I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 99: A Serious and Proper Game

"Since both Qi Feng and Duan Pinyuan’s chosen lipsticks were not selected by anyone, they can’t be directly assigned to any team. Now we need to perform a very important, very meticulous, and serious task to decide which team these two guests will belong to."

"Very important and very meticulous?" Guan Yu’s muscles instantly tensed up, and she took a step back. "Brother Cheng, you do it, I’m out of this one."

Cheng Zhirang: "..."

Next to her, Shu Ran also subtly took a step back, flashing a "hostess" smile when Shi Yuhuai looked over, "Brother Huai, this kind of important task is all yours."

Shi Yuhuai: "You’re out too?"

"...Yes, I’m out too."

Mu Qiu, Li Yang, and Lin Xixi were the only ones who didn’t need to worry about the task, sitting on the side and watching the commotion.

"Isn’t it bad to start with such a difficult task when choosing guests, Director?"

"Mu Qiu, are you thinking of switching to Brother Cheng’s team again?"

"Ah, you saw through me."

Lin Xixi laughed heartily: "To be honest, I really want to team up with Brother Cheng too, especially after watching the last episode."

"Director, can I request a team change?" Li Yang immediately raised his hand, "I want to be on Brother Cheng’s team too!"

Guan Yu, speechless: "I thought you’d want to switch out those two unloyal ones... You’re really adaptable, Yangyang."

"Sister Guan Yu, I told you not to call me that name!" Li Yang’s face turned red, both angry and amused.

Guan Yu shrugged: "Okay, Yangyang. But don’t even think about sticking to Brother Cheng, boys should pay more attention to female celebrities."

"...I don’t! Stop talking, Sister Guan Yu!"

Li Yang: I don’t want to talk to you anymore!

After the war of words, the red and yellow teams sent out their heavyweights, Cheng Zhirang and Shi Yuhuai, to battle after being egged on by everyone, removing their jackets and standing face-to-face on the empty ground outside the flower arch.

It looked like a physical confrontation was about to happen, or at the very least, a really intense mental challenge.

Then the director shouted loudly: "Alright, the two team members are ready! Now! The Rock-Paper-Scissors match officially begins! The winner of the best of three matches gets to choose the guest first!"

"...Wait a minute."

This time Cheng Zhirang was the first to call for a pause, speaking kindly: "You had us stand out, saying the task is serious and important, and even had us take off our jackets, just to play Rock-Paper-Scissors?"

Shi Yuhuai: "I’m heading back, let them play."

The cheerleaders waiting outside weren’t having it either. Li Yang was still a bit dazed and confused, while Guan Yu was already indignantly brushing up her sleeves, ready to give the director a piece of her mind.

"Di - rec - tor! How can you be so - rash! Every! Single! Time!"

Mu Qiu: "We’ve said rash too many times to count, but I thought you, Director, could still be salvaged. Turns out, you let us all down."

Director: "Less talking, more action."

"...Can’t mess with him, Brother Cheng, Brother Huai, just pretend this is really serious and make it quick."

The sun was directly overhead, and although the flower arch and surrounding green hedges provided some shade, it was still very hot.

Cheng Zhirang glanced at the other female guests, then said to Shi Yuhuai, "Let’s be quick, it’s too hot, everyone’s suffering."

Shi Yuhuai nodded.

[Quick... Quickly? Oh, how could this possibly be quick...]

[That’s just a really simple... Brother Cheng, it seems we really can’t rush, huh]

[Brother Huai, whether he can handle it, who knows]

[I thought Brother Cheng was a gentle gentleman, didn’t expect you with your sharp wit to turn me on]

[This all can become a meme, did you pick up an 8x scope or are you pausing frame by frame to restore ancient movie clips]

[Didn’t you see Brother Mei Yan sweaty and taking off his clothes, oh no, I’m Cheng Zhi, how can I let Brother work so hard!]

[Brother Cheng, we’re sorry! This comment might show up on the bullet screen over and over]

Rock-Paper-Scissors isn’t really exciting to watch.

The above statement is false.

Just imagine two tall, handsome men standing in front of you playing anything, how could you not find it appealing? Mu Qiu thought they’d look good just standing like doorkeepers.

Cheng Zhirang’s fingers, his wrists, his arm muscles, his Adam’s apple, his broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, his ankles, and those two long legs opposite Cheng Zhirang.

Oh, accidentally imagined something odd. Mu Qiu restrained herself, trying to keep her eyes on Cheng Zhirang’s fingers.

He played paper, with large palms and long, clean fingers, joints not apparent, and she could see the sexy veins on the back of his hand turned towards her direction.

The second round, he played rock, and his clenched fist seemed powerful.

The third round, he played paper again, so she admired the sexy veins on the back of his hand once more.

After watching this seven or eight times, Li Yang shouted "Won, won," and she turned her gaze to Li Yang. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Who won, who won?"

Li Yang turned and looked at her strangely: "Weren’t you watching the whole time? Couldn’t you tell who won? Don’t tell me you can’t play Rock-Paper-Scissors?"

"...I knew how to play when I was four! I just wasn’t paying attention, so who won?"

"Brother Huai won."

Mu Qiu let out a sound, turning to look at Cheng Zhirang walking back.

He didn’t look upset at all, just said "I didn’t win" apologetically to Guan Yu when he returned.

Guan Yu quickly reassured him and encouraged him in every way.

She also wanted to comfort him, facing those eyes she could say every nice thing, every beautiful adjective to him.

But in front of the camera, you can’t do whatever you want. She didn’t even know if every place and angle had cameras. If something was misinterpreted by viewers in a live broadcast, it could be a disastrous misunderstanding for both parties.

Like a phrase she’s picked up from the fans these days: although I cannot support him, I hope I won’t drag him down.

She quietly turned her head back.

The "serious battle" between the red and yellow teams had concluded. Shi Yuhuai won over Cheng Zhirang and got the priority to choose, and he passed on the hard decision of choosing a member to Shu Ran.

Then Shu Ran lived up to his expectations, fully taking up her role as the team’s spokesperson, and first praised Qi Feng and Duan Pinyuan before choosing Duan Pinyuan.

Duan Pinyuan and Qi Feng both thanked her for her praise, and Shi Yuhuai gave her an approving nod.

Mu Qiu thought Shu Ran seemed like an employee who found her life’s value, received recognition from a leader, and whose work efficiency was subtly on the rise.

The new workplace life in the entertainment industry, impressive indeed.

——

"After the elevator test and that very rigorous PK task just now, you all have randomly been grouped with our three guests to form three teams. Today’s mission requires each team to work together, and we’ve already informed the three guests of the episode’s rules. If there’s anything unclear, feel free to ask other team members."

"Because the theme is emotional reversal, inadequate emotional performance will definitely result in punishment. So now we need our staff to equip everyone with punishment props. These props must be worn throughout the entire episode, and if emotional performance is inadequate, punishment will be administered at any time, including during some rather stim/ulating tasks. Staff, please bring out the props."