Huayu: Starting from the top talent show

Chapter 439 Injecting Emotional Connection
When Shen Juan picked up Sister Tian's Shiba Inu, Sister Tian was putting grapes into her mouth with her hand: "Let me tell you, the editing of this episode is definitely targeting me! I found several key clues, but in the final cut, only one was left. The rest of the time, I was basically just rushing forward blindly."

Cheng Xiao sank into the soft sofa, looking relaxed and content, and said, "Maybe it's a time limit?"

Li Yitong pushed a glass of warm water to Cheng Xiao's side. After filming the whole season, she had gotten used to taking care of these young women in their early twenties. Of course, because of this, she got along very well with Song Qian, the only two older sisters, and the other guests. "Maybe it's because of the persona. After all, that's your persona. Searching for clues isn't your task."

In fact, the production team of the female push program prepared different personas or roles for each of the six women.

For example, Sister Tian is brave and responsible. Her duty is to be brave and fearless, and to just rush through difficulties.

It's a bit like the "Big Black Bull" from the Running Man show next door; both have excellent physical abilities, but their intelligence is practically nonexistent.

At least they don't get to show off their intelligence on the show.

This led some netizens to joke on Weibo about Sister Tian, ​​asking her if she would abuse Shen Juan when she was angry, just like CB abused Rihanna back then (thanks to Shen Juan, Camila Cabello's criticisms of those big-name Western singers received unimaginable attention in China), which made her very angry!
Am I some kind of barbaric and violent woman?

A Chinese version of "My Sassy Girl"?
The production team then assigned Jiang Peiyao the role of the debriefing officer, mainly responsible for sorting out information and clarifying the case details.

Although Jiang Jiang can't be considered a top student.

Only the Beijing Film Academy's master's program has relatively low academic requirements.

But this level of education is quite remarkable in an entertainment industry where most people either don't have a proper education or are just academically challenged. For a top star like her, who can't even write "I was here" properly, this is already quite an achievement.

Moreover, because her career wasn't going well, she had a lot of free time, so she had plenty of time to read and enrich herself.

In this respect, she and Shen Juan are quite similar.

However, Jiang Jiang was passive, while Shen Juan was active.

In order to make his output more positive and to completely wash away the negative impact of the nickname "God of the Title Pages", Shen Juan really took the time to read a lot of books.

He is working very hard to become better.

Victoria Song is in charge of socializing, maintaining relationships with NPCs, and subtly extracting information from them. She has replaced Zhang Yuqi's role from the original timeline.

Shen Juan and she had a good relationship.

We chat frequently on WeChat.

With the addition of Huang Zitao and Lu Han, the five trainees sent by Starlink to Produce Camp will likely receive excellent support.

Li Yitong was emotionally stable and responsible for maintaining stability. When everyone was frightened, she had to step up and control the situation.

This was a piece of cake for her.

Just play yourself and that's it.

Shen Juan had never met a woman like Sister Xue who was so unmoved by external gains or losses; she truly embodied the spirit of contentment.

Cheng Xiao was in charge of unlocking the lock and solving the mystery.

Although it was a bit difficult for her, with the help of the production team, she was able to play the role of Li Xueqin from the original timeline.

Of course, the downside is that if she appears on other similar shows in the future, her performance in the two shows may be inconsistent, leading viewers to question whether the show is scripted.

As for Xiao Hu
Just have fun, participation is the most important thing.

The truly important roles were all taken by the older sisters, so the production team let her do whatever she wanted.

If all else fails, being a decorative vase is fine too.

After all, before appearing on this show, she was just a pretty ordinary college student. Apart from the rumors with Shen Juan, she had no works and was no different from a vase.

"It's not a persona, nor a time limit, it's just targeting me!" Tian Xiwei chewed on a fresh, juicy grape with a vicious glint in her eye. "Hu Lianxin clearly missed a clue during the investigation, yet the production team gave her a full three minutes of screen time! Why? Am I not worthy? Or am I not standing high enough?"

“Hui doesn’t get much screen time to begin with. She gets the least screen time out of the six of us. She usually just stands next to us and gets some screen time. It’s normal for the production team to give her a solo part occasionally as compensation.” When there are conflicts within the team, it’s always Xiao Xiao, who doesn’t like fighting, who plays the peacemaker.

"Fewer fans and less screen time, isn't that normal?"

Sister Tian did indeed have a prejudice against Xiao Hu, because she always felt that Xiao Hu's relationship with Juan Gou was very subtle and unusual.

And all other people, all fish fry.
It's different from everyone else, it's extraordinary!
Normally, his eyes are as clear as water, but as soon as Shen Juan is mentioned or he is seen, they immediately become full of mud!

If you're close enough, you can even hear the breathing sounds that are usually only heard during basketball games!
This is not right!

Something is very, very wrong!
Her womanly intuition told her that she sensed a dangerous, predatory aura emanating from Hu Lianxin.

The reaction was so strong.
It even developed into such an exaggerated conditioned reflex.
How can you be so skilled at it?

How many times have you betrayed me?!
"I just don't like her!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Juan, who was well-versed in "Tian Xue" (a book on agriculture), laughed and teased, "Is Sister Tian jealous?"

Tian Xiwei glared at Shen Juan, displeased with his siding with an outsider. "Why would I be jealous?"

"Then why are you targeting her like this?" But for Shen Juan, Xiao Hu wasn't an outsider; it was people like Yang Mi who were.

Of course, in terms of their relationship, Sister Tian was obviously closer to him, after all, the bond between people who met when they were still strangers is always different.

"It's my right to target whomever I want!" Sister Tian pouted unhappily, stuffing grapes into her mouth as she muttered, "I can't control who you're messing around with outside, like Sister-in-law 101 and Sister-in-law 202, but can't I even target those philandering cats as I please?"

Shen Juan was indeed speechless and had no words to say.

Seeing this, Li Yitong, who also played the role of mediator in real life, spoke up to change the subject: "By the way, I saw someone edit a clip of Xiao Xiao's reasoning online last time, and it got over a million views. They said, 'Although Cheng Xiao speaks slowly, her logic is very clear.'"

"Is he about to transform into a master of deduction?"

Cheng Xiao lowered his head, took a sip of iced cola, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Actually, the production team gave me a lot of hints."

"So what? It's not just you; we all received hints from the production team. Actually, I think recording variety shows is sometimes like acting, but not everyone can play their part well." Tian Xiwei looked at Cheng Xiao, her tone casual: "Anyway, in my opinion, you acted quite well!"

Li Yitong looked at Shen Juan and smiled serenely, "So, were all those performances you gave on 'Back to Field' also an act?"

"I was just playing myself, and my true feelings came through."

"You really have a conflict with Huang Lei? I thought it was all an act, after all, Hunan TV has a history of such behavior."

In order to create a harmonious and loving family atmosphere, the production team certainly doesn't want the friction and conflict between the guests to be on the surface. For example, when Shen Juan replaced Liu Xianhua in the second season in 18, he couldn't accept Huang Lei's obedience test and argued with him on the show, which made him a trending topic.

The impact at the time was not very good.

After all, Shen Juan was undervalued when he first released his film, and he hadn't yet achieved a meteoric rise in the Chinese entertainment industry. There were many rivals eyeing him.

Furthermore, with Shen Juan's rise to fame, the number of foreign fans has gradually increased, and the show has been successfully exported overseas, giving the impression that it is going to rival Running Man in the Asia-Pacific region.

Therefore, in order to avoid interference from external factors, the open and covert struggles between Shen Juan and Huang Lei will definitely not be visible in the main film.

The most important thing about Mushroom House is its family-like atmosphere!
"You've been to Longing for Love before, can't you see the subtle atmosphere between him and me?" Shen Juan was about to ask a question when he heard footsteps approaching.

Zhou Ye, having finished her lunch break, carried Cheng Yaojin into the living room. "It's so lively! What are you all talking about?"

"Miss is awake?" Tian Xiwei raised an eyebrow: "We were talking about variety shows, criticizing some production teams for being biased and discriminatory."

Zhou Ye collapsed next to Shen Juan, the Chinchilla cat in his arms and the Shiba Inu in Shen Juan's arms gazing at each other across the distance. They had become accustomed to each other's presence, just like their owner.

"Which production team is so daring?"

"Who else could it be? A female pusher!"

"Then you might as well say that Juanjuan is biased and treats people differently." Zhou Ye suddenly tilted her head and rested it on Shen Juan's shoulder, her tone sounding like she was being coquettish, with a hint of barely perceptible complaint at the end, "The three of you have variety shows, but I don't."

Shen Juan frowned slightly and looked down at Zhou Ye, who was leaning against him. "Didn't you say you didn't like appearing on variety shows?"

Zhou nodded, "I didn't like it before, but the past is the past, and the present is the present."

She really doesn't care much about these things.

Because she doesn't really like recording variety shows, she'd rather not participate if Shen Juan isn't on the show.

But disliking something doesn't mean you don't want to fight for it.

Only crying children get candy.

As for Li Yitong, who suddenly appeared in the house today.
Although their relationship wasn't particularly close or intimate, they had met a few times before the bond of brotherhood between them was formed, thanks to Tian Xiwei's matchmaking efforts.

It won't be as awkward, tense, and full of hostility as when the three of them first met in Hokkaido.

"So you like it now?"

Zhou blinked. "I don't like it now either."

"..." Shen Juan rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Tian Xiwei couldn't help but burst out laughing, "It's not scarcity that's the problem, but inequality! Juanjuan, didn't you say before that you could push someone onto this year's Chinese Restaurant show? If she really wants to be on a variety show, just pack her up and send her there, and see if she's satisfied!"

Li Yitong asked with some doubt: "Isn't the Chinese Restaurant supposed to go abroad? Given the current situation, can the show still continue filming?"

“Once Yiqing is under control, they should find a place in China to record,” Shen Juan answered her question.

"That's it"

"But this show will be filmed for twenty days straight, right?" Zhou Ye asked.

"should be."

"Then let Xiao Xiao go."

"Huh?" Cheng Xiao was a little surprised.

Because the show was actually quite popular, as long as her performance wasn't too bad, she should be able to gain a lot of fans, so she really didn't expect Zhou Ye to give it to her so easily.

"I prefer being a guest star to a regular cast member. It's so much more convenient to come and go as I please!" Zhou Ye explained with a smile, then changed the subject: "Speaking of which, what are you most afraid of when you're recording the show? I've watched a few episodes of 'Female Pusher,' and I think it's quite interesting, a bit like a combination of 'Who's the Murderer' and 'Escape Room.'"

"It must be the face-to-face contact and the sudden lights going out," Cheng Xiao thought for a moment and replied, "Once I almost flipped the table over."

“It’s definitely a bit too close to the face,” Li Yitong wholeheartedly agreed.

Are you ever afraid when recording a TV show?

"Of course! To create a good show, you have to get into the emotions." Cheng Xiao looked at Shen Juan, "Aren't you scared at all when you're playing escape rooms outside?"

Shen Juan wanted to say that he had never played in an escape room in his life, but he had in his past life, so he didn't say anything more.

However, speaking of which, Hunan TV did extend an invitation to Shen Juan last year for his new show "Escape Room," wanting him to be a guest on one episode to help attract viewers. But Shen Juan declined.

Because Yang Mi is a regular guest on the show, he always felt that she would take the opportunity to do something bad to him, such as pretending to be scared, rubbing against him, and then touching him inappropriately.
"I'm not afraid at all. Even when the NPCs chase me, I just laugh it off because I don't get emotionally involved at all," Tian Xiwei said cheerfully, looking a little smug. "Anyway, that's the character they've given me: just be a tank and charge through! Other people will handle the rest."

As they were chatting, Zhou Ye suddenly remembered something, and a gossipy glint flashed in his eyes: "By the way, have you guys been following that top celebrity thing lately? It's been trending on Weibo for three days now and it's still not gone!"

"We've taken note. This has blown up so much, how could we in the entertainment industry not pay attention?" Li Yitong nodded.

"This situation has really gotten out of hand. I heard his fans even crashed the website." Cheng Xiao stroked the Shiba Inu's head in Shen Juan's arms. "So what exactly caused this? Was it because someone wrote a story about him in Tongren, and his fans thought his character's personality wasn't good?"

"Yes, because of this, the fans went wild."

That's really a bit bizarre.

Tian Xiwei sneered with a contemptuous expression: "It's quite funny that this broke your defense. I remember when Juanjuan first became popular, there were videos that were ten times more explicit than this. Even a world-class superstar like Juanjuan wasn't broken by this stuff. How can a BL drama star who rose to fame by doing bromance have such a big face?"

Aside from the romance stories about Shen Juan and his sisters-in-law in Tongren, the internet is also flooded with short stories about Shen Juan and Wu Jiaheng, Shen Juan and Zhang Yixing, Shen Juan and Cai JuC, and Shen Juan and Peng Yuchang.

It can only be said that women who love shipping male-male couples are indeed more passionate and motivated in their creative work than straight women.

"You don't understand, do you? Juanjuan doesn't care because he knows he didn't make his fortune through BL, so of course he doesn't care about these BL stories. But they care because they know very well that their idols became famous through these crooked methods. It's like how you can insult a handsome guy by calling him ugly without him being offended, but you can insult an ugly guy by calling him ugly. They themselves feel ashamed about BL, so naturally they want to erase this less-than-glorious dark history."

In some ways, flying shrimp are really awesome.

He single-handedly united all the fan groups that seemed impossible to unite before.

A diplomatic genius like him!

"I feel like his fans are really out of their minds." Tian Xiwei complained with a look of disgust: "They actually have the nerve to say that Xiao Zhan is the most handsome man in the Chinese entertainment industry. I'm dying of laughter. I feel like they've never even eaten good pork. They have this kind of frog-in-a-well, ignorant and naive vibe!"

"What do you mean? What did Juanjuan do to you?" Zhou Ye tried hard to suppress his laughter and looked at Tian Xiwei with a serious expression.

"???"

"Is this an implication that Tired Pork is good pork?"

"Get out of here."

Shen Juan watched the group playfully bickering, a smile spreading across his eyes. He then got up to pour drinks: "Would you like some juice?"

"I want orange juice!" Zhou Ye raised his hand.

"Me too!" Cheng Xiao chimed in.

"Where are Sister Tian and Sister Xue?"

"I don't care." Sister Tian is always so unconventional.

"Don't make things too complicated, just drink whatever you have." Li Yitong is always so gentle, considerate, and understanding.

"Ah."

Shen Juan walked into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. Light footsteps came from behind him. It was Cheng Xiao who followed closely behind.

"Do you need help?"

“I don’t need help, but I need you.” Shen Juan pulled her into his arms, resting his chin gently on the top of her fluffy hair, silently feeling the softness and warmth of her body, breathing in her pleasant fragrance. After a while, he softly asked, “How are you feeling today?”

"I feel..." Cheng Xiao replied with a smile, listening to the bursts of laughter coming from the living room. "It's not bad, is it? It's been quiet at home for too long, so it's nice to have some liveliness once in a while."

Leaning against Shen Juan's chest, she suddenly felt...
Whether it's the mind-bending reasoning in the show or the everyday family matters at home, it's all part of their daily lives.

Compared to searching for clues, solving the mystery of the locked room in the show and exploring the true feelings hidden beneath the surface of these people seems to be a more interesting and meaningful game.

Shen Juan laughed upon hearing this.

People often live for a particular moment.

And yet, we await countless moments.

They are chaotic, sometimes beautiful, sometimes shocking, sometimes sorrowful, but they piece together our complete life.

And this moment was one that made him feel wonderful.

Take a break from work for a while and relax occasionally.

It's pretty good.

He enjoyed the atmosphere and the feeling.

For the rest of the time, the group chatted happily about all sorts of topics until evening.

The relationship between them has improved significantly.

However, after dinner, Shen Juan did not keep Li Yitong with him, but followed her back to her home.

Although these women said they had a very good relationship:

Sister Tian needs no further explanation.

She already considered Li Yitong as one of her closest friends, aside from that big-headed idiot and that green tea bitch.

Xiao Xiao is a friendly person.

Even Hajida, who was in a foul and angry state at the time, could accept it, so naturally he wouldn't be resistant to the equally friendly Li Yitong.

Xiao Ye doesn't reject her either.

After all, Li Yitong is very good at interpersonal relationships and gives people a good impression, unlike Gulnazar who immediately became annoying by showing a fever.

However, it would be quite difficult to create a scene like the one in Hokkaido, where people sleep together and engage in intimate acts during a passionate winter.

Therefore, this matter needs to be considered carefully and should not be rushed.

"I heard from Xiaotian that you went to Hokkaido together at the beginning of last year, and a lot of fun things happened during that time?" Li Yitong sat cross-legged on the sofa, looking very casual and carefree, a stark contrast to the intellectual and sophisticated demeanor she projected on camera.

“Yes, during last year’s New Year’s Day holiday.” Shen Juan nodded, “I spent a week traveling around Sapporo, Otaru, and Hakodate.”

"Have you been playing for this long?" Li Yitong said with a hint of longing and envy, "Just listening to it sounds so interesting!"

“It’s quite interesting,” Shen Juan replied with a smile.

"So what was your motivation for organizing this whole thing?" Li Yitong turned to look into his eyes and said seriously, "I thought that having multiple partners at the same time should be kept quite secret. I didn't expect you to be so blatant in telling them about it."

“Some things can only be hidden for a while, not forever.” Shen Juan shrugged and explained, “Problems are like vines; if they are not dealt with in time, they will become uncontrollable. So if you really want to solve a problem, do it as soon as possible, otherwise it will become unmanageable once it gets worse.”

Li Yitong looked Shen Juan up and down, and said with a smile in her eyes, "Your behavior is very emotional, completely driven by physical instinct, but you are very rational when solving problems. I find you to be quite an interesting person. No wonder your fans say that the contrast in you is amazing."

"Some mistakes are unavoidable, so once a mistake is made, one must find a way to either resolve or make amends."

"Now that you mention it, I feel like you've become even stranger." Li Yitong's bright and beautiful smiling eyes were even more captivating at this moment, her gaze seemingly shimmering with a soft, pure light. She tilted her head and thought for a moment before giving her definition: "A scumbag with a sense of responsibility?"

Shen Juan raised an eyebrow. "Are you mocking me?"

"No, I'm praising you! I'm complimenting you!" Li Yitong looked straight at Shen Juan and smiled at him.

"That's an insult to me." Shen Juan walked over in the couple slippers she had specially prepared and sat down next to her.

"What do you take me for?" Li Yitong hugged Shen Juan tightly. Since no one else was around, there was no need to hold back. She could just openly express her love. After all, she chatted and video-chatted with Shen Juan every day and thought about him every day. Wasn't this the moment she was waiting for?

"And is the world really just black and white? Are there only good men who are absolutely loyal to their relationships and marriages, and only unforgivable scumbags? I don't think so."

Through what she has seen and heard since entering the entertainment industry over the past few years, she has undergone subtle changes and developed a different understanding of relationships than most people. Although she cannot and dares not guarantee that her views on relationships will be compatible with the general public, she can definitely adapt to this messy and unconventional entertainment industry.

So of course she knew that Shen Juan had a problem.

The entire internet is saying that Shen Juan has something going on.

The whole internet is saying that Shen Juan's sister-in-law has a problem.

But that's about it.

Bad people can do good deeds.

Even good people make mistakes.

When it comes to dating, the most important thing is that you're happy.

She chooses her partners; no one else picks them for her.

Shen Juan chuckled: "Why do I feel like I don't even need to say anything, and you've already come up with the reason yourself?"

Li Yitong, nestled in Shen Juan's arms, adorably raised her slightly flushed face, squinted her eyes, and said in a soft, coquettish voice, "Isn't it good to have a girlfriend who is so understanding, so gentle and considerate, so mature and sensible, so considerate of you, and who doesn't get jealous for no reason?"

"Hmm, I can't say it's bad."

"When speaking in declarative sentences, use affirmative sentences!"

"pretty good!"

"Since you think it's good, why don't you give me a thumbs up?" Li Yitong said, pouting her rosy lips.

Looking at that slightly flushed face, which hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, Shen Juan laughed again.

It's really cute.

Although she appears mature and proper in front of others, she always acts so affectionately when we're alone.

I even have the nerve to say that my contrast with others is amazing.
Actually, you have quite a lot of contrast in personality too!

Thinking this, Shen Juan's lips curled up higher and higher.

So he leaned down and kissed her.

He kissed the hungry older sister until she was breathless, then turned his back and knelt on the soft sofa.

Then, witnessed by the overhead chandelier, a long-awaited emotional connection was established, a connection that had been built up over a long period of time.

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