it was an inevitable defeat, but it depended only on how long it would take for the Blue Team and Red Team to "slaughter" them. If the Blue Team and Red Team were hell-bent on experiencing the thrill of cornering and slaughtering, then Cheng Zhirang and Qi Feng wouldn’t last long against six people... right.
Meanwhile, the Blue Team and Red Team would also expend a lot of energy and thus be unable to cope with the second and third rounds, making it their turn to be the ducks with no energy to run.
So, the sharks and the remaining ducks discussed and decided to conserve energy for the next two rounds.
"Let’s modify the rules: use the time the first person on each team is caught as the result; whichever group lasts the longest wins, okay Brother Cheng? This round, let’s say you’ve already lost."
Cheng Zhirang thought for a while, tilted his head and asked Qi Feng, then slightly raised his voice to inquire the subtly disgruntled Guan Yu.
Both said to go with his decision, so he nodded and agreed to the proposal.
In this way, the Yellow Team would basically not be last, and might even be first. Because the first round of the game had just started, everyone spent a lot of time testing the swim rings, even before the artificial wave came up, until Guan Yu was eliminated, a long time had passed.
In the second and third rounds, it would not be so slow, as everyone would be familiar with the game routine and the novelty experienced, more people would focus on catching others.
Therefore, there was no reason to refuse.
Thus, with a casual, easy, and peaceful manner, the three teams reached a consensus, the Yellow Team’s game time concluded, and the second round started with the Red Team as the ducks.
The director nearby, apart from nodding during their proposal to express official agreement, seemed to have no other role, even setting aside the loudspeaker, just took a small chair and sat by the shore watching them, occasionally directing the cameraman.
Director: I’m curious to see how creative this group can be.
In the second round with the Red Team as the ducks, Duan Pinyuan first grabbed a swim ring to help Shu Ran put it on, before handling his own. On the other side, Shi Yuhuai put on his own swim ring, seriously adjusting the duck neck on the ring to be perfectly centered while engaging in polite conversation with female artists.
Guan Yu, being eliminated, returned to the team and sat on the inflatable shark, specifically asking Cheng Zhirang to move over, insisting on sitting next to Mu Qiu.
"Surprised? Debts always have to be repaid."
Mu Qiu silently moved next to Lin Xixi, "Sister Guan Yu, let’s settle today’s matter today and last round’s matter last round; we shouldn’t drag out grievances too long, and you know my actions were dictated by the game’s rules."
"Did the game rules imply you should backstab innocent little me?"
"No need to add adjectives, right?"
"...With that attitude, you hope to settle today’s grievances today? Not avenging this grudge I wouldn’t be a gentleman!"
Li Yang peeked out and lazily lay on the shark’s head, showing a "I’ve got all sharks at my service" attitude, saying, "But Sister Guan Yu, we’re now on the same front, targeting the enemy, the Red Team."
"Doesn’t the Red Team have the funds to hire me?"
Red Team: ???
Shi Yuhuai: "Since when?"
Guan Yu lay on the shark’s head with a negotiable merchant’s expression, "Now. Brother Huai, why not hire me as a spy; I just want to take revenge on the spot."
Shi Yuhuai was unmoved, kindly pointing out a detail, "Want revenge? In the third round they’re in the water."
This meant why not wait for the third round for a satisfying revenge; were you trying to set me up?
Having gotten nowhere with the straightforward Brother Huai, Guan Yu’s gaze turned to Shu Ran standing nearby.
Shu Ran: "...I’ll listen to Brother Huai."
Duan Pinyuan raised his hand, "Sorry, Sister Guan Yu, I also listen to Brother Huai."
Guan Yu sighed, Shi Yuhuai glanced at her, then suddenly turned to ask the director a question.
"Can people on the shark be pulled into the water?"
Guan Yu widened her eyes, "Not helping is one thing, but you want to counterattack?! Little yellow ducks should have little yellow ducks’ awareness! You’re overestimating yourself, praying mantis... "
Suddenly at a loss for words, Mu Qiu kindly reminded from the side.
"Praying mantis blocking the cart."
"Right, praying mantis blocking the cart! Fine, I’ll just ram the shark cart directly; I don’t want to watch Brother Huai stay here another minute."
Shi Yuhuai bewildered, didn’t know what he did to annoy her.
So when Guan Yu water paddled riding the shark cart rushing toward him, he simply reached out to stop the shark’s head, preventing her from moving forward even an inch.
This was truly an insult to Shark*Killer*Snake*Trust*Maria*Fish.
Mu Qiu let her legs dangle and grasped the fins on both sides in earnest watching the spectacle, mind adding commentary to the drama.
Refusing to be humiliated, Guan Yu enacted a ferocious attack to sacrifice herself, attempting to pull Shi Yuhuai down, but unfortunately, Guan Yu was instantly defeated by long-limbed Shi Yuhuai with a light push of the inflatable shark, flipping her into the water.
With a splash, a crisp and pleasing sound of hitting the water.
Li Yang covered his face.
"We were supposed to be the hunters."
Shi Yuhuai turned his head toward him, seemingly a bit proud, "Species don’t entirely decide who the hunters are."
See, with just a gentle push she fell.
"But species determine the food chain."
A clear and pleasant voice arose from the left, with the camera focusing on Cheng Zhirang’s side face.
Cheng Zhirang, with damp hair just wiped with a towel, slightly disheveled with a few strands hanging on his forehead, making him even more casually gentle. As the camera drew near, he turned those smiling eyes to look, then looked away.
"Let’s gather and catch Brother Huai."
He said the name Brother Huai in a way unlike others, prompting Shi Yuhuai to suggest, "Brother Cheng, you can just call me by my name."
Cheng Zhirang acquiesced, "Let’s catch Shi Yuhuai."
"Alright!"
Mu Qiu worked hard to carry out Cheng Zhirang’s orders, but unfortunately her inflatable shark didn’t have a jet engine on its back to speed up, so after paddling tirelessly she was still relegated to the outer circle.
She thought she needed to wait for the second artificial wave to come; by then the Shark brand roller coaster will drop her behind Shi Yuhuai, Shu Ran, and Duan Pinyuan, to unite for a pincer attack and catch them like turtles in a jar.
But, as fate would have it, the second artificial wave came too quickly, just as she hadn’t found a good angle to speed the shark, she was lifted by the waves. This time she didn’t experience driving the shark ashore, directly crashing halfway, overturned by a wave, pushed off the shark, successfully plunging into the water.
Before hitting the water, suddenly left and right, two forces caught her. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
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Mu Qiu (curled up like a shrimp pulled up): Who’s so strong? Pulling on both sides that my quick-dry clothes stretched straight; do I not have fans?!
