I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 242: The Director Is Tall and Handsome
When leaving the camera, be with someone, and when appearing in front of the camera, also be with someone.
Sister Ran agreed to wait for Mu Qiu based on this principle of the entertainment circle.
She thought that couples who just got together, especially those who just survived "big storms," always need to hold hands and have a heart-to-heart, right?
So, she thoughtfully and leisurely went to the bathroom. Using the toilet, fixing her hair, and if there’s time, she could even get an assistant to touch up her makeup. She had this whole process planned out clearly.
Then as soon as she came out of the bathroom, she saw Mu Qiu leaning against the wall looking at her.
"..." She really couldn’t help but ask, "You two, that fast?"
Mu Qiu was speechless with imaginary black lines on her forehead: "What do you mean by fast, Sister Ran, what are you thinking?"
"I mean you two chatting and holding hands so fast, what are you thinking?"
"..." It’s me who’s the silly one.
The two of them left the bathroom and returned to the study hall, reappearing in front of the camera.
Guan Yu was still sitting under the eaves making awkward conversation with a crew member, Li Yang and Cheng Zhirang had already returned to their seats, and Shi Yuhuai was still under that bamboo, trying hard to tiptoe.
Mu Qiu gave herself a bit of mental preparation, trying hard to act as if "nothing just happened, my boyfriend is not on site, we’re not getting all lovey-dovey."
Then she opened up that pink bag, took out her packet of purple sweet potato crisps, and handed a pack of cookies to Li Yang.
"Want some?"
Li Yang was pleasantly surprised and took them, asking her, "Where did you get these?"
Mu Qiu shamelessly lied, "The staff gave them to us, said it would be too boring just waiting around, so they gave us some snacks."
"The staff are that nice? Are you sure you didn’t nab them yourself?"
"If you don’t want to eat them, give them back, stop yapping."
Li Yang quickly pocketed them, "I’ll eat, I’ll eat."
Running around for so long, of course he was hungry.
Not only was he eating that pack of cookies, but he also tried to fish around in the bag for another package.
Seeing him about to reach for the oat and sweet potato cookies reserved for Cheng Zhirang, Mu Qiu smacked his hand down and randomly grabbed a box of yogurt from inside.
"Go with the yogurt, cookies are too dry, you might choke."
Li Yang was quite moved, "You’re so considerate."
Mu Qiu smiled at him, then turned and handed the two boxes of oat cookies to Cheng Zhirang.
The sound of plastic packaging was too "piercing," especially when your eyes are already green with hunger.
Guan Yu stopped his chitchat with the staff member and ran over to Mu Qiu’s side.
"I can’t believe there’s snacks! Give me a pack!"
Mu Qiu didn’t mind and opened the bag for him to pick something.
"How about some chips? I see you’re just a pack of chips and a fan away from chatting with the camera guy until the game ends."
Guan Yu didn’t refuse anything, "Sure, I don’t need to maintain my figure anyway. Let me tell you, I’m about to get the truth out of them, the director is definitely up to something sneaky."
"The director is watching the show on the computer right now."
"Then I’ll zip it, the director is tall and handsome, thank you director for making me look so good this episode."
Mu Qiu was speechless, "..."
This two-faced nature, really saying ghost talk as a human being.
After giving some to Guan Yu, Mu Qiu shouted to the person under the bamboo, "Brother Huai, there are snacks here, what do you want to eat? Cookies, yogurt, chips, crunchy sausages, all available!"
Shi Yuhuai peeked out, "Yogurt, thanks."
"Okay."
Then she placed a pack of chips and a sausage on his table before finally placing a box of yogurt.
After giving out everything, Mu Qiu suddenly felt like she had just acted like a hawker on a green train from the seventies or eighties.
[? I just went out to get some water, how did it turn into a party by the time I got back?]
[Anyway, can’t think of anything, maybe just eat and wait for something to happen — Mu Qiu]
[Guan Yu’s words can’t be trusted, just like Mu Qiu hahaha]
[Guan Yu, you’re really beautiful this episode! Don’t doubt yourself!]
[Mu Qiu: Peanuts, sunflower seeds, mineral water! Anyone need any? Raise your hand if you do!]
[Suddenly from a tense game battlefield to a halftime break]
[This break is quite leisurely, they’re already snacking and drinking yogurt and chatting away]
[I could watch this for half an hour to be honest hahaha]
[Brother Huai: Mu Qiu!!! (Roaring the same way as Li Yang, Guan Yu, and Sister Shu Ran) Didn’t I say only put yogurt?!]
[Li Yang glanced at the chips several times, so pitiful]
[Only Mu Qiu and Guan Yu can freely eat here, look at what Sister Shu Ran is holding, just a piece of bread]
[Brother Huai has to maintain body fat, Li Yang has to maintain abs, Brother Cheng... Brother Cheng’s abs, slurp, I feel faint]
[Brother Cheng even shared a box of cookies with Mu Qiu... why doesn’t Mu Qiu gain weight?]
[Guan Yu is really just a fan away, his chatting posture like watching an outdoor movie at the village entrance]
[So what’s happening here? Are they really just waiting around like this?]
[Can’t find any more twists, can’t they have a halftime snack?]
[Is Mu Qiu’s tablet still on?]
[Hahahahahaha the tablet is still showing the live broadcast, Li Yang’s assistant’s data must almost be used up right?]
[Handsome people, even eating a cookie looks so damn good, sob sob sob]
[Brother Huai looks like the family head going up mountains and down valleys for farmwork]
[Wearing a suit and eating brightly-packaged cookies, feels like the cookies are all limited edition]
[Brother Long Legs extends his hand, it feels like it’s three meters long...]
[The kids in the family aren’t anxious, but I am, let me figure out, what else can be reversed here]
[Heartbroken me has drawn a task distribution map]
[Once they’re done eating, I think we’ll have the answer]
So the six of them just comfortably kicked back and started snacking, the director moved a small stool to sit behind the crowd, watching them on the computer with a face of disdain.
Using a walkie-talkie to ask the other accompanying directors, "Why are they just snacking?! Isn’t the hint obvious enough?"
The accompanying director was also exasperated, "It’s very obvious! And there are several ways to get the hint!"
"Then why aren’t they moving?!"
"Maybe... they’re just hungry?"
The director: "..." He’s hungry too! What he really wants to ask is where are these snacks from?!
Did no one prepare a share for him?
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In reality, Sister Shu Ran is indeed somewhat opportunistic. But that’s because she has no significant works in the entertainment circle, and her personality has been honed over years of navigating through it, it’s the kind that’s very overt and doesn’t come off as offensive, flattering, or sycophantic.
Her taking the initiative to befriend Mu Qiu, helping Brother Cheng and Qiuqiu "meet privately," is partly to please her superiors, but it’s harmless.
Compared to those who look at Mu Qiu and Brother Cheng ambiguously and keep pushing them toward each other, thinking that Mu Qiu is just a toy that the Crown Prince of Changtong takes interest in from time to time, she’s much better.
People are not one-dimensional, and her ability to stay in the entertainment industry for so many years is not without skill and perceptiveness.
So, does this explanation make Sister Shu Ran’s character seem more three-dimensional to everyone?
