I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 184: Brother Cheng, You and Mu Qiu...
The looks exchanged between the two of them revealed something unusual, and for an old veteran like me, who’s been in the entertainment industry for years, it was easy to see.
Moreover, Cheng Zhirang didn’t intend to hide it at all.
Shu Ran’s gaze swept over their faces, sensitively realizing it was her turn to speak.
She needed something from Cheng Zhirang, and now she was also an artist with Changhui Entertainment. To put it bluntly, she was on Cheng Zhirang’s side, so she had to speak in alignment with him.
She smiled as she separated the chopsticks, "The hotpot has been ready for a long time, let’s add the ingredients and chat as we eat."
Guan Yu quickly stood up, "Add the ingredients, add the ingredients, honestly, I’m drooling already. I want to eat duck intestines, how about you guys?"
Li Yang raised his hand, "Me, me, me!"
The atmosphere became harmonious.
Guan Yu picked up the duck intestines, quickly cooked them and divided half for Li Yang, then began chatting casually,
"Let me start, everyone is pretty familiar with me. As a woman in her twenties, I’m considered old and unmarried. My uncle pushed me to join the show. I really didn’t expect the show to invite such amazing guests."
"Speaking of which, I didn’t expect it either," Li Yang said while eating a strand of duck intestines, "I didn’t expect each of the six of us to have a different profession. I thought there would be several idol-type guests like me."
"I thought there would be more actors too, I really didn’t expect Brother Huai to join." Shu Ran chimed in.
Brother Huai... Brother Huai himself didn’t expect it either.
Shi Yuhuai picked up a piece of sausage from the clear soup base, thought for a moment, and said, "My agent ’borrowed’ a show list from Jiali’s office, and told me to give it a try."
"...??? ’Borrowed’?"
"Yes, I wasn’t planning to take on more fashion shows this year, but they really wanted to see me. So when an opportunity for a reality show needing models came up, my agent brought me over."
In fact, when the company received the call from the show team, they had no intention of letting him join.
After all, he’s a straightforward guy, doesn’t flatter or smooth things over, with no variety show instincts whatsoever.
But then his agent learned of it, took him to the company, and insisted he join.
The company, hoping "he’s not funny but might be funny," hesitantly signed him up.
This ’borrowed’ moment was quite amusing, and people laughed at him while adding ingredients to the hotpot.
Li Yang slurped two more strands of duck intestines, wiped his mouth, looked around at them, and hesitantly said, "Actually, I wasn’t very willing... no, no, not very... very..."
Unable to think of a suitable adjective, he scratched his head anxiously.
Guan Yu pushed the second plate of duck intestines towards him, "Come on, the show crew isn’t here, no need to be nervous."
Li Yang grinned, "Well, I just wasn’t too eager. The company simply threw this gig at me. I have concerts, fan meetings, performing with the team at various events, magazine shoots, endorsements, and at night, I need to write songs and practice dance...
But it was a rare invitation for a variety show from the company, so I couldn’t let down their hard work."
For an exploding star just entering the entertainment industry, it was quite an open-hearted confession.
Shu Ran took a sip of water, patted him with some emotion, "It’s exhausting, right? But this circle is just like that. If you don’t work hard while you’re hot, you don’t get exposure. You might be replaced by someone else the next day."
"This industry changes too quickly. When I first debuted, I acted in a few dramas. You might have seen them online. Some fans say I’ve turned into a variety show star, a magazine star."
The conversation slowly approached more genuine secrets.
Shu Ran self-deprecatingly added, "But I have no choice. Younger and more beautiful budding stars constantly emerge, even those who resemble me. When the company resources no longer favor me, I have to hold onto the resources I currently have." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
At least she felt fortunate to still be suitable for variety shows and magazine shoots, otherwise, she would have long become a third-tier star. No way could she be sitting here talking with these people.
Shu Ran revealed something that had long been speculated by netizens, bringing a moment of silence in the room.
Cheng Zhirang shook his head, objectively evaluated her, "You’ve done well. Not everyone can latch onto Changhui Entertainment in previous circumstances."
The others exchanged a look.
Everyone thought it surprising that Shu Ran managed to turn things around and join Changhui Entertainment, but now thinking about it, Changhui Entertainment people weren’t fools; they wouldn’t take someone with no value.
If it were them in such a situation, trying to anchor onto Changhui Entertainment would be tremendously difficult. So from this angle, Shu Ran was undoubtedly capable.
Shu Ran genuinely smiled, "Yes, after leaving that company and joining Changhui Entertainment, those previous scandals and pains no longer seem so important. I’m ready to start attending acting classes."
"That’s a good thing." Cheng Zhirang poured himself a glass of wine, then placed a bottle of yogurt from the side dish rack in front of Mu Qiu.
Everyone’s gaze naturally fell on the yogurt.
"Ahem, well," Guan Yu swallowed the food in her mouth and nonchalantly shifted to gossip, "Brother Cheng, did this scandal affect you guys? I was shocked when I first saw the news; those people sure know how to make things up."
Mu Qiu quietly opened the yogurt, thinking you make things up pretty well too.
Cheng Zhirang laughed as he looked at Guan Yu, "They’re indeed good at making things up, but thankfully, we weren’t much affected."
’We,’ it couldn’t have been more obvious.
Guan Yu gave an awkward laugh, "That’s good to hear, that’s good. But I noticed Brother Cheng, you seem quite familiar with Mu Qiu, huh?"
Cheng Zhirang raised an eyebrow.
"Really?"
Mu Qiu took a sip of yogurt and responded for him in verse, extolling the beauty of socialist camaraderie.
"We are on the same team, so naturally we grow closer. Sister Guan Yu, speaking of which, yesterday I saw many fans on Weibo asking if you and Brother Huai have been spending too much time together since he’s even gotten good at ’5G surfing’."
"Who? Me and whom spending time together?" Guan Yu questioned in disbelief.
Mu Qiu kindly pointed, "Brother Huai."
"Not to mention whether Brother Huai and I spend time together, what are we even supposed to talk about? With just two words, he can leave me at a loss for words."
Shi Yuhuai: "Am I blunt?"
Guan Yu: "??? You’re asking that, don’t you have any self-awareness?"
Shi Yuhuai: "No."
"... Alright, he’s left me speechless in just one sentence."
Mu Qiu laughed with arched brows, while Guan Yu put a plate of "See You Tomorrow" in the pot, and asked her, "Don’t just laugh, you’re up next. Why did you want to join a variety show? Given the thrills of this industry, do you regret it?"
