I'm in Wuha, and the whole internet is shipping me and Song Yuqi as a couple.

"Old Chen, if this is really recorded, wouldn't we be considered to have directly penetrated the Korean market?"

Deng Chao rubbed his hands together, his face crinkling with laughter.

"That's right, the original producer of Running Man versus our Director Wu, isn't that more exciting than watching a Korean idol drama?"

The grilled meat on the table sizzled and dripped oil, instantly livening up the atmosphere in the private room.

Song Yuqi didn't rush to argue with those old foxes, Wu Ha. She turned her head and looked at Jiang Che sitting next to her.

What do you think?

Jiang Che had just finished peeling a shrimp. He slowly wiped his hands with a tissue and tossed the shrimp meat into his bowl.

"Let's see if Old Wu dares to accept it."

He said casually, "They're setting up a challenge on their own turf. Let's see if your production team has the guts to challenge them."

Song Yuqi pouted.

This man is really something. She thought he was peeling shrimp for her when he was peeling them, but he turned around and ate them himself!

She took out her phone and dialed Wu Zheng's number directly.

I turned on speakerphone.

The phone rang seven or eight times before it was answered. Wu Zheng's groggy voice came from the other end, clearly indicating that he had just fallen asleep and had been woken up again.

"Hey? Yuqi, it's the middle of the night, aren't you promoting your music in Seoul?"

"Director Wu, I'll get to the point."

Song Yuqi cleared her throat. "Just now, Lee Jae-ha, the new representative of Cube Entertainment, called me. He wants to do a joint recording with our group in Seoul for 'Five Ha'. What do you think..."

"Lee Jae-ha?" The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly rose in volume.

Wu Zheng's drowsiness vanished completely.

"Lee Jae-ha, the one who worked on 'Running Man' back then? He personally suggested it?"

"Yes, they covered both the venue and sponsorship."

Before Song Yuqi could finish speaking, several of the older brothers from Wuha had already gathered around the microphone.

"Old Wu, he's one of the pioneers of Korean variety shows."

Chen He taunted him sarcastically, "If you're scared, we can buy tickets to go back to Shanghai tomorrow morning and pretend this never happened."

"Bullshit!"

Wu Zheng immediately started swearing on the other end of the phone.

The receiver picked up a series of sounds like ping-pong balls being played and things being rummaged through.

"I've been working in the Chinese entertainment industry for so many years, do you think I'm afraid of some old Korean geezer?"

"They think they can use our five huskies as stepping stones to promote their new show? No way!"

Wu Zheng yelled at the top of his lungs, "Deng Chao! Chen He! Lu Han! You guys better get yourselves in order!"

"I'm taking my team to Seoul on the earliest red-eye flight right now. See you at the SBS recording studio tomorrow morning at 8 AM!"

"I'll show him what the wickedness of Chinese variety shows really is!"

The phone hangs up.

There was a two-second silence in the private room, followed by a burst of uproarious laughter that seemed to lift the roof off.

Jiang Che leaned back in his chair, looked at this group of people who seemed to thrive on chaos, chuckled softly, and didn't reply.

The next morning, at Studio 3 of SBS Television in Seoul.

Wu Zheng, sporting two huge dark circles under his eyes, was holding an iced Americano and shaking hands with Li Zaihe, who was dressed in a suit.

Both of them had extremely warm smiles on their faces, but their hands were clasped tightly.

"I've heard so much about you."

Lee Jae-ha greeted him in fluent Chinese.

"Nice to meet you."

Wu Zheng gave a forced smile.

After a brief exchange between the two old foxes, the recording officially began.

Because it was a joint effort between China and South Korea, six cameras were set up on site to film from all angles.

Lee Jae-ha, holding a megaphone, stood in the center of the field and announced the rules.

"Everyone, since this is a joint special, let's get straight to the point."

"Today's task is a male-female pairing battle. There are five male guests in the Five Ha, which corresponds to the five members of (G)I-DLE. The pairings will be decided by drawing lots!"

The announcement of this rule immediately caused a stir among the crowd.

Deng Chao and Chen He exchanged winks, while Lu Han straightened his hair and struck what he considered his most handsome pose.

Jiang Che stood at the very edge, his hands in his pockets, watching the lottery box brought over by the staff.

He was wearing a loose white pullover hoodie today, and his hair was unkempt, giving him a casual vibe.

Song Yuqi stood on the girl group's side, her eyes constantly drifting towards Jiang Che.

"Teacher Jiang, you can draw first."

Lee Jae-ha deliberately handed the box to Jiang Che.

Jiang Che randomly picked out a red ball.

Across from her, Song Yuqi also pulled a ball out of the box, and when she opened her palm, it was also red.

"There's definitely something fishy going on here!"

Chen He jumped up and down, shouting, "I bet a hundred dollars! Old Wu tampered with the slip!"

Wu Zheng rolled his eyes behind the camera and gestured with his chin toward the lottery box.

"If you're so capable, go and inspect the box now."

Chen He immediately took half a step back.

"No need for that. I was just expressing my distrust of the production team."

The draw is over.

Lu Han was paired with Mei Yan, Deng Chao with Xiao Juan, Chen He with Minnie, and Wang Mian with Shu Hua.

Jiang Che and Song Yuqi were tied together without any suspense.

"The first challenge is a classic icebreaker game: theoretical discussion!"

Lee Jae-ha announced loudly.

Staff spread out five large, double-leaf newspapers in the center of the venue.

"Each pair must stand on the newspaper for ten seconds. Each round, the newspaper is folded in half. If your feet touch the floor outside the newspaper, you're eliminated!"

"The team that comes in first place can command the other four teams to do anything."

The punishment immediately energized everyone.

Games start.

In the first round, everyone passed easily with the entire newspaper.

In the second round, the newspapers were folded in half. The space was a little cramped, but it didn't stump anyone.

In the third round, the newspaper was folded down to only a quarter of its original size.

The situation started to get out of control.

As soon as Chen He stepped on it, the newspaper was squeezed into an accident scene by him and Minnie.

"Ashiba, you take up way too much space!"

Minnie got so angry that she swore in Korean, and the two of them were eliminated in the first group.

Deng Chao and Xiao Juan's situation wasn't much better.

Xiao Juan was short, so Deng Chao had her stand on his leather shoes to prevent her from falling.

As a result, Deng Chao lost his balance, and the two of them fell onto the mat together.

In the fourth round, the newspaper was folded down to only one-eighth of its original size.

It's only the size of two adult feet.

Only Jiang Che's group and Lu Han's group remained on the field.

Lu Han made up her mind and opened her arms to Mei Yan.

"I'm sorry."

He picked up Meiyan in one swift motion, placed one foot on the newspaper, and wobbled for ten seconds, sweating profusely from exhaustion.

The camera then pans to Jiang Che and Song Yuqi.

Song Yuqi looked at the small piece of newspaper on the ground, which was only the size of a palm, and then looked up at Jiang Che.

"What should we do?" she asked, the tips of her ears turning slightly red.

"What else can we do?"

Jiang Che walked to the newspaper, put his feet together on it, and occupied most of the space.

He turned his head, looked at Song Yuqi who was still standing outside, and raised an eyebrow.

"Step on it."

Song Yuqi hesitated for a moment.

Today she wore a short, fitted T-shirt and high-waisted jeans, revealing a section of her fair skin at her waist.

She walked over, put her hands on Jiang Che's shoulders, and carefully placed her feet on the tops of his sneakers.

The distance between the two people immediately closed.

Song Yuqi could smell the mint scent on Jiang Che's clothes and feel the heat emanating from him.

She shifted her gaze slightly upwards, then immediately looked away.

"Ten seconds! Pass!"

The referee shouted.

"Round Five, the Ultimate Fold!"

Wu Zheng shouted louder than anyone else from the sidelines.

A staff member stepped forward and folded the newspaper down to the size of a mobile phone.

This size is so small that you can't even stand on one foot.

Lu Han gave up immediately, and Mei Yan couldn't even touch the ground with her toes.

All eyes were on Jiang Che and Song Yuqi.